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Newspaper
The Mobile News Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1929
Page
3
Lava flows halted after a blast that rattled doors miles away. Fountains of molten rock lasted minutes as lumps and boulders erupted from the cone. Saint Gennaro shrines appeared as flowers marked street corners. Fifty houses were destroyed, 147 dwellings affected, 125 acres covered by lava including 90 acres of vineyards and farm land.
Boston June 7. Harry J Canter a Boston printer and Workers Communist party candidate for secretary of state was convicted of criminally libelling Governor Fuller. He received a one year sentence in the Suffolk county house of corrections after a request for a stay was denied.
Thirteen indictments were returned by the Harrison county grand jury after examining 40 witnesses. Most charges related to prohibition acts assault and battery and grand larceny. Also noted were a farm motorcade visit to Baldwin county and bond authorization for North Biloxi school improvements. Burial of Ida Smith at Long Beach cemetery followed her Gulfport death. Coast baseball standings show Vincent Lechner leading Biloxi Seagulls with .500. Ocean Springs, Lyman, Biloxi, Gulfport, and Pass Christian to host Sunday games.
Negotiations to resolve Mexico's church state dispute are expected to begin in Mexico City on Monday with Monsignor Leopoldo Ruiz y Flores and Bishop Pascual az of To, aided by government officials. U S Ambassador Dwight W Morrow and Manuel Tellez will attend, seen as connected to the talks which may lead to a ratified settlement soon. The church has faced decades of restriction since 1857 and especially since 1926, with many priests exiled or jailed and church properties briefly nationalized.
James M. Bankston former owner of the Haleyville Journal was found in contempt by the Winston circuit court and upheld by the Alabama Supreme Court for violating an injunction by launching the Haleyville Spotlight during Lakeman's ownership. The court ruled the injunction barred publication of another Haleyville newspaper.
In Springfield on June 7 the Illinois Senate defeated the Deber O Grady house bill for a referendum on repealing the state prohibition age law by a 28 to 21 vote. Chicago allies backed the measure while most downstate senators opposed it. A similar house bill passed earlier but stalled in the senate. Wisconsin recently held a similar repeal referendum.
An old advice note promotes a remedy for stomach discomfort. It suggests consulting a physician or druggist and claims noticeable relief after a glass with meals, noting several doses may be used for the first dozen servings.
Shivar Are Pure Digestive Arometics With Shivar Mineral Water and Ginger claim to assist digestive organs to convert food into rich blood and sound flesh, offering a unique tonic for digestion.
The Montgomery Automotive Trades association endorsed a plan to canalize the Alabama and Coosa rivers into a nine foot channel from Rome Georgia to Mobile Alabama. Col John E Fox urged the project as a major state enriching move with engineers backing feasibility and Hoover interest. The plan promises lower freight costs and attracts new southern industries by water transport.
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