Death of two gangsters sparks Chicago police war fears
Gun battles across Chicago leave Genna and a partner dead as police corner gangsters. Sergeant Olson shot in the jaw and another officer killed as violence erupts in the West and North Side amid warnings of a broader struggle between police and gunmen.
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Chicago
Genna
Morgan ‘A. Collins
Walsh
Teenth Street
Olson
William | Eee
Sweeney
Rete
Angelo Ge Beer
Young Genna
Underworld
West Side
John Scare
Malie
Washington Rum Case Set For July Court Term
United States District Attorney Aubrey Boyles announced Washington county rum ring cases will be tried at a special federal court session starting July 20 for at least two weeks. The docket includes three counts of conspiracy against P J O Shaughnessy and two counts of perjury against George L Donaghue, with Sheriff B L Onderak Deputy Sheriff Armstrong and other county officials named among defendants. The grand jury returned the indictments about three weeks ago.
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Washington County
United States
Aubrey Boyles
P. J. O'Shaughnessy
George L. Donaghue
B. L. Onderak
Armstrong
Baseball scores and lineups from a rain delayed day
A fragmented box score shows American and National League games with players such as Hartley Greenfield Meadows Smith Vega Uhle Myatt Hoyt Schang and Hart along with teams Brooklyn Cincinnati Chicago Philadelphia Detroit Washington and New York. Weather interrupted play and several innings are unreadable.
Mobile contractor R. W. Beard indicted for embezzlement and grand larceny
County grand jury adjourned Thursday and will arraign defendants in circuit court Monday at 9 30. Beard posted 500 bond and released. Indictments allege Beard converted 3000 worth of building supplies from Bert Sherman. Other prisoners jailed face various prohibition and liquor charges.
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R. W. Beard
Beard
James Ryars
Elsworth © Stringfellow
Mollie Stingle
Damages Claimed After Auto Crash Involving Hospital Employee
Ethel Maynor, former nurse at Geert States Marine hospital, sues for injuries after a collision crossing Royal Road at night on April 3. She suffers concussion, skull fracture, contusions, bruises, and lacerations. Lloyd W. Williams sues Shef field Patterson Coal Co for 2500 dollars, claiming his wife Lucille Williams was injured in a December 20, 1924 crash on Madison Street near Conception when a coal company employee’s car struck her.
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Ethel Maynor
Geert States Marine Hospital
Danporta
Teegeageen
Royal @n
Lloyd W. Williams
Sheffield-Patterson Coal Company
Lucille N. Williams
Coal Company
Madison Street
Conception
Irvington Civic Club Meeting Tonight
The Irvington Civic Club will hold a meeting and supper tonight in Irvington. Sheriff Leon Schwarz was invited to speak but cannot attend due to a trip to Indianapolis for a No 1 Committee of the American Lead meeting. he plans to address the group later.
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Irvington
Cowboys Rally With Homer With One On Base
In a Saturday matinee Mobile and Chattanooga split the second game of their series. Cueto singled for Mobile plus a two run homer by Jones after Strandrimer’s wild throw. other at bats feature Welser Devormer and Riley among the hitters. No further scoring in Chattanooga or Mobile innings.
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Mobile
Chattanooga
Welser
Devormer
Wineeson
Anderson
Chate
Bandrimer
Farrell
C. Anderson
Cueto
Mulvey
Riley
Strandrimer
Jones
New Alarm Box Work to Begin in Mobile
Mayor Harry T. Hartwell announced plans to start construction of Mobile's new 200000 dollar fire and police signal alarm systems. The Gamewell Fire Alarm Company won the contract and filed bond of 192125.97 through Glen non and Lauretta with the city commission. Engineers have worked on drawings and station locations for weeks.
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Mobile
Harry T. Hartwell
Gamewell Fire Alarm Company
Glennon & Lauretta
Fire Alarm Company
Charge Violation of U S Liquor Law In Mobile Case
J G Keller transported from Robertsdale Baldwin county to Mobile to answer a liquor possession charge after a raid by Federal Officer Graves and State Officer Pru itt. Officers found five gallons of liquor at the premises.
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J. G. Keller
Mobile
Robertsdale
Baldwin County
Graves
Pruitt
France Eliminates Italy in Davis Cup Round
Paris June 13. France defeated Italy in the European zone Davis Cup second round by three matches to none. Also in Holland Sweden were eliminated in European zone play today.
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Paris
France
Italy
Noor Holland
Sweden
Contempt Charged to Klan Official in Colorado
Federal Judge J Foster Symes jailed Dr John Galen Locke grand dragon of the Colorado Ku Klux Klan for contempt of court in Denver. The June 13 decision marks a legal escalation in the case against Klan leadership.
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Denver
Col
A.P
J.foster Symes
John Galen Locke
Colorado Ku Klux Klan
Weather forecast for Alabama Mississippi shows showers
Partly cloudy tonight and Sunday with probable local thunder showers. From the South gate to East Gulf States expect occasional showers and temperatures near normal.
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Alabama
Mississippi
South Gate
East Gulf States
Bay Front Property Transfers Filed in Court
Bay front property deals enter court records with multiple transfers. L. J. Leahy and wife sell south half of Lot 11 Campbell tract on Mobile bay for 4500 with 2500 cash, to William N. Ludlow. Gregory K. Zalamian sells Lot 26 Campbell tract Mobile bay front to F L Giblin for 4500. Shore Acres Corp sells Lot 12 Bay division to Driver Fulton and A Norquiat for 1950. Realty Investment Co sells Alba beach lots to Marshall M. Holbein and Octavia W. Pratt for 1000 each with 250 cash.
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Bay Front
Deeda Oate Court
L. J. Leahy
William N. Ludlow
Campbell
Mobile Bay
Gregory K. Zalamian
F. L. Giblin
Campbell Tract
Mobile Bay Front
Shore Acres Corporation
Driver Fulton
A. F. Norquiat
Bay Division
Shore Acres
Realty Investment Company
Marshall M. Holbein
Octavia W. Pratt
Alba Beach
Realty Firm The Mobile Gulf Land Company Incorporated
The Mobile Gulf Land Company Inc. incorporated for $200000 filed in probate court to engage in general real estate selling city and county lands. It will begin business with $100000. incorporators include J F McGowin reeve 2 vice president E F Shall Turner J Guedecin Buck J J Blacksher J U sher John T Coch ran T M e ens S A Le Blanc H H C ae Lyons and J A McGowin. Aldridge named treasurer.
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Mobile Gulf Land Company Inc
Nd Oan
J. F. McGowin
Reeve
E. F. Shall Turner
J. Guedecin
Die Buck
J. J. Blacksher
J. Usher
John T. Cochrane
T. M
Demurrage charge increase proposal withdrawn after protests
The railroads had planned to raise demurrage charges on export traffic to match domestic rates at several ports but the move was withdrawn after shippers protested, per the Chamber of Commerce traffic department. Gulf, Mobile & Northern lowered rates on rosin products from Mobile to Cleveland Tennessee. The Mobile to Cleveland tariff aligns with South Atlantic ports.
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Chamber of Commerce
Gulf, Mobile & Northern Railroad
Mobile
Cleveland
Tenn
South Atlantic
Tennessee
Enlarge Quarters for Light Keeper on Sand Island
L C Scales coast guard superintendent inspected the Sand Island complex and cable to Fort Morgan leading to approval for enlarged quarters. He traveled aboard patrol boat AB-20 to Fort Morgan and reported a sighting of a large whale spout off Arlington in Mobile Bay yesterday morning.
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Sand Island
L. C. Scales
Coast Guard
Fort Morgan
Mr. Scales
Fort
Mobile Bay
Arlington
Confederates to Receive Stone Mountain Half Dollar Souvenir
Mobile city and county will issue one Confederate Memorial Stone Mountain half dollar to every Confederate veteran. The announcement, by Junius W. Woolff of the First National Bank of Mobile, said certificates redeemable July 3 were mailed to 99 Mobile County veterans.
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Mobile
Stone Mountain
Ction
Junius W. Woolff
First National Bank of Mobile
Mobile County
Bond Street Bend Captivates London Society
London on June 13 reports a trend among the young set to walk with a bent posture resembling a question mark. Lord Dawson of Penn notes many walk with shoulders forward, predicting ailments from the fashion.
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London
Bond Street
Lord Dawson of
Penn
Lord Dawson
Dorothy Perkins to Testify in Murder Trial
In New York on June 13 United Press reports 17 year old Dorothy Perkins the youngest murder defendant in the city prepared to tell her version of the shooting of Thomas Templeton at her home on Valentine’s Day. Her defense follows a court postponement after she collapsed as a witness testified.
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New York
United Press
Dorothy Perkins
Mickey’’ Connors
Dorothy
Thomas Templeton
St. Valentine's Day
Cofiners
Sandy
Tempis
Aygswer
Forgery Charge Arrests Bridge Worker in Plateau
Deputy sheriff arrest of James Ford on forgery charges after a warrant in Plateau. The suspect allegedly passed a raised check for $5.70 to Armour & Company, with the forged instrument failing to be detected until it reached Merchants Bank. Ford was captured near Magazine Point after a pursuit with Deputy Mills.
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Plateau
R. P
Mile Creek
James Ford
George
Haverdachee Farnsworth
Vanderbilt Allen
Allen
Armour & Company
Merchants Bank
Ford
Deputy Mills
Magazine Point
Arrest for violation of prohibition law at 57 North Conception
Deputy Sheriffs Bernstein and Shreve arrested J. R. Stogedil on a warrant for violating the prohibition law at 57 North Conception street after finding a small quantity of whiskey at the address.
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J.R. Stogedil
North
Conception Street
Bernstein
Shreve
Federal grand jury to probe white slavery narcotics and liquor
Reports from Detroit pennsylvania and Toronto describe federal investigators preparing to probe charges of white slavery, illicit narcotics traffic, and illegal liquor sales as related crimes. Updates note Tommy Milton winning a 250 mile race in Altoona and troops being sent from Toronto to Cape Breton. Jack Wheat debuts as Brooklyn manager with a three base hit in Cincinnati. Belmont Park hosts the Belmont Stakes with Jockey Johnson aboard American Flag. Swope finishes behind.
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Detroit
A.P
Delos G. Smith
United States
Cincinnati
Jack Wheat
Brooklyn
Belmont Park
N. Y
Yg Riddle Farms
Johnson
Birmingham Realtor Shot Dead in Office Killing
Jake Giamalva real estate dealer was slain in his Birmingham office by M. A. Wilkes. Wilkes, 38, used an automatic shotgun rented for the crime and surrendered after being stopped by a traffic officer. Police say Wilkes claimed Giamalva wrecked his home and returned from Detroit to kill him.
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Birmingham
Ala
Jake Gimatava
Birmingham Real Estate Company
M. A. Wilkes
Ale
Jake Giamalva
Giamalva
Wilkes
Sheriff's Office
Farley
Sevisnhet
Coun
Bolte
Mte
Hirmainkheds
Detroit
Dissolution in Brussels Looms Over Tripartite Cabinet
June 13 Brussels reports the Belgian parliament faced dissolution if warring factions fail to form a triparty cabinet led by Premier Theunis. Leaders Varideryvere Vandervelde and Masson urged compromise as the king threatened early elections by November if no agreement is reached.
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Brussels
Theunis
M. Varideryvere
Vanderveld
Masson
Triparty
Mexico to Reply to Kellogg’s Note
Mexico announced that when Secretary Kellogg’s Washington statement is received it will be answered by President Calles rather than by the foreign office. Foreign Minister Aaron Sanez said the reply will come from the presidency.
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Mexico
Kellogg
Mexico City
A.P
Aaron Sanez
Washington
United States
Calles
Relief ship arrives in Spitzbergen Bay to search for Amundsen fleet
The steamer Inger tre arrived with Norway's relief expedition to search for the missing Amundsen Polar expedition. Amundsen's ship Farm is also in Spitzbergen, as of June 13.
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Spitzbergen Bay
Advent Bay
Spitzbergen
Ingertre
Amundsen
Wisconsin Senator La Follette Ill With Bronchitis
Washington June 13 Senator Robert M La Follette of Wisconsin independent presidential candidate is suffering from bronchial asthma but doctors say his condition is not serious and he is resting at home in the capital city.
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Washington
Robert M. LaFollette
Wisconsin
Steamer Kildale to Complete Cargo Voyage
The British steamer Kildale of Van Heynigen Brokerage departed early this morning for Gulf Port to complete cargo from South African ports. She loaded over 400 000 superficial feet of lumber 511 bags of paraffin wax agricultural implements and resin in port. Cargo will be discharged at Cape Town Port Elizabeth Durban and East London.
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Kildale
van Heynigen Brokerage Company
Gulfort
Capt Town
Port Elizabeth
Durban
London
Luckenbach Liners Set to Sail Sunday
The Luckenbach line steamer Lena Luckenbach will sail Sunday morning for New Orleans after loading port cargo. The Katrina Luckenbach will arrive in Mobile tomorrow from the Pacific with a general cargo and will load for the coast after discharge.
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Lena Luckenbach
E Mobile
New Orleans
Luckenbach
Pacific Coast
Katrina Luckenbach
Mobile
Pacific
Shepherd Loses Bid to Erase Key Testimony in Murder Trial
In Chicago on June 13 A P report states defense for William Darling Shepherd failed to erase Estell Gehling testimony and a letter showing bankruptcy and intent to leave his office amid the murder trial of Shepherd accused of administering typhoid germs to his ward William Nelson McClintock. Judge Lynch and State Attorney Crowe allowed only part of the letter into records.
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Chicago
William’ Darling
Shepherd
Ais
William Nelson McClintock
William
Scott Stewart
Estell Gehling
Sunshine
Thomas J. Lynch
Robert E. Crowe
Young ‘McClintock
Crowe Builds Circumstantial Case Against Shepherd
State's Attorney Robert E. Crowe pursued a circumstantial murder case against William D. Shepherd in Chicago. He argued links from Shepherd's life show motive for killing Billy McClintock by giving typhoid germs to his wealthy ward. The trial session lasted about two hours.
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United Press
Chicago
Robert EE
Crowe
William D. Shepherd
Billy McClintock
Shepherd
Billy
Bank Bandits Sought After Bentonville Robbery
Three bandits robbed a Bentonville Arkansas bank on Thursday after a shooting that killed the bank president. They fled with about $6 and later wounded two posse members in woods near Bentonville as Memphis authorities pursued the suspects.
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Memphis
Tenn
International News Service
Bentonville
Ark
Crews Ready for Last Training Dash in Regatta
In Poughkeepsie New York Navy crews prepare for final training before the inter collegiate regatta on June 22. Seven crews will face the course this afternoon as ideal weather prevails.
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Poughkeepsie
N. Y
International News Service
Navy
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