Work Begins on Mobile Government Terminal Projects
Government ofcials announce two Mobile projects totaling about $400,000 will boost the port. Major Earl orth supervises on Blakeley Island with Hampton Reynolds as contractor for foundations and tanks. Work will speed as materials arrive. completion will remove shipping bottlenecks and expand harbor facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earlorth
War Department
Blakeley Island
Hampton Reynolds
Orleans
Shipping Board
Mobile
Biram
Gov
Moement
Polepot
New East Coast Rates Take Effect Today for Mobile Route
Rates from eastern points to Mobile via the Mallory line cut about 20 percent from all rail rates across 3000 points on the north and middle Atlantic seaboard. Mobile merchants will save thousands yearly, with Frederick I. Thompson and the chamber of commerce traffic bureau pushing local campaigns to secure continued service.
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Mobile
New York
North
Middle Atlantic Seaboard
Frederick I. Thompson
United States Shipping Board
Chamber of Commerce
Rges
Malloryine
Thompson
Morgan Line
New Orleans
Crescent City
Traffic Bureau
The
Collision of Two Freight Trains Near New Albany Kills Fireman
In New Albany Mississippi on June 15 two St. Louis and San Francisco Freight trains collided near Wallerville killing Frank Mays a black fireman and injuring four other crewmen. An accompanying dynamite car exploded scattering debris across cotton and corn fields for over a mile. Damages to equipment and freight were about 200000 with fifteen freight cars destroyed.
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New Albany. Miss
St. Louis
San Francisco
Frank Mays
Wallerville
New Albany
Sherman
Tariff Will Hold Tight Until Fall
Washington dispatch says tariff legislation will keep Congress busy until October. Senate Finance Chair Penrose warns politics may delay final enactment of tax and tariff measures as President Harding urges focus on taxes and tariffs this extra session.
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Washington
Congress
Harding
House
Senate
Penrose
Senate Finance Committee
United States
Patronage Row Deepens as Nominees Stir Capitol
Washington June 16Several patronage disputes surface involving President Harding Senate and key Republicans. Julius Kitin of Boston named director of the bureau of foreign and domestic commerce while Charles H Nauts of Toledo seeks internal revenue commissioner for Ohio district. Senator Ray Lyman of Ohio plans to oppose Nauts confirmation sparking White House contention. Nauts longtime ally of Walter F Brown tied to government reorganization efforts.
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Washington
Harding
Secretary Hoover
Senator Lodge
Massachusetts
Hoover
Julius Kitinn
Boston
Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce
Klein
Aledge
Segrete Commerce Committee
Ton
Tor Lodge
Charles H. Nauts
Toledo
Internal Revenue
Ray Lican
Ohio
Announ
Willd
Nants
Walter F. Brown
Willis
Sidewalk Bulge Causes Injury in City Pole Case
Pearl H. Park sues multiple defendants including Mo Electric and Western Postal alleging a bulge near a street pole at Conti and streets caused a fall and injuries requiring weeks of medical care. Judge today considers $1,000 damages in circuit court with a joint complaint against all defendants.
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Conti
Pearl H. Park
Mo © Electric Company
Western H
Attendants Fail to Appear in Diamond Ring Case
Dora and Raymond Des hes of Bayou la Batre Ala were summoned as defense witnesses in Lonnie Vance grand larceny case. They refused to appear, the court issued attachments and reset the hearing for 2:30 PM. The Palace Jewelry Store case involves a diamond ring valued at 1500 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dora
Raymond Des Hes
Bayou la Batre
Ala
Astesses
Lonnie Vance
Palace Jewelry Store
Ex Strouse
Moe
Council hears on annual laymen's retreat at Spring siege
Rev. Father J. C. Kearns and Mobile Council Knights of Columbus spoke at their Tuesday night meeting about the successful annual laymen's retreat at Spring siege. He announced dates for the retreats this Friday. F. Patterson noted two complete summer outings for members and families have been planned with the program set for an early date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. Kearns
Mobile Coun
Knights of Columbus
F. Patterson
Vilian Rifle Club Organized Here
The Civilian Rifle Club in this city has formed and is expanding with 37 members already signed. Officers Shiner and R. A. Demaranville lead the group which operates with department approval and can be called upon at any time. Government supplies rifles and ammunition to the club.
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Shiner
R. A. Demaranville
Alabama Weather Outlook and Fair Tonight
Washington dispatch reports Alabama weather with fair skies tonight and expected mild conditions into Thursday. No significant storms or precipitation forecast. temperatures likely comfortable across the state.
Suspend Officer On Charge Failing To Make Arrest
Police officer Joh John Burden faced suspension over failing to arrest H L Puckett after Puckett allegedly struck George Anderson while Burden had Anderson under arrest for violating the prohibition law. Puckett was fined ten dollars, paid, and Anderson was later arrested for drunk driving. Prohibition cases were to be heard in the recorder’s court tomorrow. Also, Co L Turner of Chickasaw was fined one hundred fifty one dollars and costs plus three months hard labor. Tur mer Way was fined one hundred one dollars and costs for carrying concealed weapons, with bond set at nine hundred dollars pending appeal.
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Joh John Burden
Conchomae Crawford
H. L. Puckett
George Anderson
Burden
Anderson
Puckett
Recorder
Carl Washington
Recorder's Court
Co. L. Turner
Chickasaw
N. R. Clarke
Inferior Criminal Court
Turmer Way
Iner
Inspection of Proposed Chickasaw Road Route
State highway engineer A L Smith and County Engineer S M Adams inspected the Mobile to Chickasaw route via St Stephens Toulminville Prichard to the shipbuilding center. Officials say it serves more people and costs about 50 percent less to build and maintain than the swamp route. Federal good roads aid is expected. drive for early start.
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A. L. Smith
State Highway Department
S. M. Adams
Mobile
Chickasaw
St. Stephens
Toulminville
Prichard
Shipbuilding Center
Telegraph Road
Federal Good Roads Department
Engineer says no bridge closure needed after river damage
Major Earl North and County Highway Engineer M Adams discuss temporary bridge access after barges damaged the Dog River span. Adams orders bridge tenders to limit traffic to one barge at a time, arguing a full closure is unnecessary for the survey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl North
United States
M. Adams
Dog River
Adams
Harris Hardwood plant fire destroys Roanoke lumber facility
In Roanoke Virginia the Harris Hardwood Company plant burned at dawn causing about 140000 dollars in damage. The dry kiln finishing mill and lumber yard were consumed before firefighters arrived. The night watchman sounded the alarm by pulling a whistle cord. The blaze is the worst Roanoke fire in over a year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aganoke
Harris Hardwood Company
Roanoke
Spring Hill College Holds 91st Commencement at Battle House
The 91st commencement of Spring Hill College was held at the Battle House. Thirteen diplomas were awarded after an address by S. Murphy, Mobile county superintendent. Distinctions included Bachelor of Arts and Science degrees, with valedictorian Richard Walsh among senior class recipients. Father J. Kearns presided as college president.
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Spring Hill College
Howard R. Mahomer
Edward F. Murray
Charles T. Street
Charles A. Willard
Henry A. Byrne
Edmund J. Castagnos
Henry B. Piautt
Matthew J. Lawler
Louis Elmer Lios
Matthias Mahorner
L. McKenna
George P. Ezoward
A. Mahorner
Mobile
M. Mahorner
Sea
Spring Hill
Urphy
Edward Pp. Allen
Diocese of
Colband
J. Kearns
Father Kearns
Charles McKeown
Richard Walsh
Harold E. Beridon
Joaquin Corbian
Charles BE. Conrey
Edward ‘A. Damrich
Harold C. Dietlein
Albert ‘J. Dooley
Joseph M. Druhan
Charles F. Ferriday
Philip ‘H. Gilbert, Jr
Daniel E. Hardie
Carl O. Hartwell
George L. Kaiser
Joseph M. Lester
Charles F. Levert
Charles A. Marston
Hugh G. Mulherin
John H. McAtee
Arles W. McKeown
Felix A. McKinnon
Joseph C. Otto
Oliver C. Provosty
Patrick H. Rice
Francis
Schmidt
Samuel 0
Starke, Jr
Richard B. Walsh
Joseph P. Brown
Thomas B. Christian
Randolph Cosio
B. Gianotti
Joseph S. Consoulin,Jr
Holt T. Harrison
Harley J. Jones
George J. Reynaud
Herbert J. Rivers
Jewell
Simmons
Augustus D. Toblin, Jr
Sidney V
American in Haiti Warned of Murder
A report from marine headquarters says an American citizen named Lipschitz, a money lender in Haiti, was warned by Col. John H. Russell to avoid a district where he was killed. Marines say his lending provoked native hostility and that he ignored the warning.
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Washington
Fort Ogleth
Fosen
West Virginia
Harrispschitz
Haiti
Marine
Lipschitz
John H. Russell
Russell
Father and Son in Jail After Moonshine Raid
Bristol Virginia Tennessee report states Charles Richardson was arrested and his son Johnn surrendered after a moonshine still raid near Stoney Creek Tennessee. Three men two officers and an alleged bootlegger were wounded in a pistol battle following the raid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol
Tenn
Charles Richardson
Johnn Richardson
Stoney Creek
Sewanee Grants Honorary Degrees to Davis Mikell Williams Jr
Nashville June 15. The University of the South at Sewanee conferred on Norman H Davis the degree of doctor of civil laws. William E Mikell and James F Williams Jr were named as recipients.
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Nashville
Tenn
University of the South At
Sewanee
Norman H Davis
State Department
William E. Mikell
Law Department
University of Pennsylvania
Ar¢É
James F. Williams, Jr
Bostom Transcript
Fate of Seay to Rest With Jury By Night
Florence June 15 The fate of F Whit Seay clerk who faced a Lauderdale circuit court murder charge in connection with his bride’s death rests with the jury this afternoon The defense offered dementia evidence while the state produced several witnesses including A A Williams father of the bride asserting Seay was sane as crowds crowded the court through the sessions
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence
F. Whit Seay
Lauderdale
P. Almon
Cal
A. A. Williams
Moaning Heard In Vacant House Grips Bristol Town
In Bristol Tennessee Virginia a moaning sound from an old house drew huge crowds and blocked streets as residents swarmed the site seeking the source. Police protected the property while investigators puzzled over the eerie noises that echoed through the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol
Va-Tenn
Verdict For Lyric in Cammack Suit Against Theater
A jury in Mobile returned a verdict for the Lyric Theater defendants in the suit by Maiden Cammack for 10,000 dollars alleging false arrest for disorderly conduct. The defense said two vaudeville actresses caused the arrest while police testified the actresses complained and asked for the arrest. The jury was out about fifteen minutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cammack
Mobilian
M. A
McDermott
Edward M. Walsh
Jesse
Lyric Theater
G. Marshall
Former Presidents Granted Special Privilege to Practice
The Supreme Court of the District of Columbia amended its rules to allow former presidents and vice presidents who are attorneys at law to practice before the court without formal application. Woodrow Wilson is eligible to appear on motion for admission, and similar leniency was extended to Taft and others, removing doubt about eligibility.
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Washington
Supreme Court of the
District of Columbia
United States
Woodrow Wilson
Thomas Illiam H. Taft
Ase
Poles Occupy Villages North of Gross Strehlitz
A London Times dispatch from Oppein says Polish insurgents seized several villages north of Gross Strehlitz after German withdrawal. Allied officers warned the Polish commander at Batibor to retreat. the threat of overwhelming German force caused the area to be cleared.
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London
London Times
Oppein
Gross Strehlitz
Batibor
Blair Orders Tax Dodgers to Court
Commissioner David H. Blair announced the New York office will prosecute several theatre ticket brokers for refusing tax returns on their sales. Refusal carries up to a $10,000 fine or one year in prison, or both.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
David H. Blair
Internal Revenue
New York
Britain aims rapid Supreme Council on Silesia crisis
Paris dispatches report Britain has sent new proposals to France to convene the supreme council for Silesian settlement at the earliest feasible time, possibly next week. London press comments show concern over potential direct commercial relations between France and Britain.
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Paris
Great Britain
France
Supreme Council
London
California Aviator Heads to New York on Transcontinental Route
San Francisco aviator William Morris plans to launch from Redwood City toward New York with Mrs. Morris and a mechanic. They aim to reach New York in about ten days following the air mail route, to meet San Francisco Aero Club president James Otis on his arrival from Venezuela.
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San Francisco
William Morris
Redwood City
Here
New York
Chinese Troops Reported Killed Near Bianokan
London dispatch states three hundred fifty Chinese soldiers killed in a battle between regulars and insurgents near Bianokan. The attackers’ train reportedly fled northward after an ambush near Siaokan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Bianokan
Konkow
Wu Chang
Siaokan
American killed by Poles in Silesia report reaches Berlin
Berlin June 15 The Associated Press reports that Soule Snyder of Boston Massachusetts bearing an American passport was killed by Poles in Upper Silesia.
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Silesia
Berlin
Souls Snyder
Boston
Mass
Upper Silesia
Wreck near Hattiesburg claims two lives on Southern Railway
In Mississippi, June 15, a locomotive engineer James B. Jackson and his fireman Frank Bizot, both Meridian men, were killed when an unidentified person removed spikes from rails on a six degree curve four miles south of Hattiesburg. Passengers on No. 42 from New Orleans were shaken but unhurt beyond the wreck. R C Reid says the saboteur acted with care, aiming to derail at the No. 42 block.
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Hattiesburg
Miss
James B. Jackson
Southern Railway
Frank Bizot
Meridian
New Orleans
Here
R. C. Reid
Richburg
No. 42
One Killed Two Bound In Daring Silk Hold Up
Six masked men held up a Catswamp, New Jersey, silk truck worth $20,000. Engineer Charles Kosta was killed when he refused to stop. Driver Claude Resh and helper Charles Mann were bound to a tree for hours before freeing themselves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newton
N. J
Catswamp
Charles Kosta
Andover
Claude Resh
Charles Mann
Resh
King Peter of Serbia Reported Dying in Belgrade
Belgrade June 15 King Peter of Serbia was reported today to be dying in the palace. Prince Regent Alexander, summoned from a vacation in French health resorts, is at his bedside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belgrade
Peter of
Serbia
Alexander
Britain to Spend 2 Million on Capital Ships
London June 15 The Associated Press reports Lieutenant Colonel Amery parliamentary and financial secretary to the Admiralty told the House today that total expenditures proposed this year for building capital ships for the British navy amount to 2 million pounds sterling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Associated Press
Amery
Admiralty
Beck Succeeds Frierson as Solicitor General
President Harding sent to the Senate the nomination of James M. Beck of New Jersey to be solicitor general, succeeding William L. Frierson. The selection had been announced earlier by Attorney General Daugherty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Harding
Senate
James M. Beck
New Jersey
Solicitor Gener
United States
Wiliam L. Frierson
Mr. K
Daugherty
Ad Club Election Grows Superheated in Atlanta
In Atlanta during the Ad Club convention period candidates Charles Henry Mack of Chicago and George W Hope of New York vie for national president of the Advertising Clubs. Interdepartmental meetings and committee actions hint at a Chicago lead, with rivals pressing to nominate and settle the contest on the floor.
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Atlanta
Charles Henry Mack
Chicago
George W. Hope
New York
Ma Beer
Don M Vanukee
Wis
Atlantic City
Negotiated Ship Strike Settlement Report Near
Washington June 15 reports indicate talks toward a peace settlement among merchant marine operators seamen firemen cooks and stewards supported by ship owners and labor officials. A committee from the AM ship owners will seek formal approval after hearings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merchant Marine Service
Department of Labor Settlements
Am Ship Owners
Man Lasker
la Feen
Wabshington
Stranded Russian Owes Taxis 2400 Dollars in New York
Nichols V. Engalieheff former Chicago vice consul appeared in a New York city court in supplementary proceedings to pay a taxicab debt of 2400 dollars. He claimed he lived on 200 dollars and 60 to 70 dollars weekly from a stock sale job and aid from friends. The court appointed a detective to locate him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Nichols
Engalieheff
Sian
Chicago
Fortion
Prin
Mme. Bertrandé
Soviet Russia Adds Recruit in Far East Turmoil
Vladivostok report states the Far Eastern garrison plans to join anti-Bolshevik forces. Insurgent bombardments threaten Blagovestchensk region as the communist Amur gunboat engages nearby targets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vladivostok
Associated Press
Cel
Gower
Amur
Seven Hurt in Memphis Car Crash
A Memphis car crash left seven persons injured while others were shaken but unharmed. Details are incomplete in the fragment, with limited names or exact locations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memphis
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Rep. Rosenbloom
L. ©. Martin
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Vilian Rifle Club
Ington
Alabama
Chickasaw Road
Howard Mahomer
Seay
HMS
Blair
Britain
California
Aviator
Creekh
Wreck
Peter
J. M. Beck
William Frierson
Soviet Russia
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