Perjury Trial Set For Donaghue In Prohibition Case
George L. Donaghue former chief deputy under Sheriff William H. Holcombe and once tied to the national prohibition conspiracy faces a perjury trial in federal court. He is accused of lying in testimony amid a major case that also charged Robert Ennis Percy H. Kearns and Holcombe. a new jury is to be sworn as hearings resume with Judge Robert T. Ervin presiding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George L. Donaghue
William H. Holcombe
Paul G. Cazalas
Donaghue
Robert Ennis
Percy H. Kearns
Robert T. Ervin
Joe Frommel Et al
Jesse Hamilton
Joe Frommel
Jesse F. Hamilton
Andrew Newell
Dantzler Goff
Sarilla Davis
U. S
Ben Noel
Herman Noel
Ank
George Miller
Steve Oliver
W. E. Cowart
James M. Finch
Ernest K. Hughes
Louis Nelson
William Zwyer
Tony Oliva
Alfred Broadus
Ezekiel Robinson
Elmer Maddox
T. H. Anderson
Joe Rolly
D. A. Anderson
Walter J. Durrand
George L. Dongahue
John Thompson
H. W. Cox
Ed Murray
George Dean
Lee Malone
Edward Betts
Silas Clark
Joe Busby
Everett Havard
Lee Thomas
Elverts
Havard
Willie Lartigue
Slim Chestang
W. R. McCrary
Paul Williams
Eugene Wiley
Eddie Nelson
James Frazier
Leddy Clark
William Cuthbert
R. C. Gatewood
Rosette Zuckerman
Nick Chris
Chris Karakolos
Big Rubber
Ed Betts
Ollie Fincher
Carl Barlow
Jacob Zuckerman
Trading Reopens as Stocks Rise on Oil Promoters Move
New York on March 2 reports rising prices as trading resumes with heavy buying of oil shares promoted by prospects of higher mid continent crude demand. Baldwin, American Liberty, American Coal and American Smelting lead gains of about a point amid strong demand across popular industries. New Orleans futures show steady cotton opening with March at 25.58 and December at 25.20. New York futures mirror solid start with March at 25.30 and December at 25.38.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New Orleans
Ida Hughes Appeals After Re-sentencing For Murd er
Mrs Ida Hughes, condemned for killing her mother in law, faces a new superior court appearance in Atlanta. Her lawyers abandon efforts for U S Supreme Court review and plan to seek commutation or life by state channels. If denied, they will urge clemency from the governor or appeal to the Georgia prison commissioner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
International _News Service
Ida Hughes
M. C. Hughes
Superior Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Georgia Prison Commission
Clifford Walker
Hughes
Mrs. Fleischmann’s fortune loss linked to six month margin
March 2 New York World reports Mrs. Jay O'Brien former wife of Julius Fleischmann lost by six months a fortune estimated between 25 and 90 million dollars. Fleischmann died leaving estate to his first wife’s children. Mrs O'Brien kept jewels and stock but lost the estate in the World account. O'Brien a known polo player, with prior marriages to Mae Murray and Irene Fenwick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New York World
Jay O'Brien
Julius Fleischmann
Paris
O'Brien
Freischmann
Fleischmann
Julius Fleischmann, Jr
Louis PF. Yelser
Cincinnati
O’brien
Camann
Mae Murray
Irene Fenwick
Nor Ma Brings 40 500 Stems of Fruit
The American steamer Norma of United Fruit unloads 40 500 stems of bananas at the waterfront. Norma arrives from Puerto fila and is to sail to New Orleans. Transmarine steamer Suboatco also arrives with general cargo from Port Arthur.
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Norma
United Fruit Company
Puerto Fila
New Orleans
Transmarine Corporation
Suboatco
Port Arthur
Tug Brings Tow of Warrior Barges
The tug Lieut.-Col. Robert W. Gildart arrived in Mobile from New Orleans with four Mississippi barges. Three carried merchandise and one carried oil. another barge carried sulfur. The inward was being unloaded when the tug Montgomery approach. Gildart will return to New Orleans tonight with two barges and one merchandise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert W. Gildart
Mobile
New Orleans
Idart
Orleans
Weather forecast for Mississippi region and central areas
Weather summary notes fair conditions tonight with slight overcast in central portions. Tuesday remains fair with rising temperatures. Mississippi area sees frost tonight and colder central portions.
Plans for Alabama Social Work Meet in Mobile
The Alabama Conference of Social Work plans its annual convention in Mobile March 8 to 10 with hundreds of visitors expected. Notables include Judge Moses Hoffman, Nina Van Winkle, Gov. W. W. Brandon, plus local colleges and entertainment like a bay boat ride. A planning meeting is set for Tuesday at 4:30 pm at the Battle House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama Conference of Social Work
Sevral
Kes
Afles Hoffman
Cincinnati Court of Domestic Relations
Nina van Winkle
Washington
Dwcc
W. W. Brandon
Barton A . Spr Hill College
McGill
Battle House
Seventeen Ined in Traffic Cases in Court
Seventeen defendants faced recorder's court for traffic violations from Saturday and Sunday. Five were fined one dollar for overstay in the one hour downtown parking zone, three were discharged, and the one dollar fines benefited the police relief fund. Four drivers were charged with speeding and three for operating without licenses. Fined for one hour parking: W. E. Goodwin, Gus Seiple, R. Gaillyard, W. A. Jordan, B. C. Rain, H. F. Helt. E. G. Colson, Jessie Bonner, and J. Hurdle were discharged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Recorder’s Court
W. E. Goodwin
Gus Seiple
R. Gaillyard
W. A. Jordan
B. C. Rain
H. F. Helt
E. G. Colson
Jessie Bonner
J. Hurdle
Mobilians Attend Spanish Trail Meet at Loxley
A Mobile delegation led by S. H. Peck joined the Old Spanish Trail Association gathering in Loxley Alabama. The group confirmed no route changes and adherence to the original trail path. Members traveled by bay boat from Mobile and returned the same day. The attendees included Mrs Peck Mack B Cates and George A Zolezzi among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. H. Peck
Old Spanish Trail Association
Loxley
Ala
Thomas Banning
Mobile
Mobile Delegation Was Composed of Mr. Peck
The
Trail Association
Peck
Mack B. Cates
George A. Zolezzi
Harral B. Ayres
San Antonio
R. M. Mahler
C. Fuller
William Kidrell
John Sadie
J. W. Randal
D. 8. Comstock
Charles H. Bynd
Orange Beach
Thomas A
Sunshine Forecast Promises Cooler Temperatures With Frost
The forecast calls for continued cool weather with frost on Tuesday morning. Sunshine is expected today and Tuesday, with the thermometer rising later on Tuesday.
Georgia Man Burns to Death in Bed
Atlanta authorities say Manson T. Glass 66 perished in his bed when embers from his pipe set his bedding afire. Firemen believe he may have slept through the blaze and suffocated as smoke filled the room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia
Atlanta
Manson T. Glass
Officers Elected by Relations Club In South Colleges
The International Relations Clubs of southern colleges elected officers at their annual convention in Spartanburg. President Miss Thelma Patterson Brenau College. First VP G W Ginil liat Clemon College. Second VP Rh Parker Davidson College. Corresponding secretary Miss Eric Buckner Brenau College. Recording secretary Miss Hazel Cuberle Randolph Macon College. Treasurer J N Colcomb Wofford College. Next convention at Brenau College Gainesville Ga.
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Spartanburg
D. C
Colleges of the South
Thelma Patterson
Brenau College
G. W. Ginilliat
Clemon Colege
Rh. B. Parker
Davidson College
Eric Buckner
Hazel Cuberle
Randolph
Nora Bayes Marries Fifth Husband in Sea Ceremony
Actress Nora Bayes wed garage owner Benjamin Lester Fried land of New York as her fifth husband. The ceremony occurred at sea aboard the Leviathan with Captain Hartley officiating. Mrs Alfred E. Smith witnessed the nuptials.
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New York
United Press
Nora Bayes
Hartley
Leviathan
Benjamin Lester Friedland
Alfred E. Smith
Santa Claus of Newsboys Dies in Memphis
Memphis mourns as Major KE C Lahache 78, famed philanthropist and cotton statistician, dies after a long illness. A New Orleans native and Civil War militia veteran, he aided newsboys and orphans for 42 years with Christmas dinners and summer outings at the local cotton exchange where he served as assistant secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memphis
Tenn
Santa Claus
Strong protest sent to China over Chi Chuen seizure
The United States filed a strong protest at the American legation after the river steamer Chi Chuen was seized by Chinese authorities on the Upper Yangtse. The captain and passengers were arrested and kept aboard for several days before being allowed to leave.
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Peking
United States
China
Upper
Yangtse
Coolidge’s Father Heads to Capital for Inauguration
Colonel John C. Coolidge, father of the president-elect, departs Plymouth Vermont with the family Bible in his suitcase. He travels toward Washington for the inauguration where the oath of office will be administered.
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Plymouth
H. Vt
Coolidge
John C. Coolidge
Dent
Washington
Renee
Strange Angles Of Wedded Life In Chicago
In Chicago on March 2 Richard Tompkinson a wealthy ad man agreed to divorce his wife so she might marry Bradford Whiting. Peggy Whiting sought only separate maintenance. Peggy’s trust fund blocked Whiting’s remarriage, and Tompkinson later supported Whiting’s pursuit of an outright divorce while denying Peggy’s charges against Whiting.
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Chicago
Richard Tompkinson
Bradford
Tompkinson
Tompkins
Peggy
Whiting
Paulette Pickard Whiting
Whitings
North Shore
Chicago Packer House Damaged by Flames
In Chicago to day fire heavily damaged a beef house owned by Morris and Company. The three story building half a block long was almost destroyed before fifty engine companies stopped the blaze from spreading to adjacent structures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Morris and Company
Classified Column Ad Space Demand
Readers are urged to place ads in the Classified Columns for quick publication. The notice emphasizes timely insertion and suggests contacting the paper to arrange spaces. Aimed at efficient service for local listings and notices.
Billie Burke Still Confined To Room After Palm Beach Accident
Billie Burke wife of Florenz Ziegfeld remains confined to bed after a car crash in Palm Beach. Mrs Gurnee Miran also injured with a fractured collarbone while Mrs J A Munn rents a residence for the Ziegefleds. Ziegfeld postpones travel for two weeks due to business commitments as sympathy pours in from across the country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Palm Beach
Fila
Billie Burke
Florenz Ziegfeld
Gurnee Miran
Ziegfeld
J. A. Munn
Ziegfelda
Blast at Caju Island Devastates Rio Bay Area
A dynamite explosion on Caju island in Guanabara Bay kills or injures up to fifty people, with authorities stating about 300 still feared dead or missing as cleanup continues and bodies are recovered slowly. Workmen mostly among the missing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rio DE Janeiro
Caju
Guansabara Bay
United Presse
United Press
al- Aire
Brazil
Enraged man fatally wounds mother in Anderson shooting
Kenneth Hunsinger 21 shot and fatally wounded his estranged wife and killed her mother before killing himself. The wife Lena Hunsinger 20 was dying in a hospital, Farelic Butler 12 survived after dodging the gunfire. The incident occurred in Anderson, Indiana on March 2.
Dawes Arrives to Take Place in 1925 Inauguration
General Dawes arrives as vice president elect and will take the oath Wednesday at the Capitol. The inaugural ceremonies proceed with parade plans, speeches, and a White House lunch before two receptions for governors and friends from Northampton. The president and Mrs Coolidge ride with Senator Currier as the Dawes party travels in a ceremonial car.
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Washington
United Press
General Dawes
Congress
Dawes
Capitol
Poent
White House
Coolidges
Foster daughter of rich man missing in wide search
Mia Thompson, foster daughter of John Jomas a retired Chicago and Los Angeles capitalist, vanished in Boston after a telegram claimed his death in Buffalo. She wore $10,000 in jewelry and a $3,000 leopard coat. Josephine Deutrio fears foul play. Thompson’s husband died in Miami last October and was a Ringling Brothers official.
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Mia
Tree Thompson
New York
Miami
Fla
John Jomas
Chicago
Los Angeles
Twelve planes depart for Miami on delayed flight
Twelve army airplanes from Selfridge Field Michigan took off at 8 35 this morning for the final leg to Miami Ila Their dawn to dusk attempt yesterday failed and they arrived in Macon Saturday afternoon Major Thomas G Langphier said the group expects to reach Miami about noon today
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Macon
Selfridge Field
Mich
Miami
Ila
Thomas G. Langphier
New Duster Plane Demonstrated For Weevil Control
A new duster aircraft designed to spread poison powder over cotton fields was shown to three governments on the St Lawrence River in Ogdensburg New York. Witnesses included Commander Hobbs of Canada's aviation department Commander Zar of Argentina and Elmer Johnson of the US Agriculture laboratories at Talulah Louisiana.
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Ogdenesburg
N. Y
S J. Lawrence River
Hobbs
Department of Aviation
Zar
Elmer Johnson
Department of Agriculture
Talulah
West Kasson AFIRE Off Antwerp with Grain Cargo
Exchange Telegraph dispatch reports the American freighter West Kasson afire near Antwerp. The vessel, built in Los Angeles, carries a grain cargo and has sustained heavy damage from the blaze.
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London
Antwerp
Exchange
Los Angeles
Cal
Island signs forbidden amid Pershing unrest
An untimely sign drive with slogans reading The Pines Is Ours was halted by civil authorities. Secretary Iturride denied permission, stating demonstrations were not timely, as officials worked to prevent such manifestations.
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Havana
Pershing
Iturraide
Manifesta
Unclear Havana Cuba Event Report Remains Murky
An incoherent March Havana dispatch mentions a Pershing schedule and a Cuban incident near a U S embassy, with references to a gun and unidentified participants. Details are unreadable, leaving the exact event and actors uncertain.
Kennedy custody case heard in Napa Superior Court
In Napa, Mrs. Kennedy seeks the release of her husband L Kennedy from the Napa state asylum. The government, represented by James D. Whalen, argued treatment would still be lawful even if Kennedy wins his case, labeling the effort as potentially politically motivated.
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San Francisco
Kennedy
L Kennedy
U. N
Napa State
Napa
James D. Whalen
United States
Ng Carr
Heavy Oil Refinery Tank Fire Causes Major Loss
A refinery tank fire at Shafter Refining caused heavy losses estimated near 990,000 dollars. Sparks ignited a Tym bob dropped against a rock, burning for more than eight hours and damaging steel structures. Ed Cushings reported 6kin loss tied to the mishap.
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Cushing
Shafter d Refining
State agency orders probe into paving brick lines in Florida
In a terse notice the State Commerce Commission ordered an investigation into price hikes tied to paving brick shipments affecting Carload counts from Robbins Tennessee to Florida. The move aims to verify basis for a proposed increase of 1119 pounds on shipments routed through Conville and related divisions in Florida.
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Konville
Fla
Robbins
Tenn
Florida
Two Dead in Barnsdall Refinery Blast
Two men were killed in an early morning explosion at the Barnsdal Company refinery in Barnsdall Oklahoma. The victims were identified as Jack Trank and Si Trank, both 45. No other injuries or cause were released as of publication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barnsdall
Okia
Barnsdal Company
Jack
Si Trank
Brooklyn Scene Reports Early Property Damage
A chaotic incident in Long Island City Queens causes property damage estimated around 600. The disorder impacts local workers and raises concerns about safety and response.
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Brooklyn Eee
Long Island
Rai Park
Queens
Barton Aggepts Named to National American Legion Position
James F. Barton of Des Moines accepts a national assignment within the American Legion. The appointment places him in a leadership role within the Legion’s national structure.
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J. F. Barton
Legion
Des Moines
James F. Barton
Nouheed
Adj American Legion
Mysterious St Louis Freight Loss Ties to St Joseph Route
A late cataclysmic derailment near St Louis disrupted the export route to St Joseph with damage estimated around 30000. Investigators tie the incident to material losses and halted operations while salvage crews assess the wreckage.
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Borglum
Says
Gotham
Arrivins
Greensboro
N. C
Stone Mountain
Provincia Minds
Westchester
Stone Mountain Memorial
Gutzon Borglum
Stone Mountain Association
Saya
Danie Kress
Kress
Federa
Teyvers
Frank
NEW York Futures
Newsboys
Chicago Packer
Billy Burke
Belgium
Cuba
Santiago Dé It
America Bassy
Jean’ Waar
SCRU
ST. Louis
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