Bonds plan for Mobile county revenue drive outlined
Mobile county officials with attorney James H. Webb and William H. Armbrecht finalized plans with Chicago firm Chapman and Cutler to draft bond wording for a 4.8 million dollar program of 22 separate improvements, to be approved project by project and voted individually by voters at the next revenue board meeting.
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Chicago
the National
Arthur D. Davis
Davis
Revenue Board
Board of Revenue
Mobile County
James H. Webb
William H. Armbrecht
Mobile
Intruder Halts Breakin At Dauphin Street Home
A woman screamed as an intruder entered at 1770 Dauphin street. Police say the man fled through the rear while a neighbor reported a 5 feet 3 inches tall figure with a small moustache. A suit of clothes was taken in the night burglary at 1070 Phillips.
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Co. C. Williams
Dauphin Street
Phillips
Checks Prepared for Chest Members This Month
Checks prepared for chest members will be mailed to local welfare and charitable organizations on March 10. The chest directors voted to add 500 dollars to the annual budget of the Jewish charities to cover work done by the orthodox branch.
Double License on Technicality in Mobile Parking Sales
A Mobile figure argues unfairness in licensing for auto parking garages. He contends some garages pay city and county licenses while others pay only city licenses, due to a technical point. He plans to file a state license complaint, claiming equal treatment across all garages operating under cover.
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Mobile
Wood
Nak
Costes-Lebrix Set for Transatlantic Flight Trial
Report states the Gas manufacturer prepared a Paris to New York flight by Costes and Lebrix. Instructions to the French fliers are interpreted to signal a forthcoming attempt, possibly in May.
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New York
Costes and Lebrix
World fliers Costes and Leer resume global trip after stop
Capt Costes and Joseph Leer, French world fliers, have received no instruction to return to France. The airmen who arrived yesterday from Sharpeville, Pa, continue their round the world journey begun in October with no immediate halt announced in Paris.
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Costes
Joseph Leer
American Tourists Hurt in Accident
American tourists, two women aboard the Empress of Australia, were injured in an unspecified accident while traveling overseas. Details on location and severity were not immediately available.
Attempted HoldUp Foiled In Local Incident
Sheriff deputies investigated a believed foiled holdup following a poorly described incident involving a victim on a street named in the damaged text. Details are unclear but three deputies were sent to the scene.
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Harry T. Smith
Heavy penalties imposed on law violators arraigned
Heavy fines were imposed today on law violators arraigned in court. The penalties reflect strict enforcement during the current prohibition era.
Woman Shoots Herself After Lover Rejection
Washington woman in a desolate act writes that she could bear no more pain after feeling her lover abandon her. She shot herself through the head in a hotel, leaving a note to Fritz, the head waiter, stating her devotion and despair.
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Washington
Fritz
Tjalpene
Bill to jail former lawmakers for lobbying after retirement
Washington March 5 A Democrat proposes a bill to jail members of Congress for two years after retirement if they lobby. Howard says the measure would curb lobbyist influence and cites a powerful lobby as a cause of public concern. The bill would add to a Senate already approving a lobbyist registration requirement.
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Washington
Congress
Senate
House
Howard
United States Senate
Mayer to Appeal Prison Sentence
Marshall North Carolina March 5 notice of appeal from a five to eight year sentence for false pretenses was filed today by the brother of a Mayer official.
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Mayer
Marshall
N. C
nin-Mayer
Velma West Trial for Hammer Kisses Opens
In Painesville Ohio Velma West faces trial on a charge described as hammer kisses by state officials. The proceedings began March 5 as judges and attorneys prepared to hear the case and determine outcomes.
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Velma West
Painesville, CO
Heavy snows halt rail traffic in peninsula region
Snowbound trains delay service on the South Shore and 800 Line routes. A local South Shore train with about passengers stalled 14 miles from here, while an 800 Line train near Rex ton, 80 miles east of here, was snow bound. Officials doubt rerouting the stranded train due to tracks covered in snow after the weekend storm.
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Iegan Peninsula
South Shore Line
Rexton
South Shore
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Soo
Abductors Return Boy Amid Fears of Capture
Local authorities report the missing boy has been returned as investigators pursue the abductors. Details remain scarce but officials say the child was unharmed and is being reunited with family while police continue to search for those responsible.
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Florida
Mathias
Coolidge Signs Bill for Slab
President Coolidge signs legislation related to a slab project in Washington with details remaining unclear in the fragment. The brief item notes a formal action by the administration and a legislative context.
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Coolidge
Bill
Cold Type Brings Home Man and Wife To Happiness
A Rockford Illinois report recounts a man serving life for murder being revealed to his wife. The piece narrates a prison sentence and an ominous message found in a newspaper clipping that shocks the household.
Baldwin County to Get New Trail Link Across Old Spanish Trail
Alabama awards contract in April to close last gap on the Old Spanish Trail by building a Baldwin County highway link. Judge Woolsey Finnell announced the plan after concerns over the current gravel, nearly impassable road. The project aims to pave and finish the segment to ease Gulf Coast travel toward Mobile and into eastern Florida.
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Woolsey Finnell
Ee Commission
Baldwin County
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Wi L.eligan
Ihee Dent
Gulf Coast
Thishney Ae
Bibb Graves
Finnell
Pighance
Mobile
Florida
Augustine
Fia
Tan Aeanaaed
English bishops in secret session scrutinize Episcopal revision
The Church of England house of bishops will spend three days this week revising the Episcopal edition. Four bishops oppose the current version but will attend the sessions as a convocation of the provinces and York. After review the book returns to the church assembly for final action.
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London
House of Bishops
Church of England
Provinces
York
Church Assembly
German Princes at Italian Resort
A dispatch from Torre Annunziata reports former Crown Prince Friedrich of Germany is staying at an Italian resort near Naples. The notice cites telegraph sources and notes continued interest in German royal affairs amid wartime tensions.
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Naples
Italy
Torre Annunziata
Mattino
Friedrich
Germany
Velma West on Trial for Honeymoon Slaying
In Painesville Ohio Velma West 21 on trial for the fatal beating of her husband J Blee mer during their honeymoon. She tells a reporter she is ready for the ordeal and describes the quarrel that led to the incident. The proceedings last about an hour and a quarter with remarks including apologies amid testimony.
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Painesville
Ohio
Velma West
Ee Aeing
Francis W. Paulson
Seth Paulin
Lake County
West
Velma
Painesville Court Room
T. Bleemer
Dishe
Polish election results posted in Warsaw March report
Wartime style dispatch notes that the Pilsudski government is expected to win about a quarter of the total Polish vote. The government list gains six mandates, National Democrats four, Communists two, Socialists one, and a Jewish candidate one. Posen Cracow and Lwow show two of four mandates for the government, Vikna Katowice two of five.
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Pilsudski
Ee Eee
National Democrats
Posen
Cracow
Lwow
Lamberg
Vikna
Katowice
Katowitz
Walker Addresses Church Gathering in New York
James J. Walker spoke at Grace Methodist Episcopal Church in New York on March 5. He addressed tolerance, transit, and heaven, and mingled with attendees during a night labeled Trish night.
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New York
Grace Methodist Episcopal
James J. Walker
Stone Snout 7
Belgie
Lines Are Drawn See March 5
Fragmentary OCR notes reference a March 5 date and names Calon and W. D. or. The content suggests a discussion or drawing of lines, possibly legislative or boundary related, but details are unclear.
Conclude Hearing on Capper Bill Advances Locally
A local hearing on the Capper Bill ends with implications for community measures rather than national legislation. Officials emphasize the action remains within local control and does not establish nationwide policy.
French Net Stars Beat Australians In Adelaide Test
In Adelaide on March 5 France defeated Australia five matches to four in international tennis tests. France won two of the three matches played that day, with standout performances reported by observers.
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Adelaide
South Australis
France
Australia
Man of Agesttale
French Postal Plane Overdue Reported Over Casablanca
Morocco dispatch notes a French postal plane overdue over Casablanca prompting search or alert. Authorities monitor route and assess possible weather or mechanical causes affecting the flight.
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