Bayou La Batre Citizens Fund Channel Project Start Monday
Bayou La Batre residents and Mobile participants at a morning meeting pledged funds for a new dredged channel to connect the Mississippi Sound with the bayou. The 6 foot deep 120 foot wide 1,500 foot long project aims to boost the local shrimp industry and recover costs from the anticipated increased business. A dredgeboat in the area will execute the work. The government survey had found the project uneconomical.
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Bayou la Barre
Mississippi Sound
Bayou
Alabama
Bayou la Batre
Mobile
Pareerele Pee
Murder in Chicago’s Nineteenth Ward Stirs Aldermanic Race
Three men found slain under an elevated track in Chicago’s Nineteenth Ward as authorities probe a bitter aldermanic contest. The male victim, identified by documents as W. Willenstein formerly of Toledo Ontario, bore a club wound and two stab wounds. Police say robbery was not the motive. A heavy patrol presence followed recent gunfire nearby as investigators work the case.
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Chicago
W. Willenstein
Toledo
Jurors Drawn for Circuit Court for Week of March 14
Jurors listed for service in the circuit court for the week beginning March 14 were drawn today. The roster includes John C. Lawler Adolph Lafargue Marion Deakle Edward J. Lehay Priest A Wartman Walter C. Sims John Simmons and many others names in alphabetical sequence among a long pool of jurors.
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John C. Lawler
Adolph Lafargue
Marion Deakle
Edward J. Lehay
Priest A.wartman
Walter C. Sims
John Simmons
Stanley S. Sheip
Harris C. Partridge
Lee P. George
Charles A. Marston
W. Lawrence Fields
Edward Summerlin
Adam Kothy
Herman H. Wefel, Jr
Richard C. Riley
Thomas
Fair Warmer Friday Forecast From Mobile Weather Bureau
The weather forecast from Mobile and Vicinity predicts warmer temperatures Friday after a slight morning drop. Today’s thermometer started around 52 degrees at 7 am, rising toward a high near 74 degrees by Friday as the forecast calls for warmer weather.
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Weather Bureau
Mobile
Risnet
Illicit whiskey still found in swamp near Mobile
Deputy sheriffs Chue and Blackman reported destroying a whiskey plant in a swamp by Cottage Hill near Government Street fifteen miles from Mobile. A sixty gallon gasoline drum used as part of the operation was seized and 350 gallons of mash were destroyed.
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Cottage Hill
Government Street
Mobile
Chue
Blackman
Work Rush Underway on City Playground Project
The playground at Old Eureka Garden near Virginia and Washington avenues nears completion. Superintendent John J. Hinoss of unimproved parks city reports the entire square is surrounded by a high curb and thoroughly drained. It will open in early summer with a program of exercises.
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Eureka Garden
Virginia and
Washington Avenue
Acto
John J. Hin Os
Parks City
Weather Forecast Narrow Alabama to Warm Weekend
A pleasant forecast for Alabama with fair skies tonight and Friday warming temperatures. Expect a mild progression into the weekend as conditions trend warmer across the state.
Tutweiler Seeks Salary Increase With Mobile Club
Outfielder Tutweiler announced he will not sign his Mobile Southern Association contract unless his salary is raised. He arrived with Monte Prieste and Kitty Wickham aboard the same train as Bronkie and Lo, who plan a large contingent and hard spring practice ahead of the March 18 game in Gulfport against an American Association team.
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Guy Tutweiler
Mobile
Southern Association
Monte Prieste
The
Bears
Tutweller
Prieste
Kitty Wickham
Bronkie
Gulfport
Miss
American Association
Russian Red Cross asks American aid for Koslovski
M Gouchkoff president of the Russian Red Cross cabled President Harding asking that American food stores in Finland be assigned to rebel leader General Koslovski. He said rebel success depends on withstanding hunger longer than Moscow.
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Paris
Rotary Club Weighs School Tax Refund Protest
The Mobile Rotary Club plans a third vote on a resolution urging Mobile County taxpayers not to seek school tax refunds if the Louisville Nashville railroad wins a challenge to the levies. Dr Harry T Inge and James H Glennon spoke against action. Kiwanis had earlier adopted a similar resolution. The school commissioners met to plan a campaign to counter efforts to overturn the levies.
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Mobile Rotary Club
Mobile County
Louisville & Nashville Railroad
Richard A. Christian
Harry T. Inge
Mobile
Inge
James H. Glennon
Rotary Club
Kiwanis Club
Two Realty Deals Closed Here
Duggan-Taylor Realty reports two property transactions. A business site at Dauphin and Hamilton streets sold from J Pollock estate to Charles Miller of Camden Ala for 18500. A residence on Government Street near Dearborn sold from John E Mitchell and others to I Prince for 9500.
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Duggan-Taylor Realty Company
Dauphin
Hamilton Streets
J. Pollock
Charles Miller
Camden
Ala
Mitchell
Government Street
Dearborn
John E. Mitchell
I. Prince
Sunday Scholars Open Mobile County Sunday School Convention
The Mobile County Sunday School Association opened its annual meeting at St Francis Street Methodist Church with many delegates from county Sunday schools. Reports and addresses on Sunday school work will be delivered by local workers under supervisor J B Green of the Alabama Sunday School Association. Three sessions are planned: morning afternoon and evening.
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Mobile County
St. .Francis Street Methodist
J.,b. Green
Alabama Sunday School Association
B and O Denies General Wage Cuts
Baltimore March 16. Daniel Willard president of the B and O railroad says no general wage cuts are decided nor for any class. He adds labor costs are the greatest operating expense and that a readjustment of wages will be settled without stopping the railroads. The system has reduced its force from about 88 000 to about 62 000 since last October.
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Baltimore
Daniel Willard
B. & O. Railroad
Willard
Baltimore and Ohio
French Patrol in Silesia Attacked
Paris reports a French military patrol in Upper Silesia was attacked by Germans with several wounded. The French seized a quantity of German munitions as they maintained police duties ahead of the plebiscite to decide if Upper Silesia joins Poland or remains German.
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Paris
Upper Silesia
Poland
Canadian Caught in Ponzi Like Dealing in Florida
March 10. William E. Britt a Toronto real estate dealer is held on charges of attempting to defraud. He allegedly bought goods from local merchants paying with Canadian currency and receiving American money in exchange. The Canadian money’s discount implies he profited significantly.
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Paytona
Fla
William E. Britt
Toronto
Canada
Britt
Sorrow and Shame in a Murder Trial
Ardmore Oklahoma March 16 United Press reports a moral fable tied to a murder case. Clara Smith a clerk once in a country store becomes central as the writer reflects on sin and fate while detailing a defendant’s claim of fighting for freedom amid a life shaped by unholy philosophy.
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Lara Smith -Hamon
United Press
Ardmo Okla
Clara Smith
Lawton
Wounding of Charles Cottrell by 11-year-old with rifle
Charles Cottrell, 18, was wounded under the left eye by a 22 caliber Winchester rifle fired by James Cottrell, 11, at 12:30 this afternoon in a store on Washington avenue and Easton street. The shooter was detained. Cottrell was taken to the city hospital.
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Charlies Cottrell
James Cottrell
Charles F- Howell
Clerk Howell
Washington Avenue
Easton Street
Efforts to oust judge Wade may be dropped ahead of sine die
In Little Rock, Arkansas, lawmakers planned to drop moves to remove Circuit Judge John W. Wade after three days of turmoil. Governor McRae mediated the dispute, asking Wade to testify before the Senate impeachment hearings and address a statement about instructions to the grand jury last Monday that angered legislators.
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Little Rock
Ark
John W. Wade
Senate
McRae
Wade
Probe Cronkhite death at Camp Lewis opened
Agents of the Department of Justice Bureau of Investigation began an official inquiry into the October 1918 death of Major Alexander P. Cronkhite at Camp Lewis Washington. Cronkhite son of Major General Albert P. Cronkhite and a 1915 West Point graduate.
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Seattle
Wash
Lewis
Alexander P. Cronkhite
Albert P. Cronkhite
86Th
France
Department of Justice
Bureau of Investigation
Major Cronkhite
West Point
Colder Weather Forecast Over Northern States This Week
The Weather Bureau issued a special forecast noting much colder weather for the next several days across the northern states from the Great Lakes to the Rocky Mountains. An abnormally high pressure over Alaska and the far northwest drives the cool air.
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Washington
Great Lakes
Rocky
Allied Line Widening In Auha Region
Allied forces near complete occupation of the Rhine ports in the Ruhr region with only a few villages and key crossroads left. British Belgian and French units have not yet agreed on dividing the occupied zone along the Rhine east bank. A Duesseldorf paper cites De G Bouette lines. Gauhier says Germans at London conference showed unwillingness to honor Versailles treaty yet occupation aims to improve conditions, not harm locals. Businesses fear a new customs system, some factories allegedly canceled orders totaling 60 million marks, while people stock up as living costs may rise and food supplies grow tight.
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Neuss
Associated Press
Rhine
Ruhr
Yéermanding
Duesseldorf
DegBouette
Gauhier
Ruhr District Quiet as Allied Occupation Moves Seen
Reports from Duisburg and nearby cities indicate vague signs that mining and civil operations may pause in the Ruhr area following Allied occupation actions. Officials say unrest among workers is limited and after a full day of labor, they returned home, with the story continuing on page nine.
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Duisburg
Associated ‘Press
Ruhr
Germany
Duesseldorf
Ruhrort
Parachute Record Broken by Five Aviators in Sacramento
In Sacramento California on March 10 five aviators Lt Eugene Battens Sgt Richard Thorne Cpl Paul Connors Privates Ward Woodard and Alex Hartner set a parachute jump record from 2000 feet. Lt E C Kiel piloted the plane using double parachutes attached to chest and back. Each man opened a second parachute just before the jump and again to slow descent. All landed safely.
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Sacramento
Cal
Motherfield
Eugene C. Battens
Whichard Thorne
Paul Connors
War
Woodgard
Alex Hartner
E. C. Kiel
Allen Grieves That U S Force Is Idle
Paris March 10 General Allen commander of the American army of occupation told Matin interviewer Stephen Lasanne that allied advances show American troops will not do the same as their sisters on the Rhine. He said American flag is always there on the Bank of the Rhine beside the French and hopes it remains as long as the French tri color.
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Paris
Allen
Fire destroys Briggs Shaffner woodwork plant in Winston Salem
Fire at Briggs Shaffner Company plant in Winston-Salem wipes out a large woodworking building with $100,000 loss covered by insurance. Two other buildings escape damage. Origin of the blaze not yet determined.
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Winston-Salem
Briggs-Shaffner Company
Sinn Fein Curfew Notice Threatens Crown Forces
Dublin reports six curfew notices posted Tuesday night by the Irish Republican Army warning that soldiers or policemen on streets after 10 pm would be shot. The notices were signed Irish Republican Army and spread across several locations in Dublin.
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Dublin
Irish Republican Army
Examination starts as Clare Smith Hamon faces jurors
In Ardmore Oklahoma on March 10, Clare Smith Hamon, known as Ardmore's "woman of mystery," stands trial for murder of Jake L. Hamon, a prominent oilman and Republican national committeeman. Attorney General Freeling and special prosecutor Brown lead the case as twelve jurors hear the testimony.
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Mildred Morris
International News Service
Joe Correspes
P. Freeling
Oklahoma
Om Brown
Principal figures assemble for Hamon murder trial
Ardmore Oklahoma March 10. All the principal figures in the trial of Clara Smith Hamon charged with the murder of Jake L Hamon oil and railroad millionaire and Republican national committeeman from Oklahoma were in readiness for the opening at 9 o clock. Counsel on both sides debated jury venire tactics and limitations on evidence.
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Ardmore
Okla
Clara Smith Hamon
Jake L. Hamon
Republican National
H. ‘Freeling
Oklahoma
Hannon
William, P. Mclean
Walter Scott
General Freeling
Pinch of A B and A Strike Beginning To Be Keenly Felt
Rail service disruption from the wage reduction strike on the Atlanta Birmingham and Atlantic Railway begins to affect Alabama and Georgia towns. Federal mediators work to broker an agreement while reports show economic impact including a 200 job loss at a Zirkle lumber mill and fertilizer movement delays for spring planting.
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Atlanta
Alabama
Georgia
Atlanta, Birm and
Atlantic Railway
Federal Mediation Board
Zirkle
Panama Rejects White Award in Costa Rica Dispute
Panama informs the United States it will not recognize the White Award awarding the Coto territory to Costa Rica. The response comes after a U.S. warning to cease hostilities and uphold the ruling. The statement was released today.
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Washington
Panama
United States
Coto
Costa Rica
White
Supreme Court
Two New Rabies Cases Treated in Birmingham
Two new rabies cases were treated at Birmingham's municipal Pasteur department after bites from a cat and a dog tested positive for rabies. City officials are intensifying efforts against unmuzzled dogs, with about five hundred dogs killed in the past ten days.
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Birmingham
Municipal Pasteur Department
Mississippi Cyclone Dooms Property Damage Across Counties
A cyclone swept parts of Noxubee county causing estimated property losses of 20000 dollars and injuring between 10 and 15 people. In Columbus lines of damage reached The Point with many homes damaged and injuries reported. Ten buildings were ruined at Macon.
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Columbus
Miss
Noxubee County
E Point
Macon
Police patrol Chicago ward to quell violent crime
In Chicago on March 10 uniformed officers and plainclothes detectives patrolled the ward to prevent further political violence during a tense time after daylight murders. A Municipal court planned to hear Raymond’s case as officials kept the ward heavily policed and lined up 67 suspects for witness testimonies.
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Chicago
Batts Raymond
United States May Mediate Panama Costa Rica Dispute
London March 10. In the house of commons Repl questions concerned the possible involvement of the League of Nations in mediation between Panama and Costa Rica. Harmsworth on behalf of the government said information suggested U S mediation would be accepted. He noted the covenant does not bar mediation between league members by a third nation and said the league council had informed the two governments of their covenant obligations.
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London
House of Con
League of Nationa
Harmsworth
United States
League
Council of the
Alrea
Colonel George Harvey Named Ambassador to London
Washington March 10 Colonel George Harvey has been named ambassador to London. President Harding offered the post and Harvey accepted though official announcement will wait until other diplomatic posts are filled.
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Washington
George Harvey
London
Hing
Harvey
Montgomery Fare Rise Plea Heard In Public Hearing
March public service commission session opened to hear Ray Rushton representing Montgomery Light and Company petitioning for an increased fare while proposing a sliding scale to zero cents per fare and maintaining eight cents as the fund for system improvements. Testimony postponed until morning.
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Montgomery
March Public Service Commission
Bama
Ray Rushton
Montgomery Light and Company
Sensational leads in Williams death case
Sensational developments are expected today in the investigation into the death of Williams, a prominent farmer near Greensboro Georgia. Authorities report strychnine found in the viscera, following his sudden illness after a long day’s work. Green County coroner confirms the discovery and will announce the medical findings.
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Greensboro
Mareh
Wi Williams
Williams
Orde Green County
Spanish Gandees Faces Death Threats After Premier Assassination
Madrid reports a foreign minister Marquis Lema facing death by the ES after the Premier’s killing. The hunt leads to fifty arrests as authorities offer a 500,000 pesetas reward for Dat Neuvo’s capture and others involved.
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Madrid
Lema
Dato
Amoun
Owalla
Neuvo
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