Illinois Central May Buy Gulf Mobile & Northern Railroad
Rumors sweep railroad circles that the Illinois Central Railroad seeks to purchase the Gulf, Mobile & Northern from Mobile to Jackson with a five million dollar deal. Officials in Chicago Memphis and Mobile deny confirmed negotiations while C M Kittle and local leaders note no verifiable progress amid widespread speculation.
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Illinois Central Railroad
Mobile
Gulf, Mobile & Northern Railroad
Chicago
Memphis
Illinois Central
Jackson
Tenn
Markham
I. B. Tigrett
Gulf, Mobile & Northern
Florida
S. C
Merkham
Chicago Tribune
Associated Press
C. M. Kittle
Tce
Ors
Illinois Central Line
Ala
C. M. Wittle
Kittle
Two Germans killed as French troops clash in Europe
Reports from Leottringhausen and Essen dated March 10 say two Germans were shot by French troops during disorders. A railroad official was wounded, another man arrested, and a fireman killed in Essen. In Pirmasens a German found dead, likely shot by highwaymen. Also notes two French infantrymen arrested amid a separate incident.
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Berlin
Mar
Leottringhausen
Essen
Leottringhauser
Pirmasens
Rave
Pensacola Theft Sparks Manhunt For Studebaker
A five passenger Studebaker sedan was reported stolen in Pensacola yesterday afternoon by two white men. Police issued a long distance alert asking Mobile officers to locate the vehicle and the suspects as its possible destination remained unclear. The Pensacola force described the pursuit as active and ongoing.
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Mobile
Pensacola
Fasay
Bar Association Plans Mobile Convention April 26
A local bar association committee readies the annual convention in Mobile beginning April 26 with several hundred attorneys expected. Alex Troy, secretary, is in Mobile finalizing arrangements for the program and an outing during the meeting.
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Bar Association
Mobile
Alex Troy
Examinations Under Way At Local Post Office
Examinations for a postmaster position in Theodore county Summerdale Baldwin county are held today at the local post office. An exam for a government druggist position is also in progress under the Civil Service Commission.
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Theodore
Summerdale
Baldwin County
Civil Service Commission
Tanker Arrives for Repair Work
The Sinclair Oil tanker W. L. Connelly was brought to Todd Shipyard Company for repairs estimated at $40,000. The vessel arrived from Galveston and work will commence immediately.
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Sinclair
W. L. Connelly
Todd Ship Yard Company
Galveston
Weather forecast for Alabama and Washington region
Mostly cloudy tonight and Sunday with periods of rain. Local showers expected tonight and interior areas may see cooler afternoon conditions.
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Washington
Alabama
Georgia parents plead to save Baker boys from death
In Rome Georgia Pa and Ma Baker rally support to spare sons Ralph fourteen and George nineteen who were convicted of killing Deputy Sheriff Morton on March six teen. They await word from the state capitol as civic leaders clergy and science groups join the campaign to overturn the death penalty. The couple stresses faith and divine guidance in their pleas.
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Rome
Ma” Baker
Gethsemane
Ralph
George
Floyd County
Morton
Blue Ridge Mountains
Georgia
Baker
Pa” Baker
Walker County
Raid Destroys Large Copper Still in Grand Bay Area
Deputies led by Chief Field Deputy Sheriff G L Donahue raided on the Grand Bay road near Union Church at dawn and destroyed a 200 gallon copper still along with 288 barrels of beer. Officers Moore Hudoff and Blachman assisted in the action reported to Sheriff Paul Caza las.
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G. L. Donahue
Grand Bay Road
Union Church
Paul Cazalas
Chief Donahue
Moore
Hudoff
Blachman
Wreck on St Francis Street: Driver Arrested
A Ford runabout driven by A Mc Kee of Government Street Lumber Co collided with a Crichton line electric car at 10:15 this morning on St Francis Street near Royal. Traffic paused fifteen minutes. Mc Kee was docketed by Traffic Officer Betrand for reckless driving. Hamlin described as motormafia of the street car.
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A. McKee
Government Street Lumber Company
Crichton Line
St. Francis Street
Royal
McKee
Betrand
Hamlin
Fire Department Finds Blocked Escape Passage at Conti Street Building
Officials inspect the YMCA building on Conti Street between Royal and St. Emanuel and report a blocked fire escape passage and no green light indicating an escape. The institution's matron promised to remedy conditions.
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Conti
Royel and
St. Emanuel
Rate Adjustment on Cotton Withdrawn from Southern Ports
Railroads withdrew the proposed cotton rate increase from Memphis to South Atlantic ports after a hearing by the Southern Rate Commission. Mobile and other Gulf ports opposed the adjustment, according to a notice received today.
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Memphis
South Atlantic
Southern
Mobile
Dither
Gulf Ports
Liquor Toss Leads to Seizure and Arrests
Federal agents recovered three pints of liquor thrown from a car being followed and found a large liquor stash in an alley from lower Government street. A negro arrested for selling liquor near Bill and Broad faces a Monday preliminary hearing.
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Federal
Lower Government Street
Federal Building
Bii and
Broad
Howard Kelly Pleads Guilty to Operate While Intoxicated
Howard Kelly, who recently completed a 90 day county road sentence for receiving stolen property, was arraigned in circuit court before Judge Safford Berney and pled guilty to a charge of operating an automobile while intoxicated. A $25 fine plus costs was imposed and paid.
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Howard Kelly
Safford Berney
Kelly
Mobilians Attend Insurance Meet in New Orleans
Manager Andrew Mitchel with assistant managers Burns and Turner and agents Lloyd Brown Westcott Torbert Hampshire Barton depart for the Metroplitan Life Insurance triennial convention in New Orleans starting Monday March 12. Also leaving are Senator John Craft Rev E A Lemoine Judge N F R Lagh W H Monk Jr Dr W H Oates Gordon Smith H H Smith Williams Buck Taylor Dr D J Williams and William J Young to be hosted by President Fiske.
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Andrew €. Mitchel
David P.burns
George L. Turner
J.C. Lloyd
A. Brown
George
John Craft
E. A. Lemoine
N. FR. Lagh
W. H. Monk, Jr
W. H. Oates
Gordon Smith
H. H. Smith
Williams Buck Taylor
D. J. Wiliams
William J. Young
Two Members of Harding Party in Miami
In Miami March 10 John Barton Payne chairman of the American Red Cross rested under Dr. J T Boone physician to Attorney General Daugherty after illness that led to his removal from Senator Frelinghuysens yacht Payne is improving while Daugherty also a party member was expected to be moved for better care at a hotel site notes Payne arrived ahead of the presidential entourage and enjoyed improved condition the day prior.
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William K. Hutchinso
International News Service
Court House
Bastrop
Morehouse
Maré Watt Daniel
Thomas F. Ric
Texas
Rl Grande
Carey Calhoun
Éric Calhoun
Fedther
Calhoun Brothers
Carey Calho
Parker
Ode ¢ Bbadles
Calhoun
Heirt
Morehouse’ Parish
Totimore, Md
M. McKoin
Rouge
Fred M. Cobb
Morehouse Parish
Gafkey
Calhouns
Gu Stote
A. V. Coco
Miami
Fla
J. T. Boone
Daugherty
John Barton Payne
American Red Cross
Frelinghuysen
Payne
Pare
Yestay
Boone
Juries Turn Against Women Slayers Say Prosecutor
New York March 10 Fortified by a string of acquittals in crimes of passion Ferdi nand C Pecora assistant district attorney notes a shift in jury sentiment He cites the imprisonment of Mrs Lillian S Raizen and Mrs Paulette Saludes as evidence that women must pay for crimes of passion The prosecutor attributes the change to rising crime rates and greater freedom for women within society
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New York
Les
Ferdinand C. Perera
Lillian S. Raizen
Paulette Saludes
Pecora
Cutters To Be Used To Find Big Icebergs
United States coast guard cutters have been detailed to protect trans Atlantic liners from iceberg danger. A 16 day ice patrol off the North Atlantic will begin with Tampa sailing to Boston March 14 while Medics locate icebergs near shipping lanes. Wireless warnings will inform seacraft of floe locations as they drift southward.
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Washington
United States Coast Guard
Navy Department
Tampa
Boston
North Atlantic
White Star
Titanic
Continents
Butter Prices Slip Across Markets On New Zealand Butter Arrival
Butter prices in major markets weakened after New Zealand butter shipments reached New York. The arrival pressured domestic markets as production rose and supplies grew, with New York leading the trend by dropping a full cent midweek. Closing quotes: Chicago 47 1/2c, New York 48c, Boston 50c, Philadelphia 48 1/2c.
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Chicago
United States
New York
New Zealand
United States Bureau of Agricultural Economies
Boston
Philadelphia
Harding Plans More Golf on Palm Beach Cruise
President Harding and companions expected to play another round of golf in Stuart Florida as the Pioneer cruise resumes toward Palm Beach tonight. Earlier the president golfed near Vero with a naval turn and motored through a palmetto jungle to Rio Mar course before continuing to Fort Pierce to reboard the house boat.
Man Gets Two Years For Theft Of $5
Chicago date March 10 James N Griffith a railway mail clerk of twenty six years pled guilty to stealing five dollars from a letter while working on a mail train He faces two years in the federal penitentiary at Fort Leavenworth The theft occurred on a mail train and Griffith admitted the act in court
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Chicago
James N. Griffith
Fort Leavenworth
Griffith
Big Liquor Seizure And 28 Arrested In Richmond Raids
Police and prohibition officers conducted simultaneous raids across Richmond including the West End and East Side, arresting 28 persons, several women, and confiscating many gallons of whiskey.
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Richmond
West Fod
East Side
Prohibition
Find Women Drivers More Safe Than Men
Chicago March 10 The National Safety Council reports testimony supports that women are generally more careful drivers than men though presence of mind in emergencies is not comparable. Officials from Grand Rapids Massachusetts and others affirm women as safer drivers.
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Chicago
National Safety Council
A. A. Carroll
Grand Rapids
Mich
Franke A. Goodwin
Massachusetts
Publishers Meet at White Sulphur Springs Convention
Chattanooga, Tenn March 10 W J Johnson secretary of the Southern Newspaper Publishing Association said the board chose White Sulphur Springs West Virginia as the site for the twenty first convention with dates July 9 10 and 11 The program committee will prepare an elaborate agenda addressing welfare of the South and daily newspapers promising to be one of the association s best efforts.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
W. €. Johnson
Southern Newspaper Publishing Association
White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
Defunct Select Pictures to Pay Creditors in Full
A reorganization committee of Selsnick Corporation announced payment in full to all creditors of Select Pictures Corporation within thirty days. The committee also indicated the business may continue, and Federal Judge Hand granted a thirty day stay on all judgments and proceedings against the company during the bankruptcy petition hearing.
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New York
Select Pictures Corporation
Selsnick Corporation
Hand
Select Corporation
Posse Hunts Negro Suspect After Spencer Shootout
Sparta Tenn March 10 Two hundred men searched north of town for Lewis Douglas believed to have shot five people at Spencer early Thursday. Bloodhounds tracked from Quebec to a field where the trail ended, as Haston family members waited for news and his wife died during the attack.
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Sparta
Tenn
Here
Lewis Douglas
Spencer
Douglas
Quebec
Haston
Gompers Improves but Remains Confined with Illness
Samuel Gompers, president of the AFL, is seriously ill with influenza at Lenox Hospital. He has bronchitis and pneumonia and is resting but anxious to return to work. Mrs. Gompers traveled from Washington to be with him as he received treatment and attended to limited duties.
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New York
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Lenox Hospital
May Exhume Bodies Of Rough Riders
Lt. Col. J. R. Shannon arriving from Washington to Santiago to oversee exhumation of twenty two Rough Riders killed at La Guasimas. He says if approved the bodies will be brought to the United States for interment in the National Cemetery.
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New Orleans
J. R. Shannon
Medical Corps of the Army
Washington
Santiago
Cuba
War Department
la Guasimas
Tne
Roosevelt
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Storm Center
The
County Board of Revenue
Albert C. Towle
Appellate Court
Towle
Hartwell
Crawford
Taylor
City Commission
Jack Courtney
N. R Clarke
London
Treasury
House of Lords
Lord Balfour
Mellon
Great Britain
Borsider
Arthur J. Balfour
ASK 3Star
Y. W
Harding
Richard Hanorro
Ruhr
Zoe
Poaildens
Sontane
Rhineland
Holland
Denmark
Telegraph
France
Fritz Filbry
Filbry
Germany
German Medical Society
Hartmann Bund
Virginia
Posse
Gompers
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