Engineer Freed After Freight Wreck Near Castleberry
Near Castleberry Alabama floodwaters trapped engineer Bostick Hama of Montgomery under the tender of a derailed freight engine early today. Rescue workers freed him before 10 o clock, with officials reporting a fractured foot and his body pinned as waters rose.
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Montgomery
Ala
Louisville and Nashville Railroad
Bostick Hama
Montgom
Castletry
Montgomery Ofice
Government Troops Press Rebels Around Torreon Stronghold
Reports from AP say federal forces tighten siege as rebel defenses in Torreon hold. Encounters around Artega yield disputed claims of captures while General Almazan advances from Monterey toward the rail line, with reinforcements moving to Calles.
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Associated Press
Torreon
Revolu- Comin
Naco
Ea Oor Prieta
Stamp Expert Offers Free Advice at The News Item Office
Stamp expert Mr Emerson invites stamp collectors and enthusiasts to visit The News Item office today. He offers free consultations in stamp collecting, drawing on years as a dealer and collector, and serves as editor of a trade journal.
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Emerson
One Bus Route Open During Flood Emergency
Flood conditions leave Mobile largely blocked with only the Mobile to New Orleans bus route operating. Other services suspended. rail lines inactive northbound. air mail shut off. roads and bridges underwater or impassable across Baldwin County and Mobile Bay area.
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Mobile
New Orleans
Pensacola
Mobile Bay Bridge
Baldwin County
Meri
Montgomery
Birmingham
Nauvoo
Severe Weather Halts Airmail Service Citywide
Heavy flooding stalled operations at the municipal airfield on Cedar Point road with several inches of water blocking landings. Southbound from Atlanta and northbound from New Orleans faced delays or cancellation as inclement weather kept pilots grounded and roadways unusable, delaying routine mail and auto traffic.
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Atlanta
New Orleans
Cedar Point Road
City Traffic Hit As Torrential Rails Flood Streets
Torrential rains flood streets and homes in the city trapping traffic and causing damage to some businesses. Residents report water in basements and road washouts near rail lines as emergency crews respond.
Train wreck injures crew near Brantley Alabama
A train derailed this morning one mile west of Brantley due to a washed out trestle. Engineer John Young and fireman John Smith, both of Columbus, Georgia, were fatally hurt. a mail clerk was injured with unknown extent. two passenger coaches stayed on rails.
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Abe
Brantley
Ale
Here
John Young
Columbus
John Smith
Heavy Rainfall Drenches Southeast US With Alabama Focus
Weather bureau reports 24 hour rainfall ending 8 AM centered in middle Alabama and along the coast. Birmingham saw the heaviest total while Mobile recorded 4.12 inches and Montgomery 3.16 inches. Other totals included Meridian 2.68 inches and Atlanta 2.14 inches. New Orleans remained at 2.4 inches.
Leader to Speak at Government Street Methodist Church
Mrs. S. T. Slaton of Birmingham, lecturer for the W C T U, will speak Friday night at the Government Street Methodist church under Mobile W C T U auspices. The subject is Good Citizenship and all interested are invited. The meeting starts at 8 o clock with a short musical by Rev. W M Lantrip and Mrs. Carl Gilbert, accompanied by Miss Annie Hayes.
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S. T. Slaton
Birmingham
Government Street Methodist Church
Mobile
Carl Gilbert
Annie Hayes
Floods spread across western area as ice jams threaten towns
Severe winter weather sent the Mississippi River into dangerous torrents with ice jams moving downstream. Hundreds of workers labored on dikes while dynamite was prepared to protect threatened areas. Galena Illinois saw its highest flood stage with business districts only reachable by boat and trains disrupted by washed-out tracks.
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Mississippi
Iowa
Nebraska
Illinois
Galena
Vacate Homes as Flood Forces Twelve Families from Three Mile Creek
Water overflowed into homes near Three Mile Creek forcing twelve families to flee this morning. Residents found it hard to leave due to deep water and some used skiffs to escape.
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Three Mile Creek
Mexico City Drive Aims to Break Rebel Drive
Mexico City reports the government pursued a broad campaign to counter rebel influence across the country. The program includes security measures, political pressure, and efforts to win public support, with officials pledging progress in stabilizing regions affected by unrest.
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Mexico City
Meridian stockholders approve sale and board slate
Page 12 report notes Meridian Memphis railroad stockholders approve a resolution empowering officers to transfer stock and rights to the A and L Northern Railroad Company. Meridian dispatch lists new board members C K Beekman G W Bovenizer R F Brown W H Coverdale A C Goodyear J N Flowers M Holly Hutchinson J W Platten A H S Post T Nelson Strother I B Tigrett.
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Meridian
Memphis Railroad
A. & le and Northern Railroad Company
Meridian Dispatch
C. K. Beekman
G. W. Bovenizer
R. F. Brown
W. H. Coverdale
A. C. Goodyear
J. N. Flowers
M. Holly Hutchinson
J. W. Platten
A. H.S. Post
T. Nelson Strother
I. B. Tigrett
Frost Protection Project For Mobile Orange Growers
Frost protection work will be conducted in Mobile next winter by the United States Department of Agriculture with an appropriation approved by the last Congress. J. Lloyd Abbot, a Mobile pot orchardist, says the service will aid all agriculture locally and be especially valuable to orange growers.
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Mobile
United States Department of Agriculture
J. Lloyd Abbot
Steamer Knockfierna Arrives From Limerick with Nitrates
The Knockfierna from Limerick Ireland docked here yesterday ending a rough voyage. It is the first ship to enter this port from Ireland and is loaded with nitrates.
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Knockfierna
Limerick
Ireland
Firing Squad for Leaders of Revolt
Douglas Arizona March 14 Rebel leaders captured by Mexican federal forces will be executed by firing squad. Roberto Pesqueira, special representative, moved along the frontier from Brownsville Texas to Nogales Arizona. Most condemn the insurrection, with some exceptions noted. Catholics condemn what is seen as a misplaced religious liberty argument.
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Ariz
Roberto Pesqueira
Represen
Suivey
Brownsville
Texas
Nogales
Seating Plan May Come Up In Special Meet
Washington March 14 Congressional leaders agree the rent bill will be taken up by the House or Senate first. House leaders expect Senate action on the measure carried by Hoover supporters to avoid a jam. Senator Vandenberg of Michigan with leaders promised it would come up in the extra session rather than block other bills.
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House
Senate
Hoover
Vandenberg
Sena Michig
Marine affairs seek action on Pass Aux Herons improvements
The campaign urges cooperation for accurate up to date information on the page. See Fort Pass Aux Herons between Mobile Bay and the Mississippi sound to be improved after referral to Captain BE V Pickley in charge of Warrior barge line operations at Mobile for recommendation before any action. Barges of the Warrior line are the main traffic through the pass.
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Marine Affairs For
Pass Aux Herons
Mobile Bay
Mississi Sound
BE. V. Pickley
Warrior
Mobile
Warrior Line
New Waterworks Quarter Opened at 107 South Royal Street
The first floor of the two story building at 107 South Royal Street adjoining City Hall has been renovated to serve as a store room and for the meter department of the city waterworks. Waterworks Commissioner Harry T. Hartwell and Superintendent Herve Charest led inspections with city officials. A. J. Leibert heads the division. C. W. Adams supervised the opening.
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South Royal Street
City Hall
City Waterworks
Harry T. Hartwell
Herve Charest
Playes
A. J. Leibert
C. W. Adams
Fatal incident reported involving Foster and nine children
A terse notice describes a deadly event linked to Foster and nine children. Details about location and actions are unclear in the fragmented text. Further readable facts indicate official involvement by federal and county officers.
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Otten
Bridge Damage Causes Bayou La Batre Isolation
Flood waters threaten Hall's Mill Creek bridge abutment cutting Bayou La Batre from Mobile. Abuttment erosion could block the road unless barricades are placed. Bayou La Batre area reachable by motor only via St. Elmo while water rises. Motorists urged to proceed with caution.
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Ag Mill
Bayou Batre
Mobile
Hall's Mill Creek
Cramac
Bayou la Batre
St. Elmo
Prohibition raid nets three arrested in city house
Chief Deputy McFayden and deputies nabbed Idine Wright 25 Lawrence Franklin 29 and P L Johnson 27 in a northern city house yesterday after finding 123 half pints of liquor. Franklin was already serving a 20 day trusty sentence and was absent without leave.
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Lawrence Franklin
P. L. Johnson
McFayden
Nelson, Lee
Gewin
Franklin
Old flame fired asuncion skirmish sparks tension
Paraguan garrison at Isla Margarita faced a Brazilian assault from Puerto Martinho, forcing Paraguayans to abandon the post. The Paraguayan office lodged representations with the Brazilian government demanding immediate evacuation of the area.
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Asuncion
Paraguay
Puerto Martinho
Isla Margarita
Isla Margarita River in the Chaco Border Dispute
Isla Margarita is identified as a river in the northern Chaco Boreal-Paraguay border region, amid a historical territorial dispute between Paraguay and Bolivia.
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Isla Margarita
Chaco Boreal
Paraguay
Burke Dismissed From Police Force by City Officials
An order approved by Mayor Cecil Bates dismisses Patrolman A. C. Burke for failing to report for duty. The action was released last night by Chief Warren Burch as part of department discipline under mayoral authority.
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Cecil Bates
A. C. Burke
Warren Burch
Tunstall
Burney Mack Harman Eye
Olen Gapirgg
Cecil F. Bates
Conti Street Incident Sparks Street Altercation
Disjointed OCR notes describe a disturbance on Conti Street in the early hours. A motorist involved in a Shanigan incident fled toward a warlike confrontation, and an attempt by his wife to return home with the machine is mentioned but unclear in detail.
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Conti Street
Atte
Bony fie ay as vi ele ons
Morning report shows events affecting daily life with brief notes on local disruptions and responses. Unclear details reference services and authorities, with limited names or places readable from the fragment.
Income tax receipts exceed Treasury estimates in 1928
Washington reports that income taxes poured into the Treasury from all sections exceeded agency projections. Secretary Mellon says there will be no deficit for 1929 and predicts a comfortable surplus. 1928 calendar year taxes totaled 2,169,417,231 with year over year gains, despite earlier lower March 15 payments and ongoing postwar adjustments.
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Treasury
Rage Ay
Mellon
Congress
Supreme Court
Visiting City State Prison Official and Family In Mobile
Dr. Glenn Andrews state prison inspector and his wife and daughter are in Mobile for several days en route from the gulf coast to Montgomery. He is recovering from an attack of flu.
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Mobile
Gulf Coast
Montgomery
Glenn Andrews
Glenwood Residents Wake to Faulty Comma Run In Notice
Residents of Glenwood awoke to a garbled notice that disrupted a local message, with commas and punctuation missing across lines. The fragment hints at a municipal or community alert, stressing confusion and the need for clarification from officials.
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Glenwood
Subdih
Plans of Week Here in April At Birmingham Conference
The Alabama Tuberculosis Association and Mobile County delegation plan April meetings in Birmingham April 7 6 and 9 with joint sessions. Mr Hudson notes discussions on hospital facilities for tubercular patients and a large Mobile turnout for the State Conference. Florence Bickler secretary of the Family Welfare Bureau and Grace Abbott director of the Child Welfare Bureau are listed among speakers.
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R. F. Ie
Bama Tuberculosis Association
Steptin
Mobile
Birmingham
Bam
Hudson
Card
Florence Oo Bickler
Family Welfare Bureau
Grace Abbott
Child Welfare Bureau
These States Department of
Champ Red Light Observer Causes Kicks During Flood
A renowned traffic law observer appeared amid heavy rain and flooded streets at Broad and Government. He stopped for a red light though no cars were in sight, provoking horn blasts from frustrated drivers and a tense standstill in the flooded city intersection.
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Champ
Fly
Mellon Advises Buy Industrial Stocks Bonds
Mellon argues for buying industrial stocks while noting stock prices are high, bonds offer low prices and high interest rates. He cites favorable investments in stocks but warns about overvaluation and interest rate risk.
Cotton bale counts show January and February totals
Washington census figures report January 68 060 bales of lint and 506 008 bales of cotton with 668 389 bales of lint and linters, and February totals of 572 873 bales of lint and 57 506 bales of linters, reflecting last year’s figures.
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Washington
Rea
Coe
Sensible Spenders Catalog of Wants and Offers
A compact guide to prudent purchasing and selling. It outlines practical choices, emphasizes budgeting, and describes how to value items on hand to maximize spending power. The tone is instructional and geared toward sensible, low-pressure exchanges.
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