Saukee Arrives in Mobile After Trove of Rum Ships
Coast Guard cutter Saukee and captain H S Browne Jr bring in the Norma L Conrad with about 4,000 cases of liquor after towing from the Florida coast to Mobile. The Saukee has seized ram ships and eight small boats, with warrants pending for arrestees.
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Coast Guard
Saukee
Gulf of Mexico
Mobile
Norma L. Conrad
H. 8S. Browne, Jr
Marion Adams
Florida
Conrad
Browne
Key West
Francis E
Threat of Pressure on Voters in Alabama At Atmore Meeting
John Rogers chairman of the state highway commission warned Mobile and Alabama voters that nominating Charles McDowell in the August primaries would prompt Governor Brandon to withhold a special legislative session on roads and port funding. He pledged a concrete highway plan from the Tennessee line through Atmore to the Mobile bay bridge and beyond, stressing urgency to close unpaved gaps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama
Charles McDowell
Brandon
Atmore
Ala
John Rogers
State Highway Commission
McDowell
Mobile
Senate
Rogers
North Carolina
O. M. Phelps
Mobile Chamber of Commerce
John T. Cochrane
Chamber
Mobile Bay Bridge Company
Cochrane
Highway Commission
Bay Bridge
Mr. Cochrane
The
Mobile Bridge
Florida Line
Tennessee Line
Birmingham
Montgomery
Bay Minette
Mobile Bay Bridge
Mississippi Line
Mr. Rogers
Frank S. Stone
W. M. Mackintosh
Fairhope
H. H. Patterson
Atmore Chamber of Commerce
L. G. Adams
John Craft
W. E. Wilkinson
Wilkinson
Phelps
J. C. Prine
Frank Boykin
David Holt
F Rom Baldwin
Monroe
Escambia County
Two Men Arrested in Florida Car Theft Ring
Leroy Harris of Chicago and Harry Baker of Philadelphia were arrested at Royal and Theatre streets while attempting to sell a car to the Marine Junk Company. They confessed the Ford was stolen from near a church in Lake City Florida last Sunday and said they planned to go to New Orleans after fleeing through Valdosta Montgomery Selma and Mobile. The Lake City authorities were notified and the car recovered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leroy Harris
Chicago
Harry Baker
Philadelphia
Royal and
Theatre Streets
Marine Junk Company
Lake City
Fila
New Orleans
Jock Harper
Quimby Welch
The
Junk Company
Florida
Lee
Valdosta
Montgomery
Selma
Mobile
O Y
Clue Emerges in Bank Robbery Probe at Hartselle
Mayor Gibson reports Guy West identified a man seen in Hartselle days earlier as a street vendor candidate connected to the Bank of Hartselle robbery. The suspect wore corduroy clothing, leggings and a broad hat, and no vendor license matches the description. Detectives and postal inspectors intensified searches as they seek stolen mail pouches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartselle
Ala
Bank of
RE. B. Gibaon
Guy West
Gibson
Bo Far
Probate order and autopsy reveal effects of death
A probate order issued by W. Owen oversees a case at Newville. An autopsy performed by J. Thomas of a hospital case reveals the effect of the death and names D. C. Harry Grantham as attorney in the matter.
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Abbeville
Ale
W. Owen
D. C
Harry Grantham
Newville
Moske
Boony Jonea
Hoapital
J Tham
Negro con game nabbed in bud recaptured by officer
Perry Franklin, a Black man with prior jail time, was caught in a con game by Officer Ed Tunstall as he sought change to send money to a sister. He was placed on the docket for vagrancy and jailed 40 days. Walter Johnson was fined $25 or 25 days for speeding. John son was arrested for driving 25 mph on St Francia street.
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Perry Franklin
Ed Tunstall
Perry
Montgomery
D. H. Edington
Walter Johnson
St. Michael Street
Johnson
Harper and Welch
St. Francia Street
Body not that of Taylor director’s missing valet
Connecticut state police and Los Angeles police conclude the unidentified man who killed himself at Warehouse Point in 1922 is not Edward F. Sands, the missing valet of William Desmond Taylor, the motion picture director slain in Los Angeles.
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Hartford
Conn
Warehouse Point
Here
Edward F. Sands
William Desmond Taylor
Los Angeles
Connecticut
Johnson Not to Barnstorm Again
Wal Johnson, the longtime Washington Senators star, will be excused from barnstorming trips this season after a lengthy concession. Fans in the stadiums will not have the chance to see his wares on the road this year.
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Johnson
Tampa
Fila
Wal Johnson
Washington Senators
Harnjets
Early Market Movements Weaken Some Shares Edge Up
New York March 17. Buying support extended for influential rail and industrial shares while specialties sold off at the opening. Atlantic Coast Line General Motors Chesapeake & Ohio and Atchison opened 1 to 2 points higher. Woolworth and U S Steel traded mixed as merchandising issues slipped after yesterday's director meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Atchison, Atlantic Coast Line
General K
General Motors
Chesapeake & Ohio
Woolworth
Steel
Cotton futures open steady in New York and New Orleans
New York March 17 cotton futures opened steady with May at 18.78 and July at 18.29, October 17.60, December 17.27, January 17.26. In New Orleans the market stayed steady with May 18.06 and July at 16.95 as bids. December 16.99 bid.
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WNEW
York
WEW
AEW
Orleans
New Orleans
Iss
Teber
Weather Outlook for Alabama Cloudy with Rain Likely
The forecast notes cloudy skies over Alabama with likely rain tonight and Thursday. Temperatures are expected to rise, with northeast areas anticipating milder conditions as systems move in.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama
Scenies
PEEPING TOM Fined Fifty Dollars in Disorderly Conduct Case
C. J. Louiselle aged 17 of 750 Hunter Avenue was fined 50 dollars or 60 days by Recorder D. H. Edington after a hearing for disorderly conduct for acting as a peeping Tom at the Nurses Home of the Mobile In firmary. Nurses Home complainants. fine and costs paid. Louiselle was arrested last night for peeping at the home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. J. Louiselle
Hunter Avenue
D. H. Edington
Louiselle
Rain Forecast For Mobile Says Light Showers Likely
A brief rain outlook for Mobile predicts a day to a day and a half of showers. The forecast issued today notes possible light rainfall totals and a gradual clearing afterward.
Protestant Educators Protest U S Action in China
Ten American educators and missionaries protested to John V. A. MacMurray against U S participation in any foreign force to enforce yesterday's ultimatum to the Taku forts. They warned armed intervention would worsen anti foreign sentiment in China and listed signatories including J Leighton Stuart Dwight Edwards W B Pettus Lucius Porter and George Davis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peking
United States
John V. A. MacMurray
Taku Forts
MacMurry
China
J. Leighton Stuart
Yen Chin Gun University
Dwight Edwards
W. B. Pettus
Lucius Porter
American Board of Missions
George Davis
Methodist Mission
Missionary J Leighton Stuart Ties to Mobile Family Ties
J Leighton Stuart native of Mobile and Presbyterian missionary shares that his father and mother were also missionaries and that he has many relatives in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Leighton Stuart
Mobile
Negro killer may be insane in pending court case
Campbell Starks, the self confessed killer of Police Officer Chris Dean shot January 22, is unlikely to be arraigned tomorrow. He has been under expert review for two days to determine sanity. Starks refuses food but was given water and refreshments. Doctors disagree on his mental state, with one saying he is entering insanity while others await further examination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Campbell Starks
Chris Dean
Starks
F. Hale
Ogene Themes
E. D. Bondurant
Bart B. Chamberlain
Thames
Hale
Bondurant
Drydock Launches Second Big Barge for Warrior River
The Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company launched the second barge in a 12 barge order for the Tennessee Coal Iron and Kway Company for use on the Warrior river. A previous barge was delivered last week and twelve other barges near Cambridge on the Ohio await final movement. The new equipment is expected to increase Warrior river tonnage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company
Tennessee Coal, Iron and Kway Company
Warrior River
Ohio River
Cambridge
Mississippi
Gulf
Mobile
Warrior
Steel Billets Arrive by Mobile from Dunkirk
Steel billets from Dunkirk France are coming to the Birmingham district. The cargo is arriving aboard the steamer Jacques Car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dunkirk
France
Birmingham
Mobile
Jacques Car
Exchange progress reported on Mobile social agency cases
At a Council of Social Agencies meeting in Mobile the exchange of case information was described as progressing satisfactorily. Miss Luella Harris, from Philadelphia, reported that substantial information is being gathered and that the plan is moving forward. The Junior League presented a skit showing citywide information gaps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Council of Social Agencies
Chamber of Commerce
Luella Harris
Philadelphia
Ihenvie
Junior League of
Mobile
Laura Vaughan
Y M C A Campaign Reaches Second Day Of Fundraising
Teams in the Y M C A drive to raise 20000 dollars are on their second day after reporting 3566 yesterday. Team 1 led with 630 dollars in contributions. The workers met at the Cawthon Hotel and will continue through the week. L D Dix serves as general chairman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cawthon Hotel
L. D. Dix
Revision of Coast Iron Rates Deliberated in Birmingham
Traffic department members of the chamber of commerce and local steam ship agents conferred on iron rates from the Birmingham district to Mobile for coastwise Gulf movement. R G Cobb, traffic manager, was instructed to press railroads for a satisfactory adjustment before filing a formal complaint. Carriers’ quick adjustment was favored over a prolonged filing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Mobile
Gulf
Chamber of Commerce
R. G. Cobb
Record price paid on racer Soon Up Jimmy
Tampa report notes a record greyhound price at the Tampa Kennel Club for Soon Up Jimmy. The backers earned 432 dollars and 80 cents on a two dollar wager.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tampa
Fila
Tampa Kennel Club
Jimmy
Shamrocks Go On Sale In Mobile For Charity
Erin's emblem the shamrock is on display as the Ladies of Charity of Mobile observe St Patrick's Day by selling them to raise funds for the relief of the poor. The shamrocks are being sold across the city today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erin
Ladies of Charity of
Mobile
Intimidation in Congress Charged in Hearing
The record shows Kincheloe accusing Kentucky representative Hirth of threats against a congressional committee. Missouri’s Abey defends Hirth while Tincher and Jones condemn intimidation tactics as not veiled. Rubey notes party pledges to farmers and Murphy denies council funding links.
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Tincher
Kinchentucky
William Hirth
Corn Belt Committee
Columbia
Kidcheloe
Jones
Texas
Hirth
Rubey
Postponement of Action in Georgia Death Case
A last minute court move to save Ted Cogeshall and T F McClelland from the electric chair postponed a clemency hearing before the state prison commission. Attorneys filed for a writ of mandamus to require a new trial. The two youths were sentenced for the slaying of Baton ton superintendent W C Wright. Residents from seven Georgia counties urged against commuting their sentences.
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Atlanta
Ted Co Geshall
Quincy
F. McClelland
Brockton
N. Y
State Prison Commission
Supreme Court
Putnam County Superior Court
W. Co. Wright
Batonton
Georgia
Readville Track Sold to New Haven Road for Yard Plans
Readville's famous light harness track, a hub of the Big Line era since 1897, has been acquired by the New York New Haven and Hartford road. The property will aid development of the New Haven freight yards. Notable moments include Star Pointer’s 1:59 1/4 mile in 1897 and Readville's $50,000 trotting handicap of 1909.
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Readville
Mass
New York
New Haven
Hartford
Star Pointer
Negro Spiritual Program Set at State Street Church
A program of negro spirituals will be given at State Street Church at State and Lawrence streets on Sunday afternoon at 4 o clock by the State Lauredon Choir. The event is free and an announcement notes the program as a shared community entertainment.
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State Street
State and
Lawrence Streets
State “— Lauredon
Col Coolidge Resting Amid Plymouth Condition Update
In Plymouth VI on March 17 Colonel John C Coolidge rested well through the night and remained comfortable with nurse Ben May Johnsen at his side. Last night Dr Cram reported gradually ebbing vitality and watchers kept vigil as lights burned in the Coolidge home. Deputy Sheriff Angus MacAulay usually delivers the morning bulletin, but this day Mrs Johnson delivered the message as a fuller report was promised later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plymouth
John C
Coolidge
Ben
May Johnsen
Ok Cheae
Cram
Coolidge Home
Angus MacAulay
Aotrerane
Doctor Cram Cares For Colonel Coolidge In Plymouth
Dr Albert M Cram of SBridgeport serves as physician to Colonel John C Coolidge father of the president in Plymouth Vermont The doctor first treated him for a cold a year ago finding a heart condition and has since visited almost daily during the cooling illness He uses automobile in summer and sleigh in deep snow and is among four townships with duties to the patient
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Plymouth
Albert M. Cram
Sbridgeport
John C. Coolidge
Green Mountain Hanlet
Boston
Se vere quake recorded near Washington at Georgetown
A strong earthquake was logged by the seismograph at Georgetown University near Washington. The tremor lasted from 6:59 a.m. to after 7:11 a.m. with peak intensity around 7:10 a.m., the epicenter listed as about 1,900 miles away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Georgetown University Toer
Tona
Erek Eee
Aid Sought to Locate Woman in Cincinnati Case
Mrs. Julia Munabern of 6 Hast aot street Cincinnati asks aid in locating her. Mary EB Dailey last heard from was believed en route from Gosport Alabama to Mobile. Police have asked to assist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julia Munabern
Cincinnati
Ohio
Mary EB. Dailey
Negro Killer to Die by Hanging or Electric Chair
Atlanta authorities rebuild gallows as Mack Wooten, convicted of the 1922 murder of D. H. Williams, presses for execution under the old law. Wooten, captured in 1926, asks to die in the electric chair rather than the gallows despite the new law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Mack Wooten
Wooten
D. H. Williams
Fulton County
Tower
Gowns Shipped by Air From New York to Atlanta
A trial shipment of gowns by air freight was launched from Roosevelt Field New York at 7 20 in a flight to Stokes Company Atlanta Ga. The consignment was handled by R Macy and Company with Roscoe Turner noted as a prominent figure in the air transport effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mineola
New York
Atlanta
R. Macy & Company
Roosevelt, Field
Stokes & Company
Roscoe Turner
A. EL F
Market Bill Up For Vote Today
A market bill faces a house floor vote today as lawmakers debate cooperative governance and marketing authority. Walter Petech of the farm cooperatives committee notes the bill’s passage without changes is likely, with officials discussing none appeals or senate objections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amog Co-Operative
Senate
Oational Board of Farm
Walter Petech
Roll of Farm Co-Operatives
Woman Sought in Brooklyn Pyromania Wave
Police linked a young woman to a spate of tenement and cellar fires in Brooklyn. Between 10 p m and 2 a m sixteen alarms were raised for fourteen fires within a mile radius, with several incidents in under stair and short hallway areas. Authorities report debris and possible vehicle traces found at multiple sites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Brooklyn
Dent
Eee
Shedd Aquarium to get seawater from Chicago
Preliminary survey shows a plan to pipe ocean water to the Grant Park facility. George Morse directing a project with funds to build a tank system and supply one million gallons of synthetic salt water for the aquarium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Galio
George Morse
Grant Park
Caeh R Gale
Phage
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Mildred Dorset
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Vera
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China Row
J. Leighten Stuart
Congress
Col. Coolidge Ed A
Smart Club
Palm Beach
Fla
Capture Shore
Seenarus
Egies
Bath and Tennis Club
Palm
Bradley
Drexel-Biddle, Jr
Montmatre
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