Drowning Case Ties to Impostor Lilliston Identity
A drowning victim's body washed ashore near Mobile Bay is linked to a man posing as R H Lilliston. Authorities confirm the impostor used Lilliston's credentials from the Southern Ruralist magazine. Fred O Hudoff reports the exhumation proposal stalls as police pursue the true identity and motive behind the impersonation.
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Mobile Bay
Sesson
R. H. Lilliston
Southern Ruralist
Lilliston
Game
Fred O. Hudoff
Royal
Hudoff
Ity
Pursuit of illicit booze ends in wreck and escape
Prohibition agents seize a car loaded with 10 gallons of whiskey and 15 demijohns with rum labels at Canal street as officers claim a still was to be supplied. A second raid on Wheelerville road stops a different vehicle after a high speed chase. two negroes flee, the car crashes into a tree, and no one is captured. Federal agent P. T. Graves led the raids.
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Canal Street
Wheelerville
Mobile
Prohibition
P. T. Graves
Teapot Probers Won't Query Fall Ready to Bare All
Washington dispatch reports the senate Teapot Dome committee will not seek Albert Bage's testimony now. Chairman Nye and Senator Walsh deem his readiness to answer questions settles the matter for the time being. An executive meeting may reconsider later as Fall's telegram references court actions to obtain Sinclair documents set for April 2.
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Washington
Senate
Senator Walsh
Nye
Walsh
Fall
Acquittal Sees Calera Chief Attacked by Relatives
In Columbiana Alabama on March 22 the murder trial of Police Chief H F Blake ended with a not guilty verdict for the Calera chief. As the verdict was read Marie Monteabaro lunged with a six inch knife striking his neck while a pistol threatened others. Several officials were stunned by the dramatic scene and two women were restrained and hospitalized.
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Columbiana
Ala
A.P
H. F. Blake
Calera
Als
Louise Monteabaro
Shelby County
Marie Monteabaro
Blake
Montea Ae UN
Bae Pe
le Jury
Demarae
Hatlie C. McCall
Alabama
Highway marker delivery expected for county roads
The Board of Revenue announced delivery of 179 steel signs within 10 days by Mobile Steel Company. The 14 by 28 inch signs will be placed along county highways on steel poles in bright colors readable from long distances.
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County of Revenue
Mobile Steel Mpany
BSE
Board of Revenue
Megro’s Hand Hurts in Auto Collision at Broad and St. Anthony
Henry, described as a Negro, suffered injury to his right hand when his car collided with a J. W. Fowler vehicle from Theodore at Broad and St. Anthony Streets at 7 o’clock this morning. Henry faced reckless driving charges. English, arraigned for recklessness, was fined 10 dollars and costs. Fomah was fined 4 or 15 days.
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Henry
J. W. Fowler
Theodore
Broad and
St. Anthony
Fomah
Governor Inspects Port Terminals During Alabama Visit
The governor and Mrs. Graves toured port areas and the Alabama Docks Commission units in a Baldwin County outing. They planned to discuss general project plans in a morning meeting, the first dock visit since last June.
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Alabama Docks Commission
Graves
Baldwin County
Dcks
L. and N. fixes rate for local visitors
Local travelers face new round trip fare changes as L. and N. adjusts prices for visits within the area. The move affects Montgomery and nearby routes, with the revised rates applying to standard round trips.
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Malla Te Taham
Montgomery
To Mo
City Deliberates on New Financial Program Details
City commission debates a financial program including a proposed increased gasoline tax and a $5 levy. Several conferences will precede a definite conclusion on the measure and related fees.
Sneak Thief Gets Coat From Motor
J. E. Joyner of 110 State street reports a theft of a coat from a motor vehicle. The incident involves a unidentified thief and occurred recently, prompting plea for witnesses or information.
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J. E. Joyner
State Street
Motor Theft Laid To Pair In Jail
John W. Lee and I. Lee are held in the county jail for violating the vehicle act. The pair facing charges after alleged thefts and awaiting further legal action.
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John W. Lee
I. Lee
Prejudicial Rate Charge Set Down In Shipping Case
Complaint by Mobile against Alabama Great Southern and others alleges discrimination in freight shipments from Mobile to Mississippi. Hearing set in Columbus Mississippi in May. New southern furniture rate adjustments to align Mobile with competing points take effect May 16.
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Mobile Ee Ss Ree
Bates Roads
Mississippi
Mobile
Columbus
Mis
Alabama, Tennessee and Northern Railroad
Officials To See New Boat Trials In Knoxville
Senator John Craft and other officials of the Mobile Basin and Tennessee Valley Improvement Association will visit Knoxville to view a trial of a new river boat. They seek to determine its ability to navigate in three to four feet of water and confer with Chamber of Commerce officials and others.
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John Craft
Mobile Basin and
Tennessee Valley Improvement Association
Knoxville
Chamber of Commerce
Craft
Life Peril Story As Alarm Excuse Fails To Impress
A chaotic report recounts a fire alarm incident where Fireman George Lee responded to a gun threat. The narrative notes confusion, a magistrate’s lecture, and a defendant deemed not fully responsible, with details obscured by garbled text.
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George Lee
Troops Requested as Strike At District Mine Intensifies
Sheriff's office reports few injuries and minor clashes as about 100 non union workers remain at the mine under a federal injunction. Picket lines persist despite efforts to break them up, with troops requested to restore order.
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Govike
Fed
German Gliders to Come to the U S
A fragment notes Germany plans to send gliders and equipment to the United States to establish a pilot school for glider demonstrations, mentioning pod pelle holders and a potential agent’s guise, with unclear details about who Geauin Go is and the exact arrangement.
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United States
Vntall
Peabody Reports Quakes on Tape at Yale Museum
New Haven notes describe the heaviest intensity yet recorded on the Peabody museum set at Yale University. Shocks began 11 27 p m lasting over an hour with a peak at 11 42 p m, disrupting a drum.
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Peabody
New Haven
Peabody Museum
Yale University
Series of earthquakes rattles center in winter
The center experienced a sequence of tremors starting at 8:30 a.m. with a long lasting shock followed by five or six additional quakes over the next ten minutes. Residents described the first quake as the strongest of the series.
Veteran’s lost letter helps ID missing man at Great Lakes
A med letter from a missing World War I veteran, William Edward Puree, found at the Great Lakes hospital in Illinois is used to establish his identity. The writer mentions shell gas exposure and confusion about his whereabouts since 1920. His wife remarried and lives in Overland Park, Missouri, while efforts continue to confirm the writer’s identity.
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Veterans Hospital
Great Lakes
Illinois
Cora Lawrence
Great Lakes Hospital
William Edward
Oes
E. R. Sala
Overland Park
Missouri
Still Booze Seized by Raiders in Rural Raid
A gallon drum still and eight barrels of mash were destroyed near the city, with 21 gallons of white whiskey found concealed in the woods. Sheriff’s office filed the report. Terry and Adams faced charges in inferior criminal court, with fines and a three month sentence for violation of prohibition laws.
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Terry
Sheriff's Office
Ts Adams
Inferior Criminal Court
Prince Wales Back In Saddle At Belvoir Hunt Meet
Rutland rider Prince Wales places second at the Belvoir hunt to point meet, returning to competition after a break.
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Prince Wales
Belvoir Hunt
Calera Chief Cleared of Murder Attacked by Relative
The Calera chief acquitted of Louise Monteabaro’s murder was stabbed by a relative of the girl. The assailant, Mrs. Mon fal inted, caused a two inch wound to Tubbs who was rushed to a hospital. The incident followed the verdict amid excitement.
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Calera
Louise Monteabaro
Mon Fal
Kcl
Bidke
Great City's Water Need Warship Blast Kills Two
A naval accident aboard a water project vessel in Great City results in two deaths and nine sailors with minor burns. Seaman First Class John Frederick Narr and Seaman William Albert Gardits are among those injured or killed. Witnesses including Willy Mulholland recall the moment the disaster struck near the Santa Clara river.
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Seaman
Ozark
John Frederick
Narr
Mount Royal
N. J
Lee Burch
Science
John Jay
Freestone
Guillermo
Dario
San Roque
Cavite
Philippine
Willard Edmondston Jannie
Dale Aveor Southeast
Roanoke
Hose
Burns Oes
William Albert Gardits
Paterson, N. J
Frank Benjamin Hulslandersen
Santa Clara
Mulholland
Stan—am
James Phillips
Paul
Mrs Stinson to Fly With Husband in New Transatlantic Attempt
Mrs Eddie Stinson plans to accompany her aviator husband on a new attempt to break the world endurance flight record. Eddie Stinson will fly from Detroit to Houston to deliver a plane before heading to Jacksonville, Florida, to take off for the transatlantic run.
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Detroit
Eddie Stinson
Aqua and
Haldeman
Jacksonville
Fla
Stinson
Houston
Belgian Royal Family Abandoned Plane Trip
The Belgian royal family cancels a planned April 16 flight to Copenhagen due to public anxiety over danger. The Danish court also objects, and the royals will instead travel by rail via Germany, in disguise to avoid German contact.
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Brussels
Belgium
Copenhagen
Albert
Germany
Fisher Questions Plan Answers
Washington March 22. The government submitted a plan in response to Fisher questions. The document outlines steps and timelines for evaluating issues raised by Fisher, with officials noting the plan aims to clarify policy and accountability. Further details were not provided in available text.
Deputy suspended as youth slain in Alabama raid
Birmingham March 22 C A Doss Jefferson county deputy in the fatal shooting of Dewey Day 21 and Troy Day 18 during a raid on a still three miles from Mount Pinson on the Blount county road No charges were filed before the inquest Deputies C A Doss and C H Thaxton said the youths were shot when they refused to surrender
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Birmingham
Ala
C. A. Doss
Jefferson County
Dewey
Troy
Mount Pinson
Blount County
Rior
C. H. Thaxton
Loughran Delaney Bout Rumored for June at Madison Square
Miami Daily News reports an official announcement soon of an elimination bout in June between Tommy Loughran and Jack Delaney at Madison Square Garden. The winner would face Gene Tunney in a heavyweight title bout.
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Miami
Fla
Miami Daily News
Tommy Loughran
Jack Delaney
Madison Square
Gene Tunney
Sinclair fund swells to 4000 dollars in day
Washington news reports the Sinclair radiation fund rose by about 600 dollars today as Senator Borah of Idaho collected around 12 dollars in cash in response.
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Washington
Senator Borah
Idaho
Broadway Mourns Death of Actor Douging Fairbanks
Broadway mourns the loss of a veteran actor after a year long illness. He fell ill in Chicago during a production of a drama and returned to New York to recover. Best remembered for Falstaff in The Merry Wives of Windsor and Senator William H. Longon in The Gentleman From Mississippi, he was part of the original New York cast in 1908.
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Chicago
New York
Falstaff
William H. Longon
Mississippi
Douging Fairbanks
Wealthy Widow Edwards Reels in Former Butler
Wealthy widow Mrs. J Pierrepont Edwards married her former butler two weeks ago, in a discreet ceremony New York reports. The groom, a WWII veteran who previously served in the British Army back watch, is identified as facing social scrutiny amid this unexpected match.
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New York
J. Pierrepont Edwards
Fg i
Burden
Decision in Lake Cargo Case Pending in Richmond
A decision in the lake rate reduction injunction suit is expected soon from Richmond. The case involves Lake Cargo and the court session follows extended proceedings with counsel in Charleston and Richmond.
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Charleston
W. Va
Richmond
Sy Circuit
Ieee
Former railroad head dead in New York obituary notes
New York March 22 Colonel John McAnerney former vice Southern Rail died today at age likely reported as a former railroad head. Details on birth place and survivors were not disclosed in the fragmentary obituary notice.
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New York
John McAnerney
Vice
Southern Rail
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Presa
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Gen Wild
Charlie McCall
Megro
Docks Commission
Theodore Quintent
U. S
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Spain
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