Delegates head Mobile group to Alabama teachers meeting
Mobile delegates led by S S Murphy depart for Montgomery for the Alabama Educational Association convention with a large Mobile delegation and program featuring Miss Elizabeth Johnson and Frank L Grove. Also mentions steamer Fairfield City trial run and a murder habeas corpus hearing in Mobile.
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Montgomery
Mobile Public Schools
Alabama Educational Associaton
Mobile
S. S. Murphy
Schoool
Association
Elizabeth Johnson
James R. Hagan
Frank L. Grove
Bartons Academy
Mobilé
S S. Murphy
Barton Academy
Mae Eanes
C. F. Vigor
Lenore Joss
Pauline O'Rourke
Ora Cowan
Alice Bryant
Lucy Rosentrist
William Frankester
Nora Brannan
Aline Bright
F.°. Sheffield
Kate B. Harrison
Mabel Alvarez
Florence Kene
P. M. Flowers
Furnace Collapse Kills Three at Steelton Plant
Three men died and three others were badly burned when a furnace at Bethlehem Steel in Steelton collapsed today. Buried under hot bricks and metal, the bodies were nearly unidentifiable. Foreman Cornelius Regan is missing.
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Harrisburg
Steelton
Bethlehem Steel Corporation
Joseph, Dalinar
Wm. Teller
Wm. Ba
Cornelius Regan
Local Railroads Plan Separate Offices After April First
The Southern Railway and the Mobile and Ohio announce they will end joint freight terminal arrangements on April 1. The Southern will operate its own warehouse at Beauregard and Royal, while the M and O uses Beauregard and Magnolia. Griffing remains M O freight agent. Wachter stays superintendent of terminals. McLeod, from Selma, will serve as Southern agent-yardmaster at Mobile.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Railway
Mobile and Ohio
E. E. Norris
Southern
Beauregard
Royal Streets
Magnolia Streets
H. J. Griffing
Egent
James Wachter
Mobile & Ohio
D. T. McLeod
Selma
Mobile
Valley Association Secretary Visit to Mobile
James Morrow secretary of the Mississippi Valley Association with offices in St. Louis is in Mobile for a several day visit after illness. He is well known in local business circles and has visited the city on prior occasions for valley association activities.
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James Morrow
Mississippi Valley Association
St. Louis
Mobile
Marshal Gewin Returns From DES MOINES Trip
Marshal C. C. Gewin came back from Des Moines Iowa where he had taken Will Edwards a Negro wanted on a charge of violating the war risk insurance act Edwards allegedly forged an insurance policy in favor of his sister while he had a wife He trained at Camp Dodge.
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Marshal C. C. Gewin
Des Moines
Iowa
Will Edwards
Edwards
Camp Dodge
Former Mobilian on brief visit back home
J. A. Turner, a former Mobilian now living in Washington D C for a year working with the railroad administration, is in the city for a short visit after returning from Washington last spring when railroads were privatized.
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J. A. Turner
Washington, D.C
Railroad Administration
Mr. Turner
Washington
Auto Club Meeting Scheduled Today
New officers and directors of the Mobile County Automobile Club will meet this afternoon at 5 o'clock to appoint standing committees. The program of work for the year will be discussed in the first meeting since the officers were elected.
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Mobile County Automobile Club
Weather forecast for Alabama and Mississippi
Cloudy tonight and Thursday with likely showers. Warmer conditions expected in the northern portions of Alabama and Mississippi.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Alabama
Mississippi
Auto Skids On Government Street Injures Two Men
L Necamp and W E Hensley both of Dawes Alabama were slightly hurt when a Ford overturned on Government street between Franklin and Hamilton at about 11 15. Witnesses said a tire blowout caused the skid. bystanders lifted the car and moved the occupants to Bishop Allen's residence where they were examined and found only lightly injured.
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L. Necamp
W. E. Hensley
Dawes
Ala
Government Street
Franklin
Hamilton
Bishop Allen
Travel 1 300 Miles Stuck In Mobile Co
J Muse Alston Gary Alston and P N Cox employees of the United States Shipping Board have been in Galveston for months repairing the steamers Latham and Selma. They drove to Mobile in seven days noting good roads through Texas Louisiana and Mississippi until they were stuck between Mobile and Pascagoula. They plan to return to Galveston soon.
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J. Muse Alston
Gary Alston
P. N. Cox
United States Shipping Board
Galveston
Texas
Latham
Selma
Mobile
Louisiana
Mississippi
Mobile County
Pascagoula
Post Office Established at Navco on Dog River
Notice indicates the post office department will accept applications for postmaster in Navco a new town on Dog River created by a hardwood company. Mill employees petitioned for the office and several hundred families are said to reside in the area.
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Postoffice Department
Navco
Dog River
Mobile Postoffice
Post Office Department
Charge burglary to men under arrest
Frank Whitlow and Eugene Porter were arrested late Tuesday near Prichard on a burglary charge. Lafargue reports two men forcibly entered his St Stephens Road home and stole a 20 gauge shotgun.
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Frank Whitlow
Eugene Porter
Prichard
Alex. Lafargue
St. Stephens Road
Bull's Head
Lafargue
Tobacco Thief Drops Loot and Escapes
Early morning at Magnolia and Lipscombe streets Officers Bullock and Kuppersmith recovered five boxes of chewing tobacco from an unidentified white man. They ordered him to halt, but he dropped the tobacco and fled. The loot awaits identification at police headquarters.
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Magnolia
Lipscombe Streets
Bullock
Kuppersmith
School Director Returns From Federal Directors Meeting
Miss Nina Castaggion, director of the school for disabled soldiers at Mobile, returned from Atlanta where she attended a conference of federal vocational school directors of this district. Plans for the work were discussed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nina Castaggion
School For Disabled Soldiers
Mobile
Atlanta
Federal Vocational School
Oldest Mobile County Resident 111 Dies
Lucy Singleton a centenarian known as Aunt Lucy died early today at her son Nat Singleton’s home on Cedar Point road. The Mobile County resident was described as the oldest inhabitant and well known to many white residents in the city and county.
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Lucy Singleton
Mobile County
Nat Singleton
Cedar Point Road
Lucy
Soviet Question Debated At Round Table Club
The Round Table Club met Tuesday to discuss F G Bromberg’s query on following England’s example in dealing with the Russian soviet. Mr W A Christian presided and announced the decision as negative from the gathering.
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Round Table Club
F. G. Bromberg
England
W. A. Christian
Letter alleging Boykin connivance in Atlanta swindle case
A grand jury heard evidence on a letter from Floyd Woodward claiming leader ship of an Atlanta swindle ring and accusing Solicitor General Boykin of connivance. Boykin rejected the letter as slander and subpoenaed Chief Beavers and Detective Chief Poole to testify. Woodward is indicted but not arrested. the letter was said to be supplied to police by Woodward’s wife. An affidavit charging collusion between the solicitor and gamblers was released by Chief Poole.
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Frank Allen
Allen Rotter
Inferior Criminal Court
Joel W.W. Goldsby
Allen
Botter
Moffat Road
Mobile
Lucy Allen
C. A. Grayson
Pinkerton
Birmingham
Ala
Leeds
Lacey Murphree
J. L. Bushewan
Henry Ellen
Fred McDuff
Kenry Ellen
Cahuba
Bushewan
E. Murphree
J. K. Patterson
Ulton
Atlanta
Beavers
Floyd Woodward
Boykin
Poole
Woodward
M. E. Garrison
Four Union Chiefs Jailed in Arkansas
Four international railway union leaders from Chicago were arrested in Harrison Arkansas and bound over to the circuit court amid Missouri and North Arkansas railway strike developments. The chief officials include L M Edwards W J Potts W G Anderson and C M Carey all Chicago based. No charges were filed and the action may have been for their protection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrison
Ark
International Railway
Missouri and North Arkansas
L. M. Edwards
W. J. Potts
W. G. Anderson
C. M. Carey
Order of
Chicago
Nicaragua Plans Exit From League of Nations
A Managua dispatch reports Nicaragua is negotiating to resign its League of Nations membership due to high costs. It notes the country pays about $4,000 monthly and owes the league $48,000 after one year of membership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Salvador
Nicaragua
League of Nations
Managua
Nicragua
League
Vouros from Greece changes designation
Athens March 23. Dr Alexander Vouros named Greek minister to the United States will hold the status of charge d af fairs as passports issued by the Greek government show. The American Legion declined to recognize vouros passport as minister since President Harding has not established relations with King Constantine. The Greek foreign office amended the passports accordingly.
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Athens
Alexander Vouros
United States
American Legion
Vouros
Harding
Constantine
Greek Foreign Office
Harding Announces Interview Dates
President Harding will hold conferences with Washington newspaper correspondents on Tuesday and Friday each week after cabinet meetings. The move marks a return to the prewar White House practice of regular discussions on current interests with the press.
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Washington
Harding
White House
New York Millionaire Black Fined in Coconut Grove Booze Case
Harry S. Black, a New York millionaire, was fined 500 dollars by Mayor Matheson after pleading not guilty to violations of the Coconut Grove liquor ordinance. Bonds were forfeited, and two of Black’s African American servants were fined 500 each. Black faces county court for state prohibition enforcement act charges.
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Miami
Fla
Harry 8
Black
New York
Hugh Matheson
Cocoanut Grove
Coconut Grove
Bayview
Bay Front
Matheson
Upstate Officials Aroused by Poison Booze Deaths
Birmingham officials and federal agents urge stricter action after several prominent men die from moonshine tainted with lye and washing powder. The illicit whiskey, labeled old sock, is said to be made quickly and shipped from Savannah and Jacksonville.
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Birmingham
Savannah
Jacksonville
Cardinal Gibbons In Critical Condition At Baltimore Residence
Baltimore March 23 Cardinal Gibbons is critically ill and death may come at any time. No change in his condition overnight was reported this morning though alarming symptoms emerged Sunday night. A constant watch has been kept at his bedside since then.
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Baltimore
Cardinal Gibbons
Liquor Confiscated on Last Lap of Memphis Trip
Five hundred quarts of pre prohibition liquor valued at $15,000 were seized by police in Memphis as two cars carrying contraband were intercepted on the final leg of a journey said to have begun at Daytona Beach.
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Memphis
Tenn
Daytona Beach
Fila
Government reports first 1920 tax installment reaches 626 million
Washington March 23 The first installment of income and excess profits taxes for 1920 payable by March 15 has brought in 626 million dollars, Assistant Secretary of the Treasury Gilbert announced. Officials expect the total to reach about 650 million, roughly 100 million above earlier expectations.
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Washington
Treasury
Gilbert
Coroner Rules Nurse Gladys Cook Murder Victim
Parish coroner Dr Willis P Butler after a post mortem today stated nurse Gladys Cook who died here yesterday of suspected natural causes had in fact been murdered.
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Ie la Port
La.la
Willis P.butler
Parish
Gladys Cook
Miami Havana cable service starts between Miami and Havana
Miami announced the start of service on the new Havana Miami cable laid recently between Miami and Havana. The line began operating on March 23, linking the two cities for communication.
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Miami-Havana
Miami
Fla
Havana
Hunger Strike Sweeps Milan Anarchists In Solidarity
About thirty anarchists in Milan began a hunger strike to show solidarity with Enrico Malatesta. Prison authorities say Malatesta’s condition is not dangerous though weak, and he will not end the strike. Mayor Filipetti visited the jail and noted his fatigue and cold, with a weak pulse, but no immediate danger.
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Milan
Enrico Malatesta
Malatesta
Filipetti
Father slays son and then ends own life in Lansdale
In Lansdale suburb, Edwin Krebel, a Pittsburgh retired planter, forced entry into Harrison Kriebel’s home after denial of admission. He shot Kriebel, fatally wounding him, then killed himself. Police say the father and son had been estranged for over four years. the mother left them then to live with the son.
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Philadelphia
Harrison Kriebel
Lansdale
Edwin Krebel
Pittsburgh
Gardner Appointed to Boundary Post
Dent Harding reappoints Oba jah Gardner of Maine as chairman of the International Joint Commission on Canadian boundaries. Gardner's resignation was requested to allow William H. Wilson to take the post. Wilson resigned last week.
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Washington
Harding
Obajah Gardner
Maine
International Joint Commission On
White House
Gardner
Wilson
William H. Wilson
Harvester Company Announces Wage Cut Amid Reconstruction
The International Harvester company disclosed a wage reduction of five to 20 percent affecting all 45,000 workers and officials as part of a reconstruction plan. The move follows an expert analysis of living costs, business prospects, and working conditions.
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Chicago
International Harvester Company
Bsed
Bandits Hold Up Train In Texas
Two masked robbers boarded the Missouri, Kansas and Texas Texas Special at Dennison before 9 PM and robbed every passenger in three Pullmans. They escaped in a waiting car at McAlester with more than $3,000 in cash, after forcing the porter to lock a door and lining passengers in the aisle. The train's pursuers trailed the robbers as bystanders described the conduct with restraint.
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Muskogeeh
Okla
Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railroad
Dennison
Tex
McAlester
Wbgsee
Denniac
Weather Delays Coney in Start for West Flight
Lieutenant William D. Coney, coast-to-coast air record breaker, detained at Pablo Beach due to bad weather, is expected to begin his return flight to San Diego within 72 hours under Major H. B. Claggett who monitors the weather. Heavy rains are forecast along the planned route.
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Jacksonville
Fla
William D. Coney
Pablo Beach
San Diego
Cal
H. B. Claggett
War Department
Claggett
Holland Aroused by Kaiser's Book
Public opinion in Holland has been stirred by former Emperor William's book, seen as proof of abusing Dutch hospitality by meddling in politics. The ex-emperor pledged not to interfere, wrote the defense in Amerongen, and his presence in Holland is viewed as a serious menace. The cabinet plans to address him at Doorn about asylum obligations.
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London
Holland
William
Amsterdam
Amerongen
Hague
Doorn
Train No 4 wreck under investigation in Douglas
Douglas Ga March Bearded investigator says wreck of train No 4 on the Atlanta Birmingham and Atlantic Railway is under probe. Special agent Jesse Cannon and the Coffey County sheriff are gathering evidence against those believed responsible. no arrests expected for several days.
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Douglas
Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic Railway
Jesse Cannon
Coffey County
Five-Cent Loaf Returns in New Orleans Bread War
Peter van Geffen, a local baker, announced the standard 14 ounce loaf would again be sold at five cents in New Orleans on March 23. He expects other bakers to lower prices to match the move, with 9 and 10 cent loaves already common.
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New Orleans
Peter van Geffen
van Geffen
Tow Boat Strike Plan Held Up
New York March 23 The marine engineers’ beneficial association delays an immediate towboat strike planned in protest of wage cuts set for April 1. 11 national executive committee members are en route as Thomas P. Healey notes approval from Brown and imminent consent. 2400 workers on over 1 vessels would be affected.
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New York
Marine Engineers’ Beneficial Association
Om Thomas PD. Healey
Ahlladelphi
WAM
Brown
Russo British Trade Treaty Reported
The treaty between Great Britain and Soviet Russia is reported to be similar to the January 21 draft. American embassy advices from London state the act’s text varied little from the published draft, with both sides making eleventh hour concessions to finalize the agreement.
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Washington
Great Britain
Soviet Russia
London
State Department
Modern American Drinks More Milk
Washington reports that the average American now consumes about 44 gallons of milk per year including dairy products. Experts credit dairy centers with modern handling and transport facilities that ease urban milk supply for consumers.
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Washington
Department of Agric
Kerr Slated for Canal Zone Federal Judgeship
Lexington Kentucky attorney Kerr is expected to be appointed as federal judge for the Panama Canal Zone. Another Kentucky figure, ex Congressman Foss of Bowling Green, may become solicitor of the Post Office. Frederick Maryland's Reno Harp may be named commissioner, with Mount Vernon unclear.
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Washington
March Sands
Kerr
Lexington
Nother Kentuckian
Foss
Bowling Green
Post Office
Reno
Harp
Freerick
Jury Returns Death Verdict in 23 Minutes
In New Brunswick New Jersey on May 23 William J Fitzsimmons was found guilty of murdering his wife at their bridge home on January 23. The jury deliberated 23 minutes and the defendant showed no emotion as the verdict was read.
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New Brunswick
William J. Fitzsimmons
May
Bridge
Jwout
Mramons
Pitesimmons
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