Crichton Woman Held on Assault Charges After Desperate Fight
Lottie Richardson, 23, of Crichton, jailed on bond denial pending recovery of Ola Thompson, also of Crichton. Knife wounds inflicted during a fight at Thompson home. investigation by Deputy Sheriff Smith. Thompson sought medical care. scene described as a violent domestic altercation. Additional notes reference to subsequent bond status and shifting charges. Also included is unrelated New York stock market brief with figures and a separate note on William H. Anderson’s prison sentence.
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Lottie Richardson
Crichton
Ola Thompson
Ipson
Thompsoft
Acqiné
Smith
Richardson
Joe
Murder Probe at Letchworth Home Deepens
New York dispatch reports a widening investigation into the disappearance and murders linked to the Letchworth home for the mentally challenged. Deputy Attorney General seeks a special prosecutor as Dr Mochfelder and Allan Williams accuse officials of hindering the case amid alleged employee involvement and missing funds.
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New York
Aneirl
Mary
Helen Johnson
Letchworth
Xan the .Mag
Hochtfelder
Weisenek
New York State
Li White
Mochfelder
Iain Williams
Regulations Enforce Quarantine At Mobile Ports
The quarantine station tightens controls to curb bubonic plague risk. The county health board and Dr. Michel announce ship inspections and precautions. Ships must keep four feet from wharves, have rat guards, dock at illuminated piers, and be fumigated if rats are found. Enforcement will continue through summer months.
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Nee
Toraarantine
Nis
Mobile
County Board of Health
Michel
Prohibition Law Cases Dominate Court Docket
Recorder's court hears violations of the Prohibition law with numerous fines. Minnie Allen and Eva Harris, both noted as colored, receive varied penalties for possessing whiskey and liquor. A police action led to confiscation and ongoing concern by officials about illegal liquor supply.
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Te Recorder’s Court
Pee
Minnie Allen
Eva Harris
B. Cornelius
D. H. Edington
Fire threat stopped by firefighters at Bayou Street woodshed blaze
Firefighters halted a threatening fire yesterday afternoon at 305 South Bayou Street where a woodshed burned badly and men reached the scene as the blaze spread toward a nearby house. The department answered 14 small fire calls over the weekend including Persimmon, Charles, South Erne, Conception and Earl streets.
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Uth Bayou
South Bayou
Persimmon
Charles Street
Southerne Street
South Conception
Earl Street
Prohibition Agent Gongaulles to Testify at Session
W R Harvey a general prohibition agent who helped with cases leading to indictments for convey to violate the prohibition law and others connected with raids will attend the session. The internal revenue client who joined the campaign preceded raids on November 13 when about $106,000 worth liquor was seized.
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W. R. Harvey
Prohibition
M. T.gon
Internal Revenue
Nuvaber 13
Weather Forecast for Ashington and Nearby States
The forecast for Alabama and Mississippi calls for fair weather today and Tuesday with moderate temperatures.
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Ashington
Forest
Alabama
Mississippi
Cotton futures open steady and easy in New Orleans and New York
The market shows steady opening in New Orleans with March at 28.85, May 28.66, July 27.60, October 24.72, December 24.44. New York notes March 28.30, May 28.50, July 27.80, October 25.47, December 25.02 with prices described as easy at the open.
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New Orleans
H. Ag
New York
Quarantine Station Likely Moved From Fort Morgan
Mobile maritime interests welcome plans to relocate the quarantine station from Fort Morgan to Sand Island. Officials indicating the Sand Island site may become permanent, with Morgan buildings moved by barge to the island for temporary offices. The move would reduce delays for ships and reflect broad city support.
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United States
Fort Uegan
Carl Michel
Otener
Dnc
Va Street
Mobile
Det Mobile
Oh Sand Island
Arlington Docks
Fort Morgan
Sand Island
Morgan
Fort
Tug Race Rumors Stir Pensacola Challenge Between Rivals
Captain Willie Clark of the Echo claims a blue Monday after his six hour port to port record. Captain William Conway of the James Dougherty reports a five hour forty five minute Pensacola to Mobile run, logged officially. Rivals in Mobile Towing and Wrecking and Gulf Towing Wrecking consider a race to Pensacola with an umpire and timekeepers to break a harbor tape.
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Willie Clark
Echo
Clark
William Conway
James Dougherty
Pensacola
Mobile
Mobile Towing and Wrecking Company
Conway
Gulf Towing Wrecking Company
Dougherty
Master of Ship Says Obregon Men in Command
The Santa Alicia a Mexican steamer from Tampico arrived in Mobile and went to Alabama Drydock for overhaul. Captain Paramo reported quiet in Mexico with rebels waning except in Tabasco and Yucatan. He noted the Obregonists were incomplete and that the ship had been seized at Progresso but was released after three days following talks.
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Tampico
Mobile
Alabama
Paramo
Mexico
Tabasco
Yucatan
Peso de Petot Progresso
Weather Forecast Maintains Fair, Mild Temperatures
Continued fair weather is forecast for Mobile and vicinity with little change in temperatures. A low temperature near Mobile is expected tonight.
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Weather Bureau
Mobile
City to relieve Myrick from night fire duties
A resolution to relieve George W. Myrick, chief of the fire department, from night duty will be introduced at the city commission meeting. Assistant chiefs Gus Rehm and Bert Rehm will cover night fires, each receiving an added monthly salary, due to Chief Myrick’s long service.
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George W. Myrick
Chieh
Eeer H. Hartwell
Myrick
Gus Rehm
Bert
Comméiatoner Msg 11
Ceara
Youths arrested in robbery case at Moffat road
B. W. Moody, 21, Crichton home, held in county jail on charges of robbery pending a hearing. Kyle, an insurer, reports Moody allegedly took 22.80 from tickets in a fight over recent trouble but Moody denies the robbery. The incident occurred on Moffat road.
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B. W. Moody
Crichton
Kyle T
Moody
Moffat Road
Steele Brothers Reunion In Dothan Visit
Jeff Steele of Dothan Alabama visits brothers Peyton C. Steele manager of the Cawthon hotel and Judge A. A. Steele presiding over circuit court sessions. The three brothers hold a reunion marking their first meeting in years.
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Jeff Steele
Dothan
Ala
Peyton C. Steele
Cawthon Hotel
A. A. Steele
Steamer Captain Freed After Assault Hearing
Captain Duncan Stewart, master of the steamer West Hardaway, was discharged by United States Commissioner L I Burgett after a Saturday to today hearing. The mess boy Austin Quinlan alleged the captain beat him aboard the vessel in Queenstown, but the charge was dismissed.
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Duncan Stewart
West Hardaway
Austin Quinlan
United States
L. I. Burgett
Queenstown
Expert cracksmens heavy loot hits Robbins Jewelry
A gang of expert burglars cut through the roof of the Robbins Jewelry Company store in downtown Los Angeles and looted jewelry valued at 60000 with apparel worth 15000, escaping undetected.
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Los Angeles
Cal
International News. Service
Robbins Jewelry Company
Cash Loot Taken by Trolley Yeggs in City Hold Up
Three bandits robbed the Kansas City Railways car barns and escaped with 5 000 to 7 000 dollars. W W Cooper division superintendent was struck on the head by a revolver and narrowly escaped as a bullet passed through his clothing near his heart.
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Kansas City
International News Service
Kansas City Railways Company
W. W. Cooper
Yeggs Hit Capital Store For Large Cash Haul
Three masked men robbed the Piggly Wiggly on Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington. They held up the superintendent and cashier and escaped with a bag containing between 15,066 and 20,900 dollars in cash. Authorities pursue leads as the heist shocks capital shoppers.
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Washington
International News Service
Tallapoosa Sets Sail On Gulf Patrol From Breton Island
The coast guard cutter Tallapoosa left port shortly after noon to scour the rum row off Breton Island and head toward Tampa, Florida. The vessel is expected to be away for several days.
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Coast Guard
Breton Island
Tamps
Fla
Poker Sharers Reaping Harvests in Railroads
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a chaotic scene near rail lines with a photograph of a corner of cards and a tagged item. The text mentions a gathering of men and references a company in Rome, with unclear details and figures such as £68.
Higher Pay Schedule Posted Across Regional Railroads
Officials announce a higher payroll schedule affecting roads across districts and routes. The list includes New York Central and 16 subsidiaries with major lines such as Michigan Central Big Your Boston & Albany Baltimore & Ohio Lehigh Valley and Southern Railroad among others.
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New York Central
Michigan Central
Big Your
Boston & Albany
Baltimore & Ohio
Lehigh Valley
Southern Railroad
Attendant Held in Death at Saint Louis Sanitarium
W L Lindsey of Rock, Arkansas, an attendant at a Saint Louis sanitarium, was held after a coroner's jury found he beat a Negro patient to death. The case marks the fifth brutality death at the facility since March 10.
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ST. Louis
International News Service
W. L. Lindsey
One Rock
Ark
Monroe Vessel Aground Prompting Rescue by Coast Guard
Two boats and four coast guard cutters rushed to aid the Monroe when it ran aground on a Pacific reef. The ship was carrying passengers and heavy freight, with reports of people aboard and ships’ crews mobilizing for evacuation and salvage.
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Key
International News Service
Coast Guard
Asd
Shipping Board
Steamcate
Monroe
Pacific Reef
Alabama League of Women Voters to Meet Early May
Gadsden announces the Alabama League of Women Voters will hold its annual state convention in early May. The exact date is to be fixed by the local organization. Mrs. C. R. Bricken of Montgomery is president of the state group.
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Gadsden
Ala
Alabama ‘League of Women Voters
C. R. Bricken
Montgomery
Illinois bank fails to open after cashier’s suicide
Columbia Illinois March 24 The Monroe County Savings Bank and Trust Company failed to open today after the death by self inflicted gunshot of its cashier Lewis Dehn 61 who died Saturday evening The bank holds deposits around 300000
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Columbia, Ill
International News Service
Monroe County Savings Bank and Trust Company
Lewis Dehn
Teapot jewelry craze heads to Atlanta stores
Atlanta jewelers say the newest pendants will go on sale here. They are teapot necklaces and teapot earrings. This note hints Atlanta ladies will be mixed up in the Teapot Dome affair in local fashion chatter.
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Atlanta. Ga
Atlanta
Two More Probes Ordered in House
Washington lawmaking body authorizes two additional investigations one into the aircraft industry and another into alleged misallocation of government funds at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing.
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Washington
House
Bureau of Engraving and Oie
Argentine Mission Visits France Amid European War Aid
A two year European mission by an Argentine tary commission arrived in Paris to study war materiel and potential support avenues for the Allied effort. The delegation, led by senior officials, intends to coordinate with French authorities and assess procurement options during the ongoing conflict.
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Paris
Conternational
Aotary
Europe
Irish Ministers Quit Possibility of Cabinet Shakeup
Dublin March 24 Joseph McGrath resigns as minister of industry and commerce and plans to resign along with two or three colleagues from the Dail. He says he will rejoin the cabinet if arrangements allow and vows to recover stolen arms. The Queenstown killings prompt a manhunt and military HQ is confident on fugitives’ identity.
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Dublin
Joseph ‘McGrath
Daliv Ectren
Queenstown
Death by own action review linked to Daugherty probe
Washington coroner J Ramsay Nevitt will be asked to testify as the inquest into the death of Jesse W. Smith, a close associate of Attorney General Harry M Daugherty, is reopened amid suspected foul play and veiled insinuations in the Daugherty investigation.
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Washington
National News
Jesse W. Smith
Harry M. Daugherty
Daugherty
Smith
J. Ramsay Nevitt
District of Columbia
Senate
Pani Designated Ambassador to U S
Albert J. Pani, Mexico’s finance minister under President Obregon, is officially designated ambassador to the United States. Leon Zanlinas will succeed Pani as finance minister, according to word from Mexico City.
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San Antonio
Texas
International
Albert J. Pani
Obregon
Mexico
Desigases
United States
Mexico City
Leon Zanlinas
Pani
Caraway Attack on House Sparks Recall Plea
Washington March 24 Representative Treadway of Massachusetts urged the House to consider action on charges that Senator Caraway a Democrat from Arkansas repeatedly attacked the House and Speaker Gillett in a Senate speech Saturday.
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Washington
House
Representative Treadway
Massachusetts
Caraway
Arkansas
Gillett
Senate
American Beet Sugar Co Declares Four Quarterly Dividends
Directors of the American Beet Sugar Company announce four quarterly dividends of one dollar each on common stock. This marks the first dividend action since January 1921 when two percent was paid.
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New York
American Beet Sugar Company
Jugo-Slav Cabinet Falls in Belgrade Crisis
Belgrade reports the Jugo-Slav cabinet under Premier Be katedente AIT te resigns amid a power struggle with the radical party. The breakdown follows tensions over policy and leadership as Belgrade news wires note the government collapse in March.
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Jugo-Slav
Belgrade
Jugo-8
Jugo-Slavia
Associated Preas
Kate Dente
Josie
Patie
Senator Heflin Presses Inquiry Into Grande Valley Land Fraud
A Senate hearing focuses on alleged land fraud involving the Grande Valley Land Association and multiple counties in Texas Cameron and Hidalgo. R B Sener of Brownsville Texas a Republican national committeeman is charged with role in alleged scheme. testimony expected from postal officials and others. James Page of Missouri and Lorreny named as assisting in the inquiry.
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Senate
Grindé
Wi B
Eneh
Alabama
R. B. Sener
Brownile
Tex
James a_ R. Page
Lorriey
Hehator
Heflin
Individua
Grande Valley Land Lan’s Association
Cameron
Hildalgo
Texas
Revenue Bill Moves Through Senate Finance Committee
The Senate Finance Committee advanced the revenue bill this week and began action on the remaining provisions. Income tax rates will be tackled first as Republicans and Democrats clash over schedules and proposals. Republicans largely back Mellons proposals while Democrats pursue a new compromise aligned with the Garner plan supported by House Democrats.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
Lafollette
Wisconsin
New Secretary Curtis Wilbur Arrives in Washington
Curtis D. Wilbur of California, the new secretary of the navy, reached the capital and began work. He met President Coolidge in a White House conference and then proceeded to the navy department to assume his duties. He avoided policy specifics but called himself a “pretty good size” as a naval chief.
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Washington
Curtis D. Wilbur
California
Navy
Wilbur
An Houwt
President Coolidge
White House
Langely
Navy Department
Rabbit Gravy Case Involving Alcohol Found
In Wheeling West Virginia on March 24 federal officers charged Mrs. Pearl Rickman after raiding her home. They alleged she possessed rabbit gravy containing alcohol and fined her $100 plus costs. Mrs. Rickman argued the skillet contents were gravy, not alcohol.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Rickman
Ocrificers
German Campaign Opens Amid War Skepticism in Elberfeld
A fragmented report notes in Elberfeld that German political figures discuss a centrist approach and caution against accusations of war responsibility. The dialogue emphasizes calm, common sense, and a nonradical stance to appeal to voters and potential aid from foreign powers.
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Elberfeld
Germany
Shanteller
Marx
Truth serum considered for suspect in Dr Wilkins death
Kansas City police weigh the use of truth serum on Dil lard Davis a black janitor held in the Dr Zoe Wilkins death case. Investigators say strong circumstantial evidence ties the suspect to the body and details he provided.
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Kansas City
Dillard Davis
Ben
Zoe Wilkins
Wilking
Ship Board Probe Resumes With House Hearing
Washington AP report says a special House committee resumes investigation into the Shipping Board and the Emergency Fleet Corporation. The panel plans to hear testimony from President Palmer and city officials as it reviews pending actions and the government's wartime fleet program.
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Washington
Associated’ Press
Save
Shipping, Board and Ex Fleet Corporation
Rd Corporation
Palmer Fleet ‘ Corporation
Bloody Breathitt feud claims more lives in Clayhole area
Two men die after a revolver dispute near Quicksand Creek in Breathitt County. Authorities say relatives of a Clayhole house feud participant are involved as investigators piece together motives from prior quarrels over politics.
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Louisville
Fred
A. Ney
Darae
Creek
Nelgae Widpre
Peon
Clayhole House
Tarbell Confined By Severe Flu In Oklahoma Room
Ida M. Tarbell, famed female writer, is reported to be suffering a serious influenza attack in Pawhuska Oklahoma. She has been compelled to remain in a single room as she gathers material for her oil articles.
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Pawhuska
Ida M. Tarbell
Miss Tarbell
America
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