Long Tried To Hire Man To Murder Opponent
Police report a Philadelphia case where Joe Smith alias Texas Joe and Willie Warner, both black, and four others were arrested for burglary and related crimes. Warner admitted burglarizing a home while denying entry at another, and several suspects waived hearings pending grand jury action. A city commission hearing discussed a million dollar municipal power plant and a Burns and McDonnell report.
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Joe Smith
Texas Joe
Willie Warner
Florida
Recorder’s Court
Smith
Warner
Ed Crosby
Flora Crosby
Willie McMillan
Thelma Sands
Arner
H. L. McConnell
South Julia Street
Lee Giblin
Fearnway
Giblin
Willie Mc
Mobile
City Commission
Harry T. Hartwell
Hartwell
Burns and McDonnell Engineering Company
Houston Yacht Club bids for Lipton races in Texas
A request from the Houston Yacht Club to host the Lipton races on September 1 and 2 in Houston was tabled for later settlement at a Mobile Yacht Club meeting. Commodore Ed Overton and Benito J. Hermann will represent Mobile in New Orleans on April 7 at a Gulf Yachting Association gathering. House and regatta committees were named with Claude Scheifflin as chairman of the former and Benito J. Hermann leading the latter.
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Houston Yacht Club
Mobile Yacht Club
Texas City
Mobile
New Orleans
Commodore Ed Overton
Benito J. Hermann
Mobile Club
Gulf Yachting Association
House
Claude Scheifflin
Earl Huet
William C. Dukes
Leroy Smith
Drury Pritchard
George Combel
Donald Smith
Prisoners thank Sheriff Byrne for Sunday service
Several prisoners at the county jail sent thanks to Sheriff Pat Byrne for the privilege to attend the religious service at the courthouse Sunday conducted by Rev. Thomas R. Bridges. The program included music by the Alles church orchestra led by Mrs. Henry Wright.
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Pat Byrne
Court House
Thomas R. Bridges
Alles Church Orchestra
Henry Wright
Prince of Wales Flies to England from Foch Funeral
The Prince of Wales left Le Bourget at 3 30 p m heading for England after attending the Foch funeral. He departed France this afternoon returning home.
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Prince of Wales
Foch
LE Bourget
France
England
Weather overview for regions in the Deep South and Gulf states
The report notes cloudy conditions across Alabama with cooler interior temperatures tonight and Wednesday. Occasional thunder showers in the north, cooler in interior and Wednesday, with light to moderate southerly to easterly coastal winds. Extreme Northwest Florida and Mississippi show cooler tonight and Wednesday with cloudy, cooler conditions in the west and northwest portions and light to moderate winds.
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Alabama
Florida
Mississippi
Missing Mobile hunter Coffee reportedly slain near Hal’s Lake
Solicitor Joe Pelham reports life insurance man and Mobile sportsman Coffee may have been slain on a hunting trip near Hal’s Lake about 60 miles north of Mobile. Witnesses are being gathered as authorities track the odd disappearance. eight negro wood choppers arrested earlier for Coffee’s disappearance have been moved to Chatom jail.
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Witdanee
Mobile
S Lake
Joe Pelham
Aa Judicial District
Pelham
Clarke
Washington
Coffee
Negro Wood Choppers
Montgomery
Chatom
Hal's Lake
Junior Chamber Luncheon to Hear Birmingham Figure
President Curtis Kendall urges members to bring visitors to the upcoming luncheon to hear W. W. M. Robertson of Birmingham discuss Opportunities of Mobile as Seen by an Outsider. Robertson is tied to Birmingham finance and industry and owns local property.
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Curtis Kendall
Chamber of Commerce
W. W. M. Robertson
Birmingham
Mobile
Mr. Robertson
Destroyer Robert Smith Arrives at Manzanillo
The destroyer Robert Smith arrived at Manzanillo Mexico after leaving San Diego early Saturday. The ship reportedly covered about 1100 miles in 48 hours before docking at the Mexican port.
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United States
Manzanillo
Mexico
San Diego
Cal
Robert Smith
Naval Headquaters
Test of Alabama license law after truck seizure
License officers seized a 1 1/2 ton Inter-City Truck Line vehicle and detained two drivers amid claims the truck delivered goods to Mobile stores from New Orleans without Alabama licenses. The seizure followed talks between state agents and John Mooring of the state tax commission in Montgomery. Drivers named were L. H. Malhoit and Bert Ray.
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Angela S. Puckett
W. R. Jensen
New Orleans
Alabama
F. C. Johnson
John 8. Mooring
State Tax Commission
Montgomery
L. H. Malhoit
Bert Ray
May Plea Expected in Port Huron Murder Case
Sylvester Vet Bean is to plead guilty in circuit court to first degree murder in the slaying of Roberts and gunfire incident near Algonac. If accepted, the plea avoids a possible death sentence and could result in life imprisonment. A federal case on murder aboard a vessel or against a federal officer will be dropped as part of the deal.
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Tewlature
Y. Sanders, Jr
Bozeman
Port Huron
Mich
Sylvester
Bean
Slaytonpeckae
Aigonac
Parang Wight
Tor
A . Brown
BE. H. Stringer
St. Clair County
Brown
George A. Frederick
United States
Roberts
Stanley Gann
Algonac
St. Clair River
Port Lambton
Negro Punished for Hit and Run Collision
Sam Cole of No 2 Washington avenue alley was fined 101 dollars and costs or 50 days after a recorder court hearing. Police said Cole caused a collision with a city street department cart and wagon at Government and St Emanuel streets yesterday and left the scene without stopping to give license or name.
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Sam Cole
Washington Avenue Alley
Recorder’s Court
Kirkland
Cole
City Street Department
Government and
St. Emanuel Streets
Ex-Alabamian Dies Former Foundry Head
Vincent Ferguson aged 79 a Birmingham United States Coal Iron Pipe and Company manager for 20 years died at his Columbus home He had directed 27 coal fields in the Hocking valley during the 1884 strike and was connected with Birmingham Alabama in his career
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Columbus
Vincent Ferguson
United States Coal, Iron Pipe and Company
Birmingham
Ala
Yestern
Ferguson
Hocking Valley
Rich Girl Poor Girl Opens in The News Item
A brisk love tale unfolds with three men and two women in a modern romance called Rich Girl Poor Girl. The serial begins today on Page Eight, promising swift action and a bold clash between wealth and desire.
New Chinese Minister Wu Presents Credentials to Hoover
Chao-Chu Wu China’s new minister to the United States presented his credentials to President Hoover and said he was gratified to find a statesman with deep knowledge of China. Hoover acknowledged China’s friendly sentiments and expressed hope for peace and prosperity in China.
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Richard T. McDonnell
Boston
Mass
John’ van A. MacMurray
United States
China
MacMurray
Peking
Washington
Chao-Chu Wu
Hoover
Court finds westbound train crew at fault in fatal Drocourt crash
Magistrate J. D Broughton sitting as a special coroner without a jury held the crew of westbound train No 3 responsible for the head on collision of two express trains at Drocourt last week. Twelve lives were lost including Horace Smith a fireman killed in the crash. The verdict cited neglect in failing to stop at the meeting place where orders required it.
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Parry Sound
Ont
J. D Broughton
Drocourt
Horace Smith
Flight Begins for Major Morales Lopez En Route Home
Army officer Major Oscar Morales Lopez of Guatemala starts from Ellington Field at 7 11 this morning bound for his home city. He will stop for the night and resume the flight tomorrow.
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Houston
Texas
Oscar Morales Lopez
Ellington Field
Here
Mother killed in booze raid at Deking home
In Aurora Illinois a mother, Mrs Lillian Deking aged 40, was shot and killed during a county dry raid as her husband Joseph Deking 45 lay unconscious. Their 9 year old son Gerald fought off six deputies wounding one in the leg before he was restrained. Deputies earlier were driven off by a shotgun across the house. A search warrant had been sworn after investigators bought liquor.
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Aurora
Iul
Lillian Deking
Joseph Deking
Gerald Deng
Deking
Carlton Shults
Depu
Immoral house raid leads to court actions and fines
Roy Cronan of 356 St Joseph street was held to the grand jury without bail on a statutory charge. May Parker was arrested in the wake of Saturday raids. Mrs J M Lewis of 207 St Michael street paid 25 dollars and costs for operating an immoral house. Frances Jackson Patsie Miller Mary Parker faced vagrancy charges. Parker was acquitted.
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Roy Cronan
St. Joseph Street
D. H. Edington
White
Lawrence
May Parker
Recorder’s Court
J. M. Lewis
St. Michael Street
Frances Jackson
Patsie Miller
Tee
Mary Parker
Lyons to Lead Mobile Chamber Industries Committee Meeting
Mark Lyons, appointed chairman of Mobile Chamber of Commerce industries committee to replace the late Marshall Turner, has called a Friday 11 o clock meeting. The session will be the first since his appointment and will discuss offers to locate industrial plants in the area.
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Mark Lyons
Mobile Chamber of Commerce
Marshall Turner
Mr. Lyons
Five bandits flee payroll payroll after Chicago heist
Five bandits believed to be from a criminal ring escaped in a $3,500 payroll car removal in Chicago. A manager was wounded when he tried to stop the robbers as they fled with the payroll.
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Chicago
Panic at Coliseum Fights Sparks Injuries and Feared Lions
Panic broke out during the Jackie Fields versus Young Jack Thompson boxing match for the NAB welterweight title at the Chicago Coliseum. About 8,500 spectators raced for exits amid cries of Fight and rumors of lions on the floor. Two dozen injured, two seriously, as darkness and chaos followed. Radio listeners nationwide reported the incident.
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Chicago
Jackie Fields
Jack Thompson
National Boxing Association
Fields
Thompson
Coliseum
Salimel
WGN
KYW
Cardinal Aurelio Galli Dies at 63 in Rome
Rome reports the death of Cardinal Aurelio Galli aged 63 this morning. His passing reduces the Sacred College to 60 members, including 27 Italians and 33 foreigners.
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Roman Sacred College
Rome
Aurelio Galli
Sacred College
Spain Wins Long Distance Atlantic Flight Record
Captains Francisco Jimenez and Ignacio Iglesias complete a south Atlantic crossing from Seville to Bahia about 4 000 miles, surpassing the Ferrarin Del Prete record by about 800 miles. The voyage began Sunday evening local time and reached Bahia Wednesday morning without sightings by ships or observers. The pair aimed for Rio de Janeiro, a 4 800 mile goal, longer than the Italian record.
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South Atlantic Ocean
Francisco Jimenez
Ignacio Iglesias
Arturo Ferrarin Carlo del Prete
Spain
Seville
Bahia
Africa
Cape Blanco
Rio del Oro
Trail
Jesus del Gran Porder
Atlantic
Fernando Noronha
Rio Janeiro
Ferrarin
del Prete
Soldiers on Move From Canton in Nanking Campaign
Thirty thousand Kwangsi troops advanced from central Kwangtung toward the Hunan and Kwangsi frontiers in a campaign against the nationalist government at Nanking. The action follows Nanking's failure to answer a three day ultimatum to release Marshal Li Chaisum, Canton governor, imprisoned after a recent visit to Nanking. The grace period expired at midnight with no reply.
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Canton
China
Kwangtung
Hunan
Nanking
Li Chaisum
Attack Near Chefoo In Shantung Forges Bloody Clash
Advices from Chefoo report a planned offensive by northern forces under Marshal Tsung C that materialized last night. About 9,000 troops joined revolters and attacked two points west and southwest of Chefoo, while another 2,000 landed east of Chefoo forming a division the village, but nationalist troops repelled them with heavy casualties reported around 500 to 600 killed.
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Shanghai
China
Chefoo
Tsung-C
Shantung
Tolbert May Be Asked to Rec tire More Aimed at Port Howard
Fragmentary text suggests Tolbert may be asked to retire with focus on Port Howard and his folly. References mention public appointments, committees formed by local people to handle recommendations.
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Tolbert
Port Howard
Dirigible Graf Zeppelin Flies Over Mediterranean
Wireless from the Graf Zeppelin reports a Mediterranean crossing on its current cruise. The airship passed over the city yesterday afternoon circling once before heading to Naples then to the southeast depending on weather conditions. Crew and passengers extend regards to the Eternal City for the flight. Signed Eckener.
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Mediterranean
Holy Land
Naples
Artible
Eckener
Ticky in Mobile County Noted in County Department
A fragment reports a ticky in Mobile County involving an arch and a county department. The text is garbled and lacks clear details or identifiable names.
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Ls Ae
Long
Man
Bill
Joe
Lifer
Hartnell Files
Burns and McDonnell Eotaaeien Company
Paris
Poincare
Napoleon
St. Helena
Ferdinand Foch
Helena
Victor Hugo
Cathedral of Notre Dame
the Invalides
Madame Foch
Solons
Baton Rouge
Huey P. Long
Ee Ieee
House of Representatives
Gover
Cee
John B. Fournet
Clifton Sayes
Avoyelles
Ming
L. L. Williams
George L. Ginsberg
Tempermorary
Louisiana
H. A. Bozeman
J. Y. Sanders, Jr
Louisiana House of Representatives
Legisature
H. A
Battling) Boseman
South Carolina
Georgia
Huey PF. Long
Texas Yacht Club
Byrne
Robertson
May
Birmingham Foundry
Ohio
U. S
Case
C. Industries
Ante Onal
Jimenez and
Iglesias
South Atlantic
Sars Glene
Graf Zeppelin
Monte Carlie
Ella
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