Gas Company records sought for Public Service Commission
A motion was filed in federal court in Montgomery by Hugh White asking a special master to compel Mobile Gas Company to produce all books and records showing historical cost of its property for Alabama Public Service Commission review. The case centers on valuation disputes and the company’s claimed records location in Chicago, with hearings and inspections contested. Charity Day events and visits by Dr Kate Barrett are noted, along with cross-state notices and local civic activities.
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Mobile Gas Company
Alabama Public Service Commission
H. Dent
Montgomery
Hugh White
Commission
Harry T. Smith
Public Service Commission
Federal Court of Alabama
Compa 2
Chicago
Tr Ite Nesenssary
Alabama
Mobile
Riast
Special
Kate Waller Barrett
Florence Crittenden
United States
Woman's Auxiliary of
The
American Legion
Crittenden Home
Cawthon Hotel
Garden Tea Room
Barrett
Moule
Virginia
Cuba
Alvin W. Owsley
Women’s Auxiliary of the Legion
Kate G. Hagan
Dr. Barrett
Cawthon
Crittenden Organization
Crittenden Missions
Peel
Man Stung After Drinking Wine In Chicago
Abe Brodsky grabbed his throat after a sip of wine and cried for help as a sewing needle became stuck. Doctors at a Chicago hospital removed the needle and said he would recover. his wife is tracing the bootlegger responsible.
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Chicago
Abe Brodsky
Brodsky
Abe
Drivers Freed After Auto Crash At Wilkinson and Monroe
A collision between taxi driver John R. Stewart and Albright & Wood service truck at Wilkinson and Monroe streets Monday afternoon led Acting Recorder Tisdale Touart to dismiss charges of reckless driving against both defendants. The service truck was smashed, with the body detached from the chassis and two tires knocked off. The court indicated Stewart was at fault, though he had the right of way.
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John R. Stewart
Albright & Wood
Wilkinson and
Monroe Streets
Tisdale Touart
Stewart
Auction Sale At Fair Grounds Features Noted Winners
The Herald reports Harvest King Tricks and other winners are listed for an auction at the race track paddock tomorrow at 12 30 o clock. M Mc Dowell will conduct the sale and announce additional horses including Bumpty Bumps Harvey Smarr and King ling II among a number of others.
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Herald
Harvest King
Fair Grounds
M. ©. McDowell
Bumpty Bumps
Harvey Smarr
Kingling II
Kruse Sentenced 600 Days For Assault Cases
John Kruse received 60 days in jail from Presiding Judge Safford Berney on two assault and battery counts and public drunkenness. He served 30 days for beating Henry Bringhurst and 29 days for beating two street railway company employees, plus 10 days for intoxicated public appearance. A related shooting case saw Adam Palmer arrested for allegedly shooting Robert Beasley in the head with intent to murder. Beasley is expected to recover.
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John Kruse
Safford Berney
Circuit Court
Henry Bringhurst
Harvey
Oibe
Street Railroa Company
Adam Palmer
Paul Cazalas
Pleasant Avenue
J. Stephens
Robert Beasley
Beasley
Cazalas
Palmer
Weather Forecast Flips Into Rain and Cool March Weather
The forecast for Alabama calls for rain tonight and Thursday with continued cool conditions. Mississippi will be cloudy and cooler tonight, with a likely rain in the south and Thursday partly cloudy with gradually rising temperatures.
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Washington
Alabama
Mississippi
G A R Chief to Attend Alabama State Reunion in Mobile
Judge J W Willett national commander of the Grand Army of the Republic arrives from New Orleans to join the Alabama department encampment. The event at the Battle House rooms begins Thursday with sessions at 10 am and 3 30 pm and a campfire at 8 pm. Mayor R V Taylor will give the welcome and Raphael Semmes Camp No 11 will extend Confederate veterans’ greetings.
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J. W. Willett
Iowa
Grand Army of the Republic
New Orleans
Department of Alabama
Willett
American Legion Club
S&st. Francis Street
Battle House
R. E. Daly
Raphael Semmes Camp No. 11
United Confederate Veterans
Copper still destroyed after seizure near Georgetown
A 100 gallon copper still with 21 barrels of mash was destroyed late yesterday afternoon near Georgetown in the northwestern part of the county. The seizure was conducted by Deputy Sheriff Burch State Law Officer Cannon and Officers Smith and Nesmith per a report filed with the sheriff's office today.
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Georgetown
Burch
Cannon
Smith and Nesmith
Secretary to the School Board To Be Elected Today
The school board will elect a new secretary to succeed the late Richard A. Hines at this afternoon’s meeting. Several applicants are in the running for the position and other school matters will be discussed.
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Richard A. Hines
Sac
Cee
Jute Agile
Whistler Man Fined in Police Court for Obscene Language
J. R. Kelly, 35, of Whistler, paid a $50 fine and received a police court lecture from Acting Recorder Touart after arreat in the Battle House coffee room. He allegedly drank whiskey from a bottle on the counter and used obscene language in the presence of waitresses. Steward testified the incident occurred early this morning and that Kelly made no reply when questioned.
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J. R. Kelly
Whistler
Tisdale
Touart
Recorder’s Court
Battle House
Montgomery Pastor to Deliver Sermon Tonight
Rev Father P J Delahunty from St Andrews Montgomery Alabama will deliver the sermon at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception tonight at 730 oclock The tenebrae office opens tonight and continues Thursday and Friday Holy Thursday services at St Josephs Church include 7 am mass rosary benediction and sermon by Rev Father L J Schuler S J on His Last Will and Testament Good Friday mass presanctified at 7 am 3 pm Way of the Cross rosary sermon by Rev Father Seidl S J The Victim on Calvary Holy Saturday 6 am blessing of the fire 415 am mass confessions in the evening Easter Sunday masses 6 7 836 am solemn high mass at 10 am with full choir Professor Charles Dunster in charge 730 pm rosary sermon by Rev Father Wallace S J Spring Hill College on a Better Life
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P. J. Delahunty
St. Andrews Church
Montgomery
Ala
Mobile
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
St. Joseph's Catholic
L. J. Schuler
S. J
Father Seidl
Calvary
Charles Dunster
Father Wallace
Spring Hill College
Oil Firms Seek License Tax Cut In City Meeting
Legal representatives of oil companies urged the city commission to reduce the license tax. The panel heard the proposal and took it under advisement. Also discussed were creating a city building inspector post at 200 dollars monthly and extending animal control ordinances, with no decisions reached. These items will be reconsidered at the regular session Tuesday.
Announcement of Candidacy Hits Harding
ST AUGUSTINE Fla March 28 President Harding did not accept Attorney General Daughertys prediction of his renomination. Daugherty arrived from Miami to discuss the matter with the president who is on vacation. The two have not met since the statement and curiosity runs high about further developments.
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New York
Draper M. Daugherty
United States
Dorothy Keenan
Pecora
Daugherty
Apten Tai
J Mitchell
Dury
Dorothy Ay
Enan
Fedora
ST. Augustine
Fla
Harding
Miami
Washington
Ponce de Leon
St. Stine Links
Keenan
Mobile Science Pioneer Hutchison Praises Weevil Campaign
Dr. Miller Reese Hutchison, Mobilian inventor and Edison associate, visits his home to laud the boll weevil elimination campaign. He outlines a national effort with local leaders, varying poisons by climate, and a five year timeline requiring broad cooperation and persistent work.
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Miller Reese Hutchison
United States
Mobile
W. P. Hutchison
Hutchison
Edison Company
Chamber Commerce To Meet Thursday In Mobile
The Mobile Chamber of Commerce will vote on the new constitution and by laws by the general membership at 3 30 pm Thursday. Officers urge a large attendance. The agricultural department executive committee meets Thursday at 11 am chaired by EK L Bailey.
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Mobile Chamber of Commerce
Agricultural Department
EK. L. Bailey
Prominent Woman Granted Divorce in Society Tangle
Washington society figure Mrs Elinor Hoyt Hichborn Wylie was granted a divorce from her second husband Horace Wylie in Providence Rhode Island on the grounds of non support. The case closes a twelve year saga that began when she left for Europe with Philip B Hichborn son of Admiral Hichborn after marrying him. Wylie later killed himself amid divorce actions.
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Washington
D. C
Wylie- Hichborn
Elinor Hoyt Hichborn Wylie
Horace Wylie
Providence
R. I
Wylie
Europe
Philip &. Hichborn
Admiral Hichborn
Hichborn
Builders' Exchange Elects Officers
E Brandon was elected president of Mobile Builders and Dealers Exchange at last night’s meeting. M W Dressler became vice president C P Smith secretary and W J Koral treasurer. J Espalla Jr J P Stewart and J Ponaldson named directors. Building matters and laws were discussed. Bridges Stewart and Koral reported on investigations of building laws and regulations.
Mandamus Writ to Force Meeting at Coden Coast Homes
An alternative writ of mandamus was granted against Coden Coast Homes Company returnable April 7. Judge Claude A. Grayson ordered the defendants Thomas A. Yeend Edward J. Yeend Albert Towle and Mary A. Andrews to convene a stockholders and directors meeting with ten days notice to each stockholder.
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H. A. Stanton
Coden Coast Homes Company
Claude A. Grayson
Circuit Court
Thomas A. Yeend
Edward J. Yeend
Albert
Towle
Mary A. Andrews
Rates Cut Considered for Roofing From Mobile Southeast
The Southern Freight Association will consider a roofing rate reduction on April 19 for shipments from Mobile to the southeast. The proposed rates involve a differential below the New Orleans to southeast baseline.
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Mobile
Southern Freight Association
New Orleans
Opponents to Klux Win in Louisiana Supreme Court Race
In New Orleans on March 28 opponents of the Ku Klux Klan claim a sweeping victory in the race for associate justice of the Louisiana supreme court. Judge H. F. Brunot of Baton Rouge led a three‑way contest over Judge Robert Ellis and Judge Columbus Reid, amid Klan-backed support for Ellis and Reid. Partial returns show Brunot leading by about 560 votes among 147 precincts, with expectations of a possible second primary after results from other parishes.
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New Orleans
Ku Klux Klan
H. F. Brunot
Baton Rouge
Louisiana Supreme Court
Sixth
Brunot
Ellis
Amite
Judge Ellis
Reid
Brunet
St. Helena Parish
Elis
Supreme Court
Robert R. Reid
Blaine proposes higher income taxes in Wisconsin
Governor John J. Blaine urged the Wisconsin legislature to raise state income taxes and ease prohibition enforcement. The plan would generate about 12.6 million dollars annually and shift roughly 6.65 million from general property tax to income taxes for individuals and corporations with rates starting at 2 percent on the first thousand and rising to seven percent on incomes over six thousand.
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Madison
Wis
John J. Blaine
Wisconsin
Unclear Local Murder Case Shapes Gate Closure
The Mitchell residence on Rittenhouse Square stays shrouded in silence as guards patrol White Marsh grounds. Journalists dispute Mr. Mitchell’s whereabouts with three different identifications offered, raising questions about his location and status in the case.
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S2y
Mansi
Edward T. St
Yesterdee
Stoteabur Tate
White Marsh
Mitchell
Fasable Rittenhouse Square
Hous
Ely
One Juror Needed for Jacobs Trial in San Diego
Eleven men and one woman were chosen for the trial of Dr. Louis L. Jacobs, the Camp Kearney public health service physician charged with killing Fritz Mann the dancer. Coroner Schuyler Kelly and others prepared to testify as witnesses while autopsy surgeon Dr. J. er was to follow. Dr. Shea is expected to testify on Miss Manns death, with his opinion that drowning caused the death.
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San Diego
Calif
Louis L. Jacobs
Public Health Service
Camp ‘Kearney
Fritzl Mann
Kempley
Schuyler & Kelly
Claude Chase
Mother of Bride Dies as She Weds in Ceremony
Ruth Levan, 25, died in Waukesha just as the wedding to Charles Pinko, of Rockfo rd, was completing. Mrs Levan reportedly refused to let attendants interrupt the rite as the rabbi signaled the end, and died during the ceremony.
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Waukesha
Wrs
Ruth Levan
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