Sandbag levee holds river after crash at Conception Street
A hasty sandbag levee and a runaway street car crash led to a store collapse on Conception Street. Mrs McBroom testified in circuit court about the collision that sent debris into M N Bag Proprietor’s shop, with witnesses noting speed and damage to the front doors and interiors.
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eBrooth
McBroom
M. N. Bag- Ae
His. Johnson and Child
Con
Sta
Storté
Groett
Cett
C. Rich
P.K. Hale, Jr
Twelve On Board Cutter Missing
Twelve men led by customs officials in New York left port yesterday on the cutter Surveyor to take over the yacht Edith seized for HK 200000 worth of liquor. They failed to reach Bayville by noon and radio messages showed no whereabouts as a heavy northeast storm loomed offshore.
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New York
Bayville
L. L
Edith
West Virginia mine strike threatens nation wide action
State police guarded posts across West Virginia as unionists planned a midnight strike in twenty states. Non union workers were expected to ignore the call while open shop mines vowed higher production. In Kanawha and Pike counties miners may walk out as wage scales are set. officials fear new hillside clashes if terms fail.
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Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia
Mingé County
Pike County
Kentucky
David Fowler
International
Ot Pe Kanawha
Cor
Committees Resume Work on Muscle Shoals Project
Washington reports outline of government funding plans for the Muscle Shoals dam and related works. Senator Norris and Rep Kahn led a delegation reviewing project status, seeking final decisions on appropriation and supervision as committees prepare to close the investigation.
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Washington
Ate
House
Ag Tural
Ben. Norris
Cheirman
Kahn
Alabama
Local Candidates Named for General Assembly and County Posts
Horace Trner, a noted businessman and Turher hal Company president, files to run for the lower house as Dr. John O. Bush is also noted as a likely candidate. Current filings show Edward J. Grove, R. E. Cunningham and John J. Russell vying for three seats. State Senator John Craft faces no opposition.
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Horace Trner
Turher Hal Company
Nbly
Turner Today
John O. Bush
Edward J. Grove
R. E. Cunningham
John J. Russell
John Craft
Notiee
PD. B
Price Williams
Probate
Revenue
G. 0. Johnson
W. C. Roycroft
M. T
Miter bin
Jack G. Gleveland
Klbert Freeland
Thomas Q. A Cosgrove
John Deakie
Promises to Break Up Dearborn Street House Quoted in Court
In Chicago context Solicitor Bart Chamberlain vowed to break up the 205 North Dearborn Street property where Mrs. Ivey Medicus is charged with shooting her husband Charles Medicus. The preliminary hearing was continued as the solicitor seeks grand jury review. Police note Medicus wounded. too ill to attend.
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North Dearborn Street
Sarah Wilson
Shreveport
Sarah
Recorder's Court
Bart 5. Chamberlain
Ivey Medicus
Medicus
Red” Olsen
Nellie Foxworth
Beach Pavilion Remodel At Fairhope Aims For Modern Castle
Capt. M M says the Fairhope pavilion near the pier is being remodeled into a teepee replica of the Casino at Miami. The owners invest several thousand dollars to enlarge the structure to attract larger spring crowds and weekend visitors along the shore.
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Ing Pavillion
Fairhope
Miami
M. m
Bay
Acre
Esata
Huns
Steamer Lackawanna Arrives Pen- sacola in Distress
The American steamer Lackawanna Jones bound for Bluefields Nicaragua with cedar cargo ran aground yesterday afternoon and had to seek refuge at Pensacola. After efforts to reach safety with full speed the vessel docked and secured a coal load.
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Lackawanna
Assistant Solicitor Taken Ill At Home
County Solicitor Jack Courtney fell ill last night in Fio Claire and was reported ill at noon. Courtney, who remained at the bedside, is described as seriously affected and under medical care.
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Fio Claire
Courtney
Helen Burke Named River Steamer Under Charter
The river steamer formerly known as Peerless operating under charter to Packet Company will be renamed the Helen Burke. The change was authorized today by port authorities as part of Mel Navigation.
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Packet Company
Helen Aner
Warnings Issued for Small Vessels as Winds Rise
Warnings from Mobile Mia predict strong winds and fair weather this afternoon with Saturday fair and light fronts in the northern portion. The forecast indicates conditions may affect small vessels during the day.
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Mobile Mia
Weather Report for Washington March 31
Fair and much cooler tonight with light frost in northern portions. Saturday expected to be fair with fresh northwest winds. Cold air lingers, frost possible in northern valleys tomorrow morning.
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Washington
Auto Parties Explore Old Spanish Trail Route to Pensacola
Mobile civic groups plan a four car tour along the Old Spanish Trail from Daphne to Pensacola. They will inspect Baldwin County segments and confer with Mobile Baldwin bridge boosters. The trip aims to drum up support for Gulf Coast Boulevard as part of the national highway.
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Mobile
Daphne
Pensacola
Agian
Mobile Automobile Club
Baldwin
County
Mobile-Baldwin
Pengacola
Airhope
Gulfport
Biloxi
Florida Lines
Federal Court to Convene Early For May Term
The May term of the district federal court at Mobile will convene on May 1 instead of May 4. The first week covers the grand jury, the second for criminal docket, and the third for common law jury trials. Judge Robert T. Ervin is called to Tuscaloosa to preside and will later go to New York City for June. Prohibition agents Cox and Thompson alert a large number of liquor cases for grand jury scrutiny.
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District Federal Court
Mobile
Robert T. Ervin
Tuscaloosa
Grubbs
Ervin
New York City
New York
Cox and
Thompson
Large Delegation Of Teachers Asked For State Meeting
A sizable Mobile delegation seeks state level engagement for the Alabama Educational Association annual convention to be held in Birmingham on April 12. Mobile previously bid in 1921 and was assured support this year, with rival Birmingham favored for hosting.
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Mobile
Birmingham
Alabama Educational Association
Toirmingham
Efy
Addiai
Madame Matzenauer Changes Attorneys
Madame Marguerite Matzenauer, grand opera singer, obtained an order changing her attorneys in her suit against Floyd Glotzbach, who returned to Del Monte, California, to work as a chauffeur. The court record did not disclose whether she seeks divorce or separation. Her acknowledgment was taken February 20. she lists Rye, New York, as a country home.
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White Plains
Marguerite Jiateeeens
Floyd Glotzbach
del Monte
Cal
Dix
Martia
Onder
Madamhe Matzenaver
Rye
Here
Grand Jury Probes Negro Killing Case
Sidney Bennett a porter faces murder charges for the death of his wife Alice Bennett at their 316 Hercules Street home. The grand jury will investigate the case rather than hold a preliminary hearing, and Bennett contends the killing may have been accidental. He remains in jail awaiting further action.
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Sidney Bennett
Alice Bennett
Arch 10
Hercules Reet
Grand
Recorder’s Court
Bennett
Maryland Senate Approves Volstead Act Modification
Maryland's senate voted 15 to 12 to modify the Volstead Act after a two hour debate sparked by the Frick resolution urging Congress to liberalize enforcement. Caustic exchanges and sharp personalities marked the lengthy session following a favorable temperance committee report.
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Maryland
Senate
Frick
Congress
Temperance Committee
France Recognizes U S Claim For Rhine Army Upkeep
Paris dispatch reports France acknowledged receipt of Hughes second note and recognises the validity of America's claim for payment of upkeep of the American army of occupation on the Rhine. France says it will cooperate with other allied powers on the matter.
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Paris
France
Washington
Sec
Hughes
America
Rhine
Foreign Office
Reichsbank Increases Money Supply In 1921 Turnover
Berlin March 31 1921 Reichsbank reports total turnover of 20 billion marks for 1921 up from 12.77 billion in 1920. Net profits for 1921 reach 64.8 million marks with a 10 percent dividend, compared with 53.1 million marks and 7 percent dividend in 1920.
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Berlin
Reichsbank
Belgium votes down army reduction proposal
In Brussels on March 31 the Belgian lower chamber rejected a motion by Mandervelde the socialist to cut military service to six months by 87 votes to 64 with sixteen abstentions.
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Belgium
Brussels
Mandervelde
Bottle washes ashore reveals shipwreck tale
A bottle with a penciled message washed ashore in Miami on Thursday. It states our ship sank Saturday January 28, 1922 aboard the S S West Cobalt and lists Louis Ameider as a contact. The note suggests a missing person possibly tied to the vessel.
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Miami
S&s West Cobalt
Louis Ameider
Recorder Seeks Higher Fine After Reckless Driving Case
Recorder will ask the city commission to raise the maximum fine from 25 dollars after H. G. Blount and Sam Powe were each fined 25 dollars for reckless driving. Judge Edington noted the incident cost a horse and wagon and mentioned the need to amend the law to permit higher penalties. Blount allegedly drove on the wrong side of the street and collided with a wagon on Baltim and Breets, injuring animals and wrecking the wagon.
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Recorder
H. G. Blount
Sam Powe
Edington
City Commission
Biount
Baltim and
Breets
John Peeth
Smith
Blount
B. B. Cham
Conccption
Canal Streets
Canal Street
Conception
Board to Accept Completed Club Road and Review Scenic Highway
Inspection of the completed Club Sousa road, built by E P Toulmin, will be considered by the board of revenue. The road connects Cedar Point with the Gulf and Alba clubs and was finished four weeks ago with a 30 day maintenance period now ending. A delegation will inspect the highway paving the way for work on the Scenic highway between the Gulf and Alba clubs. R M Perry of Monroe, La, awarded the Scenic highway contract among five projects. The meeting will also address the gravel pit opening, with the county engineer saying he can proceed if the board acts and may resign if unable to meet equipment needs.
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Sous Road
E. P. Toulmin
Board of Revenue
Cedar Point
Alba
Toulmin
Gulf
Alba Clubs
R. M. Perry
Monroe
Burglar Breaks Front Window to Rob Edmonton Store
A burglar smashed the front door pane at Edmonton pharmacy at Charleston and Conception, taking a case of fountain pens worth 50 dollars and some ami. A gust of wind reportedly blew the pane shut as the thief worked, drawing police to the scene, but the culprit had fled before Officer James Foster arrived half a block away.
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Edmonton
Charleston
Conception Streets
Shantung Railroad Return Plans Said To Be Completed
Reports from Peking state negotiations between Japan and China on the Shantung railroad withdrawal are concluded. It is expected all Japanese troops will depart the railroad and Shantung peninsula by the end of April. Plans for troop withdrawal are prepared for double time.
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Shantung Railroad
Rio
Japan
China
Shantung
Peking
Shantung Peninsula
Alabama District Faces Coal Miners Walkout Impact
Birmingham reports an expected strike by union coal miners with about 2,000 workers in Alabama out of 10,000 in the field. Officials say over 20,000 non union miners are at work, producing 900,000 tons, near normal. Non union mines may join the strike but no decision yet.
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Alabama
Birmingham
Ala
Ators
Illinois mine strike to halt work at 4 today
Ninety five thousand Illinois mine workers will quit at 4 o clock this afternoon marking a strike that union head Farrington says will be 100 per cent effective. Only a few miners will stay to tend pumps but no operation will continue during the walkout prompting hopes for peace in the coalfields. Farrington remains at odds with John L. Lewis over the dispute.
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Illinois
Chicago
Ank
Honnold
Illinois Mine Operators’ Association
Aoe
Farrington
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Lewis
Trans Mississippi coal operators plan poststrike open shop move
Coal operators across six states will meet Monday to plan opening mines immediately after the 40,000 workers stop work at midnight. Harry N. Taylor, chairman of the trans Mississippi association, announced the plan as union officials warned it signals an effort to inaugurate the open shop.
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trans-Mississippi District
Harry N. Taylor
Trans- Mississippi Association
Taylor
Break in UMW ranks seen as 8000 miners told to stay on job
Lonnie Jackson, president of the district scale committee, ordered 8,000 miners to remain at work in Evansville as an agreement delays a strike until a new pact replaces the expiring one at midnight. Union officials met operators at Central City, Kentucky, yesterday. Continued on Page Eleven.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evansville, Inc
United Mine Workers
Lonnie Jackson
Jackson
Central City
Rising Water At Icksburg Brings Watch From River
Reports from Icksburg on March 31 describe rising water levels over 24 hours with rainfall and a forecast low of 1.6 inches. Levee conditions in the area remain monitored and no major breaches have been reported.
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Vicksb Burg
Icksburg
Levee Breach Threatens Old Town Mississippi River Area
In Helena Arkansas area flood damage expands as both first line levees at Old Town near the Mississippi River fail further. Engineers report the river now five miles wide and rising slowly. rail sections between Marianna and South Don are submerged. traffic on the Memphis Helena and Louisiana line continues but a further rise could halt service.
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Helena
Ark
Old Town
Mississipp
Mississippi
Arkansas
Pacific
Marianna
Soudon
Memphis, Helena and Louisiana
McGhee
Higher stage feared as rains flood the pi valley
Memphis officials report heavier than expected rises in the Mississippi valley with long rains over 36 hours. Levees near Town 614 Arkansas show sloughing danger but engineers say breaks unlikely. Osceola Mounted City Arkansas spots hold. winds over 30 mph. rainfall heavy in Missouri and Arkansas.
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Memphis
Tenn
Pi Valley
Steottee
Pointe
J. Deets United
Town
Ark
Maj. L. Y. Kerr
United States
American Cotton Exchange Faces Two Indictments
New York March 31 Two indictments were filed today against the American Cotton Exchange and six of its officers and directors. Names of those charged were not made public.
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New York
American Cotton Exchange
Rd Henatin Cessilet Cin Séesions Court
Ioase
Tornado Blows Down Oil Field Structures in Red River Parish
A tornado last night wrecked several buildings and blew down more than 100 derricks in the tow section of the Red River parish oil fields, according to reports reaching here.
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Red River Parish
Nassau Asks Help In Fighting Fire
Nassau in the Bahama islands sent a wireless call for aid from the naval station at ten this morning as a fire raged at SR PRES De Oeeeee portions Wag. No details were available.
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Nassau
Key West
Bahama Islands
Resolution Pro Radio Investic Washington Fragment
Incomplete OCR reads like a legislative note from Washington about radio investment aims and financial accounts. Mentions Rep Linola and Mr Britten with references to industry, regional rights, and wireless communications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Reauras
Linola
Britten
Severe Storm Disrupts Greenville Mississippi Train Service
A powerful storm swept Greenville Mississippi last night causing telephone wires to be knocked down and disrupting train service. Reports say passengers and crews faced downpours and damage as they attempted to reach destinations, with lines out of commission and local areas affected.
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Vicker
T Greenville
Mias
Ay Ceavile
Wentworth Will Provides Bequests to Schools and Colleges
Boston on March 31. Oliver M Wentworth declares that schools and colleges connected to his beneficiaries will receive bequests if they pursue football. The provision is said to amount to about $6,300, with seminary affiliations noted in Atlanta among the beneficiaries.
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Boston
Oliver M. Wentworth
Man Seminary
Atlanta
Mississippi toll road washed out near Ship Island
A highway near Ship Island in Mississippi was washed out by a flood on the Pearl River, causing disruption to traffic as a heavy washout damaged the road just north of the area. Local authorities report rapid deterioration of the route impacting travel.
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Jackson
Miss
Ship Island
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Theresa McBroom
Ev Coer
Circuit Court
Muacle Shoals
Ci Notris
Agricultural ‘Cou
Ieee Hie
Ecahems
Norris
Be Ag
Helen Burke
Madame Matzenauer
U. S
Powe
Indianapolis
Ind
Associated Press
United Miner Fons of America
Greenville
Mis
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