Nine Die as West Arkansas Tornado Ravages Baldwin County
A tornado struck Baldwin County between Bon Secour and Lillian at 3 am, killing Israel Nusz and seriously injuring Mrs Randall Hammock and her baby. Five others were slightly hurt as homes were demolished and roofs damaged. The storm also affected Pensacola with high winds. rescue efforts included freeing a judge whose car was submerged in water.
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Baldwin County
Bon Secour River
Lillian
Foley
Ala
Israel Nusz
Randell Hammock
Pensacola
Nasz
West
County Court
Judge Stout
Young Wall Street messenger stole 202000 in bonds to fund dreams
New York police probe the theft of 202000 in securities by 16 year old Michael Breoska a Wall Street messenger. He planned a fortune from the bonds and was later traced to Newark New Jersey where he used the name Robert Sheridan. A hotel maid found the securities and turned them over for safekeeping.
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New York
Michael Breoska
Wall Street
Newark
N. J
Nobel
Robert Sheridan
Young
Seth
Michael
Philade
Plot to capture police and ex guard around Conti Street
A thwarted plan involving a police figure and an ex guard on Conti Street emerged with demands for $5000 after a late night vigil. Authorities note inconsistencies in the account and identify Vivian Walker as a central figure amid conflicting statements.
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Conti Street
Tornado Strikes Wheatley Ark Killing Nine and Injuring Many
A tornado swept Wheatley Arkansas last night leaving nine dead and more than twenty injured, with property damage estimated between 250000 and 300000 dollars. Among the dead are Mrs. David Edwards and her three children, Herman 17 Pauline 6 and another 3 year old, along with Mrs. Hanse Dosier and Miss Grace Cof.
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Wheatley
Ark
David Edwards
Herman
Pauline
Hanse Dosier
Grace Cof
Military adds 106th Motor Company to 71st Infantry
Major James J. Alvarez announces immediate augmentation of national guard strength with a new 106th motor company of the 71st infantry division. The unit will have 300 men, a first and second lieutenant, and 15 motorcycles for training, with a dedicated motor shop and existing signal and headquarters lorries.
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Mobile
National Guard
James J. Alvarez
31St Infantry Division
B. E. Butler
Montgomery
Alvarez
106Th Motor Company
71St Infantry Division
Verdict of accidental death in Morris plane crash
A coroner's jury returned an accidental death verdict for J L L Morris, 24, Augusta Georgia, in a fatal airplane crash. Morris failed to judge the plane, causing a tail spin that led to his death after only fifteen hours of solo flight and no pilot license.
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Chicago
J l L. Morris
Augusta
Morris
Norris
Georgians Consider Direct Talk With President Hoover
Georgian party leaders plan to present their views to President Hoover in person. H. G. Hastings heads the delegation, former chairman of the state Hoover for president committee, with possible talks today or tomorrow.
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Georgia
Horace A. Mann Worl
Hoover
H. G. Hastings
Move Opposed Georgia Patronage Row Sparks Hoover Era Clash
Washington May 2 The Georgia patronage dispute returns Colonel Horace A Mann to the limelight as a southern patronage figure opposing Postmaster General Walter F Brown The Georgia Republican leaders plan a formal conference with Brown and have reorganized at President Hoover s request amid resentment over Brown s intrusion into patronage affairs.
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Washington
Georgia
Horace, A. Mann
Walter F. Brown
Brown
Hoover
Vogel Arrested For Operating Realty Without License
County license officer Angelo S. Puckett reports the arrest of B. J. Vogel, proprietor of B. J. Vogel Realty Co., 52 St. Francis Street, for operating without the proper license. Trial set for May 8. Vogel released on bond.
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Angelo S. Puckett
B. J. Vogel
Carpenter recovering after Shell Road accident
A carpenter injured last night on Old Shell road near Mobile street was treated for minor injuries after being struck by a car driven by Percy Thompson of Old Shell road and the G M N. The incident occurred at Old Shell road and Mobile street.
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Carpenter
Percy Thompson
Old Shell Road
Mobile Street
New York Democrat Calls Farm Relief Bill aMockery and Dressed Up Scheme
Senator Wagmer of New York denounces the farm relief bill in its present form as a mockery and dressed up scheme to justify campaign slogans He argues for direct stabilization plans rather than complex machinery and criticizes the debenture and Norris amendments as ineffective and prone to favor corporate control over co operative structures
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New York Democrat
Bill
Washington
Wagmer
Democrat
New York
Snajor Chiamae
Tamenka
Tad Do After ran Dict Work As An Taled Great Neck Boxing Cartoonist Tad Dies
Thomas Aloysius known as Tad a world famous boxing critic and cartoonist died at his Great Neck home at 12 35. He was born in San Francisco and moved to New York twenty five years ago. Tad covered championship fights world series games and created famous cartoons like Silk Hat Harry Judge Rumhauser and Indoor Sports.
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Great Neck
Thomas Aloysius
Tad
Harry
Judge Rumhauser
Age 70 Suspect Bound Over in Family Hatchet Murders
In Gaston County a 70 year old man was bound over after a coroner's jury found probable cause in the grisly case. The five family members were killed with a hatchet while they slept and the house burned. a grand jury later indicted the suspect for first degree murder and first degree arson.
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Gastonia
N. C
J VanderaEee
Gaston County
Louise
Higher death list shows uptick in insurance deaths
The Metropolitan Life Insurance Company reports deaths from acute alcoholism among policy holders in the United States and Canada rose in the first quarter to 175, the highest for a first quarter since 1917. The comparable period last year recorded 144 deaths. Excludes deaths from poisoning by wood and denatured alcohol.
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New York
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
Toner.ee
United States
Canada
Tennessee Legislator William H Ward Dies at 55
William H Ward 55 longtime Tennessee legislature representative from Dyer county died at home in Dyersburg last night of heart disease. Ward elected February 17 to succeed the late A D Holland who died in January. Survived by his widow and three sons Leroy and Allen Ward of Urg and Bryan Ward of Nashville.
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Dyersburg
Tenn
William H. Ward
Tennessee
Ward
A. D. Holland
Dyer, Lauderdale and Crockett
Leroy and
Allen Ward
Urg
Bryan Ward
Nashville
Trade Commission to Start Quiz of Real Ownership
The Federal Trade Commission begins a detailed inquiry into direct and indirect financial interests of Power company in 14 newspapers. Witnesses may include Frank E. Gannett Rochester publisher aided by nearly 2.5 million dollars in financing the Brooklyn Daily Eagle and two Albany papers. Harold Hall and William Lavare noted among possible witnesses.
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Universal Washington
Federal Trade
Uebites Et Dey
Diecto
Frank E. Gannett
Rochester
International Company
Brooklyn Daily Eagle
Albany
Harold Hall
William Lavarre
Hall
Lavarre
Bay Liners Crash in Fog Off New York Quarantine Station
A fogbound collision near Rose Hill Quarantine Station involved the river liner River Orontes and the freighter Cristobal Colon. The Cristobal Colon requested tugs for a bow-foremost entanglement while passengers Halena Yardley and Mrs Kate T Ward of Tampa were aboard, with reports of a hurt crew member.
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New York
Royal Mail Line
Cristobal Colon
Crews Named for Mobile Yacht Club Over-the-Bay Race
Crews for the Mobile Yacht Club over the bay race set for May 11 at 2 PM from St Francis Street were announced. Skippers il Bickley Berney eelee Pee le Irvin Suku and Thomas Ford lead crews drawn from nine entrants. Frank Terrill's team includes Drury Prichard and Merlin N. Hanson. Photos will be taken at the start and during the day’s dash and at the club home after. It is the season’s first race.
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Mobile Yacht Club
St. Francis Street
Il Bickley
Berney
Eelee Peele
Irvin Suku
Thomas Ford
Frank Terrill
Drury Prichard
Merlin N. Hansom
Ais
Seanean
Cold Snap Expected Tonight Says Local Meteorologist
Meteorologist Albert Ashenberger projects a sharp fall in Mobile with temperatures dropping to 54 degrees. He notes that while not a seasonal record, such a low is rare for May and may bring a chilly night for residents.
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Mobile
Albert Ashenberger
Lhage A Themer
Ashenberger
Storm Warning for Northeast Seaboard Expect Gale Tonight
A storm moving northeast from the Ohio valley is expected to intensify. Warnings issued for Jacksonville to Virginia Cape and to New London indicate strong winds and gale conditions likely by tonight.
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Washington
Jacksonville
Virginia Cape
New London
Conn
Ohio Valley
Woman to testify Miller not struck by car in street death
An eye witness testimony will be presented in court claiming Charles M. Miller was not hit by an automobile but fell and struck his head on car tracks after an incident near Government and Georgia avenues. The witness says she saw no vehicle strike him and that she told Dudley Lang Sr. she did not want Lang Jr. prosecuted.
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Charles M. Miller
Government
Georgia Avenue
Dudley Lang, &Sr
Dudley Lang, Jr
Lang
Judge Ordered to Show Cause in Contempt Threat Case
Montgomery issued a rule directing Judge W H Taylor of Choctaw county to show cause why a writ of prohibition should not be issued against him. The action, brought by assistant attorney general J W Brasesell, concerns threats of contempt against Sheriff Moody Drinkard of Marengo county over surrender of Dan and Horace Shamberger for a habeas corpus hearing at Butler. The order by Judge Bricken sets a hearing for May 22.
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Montgomery
W. H. Taylor
Choctaw County
Moody Drinkard
Marengo County
J. W. Brasesell
Taylor
Drinkard
Dan
Horace Shamberger
Butler
Bricken
City to Sell 175000 Bond for White Way on Four Mobile Streets
A $175,000 bond issue to finance a white way system on four Mobile streets is set for May 14. Advertisements for bids are published by the city clerk. The streets include Royal from Beauregard to Church, Government from the river to the loop, Springhill avenue from Dauphin to the city limits, and Beauregard from Commerce to Joachim.
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City Hall
Royal
Beauregard
Church
Government
Springhill Avenue
Dauphin
Commerce
Joachim
Three Applicants Seek Mobile Circuit Judge Seat
Three Mobile attorneys Webb Roach and Smith have applied for the circuit court judgeship created by the death of Judge Safford Berney. Governor Bibb Graves will announce selection within about a week or ten days. Webb is the county attorney and was a Democratic primary candidate for the judgeship.
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Mobile
Bibb Graves
Safford Berney
News Item
Capital Bureau
James H. Webb
Robert H. Smith
Br.p
Steamer Pp Suffers Propeller Loss Far Offshore
The steamship Sonora reported a damaged propeller blade about 4 PM Wednesday, 400 miles west of Fastener light, en route to Liverpool under reduced power and expected to reach port soon.
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Boon
Steamship Pp Corporation
Fastener Light
Sonora
Liverpool
Port x
Little River Woman Surrenders in Fisherman Killing
Mary Ryan of Little River turned herself in to Baldwin County Sheriff and admitted shooting Edward Bingleton, a local fisherman. Two men, C. H. Covington and W. H. Johnson, were taken into custody in relation to the case and brought to Mobile for safekeeping as Sheriff Irwin probes motive.
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Mary Ryan
Little River
Carthis Irwin
Baldwin County
Edward Bingleton
Mobile
C. H. Covington
Tallahassee
Fla
W. BH. Johnson
Monroe County
Pat Byrne
Singleton
Irwin
H. Hall
Baldwie
Kindergarten Favored in Alabama Education Drive
Delegates at the Alabama division United Daughters of the Confederacy convention urged curriculum changes. A resolution backed kindergarten education as part of Alabama public schools, noting recent abeyance in Mobile county and citing Dr. R. H. Tidwell’s support.
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Alabama
United
Ines
Mobile
W. J. El-iott
Montgomery
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Elliott
R. H. Tidwell
W. C. Miles
Oneonta
Historical Commission
Department of Education
Mr Neville Better After Illness Returns Home
R. T. M. Neville Sr., a well known Mobile resident, has recovered from illness in Mobile infirmary and has been returned to his home at 1511 Dauphin Way. His improvement is welcomed by many friends in Mobile.
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R. ™. Neville Sr
Mobile
Dauphin Way
W Neville
Traffic Arrests Reported by County Officers
From April 13 to April 30 county traffic officers arrested 17 suspects. Officer Charles Cogburn led with seven arrests and logged 1,575 miles while using 118 gallons of gasoline.
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Board of Revenue
Oficer
Charles Cogburn
Bank Clearings in Mobile Rise in April 1929
Mobile bank clearings for April reached 7 665 300 96 dollars, up 524 088 87 from April 1928. First four months totaled 31 256 721 70, a year‑over gain of about 2 million, signaling improved business conditions in the city.
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Oath of
Postoffice Eee
Debate Proposal on Mobile Lighting Plant Planned
The Rotary and Kiwanis clubs will hold a joint session at the House in May 23 to debate a municipal lighting plant. Brecht will argue for the plant while another speaker from the Kiwanis or Rotary will present the opposing view.
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Mobile
Rotary
Kiwanis
Char Brecht
Rag Re L
Brecht
See Club
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Vogel
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D.W. Lang, Sr
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R. A. Kirchhoffer
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Butler County
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