Freeing Crew Of Norma L. Conrad Sailors To Return To Sea
Federal court in Mobile freed the seven crew members and the ship’s captain from habeas corpus detention. The Norma L. Conrad, seized with a cargo of liquor near Florida, will sail again after Judge Henry Clayton’s ruling that the government must prove the liquor was unloaded into the United States under a conspiracy. Emanuel Tucker and Sam E. Murrell represented the vessel.
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Coast Guard
Mobile
Robert T. Brvin
Federal
Norma L. Conrad
Emanuel Tucker
New York
Circuit Court of Appeals of
Tucker
Sam E. Murrell
Sarasota
Fla
Henry Clayton
Montgomery
Ervin
Norma L. Corrad
Florida
Pensacola Gets Slaying Trial
Daniel Snyder nine year old Water and Eslava streets was ordered removed to Pensacola for trial on murder charges tied to the deaths of three alien seamen whose bodies washed ashore at Santa Rosa Island. Snyder, aboard the barge Consul with James Hand, denies the charges amid an alleged plot to smuggle aliens into the United States.
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Daniel Snyder
Eslava
Santa Rosa Island
Pensacola
Robert T. Ervin
Snryder
Consul
Isee
James Hand
Snyder
United States
Havana
Transfer Deed Filed In Court For Mobile Street Property
A transfer deed for the Mobile Light and Railroad Company property at 156 158 and 160 Government Street between St Emanuel and Conception Streets was filed in probate court today. The purchase price listed in the deed is 39 826 80 dollars.
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Mobile Light and Railroad Pany
Government Street
St. Emanuel
Conception Streets
Market declines as Britain strike spreads to stocks
Early New York markets fall sharply as Britain general strike prompts heavy selling across equities. Bearish pressure hits leaders including American Woolen, Allied at Hudson Motors and Foundation Company while futures show mixed starts in cotton and grains. New Orleans futures open steady with May to January contracts listed.
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New York
Great Britain
Bear @eders
ME Ag
American Woolen
Hudson Motors and Foundation Company
Weather Outlook for Alabama and Mississippi Fair Night
Alabama and Mississippi fair tonight with warmer air. Wednesday to see increasing temperatures in central and northern portions with moderate easterly winds.
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Alabama
Mississippi
Grand Charleston Contest Opens at Bijou Theatre Today
The Bijou hosts a daily Charleston contest sponsored by the News-Item with prizes of 4 2.50 and 1.50 for juniors and 10 6 and 4 for adults. Dancers compete at 4:30 p.m. and 8 p.m. under Mulvey sisters guidance as Negrate Serenaders supply the tune. Entrants include listed juniors and adults with room for late arrivals. Cups engraved for top dancers and a grand cup for overall winners.
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Bijou
Aes
Mobile
Charleston
Negrate Serenaders
Bison Theater
Getardey
A . Arpa
Bolades Jewelry Company
Enotaee
Monorth
Mulvey Sisters
Reckless Driver Fined In Morning Court Case
Ed Anderson a Metra truck driver was fined 25 dollars plus costs by Recorder D. H. Edington for reckless driving after failing to follow a hand signal indicating a turn given by the driver of the preceding car.
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Ed Anderson
Metra
D. H. Edington
Burglars Break Storefront Window in Wilkin son Street Robbery
Thieves bent on robbery shattered the front glass of the National Drug Store at Wilkinson and Selma streets last night but left empty handed after the breakage. The same block was burglarized about three weeks earlier with about 50 dollars in goods stolen. Police reported additional theft of two tires from a car parked between St Francis and Danpi.
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National Drug Store
Wilkinson
Selma Streets
St. Francis and
Danpi
Picture tease for News Item Bijou contest Friday
A captioned image invites readers to judge if she can Charleston. She will perform the dance during a News Item Bijou contest this Friday.
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Charleston
Theft at Wheeler Motors: 1800 Missing From Safe
The Wheeler Motors safe held 1800 dollars in currency when robbed Sunday night. A missing rear screen door padlock and unknown thief details confound officers as a $100 reward is offered for information. Detectives note two city safes have been robbed recently.
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Wheeler Motors, Inc
Mobile
Seone
Newton
Joseph Baumer
Motor Company
Rex Keeler
Wheeler, M Inc
Wheeler
Pat Byrne
Warren Burch
Alabama Nurserymen Elect Officers At Convention
The Alabama Nurserymen’s Association concluded a two day meeting naming officers John Fraser Huntsville president Tom Dead Semmes vice president Dr F T Nye Irvington secretary treasurer re elected The executive committee includes Robert Chase and Ollie W Fraser Tom Dodd chosen as delegate to the national convention in June with Chase as alternate New member E W De Vaughn Mobile and Lawrence Wilson Tenn Miss named honorary member
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Alabama Nurserymen's Association
John Fraser
Huntsville
Tom Dead
Semmes
F. T. Nye
Irvington
Robert Chase
Chase
Ala
Ollie W. Fraser
Birmingham
Tom Dodd
E. W. de Vaughn
Mobile
Lawrence Wilson
Telegraph Road Bridge Route Chosen For Mobile Bay Link
A meeting of Mobile Bay Bridge Co president T Cochrane mayor Craw ford and state docks commission General Sibert selected the Telegraph road near the Three Mile Creek as the traffic link to the bridge. The route runs east of the Southern Railway then crosses One Mile Creek into town via a viaduct, avoiding grade crossings and coordinating with rail lines.
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Mobile Bay Bridge
T. Cochrane
Mobile Oe Oe Company
George E
William Mate
Cochrane
Mobile Bay Bridge Company
Crawford
Sibert
Telegraph Road
Southers
Mobile
Onio
Three-Mile Creek
PaBitter
Ave Senna
Revenue and Road Commissioners
le Bay Bridge
Seven Die in Cottage Fire at Belleville Home
A father and six of his ten children died in a Belville area cottage fire. The mother Mrs John Haase and an infant were pulled from the blaze and rushed to a hospital. The cause is unknown. The dead include John Haas 45 Vernell 9 Marguerite 7 Eleanor 4 Irene Malone 17 Billy Malone 14. The injured are Mrs Haas about 45 and Morton Malone 19. The fire started when the husband tended a kitchen stove and a liquid spilled over fuel.
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Belleville, Sr
Fother
John Haas
Haas
Vernell
Marguerite
Eleanor, Gymond
Irene Malone
Billy Malone
Commissioners Meeting Postponed Briefly Delayed
No session of the city commission was held today. Items on the calendar will be addressed at a later meeting.
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Abba
Government Street
Battle House
At & P.m
Shelton Hendrix
David Croesland
Montgomery
I 1
Iladelphia
Auburn
Shri Directors’ Assoc
T Ceremo
Gunboats and Battleships Deployed Amid Strike Turmoil
Hull and Liverpool report naval reinforcements as a general strike disrupts traffic. Ramillies and other battleships recalled from the Atlantic guard British ports while troop ships unload thousands of soldiers for coal fields. Air travel to Paris surges as liner Majestic sails to New York tomorrow.
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Liverpool
Ramillies Tadions
Atlantic Firet
Mersey
Uays
London
Eingland
Ngers
Paris
Charbranes
Channel
Ming
White Star Line
Majestic
New York
Southam
Relat
Steamship Lines
United States Lines
Hag
Leviathan
Southampton
Great Britain Grind Amid General Strike In London
London endured mass disruption as railways hired strike breakers to run services and workers rallied in the streets. Police encountered violence near Parliament while crowds sang the Red Flag and pressed toward the West End amid the coal miners’ wage dispute and hours protest.
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London
Great Britain
Parliament Houses
Whitehall
Big Ben
West End
Treasury
Mother Walks to Dying Son in Knoxville Search
Mrs Lula King of Statesville NC walked to aid her dying son George King in Knoxville Tennessee. She arrived after a long arduous journey and a city wide search is under way with funds scarce. The Salvation Army aided her overnight stay while authorities search for George King.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Lula King
Statesville
N. c
Todey
Peek
the Salvation
King
Romance Ends in Knoxville Marriage Breaks
In Knoxville, Tennessee, a romance ends as John and his wife separate after a local dispute. John, a former soldier, left home with Mrs Hanets, alleging a separation tied to years of marital strain. The couple had wed last January while both resided near the Old Soldiers Home in town.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Hanets
Janeway
Old Soldiers
Ville
Alabama Boy Dies A Hero In Drowning Tragedy
Dora Alabama May 4 The 10 year old Lee Cox died heroically while trying to save schoolmate Raymond Sides 10 from the town reservoir Both youths were found in the 15 foot water Cox in full clothes including cap plunged in to rescue Sides who had apparently slipped into the treacherous pool Sides clothing lay on the edge and both youths were drowned as authorities noted rule violations by swimming in the chill water Cox son of R R Cox Sides son of Thomas Sides are both well known families in the area
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Dora
Ala
Fe Lee Cox
Raymond Sides
Cox
Sides
Achool
Com
R. Cox
Thomas Sides
U. S. Eyes England Strike While Silent
Washington notes a broad bystander role as England’s general strike unfolds. Commerce officials decline to estimate economic impact while Britain remains a key customer for U.S. industry. President Hoover seeks information as AFL quiets, leaving uncertainty about domestic effects.
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Washington
England
Commerce Department
Hoover
Great Britain
Americas
American Federation of Labor
Green
Dougan Triumphs Over Scott in Memphis Lightweight Bout
Blytheville fighter Laney Dougan stopped Flashy Scott in the fourth round of an eight round lightweight match in Memphis. Al Munro won by knockout over Jack Sereveport in a separate bout.
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Memphis
Tenn
Laney Dougan
Blytheville
Ark
Flashy
Scott
Strong Co
Leftie
al Munro
Jack Sereve Port
Machado Signs Sugar Cut Law
President Machado signed the powers control law passed by congress, reducing the present sugar crop by ten percent.
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Machado
Havana
Congress
Vanderbilt's Paper Put in Receivership
Los Angeles based Vanderbilt papers face receivership as attorney for the local paper admits contentions in the petition. Receiver P. Snyder, former Los Angeles mayor, named. San Francisco Herald and Illustrated Daily News suspend or cut pages while Miami Tab continues. Vanderbilt blames bank holdbacks and pledges cooperation to meet payrolls and obligations.
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Log Angeles
Miami
P. Snyder
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Miami Tab
Vanderbilt
New York Announcement
San Francisco In Herald
Cornelius Vanderbilt
New York
Cornelius Vanerbilt, Jr
Dudley
Malone
Sanancsey
Meredith P. Snyder
Daily News
Daily Herald
Sailor Injured As Launch Machinery Catches Foot
Carl Anderson mate of the five masted barkentine Brown suffered a badly lacerated left foot yesterday afternoon when he was caught in the machinery of a small launch he operated between the ship and shore. He was taken to the Marine hospital by ambulance for care.
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Carl Anderson
Anderson
Marine Hospital
Fair Weather Forecast for Mobile
Local forecaster predicts fair weather with little temperature change tonight and Wednesday. No rain is expected as high pressure remains in control. Winds remain light and temperatures steady across the region.
Grand Jury Probes Alabama Camp Labor Abuses and Deaths
In Birmingham on May 4 the grand jury began inquiry into prison camp conditions in Alabama. Officials say camps keep separate supply and labor records with complaints already filed. The probe centers on deaths and flogging reports at Flat Top and other camps, with witnesses including Pugh and others expected to testify.
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Birmingham
Ala
C. Lu
Teice
Montgomery
James
Geral Harwell G. Davie
Fage
Pugh
Knox
Yankee Freed From Prison
May 4 a magistrate ordered the release of John Adams a member of a prominent Boston family who had been jailed here for a week on an insult charge against Premier Mussolini. The charge was found unfounded.
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Rome
John Adams
Boston
Mussolini
College golfers meet Thursday at Druidside Hills Club
Southern conference golf tournament opens with matches among APUANT hs April ee golfersouthern colleges versities. Teams include Georgia Athens Alabama Sewanee Nashville and competitors from Alabama.
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Apuant
Druidside Sills
Gooten Geonas
T ‘Alani
Sity Georgia Athens
Vanterbilt
Nashville
Sewanee
Tenn
Alabama
Ala
Burke Wins Bout With Marullo In New Orleans
New Orleans on May 4 saw Martin Burke win a fifteen round fight against Tommy Marullo at the Coliseum arena. Burke delivered the victory in a bout marked by steady blows and endurance, securing the win in a tightly contested match.
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New Orleans
Bettie
Martin Burke
New
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Washington Avenue
Blanche Nathan
Hyland Avenue
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Lena Gutlow
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Ery Riddle
Broad Street
N. P. Oliver
South Hamilton
Grace Phillips
HUAD
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James H. Kingemore
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Tee
Britain
Warsering
Hull
Southern and Western Railways
Tn Railway
Paige
George King
U. S
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Vanderbilt’s Paper
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Sule Dots & Coy
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A. McCoy
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