Woman in Critical Condition After Downtown Car Crash
Miss Mamie McCosker of 262 St. Francis street remained unconscious after being struck by a car at St. Louis and Jackson. R. I. Speer, driver of the automobile, claimed the woman walked into his machine. She was taken to City hospital and later Providence Infirmary for treatment.
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Mamie McCosker
St. Francis Street
Providence Infirmary
St. Louis
Jackson Streets
R. I. Speer
Miss McCosker
City Hospital
Charles S. McCosker
Speer
Higgins and Conditt
Masons Meet in Mobile Conference at Masonic Temple
The Mobile County Masonic Conference meets Tuesday at the Masonic Temple with Howard as host. District Lecturer 8. B. Ada and George A. Potter spoke to the Alabama Grand Lodge committee on work. Officers from multiple lodges are listed with roles including worshipful, senior and junior wardens, deacons, stewards, marshal, tyler, and chaplain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile County
Mobile
Masonic Temple
Howard
Bems
B. Ada
George A. Potter
Alabama Grand Lodge
E. O. Holliman
Howard Lodge
L. W. Hatcher
Bowen Lodge
Harry S. Calhoun
Athelstan
Louis Meyer
Charles Haynes
FP. E. Byrd
Citronelle
S. Krusnyk, Jr
Theodore Lodge
Patterson
Grand Bay Lodge
Tyler
A. J. Miller
Pentalpha
Marshal
W. G. Surginer
Calvert Lodge
M. H. Coleman
Mobile Lodge No
C. E. Mount
Government Street Presbyterian Church
Credit Men Meet at Alba Club in Mobile
The Mobile Wholesale Credit Men's association holds its annual meeting Tuesday afternoon at the Alba club with President Herbert Brown presiding. Officers will be elected and business transacted. A speaker from each Mobile bank will discuss conditions and future outlook. The meeting starts at 5 o clock, followed by a banquet at 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile Wholesale Credit Men's Association
Alba Club
Herbert
Brown
Couple Sought for Public Wedding at Monroe Park
Police seek a mobile couple to wed in the annual Picnic of the department on June 25 at Monroe Park. Applicants must contact Chief Warren Burch. the department provides the wedding trousseau license and minister's fee for the couple.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Police
Monroe Park
Warren Burch
Trousseau
Hamilton Silent On Rumored Mobile Directors Meeting
Jimmy Hamilton president of the Mobile club avoids comment on a possible Southern League directors meeting about selling Mobile to Knoxville Tennessee. Southern League president John D. Martin says no meeting has been called in Mobile, while indicating a meeting may occur in a Southern city soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimmy Hamilton
Mobile
Ba!r
City
Southern League
Knoxville
Tenn
Hamilton
John D. Martin
New Orleans
Atlanta
Tennessee
Messina Held to Grand Jury in Water Street Burglary
Eugene Messina of New Orleans, jailed in Canyon City, Colo., penitentiary after a Mobile arrest, was held to the next grand jury under $1,000 bond for a Steiner's Marine Supply burglary on Water street. Detectives testified a Buick coup sped away after breaking a window. a man was nabbed as Messina faced the car, the other man escaped. Mattie Hawkins and Mattie Tunstall were fined for a duel and wounds incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene Messina
New Orleans
Canyon City
Colo
Steiner's Marine Supply Company
Water Street
Central Fire Station
D. H. Edington
Messina
Arras
Burden
Moody
Franco
Palmetto Streets
Mattie Hawkins
Mattie Tunstall
Boy Injured in Auto Collision on Montgomery Street
Albert Hendricks, 10, of 763 Montgomery Street, was hit by a car driven by Mrs. J. DeLoherry of 250 St Joseph Street around 7 PM Monday, suffering a fractured right leg and other injuries. The driver said the boy darted in front of the vehicle while chasing a dog. She stopped, rendered first aid, and sent him to the hospital per police report by Officer Leo McCaffery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Hendricks
Montgomery Street
J. 7. DeLoherry
St. Joseph Street
Leo McCaffery
Dempsey Improves After Minor Operation
Dempsey, former heavyweight boxing champion, is reported in satisfactory condition in Mayo Brothers hospital following a minor operation Friday. No date for his discharge has been announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rochester
Minn
Jack Dempsey
Meyo Brothers
Dempsey
City board hears actions on dental clinic funding
Mobile city commission discussed a $2000 appropriation for a school linked dental clinic with Dr. Charles Mohr and local dentists. The plan envisions preventive school and county work at the high school, with a conference to decide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
Charles Mohr
Ith
Mohr
St. Louis
Claiborne
Francis J. Inge
Firestone Tire and Rubber Company
St. Louis Street
Joachim
Firestone Company
Foote
Upham Street
Police hunt for two suspects after shooting near Rockymount
May 6 Chief Hedgepeth in Rockingham NC concentrates search around the city for two unidentified colored men who wounded Frank Crickmore and attacked his young companion late Saturday night. Dozens of suspects are jailed locally and two are detained in Raleigh for questioning, but authorities believe the killers remain at large. He warns residents against crowds at the jail and chasing rumors with officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockymount
C. D. Hedgepeth
Frank Crickmore
Hedgepeth
Fred Wiley Wins First Prize in Title Contest
Fred Wiley of 403 South Lawrence Street won first prize in a title contest for Ninety Feet Below at Lyric Theatre on Tuesday. Honorable mentions went to Mrs. P. F. Pierce for Derelicta of 38 South Lafayette Street and Mrs. La Rue Rice for Their Eyeless Eden of 802 New Jersey Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Wiley
South Lawrence Street
The
Lyric Theatre
PF. PF. Pierce
Lafayette Street
Eden
la Rue Rice
New Jersey Street
Trials of Three Former State Officials Continue to November Term
In Jackson on May 6 the house impeachment case against Lester C Franklin proceeds with a vote expected later today. Major W. Calvin Wells argues against quash motions while M S McNeil contends no charge warrants impeachment and criticizes the roving committee that framed the case. He asserts the constitution ties crime to office. Wells describes senate impeachment power and its independence from other courts.
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House
Franklin
Major Wells
Senate
Trials Reset In Jackson Miss Court After Legislature
The Mississippi circuit court trial for a former official is reset after the legislature, which generated the charges, led Governor Bilbo to urge the prosecution. Attorney General George Mitchell stated in court that he would assist in the prosecution for the cases pending at the November term.
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Jackson
Miss
Mississippi
Tria B
George Mitchell
Theo G. Bilbo
Bankers Open Spring Meeting With Reports On Banking
About 350 delegates from every state gathered in Point Comfort Virginia for the American Bankers Association first general conference of the spring meeting. Reports by committees covered federal banking legislation bankruptcy banking administration and agricultural and industrial financing. Officers presenting today include President John G. Lonsdale Rome C. Stephenson Harry J. Haas Grant McPherrim F. M. Shepperd and William G. Fitzwilson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Point Comfort
American Bankers Association
Association
John G. Lonsdale
St. Louis
Rome C. Stephenson
South Bend
Ind
Harry J. Haas
Philadelphia
Grant McPherrim
Des Moines
F. M. Shepperd
William G. Fitzwilson
Francis Cooper Pleads Guilty in Circuit Court Sentenced
Francis Cooper confessed guilt on a violation charge and was fined with costs for seventy days in jail. A separate case against him was nolled. Other cases include drunken driving and related offenses, with a defendant serving time in federal penitentiary and forgery cases reportedly dismissed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis Cooper
Lawe
Wes
Etn Coste
Nolle
Ward Cones
Federal Penitentiary
John Hart
Northside Baptist Church Receives Building Permit
A two story church on State Street between Conception and Joachim streets is granted a building permit costing 7000 dollars. Other Tuesday permits include Malbis Bakery garage 1300 dollars and a five room frame residence for Mrs Mary Elia Downing at Sutton avenue and B street valued 1500 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northside
Four Year Old Girl Dies in Onion Peeling Accident
Irma Morris of Whitakers broke her neck while peeling an onion with her teeth. The 4 year old, daughter of G A Morris, had the onion in her mouth when the skin gave way, causing a neck vertebra to snap. Physicians said she would recover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rocky. Mount
N. C
Meg
Irma
G. A. Morris
Whitakers
Stock Prices Rally After Dull Start With Heavy Volume
A vigorous upturn developed on the New York stock market as trading reached about 5 million shares, far below yesterday’s 8.2 million. Utilities led gains with many issues rising sharply, including J. I. Case and U. S. Steel, with several high priced stocks up 4 to 10 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Utilities
J. I. Case
U. S. Steel and
Radio
American Power & Light
American Telephone
Allied Chemical
North American Water Works
Chesapeake & Ohio
New York Central
Atchison
Union Pacific
Bears
Experts Question Millet Paintings Linked to Paris Fraud
Experts called to Paris investigate alleged operation of a Millet factory producing spurious paintings sold as originals. They doubt authenticity of other Barbizon school works and note many forged copies have reached American collectors. Special agents questioned Jean Millet and several dealers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Jean Millet
Confessed Murder Ties Ex-Patient to Nurse Slaying
Cleveland police announced that 57-year-old Charles E. Scoville, a former Masaiklon state hospital patient, confessed to killing 65-year-old nurse Nellie Cummins Kerr on April 13. He was arrested near the abandoned theatre where Kerr’s body was found dressed only in a man's overcoat after a struggle over dirt in the surgery suite.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Charles E. Scoville
Masaiklon State Hospital
Nellie Cummins Kerr
Scoville
Government to acquire canal right of way by August
The inland waterway connecting Mobile and Pensacola moves closer to completion as Major L. F. Lyon announces the government will proceed with acquiring the canal right of way no later than August, enabling a water route between the two ports without open sea travel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Mobile-to-Pensacola
L. EF. Lyon
Army Engineer Corps
California dancer Olga Edwards freed on probation
In New York on May 6 Olga Eide Edwards a California dancing girl was found not guilty of extortion against Nathan Amster a traction magnate and was placed on probation for five years by Judge Rosalsky avoiding a possible seven year penitentiary term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Olga Eide Edwards
California
Nathan Leo Amster
Rosalsky
General Sessions
Barber W. L. Sullivan to Stand Trial in Pascagoula
Mobile barber W. L. Sullivan, who had refused to return to Mississippi on a bigamy charge, consented Tuesday to travel to Pascagoula for trial. Authorities allege he has a wife in Mississippi and another in Mobile.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. i. Sullivan
Pascagoula
W. L. Sullivan
Barber
Mobile
Mississippi
Jameson backs anti Smith effort with cash gifts
E C Jameson a New York capitalist testified before the senate lobby committee that he contributed 172 800 of his personal funds to oppose Alfred E Smith in 1928 including 65 300 to Bishop James Cannon Jr The witness said Cannon later reported only 17 000 but a telegram suggested 17 300 to the headquarters anti Smith committee and 48 000 to the Virginia anti Smith committee Cannon chaired the Virginia group and will testify further as the probe continues The committee adjourned until Thursday referencing more testimony by F Scott McBride of the Anti Saloon League and noting Jameson provided checks including several made payable to Cash
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Washington
E. C. Jameson
New York
Senate Lobby Committee
James Cannon, Jr
Alfred E. Smith
New York Insurance Company
New Yorker
Tinkham
Mass
Jameson
Cannon
Caraway
Headquarters Committee
anti-Smith Democrats
Virginia Committee
Virginia
Senator Caraway
Anti- Smith Committee of
Government drives to seize paraphernalia for illicit brewing
Prohibition officials extend the Pittsburgh ruling to seize bottles corks and equipment used to make illicit liquor. The drive targets large supply houses and other producers as the Supreme Court upholds the seizure precedent.
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Washington
Sap
Prohibition
Supreme Court
Pittsburgh
Reece bill approves Muscle Shoals lease plan in House
The House Military Committee backs the Reece measure to lease Muscle Shoals to private interests. The 11 to 5 vote with two present, and two absent, sets up a three member board to negotiate leases for fertilizer and power, and includes Cove Creek dam completion at Tennessee cost about 37 million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Muscle Shoals
Senate
Cove Creek
Tennessee River
Tennessee
Earthquake and tidal wave devastate Pegu Burma
May 6 Indian City Rangoon Burma reports the town of Pegu wiped out by a quake and tsunami. Estimated dead around 1000 while fires burn and homelessness spreads. A cinema collapsed trapping people and a rice mill was swallowed by the disaster as rail links were halted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rangoon
Burma
Exchange Telegraph Agency
Pegu
Four stills located and destroyed on island and Cottage Hill
Federal Agent Graves and Deputies Lee and Hughes raided locations Monday destroying four stills in two areas on Mon Luis Island and Cottage Hill. No arrests were reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mon Luis Island
Cottage Hill
Graves
Lee and
Hughes
Bandit Slain and Pal Wounded in Dayton Bank Hold-Up
In Dayton Ohio May 6 an unidentified robber about 36 was killed during an attempted holdup of the Union Trust Company Xenia avenue branch. His companion James Rogan 21 of St Louis is in critical condition with multiple bullet wounds. Two other robbers, believed wounded, escaped after Patrolmen Dempsey and Hock opened fire in pursuit. The bank managers and staff were threatened during the raid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dayton
Ohio
James Rogan
St. Louis
Xenia Avenue
Union Trust Com
P. J. Kloos
W. L. Dempsey
Bernard Hock
Dempsey
Senate Debates Offer of U S Judgeship in Parker Case
Washington May 6 The senate debated alleged offers of a judgeship in exchange for support of John J Parker for the court. Senator Dill denied any such offer and said a personal friend urged a vote for Parker. Ashurst and Watson spoke of the incident and no formal investigation was pursued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
John J. Parker
Senate
Self
Ashurst
Arizona
Dill
Hill
New Mexico
Watson
Parker
Hicks Guilty In Auto Driving While Intoxicated Case
James Hicks of 350 Church was found guilty by a jury of driving an automobile while intoxicated. He was fined 100 dollars and costs totaling 30 days and 19 additional days on appeal from the police court verdict. Hicks testified the crash was due to heavy fog and not intoxication. The incident occurred March 24 1929 near Eslava and mapped streets, with Officers Quinn involved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Hicks
Hicks
Eslava
Quinn
Batson Named President of Local Club
Charles D. Batson, a noted businessman, was named president of the Cages de bile club at a Monday night meeting. Olst Inge, a prominent attorney, was chosen as vice president while C. V. Kelley was re elected as manager. Improvements planned include building temper greens and temporary winter greens to keep play available when regular greens are not usable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles D. Batson
Olst Inge
Los
Phay
Weather notes show unsettled pattern across states
Partly cloudy to unsettled tonight and Wednesday with little temperature change. Alabama and Mississippi forecasts split with lingering unsettled conditions and chances of thundershowers. river forecast mentions Tombigbee river expected to change little Wednesday at multiple Alabama towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama
Mississippi
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Forzahourd
Masons Meeting
Tuy
WODX
Register
National Furniture Company
Udi Pepen
George Tremor
Housewives
Merchants of the Air
Metzger Brothers
Bob Mims
Doc” Poetz
National Sea Foods Fish
Aenean Spark
Vanny Vamp
Mobile Bear
Birmingham
South End
Tom Wa
Memphis
Watkins
Steiner
Negro
Mayo Cl
Turnggo
Eeelie
Nellie Kerr
Miss Edwards
Jameson Bares
Smith
Bishop Cannon
F. Scott McBride
Anti-Saloon League
U.S
Military Committee
Reece
Pal
Asse Arizonian
U. S
Batson
Mobile Country Club
River Bulletin
Aberdeen
Columbus
Demopolis
Tuscaloosa
Selma
Tombighee
Alabam
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