Bryan to visit Mobile booth at Southern Exposition
William Jennings Bryan plans a visit to the Mobile exhibit at the Southern Exposition in New York City opening Monday. Frank Craighead heads Mobile displays and will coordinate tickets and pamphlets for the ten million dollar state docks exhibit.
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William Jennings Bryan
New York City
Chamber of Commerce
Frank Craighead
Mr. Craighead
Mr. Bryan
New York
Mobile
Grand Central Palace
Mobile Chamber of Commerce
Craighead
Bryan
O Leary to Stage Walking Exhibition at Monroe Park
Dan O Leary billed as world’s champion walker will circle the bases twelve times in ten minutes during intermissions of Mobile versus Nashville double header at Monroe Park. He previously completed twelve circuits in 9 minutes 38 seconds in New Orleans and is touring 48 states collecting autographs from governors mayors police chiefs.
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Dan O'Leary
Walker
Monroe Park
Mobile
Nashville
O’leary
New Orleans
Emory Signs With Mobile Club After Conference
Herrick L. Emory known as Spoke and released by New Orleans signed a contract to join Mobile. He arrived this morning and after meeting President R. M. Weinacker and Manager Kid Elberfeld he signed. Emory, 27, bats and throws right, starred with the Phillies and Pelicans this season with solid averages.
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Herrick L. Emory
Southern Association
New Orleans
Mobile
Emory
R. M. Weinacker
Kid Elberfeld
Nashville
Phillies
The
Pels
Emerson Returns From River Trip
Major T. H. Emerson reports from Tuscaloosa that up river dredges are performing well despite low water. He notes the dredge Tus is due to arrive here around the middle of the month after stops at Pascagoula and prior travel from Louis.
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T. H. Emerson
United States
Tuscaloosa
Emerson
Pascagoula
Efor Rejeg
Louis- 4
Runaway Youth Aged Fourteen Taken Off Train
Buford Nelson fourteen ran away from Montgomery home on May 5 and was found on an N. freight train near an early hour by Detectives Moody and France and a police officer. He was taken into custody after a telegram from his father asked for his return. The boy said he was bound for Houston before his capture.
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Buford Nelson
Montmery
Moody
Francé
Houston
Unsettled Weather Forecast Smoothed by Bureau Update
The Weather Bureau reports little change in temperature tonight with an unsettled pattern continuing. The local forecast notes no sharp swings in conditions as atmospheric drivers remain mild and variable.
Weather outlook for Alabama and Mississippi unsettled tonight
The forecast calls for unsettled conditions across Alabama and Mississippi with likely showers in central and northern portions tonight and Friday.
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Alabama
Mississippi
State Jewelers Close Session With Banquet
The Alabama Retail Jewelers Association wraps its annual convention at the Cawthon Hotel with a morning program on salesman ship by P H McGill and a closing banquet set for tonight. Local jeweler Heyman Gabriel argues mail order houses claim 3 percent of US trade while local merchants secure about 7 percent, urging more advertising. G W Whitlock of Pufaula discusses boosting sales for small town jewelers. New committee rosters were announced by P H Tyler of Ensley with leaders named for auditing, constitution and by laws, nominating, membership, and resolutions. A harbor boat ride completed yesterday's activities.
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P. H. McGill
Alabama Retail Jewelers’ Association
Cawthon Hotel
Heyman Gabriel
Gabriel
United States
G. W. Whitlock
Pufaula
Tyler
Conrad J. Brotherly
American National Retail Jewelers Association
P. H. Tyler
Ensley
J. Jaffee
Birmingham
L. Fried
Mobile
Samuel Myer
E. C. Ruth
Montgomery
Enitle Kraft
E Upchurch
Clanton
Reid Lawson
Mandel Goldstein
J. L. Schaefer
W. W. Ellis
George Nixon
M. Farmer
J. C. Mickelboro
Marion
R. L. Wright
Fort Payne
W. H. Welch
Demopolis
New Pan American train to visit city for inspection
The Louisville and Nashville Pan American tram will arrive Friday morning at 10 and stay at Government Street station until 5. Officials and crew aboard will explain the modern hotel on wheels while passengers tour the new Pullman only service between Cincinnati Louisville and New Orleans with multiple southern and northern stops.
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Louisville
Nashville
City
Government Street
Railroad Company
Cincinatti
New Orleans
Pullmans
Montgomery
Flomaton
Birmingham
Decatur
Bowling Green
Southbouth
Bay Minette
North
Pascagoula
Ocean Springs
Biloxi
Gulfport
Pass Christian
Bay St. Louis
Dakotian Sails for British Ports After Cargo Loading
The British steamer Dakotian of Mobile Liners, the second service between Mobile, Liverpool and Manchester, will sail tomorrow morning after loading cargo here for several days. The Nortonsan left port last month, the first ship to operate in this berth since the war.
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Dakotian
Mobile
Liverpool
Manchester
Nortonsan
Albert Report Filed With Board On Mobile Survey
Allen D. Albert of Chicago, city building expert, completed a survey of Mobile and submitted a long report to Harry T. Hartwell. The study provides extensive data to guide the commissions in shaping Mobile into a more modern city.
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Allen D. Albert
Chicago
City Commission
Neds
Mobile
Harry T. Hartwell
Fire Department Shakeup With Dismissal and Suspensions
One member was dismissed from the department for insubordination and two were suspended by Fire Chief Gus Rehm. Captain Claude Lott and Fireman Joseph Sullivan faced suspensions, while Junior Captain A. J. Stafford of Company No. 3 was appointed deting captain of Company No. 7.
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Ae Suspen
Gus Rehm
Edgar Insidle
Ruis
Fien
Claude Lott
Joseph Sullivan
Tlicen OE
A. J. Stafford
White Way bids set for Mobile streets project
Bids for the construction of a white way in Mobile will open June 1 after plans by city electrical engineer Andrew Coffin are finished. The project includes Dauphin Street Broad Street Government Street Conception Street St Joseph Street and Royal Street with costs borne by property owners and the city paying for electrical current.
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Mobile
City Hall
Andrew Coffin
Dauphin Street
River Front
Broad Street
Government Street
River
City
Springhill Avenue
Baltimore
Conception Street
Church
St. Louis Street
St. Joseph Street
Beauregard Street
Royal Street
Church Street
Mystery Woman Found Dead In Woods Near Long Leaf
The dead woman, well dressed in silk skirt and waist, was found in woods near Long Leaf Louisiana. A coroner's inquest found no clues and no missing woman reported. A bullet wound in the head suggests the body was moved from another location.
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Associated Press
Alexandria
Long Leaf
Pullman Car Names Reflect Irish and Scottish Heritages
New York May 7 Pullman cars will carry receiving group names to designate type and accommodations. E F Curry president of the company disclosed that about 35 of 1356 cars are named for the Mc group and roughly equal numbers bear Irish and Scottish names. The move aims to honor famous personages in song and story as cars travel nationwide.
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New York
Pullman
E. F. Curry
Chicago
Inquirer
Grand Central Station
Far North Flight Ends Successfully
Noel Weineke, a local pilot, completed what is believed to be the farthest north Alaska flight. He landed two passengers at Wiseman, 210 miles north of Fairbanks and 40 miles inside the Arctic circle, after a 3 hour 20 minute flight. The trip, usually done by dog team, was the first airplane sighting for many natives and residents in the area.
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Fairbanks
Alaska
Associated Press
Noel Weineke
Wiseman
Arctic Circle
Mobilians to Biloxi on Sunday excursion
Several hundred Mobilians are expected to travel to Biloxi Sunday on an excursion run from Mobile by the Knights of Columbus. The group will participate in an initiation at Biloxi and an entertainment for Supreme Secretary W. J. McGinley of New Haven Conn. Morris Redman district deputy first district of Lauriana will attend as well. The state convention of the order will convene there and run through Monday.
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Biloxi
Mobile
Mobile Council
Knights of Columbus
Knights
Supreme
W. J. McGinley
New Haven
Morris Redman
Lauriana
Order
Detectives to Exchange Shifts Under New Plan
Police Chief Warren P. Burch announces detectives will switch monthly and take the late shift from 11 p.m. to 7 a.m. The schedule aims to give each detective more work opportunities.
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Ren’ P.burch
Ten Gallons of Whiskey Seized by Officers at Congress Street
Ten gallons of whiskey were found in a house at 1157 Congress Street early today by Chief Deputy Sheriff W. Robbins Jr Deputy Sheriff Mose Bernstein and State Officers Pruitt Garrett and Ferguson according to a jail report. N R Jobe and Raymond Rogers were jailed on reckless driving charges tied to alleged speeding on county highways.
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Congress Street
W. ©. Robbins, Jr
Mose Bernstein
Pruitt, Garrett and Ferguson
N. R. Jobe
Raymond Rogers
Negro pleads guilty in Plateau burglary case
David Gaines, a Black man, was caught in a Plateau store and post office after a break in last Sunday morning. He entered a guilty plea today, and Judge Clarke bound him over to the grand jury under a $560 bond.
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David Gaines
Plateau
Ala
Udge Clarke
Auto Stolen From Government Street
A Ford automobile owned by Frank M. Ladd Jr of the probate court was stolen last night from in front of the Elks home. Police report says a search was made with no trace found. Description has been circulated to nearby cities and towns.
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Frank M. Ladd, Jr
Probate
Elks
Man Sentenced on Liquor Charge in Circuit Court
Cephas Holmes pleaded guilty to manufacturing prohibited liquors and possession of a still. Judge Claude A Grayson sentenced him to one year and one day in the state penitentiary. Toney Soutoulio also pled guilty to violating prohibition law and received concurrent terms totaling up to 70 days hard labor and a 90 day sentence for a second conviction. Additional docket actions included several others with pleas, resets, and fines for prohibition violations.
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Cephas Holmes
Claude A. Grayson
Holmes
Toney Soutoulio
Outoulio
Eddie Nelson
Artin Burns
Frank Levene
Frank Miller
F. McDonald
N. R. Clarke
Inferior Criminal Court
McDonald
French 5000 ton Jacques Cartier to Dock in Mobile May 13
The 5,000 ton French steamer Jacques Cartier of the French Line will arrive in Mobile on May 13 to load cargo and coal. It will be the second combined passenger and freight steamer of the line to reach Mobile this month after the Niagara arrived last week to load coal. The Jacques Cartier runs between Havre and Houston, and Mobile is believed considered as a coaling port for these voyages.
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Jacques Cartier
Mobile
Niagara
Jacques’ Cartier
Havre
France
Houston
Lull Reported in Riff Fighting on Moroccan Front
Paris dispatch notes a lull in fighting on the Moroccan front as Riffian tribesmen led by Abd el-Krim push toward the French zone after crossing the neutral strip near the Spanish frontier. Officials acknowledge Abd el-Krim as a capable foe and French commanders will take no chances.
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Morocco
Abd-el-Krim
Paris
Mayeriegh
Tri-State League Opens First Season With Regional Matchups
The Tri-State League begins its inaugural season with teams in Arkansas Tennessee and Mississippi. Jackson Tennessee visits Dyersburg while Blytheville Arkansas plays Jonesboro Corinth Mississippi faces Tupelo Mississippi. John D. Martin serves as president of both the Southern Association and the new league.
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Memphis
Tenn
Tri
Protest over Von Hindenburg election validity in Germany
Socialists file an official protest challenging the election of Field Marshal Von Hindenburg as president amid allegations of irregularities and coercion. They cite voting irregularities in rural districts and early inauguration timing as grounds for injunction. The banner issue and Munich political shifts accompany the debate as Germany moves toward unity.
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Berlin
Associated Press
Field Marshall von Hindenburg
Germany
von Hindenburg
Vorwaerts
Election Commission
Republican Reichsbanner
Reisbanner
Herr Hoersing
Munich
Bavaria
Bomb Blast Kills Man Freezes Brooklyn Home Injures Six
In Sheepshead Bay Brooklyn a double time fuse bomb at the Spinelli home killed 19 year old John M. Taylor Jr and wounded six others including his father and two brothers. A second blast struck as Taylor investigated stunning nearby residents and damaging multiple houses. Fire followed the explosions.
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Brooklyn
N.Y
United Press
Pietro Spine
Sheepshead Bay
John M. Taylor, Jr
New York
Spinelli
Taylor
John M. Taylor Sr
James
An William
Frank Spinelli
Prosperous Morter
Catherine Spinelli
Ate Spinelli
General Patrick Safe After Plane Landing in Tennessee
Nashville May 7 The airplane carrying Gen Mason M Patrick and his pilot Capt St Clair Street landed at Blackwood field at 755 am after an overnight stop near Eva Benton county due to darkness. Patrick reported no trouble and said he would stay in Nashville for the day before continuing to Louisville.
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Nashville
Tenn
Bur
Associated—Press
Mason M. Patrick
St. Clair Street
Blackwood Field
Eva
Benton County
Patrick
Louisville
Claim allowed on Lusitania sinking damages
Hartford Conn May 7 Mrs Theodote Pope Riddie of Farmington Conn wife of the former ambassador to Argentina has been notified that she has been allowed 25000 dollars on a claim for damages from the sinking of the steamship Lusitania by a German submarine ten years ago today.
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Hartford
Con
Theodote Pope Riddie
Farmington
Nicaraguan Consul Authorized to Sign Opium Pact
Geneva May 7 The Nicaraguan consul told the League of Nations he is authorized to sign for his government on a convention to regulate traffic in opium.
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Geneva
Associated Press
League of Nations
Rum Row blockade tightens as liquor ships flee north
Rum runners push ships away from the blockade as the dry navy stretches a 100 mile line from Montauk to Long Island. Government pickets trail fleeing vessels while planes and coast guard chases mass at sea. Seized liquor valued around 150000 dollars, with fines and rewards outlined for officers and offenders.
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Clifton
Oni Press
Amis
Montauk Point
Bloc 8
A Press
New York
Cittanae
Cpal
Victoria
B. C
Eal
Washington
Rum Row
Wireless Washington
Coast Guard
Staten Island
N. Y
Anit Press
Anchorage
Vermont
Cape Cod
Cape May
Lag Island
Ambrose Light
Fire Island
Danish Plot Nippped Revealed in London Report
A London report May 1 states Soviet secret men dispatched to Copenhagen aimed to thwart public policy. The document mentions a Polish connection and Colombian net sources. Details remain fragmentary but reference a Danish plot involving espionage and political disruption.
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Sinate
Penhagen
Iecret
Colomibianet
London
Floorimg Plant Destroyed by Fire in Baltimore
A flooring plant in Baltimore suffers a fire with undetermined origin. The Orange company reports damage estimated at about 19 thousand dollars. No injuries are mentioned and the extent of the loss is under investigation.
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Baltimore
Ipany
Orange
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Coolidge
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