Senate funds panel opens amid candidate greetings
In Washington on May 7 candidates met the new Senate campaign funds committee to discuss financing for the 1928 campaigns. Senators Curtis Goff Norris and Hitchcock attended as the panel promised an impartial inquiry. Norris denied candidacy and recounted a Nebraska editor’s request for ad money.
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Washington
Senate Campaign Funds Committee
Senate
Curtiss
Kansas
Goff
West Virginia
Hoover
Gilbert H. Hitchcock
Nebraska
Norris
Steinar
Curtis
Steiner
Wisconsin
Whiskey poisoning fears at Conti street rooming house
A half pint of whiskey found in a Conti street rooming house used by Ju na Johnson and Mary Coffield prompts a federal test. The liquor, possibly tainted, will be sent to New Orleans for chemical analysis while two women face prohibition violations and await trial.
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Conti Street
Juna Johnson
Mary Coffield
Federal Prohibition Department
New Orleans
B. F. Fountain
Atmore
Escambia County
Pat Byrne
Fountain
Mobile
Louisville and Nashville
Government Street
City
Rena Alevaueet
Sheriff Byrne
Byrne
Leo Fountain
Lower Conti Street
Barber
McFaydeney
Walter Cannon
oJhneon
Coffield
Inferior Criminal Court
Market Gains Drive New Highs After Holiday Rally
New York stocks rose on the first trading day after a two day break as prices surged toward new highs. General Motors led with a sharp advance, while Curtiss Aeroplane Wright Aeronautical and several others posted strong early gains. Some weak spots appeared but did not derail the broad upturn amid heavy trading.
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New York
New York Stock Exchange
General Motors
Curtiss Aeroplane
Wright Aeronautical
International Telephone
Murray Corporation
Southern Dairies A
American Bank Note
du Pont
Columbia Gas
American Can
American Telephone
Packard Motors
Missouri Pacific Common
America Power and Light
Public Service of New Jersey
Yellow Truck
Richfield Oil of
California
Savage Arma
Freeport
New York Tractions
Sai
Russia protests Polish shooting in Berlin
A Russian note accuses Poland of a passive stance toward Russian royalists seeking refuge in Warsaw. It claims a young Russian fired twice at a Soviet trade representative in Berlin and warns Moscow reserves the right to take further action if the situation remains unchanged.
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Berlin
Poland
Warsaw
Bougum
Increase Guard at Strike Closed Mill
Extra police precautions ushered in the fourth week of the textile mill strike in New Bedford Massachusetts this morning. Picketing was quiet at the gates with police guards and emergency squads patrolling in automobiles. Many children were among the assembled crowd.
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New Bedford
Mass
Sugar Transit Rates Hearing Moves Toward Final Stage
Oral arguments in the sugar transit rate case for Warrior and Mississippi barge landings are set for June 13 in Washington. The Mobile Chamber of Commerce notes the case’s significance as Mobile has become a key sugar distribution point. Railroads seek to cancel the transit privilege for river barge shipments stored at landings before final rail transfer.
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Warrior
Mississippi
Washington
Mobile Chamber of Commerce
Mobile
Weather forecast for Alabama and Northwest Florida
Fair tonight and Tuesday with mild warmth in extreme east area. Moderate northerly winds. Mississippi forecast calls for fair tonight and Tuesday with little temperature change and winds easing from northerly to gentle.
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Alabama
Florida
Mississippi
Four Die in Pistol Duel in Kentucky Dance Hall
Four persons were killed and two fatally injured in a pistol battle at a dance hall in Ligon Floyd county on Saturday night. The dead include P. L. Napier Milford Newsome C Reynolds James Bush Alexander Newsome, father of one victim. Injured survivors in hospital include Jarvey Newsome and Huey Gibson. Several others were slightly wounded.
Watchman Fends Off Bandits Wounded in Memphis Incident
In Memphis Tennessee two suspected yeggs tried to rob the Memphis Steam Laundry. Night watchman Sol Barfus aged 71 confronted them, was shot through the hip and a bullet fractured his left arm, and he remains in serious condition at St Joseph's Hospital. Detectives seek the two men as one might have been wounded in the exchange.
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Memphis
Tenn
Sol Barfus
Barfus
St. Joseph's H Tal
Zimmerman in N Y to greet aviators
New York report says Gov. Fred R. Zimmerman of Wisconsin arrived by airplane to greet the Bremen air crew the German Irish team set to visit Wisconsin during a two week air tour starting Wednesday.
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New York
Fred R. Zimmerman
Wisconsin
Bremen
Zimmerman
Rouge River Flood Damages Bridges and Plant in St. Jovite
Flood waters of the Rouge river wash away five highway bridges and a $30,000 electric power plant at St. Jovite. There is no loss of life.
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Montreal
Rouge River
St. Jovite
Japanese plane carrier ready for China
Tokyo May 7 The Japanese aircraft carrier Notoro with a capacity of 40 planes is prepared for operations against Shantung.
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China
Tokyo
Japa
Shantung
Notoro
Tsinan Situation Quiet Amidst Tense Atmosphere
May 7 dispatches report the Tsinan area as tense yet quiet. The text notes northern forces and a possible incident with casualties, but details are unclear due to damaged wording.
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Shanghai
Tsinan
Knapp Defends Census Misuse Charge in Albany Trial
Mrs Florence E S Knapp the first woman elected to statewide office in New York testified in her grand larceny case over alleged misuse of a state census pay. She outlined her education in Syracuse New York and early teaching career as her defense against the charges and after witnesses testified to her good reputation.
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Albany
N. Y
Florence E. S. Knapp
New York
Anes
Knapp
Rick C. Dugan
Supreme Court
Stephen Callaghan
Syracuse
Onondaga
N Y C Fleet Ready for Trial Runs Before May 19 Race
The Mobile Yacht Club fleet of fish class boats will be fully rigged by Wednesday and prepared for trial runs. Captain Irvin Jackson says the boats are in first class racing condition for the annual over the bay race set for the afternoon of May 19, opening the club home at Magnolia Beach for the summer season. Skippers for the race will be drawn next Saturday.
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Mobile Yacht Club
Irvin Jackson
Yacht Club
Magnolia Beach
Six Injured in Auto Accident Near Montgomery
A two-car crash on the Selma highway four miles from Montgomery last night left six injured. Emma McGough, 58, died en route to a hospital with a fractured skull. Passengers included E A Clay and Mrs Clay with their child, and Lieut H L Woolard with Mrs Woolard from Maxwell Field. all others sustained minor injuries. The Woolards were treated at the base hospital.
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Montgomery. Ala
Emma McGough
Casally
Selma Higway
Gough
Woolard
Woolards
Poe
Alem
Guardsmen accused in Niagara Falls shooting of motorist
Western New York residents react as coast guardsmen Jennings and Dew are held on assault charges after shooting J. P. Hanson of the Niagara Falls Elks. Hanson, seriously wounded, was returning from Lewiston when the men fired at his car near Fort Niagara. State troopers seek arrest. indignation meeting planned in Niagara Falls.
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Buffalo
N. Y
New York
Coast
Beck
Niagara Falls
Cornerstone Laid For Mill In Rome
A $10,000,000 rayon mill cornerstone is laid in Rome with Italian dignitaries present including Senator Ettore Conti and Dr. Marco Birolo of the American Chatillon Company. The stone, brought from Rome, bears the inscription from old Rome to New Rome. The Chatillon unit is a subsidiary of La Soie de Chatillon of Italy, a major rayon producer.
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Rome
Ettore Conti
Marco Birolo
American Chatillon Company
Mussolini
New Rome
la Soie de Chatillon
Italy
China Hums Humiliation Day as Japanese Troops Reinforce
Peking reports Japan massing ships and sending reinforcements to Taiwan and Shantung amid Humiliation Day observances marking 13th anniversary of 21 Demands. Yangtze patrols reinforced from Ichang to Shanghai. Nanking wary of further Japanese moves.
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Peking
Taiwan
Japan
Ichang
Yangtze River
Nanking
Yangtze
Shanghai
Tsinan
Shantung
Shan
Agencies Unite to Save Threatened Table Rock Dam
Federal state and county officials joined in efforts to prevent a dam failure at Table Rock Dam near Table Rock Cove. United States district engineer J. Fitzsimmons met Greenville authorities and Red Cross to assess federal actions, with Major Frank Green of the Red Cross from Fort Benning joining the conference.
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Table Rock Cove
8. C
Table Rock Dam
J. ©. Fitzsimmons
United States
Charleston
D. C
Greenville
Red Cross
United
Frank Green
Fort Benning
Hickman Attorney Walsh Plans New Statement
Jerome Walsh chief counsel for William Edward Hickman sped to San Quentin on death row for a mysterious visit. He will next appear in Sacramento before the California supreme court to argue Hickman’s appeal from the Parker kidnapping and murder conviction of the 12 year old Marion Parker.
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Los Angeles
Jerome Walsh
William Edward Hickman
San Quentin Penitentiary
Walsh
California Supreme Court
Fiacramento
Hickman
Marion Parker
San Quentin
Kman
Coal's Return to Good Standing
Cincinnati Ohio May 7 Coal is coming back to its former position of importance among American industry Dean FE Holbrook of the University of Irelandburgh told the coal mining congress of the American Mining Congress. He said the coal industry faced oil competition but that rivalry is waning and no vast new oil supplies are in prospect. The convention continues until Friday night.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
Dean FE. Holbrook
School of Engineering and Mines
University of Ireburgh
Coal Mining Congress
American Mining Congress
Hawkins County Democrats Add Funds to Conscience Fund
Hawkins county Democrats send 4.99 to Senator Borah from their convention hat. The amount goes to the Republican conscience fund to repay Sinclair. Delegates are instructed to back Governor Al Smith for president and Major George L. Berry of the Pressmen's union for something unspecified.
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Rogersville
Tenn
Hawkins County
Borah
Republican Conscience Fund
al Smith
New York
George L. Berry
Pressmen’s Union
Agreement Nearing on Flood Control Measure
Washington May 7. After a conference of more than an hour with President Coolidge today Senate and House conferees on the Mississippi river flood control bills toward substantial progress agreement had been made.
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Washington
Coolidge
Senate
House
Firemen Thanked for Efficient Handling of April 28 Fire
A letter from Eugene F praises the Creole Fire Company and Assistant Chief Edn Connelley for their swift and intelligent response to a severe blaze at 1313 Springhill Avenue on April 28, commending the entire department. The writer highlights the efforts of Connelley and Creole Company in extinguishing a very bad fire.
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Edn Conener
Creole Fire Cay
Rhem
Pugene
Springhill Avenue
Ere Connelley
Three Alarm Day Tests City Fire Crews
Mobile fire department answered three alarms yesterday with only slight damage. Awnings burned in front of Van Antwerp Seed Store at 12 South Royal Street. A blaze sparked by ashes at Turner Todd Motor Company at St Louis and Lawrence caused small damage. A third fire at 207 South Lawrence Street affected a rest owned and occupied by Mrs.
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Mobile Fire Department
van Antwerp Seed Btore
South Royal Street
Turner-Todd Motor Company
St. Louis
Lawrence Streets
Theatre manager shot by bandit in San Diego
Joey Malloy, 25, assistant manager of the California theatre in San Diego, was fatally wounded by a holdup man who fled after threatening two other employees and escaping with a confederate waiting in a car. Malloy came from Allentown, Pennsylvania.
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San Diego
Cal
Joey Malloy
New California
Malloy
Allentown
Postal Receipts Show Decline Across Fifty Cities
Washington May 7 Postal receipts in fifty selected cities for April totaled 40 758 408 12 a drop of 92 051 87 from April 1927 General News reports. Only Akron Ohio and Memphis Tennessee posted notable gains 24 82 percent and 22 14 percent respectively.
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Washington
General New
Akron
Ohio
Memphis
Tenn
Newell Faces Assault Charges From Crichton Incident
Former sheriff's deputy Gue Newell was charged with two counts of assault and battery in warrants sworn this morning. He allegedly attacked R H Bennett and Cleve Cazalas in Crichton last Tuesday night, injuring Bennett and cutting Cazalas. An automobile collision in front of Newell’s car led to the cow’s death, with John Foster’s ownership cited.
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Gue Newell
Newell
R.H. Bennett
Cleve Cazalas
Crichton
Bennett
Cazalas
R. J. Morris
John Foater
Morris
Charter Roosevelt for Olympic Team
New York May 7 Formal contracts for the use of the steamship President Roosevelt chartered to transport American athletes to Amsterdam will be signed by Olympic officials today with an initial payment arranged.
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New York
President Roosevelt
Amsterdam
Sia Eoe
Packing Firms Cleared in Swine Territory Case
Washington May 7 The Rath Packing Company of Waterloo Iowa and George A Hormel Company of Austin Minnesota have been absolved by the department of agriculture of charges of violating the Packers and Stockyards Act by portioning territory for the purchase and sale of swine.
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Washington
Rath Packing Company
Waterloo
George A. Hormel Company
Austin, Minn
Department of Agriculture
Packers and Stockyards Act
Burglary Report Follows Sneak Thief Capture Lead
An item describes a sneak thief entering a home through a window at night in Springhill. Mrs K heard an alarm and saw the trader disappear. H. H. Smith pursued with a revolver but the burglar fled, taking nine dollars and cash.
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W. A
H. H. Smith
Smith
Pensacolians Held by Mobile Police
Pensacola residents F C Frobel H j and Callie Prieto Ruth were arrested near the Mobile Bay bridge this morning by Mobile detectives. Police say a ward of 15 dollars would be paid for their apprehension, with the count connected to the naval station and local assignments.
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F. C. Frobel
Naval Station
Sacola
Callie Prieto
Ruth
Coe Cation
Pensacola
Rea Touny
Tette
Mobile Bay Bridge
den and
Arras
Geant Everett
Lice Department
Choctaw County Man Held on Federal Cattle Thief Charge
James B. Burford of Choctaw County was held today on a capias related to a federal cattle theft case. He allegedly moved from Choctaw County to Mississippi and posted bond for his trial.
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James B. Burford
Ney
Choctaw County
Missiasi
Absorbing New Serial Begins In Item Today
The News Item begins a new serial on page 6 titled When a Girl Loves by Ruth Groves. It follows Vi Brewster daughter of wealth as she faces a dilemma between marrying for money or for love. Virginia’s decision drives the plot as the tale unfolds in installments.
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Ruth’ Groves
Vi Brewster
Wealth
Cner
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