Legion Post Aims July Session to Pass Syndicalism Law
Lamar McLeod Post and State Solicitor B. B. Chamberlain push a syndicalism law after nine I W W Marine Transport Workers Union members are convicted in Mobile Alabama. Mills alias Brother Garrett was fined 1000 dollars or 290 days with extra hard labor for inflammatory speech urging ship disruption. Federal authorities and DOJ agents widen inquiry into I W W activities in Mobile.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marine Transport Workers Union
Industrial Workers of the World
Recorders ‘Court
William ‘Mills
Garrett
Alabama
Lamar ¥. McLeod Post
American Legion
Courtney
Why
Mobile
South
Department of Justice
McKenzie Bill On Corporal Punishment Sparks Debate
In Tallahassee a fragmented report notes Governor Hardee's possible support for corporal punishment measures amid prisoner discipline concerns. The bill, tied to flow of inmates, faces Legislative scrutiny and potential political contention.
Alabama Travelers to Meet Here Next
The 1924 convention of the Alabama division, Travelers Protective Association, will come to Mobile. A delegation of 32 Mobilians secured the convention, with an official invitation extended by Mayor R. V. Taylor after a trip to Selma. The session adopted a truth in advertising resolution and approved creating a state publicity bureau under Alabama commercial bodies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama Division
Travelers Protective Association
Mobile
Myron _ T. Borasue
Amber of Commerce
Selma
Alabama
Prisoner Taken to Magnolia Prison in Mississippi
Cooper Williams alias Williamson held on a burglary charge at Magnolia, Mississippi, was moved from Mobile Cotton Mills area by Sheriff W. W. Leggett without requisition papers. Williams resisted transfer, and Leggett made two trips to Mobile to secure papers. A wrench and chisel were used to pry from bars and an escape attempt occurred at the jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cooper Wiliams
Williamson
Mobile
Magnolia
Miss
W. W. Leggett
Williams
Pike County
Leggett
Magiatoms
Sveeral
Weather Outlook for Alabama and Mississippi
Forecast calls for unsettled weather tonight and Sunday with likely local thunderstorms. Cooler air arrives Sunday, especially in the northwest regions. Mississippi expects similar unsettled conditions with chances of thunder showers and cooler temperatures in the northwest tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Alabama
Northwest
Mississippi
Market Opens With Price Sag Across Stocks
New York May 12 prices sag at market open as selling pressure returns on steel equipment oil and other speculative favorites. United States Steel slips to 98 1 4 with others like Cuban American Sugar Maxwell Motors Coca Cola dropping amid a broad decline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
United States Steel Common
Kelsey Wheel
Maxwell Motors
Coca Cola
Bethlehem Steel
Studebaker
Allied Chemical
Prd
Gulf States Steel Age
Crucible
Mack
Stewart-Warner
Stromberg
Loose Wiles Biscuit
Beechnut Packing
American Can
United Drug
United Retail Stores
American Tobacco A
American Smelting
National Lead
California Petroleum
U. 8
American Car
Northern Pacific
Flower Sale To Benefit Mobile Aged Home
Flowers sold on the streets of Mobile in observance of Mothers Day raise funds for the Benevolent Home for the Aged. The annual sale, led by Mrs. M. White, aims to collect several hundred dollars for the local institution. Citizens are urged to buy and wear the blossoms in honor of mothers worldwide.
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Mobile
Benevolent Home For
M. White
Pensacola Boy Albert Lanagan Missing Since May
Police seek 19 year old Albert Lanagan missing from Pensacola Florida since May 3. He is described as having dark blue eyes, dark brown hair, ruddy complexion, about 5 feet 4 inches tall and 160 pounds. He was last seen wearing a dark blue shirt a blue suit with white stripe tan shoes and a small scar on his right cheek.
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Albert Lanagan
Pensacola
Fla
Chard Lanagan
Cattle Owners Fined Five Dollars Each in Court
A J Rowell J B Moffett and T G Powell stock raisers were fined five dollars and costs of ten days in inferior criminal court on failing to dip their cattle. Prosecutions were by the tick eradication inspectors. Willie Lee and Azaline Harris were fined 51 dollars and costs for a fight in the city Saturday. Deputies Charles Smith and Will Ernest took the defeats into custody.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. J. Rowell
J.B. Moffett
T. G. Powell
Inferior Criminal Court
Willie Lee
Azaline Harris
Charles Smith
Will Ernest
Annual Thanksgiving Service by Odd Fellows and Household
The 80th annual Thanksgiving service for the Household of Ruth and Juveniles of the Grand Order of Odd Fellows will be held Sunday at 3 PM at St Louis Street Baptist Church colored. Members meet at the Masonic Temple at 1 PM and proceed to the church in a body.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Household ‘of Ruth
Grand Order of Odd Fellows
Bay View Development Incorporates to Develop Satsuma Groves
The Bay View Development Company organized to promote Satsuma groves and filed incorporation papers in probate court. Capitalized at $2,000, it will begin business with $1,200. Incorporators are A J Harkins R T Harkins and A G Kenny of South Orchards. Special mass for the Holy Name Society at Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception at 7 o clock. Members urged to attend the monthly meeting Monday at 7:30 at the Cathedral rectory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bay View
Satsuma Groves
A. J. Harkins
R. T. Harkins
A. G. Kenny
South Orchards
Holy Name Society
Olympic Meet Staged Here Today With 250 Participants
Countywide games open at 1 p m at the Grounds with about 250 students in running jumping and field events. Boxing tennis and swimming are omitted this year and medals and honorable mentions will be awarded for top finishes in four divisions. Large crowds expected as events stretch about four hours and a parade begins trips from 11 a m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mar
Shields
Warde
Detention Home Reports Monthly Census and Changes
Thirty four boys were cared for at the Boys Detention Home in the past month. Five ran away and five placed under strict probation. Ten under probation were released or transferred to the YMC A. Three were released on aging, two sent to mothers, leaving 19 inmates. No sickness reported. Plans include a new detention facility for girls and athletic equipment purchases.
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Board of
Polce
Arridge
Ala
Thad
Dbrity
Youth Injured When Hit By Car In City Streets
Robert Summerville of 252 Conti Street was struck by an automobile at Briand Texas Streets Friday at 5 30 pm and taken to Provider Infirmary with bruises to the legs. Rob E Bullock of Sutton Avenue surrendered after the accident and faced charges of reckless driving in county court.
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Robert Summerville
Conti Street
Bri
Texas
Rob E. Bullock
Tiv
Sutton Avenue
Lard Street
Bullock
Recorder’s Court
al McMann
Comreee
G. W. Marshall Witreet
Scott Streets
R. Co. Goodman
Stolen Cars Reported Across Multiple Counties
Police records show two automobiles vanished from areas in motion, with no trace found. The Autometective Association and sheriffs across eight counties joined officers in a quest to locate the missing vehicles including an Overland found missing after a Liberty street incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobilé
Ll. Lee
Dau
Jackson Streets
Hold Inspection of Postcarriers By Office
Semi annual review of carrier operations at the post office held to assess delivery performance and staffing. Officials oversee routes, equipment, and safety protocols with no incidents reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
As Carriers
Fragmentary report on a Poly’s incident at United Prom event
A damaged transcript describes illnesses and a medical response at a Poly’s venue during a junior event. Dr E L Larkin moved to the dance floor as people became ill. The text mentions serious cases and the belief some would not recover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terre
United Prom
Crite Esté
Tod Aiclane
E. L. Larkin
Mystery figure Smith linked to 1920s robbery case
Authorities identify a man named Smith as a possible roommate of May Mingham in a distant residence. Police note Smith boasted of a $25 000 robbery and kept pistols. Fingerprints were sent to Knoxville and Fort Leavenworth as investigators seek ties to a Tennessee jail escape.
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Mingham
Alm
Smith
Mai
Robbie
Auencetven
Knoxville
Fort Leavenworth
Kas
Negro Leaders Aid in Stopping Labor Exodus
In Birmingham Alabama leaders among Negro editors and ministers join with major employers to curb a flight of Black workers from mines and mills. The Alabama Mining Institute broadcasts wage and health comparisons to persuade workers to stay, noting district pay progress and rising attraction of northern mills.
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Birmingham
Birmingha
Alabama Mining Institute
Southern Mills
Camperes
Pennsylvania
Illinois
Kentucky
Bessemer
Gedgden
North
Filipinos Prove Capable Gunners in Coast Battery
After 26 years under American control Filipinos manned a major calibre sea coast battery at Fort Mills in the Philippines. A Filipino company fired three hits from six on a moving target at about 9 100 yards range despite language barriers and inexperience with a 12 inch gun. Captain F L Topping noted excellent work with minor errors within limits.
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Washington
Sam
War Department
Fort Mills
Philippine Islands
America
F. L. Topping
British to Send Note to Berlin on Reparations Talks
The British foreign office will send notes to Berlin tomorrow inviting further reparations proposals from the German government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
London
International News Service
British Foreign Office
Hopes Rise for Captured After Shanghai Express Incident
Washington reports at noon that the United States expects to free prisoners held by Chinese bandits who wrecked the Shanghai Peking express. State Department and Chinese legation say talks and halted Chinese troop moves improve odds of a peaceful liberation. Minister Sze cites army discharge and unemployment in Shantung as a contributing factor to the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Washington
State Department
Aghes
Szeto
United States
Sze
Shan‘tung
Padlock Injunctions Sought Against New Orleans Property Owners
Federal prosecutors plan 226 padlock injunctions against New Orleans area property owners alleged to harbor moonshine operations. George B. Smart says criminal prosecutions for conspiracy will follow against 50 to 70 landlords who rented out vacant houses where distilleries were seized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I New Orleroperty Owhlers
Federal District Attorney
George B. Smart
Federal
Prohibition Forces
Paceny Vacant
Rain or Shine Boxing Show Opens at Rickard Stadium
The May 12 boxing carnival at Rickard Stadium in New York began announced as rain or shine. By 1 o’clock the rain had stopped and ten thousand fans flooded the gates for $1 and $2 seats while two bands played for early arrivals to benefit the milk fund.
Detroit Steel Merger Forms Midland Steel Products
A new Midland Steel Products Company forms in Detroit by merging Detroit Pressed Steel Company and Parish and Bigham Company of Cleveland. Capitalization reaches 10 million dollars. The Detroit and Cleveland corporations approve the merger, and both plants will continue operating producing pressed steel automobile frames.
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Detroit
Detroit Pressed Steel Company
Parish and Bigham Company
Cleveland
Midland Steel Products Company
British minister is drama's friend
London destination May 4 12. Rev B J Saxton told the Durham Yorkshire and Northumberland Congregational Union in Leeds that some plays are as a sermon and there is a ministry of laughter as well as song. He urged religious papers to list plays worth seeing.
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London
B. J. Saxton
Durham
Yorkshire and Northumberland
Leeds
Jackson to Receive M. and C. Shops
E B Norris of St Louis vice president of the Mobile and Ohio Railroad announced after a meeting with business leaders and officials that Jackson will be chosen as the site for the railroad's central shops. The project will cost about 1 250 000 dollars.
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Jackson, Tenn
E. B. Norris
St. Louis
Mobile and Ohio Railroad
Jackson
Bryan Defends Reforms Opposing Lash Punishment
In Tallahassee on May 13 William Jennings Bryan argued against corporal punishment and lash laws while urging humane convict reforms. He warned against greed and warned legislators not to teach such subjects in taxed state schools.
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Tallahassee
Fla
William Jennings Bryan
Florida
Assembly
Bryan
Legislative Committee
Aged Wife Weeps As Young Mate Is Sent to Pen
In New Orleans on May 12 James Ho alias Thomas Holcombe was sent to the Tennessee state penitentiary for murder after a habeas corpus hearing. Howard, a 1916 Memphis killer, had escaped in 1947 and lived under an assumed name. His elderly wife Nancy Morgan sobbed as he was escorted away.
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New Orleans
James Ho
Thomas Holcombe
Rufus E. Foster
Tennessee State
Ville
Foster
Tennessee
Howard
Holcombe
Annie Gaber
Memphis
Nancy Morgan
Rufus Biggs
Tommy
Victory Is Won By Klan Against Chicago Papers
The Ku Klux Klan secured a court victory over Chicago publications tied to Tolerance an anti Klan weekly. Judge George A Carpenter ordered the publishers of Tr ance to stop listing Klansmen and to return Klan records regalia and secrets held by the publishers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Ku Klux Klan
Andis
Tolerance
George A. Carpenter
Klan
Trance
Indianapolis
Disappearance Letter Checks In On Lincoln County Case
A misread or garbled OCR fragment notes May revelations about the disappearance of a person named Wai and references to Orr of Cane County. The letter is being checked for clues in Chicago Illinois.
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Chicago
Ills
Wai
Tod Orr
Cane Courty
Farmers Seek Aid From ABOR Body and Federation
A May 12 report from Washington describes the National Council asking the Federation of Labor to assist two farmers driven off their land. The council aims to organize them and help secure profitable employment while they remain without a farm to tend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Federation’ of Labor
National Council
Evie
Federation of ‘Labor
State Farm OF
M Jamericain Federation
Haiti Trouble by White Slave Issue in Geneva
In Geneva on May 12 a question on traffic and government is discussed in relation to the term white slave. The league continues investigating the advisability of language in the questionnaire, noting blanks and potential depictions as white slaves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geneva
Ctinue
Consiins
League
Efforts Continue To Locate Patrolman And Missing Prisoner
Fragmentary report describes nationwide search for a patrolman and his alleged kidnapper who may have murdered him. Officials press a broad field operation around the Griffin area, with countrywide efforts ongoing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fix
John Dafield
Ticeman
Griffin
Hagar to Report on Atlanta Prison Graft Probes
Hagar to report on ligations of narcotic graft at the federal penitentiary in Atlanta. Washington, D C, dispatches indicate Hager will confer with officials today to discuss new general criminal investigations.
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Washington
Mays
Hager
Atlanta
Crim
Penitentia Tanta
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Legion Post
W.W. Tere
B. B. Chamberlain
Alex Howard
Axel Rasmussen
John Stolberdot
Federal Immigration
Ed Fitzgerald
T. P. Sullivan
G. W. Henderson
H. L. Peterson
A. Rowmussen
Paul Crestensen
R. W. Daly
Guy Taylor
H. L. Silva
Sands Nelson
E. Rosentund
Arles T. Adolph
Manuel J. Primo
Arthur D. McLean
Guy T. Allison
John W. Dixon
George K
McKinzie
McKenzie
Oeernor Hardee
Pensacola Boy
Hold Inspeon
Postaarriers
Poly’s. Com
Pomot
Police
Susiiéot
Matiy
Mars der Mysteries
Migher
U. S
China
Hoe
Rickard
NEW Steel Concern
Drama
Nebraska
Lincoen Mys TE
ABOR
Haiti
SLAVI
Hagar TO
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