Bigamy Case Unfolds as Covert Said to Have Three Wives
Mobile police uncovering a romance trail led to the arrest of Herbert F. Covert who allegedly married Geneva Gerald in Anniston on April 26 while using the alias H G McDonald. Gerald traveled from Alabama to Mobile to identify Covert as her husband based on a corroborating letter from Anniston Chief of Police O P Bates.
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Herbert F. Covert
Mobile
Warren F. Burch
Anniston
Ale
Covert
Geneva Gerald
H. G. McDonald
Susie May Brown
Prichard
Ethel Overstreet
Prichee
Recorder’s Court
Co Ne
Wisette
McDonald
O. P. Bate
Herbert Covert
Hubert Covert
Gene
Rev. C. Night
Ala
Calhoun
Man Held on Assault Charge in Knife Attack
Ernest N. Cochrane also known as Cocky is held at city jail on an assault with a knife charge against Police Officer W. Murphy. He was arraigned in recorder court and his case reset for tomorrow morning after allegedly lashing at officers at police headquarters and injuring Murphy with a knife as he tried to flee.
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Ernest N. Cochrane
Cocky
W. i “Happy” Murphy
Cochrane
Recorder’s Court
J . W. Marshall
Murphy
Market Report Mixed as GM Rises on Record April Sales
New York markets drifted with unsettled foreign political noise and weak stock trading. General Motors fell after a record April sales release while concerns weighed on motor merchandise and specialty shares though Mack Trucks and Hudson posted advances on share covering.
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New York
General Motors
Mack Trucks
Hudson
New York Futures Tracking Cotton Prices
New York May 17 cotton futures opened easy with July at 18.24, October 17.42, December 17.46, January 17.38, and March 17.51. Prices steady in new futures trading with May at 18.06, May 17.65, October 16.94, December 16.97, and January 16.59.
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New York
Weather: fair, warm trend with light winds in South
The forecast notes fair weather across Alabama tonight and Tuesday with rising temperatures. Mississippi expects fair skies and warmer conditions with Tuesday partly cloudy periods and possible isolated thundershowers in the western portion and moderate south winds.
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Alabama
Mississippi
Exwest
Public Invited to Inspect New Mobile Fire Quarters Today
The new central fire station at Scott street and Spring Hill avenue opens at 2 pm with public access until 7 pm and a grand ball from 8 pm to midnight. Four companies move in, the facility costs about 90000, and includes a 500 gallon pump turret wagon scout wagon and two foamite tanks.
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Central Fire
Scott Street
Spring Hill Avenue
Gus Rebm
Rehm
Rebm
Esigns
Repedoo
Local yachtsmen hold two races over weekend
Local sailors saved points toward the Lipton goat as wind favored the field. Class A and Class B were sailed Sunday morning with Marion Braugh piloting the winning Class B boat and Jerome Whitt placing third. Drury won Class A with Merlin Hanson and Carl Tarbert close behind.
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Marion Braughan
Jerome Whitt
Drury
Merlin Hanson
Carl Tarbert
Tallapoosa Sets Sail on Gulf Cruise
The coast guard cutter Tallapoosa departed last night for a gulf cruise with a stop at Key West. Reports say the trip had government planning behind it but the exact object remains unclear.
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Coast Guard
Gulf
Geek Seed Bate
Key West
Bas Ae
Veteran railroad Conductor Latimer dies at 86 in Georgia
Notable burial notice for Joseph Latimer conductor of trains for the Confederate South during the Civil War era. Latimer, a Lavergne Tennessee resident, died yesterday at age 86. He served two Confederate troops and six trains, offered to resign from the N C T and St L to join service, and directed rail affairs for the South. Burial will be in Forest Hills cemetery in Chattanooga on Tuesday.
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Ealean
Lavergne
Tenn
Latimer
Chattanooga
Forest Hills Cemetery
Rail line abandonment hearing heats up in Pensacola
Examiner Davis of the Interstate Commerce Commission arrives in Mobile to preside over the second hearing on Gulf Ports Terminal Railway’s request to abandon its Pensacola to Baldwin county line. Pensacola and Baldwin county interests oppose sale to Louisville & Nashville, fearing loss of service and reduced competition. The McLaughlin railroad owners may sell with abandonment rights, with LaBoard Air Line mentioned as a possible factor.
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Examiner Davis
Interstate Commerce Commission
Mobile
Gulf Ports Terminal Railway
Pensacola
Baldwin County
Frank Morgan
Alabama Public Service Commission
National Commission
Davis
McLaughlin
Louisville & Nashville Railroad
Louisville & Nashville
Laboard Air Line
Starks Hearing Starts Today in Insanity Plea Trial
The trial of Campbell Starks, 30, on an insanity plea for the slaying of Patrolman Chris Dean on January 21 opened today with jury selection underway at 10 o'clock. The courtroom was crowded as jurors were excused for business and the panel of twelve had not yet been chosen. Dean was shot five times at Maple Street and Devis Avenue after a brawl among a group of Black individuals.
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Campbell Starks
Chris Dean
Starks
Dean
Maple Street
Devis Avenue
Turning over check to police in Melbourne Florida
A large sum involving a check is turned over to police in Melbourne Florida. Details are unclear from the fragment but indicate a formal police handover for investigation.
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Melbourne
Fla
STATE OPTICAL MEN TO MEET HERE TUESDAY
The State Optical Society opens events with a 9:30 a.m. session followed by afternoon lectures and a Tuesday night party. Officers and the entertainment committee will present surprises during the convention with local organizers including Dr H P McDonald and R M Shackelford.
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G. Bohne
Birmin
Welson
J. C
Postel i
H. P. McDonald
R. M. Shackleford
J. C. Albright
N. Maumenee
J. W. Stack
McDonald
Society
Dent
Pee of Examiners
Treabeee Mractiees
Dr. McDonald
Army Officers Inspect Prison at Mobile Jail
A group of military officers led by Captain L. S. Stickney visited Mobile county jail yesterday at the invitation of Leon Schwarz. The inspection was to be followed by the officers filing reports on the prison conditions observed.
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Mobile
Leon Schwarz
L. 5. Stickney
U. S. Army
United States Health Service
New Orleans
Chinese leaders split over view in Paris talk
May 17 reports say Chang Tso Lin and Wu Pei Fu split on strategy as Kuomintang forces stall. Premier Yen notes foreign envoys attend but he remains the only cabinet member functioning in a disrupted government.
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Paris
Chang Tso Lin
Wu Pei Fu
Kuomin Chun
Yen
Prnt
French Advance Report From Chasba Amid Druse Resistance
A Havas dispatch from Beirut reports French forces advancing on the village of Chasba as Druse tribesmen resist. The Paris dated account notes the clash and ongoing military movement in Syrie.
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Paris
Beirut
Syrie
Chasba
Pennsylvania Primary Vote Focuses On Beer And Machines
Philadelphia reports a heated May 17 campaign in Pennsylvania with million dollar spending and whispers of illicit money. Voters face a three way Republican Senate primary among William S. Vare George Pepper and Gifford Pinchot amid machine politics and Volstead reform debate.
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Philadelphia
Coolidge
Pennsylvania
William S. Vare
George Wharton Pepper
Ent Coolldge
Gifford Pinchot
Ware Machine
Andrew Mellon
Pittsburgh
Tener
Fraentess
United Tessenate
William G. Ware
Stroudsburg
Aherneen Vere
Pinchot
Pinchot and
Ware
Promeca John
Samuel E. Shull
Monroe County
Zor Oy William OB
Eugene Bonniwell
William B. Wilson
Woodrow Wilson
United Senate
Open Water Found at North Pole Says Amundsen Pilot
Lincoin Blisworth of the Amundsen expedition told the Associated Press that open water was seen at the North Pole during the Norge flight last Tuesday night with 17 companions. He said rocky islands were seen but not land and that an American flag was planted for the third time.
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Nome
Alaska
Lincoln Blisworth
Amundsen Pilleworth
Associated Press
North Pole
Norge
Ellsworth
Peary
Byrd
Pole
Lillaworth
Milaworth
President Coolidge
United States
Teller
Nort
Here
Witaly
Toomel
Cotton Manufacturers Convene to Discuss Relief Plans
About 500 men and delegates arrive for the American Cotton Manufacturers Association Convention in Atlanta. Observers predict the meeting will set a decisive course on the farm program and relief measures for the cotton textile industry.
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Tlanta
American Cotton Manufacturers’ Association
Student Killed in Auto Mishap
Sark May 17. Tincher of Williametter is killed in an auto mishap.
Italian airship Norge completes Arctic flight to Nome
Reports say the Italian airship Norge, crewed by Amundsen and Lincoln Ellsworth, finished a pioneering Arctic voyage from Kings Bay to Nome Alaska. The journey covered over 13 000 kilometers in 172 hours, proving the craft’s endurance amid harsh winds and poor conditions.
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Barre
Nome
Pole
Alaska
Ares Iahses
Chigi Palace
Mobile Weather Outlook Tonight Through Tuesday
Forecaster reports fair to warm conditions for Mobile tonight and Tuesday. Nightly lows will be mild with daytime highs warmer than recent days.
Douglas Fairbanks Jr Birthday Tribute
Today we honor Douglas Fairbanks on his 434th birthday as fans await his next film. The note praises his romance and influence, and mentions his marriage to Mary Pickford as a source of national envy.
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Douglas Fairbanks
All America
Mary Pickford
Traffic toll for week end in the South
A survey shows 39 killed and 206 injured in the weekend traffic toll across Southern states. The report highlights a high casualty rate with several fatal crashes.
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Atlanta
Theng Tea Survey
Cote Ter Teereree
Vast flooding hits northern Italy and Sicily outlets
Floods sweep across much of northern Italy with storms like cloudbursts. Rivers rise above danger levels inundating towns from Venice to Brescia. One militia member killed. many areas lose phone and telegraph service and power plants fail.
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Rome
Venice
Vilminore
Bergamo
Palermo
Sicily
Vincenzo
Adige
Campagnola
Basso
Acquar
Brescia
Oglio
Gieno
Carfo
Funding plan talks open in London treasury
May 17 London officials from France and Britain began funding plan discussions at the treasury. Winston Churchill serving as chancellor and the French Finance Minister will confer at 5 o clock this afternoon to align on proposed financial measures and cross border support.
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London
Treasury
Winston Churchill
Coolidge Returns From Voyage To Washington Visit
President and Mrs. Coolidge arrived in Washington this morning after a voyage up Chesapeake Bay and the Potomac. The couple spoke at a ceremony in Virginia, as reporters described a short and ceremonial return from their trip.
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Washington
Famous actress Cecile Sorel to marry Count de Segur today
Paris may 17 a stir ran through aristocratic and theatrical circles as Cecile Sorel of the Comedie Francaise was announced to wed Count Guillaume De Segur today.
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Paris
Cecile Sorel
Comedie Francaise
Guillaume de Segur
Selma Man Held as Investigation Opens in Fatal Shooting Case
Reports from Selma describe a fatal shooting with Miss missing condition. Cutts is held in jail pending investigation while Dallas authorities plan a grand assembly to address the case.
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Selma
Ala
Casualties Rise After Sudeki Coup in Poland
Reports from Warsaw describe heavy casualties after the sudeki coup de ta tature. About a hundred people killed and one thousand wounded, with an American said to be among the dead. Embassies receive cables seeking word on fate of foreign nationals as guards try to restore order.
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Warsaw
Poland
Nenan
Santhe
Sudan
Diromatic
Former Governor Hunter Gibbs Dies at Punta Home
The article notes the death of a former governor at his Punta home following illness since last December. Survived by brother Robert W. Gibbs of Columba, two sisters Mrs. W. Montgomery of Spartanburg and Cy Arch Cheetham of Gilchrist, plus a half brother and another half sister. Born in Greenwood, D. C., he attended Point and pursued engineering, real estate, and later politics.
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Pivoride
Punta
Robert W. Gibbs
Columba
Hunter A. Gibbs
W. &. Gomery
Spartanburg
Cy” A Arch Cheetham
Gilchrist
Greenwood
D. C
Point
Florida
New York
May At
Stee
Richmond Blues Have Busy Day in Paris
May 17 dispatch notes the Richmond Blues, aided by the Governor of Connecticut, visiting Paris and laying a wreath at the tombs of the unknown. They then attended a reception at the Allied club hosted by Marshal Isador Herrick. The ambassador was to host another reception at the embassy that afternoon.
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Paris
Richmond Blues
Ahem Conn
Allied Club
Isador Herrick
Embassy
Nesbitt pleads not guilty in Ohio court
In Troy Ohio Jacob Nesbitt son of a former college graduate and listed as Nesbitt pleads not guilty to a charge of killing his wife Frances Drake Nesbitt after an argument according to court records with a formal plea entered today.
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Troy
Ohio
Nesbitt
Frances Drakebitt
Southern Railway seeks permit to acquire rail line segment
Washington May 11 Southern Railway asked the state Commerce Commission for authority to acquire and operate a one and a half mile portion of the railroad line formerly operated from Parish to Ala The application cites coal traffic aided by the rail route and argues the segment is served by the railroad.
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Washington
Southern Railway
State Commerce Commission
Southern
Parish
Ala
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Tallapoosa
del Pie
Isellsworth
Italy
Coolidges
Jacob Nesbitt
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