Mobile Chamber of Commerce to elect officers at annual meeting
A large turnout is expected at the Elks club for Mobile’s Chamber of Commerce annual meeting. Officers and directors for the coming year will be elected and the group will discuss plans and recap the past year led by retiring president R. J. Milling. Women members and junior chamber guests invited.
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Mobile
The
Elks Club
Mobile Chamber of Commerce
R. J. Milling
Chamber
John T. Cochrane
J. L. Bedsale
D. P. Bestor, Jr
R. A. Christian
D. R. Dunlap
C. W. Hempstead
F. Ladd
Mark Lyons
J. J. McMahon
W. Marshall Turner
Fine Motorman Fined for Reckless Car Operation
A. D. Allisor, motorman of a single trolley on Dauphin street, was fined 25 dollars or 25 days after a Recorder's Court hearing for operating the street car recklessly. He collided with Mrs. H. G. Sparks's car, which had signaled a turn. the Sparks car then hit a vehicle carrying Detective William Moody and his wife. Allisor appealed the conviction and posted a $100 bond.
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A. D. Allisor
Dauphin
Recorder’s Court
Allison
H. G. Sparks
William Moody
Moody
Coast Guard to Base Five Ships at Biloxi in Rum Runner Campaign
Rear Admiral F. C. Billard announced Biloxi will serve as a base for Gulf Coast patrol vessels to combat rum runners. CG boat 252 sails to Biloxi with two more vessels from Miami expected this week, joining CG 246 already there. Comanche and Tallapoosa will be stationed locally as part of the Mobile Bay base network.
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F. C. Billard
Coast Guard
Biloxi
CG.252
Mobile
Miami
Mobile Bay
New York
Atlantic
Shepherd Trial Opens Over Typhoid Murder Charge
Chicago May 19 William Shepherd stands trial for murder of his wife and a will from the estate valued at 1.5 million. State witnesses include Farman the science school head who said he supplied typhoid to Shepherd and trained him. Isabelle Pope fiancee of McClintock testified against Shepherd. The defense questions Farman and relies on an accomplice account. Jurors are being selected with 150 veniremen awaiting call.
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Chicago
Associated Press
William Shepherd
William Nelson McClintock
C. CC. Paiman
Shepherd
Lso
Farman
Venireman
Isabelle Pope
McClintock
Pacific Coast
Jurors Drawn For Circuit Court Week Of June 1
Jurors for the circuit court for the week of June 1 were drawn today. The list includes Ernest R. Holzborn Charles H. Dees Aaron F. Norquist Louis L. Noble Hector Smith Graeme M. Craughon Roy Cochran Louis J. Arata W. Jefferson Hamilton John 8 Arnold Jr Lorenz E Hardy John B Harvey Karl N Heath August P Roberts Richard B Fowler Joseph Q Roberts Albert G Quinn William N Deegan Carlos Powe George F Purvis Thomas C Chenoweth Body Horn Nello J Gonzales James H Wheatley Ray Fonde William D McKinstry N Brooks Wright William W Winter A Totts Willard William T Hieronymus John P Sweeney Jr Charlies M Kilborn John C Haley Paul E Loeffler Louis M Raiier John Lord Price E Williams W Earl Long Walter Allen Joseph J Bullock Archibald A McNeill Ed Lord Clifton B Hayes M Harvey New Sam Rowell Jesse Williams Monroe Williams John M Farnell Jr William A Godwin Vivian H Marshall Jr Jefferson B Fletcher L Le Baron Lyons John J McMahon Vivian H Marshall James H Doyle Herbert A Parks Charles M Wilson Arthur C Wilson Edward O Fowlkes Benjamin L Lawson William W Milling Thomas B Willison Daniel McFayden Louis W Evans John W Gaston John C York Goronwy O Gliddon Henry L Richards Thomas O Goodbrad Spurgeon N Roche William E Steber Jr Robert L Maxwell Edgar L Drain Thorne S Winter James W McDonald Jr
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Circuit Court
Ernest R. Holzborn
Charles H. Dees
Aaron F. Norquist
Louis L. Noble
Hector Smith
Graeme M. Craughon
Roy Cochran
Louis _ J. Arata
W. Jefferson Hamilton
John 8. Arnold, Jr
Lorenz E. Hardy
John B. Harvey
Karl N. Heath
August P. Roberts
Richard B. Fowler
Joseph QO. Roberts
Shippers Discuss New Steel Rates In Mobile Meeting
Local shippers of iron and steel held a conference at Mobile Chamber of Commerce to review Interstate Commerce Commission actions on Birmingham Mobile rates versus Birmingham Pensacola rates. They chose not to act yet awaiting Alabama Public Service Commission plans. The group noted I C C findings of preferential Mobile rates and prejudice against Pensacola and discussed barge line rate increases. They will take up the issue with Major General T Q Ashburn who oversees the barge line.
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New York
Alabama
Astor
Inclu Brandon
Mobile
Minery
Loowa
George W. Carver
Power
Torest
Hall of Fame
Birmingham
Comerce
Oscar W. Unederwood
Robert Lee Bulelard
Octavus Roy Cohen
George E Denny
Unility
Geo Gordon Crawford
Tenessee, Coal Iron and R. R. Co
Roderick D. MacKenzie
Helen, Keller
Mobile Chamber of Commerce
Interstate Commerce Commission
Pensacola
Alabama Public Service Commission
Pensa
T. Q. Ashburn
Tanker Camden to Sail After Repairs
After a multiday repair at Todd Drydock and Shipbuilding, the United Fruit Company tanker Camden will sail today in ballast. It is the second fruit company vessel to repair in Mobile, following the Lysefjord at Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding.
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Todd Drydock and Shipbuilding Company
Camden
United Fruit Company
The
Fruit Company
Mobile
Lysefjord
Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company
Weather brief notes fair conditions tonight and Wednesday
The brief notes fair weather continue with light north winds. A gentle north flow is expected through tonight and Wednesday with no precipitation indicated.
Raid at 502 St. Emanuel Street Yields Seizures and Convictions
Detectives Franco and Moody arrest two women on vagrancy charges and three men on dangerous and suspicious charges during a morning raid at 502 St. Emanuel Street. Sam Hackmeyer and George Espalla face prohibition violations. Roy French, J Saxton, and J Peterson charged with dangerous and suspicious. 28 bottles of home Serva seized. Two men fined $100 and $60 or 90 and 50 days respectively for liquor possession. Willie Overton convicted of knife assault on Ella West with a $500 fine and 140 days plus six months additional.
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St. Emanuel Street
Franco and Moody
Recorder’s Court
Margaret Brown
Annie Smith
Sam Hackmeyer
George Espalla
Roy French
J. Saxton
J. Peterson
Serva
Sam Yurious
Recorder
Willie Overton
Ella West
Paving Venture No 22 Set for Hearing and Work
An ordinance proposing Paving Venture No 22, a major city project, was laid over for adoption at the next city commission meeting with hearings set for June 23. It covers unpaved streets near the new high school and southern areas including Wilkerson Monroe Eslava and Texas, plus St Louis Street from Claiborne to Springhill. The venture aims to ease heavy traffic on a key two way route to the business district and ball park as residents complain. A. D. Quackenbush and G. Shaw, with the city electrical inspector, were named to a no pay board to review electrical contractors’ applications to operate in the city.
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Wilkerson
Monroe
Eslava
Texas
St. Louis
Attorney General Harwell G Davis Visits Mobile
Attorney General Harwell G. Davis spent hours in Mobile today en route to the state capitol. He delivered Washington County High School’s commencement address yesterday and met with County Solicitor B. B. Chamberlain and Judge Claude A. Grayson. He declined to discuss a gubernatorial candidacy, saying the decision rests with his friends statewide.
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Harwell G. Davis
Mobile
Chatom
Ala
State Capitol
Davis
Washington County
B. B. Chamberlain
Claude A. Grayson
Rosalie Bel liveau Sails From Port to Load Lumber
The British schooner Rosalie Bel liveau of Cowles Ship Supply Company departed for Port Antonio Jamaica with lumber loaded locally. Towed by the tug Nimrod the ship will discharge over 201,280 superficial feet of lumber at Port Maria Port Antonio and Turks Island.
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Rosalie Belliveau
Cowles Ship Supply Company
Portria
Jamaica
Nimrod
Port Maria
Port Antonio
Turks Island
No Decision Made on Defense Day Test
Washington May 19. President Coolidge defers final decision on the army general staff defense test for Armistice Day. The decision will await the return of Acting Secretary Davis or General Hines. It is assumed Coolidge will oppose using Armistice Day for the test but may settle the timing.
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Washington
Associated Press
Coolidge
Army General Staff
Davis
Himes
Trials Begin In Calhoun County Peonage Case In Florida
Testimony resumes in federal court against Mose Davis Charles Land Will Proctor and Frank Daniels charged with peonage at turpentine camps. Jurors hear of beatings and enforced return to camps amid alleged debt. Separate indictments target sheriff county officials and Cary Whitfield in connection with the case.
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Pensacola
Wia
International News Service
Calhoun
Martin Tabort
Calhoun County
Will Proctor
Frank Daniels
New Orleans
Department of Justice
Clark
Chafin
McClelland
Shuler
Cason
Cary Whitfield
Embezzlement and Bad Checks Charge On Auto Rentee
Dewey Kittrell was arrested today by Deputy Sheriffs Nelson and Burch on warrants alleging embezzlement of an automobile and passing worthless checks. W F Stanfill of Rent-a-Ford Company says Kittrell rented a car last Sunday and failed to return it on time, with accessories missing when located.
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Dewey Kittrell
Nelson
Burch
W. F. Stanfill
Rent-a-Ford Company
Kittrell
Auto With Booze Taken by Deputies
An automobile containing half pints of liquor was seized by Deputy Sheriffs Burch Tamner and Shreve at Government and Royal streets. John Bozzo and Kate Warner, occupants of the car, were charged with violating the prohibition law. Condemnation proceedings will be taken against the vehicle.
Atlantic Coast Line declares extra dividend in annual meeting
In Richmond Virginia on May 19 the Atlantic Coast Line board of directors voted an extra cash dividend of one percent on common stock. The board also declared the regular cash dividend of three and a half percent.
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Richmond
Atlantic Coast Line Rallreda
May collapse feared as Shepherd trial opens in Chicago
In Chicago on May 19 United Press reports tension in the murder trial of Iliam D. Shepherd for the ward Billy McClintock. Spectators and officials note the emotional strain on Shepherd as veniremen face death-penalty questions and photographers seek coveted shots despite a new courtroom rule.
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Chicago
United Press
Iliam D. Shepherd
Shepherd
Billy McClintock
Julia Shepherd
Harry Olson
William Scott Stewart
Delegates Tour New Mobile State Port Docks Program
More than 200 delegates to the Alabama Federation of Labor in Mobile will tour the new state port dock terminals this afternoon aboard a boat from the harbor. A mass meeting at Labor Temple will hear remarks from Major General William L. Sibert Congressman Lister Hill and Jerome Jones. Officers to be elected tomorrow. Committees named include credentials auditing rules and business grievances and resolutions with numerous members listed.
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Alabama Federation of Labor
Mobile Chamber of Commerce
Federation
Labor Temple
William L. Sibert
State Docks Board
Lister Hill
Jerome Jones
Atlanta
William Green
John E. Winstansley
Lewis Bowen
R. W. Storey
R. J. Bailey
Hattie Steel James
R. W. Murphree
E. C. Henderson
J. F. Hartung
W. K. Harwood
Mrs. F. Gorman
Frank J. Emmerson
Carl Wells
W. M. Willingham
H. F. Willis
A. H. Liston
E. Way
D. D. Marston
J. W. Driver
J. E. Wanninger
L. L. Smith
8. A. Callander
Charlies Ashiey
EB. J. Harris
Subway Panic Causes Injuries Near Grand Central
Ten hurt or overcome by smoke as a southbound East Side train stops abruptly from a short circuit. Passengers, including women and children, smash windows. chaos ensues as guards block emergency doors and Vanderbilt Hotel staff aid injured riders.
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Associated Press
New York
East Side
Grand Central Station
Hotel
Vanderbilt
Grand Central Terminal
Torinal
Vanderbilt Hotel
George Denoy
34Th Street
Enormous Fraud Suspected in Newark Tax Conspiracy
A government tax swindle conspiracy centered in Newark is alleged to have defrauded over a quarter of a million dollars. Twenty individuals and two industrial firms face indictments charging conspiracy.
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Newark
N. Joes
Associated Press
Two Fliers Die in Wisconsin Air Crash
Bélilis Conant of Westfield and W. E. Herschleb banker of Wisconsin Rapids were killed when their airplane fell into a tail spin and crashed at 2,000 feet.
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Wisconsin
Westfield
Wis
Associated Press
Bélilis Conant
W. E. Herschleb
Wisconsin Rapids
Joe JacksonDenied Use of Ball Grounds
Savannah May 19. Owners of the Weirview Reehall Club have denied the use of their park to Joe Jack, organizer to raise funds for a wall project, starting May 25. Jackson and team are now in South Carolina.
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Joe Jackson
Savannah
Weirview Reeehall Club
Joe Jack
Sep Hen
Ackson
Team 4
South Carolina
Evolution Case to Go to Grand Jury
Hamilton county grand jury session in Chattanooga considers indicting Steger Hunt a biology instructor at the central school for violating Tennessee anti es tion law. Four students Harry Adams Willis Fisher and Nichi were subpoenaed to testify about what he taught.
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Chattanooga
Hamilton County
Gré
Steger Hunt
Tecm
Harry Adams
Willis Fisher
Nichi
Grand Jury
Team 12 Horses Hurt In Auto Accident
A report states that a team horse carriage collided with an ice wagon near Church and Broad Street. The team was damaged and injuries were reported.
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Hurtin Auto Asic
Berald
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