Shanghai bandits raid. hostage story shocks readers
International desk reports in Shanghai on May 23 that bandits seized Chinese and foreigners including a Mexican detainee held near a sacred site. The tale, tangled with tragedy and fear, describes a stormy night and a woman named Mme Verena in distress as officials hear cables from New York and Washington about the evolving situation.
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Shanghae
Mexico
Moon
Mme
Verena Phe Cole
New’ York
Washington
Seizure Conflict Over Liquor Case In Ohio
Federal agents and the Monroe Park sheriff’s department clashed over liquor seizures at a Cedar Point road residence linked to Sam Powe. Federal and state authorities seized liquor and Powe faced federal and state charges after arraignment, with hearings set and bonds posted.
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Cedar Point Road
Monroe Park
Sam Powe
Paul Cazalas
W. H. Holcombe, Jr
Powe
United States
J. J. Burgett
Ith
Cannon
Comte
Nesmith
Burgett
Sheriff's Department
Onaghue
Cazalas
Holécombe
Coffin Re-elected Juvenile Judge In Local Court
Juaze' Frank Coffin was re-elected judge of the juvenile court and Mrs E L St Clair was re-elected probation officer at the annual juvenile court commission meeting. Gordon Smith will head the body as chairman. Mrs L B Po named secretary. Sadie Jenkins named colored probation officer. A proposed new juvenile court bill was discussed and a conference between city and county was to be sought.
Stowaway Milford Levy Held After Vessel Arrival
Milford Levy, 22, who stowed away on the fruit steamer Venator at Puerto Cortez Honduras, was brought here and placed in the county jail as a stowaway. Levy's case is being organized by the federal im-
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Milford Levy
Puerto Cortez
Honduras
Gaik
Levy
Liquor Smuggling Memorial Disputed in Senate
A 19th century report notes the legislature and senate failed to concur on a resolution to protect whiskey smugglers. The memorial event failed to pass in the senate on two stated dates, leaving the proposal unresolved.
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T. EB
Congress
Senate
Capital Architect Taken Off Suddenly
An Elliott architect from the United States dropped dead today in an apparent sudden death incident. Details are unclear as reports describe a private ad related context on Spring Street in Southside.
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Weare Dceton
Elliott Architect
United States
Southisbae
Alabama Weather Summary Tonight and Wednesday Outlook
The forecast calls for generally fair weather tonight in Alabama with a potential for unsettled conditions on Wednesday including local thunder showers and little temperature change. Local showers may occur Wednesday with minimal temperature variation.
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Washington
Alabama
Mayor denies discourtesy to county board in visit to city hall
The Mobile city commission and Mayor R Y Taylor deny mistreatment of county officials during a visit to City Hall. A letter to Chairman Towle claims courtesy was shown. The board approved semi annual interest on school bonds and other actions including damages payment to H C Brownlow and recognition of Alvin M Owsl ey as an honorary citizen. A bid to push twice monthly pay days for city workers was referred for consideration.
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R. Y. Taylor
City Commission
Towle
Rct of Revenue and Road Commission
Wien
Omery
Taylor
H. C. Brownlow
Hartwell
Alvin M. Owsley
American Legion
Mobile
Civic Organizations of
Mobilé
Board of Revenue and Road Commissioners
Harry T. Hartwell
Montgomery
Cora
Frank Cammack
Henry Gonzales
Mobile County League of Women Voters
Birmingham Boilermaker charged with assault to murder
Ralph Gordon thirty one from Birmingham Alabama is held at police headquarters in default of bail on an assault with intent to murder charge filed by taxicab operator Tom Walker. A knife wound cut to Walker's face and a half pint of white whiskey found on Gordon prompted a beer law violation charge. Gordon appeared in recorder court but the case was postponed to May 31 as Walker remained in City Hospital with wounds.
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Ralph Gordon
Birmingham
Ala
Tom Walker
Gordon
Government
Royal Streets
Recorder’s Court
Walker
Man Taken to Selma Following His Arrest Here
Police arrested a man Sunday night with a woman who claimed to be his wife Mrs. Cc J Johnson. Special Agent Ike Kruse transported him to Selma after a message from Chief Dougherty accusing him of complicity in a burglary at a Selma gas station. A stolen safe was found in a Selma creek and the scene of the burglary left behind. The woman was detained in Mobile as the case moved to Recorder's Court for Thursday.
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Cc. J. Johnson
Selma
Johnson
Mobile
Recorder’s Court
President commutes Silva sentence in Kentucky racing case
May 22. President Ingles commutes Silva sentence to expire July 6. Silva and two accomplices were convicted of a racing swindle in Kentucky. White House said Silva is the guilty party and that the evidence used at conviction was improper. Silva has served two months.
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Ingles
Kentucky
White House
Harding
Silva
Inspectors Visit Mobile Flour Handling Facilities
A twelve member export committee of the Southwestern Millers League, based in Kansas City, inspects Mobile flour handling and shipping facilities. The group tours the harbor aboard the tug Harry G. Lytle, reviews routes and services, and plans to discuss concentration warehouses and freight facilities with local officials before returning to Kansas City.
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Mobile
Central West
Southwestern Millers’ League
Kansas City
Harry G. Lytle
Country Club
Houston
Galveston
New Orleans
Millers Swift
John B. Waterman
W. D. Yoder
Topeka
Fred Wolf
Ellinwood
C. M. Jackson
Wichita
P. H. Baum
Hutchison
John E. Novak
C. F. Gleson
G. M. Bush
Frank Kroutil
Yukon
Okla
Arthur Croxson
Chicago
C.F. Coderl
St. Paul
C. H. Searing
Arkansas City
Kansas
Gristett Taken To York Ala For Trial
Gristett was taken to York Alabama for trial by local police after a case of disorder and suspicion in the police court. Tom Crivalleri and J C Jordan, arrested for speeding, confessed guilt and were fined ten days. George Gotana and R G Bodiford, taxi operators, pleaded guilty to and fined five dollars or five days for disorderly conduct in Bienville Catep court.
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Prichard
Ala
Uniy
Tom Crivalleri
J. C
Jordan
George Gotana
R. G. Bodiford
Bienville Catep
Recorder’s Court
Sex Education Urged by Speakers at National Social Work Meet
Washington May 22. The push for sex instruction in American schools drew 5000 delegates at the national conference of social work. Dr T W Galloway of New York called sex education indispensable for character building. Dr Florence Richards of Philadelphia urged high school instruction to curb impure sources and promote humane conduct and refined living.
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Washington
International News Service
Kers
National Conference of Social Work
T. W. Galloway
New York
Florence Richards
Philadelphia
Marks Take Tumble on Wall Street
Sharp fall in German marks in New York trading pushed the currency to about .0017 3 4 cents per mark, more than 56 000 to the American dollar, marking a drop past the previous all time low reported last Saturday. The decline reflects a deteriorating exchange rate amid the latest market moves.
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New York
Michigan College Students Protest Move for President
About 500 Michigan Agricultural College students walked out and staged a two hour demonstration in Lansing on May 22 to oppose the state board of agriculture’s plan to appoint President David Priday as head of the college.
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Lansing
Mich
State Board of Agriculture
David Priday
Michigan Agricultural College
Dance Halls of Chicago Flayed By Philip Yarrow
Chicago officials claim thousands of young girls are sacrificed yearly on the altars of modern dance halls. Philip Yarrow of the Illinois Vigilance Association warned that city dance floors pose the greatest moral danger to inexperienced girls. He cited 12,000 of 15,000 nightly couples dancing suggestively and blamed weak home restraint, films, and spiritual decline.
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Chicago
Philip Yarrow
Illinois Vigilance Association
T ‘City
Yarrow
Editors Plan A Mobile Convention for Alabama Press Association
Preparations are under way in Mobile for the Alabama Press Association annual convention with editors from Mississippi to attend. Activities include a Rotary Club luncheon, a fish fry at the Cod en Harbor Fishing Club, a Coden trip, and a program at the Battle House with the League of American Pen Women. Distinguished speakers will include Frederick I. Thompson and A. Christian.
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Alabama Press Association
Alabama
Mississippi
Mobile
Coast
Mississipi
Middle
North Mississippi
Port Mat
A. Christian
Uber
State Harbor Board
Ore
Coden
Praying Boy Undergoes Club Foot Operation at St Luke’s
A toddler from Tiptonville Tennessee arrived at St Luke's hospital in Chicago and prayed for help as doctors tested an animal-tested method to straighten his club feet. The operation succeeded and Jimmy hopes to walk and play normally, inspiring other children with similar ailments.
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Chicago
Tiptonville
Tenn
St. Luke’s Hospital
Jimmy
Tennessee
St. Luke's
St. Luke's Surgeons
Magic City Sues Auto Makers Over Boy’s Death
Mrs. Mary Harden of Birmingham Alabama sues Dodge Motor Company in Fulton Superior Court for 10000 damages claiming a defective wagon collapsed under a truck, causing the death of her ten year old son Harry Harden on a road roadside incident dated June 27 1921.
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Atlanta
Harry Harden
Fulton Superior Court
Mary Harden
Biam
Ala
Dodge B& ‘ Motor Company
Harden
Dodge
Farmer Joe Lewis killed by accidental gun discharge
In Maury County Tennessee near Mount Pisgah a man, Joe Lewis, was killed when his firearm discharged while he was tending a fence to shoot dogs. The incident occurred early today and the farmer died within minutes.
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Columbia. Tenn
Mount Pisagent
Joe Lewisard
Maury County
Steamer to Marquiase Sunk Near Rocosa
Madrid dispatch reports a steamer bound for Marquiase sunk north of Rocosa today. The vessel carried 99 crew members but no fate was announced for them.
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Madrid
Nort Rocosa
Two Jersey City Officers Shot Dead in Raid
In Jersey City two detectives were killed and two officers wounded during an attempted arrest of Frank J Sayes after a $9000 hold up. Police fought through a house using gas bombs and a trapped suspect was captured after a fierce attack. May Miller, a dance hall girl, was taken from the building.
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Jersey City
Frank J. Sayes
John Black
Clarence Ware
Harry
Black
Ware
Sages
Thomas Wolfe
Sayee
Sayes
Walton
May Miller
Saunders Denies Charge Of Personal Advertising For Piggly Wiggly
Clarence Saunders Piggly Wiggly president denies $164,000 of his personal advertising was charged to the company. Lynn H. Dinkins former director sues for $30,000 on a note claiming Saunders used company funds for personal ads. Injunction proceedings expected to block further personal advertising expenditures. Dinkins says Nashville pool members will file suit.
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Memphis
Tenn
International News Service
Piggly Wiggly
Clarence Saunders
Lynn HM
Dinkins
New Jeans
Saunders
Piggly Wiggly, Inc
Nashville, Tenn
Bryan wins bid for all Presbyterians to sign abstinence pledge
Associated Press reports William Jennings Bryan secured a mandate requiring every Presbyterian minister church official member and denominational school faculty and students to sign a total abstinence pledge. The general assembly rejected a compromise to limit signings. San Antonio Texas chosen for the next general assembly over Montreat and Staunton Virginia.
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Associated Press
William Jennings Bryan
General Assembly
San Antonio
Texas
Montreat
Staunton
Ford's River Plans Filed at Capital
Detailed plans for the coves proposed by the Ford Motor Company on the Mississippi River between St. Paul and Minneapolis were filed with the Federal Power Commission today by engineers and attorneys representing Henry Ford with an application for a permanent license covering the project.
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Washington
Ford Motor Company
Minnissippi River
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Federal Power Commission
Henry Ford
Earth tremors felt in Helena Montana
Two distinct earth tremors were felt in Helena on May 22 at 14 15 o clock. The tremors occurred about one minute apart, with the second enough to shake heavily built structures. The shocks rolled from west to east.
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Helena
Mont
Drake Succeeds Huston in Port Washington
The appointment of J. Walter Drake of Michigan as assistant secretary of commerce succeeds H. Huston who recently resigned, announced formally yesterday at the White House in Port Washington.
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Drake
Huston
Washington
J. Walter Drake
Michigan
Commerce
H. Huston
White House
Baldwin to Guide British Ship of State
London May 22 Stanley Baldwin accepted the premiership offered by King George at Buckingham Palace. Reports say he will lead the Conservative government succeeding Bonar Law with Sir Robert Horne set to become chancellor of the exchequer.
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London
The
Associated Press
Stanley Idwin
Britain
King George
Visits
Palace
Stanley Baldy
Buckingham Palace
Bonar Law
Central Newa
Conservative Party
Mr. Baldwin
Robert Horne
Exchequer
Baldwin
Captain O Hay Receives Gold Card For Free Meals in New York
In New York City Captain O Hay, a 52 year veteran of diverse roles from gun runner to actor, has been awarded a gold card allowing him free meals at 380 restaurants. He survived seven wars and counts Jack London among intimates, holding multiple war decorations including the American D S O and Croix de Guerre.
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New York
Turer
Society of
New York City
O’hay
Jean Days
Broadway
Richard Harding Davie
Soidiere
Jack London
Steamer Rescues 830 From Sunk Ship in Thick Fog
The Empress of Britain picked up 830 persons from the 11,000 ton Marvale after it hit a rock in fog off Trepassey Newfoundland. The Marvale, formerly the Corsican, was badly damaged and could not beach. passengers and crew were landed then rescued. Fog and ice damaged shipping, with other vessels affected nearby.
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Halifax
Canadian Pacific Steamship Express
Empress of of Britain
Liverpool
Quebec
Wireless
Marvale
St. Lawrence
Canadian Pacific Company
Newfoundland
Trepassey
Glen Murrill
Sydney Fortreal
St. ‘ Bay
Marcella
Cape Brenton
O Brien and Colson Found Guilty in Robbery Case
In Toledo on May 2, O'Brien and James Colson were found guilty in a United States district court of a million dollar office robbery. The sentence will be pronounced this week by Jumplits. The jury deliberated, and the verdict concluded the trial.
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Toledo
Ohio
O'Brien
James Colson
United. States
Bulgaria Outlines Foreign Policy Aims in May Report
Sofia dispatch notes two main aims of the government: securing reparations terms and establishing an outlet for Bulgaria’s political and economic reforms. The piece hints at political shifts and possible future improvements for the country.
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T Saal Ee
Sofia
Bulgaria
Ponlisky
Wiahes
Justice Walker Dies at Raleigh
Regional news notes the death of Justice Walker in Raleigh North Carolina with brief details of his service and age. The report references Piatt B. as part of the obituary line.
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Justice Walker
Ralelga
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