Kentucky judge halts reform school punishment for boy
Grand jury found 7 year old Carl Mahan guilty of manslaughter in the death of his 8 year old playmate but Judge J P Bailey granted a writ of prohibition stopping the sentence. He ruled a boy under seven cannot be sent to reform school and noted Kentucky law limits such punishment. The decision comes amid strong defense and a dramatic court scene in Paintsville.
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Paintsville
Kentucky
J. P. Bailey
Carl Newton Mahan
Bailey
Little Carl
Ene Serie
Judge Bailey
Butcher
Chicago
Clarence Darrow
Darrow
Carl
Wheeler
Palatial Apartment Furnished By Bogus Nobleman Stripped
Dr. Charles Emerson Sergent Maitland who claims to be the duke of Sutherland was dismissed on a charge of obtaining $200 from a rug dealer under false pretenses. He rented an expensive apartment and ordered thousands of dollars of furnishings on credit. Maitland left the court with his lawyer and was reportedly still in St. Petersburg, while two attachment suits seek to recover money for the rug dealer and a former chef.
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Petersburg
Fra
Charles Emerson Sergent Maitland
Duke of Sutherland
Maitland
Captain Lipphard
Police Department
Dr. Maitland
St. Petersburg
Karn
Farmers Curb Market Marks Second Anniversary Celebration
About 1000 visitors attended the two year old farmers curb market event in Mobile. Mayor Cecil Bates and Mrs. C S Shawhan spoke during an eight thirty program, praising the market as a civic asset and commercial venture, with 50 prize drawings of donated produce at nine o'clock.
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Forum,Club
Cecil Bates
Mra. C.S. Shawhan
E. C. Kellum
Bates
City Commission
Shawhan
Baseball By Innings Southern Association Scores
Baseball by innings in the Southern Association features Mobile Memphis New Orleans Nashville teams competing across a sequence of frame results. The report highlights inning by inning scoring and team performances from the league at large.
Protest Filed Over Bayou Hog Plan Changes
A protest was filed against Southeastern Production Company's plan to alter Hog Bayou by filling sections and cutting canals. E L and E W David Lumber Company claims the changes would remove riparian rights and raise log storage costs. The hearing was before Col W D A Anderson, river and harbor engineer in Mobile district. The petitioner is Alabama Power Company subsidiary.
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Southeastern Production Company
Hog Bayou
W. D. A. Anderson
United States Army Engineer
Mobile
E. L. and
E. W. David Lumber Company
Sheip Company
Trio Held On Grand Larceny Charges In theft spree
Three men Leroy Meyers Frank at 201 Eslava street and Louis tehurst 712 Conti street were arrested for grand larceny after police found them asleep in a stolen car at midnight. The same night an attempted auto theft occurred at a tourist camp in Arlington and a burglary at Mrs Mildred Daviss 106 State street where a phonograph was taken. The case was reset for Tuesday in recorder court with possible transfer to state disposal. Local gas thefts reported from the tourist camp.
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Mildred Davis
State Street
Arlington
Leroy Meyers
Frank
Eslava Street
Louis Tehurst
Conti Street
R. F. Gilmore
Norville R. Leigh III
Meyers
Recorder's Court
Leigh
Joachim
Government
George Streets
Davis
Anld
K. C. Redd
St. Joseph Street
National League Team Tie Up Details
National League standings show mixed results with teams including Philadelphia Brooklyn Collins Davies Dudley Picinion and Cincinnati Chicago involved in score lines and match notes.
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Teeams
Philadelphia
Brooklyn
Collins and Davies
Dudley and
Picinion
Baseball Lineups and Pairings From Early American League Games
The page lists first game pitchers Pennock Dickey MacFayden Barry and Sorrell Phillips Thomas Berg for Detroit and Chicago with Heimach Dickey Russell Berry in a second game. It also shows lineups for Boston Washington St Louis Cleveland and other teams with Crowder Cochrane Schang Holloway and U se Well in various positions.
Prohibition Felonies Foresee Busy Court Term
The Jones law shifts certain prohibition violations from misdemeanors to felonies as the first federal grand jury under the measure convenes. The Volstead act era cases have produced a large backlog and an unusually busy term is expected. The grand jury session will be followed by a two week trial session likely to last two weeks.
Car Seized At State Docks After Liquor Chase
Detectives Wilcox and Connick along with Lige Blackman chased a liquor laden car from St Anthony and Water streets to the state docks early this morning. The driver jumped from the vehicle and escaped while the car was seized and taken to police headquarters.
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Wilcox and Connick
Lige Blackman
State Docks
St. Anthony
Water Streets
Husband sought by wife in Alabama for missing family
Mrs Irene Wiggins of Helena Alabama asks Chief Warren Burch to help locate her husband C A Wiggins 57 and son Leon 19 who left home a week ago to seek work near this area. She says they have not written since and fears they met trouble.
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Irene Wiggins
Helena
Ala
Warren Burch
C. A. Wiggins
Leon
Army Colonel Visits Baldwin County Historic Sites
United States Army Colonel H F Landers visited Baldwin County this morning to view Jacksons Oak and other historic points as the government considers establishing a national park. He toured additional historic sites and expressed interest in preservation efforts.
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H. F. Landers
United States Army
Baldwin County
Jackson’s Oak
Old
Pilots Plan Flight To Break Endurance Record
Fort Worth pilots R. L. Robins and James Kelly aimed to fly the single motor Ryan monoplane Fort Worth beyond 150 hours to surpass the army Question Mark record. They planned to stay aloft for 200 hours or more, hoping to answer how long a airplane can stay in the air.
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Army
Fort Worth
Tex
R. L. Robbins
James Kelly
Fort Worth, Tex
R. L. Robins
Robbins
Kelly
Third North Jersey hold up reported in 24 hours
North Plainfield authorities report a contractor William Stites was robbed of 10000 dollars on a road by three men. Earlier, gunmen escaped with 3300 from Mor-Elan offices, stealing 27820 dollars in total from local targets.
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Newark
N. J
North Jersey
North Plainfield
William Stites
Mor- Elan
Fig Duty Hike Moves To Five Cents A Pound
The House approves a tariff amendment raising the fig duty from 2 to 5 cents per pound after the Ways and Means Committee recommended 4 cents but cited conditions in Texas and California. Congress pushes administration program as Senate delay hinges on farm relief and census reapportionment bills.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means Committee
Hawley
Texas
California
Congress
Senate
Watson
Indiana
White House
Senate Finance Committee
Paving Work Planned on Conception Street Road
Street crews prepare to lay new pavement along Conception Street Road. The work affects traffic flow and may cause short delays during daytime hours. Local officials urge drivers to follow signage and plan alternate routes.
Postponement of France War Debt Payment Sought
Washington May 2. Senate Finance Chairman Smoot introduces a resolution to delay France’s $400 million war supplies debt payment due August 1 until May 1 if France ratifies the Mellon Berenger war debt settlement while Congress is in recess. The plan is part of a broader war debt settlement framework funding roughly $6 million loaned to France.
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Washington
France
American Congress
Smoot
Senate Finance Committee
Salvation Army Chief Evans Booth Injured in Crash
Evangeline Booth commander in chief of the Salvation Army in America was seriously injured in an automobile accident yesterday. Headquarters announced today that she was hurt and receiving medical care.
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Evangeline Booth
New York
Salvation Army
America
Fall injures Lyons girl in city incident
Fannie Williams of Lyons and Cherry streets was treated at City Hospital for a broken left arm after a fall at Davis avenue playground. The injury occurred yesterday afternoon, according to a police headquarters report.
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Fannie Williams
City Hospital
Lyons and
Cherry Streets
Davis Avenue
Last Minute News In Brief From Berlin to Indianapolis
Berlin specialist Professor Arthur Wolf Meyer travels to Brioni to re operate on Mrs Gene Tunney after an April 30 emergency. In Washington a tariff bill amendment to cut the sugar duty failed. In Chicago John Flannery the last suspect in the 1928 Evergreen Park mail robbery is arrested after breaking in. In Indianapolis Ralph Hepburn leads trials for the upcoming 500 mile race at speedway with an average of 116.543 mph.
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Berlin
Arthur Wolf Meyer
Brioni
Adriatic
Gene Tunney
Meyer
Washington
la Guardia
New York
House
Chicago
Evergreen Park
John “Red” Flannery
Tome Kane
Flannery
Canada
Indianapolis
Ind
Ralph Hepburn
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Hepburn
Jenks Arrested in New Orleans on Desertion Charge
Earle Eugene Jenks, 41, of Baton Rouge and former resident, was arrested in New Orleans on a wife desertion charge. He allegedly deserted his wife and child on December 11 1928 while serving as an auditor. He was returned to Baton Rouge after detention at Crescent Hotel under an alias.
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Earle Eugene Jenks
Baton Rouge
New Orleans
Istrouma Hotel Ateaten Eee
Jenks
Crescent
Thamatel
Detroit
Mich
College Gradus
Ate
Ely
Man Found Dead At Home Of R. M. Gorman
A man identified as R. M. Gorman of 605 Boats Street was found dead in bed shortly after 1 PM. The coroner, Sg. I. Walker, inspected the scene. Surviving relatives include wife Julia Gorman and children Mrs. John C. Dukes Maurie Margaret and Bernice Gorman.
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R. M. Gorman
Boats Street
L. & N. Valine
Sg. i. Walker
Gorman
Julia Gorman
John C. Dukes
Liquor Seized in County Raid on Hercules Street
Authorities seized more than 10 gallons of liquor found in a house on Hercules Street during a county raid. The operation involved Williamson Gomez and Deputy Dudley McFayden with Deputies Gewin Armistead and Humphreys assisting.
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Williamson Gomez
Hercules
E Y Dudley McFayden
Gewin, Armistead and
Humphreys
Potato Shipments Reported From States By May 24
Report shows potato shipments in the United States through midnight May 24 with totals by state. Arkansas 3 California 16 Georgia 2 Louisiana 4 Mississippi 8 North Carolina 3 Texas 83 and others listed. overall 482 cars.
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States Department of Agriculture
Uni
Alaba
Arkansas
California
Georgia
Louisiana
Sippi
North Carolina
Great Bee
South Caroinp MB
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