Four seized autos under federal liquor act face sale
Prohibition agents confiscated four vehicles used to transport illicit whiskey and filed condemnation actions in the local court. One Willys Knight taxi and three Ford touring cars were seized near Deer River Georgetown Bladon Springs Choctaw. Hearings will occur if claims are filed and unsold vehicles will go to public auction.
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Prohibition
Joseph John
Willys-Knight
Ed. Murray
Deer River
W. E. Tilman
Dinosaurs Bones Found on McAdoo Tract in Santa Barbara
Dinosaurs bones fragments were uncovered on a ridge summit in Santa Barbara California on land owned by William G. McAdoo and others. Workmen building a roadway reported the gilic dinosaur fragments marking the first known discovery of such traces in the region.
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Santa Barbata
Cal
William G. McAdoo
Burglars Remove Hinges From Crichton General Store
Thieves removed the front door hinges at ein Chazook's general store in Crichton and stole goods valued at $200 including silk shirts and silk hose. A separate break in at the White Swan laundry on Spring Hill avenue yielded about $2 in cash and minor items.
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Ein Chazook
Crichton
White Swan
Spring Hill Avenue
Federal court jury trial in Brady v Coast Steamship
One civil case will be tried by a jury this week in federal court, the Brady versus Coast Steamship Company case. Jury members not yet needed were discharged until Monday morning by Judge Robert T. Ervin, with pleadings and other matters expected to fill the rest of the week. Brady seeks damages for alleged injuries.
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Tom Cleveland
Stephen Lossing
West Fowl River
Circuit Court
Cleveland
Grant Cottrell
George Robinson
Robert Mobley
Bettie W. Moody
al Finch
W. V. Finch
Pres
Finch
George R. Turner
Cornelius B. Skally
George Hattenstein
Eugene A. O’connor
Joseph R. Dooley
Charles A. Bergman
James M. Williams
Charles J. B. de Lage
Claude Simonsen
Irving L. Simon
John A. Jackson
Lewis L. Platt
James H. Evans
James Moreland
Roy R. Stevens
Josephs. Norton
Jake Rabby
Louis Busch
William J. Hearin
Hiram W. Macon
L. Cummings Hogg
Ashbel Hubbard
Eugene V. Brown
Oyerne F P. Dorgan, Jr
Bruce McKerrallo
Ira Powell
Harry B. Fountain
Robie Grant
Samuel S. Stille
John Dauner
William D. Schenker
Thomas Dodd
Sam Rowell
William T. Steiner
John W. Norton
James W. Johnson
Frank A. Collier
Roy Db. Pelton
Hubert Bo Large
Walter Verneuille
Winthrop H. Duffee
Herbert A. Parks
Lee A. Smith
Edward Db. Hatchett
John G. Gray
Richard M. King
Jesse G. Freeland
Edward B. Overton
Dave Levi
Joseph R. Curry
John M. Scott
William J. Sheehand
Harts E. Matson
John M. Morrillo
Gilbert Faustina
Jex H. Luce
Harry C. Sackoff
Erwin Vass
Gregory M. Luce
William Ek. James
Howard B. Baldwin
John T. Murray
Matthew Kline
Guy F. Monroe
Charles S. Cox
J. Lloyd Abbot
Walter G. Larson
William B. Hulen
Ross
Craddock
Thomas 8
Foster
John C. Pope
James W. Allen
Vivian H. Marshall
Louis J. Rowell
John F. Welch
James R. Busby
Herbert C. Turner
Wellington Johnston, Jr
Paul N. Costas
Clarence Bryant
August Kinig, Jr
Joseph E. Bolton
William J. Zimmern
Frank J. Murphree
Brent H. Murphrey
Eugene W. Sibley
Walton L. Sink, Jr
W. 8. Brady
Coast Steamship Company
Robert T. Ervin
Brady
Engineers Inspect Warrior and Tombigbee River System
Major Karl North and Colonel G M Hoffman are on an inspection trip covering the Warrior and Tombigbee river system from Birmingport to Mobile. They will visit 17 locks, the Tuscaloosa boatyard, and the office. North returns to Mobile tomorrow night and Hoffman to New Orleans.
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Karl North
United States
G. M. Hoffman
Gulf Division
New Orleans
Warrior and Tombigbee River
Birmingport
Mobile
Tuscaloosa
Major North
Hoffman
Committee of Commerce to Convene in Mobile
The Mobile Chamber of Commerce holds its first Industries Committee meeting since the annual meeting. J. H. Sheip is named the new committee chairman. The panel aims to assist bringing new plants to the city.
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Mobile Chamber of Commerce
J. H. Sheip
Government resets June exams for teachers principals and aides
The Civil Service Commission announces that recent exams for teachers and principals in home economics at Indian schools and for a physiotherapy aide in the public health and veterans' bureau lacked sufficient applications. Tests will be repeated on June 18 and June 19 with information available from the civil service board representative at the local post office.
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The
Civil Service Commission
Public Health and Veterans’ Bureau
Civil Service Board
Planing Mill Firm Incorporates Here
Articles of incorporation for the S. B. Barrett Planing Mill Company Inc were filed in the probate court today. The firm will operate in planing business generally and is incorporated with capital at five thousand dollars. Incorporators are Stephen A Barrett Ruth A Barrett and Alice Hairston.
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S. B. Barrett Planing Mill Company, Inc
Stephen A. Barrett
Ruth A. Barrett
Alice Hairston
Weather snapshot for Alabama and Mississippi
Partly cloudy with chances of local showers and thunderstorms across Alabama and Mississippi. Occasional pulse of rain expected, with warm temperatures and humid air prevailing through the day.
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Washington
Alabama
Mississippi
Cotton futures open firmer with multiple contract prices
New York reports firm start for cotton futures on May 28 with July at 29.75, October 26.85, December 26.09, January 25.88, and March 23.99 as listed contracts.
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New York
Cotton futures open steady with near term gains
New Orleans market report shows cotton futures opening steady on May 28 with July at 29.65, October 26.01, December 25.78, January 25.68 bid, and March 25.58 amid early trading activity.
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New Orleans
Potatoes Mixed Prices and Shipments Reported
In Chicago on May 28 farmers offered potatoes firm on old stock while new stock was weak. Receipts totaled 70 cars with 569 cars shipped nationwide. Wisconsin round whites ranged to 1.40 1.55 per sack, Idaho russets 1.90 2.30, Bliss Triumphs prices in listed grades varied by state and quality.
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Chicago
United States
Wisconsin
Idaho
Louisiana
Bliss
Alabama
Wrights to Hold Annual Drills At Park Today
The University Military School conducts battalion and company drills at Monroe Park as part of its commencement. Fifteen U S officers will judge the event, led by Major F C Hecox and Major Leon Schwarz. Diplomas for 19 graduates will be awarded Thursday morning.
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The
University Military School
Monroe Park
United States
F. C. Hecox
U.S. A
Leon Schwarz
Roy Albright
James Alvarez
John T. Moore
W.B. Mickle
Ben Marshall
Randolph Marshall
Douglas Harris
Ben Martin
D. S
Gus Langmaid
William Lott
Daniel Dix
Charles Bodden
Houstis Crutcher
Vernon Leftwich
Charles Edward Barrett
Edward Curran
Harwell Doyle
Ernest Edgar
Bramwell Scott
Charles Erdman
Elliott Rickardy
van Allen Holloman
Norman Malone
Stephens Croom
John C. Partin
Four Hurt as Auto Skids and Turns Over in City
Four people were injured when a car driven by Dr. Charles A. Mohr skidded and rolled over near Citronelle yesterday afternoon. Among the injured were Dr. Mohr public health nurses Bertha Brown Lula Rush and Mrs. G E Davis and Mrs Mohr who escaped with a severe shaking.
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Charles A. Mohr
Citronelle
Inge-Bondurant Sanitorium
Spring Hill Avenue
Bayou Street
Crichton Line
L. D. Johnson
Dauphin Street
Johnson
Recorder’s Court
Turner
Prohibition Fines For Hughes and Others In Crichton
Fred Hughes and Mrs Helen Hughes of Crichton were each fined 101 while facing 5 days hard labor for illegal liquor violations. State officer J D Calhount testified. Lizzie Crenshaw received 101 and 30 days costs for liquor possession. F W O'Brien fined 16 and 10 days costs for operating a gaming device. Thomas S Smith failed to appear. bond forfeited with alias writ.
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Fred €. Hughes
Helen Hughes
Crichton
N. R. Clarke
Inferior Criminal Court
J. D. Calhount
Lizzie Crenshaw
Clarke
co _ F. W. O’Brien
Thomas S. Smith
Deputies Testify in Baldwin Burglary Case
Deputies Moses Bernstein and Ollie Chasson testified before the Baldwin county grand jury regarding Barkley Webb and Burnie McCants, arrested for burglary of F. M. Morley’s jewelry store in Bay Minette. Loot was recovered near Three-mile Creek swamp by Chasson and Sheriff Ramsay Stuart. The grand jury plans to report on Saturday.
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Moses Bernstein
Ollie Chasson
Bay Minette
Baldwin County
Barkley Webb
Burnie McCants
Prichard
Whistler
St. Stephens Road
F. M. Morley
Three-mile Creek
Plateau
Chasson
Ramsay Stuart
Grand Jury
Baldwin
Mercury Rising Toward New Heat Record
Yesterday held the warmest day of the season at 86 degrees. This morning at 10 a.m. the thermometer read 83 degrees, within three of yesterday’s high, as the weather man forecast occasional showers and thunderstorms tonight and Thursday.
La Follette Opens Campaign Bid Against Major Parties
Washington May 28 A P Senator La Follette virtually announces he will run for president on an independent ticket unless the Democratic and Republican conventions purge themselves of evil influences. He denounces communists and predicts a pro Communist faction aims to seize control of the Farmer Labor progressive convention at St Paul June 17. He cites statements from the Workers Party and Moscow cable as proof. He calls for ballot solutions over force and urges progressives to refuse cooperation with any group aligned with communism.
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Washington
Associated Press
Lator la Follette
la Follette
Ekern
Wisconsin
St. Paul
Rncan
Central Executive Committee
Workers’ Party of America
Communist Internationale
Moscow
Labor Party of
Minnesota
Brothers Quarrel Ends In Fatal Shot Near Hall's Mill
Lee Overton, 28, jailed on attempted murder charges after a noon shooting at Yo 5's Dairy Farm six miles west of the city. Dennis Overton, 24, lies dying at City Hospital from buckshot wounds. The brothers fought, then opened fire.
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Lee Overton
Dennis Overton
Rae
Yo 5
Hall's Mill Road
Ex-Sheriff Held in Texas Killing
John T. Honea former Harris County sheriff now in custody on murder charges after shooting attorney John W. Estes in a Ft Worth hotel lobby Estes 55 Los Angeles Ft Worth man was briefly in a dispute before the fatal shooting Honea posted a 10606 bond and gave no statement in the May incident
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FT. Worth
Texas
John T. Honea
Liberty
John W. Estes
Los Angeles
Honea
Estes
Witpes Gaid
Leniency Bill Passed in Havana Senate
Havana May 28 The senate general amnesty bill voids sentences and fines for minor offenders serving under six years but excludes fraud and sedition cases. Opponents call it a political expedient.
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Havana
Senate
House
Bound Over In U S Liquor Charge In Mobile
R E Kelly of Mobile was given a preliminary hearing before United States Commissioner J Burgett on a charge of possessing liquor and bound over to the grand jury under a $1,000 bond.
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R. E. Kelly
Mobile
United States
J. {. Burgett Om
Methodist Church Unification Backed by District
Oklahoma City May 2 Resolutions favoring early unification of two Methodist branches were unanimously adopted by the district conference in session here.
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Oklahoma City
Methodist Church
Methodist
Japan to Send Protest Over U.S. Exclusion Policy
Tokyo reports Foreign Minister Matsu i secured the prince regent approval to forward Japan's protest against the United States immigration bill excluding Japanese. The cabinet approved the protest text and ordered delivery to Ambassador Hanihara in Washington. Ambassador to return when Japan's protest is settled. President Coolidge's signature noted but not final resolution.
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Tokio
Associated Press
Matsui
Japan
Imperial Palace
Hinahara
Washington
Hughes
Foreign Office
Hanihara
Assciated
Foreign One
Movie Operator on Defense Stand in Bauer Murder Case
May 28 Harry L. Hoffman a motion picture operator on trial for the murder of Mrs. Maude Bauer on March 26 today continued his account of the day. He admitted being in his car but said he did not drive near the crime scene. He claimed fear of arrest led him to let Racey Parker frame an alibi and noted Barbara Fahs who identified him previously failed to do so when reexamined.
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New Stork
Harry L. Hoffman
Maude Bauer
Hoffman
Racey Parker
Barbara Fahs
Mrs. Bauer
Brokers Indicted in Alleged Fraud Case
New York May 28 William 8 Silkworth former president of the Consolidated Exchange Louis Gilbough a board member and seven other brokers were indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of using the market to defraud.
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New York
William 8. Silkworth
The
Consolidated Exchange
Louis Gilbough
Board of Governors
Naval strength bill dominates MOL naval debate in House
In Washington on May 23, the House debated a proposed 150 million dollar naval program aimed at boosting treaty strength. The plan calls for 10,000 ton cruisers, modernization of six aging battleships, upgrades to armor and maneuverability, plus new aircraft carriers. Representatives Britten and Vinson were expected to push for higher gun and battleship investment, potentially lifting total costs above 200 million.
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Washington
Naval Co
Affairs Committee
Britten
Illinois
Vinson
Georgia
Burns Accused Of Removing Papers In Justice Dept
Washington May 28 The department of justice faced questions on missing documents allegedly moved by William J Burns while Wheeler Montas testified before the committee The panel learned documents were taken from the main file room and placed in confidential files though traceable paths were not established
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Washington
Dential Department of Justice
Dépar
William J. Burns
Bureau of
Renator Wheeler
Montas
Wheeler
Fice
Family of Eight Buried in Alabama Train Wreck
A wreck near Elkmont Alabama claimed the lives of eight members of the Lee family and left the home wrecked. Survivors include two children Ann and Lee. The tragedy occurred May 28 with a train collision destroying the home and killing all on board.
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Atlanta
Associated Press
Ckilles
Arkansas
South
Mississippi
Alabama
Oklahoma
Texas-Arkansas
Georgia
South Carolina
North Carolina
American Red Cross
Empire
Elkmont
Mississippi Delta
Collins
Ovett
Increase
Stringtown
Fort Smith
Ark
Rowland
Lester Wood
Mashuaville
Stamp H. Child
Lathrop
Anderson
Devoe
Jim Shumpert
Evergreen
Miss Lem Shumpert
Jane Mosely Robertson
Sarah Myrtle Bass
W. H. Dickerson
Johnson Station
Victor Cook
Bay Springs
Waynesboro
Greenville
John Broadway
Brewer
Allocal
Athens
Ala
Lee
Ann
Mellon's Rice Tax Bill Contentions Reported
The Treasury Mellon's tax bill report was to be handed to Coolidge tonight amid expectations of presidential action. Leak suggests Mellon views the bill as an improvement over the current law and will not recommend drastic changes.
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Washington
National News Service
Leary
Treasury
Mellon
Coolidge
Ho Mellon
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Public Service of
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American Woolen
Pressed Steel Car
Stewart-Warner
Central America
William Robbins
Will Collins
Vera Abbott
Cary E. Hays
Prominen
Cambridge
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D. H. Coakley
Bostonia
William J. Cordbratrict
Harry F. Levenson
Adolph “Zukor
Ara Abrams
Jesse Lasky
Ee Levenson
Corcoran
Bre Kennedy
Kennedy
Envenson
Zukor
Cora
Hazel Samuelson
Iowa City
University of Iowa
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Iowan
M’ Adoo
West
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Wrights
PROHI
Mercury
New Mark
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