Federal Jury Returns 34 True Bills in Capital Cases
A federal grand jury finished five days of sessions, with 123 witnesses heard. It returned 34 indictments from 36 investigated cases, including a Washington county liquor ring probe. Ster Ung Price of Fruitdale was arrested for alleged witness intimidation aimed at a summoned witness.
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Federal Court
Grand Juty
Federal Building
Aes
Washington County
Ster Ung Price
Fruitdale
Price
Theft of Clothes from Hotel and Burglary Report
Peter Boulas, hotel proprietor, reported a room theft of a suit of clothes valued at $50 last night. Detectives and officers searched Adam Glass & Company for a burglar. no intruders found. A Fisk tire with serial numbers removed was found and is awaiting an owner. a suspect claim tied to a white man was noted.
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Peter Boulas
Lige Department
Adam Glass & Company
Kirkland
Royal Street
Moody
Franco
Fisk
Two Stills Found by Raiding Officers in Grand Bay
Raiding party destroyed 24 barrels of beer mash at two stills near the western end of Grand Bay Mississippi along the Jackson county line. They recovered 28 gallons of whiskey and found a 50 gallon and a 150 gallon still. The officers fought through clouds of mos to reach the site associated with the earlier shooting of BE L Graham.
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Grand Bay
Jackson County
Miss
Leon Schwarz
W. O. Robbins, Jr
Cannon, Jr
Garrett
Mner
BE. L. Graham
Cannon
New Dredge Pettus Arrives in Mobile from Louisville
The 15 inch pipeline dredge Pettus, assigned to this district, arrived in Mobile last night towed by the tug Tuscaloosa. It left Louisville weeks ago and spent about two weeks at Pascagoula undergoing general repairs before journeying down the Oho and Mississippi rivers.
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Pettus
Louisville
Mobile
Tuscaloboa
United States Engineer’s Department
Pascagoula
Oho
Mississippi
Mississippi Service
Mobile Man Granted Parole by Governor
Cunningham of Mobile County, convicted March 10 1923 on two counts and sentenced to two years, was granted a parole by Governor W W Brandon. The parole was approved by the trial judge, the solicitor, and the state board of pardons, according to information received today.
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Cunningham
Mobile County
W. W. Brandon
State Board of Pardons
Steamer Ellis Delivers 34,000 Stem Fruit Shipped to Mobile
The steamer Ellis of United Fruit Company brought 34,600 stems of fruit into Mobile this morning from Puerto Barrios. The ship will remain in port and hold over this week as cargo value climbs toward the $8,000 mark.
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Ellis
United Fruit Company
Mobile
Puerto Barrios
Weather forecast update for se and Liteon
The report says fair to mild conditions for the se region and Liteon area with light winds. No precipitation is expected and temperatures will range within typical seasonal norms.
Travelers Will Aid Development Of Port Mobile
Re election of J Britton of Mobile as grand iguuentas and adoption of a resolution pledging cooperation to aid in level of the port of Mobile and the location of Ha ville as the 1926 meeting place. The convention closed with resolutions of thanks to the Mobile Chamber of Commerce the Cawthon hotel the local council and the Public.
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J. Britton
Mobile
Geet
Haville
United Commercial ‘Travelers of Alabama
Assembly Ae
Cawthon Hotel
Mobile Chamber of Commerce
Public Service Commission
L. Nabors
Birmingham
Travelers
C. M. Noble, Jr
Anniston
A. C. Smith
Montgomery
J. Luke Adams
Dothan
J. L. Kaufman
Page
F. S. Williamson
Huntsville
Sentinel
R. W. Condon
Monntgomery
Supreme Council
F. P. Dunmond
J. D. Bailes
Florence
Aniston
Gs. Kilby
R. K. Kennedy
Birmingham Man Hurt In Accident
H R Trippe of Birmingham Alabama and his wife were visiting Mobile when his car crashed into a telephone pole at Marine and Government streets and rolled into a ditch. He suffered arm injuries and was treated at City hospital. Mrs Trippe had a severe shaking up. Fred Wilson driving an auto truck collided with a post at Dauphin and Dearborn streets, tearing the post down and damaging the truck.
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H. R. Trippe
Birmingham
Ala
Mobile
Marine
Government
Trippe
Fred Wilson
Dauphin and
Dearborn
Man Held on Grand Larceny Warrant After Mobile Arrest
Thomas Mantle, wanted in Mobile on a warrant charging grand larceny, was captured in Santa Rosa county Florida by Sheriff S. K. Fountain of Escambia county Alabama. He will have a hearing in the inferior criminal court Wednesday. Mantle was brought to Mobile with an automobile alleged stolen from the P. D. Beville Company and jailed on a $4,000 bond. Police detectives and sheriffs from several counties had pursued Mantle for months.
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Thomas Mantle
Mobile
Santa Rosa County
Fla
S. K. Fountain
Escambia County
Ala
Inferior Criminal Court
Mantle
P. D. Beville Company
Auto Damaged by Fire on Dauphin and Cominion Streets
A Nash automobile owned by E. Bennett caught fire at Dauphin and Cominion streets last night about 7 15 o'clock and was slightly damaged. Hose Companies Nos. 1 and 12 answered. An outhouse at 110 South Franklin Street owned by Waring Harrison also caught fire around 6 40 o'clock and was slightly damaged.
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Nash Auomobile
E. Bennett
Dauphin
Cominion Streets
South Franklin Street
Waring Harrison
Black bass released into Mississippi streams by club group
Mobile members of the Pecan Outing Club distributed 3 000 fingerling largemouth bass yesterday afternoon in Jackson and Franklin creeks and nine mile lake. The fingerlings came from the Tupelo federal fish hatchery at the request of Mobile sportsmen through Congressman John McDuffie.
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Mobile
Pecan Outing Club
Jackson
Franklin Creeks
Nine-Mile Lake
Mississippi
Federal Fish Hatchery
Tupelo
Miss
John McDuffie
Visitation Academy Commencement Services Posted
Religious services for the Visitation Academy commencement will be held Sunday morning at 9 15 o clock in the academy chapel. Solemn high mass will be said and the baccalaureate sermons delivered by Rev Father P P Lawton S J of Spring Hill College. Students will march into the chapel.
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The
Visitation Academy
Academy
Father P. Pp. Lawton
Spring Hill Colege
Chinese Students Fired On In China Shocks Shanghai
Police guarding the Nanking road substation opened fire on about 3000 protesting Chinese students who tried to storm the Souza station. Four students were killed and six injured as the crowd demonstrated against the conviction of strikers who quit Japanese cotton mills.
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Shanghai
Souza
Nanking Road
Longshore Strike Closes Port City
Dispatches report a port closure at Progreso Yucatan due to a longshoremen strike. The stoppage halts loading and unloading operations affecting shipments and port activity.
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Port City
Mexico City
Progreso
Yucatan
Coast Guard captures liquor boat off Louisiana coast
Coast guard patrols in Mobile report seizure of a liquor boat with 95 cases aboard near the east Louisiana coast. The fleet bases split between Biloxi and Mobile with vessels including Comanches Saukee and CG-252 Four Brothers and AB series patrol boats. The effort aims to establish a blockade against rum running along the gulf coast.
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Coast Guard
Gulf Coast
Mobile
East Louisiana
Biloxi
Comanchs
Mobite
Mississippi
Bretton Island
Ast
Coast Guard Service
Jacksonville
Andrews Lays Out Mexican Treaty Aids For Stability
Washington May 30 Assistant Secretary Andrews of the treasury returns to his desk and sees in the recently negotiated treaty with Mexico measures that aid Mexican stability and law enforcement. He says the treasury provisions will curb conditions on the south side of the border caused by elements in this country exploiting a neighbor's disrupted house to foster crime and debauchery. He adds the treaty should promote understanding and cordiality between the two nations and show U S support for constitutional government in Mexico.
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Washington
Andrews
The
Treasury
Mexico
United States
Finals Set in Missouri Valley Track Meet in Norman
In Norman Oklahoma May 30 preliminary rounds in the annual Missouri Valley meet produced finals entrants from ten colleges. Missouri University led with 17 qualifiers, followed by Nebraska and Oklahoma University with 13 each, Grinnell with 8, Washington University 6, Drake 4, Ames 2, and Kansas State and Oklahoma Aggies with one each.
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Norman
Okla
A.P
Missouri Valley
Missouri University
Qualifield
Nebraska
Okhoma University
Grime
Washington University
Drake University
Ames
Kansas Aggies
Oklahoma Aggies
Six Die As Shanghai Riots Erupt After Arrests
Six persons were killed and many wounded as anti-Japanese riots broke out in Shanghai after leaders of a student procession distributing anti-Japanese propaganda were arrested. Police fired into the crowd to restore order, with numerous arrests reported.
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Shanghai
China
Newfirm Here Incorporation Filed in Probate Court
H M Cochranl & Sons Inc filed incorporation in probate court to engage in general construction and house building with headquarters in Prichard. Capital stock set at 2000 dollars and initial business to begin with that amount. Incorporators are H H Cochran W R Cochran and S H Cochran, all of Prichard.
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H. M. Cochranl & Sons., Inc
Prichard
He. H. Cochran
W. R. Cochran
8. H. Cochran
Hamstein Sues Walsh for 590 Damages in Car Collision
C. E. Hamstein filed suit in circuit court today against Mrs. Joseph M. Walsh for 590 damages for alleged injuries and damage to an automobile The plaintiff claims his injuries and car were caused by a collision between the two vehicles and seeks compensation.
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C. E. Hamstein
Circuit Court
Joseph M. Walsh
Speedy Open of 500 Mile Race At Indianapolis Draws Masses
The Indianapolis speed classic opens with Peter de Paolo leading early laps after a fast start as Keon Duray Earl Cooper and Harry Hartz follow. A record crowd of about 150000 fills the grandstands and hotels overflow with spectators. de Paolo shows pace with a 1 26 65 first lap time and 1 26 22 for 160 miles as Shafer climbs from twenty second to fourth before dropping out late.
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Neste
Theev
Ean
Vac Bosiuiak
Polluns
Aha
Jules Ilingboo
le Paolo
Shafer
de Paolo
Cooper
Hartz
de Palma
Ralph de Palma
Tommy Milton
Harry Hartz
Eter de Paolo
Leon Duray
Pietro Bordino
President Coolidge At Arlington Urges Honest Government
President Coolidge denounces weak state and federal governance and warns against centralization of power. He urges local self government, condemns evasion of duties, and stresses financial responsibility across states and nations. The talk emphasizes liberty, morality, and enforcement of laws amid varied state exemptions.
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Naton
Cooolidge
MEMORIAL DAY OBSERVANCE AT NATIONAL CEMETERY
Memorial Day exercises are held at the National Cemetery with flag and flower decorations. David Holt delivers the oration, Father Lawton offers the invocation, and youth Edward Wheyland recites Lincoln's Gettysburg Address. The event is led by Lamar Y. McLeod Post No. 3 American Legion with aid from various veterans groups. Poppies fund rehabilitation for disabled World War veterans.
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Mobile
America
National Cemetery
Lamar Y. McLeod
American Legion
Grand Army of the Republic
United Confederate Veterans
Spanish War Veterans
David Holt
D. P. Lawton
Spring Hill College
Henry L. Wright
Edward Wheyland
Barton Academy
Alfred G. Moses
Mobile Rifles
Yan
Detective Kane Investigates Sister’s Slayer Case
In New York a vigorous search follows the discovery of a body near a home. Detective James A Kane works the case after his sister’s death, recalling screams and a censored automobile in the vicinity. He volunteers to assist despite being on duty.
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New ‘York
Miorencé Kane
James A. Kane
Kane
James Kane
Herrick Wonders About World War Memorial Address
Paris May 30 Ambassador Myron Herrick spoke at a Memorial Day service at Suresnes cemetery. He asked whether the war was Providence driven and whether civilization has risen to a higher level, challenging the living to match the sacrifices of those who died in 1918.
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Paris
Providence
Modera Co
Myron Z. Herri
Suresnes
Ile Shelte
Bossom
Rregee
Agreement Reached on Western Europe Security Pact
Paris reports indicate Britain and France have reached accord on essential elements of a western European security pact proposed by Germany. An official British note outlines optimism and shared aims as discussions progress with the French government and other allies.
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Paris
Germany
Cire Oday
Fernment
Manila News Briefs From Falbeda Today
Manila dispatch summarizes brief items from Falbeda today with scant readable details. The fragmented text offers limited names places or dates and no clear events or outcomes.
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Port Mobile
J. Guy Britton
Gulf
Andrews Lands New
Newfirm
Indianapolis
Pres. Coolidge
Arlington, VA
NEA Service
Cincinnati
Theodore Haefner
Theodore
Detective Looks
Herrick
Manila
News Service
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