Vanderbilt heir recounts Meridian hold up escape
Mississippi report says a Vanderbilt family member traveling from Florida to Los Angeles was robbed of baggage in Meridian. He reached Jackson en route to see Governor Whitfield and told officials he believed the incident, involving a blaze at a boarding house and nearby buildings, was serious and connected to his papers and personal effects.
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Vanderbilt
New York
Meridian
Whan Automobile Association
Pele
Yana
Jackson
Henry S.field
Florida
Los Angeles
John Brodix
Ling
Whitfield
Virginian Railway Lease Approved by Stockholders
Virginia Norfolk May 30 Virginian Railway stockholders representing more than 99 percent of capital stock approved the lease to Norfolk and Western Railway for 999 years. The agreement will need Interstate Commerce Commission approval before the lease becomes effective, with some opposition noted among traffic men.
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Virginian Railway
Norand Western
Virginian Railway Company
Norfolk
Western Railway
Norfolk and Western
Speai
Nor[and Western
Interstate Aércé Commission
PLIER LANDS PLANE DIES AFTER SMOOTH LANDING
Lieutenant Veeder died in the cockpit after a fine landing from Norfolk with actor Richard Barthelmess as a passenger. Physicians cited a heart attack and the engine remained running as he collapsed. The scene followed a neat three point stop while Barthelmess and others urged aid. The text also mentions artesian wells supplying Georgia sawmill operations.
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Washington
Norfolk
Richard Barthelmess
Veeder
Barthelmess
Three University Professors Offer Resignations in Prohibition Case
Three University of Vic professors Albert Lefevre W A Pott and C H Klowze have offered to resign to avoid embarrassment after indictments for operating a vehicle under the influence transporting liquor and appearing on a public highway intoxicated. Each bond stands at $1000 for an appearance June 8 before Judge U B White. The indictments stem from a May 17 Montpelier accident where a whiskey flask was found. a young female companion was not detained.
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Charlottesville
University of Vic
Albert Lefevre
C. H. Klowze
White
Hanover County
Montpelier
Richmond
Ex-Commissioner Nations Remanded to Jail in Conspiracy Conviction
ST LOUIS May 30. Heber Nations former labor commissioner of Missouri is jailed after conviction in federal court of conspiracy to violate the Valetead act. His lawyers plan a motion for arrest of judgment and appeal for a new trial. Judge Faris will set the penalty next Tuesday for Charles S Prather former food and drug commissioner and Raymond B Gredick brewery official who pleaded guilty and testified against Nations.
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St.louis
Heber Nations
Missouri
Faris
Charles S. Prather
Food and Drug Commissioner
Raymond B. Gredick
Nations
Mob seeks members in death of accused Black man
Ouachita authorities in Camden Arkansas continued a search for information about the identity of mob members who shot and killed an unidentified Black man on the Camden ores road. The victim, an accused individual, was said to have attempted some unspecified act before the mob attack.
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Camden, Ark
Earch
Camdenores Road
Louann
Here
Camden
Plaintiff Wins In United States Election Suit Overland
T H Wall and others of Oshkosh Wisconsin won a verdict in an ejection suit against R A Foote Gremos Alabama in federal court trial lasting four days. The case involved possession of 900 acres in Clarke county with damages of 1100 for timber allegedly cut from the lands.
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T. H. Wall
Oshkosh
Wis
R. A. Foote
Gremos
Ala
Clarke County
Suit to be Filed Over Bridge Contract Dispute
The Louisiana Public Service Commission plans to sue in Baton Rouge to overturn the Watson Williams and Company contract for bridging the lower Lake Pontchartrain. The commission argues the project would impose illegal tolls for twenty years and challenges the agreement amid ongoing battles among New Orleans, the state highway commission, and private interests.
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New Orleans
New Orleans Times-Picayuné
Louisiana Public Service Commission
Baton Rouge
Lake Ponchartrain
Watson, Williams and Company
Louisiana Highway Commission
Public Service Body
Auto accidents heavy in Atlanta with one dead seven hurt
In Atlanta Georgia May 80 one person died and seven were injured in a string of automobile accidents last night and today. Alvis Tuck was killed when the car they drove crashed into a telegraph pole on Peachtree road. R H Bryard and Doug Bailey were seriously injured in that crash. Hope Daniel and a Black man were badly hurt when their car went off the road into a ditch. Mrs G W Gilleland Miss Pauline Parker and another Black person were injured in separate crashes last night.
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Atlanta
Alvis Tuck
R. H. Bryard
Doug Bailey
Peachtree Road
Hope Daniel
G. W. Gilleland
Pauline Parker
Peonage case yields prison terms for multiple defendants
In Anderson South Carolina Guy Mall farmer on whose farm government charged Tom Washington a negro held in peonage is sentenced to five years and a thousand dollar fine on peonage, and two years and five hundred dollars on conspiracy. Bruce Hall Dewey Simpson and Asbury T Jones found guilty on conspiracy get two years each with fines of five hundred for Hall and two hundred fifty for Simpson and Jones.
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Hall
Simpson
Jones
American Ambassador Crowder Stricken in Cuba Needs Surgery
Enuch H. Crowder United States ambassador to Cuba is confined at Walter Reed hospital in Washington. He will undergo an operation early next week following his confinement in Havana. The report notes an international medical update from the International News Service.
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Washington
International News Service
Enuch H. Crowder
United States
Cuba
Walter Reed Hospital
Mystery Surrounds Death of Mrs Eaton in Georgetown Hospital
Washington May 30 An investigation into the death of Julia Louise Eaton 35 at Georgetown hospital began with police and the district coroner confirming the death resulted from an injection of sodium hydroxide instead of sodium iodine. Her home was Arlington Virginia.
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Washington
International News Service
Julia Louise Eaton
Georgetown Hospital
Nevitt
Three Injured in Blaze at M'Come
Fire of undetermined origin in M'Come Miss a boarding house across from a fire station destroyed five buildings causing about 60000 dollars in damage. Three persons were burned with injuries not yet described.
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M’come
Overland Six Cars Sell Fast on Rapid Growth
Sales of the new Overland Six rise quickly as buyers praise its beauty and performance. The car is noted for power and pick-up at a favorable price, and drivers find it a delight to operate.
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Leonardyi’s
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