Trusty Kruse Arrested After Drunk Driving Collision
John Kruse Jr a county jail trusty serving a year for burglary was arrested by police on St Louis and Claiborne streets for operating a car while drunk and reckless driving. His recorder's court hearing was reset for October 23 due to witness absence. The Ford he drove collided with a parked car owned by C W Crow injuring passenger John Cooney.
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John Kruse, Jr
White
Convy
St. Louis
Claiborne
Kruse
Recorder’s Court
Arthur McMahon
C. W. Crow
Jackson Streets
John Cooney
Jiff Schwarz
Motorcade From Chicago Arrives in Mobile
A motorcade from Chicago, delayed by rains, reaches Mobile on the Mississippi Gulf coast after three days. Mobile officials and Chamber of Commerce members join a welcoming party to urge a two to three day stay before continuing to Florida.
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Chicago
Mississippi Gulf Coast
Mobile
Florida
Mill Road
Membe
Chamber of Commerce
Blackmail Ring Exposed Targeting Bootleggers and Merchants
Chicago police and detectives unveil a wide blackmail ring that preyed on bootleggers gamblers and reputable businessmen. The ring demanded money or harm to families and children while extorting thousands with threats and bogus packages. Two bootleggers paid up while others fled to Florida or Canada. Anselmi and Salice face potential danger as authorities continue investigations. Herbert Colman and Richard Reno received prison terms and fines for the extortion plot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Ill
Lou Smith
Anselmi
John Salice
Ite
Smith
Sallce
the Herald and Examiner
Dan Perry
Florida
Canada
Herbert Colman
Richard Reno
Whitney faces prison under California syndicalism law
Charlotte Anita Whitney, social worker, was sentenced to one to fourteen years for violation of the California criminal syndicalism law and plans to aid her release. Her attorney said plans will be made statewide to ensure she is not harassed, while Los Angeles officials deny an audience to the ACLU and plan a mass meeting on November 1. Whitney’s conviction was upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Franco
Met
Charlotte Anita Whitney
California
John Francia Neyland
San Francisco
Inite
Giverhor
Los Angeles
American Civil Liberties Union
People Direct
Miss Whitney
United States Supreme Court
Fire aboard steamship Comanche sparks dramatic escape tale
Seventy six crew members recount a night off New York when a blaze in the Comanche hold forced lifeboat launches and chaotic scenes in the salon. Passengers, including Miss B. Roberts, joined crew in donning life belts as officers tried to manage panic and order, with music briefly cheering morale before evacuation.
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New York
Manche
B. Roberts
Offield
Miss Roberts Negroes
James C. Wilk
Corhandhers
Wilkie
Niclans
Witkie
Jurors Drawn for Circuit Court for November
Jurors for the circuit court for the first two weeks of November were drawn. The lists include names such as John R. Finch, Joseph B. Burfoot Jr., Robert J. Mayes, George Bitzer, Wm. J. Wilson, James M. Tucker, and many others spanning Week of November 2 and Week of November 9 with numerous names across both weeks.
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John R. Finch
John R. Vidmer
Joseph B. Burfoot, Jr
Robert J. Mayes
George
John M. Cowart
David Halliwell
Michael C. Glennon
Ebert T. Rely
Dd. Childers
Albert Faeffield
Herbert KE. Lockett
Gussie Katee
Ome We Melee J. Geay
Michael J. McDermott
Ernest H. Plane
P Carle
Dominick P. Kunz
Felin
Frank H. Stoll
Ge Dr
Melvin Metzger
Ewan
Charles G. Bitzer
Bitzer
Peter A. Balmer
Wiliam M. West
Winston O. Jarvis
KE. Hoffman
Walter H. Duffey
Julius E. Perez
George A. Hierony
Matthew K. Seymour F. Forehheimer
Henry G. Constantine
Personal injury suit seeks 2500 damages after auto collision
Gordon H. Hall files in circuit court against Frank H. Stoll for 2500 damages for injuries allegedly caused May 27 when, as Hall was about to enter Irving Simon’s car near the Government Street Loop, a vehicle operated by an agent of Stoll struck the Simon car.
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Gordon H. Hall
Frank H. Stoll
Hell
Outlaw & Kilborn
Irving Simon
Government Street Loop
Simon
Cloudy skies forecast with little temperature change
The weather bureau forecast increasing cloudiness tonight and Friday for Mobile and vicinity with little change in temperature. Last night’s low was 55 degrees.
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Weather Bureau
Mercury
Weather forecast for Alabama and Mississippi
Fair to night. Friday brings increasing cloudiness and rain in the north. Winds moderate to western and variable. No significant change in temperatures anticipated.
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Alabama
Mississippi
Aged Negro Out Luck in County Federal Search
Deputies Gewin and Gwin chased Curry Deason a short distance north of the Moffat road near Mobile county. He evaded them briefly, offering a tale and smelling of corn liquor, but a later search found a gallon jug and a flashlight. Deason spent the night in jail while Alfred Broadus was also arrested for possession of a still after a joint raid.
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Curry Deason
Moffat Road
Mobile
Deason
United States
Gewin
Gwin
Alfred Broadus
Broadus
Court to aid in enforcing traffic laws
Judge Clarke pledged full help to county officers to record convictions where evidence allowed. Several defendants received fines for traffic offenses, including speeding and crossing stop laws. Additional penalties were imposed for license and prohibition violations. bonds were forfeited where defendants failed to appear.
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N. BR. Clarke
Inferior Criminal Court
O. Goodwin
A. A. Kuykendall
M. Stallno
J. H. Whitner, Jr
C. L. McSween
C. FP
Driscoll
Sam Royal
Mary Gates
Charlie Williams
Maggie Morrow
H. J Johnson
Andrew Penn
Delegates Chosen for Kiwanis District Convention
Sheriff Leon Schwarz and Thomas H. Halliwell were named to represent the Mobile Kiwanis Club at the Alabama district convention in Selma on Monday and Tuesday. Walter K. Smith attends as trustee and B. Frank Adams Jr. as alternate. The group will distribute Satsumas. The Mobile bid for next year’s meeting was declined in favor of awaiting the following year. Ticket sales for the charity play The Whole Towns Talking total 1,924 with 1,000 tickets remaining.
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Leon Schwarz
Thomas H. Halliwell
Mobile Kiwanis Club
Alabama
Selma
D. H. Edington
Battle House Orday
Walter K. Smith
B. Frank Adams, Jr
Satsumas
Mobile
Tuscaloosa
Kiwanis
Cottage Hill
Hattiesburg Boy Sought in Mobile
Mrs. T. H. Neville of 607 Railroad Avenue Hattiesburg Miss asks for help locating her sixteen year old son Lies wn Hagh described as fair complexion gray eyes dark brown hair about 5 feet 4 inches weighs 130 pounds Any information should be sent to Mobile police or Mrs Neville for follow up.
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T. H. Neville
Railroad Avenue
Hattiesburg
Miss
Stolen Auto Found by Chickasaw Chief
Stolen auto recovered after a report to the police seals department by calling 4518. The vehicle had been seized and then reported as recovered by Chickasaw Chief and officers.
Docks Under Way To Enhance Mobile Shipyard
A 10,000 ton dry dock built by Todd Dry Dock and Shipbuilding Company is en route to Mobile. The section is being towed by the tug Hulver of Mobile Towing and Decking Company from New York, with an estimated month-long voyage. The dock will expand Mobile's ship repair capabilities at the port.
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Todd Dry Dock and Shipbuilding Company
Mobile
Hulver
Mobile Towing and Ecking Company
New York
Todd Company
New Y
Port
Sealiy
Signs Map Mileage On Mobile County Roads
County officials Thomas B. Allman and William W. Ernst lead mileage collection on Mobile County highways. They record crossroad names and towns served, with signs to follow. The Moffat road mileage from courthouse to Big Dog River bridge measures 28.4 miles to the Mississippi line.
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Mobile County
Thomas B. Allman
Board of Revenue and Road Comers
William W. Ernst
Big Dog River
Latonia
Miss
Mississippi Line
Negro Get Term Of Three Years In Circuit Court
George Gates, a Negro, pleaded guilty to three burglary charges and was sentenced to three years in the penitentiary by Circuit Judge C. A. Grayson. He admitted breaking into homes of Mrs. Ella Bodman H. B. Kelly and Mrs. J. B. Sims in the city’s western section. Willie Diggs, who pleaded guilty to grand larceny in two cases, was given two years hard labor for stealing two automobiles belonging to Arthur H. Pratt and Monroe Parker. Waldie Cowart received two years hard labor for car theft from Mrs. Stella M. Miller and for stealing a $35 gold watch, after previously pleading guilty to two grand larceny charges.
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George Gates
Gates
Ella Bodman
Kelly
J. B. Sims
Willie Diggs
Arthur H. Pratt
Monroe Parker
Diggs
Waldie Cowart
Stella M. Miller
Religious fanatic goes wild at meet in Cleveland Tenn
Tom Millix a North Carolina delegate to the Church of God general assembly in Cleveland attempted to burn a crippled man wheel chair and claimed the Lord would heal him. He carried a 17 year old youth and said he was taking him to the way before deputies intervened and locked him up.
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Cleveland
Tenn
Tom Millix
North Carolina
General Assembly
The
Church of God
Millix
Cussing Preacher Cost Frederick Fine Or Jail
Charles Frederick a negro was convicted of disorderly conduct after telling Rev. R H Moore to go to hell The court fined him 25 dollars or 25 days in jail Moore testified Frederick used the phrase when Moore visited about his wife and a baby show Frederick did not deny the language charged
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Charles Frederick
R. H. Moore
Frederick
Hell
Eidth Vanderbilt Weds Senator Gerry in London Ceremony
The civil ceremony occurred at Prince's Row this morning after a 16 minute delay. The bride, accompanied by her daughter Mrs. Amherst Cecil, wore a green travelling wrap. the groom kept a black derby and overcoat. They left for a Royal Savoy chapel benediction at 9 30 and planned a honeymoon then a Paris flight.
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Prince’s Row
Senator Gerry
John Francis Amherst Cecil
Washington
Vanderbilt
Conetor
Henry Thorney
Chapel Royal Savere
Percy Young
Congress
Savoy Hotel
Paris
Papering job fraud arrests highlight city case
Detectives Franco and Moody hold J. E. Lawson at the police station after a complaint by Mrs. Wilson she paid him $12 45 for room papering five weeks earlier and he did not return. Lawson is linked to an alleged larger scam. In a separate matter French fined 100 dollars and costs for possession of several dozen bottles under the prohibition law.
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J. E. Lawson
Franco
Moody
Wilson
Eslava Street
Lawson
French
D. H. Edington
Johnson Attends Turkish Day Meet in Constantinople
William F. Johnson arrived to confer with Turkish prohibition leaders about the Green Crescent convention. He said the organization has pled in a year and will remain three weeks in Constantinople lecturing on prohibition in the United States.
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Constantinople
A.P
William
Pussy Foot) Johnson
The
Green Crescent
Turkey
Johnson
United States
Prince of Wales Tries Out Hunters at Milton-Mowbray
The Prince of Wales spent Wednesday in Milton Mowbray trying out 16 hunting horses. He rode all of them, praised the grooms on their care, and said none stood out. He noted his hands were chafing from the reins and borrowed gloves from a groom.
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Milton-Mowbray
Eng
A.P
Prince of Wales
Expected Ruling On Railroads By Illinois Supreme Court
The Illinois Supreme Court faces a pivotal case over the Edgewood Cut-off by the Illinois Central Railroad. The state and regional cities challenge the line’s construction under state charters, arguing Congress exceeded state rights by taking control of railroads from states. The court will rule on Interstate Commerce Commission authority versus state law and charters.
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Cairo
Ilinois
Edgewood
Metropolis
Ins
Ohio River
Burlington
Fulton
Interstate Commerce Commission
Illinois
Centralia
Ills
Wickliffe
Milinoia Central Railroad
Southern Tilinis Kentucky Railroad Company
Congress
Greece and Turkey Prepare to Fund War Debts to U.S.
Washington report states two more nations Greece and Turkey plan soon to fund their war debts to the United States. Both seek early negotiations with the U.S. Treasury as dates are discussed.
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Washington
Greece
Tuge Ae
Treasury
United States
Purple Pajamas Figure in Suit for $100000
In Mineola New York Celeste Baban told a jury about intimate breakfasts at Wilda Bennett's Long Island home where Charles C. Frey wore purple pajamas. Mrs Frey testified she sought divorce though the suit against Miss Bennett and Lilian Lorraine continues.
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Mineola
A.P
Charles C. Frey
Katherine M. Frey
Wilda Bennett
Celeste Baban
Miss Bennett
Long Island
Frey
Mary McIntyre Pierce
Louisville
Mullins Enters Race to Succeed Underwood
Captain J Sanford Mullins of Alexander City announces for the United States Senate seat to replace Senator Oscar W Underwood. His entry makes five active candidates joining Hugo Black Judge J Jagfeld and others in the contest in Montgomery Alabama.
Italian Delegates Leave for America
Rome October 22 delegates from Italy departed for Washington to negotiate a portion of Italy’s war debt to the United States. Officials and friends expressed hopes for a satisfactory result as the mission’s special train left for Naples. The cabinet members bid farewell except Premier Mussolini who planned a long conference with Count Volpi on a permanent settlement rather than a temporary arrangement.
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Rome
Washington
Italy
el Ect
Naples
Mussolini
Count i
Count “Volpi
Fireman Rescues Toddler From Moving Train Rails
In Beaver City Nebraska a fireman identified as EK Sutton from Burlington grabbed a two year old who slipped between the rails in front of a moving engine. The train halted behind the child and the boy suffered minor scratches.
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Beaver City
Neb
A.P
Sutton
Berlington
Efforts Unite to Recover Bodies at Roane Iron Mine
Tennessee and West Virginia mine departments join in a rescue operation at the Roane Iron mine after an explosion hid eight workers. Robert Lambie of the West Virginia department and two state crews lead the effort with guards stationed to keep the site secure and prevent curious onlookers.
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Rockwood
Tenn
Tennessee
West Virsginia
Robert M. Lambie Snee
West Virginia
Tennessee m
Cnet
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