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The Mobile News Item

Location

Mobile, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Sep 06, 1923

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1

Cleveland trio on trial for murder in Lossing death

In a full circuit court, Jack Cleveland his son Tom and nephew Son Cleveland faced murder charges in the death of Stephen Lossing aged 89 after a fight over a shotgun. Witnesses described the scene at Lossing home and Dr Hale detailed wounds before death.

Circuit Court Jack Cleveland Tom Cleveland Cleveland Stephen Lossing G. C. Outlaw Interior Court Bart Chamberlain N. E. Stallworth Francis J. Inge Harry T. Smith Clevelands Lossing William Henderson Leon McKean Tobe Medicus Wilhelmina Cleveland Henderson Paul Cazalas Chamberlain S. J. Cleveland, Jr Jack Cleved

Prices Rise at Opening on Wall Street

Prices moved upward at the opening of today’s stock market with Davison Chemical gaining 13 4 and extending to 2 1 2 points. Bethlehem Steel American Woolen Nickel Plate Mallinson Silk Cerro de Paseo Copper and Berlin cables led early gains as Germany’s resistance waned and Japanese demand for reconstruction materials grew. Foreign exchanges opened heavy with German marks at 2 1 2 cents a million.

New York Davison Chemical Bethlehem Steel American Woolen Mallinson Silk Cerro de Paseo Berlin Germany Steels Youngstown Steel and Tube Gulf Crucible Republic

Seaport Bill Scheduled as Special Order in Alabama Senate

A substitute seaport bill for Mobile becomes a special order next Tuesday in the Alabama Senate. Delegations from Mobile are expected in Montgomery to press for passage of the original bill. The committee report is near, with changes to the original text and opposition from Sen. John Craft who fears the substitute aims to derail seaport legislation this session.

Mobile Alabama Senate Special Seaport Committee House Ces John Craft

Assault to Murder Is County Charge

Freddie Fincher age 24 was docketed on a charge of assault murder in county court and posted bail for an appearance in the inferior criminal court. Warren Couch 25 complains that Fincher was among men who attacked him on the Boon of August 28. Couch found unconscious and later charged with drunkenness after police.

Freddie Fincher Inferior Criminal Court Warren Couch Ryland’s Fané Congress T Add És Fincher Couch Recorder’s Court Bewe

Deserter from Navy Held in County Jail

Lawrence Miller a 22 year old resident in the western county was identified as a deserter from the United Navy and confessed. He was in jail for an affray when arrested by Sheriff Moses Bernstein and Jailer J J Connick. A telegram to Sheriff PaulINS said Miller deserted from Charleston South Carolina and was to be moved to Pensacola for trial.

Lawrence Miller United Navy Paullins Charleston Moses Bernstein J. J. Connick Pensacola Naval Abe ‘Ta

Weather forecast for the Southeast and Mississippi

Sealed weather note from Sept 6 reports partly cloudy conditions with likely showers in the forecast. Local winds and temperatures unspecified.

Mississippi Ladi Peel

Cotton futures open firm with mixed October to May prices

New York details show cotton futures opening firm on September 6 with values for October 25.75, December 25.68, January 25.45, March 25.51, and May 25.55.

New York

Ask Suspension Proposed Jump in Freight Rate

The Mobile Chamber of Commerce traffic bureau will petition the interstate commerce commission to suspend rates in the general southeastern revision for agricultural implements vehicle materials and moving commodities. The increase becomes effective September 20 affecting Southeastern to gulf points with Mobile rates higher due to water competition. A January Atlanta conference set lower rates north and the revision plans increases on many commodities including wagon spokes from 38.5 cents to 76 cents. The chamber urged other organizations to join in the suspension request.

Traffic Bureau of Mobile Chamber of Commerce Interstate Commerce Commission Southeastern Gulf Points Mobile Montgomery Atlanta Chamber of Commerce

30 Day Revival Opens in Mobile With Rene John Edward Brown

Mobile Ministerial Association outlines a thirty day evangelistic campaign starting September 30 led by Rene John Edward Brown from Arkansas. A portable tabernacle will be erected in Mobile, similar to a past Bob Jones event, with Clarence L. Virgin as advance agent. Services will be held twice daily.

Mobile Ministerial Association Mobile Réne John Edward Brown Arkansas Bob Jones Clarence L. Virgin Siloam Springs Ark Mr. Brown

Urge Response to Red Cross Call for Japanese Aid

Mobile's Red Cross chapter urges immediate contributions to aid the stricken Japanese. Mrs. St. John Wilson, chapter chair, asks Mobillians to mail checks to J. B. Dortch or donate at the Red Cross headquarters in the federal building to forward Mobile's quota promptly.

Red Cross St. John Wilson Mobillans J. B. Dortch

Prohibition fines set in inferior court hits three men

Lloyd Dillard was fined 51 plus costs or 20 days after a three month sentence for violating the prohibition law. Jim Fabre faced 101 dollars and costs or 50 days. Jim Collins paid 50 dollars and costs or 20 days for possessing prohibited liquors.

Lloyd Dillard Inferior Criminal Court Jim Fabre Jim Collins

Escaped Convict Harris Back in Custody in Oak Grove

Willie Harris, an escapee from Mobile county convict camps, was recaptured and returned to Camp No. 3 at Oak Grove from Waynesboro Mississippi. He had been re captured by Wayne county authorities and was seized in Chattanooga Tennessee on a two year sentence for grand larceny.

Willie Harris Mobile County Oak Grove Waynesboro Miss Wayne County Harris Chattanoga Tenn Chattanooga

County seeks bids for dipping vat solution

The county board of revenue and food commissioners asks for bids on 750 gallons of dipping vat solution at the request of Dr. W E Ward federal cattle tick eradication officer in charge of the dipping work in this county. Bids to be opened Monday September 10.

County Board of Revenue and Food Commissioners W. E. Ward

Underwood to Name Alabama Delegates at Democratic Convention

Montgomery Alabama September 6 by a vote of 68 to 1 the Alabama House passed a bill allowing Senator Oscar W Underwood to select Alabama s delegates to the national Democratic convention The action enables Underwood to name the state s delegation for the event amidst party planning.

Montgomery Ala Alabama House Today Oscar W. Underwood Alabama

Gary Embraces Wage Increase For Steel Mills

Gary announces wage adjustments after new 8 hour day raises pay. About 18 000 workers gain nearly equal earnings to previous 12 hour shifts with a 25 to 33 percent increase. Currently 2 000 workers are on 8 hour days as the transition continues.

Gary, Lid Gary Tally

Southern Dogs Win In Field Trials

In Antler Saskatchewan Becky Brownhill the pointer owned by L. L. Haggin of Lexington Kentucky claimed the all age stake at the Manitoba field trials for bird dogs. Zih Ace owned by T. D. Brown of Tulsa Oklahoma finished second and Doughboy owned by E. J. Rowe of Birmingham Alabama took third among 31 starters.

Antler, Sask Becky Brownhill L. L. Haggin Lexington Manitoba Zih Ace T. D. Brown Tulsa Okla Doughboy E. J. Rowe Birmingham Ala

Lumber Gift To Japan Endorsed By Price Committee

The Price Committee of the Douglas Fir Exploration and Exporting Company voted to donate 45,060,000 feet of lumber worth 1,500,000 to the Japanese government for rebuilding efforts in the devastated areas. The decision was announced in Tacoma on September 6.

Tacoma Wash Japan Douglas Fir Exploitation and Exporting Company

Coal rate increases suspended by Interstate Commerce Commission

The Interstate Commerce Commission suspended proposed coal rate decreases filed by the Cincinnati New Orleans and Texas Pacific Railway Company and shipments to contiguous territory until January 24 1924.

Washington Rept Cincinnati New Orleans Texas Pacific Railway Company Contiguous Territory Interstate Commerce Commission

Coolidge Discusses Automatic Tax Reductions With Madden

Washington notes Sept 6 with Chairman Madden of the House Appropriations Committee meeting with President Coolidge. They discussed a plan for annual automatic tax reductions tied to surplus revenues and planned another conference later in the week to present the proposal.

Washington Madden House Appropriation Committee Coolidge

Publicity Move by Greeks Aims to Shape Italian Naval Moves

Rome reports the withdrawal of the Greek squadron from waters near Athens with orders to head to the gulf of Volos. Semi official circles interpret the move as an effort to suggest Italy has further naval movements planned abroad.

Rome Withdawal Athens Gulf of Volo Italy

Revolters Active in Quake District

Dispatches from Harbin and Peking report Korean revolutionary elements in Japan exploiting the catastrophe to begin armed uprisings in Tokyo with street fighting underway.

Moscow Harbin Peking Japan Tokio

Dog River Bridge Closed For Repairs All Day

The drawbridge over Dog River was closed to all vehicles at 7 a.m. and will remain closed until 6 p.m. tonight while contractor Daniel Jett performs repairs. Closures will continue daily until further notice.

Dog River Daniel Jett

Sentries Fire at Auto Party in Tulsa District

United.restienarees report civilian autoists on Jenks highway refused to halt last night. Six shots were fired in the air and a seventh at a car that did not stop. Military HQ would not comment. more drastic martial rule rumored after floggings. No arrests reported as guardsmen investigate.

Okla United Resteienarees Jenks Highway

Three Fourths Of Tokio Laid Low By Flames

Dispatches from Iwaki and Manila report Tokio burning and thousands dead or homeless after the earthquake. Conflicting estimates place deaths from 10,000 to 150,000 with 100,000 injured and 350,000 homeless, as foreigners and locals alike confront devastation across Yokohama and surrounding areas.

Tokio Iwaki Japan Yokohama United Press Manila P. 1 International News Service

Wood Shows Supplies Needed for Japanese Relief Effort

Ambassador Woods reports urgent relief items for over one million homeless in Japan. Requested aid includes tinned meat condensed milk flour underclothes galvanized sheets and dimensioned timber for single story shelters. Also confirms safety of embassy staff and notes the death of Consul Kirjassoff and family and Miss Doris Babbitt.

Washington Seut Woods Tokio Iwaki State Department Japan Kirjassoff Doris Babbitt Consul Kirjassoff Babbitt

Transport fitted for relief work

The US transport Somme at San Francisco was ordered to prepare for a full relief cargo and sail to Yokohama as soon as loaded. The Capella was also turned over to relief forces. In Seattle, the Blue Funnel liner Protestants will depart at 2 a.m. tomorrow with more than 1000 tons of relief supplies for Japan.

San Francisco Cal United States Somme Yokohama Navy Seattle Wash Japan Blue Funnel

Island Appears Off Izu Peninsula Amid Japanese Turmoil

Police in Chiba report a newly formed island rising near the Izu peninsula as Oshima Island, hosting an active volcano, vanishes with fears that 10,000 or more residents have perished. news from Tokyo remains sparse amid ongoing upheaval.

Peking Associated Press Chiba Tokio Bay Izu Minsula Oshima Ihe Boand Pemennane

Not Guilty Plea At Newnan Killing Trial

In Newnan Georgia six defendants including J W Minter father of Troutons wife and two of his sons face a murder charge in the death of Millard Trouton WW veteran whose mutilated body was found in a creek August 10. The case features alleged kidnaping by Feltman and an unnamed companion and an alleged confession by Minter.

Newnan Millard Trouton J. W. Minter Trouton Jeff Minter Floyd Weldon Leonard Goodrum William Fel Feltman Minter

Think Ambassadors Can Settle Squabble

Paris reports the Greco Italian dispute may be settled by the ambassadors council. Mussolini is believed to reject ambassadorial intervention and League involvement. Greece’s fleet withdrawal to the Gulf of Volos is seen as a prudent move to avoid war, with Italy pressured to speed talks on the Janina issue.

Paris Associated Press Council of Ambassadors London Mussolini League of Nations Gulf of Volo Greece Italy

U S Generous in Gifts to Japan

Officials of the American Red Cross report rapid fundraising for Japanese relief with about 2 000 000 raised toward a 5 000 000 drive as Americans respond to the emergency and ongoing contributions arrive from various sections.

Washington American Red Cross

Baltic American Line to Appeal Fine Over Immigrant Quotas

Max Straus, president of the Baltic American Line, Inc., says the company will pay the $200 per passenger fine under protest and then seek refund through court action after immigrants were brought in quarantine just before the September quota opened.

New York Max Straus Baltic American Line, Inc

Queen Marta of Jugoslavia Announces Birth of Son

Belgrade reports Queen Marta of Jugoslavia has given birth to a son. The birth occurred as the royal family confirms the heir is a male child. No further details on the baby or attendance are provided in the dispatch.

Belgrade Associated Press Marta Jugo-Slavia

Wide Gap in Strike Parley Is Apparent

Harrisburg reports show miners' union and anthracite operators still far apart in wage and work rules talks. The union seeks a ten percent raise for all workers with higher gains for day laborers and dues collected by check off, while operators resist arbitration and check off gains.

Harrisburg Miners’ Union Waert Pinchot

List of American Dead in Quake Is Being Compiled

Consul Dickover reported to the state department a list of Americans dead or missing from the Yokohama disaster. Names include Paul R. Cannon, A Ingoglia, H C Burnell, H W Morse, Captain Stimson, Robert Swain, McHenry Holbrook, Mrs Mendelson, and Mr Shelley. About 2,000 foreign refugees arrived in Kobe from Yokohama and Tokio, with several hundred Americans among them. Dickover continues compiling lists of those saved as more vessels arrive.

Washington Dickover State Department Yokohama Paul R. Cannon United States Navy A. Ingoglia H. C. Burnell San Francisco H. W. Morse International Banking Corporation Stimson Steamship Steel Navigator Robert Swain Shelley Standard Oil Company McHenry Holbrook M. Mendelson Princeton N. J Kobe Tokio Nazon, Wardell Augil

Corfu Authorities Resume Civil and Police Duties

The Prefecture at Corfu informed Athens that all Greek civil and police authorities in Corfu have resumed their duties.

Athens Corfu

Cotton Spindles in Japan Ruin Textile Output

London reports a dispatch to be received stating about thirty percent of Japanese cotton spindles cannot operate and production is curtailed accordingly. the setback affects shipments and textiles with feared impact on markets.

London Japan

Former Manager of Ball Team Dies in Saranac Lake

John B Miller former manager of the San Francisco club in the Pacific Coast League and longtime major leaguer died in Saranac Lake New York of tuberculosis He played second base for the burgh Nationals in 1909 earning a pennant and later served 13 years in the majors before transfers to the Phillies in 1920.

Saranac Lake N. Y John B Dots) Miller San Francisco Miller Kenburgh Nationals Shee Retelbelian

Womanly Disguise Fails to Free Prisoner at Fair

Otto Cole, inmate at Nebraska state penitentiary, attempted escape by donning feminine garb during a state fair visit. He walked with visitors and slipped past several guards before reaching the outer gate, using self fashioned disguise from stock remnants and a brown silk hose transformed into sleeves.

Lincoln Neb Otto Cole Nebraska State Penitentiary Outiier

Violence charged against mine union in Indiana strike

Washington dispatch says organized violence in Indiana during last year’s coal strike was directed against the United Mine Workers. The United States Coal Commission counsel for the Bituminous Op special committee declared a labor monopoly existed to stop any coal mining during a wide strike.

Washington Indiana United Mine Workers America United States’ Coal Commission

Gasoline Stocks in U S Refineries Decline in August

Washington reports United States refinery gasoline on hand August 1 at 1,165,389,340 gallons, a 54 day supply at July consumption and down about 98.1 gallons from July 1. The Interior Department notes 60 days' supply previously and 42 days in August 1922.

Washington United States Interior Department Star

Missing Klansman Renfro to Speak in Waco

Waco Texas Sept 6 Reverend 3.9 Renfro a missing Ku Klux Klan lecturer and pastor of a Baptist church at Linton Texas had been invited to speak in Waco about the time I appeared it was learned today Allen of Waco said Renfro had accepted an invitation to speak here August 22 received from San Antonio to come from the speaker the latter would be capable to fill his Waco engagement.

Washington Henry Ford Secretary Weeks War Department Ford Muscle Shoals High Dam Minnesota Rotary Weeks Federal Power Commission Detroit Waco Texas Renfro Linton B. Allen San An

Brazilian Rebels Marching On City Report Says

From Montevideo a report reaches here that Brazilian revolutionary forces defeated state troops at Verde and are marching on Santa A Livermento, aiming to advance on the city as of September 6.

Montevideo Verde

Foreign mission worker dies in Cleveland at 80

Gerald Kia Clapp, known as founder of foreign missions, dies in Cleveland Ohio at age 80. She spent decades promoting global outreach and served as a prominent church worker.

Cleveland, CO Kia Clapp Gerald Founder and Prompt Foreign Missions

Islands Taken by Italian Destroyers Report

In a brief notice, sources report Italian destroyers seized islands amid ongoing action. The report notes strategic gains and heightened tensions as naval movements shift control in the region.

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