Six Japanese Arrested in Mobile Smuggling Probe
Six men described as Japanese nationals were arrested after being found aboard a 35 foot speed boat that had landed on the western shore of Mobile Bay. Investigators from local police and federal immigration officials seek to determine if a smuggling plot connected to Cuba or Mexico brought them ashore, and if a local link existed.
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Mobile
Cuba
Mexico
Federal Immigration Service
Police Department
Lire
Mobile Bay
United States Lighthouse Service
Conti Street
L. T. Armour
Coast Guard
South End
Armour
Kobe
Havana
Lester Reen
Green Cove Springs man charged with double murder in fatal shooting
Rufus Cheaser, 17, of Middleburg, is held in Clay County jail charged with the double murder of Fanny Boyles, 24, and Lorrie Kerry, 40, in what authorities describe as a brutal shooting spree inspired by unrequited love. Witnesses say Cheaser shot Miss Boyles after she rejected him, then killed Boyles’ companion before returning home to his parents.
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Green Cove Springs
Fie
Sm T
Fanny Boyles
Lorrie Kerry
Rufus Cheaser
Middleburg
Washeld
Clay Cow
Cheaser
E. J. Weeks
Nts
Wee Cheaser
Boyles
Miss Boyles
Green ‘Cots Springs
Laberry
Che
Dilaberry
Dila Dyesser
Nashville baseball president among car crash victims
In Tullahoma Tennessee at Peargon’s curve a car carrying J A G Sloan Nashville Baseball Club president and occupants including his niece Evelyn Burnette died after a 6:30 AM crash. Mrs Burnette died at a nearby house and Mrs Patten was badly shocked. Sloan attempted to brake at the curve as the vehicle skidded.
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Tullahoms
Tenn
J. A. G. Sloan
Nashville Baseball Club
Southern Association
Evelyn Burnette
Nashville Railway and Light Pany
Eugene Sweet
Thomas Patten
Chattanooga
Peargon’s Curve
Tullahoma
Dixie Highway
Burnette
Patten
Pearson
Drought Causes Barge Grounding Near Memphis
The heavily loaded barge St Louis bound for Memphis from St Louis grounded at Random Shot, 42 miles north of Memphis, due to low water from a drought. The Baton Rouge and several barges with 500000 bushels of grain are tied up. Three government dredges work to free the tied vessels.
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Memphis
Tenn
St. Louis
Baton Rouge
New Orleans
Weather Outlook for Alabama and Mississippi
Fair conditions expected tonight with Tuesday turning partly cloudy. Moderate southwest winds accompany the pattern, bringing a breezy feel across the region.
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Alabama
Mississippi
Baseball National Morning Notes Involving Teams And Players
Morning baseball briefs list games and weather notes across leagues. Chicago and Boston against New York, Philadelphia versus Brooklyn with rain delays, and player mentions include Cooper Keen Gonzales Oldham Gooch Wells Danforth and Vangilder among others.
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National
Morning Genies
Chicago
Cooper
Keen
Gonzales
Oldham
Gooch
Boston
New York
Philadelphia
Brooklyn
Abias Gvin
V.c
Vangilder
Danforth and Wells
Doyle and Bassler
Washington
Bears Fall to Crackers in Morning Game 8 to 2
Bagby and Brock led Atlanta as they beat the Bears 8 to 2 at Monroe Park. Cullop, Murphy, Gazella and Niehoff produced key hits. Atlanta scored in the second, fourth, seventh and ninth innings while Mobile was limited to two rough frames.
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Bagby
Brock
Murray
Chaplin
Bears
Atlanta
Bill
Oe Thins
Monroe Park
Cullop
Murphy
Gazella
Mobile
Connolly
S. Si
Cowboy Jones
Neihoff
Good
Thrreep
Wilkie
Niehoff
Jo Brock
Oerey
Sophone
Calera
Orleans Wins Lipton Trophy in Pensacola Regatta
Skippers from Southern Yacht Club New Orleans won the Lipton trophy in Pensacola Bay finals with 55 points across three Gulf Association races, beating Mobile by five points. Commodore Ed Overton led the South with 120 points after adding 27 points in yesterday’s races, overtaking Pensacola’s Witherell as top scorer.
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Southern Yacht Club of
New Orleans
Pensacola
Gulf
Pensacola Bay
Mobile
Commodore Ed .Overton
South
Witherell
Babe Ruth Returns to Yankee Lineup in Boston Fixture
Babe Ruth was slated to appear in the Yankee lineup today for an outfield role against the Boston Red Sox. He spoke of not practicing since his banishment but said he is reinstated and will play hard to regain form after the suspension and $5,000 fine imposed by Miller Huggins in St. Louis nine days earlier.
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Boston
International News Service
Babe Ruth
Yankee
Miller Huggins
St. Louis
Boston Red Sox
Ruth
Cunarder Laconia Collides With Wooden Schooner
The Cunarder Laconia collided with the four masted wooden schooner Lucia P Dow of Boston in fog 250 miles east of Nantucket. No injuries reported and the Lucia P Dow towed to New York as Laconia heads for a 4 pm arrival.
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New York
Lucia P. Dow
Boston
Nantucket
Britten
Police Fire on Chinese Mobsters in Shanghai Demo
Police in the International Settlement opened fire on a crowd of about 2,006 Chinese during a demonstration at Edward Avenue and Honan Road in Shanghai. Three were wounded, one likely fatally, as authorities moved to disperse the protest.
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Shanghai
International Settlement
Edward Avenue
Honan Road
Labor Day Celebrations In Mobile Include Races and Talks
Mobile observes Labor Day with citywide closures and Monroe Park events under the Central Trades Council. Col. Bibb Graves and city commissioner candidates Capt. Leon Schwarz and R. V. Taylor speak at 6 pm, with races and prizes for children and adults starting at 2 pm and monitored by organizers C. H. Franck M. F. Curley and J. H. Winstanley.
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Monroe Park
Mobile Bay
Central Trades Council of
Mobile
Col. Bibb Graves
Montgomery
Leon Schwarz
R. V. Taylor
Mobilians
Diven
Water Rts
C. H. Franck
Central Trades Council
M. F. Curley
J. H. Winstanley
Eugene Thoss
Silk Hose
E. H. Britton
Friedenthal
Fuller Brothers
Jacobson’s
Kodak
Reynalds
Fountain Pen
Gabriel
Younges
George
L. H. Esaten
Crown
Rocker
Adam Glass
la ‘Family
Hammfiel's
King's
Electrik Maid
Ee Bet Barrett
Aoli
Ug of War
Ci Nodal
Lagman
Poison suspected at wedding dinner in Wilkes-Barre
Police investigate a wedding feast in Wilkes-Barre where Mrs Catherine Yars died and 11 others fell ill after a powder was allegedly sprinkled on the chicken. Mrs Patrick the bride says Mrs Yars prepared the meal and may have planted the substance. Authorities await autopsy results to determine if poisoning occurred.
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Wilkesbarre
Catherine Yars
Patrick
Mortgage Bankers to Meet Tuesday in Nashville
Nashville Tennessee will host the annual convention of the Farm Bankers Association. Delegates from across the United States will gather for shop talk and troubleshooting sessions. Secretary of Agriculture W B Jardine will deliver the principal address as the convention runs Tuesday Wednesday and Thursday.
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Nashville
Tenn
A.P
Farm Bankers’ Association
W. Bi. Jardine
Wednnesday
Record Heat Wave Sweeps Across Nation with 108 in Texarkana
Birmingham and nearby endure a blistering heat wave. 106 degrees logged, 79 overnight as the nation confronts extreme temperatures. Chicago reports 90 amid forecasts of continued heat, while Texarkana hits a 30 year high of 108 and other cities reach near record levels.
Heat wave grips the South with record temps
Across Dixie a scorching heat wave drives prayers for relief in South Carolina and Georgia as governors urge fasting and prayer. Columbia sees brief relief while Knoxville tops 101 and Birmingham endures extreme heat as Miami reports continued hot weather.
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South HY
Atlanta
A.P
Dixie
South Carolina
Macon Ga
South Rolina
McLeod
Columbia
Piedmont
Tee
Knoxville
Kville
Mem
Congress probes Shenandoah disaster urged in Senate
Senator King of Utah announced a resolution calling for a congressional investigation into the Shenandoah catastrophe and other recent navy mishaps. He said the series of disasters may stem from negligence and mismanagement and urged a thorough clean inquiry when Congress reconvenes in December.
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Washington
Shenandoah
Congress
King
Utah
Senate
Schwarz Forces Rally Schedule Through City Ward Races
Captain Leon Schwarz and his campaign team announce a busy week of ward rallies. Tonight he speaks at 6 PM at the Labor Day picnic in Monroe Park. Mrs. A A Edey and Miss Annie McGowin will address voters during the week.
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Leon Schwarz
City Commission
Captain Schwarz
Monroe Park
Women Voters’ Organizations
A. A. Edey
Council of Women Voters
Annie McGowin
Mobile County League of Women Voters
Franklin
Charleston
Schwarz
Hartwell
Vincent Kilborn
Miss McGowin
Edey
Bienville Square
Federationist Talks on Labor Militant Now at St Petersburg
Frank Morrison head of the American Federation of Labor told a Labor Day rally in St. Petersburg that organized labor in the United States is more militant than ever and has a just cause for elation. He criticized the open shop, urged collective bargaining rights, opposed injunctions in labor disputes, and warned against company unions and stock sales to employees while noting miners demand pay rises can be met from operators’ profits. He also questioned immigration and warned of labor-displacing machinery reducing demand for workers.
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Petersburg
Fla
A.P
Organized Labor
America
Ite
Frank Morrison
Oet
American Federation
Morrison
United States Coal Commission
Federation
Search Continues For Lost Seaplane PN-9 No. 1
Honolulu reports grim yet steady searching by submarines larger ships and aircraft for Commander John Rodgers and four crewmen missing after fuel shortage halted a San Francisco to Honolulu flight. Langley and ten destroyers join the hunt as reports of flares and drifting objects spark occasional hope before a derelict sampan is found.
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Honolulu
John Rodgers
San Francisco
Langley
Samoa
Navy
Kauai
Doctors Charged in Poison Plot in Indiana
Dr James A Sample a Connersville ear eye and nose specialist is held in Jefferson county jail charged with conspiring to poison his father in law James C Reed of Hanover to gain the Reed fortune. Detectives say Sample gave Reed poison in medicine when ill three weeks ago.
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Madison
Ind
James A. Sample
Connersville
Jefferson County
James C. Reed
Hanover
Reed
Sample
Hounds on trail of mine dynamiters
In Hartshorne Oklahoma Mine No 12 operated by Rock Island Mining Company was dynamited. Sheriff Will Anderson led a posse with bloodhounds to the scene after an investigation into threats against workers. The Hartshorne field mine had operated last week despite a strike order from the United Mine Workers.
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Gotcher
Landsdowne's Widow Starts For Funeral
Landsdowne's widow Mrs Zachary Lansdowne leaves Lakehurst New Jersey for Washington to attend funeral services for her husband Lieut Commander Zachary Lansdowne who died aboard the Shenandoah. She is accompanied by her parents Colonel and Mrs Creed Cox and her aunt Mrs William B Mason all of Washington.
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Lakehurst
N. J
A.P
Zachary Lansdowne
Shenandoah
Washington, D. C
Creed Cox
William B. Mason
Washington
Spanish Troops Push Near Alhucemas Frontline
Madrid reports Spanish troops under smoke cover have disembarked near Alhucemas as French warships support a front offensive. Fez dispatches claim Abd-El-Krim seeks empire and peace talks while rallying Riffian tribes against the Western front in Tetuan and Ajdir targets.
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Madrid
Tintel News Service
Alhucemas
Paris
Internationa
Egypt
Indias
Tetuan
El-Krim
Fez
Abd-El-Krim
Algeria
Tunis
India
Himsel
Dak
Hegaia
Ajdir
Alh Fi
Journal Dispatches
Labor Day Home Carrier Final Edition Schedule
The News-Item plans limited publication for Labor Day with only two editions. The Home Carrier Edition will publish at the usual hour, and the Final Edition will be issued solely for the day to allow employees to spend time with families.
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Edite Cee 3
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Cairo
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Colina
Thomas G. McLeod
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