Busy Holiday for City and County Law Enforcers
Police docketed 118 cases from Saturday morning to Tuesday morning including concealed weapons and drunkenness. Sheriff’s force logged 60 cases with several hundred gallons of whiskey seized and many reckless driving charges. Recorder’s court issued heavy dockets with fines up to 100 dollars or 90 days and multiple 50 dollar or 50 day penalties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Law and Order
Bhotter
M. F. Scanlon
Josh Miller
Shannon Hinds
Edward Adams
William Johnson
Andrew Portis
H. D. Podd
Clarence Kirk
Ed Russell
C. Farris
Recorder’s Court
Jim Eighteen
Louise McKinnis
Spriggs
Musicians at Lyric To Stay Musicians at Lyric To Stay
Lyric theater ends strike after contract signed. Manager Walsh states workers including musicians stage hands and the motion picture operator receive a 20 percent salary increase. Service resumes this afternoon after yesterday's curtailment due to employer absence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Lyrics Theater
Walsh
Baldwin County Couple Arrested in Prohibition Raid
Mr and Mrs Charles A Heaton of Bay Minette were arraigned before United States Commissioner J I Burgett on charges of violating the national prohibition law after a federal raid. Heaton jailed, wife released on bond. Also charged were Prince James Charlie Williams and James Paterson who faced bond after arrest linked to a Studebaker seizure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles A. Heaton
Bay Minette
United States
J. I. Burgett
Baldwin County
Heaton
Satterfield
Prince James
Charlie Williams
Capluses
James Paterson
Peterson
Studebaker
Burglary Hits C A Snyder & Co Office in Beauregard Block
Burglars broke into the C A Snyder and Company office at the Beauregard and Commerce street block while it was unoccupied from Saturday to Tuesday morning. They took a pistol, a watch, a raincoat, and $2 in stamps as detectives investigate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. A. Snyder & Company
Beauregard and
Commerce Streets
Former Mobilian Visitor In City
I. E. Addicks, formerly general manager of the Mobile Chamber of Commerce and now with Signal Mountain Cement Company in Chattanooga, is a visitor in Mobile. He called at the Chamber and is noted for his later work with the Stone Mountain memorial coin sale organization in Alabama.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. E. Addicks
Mobile Chamber of Commerce
Signal Mountain Cement Company
Chattanooga
Mobile
Chamber of Commerce
Addicks
Stone Mountain Memorial
Alabama
Stock Market Opens After Holiday With Mixed Gains
Re sumption of trading after the three day holiday shows mixed price moves. Rail and motor shares rise little while standard industrials advance. Allis Chalmers Postum Cereal United States Steel and American Can post fractional gains. Cotton futures open firmer in New York and New Orleans with several contract months trading higher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wald Street
New York
Allis-Chalmers
Postum
United States Steel
American
Weather Outlook for Alabama and Mississippi
Fair tonight and Wednesday across Alabama and Mississippi. Gentle northeast and east winds, temperatures steady to mild with improving skies.
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Alabama
Mississippi
Miss Mobile Beauty Entrants Head to Atlantic City
Miss Mobile Vivian McDowell and chaperone Mrs T W Villiers travel with Miss New Orleans and Miss Biloxi for the opening of the national beauty pageant in Atlantic City. The group rode a special train from Mobile through several states, with fans and entertainers aboard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Mobile
Vivian McDowell
T. W. Villiers
Atlantic City
World’s Playground
News3
Jony
Philadelphia
New Orleans
Alabama
Georgia
Carolinas
Virginia
Washington, D. C
Quaker City
Mobile Yachts Tie Again in Gulf Championship Race
The gulf section championship yachting event ends in a second tie between Mobile and St Petersburg with five points each. Irvin Jackson of Eastern Shore YC led the leading boat to the line while Capt Ed Overton finished last. the two clubs decide the next venue by agreement, offering St Petersburg a chance to host.
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New Orleans
Gulf
Mobile
St. Petersburg
Irvin Jackson
Eastern Shore Yacht Club
Ed Overton
Cesritilene
Jackson
St. Petersb
Coolidge Interprets Oil Board Report as Warning
The oil conservation board report suggests a theoretical six year supply of petroleum. President Coolidge says the finding warns the nation to guard against shortages of oil products. The board surveys resources for defense needs and commerce with aims to prevent waste rather than curtail current use.
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Paul Smith
N. Y
Oil Conservation Board
Washington
United States
Coolidge
Wide probe begun into Houston and McLean case
D B Houston of Winnipeg is held on a dangerous and suspicious charge tied to the arrest of Mrs W E McLean of New Orleans. Police widen a country wide inquiry into the couple’s records. Chief Warren Burch reports the pair stopped at the St Charles hotel in New Orleans leaving baggage with a woman named Nellie Starks who joined an automobile tour with Houston after they met in California.
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D. B. Houston
Winnipeg
Canada
W E. McLean
New Orleans
Recorder’s Court
Warren Burch
St. Charles Hotel
Nellie Starks
Starks
Houston
Chef Burch
California
Jealousy Triggered Bessemer Slaying of Ernest True
In Bessemer Alabama on September 7 Clyde L Kellum 25 allegedly killed Ernest True 25 after True and companions allegedly dragged Kellum from his car and threatened to gang him. Kellum said he shot True in the chest in front of the Bessemer General Hospital while nurses were present. He named nurse Pauline Milstead as the woman who accompanied him earlier. Kellum claimed he fired only after being threatened and that the other men fled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
Ernest True
Clyde L. Kellum
Bessemer
Kellum
True
Bessemer General Hospital
New Dairy Law Introduced By Mobile City Council
The Mobile city commission introduced an ordinance to ban dairies within city limits and set cow limits with care regulations. A public hearing is scheduled for Tuesday November 9, and other agenda items were postponed or referred to officials for action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
George E. Crawford
Mccown Oil Company
Bayou
Government Streets
Pan-Amercan Petroleum Company
Thousands of Canadian tourists overwhelm Niagara frontier crossings
Thousands of tourists returning from Canada clogged the Niagara frontier last night. Ferryboats between Buffalo and Fort Erie could not handle the surge, forcing many to abandon cars across the river. Traffic on bridges at Niagara Falls stretched for miles as lines built up on all approaches.
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Buffalo
N. Y
United States
Canada
Niagara Frontier
Fort Erie
Niagara Falls
Scout Fire Truck Proves Valuable in August
The August monthly report by Fire Chief Gus Rehm notes the scout fire truck saved Mobile wear and tear on larger engines, using only ten gallons of gasoline. City Commissioner Harry T. Hartwell called the auxiliary truck’s showing marvelous as the department answered 35 fire calls, with property valued at 204 250. Losses totaled 1 243 with insurance at 1 175. Of 35 fires, 27 were in one story buildings and 20 sparked by chimneys.
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Gus Rehm
Mobile
Harry T. Hartwell
Mobile seeks suspension of banana freight rates
The Mobile Chamber of Commerce plans a petition at a shippers meeting to suspend the new banana freight rate to ports where Mobile does not have geographic advantage. The action targets points where Mobile's rate is higher than competing rates, arguing shorter distances should yield lower costs.
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Mobile Chamber of Commerce
Mobile
Marshals Return After Four Arrests
Deputy United States Marshals Ed Gwin and Noah Gwin returned from Selma with four negro prisoners arrested on postal law charges. The group, taken near Lamison and Uniontown, includes Dave Robinson Abraham Mitchell Tom Lucy and Edgar Peari.
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United States
Ed Gwin
Noah Gwin
Selma
Lamison
Uniontown
Dave Robinson
Abraham Mitchell
Tom Lucy
Edgar Peari
Bridge Approach Bids Sought for New Bay Crossing
Authority to advertise for bids on two approaches to the new bay bridge was given at a morning meeting of the board of revenue and road commissioners. Plans show a concrete overhead bridge with Southers railway approval. another route runs from Magazine Point road to Three Mile Creek. Bids require $1,000 certified checks and a 30 day advertising period before contract award.
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Towle
E¢ Board of Revenue and Road
Big Fortunes Sought in Dual Lawsuits
The Moline Implement company sues Deere and Company for 600000 alleging Clayton anti trust violation and slander. One suit in federal court claims Deere forced dealers to curb Moline products, restraining competition and creating a monopoly. The Missouri state suit accuses Desco and Company dealers or officials of circulating damaging statements about Moline Implement’s finances and product quality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moline, Ill
Moline Implement Company
Moline Plow Company
Kansas City
Deere and Company
Moline
D and Company
Moline Implement
Missouri
Desco
Stage Hand Bertolotti Cleared of Dynamite Charge
Roy Bertolotti stage hand at the Lyric theatre was arrested on a dangerous and suspicious charge after a complaint by theatre secretary W V McDermott. He was acquitted by Recorder D H Edington after McDermott testified of a dynamite threat, a stock member noting it was a joke. Bertolotti said the remark was made to a young troupe member and not a threat. He was arrested during a stage employes meeting by Detective Cazalaa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Bertolloti
Lyric Theatre
W. V. McDermott
D. H. Edington
McDermott
Bertolotti
Becauss
Cazalaa
McKinley Slightly Better Says Martinsville Report
In Martinsville Indiana physicians noted slight improvement in Senator William B. McKinley of Illinois at a sanitarium. Dr Robert Egbert said symptoms fluctuated sharply, so a single observation could not predict his condition enduringly.
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Martinsville
Ind
William B. Mc Kinley
Illinois
Robert Egbert
McKinley
Judge Edington Returns to Court After Vacation
Recorder D. H. Edington resumed duties after a four week vacation in Tennessee and French Lick Springs Indiana. He traveled by automobile with his family and reported improved health. The court was greeted by one of the largest dockets in years.
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D. H. Edington
Tennessee
French Lick Springs
Ind
Reed ends bid for Missouri Senate and weighs liquor policy
Senator James A. Reed of Missouri announced he will not seek reelection when his term ends in two years and will return to law practice. He opposed new presidential nomination moves, urged voter input on repealing the eighteenth amendment, and favored light wine and beer sales with penalties for liquor enforcement corruption. The story notes Reed’s stance on internationalism and domestic focus, with reaction from the Women's Christian Temperance Union praising his opposition to repeal petitions as a campaign turning point.
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Missouri
United States
James A
Senate
Illinois
Reed
Eyge
Cussutt¢G
Washington
Democratic Party
America
Chicago
Women’s Christian Temperance Union
James A. Reed
Ella A. Boole
Jack Jouett Memorial Commemorates Virginia Hero
In Charlottsville Virginia on September 7 a bronze tablet unveiling at Cuckoo in Henry county honored Jack Jouett known as Virginia’s Paul Revere for riding 50 miles to save Thomas Jefferson and the Virginia legislature from British capture. Stuart Gibboney of New York praised Jouett’s ride and his grandson Edward Jouett of Louisville attended as L&N vice president.
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Charlottesvile
Jack Jouett
Virginia
Paul Revere
Thomas Jefferson
Cuckoo
Henry County
Stuart G. Gibboney
New York
Thomas Jefferson Memorial Association
Yorktown
Jouett
Edward 8. Jouett
Louisville
Louisville and Nashville Railway
Labor Day Toll Tops Fifty Dead in U.S. Disasters
Casualties in Labor Day storms drownings and accidents surge nationwide with at least 50 dead 160 injured and six missing. A Denver Rio Grande Limited wreck near Leadville Colo killed 27 and wounded 60, a Chicago train crash killed five and injured 60, a Rockwood Mich crossing accident killed four, storms hit New York New Jersey with 12 dead and 25 hurt and five men drowned off Atlantic City.
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New York
America
RAR Arto Ch
Limited
Denver and Rio Grande Railroad
Leadville
Colo
Chicago
Rockwood
Mich
New Jersey
Atlantic City
Half Century Behind Bars in Massachusetts Prison
Jeasse Harding Pomeroy, Massachusetts oldest inmate at 65, began his 50 year sentence in 1876 after killing as a 16 year old. He spent 41 years in solitary, educated himself, wrote verse as "Grandpa" for The Monitor, opposed capital punishment, funded Liberty Loans, and remains hopeful for freedom despite never being interviewed by authorities.
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Boston
Jeasse Harding Pomeroy
State Prison
Pomeroy
U. S. Official Held in Gotham
Douglas I. McKay former New York deputy police commissioner was jailed in Mashpee Mass after a rain soaked crash near town killed Mrs. Mary Scalkington of St. Louis. Mrs Ihington and her sister Mrs Albine Bastine of Chicago were injured. McKay is held for investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mashpee
Mass
Douglas I. McKay
New York
Mra
Mary Scalkington
St. Louis
Dc. K. Kelley
LaSalle Steel Company
Chicago
Final British Classic Leger Stakes at Doncaster Today
The Leger Stakes, last classic of the English flat season, runs tomorrow over four furlongs too long a course for a prize of four thousand pounds. A notable crowd is expected led by Princess Mary and Viscount Lascelles.
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Doncaster
England
Mary
Viscount Lascelles
Daugherty Trial Opens With High Court Figure On Trial
Harry M. Daugherty former attorney general and Captain Thomas M. Miller alien property custodian face conspiracy to defraud charges in New York court The case links to John T King and Jesse W Smith assets of American Metals Corp alleged as assets moved to Swiss claimants totaling about 7 000 000 Government plans three week presentation while defense cites uncertain duration Star witness Richard Merton German copper magnate expected to testify on cash and Liberty bonds transfers Roxie Stinson named as possible witness
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Harry M. Daughert
Miller
Mack
Emory R. Buckner
Richard Merton
American Metals Company
John T. King
Connecticut
Daugherty
Jesse W. Smith
Washington
New York
Harry M. Daugherty
United States
Thos. M. Miller
Mr. Daugherty
Hinorce
Senate
Department of Justice
Ore Miller
Daughert
Jesse Smith
Roxie Stinson
Jess Smith
Mobile Woman Struck by Auto Injuries Reported
Mrs. Jack Kirk of Jefferson Street near Virginia Street sustained a broken collar bone and possible additional injuries after being hit by a car at Broad and South Carolina streets yesterday at 2 PM. Dr. H. M. Walker, her physician, reported the incident to police today. The car was driven by J. G. McCarthy of 555 South Carolina Street, per police.
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Mra
Jack Kirk
Jefferson Street
Virginia Street
Broad
South Carolina
J. Walker
Demonstration in Shanghai Averted by Joint Patrols
Shanghai remained quiet as Chinese and foreign constabularies dispersed agitators planning anti foreign protests on the 1901 Boxer treaty anniversary.
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Shanghai
Jury Venire in Reese Trial Drawn Amid Large Wetumpka Crowd
In Wetumpka Alabama on September 7 the jury pool for Clyde Reese's murder trial was formed after 86 of 100 potential jurors qualified, with 32 defense and 16 state challenges noted. Judge George F Smoot ordered a recess until 1 15 PM as crowds pressed into the courthouse while bachelor the defendant's father faced court amid tense proceedings and a heavy security presence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wetumpka
Ala
Clyde Reese
George F
Gomery
Jmar C. Smith
Smoot
Leonard
Clyde ‘Reese
Smith
Golden
W. E. Co
Bachelor
Henry Bachelor
Ray Rushton
Pease
Ing
Associated Press
Balor
Hayes Leopard
Negro Yard
Eli Smith
Anh
Bachelor Is Ing
Dr. O
Justice
George Bernard Smith
J Smith
Billy Sunday to Open January Revival
The Mobile Ministerial Association invites the famed evangelist Billy Sunday to begin a revival in early January for eight weeks. He has previously confirmed January dates, guaranteeing the city will host the renowned preacher.
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Billy
Mobile
Weather forecast for fair tonight in the region
The local weather bureau issued a forecast calling for fair conditions tonight with little temperature change and similar conditions continuing into the next day in the region and vicinity.
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