Auto Building at Fair Destroyed by Fire
The automobile building at the fairgrounds burned last night destroying about 42 cars and trucks. Adams Machinery and Manufacturing Co said the city would rebuild the structure for the 1921 fair with funds raised by dealers. Loss estimated near 100000 with insurance covering most of the value. fire originated unseen and spread before fire crews could halt the blaze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. G. Adams
Adams Machinery and Manufactting Company
Corby Insurance
Adams Company
Stand- 4 Motor Car Company
Guy J. Hart
Gray-Acree
P. B. Beville Ply Company
Frank Diggs
Fair Grounds
P. B. Beville Cou~y
Standard Motor Company
G. J. Hartwell
Standard Motor Car Company
Beville Company
Ruth Stephenson Gussman Charged With Killing James E. Coyle
Ruth Stephenson Gussman of Birmingham was charged with the killing of James E. Coyle. The case drew new attention as she separated from her husband and traveled from Birmingham to Loretta Tennessee for a visit with Tony Patt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville
Tenn
Ruth Stephenson Gussman
Birmingham
James E. Coyle
Loretta
Tony Patt
Woman Held on Police Charge After Grand Larceny Claim
Ethel Johnson is held on a grand larceny charge at the police station per Assistant Prosecutor Jack Courtney in circuit court. The bond is set at $500. Separately, John Fay of New Orleans alleges that on a northbound L. and N. train between Mobile and Pensacola, the woman robbed him, with a sum of money recovered by police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ethel Johnson
Recter’s
Tuor Jack Courtney
John Fay
New Orleans
Naéhtieutenant Lacey
Oman
Obile
Pensacola
Proposed New Rail Rates to Valley Received
A new schedule of Mississippi Valley rates has been received by the traffic department of the Missouri Chamber of Commerce and is under study by R. G. Cobb. The rates, prepared by the railroads after a Washington hearing April 15, vary with some lower and many higher, according to Cobb.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Misssippi Valley
Traffic Department
Mole
Illinois Central Withdraws Coal Rates to Mobile
Information from Mobile Chamber of Commerce reports that Illinois Central has withdrawn its rough coal rates from western Kentucky mines to Mobile. The cause of the withdrawal is not known. Similar Gulf Mobile rates are noted as still in effect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois Cen
Kentucky
Mobile
Ohio
Chamber & Commerce
Illinois
Gulf, Mobile
Inspection of U S Mobile harbor work led by Col Allen
An inspection of the federal engineering work in Mobile is being made by Col Arthur E. Allen assistant to the chief engineer of the War Department. He is accompanied by Major North engineer in charge and reviews plans for new work and dredging projects conducted by the government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal
Engiwerk
Mobile
Arthur E. Allen
Warent
North
Woman Seeks Police Help to Locate Missing Husband
Mrs. Willis H. Hough of 1621 26th Avenue asks police to search for her husband Willis H. Hough who disappeared on the 30th. She believes he may be near Mobile and says she needs his help.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willis H. Hough
Hough
Mobile
Weather Note for Friday in Alabama Portis
Weather brief reports a cloudy sky with no temperature change expected for Friday in Alabama Portis. Conditions indicate a continued cool, overcast day with light winds and possible brief showers later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama
Mobile Women Voters Invited to Alabama League Convention
Mobile hosts an invitation for women voters from five South Alabama counties to attend a district convention of the Alabama League of Women Voters in November. The meeting at Labor Temple discussed locating disabled service men, a fair booth, Armistice day disarmament demonstration, and possible citizenship courses by the University of Alabama.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Alabama
Mobile
Alabama League of Women Voters
Mobile County League
Washington
Clarke
Marengo
Choctaw
Monroe
League
Labor Temple
University of Alabama
W. B. Delchamps
City Commission
State Health Department
Frank Cammack
Chattanooga City to Be Launched Friday at Chickasaw Yard
Plans are complete for launching the 10,000 ton all steel steamer Chattanooga City from Chickasaw yard Friday noon. Mrs. B Cayce of Chattanooga will visit with her party and view the launch and harbor tour aboard the Messenger after the ceremony. The Chattanooga City is the fourteenth 10,000 ton vessel built at Chickasaw and the last on the ways.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chattanooga City
Chickasabogue
8. B. Cayce
Chattanooga
Frazier
Fleming
Chickasaw
Messenger
Spot Cotton At Mobile Drops 100 Points
A 100 point drop in spot middling cotton was recorded on the Mobile exchange with a quotation at 17.5 cents at 1 pm. Forty eight bales were sold during the day as prices jumped 225 points earlier in trading.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
DrugGists Take Ride In Orleans Harbor
The American Pharmaceutical association reconvened in New Orleans on September 8 after noon meetings. Jess Johnson, retiring federal prohibition director for Louisiana, spoke on The Louisiana Drug Store Under Federal Regulations. A luncheon followed with brief talks, then a harbor sightseeing trip aboard an excursion steamer. The business program resumes tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
American Pharmaceutical Association
Jess Johnson
Lousiana
Louisiana
New Orleans Man Reports Loss of 285 Dollars
Alfred Scott of New Orleans reported to the police the loss of 285 dollars from a pocketbook while en route to a hotel from the train. The case was turned over to the detective department for investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Alfred Scott
Police Department
Detective Department
River rate cuts on cotton and related products proposed on Tombigbee Alabama rivers
Operators John Quill and Peerless plan to reduce river charges for cotton, cottonseed meal, lumber, turpentine, and rosin between Tombigbee and Alabama rivers and Mobile pending Alabama Public Service Commission approval. The Mobile Chamber of Commerce traffic bureau endorses the schedule, noting overall rate reductions though some items rise. Cotton falls from 1.75 to 1.25 per bale and other goods see sizeable cuts. approval and implementation depend on regulators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tombigbee
Alabama
Mobile
John Quill
Peerless
Alabama Public Service Conesion
Mobile Chamber of Commerce
R. G. Cobb
Public Service Commission
Logan Boone Border Quiet as Troops Prepare to Withdraw
Charleston September 8 Federal troops maintain control along the Logan Boone county border after disturbances prompted the deployment. Officials assess responsibility for the clashes as nine troops return home and the 26th Infantry boards transport to Dix.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W. Va
Logan
Boone County
West Virginia
Woman Quits Church for Death in Lake
Mrs. Albert Biggs of Memphis Tennessee killed herself by drowning in a lake near Morris Wertheim Estate in Cos Cob Greenwich Sunday night. The body, found fully clothed after a search, was shipped to a son in Trenton New Jersey for burial. A previously written note stated her body would be found in the lake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenwich
Conn
Albert Biggs
Memphis
Tenn
Morris Wertheim
Coscob
Clarke
Trenton
N. J
Biggs
Jake
Plan for Henry Ford to Run Defunct Railroad
JOPLIN Mo Sept 8 Attentive consideration of a proposal to have Henry Ford take over the Missouri and North Arkansas railroad was given to a Detroit conference with E G Siebold Ford secretary J R Pile a committee member telegraphed. The committee met Siebold nearly three hours and Ford’s secretary said the request would receive immediate attention complete data on the railroad which suspended August 1 was furnished to Liebold Secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pile
Sec. Liebold
Girl Found Working at Moonshine Still
J M Brand of Hazlehurst Ga faced arraignment on illicit distilling and peonage charges in Savannah as prohibition agents pursued him after a raid near Hazlehurst. A female operator named Allie Moore identified herself and testified she was forced to work at the still while Brand’s partner Bruce Kirby was fatally shot by officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Savannah
J. M. Brand
Hazlehurst
United
Brand
Bruce Kirby
Allie Moore
The
Still
Miss Moore
Aie
Japan Proposes Shantung Settlement to China
Tokyo papers report Japan has forwarded a Shantung settlement proposal to Pekin after securing approval from Secretary of State Hughes. Ambassador Shidehara conveyed the plan to the Chinese capital, according to Japanese publications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Japan
Pekin
Shantung
Tokio
Sec. of
Hughes
United States
Shidehara
Clyde Liner Towed In After Engines Break
Norfolk Va Sept 8 The Clyde Liner anchored in Lynn after engines failed and the coast guard cutter Manning towed her in from off Cree after the vessel developed mechanical trouble near the coast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde
Norfolk
Cee Viner
Men Fight Pistol Battle In Saloon In Cincinnati
In Cincinnati on September 8 Anthony Meerpool saloon keeper and former city patrolman John Brady traded shots in Meerpool’s saloon. Both men were dying as police described the fight as the result of a recent free-for-all saloon brawl. Brady allegedly led the trouble and was ordered to stay away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Anthony Meerpool
John Brady
Meerpool
Brady
Ku Klux Plans Bringing Suit For 10 Million
Atlanta report says Ku Klux Klan will file libel suits totaling 10 million dollars against newspapers nationwide over a New York World series they call false. E Y Clarke imperial kleagle and Col William J Simmons imperial wizard announce coordinated action with 200 leading attorneys. Initial World articles appeared in papers including Louisville Post-Despatch Boston and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Ku Klux Klan
United States
New York World
E. Y. Clarke
Imperial Kleagle
William J. Simmons
Imperial Wizard
Clarke
World
Louis Post-Despatch
Boston
Theittsburgh Sun
Cleveland
Mississippi Exhibit to Mobile Fair Planned by Women Clubs
Mrs I M Noel district home demonstration agent announced in Mobile that the Mississippi women’s clubs will send a diversified exhibit to the Mobile fair. The display mirrors the state fair showing canned goods sewing and other women’s work from twenty counties. The exhibit will be in the women’s building under Mrs W W McGuire in charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southeastern i
I. M. Noel
Hattiesburg
Mobile
Mississippi
W. W. McGuire
Gold Strike Near Wilbur Creek Sparks Alaska Stampede
Reports from Fairbanks describe a rich gold strike along Wilbur Creek north of Fairbanks triggering a rush of miners and prospectors. Advices via telegraph and mail indicate a sensational bonanza, though details remain meagre and investigators are en route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairbanks
Alaska
Clear Creek
Wilbur Ecrek
Brooks
Canadian hunger striker in jail enters third day
Capt. E. L. Janney a former British aviator in Lethbridge jail enters the third day of a hunger strike losing about a pound daily. He weighed 170 pounds at start and now 127 as jail physicians report weakened pulse and advise possible forcible feeding. He protests his arrest on a charge of obtaining money under false pretenses tied to an aircraft company flotation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lethbridge
Alberta
E. L. Janney
Janney
Carbolic Acid Ends Children's Squabble
Mrs W D Loftin was severely burned on face and chest by carbolic acid Thursday afternoon, police say thrown by neighbor Mrs Anita Cabel amid a quarrel between the children of the two women. Mrs Cabel was arrested on assault and battery and freed on bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
W. D. Loftin
Anita Cabel
Mob of 1000 Miners Threatens Two Towns in Illinois
Nearly 1,000 striking miners bivouacked in the hills near Elizabethtown and Rosiclare plan to march into the towns. Sheriff Cox says citizens and deputies prepare to resist. Armed guards and deputies patrol roads as Karber's ridge resembles an army cantonment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabethtown
Ill
E. N. Cox
Karber's Ridge
Rosiclare Prepares as Miners Camp Nearby
In Rosiclare Illinois nearly all 2000 residents arm themselves under Town Marshal Walter Howard awaiting a planned attack by camped miners. Howard says an actual assault is unlikely but guards ready to stop any storming attempt. No clash in two weeks and four prisoners reports denied. Wires cut earlier are repaired restoring outside communications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rosiclare
Ill
Walter Howard
Howard
Miners Advance Threaten Two Illinois Towns
Citizens of Elizabethtown and Rosiclare brace for an anticipated march by striking miners. About 12 miles out, miners camped near Karber's ridge have recruited hundreds, while deputies and guards reinforce roads, four prisoners reported, no casualties. Springfield dispatch says Gov. Banned orders an investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabethtown
Rosiclaré
Karber's Ridge
Springfield
Hardin County
Adj
Frank 8. Dickson
Robert Medill
George B. Arnold
Drop in Marks Triggers Berlin Bourse Panic
Berlin on September 8 saw pandemonium at the bourse as the mark slid to a fraction over 94 to the dollar. Speculators swamped bankers and brokers prompting the bourse committee to extend hours to five. A four day closure was considered to clear backlogs. Profit taking tempered buying.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Associated Press
Boll Weevil Finds Thankful Friends
Memphis experts and bankers said the boll weevil damage to cotton has boosted its value, with losses estimated at 30 percent but the gain in value approaching a billion dollars. The story notes a shift toward crop diversification and a historically varied Southern yield next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memphis
Tenn
South
Moonshine Found in Boys’ Pockets
Atlanta dispatch reports two pints of moonshine found on nine year old William Fasett. Police seek bootleggers believed to have used the boy as a messenger as they widen a search following the discovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
William Fasett
Famine in Russia Claims 300 of 480 Babies in a Child Home
Reporter Bessie Beatty describes the Caspian edge famine in Astrakhan. She recalls a children's home where 300 of 480 abandoned infants died, and depicts families marching from villages with scant belongings seeking relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bessie Beatty
International News Service
Astrakhan
Russia
Courier
Moscow
Berlin
London
Caspian Sea
Volga
Mostow
M. Kalenihe
Siberia
Mara
Red Death Claims 61 By Execution In Soviet
Riga dispatch reports 61 executed by the Bolsheviks for involvement in the Petrograd plot. Among the dead were 16 women aiding participants, sculptor Sergius Oukhtomsky, and 31 year old Prof Vladimir Tagansiev accused as an American courier and organizer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Riga
Latvia
Associated Press
Petrograd
Pravda
Constantine Toumasf
Sergius Oukhtomsky
Vladimir Tagansiev
Sergius Schulinburg
Passengers to Be Removed From Stranded Steamer
The British Royal Mail steamer Almantora with about 1,200 passengers aboard is aground off Cape Espichel, 20 miles south of Lisbon. Eight launches and a cruiser have gone to assist the stranded vessel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lisbon
Almantora
England
Brazil
Cape Espichel
Here
Passengers Safe as Armanzora Landings Planned
The British Royal Mail steamer Armanzora, ashore off the Portuguese coast, will land passengers and cargo in Lisbon today per a telegram from the vessel's commander. Ten tugs stand by as the ship rests on a survey bottom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Lisbon
Harding Won’t Visit Shoals Plant During Alabama Swing
President Harding will skip Muscle Shoals during his Birmingham visit on October 26. In response to a chamber of commerce invitation to inspect the project, the White House cited heavy official duties as preventing any side trips beyond Birmingham. A letter confirming the decision was delivered to O. L. Bunn of the local chamber.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Harding
Muscle Shoals
Chamber of Commerce
Muscle Shoals Project
Alabama
White House
O. L. Bunn
Rumor of Colombian Revolution Proved False
Bogota reports on Sept 8 say rumors of a revolution in Colombia are false. The Colombian cabinet resigned as MPs opposed it, but officials expect the administrative crisis to be resolved this week. The country remains tranquil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bogota
Colombia
Young Woman Shot by Elderly Lover in Lynn Case
Miss Monica Morrill aged 31 was shot and killed in Lynn Massachusetts as police report an elderly man killed her after she spurned his attentions. The incident followed a confrontation with her boyfriend Robert Creighton who reportedly assaulted the elderly man.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynn
Mass
Monica Morrill
Robert Creighton
Bond Decision Looms in Birmingham Double Murder Case
Attorneys for Rev. Edward Stephenson face deciding whether to seek bond for their client in the second degree murder case tied to the killing of Father James Coyle. Bail is set at 10 000 dollars as sensational letters from Ruth Stephenson Gussman stir public bitterness and complicate efforts, while defense claims the killing may have been premeditated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
Edward FR. &T Son
James EB
Stephenson
Ste
Lea
Ruth Stephenson Gussman
Daugh
Amingham
Embroideries and Fashion Decree Highlight Winter Styles
Fashion Arts of America reports winter trends featuring dark free lace bolero combinations with floor length skirts. Gowns emphasize figure hugging lines with tight elbow sleeves flaring below the elbow, aligning with Paris influenced conservative tastes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Fashion Arts of America
Alla Ripley
The
Said
America
Paris
Dixie Highway Meet Delegation Starts in Knoxville
Twenty five cars and seventy five people gathered in Knoxville Tennessee for the Dixie Highway meet. Delegates from Jellicoe Lexington La Follette and Chattanooga travel routes include Springs and Jellicoe. Luncheon was served before the party left for Cincinnati and Lexington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knoxville
Tenn
Cincin Jellicoe
Lexington
Dixie Highway
and la Follette
Chattanooga
Springs
Jellicge
Fox and Galpins Safe Transfer From Charleston
Fox and Jesse Galpins were moved from Charleston to the state penitentiary at Columbia without incident. They are prisoners of William Brazell of Columbia, S C.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
O. Fox
Jesse Galpings
Colum
Cae le
Savannah
William
Brazell
Columbia
Eluhu Root Visit Leaves President in Quiet Confidence
Elihu Root arrived at the White House early in the morning with President Har in tow. Reported feeling of assurance circulated as the two leaders discussed ongoing concerns and policy directions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elihu Root
Har
Washington
White House
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Via
Ruth Gussman
Loretto
S. C. Oad
South Alabama League
Orleans Harbor
Commission
Lake
GEF
FORD
China
Ku Klux
York World
Wilbur Creek
Boll Weevil
Shoals
Fox
Galpins
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