Lightning Kills Semmes Farmer James O Tanner
James O Tanner a 32 year old farmer from Semmes was killed instantly by a lightning strike while in his barn during a rain squall. The Roche mortuary will handle the body with funeral set for 10 am Saturday at the home and burial in Allenville Cemetery. He leaves a widow three children a mother a brother and two sisters along with other relatives.
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James O. Tanner
Semmes
Acd Bens
Mobile
Tanner
Roche Mortuary
Allenville Cemetery
Childre
Osborne
Rayford
Hermis Tanner
Isaac Tanner
Walter Tanner
W. Brannan
E. J. Waltman
Bachelor Trial Ends In War Of Words Over Death Penalty
In Wetumpka Alabama Clyde R Bachelor faces a jury as prosecutors push for the death penalty while defense argues for mercy citing alleged mental incapacity. Witnesses and attorneys clash over sanity and motive in the high profile plot to kill Judge Lamar Smith.
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Wetumpka
Als
Clyde R Bachelor
Lamar Smith
Bachelor
Damaged Tampa and Solitaire Reach Port for Repairs
The steamship Tampa arrived in port with a large gash after colliding with the freighter Solitaire in Tampa Bay. Both ships sustained damage with the Solitaire already needing repairs, while the Tampa and other vessels undergo drydock evaluations and conversions at Todd company facilities. The Absecon dredge, Warbler tug, Gulfmaid tanker, and the steamer Bessemer are also involved in ongoing repairs or conversions. Connolly has been moved to Philadelphia for conversion.
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Pennine
Sula
Solitaire
Tampa Bay
Todd Com
Tampa
Sollitaire
J. ¥. Prigge
Todd Company
United States
Absecon
Galveston
Prigge
Warbler
Merritt and Chapman Wrecking Company
Todd's
Gulfmaid
Gulf Refining Company
Bessemer
Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company
Sharon
John M. Connolly
Atlantic Refining Company of
Philadelphia
United States Shipping Board
Connolly
Rebels Shoot Two Americans Along Yangtze River
Telegraph from Hankow reports American destroyers Stewart and Pope engaged by rifle and machine gun fire fifty miles down the Yangtze. Two sailors on the American boat were wounded during the action near Hankow.
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Shanghai
Hankow
Stewart
Pope
Yangtze River
Mobile to Honor Death of Soldier
Mobilians will pay honor today to Esau H. Prohlichstein a Mobile boy killed during the Vera Cruz occupation in April 1924. A memorial fountain with a tablet will be dedicated at Fearaway this afternoon at 5 o clock under the Lamar Y McLeod post of the American Legion. Tisdale J. Touart will give the dedicatory address with C M A Rogers presiding. The service opens with prayers by Dr John W Phillips and Dr Gardiner C Tucker followed by a benediction from Rabbi Alfred G Moses and taps by Don Barbour.
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Mobilians
Esau H. Prohlichstein
Vera Cruz
Fearaway
Lamar Y. McLeod
American Legion
Tisdale J. Touart
Early Markets Boosted by Fed Rate Hold
New York opening shows a strong market tone after the Fed Reserve keeps the 4 percent rediscount rate. Initial gains of a point or more appear in Radio region stocks and U S Industrial Alcohol Public Service of New Jersey. New Orleans futures open steady with December and January cotton prices listed.
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Wall Street
New York
New York Federal Reserve
Arner Pictures
Radio Region
U. S. Industrial Alcohol Public Service of
New Jersey
Brother Brothers in Legal Battle Over Bread Diet
TEKAMAH Neb Sept 10 Legal maneuvers to free Roy Carson 35 on bread and water jail fare await county physician examination If the doctor finds him unable to endure the diet he may order its discontinuance or his release Carson has not yet had a second loaf of rye bread He complained of weakness Nelson 68 sentenced with Carson to sixty days with first twenty on bread and water He and Carson appealed to the state supreme court and lost The case centers on two brothers one seeking enforcement Judge Chatt and J H Chatt Bancroft farmer leads Carson defense He says he will bring regular food to Carson if needed and leave the outcome to a jury
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Tekamah
Neb
Roy Carson
Carson
Thomas Nelson
Orville Chatt
Nelson
State Supreme Court
Judge Chatt
J. H. Chatt
Bancroft Farmer
Supreme Court
Government rugs spark uproar in McCarl office move
Washington reports that Comptroller General McCarl bought two rugs for his offices at 825 each as he moves into new quarters. A spokesman said the 24 by 82 foot rugs were necessary and long term economy justifies the cost. It is also noted a cabinet member reportedly uses a 6000 rug.
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Washington
McCarl
Merton Reveals Inside Workings in 1921 Deal
Richard Merton of Frankfort on the Main Germany testifies at the Daugherty Miller trial about negotiations that led to the return of seven million dollars in alien confiscated property to a Swiss company. He says John T. King arranged meetings with Miller at the McAlpin hotel in New York and later in Washington.
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New York
Richard Merton
Frankfort-on-the-Main
Germany
Merton
Harry M. Daugherty
United States
Thomas W. Miller
John T. King
Miller
McAlpin
Washington
Dynamite cap injures boy in city home blast
Henry Bell 10, a negro of 402 South Jefferson, touched off a dynamite cap at his home causing two fingers to be lost and serious leg injuries. He was rushed to City hospital after the explosion drew a large crowd. A nearby child narrowly escaped injury. the cap was found on the street.
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Henry Bell
Jefferson Street
Jones Bell
Negro Educator Joseph A. Booker Dies in Texas
Dr. Joseph A. Booker, 65, longtime president of Arkansas Baptist College in Little Rock, died suddenly in Fort Worth, Texas, where he was attending the Negro National Baptist Convention, a telegram to relatives said.
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Little Rock
Ark
Joseph A. Booker
Arkansas Baptist College
Fort Worth
Texas
Weather forecast for Alabama
Alabama may see generally fair conditions tonight with warmer temperatures in the north tomorrow. A light northeast breeze is expected as skies remain mostly clear.
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Alabama
Bread and water diet used in local liquor case jail sentences
Judge Chatt prescribes bread and water for about 35 defendants in a liquor case, limiting meals to two basics for ten days, despite doctors warning such sentences harm health. Max Saltzman, age 16, describes the diet and its effect on appetite during his confinement.
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Tekamaha
Max Saltzman
Chatt
Saltzman
Miss Mobile Impresses At Atlantic City Pageant
Vivian McDowell Miss Mobile did not gain Miss America 1926 but wowed audiences in Atlantic City. Chaperone Mrs. Villiers praised her in a rolling chair parade and at every appearance. escorts yachts and cars were arranged. Miss America to be named tonight among 73 entrants with Tulsa, Greater New York, and Washington as early frontrunners.
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Vivian McDowell
Mobile
Atlantic City
T. W. Villiers
Vivian
Gateway Casino
Orms Guards
Mrs. Villiers
Mise
Miss McDowell
New York
N. J
Marjorie Joesting
Taal Ray
Denver
Bail
Appeal Filed in First Degree Murder Trial
Clyde Reese Bachelor found guilty of first degree murder in the death of Judge Lamar C. Smith, with the verdict carrying the death penalty. An appeal was filed. The case linked two of Alabama’s wealthy families, detailing a plot involving Hayes and a plan to kill Judge Smith and Mrs. Smith. Witnesses described the crime, motives, and insanity defenses as the trial closed.
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Wetympka
Alfa
Clyde Reese Bachelor
Lamar C. Smith
Bachelor
Alabama
Judge Smith
Elizabeth Smith
Helor
Hayes
Smith
Leonard
Sheriff Golden
Clyde Reese
Montgomery County
New Trial Sought for Bachelor in Judge Smith Murder
Attorney Ray Rushton announced a motion for a new trial for Clyde Reese Bachelor convicted today in Wetumpka Elmore county for the murder of Judge Lamar C. Smith his father in law. He will file with Judge George F. Smoot and plans an appeal to the state supreme court if the motion is denied.
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F. Floyd Tate
Monroe Holley
Rushton
Oakley Melton
Tate
Holley
Bachelor
Imingen
Smoot
Hayes Leonard
Montgomery
Ala
Ray Rushton
Clyde Reese Bachelor
Wetumpaa
Elmore County
Lamar C. Smith
George F. Smoot
Supreme Court
Old foes to meet as friends soon
Springfield Illinois September 10. Leaders of the United Confederate Veterans Gen M D Vance of Little Rock Arkansas and Captain John B Inman of Springfield will meet at Lincoln's tomb Monday during the Illinois state convention of the American Legion. The event marks their first meeting and a joint prayer for the nation's future. Thousands of veterans from Illinois gather for the convention.
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Springfield
Ill
Confederacy
Boys In Blue
Lincoln
American Legion
M. D. Vance
Little Rock
Ark
United Confederate Veterans
John B. Inman
Illinois
Yan
School house moved overnight in Publlo area
Publlo Colorado September 10. A dozen pupils found the Siloam school vanished on the first day of class. The building had not burned it was moved to land owned by A J Price who posted private property no trespassing. Price is a member of the local school board amid internal disputes.
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Pubblo
Colo
Siloam School
A. J. Price
Price
Pair admissions in Jersey crime point to near scene of Hall Mills murder
Ralph V. Gorsline and Miss Katherine Rastall of New Brunswick admit being within 300 yards of the Phillips farm site four years after the Rev. Edward Wheeler Hall and Mrs. Eleanor Mills were killed. Detectives say they heard shots and a screams while altering their stories, aiding corroboration of Mrs. Jane Gibson’s testimony.
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Somerville
N. J
Ralphh V. Gorsline
Katherine Rastall
New Brunswick
Edward Wheeler Hall
Eleanor Mills
Gorsline
Rastall
Mia
Jane Gibson
Mise Rastall
Miss Rastall
Mise Raastall
Defusseys Tate
Phillips
Goreline
Derussey's Lane
Epist Church of
St. John the Evancobat
Hall
Henry Stev
German swimmer conquers Baltic 16 mile crossing
Otto Kemmerich of Germany swam 25 kilometers across the Baltic Sea in 11 hours and won a 1000 kroner prize posted by Politiken newspaper in Copenhagen on September 10.
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Copenhagen
Otto Kemmerich
Baltic Sea
Politiken
Mobile mayor feared dead in Fort Morgan drowning
George E. Crawford mayor of Mobile is believed dead after diving from a launch named Boomerang at Fort Morgan. A party including Robert Kearns Ed Higgins Charles Le Rous O P Kilborn and Daron Wood joined the mayor for a fishing trip. A search for Crawford’s body continued as a strong tide hindered recovery efforts.
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George E. Crawford
Mobile
Fort Morgan
Tropical Radio Company
Fort 1
Rex Wheeler
Robert Kearns
Ed Higgins
Charles le Rous
Atlanta
O. P
Crawford
Hartwell
Tourism and Convention Committee Formed in Mobile
The Mobile Chamber of Commerce creates a tourist and convention committee led by Lester Carroll to plan fall events including the American Fisheries Society convention September 22 23 24. The group aims to manage tourist flow and convention activities and will meet at 3 p.m. today at the chamber headquarters.
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Mobile Chamber of Commerce
J. L. Bedasole
Lester EB. Carroll
Chamber
American Fisheries Society
Mobile
Commere
Bedsole
Man Sentenced for Bad Check in Recorder Court
Herman Davis was fined $10 and costs with three months additional hard labor for passing a worthless $25 check on Mrs. William Reese after a recorder's court hearing. Davis offered to settle but the judge ruled the case had been pending too long.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman Davis
Costa
William Reese
Recorder’s Court
Davis
Col Brookhart Stricken Ill Cancels Speaking Dates
Clemont Iowa Senatorial nominee Smith W Brookhart announced he is ill with gallbladder trouble and has canceled speaking engagements after a physician advised rest.
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Clemont
Suen Onel Smith W. Broo
Storm Warning Near Porto Rico Moves Northwest
Weather advisory reports tropical disturbance about 600 miles north of Porto Rico with northeastward movement. Vessels east of longitude Jude 22 to 82 north warned as storm tracks remain over the Atlantic. if storm shifts westward into the Gulf of Mexico it could take days to reach the gulf coast.
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Wernin Central Ngs
Porto
Washington
Porto Rico
Jude
Albert Aschenberger
Mobile
Gulf of
Atlantic Ocean
Gulf of Mexico
Gulf Coast
Rate changes on canned goods and freight notices
A 36 cent rate for Pacific canned goods from Mobile to City Tennessee was published as of October 14 by Gulf Mobile and Northern. The Chamber of Commerce traffic office also notes a change to use actual weight for pulpwood freight on the Bay Shore route via Mobile & Ohio railroad to Mississippi.
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Pacific
Mobile
City
Tenn
Gulf, Mobile & Northern
Chamber of Commerce
Bay Shore
Mobile & Ohio
Prince of Wales Suffers With Swollen Arm
London reports the Prince of Wales' right arm is severely swollen in Biarritz after insect bites, with a Daily dispatch noting the condition as troubling and affecting mobility.
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Prince OF Wales
London
Biarritz
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