Suspended Banana Rates From New Orleans Mobile Delayed
The Interstate Commerce Commission announced a suspension of new banana shipping rates from New Orleans and Mobile to the southern territory effective December 19. Mobile Chamber of Commerce traffic manager R G Cobb learned of the suspension from ex Mobile city official R V Taylor, ICC member. Shipments from South Atlantic ports to southern points have lower rates than Mobile, prompting hearings on conformity with a prior ICC order.
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New Orleans
Mobile
Interstate Commerce Commission
R. G. Cobb
Mobile Chamber of Commerce
R. V. Taylor
Mobile City
Nashville
Knoxville
Memphis
Macon
Chattanooga
Lexington
Interstate Commission
South Atlantic
Charleston
Cincinnati
Chatta
Detroit Bank Robbery Ends After Tear Gas Escape
Two bandits fled a Detroit branch bank after tear gas forced a hurried exit with an estimated 3000 dollars stolen. They entered, robbed the manager and a customer Miss Stanley, then escaped by car as police and gas dispersed inside the bank.
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Detroit
Mich
Escapia
Miss Ley
Mobile
Miss Stanley
Negress is fined for drunken driving in city court
Florence Gray of 854 South Conception street was fined 101 dollars and 50 days hard labor after a hearing for operating an automobile while intoxicated. Her car collided with A J Harkins’s vehicle near Broad and Baltimore, injuring R Everett and prompting further fines for Everett and Ada Betts for drunkenness.
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Florence Gray
South
Conception Street
D. H. Edington
Recorder’s Court
Adams
Broad and
Baltimore Streets
A. J. Harkins
South Orchards
R. Everett
Pine Street
Everett
Ada Betts
Plans Laid For Game Convention Attendees In City
Reservations have been made at several hotels to house about 250 delegates for the International Association of Game Fish and Conservation Commissioners and the American Fisheries Society. Delegates begin arriving tomorrow for sessions Monday and Tuesday, with the other organization meeting Wednesday through Friday. I. T. Quinn, state conservation commissioner, is already in the city preparing for the visitors.
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International Association of Game, Fish and Conservation Commissioners
American Fisheries Society
I. T. Quinn
New Alarm System Progressing In Mobile
The city progresses on a $200,000 Gamewell fire and police signal alarm project. Thirty boxes will be in operation on September 27 under City Electrician L. C. Lutz overseeing the work. A central switch board at Fire Headquarters is completed and ready for action. The system will reuse existing street signal boxes with a new board.
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Gamewell
City
L. C. Lutz
Central Fire
Scott and
Springhill Avenue
Noted writer Buck Buckingham to attend Mobile game convention
T Nash Buckingham Buck a noted American writer on hunting and fishing will be one of the distinguished guests when the International Game Commissioners convention opens in Mobile next week. Buck is head of the game restoration department for Western Cartridge and will outline his plans to delegates in Mobile.
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T. Nash Buckingham
Baseball Scores and Pitching But Sloppy Rain Interruption
Rain interrupted several Southern games including Mobile New Orleans and Birmingham while box scores show St Louis defeating Philadelphia 7 to 3 in a nine inning game. Donohue O Farrell Carlson Wilson and other pitchers split duties in the American and National leagues with several close contests and incomplete line scores across multiple cities.
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National
Witnesses Summoned in Boyles Disbarment Hearing in Mobile
The Alabama Bar grievance committee will open a disbarment hearing for former U S District Attorney Aubrey Boyles on Monday with 61 witnesses led by city and county officials and prominent Mobile figures. The roster includes judges, lawyers, city officials, sheriffs, doctors, and clergymen. many will serve as character witnesses. The committee cannot disbar, only recommend action by the state association.
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Mobile
U. S
Aubrey Boyles
Alabama Bar Association
N. E. Stallworth
Robert T. Ervin
Dan Jemison
Leon Schwarz
T. J. Taylor
W. M. Cox
Estes Baker
A. D. Davis
Albert 8. Towle
E. O. Fowlkes
J. G. Bowen
Henry Simon
J. Blocker Thornton
R. P. Regan
J. A. Bilacksher
Charles Anderson
William A. Vizard
John T. Cochrane
Reed A. Reaves
D.t.mccah
D. H. Ogden
Nat A. Miller
Harry T. Hartwell
Frank J. Yerger
R. M. Smith
W. P. Lewis
Mobile Bar Association
Boyles
William H. Armbrecht
Tom Stevens
Bar Association
Armbrecht
Appeals in Mobile circuit court October 4
Appeal cases from Mobile recorder court and Prichard Citronelle municipal courts set for October 4 in the circuit court. Dockets include City of Prichard versus Harry McKelton for discharging firearms, Dalma Doggett for prohibition, City of Mobile versus F A Elijah Hilhibition and others on traffic and drunkenness charges.
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Recorder’s Court of Mobile
Prichard and
Citronelle
City of Prichard
Harry McKelton
Dalma Doggett
City of Mobile
F. A
Elijah
Prediction Miami Hit an Storm in Doug bulletin
Tropical disturbance center 450 miles southeast of Mobile. Forecaster says winds will rise but not certain to strike Mobile. Miami storm moved inland toward central Florida with reports from Fort Myers and Key West confirming high winds. Navy says Jupiter radio station out of commission as storm moves west northwest toward the Gulf of Mexico.
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Florida
Mobile
Albert Ashenberger
Ashenberger
Miami
Fort Myers
Gulf of Mexico
Washington Weather Bureau
Associated Press
Chile
Mississippi River
Key West
Seventh Naval District
Navy Department
Jupiter
Jupiter Inlet
Fla
Gale Rips Florida as 100 Mile Wind Floods Miami Area
Reports from Miami and Miami Beach say a hurricane force gale of about 100 miles per hour swept ashore driving water over the causeway and flooding sections of Miami, with power, telegraph and telephone lines down. Western Union and other services isolated, coast-wide storm warnings issued from Titusville to Key West.
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New Orleans
Western Union Telegraph Company
Miami
Miami Western Union
Jacksonville
Fla
Miami Beach
Punta Rosa
Key West
Western Union
Miami-Miami Beach
Beach
Lower Peninsula
Cable
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Fort Pierce
Punta Rassa
Tropics
Okechobee
Key Largo
Florida
Titusville
Alabama
Fila
West Indies
West Palm Beach
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Hialeah
Atlantic
Weather Bureau
Hunters May Work Louisiana State Hunters May Work Louisiana State
Hunters may continue hunting across Louisiana after five parishes faced attempts to ban all hunting for three years and two others to bar deer hunting. Stanley Arther, assistant to the commissioner of conservation, notified La Fayette, St. Martin, St. Mary, Madison and J. Landry parishes that such disbarment measures conflict with state law.
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New Orleans
Louisiana
la Fayette
St. Martin and St. Mary
Madison
J. Landry
Stanley Arther
Miner Killed After Fall at Collinsville Mine
John s Alabama Sept 18 A miner named William Deaton 28 was killed when he fell from a platform 125 feet above a mine shaft at Collinsville mine near Johns. Fire deputy said he likely missed his footing in the darkness leading to the accident.
Auto and liquor seized after pursuit on Davis avenue
County and federal officers seized a car carrying 35 gallons of whiskey and arrested 19 year old R J Mastin on a prohibition charge. Deputy Stringfellow and Federal Prohibition Agents Satterfield and Bert Ellis chased the vehicle for over a mile before catching the driver.
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Davis Avenue
R. J. Mastin
Stringfellow
Satterfield
Bert Ellis
Police officer fires at fugitive in street shooting
Police Officer McIntyre said he fired two shots at a man identified as Papa Cinch near St. Joseph and Beauregard streets after he allegedly tried to knife Frank Turner last night. Cinch escaped, and police headquarters filed the incident as an attempted assault case.
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McIntyre
Papa Cinch
Frank Turner
St. Joseph
Beauregard
Fundraiser for Zion Church in Brooklyn Park
Colored playgrounds directors will host a program at Brooklyn park Monday from 4 to 7 pm. Proceeds benefit Zion church funds. Event aims to raise money for a Negro church and community needs.
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Negro Church
Brooklyn Park
Zion Church
American loses tennis title in all foreign final
Forest Hills N Y Sept 18 Rene La Coste 22 year old French star won the United States championship by defeating countryman Jean Borotra in straight sets 6 4 6 0 6 4 in the first all foreign final in American history
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Forest Hills
N. Y
Rene la Coste
United States
Jean Borotra
Missing Youth Found After Nationwide Search
William Brooks Scott, 16, son of Dr. McClure Scott of Fairfax Virginia, sent a ticket and money to Mobile to return home, was found in Augusta Georgia last night. Mrs. P T DeWitt of the Travelers Aid Society said notices broadcast in this city and tips from Mississippi and other states traced the boy who rode with auto tourists as he traveled east. The exact route he took was determined and led to his location in Augusta.
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Wiliam Brooks Scott
McClure Scott
Fairfax
Mobile
Augusta
P. T. DeWitt
Travelers Aid Society
Mississippi
Von Elm Beats Jones In Great Champion Play
George Von Elm of Los Angeles won the national amateur golf title from Bobby Jones of Atlanta at Baltusrol, 2 up and 1 to play. The 24-year-old Californian shocked the crowd by overtaking Jones as the match reached the 17th green, after Jones had defended the crown for three years running. Von Elm’s victory ends Jones’s bid to become the first three-time champion. the match drew a record crowd of about ten thousand on a sunny September day.
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George von Elm
Jones
Short Hills
N. J
Los Angeles
Robby Jones
Atlanta
Baltusrol
von Elm
Merion
Pana
Far West
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Cigarette IV Wins Second Heat in President's Cup Regatta
Washington flash reports Cigarette IV owned by L. Gordon Hammersley of the Columbia Yacht Club New York wins the second heat of the President's Cup national regatta on the Potomac river. The boat speeds over 56 mph, leading 6B Syndicate steered by Horace B. Dodge of Detroit Yacht Club amid racing headlines. Savannah report notes Baracgs wireless says schooner Saint Pierre Miquelon aflame and sinking with crew saved by Westerwald off long 25:00 longitude 17:87 West. Detroit dispatch chronicles Col John A Paegelow rerouting RS-1 dirigible due to storms between St Louis and Chicago toward Scott Field Belleville Illinois.
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Washington
L. Gordon Hammersley
Columbia Yacht Club
New York City
Potomac River
Iss
Horace EB. Dodge
Detroit Yacht Club
Savannah
Baracgs
Saint Pierre- Miquelon
Detroit
St. Louis
Chicago
John A. Paegelow
Scott Field
Belleville
Cotton picking at county farm rushes to harvest
Convict and free labor work at the Irvington county farm as 25 bales have been picked and more are expected. Plans call for 45 bales of fleecy staple to be marketed with cotton seed to follow next Saturday. Chairman Albert Genea and Baker inspect the farm to learn county board duties while James E. Shelton, the county engineer and farm warden, recovers and expects to resume duties Monday. The farm sold 1700 dollars worth of sweet potatoes last week as larger acreage is planned for self sufficiency. a large tonnage is anticipated next week.
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Irvington
Albert 8
Genea D. Baker
Couners
James E. Shelton
Alabama cotton outlook is good despite late crop and pests
Alabama growers anticipate about 1 085 000 bales of cotton this year about 61 percent normal with a seventeen day late crop and a picker shortage F W Gist agricultural statistician of Alabama Tech notes ideal weather for pest control and harvesting The northwest is expected to yield best results while the southeast areas show the weakest crops Abandonment of acreage varies by county with some reporting none and others doubling prior years
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Auburn
Ala
Alabama
F. W. Gist
Alabama Tech
Gist
Moore Is New Waterways Head
Richmond Virginia September 18 J Hampton Moore of Philadelphia has been re elected president of the Atlantic Deeper Waterways Association and Baltimore selected for next years convention.
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Richmond
J. Hampton Moore
Philadelphia
Atlantic Deeper Waterways Association
Baltimore
Thirteen Dead in Pursuit of Mexican Bandits
Thirteen men were killed in pursuit of bandits who stabbed Jacob Rosenthal of Woodmere New York to death. Mexican troops killed three bandits while disguised as civilians to collect a ransom and seven suspects in fighting. Three other men identified by Rosenthal’s wife were shot during a rescue attempt. Post mortem showed knife wounds and a pistol shot to Rosenthal. Mexican authorities vow action and the embassy reports assurances of pursuit of justice.
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Mexico City
Jacob Rosenthal
Woodmere
N. Y
Joseph Ruff
Joseph Ruff, Mr. Rosenthal's Won Tartow
Bernee
Rosenthal
Foreign Office
Americans Held in Wuchang as Siege Drags On
Thirty two foreigners including twenty one Americans and five others are trapped in Wuchang amid a city siege by Red Cantonese forces. The blockaded city faces famine with a week’s supply left. outsiders cannot flee. Hankow is nearby, recently captured, heightening Yangtze strategic value.
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Shanghai
Wuchang
China
Hupeh
Yangtze River
Hankow
Yangtze
Weather outlook for Alabama and surrounding area
Mostly cloudy tonight and Sunday with showers in extreme south portions tonight and in southern areas Sunday. Increasing northeast winds forecast across the region.
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Wiseeser
Alabama
Irish press fuss over population figures
A fragment discusses Belfast population estimates and disputes with Dublin over including surrounding towns. It cites figures around 419,156 and 41,288 additions and mentions Lisburn Carrickfergus Holywood Newtownabbey and Kingston as nearby areas. The Telegraph notes shifts in claimed totals depending on what areas are counted.
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Sembrabi
Rathmlroe
Kingston
Lisburn
Carrickfergus
Murry
Holywood
Newenwin
Belfast
Dublin
Earth tremor felt in Oaxaca region recorded by government graph
Earth tremors lasting about 35 seconds were felt in Pinotepepa Oaxaca on Friday, triggering insects to flee homes. The tremor was captured on a government seismograph display, though details are sparse.
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Mexico City
Pinotepepa
Oaxaca
Court rules against Sunday baseball advertising ban
Boston Sept 18 The high court ruled against Sunday baseball advertising limits linking sports activity to which ad is charged. The decision also affects football and other outdoor activities in related court action.
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Boston
Mass
Five Boxes Auctioned For Army-Naft Grid Game
Chicago, Sept 18. Five boxes for the Army-Naft grid game at Chicago on November 7 will be sold at public auction two weeks from today. It is expected to bring about $2,000 per box on average.
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Chicago
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