Delegates to Discuss Ocean Freight Standards in Washington
A conference of Mobile shipowners and ocean shippers convenes Tuesday at 11 in the Chamber of Commerce office to discuss differential ocean rates to Europe. The meeting precedes a federal hearing before the Shipping Board on October 7 as Mobile seeks relief from higher Gulf rates compared with Atlantic routes.
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Chamber of Come
United States
Washington
Rts
Europe
Shiping Board
Atlantic
Gulf Ports
Connec
Gulf
Poison Confession Reveals Double Murder Motive
Rev Lawrence M Hight of Inn Illinois confesses to poisoning his wife Anna Hight to ease her suffering and to killing Wilford Sweetin with poison in water at the Sweetin home July 27 1924. He says his daughter and son were present and claims temporary insanity.
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MT. Vernon
Lawrence M. Hight
Inn
Sweetin
Hight
Dolson
Dred Hight
Ill
Jenson
Robert Right
T. Lawrence M. Hight
Wilford Sweet
Jefferson County
Wilford Sweetin
Lawrence M . Hight
Auto Stolen During Moselle Trip Scare In Town
A resident, K Linscott of Chickamauga, reports thieves broke into his garage and stole his Monroe automobile after a two month vacation. The car, used by joy riders, was found out of gas with missing keys and towed away by another vehicle. Police note the other theft involved J Vluiste’s car stolen last night on Catherine near Old Shell Road.
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I K. Linscott
Chicka
Monroe
Scott
Linscott
J. Vluiste
South ‘Carolina
Catherine
Old Shell Road
Joy Riders
Beers Club Plans League Meeting at Mobile Alleys
Beers Club to form Merchants Bowling League with a Wednesday 3 PM meeting at Mobile Alleys. Captains will be chosen and team schedules set for the coming season. League formation follows a meeting held last week and aims to organize games among participating teams.
Ven surrender in Irvington case
Suspects in an Irvington case surrendered today and posted bond for appearance in the inferior criminal court next Thursday. Named defendants include J. W. Schell H. W. Hamilton Fred J. Hamilton Albert Zer M. McLean and Clem.
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Méomore
May Assembly
Heington Stock Pound
Crimp
Schell
J. W. Hamilton
H. W. Nd
Fred J. Hamilton
Albert Zer. M. McLean
Clem
Weather Forecast For Mobile And Vicinity Tonight
Fair weather tonight with a cooler air mass prevailing. A reading around 73 degrees last night with a high near 91 expected Sunday.
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Mobile and
Arger
Weather note for Mississippi outlines cooler Tuesday
A fragmented weather item mentions cooler conditions for Mississippi on Tuesday with general cooling trends and no specific temperatures or details available.
Glass stocks surge as market opens amid divident contrasts
In New York on a September day in the twenties era, glass stocks again rally on Wall Street. The market opened with a rebound as shares marked by ex dividend trades show gains, while auto stocks like Nash Motors trade firmer amid an upward price trend and new highs.
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New York
Nash. Motors Otgun
Cotton futures open barely steady in New York and New Orleans
New York and New Orleans report opening cotton futures with October around 22.45 in New York and 22.00 in New Orleans. December trades near 21.85 in New York and 21.58 in New Orleans, with January March and May near 21.87 22.16 22.35 in New York and 21.92 in New Orleans.
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New York
New Orleans
Potatoes and Silver Prices Reported in Chicago and New York
In Chicago on September 22 trading for potatoes shows a weak market with receipts of 177 cars. On track prices 38 dollars per car, total US shipments 876 cars. Minnesota bulk Early Ohios 90 cents to 1.10, Wisconsin bulk round whites 90 cents to 1.05, sacked round whites 1 to 1.10, Idahos no sales. In New York on September 23 bar silver at 69.75 cents per ounce and Mexican dollars at 58.75 cents.
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Chicago
United States
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Week End Arrests Report Prohibition Violations In City County
A weekend roundup in Mobile shows one death from violence and an automobile collision injuring a driver and horse. Eleven arrests for Prohibition violations and speeding, plus theft and drunkenness charges, fill the docket as Deputy Sheriffs report multiple arrests across Mount Vernon Toulminville Prichard and downtown areas.
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Mobile City
Onry Gamble
Mount Vernon
Rasher
Rogers
Jim Chistang
Kelly Gillespie
North Amn Stret
Recorder’s
F. Jones
John Edwards
Norman Johnson
Recorder
Anthony Edwards
Winfred McMillan
Telma Brooks
Moses Bernstein
Oil Pumping Case Brings Jail Sentence for Garcia
J J Garcia chief engineer of the Mississippi Warrior barge line Gildart was fined 100 dollars and sentenced to six months in jail by the recorder for discharging oil into Mobile river in violation of city ordinance. He can appeal or seek clemency from city commissioners.
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J. J. Garcia
Mississippi Warrior
Gildart
Recorder
Jack Lee
Garcia
Mobile
Gulf
Hogan refuses to resign as city police chief
Chief Jesse F Hogan declares he will serve out his term and has no plan to quit. City Commissioner Harry T Well says no reason to resign and hints a new chief may be named after the term ends. Rumors of a modernization and uniformed staff accompany talks of a detective bureau and night duty increases. Possible successors named include Warren Burch Em Thomas and James M King.
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Jesse F. Hogan
Harry Twell
Hogan
Fire Department
Warren Burch
Em Thomas
James M. King
Cowles
Teachers Institute Opens in Mobile County
The annual teachers institute for Mobile County opens today at Barton Academy and the Scottish Rite cathedral. Several hundred teachers from city and county schools attend, with lectures on schoolwork and textbooks. Miss Eva May Luse of Iowa College for Teachers will lecture on various phases of school work.
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Ahnual Institute
Mobile County
Barton Academy
Scottish Rite
City
Grounty
Eva May Luse
Iowa College For Teachers
Oak Grove and Georgetown Railroad seeks abandonment of line
The Oak Grove and Georgetown Railroad Company petitions the Interstate Commerce Commission to abandon the segment from Harvey's Switch in Mobile county to Gibson in Greene county Mississippi. The Alabama Public Service Commission requests the chamber to forward any objections to the proposal.
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Oak Grove
Georgetown
Mobile County
Interstate Commerce Commission
Harvey’s Switch
Gibson
Greene County
Mississippi
Chamber of Commerce
Alabama Public Service Commission
Two Men Arrested On Federal Charge In Prohibition Case
Frank Kemp and Dan Jackson were arrested by federal authorities on charges of violating the prohibition law and conspiracy following a raid on a still. Mrs Kemp and her young son were taken in the conspiracy case. Hearings are set for Tuesday before U S Commissioner J J Burgett.
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Frank Kemp
Dan Jackson
Sargeant Fined on Two Charges
Bruce Sargeant of 154 Madison Street was fined $40 or 40 days for drunk and disorderly conduct. George Travis of the same address charged Sargeant with using obscene language before Mrs Travis and other women at the residence.
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Bruce Sargeant
Madison Street
The
Recorder
7 & Travis
Sargeant
Mastin Bound Over in Liquor Case
Willie Mastin alias Merchant appeared before United States Commissioner J. L. Burgett on a charge of possessing liquor in violation of the national prohibition law. He was bound over to the court on a $1,000 bond, which he posted.
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Willie Mastin
Merchant
United States
J. L. Burgett
Japan Declares Policy of Absolute Non Intervention
Tokio dispatch reports Japan's cabinet stating absolute non interference in China while watching developments. The stance includes strict neutrality and readiness to protect Japanese nationals, with cooperation with power to take remedial measures as needed.
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Tokio
United Press
China
Japan
P Place
Pastor Appeals for Defeat of His Son in Senate Race
In Minneapolis on September 22 a letter from Morris M Birmingham of Milford Nebraska urged voters to defeat his son Merle Birmingham who runs for the United States Senate on a beer and wine platform. Birmingham said the vote should be a knockout and that father and son share the same temperance goal.
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Minneapolis
Minnesota
Xomas M
Birmingham
Milford
Nebr
Erle
United States Senate
Merle Birmingham
Italian Vessel Vallescura Seizure Challenge In Alabama Court
Attorneys for the Italian Steamship Company contest a sheriff seizure of the Vallescura as the ship is held under Alabama prohibition law. The U S government may libel the vessel for violations while the state argues jurisdiction rests with Alabama. The ship earned the nickname jinx ship after a sailor jumped overboard a death of the master and a later medical operation for the mate.
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Bedge
Goldsby
Ramsords
Amer Vallescura
Alabama
Harry,Hardy Smith
G. L. Smith
Samuel M. Johnston
Sworth
United States
Brookhart Wheeler Probe May Resume
Washington dispatch reports an early Brookhart Wheeler committee meeting possible after a letter from former Attorney General Daugherty to John W. Davis. Gaston B Means, the key witness, repudiates his prior testimony and seeks to present new evidence and a signed statement he says is meaningless.
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Washington
Brookhart-Wheeler Committee
Daugherty
John W. Davis
Gaston B. Means
Ittee
Means
United Press
Funeral arrangements follow wreck victims in Bradley county
In Chattanooga Tennessee on September 22 funeral plans were set for R F Webb his wife Ruth Webb and Earl Webb after a collision with a car at McCarty on the Western and Atlantic Railway. Alma Webb survived with minor injuries and remained hospitalized as of the report with authorities stating she was out of danger.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
R. F. Webb
R H. Webb
Ruth Webb
Earl Webb
Western & Atlantic Railway
McCarty
Charleston
Bradley County
Rabt
Webb
Alma Webb
Explosion at Fort Smith Union Station Injures Baggage Master
Police and railroad officials opened an inquiry into a blast at Fort Smith Arkansas Union Station. A small bottle of explosive toppled from a shelf in the baggage room, shattering windows and plaster and badly injuring baggage master David R. Johnson with severe cuts and glass injuries.
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Fort Smith
Ark
Union Station
David R. Johnson
Doctor Bridges speaks at union service in Bienville Square
Dr. Thomas R. Bridges, rector of All Saints Episcopal Church, preached at the union service in Bienville Square last night. The notice said the final union service will be held next Sunday evening with Rev R M Hunter of Oakdale Baptist Church delivering the sermon after an old fashioned song service.
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Thomas R. Bridges
All Saints Episcopal Church
Bienville Square
R. M. Hunter
Oakdale Baptist Church
Means Denial Ridicules Testimony in Daugherty Probe
Gas ton B Means, former department investigator and star Wheeler Brookhart witness, repudiates his Senate testimony as a tissue of lies. He says he sought to aid Daugherty and claims others, including Roxie Stinson, were influenced to testify by Wheeler. Miss Stinson calls the repudiation ridiculous and denies coerced testimony.
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Ohio
Rt 3
Roxie
Gastamer Department
Eral
Miss Stinson
Ae Jouse Smith
Senate
Minson
Conton K. Wheeler
Davis
Meary
Vie
Means
Wheeler
Montana
Skater
Daugherty
Senator Wheeler
Roxie Stinson
Jess Smith
Department of Justice
Administration
Cathedral to Be Final Wilson Tomb
Washington plans show the National Episcopal Cathedral to become the permanent resting place for Woodrow Wilson. Foundations call for a more magnificent shrine than the Bethlehem Chapel crypt where his body lies. Completion is not expected for about five years.
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Washington
National Episcopal Cathedral
Woodrow Wilson
Cathedral Foundation
Bethlehem Chapel
Thirty Dead in Severe Storm Across Two States
A multi state cyclone and tornado blitz killed and injured dozens across Wisconsin Minnesota and neighboring regions. Thorp near Milwaukee ashland and Couderay reported fatalities with continued casualties expected as wires and communications fail. Coast guard aided boats, while weather swept large areas leaving power plants down and trees uprooted.
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ST. Paul
Wisconsin
Minnia
Thorp
Wis
Sanborn
Ashland
Milwaukee
Ecelth
Minn
Lake Michigan
Dakotas
Minnesota
Illinois
Couderay
Leamington
Joe Patrica
Canal Zone Judge Wal l ingford Dies Working at Legion Drill
Panama Canal Zone district judge John D. Wallingford died suddenly while delivering a speech at an American Legion drill in Panama on September 22. He served as a jurist in the canal zone and was found unresponsive after collapsing during the event.
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Canal Zone
Panama
John D. Wallingford
Panama Canal Zone
American Legion
Bobby Jones Leads Qualifying In Amateur Golf Championship
Bobby Jones of Atlanta shot 72 for 18 holes and 144 for 36 holes in the national amateur golf championship. His 144 ties the best with Samuels Corkoran still last to finish, while Jones failed to record a birdie and had trouble with the greens in the second round.
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Ardmore
Bobby Jones
Atlanta
Jones
Samu
Dudley Clarke Corkoran
Bobby
Preacher Apologizes After Disrupting Ku Klux Klan Event
In Richmond Virginia charges against Rev James Fulcher who traveled from Michigan to address a Ku Klux Klan gathering were dismissed in police court at the urging of Rev Beverly D Tucker rector of St Paul Episcopal church. Fulcher apologized to the rector and congregation after an interruption during his sermon that criticized hooded demonstrators and drew the ire of church members.
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Richmond
James Fulcher
Michigan
St. Pau Episcopal Church
Beverly D. Tucker
Fulcher
St. Paul's
Mr. Tucker
Reycher
Andrew D Christian
Church
Howed Fulcher
Egyptian Cotton Crop Estimated for Cairo
Cairo September estimate places the Egyptian cotton crop at a tentative figure in kanters. Early projections suggest a sizable yield, with market implications likely to influence prices and trade discussions among growers and merchants in the region.
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