Jury probes linger over primary fraud doubts
Reported irregularities surround Mobile county Democratic primary as a special grand jury and investigators pursue claims of fraud. Doody the clerk and records are sought, while jurors log long night hours and edge toward adjournment. Betbeze contests Boykin’s nomination amid fatigue and ongoing inquiries.
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Au- 12
Edd.c. Doody
Board Revenue
Thomas Allman
J. P
Courtney
Mobile
Jesse Hogan
Cher
Mobile County Demotic Executive Committee
Doody
Board of Revenue
Dauning Island
Joel W. Goldsby
Matt Boykin
Revenue Board
Betbeze
Illiam P. Betbeze
Boykin
Ykin
Ittee
Bers
Goldsby
Pat Byrne
Experts struggle to read second Andree diary
Swedish experts probing the Andree balloon expedition remains report difficulty reading the second diary found with the crew. The first diary, recovered with Andree’s clothes, describes the descent and march to Hullveen, while the second, exposed for 33 years, preserves little due to decay and the elements.
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Andree Party
Olm
Sweden
Andree
Hullveen
Weather outlook stays mostly cloudy through midweek
The forecast calls for mostly cloudy skies on Wednesday and Thursday with continued warmth. Occasional night clouds linger into Wednesday night. temperatures remain warm across the region with limited precipitation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mississippi
River Forecast Update for Tombigbee Basin
Forecast notes indicate little change in water levels for the Tombigbee River and its branches tonight. The message suggests stable conditions with no significant rises or floods expected in the near term.
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Tombigbee
Alabama
Aged Texas suspect on cross country trip heads to Guntersville
Gray haired James Neeley, 70, stopped in Mobile while traveling from Texas to Alabama. Indicted 46 years ago for murder in Marshall county, Neeley said he killed Cooley at age 22. He arrived with Sheriff Hyde and county solicitor Scruggs after traveling from Tyler, Texas.
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James Neeley
Mobile
Plains of
Texas
Alabama
Guntersville
Ala
Marshall County
Gulf Coast
Gulf of Mexico
Neeley
Cooley
Tyler
I. B. Hyde
Claude D. Scruggs
Mobile HUL A Lead In Trade With Pacific Coast
Mobile held first place among gulf and south Atlantic ports in outbound trade with the Pacific coast for 1929, with 276,519 tons, ahead of New Orleans at 153,942 tons. New Orleans led inbound freight with 216,116 tons versus Mobile’s 27,478. Most outbound Mobile tonnage came from iron and steel products from the Birmingham district.
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Mobile
Gulf and South Atlantic
Pacific Coast
Shipping Board
New Orleans
Birmingham
Coal rates cut for freight between Birmingham and Mobile
Railroads in the Birmingham district to Mobile and Pensacola have cut coal freight rates to 1.50 per ton for export and coastwise movement. Joint barge and rail lumber rates from Service Alabama to interior points via Mobile have been set, using the Beardslee Launch service to bring lumber to Mobile and transfer to rail.
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Birmingham District
Mobile
Pensacola
Chamber of Commerce
Ala
Mobilé
Beardslee
Man Held on Concealed Weapon Charge at Terminal Station
Ephram Ellis is jailed on concealed weapons charges after being arrested near a freight train at the terminal. A sawed-off shotgun was found on him. Ellis, a Southern Railroad mail clerk, said he carried the gun for protection and will be tried September 27.
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Ephram Ellis
Pane
Patton
Ellis
D. H. Edington
Southern Railroad
Fines Imposed in Dry Goods Case by City Court
In recorder's court Judge D H Edington fined several individuals for prohibition violations. Lee Grant Heard and Phillip Walker were each fined 100 dollars plus costs or 90 days jail after testimony about 15 gallons of liquor found in a trunk. Curry was discharged and Heard appealed. Mary Lewis and Ed Singleton were also fined 100 dollars and costs or 90 days, with evidence of liquor seized and multiple arrests noted.
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Recorder’s Court
D. H. Edington
Lee Grant Heard
Albert Curry
Walter Burch
Mose Bernstein
Heard
Curry
Mary Lewis
Negress
de Ford
Phillip Walker
Ed Singleton
Gene Stout
Arthur Martin
Postpone Hearing Over Viaduct Construction Injunction
Barnes-Creary Supply Company postponed injunctive action to halt the St. Stephens road viaduct until October 3 in circuit court after officers failed to serve papers on contractor F F Dempsey. Woolsey Finnell of the state highway commission attended and planned to inspect the project. the suit seeks to restrain construction to prevent alleged damage to nearby properties.
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Barnes-Creary Supply Company
St. Stephens Road
F. F. Dempsey
Woolsey Finnell
State Highway Commission
Mobile
Finnell
Mobile Furniture Firms Plan Elaborate Displays
Furniture firms announce plans for a regional show featuring latest models and designs. Mr Keeney, in charge of plans for the local event, says dealers across cities will join the national home furnishings style showcase to benefit the public.
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Keeney
Turner and Johnston clash over statement in gas company case
Judge Robert T. Ervin granted a temporary restraining order against Horace Turner to prevent interference with Mobile Gas Company. The hearing paused pending Alabama Public Service Commission rate action, with Ervin noting no ruling on franchise or quo warranto issues at this stage. After adjournment Turner disputed a complaint statement with gas company counsel Sam Johnston, briefly arguing before mollifying and leaving with his attorney.
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Horace 8. Turner
Mobile Gas Company
Robert T. Ervin
Ervin
Mobile
State of
Alabama
Circuit
Alabama Public Service Commission
Turner
Sam Johnston
Johnston
W. Ae
Robert Smith
Freed of Charge Edge Dismissed Norris Fined In Dice Raid
In 217 Conti street raid, J M Edge was discharged after a recorder's court hearing. J R Norris received a $10 fine on gaming charges and must return September 27 with George Eden to determine liquor ownership seized during the raid. Eden testified the liquor belonged to Norris, who denied ownership and will bring a witness to support his denial.
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J. M. Edge
Conti Street
Recorder’s Court
J R. Norris
George Eden
D. H. Edington
Eden
Edington
Norris
Woman acquitted in Arkansas murder case
In Newport Arkansas Ruby East nineteen year old widow was acquitted of murder after pleading self defense and marital mistreatment. The jury delivered a verdict after three hours of deliberation finding she killed Bill East as he slept at their home. East was a railroad employee in Newport.
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Newport
Ark
Ruby East
Bill East
East
175 Dead in Quake Hits Tajikistan Towns
A Tajikistan earthquake near Stalina bad in the Soviet Union leaves 175 dead and 300 injured. Seven villages destroyed and ten more partially wrecked, with about 1,200 families made homeless.
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Tajikistan
Moscow
Stalinabad
Soviet Socialist Republic of
Tajikisan
Fire destroys yards of two Boston firms
A blaze gutted the yards of the American Coal company and the Bronin Lumber company in Boston early today, with official losses estimated at $100,000. The origin remains unknown as thousands of feet of mahogany and twelve motor trucks were destroyed.
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Boston
American Coal Company
Bronin Lumber Company
Parebaenh
Father McHardy to Say Mass at Visitation Academy
Father McHardy will celebrate Mass on Thursday at Visitation Academy marking the opening of the fall session. The event signals the start of religious services for parishioners and students attending the academy.
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Father McHardy
Visitation Academy
Russian grain probe opens on Ryde order
Investigations into Russian wheat sales in Chicago intensify as Secretary Hyde returns to Washington. The House Communist Committee chaired by Rep Fish will hear All-Russia Textile Syndicate officials and New York brokers, then question Chicago Board of Trade officers led by President J A Bunnell.
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Washington
Chicago
Hyde
House
House Communist Committee
Fish
New York
All-Russia Textile Syndicate
Board of Trade
J A Bunnell
Board of
Stock Prices Fall as Bear Raid Triggers Heavy Liquidation
Stock prices melted away after noon as a bear raid sparked a wide liquidation. United States Steel fell to a new low near 158, with many blue chips dropping 3 to 6 dollars. Grains weakened in Chicago while a steel Industry update noted a 3 percent weekly rise in steel output.
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Federal Reserve
United States Steel Common
Bethlehem Steel
American Coin
American Telephone
Dupont
United Aircraft
Byers
Johns Manville
American Smelting
Worthington
Westinghouse Electric
Houston Oil
Auburn Auto
Columbian
Chicago
Suit to recover damages from Atlantic City hotel dismissed
In Trenton New Jersey a federal court jury dismissed the suit by Mr and Mrs C T Heinig of Atlanta against Haddon Hall seeking 125000 dollars for supposed missing jewelry from their Atlantic City hotel suite. The August 5 1925 robbery involved a hotel employee who was acquitted.
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Trenton
N. J
Haddon Hall
Atlantic City
C. T. Heinig
Atlanta
Leeds & Lippincott Company
Heintz
Aviators Off From Denver In Transatlantic Flight
P Dieudonne Coste and Maurice Bellonte, French transatlantic fliers, took off from Denver at 5 45 a m M S T to begin their bid for a nonstop flight across the Atlantic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Colo
P— Dieudonne Coste
Maurice Bellonte
Transatlantic Fliers
M-S.t
Tar Party Victim Held In Miami Jail On Police Order
Police report the Tar Party attack victim is held in a Miami jail under orders. Investigators note the victim’s study of communist ideas and public discourse were cited as underlying motives for the assault. The suspect was tarred and feathered after being dragged from a taxi near a street corner. The victim was hospitalized with a broken nose and facial injuries.
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Miami
Jones shoots sub par golf and wins 5 and 4
Bobby Jones opened the national amateur championship with a 5 and 4 rout of Ross Somerville at Merion. George Van Els and Jones showcased sharp play as favorites fell to younger stars, including upsets of Ouimet and Willing by Kocsis and Little.
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Merion Cricket Club
Ardmore
Bobby Jones
Ross Somerville
George van Elm
Los Angeles
Jones
Chuck Hunter
Francis Ouimet
Boston
T. Philip Perkins
New York
Oscar F. Willing
Portland
Ore
Oulimet
Willing
George Kocsis
W. Lawson Little
San Francisco
George Voght
Lester Bolstad
St. Paul
Perkins
Woman freed on bond in Bennettsville shooting case
Mrs. N R Watkins of Bennettsville bond is set at 250 dollars on a charge of carrying a pistol after a man Murray Jackson was shot and wounded. Jackson, hospitalized with a doubtful recovery, said they planned to go to Reno Nevada.
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Jackson
Tenn
N. R. Watkins
Bennettsville
Murray Jackson
Bennettville
Watkins
Reno
Nevada
German President Boosts Confidence Lifts Market
Von Hindenburgs display of confidence in the German government reassured traders in Berlin. The stock exchange recovered up to eight percent as selling pressure eased and quotations firmed today.
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Berlin
von Hindenburg
Empire State Nominating Debate Faces Wet Dry Split
The New York convention opens amid fierce fights over liquor policy with wets led by Nicholas Murray Butler and James Wadsworth demanding repeal of the eighteenth amendment. The dry faction backed by the Women’s Christian Temperance Union threatens a third party ticket if the Republican candidate and platform differ. United States Attorney Charles H. Tuttle may not accept the nomination without repeal demands. Fred A. Victor offers some reassurance.
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Nicholas Murray Butler
James W. Wadsworth
Women’s Christian Temperance Union
United States
Charles H. Tuttle
Fred A. Victor
Man Fined $50 After Snowball Attack in Evansville
Fred Blankford, 32, appeared in police court charged with disorderly conduct after he hurled a snowball at a policeman on one of September’s warmest days in Evansville. He claimed the missile was made from refrigerator pipe shavings.
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Evansville
Ind
Fred Blankford
Blankford
Capitalist Samuel New House Dies in Paris at 67
Paris report confirms Samuel New House, noted American capitalist, died suddenly Monday evening at the Chateau de Marnes near Paris. He was 67. Also reported is the death of Pennington Whitehead, retired American lawyer, who passed away Tuesday night in his Paris apartment at age 70.
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Samuel Newhouse
Chateau de Marnes
Paris
Pennington Whitehead
It Is A Good Time To Buy Shoes Says Tariff Stand
The new tariff imposes twenty percent duty on leather shoes and thirty five cents on cloth shoes with a fifteen percent leather duty noted. Higher import costs will raise prices to retailers and consumers though some Mobile stores cut prices in current sales. The article urges buying shoes now before prices rise.
Officials Fired Upon Hiring Trial Leads to Custody
Judge Sutton presided as a second bullet fired at the city hiring trial injured a man named Wedgwood who was rushed to a hospital. J Douthitt was taken into custody and jailed. The wounded commissioner, an Enid attorney, faced seven lawsuits tied to Mrs Douthitt over alleged tax nonpayment and ongoing financial disputes.
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Sutton
Wedgwood
J Douthitt
M Enid
Welcome Planned Arrival of Barge Flotilla in Cincinnati
A flotilla from the Ohio River arrives in Cincinnati to inaugurate the Mississippi Valley Barge Line's river rail terminal. The two towboats Ohio and Indiana, each 2 000 horsepower and costing 410 000 dollars, lead 20 steel barges in a voyage from the Ohio to New Orleans as plans for service between cities unfold.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
Indiana
Ohio River
New Orleans
Pittsburgh
Charleseton
W. Va
Explorer Harry McNeish Dies In Wellington At 64
Harry McNeish, once part of Captain Scott and Shackleton expeditions, died in Wellington at 64. He joined the Scott Antarctic voyage and later sailed with Shackleton aboard the Endurance, taking part in the perilous Elephant Island rescue effort to reach the stranded crew.
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Wellington
New Zealand
Harry McNeish
R. F. M. Scott
Ernest H
McNeish
Scott
Antarctic
Snneate
Shackelton
Endureance
Elephant Island
Stahlman Named Elected President Of Nashville Banner
Stahlman named president of the Nashville Banner Publishing Company amid a report that several trustee seats are vacant and awaiting appointment.
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Nashville Banner Publishing Company
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