Radio relay crews rush to aid Mexico liner off Yucatan reef
Distress signals from the Ward Line Mexico reported on a reef off Progreso Yucatan were picked up in New York. The Republic of the American Petroleum Company rushed to assist, while other ships joined. the Mexico carrying about 80 passengers and crew of 104. The liner serves New York Havana Vera Cruz.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ward Ioiner
Mexico
Yucatan Peninsula
Tropical Company
Republic
American Petroleum Company
New York
Havana
Vera Cruz
Magascar Reef
Progreso
Mobile
Tropical Radio Company
U.S
E. E. Hutchinson
Gulf
New York and Cuba
Philadelphia
United States Marine Registry
Yucatan
Sugar Rate Case Hearing Set For Mobile Port
A 4 PM hearing on sugar rates through the port of Mobile will be held at the Chamber of Commerce. R G Cobb traffic manager issued notices. Attendees include the chamber traffic committee members shippers railroad reps Hopper and English brokers for the Chocolate Sales Corporation Cuban sugar shipments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
Chamber of Commerce
R. G. Cobb
Mr. Cobb
Chocolate Sales Corporation
Hopper & English
City commission candidates to speak at Boosters Club dinner
The Mobile Bay Boosters Club hosts candidates for vacant city commission seats at the Fowriver club house tomorrow night. Each candidate will give a short address before members, with important business to follow the 7 o'clock dinner. Expected guests include Miss Anna McGowan Frank Crenshaw Cecil Bates John A Hurt Leon Schwarz and Michael J McDermott.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Commission
Mobile Bay Boosters’ Club
Fowriver
Anna McGowan
Frank Crenshaw
Cecil Bates
John A. Hurt
Leon Schwarz
Michael J. McDermott
Still is found in bayou marsh
Coast guard patrol AB-20 with county officers located a 200 gallon copper still on Little Bayou John in the marshes east of the city and destroyed the outfit. The raiding party also destroyed 12 barrels of mash. Deputy Sheriff Simmons and Federal Agents Hughes and Ellis conducted the raid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coast Guard
Little Bayou John
Guertes A. Wade
Simmons
Hughes and
Ellis
Market gains lift New York stocks on stabilizing signals
Early market moves show gains for Baldwin and Dupont along with General Asphalt and Brooklyn Edison while mining shares tilt down on silver price drops. U S Steel remains weak as traders digest indications of steadier money conditions. Cotton futures open steady in New York and New Orleans with mixed monthly contracts and precise price points.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Baldwin
Dupont
General Asphalt
Atchison
Postum Cereal
Brooklyn Edison
American Smelting
U. S
Weather Outlook for Alabama Mississippi and Florida
Mostly cloudy conditions continue tonight into Tuesday across Alabama and Mississippi with probable showers on Tuesday. Moderate northeast and east winds prevail. In extreme Northwest Florida, skies stay mostly cloudy tonight and Tuesday with similar moderate winds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama
Mississippi
Florida
Young Woman Fugitive Held For Local Cops
Helen Waller a young woman charged by police with writing counterfeit checks and wanted on a state warrant is under arrest in Dayton Ohio. Local authorities and a detective agency seek extradition to face trial for losses caused to merchants in Mobile Biloxi Miss and nearby cities. The suspect repeatedly used checks to buy goods shipped to Biloxi while claiming residence in Mobile.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Waller
Brookhaven
Dayton
Ohio
Burch Jony
Bodeker Detective Agency
Bart B. Chamberlain
Mobile Police Department
Waller
Biloxi
Miss
Mobile
Bodeker
Three Wounded in Series of Affrays
Alfred Harris of 812 South Conception street was stabbed at Texas and Water streets and sent to City hospital. Curtis Sharpe, a Rotterdam street store operator, was ambushed and shot in the neck and shoulders, transported by Willie Henderson. Allen Watts was badly cut in Slip Easy alley and admitted to City hospital after a Saturday fight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred Harris
South
Conception Street
Texas
Water Street
Harris
Curtis Sharpe
Rotterdam Street
Limerick
Sharpe
Willie Henderson
Allen Watts
Watts
Leavins Dies From Injuries At Plant
James Albert Leavins 39, a Mobile ship carpenter born in Baldwin county Alabama, died Sunday at 5 30 PM at Inge Bondurant sanitarium from injuries suffered Saturday at Southern Dry Docks plant on Blakely Island after being struck by a snatch block. He leaves a widow Hazel and five sisters and three brothers. He was a member of Athblestan Lodge Masons Percivale Knights of Pythias Mobile Scottish Rite bodies and other fraternal groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Albert Leavins
Baldwin County
Ala
Mobile
Southern Dry Docks Company
Blakely Island
Inge-Bondurant Sanitarium
Leavins
Augusta Street
Ased
Hazel Leavins
J. M. Campbell
J. A. Cooper
R. L. Fulford
W. E. Henries
Martin Emerson
W. W
C. B
J. W. Leavins
Athblestan Lodge of Masons
Percivale Lodge
Knights of Pythias
Mobile Consistory No. 2
Scottish Rite Masons
Woman Hurt In Auto Collision
Mrs Audrey Trusell of 1709 Old Shell road was injured yesterday afternoon in a collision on Catherine street near Old Shell road involving a car driven by her husband and a vehicle driven by G P Brooks of 560 Government street. The injured woman was treated at a hospital. George Hoffman of 107 Palmetto street reported being hit by a car on Government street near Royal and was assisted to the city hospital by police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Audrey Trusell
Old Shell Road
G. P. Brooks
Government Street
Catherine Street
George Hoffman
Palmetto Street
Royal
Bandits Rally in City as Robberies Baffle Police
Police report no arrests yet in the weekend bandit actions across the city and county. J B Davis of Creola was beaten and robbed on the Telegraph road after a Missouri auto with no. found. $124 stolen. Hallett Manufacturing offers 200 reward for unidentified assailant who beat Turner Olds, ward man, sending him to hospital. Detect. Cliff Adams has one suspect in custody. Burglars tried to enter W H Louiselle’s home on Oakland Terrace but failed to take valuables.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. 8. Davis
Creola
Ala
Telegraph Road
S. J. Ellison
Missouri
Davis’ Place
Davis
Hallett Manufacturing Company
Turner Olds
Olds
Cliff Adams
W. H. Louiselle
Oakland Terrace
Banana Rate Case Set for October 7 Hearing
Interstate Commerce Commission will hold a special hearing in Atlanta on October 7 to clarify banana rate changes from Mobile and New Orleans to southern territory. Receivers in several southern cities urged the review after carriers claimed the order allows higher rates. The new rates, set to start September 19, were suspended pending the hearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
New Orleans
Interstate Commerce Commission
Atlanta
R. G. Cobb
Chamber of Commerce
Beer Seized In Chickasaw Woods After Prohibition Check
Enforcement officers seized 316 bottles of beer and a Maxwell car on Pinecrest road near Chickasaw. Occupants H O Roberts W B Palmer R R Thurman C C Coleman A E Hatchett were taken into custody. all but Coleman bonded for inferior criminal court. Deputy sheriffs also confiscated 25 bottles at Elsava street. James Long was booked on prohibition charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maxwell
Pinecrest Road
H. O. Roberts
W. B. Palmer
R. R. Thurman
C. C. Coleman
A. E. Hatchett
Coleman
Inferior
Elsava Street
Burch
Farmer
James Long
White
Legion Preparing Large Delegation for National Convention
Lamar Y. McLeod Post No. 3 plans to send many members to the American Legion national convention in Philadelphia from October 11 to 15. Members should contact Sergeant Kemp to arrange reservations. Talks may cover a regional trip to Paris in 1927, with uncertainty about that convention location due to state objections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Convention of the American Legion
Philadelphia
Lamar Y. McLeod
Kemp
Paris
France
Negro Held as Liquor Found After Raid on Jackson Street
Bob Thomas, a Negro, was taken into custody on Jackson street near B after whiskey in kegs and bottles were found in a location linked to him. Chief Deputy Wade and Federal Agent Sutterfield led the raid. C. Coleman was found with a pint of whiskey and docketed at the county jail for violation of the prohibition law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Thomas
Jackson Street
Wade
Sutterfield
Cr. C. Coleman
Local Weather Forecast Sees Cloudy Periods and Showers
The weather forecast predicts mostly cloudy skies today and Tuesday with probable showers on Tuesday. Little change in conditions is expected and the outlook remains unsettled.
Potatoes Sell Sack Containing $900 at Southern Market
Farmer McMeekin from Semmes sold a sack of potatoes for 1.50 to Mack Gunter of Craft Highway near Toulminville. The bag contained $900 which McMeekin discovered missing after the sale. Lieutenant Edward Sheets aided the search, leading to Gunter who returned the money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. O. McMeckin
Semmes
Mack Gunter
Craft Highway
Toulminville
McMeekin
MacMeekin
Gunter
Edward Sheets
McKeekin
Gunter Place
Darrow Endorses Killing Disabled Child as Justified
Denver reports Clarence Darrow, famed criminal lawyer, argues a parent may be justified in killing a mentally and physically deficient child in a case involving Byron Stone who failed to kill his son and then took his own life. Darrow cites no malice and questions the sacredness of life amid lethal acts. He also approved a prior case where Hazel Blasgr, a 34-year-old paralytic, was killed by her tether.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Colo
Rocky Mountain News
Clarence Darrow
Byron Stone
Decca
Darrow
Hazel Blasgr
Orleans Man Funds Jesuit High School Scholarships
New Orleans items say Henry C. Prevost of the Stock Exchange establishes a 500 foundation in memory of his son Francis J. Prevost who died at Jesuit high. About 60 to 70 students will receive annual scholarships here funded by interest to preserve principal for future college preparation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Jesuit High School
New Orleans Stock Exchange
Francis J. Prevost
Jesuit High
Protective Body Meet Scheduled in Mobile County
Walter Lord announced an important executive meeting of the Mobile County Protective Association to be held tomorrow at 11 in the Merchants Bank directors room. He urged all directors and officers to attend as important business will be transacted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile County Protective Association
Walter Lord
Merchants Bank
Rail crash in Bethlehem kills nine injuries many
At least nine people died and 35 were injured when the Scranton flyer of the Jersey Central Railroad collided with the Lehigh Limited at a Bethlehem cross-over. The Lehigh Valley engine and a steel passenger car were involved. eight passengers died and about 40 were injured. Additional deaths reported in New York and Allentown totals varied in late dispatches.
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Bethlehem
Scranton “Flyer
Jersey Central Railroad
Lehigh Valley Railroad
New Union Station
Buffalo
New York
Flyer
Binghamton
N. Y
Philadelphia
New Jersey Central
Lehigh Valley
Hugh McGee
Allentown
George Geventher
New Haven
Conn
David Baum
Wilkes Barre
D. J. Shoviin
Ingersoll-Rand Company
Henry Schmidt
Maud Chunk
Jersey Central
Louis C. Baer
Lehighton
George Engler
Thomas A. Mezsnerski
of Pennsylvania
Erie
Henry
John Basta
Parsons
Henry R. Deiley
Daniel McGuire
Abraham Benioff
Charles Landis
Dehigh University
New Port
George Sell
Henry W. Roessler
Central Railroad of
New Jersey
Syracuse
Scranton
Lehigh Railroad
Central
St. Luke's Hospita Bethlehem
Central of New Jersey
Lehigh
Central Railroad of New Jersey
Here
St. Luke's Hospital
McAdoo Calls New York and Maryland Rebellious
Former Treasury secretary William Gibbs McAdoo told the Women’s Christian Temperance Union convention that New York and Maryland oppose prohibition and are in effect rebelling against the United States. He warned that refusal to enforce the dry law is nullification and would revive past national divisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
William Gibbs McAdoo
the Treasury
New York
Maryland
United States
Women's Christian Temperance Union
McAdoo
French Officer Fights German in Germersheim Clash
A clash in Germersheim Rhineland between French officers and German civilians left two Germans shot, reports say. The incident occurred on Sept 27 amid continuing tension in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Germersheim
Rhineland
McPherson Kidnaping Probe Reopens In Court
Los Angeles May 11 The third investigation into Aimee Semple McPherson’s disappearance and later return will begin in municipal court with over 35 witnesses. District Attorney Asa Keyes leads the case against McPherson, her mother Minnie Kennedy, Lorraine Wiseman Sielaff, and four others. Witnesses come from Venice Santa Monica Douglas Ariz and Carmel as Keyes aims to lift veil on the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lob Angeles
Aimee Semple McPherson
Angelus Temple
Douglas
Ariz
Asa Keyes
McPherson
Minnie
Venice
Santa Monica
Carmel
Kenneth G. Ormiston
Kennedy
Sielaff
Miss X
Ormiston
Carmel Cottage
Lorraine Wiseman Sielaff
M “Mies X
Alpit
Keyes
Harry Melosh
Babe Daniels
Chicago
Blelaff
Isa
Brindisi Struck by Cyclonic Wind and Floods
Cyclonic winds and accompanying floods hit Brindisi on the eastern Italian coast. The disaster isolated several areas and caused major damage and casualties feared as communications were severed. Brindisi has a large population.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Brindtet
Italy
Rome
Brindisi
State Supreme Court Denies Beer Referendum Injunction
Madison Wis Sept 27 The state supreme court denied an application for an injunction to prevent the proposed referendum on beer in the upcoming November election in Wisconsin The decision blocks immediate court challenge to the ballot issue and clears the path for the vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wis
State Supreme Court
Wiscon
Pensacola Plane to Aid Searchers
Governor Martin asked Pensacola naval station to send two hydroplanes to Moorehaven to help Colonel L Lowery locate missing bodies. The aircraft will report to Palmdale per adjutant general’s office request.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tallahassee
Fla
United States Naval Station
Pensacola
John W. Martin
Moorehaven
L. Lowery
Adjutant General’s Office
Palmdale
World Series players announced for 192? Yankees and Cardinals
Baseball Commissioner announced the World Series rosters for the New York winner and the St Louis champion. The New York club lists twenty eight eligible players and the St Louis club twenty six. The Series opens in New York on October 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
K. M. Landle
New York
Louknant
Pistol Fight Ends in Arrests After Residential Shootout
Police reported a pistol battle in a Washington home leaving two officers wounded and four men detained. Victims Leo K. Busch and Frank I. were wounded, while Nicholas Eagles and Samuel Marino were also injured as officers cornered the gunmen. One suspect, John Proctor, fled toward Baltimore seeking treatment. The incident spans Washington, Virginia, and nearby areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Capitol
Leo K. Busch
Frank I
Nicholas Eagles
Samuel Marino
John Proctor
Pare
Baltimore
Patiesee
Busch
Ach
Camel
Pease
Lock
Marine Police
Virginia
Convict Escape Ended After Pursuit Near Camp
A convict escaped from camp and was pursued for two days along a trail. He was captured Sunday night after being exhausted by hunger and a shoulder wound. He used a vaulted leap and a tall brush as he fled, while hunting dogs tracked him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rey
Coorde Vaui
Weather outlook for big race in Lexington clouds over track
Weather in Lexington Kentucky is cloudy for the grand circuit event. The feature is a trotting race with entrants including Charles B Chenault and several named horses and breeders, as the daily program notes a slate of entries and top pilots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lexington
Keating
Nual
Eis
Sions
Charles B. Chenault
Ben White
Brewer
Peter Gay
Nescobec
Atlantic
Hollywood
Boy Scout Meet Near Halfway Deliberations in Hot Springs
Field executives of America gather in Hot Springs Ark to discuss ongoing Institutional Committee relations and address technical problems in scouting. Participants include A A Benson Pittsburg D Jamieson and E Green Kansas City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hot Springs
Ark
Field Executives of America
Leonard Wood Improves After Hernia in Manila
Gov. Leonard Wood shows improved strength after a recent hernia operation in Manila and expects to leave hospital within a few days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
Leonard Wood
Traffic toll in southern states rises with week totals
A weeklong survey by the Associated Press reports eleven southern states suffered fatalities and injuries totaling 235. Florida and Virginia tied for first in fatalities with eight, North Carolina had seven, and Arkansas led with 82 incidents overall. Louisiana and Virginia also show high counts, with data incomplete due to a recent storm disrupting facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida
Virginia
North Carolina
Arkansas
Soa
Louisiapa
Tléd
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S. S. Mexico
Bayou Marsh
George W. Smith
Louisiana
Bayville
Quopegt
Adoault
Chickasaw Woods
Chickasaw
Cannon, Bernstein and Devis
George Riley
Legion
Stone
Orleans
Pennsylvania Steel City
M’adoo
Aimee
Berence Morris
Aimee MacPherson
Nick Marne
Joe Watts
M’pherson
Mrace
Brindis
Convic
Leonard Woods
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