Controversy Grows Over Meridian Rate Case Removal
Federal court may hear the Alabama versus Southern Railway dispute after a removal by the railroad. A judge hesitates over state versus federal jurisdiction with October hearings set, as Interstate Commerce Commission actions loom in Mobile. Local counsel Harwell Davis filed an injunction to block increased rates just before August and similar suits target other lines.
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the of Alabama
The
Southern Railway
Interstate Frce Commission
District Federal Rt
Claude Grayson
Alabama
terstate Commerce Commission @aring
Mobile
Sen
Harwell G. Davis
Interte Commerce
Banks Set to Pay Far Dividends to Mobilians
Mobile banks will declare total quarterly dividends of 38750 on October 1 to stockholders. First National Bank will pay 18750 at 6 1 4 per cent, Peoples Bank 10000 with 5 per cent plus extras, Merchants Bank 10900 at 5 per cent. Farmers and Mechanics Bank did not declare a dividend.
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Junius W. Woolf
First National Bank
A. Tonsmeire
Peoples Bank
Merchants Bank
J. Finley McRae
M. J.cDermott
Farmers and Mechanic Bank
Peeper Shot By Citizens At Home Window Incident
Hicks Jeffie a negro cook was shot by James J. Quill after being seen at a window at 331 Spring Hill avenue Wednesday night around 11 30. Quill ordered him to halt. the intruder tried to escape and was shot in the right side and leg. Neighbors joined the search as he fled into a field and he was later captured by officers and taken to City Hospital. The man was identified by Dr E C Terral as a former resident at 976 Congress street.
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Hicks Jeffie
James J. Quill
Spring Hill Avenue
Quill
Winberg
Hudson Avenue
E. C. Terral
Parlake
Congress Street
Train unions vote to reject wage cuts and strike
Large railroad unions including the Trainmen and Shopmen vote to strike over a 12 percent wage cut. Officials say canvasses show strong approval to authorize a walkout while leaders warn railroads and push for negotiated adjustment amid unemployment concerns and living-cost drops.
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Chicago
Brotherhood of Railway
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen
Order of Railway Conductors
Switchmen's Union of America
Papmsns Ween
Lieve
William G. Lee
Lee
United States Railroad Labor Board
Arbuckle May Escape Trial Says Defense
San Francisco prosecutors prepared to press manslaughter charges against Roscoe Arbuckle while his attorneys claimed the actor would not stand trial for murder. After posting 5000 bail, Arbuckle planned to return to Los Angeles but must reappear in San Francisco for manslaughter proceedings.
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San Francisco
Roscoe Arbuckle
Fron
Virginia Rappe
Atty
Brady
Lazarus
Fatty
Los Angeles
Ane
Golly
Arbuckle
Minta Durfee
Landlord liable for wines and liquors in premises case
In the re ers court Recorder D. H ington ruled Mrs J C Aleman of 106 Theatre street liable for wine bottles found in a rooming house. Officers Bressingham and Hubbard testified to stained wine and many pails. a $55 fine was paid. The defense claimed roomers left bottles, but the court held the operator responsible.
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D. Hington
J. C.leman
Theatre Street
Ofrs
Bressingham
Hubbard
Toulmin Baptist revival uses first time baptistry
The Toulmin Baptist church revival draws crowds as Rev. D. Monroe conducts the first baptisms in the new baptistry. Rev. W. H. Evans preaches and plans a men oriented service Friday at 10 am for men and boys over 14. A 3 30 pm youth service follows.
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Toulmin Baptist Church
D. Monroe
W. H. Evans
New Testament Church
Winter Schedule for Bay Queen Announced by General Manager
General Manager A Bowen today announced the winter schedule for the Eastern Pre Steamer Bay Queen. Trips depart bile daily at 3 pm reaching Pe at 4 30 pm, depart Fair pe 7 30 am arriving Me at 5 am, depart Mobile 9 am arriving Fairhope 10 30 am, depart Fairhope 5 pm arriving Mobile 6 30 pm, with tourist and excursion trips resuming on April 1.
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A. Bowen
Bile
Fairpe
Mobile
Fairhope
Arin
Aber
Taxi Chauffeur Shot In Cafe Calf Wound
A taxi chauffeur named Pate was shot in the calf at 1 25 this morning in a cafe on South Royal street. Officer Frank Weinberg reports the weapon discharged while he was in the cafe pulling his handkerchief from his pocket. Pate received surgical attention and was sent home, while the officer was present at the scene.
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Pate
Frank Weinberg
South Royal Street
Mobile salesman dead in Clara Mississippi hotel
L Dunklin traveling salesman for a Mobile drug company died suddenly at the Foote hotel in Clara Mississippi last night. He was a resident of Selma Alabama and is survived by one son, an attorney in New York. The body was sent to Selma for burial.
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L. Dunklin
Mobile. Drug Company
Clara
Foote
Miss
Selma
New York
Chattanooga City Ships Out on Gulf Trial Voyage
The Chattanooga City, last ship built at the Chickasaw plant, began a Gulf trial trip around 8:30 this morning. Captain Wynn led the voyage with J. C. Barr and H. L. Austin aboard. The ship plans to reach Horn Island before loading steel for the Far East.
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Chickasaw
Chattanooga City
Gulf
Choctaw Point
Wynn
Chickasaw Company
Shi
J. C. Barr
H. L. Austin
United States Steel Corporation
Mobile Corporation
Horn Island
Mobile
Far East
Deserter of Tots In Kansas To Be Returned
Deputy Sheriff Frank L. Fischer of Wichita arrives with requisition papers for E. M. Dean a sign writer of 255 Conti Street charged with child desertion. Dean was convicted and paroled after two years in the Kansas penitentiary for support failure. Fischer will seek dismissal of the fugitive warrant and return Dean, whose wife has since remarried.
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Frank .L. Fischer
Wichita
Kansas
E. M. Dean
Conti Street
Dean
W.W. H. Holcombe, Jr
Fischer
Kansas Penitentiary
State of Kansas
Waraant
Methodists Confer on Mobile District Church Survey
Local Methodist ministers and laymen met at the Mobile district office for a preliminary conference ahead of a district survey. A. C. Zumbrunner and Rev. H. W. Rice will tour the district to assess church needs for assistance from the Southern Methodist home mission board.
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Mobile
O’gwynn
Home Mission Board
Southern Methodist Church
A. C. Zumbrunner
H. W. Rice
Zumbrunner
Becca
Alabama and Mississippi Weather Outlook
Partly cloudy tonight and Friday with probable showers and cooler temperatures expected in Alabama and Mississippi.
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Washington
Alabama
Mississippi
Italian newspaper pans Duke d Aosta
Rome dispatch to the London Times says the Rome paper Il Paesi accuses the Duke d Aosta cousin of King Victor Emmanuel of inspiring and protecting fascists and aiming to seize the throne with support from generals and officers. The Times notes rumors of a movement and discontent within the Carbonieri and the Italian army.
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London
d'Aosta
Victor Emmanuel
Italy
Il Paesi
Rome
London Times
Times
Carbonieri
Cooler Weather Tonight and Friday Forecast
Mobile will see clearing skies and cooler temperatures tonight with not as warm conditions Friday. Showers possible on Friday as a cold front advances from the northwest, where Sheridan Wyoming reported freezing temperatures as the front moves southeast, though its reach to the local area remains uncertain.
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Mobile
Sheridan
Wyo
Toulminville Minstrel Show Set For Friday Evening
The Sterling Company presents a full minstrel program at Toulminville community house Friday at 8 15 p m The lineup includes a minstrel first part vaudeville clips and an afterpiece blackface Derby Day in Dixie featuring Ben Mc Atee and Ike Felis The act list also features Mulvey Sisters Douglas Fowler and McAtee with Felis in The Speedway Aces and a mix of songs and jokes for a pleasant evening
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Sterling Company Minstrels
Toulminville
Ben McAtee
Ike Felis
Dixie
Mulvey Sisters
Douglas Fowler
McAtee
Felis
Speedway Aces
Les
Sterling Company
G M N Executives to Inspect Railroad in Mobile
Gulf Mobile and Northern executives based in New York are expected to visit Mobile soon to inspect the line’s properties here. President I B Tigrett arrived in Mobile from Jackson Tenn and forecast improved business conditions in the coming months.
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Gulf, Mobile and Railroad
New York
Mobile
I. B. Tigrett
Jackson
Tenn
Tigrett
Ref in Regla Oil Refinery Destroyed near Havana
A spectacular fire at the West Indian Oil Refining refinery and tank at Regla across the bay from Havana destroyed the new plant. Firefighting efforts failed due to inadequate facilities, with the blaze starting last night and continuing into the late hour.
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Havana
West Indian Oil Refining Company
Regla
Bay
Southard Murder Jury Completed By Night
Twin Falls Idaho sept 29 The jury to try Lydia Southard alleged female Bluebeard on a murder charge is to be completed by night The state has six peremptory challenges left and the defense seven The case involves poisoning her fourth husband and debate centers on admissibility of testimony about prior alleged murders under state law
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Twin Falls
Idaho
Lydia Southrd
Mrad
Ard Meyer
Babe Ruth Stricken with Grip May Miss Philadelphia Game
New York September report says Babe Ruth is bed bound at his hotel with a grip attack and may be unable to join the Yankees for the Philadelphia game against the Athletics. Mrs Ruth confirms the illness and says he hopes to be at the plate tomorrow if possible. Chick Fewster expected to substitute today.
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Babe Ruth
Athletics
Philadelphia
New York Evening World
Ruth
Itop Ae Agee
Huggins
Ansonia
Philadelphia Americans
Babe
Chick’ Fewster
U S Ownership of Lines Alternative For Consolidation
The Interstate Commerce Commission warned that government ownership of rail lines would be offered as an incentive unless railroads agree to voluntary consolidation into 19 competitive systems. It said the issue presses Congress and the public and that without voluntary consolidation additional incentive for government ownership would be provided.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Congress
Couple Hidden Body in Closet Shocks New York Lodging
Detectives seek Mr and Mrs Boulanger in New York after a young woman known as Mrs Fay is found murdered and hidden in a closet of a lodging house room. A cloth gag remains in her mouth and authorities believe the Boulangers left for Montreal days after the crime.
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New York
Setember 21
Montreal
Fay
Wdbad
Rebel Rebellion Reported Forming in Yucatan
Mexico City press reports a Yucatan rebellion led by Genere Alvarado former treasury chief who left the capital to run for governor and national socialist influence. The revolt is said to be spreading toward Campeche with several clashes and deaths among rival factions.
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Mexico City
Yucatan
Genere Alvarado
The
Treasury
Alvarado
Pote
Campeche
Ies
Pres
Slaying Attributed to Good Killers Band
Nicola Cirosello a New Jersey merchant wounded on an New York elevated platform by three unidentified men. The attack, claimed by the Good Killers, follows a series of shootings aimed at prominent Italians across the United States. Cirosello was left for dead after a rush past a ticket taker and three shots rang out.
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New York
United States
Nicola Cirosello
New Jersey
Cirosello
Chinese delegation leaves Peking for Washington talks
China's delegation to the conference on armament limits and Far Eastern questions departed Peking for Shanghai and then Washington aboard the Hawkeye State. Foreign Minister W. W. Yen was expected to head the group but may join later if Shantung policy moves quickly enough for the opening session.
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Peking
China
Shanghai
Washington
Pacific
W. W. Yen
Spanish professor's wife admitted after Ellis Island hold
Mrs. Maria Sanjurjo, wife of a Cornell university Spanish professor, was ordered admitted after a detention at Ellis Island due to Spain's exhausted immigrant quota. The couple married this summer during a vacation in Spain.
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New York
Maria Sanjurpo
Cornell University
Ellis Island
Spain
Immigration Bureau
Sanjurjo
Post Office Robbery Fails in Mocksville North Carolina
Two burglars attempted to blow open a Mocksville post office safe in the early hours. They rifled cash drawers totaling about 80 dollars, fled as citizens pursued them, and tossed the loot which was recovered and returned. The men escaped.
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Winston Salem
N. C
Mocksville
Arbuckle Freed On Bond Before Rita Delmont Case
Fatty Arbuckle released on bond after a preliminary hearing on the Virginia Rappe death, with one murder count amended. He is to appear October 3 for the Delmont complaint as modified by Judge Lazarus. The case stems from a hotel party where injuries allegedly led to the actress’s death.
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San Francisco
Roscoe C
Fatty) Arbuckle
Liberty
Ieee
Og Ll
Virginia Rappe
Ospi
Teai
Kaankhaen
Sylvain J. Lazarus
Arbuckle
Furniture Seized by Irate Husband of Opera Singer
New York on September 29 1929 deputy sheriffs seized furniture and bric a brac valued at 265000 from Ganna Walska Cochran formerly of the Chicago Opera company after a writ of replevin in the supreme court. Alexander Cochran alleges the furnishings belong to him and were wrongfully withheld. The home is her separate property left to her second husband Dr Joseph Frankel who died about a year ago.
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New York
Alexander Smith Cochran
Ganna Walska Cochran
Chicago Opera Company
West 94Th Street
Supreme Court
Cochran
Joseph Frankel
Private Police Business Faces Scrutiny in New York
The Meyer legislative committee examined outside dealings by New York City police officials including Inspector John F. Dwyer who bought a six story building for 154000 in 1920. Edward P. Hughes denied Enright partnered with him in a detective agency and records showed Hughes trading account rising from 2000 to 105000 by 1919. Enright had previously received 12000 from Allen A. Ryan for a stock deal with no margin from the commission.
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New York
New York City
Meyer Legislative Committee
John F. Dwyer
Edward P. Hughes
Enright
Hughes
Allen A. Ryan
Enrighte
Ryan
Blast at Excelsior Der plant near Kansas City kills and injures many
A massive explosion at the Excelsior der plant four miles south of Kansas City causes a fatality and numerous injuries. The blast toppled buildings, triggered a fire sweeping the site, and authorities fear further explosions as fire crews battle the blaze.
Attempt to murder defines Pilsudski incident
Washington report details a failed attempt on Pilsudski amid a revenge motive by a young staff officer. Dr. Gonsies says the officer resented the death of a close friend, Capt. Marynovich, killed by Polish soldiers. Fedak, linked to a wealthy banking family, funded relief efforts and Vatican honors.
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Washington
Pilsudski
Tongta
Banka
America
Vatican
Marines Fight Over Wilderness Exercise Near Fredericksburg
About five thousand Marines moved to battle today in Virginia as artillery, infantry and air units conducted maneuvers. Generals Butler and Lejeune observed the drill, with troops using Civil War era plans adapted to modern weapons.
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Fredericksburg
Cers
Ley Butler
Lejeune
Commandante Marine Corps
Indictment Sought Against The New York Herald
Commissioner Enright asked Mayor Hylan to obtain grand jury indictments against The New York Herald for disseminating false news. The Herald is alleged to have prompted police activity and public statements violating 1920 law section 3 chapter 569.
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New York
Enright
Hylan
New Yo
New York Herald
Anson
Fight Over Liquor Ends With Fatal Shooting in Walkers
Hobson Stinnett is jailed in Blount County after a fatal shooting in Walkers. Stinnett says Myers attacked him three times over the disposition of moonshine liquor, and he killed Myers in self defense.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Hobson Stinnett
Maryville
Tom Myers
Stinnett
Myers
World Must Strik Gold Balance
Berlin dispatch cites a political article arguing a global balance is essential. The writer claims only inter counter measures can prevent instability and that securing gold sources where scarce is vital for Europe’s equilibrium.
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Berlin
Ge Hard
Vossische
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