Greatest batter debate from Ed Walsh on Larry Lajoie
Hall of Fame pitcher Ed Walsh argues Larry Lajoie was the greatest batter ever faced, recalling a pivotal 1908 game where Lajoie stayed in one spot and Walsh struck him out to clinch the pennant race. Walsh praises Lajoie as unmatched among all-time greats faced.
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Wasnes
Tris Speaker
Rogers Horpsby
Cobb
Baye
Babe Ruth
Ed Walsh
Walsh
Larry LaJoie
Tarote
Joie
Detroit
Ohio
Cleveland
Lafe
Lajoie
Where The Best Eats Are Today
Attractive baskets of fruits and fresh nuts of all kinds fill the show window at Arnold, Abney & Co. Prices range from $2.50 to 90. No old nuts, all new crop. Specials include Plums, raisins, marshmallows, candies, and prune meat. Also Monte Carlo Layer Cake and other confections. Fresh cranberries and lettuce highlighted.
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Arnold, Abney & Coq
Homeace
Arnold, Abney & CO
Speed Ball: Michigan's Newest Game Joins Fraternity Play
At the University of Michigan, speed ball a mix of football soccer and basketball created by Elmer D. Mitchell gains traction in inter fraternity contests. The game uses a football field with soccer ball rules allowing aerial catches and two methods to advance. Scoring includes goal kicks two point passes from the ten yard zone and drop kicks.
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Ann Arbor
University of Michigan
Elmer D. Mitchell
Michigan
Weather Break Ends Nine-Game Series Run
The nine game series stretched too long with eight poor weather days causing repeated delays and an inability to play on consecutive days. Teams faced scheduling gaps and frustration as conditions hindered uninterrupted play.
Road weather report across Georgia lists varied highway conditions
The Highway Weather Service notes Atlanta to Rome and Dalton to Chattanooga routes mostly fair with holes near Lyer. Cartersville to Rome fine. Athens to Madison to Augusta bumpy. Hartwell and Royston roads fair to rough. Eatonton to Macon short route fair to good. Milledgeville only fair. Eatonton to Madison poor in Putnam. Morgan County poor to bad. Atlanta to Macon Southern generally good. Yatesville and Port Valley fair with rough spots. Atlanta to Newnan to Columbus routes generally fair. Weather outlook uncertain with possible road surface slickness.
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Atlanta
Rome
Dalton
Chattanooga
Euharlee
Cartersville
Lyerfe
Dareines
Athens
Madison- Augusta
Hartwell
Royston
Allulah Falls
Gainesville
Eatonton
Macon
Milledgeville
Baldwin
Madison
Putnam
Yatesville
Port Valley Fair
Renee Christmas Eve Show Here
The Vanderbilt Producing Company announces its production of The [title truncated] will hold box office sales for seats on December date. Inquiries prompt details about performance timing and venue, with publicity emphasizing ticket availability for the holiday engagement.
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Vanderbilt Producing
Parry QANE rer a Uncle's humor in a tense moment
A fragmented text shows a tense exchange where humor and humiliation mix in a family scene. References to an uncle, friends, and awkward social dynamics hint at conflict, with vague mentions of a bread line and a queen of hers motif.
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Parry
A &T
Irene at the Colonial Theatre Announces Mail Orders Open
The World’s Sweetheart Irene will play at the Colonial Theatre on December 24 with mail orders now being received and filled when accompanied by payment. regular window sales begin Friday morning. The musical comedy Trene, by James Montgomery with music and lyrics by Joseph McCarthy, has set a record for longest run in New York and been seen by millions globally.
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Irene
Colonial Theatre
James Montgomery
Joseph, McCarthy
New York
Modiste
Duff Gordon
Pirates Hit By Contracts In 1922 League Rules
Minor league stars face removal of extra compensation under 1922 players contracts. No premiums for high batting, extra home runs, or mound success will be allowed. Provisions bar players from claiming purchase price from another club and forbid altered contract terms. Sales or trades this winter require demands for purchase money before next year’s signings.
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Chicago
John H. Farrell
National Association of Baseball Leagues
Anment
Buffalo
Daugherty Goes After Too High Prices On Goods
Federal investigation targets retail price inflation as outrage over costly commodities grows. Attorney General Daugherty orders Director Burns of the Bureau of Investigation to deploy agents to secure facilities and probe profiteering claims against retailers nationwide. He labels some price hikes as "unreasonable" and holds shopkeepers responsible for adding to the burden on consumers.
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Daugherty
Washington
Bye
Burns
Bureau of Investigation
Cvent of Justice
Dake
Price Fixing Scheme Aims To Aid Competition
The Department of Justice plans to expose price fixing schemes and publish comparative wholesale and retail prices. Secretary Hoover noted the effort will target the “smart fellows” while protecting innocent merchants from being harmed by such practices.
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Department of ‘Justice
Hoover
Daugher
Red Cross Campaign Declared Greatly Successful
The Southern Division of the American Red Cross plans the most extensive activity yet as Roll Call results show strong public support despite economic gloom. Local chapters will sustain and often enlarge peacetime programs including more nurses and veteran family services, especially in small isolated settlements where the Red Cross serves as social worker, nurse, and adviser.
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American Red Cross
South
Red Cross
Divisson
Red Cross Chapter
FordCant Cut Coal Rail Rate on Ford Line
Washington reports Henry Ford failed to cut coal freight rates by 20 percent along the Detroit Toledo and Ironton line. The railroad would have shifted coal from Detroit to other cities, but the commission blocked the reduction while allowing other interstate rate cuts. The decision preserves established rate relationships seen as crucial to shipping public and coal interests.
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Washington
Henry Ford
Detroit
Toledo
Ironton
Ted Detroit
Ford
Fighting Parson Van Metre Promotes Boxing Gymnasiums
Rev J Van Metre known as the Fighting Parson advocates boxing and gymnasiums in churches to boost health and happiness among congregants. He leads South Carolina athletic accords for preparatory schools and emphasizes fitness as essential to pastoral life.
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Brest
Rey
van Metre
Plane
South Carol
Atte Commination
Incomplete regional rail lines face shutdown risk
The text notes competing lines in Southern Ohio not connected to DT&I could cease operation, impacting mines in Pennsylvania West Virginia Kentucky and Tennessee. It mentions undue preference affecting lower ford rates and related issues.
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Ohio
Detroit
Toledo
Ironton
Pennsyl
West
Virginia
Kentucky
Tennessee
Suspect in Detroit Woman Slaying Believed Identified
Detroit officers on track to Sheboygan to take charge of a man who used the name Eamonn Haywood and is believed to be Eugene LeRoy sought in the 1920 murder of LeRoy's wife. A diary under the alias J. R. Woods matched police findings, tying the suspect to the long mystery as authorities pursued confirmation of his identity and whereabouts.
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Sheboygan
Mich
Detroit
Eamonn Haywood
Eugene LeRoy
International
LeRoy
New York
Roy
J. R. Woods
1920 Associates and Denials Reported in New York Case
The text notes that in 1920 Haywood spoke of visits to Mexico and Hawaii and named several women he associated with, while detainment details remain unclear. Everett Diama, police chief, states his investigation has convinced him of a linkage between Haywood and LeRoy, who were reportedly one. A stray line mentions stewed fruits as a sweetening option.
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New York
Detroit
Chicago
Diare
Haywood
Mexico
Hawaii
Aotos
Everett Diama
Dumsak
LeRoy
Vegetable Soup Tips and Advertising Note
A fragment notes adding an egg to vegetable soup before serving to improve texture and flavor. It appears in a Reed Banner Herald want ads column with casual instruction and branding hints.
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Reid Banner“Herald
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