Confessions of Black Sox Tell of 1919 Fix
Three players Eddie Cicotte Claude Williams and Joe Jackson testified via stenographic notes read to a jury about their involvement with gamblers who sought to fix the 1919 World Series. The notes recount promises of 100000 in payoff with 20000 due after the first game and later double crossing by the gamblers.
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Carl Victor Little
United Press State
Chicago
Eddie Cicotte
Claude Williams
Joe Jackson
Sox
New York
Cincinnati Eds
British Columbia to switch traffic rule New year
Vancouver dispatch reports BC will adopt right side driving from January to conform with North American practice. The piece jokes about safety and liquor, noting Americans tend to turn right while BC drivers keep left, amid a humorous tale of a drunken altercation after a collision.
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Vancouver
B. C
British Columbia
Pow-wow of Epworth Leaguers Opens in Lancaster
Epworth Leaguers from across Ohio gather in Lancaster for the annual meeting. William J. Bryan is slated to address a banquet Friday night while speakers include Clinton N. Howard Rev R A Cernine and Dr Albert Edward Smith. Large choruses directed by Guy Rockey and John W. Troy provide music as thousands of Methodists camp nearby.
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Lancaster
Epworth
Ohio
William J. Bryan
Clinton N. Howard
R. A. Cernine
St. Petersburg
Pla
Albert Edward Smith
Ohio Northern University
Guy Rockey
John W. Troy
Michigan City
Indiana
Ohio postmaster nominees named by President Harding
President Harding sent to the Senate the nominations of Allen Cumming for postmaster at Fort Jennings Ohio and Lida Steinke for postmaster at Iaeger West Virginia.
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Washington
Harding
Senate
Allen Cumming
Fort Jennings
Ohio
Lida Steinke
Iaeger
Colts Athletic Club seeks baseball game in Athens
Walter Lemons of Parkersburg West Virginia writes that the Colts Athletic Club has a fast team and can play a good game with any local team and asks Athens paper to publish contact or arrange a date.
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Athens
Colts Athletic Club
Walter Lemons
Parkersburg
W. Va
Yesterday's results in major leagues and minors
In the American Association Minneapolis Columbus: Kansas City 8 Louisville 6 in 15 innings. St Paul 10 Toledo 4. In the National League Pittsburg 6 New York 8. American League had no games scheduled.
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Louisville
Minneapolis
Kansas City
Milwaukee
St. Paul
Indianapolis
Toledo
Columbus
American Association
Minneapolis-Columbus
Iain
Pittsburg
New York
Floodwood Beats Vinton 12 to 10 in Rush-Driven Game
Floodwood traveled to Vinton Sunday and won 12 to 10 as Dupler hit a home run and a triple with Dunkle adding two doubles. Williams and Radcliff each had three hits, and Long hits included five doubles and two homers. Hellyer robbed McArthur of extra bases, and no disputes occurred. The article notes possible rematch at Floodwood grounds on August 28 and invites other teams to book games with Floodwood or H. V. All Stars.
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F. C. Boring
Floodwood
Vinton
Russell
Day
McArthur
MacCathern McCathern
Pierce
Dupler
Dunkle
Williams
Radcliff
Smith
Hellyer
McArthur Boys
Floodwood Grounds
Graham
Farley
Glouster
Cha
Athens Golf Ball Rustlers Threaten Local Links
An Athens man warns that golf balls marked with owners' names vanish on the Athens Country Club course. He claims rustlers use unbranded balls and could face severe retaliation, comparing them to cattle thieves in Texas. The speaker vows to identify any club member involved and pursue justice.
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Athens
Texas
Athens Country Club
State Highway Director Herrick Faces Attack Over Road Costs
Columbus July 26 L C Herrick director of public works prepared a defense after county prosecutor Fred W Warner said the state reports exorbi tant road costs Warner claimed Herrick let highway contracts exceeding 100000 per mile Herrick planned reply to Senator Brand claiming costs have returned to pre war levels He cited high freight rates and other uncontrollable expenses beyond the highway department
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Columbus
L. C. Herrick
Public Works Today
Fred W. Warner
Marion County
Warner
Herrick
Brand
Champagne County
Panama Seeks Immigrant Farmers for New Frontier
Panama’s government dispatches immigration agents to Czechia Austria Italy Spain and the Canaries to lure farmers to develop the interior. It plans extensive road building and land grants with initial aid, aiming to transplant European farming to create a mixed white-brown population better suited to tropical conditions.
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Panama
Czecho-Slovakia
Austria
Italy
Spain
Canaries
Europe
Tropics
Morenos Feels Strongest Factor in Panama Policy
The text notes Morenos as the strongest and best factor in Panama currently, with the government pursuing a long term plan to perpetuate its influence.
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Panama
Buffalo Banks Heavily Armored Against Robbery
Buffalo banks have installed extensive defenses after a rise in robberies. Sharpshooters in an armored cage above the Federal Reserve Bank corridor oversee access with seven loopholes resembling a fort. Night guards carry sawed off shotguns and banks use secret alarm and trap systems to alert police instantly.
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Buffalo
N. Y
United States
Federal Reserve Bank
Enos couple welcomes twins in Albany
Have a son and a daughter born Monday July 25 to Mr and Mrs Wil Enos in Albany. The boy weighs seven pounds and the girl six. The Enos family already has a six year old son. Mrs Enos was formerly Miss Flora Brooks of Albany.
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Albany, O
Wil Enos
Obituary notes of notable Ohio figures in 1832 1906 era
Entries list notable Ohio born figures with birthplaces and death details. Joseph Fyffe from Urbana died 1896 in Pierce Nebraska. William Rainey Harper, born New Concord, became University of Chicago president, died 1906. General John H Morgan, Confederate raider, captured at New Lisbon. James M Cornley, Civil War commander and Hawaii minister, died in Toledo. born Perry County in 1832.
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Joseph Fyffe
U. S. Navy
Urbana
Pierce
Neb
William Rainey Flarper
University of Chicago
New Concord
Chicago
John H. Morgan
New Lisbon
James M. Cornley
U.S
Hawaii
Toledo
Perry County
Dantamsweight Title Won In Strange Bout
Pudgy Pete Herman regained the bantamweight title with a 15 round decision over Joe Lynch at Madison Square Garden. Judges and referee saw Herman as winner despite a poor exhibition with Lynch showing fatigue and a damaged eye. The bout featured one bright moment in a second round exchange when Lynch hurt Herman, but overall the fight lacked sustained rhythm and boxing skill.
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Herman
Joe Lynch
West Side
Sharp
Madison Square Garden
Lynch
Jimmy Wilde
Jim Higgins
Will Settle Bantamweight Title Tonight
New York readers await Pete Herman’s bantamweight title bid against Joe Lynch at Ebbetts Field tonight. Herman’s prior safety first style raises doubt, but Lynch trains hard and holds champion’s confidence, while Herman seeks a sharper approach to reclaim the crown.
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Henry L. Farrell
United Press
New York
Little Erin
West Side
Joe Lynch
Joey
New Orleans
Pete Herman
Ebbetts Field
Jimmy Wilde
Jim Higgins
Gothamites
Herman
Lynch
Higgins
Quaker Delegates Gather for Ohio Pennsylvania Meeting
Delegates from Quaker meetings across Ohio and Pennsylvania will attend the yearly Friends meeting in Wilmington Ohio from August 15 to 21. Speakers include Prof. Harlow Lindley of Earlham College Jefferson Ford and Edgar Nicholson of Richmond Indiana. The gathering is part of the five years' meeting of Friends of America and covers a wide territory.
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Friends OF God
Wilmington
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Yearly Meeting of Friends
Harlow Lindley
Earlham College
Richmond
Ind
Jefferson Ford
Edgar Nicholson
Meeting of Friends of America
Athens Chamber ties town and county in shared drive
A A Campbell of Guysville applauds the Athens Chamber of Commerce for breaking down town county lines through cooperative projects. He notes mining and agriculture efforts, local road work with county officials, and use of local materials keeping money in the community.
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Guysville
Glouster Press
Athens Chamber of Commerce
Court Street
Glouster
Athens
Chamber of Commerce
Athens County
Good Roads Association
A. A. Campbell
Elizabeth Thompson Held In Spurgin Bank Shortage Case
Chicago report states Miss Elizabeth Thompson, a pretty employee of American Discount, detained amid probe into Warren C. Spurgin disappearance and a $1 500 000 bank shortage at the Michigan Trust Company. Authorities accuse her of concealing information about the missing banker.
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Chicago
Elizabeth Thompson
Warren C. Spurgin
Michigan Trust Company
Thompson
American Discount
Spurgin
Mayflower to Land Pilgrim Harding at Old Plymouth
President Harding's Plymouth tercentenary trip announced. He will sail on the Mayflower Friday night, arrive Monday morning for ceremonies, then cruise to Portsmouth. The party will tour Weeks' summer home in Lancaster New Hampshire for the week.
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Washington
Harding
Plymouth
Portsmouth
Lancaster
N. H
Great Boat Damaged After Fire in Southampton
The record breaking liner Mauretania will stay in port for several months after a fire yesterday. Damage is estimated at 2 500 000 dollars.
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Southampton
Mauretania
Golfers Encounter Alligators on Yonkers Course
In Yonkers New York golfers feared a revived 19th hole when two alligators surfaced from a lake before escaping. Elsewhere William Bergen debates which tax official to pursue over a disputed diamond after a split appraisal ranging from $1000 down to 20 cents. A Chicago judge levied a one cent fine in a local case.
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Yonkers
N. Y
New York
William Bergen
Chicago
Landis
Cattlemen Confront Loco Weed Threat to Herds
In San Angelo Texas July 26 cattlemen fear loco weed endangers western plains herds. The plant resembles alfalfa but has purplish color and little nourishment. Cattle eat it when grass is scarce, grow thin and die before spring and fall grazing. The poisonous substance is not yet identified, with theories pointing to hidden parasites or fungi.
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San Engelo
Tex
Texas
Meade L. Mayhew Charged Over Mislabeling Insecticide
Meade L. Mayhew faced charges for mislabeling an insecticide product and paid a check as part of a related transaction.
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Meade L. Mayhew
New Bordeaux Mix Method Promoted By Experiment Stations
The New Hampshire and Arkansas experiment stations and Ohio State University through the Botany department endorse a safer easier Bordeaux mixture method. In a 50 gallon tank place five gallons of stock copper sulphate solution then 35 gallons water, then mix five gallons of stock lime with five gallons water and combine with the copper solution after dilution.
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New Hampshire
Arkansas
Department of Botany
Ohio State University
J&. Clayton
State Extension Service
Stitches in Time and Health Warnings for Children
A compact editorial urges parents to prevent fly breeding and to treat sixth-year molars early. It warns that cold seasons require caution to avoid longer illnesses. The piece also cautions against children staying up past darkness under daylight saving time to prevent future health issues.
Belmont County Jersey dairy wins state production title
The Barnesville Cow Testing Association of Belmont County, in its seventh year, reports 234 cows with an average annual butterfat production of 338 pounds. They claim the state championship for production and the highest record among active Jersey associations in the United States. Historical yearly yields include 1914 269.9, 1915 283.4, 1916 308.5, 1917 313.9, 1918 unknown, 1919 339.4, and 1920 338.21 pounds per cow.
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Barnesville
Belmont County
Jersey
United States
Ohio
Pledge Drive Results Highlight Farm Sire Promise
In the June anti scrub drive 1401 farmers across counties pledged to keep only purebred sires for livestock. Hardin County led with 704 pledges, followed by Belmont 154, Licking 146, Wyoming 138, Delaware 119, Clark 79.
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Hardin County
Belmont
Licking
Wyandot
Delaware
Clark
Shorts and Middlings Feature on Farm Life and Warnings
A collection of quick notes and quips on farming practices and farm safety. Topics include silage-fed cattle yielding higher returns, moisture issues from weeds, milking health implications, hay as a labor saver, and home comfort with a wide front porch. Practical cautions mix with light humor.
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Pennsylvania
Sam
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