All Night Drinking Tragedy Near Pomeroy Ends in Critical Death Risk
Otho es dies or near death from moonshine exposure after an all night drinking spree near Rock Springs fair grounds. Giles With Russell Steel and Mack Hawkins sought liquor in a Rutland owned car and were later held in the county jail. Giles was taken to Dr Manning Daniels in Pomeroy and then Gallipolis hospital in critical condition. More than $450 was found on him when brought by Rev William Moenkhaus to the church for services.
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Pomeroy
Otho Es
Giles
Russell Steel
Mack Hawkins
Rutland
Rock “Springs Fair Grounds
Saen
Manning Daniels
Gallipolis
Steel
Hawkins
Reds Hopeful on Shortstop Solve and Powerful Pitches
In Orlando March 29 Manager Jack Hendricks faces a shortstop dilemma for the Cincinnati Reds with Frank Emmer and Sammy Bohne competing to fill the vacancy left by Jimmy Caveney. Veteran Bobby Wallace coaches Emmer on defense while Sammy Bohne provides infield reliability. Star righty Carl Mays shows spring strength, and Wally Pipp joins to steady the infield as the Reds seek a pennant-contending season with solid pitching and tight defense.
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Billy Evans
Orlando
Fla
Jack Hendricks
Cincinnati Reds
Hendricks
Frank Emmer
Sammy Bohne
Jimmy Caveney Emmer
The
Reds
Emmer
Portland
Cincinnati
Bobby Wallace
Bohne
Wally Pipp
New York Yankees
Pipp
Hendricks Banks
Carl Mays
Mays
Yanks
Motorman Ray Smith Undergoes Major Cancer Operation
Pomeroy March 29 Ray Smith a long time motorman on the local street car line underwent a serious surgical operation for cancer at Holzer hospital Gallipolis Saturday. Hospital reports say he withstood the procedure but remains in critical condition. He was admitted last week with suspected hernia.
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Pomeroy
Ray Smith
Holzer Hospital
Gallipolis
Smith
Church Confirms Class of Thirteen
OMEROY March 29 A class of thirteen members were confirmed in the Peace Evangelical Church confirmation service today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omeroy
Peace Evangelical
Visit Notes and Family Travel Ties Across Towns
Mrs Charles Millar and her son from Philadelphia visit with Mr and Mrs Henry Priode on Mulberry avenue. Mrs A H Skidmore of Middlesport and Mrs John Whittacker of Columbus were Athens visitors Friday. John Smith of Pittsburgh and Chris Smith of Youngstown return home after a death in the family. Mrs Katie Balch of Haverhill Mass and Mr and Mrs W H Sottong of Cincinnati with others visit relatives here. Harvey and Raymond McCumber return home to Delaware after their father James McCumber died. Mrs Rob Webster is ill on Spring street. Misses Margaret Clifford Melia Bailey and Mary Whitlock were Logam visitors Sunday. Sheriff Harry Rice was a business visitor in Toledo Sunday. John Renter of Ohio University Athens has been visiting with friends here recently.
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Charles Millar
Philadelphia
Henry Priode
Mulberry Avenue
A. H. Skidmore
Middleport
John Whittacker
Columbus
Athens
John Smith
Pittsburgh
Chris Smith
Youngstown
Katie Balch
Haverhill
Mass
W. H. Sottong
Cincinnati
Charles Smith
Fred Smith
Atlanta
Harvey
Raymond McCumber
Delaware
James McCumber
Rob Webster
Spring Street
Margaret Clifford
Permelia Bailey
Mary Whitlock
Harry Rice
Toledo
John
Ohio University
Local residents visit Charleston and surrounding towns
Mrs Homer Ranes visits her mother in Charleston. Mr and Mrs Frank Williams spent Sunday in Charleston with daughter Mrs Harry Shoals. Mrs John Downing returns from Charleston. Clint Welsh visits Columbus. Esther Chambers of Delaware vacationing with her parents in town. Mrs Harry Mills and children weekend in Huntington. Mrs Chappell of Columbus visits with daughter Mrs John Talbott. Mrs B Forest of Glouster visits with sisters Vesta and Nora McCoy. Ed Mankin visits his mother in Kanawha. Vere Hecox returns from Charleston. Charles Womersdorf returns to Toledo after visit. Helen and Dave Corbin return to Ripley after visit. Jane Davis reportedly improved after a week-long illness. Mrs Robert Corbin of Ripley visits relatives. Mr and Mrs Calcolm Cottingham of Jackson spend Sunday with Griff Michael. Mrs Carl Mulford operated on at McMillian hospital in Charleston and is improving.
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Homer Ranes
Charleston
Frank Williams
Harry Shoals
John Downing
Clint Welsh
Columbus
Esther Chambers
Delaware
Herbert Chambers
Harry Mills
Huntington
Chappell of
John Talbot
Robert Corbin
Ripley
W. Va
Calcolm Cottingham
Jackson
Griff Michael
Carl Mulford
McMillian Hospital
Athletics Will Win 1926 pennant says Walsh
Davis J Walsh predicts the Philadelphia Athletics will clinch the 1926 American League pennant with the Browns and Senators contending. He ranks New York Yankees fourth, Browns strong in attack, Senators aging, and Tigers and Indians unlikely to threaten top spots.
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Philadelphia Athletics
St. Louis Browns
Washington Senators
Athletics
White Sox
Browns
Tigers
Senators
Indians
Yankees
Red Sox
Navy Wins Intercollegiate Boxing Championship
The U S Naval Academy won the inter collegiate boxing title in Annapolis on March 27 with Navy 15 Penn State 13 Yale 1 and Colgate 11. Navy scored three victories while Penn State had two and Colgate and Yale one each. Lentz the previous football captain for Navy claimed the heavyweight crown.
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Annapolis
U. S. Naval Academy
Navy
Penn State
Yale
Colgate
Midshipmen
Lentz
Track Set as Frat Teams Vie at Ohio University
Intramural basketball season ended at Ohio University. The annual interfraternity track meet starts Tuesday at the gymnasium and runs through Thursday night with ten fraternities competing. Sigma Pi won last year and in recent seasons, but this year rivals push hard for an upset and repeat dominance.
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Ohio University
Sigma Pi
Autopsy Sought In Ohio State Professor's Wife Death
C o l u m b u s Ohio March 29 coroner Murphy plans an autopsy today to determine the death of Mrs Augusta Hoskins 45 wife of Professor Roy G Hoskins physiology department Ohio State university. She was found unconscious Friday evening at their home and died Sunday night. Death is suspected as accidental overdose of headache medicine.
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Columbus
Murphy
Augusta Hoskins
Roy G. Hoskins
Ohio State University
Resin Controversy Divides Two Pitching Aces
Grover Alexander of the Chicago Cubs opposes resin arguing he will quit if forced to use it. Walter Johnson of the American League shares the view that resin speeds may hurt control in warm weather. Both are top right handed stars, with Alexander a standout since 1911 with the Phillies.
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Grover Alexander
Chicago Cubs
Alexander
Walter Johnson
Johnson
Johmson
Philadelphia Nationals
Avalon
Catalina Islands
Lats Two of Forty and Rosenbloom Rivalry Debated
Fair Play reports on Maxie Rosenbloom who has fought only two years and forty bouts with decisions by Slattery and Delaney shaping his standing. The roundups praise Rosenbloom against top contenders and note Delaney among all time punchers while highlighting Delaney’s new McTigue bout punch.
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Fair Play Consolidated Press
New York
Jack Delaney
Maxie Rosenbloom
Rosey
Slattery
Delaney
Maxie
Harry Greb
Jack DeMare
George Courtney
Roy McCormick
Joe Silvania
Joe McCartney
Rosenbloom
Jimmy Slattery
Buffalo Lad
Dave Shade
Jimmy
Jack
McTigue
Mike
Gene moves and sluggers in spring camp notes
Wilbert Robinson announces Guy Cantrell released to Jersey City and Marwin Jacobson bought from Jersey City. John McGraw predicts the Washington Senators will contend for the 1926 American league pennant in Tampa. Joe Sewell leads Indians camp with a .466 average after 36 at bats at Lakewood.
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Birmingham
Ala
Yankees
Dodgers
Wilbert Robinson
Brooklyn
Guy Cantrell
Jersey City
Marwin Jacobson
Tampa
Florida
Washington Senators
John McGraw
Lakewood Lakeland
Jla
Joe Se
Meal ban triggers strike at major Chinese mill in Wetchang
An order forbidding employees to sit during meals sparked a strike at a large Chinese owned cotton mill in Wetchang, reflecting labor unrest and wage dispute amid industrial tensions.
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Wetchang
Snowy Weather Halts Ohio Bobcats Baseball Practice
The Ohio University Bobcats baseball team faced repeated weather delays as rain and snow confined them to indoor workouts. After two weeks of poor conditions, Peden and his squad finally got tentative outdoor practice, but the field was again blanketed by snow. Officials note possible more rain and snow could disrupt sessions in coming days.
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Ohio University
Bob Cats
Peden
Major Results Oakland March Morning Game
Chicago defeats opponent 8 to 3 in a morning baseball game in Oakland. Batteries Welch Shurry Freeman Krause and Bool contributed to the win.
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Chicago
Welsh
Shurry
Freeman
Krause
Bool
Battery shipments listed for Montgomery and Dallas
In Montgomery Alabama and Dallas Texas battery consignments are noted with multiple names. The Montgomery entry lists McQuaid Collins Vance Petty ONeil Hargraves among others while Dallas lists Lyons Cox Crouse Schalk Peace Love and fingling.
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Montgomery
Ala
New York
McQuaid and Collins
Vance
Petty and
O'Neil
Hargraves
Dallas
Texas
Chicago
Dallas,Tex
Tiemae
Lyons, Cox and Crouse
Schalk
Peace, Love and
Fingling
Fort Worth Battery Mails Highlight Local Rowing Meet
Fort Worth events feature Huntzinger O Farrell Hogsett Howard and Moore in a terse recap of a Fort Worth Texas battery mail match.
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Fort Worth
Texas
St. Louis
Ssscheere
Tex
Mails
Huntzinger and
O'Farrell
Hogsett
Howard and Moore
San Francisco Wins Afternoon Game Over Chicago
The San Francisco team defeated Chicago in an afternoon matchup with a late rally. Pitcher Williams and catcher Geary contributed key plays while Alexander and Piercy worked the mound.
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San Francisco
R. H. E. Chicago
Alexander
Piercy
Gonzales
Williams
Geary
Yelie
Unclear Baseball Scorecard From Los Angeles Game
In Los Angeles the Pirates faced a CAL team with pitchers Meadows Songrer and Smith joining Gooch Harrison Phillips and Hannah in the field. Final figures and inning details are incomplete from the clipped notation.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Pittsburgh
Meadows
Songrer
Smith
Gooch
Harrison
Phillips
Hannah
Luque Debuts After Appendicitis Recovery
Adolfo Luque of the Cincinnati Reds appeared in the pitcher’s box for an inter club game in Miami. It was his first mound appearance since the appendicitis operation, and reports say he felt no adverse effects from the procedure.
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Cincinnati
Adolfo Luque
Cincinnati Reds
Miami
Obing Has Nothing But Fine Pitching
Clearwater writer notes Uncle Wilbert Robinson’s Brooklyn Nationals face rebuilding issues in 1926 with illness weakening Johnny Butler. Doug McWeeny and Vance show promise on the mound, but weak infield play and a cluttered roster undermine pennant chances. Robby’s pitching staff is strong yet infield speed and stability remain concerns. Rabbit Maranville and Whitey Witt stand out among the fielders.
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John B. Foster
Consolidated Press
Clearwater
Fla
Wilbert Robinson
Brooklyn Nationals
Johnny Butler
Robins
Yankees
Robbie
Butler
Brooklyns
Doug McWeeny
McWeeny
Vance
Florida
Boehler
California
Petty
Brooklyn
Robby
Monsieur Jacques Fournier
Canada
Stock
Jacques
Real
Rabbit Maranville
Whitey Witt
Rabbit
Witt
Real scrimmages in spring football practice debated
Question asks if spring football practice should include scrimmages and whether they cause harm. The answer says focus on fundamentals and individual instruction, but most colleges end up with one or two scrimmages.
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Athens Messenger
John Anderson Baseball Player Linked to Rockford and Chattanooga
The inquiry notes a John Anderson who played for Rockford, was sent to Chattanooga, and possibly led the Three Eye League in home runs. The response states multiple individuals share the name and this specific player cannot be traced.
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John Anderson
Rockford
Chattanooga
Three Eye
John Andersons
Luck! Messenger Bids Blue Devils Success in Chicago
In Zanesville on March 29 a crowd of about three thousand people of all ages gathered to wish luck to Zanesville High School’s state championship basketball team as they headed to Chicago for the national tournament this week. Superintendent F C Kirkendall, who resigned when the board approved the trip, was not present.
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Zanesville
Blue Devils
Zanesville High School
Chicago
F. C. Kirkendall
Board of Education
Boyle Valves and Underwriters Star in Toledo A B C Tournament
Chicago teams lead a field of twenty three cities at the A B C tournament in Toledo as rival quintets chase top money. Munkel Lamneck Furnaces of Columbus post 2988, Peoples Ice Cream of Chicago 2975, with others like McGillis St Paul 2857 and Herbs Indians Cleveland 2868 scoring well. Charley Buonamo tops all events at 1977 nine games. high singles 679 by D Lindley of Chicago.
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Toledo
A. RB. C
Boyle Valves and Underwriters Service Corporation
Munkel Lamneck Furnaces
Columbus
Peoples Ice Cream of
Chicago
Furnaces
McGillis
St. Paul
Vermont Drugs
Witteman Brothers
Cleveland
Herbs Indians
Fleming Furniture
Colonial Coal
Baker Music
Whistle
Charley Buonamo
3Uonamo
Larry Sutton
Henning
Mauer
Nick Bruck
Tom Reynolds
Mitchell
Metcalf
Fries
Gross
Cincinnati
D. Lindley
Prospects for Ohio University inner defense improve
The Ohio University baseball team shows improvement in infield prospects with Bayless likely to bid for shortstop and Wise returning at third. Over is expected at second while Beasel will guard first, with other candidates vying for a place in the lineup.
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Ohio University
Peden
Bayless
Wise
Beasel
Boxer's NYC appearances in 1924 concluded in draws and losses
The record shows two 1924 New York City bouts for the fighter. His first match with Jack Hausner ended in a twelve round draw, and later in 1924 Jose Lombard knocked him out in seven rounds.
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East
New York City
Jack Hausner
Jose Lombard
Open air fight season sparksNew York arena clash
Tex Rickard plans to run Madison Square Garden as a summer fight venue drawing protests from open air promoters who fear reduced gate receipts. The piece notes recent season troubles across venues including Queensboro A C and Humbert Fugazy shows, with reflections on weather and politics shaping boxing plans.
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Fair Play
Consolidated Press
New York
Tex Rickard
Madison Square Garden
Queensborough A. C
Tom McArdle
Humbert Fugazy
Ebbets’ Field
Brooklyn
Frank Flournoy
Jimmy Johnston
Polo Grounds
Flournoy
Jimmy
Rickard
Dempsey
Richard
Wisconsin’s Herbie Schwarze Breaks Conference Shot Put Record
Wisconsin star Herbie Schwarze emerged as a top weight man in the Western Conference. The Badger, known for shot put and hammer and discus, shattered Ralph Rose’s 47 foot 1 inch mark by throwing 48 feet 1 1/2 inches to set a new conference record in outdoor competition.
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Herbie Schwarze
Wisconsin
Schwarze
Badger
Columbus
Ralph Rose
Rose
Michigan
Houser
Maartranft
Four Million Books in the British Museum Library
A report notes the British Museum Library houses four million volumes highlighting vast historical collections. The figure underscores the library’s extensive holdings and research significance for scholars and the public.
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British Museum
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