International Davis Cup Play Opens at Forest Hills
International play in the Davis Cup begins at Forest Hills New York as the thirty-eighth annual United States Lawn Tennis tournament opens tomorrow at the West Side Tennis Club courts. The field includes Australia Great Britain and Japan with top stars such as Maurice McLoughlin Arthur Craigin Gerald Patterson Frederick Alexander and others. The event marks a strong US challenge with a host of famed players from across the nation and international rivals.
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New York
United States Lawn Tennis
West Side Tennis Club
Nt Mame
Stors
Australia
Great Britain
Japan
United States
Maurice A McLoughlin
Los Angeles
Arthur Craigin
Gerald L. Patterson
Wimbledon
England
Frederick B. Alexander
Brookes
Thomas and Lycett
Kumagae
Kashio
Cruden Washburn
Gritan
Garland
Davis
Mathey
Williams
Johnston
Murray
Richards
Tilden
Appeal of American to Japanese Court
The Supreme Court in Seoul heard the appeal of Rev. Eli Miller Mowry of Mansfield Ohio a Presbyterian missionary convicted of sheltering Korean senators The court reserved its decision Osawa Mowrys lawyer predicted acquittal or a new trial The minister was found guilty in April and sentenced to six months imprisonment at hard labor The appeal court had ordered four months penal servitude with two years suspended and Mowry appealed to the Supreme Court
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Seoul
Koras
Associated Press
Supreme Court
Eli Miller Mowry
Mansfield
Ohio
Osawa
Mowry
Chicago
Cincinnati
Jannette
Rescue ship launched by striking actors in New York
New York reports the Actors' Equity association launches a national cooperative theater to aid strikers. It will produce vaudeville and legitimate shows for road tours with a profit sharing plan. Play reading, casting, and a booking office start immediately. George M. Cohen heads the Actors' Fidelity league seeking a strike settlement as Samuel Gompers's arrival from Europe is awaited.
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New York
Actors’ Baulty Association
Atendant
Actors’ Association
Actors’ Equity — Association
Co-Operative Theater
Producing Managers’ Association
Actors’ Camp
Actors’ Fidelity League
George M. Cohan
American Federation
Tonigh
Samuel Gompers
Europe
Carnegie Lauded as Master Key Man in Telegraph Era
Philadelphia notes Colonel Joseph Green, 86, a veteran telegraph operator, lauds Andrew Carnegie as the master manipulator of the telegraph key. Green recalls meeting Carnegie in 1857 while working for the Pennsylvania Railroad and exchanging wire conversations with him as private operator for Colonel Thomas A. Scott.
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Philadelphia
Andrew Carnegie
Joseph Green
Carnegie
Colonel Green
Pennsylvania Railroad
Thomas A. Scott
Andy
Ukrainian forces claimed to seize Kiev and large regions
A Danish dispatch reports Ukrainian troops under General Petra occupying Kiev and vast areas including Podolia and Volhynia with advances toward the Dnieper. The message notes risk and that planes delivered reinforcements from Kamaenetz-Podology, signaling strong gains for Ukraine.
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Copenhagen
Berisina
Government of Risk
Kamaenetz-Pdology
Petura
Kiev
Podolia
Volhynia
Dnieper
Western Belt Weather To Influence Opening Market
New Orleans August 24 The cotton market saw weekly advances of 35 to 56 points after a period of low fluctuations and midweek gains offset by state crop damage reports in Texas. Traders expect western belt weather to steer prices at the opening while concerns over food act amendments and increased new crop movement also loom.
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New Orleans
Texas
Bey
Congress
Avery
Shortstop and third baseman duties in fielding plays
A 1919 Ball Syndicate coaching note explains how shortstops and third basemen back up and relay throws, cover ranges, and position for double plays. It emphasizes the shortstop’s lead on throws from the catcher and the third baseman’s duty to back up, block wild throws, and stay alert to runners and hits.
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Scong
Basle
Ron
the Ball Syndicate
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Frankmen Bear Twins at Poncey in rough Nashville Little Rock twin bill
Nashville and Little Rock opened with a messy two game set at Poncey. Nashville won 4 6 while Little Rock took 5 1 in the second game. Ellam and Burke led the offensive output with key extra base hits and RBIs.
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Poncey
Nasaville
He No. A
Wickham
Meyers
Olm Burke
McDonald
Graham
A Dunning
Kohlbecker
Blam
Lanxenau
Halfrich
Totslga
Little RK
Frierson
McGinnis
J. Burke
Robinson
Nashville
Little Rock
Burke
Ellam
Dunning
Grimm
Eliam
Elam
Lankenau
Tung
Helfrich
Bacon
Brennen
Campbell
A. Meyers
M. Burke
Ry i Po
Kinsella
Brottem
Ledbetter
Prase
Otes
Ledbatter
Gr'mm
Distel
Hodzs
Hodge
Shetter
Nuns
Bren
Doping Tales From Shuffling Phil Douglass Era
Shuffling Phil Douglass recounts doping rumors in early baseball, recounting Cubs dope plots, a Mackin wager quarrel, and related tales. Jim Hart recalls gamblers plotting after Foutz faced pressure. Tales cover Cincinnati oatmeal water fears, water tampering, and a woman in Cincinnati who sickened pitchers, with Chicago and Cincinnati teams embroiled in suspicions and rivalries.
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Lana
Hart
Jim Hart
San Francisco
Foutz
Wart
Jed
Sizzers
Jim
Bart
Fouts
Stick Moon
Cincinnati
Anson
The
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Bradstreet Weekly National Clearings Report
Bradstreet reports US clearings for the week ending August 21 totaling 7.665 trillion dollars, down from 8.6087 trillion last week and 6.090 trillion a year ago. Canadian clearings reach 210.636 billion, down from 284.764 billion last week and 174.904 billion a year ago. Regional figures list major cities with percentage changes versus last year.
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Telegraph
Bradstreet's
Journal
New York
Agererate
York
Philuwetona Troston
Seer Aptese
Olty
Baltimors
Cincinnati
Ind
Omohs
Orleans
Atlanta
Houston
Indianapolie
Canada
The Profither's Plumb Plan Rehearsed In Public Grievance
A satirical tirade laments rising prices and consumer hardship as the public debates the profiteering crisis. It mocks penny candy, shrinking wages, and the burden on housewives while calling for reform to curb the high cost of living.
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Dupont
Collega
Sake Knife
Ford
Local Market Quotations From Selene Bank Clearings
Summary of weekly banking clearings with numerical figures and year over year comparison. Mentions Selene Bank and weekly totals with a note of increases and period reference. Data appears as OCR gibberish but preserves key entities and metrics.
War Less Disturbing Than Reconstruction
The Weekly Financial Review argues reconstruction is more disruptive than the war, stressing that production growth and calm public opinion are needed. It covers dollar value, labor demands, railroad wages, foreign trade, and calls for international credit pooling and antitrust measures to stabilize postwar economy.
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Financial Review
Henry Clews '& Co
New York
Lloyd-George
Europe
United States
United States Steel Corporation
Congress
Boards of Arbitration
Capital
Jeborould
Europa
Praten
Washington
American Bankers’ Association i
Fis
Japan
Belgium
Greece
Great Britain
France
Tobacco sales near four million mark reached
Fitzgerald Georgia August 24 special one and a quarter million pounds of tobacco sold last week at the Low Dickey Tobacco warehouse bringing season total to nearly three million pounds. Much of the week’s stock commanded fancy prices above 60 cents per pound. A two thousand pound jet from Irwin County averaged about 51 cents per pound, possibly the highest for a similar quantity from that planter. Local market closes September 2.
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Fitzgerald
Low Dickey Tobacco Warehouse
Irwin County Aord
Stocks Reflect Labor Troubles Hit Markets
New York reports a unsettled week in stocks as labor disturbances rise and exchange trouble spurs caution. Despite some rallies from low quotes, many active stocks slide, bonds dip, and conservative investors grow wary as money markets firm yet show a year’s second reserve deficit.
Market steadiness undercuts further steel advances
New York reports steel prices firm yet growing resistance to more increases. Export steel sales seen fair while large deals await credit terms. Copper and lead show improved activity. September to November copper prices solid at 24 cents. Lead held near 6 cents, scrap dull, tin quiet with early Straits delivery around 68 to 60 cents.
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New York
Government cash very satisfactory in treasury offerings
Washington reports treasury semi monthly offerings on certificates of indebtedness have yielded strong cash results. Assistant Secretary Leffingwell stated the first two issues brought in 1 065 853 500 dollars, signaling unqualified and ample support. The September 2 issue will have no fixed minimum and close without notice, with September 16 omitted. Federal reserve banks receive no quotas. tax certificates may be substituted and cash redemption allowed after September 2 for certain maturities.
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Treasury
Leffingwell
Federal Reserve Banka
Banka
Glass
Federal Reserve Banks
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