Woman of Dacula Held for Passing Worthless Checks
Lawrenceville Ga December 30 Special Mrs Sadie Smith of Dacula was arrested Monday morning on charges of passing forged checks. She bought goods for seven dollars, passed a 3960 check signed YF Stanley, and later cashed a 3500 check signed ST Stamey. A cashier noted the bogus checks and the woman was jailed after a failed attempt to hire a car to Decatur.
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Lawrenceville
Sadie Smith
Dacula
Lawrencevlle
H R Sual
Dacula Banking Company
Stanley
Sherif Garner
Southern League Southpaws Will Keep Tigers in Hunt
A Detroit Times era preview notes Coveleskie and Cavet anchor the Tigers staff for 1914 with Willett Dubuc and Mauys in reserve. It cites Williams’ confidence, Jennings’ praise, and predicts a strong southpaw core. Cavet’s eye troubles and past Giant-Killer form are discussed amid roster speculation.
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Tigers
Welsh's Manager Closes Details Of Big Boxing Bout
Welsh's manager reveals final arrangements for the anticipated match featuring his young fighter Fred Welsh against Frank Whitney. The contest takes place soon at the coast venue with both camps set and training near completion.
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Fred
Frank Whitney
Colar
Auburn players open to Carlisle contest after season
Auburn players Dorvie and teammates show willingness to meet Carlisle Indians after the season in Atlanta, not for the regular schedule. Donahue aims for a post season clash with strong interest here, hoping to draw crowds two weeks after Thanksgiving.
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Mic Dorvie
Uis Ub
Carlisle Indians
Atlanta
Donahue
Redskins
Saales
Warner
High School Boys Play Football With Few Hurts
Fragmentary OCR notes indicate a high school football game with few injuries. Several garbled words mention love toe and tires blower, but the readable context confirms a boys football event with minimal injuries at a school. Further details are illegible.
Six Players Released by Boston Americans
A fragmented notice reports six players released by the Boston Americans. The incomplete text mentions veterans and managerial actions, with scattered references to teams, leagues, and possible roster reshuffles impacting the season.
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Boston Americans
Colony Athletic Club Faces Hard Week Before Columbus Game
Five crowded with work as Caugd Toe Bean of the 4 Janta Atl ete prepares his team for a clash with the Gotuman Young Mets Christian association in Columbus Saturday. Practice on a smaller court tests spacing and teamwork. Columbus holds a strong record and home court edge, but local players remain undaunted and focused on a tough week of training.
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Janta
Gotuman Young Mets Christian Association
Columbus
Columbus Bunen
Three Track Stars Leave Mercersburg
Three Mercersburg Academy track stars depart amid alleged infractions. Robinson tops the 100 yard dash in 9.25 seconds and 0 in .948, while Goelitz runs the sprints and hurdles and Cantwell competes in pole vault and long jump. Coaches anticipate a scramble to recruit them for new teams.
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Mercersbuces
Arthur & Robinson
At Aimer
Anschiel
Goelitz
Cantwell
Mercersburg Academy
Robinson
Cun Ming
Tis
Natonal
Amateur Athletic Union
Cosata
Federal League Head In New York Moves To Expand
Charles Weechman president of the Chicago Federal club announced in New York that a meeting last Saturday drew interest in expanding the new league. A New York millionaire certified a 100000 dollar commitment, while John Wile reportedly joined the Toronto club plans, signaling cross-city activity ahead of potential franchise moves.
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Federal League
New York
Chuaso
James
Ball Park
Charles Weechman
Chicago Federal
Weeekhman
Met Inn
Weerhaat
Fuabe
Manane Baltharend
John Wile
Leom Pictsbug
Toranto Club
Bath Mune December Defends Title in Narrow Win
The defender Bath Mune is named as the ace in a tight December race with 24 power, while New Folle Liglweipna and Boston yachtman George Owen are noted. The designer is weak, and the preliminary plans for the Quieliminars will begin next month, with Con stiuton work starting next exits ext month.
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Bath
Ace
Amenets
Boston
George Owen
Qieliminars
Fitzsimmons Barred From New York Ring
New York December. The New York State Athletic Commission barred Fitzsimmons from boxing in New York despite his claim of regained strength. The commission ruled he no longer possessed the stamina for a fast ten‑round bout, after recently challenging any Whitechapel class member.
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New York
Bob Tuvanous
New Jerick
New York State
Fitzsimons
Lecel Ring
Fitzsimmons
Pinehurst Holiday Golf Tourney Semifinals Set
In bright conditions at Pinehurst the annual holiday golf tournament advanced to semifinals. Henry Segerman faces Becher and Merriman with Truesdell in the Presidents Trophy consolation. Remaining matches include Crocker and Hunter among others. several ties went extra holes.
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Pinehurst
Wecember
Henry Segeerman
Dnglewood
Becler
Woodland
Merriman Waterbury
Truesdell
Foxhills
Seggerman
Becher
Merriman
Avision
Chicago
George A Crocker Brookline
Robert Hunter Weeburn
Herzog Signs Catcher for Cinnetmast Yankee League Era
Manager Herzog of the Cinnetmast wired President August Hermann that he signed a college catcher named Fink Wel Jen who had impressed with the St Lyonns college team. The message indicates the National League term today as part of the signing news.
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Herzog
Cinnetmast
August Hermann
Snca
Fink Wel Jen
St Lyonns
Seven Cracker Signings Fill Crackers Roster Bunch
Baseball headquarters buzzed as manager Billy Smith signed seven players to the Crackers contracts. Recipients include Pilches Smider from New York, G H Wood from Columbus, Bo Perryman formerly of Emory and Virginia leagues, Otto Schmitt, HC Broadwater, Edward M Wash from Long Island, and J Re Welsh from Long Island. Ten more players were sent contracts, with outfielders Planagan and Marcher among them and five catchers and pitchers named for potential spring training. No return date for report is given.
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Treads
Baseball
Billy Smith
G Bee
Uncle Sam
Bil
New York
H Wood
Columbus
Bo Perryman
Emory College
Otto Schmitt
Charley Schmidt
Mobile
Otto Ie
HC Broadwater
Tangston Ga
Edward M Wash
Long Island
Merrie Ten
Planagan
Jni
Harry Fible
Saginaw Wiel
Cink Griffith
Huhe Kissinger
Wemphe
Souien
Gfnd
Virgana League
Browning
Tresas Ieijue
Lawrence
Appalachan
Virginia League
Tersey City
International League
Pheas
Hydro Airship Service Set Between St Petersburg and Tampa
Taupa Fla December 80 With Tony Jannux the celebrated airman as shipper the amp St Petersburg Set Tage Pranosportation company will inaugurate its airboat service January. Several trips will be made each day between the two towns a distance of 21 miles across the waters of Bulls borough and Tampa by. The company has three airships of the hydro aeroplane type. They have already been tested out in preliminary flights with utmost success. One trip between the two towns is to be made at a rate of a tk in less than a minute it recalculated. Already bookings have been made that will keep the quimtor oiso for several weeks. Tumus says his airboats are safe that if anything should happen to the craft they could be brought gently to rest on the placid bosom of the bay. It is also stated that this is the first time the aeroplane has been used is a strictly commercial proposition.
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Taupa Fla
Tony Jannux
St Petersburg
Tage Pranosportation Company
Bullsborough
Tampa
Meeks Tumnus
Brangat Kently
Four American golfers to cross water for British amateur
New York reports four American soliers named Travers, Herrsoov, Ourmet, and Schmidt will attempt the British Amateur Championship, leaving for England in spring. Portunius quotes say one may not get another chance, and plans to travel in April are outlined despite unclear surrounding details.
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New York
Ikrome D Travers
Jied Herrsoov
Francis Ourmet
Meuch Scmidt—hise
England
Gqumet
Vendilio & Add
Beachey flies under roof but crashes biplane
San Francisco observer records a dramatic attempt on December 30 at the Palace of Machinery where Beachey flew a biplane beneath a roof at Uer grounds. The stunt ends with a hard landing and the machine smashed though Beachey is unharmed.
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Sansnail Fe
Beachey
Palace of Machinery
Uer Positon
Reachey
Athens Defeats Fifth Regiment In Tight Tug
In a hard fought game MC 4 basketball team defeated the Fifth Regiment 3 to 4. The last minute of play decided the result with bursts of intense action and strong team defense throughout the match.
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Athens
Fifth Regiment
Huikant
Pla
Thomas elected president of S A E fraternity
Columbus session of the S E Alpha Epsilon fraternity adjourned after a two day meeting. C Thomas Columbus resident Jelks Birmingham vice president LB Haley Birmingham secretary and treasurer were elected for the next year. The MLAE meeting place is to be decided.
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Columbus
Spewis
Sema Alpha Epsilomirs
Fernlly
Georgia
Alabama
New Floyd County Game Warden Takes Post
State Game Warden Davis announces the appointment of Clarence Todd's successor, a noted hunter and sportsman famed as Coon Lamphix. The new game warden begins duties today, succeeding the region’s captain and continuing the county’s wildlife enforcement tasks.
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Davis
Clarence Todd
Coon
Ban Johnson Welcomes Great Baseball War
Chisago December 20. Ban Johnson, president of the American League, says the entrance of a new league, if financed, should improve baseball for players, owners, and spectators. He believes opposition will push baseball toward a sounder, standard structure and questions which rosters would join an outlaw league.
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Chisago
BB Johnson
National Baseball Commission
Johnson
Art Johnson
American League
Europe Endures Record Blizzard and Flood Devastation
European weather afflicts nations from Spain to Germany with blizzards and floods. Paris reports snowbound outskirts as rivers rise. Germany's Baltic coast flooded and coastal towns submerged. Storms bring deaths, wrecked ships, and widespread telegraph outages as Morvan and the Pyrenees report severe snow and evacuations.
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Germany
Berlin
France
Europe
Paris
Wenthar Bureau
le Creuzot
Sagne
Morvan
Mediterranean
Port Verrignan
Department
Pyrenees
Onentales
Aube
Treyis
Ammerman Daughter Dies After Platform Tragedy
Fainted and fell to death on a streetcar platform edge when a person identified as Ammerman, daughter of Gustav Ammerman, was shot and fell onto the tracks in front of an express train. The incident occurred today at the rail line, with authorities investigating the circumstances.
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Tee Ee Peer Uneal Jred
Ammerman
Gustav Dammerman
Timous Rile
Sulway
Iran
Reserve Clause Under Fire in Base Ball Dispute
Indianapolis December 30 Edward E Gates city counsel for the Federal League declared the reserve clause under fire as a Sherman act trust issue. He argued organized baseball monopolizes the game through contracts and a blacklist, threatening injunctions to keep players from the Federal league if not done in good faith. Gates said the reserve clause binds neither players nor clubs universally and is contrary to public policy.
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Indianapolis
Federal Lea
Edward E Gates
Gates
Niberal Commission
United States
Com Manan
Wall
Tega
Platers Labs
Dailey Named Business Manager Of Pittsburg Club
John Dailey, formerly a public safety director, closed negotiations to become business manager of the Pittsburg club. He will take on duties before his official life in the club begins.
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John Dailey
Pittsburga
Tokny Dailey
Pittsburgz Club
Natins
Ife
Demolition of racing sloop Reliance underway in New York
New York on December 21 reports the racing sloop Penance, defender of the Americas Cup against Sir Thomas Lipton's Shamrock J5T, is being demolished after ten years in an island dock cradle. It was recently sold as junk. Reliance was designed and built by the Herroshelts of Hristo.
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New York
Penance
Thomas Liptons
City Island
Reliance
Herroshelts
Hristo
Artist Missed Success and Died of Hunger in Paris Studio
Paris December 30 The body of Y Wintolas elzynsk an artist of mom ise was found in his studio today Main death revealed one of the most pitical trigedias of the Latin quarter in years He came to Tas a few months ago but did not meet with sames Funds were finally reduced to an extent necessitating the pawning of even his cluthes and bedding The intense cold finished the work begun by starvation Inuanapons ana recoiper sy Thomas Taggart democratic national committeeman from Indiana and his Supporters Won 1 sweeping victory in the district conventions throughout the state yesterday when every man elected to a chairmanship was a Taggart sym pathizer
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Paris
Y Wintolas
Elzynsk
Momise
Tas
Inuanapons
Ana Recoiper
Thomas ‘Taggart
Indiana
Taggart
Atlantan Elected National Officer of Chi Zeta Chis
Augusta Ga December 30 officers were elected at the national plenary convention of the Chi Zeta Chi fraternity. Supreme eminent grand Lee S Path erson New York Supreme bursar J C McDougall Atlanta Supreme historian Daveny Minor Nashville Regent Alpha Province W A Hogen Baltimore Hogent Beta Province Homer Scott Little Rock. Chapters were dropped in These at the Birmingham Medical College Long Island College of Medicine George Washington University and Jefferson Medical College. The next biennial convention will be held in Memphis in 1915.
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Augusta
Chi Zeta Chi
Lee S Patherson
New York Supreme
J C McDougall
Atlanta Supreme
Daveny
Nashville
Baltimore
Hogent
Homer Scott Little Rock Hour
Birmingham Meiical College
Long Island College of Medicine
George Washington University
Jefferson Medical College
Memphis
Sumter convict camps found in good shape
Americas Ga December 20 Special The Sumter convict camps were inspected by Prison Commissioner Rainey who found conditions excellent with a larger force than before fifteen or twenty white tramps recently sentenced to the county camp. About ninety convicts are now on the local charge.
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Americas
Spe
Cial
Sumter
Rainey
Chamgang i
Chamgang
Mrs Harria Armor Speaks on National Prohibition in Eastman
Mrs Mary Harria Armor state and national organizer of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union lectured on National Constitutional Prohibition at the First Methodist church in Eastman. She spoke about an hour and a half and drew funds toward the cause, raising over 3100 in a few minutes through a vocal sale by Professor Wes Pearoch of Macon.
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Timsuome Ye Reece
Mary Harria
Armor
Womans Chnatian Temperance Union
Methodat
Mra Armér
Wes Pearoch
Macon
BOB ADAMSON CHOSEN FOR FIRE COMMISSIONER
Mayor elect John P Witchel nears office and is near finalizing city appointments including fire commissioner Bob Adamson secretary to late Mayor Gaynor. Roles for Katherine Bearent Davis and William H Edwards mark historic and political staffing shifts.
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New York
John P Witchel
W Cameron Forbes
Masachusetts
G Eneral
Philipmaines
Mitchel
Wr Forbes
Henry Sroefe
Municipal ‘ Search Bureau
Ehath Berlain
Witches
Massachusetts
Forbes
Robert Adamson
Gaynor
Mitchell
Walliam H. Edwards
Princeton
Katherine Bearent Davis
John A Bangsbury
Miter
Vario
Wanderin
Kingsbury
New York Association For
Progressive Party
English Cotton Mills Closing In Blackburn District
Eighteen weaving mills in Blackburn district have closed in recent days due to a slump in the cotton trade. It is understood that many other mills are about to cease operations.
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Blackburn
England
Crichton Shumaker Business College Offers $1000 Monthly Tuition
The Crichton Shumaker Business College introduces a complete business education at a $1000 monthly rate placed on merit for teachers and pupils. Crichton and Shumaker advertise 25 years of experience in Atlanta training stenographers and bookkeepers, with Losue copies on request.
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Crichton Shumaker Business College
Riser
Messrs Crichton & Shumaker
Atlanta
Whoave
Cato Losue
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