Army and Navy Face Off in Baltimore Classic
Cadets favored as Army and Navy meet in Baltimore on November 28. President Coolidge will attend as hotels fill and crowds gather around the site near Annapolis, with Army aiming to extend a strong record and Navy seeking to improve after multiple losses this season.
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Baltimore
Associated Press
Cisreng
Army Pos
NAVY
Baxter
Davidson
Taylor Saunders
Wickhorst Ellinger
Lentz Garbisch
Osburn Farwick
Eddy Griffith
Stol
Westbrook Pegler
United News
Army
Annapolis
Washington
Coolridge
Harvard
Yale
Congress Action on Elevation of Guns May Hinge on Cost
Washington reports that Congress will debate gun elevation for battleship main batteries in the coming short session. Cost dominates the issue as many ships would need expensive work or be replaced within ten years. Secretary Wilbur and Admiral Eberle reference economic factors and treaty interpretations under Washington arms limits while British proposals prompt clarification.
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Congress
Eberle
Naval Operations
Wilbur
French
Naval Subcommittee
House Appropriations Committee
Naval Service
Aghes
New York
United States
Hughes
Thanksgiving Meet Held by Klansmen
War eross Georgia November 28 Special J A Thanksgiving day celebration here of the Ku Klux Rise was featured by a parade in which klangmen from different points in south Georgia and Florida took part. The men were in full regalia and many people lined the streets to watch the parade led by two automobiles bearing electric crosses Rev C A Ridley of Atlanta delivered an address to the klansmen at the ball park. Old Silas Gump the sage of Sinking Spring says his wife has never learned to drive their car except in an advisory capacity.
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South Georgia
Florida
C. A. Ridley
Atlanta
Ball Park
Silas Gump
Sinking Spring
Reading Times
Nine Illin End Grid Careers at Illinois
Urbana November 28. Nine players here to end football careers with Illinois six regulars among them. Capt Frank Rokusek Dick Hull Wallie Mellwain Roy Miller Gil Roberts E G Schultz Lou Slimmer Leonard Umnus Dwight Follett see out three seasons. Returning hopes rest on Grange Britton Gallivan Hall Kassel Mubl with reserves and freshmen.
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Illinois
Orange and Blue
Frank Rokusek
Omaha
Neb
Dick Hull
Loganaport
Ind
Wallie Mellwain
Highland Park
Roy Miller
Gil Roberts
Oskaloosa
Iowa
E. G. Schultz
Geneseo
Lou Slimmer
Millville
N. J
Leonard Umnus
Menominee
Mich
Dwight Follett
Maywood
Illini
Slimmer
Hall
Butler
Jim McMillen
Zuppke
Omnus
Investigation Ordered Into Ponzi's Presence in U S
Washington officials ordered an immigration probe into Charley Ponzi's presence in the United States. If the unnamed source's statements are substantiated, deportation proceedings may follow. Boston reports say Ponzi, once tied to a 1920 get rich quick scheme, is under possible deportation after federal prison and state charges. The exact destination, Italy or Canada, remains undecided. Commissioner Johnston noted the inquiry concerns unlawful presence.
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Washington
United States
Charley Ponzi
Boston
Charles Ponzi
Plymouth County
Italy
Canada
Johnston
Mrs. Lou Morris Dies After Long Illness
Sparta Georgia November 28 Mrs Lou Morris 78 died at her home this afternoon after a lingering illness Survivors include two sons C E and George Morris and several grandchildren Funeral set for Saturday at 11 with Rev J A Partridge Methodist pastor officiating Interment in Sparta cemetery
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Sparta
Lou Morris
C. E
George Morris
J. A. Partridge
Methodist Church
Sparta Cemetery
Ty Cobb Life Story Turns On Augusta Scout
The article chronicles Ty Cobb's early career misgivings and rebirth as a star. Cobb faces his father's opposition, drops from Augusta, then excelling for Anniston before being re-signed by Leidy who sees hidden talent. Leidy's patient management shapes Cobb into a future major league star.
Tragedy at Dalton May Claim Second Victim
Dalton, Ga November 28 Special Mrs BB Williams critically wounded after her brother Bee Parker was killed by his brother in law Leonard Colting. Blood poisoning follows a stray buckshot wound to her left arm. amputation contemplated. Eve Bohn sister of Williams was present but unharmed.
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Dalton
BB. Williams
Bee Parker
Leonard Colting
Little Hone
International League approves modified draft plan
The International League unanimously adopts a modified draft similar to the major leagues and the Pacific Coast and American Association. Teams may acquire players from majors under contract and back via recall, with a 5,000 dollar draft price and a 1925 schedule of 154 games opening April 15 and ending September 20.
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New York
International Baseball League
Jack Dunn
Baltimore
S. C. and Furman Declared Joint Champions
In Columbia on November 25 a committee failed to agree on a 1924 South Carolina football champion. The USC and Furman University were declared co champions with equal engraving on the cup and shared ownership for a year each. The Focus club trophy requires three consecutive wins to become permanent.
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Furman
Columbia
8. C
South Carolina
University of South Carolina
Farman University
Focus Club, of
Moore Is Only Backfield Man Who Will Not Return For Service Next Season
Georgia Tech closes the 1924 season after a hard schedule with a glory filled win over Auburn. Six seniors complete their Tech careers, led by Captain George Gardner, with Moore Huffines and Glenn also ending their varsity runs. The 1925 squad will feature many returning regulars and new prospects as Tech eyes a tougher schedule, while two injured veterans Merkle and Reeves may miss early season play. Battalion football to follow and spring practice to start in February.
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George Congdon
Gridiron Warriors
Georgia Tech
Grantfield
Auburn
Tech
George Gardner
Gordon " Nabelle
Joe Usry
Roy Huffines
Fred Moore
John Glenn
Huffiness
Glenn
Gardner
Monk Nabelle
Tech Flats
Gus Merkle
Bob Reeves
Merkle
Alabama Tech
Reeves
Carpenter
Forrester
Wycoff
Douglas Wrycoff
Teeves
Sam Murray
Bip Farnsworth
Vaughn Connelly
Tvan Wiliams
Craig Wilton
Carter Barron
Tom Angler
Hays Perrish
Battalion
Indictments Against Socialists Nolle Each Defendant
Cincinnati November 28 United States Judge Smith Hickenlooper nolled indictments against Thomas Hammerschmidt former socialist mayoral candidate Lotta Burke secretary of the Socialist Party of Cincinnati and 11 others charged with conspiracy to defeat registration under the national selective service act The defendants had been indicted in October for distributing circulars opposing the draft The group received varied federal sentences from one year and a day to three months and appealed the verdict the Supreme Court later reversed and remanded for retrial
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Cincinnati
Thomas Hammerschmidt
Lotta Burke
Socialist Party
United States
Smith Hickenlooper
Hareth E. Man
Department of Justice
Washington
Hammerschwidt
Misa Burke
Federal Grand Jury
Iito
Fedleral
Hammerschmidt
Miss Burke
Federal Penitentiary
Federal Court of Appeals
Surpreme Court
District Court
Corn Husking Expert Tournament Progress in Sangamon County
Indiana and Illinois corn huskers compete in Sangamon County Illinois in a elimination tourney to select super huskers for Des Moines Iowa on November 24 for a Midwest championship. Ray McQuirk husked 2999 pounds in 1 hour 20 minutes, at a rate of 271 hushels in a nine hour day, a top mark for nearly any corn husker.
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Lafayette Journal Courier
Indiana
Illinois
Sangamon County
Ilinois
Des Moines
Iowa
Ray McQuirck
Santamon ‘County
Koretz Indicted On New Counts In Oil Fraud Case
November grand jury voted three new true bills against Leo Koretz owner of disputed oil schemes. Indictments charge confidence game and larceny by bailee, raising potential total to $100000. Meantime $79000 Koretz placed in a Liverpool safety box was recovered from Chicago Title and Trust officials.
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Grand Jury
Leo Koretz
Halifax
Koretz
Robert L. Crowe
Ferdinand Koretz
Chicago Title and Trust Company
Liverpool
N. 8
Rorety
South America
Wood Alcohol Toddy Blinds Willard Mack
New York theatre figure Willard Mack, playwright and actor, has been temporarily blinded in one eye by wood alcohol poisoning and now sees poorly with his other eye. He recently sought treatment at a Mt. Vernon hospital after a pneumonia diagnosis. He vowed to kiss and pin a rose on anyone who offers him a drink.
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Willard Mack
Mt. Vernon
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Broadway
Tay Jesson
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