Haunted Farm Site in Canarsie Yields Skeletons Linked to Murders
Police probe linked to a 1912 Brooklyn murder case and a prior burial on the old Canarsie site. Workers unearthed a barrel containing a partially clothed skeleton, with a newer discovery last September, as detectives pursue possible links to gang violence and hidden graves.
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Charles Wuest
Hegeman Avenue
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Morris Pflum
Samuel Block
Block
Purify the Star Spangled Banner in New York Schools
A New York conference of high school music teachers urged removing darky dialect from songs in textbooks and altering the Star Spangled Banner to simplify language and rhythm. Doctor Frank Rix supported standard English and a lighter key change to A flat, arguing it aids foreign students and broad audiences.
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America
Frank R. Rix
Board of Education
Suwannee River
Joe
Rix
Girl Raises Pigs for Gain in Imperial Valley
Miss Josie Fuller, seventeen, Holtville California, runs a herd of about 50 hogs aimed at profit and study. She plans to become the district hog expert and notes pig culture is money making, not a finishing school for debutantes. She nearly won a University of California prize, but judges docked her score for spending time on her dogs.
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Josie Fuller
Imperial Valley
University of California
Fish Jump Into Boats On Fox River Incident
In Waukesha Wisconsin a five and a half pound black bass leaped into the rowboat of Lloyd and Ione Thomas aged ten and twelve causing a scramble but no serious injuries. Rescue efforts followed as other fishermen aided the children. Reports say fish have jumped into boats at least six times this fall on the Fox river due to motor boat wakes and murky water.
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Fox River
Lloyd
Ione Thomas
E. L. Thomas
Mass play devised by Rutgers coach may spread to other colleges
The rules committee legalized the mass play created by George Foster Sanford, allowing three backs behind three linemen when none part of the attacking trio is within a yard of the scrimmage line. Sanford praised its effectiveness for ground gains and goal situations while condemning a dangerous variation as hamstringing and face smashing.
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George Foster Sanford
Rutgers
Football Rules Committee
Sanford
Mr. Sanford
American sports evolve as Japanese embrace Western games
Americans returning from Japan note rapid assimilation of Occidental sports in Japan. Golf tennis and motoring attract many devotees and several players display court and course proficiency that could make them formidable in a few years.
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Land of
Nippon
Cleveland chosen to host national track championships
Frederick W. Rubien announced at the New York Athletic Club outing at Travers Island that next year’s national track and field championships will be held in the middle West, with Cleveland selected as the site.
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Ohio Metropolis
Middle West
Frederick W. Rubien
Amateur Athletic Union
New York Athletic Club
Travers Island
Cleveland
Golf Emerges As National Game Rival To Baseball
The Kansas City Journal proclaims golf a popular, universal sport respected across classes. It rejects insults labeling golf as weak and argues the game demands brain and strength, making it a close competitor to baseball for national title.
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Kansas City Journal
Paul Des Jardien Named Oberlin Football Coach
Paul Des Jardien, former University of Chicago star, takes over Oberlin College football helm. The coach has held roles with Marshalltown and Cleveland baseball teams since graduating last June.
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University of Chicago
Oberlin
Marshalltown
Cleveland
Sports notes mix humor and updates from era
A collage of sports jabs and rumors covers boxing golf football and boxing figures. Mentions Koob of the Browns slipping into form, Eddie Plank praise, Harvard football shifts Westmore Willcox, Ping Bodie joining the Mackerels, and Kilbane still champion since 1912.
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