St Louis Wins World Series in Power Play
Cardials capture 1926 title as Meusel muff and Koenig errors loom large. Thevenow shines with sensational fielding and late runs seal the victory in the final game at Yankee Stadium. Ruth homers, Hoyt and Pennock pitched well but could not overcome St Louis’s defense and timely hitting.
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Billy Evans
Yankee Stadium
New York
Mark Koenig
Yankees
Tommy Thevenow
Cardinals
Alexander
Bob Meusel
Meusel
Koenig
St. Louis
Earl Combs
Bottomley
Bell
Hoyt
Hafey
Meuscel
Comb
O’farrell
Combs
Thas
Texas
Lazzeri
Theve
Pennock
First Wool Meeting Set For Next Week
The Montana Wool Growers' association sponsors the first wool growers meeting of the season on Wednesday October 20 at 1 30 p m in the county high school gymnasium. R L Waddell W P Stapleton and Murray E Stebbins will discuss more and better wool farm flocks in Montana and the economic future of the sheep and wool industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana Wool Growers’ Association
R. L. Waddell
W. P. Stapleton
Northern Pacific Railway
Montana
Murray E. Stebbins
Mob Rampage Rocks Aiken South Carolina
A mob estimated at 50 to 100 overpowered the sheriff and jailer in Aiken on October 8 seizing three Black prisoners including a woman on trial for slaying former Sheriff H. H. Howard. They were taken to a wooded area where the bodies were found amid a state inquiry and coroner’s inquest.
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Aiken
S. C
Lanham
H. H. Howard
State Supreme Court
Howard
Prominent Chicago Lawyer Shot in Fusillade by Gangsters
W. W. O'Brien former assistant state's attorney and noted criminal lawyer was badly wounded in a near north side ambush. Two gangsters were killed and two wounded as gunmen fired from a second story marine position and a pursuing car. Victims, witnesses, and the cathedral facade were part of a chaotic scene near Holy Name cathedral and the Eu charteristic congress site. The dead include Earl Hymie Weiss and Paddy Murray, brother of William Murray. One gunman and two wounded were later treated elsewhere.
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Chicago
W. W. O’brien
Holy Name Cathedral
Dion O’banion
Cardinal Hundelein
Earl “Hymie” Weiss
O’banion
O'Banion
Paddy Murray
William Murray
Big Tim Murphy
Leavenworth Penitentiary
Mitchell and Stockdal Correct Misstatement in Prohibition Debate
A published communication from Rev. A. A. Holbeck transmits a letter from Harry B. Mitchell denying support for Initiative Measure No. 30 and pledging strict liquor enforcement. Rev. T. S. Stockdal confirms Mitchell’s Prohibition backing and urges public correction of false impressions about his candidacy.
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Harry B. Mitchell
Rev
Stockdal
Tong Kwai Held At Livingston For Murder Of Dr Wing
Coroner's inquest finds Tong Kwai responsible for the Wednesday night shooting death of Chinese doctor Dr Wing at the Quong Wing laundry. Tong Kwai arrested by Officers Zollman and Carthal and held without bail. information expected next week.
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Livingston Enterprise
Charles Wong Wing
Quong Wing
Tong Kwai
Martin Zollman
Charles Carthal
Dr. Wing
Dan Yancey
Kwai
Wing
Carthal
Ten Thousand Die As Wuchang Siege Continues
Ten thousand have died in Wuchang since late August as Cantonese forces besiege the city. Chinese officials report starvation and secret deaths in red buildings. About five hundred coffins have been shipped to Hankow for burials as residents attempt perilous river crossings. The Cantonese endure a war of attrition and a possible surrender by October 10.
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Hankow
Wuchang
Red Army
Yangtze
Helena Sheepman Earns Vice Presidency in Spokane Bank
H H Pigott of Helena elected active vice president of the Federal Land Bank of Spokane Wash effective the fifteenth of the month. The position is newly created and Pigott plans to move to Spokane after being offered the post following years with Penwell land and livestock interests and War Finance Corporation service in Montana. D G O Shea of Red Lodge remains president.
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Helena
H. H. Pigott
Penwell Land and Livestock
Federal Land Bank of
Spokane
Wash
Pigott
Montana
War Finance Corporation
Federal Land Bank
D. G. ‘O’shea
Red Lodge
Montana Assembly
Andrew Berg Passes At Home In This City
Andrew Berg a Melville and Big Timber resident since 1881 died at his home on the east side of this city Saturday night aged 69 years and 7 days of senile gangrene of the feet. Funeral service was held at the Lutheran church Tuesday afternoon with Rev. A. A. Holbeck. interment in Mountain View. Pallbearers were J. S. Solberg B. S. Lavold Erik Neste F. A. Webb Isaac Rostad and H. J. Sandsness. Born in Trondheim Norway he came to America in 1879 living first in Michigan. He later settled at Melville where he married Anna Hoyem. He leaves a wife one son and five daughters: Mrs Anna Berg Mrs Martin Ostenson Arthur Berg Mrs Knute Lavold Melville Mrs Will King Long Beach Calif Mrs George Washburn Chicago Mrs Clea Booth Dalles Ore. A daughter in law Mrs Alfred Berg and two sons Alvin and Arthur of Absarokee attended the funeral.
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Andrew Berg
Melville
Big Timber
A. A. Holbeck
Mountain View
J. S. Solberg
B. S. Lavold
Erik Neste
F. A. Webb
Isaac Rostad
H. J. Sands
Long Beach
Calif
George Washburn
Chicago
Clean Booth
Dalles
Ore
Alfred Berg
Alvin and
Arthur
Absarokee
Sharkey Defeats Wills On Foul In Brooklyn Fight
Jack Sharkey, the Boston heavyweight, won on a foul from Harry Wills in the 13th round at Ebbetts Field. Referee Patsy Haley disqualified Wills for backhand blows and holding and punching as Sharkey outboxed him throughout. The crowd ranged 40 000 to 50 000.
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Ebbets Field
Brooklyn
N. Y
Jack Sharkey
Boston
Harry Wills
Wills
Patsy Haley
Sharkey
Will
Jack Dempsey
Dempsey
Goodyer Sentenced to Light Term for Bank Looting
William S Goodyer, former cashier of Farmers and Mechanics Bank in Helena, was sentenced to three years and six months in Deer Lodge for grand larceny and forged notes. Three separate informations prevented cumulative terms, yielding a single seven to fourteen year term with parole after three and a half years.
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S. J. Tomcheck
Drake Hotel
Charles Eybel
Goodyer
Montana
Supreme Court of California
California
Sorenson
Pacific
Eybel
Barnes
Howard
Deer Lodge
Million Sheep Leave Montana for Markets
Montana sheep breeders and the state livestock sanitary board see strong market demand as nearly a million head were shipped out this fall. Dr. W. J. Butler notes only 257000 head were inspected by October 4, while about three times that number went out on permits. Buyers from many states and Canada purchased large bands, and railways report efficient handling with no complaints.
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Helena
Montana
State Livestock Sanitary Board
W. J. Butler
Middlewest
Canada
Butler
Montana Livestock Sanitary Board
Ohio
Northwest Regional Advisory Board
Big Timber Judge Lectures Drunk Driver in Aggravated Case
Kalispell October 8 Police Judge McCarthy sentenced Sars Marken who pleaded guilty to driving while intoxicated. Marken, near LaSalle, received 90 days in jail and a 150 dollar fine after a crash involving four cars and a near collision with officer Hennings. Charles Andrews, an Indian, got 30 days and 100 dollars. McCarthy showed leniency to the red man. Marken’s wreck followed a high speed downtown chase ending at the courthouse vicinity.
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Kalispell
McCarthy
Sars Marken
LaSalle
Charles Andrews
Marken
Hennings
Court House
Farmers Too Busy For Big Rallies In Montana Campaigns
In a Sunday column Robert T. Small argued that farmers skip large political gatherings as weather delays harvests. Wheeler and Mitchell spoke to about 100 in the city, Leavitt addressed a smaller crowd, with notes on tariffs, the world court, and farm needs.
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Daily Papers
Robert T. Small
United States
Wheeler
Harry B. Mitchell
Congress
Scott Leavitt
Harry Mitchell
Mon
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Thevenow
Muesel
Aiken, S. C
Pioneer
Lutheran Church
Billings
Mont
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Ministerial Association of
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H. B. Mitchell
A. A. Grorud
Senator Wheeler
Mitchell
T. S. Stockdal
Livingston
Charles Wing
Seige
Helena Sheepman
Harry Wills Is
WM. S. Goodyer
D. J. Walvoord
Ceavitt
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