Three insurgent clubs denied representation in league board
New York December 17 the American League board voted funds to aid the Cook county state's attorney in prosecuting players and gamblers tied to the 1919 World Series scandal. The meeting also announced Cleveland as 1920 pennant winner and elected directors including St Louis Cleveland Washington Philadelphia with Detroit replaced. Ruppert briefly joined the board then resigned, Shibe elected in his place.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Cook County
Chicago Grand Jury
Cleveland
Chicago
Boston
St. Louis
Washington
Philadelphia
Detroit
Navin
Johnson
Ruppert
Yankees
Shibe
Crime Wave in New York Continues Despite Efforts
New York City faces a rising crime wave with murders hold ups and assaults. Carl Tiderman, 25, an automobile salesman, was shot and critically wounded in the Gronx holdup. Police Lt Floyd Horton died of his wounds after stopping bandits in Upper Broadway. A gunfight left Joseph Loresch dead. A Long Island City payroll robbery netted $800 after a man was beaten.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newark
New York City
Gronx Tonight
Carl Tigderman
Floyd Horton
Upper Broadway
Joseph Loresch
Manhattan
Long Island City
German Airplanes Released From Allied Control
Eleven aluminum airplanes held in Hamburg by the inter allied control commission have been ordered released by the Imperial treasury department. The sale by Germany was deemed a treaty violation and prompted the initial hold. The December 17 announcement confirms the end of the restriction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
United States
Hamburg
Inter-Allied Commission of Control
Germany
Imperial Treasury Department
Harding names senator and Armenian relief interest noted
Mr Harding leads a senate foreign relations sub committee meeting and expresses interest in steps for Armenian relief and political advancement. Other callers include Harry M Dougherty James A Darden and James Speyer. Speyer discussed Mexico loan concerns while Dougherty and Darden advised on cabinet appointments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Garard
Harry M. Dougherty
James A. Darden
New York
James Speyer
Daughtery
East
Harding
Speyer
Mexico
Abraham Levy Dead Prominent New York Criminal Lawyer
Abraham Levy, renowned New York criminal lawyer, died at his home after three months of illness. He underwent gall stone surgery and a throat operation two weeks ago. Levy figure in high profile cases including Nan Patterson, the Harry Thaw trial, and the Miles McDonald case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Abraham Levy
Nan Patterson
Harry Thaw
Miles McDonald
States urged to aid disabled veterans and consolidate agencies
Director Cholmondeley Jones of the Bureau of War Risk Insurance recommended that states assume part of the care of disabled World War veterans and that all federal agencies handling ex service men be consolidated. He also urged states to build ships and lease them to the government with an option to purchase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Cholmondeley-Jones
Bureau of War Risk Insurance
Record Coal Output Sets New Weekly Production Mark
The American Railway Association reported a weekly production and transportation record for bituminous coal in the week ending December 11. Output reached about 12,150,000 tons, surpassing the prior peak by roughly 98,000 tons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
American Railway Association
Anthracite Conference Set in Philadelphia Next Thursday
Anthracite miners and operators will hold a joint conference in Philadelphia next Thursday to decide on a wage increase request. The meeting aims to determine a substantial rise similar to that granted to bituminous workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hazelton
Philadelphia
Women Jurors Excluded by Perth Amboy Judge
Perth Amboy New Jersey district court will not empanel women on juries for the near term Judge C C Hammons says their place is in the home The statement marks a stance against women serving on local juries in the immediate future
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perth Amboy
N. J
C. C. Hammons
Dentist testifies in suit over failed hypnotic act
Dr Warren and H Stover described noting a husband testifying in his own defense in a wife's divorce suit. He said he leaned over his wife and held her shoulders attempting to stare her into submission using supposed hypnotic powers, but the effort failed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Notizing
Falls to Quiet Angry Wife in Trenton
A distressed man in Trenton New Jersey attempts to curb domestic unhappiness through home remedies and quarrels with his wife. The report notes his actions and the resulting tension within the household.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trenton
N. J
Young Bald Eagle Rescued in Mystic Trap
John Whittle found a pinioned young bald eagle in a trap at Mystic Connecticut. The bird is unharmed overall and has a wingspan over fifty inches. Whittle plans to nurse it in a coop and release it once healed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mystic, Conn
John Whittle
Whittle
Tumulty Declines Customs Court Chief Appointment
Joseph P. Tumulty secretary to President Wilson said he declined the offer to become chief justice of the court of customs appeals and will begin practicing law in Washington after March 4. He expressed confidence in senate confirmation based on assurances received.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Joseph P. Tumulty
Wilson
Court of Customs Appeal
Tumulty
Senate
Republican cited impediment in push for agenda
A Republican source warned that an impediment would be placed in the way of advancing the agenda, signaling possible resistance within the party to key policy moves. The remark underscores internal dissent over strategic steps and timing.
Coal sales in Vienna as temperature drops sharply
In Vienna coal was sold by the pound at 180 dollars per ton when the temperature plunged below freezing. Vendors with poor quality fuel lined the curbs of the Pepsa streets and dumped their coal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vienna
Austria
Pepsa
Prison For Mother in Malden England
Sarah Elizabeth Hammond was sentenced to six months at hard labor for burning her 10 year old daughter with a hot iron and striking her with a rolling pin in Malden England.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Malden
England
Sarah Elizabeth Hammond
Bodies Recovered From Mine in Shinnston West Virginia
Salvatore Seiggiano and Francis Seiggiano died in a slate fall at a Shinnston mine last Wednesday. Their bodies were recovered today. The widow and daughter of Francis are en route to America from Italy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarksburg
W. Va
Salvatore Seiggiano
Francis Seiggiano
Shinnston
America
Italy
Editorial Writer Harite Winslow Seymour Dies
Harite Winslow Seymour, longtime editorial writer for the New York World and former editor at Chicago and other Western papers, died in New York today at the age of sixty six.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Harite Winslow Seymour
New York “World
Chicago
Also Mentioned on This Page
Marcus Tailoring Co
Princeton Avenue
Curtis - Seal Company
American League
Big City
MR. Harding Takes
Trals Young Eagle
Customs Bench
Columbia
Columbia Tone
the Music Shop
Columbia Grafonolas and
Bluefield, Wva
Odies
Kitchener
Warlick’s Furniture Store
Napanee
Calico Wives
Larry Lemon
Rex Beach
Alaska
Mutt and Jeff
Apperson
Yale
H. H. Ball
Princeton, W. Va
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!