Bramwell High Falls to Richlands in Tight Classic
Bramwell High School colors lowered after a 28 26 defeat by undefeated Richlands in a fast paced minor league basketball game. Gilmore led Richlands with 15 points while Fanning matched him for Bramwell, as Cowan Gilmore and Brown produced strong defense in a hard fought contest. Bramwell girls also lost 27 21 to Nemours in the preliminary matchup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bramwell High School
Bramwell Boys
Richlands
Gilmore Brothers
Bramwell
Cowan Gilmore
Richlands Quint
Bluefield
Fanning
Millionaires
Gilmore
Quint
Glimore
Virginians
Cowan
Brown
Ecore
Bramwell Girls
Nemours
Powder Town
Starke
Jones
J. Heath
Bolton
Charley McMillan
Bramwell Pos
Richlands Es Sree
Press Box Looks At 1926 Baseball and Football Links
The column surveys 1926 baseball and college football topics. It notes Alabama and Dartmouth as strong teams and discusses travel and climate challenges for Eastern teams. Duffy Lewis signs as Mobile 1926 manager. praise from Dick Nebinger for his character and skill. Bramwell and Richlands clash featuring Gilmore brothers and Cowan and Fanning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bramwell
Richlands
Gilmore Brothers
Bluefield
Richlards
Cowan
Fanning
Bramwell High
Dartmouth Football Champion of the East
Dartmouth College, Georgetown University and Charles P. Flourney of Tulane University were honored by the Veteran Athletes of Philadelphia. Dartmouth set a world relay record at the Pennsylvania Relay Carnival last April, receiving the Judge Samuel F. Shull trophy. Flourney earned the veteran athletes cup as the country’s most valuable football player.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Dartmouth College
Georgetown University
Charles P. Flourney
Tulane University
Dartmouth
Samuel FE. Shull
Flourney
Babe Ruth Not to Be Sent to Hot Springs
The New York Yankees will not send Babe Ruth and other expensive players to Hot Springs Arkansas for pre season training. Poor results last year and Ruths influenza illness influenced the decision. Players will report to camp in St Petersburg Florida around February 28 with workouts beginning the next day. Ruth arrived today from his Sudbury Massachusetts farm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New York Yankees
Babe Ruth
Hot Springs
Ark
Ruth
Barrow
St. Petersburg
Fla
Sudbury
Mass
No Next Spring Conditioning Planned For Star Athlete
The report states the star athlete indicated he probably would not require next spring as strenuous a conditioning program as he has been compelled to adopt in former years.
Resin ball action delayed until spring after rules review
New York December 17 The National League favors resin use by pitchers but will not take definite action until the joint playing rules committee meets to consider the issue President John Heydler says no instruction to notify umpires yet and actions await the rules committee report American League Club owners opposed resin use and referred the matter to the new rules committee for action
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
National League
John Heydler
Rules Committee For Action
Kaplan to fight Herman in seventh Kaplan-Herman feud
New York announces tonight's main event at Madison Square Garden a fifteenth round decision bout for Kaplan's featherweight title. The match pits Meriden born Kaplan known as the buzz saw against Pacific coast challenger Babe Herman. they have split six prior decisions with four draws in their rivalry. The undercard includes Boy Finnegan from Boston facing Garcia of Camp Holabird in a ten round semi final.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Louie
Kaplan
Babe Herman
Madison Square
Meriden Conn
Buzz
Herman
Pacific Coast
Boy” Finnegan
Boston
Will
Garcia
Camp Holabird
Bell Boys Charged With Selling Booze in Pittsburg Hotels
Four hotel bellboys from the Henry Hotel William Penn and Fort Pitt were arrested by federal prohibition officers on liquor selling warrants. affidavits claim they bought alleged contraband liquor from the men while guests. Hotel managers Hana and Wasson denied knowledge of any liquor selling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Prohibition
Bell Boys
Henry Hotel
William Penn
Fort Pitt
United States
F. P. Hanna
Henry
Earle
Wasson
College Basketball Scores From Cambridge and Nearby
In Cambridge Harvard led Dartmouth 36 to 22 while Michigan trailed Pittsburgh 34 to 24 at halftime. The pairings reflect early season ACC Big Ten matchups in college basketball.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ann Arbor
University of Michigan
University of Pittsburg
Cambridge
Mass
Harvard
Dartmouth
Repeal of Modify Buckner Advice on Prohibition Enforcement
Buckner urged government action to enforce prohibition and described bootleg poisonings from denatured alcohol. He cited rising alcohol poisoning deaths in New York City from 87 in 1918 to 611 in the first 11 months of 1925 and blamed denatured industrial alcohol diverted to bootleg labs. He noted Lincoln Andrews views focus on stopping poisoned alcohol from official plants and permittees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buckner
Lincoln C. Andrews
Henry C. Clevenger Dies at Desk in Pittsburgh Office
Henry Clevenger fifty two coal traffic manager of the Erie Railroad with headquarters in Pittsburgh dropped dead at his desk. He entered the railroad in 1897 and came to Pittsburgh in 1900.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
C. Clevenger
Eeee
Seeger
Phiphia
Y. A
Pennsylvania Railroad
Pitteburg
DeJournett Convicted of First Degree Murder
Charleston West Virginia December 17 W A DeJournett a sixty eight year old Boone county Spanish American war veteran tonight was convicted of murder in the first degree in connection with the kill
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W. Va
W. A. DeJournett
Boone County
Aged Veteran Faces Life Sentence After Mercy Report
The intermediate court reported back to Judge H. K. Black with a mercy recommendation for A. C. Lawrence, last July, signaling a sentence that would send the elderly veteran to the state penitentiary at Moundsville for life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. C. Lawrence
H. K. Black
Mercy
Moundsville
Pueyrredon Challenges Saunders Statement
Washington reports that George F. E. Saunders vice president of Armour Grain Company Chicago accused Argentine officials of wheat speculation and skewed crop reports. Ambassador Pueyrredon said he could not defend the claims and that reports may be wrong but not manipulated. He noted Argentina’s crop system was recently reformed along U.S. Department of Agriculture lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
George FE. Saunders
Armour Grain Company of Chicago
Ambassador Pueyrredon
United States Department of Agriculture
Charred body found in burned barn outside Milwaukee
Milwaukee police report a charred dismembered body believed to be eight year old Roy Tolemann found in a barn ruin after a Tuesday fire. A man who bought the barn is under questioning for possible arson to cover the crime. Earlier Michael Lecher Jr. was found locked in an old railway car. Police say the Lecher boy named a black man as the person who locked him in the car. Three suspects are in custody.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Wis
Roy Tolemann
Michael Lecher
American Imports Russia Heavy in 1925 Trade
Moscow reports that despite diplomatic rift the United States sold Russia 102 million dollars in 1925. Cotton accounted for 50 million, flour grain and foodstuffs 33 million, machinery and similar goods 14 million. Overall imports were four times 1924 volumes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
American State Department
Russia
Japanese Troops Occupy Mukden
The Daily Mail reports Japanese forces have occupied Mukden amid protests from Chang Tso Lin. Tokyo dispatches say 1,000 troops from Korea and 2,600 from Kyushu are being sent to Manchuria to protect Japanese interests, with Korean troops to return after Kyushu troops arrive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Daily Mail
Mukden
Mail
Tokio
Chang Tso-Lin
Japan
War Office
Manchuria
Korea
Kyushu
Discount Rate Unchanged in New York Federal Reserve
New York reports no change in the discount rate as of December 17. Officials call it a routine decision amid steady market conditions and indicate continued readiness to adjust if necessary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Reserve Bank Cuts Discount Rate After Directors Meet
The Reserve Bank announced a reduction to its discount rate of 9 percent following the weekly meeting of the directors held today. The decision impacts lending costs and banking liquidity, with officials signaling stabilizing measures amid market conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reserve Bank
Fire destroys Lewis Furniture Store in Huntington
A major blaze swept the Lewis Furniture Company store at Eighth Street and Fourth Avenue Huntington pulling water from six hoses. The fire raged over three hours and threatened the block as sixty firefighters battled to prevent spread. Police kept crowds back while the Zenner Bradshaw store burned two days earlier in a separate $400,000 loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntington
W. Va
Dee
Lewis Furniture Company
Eighth Street
Fourth Avenue
Zenner-Bradshaw
Lewis
Peretas
Court House
Grain Futures Trading Heaviest on Licensed Exchanges
Washington reports the total volume of grain futures trading on licensed exchanges for the last fiscal year reached 31,416,196,000 bushels. This reflects a peak year with heavy activity across the market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Annual report notes record crop data and cooperation plan
The report highlights the largest figures for the period, with excess bushels and 22 percent of sand in wheat, attributing May 6 rise and a world bread shortage to a short corn crop. It criticizes crop information gathering and outlines plans to deepen public private cooperation for accuracy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Antures Administration
Ganetts
Paints Black Picture of Industrial Russia
London report says Leslie Kart of Consolidated Léamit annual report paints a grim view, citing Soviet reluctance to restore capital in foreign properties and hindrance to privatisation of zinc lead and coal holdings in southern Russia and Siberia. Urquhart notes Russia’s agriculture recovering but industry at 67 percent of prewar output and grain buildup risks peasant production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Rusia
Leslie Kart
Consolidated
Léamit
Russia
Siberia
Rueela
Urquhart
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ans
Beaver
Maroon and White
Jacky
Pion Dresser
Middle West
Alabama
Michigan
West Virginia
Tulane
Washington Boys
Wills
Dempsey
Rickard
Mobile
Ala
Duffy Lewis
Speaker
Red Sox
Mobile Bay
Duffy
Dick Nebinger
Beaver High
The
Blue Grays
Ebbets Field
Beantown
Kid Kaplan
Babe Hermann
Henry C. Clevenger
Steckler
Hansen Gloves
Pioneer Quality
Avery Cricket
Steckler’s Men’s Shop
Nsen Oves
Iso
Chang-Chun
Nationale
Lewis Furniture Store
Toton
Oklahoma
American Chemical Society
Society
Hart Schaffner
Marx
America
Federal Street
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!