First Week State Plays Five Games For WVU
Morgantown West Virginia January 3 No less than five basketball games are on the program for the opening week of winter sport activity at West Virginia University The varsity five will play three games and the freshmen two with wrestling preparing for February and March meets Salem College opens the season Monday night West Virginia faces a tough opener Salem usually fields strong teams Waynesburg comes Wednesday with the freshmen and Allegheny and Potomac State bracket the weekend schedule WVU aims to defend last winters collegiate title as Salem Waynesburg and Allegheny seek dethroning the champions.
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W. Va
West Virginia University
Salem College
Salem
West Virginia
Waynesburg College
Mountaineer
Glenville Normal
Waynesburg
West Virginia Wesleyan
Navy
Syracuse
Yellow Jackets
Potomac State School
Allegheny College
Allegheny
Western Pennsylvania
Francis H. Stadsvold
J. KE. Rodgers
Boys Club Team Defeats Alumni In Local Basketball Game
At the Boys' Club Gym last night the boys club basketball team defeated the alumni 30 to 22. Alumni included two junior Bluefield College students Hunter and Cook and Beaver High’s Elwood Broyles. Coach Owen led the club to the win as Akers opened with a field goal and the club never relinquished the lead.
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Bluefield College
Hunter
Cook
Beaver High
Elwood Broyles
Owen
Hunter Cook
Akers
Alvis
Johnson
Brown
Pirates Arrange For Many Exhibition Games
Pittsburg club announces spring training in Baso Robles California from Feb 24 to March 20 with a coast schedule against San Francisco Los Angeles and Vernon clubs Ten games against San Francisco March 21 to 29 include doubleheaders Sundays A three game Vernon series March 1 April 1 and 2 and three Los Angeles games April 3 4 and 6 Exhibition eastbound games include April 8 9 Oklahoma City April 10 Little Rock Pending April 11 12 Memphis.
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Baso Robles
Calif
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Vernon
Pacific Coast
Chicago
Chicago Cubs
Pirates
Vernon Club
Los Angeles Club
Oklahoma City
Little Rock
Memphis
Princeton Midgets Fall to Boys Club in High-Scoring Game
The Bluefield Boys' Club intermediate team defeated Princeton 17 to 13 after trailing 8 to 4 at halftime. Key players include Reaves Johnson and Crowell with strong second half play and listed line-up details for both teams.
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Bluefield
Princeton
Reaves
Ohnson
Crowell
Pos
Vermillion
Johnson
Edmonds
Martin
Brown, c
Reeves, G
Dh Ted
Lisagor
Herman Bell Heads to Milwaukee Club in A A Fall
St. Louis reports relief pitcher Herman Bell known for saving two wins in a July doubleheader with the Cardinals has been optioned to a Milwaukee club in the American Association. Bell, who pitched five complete games this season and earned three wins, was released under option yesterday.
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Herman Ball
Millers
Dramatic scene in Mussolini chamber sparks cheers
Rome Premier Mussolini staged a dramatic scene in the chamber of deputies claiming the government would clear up the crisis within forty eight hours and destroy the Aventine opposition. The speech drew volleys of applause as deputies embraced after Mussolini took responsibility for Fascisti actions. Huntington, Jan 3. An attempt to release Harry Porter from Cabell county jail on health grounds failed. Judge Worth denied bond pending a new trial as witnesses testified Porter’s health had declined. Porter was jailed for murder of Charles G. Jordan. he had earlier been convicted and sentenced to life.
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Mussolini
Chamber of Deputies
Aventine
Huntington
W. Va
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Charles G. Jordan
Cabell County
Criminal Court
H. Clay Worth
W. T. Lovins
Porter
Supreme Court
Oscar Biern
B. L. Hume
Worth
Jordan
Ogle
Everett Saunders
Chesapeake and Ohio
Mercy
B. E. Matthews
Wesleyan Bears Suffers Deep Struggles After Victory
West Virginia Wesleyan College football team returns to Buckhannon from Cincinnati after beating Southern Methodist 9 to 7 in Dallas on New Year’s Day. Key players Jeff Meeks Paul Kemerer and Dick Alvis are injured. Bullman scored the decisive 35 yard run late in the game.
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W. Va
West Virginia Wesleyan
Cincinnati
Buckhannon
Charleston Gazette
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Southern Methodist University
Dallas
Tex
Jeff Meeks
Paul Kemerer
Duquesne
Dick Alvis
Sebring
Varsity
East
Bullman
Delong
West Virginia
Texas
Conspiracy to Curtail Coal Output Charged
Huntington West Virginia January 3 The Huntington Chamber of Commerce board of directors adopts a resolution charging the existence of a conspiracy to curtail or prevent further coal production in West Virginia and contiguous territory The directors pledge to use all legitimate means to preserve the rights to develop and enjoy the coal wealth of the region by providence given wealth and advantages in the coal fields of the United States
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Huntington
W. Va
West Virginia
Huntington Chamber of Commerce
H. E. Mathews
United States
Windin g Gulf miners observe Christmas in district
For the week ended December 27 1924 miners and workers in the Winding Gulf district took Christmas. The district's potential capacity is about 250000 tons weekly, but only 43000 tons were loaded while 207000 tons were lost due to mine shutdowns. Few tons are expected until after the new year.
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Winding Gulf District
Winding Gulf
Two New Dams Likely for the Kanawha River
United States government engineers surveyed conditions on the Kanawha river to replace the four existing dams above Charleston with two new structures. Major H. M. Trippe announced the plan today in Huntington West Virginia.
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Huntington
W. Va
United States
Kanawha River
Charleston
H. M. Trippe
Huntington District
Mr Zero Plans to Give Men New Fronts
Urban Ledoux announces plans to transform Camp Memorial Congregation Church into a front factory to prepare unemployed men for better jobs. For ten cents, each man receives breakfast and access to washing and pressing services at the church.
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New York
Ledoux
Zero
McAllister charged with possession of liquor and conspiracy
Huntington West Virginia January 3 A federal warrant charges Herman McAllister eighteen with possession of moonshine liquor and conspiracy to violate the prohibition law He is part of a youth gang linked to a Christmas Eve pistol battle at Bennetts Point Officer Owen Childers was wounded but not seriously The case follows four gallons of liquor found near the scene Juvenile accomplices were sent to Pruntytown reform school or released through police action
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Huntington
W. Va
Herman McAllister
Bennett's Point
Owen Childers
McAllister
Isbell
United States
J. P. Douglass
State Reform School
Pruntytown
Penny Beats Yale in First Intercollegiate Game
The University of Pennsylvania defeated Yale 27 to 17 in Philadelphia today. A brilliant second period broke a 9 all halftime tie, with Goldblatt Penn guard shutting out Yale’s Sussman who was among the league’s top scorers last season.
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Yale Philadelphia
University of Pennsylvania
Yale
Quakers
Goldblatt
Penn
Sussman
Woman With Too Many Husbands Surrenders
Syracuse police receive self surrender from a woman who admits to bigamy after four marriages before age twenty. She lists names Flossie May Buckner Johnson Butler Arroway and says her fourth husband Joseph Arroway accompanied her to the station. Case to be handled in police court, no complainant yet.
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Syracuse
N. YY
Flossie May Buckner-Kirkman-Johnson-Butler-Arroway
Joseph Frederick Arroway
Mrs Scott Denies Divorce Testimony On Gambling Claims
In Monticello Illinois on January 3 congressman Allan Moore rejected Edna James Scott's divorce testimony as fabrications about him and his relations to her husband Frank D. Scott of Michigan. The case continues with Mrs Scott detailing alleged gambling ties.
Box motion picture film explodes in subway car
In Boston a seventy year old passenger carried scrap motion picture film in a subway car when it exploded. The blast stampeded sixty passengers injuring more than twenty. Fire marshal inspector Hardiman said Phineas Shirley was transporting the film to a boatish works to be made into glue. Shirley was severely burned. Indictments for criminal negligence will be sought against Famous Players Lasky Corporation of New England and John F Boditch brush manufacturers.
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Boston
Frank P. Hardiman
Phineas Shirley
Hardiman
Shirley
Famous Players Lasky Corporation
New England
John F. Boditch
Clyde Hager Identified as Hold Up Man in West Virginia
Clyde Hager an eighteen year old was identified by taxi driver Charles Boyd as one of two youths who robbed Boyd earlier. The driver said he drove them around and to Emmons Hollow near Westmoreland where they threatened him for about 517. Hager is charged with robbery jointly with Guy Boldt.
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Huntington
W. Va
Clyde Hager
Byron
Charles Boyd
Tom Patterson
Boyd
Hager
Emmons Hollow
Westmoreland
Guy Boldt
Plymale Creek
Lavalette
Boldt
Double murder and death by own action revealed
Long Beach California January 3 A double murder and death by own action at Alamitos Bay near here were revealed when the bodies of D W Hogue a printer his wife and their fourteen months old child were found in a small dwelling at the Bay Shore deputy sheriffs said Hogue relatives said he had been suffering from shell shock Hogue s pistol was found by his side.
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Calif
Alamitos Bay
Here
D. W. Hogue
Bay Shore
Hogue
Daylight Amateur Radio Breaks Records Across Continent
The American Radio Relay League announced that signals on twenty one meters crossed the continent in daylight. John L. Reinartz of South Manchester achieved the feat, and three western amateurs heard strong signals on December 21.
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Hartford
Conn
American Radio Relay League
John L. Reinartz
South Manchester
Scoreless tie in two extra periods for Cleveland and Pittsburg
Cleveland and Pittsburg hockey teams battled to a scoreless tie in two overtime periods. Under the United States Amateur Hockey League rules each team earns one point.
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Cleveland
Pittsburg
Wealthy Omaha contractor linked to wife’s murder in Basem ent
J Warren Hahne a rich Omaha contractor is held without bail after the body of his wife Mae B Hahne with twelve head wounds was found in their basement. A hatchet and hammer are seen as weapons. Hahne claims innocence while police probe links to a 1907 Columbus mob incident. The case follows prior marriages and a Denver Colorado Springs residence.
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Omaha
Neb
J. Warren Hahne
Mae B. Hahne
H. van Deusen
Ohio
Hahne
New York
Bureau of Vital Statistics
Colorado Springs
Colorado City
Mae S. Bennett
Hahnes
Notre Dame Players Invade San Francisco
The undefeated Notre Dame football team arrived in San Francisco from Los Angeles after beating Stanford in Pasadena. Alumni and admirers greeted them with a banquet and dance at the Palace Hotel, with a procession led by motorcycle escorts. They will attend mass at St Marys Cathedral and visit James D. Phelan before a theater show. The squad plans to continue their journey Monday.
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Notre Dame
Los Angeles
Stanford University
Pasadena
Knights of Columbus
Palate
St. Mary’s Cathedral
Edward J. Hanna
United States
James D. Phelan
Here
South Bend
Kaplan Welcomed Home by Jubilant Meriden Townsmen
Louis Kid Kaplan returns as Connecticut’s first world featherweight champion after a knockout of Danny Kramer. Ten thousand townsmen greet him in a parade with fires, bands, and cannons. Mayor King presents a loving cup, and Kaplan is invited to attend a church Bible class with a call for a cordial reception.
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Meriden
Conn
Louis
Kid) Kaplan
New York City
Danny Kramer
Philadelphia
Kaplan
S. T. King
Connecticut
George W. Roesch
First Methodist Episcopal Church
Five Thousand Dollars Found Hidden in Wheeling Cellar
Police in McMechen retrieved five thousand dollars from the cellar of Mrs. Anna Noble after she was injured by a street car. She asked officers to dig up the buried board fearing robbery while the house was vacant. Police kept the discovery secret to avoid a rush of gold seekers.
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Wheeling
W. Va
McMechen
Anna Noble
Princeton Tigers Hand Buckeyes First Loss of Season
Princeton defeated Ohio State 34 to 9 in a fast basketball game in Columbus. Ohio led 22 to 17 at halftime, but Princeton opened the second half with a 15 point run to take control and secure the win.
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Columbia
Ohio State University
Princeton
Tigers
Ohio
Intercollegiate Basketball Scores From Philadelphia
University of Penna. led Yale 29 to 17 in Philadelphia while College of the City of New York defeated Toronto University 28 to 19.
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University of Penna
Yale
College of the City of New York
Toronto University
Toronto Defeats Boston 4 to 1 in College Hockey
In Boston, Toronto turned the game with a 4 to 1 victory over the College team. Toronto struck early and held the lead through the final buzzer. Boston suffered a decisive setback as Toronto controlled the proceedings.
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Boston
Toronto
College
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