Yale Opens Lead to Beat Harvard in Eight Oared Race
Yale varsity crew defeated Harvard on the Thames River New London by a boat length and a half after leading from the five mile mark. Yale finished in 20:18 to Harvard 20:22, completing a clean Yale sweep in the fifty eighth dual regatta with freshmen and junior crews.
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Yale
Harvard
Thames River
Cambridge
R. Winthrop
Boston
Thames
Harvard Shell
Crimson
T. J. Laughlin
Providence
R. I
A. M. Wilson
Minneapolis
B. M. Spock
New Haven
H. T. Kingsbury
Port Washington
Long Island
L. R. Stoddard
New Rochelle
N. Y
Winthrop
G. R. Johnson
Chicago
8. B. Kelly
Reading
Mass
Railroad Bridge
Johnny Dundee Refuses Retirement From Boxing Ring
Johnny Dundee, former featherweight champion, says in a letter he will not retire from boxing despite fans urging retirement. He notes fighters like Dempsey, Greb, Walker, Leonard and Terris, contending he keeps fighting while the sport remains his passion and health permits.
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Johnny Dundee
Sid Terris
Coney Island
Dempsey
Greb
Walker
Leonard
Mitchell
Sunday Baseball Case Continued by Magistrate
Somerset Pa June 19 The case of Frank Cook manager of a park and twenty four others charged with Blue laws violation was continued by Magistrate R E Craver until June 26 The proceeding stemmed from a baseball game last Sunday between the Johnstown Mid Atlantic League team and the Hagerstown Blue Ridges team Cook and Johnstown players attended the hearing to hear additional evidence.
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Frank Cook
Magstrate R. E. Craver
Johnstown
Mid Atlantic League
Hagerstown
Blue Ridges
Cook
Bluefield Domination Highlights Season Opening Victory
Biosieto’s shutout lead Bluefield to a strong home debut with Lefty Ross on the mound and Legs Hawley behind the bat. Hawley and Goode shone in the field as Bluefield limited Winding Gulf to four hits while lifting team morale and league hitting to over .300.
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Gulf
Ross
Lefty Ross
Bluefield
Legs Hawley
Legs
Pues
Coalfield
Winding Gulf
Byormer Blue-Grays
Goode
Jeffries
Grays
Veenstra Wins Gordon-Bennett Cup Balloon Race
Belgian flyer Veenstra and Quersin win the first Gordon-Bennett cup race for lighter than air craft. They cover 836 miles from Brussels to near Corunna with a later sea landing ruled acceptable after proof it landed on Cape Torriana. American Wade T. Van Orman on Goodyear III is disqualified for ship assistance.
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Brussels
Veenstra
Prince Leopold
Aero Club
Veonstra
Quersin
Cape Torriana
Corunna
Spain
de Muyter
Wade T. van Orman
Goodyear III
Vaterland
Ushant Light
South Bluefield Defeats Memorial Ave Tigers 12 to 3
South Bluefield beat Memorial Avenue Tigers 12 to 3 in a morning game. Pitcher Denny held Memorial Avenue hitless with solid defense behind him. South Bluefield stacked early runs and refused to loosen the lead. Paul Barry, manager of 605 College avenue, invites non professional teams under eighteen for future games.
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South Bluefield
Memorial Avenue Tigers
Denny
Memorial Avenue
Southsiders
Paul Barry
College Avenue
Paris dressmaker found guilty of murdering sister
Anna Levas ser, a Paris dressmaker, was found guilty of murdering her sister Anais and sentenced to two years in prison. She described firing multiple bullets as Anais begged to die from illness. The judge and defense highlighted the sister’s devotion and the harsh family circumstances surrounding the case.
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Paris
Anna Levasser
Anais
Anna
Gun Club Traps Open At 1 30 P M For Weekly Shoot
The Bivefield Gun Club will open traps at 1 30 this afternoon for the weekly shoot. Members plan to attend the baseball game by 4 o'clock after practice. Several new members have joined recently and the club aims for 100 members by midseason. A membership contest and interclub match are planned soon. Visitors are welcome to weekend meets and all members are urged to attend this afternoon.
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Bivefield Gun Club
Settlement hoped for in plasterers' dispute
Washington June 19 Se cretary Davis discussed separately with representatives of the Operative Plasterers' International Union the Icklayers Masons and Plasterers' International Union and Contractors the proposals for settling the strike in several large cities called last week by President McGivern of the plasterers' union Officials hoped the strike and the long standing jurisdictional dispute between the two unions might be settled with another conference to be held tomorrow The strike targeted Fuller and Company of New York Long Acre Engineering and Construction Company of New York and The Thompson Starrett Construction Company of Chicago for refusing to sign exclusive employment agreements for plasterers.
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Washington
Davis
Operative Plasterers’ International Union
Icklayers, Masons and Plasterers’ International Union and Contractors
Alles
McGivern
Plasters’ Union
Fuller and Company of
New York
Long Acre Engineering and Construction Company
Thompson-Starrett Construction Company
Chicago
Daylight murder shocks Chinatown as Tong feuds flare
In New York City Chinatown a daytime shooting on Mott Street left Leong Hang dead. Police, aided by reserves from two precincts, feared Tong warfare had resumed amid narcotics disputes. Hang had just been released on bail after a narcotics arrest, and investigators suspect a feud over drug divisions sparked the killing.
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Paniec
Chinatown
Leong Hang
Mott Street
The
On Leong Tong
Hang
Inquest Into Death Of Thirty Four Continues
Fairmont W V June 19 The inquest into the death of thirty four men who perished in the explosion at mine No 41 Bethlehem Mines Bar racksville March 17 will continue to July 10 The inquiry paused March 28 after two days of testimony due to lack of final evidence Since then the maimed
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Fairmont
W. Va
Bethlhem Mines Corporation
Barracksville
Unknown man found in mine by company officials
A body identified only as an unknown man was found in the mine. Officials said they cannot determine the man’s identity or purpose for being in the mine and will notify authorities as needed.
New York to Chicago night air mail service announced
Formal launch of the New York to Chicago night air mail service is set for 8 p m from New York to Hadley Field New Brunswick N J then 9 30 p m takeoff for a 734 mile flight to Chicago with arrival planned at 6 30 am July 2 Colonel Paul Henderson outlined a 500 000 route cost Twenty four DeHaviland planes with Liberty engines will operate with 100 mph cruising speed Thirty two intermediate fields are established between New York and Cleveland and fourteen between Cleveland and Chicago.
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Hadley Field
New Brunswick
N. J
Chicago
Paul Henderson
Trans-Continental Air Service
DeHaviland
Liberty
Cleveland
Hadley Feld
Ae Pa
Bryan Eld
Final Elimination Tests For Rifle And Pistol Teams
Thirty five candidates faced the final elimination for the infantry rifle and pistol teams at Camp Logan Illinois. Trials began with rifle fire across five ranges as Captain RurtilLott of Lindsay College Morganteen West Virginia posted a high score of 279 among noted competitors.
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Iil
Infantry
United State Army
Camp Berry
Ohio
Rr.urtillott
Lindsay Colp
Morganteen
W. Va
Peking Government Supports Agitators in Strike Funds
London report cites Peking central government funding strike funds with 100000 dollars and ordering government employees to donate one month’s pay. It notes chamber of commerce orders to reopen Chinese shops and ice and instructs boycott of British and Japanese goods.
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London
Shanghai
Morning Post
Peking
Chamber of Commerce
Paris Regulator Rules Pedestrians Must Carry Light
A Paris judge ruled that police may regulate pedestrian traffic and could require walkers to carry a light or walk at a set speed. The decision concerned Jacques Allmbert who was arrested on the Champs Elysees at a marked point.
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Jacques Allmbert
Champs Elyses
Forty Two Marines Join President's Guard at Swampscott
Forty two selected Marines departed the navy yard for Swampscott Massachusetts to join the president's guard at the summer White House. They are attached to the marine detachment aboard the Mayflower and will arrive tomorrow morning.
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Philadelphia
Navy Yard
Swampscott
Mass
Dresident Coolidge
White House
Miss Glenna Collett Advances to French Final
In Versailles on June 19 Miss Glenna Collett of Providence Rhode Island defeated Mme Vagnano seven up and five to play tomorrow for the French women's golf title. Thion De la Chaume, a seventeen year old student, defeated Pauline De Bellett five and four to reach the final.
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France
Glenna Collett
Providence
R. 1
Mme. Vagnano
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Simone Thion de la Chaume
Wip
Pauline de Bellett
Ford Flag to Take Its Place Steamship Lines
New York June 19 The Ford Motor Company will place its house flag among steamship lines in trans Atlantic trade. The steamer Oneida sails soon on the first voyage to European ports Bordeaux Copenhagen Antwerp carrying cargo for Ford plants overseas.
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Ford Motor Company
Oneida
Bordeaux
Copenhagen
Antwerp
Mrs Ross to Reply to Welcome Address at Conference
Augusta Maine June 19 Mrs Nellie T Ross governor of Wyoming will respond to the welcome address by Governor Ralph C Brewster at the annual governor s conference opening at Poland Springs on June 29. The program was announced today by Governor Brewster.
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Maine
Nellie T. Ross
Wyomin
Ralph C. Brewster
Poland Springs
Brewster
Lewis declines comment on Nova Scotia mine strike settlement
Springfield Illinois June 19 John L Lewis president of the United Mine Workers of America home for the weekend declined to comment tonight on the British Empire Steel Corporation proposals for settlement of the mine strike in Nova Scotia.
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Ills
John L. Lewis
Nited Mine Workers of America
British Empire Steel Corporation
Nova Scotia
Woman Disguised In Male Attire Witnesses Hangings In Chicago
In Chicago, Willis A. Sams, a Negro, was hanged for murder of Patrolman Cornelius Rick after resisting arrest. Katherine De Naculey, in male disguise, witnessed the execution. Trial dates were set for John Scalice and Arthur Anselme, charged with killing two policemen in a gun battle.
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Arthur Anselme
Chicago
Willis A. Sams
Cornelius Rick
Sams
Cook County
Katherine de Naculey
Trade Commission Adopts Humphrey View On Investigations
Washington reports the Federal Trade Commission will not entertain requests for investigations unless both houses of Congress concur. The policy, framed after Humphrey’s address and amid Senate criticisms, cites limited funds. Commissioners Thompson and Nugent may issue tentative views, while the Jamaica Humphrey matter awaits an opinion from the Attorney General.
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Federal Trade Commission
Humphrey
Congress
Thompson
Nugent
Mumphrey
United States Chamber of Com
Attorney General
Department of Justice
Grain Marketing Co to Meet Obligations by July Twenty-Eighth
Chicago June 19 The Grain Marketing Company directors said they expect to meet a 4 million dollar obligation to five vendor grain companies by July 28 to continue operating. President Gray Silver dismissed reports of dissolution or reversion to old firms and said loans from three lenders remain under consideration as officers push stock promotion before the deadline.
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Chicago
Gray Silver
State Hopes to Sustain Its Anti Evolution Law
Atlanta reports Tennessee aims to uphold the anti evolution teaching ban in public schools. William Jennings Bryan told reporters the state will meet any challenges at the Scopes trial, with prosecutors prepared to defend the law and resist attacks.
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Atlanta
Tennessee
William Jennings Bryan
John T. Scopes
Senator Ladd in Baltimore Hospital
United States Senator Edwin Fremont Ladd of North Dakota has been a patient at the Baltimore Church Home and Infirmary for more than a week. He is reported to be undergoing treatment for throat trouble, though officials offered no view on the seriousness of his condition.
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Edwin Fremont Ladd
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Baltimore Church
Granddaughter of Francis Scott Key Dies in Texarkana
Texarkana Texas June 19 Mrs Rebecca Turner Norwood 93 granddaughter of Francis Scott Key author of The Star Spangled Banner died here today.
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Texarkana
Texas
Rebecca Turner Norwood
Francis Scott Key
Why Foul Balls Are Called When Batted Balls Hit Batters
Umpires rule batted balls that strike the batter in foul territory as fouls even if momentum from the strike seems to push toward fair territory. The batter’s box remains mostly in foul territory, and contact before a first step is common, leading to a foul ruling for safety and consistency.
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Immeone
Jury Deadlock Prompts Morning Verdict Ruling in Case
In circuit court the jury failed to reach a verdict after hours of deliberation in the Runkle Company versus Mrs J W Bryant case. The judge ordered the jurors to return next morning and barred discussion until a verdict is reached. Meanwhile another aggravated case involving Squire Hufford and an unpaid account was heard. judge Herndon ruled Hufford’s office as responsible for the collection and that the Runkle Company must sue the magistrate and administratrix jointly. The court instructed the jury to wait for the defendant.
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J. W. Bryant
Bryant
Squire A. C. Hufford
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Yant
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British and American Army Polo Match Set at Hurlingham
London observers including King George and Queen Mary will attend the Hurlingham club to watch the British army polo team meet the American army team in the opening of three international matches. The series continues June 24 and 27 with the Americans defending the title. The American lineup features Major A. H. Wilson Captain Charles H. Gerhardt Captain Peter B. Roberts and Major Louis A. Beard.
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King George and
Queen Mary
Hurlingham Club
Meadowbrook
A. H. Wilson
Charles H. Gerhardt
Peter B. Robers
Louis A. Beard
Athletics Defeat Browns in Opener
Athletics topple the Browns 7 to 5 in a tense opener. Cleveland chased Gregg, with Burns driving in two runs in the fifth inning. Washington held the edge early, while Cleveland's offense stalled after the seventh.
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Browns
Cleveland
Gregg
Burns
R. H. E. Washington
Den
Russell
Marberry
Ruel
Karr
Shaute
L. Sewell
Jockeys Escape Serious Injury After Falls at Latonia Race
Jockeys W Frank and W Pool were not seriously hurt after three horses fell in a Latonia Kentucky race. Frank had a broken wrist and Pool a fractured collar bone while third rider J Maguire was bruised. The horse Takawesa broke its back and was destroyed.
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W. Pool
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J. Maguire
Takawesa
Kingsbury Named Captain Of Yale Varsity Crew
Howard T. Kingsbury of New York was elected captain of Yale's next varsity crew at a meeting after the Harvard race. He rowed seat six on the Olympic crew and again today against Harvard at Gale's Ferry Connecticut.
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Howard T. Kingsbury
New York City
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Harvard
Indians Beat Smiley's Bluefield Nine In 6-3 Clash
In Bramwell the Indians defeated manager George Smiley's Bluefield N&W outfit 6 to 3. Lefty Thomas pitched well for the Redskins, fanning eleven and allowing seven hits, while Whitlock and Hellman drove key runs with timely hits. Chick Smith scored Dodder on a single, and McMillan Whitlock and Fisher added singles to seal the win in the eighth.
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Indians
George Smiley
Bluefield N.& W
Mac
Smiley
Bluefield Railroaders
MacMillan
Chick Smith
Dodder
Redskins
Lefty Thomas
Thomas
Whitlock
Willie
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Heisman
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Hay
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de A Wiventensanesse Bone
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Masier
Middle Atlantic League Scores Clearing as Fairmont Beats Wheeling
Fairmont defeats Wheeling 8 to 5 in a Middle Atlantic League game. Cumberland also wins 5 to 3 over Johnstown, delivering two notable results in the regional standings.
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Wheeling
Cumberland
Johnstown
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