Babe Ruth aims for new honors and fatter form
New York December 26 1926 Babe Ruth plans another baseball season after shedding fat and chickens on a New England estate He says he dropped to about 215 pounds and believes his eye and power remain sharp He notes bosses warned of too much fat and a tough year ahead but hopes to wallop em while staying in good shape. Meanwhile creditors of the Dow brokerage face a 23 million loss in a federal settlement with assets around 1 million and 3 000 claimants. In Africa among savage tribes twins are viewed as heavenly children whose influence may fetch divine help during hard times.
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New York
Babe Ruth
New England
Ced
Mae
Eddies
Collins
Canadien Woods
Boston
C. F. Dow. & Company
Mst
Dow
Guy B. Howe
Africa
Fry couple sails to Hawaii for extended visit
Mr and Mrs Arthur Fry of Van Horne depart Wednesday night for Honolulu to visit Mrs Fry's brother Harvey Griesy a member of the U S air service. They plan to stay several months leaving home in care.
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Arthur Fry
van Horne
Honolulu
Hawaiian Islands
Infant births and deaths dot Christmas in Vinton area
Twins born December 23 to Mr and Mrs Ben King of Vinton saw the boy die at birth while a Christmas day eight pound son arrived to Dr and Mrs Cecil Brewer at the Brown home. Lucille Brown, wife of a Cedar Falls farmer, is the former Miss. The Hansen family from Cedar Falls were guests of Willis Clark near Vinton with Mrs Hansen staying through Sunday. A gathering at Geo Stevenson’s North of Vinton included Clare Ferguson, John Lindeman, Albert Cook, and Mrs Chas Barnes of St Paul for a Christmas dinner and reunion. A sign along the road notes a tire shop between Vinton and Welch’s Grocery. return finder to Welch’s.
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Ben King
Vinton Farmers
Tdr
Cecil Brewer
Lincoln Brown
Lucille Brown
A. J. Hansen
Cedar Falls
Willis Clark
Vinton
Hansen
Geo. Stevenson
Clare ‘Ferguson
John Lindeman
Albert ‘Cook
Chas, Barnes
St. Paul
New York Club Retained to Play Five Florida Games
New York club owners announced the players will be kept through a series of five games in Florida starting New Year’s Day. Bo McMillan will coach and captain the team as they head to Palm Beach for the slate.
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New York
Florida
Palm Beach
Bo McMillan
Philadelphia boxers split wins in ten round decisions
Tommy Loughran of Philadelphia defeated King Solo Mon of New York in a ten round light heavyweight bout. Paul Doylé of New York beat Willie Harmon in a ten round welterweight match. Leo Gates of Portland won a ten round decision from Jack Ward of Montreal in a heavyweight bout. the decision drew public dissatisfaction.
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Philadelphia
Tommy Loughran
King Solomon
New York
Pittsburgh
Paul Doylé
Willie Harmon
Portland
Leo Gates
Jack Ward
Montreal
Heard Coal Owners Offer Old Wages To Union Workers
Anthracite mine operators said they will publish ads in coal district newspapers inviting striking miners to return to work at the wage scale in effect when the strike began on September 1. The scale would be continued until September 1, 1926, and the ads urge miners to accept for the good of all.
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Heard
New York
Benton Schoolma am Wed Christmas Day wedding in Garrison
Thirty relatives gathered at the Lawrence Bardell home on Christmas day for the marriage of Miss Evelyn and William Everett Ward of Detroit Michigan. The Rev Johnson of the M E church officiated at 1:00 in the living room with no attendants. Christmas decorations adorned the room and after a wedding dinner Rose Speck played the wedding march. The bride a longtime teacher in Big Grove township wore tan silk. Mr Ward had farm work near Garrison before moving to Detroit where he now works at the Hudson automobile factory. They will leave Sunday for Detroit to reside. Attending from Vinton were Mr and Mrs A W Johnson and family. The bride is Johnson's niece.
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Benton County
Daily Times
Garrison
Lawrence Bardell
Evelyn
Everett Ward
Detroit
Mich
Johnson
M. E. Church
Rose Speck
Big Grove Township
Ward
Hudson Automobile Factory
Landis may lose post as term nears in 1927
New York reports that baseball may revert to the old commission system when Commissioner Landis's contract ends in 1927. The piece notes prior National League origins, Landis's controversial rise from judge to commissioner, and mixed views among magnates on retaining his leadership amid past scandals and the Dolan O'Connell affair. It also mentions Babe Ruth's credited role in restoring public confidence and hints at league tensions over governance.
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New York
Landis
Chicago
Cincinnati Reds
Gary Herrmann
Cincinnati
John A. Heydler
National League
Ban Johnson
White Sox
Standard Oil Company
Bar
Regal
Commissioner's Office
Dolan O’connell
Babe Ruth
Andy Freeman
New York Giant
Hutchinson Cream Company Merges With Waterloo Firm
Hutchinson Ice Creams of Cedar Rapids announces a merger with Crowell Ice Cream of Waterloo. The Crowell company runs factories in Waterloo Cedar Falls Oelwein and Webster City, while Hutchinson operates plants in Mason City Iowa City Iowa Falls Waverly Estherville Oelwein New Hampton Manchester Vinton Tama Oxford Junction Forest City West Liberty Arnolds Park Spirit Lake Montesello Clarion.
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Hutchinson Ice Creams Company
Crowel Ice Cream Company
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Crowell Company
Cedar Falls
Oelwein
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Hunchinson Company
Mason City
Iowa City
Iowa Falls
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Estherville
Oelvein
New Gamption
Manchester
Vinton
Tama
Oxford Junction
Forest City
West Liberia
Arnold’s Park
Spirit Lake
Monticello
Clarion
Federal Regulation Push for Film Industry Reintroduced
Washington December 26 proposals for a federal commission to regulate the motion picture industry return to Congress. Representative W i Swoope of Pennsylvania leads two bills to provide federal regulation. He notes eight years of similar attempts failing. He argues film regulation exists in civilized nations and that state censor boards vary, causing cross state refusals.
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Washington
Congress
W_ i Swoope
Pennsylvania
United States
Secore
Woman Bies in Flaming House in Minneapolis Fire
A three story brick apartment building burned in Minneapolis on December 24. Twenty four tenants escaped while Mrs Francis Wanzer believed dead, age 72, crippled with rheumatism. Serene Wanzer, 13, leaped to a neighboring roof and survived. The child told officials her grandmother may have perished.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Francis Wanzer
Serene Wanzer
Chald
French Cabinet to Meet Next Week Over Texas Doumerir Proposals
Paris Dec 26 The Briand Cabinet will meet Tuesday to continue discussion of the new Doumerir proposals. A possible fresh cabinet crisis is hinted as the left demands certain measures. Premier Briand reportedly has a plan to gain a breathing spell until midnight January and avoid a New Year cabinet crisis.
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Paris
Briand
Jane
Perazos
Tama Court Grants Divorce To Husband In Dysart Action
Special to Daily at Toledo Dec 26 in district here Thursday Attorney E E Wieden of Dysart was granted a divorce from his wife and given custody of the two minor children aged four and ten. Mrs Wieden did not appear to defend the action.
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Toledo
Wieden
Dysart
Tme
Negroes Toss Dice One Shot One Jailed
Fort Madison December 26 report says two Black men engaged in a dice game ended with a gunfire incident. One man named Williams was shot in the head and hospitalized. The other man, identified as Jean, was jailed after the altercation. A revolver reportedly discharged when it fell to the floor during a scuffle over ninety cents.
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Fort Madison
Liams. Negro
Jimi Je Ancther Negro
Jones
Willams
Stars of East and West Meet in Charity Gridiron Tilt
Historic gridiron clash today features East and West teams in a charity game for Shriners Hospital. West team led by coach Bock Baller aims to showcase top players including GetBisez and Chase as they face East stars like Tamms and Soran in a staged exhibition at Exing Field.
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Westermers
Bock Baller
Amd
Moutler
Isp & Men
Fes
Te Westerm
Isp
Eit Westermers
Wreboi
Geers
Soran
Ie West
Alabamans Swelter in Heat Ahead of New Year’s
Alabamans endure an eighty-two degree practice at Rose Bowl with Washington as the heat hampers the squad. Coach Wallace leads the team through secret drills and a long scrimmage as fans observe. Christmas conditions and near public attendance frame the session ahead of the state high school championship between Covinge and Bikersfeld, with Southern California’s Hollywood in the mix.
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Washington
Covinge
Bikersfeld
California
Hollywood
Brotherhood of Brainy Sailors Across Shared Tasks
Fragmentary OCR text describes teams with rough wording about easterners and men working together. Mentions Krilizn and departments, noting they are brainy and struggle to unite despite shared goals.
Grange Makes Long Run But He Loses Cash
Red Grange fails to lift finances at Coral Gables stadium as Chicago Bears beat Coral Gables Collegians. Grange scores the game’s only touchdown with a 45 yard burst, delivering flash before a crowd near 10000.
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Bears
L Mami
Red Grange
Coral Gables
Red
Chicago Bears
Coral Gables Collegians
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