Marquard Is Star Of Brooklyn Again
Boston notes that Rube Marquard, once doubted, reemerges as a bright spot for Brooklyn baseball. His rise is credited to Wilbert Robinson's coaching style, while McGraw's management earlier suppressed his form. After varying success with the Giants, Marquard flourished under Robinson, then faltered when Robinson left, yet Robby’s return as mentor rekindled his promise.
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Boston
Rube Marquard
Fort
Robinson
Feds
Robby
Marquard
Giantea
Giants
Coiub
McGraw
Wayne
Rodineon
Dodgers
Mera
Hube
Teton
Abdeo McGraw
Rube
Army chief urges 1.5 million troops ready for attack
General Scott told the Senate military committee the United States should keep 1,500,000 men in readiness and require 1,600,000 more within ninety days in case of attack. He urged universal military training as a lesson from the great war. Also an advertisement: FARMS WANTED or 17,000 buyers seek unsold property via 303 Farmers Exchange, Denver, Colo.
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Scott
United States Army
Senate Military Committee
United Sates
Farmers Exchange
Denver
Colo
British Aviator Weds Popular Actress in London
Claude Grahame White, famed aviator, marries Ethel Levey American actress and former George M. Cohan wife in London. Levey previously divorced Cohan in 1907. their daughter Georgia Ethelia Cohan remained with Levey, while Cohan gained limited visitation. The couple had been prominent socially after Grahame White’s U.S. aerial tours.
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London
Dec
Claude Grahame White
Ethel Levey
George M. Cohan
Dorothy Taylor
New York
Grahame White
Atlantic City
Georgia Ethelia Cohan
Citizen’s papers earned after comic elevator ride
In Chicago on December 28 a man named Herish Holts ascended three slippery fire escape steps to a naturalization court window. He asked if this was where he would obtain a citizenship paper, and an attendant directed him to the elevator. He retrieved his papers and rode to the street.
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Chicago
Herish Holtsman
Clebts
Naturalization Court
Holteman
Third Bride Faces Bond Question in Turner Estate Case
New York December 28 An exposé of the Turner estate case notes examination before trial of Margaret M Turner third wife of the late financier known as the Cotton Duck King The plaintiff Thomas Mellvaine Turner claims bonds stocks and securities belonged to him were transferred to Mrs Turner by his father without consideration She says she received J Spencer Turner Co bonds and that she cannot state their value or price while acknowledging affection time and love as her compensation.
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New York
Thomas M. Turner
Margaret M. Turner
Thomas Mellvaine Turner
Mra. Turner
Supreme Court
Turmer
J. Spencer Turner & Co
Denmark feels the pinch as war raises prices
Copenhagen reports Denmark and other neutral nations are constraining supplies. Rye bread mixed with barley since December 1, sugar rationing via home cards planned, housing shortages rise as building costs soar and municipalities shelter homeless families in schools and temporary structures.
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Copenhagen
den- Merk
Reward Boosted for Bomb Plot Suspects in Utah
Salt Lake City December 28 The Oxden Commercial club has added 3000 dollars to the reward for catching the men who recently attempted to blow up Governor William Spry's residence.
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Salt Lake City
Oxden Commercial Club
William Spry
Urges Sharks as Food
United States fisheries commissioner Haigh M. Smith argues in the American Museum Journal that large sharks have food value and are fished for human consumption in many parts of the world. He states the need to utilize sharks as a food source.
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Haigh M. Smith
United States Commissioner of Fisheries
American Museum Journal
Appointments Planned After Bond Approval in County Offices
Expect Contest continues as county officials prepare appointments after bond approval. Ed Smalley names Paul Halley to the clerkship vacated by Jan Stoddard, who becomes county treasurer. Stoddard will appoint Ira Hanna as deputy in his office.
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Nounce
Ed Smalley
Paul Halley
United States Marshal
Jan Stoddard
Stoddard
Ira Hanna
West Bound and East Bound Train Arrivals and Departures
Schedule notes list arrivals and departures for trains including No. 17 Cheyenne Portland Flyer No. 3 California Express No. 19 Paristte Limited and No. 1 Overland Ltd with times in Cheyenne Los Angeles Portland and Denver regions. Also lists southbound No. 103 101 109 102 104 106 and others with arrival or departure times.
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Portland Flyer
Los Angeles Limited
California Express
Paristte Limited
Overland Ltd
Cheyenne
Pacific Limited
Portland-Cheyenne Flyer
Atlantic Express
Omaha Express
Denver Pacific
South
Bank Wrecker Cummins Pardoned by Governor Whitman
William J. Cummins, convicted in the Carnegie Trust failure, is pardoned and released to his Nashville home after clemency pleas from Andrew Carnegie and other notables. Carnegie asserted the official may have violated the law unknowingly, if at all.
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William J. Cumming
Carnegie Trust Company
New York
Nashville, Tenn
Whitman
Cummins
Andrew Carnegie
Trust Company
Carnegie
Caplan Gets 10 Years For Times Dynamiting
Los Angeles jury convict David Caplan of dynamiting a Times building. Judge denies his motion for a new trial as the sentencing date approaches. Caplan faces a decade in prison for the bombing that targeted the newspaper.
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Caplan
Los Angeles
Cal
David Caplan
Judge Willis Delivers Max Sentence in 1910 Times Dynamite Case
Superior Judge Willis sentences Caplan to ten years in prison for the Los Angeles Times dynamiting, the maximum penalty. Caplan’s conviction marks a decisive end to the case, with the courtroom noting the severity of the crime and its impact on the press.
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Slaughter
Los Angeles Times
Willis
Caplan
Dynamite Used to Blast Frozen Beets in Colorado
Five stacks totaling 1,800 tons of beets at the Great Western Sugar factory near Greeley Colo are frozen hard. A crew of twenty two men labored all night with picks and hammers earning only 170 tons before dynamite was employed to blast the masses apart. Some loss will be necessary.
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Greeley
Colo
Great Western Sugar Company
Cholera Epidemic Abates in Tokio Region
Tokio reports no new cases since November 15 and overall empire spread falls to about twenty new cases daily. The outbreak, once severe, shows marked improvement across affected areas.
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Tokio
Der
General Foch Receives Military Medal Honor
Paris December 28 General Foch a hero of the Marne has been awarded the military medal the highest distinction a general officer can receive The decoration was created for soldiers and NCOs Only generals who have already won the Grand Cross of the Legion of Honor are eligible for the award.
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Paris
Foch
Marne
Legion of Honor
Cattle Need Booze London Farmer Says
A London farmer testified in favor of keeping a liquor license saying he gives cows beer after calving and sometimes whiskey. He claimed the cattle would suffer if deprived of these beverages and called the inn a great convenience for his suburban area.
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London
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Mee
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Graham-White
Claude Grahame-White
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Denmarh
The
Spokane Spokesman- Review
Union Pacific
Colorado & Southern
Billings
William J. Cummins
Pinaud
Parfumerie
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Pinaud Bldg
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