Trading Hornsby Stirs Colorful Trade Rumors Across Baseball
Rogers Hornsby remains at the center of speculative chatter as reports of a potential $150,000 to $200,000 sale flood headlines. Giants president McGraw courts a star to boost gate receipts and counter Babe Ruth’s Yankees allure while Hornsby downplays the gossip and looks toward a settled home in St. Louis or elsewhere.
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Rogers Hornsby
Trading Hornsby
Giants
Hornsby
McGraw
St. Louis
Rogers
Babe Ruth
Gotham
Yankees
New York
Babe
Citizens Insurance
Bambino
United States Amateur Hockey League forms in Pittsburgh
An account describes the new United States Amateur Hockey League in Pittsburgh. William S. Haddock becomes president and vows investigation into a rough Pittsburgh Ontario game while stressing that hockey remains a rough sport even with amateur cards.
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Pittsburgh
United States Amateur Hockey League
William S. Haddock
New League
Ontario
Haddock
North Country
Bantam Boxer Bernie Hahn Switches to Roaring Forties
Bernie Hahn of Wheeling West Virginia has joined the Roaring Forties mail box, shifting from Pete Herman’s to Joe Lynch’s camp as he pursues boxing glory. Hahn, 28, claims decisions over Herman and Lynch dating to 1916 and 1919, with prior wins over Pat Moore and Joe Burman.
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Bantams
New York City
New Orleans
Joe Lynch
Bernie Wahn
Wheeling
W. Va
Pete Herman
Philadelphia
Atlanta
Memphis
Pat Moore
Joe Burman
Tie
Lynch
Hahn
Chicago Bishop denounces Aphrodite rights as lax era
Bishop Thomas Nicholson of the Methodist Episcopal church warned the ministry to protest what he called an age of bold and adventurous men and moral laxity among women. He criticized the New Year’s Eve performance of Aphrodite starring Mary Garden, saying 4000 supposedly respectable Chicago citizens watched without protest.
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Chicago
Thomas Nicholson
Methodist Episcopal Church
Aphrodite
Mary Garden
Two Earsful Pop Anson Predicts Landis Will Tire
The old-time figure predicts Commissioner Landis will tire of managers who play with fire while baseball magazines that love controversy push for a tougher stance. The piece frames the era’s fierce critiques and the enduring rough pride of the sport.
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Pop Anson
Landis
Duster Walther Praises Indians Winter League Push
Jewel rookie pitcher Walter Hails of the Cleveland Indians speaks in Sacramento about the club’s plans this winter. He promises strong performances and a competitive edge, saying Watch us go.
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Sacramento
Duster
Walter Hails
Jewel
Cleveland Indians
Notre Dame Football Sets Long-Run Scoring Totals
In South Bend, a football enthusiast notes Notre Dame has played 220 games since 1887, scoring 56 742 points while opponents totaled 1 004 points. The data highlight a persistent scoring lead across more than a century.
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South Bend
Ind
Notre Dame
Pete Herman Likely Nets Over 100000 from Fights
New Orleans reports ex bantam champion Pete Herman earned more than two prior bantam kings combined. Officials estimate his nest egg will exceed 100000 as his boxing profits stack up.
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Herman
New Orleans
Pete Herman
Gatun Dam Golf Course Opens on Eight-Million Facility
Golfer enjoy a course atop the Gatun Dam in the Canal Zone costing eight million dollars. The new links offer a convenient place for play with a scenic damside setting.
Conn Mack Signs Wilbur Ray From Oklahoma A&M
Connie Mack signs Wilbur Ray a young prospect from Oklahoma A&M College as part of his long term player development plan. The deal signals Mack’s strategy of signing young talent to nurture for the future. Ray joins the Philadelphia baseball roster in a bid to build depth and potential in the farm system.
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Philadelphia
Connie Mack
Oklahoma A. and
M. College
Wilbur Ray
Orioles have no price on Dunns star players in Baltimore
In Baltimore, Jack Dunn, owner of the Orioles, holds a powerful team that resists the major leagues’ price tags. The club’s value rests on Dunn’s stubborn stance, as other teams fret over if and when he will unload his star players and how rivals would use a draft rule to acquire them.
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Baltimore
Jack Dunn
Orioles
Charles Comiskey
Baltimore Stars
Dunn
Open Door Immigration Advocates Gather in Washington
Government officials with the best knowledge of European conditions will testify before the senate immigration committee before any restricted immigration legislation is sent to the floor. Commissioner Wallis of Ellis Island is slated to be heard, with more officials to follow. Opponents of the Johnson bill calling for a one year immigration ban were united in opposing the measure and rejected claims that a flood of undesirable aliens threatens the United States and necessitates emergency action.
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Washington
Senate Committee On Immigration
Colt
Wallis
Ellis Island Station
New York
United
United States
Burke Resigns as U S Treasurer After North Dakota Service
John Burke treasurer of the United States announced his resignation effective with the appointment of a successor. Appointed in March 1913, Burke previously served as North Dakota governor for three terms and was a member of the state senate and house. He will join Kardos & Co in New York, forming Kardos & Burke.
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Washington
John Burke
United States
Burke
North Dakota
Senate
House
Kardos & C Co
New York
Kardos & Burke
DAnnunzio to End Expeditionary Force at Fiume
Gabriello D Annunzio will be the last man of the expeditionary force to leave Fiume as evacuation of the legionaries begins tomorrow. Conditions are miserable due to a lack of food with provisional government members seeking relief from General Ferriero. February 28 fixed as the date for the first election for a constitutional assembly.
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Trieste
Gabriello D'Annunzio
Fiume
Ferrierio
M. P. G Replaces R P M in Gossip of Motor Owners
New York Jan 4 M P G has replaced R P M in auto enthusiast slang R P M stands for revolutions per minute M P G means miles per gallon MP G will be used often in selling arguments at auto shows scheduled for the first of the year
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New York
Jury Finds Rickard Slandered Referee in Suit
In Philadelphia on January 4, a jury ordered promoter George Tex Rickard to pay 600 dollars to referee William H Recap. The verdict followed Recap’s slander claim over remarks Rickard made the day after the Willard Dempsey bout in Toledo on July 4, 1919.
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Philadelphia
George ‘Tex
Rickard
William H. Recap
Recap
Toledo
Ohio
Railroads Await Final Audit Before Receiving Aid
The inter-state commerce commission must complete its audit before railroads receive any portion of the $400,000,000 pledged by Congress to cover six months of operating expenses after private control resumes, ruled Chief Justice McCoy of the District of Columbia Supreme Court.
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Washington
Inter-State Commerce Commission
Congress
McCoy
District of Columbia Supreme Court
Big Mountain Lion Killed Near Park
In Cody Wyoming on January 4 a nine foot four inch mountain lion was killed in the Sunlight district of the Shoshone forest after it crushed a large elk. That same day hunters also killed a large timber wolf one of four wolves reported in Basin country this winter.
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Cody, Wyo
Sunlight District
Shoshone Forest
Here
Biological Survey
Basin Country
Four Ex Governors at Mabey Inauguration
Four former Utah governors attended Governor Charles R. Mabey’s inauguration in Salt Lake City. Heber M. Wells, John C. Gutler, William Spry and SRCARUNCH Bamberger took part in the ceremonies, each having led the state in earlier decades.
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Salt Lakh
Utah
Charles R. Mabey
Heber M. Wells
John C. Gutler
William Spry
Srcarunch Bamberger
New York Boxing Commission Sets Admission Caps
The New York boxing commission ordered a maximum admission of 15 dollars for championship bouts and 10 dollars for ordinary bouts, with exemptions only for charitable events. Clubs were urged to avoid higher prices, citing profiteering by some boxers and a need to protect the public.
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Boxing Commission
New York
State Boxing Commission
Tomahawk Fatal to Illinois Youngster
In Springfield Illinois on January 4 Dallas Hill a grade school champion failed to spell tomahawk correctly. Velma Rhodes age 15 won the gold badge for Benton Indiana at the state spelling bee. Other tough words included sassafras renaissance and pantomime.
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Springfield
Ill
Dallas Hill
Illinois
Dallas
Benton
Inl
Velma Rhodes
Sassafras
Gizzard
Calliope
Automobile Workers in Detroit Face Large Unemployment
DetroitJanuary 4 The reopening of several automobile plants came with sharply reduced workforces. G W Grant secretary of the Employers Association of Detroit said only about 50 000 workers are employed now versus normal 300 000. He noted a net gain of only 1 000 in recent days and cited Ford and Dodge closures as swelling unemployment.
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Detroit
G. W. Grant
Employers Association of Detroit
Grant
Ford
Dodge
Northern Legislators to caucus on way to Cheyenne
Northern and eastern Wyoming counties Sheridan Weston Crook Campbell Johnson Niobrara plan a Republican caucus in New Castle on Saturday January 8 to select preferred candidates for legislative offices and present a united front at the Cheyenne general caucus. The six counties will be represented by GOP members only with no Democratic delegates from the area.
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Wyoming
Newcastle
Cheyenne
Sheridan
Weston
Crook
Campbell
Johnson
Niobrara
Cacus
Harding Meets Railway Labor Leader in Marion Talks
In Marion Ohio on January 4 W N Doak vice president of the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen met with President Harding at his request to discuss railways and labor. Doak said he expected a later thorough talk on certain subjects and praised Harding's sympathetic labor stance while noting no talks on secretary of labor picks or open and closed shop issues.
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Marion
Ohio
W. N. Doak
The
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen
Hlect Harding
Doak
Harding
New Prohibition Head in Nebraska
Minneapolis January 4. Appointment of R. G. Anderson of the Omaha office as prohibition enforcement group chief for Nebraska to succeed M. H. Wilson was announced by Paul D. Keller northwest supervising prohibition enforcement agent today. Wilson has been transferred to North Dakota. State enforcement headquarters for Nebraska has been transferred to Lincoln from Omaha.
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Minneapolis
Minn
R. G. Anderson
Omaha
Nebraska
M. H. Wilson
Paul D. Keller
Northwest
Wilson
North Dakota
Lincoln
Keller
Clerk Carrier Examination at Cheyenne Post Office
The U S Civil Service Commission announces a clerk carrier examination on January 22 to establish an eligible register for filling vacancies as clerk or carrier in the Cheyenne post office. Salary is 1494 dollars per year.
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United States Civil Service Commission
Cheyenne
Bills Designed to Head Off Recruiting
Senate action faces two proposals to curb military recruiting. Sen Dial proposes banning further recruitment for army navy and marine corps citing 262 000 this year and budget strain. Sen New would halt army recruiting until the force drops to 175 000 and rescinds current appropriations.
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Bills
Washington
Senate
Dial
South Carolina
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
New
Indiana
Desertion rate in American army falls from prewar four percent
The article notes desertions currently average 1.87 percent, a decline from the prewar average of four percent, indicating improved discipline or wartime recruitment effects.
Uncle Ben Takes Manager Role In Clara Hamon Project
ARDMORE Oklahoma January 4. Uncle Ben Harrison quits mining to manage Clara Smith Hamon who is charged with the murder of Jake Hamon. Hamon, a millionaire and Republican committeeman, seeks to obtain one fourth of Jake Hamon’s 15 million. Mrs Hamon is Jake Hamon’s wife.
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Ardmore
Okla
Ben” Harrison
Clara Smith Hamon
Jake UL. Hamon
National Republican
Hamon
Uncle Ben
Ben
Jake Hamon
Unhappy Is He Who Owns Stock of Booze
Kentucky will boost whisky warehouse guards from 200 to 300 in 1921 at an annual cost of 610000 dollars as the state centralizes whisky. December withdrawals reached 300000 gallons, with 1210918 gallons withdrawn Oct through Christmas signaling holiday prep by prohibition agents.
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Louisville
Kentucky
Internal Revenue
Cravath Named Manager of Salt Lake Club
Cravath has been given full rein as manager of the Salt Lake Club. Proxy Bill Lane hired him only if he possessed the necessary ability.
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Salt Lake
Cravath
Bill Lane
Tobacco slump derails Kentucky market with unsettled plans
In central Kentucky farmers haul tobacco from warehouses as prices slump and markets shut for days. Lexington loose leaf market closes early and plans to reopen, others follow with January 11 as earliest reopen. Growers cut 1921 crop, mass meetings form, financing talks set with bankers and warehousemen.
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Lexington
Kentucky
Tobacco Warehousemen’s Association
Burley Tobacco Growers’ Association
Baby's Nursemaid Questioned By Parents
A dialogue fragment presents a baby's mother asking about a new nursemaid named George and the father commenting she is capable yet not tall, worried about the distance the baby would fall. The passage reflects a domestic concern and humor in a historical paper.
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Baby
George
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