Baseball Purged Despite Acquittal of White Sox
Chicago reports that despite not guilty verdicts for seven former White Sox players over the 1919 World Series fix, baseball leaders and judges say the sport is purged for a generation. Judge Landis and others defend the purge and ban on the players. some expect civil suits over salaries.
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Chicago
White Sox
Landis
Charles A. McDonald
McDonald
Thomas J. Hickey
American Association
Judge Landis
Cook County
Michael J. Ahern
George
Buck’) Weaver
Weaver
Ahren
Charles A. Comiskey
White Sox barred from Pacific Coast League
San Francisco announces that none of the former Chicago White Sox players acquitted in Chicago will ever be permitted in the Pacific Coast Baseball League. William H. McCarthy, president of the league, called the acquittal a technical verdict.
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San Francisco
Chicago White Sox
Chicago
Pacific Coast Baseball League
William H. McCarthy
McCarthy
COL William R. Berger of UNM Dies at 74
Colonel William R. Berger founder of the University of New Mexico and long time secretary died in Belen at age 74. He was a pioneer editor and attorney in New Mexico.
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Albuquerque
N. M
William R. Berger
University of New Mexico
Belen
Comiskey demands explanations from players after 1919 verdict
Chicago August 3 Charles A Comiskey owner of the Chicago White Sox says the acquittal of his former players on conspiracy charges does not change his stance and he will have no dealings with them until they clear themselves Cicotte admitted guilt and implicated others with three confessions still unexplained Judge McDonald declined to discuss the trial outcome.
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Chicago
Charles A. Comiskey
Chicago White Sox
Cicotte
Koomiskey
Mr. Mills
Mr. Williams
Mills
Williams
Atlanta
Mr. William
Russians Desperate as Relief Arrives for Famine Areas
Walter L. Brown of the American Relief Administration travels from London to Russia to distribute aid in famine districts. Russians and foreigners queue to join relief efforts, rumors of Trotzky and troop insertions circulate, officials seek to channel refugees to Siberia and Ukraine, and relief needs include many motor trucks for rural areas.
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Riga
Associated Press
Walter L. Brown
American Relief Administration
London
Russia
Relief Administration
Moscow
Rosta
Leon Trotzky
Stern
Siberia
Ukraine
Lawyer Thorndyke jailed then ejected by Cincinnati officials
Prominent Cincinnati attorney William Thorndyke was jailed in Sharonville by Mayor Harry McGraw after disputing a remark about city whisky cases. The mayor and town marshal later had him forcibly removed from the jail and from the City Hall, but Thorndyke left joking that he had "too much fun."
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Cincinnati
William Thorndyke
Sharonville
Harry McGraw
Thorndyke
John Liecke
McGrew
City Hall
Senator France Foresees Food Aid Move From Moscow
United States Senator Joseph I. France, arriving from Riga, plans to sail home August 17 aboard the Rotterdam from Plymouth. He cites Moscow famine estimates at ten million, doubts published figures of 20 to 25 million, and says Bolshevik publicity veteran Boris Reinstein guided him in Moscow. He believes available rolling stock can move food to the starving Volga region if Hoover can route relief to the ports.
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Berlin
United States
Joseph I. France
Riga
London
Rotterdam
Plymouth
Moscow
France
Volga
Boris Reinstein
Buffalo
N. Y
Kerensky
Hoover
American prisoners in Russia reportedly released
Riga reports from the Bolshevik liaison press bureau say American prisoners in Russia have been released from confinement. No details were given on numbers, timing, or arrangements for crossing the border.
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Riga
Russia
Bolshevik Legation
Venizelos Engaged to Madame Schilizzi in Greece
Geneva report from St Moritz states Eliptherios Venizelos former Greek Premier is engaged to marry Madame Schilizzi a wealthy Greek woman and friend of Princess Anastasia of Greece The announcement notes Venizelos is currently in St Moritz Switzerland.
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Geneva
Switzerland
Eliptherios Constantinos Venizelos
Greece
Madame Schilizzi
Anastasia
St. Moritz
Venizelos
Metropolitan draped in black for Caruso
The Metropolitan Opera House exterior was draped in heavy mourning for thirty days to honor Enrico Caruso, who starred there for eighteen seasons. A memorial mass was held at the Church of Our Lady of Loretto officiated by Father Joseph Sillipigni.
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New York
Metropolitan Opera House
Enrico Caruso
Opera House
Caruso
Church of Our Lady of Loretto
Joseph Sillipigni
American Legion Men Sail For Europe To Visit Battle Fields
Two giant liners sail from New York to Europe with a large American Legion contingent bound for France and Brazil ports. The George Washington carries 250 Legionnaires to visit battlefields in France, while the Huron heads for Rio de Janeiro and Buenos Aires with over 100 passengers. A band and officials greet the departure as coffins of fallen comrades are saluted by the voyagers.
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New York
Hudson
Legion
Legionaires
Missouri Vote Shows Narrow Lead on Women Office Ban
St Louis Aug 3 The effort to bar women from holding office trails by a margin of about 9 000 with 54 964 in favor and 45 987 against in incomplete returns. Three other measures including a veterans bonus show large majorities.
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ST. “Louis
Greek Prisoners to Die at Hands of Turks
Angora August 3. A Turkish nationalist court martial sentenced to death fifty Greek prisoners and natives of Samsun and Brusa. The natives are regarded as Turkish subjects.
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Angora
Asia Minor
Associated Press
Samsun Brusa
Death of Enrico Caruso Shocks Naples World Wide Tribute
Naples mourns as Enrico Caruso lies in state with Basilica service planned. The tenor, who spoke to his son of a difficult escape, left an estimated fortune of 30 million lire, about 6 million dollars.
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Naples
Associated Press
Enrico Caruso
Victor Emmanuel
San Francesco de Paola
Rome
Ferdinand I
New York
Caruso
Italy
Enrico
Gloria
America
Rodolfo
Cibariello
Harding-Eller Williams clash at congressional hearing detailed
Governor Harding denounces claims by John Skelton Williams during a two day committee hearing. Williams accuses reserve banks of punitive rates while Harding defends his record and vows to challenge personal attacks. The piece notes broader tax and tariff debates as Harding is away.
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Washington
Harding
Federal Reserve Board
John Skelton Williams
the Treasury
Congressional Commission
Williams
Mr. Williams
Mills
New York
Mr. Mills
Reserve Board
Willams
White House
Congress
National Capitol
Mellon
Caruso's Brother-In-Law to Sail to Italy Tomorrow
Romeyn Benjamin, brother-in-law of the late Enrico Caruso, will sail for Italy tomorrow to be with Mrs. Caruso unless she plans to return to America. He has not received word of Caruso's death. Bruno Zirato, Caruso's secretary, awaits messages and knows only what newspapers report.
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New York
Romeyn Benjamin
Enrico Caruso
Italy
Mrs Caruso to settle in Naples after Rome visit
Rome dispatch says Mrs. Caruso will go to America soon to manage her husband’s estate then return to Naples to make her home there. She has received countless sympathy telegrams from around the world including messages from the King and Queen of Italy the Queen Mother and the Duke of Aosta.
Martinelli to Succeed Caruso as Met Opera Lead
A Milan dispatch to The Daily News states Giovanni Martinelli will succeed Enrico Caruso as the Metropolitan Opera House leading tenor in New York. The authoritative report names Martinelli as the next principal tenor for the company.
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London
Milan
Daily News Today
Giovanni Martinelli
Enrico Caruso
Metropolitan Opera House
New York
Church Term Chosen Over Prison by Five Men
Five Washington men convicted of stealing automobile supplies were given a choice by Judge Horton to serve one year on county roads or attend church regularly for the same period. The men chose church.
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Washington
Horton
Topeka Raid Seizures Over Barred Cigarettes
Topeka and county authorities conducted raids on about 35 stores suspected of selling cigarettes in violation of the state anti cigarette law. Confiscated cigarettes would be used as evidence and store proprietors arrested.
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Topeka
Kans
Hinsch Sees Paternalism in Hays Postal Bank Plan
Harding must guide tax policy as Law Lawrence cites sharp differences. Lawmakers seek best options while the president may arrange a recess. Protests against taxes flood the Capitol.
Two Men Oat By Motor Carc One May Die
In Newport and Dayton Kentucky two automobile accidents left one man fatally injured and another seriously hurt. Leo Mahaney 535 Clinton street was involved in a collision with an unidentified touring car. Charles Mullen 123 Fifteenth street sustained a left leg fracture and internal injuries. Alex Twaddell 613 Seventh avenue Dayton suffered a skull fracture and likely death. Police pursue charges of reckless driving against the Newport driver and Dayton defendant George Young 3147 Glenview Avenue Cincinnati in separate incidents.
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Dayton
Kentucky
Tenth
Monmouth Streets
Leo Mahaney
Clinton Street
Monmouth
Charles Mullen
Fifteenth Street
Speers Hospital
Sixth
Dayton Avenues
Alex Twaddell
Seventh Avenue
Twaddell
Mullen
C. C. Vice
Fourth Avenue
Vice
George Young
Glenview Avenue
Cincinnati
S. G. Williams
Ninth
York Streets
William
Walnut Streets
Young
Edward Durr
Mamie M. Bary
Third Avenue
Dolores Nietschke
Second Street
Bary
Durr
Williams
Banking leader assails Mellon Hays tax plan on checks
Charles A. Hinsch, banker and former National Bankers' Association president, attacks Secretary Mellon and Postmaster General Hays over a two cent tax on checks and higher postal savings rates. He argues the tax reduces bank deposits, warns of government paternalism, and endorses a sales tax as the better revenue method with minimal consumer burden.
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Harding
Charles A. Hinsch
Fifth-Third National Bank
Union Savings Bank and Trust Company
National Bankers’ Association
Mr. Hinsch
Hays
Post-t Office Department
Republican Party
United States Chamber of Commerce
Canada
Cuba
United States
Steel Corporation
Dayton Pensioner Dies From Electric Shock Near Home
Jacob Karch aged 75 a Civil War veteran was fatally shocked this afternoon after touching a live wire found on the street near his Phillipsburg home outside Dayton Ohio. The incident occurred in the vicinity of his residence and police were notified immediately.
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Dayton
Jacob Karch
Phillipsburg
Aéar
Best writing papers judged by WHI APERS Ady
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Mellon to Present Revised Tax Program
Treasury Secretary Mellon will appear before the House Ways and Means Committee to present the revised memorandum proposing new tax sources. He was recalled to discuss railroad financing involving the Treasury War Finance Corporation Railroad Administration and the Interstate Commerce Commission.
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Washington
Treasury
Mellon
House
Ways and Means
Fordney
the Treasury
War Finance Corporation
Railroad Administration and
Interstate Commerce Commission
Ku-Klux Klan Sues LA Paper for Libel Over Terror Story
The Knights of the Ku-Klux Klan filed suit in Superior Court Los Angeles seeking 105000 damages against Los Angeles Express Publishing Co. for three editions carrying banner reads Great Ku-Klux Outbreak Ku-Klux Terrorizes South and Ku-Klux Reign of Terror. The complaint says raids in Southern States were credited to a secret organization akin to the Klan of reorganizatio n days.
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Los Angeles
Gal
The
Knights of the Ku-Klux Klan
Los Angeles Express Publishing Company
South
Ku-Klux Klan
Marion Brownlee Dies at 60 in Canmer Area Home
Marion Brownlee of near Canmer, Kentucky, age 60, died suddenly at his home after a week of persistent hiccoughs. He is survived by his widow and several children.
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Marion Brownlee
Canmer
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