Michigan Tops Big Ten With 71.43 Percent Win Rate
Michigan enters the 1927-28 program with a 71.43 percent win rate across football baseball track and basketball in Big Ten play through 1926. The Wolverines claim the best record among conference schools, with 80 wins 25 losses and 4 ties in football through 1926, 202-63-? in baseball, 41-8 in track, and 62-54 in basketball, totaling 875-1650-? over 525 major contests.
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Michigan
Ann Arbor
Mich
Wolverines
Iowa
Chicago
Ohio State
Purdue
Wolverine Court
Flaming gasser erupts near Winnsboro causing no injuries
A flaming gasser roared to life 16 miles south of Winnsboro Louisiana. The Pittsburgh Oil & Gas Co. drilled the well which reached 1300 feet before flow began unexpectedly. No injuries were reported.
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Winnsboro
Here
Pittsburgh Oil & Gas Co
Local Business Leader Joins Gin Season Partnership
Assists Schols F. E. Taylor, prominent local businessman, will team with D. S. Echols for the upcoming gin season, as announced. The arrangement signals continued local industry collaboration and community involvement.
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F. E. Taylor
D. S. Echols
Hig
Misunderstanding Arises Over Paris Flight Passenger
New York actress Mabel Bolt is blamed in the miscommunication between Charles A. Levine and pilot Marcel Drouhin. Levine feared Drouhin would carry Bolt instead of him and briefly disabled the plane. Reports later clarified the mix up and ended the dispute.
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Mabel Bolt
New York
Charles A. Levine
Marcel Dronhin
Levine
Drouhin
Miss Bolt
Tranter to Visit Nashville and College Grove Cannery
Tra E. Tranter, Decatur Cannery manager, will travel to Nashville tomorrow with his visiting son. He plans to tour the canning plant at College Grove before the son returns home Wednesday.
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Tra E. Tranter
Decatur
Nashville
Mr. Tranter
College Grove
Mond Says Britain Should Not Fight America in Industry
Sir Alfred Mond predicts five years of change in global chemicals and agriculture. He outlines Imperial Chemical Industries aims to link Britain with European and American partners, promote exchange of processes, and reduce dependence on imports. He discusses nitrogen farming, grass feeding trials, coal oil production, and synthetic chemicals.
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America
Alfred Mond
Sir Alfred Mond, M. P
London
Impérial Chemical Industries
Imperial Industries
Britain
England
Great Britain
Germany
British Isles
Ogden Armour Dies in London Width
Ogden Armour died today in London at age 63 his 64th birthday in November. The Chicago packer had been ill with typhoid fever and stomach troubles hindering recovery. John J. Mitchell Jr and Mrs Mitchell stood at his bedside at the time of death.
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Chicago
Ogden Armour
London
Armour
Mr. Armour
John J. Mitchell, Jr
Officer Mitchell Still Is Improving
M. J. Mitchell, a Sheffield traffic officer and former local police member, remains under care at Eliza Coffee Memorial Hospital in Florence after a motorcycle accident caused a fractured skull. His mother, Mrs. Mitchell, is at his bedside.
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M. J. Mitchell
Sheffield
Eliza Coffee Memorial Hospital
Florence
Hampton School Picnic on the 20th in Danville
Hampton School plans a community picnic and entertainment on the 20th next Saturday announced by P. B. Lowery. Sparkman and Kirby string bands will provide music with full invitation extended to all residents.
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Hampton School
Danville
P. B. Lowery
Sparkman
Kirby
Mrs. Schrickle Visits DeKalb Area This Summer
Mrs. Albert Schrickle of Dallas Texas visits Chicago with daughter Mrs Boyd and then stays with Mrs M C Cook in Decatur planning to spend the rest of the summer there before returning to Dallas in the fall.
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Albert Schrickle
Dallas
Texas
Boyd
Chicago
M. C. Cook
Decatur
Prospects Dim for German Trans Atlantic Flight Attempt
DESSAU Aug 16 AP Prospects for another trans Atlantic flight attempt are extremely slight due to late season. A Junkers director said no flight was planned beyond mid August. This follows two failed attempts earlier this week to span the Atlantic from any point.
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Dessau
Junkers
Atlantic
Ton Load Of Tomatoes Reaches Priceville Farm
S. H. Brady, a well known Priceville farmer, delivered a single tomato load weighing 2100 pounds. It was the largest load of the season to arrive in town.
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S. H. Brady
Priceville
Ords
Women's Styles Blamed For Bankruptcies Across Sectors
London report attributes business failures to changing women's fashion trends. Slump in waist and blouse demand reduces employment in London factories. felt hats and hair fashion cut production. Hair nets, pins and stockings decline as artificial silk rises, while hand frame work dwindles. Barbers profit from fashion shifts as bobbed hair spreads.
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Charles A. Smith
International
London
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