Yale Aims To Extend Blackwell Cup Streak On Housatonic
Yale enters the Blackwell cup regatta with six straight wins over Columbia and Pennsylvania, led by Woody Tappen and a veteran crew. Columbia and Penn field strong lineups, with Tiny Thrasher and Rusty Callow coaching strong hopefuls as three top crews prepare for the hoped for Yale sweep.
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Ted Vosburgh
Associated Press
DERBY
New Haven
Woody Tappen
Columbia
Penn
Quakers
New Yorkers
Sid Leader
Yale
Callow
Washington
Rich Glendon
Pennsylvania
Tapper
al MacBain
Thrasher
Barons Escape Bears With First-Inning Home Run
Pickering belted a first inning homer with two aboard to spark the Barons past the Mobile Bears 3-2. Hasty pitched well for the Dobbers, allowing six hits. Barons notched 10 hits against Koob and Settlemire. Stavengen troubled the Baron pitcher with three safeties in four at bats. New Orleans topped Atlanta 9-5 as Blethen yielded nine runs in a wild start. Little Rock beat Nashville 4-3 behind a big inning. Chattanooga won 5-4 in ten innings, tying late before Noogans walked off.
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Koob
Settlemire
Stavengen
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New Orleans
Atlanta
Blethen
Crackers
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Fuhr
Lopez
Little Rock
Nashville
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Campbell
Vols
Mulacy Ng Woolfolk
Chattanooga
Memphis
Chicks
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Raymond Pepper Joins Rochester In International League
Local athlete Raymond Pepper, who began the season in St. Louis Cardinals training camp, has moved through Houston and Danville and now plays for the Rochester team in the International League. Pepper is performing well with the Class AA entrant, one step below the majors.
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Houston
Danville
Rochester
Decatur Negro High Wins Two Contests Over Burrell Normal
Decatur Negro High School baseball team defeated Burrell Normal school in a Thursday 11 4 win and a Friday 5 3 victory. Harris started Thursday before Bailey relieved and Kit Ewing finished the six innings. Friday featured a pitchers duel with Costner for Burrell and three Decatur hurlers stifling the Burrell offense as Ewing worked six innings holding Burrell to three hits.
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Burrell Normal School
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Kit Ewing
Rain Stops All National League Games Friday
Gentle rainfall halted every scheduled National League game. Cincinnati was rained out in Brooklyn while St. Louis could not play the Giants in New York and the Cubs were delayed against the Phillies. Pirates and Braves were not scheduled for the day.
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Brooklyn
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Giants
New York
Cubs
Phillies
Pirates
Braves
Commodores Defeat Auburn In Hitting Affair 8 6
Vanderbilt Commodores topple Auburn 8 to 6 in a pitchers' duel turned slugfest as Vanderbilt racks up 12 hits and Auburn 11. The rivals collide in a hard hitting contest highlighted by Commodore four play smashes and a fierce afternoon at the plate.
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Commodores
Auburn
Commodore
Tigers
Office Cat Office Cat by Junius Something
The piece critiques whiskey and flappers, noting public views on men who use we instead of I for marriage prospects. It hints that soon college graduates will be making a public statement.
Prince George Seeks Ride to Buckingham Palace
In a comic incident a taxi driver recalls H. R. H. Prince George, youngest son of the King Emperor, asking to be driven to Buckingham Palace. The driver took him to a police station and reported the passenger’s request. No action was taken against the cabbie.
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Buckingham Palace
Prince George
Ullo
Kiss Study Sparks Grim Prompt About Lifespan
Psychology students at a Colorado college report that each kiss shortens life by three minutes. The playful verse asks how ten centuries of life would feel without kisses, framing a witty meditation on affection and time.
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Colorado College
Not Suitable Transcript From A Personal Family Moment
A fragment shows a child named Willie told to kiss a new nurse, and the reply recalls a father’s slap. The tone reflects a private family exchange rather than news.
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Willie
Framing a Compliment In A Crass Conversation Line
The speaker asserts a blunt preference about a woman’s appearance to keep focus on dialogue. The remark reflects casual sexism and a aim to steer social interaction. It highlights how perception of women shapes conversational context.
Fragmented courtroom dialogue about marriage and identity
A damaged OCR fragment shows a judge and speakers exchanging terse lines about marriage and a person described as a bimbo. The dialogue mentions paying ten dollars and stepping outside, with a stray warning to view a pleasant morning face in the mirror, but the context remains unclear.
Highbrows Enticed by Refreshment Promise
A brief note reports that even educated readers respond to promises of refreshments. The item highlights social eagerness and mildly satirizes expectations at gatherings where snacks accompany discourse.
You reap what you sow in business exposure
The remark suggests that frequent engagement with business environments leads to inevitable gains or consequences, implying risks and opportunities accompany continuous exposure. It frames exposure as a catalyst for accumulating experience, connections, and potential success.
Rutgers Southpaw Bert Garrett Shines Again in 1929 Start
Southpaw Bert Garrett of Rutgers continues his strong form as a star pitcher after posting nine wins and no losses last season. With two dependable teammates joining the rotation, Garrett is expected to handle a lighter load and be even more effective this year.
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New Brunswick
N. J
Bert Garrett
Rutgers
Garrett
Curb Sale Reaches Little Past $150
Decatur curb market sales totaled $150.24 as Mrs. J. T. Nelson the curb master praised a busy day with many sellers and buyers and a good variety of farm products.
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Decatur Curb
J. T. Nelson
Curb
Southern League Scores and Standings Summary
Yesterday's results show Little Rock 4 Nashville 3. Birmingham 3 Mobile 2. New Orleans 9 Atlanta 5. Chattanooga 5 Memphis 4 in 10 innings. Team records include Memphis 10 7 588 and Birmingham 4 6, with Chattanooga 9 7 563 for the season.
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Ats
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Chattanooga
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Nashville
Mobile
New Orleans
Atlanta
Sophomore stars lead Big Ten track talent wave
The Chicago dateline notes five sophomores as rising Big Ten track stars including Henry Canby Iowa, Sammy Behr Wisconsin, Eddie Tolan Michigan, and Northwestern pair Tom Warne and Jigger Portmess. Behr heightens shot put status, Tolan anchors sprints, while Warne and Portmess push pole vault and broad jump marks toward outdoor records this season.
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Henry Canby
Iowa
Sammy Behr
Wisconsin
Eddie Tolan
Michigan
Tom Warne
Canby
Warne
Behr
Tolan
Portmess
Jack Williams
Southern California
Fred Sturdy
Yale
Big Ten
Sabin Carr
Georgetown Tops Princeton 11 in College Baseball
Georgetown defeated Princeton 11 to 7 in the college baseball game at Princeton New Jersey. Virginia Tech shut out NC State 6-0 at Blacksburg Virginia. LSU edged Tulane 7-6 in Baton Rouge Louisiana.
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N. J
Georgetown
Blacksburg
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
North Carolina State
Baton Rouge
Tulane
Louisiana State University
Fire damages residence on Fifth Avenue South
A residence at 1506 Fifth Avenue South owned by Frank Murphree and occupied by C E Delmore was damaged slightly by a fire yesterday. The blaze occurred on the roof.
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Frank Murphree
C. E. Delmore
Fifth Avenue South
Where They Play Today
Nashville meets Little Rock, Birmingham plays Mobile, Atlanta faces New Orleans, and Chattanooga hosts Memphis as listed fixtures.
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Little Rock
Birmingham
Mobile
Atlanta
New Orleans
Chattanooga
Memphis
Alabama collects 1928 gasoline tax totaling 6.6 million
A Bureau of Public Roads report shows Alabama collected 6,614,297 in gasoline taxes from 162,438,774 gallons in 1928. Across 46 states and DC total motor fuel revenue reached 305,233,842 from 10,178,344,771 gallons. New York and Massachusetts lacked a tax then but later enacted two cent rates. The 1928 average was 3 cents per gallon with varied state rates.
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Ala
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Bureau of Public Roads
United States Department of Agriculture
District of Columbia
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Massachusetts
Department
Monthly Jail Report Prepared by Deputy Davis
The Morgan County jail records 41 inmates for the month, with 29 new admissions and 17 carried over from prior period. Seventeen inmates are currently confined. Deputy Sheriff Albert Davis prepares the report for submission to the state department.
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Morgan County
Albert Davis
State Department
Christmas Gifts and Lost Chances in Youth
A fragment reflects on a young man who would not expect to see a girl again if he had given her a bear of garters for Christmas, suggesting lost chances and faded romance from a bygone era.
Smart Dog News Item- George Simmons Complaint
George Simmons of 1412 East street reported to police that a dog killed 20 chickens last night. Home made chicken pie supper priced at $1 promotes the event at First Congregational Church in New Britain, Conn, on Tuesday at 6 p.m. Advt.
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George Simmons
East Street
New Britain
Baseball Scores From Yesterday in Detroit and Chicago
Yesterday's results show Detroit defeated Chicago 6 to 1 while St Louis beat Cleveland in rain. No other games were scheduled.
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New York
Chicago
Philadelphia
Rival MLB Matchups Across The League
Philadelphia faces St Louis while New York plays Chicago and Washington meets Cleveland. Boston travels to Detroit in a slate of four games shaping early-season standings with key divisional notes and player matchups.
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Baseball matchups listed for four cities and teams
Pittsburgh plays Boston, Cincinnati faces Brooklyn, St. Louis meets New York, and Chicago travels to Philadelphia in a quartet of upcoming games.
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Cullman County Farmers Welcome in Decatur
Local welcome program hosts Cullman county farmers in Decatur inviting participation in regional agricultural events and cooperative meetings to share resources and support rural communities.
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Cullman County
Decatur
George Uhle Delivers Fourth Win Against White Sox
George Uhle, released by the Cleveland Indians, earned his fourth win of the season by beating Chicago's White Sox. He held the Sox to five hits with only one hit per inning except the fifth when Cleveland produced two. Gehrig hit a two run homer for Detroit to account for half the Bengal runs. no other American League games were played.
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Cleveland Indians
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Tigers
Bengal
Pirates Stop The Yanks With Ease
The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the New York Yankees 8 to 2 in an exhibition game in Pittsburgh. Fussell and Meadows pitched for the Pirates while Rhodes and Johnson worked for the Yankees. The Yankee sluggers were unable to hit safely against the Pirates pitching.
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New York Yankees
Pittsburgh
Bucs
Fussell
Meadows
Rhodes
Johnson
Tax revenue allocated for rural road funds across states
The department report shows each vehicle yielded $15.09 after collection costs. Net revenue funded rural road programs in 35 states, while in 13 states and the District of Columbia the amount, totaling $18,491,754, was diverted to other uses.
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Department
District of Columbia
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