Ohio State football graft and sports world chatter
A flash of national sports gossip covers football graft probes, Ohio State, and prep for next season. Mentions include Buckeye athletic director L. W. St. John, Irish boxing stars Braddock and Galento, soccer figures, horse racing fixes, and university politics amid a broad collage of sports and administrator intrigue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Big Ten
Iowa
Ohio State University
Notre Dame
Columbus
Ohio
L. W. St. John
Animals as Court Witnesses in Sardinia History
In Sardinia animals acted as witnesses in homicide trials until recent times. A householder who killed an alleged burglar was required to swear at the moment of trial that the killing was justifiable before a dog, cat, or bird. If the animal showed no sign of contradiction, the defendant was freed.
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New England
Narragansett
Earl Sfoore
Upsala College
Overbrook
Chick Wergeles
Pro Football Giants
Bears
Till Shuler
O’connor
Alphie
Army
Gil Doble
Cornell
Bob Quinn
Brooklyn
Tom [Lckey
American Association
Crescent-Hamilton
Joseph J. Barriekill
United States Football
Brtain
Tony Galento
Philadelphia
Dave Smukler
Thorpe
Vanderbilt
Temple Star
Charley Grimm
Cubs
Jimmy Owens
Yaller
Owens
Kid Sullivan
Stephen Tricoma
Willie Anderson
Eddie Placek, Jr
Penn State
Steve Owens
Giant
Stills Footloose
Fancy Free
Sardinia
Oriental delicacies sold in Soho shop draw high prices
A Soho London shop offers delicacies from the East such as fish air bladders, sharks fin, birds nests, and snow fungus. The items are costly with the snow fungus from northern China priced at about a guinea per ounce.
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Soho
London
China
Hunger and Disease Hyperinsulinism Defined
A medical condition named hunger driven hyperinsulinism is described as the opposite of diabetes with the pancreas failing to meet bodily insulin needs resulting in excessive hunger as a chief symptom.
London bookseller buys Napoleon love letters for cash
A London bookseller paid about $20,000 to purchase eight of Napoleon’s love letters to Josephine, outbidding French and American dealers eager to acquire the items.
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Napoleon
Josephine
London
Glacier milk: rock particles give milky glacial waters
Glacier milk or gla cier flour refers to finely ground rock particles that color some glacial waters with a milky appearance. It is neither a drink nor a food.
Asiatic Problem Amid Dutch English Rivalry in South Africa
The article discusses the so called Asiatic problem alongside native questions and racial tensions between Dutch and English communities in South Africa, highlighting the broader colonial policy debates and social frictions of the era.
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South Africa
Washington towns and counties share name across the nation
The note lists 28 cities or towns 32 counties and one state in the United States bearing the name Washington highlighting the widespread use of the name across diverse jurisdictions.
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Washington
The
United States
May Wine at Ford's Theatre to Open Thanksgiving Week
Laurence Schwab presents the musical May Wine at Ford's Theatre Baltimore during Thanksgiving week starting November 25. The show unites Frank Mandel Sigmund Romberg Oscar Hammerstein II and Jose Ruben under Schwab, with a Vienna psychologist romance amid a chorus-free, music and spoken word format.
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Laurence Schwab
Ford's
Broadway
Frank Mandel
Sigmund Romberg
Oscar Hammerstein II
Jose Ruben
Mr. Schwab
Wallace Smith
Eric von Stroheim
Talking Pictures
Mr. Mandel
Schwab
Adeline
Max Gordon
Vienna
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Denton Journal
Melvin & Johnson, Inc
New York Post
Wwnu
Ohio State
Uzeudun
Pauline Uzcudun
Joe Louis
San Sebastian
Spain
Uzcadun
Ike Kern
Colgate
Bill O'Brien
Walter Okeson
Gate
George Corrigan
Ireland
Mary Hirsch
New York
Metropolitan
Captain Argo
John Reed Kilpatrick
Madison Square Garden
William Randolph Hearst Athletic Club
Garden
Rangers
Rovers
Tony Canzoneri
Jimmy Braddock
Gadder
Fordham Iam
Tom Gibbons
St. Paul
Racing Commission
Eddie Donaghy
Bethlehem Steel
Tacony F. C
Braddock
William Randolph Hearst
A. C
al Barabas
Columbia
Michigan
Henry Harrar
del Bissonette
Montreal
Maryland
North Carolina
Johnny Snnscak
Tar Heels
Snnscak
Buddy Myer
Clark Griffith
Jacob Ruppert
Jack Doyle
National League
Teapot Dome
Glacier Milk
Veryone
National Remedy Co
Nancy McCord
Baltimore
North
Hatel
Bath
ANT
Royal Royal Avotel Bealvert
Estelle Beauty Shop
Jennie Lofland
Beautician
Edmond
Nichols Brick Building
S. 3Rd St
Denton, Md
Federalsburg, Maryland
Mar
Henry Ford
Ford
Ford Motor Company
Ford, Lincoln
Atlantic
Atlantic Moto Atlantic
New Jersey
Boud Atlantic Dealers
Aday
Antic Family
Yatem
ATL
Frank Par
Colum
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