Walter Johnson Sets a Record Every Time He Fans a Batter
Walter Johnson, the Big Train, extended his major league strikeout streak to 3,450 and closed his career with 112 shutouts as he dominated the American League. The Washington ace, at age 40, showed a blazing fastball and a changing repertoire, aging yet still effective after a spring injury.
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Walter ‘Johnson
New York
Walter John
Mon
Poe
Washington
Johnson
Sox
Senators
John
Florida
Ocene
Hage
Gehrig Tops Ruth in Home Run Quest for the Yankees
Lou Gehrig, challenging Babe Ruth for the season's home run lead, anchors the Yankees as they hold the league lead. The piece also highlights other G figures like George Gadd, Lefty Grove, Mille Gade, Jay Gould, and mentions fashion notes for 1927.
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Lou Gehrig
Babe Ruth
Gehrig
Homer
George Gadd
Lefty Grove
Mille Gade
Clemington Carson
Jay Gould
Bootleggers and the Income Tax: a Prohibition Era Debate
The Oklahoma Leader argues the Supreme Court ruling on bootlegger income tax merits support for the industry. It questions how deductions like bribes, forged labels, and withdrawal permits would be reported, and suggests enforcement challenges. It notes Wayne Wheeler’s federal direction as key to bootlegging’s growth. A separate note mentions an English plumber being named a Knight of the Bath.
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United States Supreme Court
Wayne Wheeler
Oklahoma
New Webster Store Reopens Under Dieman Name
Notice states purchase of E G Pritchard’s Webster store with no assumed debts and encumbrances. New owner DIEMAN announces opening under his name on Monday June 20th inviting past patrons and all who value courteous service.
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E. G. Pritchard
Webster
D, Dieman
Woodwork repair and upholstery services offered
N A Scott advertises repair of all kinds of woodwork and furniture, upholstering options, and dining chair springs. Free delivery available. Phone 188 M, Loveland Addition. Ad runs until eight end of data or classified.
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N. A. Scott
M. Loveland
Flashes of Life News Bits From The Nation
A.P. reports Thaw defends work amid a studio slap claim while his secretary cites a wife assailant. In Woodsfield Ohio Rev Miss Sachs aims to speak despite a flight to a church yard. Mary Goebel 11 buys a kitten at Central Park Zoo auction for 9.50. Rhinelander doctor Packard, crippled by X-rays, earns MD at Penn in a wheelchair. Nathan Anderson testifies in Haquer trial about Capetown failure and New York comeback plans.
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Associated Press
New York
Harry K. Thaw
Thaw
Mary
Central Park Zoo
Mary Goebel
Nyack
Philadelphia
John Sanderson Packard
Rhinelander
Wis
University of Wisconsin
University of Pennsylvania
U. S.A
South Africa
Nathan Abrahamson
Capetown
Nator
Murtough’s double cross ends in crime and escape
Sheila Kildare and Emmett Murtough flee New York after a gang raid on a hidden Long Island stash. Schermer, a clever fixer, fatally nets $150,000 in contraband and uses disguise and deceit to reclaim the money. Murtough heads west, swayed by Clarice and a new life away from crime.
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Bill
Clarice
Murtough
Rory
Schermer
Emmett
Clocker
Chaffeur
Chicago
New York
Gus
Old Tom Kildare
Clocker Band
Sheila
Tom
Devlin
Glocker
Devin
Kildaré
Shella
Murtaugs Lad
Fas
Old Tom Hiimself
Shelia
Tobe
Escapees Still At Large From Ritchie County Jail
Harrisville authorities report no trace of three prisoners who fled the Ritchie county jail last Sunday night. The escapees are O. V. Mills of Calhoun county serving a 100 fine and 30 days for moonshine, Forrest Hill of Salem jailed on a drunken driving charge awaiting arraignment, and Elijah Littleton of Wirt county held on liquor consumption charges.
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Harrisville
Ritchie County
J. Goode
O. V. Mills
Calhoun County
Forrest Hill
Salem
Elijah Littleton
Wirt County
Market for cornstarch in wartime trade prospects
Market prospects for American cornstarch sales are mixed and uncertain. Experts say success hinges on demand in Austria, which consumes about 4,000 tons annually and imports much from the United States. Some observers lament the state of knowledge and joke about the situation.
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Ford
Austria
United States
Playground openings and public events across towns
Laborite MP Tandon is ejected from the House after an exclamation during a playground address. Open Playground in Weston is supervised daily with afternoon and evening sessions. Editors To Meet in Weston. Weston hosts a state newspaper publishers gathering at Jackson's Mill with a tour to Buckhannon and the Wesleyan College campus. Salesmen Gather in Clarksburg for the United Commercial Travelers convention with expected 400 attendees. Purchase Power Co reports acquisition of West Virginia Utilities Company Morgantown assets, planning Morgantown operations in July. Captain Alexander notes the Morgantown properties include water gas streetcar and electric power. Dr. Samuel Pratt, 77, Kingwood, dies after paralysis leads to pneumonia.
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H. G. Kump
Walter Riddle
G. C. Martin
Weston
West Virginia
Jackson's Mill
Buckhannon
Wesleyan College
State Game Farm
French Creek
A. B. Brooks
State Game Commission
National Authority On Wild Life
Clarksburg
Parkersburg Council
Knights of the Grip
United Commercial Travelers of America
Purchase Power Co
Fairmont
G. M. Alexander
Monongahela
West Penn Public Service Company
West Virginia Utilities Company
Morgantown
Alexander
West Penn Company
Samuel Austin Pratt
Kingwood
James A. Haislip
Thompson Avenue
Locker-Lampson Says No Spies Answer in Russia Question
The scene followed a remark hurled across the floor after Locker-Lampson replied to a question about whether the British mission in Russia employed any spies. He stated certainly not.
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Locker-Lampson
Russia
Transatlantic flyers mystery and world news roundup
Overnight AP summary reports no confirmation of Nungesser and Coli sightings in the interior. Lindbergh travels to Washington after theatre in New York. Frankfort hosts Chamberlin and Levine at a town hall dinner. Moscow cautions amid Geneva talks as Berlin warns of danger. Volkoff’s assassin sentenced in Warsaw to life. Open golf leader Harrison Johnston shines at Oakmont with 147 for 36 holes. Byrd receives civil engineering degree from Virginia Military Institute. Delta Silva dies after hot air balloon bursts at a Delta house firemen’s convention in Ohio.
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Associated Press
Quebec
Nungesser and
Coli
Interior
Lindbergh
Washington
New York
Chamberlin
Levine
Frankfort
Germany
Historic
Town Hall
Preudent
Mos Crovideo
Iis
South Dakota
Moscow
Berlin
M. Volkoff
Poland
Warsaw
Harrison R. Johnston
Minneapolis
Oakmont
Gene Sarasén
Virginia Miliary Institute
Lexington
Commander Byrd
Delta Silva
Delthouse
Ohio
Knottsville Church to Host Children's Day Program
The Knottsville Church will present the Children's Day program on Sunday evening June 19 at 8 o'clock. Memorial services are scheduled at Mt Morris for Sunday morning at 11 o'clock. An egotist quip about a widow echoes in the fragmentary notice.
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Knottsville
Mt. Morris
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