Yanks and Cubs in pennant bound via home runs
The Yankees and Cubs lead their leagues by relying on home runs this season. The Cubs surpassed the Giants with 13 hits in an 11 to 4 win, boosting batting average to .304. The Yankees won 10 to 5 over Detroit as Babe Ruth hit his sixth homer, and Gehrig pulled ahead in the homer race.
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Washington
White Sox
Magazine agent crashes into cement worker's car
Herschel Sampley of Indianapolis, a magazine agent and rum runner, faces Brazil charges for drunken driving and liquor transport after a collision on the National road east of Harmony. His car rear ended a Ford, setting it ablaze. the other occupants escaped serious injury. Deputies found beer and whiskey in Sampley's abandoned vehicle.
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Indianapolis
Brazil
Harmony
Sampley
Center Point
Limedale
Indiana Portland Cement Co
Mills
Thomas Tiffee
Albert Nussel
Miss Bowen to Travel Abroad this Summer
Lucy Bowen head of DePauw women’s physical education receives a one year leave to travel and study sailing in July to Denmark and Scandinavia. She will study in Copenhagen with Miss Bertram’s School and visit Finland Norway and Sweden then travel through Germany Austria France and England. Dr Catherine Riggs acts as department head during absence and Miss Martha Taylor will take over Riggs’s classes next year.
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DePauw Department of
Miss Bowen
Denmark
Miss Bertram
Finland
Norway
Sweden
Germany
Austria
France
England
Chicago
Bertram School
Copenhagen
Catherine Riggs
Martha Taylor
Miss Rigg
Miss Taylor
New York City
University of Wisconsin
New York
Red Cross
Indiana University
DePauw
Business and Professional Women's Club
Tropic romance and Casanova films head to local theaters
The Pagan starring Ramon Novarro debuts at Voncastle Theatre with exotic tropical visuals and a love triangle among Navarro Adoree and Janis set against jungle escapades and shark lagoons. Granada Theatre showcases Loves of Casanova with Ivan Mosjoukine, a Europe style comedy drama from Cineraman, with French stars and English subtitles by Edwin Justus Mayer.
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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
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Madge
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Miss Janis
Casanova
Cineraman
Granada Theatre
Europe
Giacomo Casanova
Card Sharp
Lower
Ivan Mosjoukine
Alexander Volkoff
Edwin Justus Mayer
Preakness Winner to Race at Louisville
Dr Freeland the winner of the Preakness at Pimlico yesterday is bound for Louisville to run next Saturday in the Kentucky Derby. The three year old captured a length ahead of Minotaur after a late surge despite early trouble. Minotaur was bought by J R Thompson Jr of Chicago from Charles Graffagnini just before the race for 40 000 dollars, earning second money of 5 000 dollars.
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Dr. Freeland
Walter J. Salmon
Pimlico
Louisville
Minotaur
J. R. Thompson, Jr
Chicago
Charles Graffagnini
Delta Kappa Epsilon Founder Theodore Sloane Dies
Theodore Sloane DePauw 71 died May 2 at his San Jose home after a three day illness. Born in Indiana he graduated from DePauw in 1871 and helped form Delta Kappa Epsilon. He practiced law in Pueblo Colorado, edited the Pueblo daily, helped organize a bank, and led local education boards before retiring in 1908 to San Jose. He served 12 years on the city library board and nurtured interests in literature, art, and music.
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Kusa County
Ind
Pueblo
Colo
Methodist Episcopal Church
Shumaker to Speak at New Market Church
Rev. E. S. Shumaker Indiana Anti Saloon League superintendent will speak at morning service at the New Market Methodist church. He will discuss prohibition and his recent term at the Indiana State Farm.
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New Market Church
E. S. Shumaker
Indiana Anti Saloon League
Methodist Church
New Market
Indiana State Farm
New Line Coach For DePauw Named From Wabash
Raymond Neal, a Wabash football star and longtime line coach, will join DePauw this fall to coach the line and assist in other athletic duties. He succeeds Eugene Oberst, who left for Washington and Lee, and comes with strong recommendations from Knute Rockne and others. Neal is married with two daughters and lives in Wingate near Crawfordsville.
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Wabash
Eugene Oberst
Raymond
Gamy” Neal
DePauw
W. L. Hughes
Neal
Washington and Lee
Knute Rockne
Notre Dame
Mr. Neal
Wingate
Crawfordsville
Crisis in Canton as rebel forces surround city
Reports from Hongkong say Canton, China, faces fighting between Cantonese national supporters and Kwangsi rebels on the outskirts. The Japanese Consul warns Japanese citizens to leave the danger area while refugees flood Canton. Foreign warships lie off Canton as the insurgent army presses in three directions, outnumbering Cantonese defenders two to one.
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China
Hongkong
Kwanger
DePauw W S A Sponsors Play Day for Girls
DePauw W S A sponsored a high school play day Saturday for girls from Greencastle Crawfords ville Lebanon New Market and Reelsville. About fifty girls registered in the gym for a program featuring competitive and exhibitional indoor sports and an outdoor track meet. It is part of a nation wide project by college women's athletic associations to promote better athletic organization for girls in high schools.
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Greencastle
Crawfordsville
Lebanon
New Market
Reelsville
Radishes for supper tease hungry folks in Adv
A brief item notes 110 dozen radishes described as tender and sweet, offered after supper as a food assist by Wetz.
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Adv
Clinton School Township to issue bonds for High School Center addition
The Clinton School Township advisory board will meet May 14, 1929 to consider a 2680 appropriation for adding to and repairing Center High School. Taxpayers may file petitions with the Putnam County Auditor within 29 days for a State Tax Board hearing. Board members Magill Burkett Bock certify the action and warrants or bonds of 2680 issued with six percent interest.
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Putnam County
Indiana
Clinton
Said
Center High School
Trusee
State Board of Tax Commissioners
Visory Board
Putnam
State Tax Board
Clay Magill
Z. B. Burkett
W.S. Bock
Clinton School Township
W. W. Newgent
Notice of Administration for John A. Kelle Estate
The Circuit Court of Putnam County Indiana appoints Gene H. Keller administrator of the estate of John A. Kelle late of Putnam County deceased. The filing includes attorney Glen H. Lyon with dates April 26 1929 and April 27 May.
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Putnam County
Indiana
John A. Kelle
Gene H. Keller
Glen H. Lyon
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