Landis Seen Winning Seven Year Reappointment
New York reports K M Landis will be re elected as baseball high commissioner for seven years at a joint National and American leagues meeting in Chicago. Club owners in New York anticipate a unit vote but critics in the leagues fault his handling of the advisory council and call for possible steering committee for off season consultations.
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New York
K. M. Landis
Chicago
Landis
New York World
John Heydler
League officials discuss Landis agreement at Chicago meeting
Magnates say joint meeting will seek amendments to Landis working agreement with the leagues. They expect no raise above the $50,000 annual salary for the commissioner. Frank Navin, new American League head, replaces Ban Johnson.
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Frank Navin
Ban Johnson
Landis
Chicago
Western open title to be played at Olympia Fields
Chicago hosts the Western open golf championship marking the second coast event in history. The Western Amateur title previously awarded to Seattle Golf Club, with ten years since the Del Monte, California event.
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Chicago
Pacific Coast
Seattle Golf Club
Eastern Golf Association
Olympia Fields Country Club
del Monte
Calif
Rosenberg to Box Semifinal at Christmas Fund Show
Newark dispatch reports world bantam champ Phil Rosenberg will appear in a semifinal at the December 20 Christmas fund show. World light heavyweight champ Jack Delaney faces Bud Gorman in the main bout, pushing Rosenberg into a comparatively minor role.
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Newark
N. J
Phil Rosenberg
Jack Delaney
Bud Gorman
Wisconsin
Rosenberg
Yes That's Love Love Match in Summer Bridge Bond
A lighthearted note from Answers London hints at a lasting pair who played bridge together as partners all summer and remain fond of each other. The exchange implies a favorable opinion of a romantic match based on their long shared game.
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London
Baseball Owners Meet as New Managers Take Helm
Chicago December 13 AP Little baseball news centers on the hot stove as American League owners convene for a week of talks. New managers include Ray Schalk Jack McCallister and George Moriarity with key losses by Eddie Collins Tris Speaker Ty Cobb. Rumors say a White Sox trade could bring Aaron Ward for pitching help.
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K. M. Landis
Asheville
Eddie Collins
White Sox
Connie Mack
New York
Heydier
Ray Schalk
Jack McCallister
Cleveland
George Moriarity
Detroit
Sox
Indians
Tris Speaker
Tigers
Ty Cobb
Dan Howley
St. Louis
Bill Carrigan
Boston
Johnson
Schalk
Aaron Ward
Yankee
Mayor Adams Shot by Unidentified Gunmen in West City
The 300 pound mayor of West City in Franklin county, Adams, was killed at his home doorway by two men. The shooting follows earlier attacks in Williamson, Franklin and Sabin counties amid ongoing gang violence. Adams, a former roadhouse proprietor, would have completed his term next May.
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Itls
Adams
Williamson
Franklin
Sabin
West City
Franklin County
Herrin
Thlinois
Southern Illinois gang feud ties to liquor traffic turf
The report links Adams with the Shelton gang and notes threats from Charles Birger. Sheltons and Birgerites, once allied against the Klan, are now in a pistol duel over liquor control. Adams was forced to close his roadhouse for harboring the Sheltons, who were expelled, while the champion was arrested for sparring in a vaudeville act and the commission says Tunney violated no law.
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Shelton
Charles Birger
Sheltons
Birgerites
Ku Klux Klan
Illinois
Adams
Birger
Wells to cool Seattle theatre with glacial water
Water from a bore into a glacial stream will chill the air in a new Seattle theater next summer. An artesian well has been bored to 500 feet to obtain the coolest temperature, defying the common belief that deeper wells warm the water.
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Seattle
Power Lines Extended Across North Carolina Counties
Inter connection of transmission systems and power line extensions in North Carolina increased areas with ample electric power for manufacturing to 67 counties. The department director notes 1926 was a banner year for interconnection, enabling transfer of excess power to meet peak loads and support new industrial locations near raw material bases.
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North Carolina
Wade H. Phillips
Department of Conservation and Development
Water Resources Division
Phillips
Peak Load Shifts Improve System Efficiency
The text notes that moving the peak load to a different time from another place can greatly improve load factor, leading to a large increase in efficiency.
Berger Returns to Kick Old River Post on Ancestral Visit
In Plattsmouth Nebraska George L. Berger aged 78 travels from California each year to revisit the steamboat era. He ties at the old river post from 1856 and kicks the post to recall pioneering days. Meanwhile in Spokane Miss Frances Densmore records Mekah legends centering on the whale and sea. Phonograph records cover over 115 Mekah songs for the Smithsonian.
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Plattsmouth
Nebr
George L. Berger
California
Berger
Spokane
Wash
Frances Densmore
Neah Bay
Cape Flattery
Bureau of American Ethnology
Smithsonian Institute
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