Aviation becomes regular business in 1920s era growth
New York reports 115 163 passengers flew 38 136 559 miles in the last year with no passenger deaths across 3 136 550 miles flown by 425 planes. The industry notes limited federal data and that mileage and passenger counts could double with full fleet reporting. Average intercity fare 65 cents per mile. baggage carried up to craft capacity. 222 forced landings and 88 accidents, with fatalities tied to stunt or high risk events.
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New York
Manufacturers Aircraft Association
United States
S87
Insiders Claim More Seats at Navin Field Boost
Detroit confidence in Ty grows as insiders push for expanded seating at Navin Field. A cautionary note mentions a nervous breakdown affecting a Natchez pig and a parker’s three day bird drive. Louisiana bars spring racing while Connie Mack warns owners to cut buys and focus on building. Babe Ruth eyes range improvements for 1923 moves to a new park. Evers and Veeck push youth into Cubs and Sox rosters.
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Navin Field
Detroit
Reuther Predicts 1921 as Year for Southpaw Prowess
Walter Reuther argues 1921 will emphasize left handed pitchers as figures spitters are slipping. George Moriarty and 30/1 Klein are named to officiate the Yankee Dodgers exhibition games.
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Walter Reuther
Great Southpaws. Ie
George Moriarty
Klein
Militiamen Face Trial For Lynching Miner in Alabama
Nine militiamen are to be tried separately in Hamilton for the January lynching of William Baird, an un ion miner taken from Jasper jail. The case, tied to a coal mine strike, drew 120 witnesses, with defense funds raised in Huscaloosa and mine officials watching closely.
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Hamilton
Ala
Alabama
Jasper
Robert L Lancaster
Lancaster
United Mine Workers
William Baird
James Morris
Baird
Robert L. Lancaster
James W. Key
W. E. Hamby
James Franklin
Roy Patton
E. W. Speed
Clarance Richardson
Manly R. Sexton
Glenn L. Stephens
No Shortage In Outfield Expected By High Point Club
High Point officials including President Arthur Lyon and Manager Irby expect a stocked outfield at Welchfield for spring practice starting April 1. Irby, from Spencer, will try for right field while Brown from Augusta joins center field. Left field battles to decide the final starter with several youngsters contending.
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High Point Club
Welchfield
Arthur Lyon
Pierre
Irby
Spencer
Brown
High Point
Augusta Club
Jim Conley
State College Jersey Nina sets milk and butterfat records
Eminent's Nina, a Jersey cow owned by North Carolina State College, completed a year on the Register of Merit with 15025.7 pounds milk and 700.66 pounds butterfat, surpassing the state milk record by 2019.2 pounds and second in butterfat to Fortunee's Admiration. The article notes many NC cows could excel with test herd practices and urges broader use of register testing on farms.
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West Raleigh
Eminent
Nina
Jersey
North Carolina State College
Jerseys
Fortunee
State College
J. F. Diggs
Rockingham
American Jersey Cattle Club
North Carolina
Debates of Indian National Congress Reported from Nagpur
Details from Nagpur in December reveal resolutions moving toward swaraj by peaceful means and broad non cooperation. Gandhi and Lajpat Rai push for constitutional change, boycott of British trade, and national schools while other conferences urge withdrawal of children from state aided institutions and expansion of native industry. The report notes Pocahontas’s real name Mataoka, pencils from California incense cedar, and a major radio station being built on Long Island.
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New York
Indian National Congress
Nagpur
Central India
India Information Bureau of
Congress
India
British Empire
All-India Students’ Conference
M. K. Gandhi
Lajpat Rai
Gandhi
Wilmington Eyes Pro Baseball Reorganization Plan
Raleigh fans hail Spencer as a credible backstop while Wilmington considers starting a league after preliminary meetings. Discussion grows for reviving the Eastern Carolina circuit and establishing professional baseball in Wilmington, a city eager for organized play.
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Wilmington
Carolina
Tar Heels Hold Yale 32 to 30 In Grim New Haven Bout
North Carolina on tour of eastern powerhouse schools held Yale to 32 30 after a hard fought game in New Haven. Tar Heels led at halftime but lost late when Siefert star center left the contest with a sprained ankle.
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North Carolina
Tar Heels
Yale
New Haven
Siefert
Digestive aid touted for indigestion and rheumatism relief
A noted authority links indigestion to hyper acidity and fermentation in the stomach. He recommends four ounces of Jad Salts in water before breakfast for a week to neutralize acidity, remove gas, and stimulate digestive organs.
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