National Loop Race Tightens as Athletics Grip Grows
Athletics beat Hugmen 6 3 to extend lead over Yankees to 11 1/2 games in Philadelphia. Browns move to second by edging White Sox 4 1. Giants top Phillies 9 3 while Pirates beat Cincinnati 8 5. Lazzeri Gehrig homer spree fuels Yankees. Red Sox outpaceWashington 4 1 and Detroit tops Cleveland 6 2. Hornsby again homers for Cubs vs Cardinals.
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John Heydler
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Yankees
Hugmen
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Browns
White Sox
Pirates
Cincinnati
Cubs
Cardinals
Robins
Giants
Phillies
Shibe Park
Pirates Keep Lead After Tie as Meine Wins For Pittsburgh
The score stood 4 4 when Young Henry Meine earned a victory for Pittsburgh, keeping the Pirates one game ahead of the Cubs in second place. The win put the Cardinals in a tie with the Giants, three games back. Brooklyn edged the Braves 4 3 to 5 in a separate game.
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Pirates
Cardinals
Giants
Henry Meine
Pittsburgh
Brooklyn
Braves
Barnard Upholds Cleveland Protest On Tigers Game
President E S Barnard of the American League disallowed the Indians protest of a June 13 Detroit win at Cleveland. Umpire Brick Owens ruled a ball foul though Cleveland claimed no play by Joe Sewell. Geisel called it fair and Detroit rallied to win 8 to 7.
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Chicago
E. S. Barnard
Cleveland Indians
Detroit
Cleveland
Roger Peckinpaugh
Indians
Barnard
Geisel
Major League Leaders Update June 27
National batting leader Herman Robina hits .387 with Giants players Ott and Terry leading in runs batted in and hits. Pirates Waner Hafey and Cubs Curier top triples and steals while Athletics dominate pitching with Grove 12 1 and Gehrig homers as Foxx hits .403 in batting.
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Robina
Ott
Giants
Terry
Hafeyv
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L. Waner
Pirates
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Cubs
Grimes
Kati
Foxx
Athletics
Rune
Gehringer
Tigers
Simmons
Henish
Johnson
Heilmann
Haas
Miller
Gehrig
Yanks
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Hillin Pitches and Hits to Beat Tourists
Ashley Hillin of Spartanburg won his own game in the twelfth by singling home a run as the Spartans edged the Tourists 4 to 3. He allowed eight hits. After a long rain delay Charlotte and Augusta played seven innings before darkness, the Bees defeating the Tygers 8 to 3. Charlotte led five runs in the first. Columbia beat Macon 5 to 3 as Richardson was tough in two innings. Rain halted Knoxville Greenville play.
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Spartanburg
Spartans
Asheville
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Augusta
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Columbia
Richardson
Macon
Illinois Inheritance Taxes Generated Largely by Chicago
The state has collected 50 million dollars in inheritance taxes since the war, with 40 million of that total coming from Chicago. This highlights Chicago as the primary source of these tax revenues within Illinois.
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Illinois
Chicago
McGurn and Hicolfe Indicted on Mann Act Charge
Federal authorities arrested Jack McGurn once linked to Al Capone for the St Valentine massacre and Louise Hicolfe in Chicago. They face Mann Act charges for traveling together from Chicago to Miami Florida, allegedly living as a couple.
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al Capone
St. Valentine
Louise Hicolfe
Chicago
Miami
Map and Wits
Fights Last Night Across Cities Highlight Ring Upsets
In New York Max Schmeling defeated Paulino Uzudun and Otto Von Porat stopped K C Christner. Angus Snyder knocked out Johnny Grosso in Dodge City and Roy Wallace stopped Primo Uvaldo in Indianapolis. Tuffy Griffith defeated Johnny Risko in Detroit while Cleveland fouled.
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Max Schmeling
Germany
Paulino Uzudun
Spain
Otto von Porat
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K. C. Christner
Akron
Angus Snyder
Dodge City
Kas
Johnny Grosso
Mount Vernon
Roy Wallace
Indignapolis
Primo Uvaldo
Italy
Detroit
Tuffy Griffith
Sioux City
Johnny Risko
Cleveland
Adgie Knocks Out Brown in Philadelphia Bout
Philadelphia's Matt Adgie defeats Frankie Brown of New York by knockout in the bout held in Philadelphia. Brown suffers a stoppage at the 2nd round as Adgie delivers decisive blows to claim the victory.
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Philadelphia
Matt Adgie
Frankie Brown
New York
Flow ers Edges Sullivan In Arkansas Ring Bout
Pine Bluff reports Aris Flowers of Little Rock outpointed Micky Sullivan of Memphis in a ten round boxing match standing in the Arkansas venue.
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Ark
Aris Flowers
Little Rock
Micky Sullivan
Memphis
Mrs Alice Bradley Attends Funeral in Spartanburg
Mrs. Alice Bradley of Erlanger and her children J H Badley and Ruth Bradley traveled to Spartanburg South Carolina to attend the funeral of John D Bradley whose drowned body was found in the Catawba river ten miles south of Rock Hill He had escaped from a county chain gang and was wanted by Lexington authorities in connection with an alleged auto theft.
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Lexington
Alice Bradley
J. H. Badley
Ruth Bradley
Erlanger
Mill Village
Spartanburg
S. C
John D. Bradley
Button Rule Behavior in Child Clothing Noted in Kansas
Manhattan Kansas. Martha Hensley a graduate assistant in the child welfare department at Kansas State Agricultural College says the number and size of buttons on a child’s clothing affect behavior. Children become nervous and impatient if mothers take too long to button or unbutton garments.
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Manhattan
Kas
Martha Hensley
Kansas State Agricultural College
Bees Helped By Winter Hurt Iowa Apple Crop Outlook
Severe winter wiped out many bees reducing pollination. Iowa forecasts a smaller apple harvest as pollination declines and fruit set weakens.
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Iowa
Davidson 10 Build School Buildings in County Flood of Construction
Lexington June 28 Announcement states Davidson county will launch a $110000 school building program overseen by licensed architects with contracts awarded by competitive bidding. Percy Bloxam of Salisbury plans a new elementary building at Churchland to replace a fire-destroyed facility and ready for September opening.
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Davidson County
County Board of Education
Board of Education
Percy Bloxam
Salisbury
Churchland
Tyro Consolidated School District
Tyre
Education Board Eyes $60,000 for New Rural District
The board of education recommends spending 60000 to create a large new consolidated district including territory east of Lexington. The board of commissioners will review the proposal. If approved, the total rural school building program would reach 170000.
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Board of Education
Lexington
Board of Commissioners
Thompson Named State Highway Patrolman for Fifth District
Lexington June 28 George I Thompson of Tyre has been appointed one of three state highway patrolmen for the fifth road district from a pool of over seventy applicants. Thompson and the other two patrolmen begin work on July 1 and Davidson county is expected to be in his patrol area.
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Lexington
George I. Thompson
Tyre
Thompson
Davidson County
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