Talk Return Bouts and Penalty for Jack
New York report notes talks with Madison Square Garden president to promote a September rematch between Jack Sharkey and Max Schmeling as a settlement to heavyweight chaos. Sharkey faces punishment under New York State Athletic Commission rules though an understanding existed that regulations would not apply to last night’s bout.
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New York
Jack Sharkey
Max Schmeling
William B. Garey
Madison Square Garden
Sharkey
State Athletic Commission
Schmeling
Disciples of Christ in Missouri pledge support to 18th Amendment
Missouri Disciples of Christ adopt resolutions backing strict enforcement of the 18th Amendment and promoting world peace at their 98th annual convention. They endorse a financial campaign for Missouri Bible College and elect trustees for William Woods College with two more to be chosen later.
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Mexico
Disciples of Christ of Missouri
United States
Missouri Bible College
Columbia
William Woods College
Fulton
D. P. Bartlett
J. Hatkinson
James J. Kemper
Kansas City
William HE .Dulaney
St. Louis
Missouri Baptist Young People's Union convention ends
In Joplin Missouri the ninth annual Missouri Baptist Young People's Union convention closes with about 950 registered attendees up from 856 at St Joseph last year. Rev Laurence W Cleland is re elected president Frances Wommack is named convention secretary and R Vanderbrook is treasurer. District vice presidents were announced, including Guy E Moore for Lib.
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Joplin
Missouri Baptist Young People's Union
St. Joseph
Laurance W. Cleland
Arthie
Frances Wommack
Local Names Listed Amidst Fragments From Treasure of Names
Fragmentary OCR lists individuals including Margaret Hoover in Trenton Cleates Hanan Harnibal Allan Maddox Beaman Roy V Thixton Jefferson City Fred Jacqot St Louis May Bridges Bolivar Louis.
Kellogg's All-Bran Promotes Gentle Internal Cleansing
An ad urges readers to combat constipation by starting to eat Kellogg's All-Bran daily. It promotes the cereal as natural, safer than laxatives, and claims it clears poisonous wastes, provides iron and roughage, and pairs with milk or fruit. It notes serving suggestions and says Kellogg’s makes it in Battle Creek.
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Kellogg's
Ketloge
Battle Creek
Drexel Delegation Wins Attendance and Mileage Banners
The Drexel delegation, including D. Shurley and others from Newbury Springfield Webb City and Poplar Bluff, won the attendance and mileage banners. The event featured figures such as Harold G. Sanders Mrs. Edward G. Burch and O. J. Dinwiddie with R. M. Farris in Charleston.
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D. Shurley
Newbury
Harold G. Sanders
Webb City
Edward G. Burch
Springield
O. J. Dinwiddle
Poplar Bluff
R .M. Farris
Charleston
Drexel
Senate Lobby Committee Takes No Action On Cannon
The Senate Lobby Committee will not push action against Bishop James Cannon Jr for evading questions and leaving the stand. The transcript of his testimony will be forwarded to the Senate for possible future steps. Senators Blaine and Walsh offered views on legal maneuvers and relevancy.
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Washington
Senate Lobby Committee
James Cannon, Jr
Senate
Blaine
Wisconsin
Cannon
Caraway
Walsh
Montana
Cannan
Alfred Smith
Two electrocutions, O win stay in Kentucky
In Eddyville Kentucky three Black inmates Lloyd Williams Joan Keller and James Grigsby received indefinite stays of execution after two white men and a Black inmate were executed at Western State penitentiary. Ratcliffe died after four shocks of 2200 volts each Edmonds died three minutes after the first shock and the second inmate died after two shocks.
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Eddyville
J. L. Hughett
Sampson
Lloyd Williams
Joan Keller
James Grigsby
Ballard E. Ratcliffe
Richard Famonds
Western State Penitentiary
Grigsby
Ratcliffe
Edmonds
Slayings of Prominent Negro Leader Believed Solved
The 54 year old E B D Pierson, editor of the National Baptist convention, was killed for exposing a 2000 fund discrepancy in Nashville. Indianapolis detectives report Rev B J F Westbrook and George Washington as arrestees, with Nashville arrests of A M Townsend, a banking official, who posted bond. Pierson's body was found bound in the Muscatatuck River after a April 16 murder tied to the fund probe.
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Indianapolis
E. BD. Pierson
Chicago
National Baptist Convention
Nashville, Tenn
Negro Organization
B. J. F. Westbrook
Townsend
Baptist Sunday School Publishing Board
2 Negro Bank
Nashville
Pierson
Muscatatuck River
Scottsburg
Ind
Negro Baptist Convention Loan Fund
International Good Will Ceremony at Shrine Convention
The Ancient Arabic order nobles of the Mystic Shrine held an international good will ceremony in Toronto with delegates from the United States Canada Mexico and Cuba. Esten A. Fletcher of Rochester New York was elected Imperial Potentate and Cleveland Ohio selected for next year’s gathering.
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Toronto
United States
Canada
Mexico
Cuba
Imperial Council
Esten A. Fletcher
Rochester
N. Y
Cleveland
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Republican Party
John H. Faust
Ghas, A. DIX
Anton Goser
ED F. Linhardt
Sylvester Dulle
Frank Huey Hines
Red H.tanner
A. E. Blaser
E.W. Decker
Henry G. Lepage
Joseph Guyton
Arthur B. Cowley
Democratic Party
Clem A. Dirckx
Curtis L. Dunn
J. Thomas Fischer
Henry B. Bode
Johnny-on
Ruth Skeen
St. Petersburg
Fla
Ruth
Kellogg
Majestic
Cradilo Jefferson Radio Co
High St
Pope’s
O Win
Kentucky
Bacon's
Adv
McCormick
S. M. McCormick
East High St
LY 7A Eats Paint Headquarters
SWPP
Sherwin-Williams
U. G
A.H. Lewis Medicine Co
Mound City
Mound City Products Co
ST. Louis, MQ
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