Babe Ruth Seeks Face Time With Yankees Owner
Babe Ruth travels back to New York after a spat with manager Miller Huggins. He plans to present his side to Col. Jacob Rupert, owner of the Yankees, seeking to clear the air and resolve the dispute. Landis reportedly willing to hear Ruth but was unaware of the trouble until told by telephone from Burt Lake Michigan.
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Ruth to Visit Commissioner Landis at Burtlake
Babe Ruth will visit Commissioner Landis at Landis summer home in Burtlake Michigan where he will be staying for several days. Landis said he had heard of the case only by telephone and invited Ruth to come.
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Ruth May Leave Yankees If Huggins Keeps Manager Job
Babe Ruth announced in Chicago that he would not play for the New York Yankees in 1926 if Miller Huggins remained as manager. He said he was under contract but would be traded if Huggins stayed. Ruth arrived from St Louis to see Commissioner Landis and seek a reduction of a $5,000 fine. He also criticized Huggins for not improving the team’s performance.
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Ruth to Chicago to contest $5000 fine and suspension
Babe Ruth leaves St. Louis for Chicago to contest a $5000 fine and indefinite suspension imposed by Commissioner Landis. He criticizes skipper Miller Huggins and says he may quit playing if Huggins remains manager. Ruth appears confident and in good shape as he discusses the upheaval in the Yankees.
Weekend accident toll rises with fifteen dead nationwide
Chicago reports fifteen deaths and over 75 injuries from weekend accidents across the country. Most fatalities stem from automobiles. A Oklahoma railroad wreck caused 28 injuries. Midwest totals include sixty three auto deaths, five in Kentucky, and one fatality with six injuries in Louisville yesterday.
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Wife of bootleg king files for divorce in Cincinnati
Mrs. Imogene Remus wife of George Remus former Cincinnati bootleg king filed suit for divorce in Cincinnati alleging cruelty. Remus was to be released from Atlanta prison the following day after serving a sentence for violation of the prohibition law.
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Markets report from Louisville cattle hogs and sheep
Louisvile market notes list cattle three thousand five hundred at a lower range from two fifty to ten dollars. Hogs eight hundred steady to ten cents higher range eight to thirteen fifty. Sheep seventeen hundred higher with lambs at thirteen fifty. Ewe and weth ers fourteen. Sheep five fifty. Buck three down.
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Caillaux seeks quick debt accord with United States
Paris reports Finance Minister Caillaux expects a nine day window for agreement with the U S debt funding commission after his Washington arrival. He plans to depart New York October 3 to return to Paris and press ahead with the talks with influential deputies and senators accompanying him.
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Improve Farm Flocks in Rutherford
Rutherford County agent G S Hollingsworth Jr reports nine extra good purebred rams placed in the county after the ram sale in Nashville and purchases by others. Sheep parasite treatment continues with efforts to reach flocks missed last year and owners now treating their own flocks with nicotine sulphate.
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Coast Guard Plans Winter Rum Smuggling Campaign
The coast guard outlined a winter campaign against rum smuggling with expanded southern operations and renewed northern seaboard actions. Rear Admiral Billard aims to disperse the rum fleet off New York as winter conditions require tougher vigilance and shifts in assignments, with bases moving from Greenport to Nantucket and more ships in southern waters from Norfolk to the Rio Grande.
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American Legion Opens Convention in Sterling Ky
The American Legion opened its annual convention in Sterling Kentucky with Rev. T B Hill delivering the welcome address. The event runs through Wednesday.
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Love as Core Word in Marriage Ceremony Debate
Mrs. A. H. Sterne of Atlanta presses the view that love is the essential word in the Episcopal marriage service. She argues eliminating obey risks weakening the home, favors partnership over obedience, and criticizes clergy for engaging in quarrels while pews seek Christ’s simple teachings. The conference in New Orleans October 7 will decide on the prohibition or retention of obey.
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Brookhart Leads Senatorial Race by 207 Vote Margin
Washington August 31 recount shows Senator Brookhart with a 207 vote lead over Daniel Steck in Ohio after valid ballots adjudicated Steck gains narrow Brookhart’s majority to 207. If all contested ballots are upheld Brookhart will maintain Senate seat.
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Italian Submarine Sebastiano Veniere Missing Off Sicily
Rome reported on August 31 that the Italian submarine Sebastiano Veniere disappeared during last week's naval maneuvers off Sicily. Destroyers submarines and motorboats conducted day and night searches along the coast without success. Captain Vandone, a noted undersea craft expert, commanded the vessel.
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New Chief of U S Fleet Appointed
Washington August 31 Rear Admiral Lucius A Bostwick Chief of the staff of the battle fleet was today appointed chief of the staff of the United States fleet effective upon the return of the fleet from New Zealand.
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Gertrude Ederle to Attempt Channel Swim
Boulogne reports Gertrude Ederle’s second attempt to swim the English Channel postponed until 7 AM Wednesday due to weather conditions.
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Sumner Sheepmen Show Value of Purebred Rams
Sumner county sheepmen backed by County Agent W. E. Schmidt praised purebred rams. At Nashville the state sale saw eight top rams delivered to Sumner buyers.
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Commission Calls Federal Control of Mines
John Hammond former chairman urges President Coolidge to seek congressional approval of the Federal coal commission recommendation. The body, now defunct, urged federal regulation and power to distribute fuel in emergencies. Hammond sees no current emergency, while Coolidge shows no sign of seeking Congress involvement.
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Union calls suspension of anthracite mining at midnight
Enthusiasm marked the final reading at union meetings over the weekend for suspending anthracite mining operations at midnight tomorrow. A second order retains about 8 060 maintenance men to prevent flooding cave ins and deterioration during idleness. Notices reached 325 locals in districts 1 7 and 9, posting special meetings. Attendance was the heaviest some locals had seen except district elections.
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Oklahoma Miners Strike Ordered by UMWA Leader
Hartshorn Oklahoma August 30 an official strike order effective midnight August 31 was proclaimed at a rally by William Carymple president of district number twenty one United Mine Workers of America involving all union miners in Oklahoma.
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Coolidge Undisturbed By Anthracite Shutdown Prospects
President Coolidge remains unfazed by possible midnight suspension of coal operations as he extends his vacation in Swampscott Massachusetts. He believes government no longer can force a wage agreement and will focus on ensuring fuel supply while mines may close. The president plans at least another week away from Washington, relying on reports to gauge developments. They visited Salem Tabernacle Congregational Church with their son John who returned from Camp Devens.
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