Cobb and Speaker Cleared in Baseball Case
Cobb and Speaker were cleared of all charges by Kenesaw Mountain Landis and restored to their clubs reserve lists after a false report tied them to a fix. The decision said no decision of injustice could find them guilty and allowed them to rescind withdrawals from baseball.
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High Commission For Returns
Cobb
Speaker
Landis
Chicago
Tryus Cobb
Tris Speaker
Kenesaw Mountain Landis
Sives Permisglox
Detroit Tigers
Cleveland Indians
Dutch Leonard
Detroit
American League
Cleveland
Joe Wood
Leonard
Cobb-Speaker
Scalelan
Leslie O.connor
Carner
Augusta
Dog Will Be Sold to Pay Master s Funeral
In Minneapolis on January 27 AP reports a poverty struck man George Barth known as Old Barth is dead after a highway accident. His unclaimed body lies in the county morgue and police plan to sell his valued police dog for more than 100 dollars to fund a proper burial since Barth had no relatives.
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Minneapolis
Minn
George Barth
Old Barth
aAs Barth
Potter's Field
Six Die as Gas Explosion Hits Turner Gym
Turner Idaho January 27 Six persons are dead and about eighteen injured when a nitroglyrene gas explosion wrecked a Mormon chapel and recreation hall during a basketball game between Turner and Central Idaho teams. Ceiling collapsed as crowd moved for exits. janitor James McCann and relatives among the dead.
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Turner
Idaho
Latter Day Saints
Central
Doad
James McCan
Bringham
James McCann
Fashion Edicts For American Man Presented At Convention
Memphis Tenn Jan 27 fashion edicts for the American man were presented at the eighteenth annual convention of the National Association of Merchant Tailors led by A Lincoln Sadler of New York. The report notes radical changes in style with many small details frowned upon and careless practices to avoid including light colored overcoats bright hats with evening clothes and opera hats with tuxedos. Correct dress emphasizes silk hats with tail coats black waist coats for tuxedos and black shoes for town while dark tans suit travel and country wear very light tans or lemon shoes are out of form. Spats are never correctly worn.
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Memphis
Tenn
America
National Association of Merchant Tailors of Amuried
A. Lincoln Sadler
New York
Metropolitan clubs weigh bids for Cobb and Speaker
New York reports say Giants Yankees and Robins may pursue Ty Cobb and Tris Speaker after Landis vindication. With McGraw in Havana and Huggins arriving later, clubs hesitate to renew overtures as officials express caution and await manager readiness before acting.
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Tris
New York
Giants
Yankees
Robins
Ty Cobb
Tris Speaker
Landis
Cobb
Dutch Leonard
John McGraw
Havana
Tierney
Ed Barow
Miller Huggins
Speaker
America Standing Ready for Peace with the Chinese
Washington January 27 The United States informs all Chinese factions and Washington conference powers that if proper delegates are chosen it will pursue new tariff and extraterritorial treaties with China in concert with other nations or alone if needed. Existing pacts cannot be abrogated until new treaties are negotiated and ratified by the Senate. Kellogg outlines a policy declaration made public last night with no reference to the British memorandum. The announcement was released in Peking Hankow and Shanghai.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
China
Senate
Kelloge
Peking
Hankow
Shanghai
Living Costs Declined Overall in 1926
Washington report shows U S living costs fell by 1.3 percent for 1926, despite a 0.5 percent rise in July to December. The largest annual increase occurred in Boston at 1.5 percent, while Los Angeles recorded the sharpest drop of 2.9 percent.
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Washington
United States
Department of Labor
Boston
Los Angeles
Joint meeting on gasoline tax in Tennessee
Nashville Tenn Jan 27 Members of both houses of the Tennessee general assembly arranged for a conference with Governor Austin Peay to discuss a proposal to raise the gasoline tax from three to five cents a gallon The legislators behind the movement are eager to learn the governor s attitude Senator W H Hensley Putnam Lon C Hill Jefferson Henry H Horton Marshall and Representatives Charles H Love Robertson and Charles E Keyes Smith will wait on the governor They favor using the extra levy to retire bonds and pay interest on such securities and would apply the rest of the increased revenue to county road building.
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Nashville
Tenn
Tennessee General Assembly
Austin Peay
W. H. Hensley
Putnam
Lon C. Hill
Jefferson
Henry H. Horton
Marshall
Charles H. Love
Robertson
Charles E. Keyes
Smith
Widow Pauline LaFollette Found Guilty of Murder
Pauline LaFollette, 17, widow of Johnson City, was found guilty of second degree murder for shooting her husband John LaFollette in Johnson City on September 22, 1926. The verdict carries a sentence of 10 to 300 years, with a defense plea of self defense and a motion for a new trial filed by her attorneys Paul R. Divine and J. R. Quinn.
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Times
Jonesboro
Tenn
Pauline LaFollette
Johnson City
Washington County
John LaFollette
Veniremen
Paul RB. Divine
J. R Quinn
Mexican Rebels Slain In Federal Encounter
In a federal clash at Xochipala Morelos Urbano Lavin former Guerrera governor and eleven rebels were killed while rebel leaders Jeurlurs Luis Quiroze Augustin Mendoza and Marceline Castrejon were wounded. One man killed six captured at Tepeji del Rio as three rebel bands remain in Durango with Mezquital district pacified.
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Mexico City
Jen
Urbano Lavin
Guerrera
Xochipala
Morelos
Jeurlurs
Luis Quiroze
Augustin Mendoza
Marceline Castrejon
Vietor Barcenas
Pachusea
Tepeji del Rio
Gonzalo Escobar
Durango
Mezquital
Weather summary for Tennessee and Virginia notice
Weather report from U S weather station compiled by C L Bunn notes Tennessee tonight fair and warmer with Friday cloud cover and possible light rain in the west Virginia tonight fair and milder with increasing clouds and rising temperatures Readings taken at 4 p m daily compare highs and lows to last year and rainfall to 6 p m yesterday with an inch of snow noted for the same date last year
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tennessee
West Portion
Virginia
U. S
C. L. Bunn
Shipping of Convict Goods in State Big Issue in the House
In Nashville the Tennessee House opened immediate debate on joint resolution 9 by Rep Keaton to urge Congress to defeat the Copper pill and block interstate shipment of convict made goods. Speaker Maiden was away ill. Charles Love acted as speaker pro tem by 34 to 33. Rep Larsen opposed passage while praising the judiciary committee. Continued on page six.
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Nashville
House
Keaton
Maiden
Greenfield
Charles Love
Robertson
McClannahan
Tipton
Tennessee
Congress
Larsen
Shelby
Judiciary Committee
Election Commission
Stockton Wins In Attack On York Bill In Tennessee
Nashville January 27. Representative B E L Stockton defeated a rabid attack on Sergeant York’s bill to fire the Alvin CG York Industrial Institute board and create a new school board. The bill asked $50 000 state funds for the 1925 act. Stockton’s motion to table carried as Gleaves urged fairness and committee reference. He claimed a local bill was improper and urged tabling for Tennessees people. He praised Sergeant York and the local people of Fentress county.
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Nashville
Tenn
Be.’ L. Stockton
York
Alvin CG. York Industrial Insitute
Gleaves
Stockton
Prince
Johnson
State Commission
Gith Assembly
Tennessee
Fentress County
Sargeant York
Debutantes Quit Jobs Over Smoke Pledge Mockery
Four Washington debutantes refused to continue as pages at the Women's Christian Temperance Union conference over publicity portraying them as pledging not to smoke or drink. The four Misses Sallie Phillips Olive Sherley Harriet Whitford and Helen Gatley objected to being pictured as girls who abstain yet remain popular.
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Washington
Women's Christian Temperance Union Conference
Sallie Phillips
Olive Sherley
Harriet Whitford
Helen Gatley
Recess Taken in Browning Trial Opens Open Court
In White Plains New Jersey on January 27, the Browning separation case hearings paused after two days of testimony from Edward W. Browning's wife her mother friends and doctors. Browning seeks to offset allegations of cruelty and the judge ruled the proceedings open to the public rejecting secrecy as a path to perjury.
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White Plains
N. J
Edward W. Browning
Peaches Heenan
Browning
John 8. Sumner
New York Society For the Prevention of Vice
Justice Seeger
Senate Floor Outbursts Over Dairy and Ferry Bills
Shouts echoed through the state capitol as rural lawmakers defeated two key measures on dairy herd testing and ferry rates despite Memphis and Nashville opposition. The dairy bill would allow milk from cattle tested and approved by an accredited vet to be sold statewide, amid Nashville’s local disposal rule. A ferry bill, backed by administration leaders including Sen John A. Shelton, aimed to curb perceived abuses by river operators. The House scene featured Representative Stockton pressing to dismiss the Alvin C. York Industrial Institute board amid calls to retain the current panel.
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Nashville
Tenn
Senate
Memphis
Io Z
Chrisman
J. J. Chrisman
Williason
Capitol
Watkins
John A. Shelton
Hardin
Mardin
3. P. Fitzhugh
Shelby
Stockton
Fentress
Alvin C. York Industrial Institute
York
Institute
Bills of state wide nature before state assembly
Nashville Tenn Jan 27 Several bills of statewide interest were discussed as the assembly opened. One measure would authorize 25,000 from the state to create tuberculosis free areas with more than 4,900 in each of over twenty counties, and federal aid expected. Another bill would authorize counties and municipalities to install voting machines to curb manipulation, authored by Samuel C. Davis of Davidson.
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Nashville
Tenn
General Assembly
Henry H. Horton
Senate
Finance, Ways and Means Committee
Sr, Bratton
Obion
Posal
Samuel C. Davis
Davidson
Davis
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Big City
Ory
Huggins
McGraw
Kellogg
Governor Peay
Henry
Peaches
Pierce Senate
State Capitol
John Shelton
Assembly
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