Mob-rescued men held in Tulsa jail after fatal shooting
Muskogee Oklahoma December 27 two Negro men Homer Matthews and Will Williams rescued from a mob by Sheriff Barger are believed to be secure in the county jail at Tulsa or nearby. The mob spirit subsided and few pursued the sheriff or his prisoners. They were charged with the murder of Patrolman Sam Neal.
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Homer Matthews
Will Williams
Barger
Tulsa
Sam Neal
Amateurs to be Defined at Gotham Meeting
The meeting of collegiate athletic rule makers will define what constitutes an amateur and refer the finding to major amateur sport bodies for final approval. Delegates from at least fifteen organizations attend the session as the Intercollegiate Association of Amateur Athletics of America outlines amateur status rules and possible restorations. The conference runs as the National Collegiate Athletic Association holds its tenth annual convention with talks on college athletics and a proposal to require all players to wear numbers.
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United States
Canada
Intercollegiate Association of Amateur Athletics of America
Intercollegiate Committee
National Collegiate Athletic Association
le Baron Briggs
Harvard
William H. Taft
Intercollegiate Football Rules Committee
Onalaska Christmas Activities and Visitors
Onalaska residents hosted visitors for the holidays with trips to St Paul Minneapolis and Madison. Local church services included a Christmas Eve program and a Sunday sermon. A Christmas tree program at Brice’s Prairie drew young locals and families attended by the city.
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A. A. Merrill
Helen
St. Paul
A. E. Smith
Minneapolis
Ruth Kenyon
Madison
Volney Darnes
Esther Ellis
Gara Stifter
Evansville
Ill
Tillie
Hulda Stolander
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Prairie
Gilbert
Willard Will Not Fail Fulton Says Manager Jones
Willard and manager Tom Jones planned the March 4 bout with Fulton at Juarez or another city if New Orleans promoters withdraw. Fulton’s team says the title could be claimed by forfeit if the fight is canceled. They await Burns and Tortorich to decide, with Willard open to other challengers after the bout.
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Jess Willard
Tom Jones
Freq Fulton
Juarez
New Orleans
Minnesota
Fulton
Moran
Willard
Ton Jones
Mike Collins
Jones
Collins
Tommy Burns
Dominick Tortorich
Badger Five Faces Busy Week For Wisconsin Basketball
Madison Wis Dec 27 The Wisconsin varsity basketball program under Dr W E Meanwell plans continued practice Monday as rumors swirl about the athletic director post and a possible end to intercollegiate sports at the university The team faces a tough slate including Stout Ripon Milwaukee Normal and the alumni game with concerns about football abolition and conference play shaping student and alumni reactions
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University of Wisconsin
W. E. Meanwell
George W. Ehler
Stout Institute
Ripon
Milwaukee Normal
Milwaukee
Meanwell
Ehler
Board of Regents
Wisconsin
Madison
Munger Aims for Onsite Fight as Card Nears
Promoter notes Ford Munger of Kalamazoo will arrive in La Crosse to finalize training for his main bout with Marshfield’s Tommy Krieg at the Kannia Athletic Club show in Marshfield. Krieg expected by tomorrow. other matchups include Young White Oshkosh and Battling Rudy Chicago in an all star card. substitutes Tommy O Neill Chicago and Tuffy Nicholson Marinette pending principals’ illness.
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Krieg
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Tuffy Nicholson
Marinette
A Sensitive Woman Grows Like a Plant Amid Hard Rain
An evocative line compares a sensitive woman to a growing plant that endures harsh rain and continues to thrive despite repeated beating down. The metaphor explores resilience amid adversity and emotional struggle.
Quotes and quirks spice muddled holiday column
A collage of city snippets from Chicago and New York notes holiday signs about mistletoe weather and social gossip. It mentions 24 county hospital deaths on Christmas in Chicago and two men Casper Belhner and Frank Albert being arrested after disarming a gunman.
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Chicago
Casper Belhner
Frank Albert
La Crescent Schools Close for Vacation
The LA CRESCENT Minnesota school closed Thursday for the holiday vacation after a daytime program. Visitors include Mrs. D F Whitney of Firsestell North Dakota visiting her daughter Mrs. C Solberg. Local residents Alice Oldenburg hosted the Ladies club event December 18.
Howe Travel Festival Promises World Sightseeing In La Crosse
Spotlight on Lyman H Howe's Travel Festival arrives tonight at the La Crosse theater. The show features exclusive filmed tours from California exhibitions and the Panama Canal to Paris parks, Trollhalla Falls, Holland, Bruges, Norway and more, with a submarine ride and France’s steel industry.
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Lyman H. Howe
la Crosse Theater
Howe
Earth
California
Panama Canal
Paris
Bois de Boulogne
Champ de Mars
Monceau
Sweden
Holland
Bruges
Belgium
France
Norway
Christiania
Bergen
U. S
Blanche Ring Stars in The Yankee Girl Film at Bijou
Blanche Ring delivers a fine performance in Oliver Morosco’s film version of The Yankee Girl. The film places her in a new light away from familiar resources, notably in a champagne scene with the tipsy President Castroda in the palace. It screens at the Bijou today and Tuesday.
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Blanche Ring
Oliver Morosco
Castroda
Turks Defeated at Kut El Amara in Mesopotamia
Turkish forces were defeated with heavy losses and driven back in an attack on the British Mesopotamian base of Kut El Amara. Dispatches from Constantinople said the Turks tried to surround General Townshend's troops at Kut El Amara.
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London
Kut-El-Amara
Constantinople
Townshend
Kutil-Amara
Turck Purchases Westphal Cheese Factory in Sugar Bush
William Turck of Clintonville has bought the Westphal cheese factory at Sugar Bush, New London, Wisconsin, announced December 27. The move expands Turck’s dairy interests and follows prior business ventures in the region.
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New London
Wis
William Turck
Clintonville
Westphal
Sugar Bush
Charlie Deal Leaves Braves For Federal League
Charlie Deal departed the Boston Braves to join the Federal League and now is reported to be out of work. His last season batting average rose to .314, up .104 from his 1914 Braves mark, a gap experts attribute to the Federal League’s weakness.
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Charlie Deal
Boston Braves
Feds
Charlie
Braves
Eds
Stoughton Banker Dr. F B Hyland Dies Suddenly
Stoughton Wisconsin December 27 Dr F B Hyland 70 long time citizen and president of Citizens National Bank died suddenly Sunday morning of heart disease at his home. The well known banker was regarded as one of the town's leading figures. His death comes as a shock to the community.
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Stoughton
Wis
F. B. Hyland
Citizens National Bank
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