National heads for Lasker plans in organized ball
National league leaders including Veeck Comiskey and McGraw signaled approval of a plan to seize control of organized baseball. Telegraphed support came from Breadon Belton Giles and other club presidents amid reports of probe into fixing and alleged bribery in Brooklyn. Exoneration followed after Kings County District Attorney Lewis confirmed no Superbas were approached.
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Lasker
Chicago
Veeck
Chicago National League Club
Charles A. Comiskey
Barney Cressis
Jonn J. McGraw
B. Breadon
St. Louis National League
Asere
Roger Eresushan
Toledo Ameri Association
George K. Belton
Atinneapolis American Association
C. T. Chapin
Rochester International League
John C. Ryan
Peoria
Warren G
New York
Fion
Brookly
National Rescue
Lewis
Kings County
Superbas
Brooklyn
Examiner
Jennie Aiken Obituary from Bangor and nearby towns
Funeral services for Mrs. Jennie Aiken were held at her Bangor fall home with Rev. J L Panzlac officiating. Interment followed at Oak Grove cemetery. Survived by one son Frank Van Wormer of Arnold Nebraska and five Thompson brothers. previously resided in Bangor for about 45 years. Out of town relatives included Aiken family members from Portage, Viroqua, Le Mars, and Bangor.
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Jennie Aiken
South Fourteenth Street
J. L. Panzlac
J. H. Rossbach
Oak Grove Cerctery
Charles Aiken
Portage, Ar
Harl Aiken
Viroqua
Irene Dee
le Mars
Iowa
Francis Chase
Bangor
Atvay
St. Francis Hospital
Presbyterian Church
Charles
William ‘Thompson
Indianola
Neb
Npg
H. M. Carn
Menzel
Awere
Salem
Danderine Hair Tonic Promises Fuller Lifelong Locks
An old advertisement touts Danderine as a miracle hair tonic that smooths the scalp, reduces dandruff, and makes hair appear fuller, longer, and more lustrous with a 25-cent bottle claimed to revive dull and thinning hair. It urges readers to purchase at drugstores for a youthful, vibrant look.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tito
George Millers Surprise Wooden Wedding Anniversary
West Salem Wisconsin October 2 Special Mr and Mrs George Miller of Barre Mills celebrated their tenth anniversary with relatives and friends Wednesday evening the event featured dancing and refreshments.
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West Salem
Wis
George
Barre Mills
Paul Murphy
du| Tuth
Minn
O. Thoreson
George Sisson
Jacksonville
Fla
Howard Smith
Madison
Fred Herman
John Hemker
Otto Kroener
Ethel Adama
P . Henry Miller
Chas. Rubie
Miller
Fritz Miller
la Crosse
Bert Smith
le Verne Smith
Richland Center
Boyd Casterline
Iron River
Milwaukee
Marquette University
Theodore Quackenbush
Celestia Smith
Quackenbush
The
Quackenbush Supply Company
School notes on staff, clubs, and activities
Normal School reports Miss Upton's return after illness and Miss Thompson planning a San Francisco dancing school. Men’s league event delayed. Mr White arranging. Glee club turnout large. many girls must try out. Student council members named George Miller and Drucelia Nelson. Girls Lounge club opening and fall tournaments planned. Men’s Breeding Society first meeting scheduled. open to all men.
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Josephine Upton
Thompson
San Francisco
George Miller
Drucelia Nelson
Iow
Jaan to supply rice to China famine relief
Newspapers report Jaan will ship 500000 bushels of rice to China famine relief. The operation will be financed through a loan arrangement and the press notes the aid supports relief efforts underway in Asia.
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ORIOL
Jaan
China
Lecture Course Opens at Normal School in November
The 1920 21 season of the Normal school lecture course opens November 1 with Miss Myrna Sharlow soprano famed as Chicago Opera prima donna. The program features the trio Czerwonky Steindel Boguslawski, Mr Drinkwater on Abraham Lincoln, and Hon. Frederick Landis. The year includes lectures on arts and industry, with notes on mobilization, sports fraud, and aviation progress in a broad, period voice of national affairs.
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Myrna Sharlow
Miss Sharlow
Chicago Opera Company
Tria Agoliente
Abraham Linco
Norra
Drinkwater
Fredrick Landis
I State
Republican Party
Catlmes
la Crosse
Ralph Dennis
Serson
Dennis
Feudal Shift in Business Power and Worker Strikes
The piece discusses bourgeosie and labor roles in different countries, questioning kingly influence and the rise of business control in a feudal-like system. It notes railway workers’ strikes and possible general strikes as political tools affecting government control and transport, hinting at new labor movements across transport modes.
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Bourgeosie
Iad
American Engineer Released After Soviet Detention
Dr Alfred Wood Sticktey, an American mining engineer, who had been jailed in Moscow by Bolshevik authorities, arrived in Riga Latvia on October 1. He was released as identification was completed and was told he would be free in about a fortnight.
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Riga
Letvia
Alfred Wood Sticktey
Moscow
Brakeman’s Police Call Follows Faint Suspect Description
A brakeman called police after a man matching a vague description was seen near a cheese factory path toward Muscoda. No witness located, though a nearby worker reported seeing a man walking toward Muscoda Friday afternoon but offered no clear details. A Gotham Hotel sale in New York was announced, with the hotel changing hands for 34 million dollars to William and Toll Manger, and the Manger family operating a chain in multiple cities. Card of thanks published for condolences after a mother’s death, thanking Rev Panglay and local railroad employees plus floral offerings.
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Barkley
Muscoda
Gotham Hotel
York
V. A. Panglay
J. H. Rosabach
Milwaukee Railroad
Harry C. Aiken
Earl We Aiken
Charles Ww. En
Cox Promises Aid to Ireland in 1920 Bid
Ohio Governor Cox closed his western campaign stating he would bring the Irish question to the world bar of public opinion. He argued Article Ten grants Ireland the right to separate from Great Britain and establish its own government, with Article Eleven supporting such action under independence. He pledged to provide an Irish forum and to back necessary internal agitation to achieve self rule.
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Comiskey
Chicago White Sox
Siven
New York Yanks
Serain Trnes
Praiars
Kansas
Omty
Cox
Ohio
League
Ireland
Great Britain
Roosevelt Says Harding Failing To Speak Clearly Split Looms
Senator Harding faces a split in the Republican party over his stance on the League of Nations, as Franklin D Roose velt Democratic vice presidential nominee, argues in western Kentucky speeches. Also reports missing steerage life from the Speedwell wreck and a Kansas City divorce filing by Mrs Praances Hyde amid a murder charge.
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Henderson
Harding
League of Nations
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Kentucky
Hyde
Kansas City
Mr. Mer
Praauces Vope Ryde
B. Claye
Tryde
Thoms H. Swane
Teplay
Isuit
Elyde
Postal Men in Spain Hear Alfonso Urge International Congress
In Madrid on October 2, about 150 pedal experts from every nation with a mail service gathered in the senate chamber to hear King Alfonso’s speech urging the first international postal congress in six years.
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Spain
Madrid
Senate Chamber
Alfonso
Fitting Revenge In A Telegram Snippet
A fragment from Youngstown Telegram quotes a townsfolk remark after a stolen automobile incident. The speaker vents resentment and wishes misfortune on the thief, expressing moral outrage and a wish for financial ruin.
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Hany
Youngstown Telegram
Ham Prices Rise Over Scarcity of Smoke
A Metroit News item presents a brief quip about smoked ham, noting it costs sixty a pound as customers ask why prices are high. The dealer cites smoke scarcity as the reason, reflecting market quirks in a humorous exchange.
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Metroit. News
Knights of Columbus Welcomed to Rome by Pope
Chicago October 2 The Knights of Columbus receive an official message from Pope Benedict read at a supreme board meeting. The note praises the order and urges good works in Rome focused on youth welfare and athletic and general improvements. A new national headquarters bill costing 500000 will be created in New Haven Connecticut. Wheat production in Mary and France shows a high proportion of starch.
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Rome
Chicago
Pope Benedict
Columnuts
Supreme Board of Directors
Knights of Columbus
Romera
Holy City
Knights of the Inmbus
New Haven
Conn
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Ask Roth & Bropay
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Jehlen’s
Landis
Jinzan
Johnson
Minneapolis
United Suicide
Mahal Trunk
Terreit
Mark Anthons
Sadi
Mijor
Mulutn
Taj Cresse
Bettee
Preas
Stile Entifie
the Parcel Post
Rana
America
Germany
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Federal’ Mail Service
Paris
Iepai
Atay
Pirsey
Henry Ford
France
Wilhelm von Kanfburen
Roosevelt
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Gulf
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South Third Street
Gantert Bros
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