Notes from the sports page touch on boxing baseball and betting
A storm in Philadelphia puts the Phillies old park at risk. Meia in Texas launches a Texas Oklahoma league ball club. Stribling shines in Southern bouts. The rowing championship marks the national association’s 50th anniversary. Freddie Parent coaches Colby college baseball. Coulon stars in vaudeville. Branch Rickey Sugden prepare Cardinals pitchers in Texas. Giants pay John McGraw the biggest salary.
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Branch Rickey
Joe Sugden
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Eddie Kane
Tom Gibbons
St. Paul
Odd and Interesting World Notes from War Era
A collection of curiosities and oddities spanning health myths spider web mileage insect chatter royal air force club quirks verses birth of verse division and public habit notes. Highlights include a three year old prince in India and a humorous Saxon banknote design with pockets shown.
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London
Royal Air Force
Robert Stevens
Prince of Wales
India
Germany
Lebejun
Lord Chancellor Stumbles Into Ashy Lums For Surprise Visit
A lord chancellor once visited an asylum unannounced. He declared his identity but was met with disbelief. The attendant replied we have three more of them here, highlighting the administrator’s casual approach to inspections.
Wealthy Youngstown man shares odd dream
A rich Youngstown magnate recounts a dream where he rode a small Ford that ascended a telephone pole, performed a somersault on the wires, and slid down another pole. He finds the image amusing.
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Youngstown
Philadelphia hockey teams claim recent victories over New York era
An unclear report notes Philadelphia hockey teams achieving defeats of New York era opponents with brief mentions of Aneteu F and Bathe in the lineup. The text is fragmentary and identifies no specific dates, venues, or game scores.
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New York
Philadelphia
Seem Aneteu
Poe
Tuesday Bridge Club Meeting Notice
ROCIAL CALENDAR shows a 3:30 PM gathering hosted by Mrs. Asher Smith for the Tuesday Bridge Club, with attendance expected from local members.
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Thesday
Asher Smith
Road to Yesterday and Past Reflections Parade in News
Era reminiscences frame a society column featuring guests in Kerrville and San Antonio visits, club notices, a Governor Neff reception at Latin American Club, Missionary Society activities, a bride shower, and civic group chair appointments ahead of a local convention.
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Governor Neff
The
Heights Civic Club
Boy Scouts to Meet for 22nd Celebration at Martin Plaza
All troops gather at Martin Plaza Wednesday at 8 30 a m in full Scout uniform to join the 22nd celebration. Executive FB L Mackay signs the notice dated February 18 1931.
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Martin Plaza
Brief Facts From an 19th Century Clippings Montage
A Paris man has used a fountain pen since 1864. The common king snake preys on rattlesnakes. Egypt has high child mortality before age five. Coconut milk extraction via a punch resembles a tool. The common lilac originates in Persia and reached Europe in the 1500s. Trinity College Dublin holds vellum bound county maps from Elizabethan times. London hosts eighteen farmhouses across several boroughs.
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Egypt
Persia
Europe
Trinity College
Dublin
Ireland
London
England
Woodwich
Lewisham
Greenwich
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Negro as Foreman in Travis County Jury Trial
In Travis County Texas for the first time a Negro served as foreman of a criminal district court jury in the trial of a Mexican. The juror is described as a white haired Negro, marking a notable moment in local court history.
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Austin
Texas
Travis County
Mystery of Concord triple murder solved by confessions
Two African American suspects, L. C. Johnson and Bennie Young, confessed to a triple murder in Concord after being arrested in Waco Texas. They described how they killed Jim Barker, his wife, and a boy for money, saying they found only $10. A new grand jury will convene in two weeks to indict.
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Associated Press
Waco
Texas
Concord
Leslie Stegall
L. C. Johnson
Cooper
Bennie Young
Barker
Jim
Warahachie
Nominations to Senate for Allied Debt Funding Commission
Washington announces that Mellon Hughes Hoover Smoot and Burton will be sent to the Senate for approval to join the allied debt funding commission. Upon confirmation the United States plans to begin negotiations to fund the 11 billion dollar debt, starting with Britain and other creditors by debt size. The commission rules cap funding at 20 years with interest not below 4 1 percent.
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Associated Press
Washington
Mellon
Hughes
Hoover
Smoot
Burton
Allied Debt Funding Commission
Senate
White House
United States
Great Britain
Debt Commission
Gunfight in Courthouse Leaves Four Wounded
Ardmore Oklahoma February 21 four men were wounded in a gunfight that erupted in the county attorney's office inside the courthouse. Charges will be filed against at least three participants, though identities were not released. The wounded men said they were feeling fine the next day as the case rests with the county attorney's office.
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Associated Press
Ardmore
Okla
Hodge
London
Springfield Petition Seeks Writ to Arrest Chicago School Board
Springfield February 21. A petition for a writ of mandamus asking the Cook county sheriff to arrest the Chicago school board members recently pardoned by Governor Small was filed with the supreme court this morning by Attorney General Brundage.
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Springfield
Peters
Cook County
Chicago
Small
Supreme Court
Brundage
Sherman Ouster Trial Opens Against County Attorney
Testimony began in Sherman Texas as 40 citizens seek removal of county attorney Herbert Bockout charged with corrupt practices and incompetency. Jury was completed late Monday and trial started today.
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Associated Press
Sherman
Texas
Herbert Bockout
Mary Gordon Plans Resignation as Opera Director
New York reports Mary Gordon will resign her post as director of the Chicago Opera Company at season's end if a successor is found. She intends to remain with the company as an artist, aligning with her identified role. Secretary Howard Potter announced the development.
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Associated Press
New York
Mary Gordon
Chicago Opera Company
Howard Potter
Mee Murray hires orchestra for Peacock Alley at Rialto
At Laredo, Mee Murray retains an orchestra to score Peacock Alley scenes at the Rialto Theatre. The ensemble provides tempo for action, performing My Heart at Thy Dear Voice for love scenes, 4 jazz melodies for comedy, and a march for speedy action, under producer direction.
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Mee Murray
Tiffany
Metro
Rialto Theatre
Miss Murray
Orders Suspended on Army Division Transfer
Washington February 21 The War Department announced that orders issued weeks ago for transferring the First Division from Camp Dix New Jersey to Camp Meade Maryland have been suspended.
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Washington
Camp Dix
New Jersey
Camp Meade
Maryland
War Department
Dallas jail denies safekeeping claim in Concord murder case
Dallas county officials said two African American men who allegedly confessed to the Concord triple murder were not brought to the Dallas county jail for safekeeping. The denial came after circulating reports in the early hours.
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Dallas
Texas
Dallas County
Concord
Suffolk County DA Pelletier Removed by Supreme Court
District Attorney Joseph C. Pelletier of Suffolk County was removed by the supreme court for malfeasance misfeasance and nonfeasance in office. Senator Reed the defense presented no testimony arguing the charges stemmed from a conspiracy by political and personal enemies.
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Associated Press
Boston
Mags
Joseph C. Pelletier
Suffolk County
Supreme Court
United States
Reed
Missouri
Pelletier
Revolution Rumors Stir San Antonio Conference Claims
In San Antonio a purported conference of revolutionaries was said to have been held Monday attended by Listeban Cantu, though no one confirms participation and Cantu remains missing. Carrancista loyalists appeared in hotel lobbies amid Mexican upheaval as four Torreon officers were arrested and sent to Mexico City.
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San Antonio
Tex
Yerreon
Torreon
Mexico City
Wholesale prices inch toward 1913 level
Wholesale prices on the average have approached slightly nearer the 1913 level according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Prices generally last month declined about 16 percent from January a year earlier with agricultural products showing a roughly 2 percent advance.
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Washington
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Department of Labor
OF INTEREST TO WOMEN Old beliefs about Monday births and early blue laws
The piece notes that girls born on a Monday are deemed beautiful but jealous. It marks sixty five years since the first women’s hospital opened in New York City and recalls early colonial blue laws restricting a woman from kissing her child on Sundays. It cites 40 000 to 50 000 women employed by the Government in Washington, roughly double the number of male workers. It highlights Miss May Hamilton Horton of Birmingham Alabama as among the few U S women weather observers in service.
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New York City
Washington
U S Death Rate Drops Since 1910 Census Bureau Reports
The death rate in the United States fell to 1306 per 100000 in 1920 from 1406 in 1910. All ages declined, infant mortality dropped most, and adults 45 to 75 fell 12 percent while those over 75 declined about 6 percent. Reductions linked to tuberculosis typhoid and Brights disease. increases seen in cancer influenza and puerperal causes.
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Washington
United States
Census Bureau
Shriners Meet in Kansas City Concludes With Initiation
Representatives from the Shrine Directors Association of North America gather in Kansas City Missouri February 21 for a two day session. About 50 delegates from the United States and Canada attend as Indianapolis bids for the next convention. A class of 300 novices is to be initiated tonight as the ceremonial attracts over 2,000 Shriners from Missouri Kansas and Oklahoma.
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Kuansay City
Shrine Directors Assectation
North America
Indianapolis
United States
Canada
Ararat Temple
Missouri
Kansas
Oklahoma
R IOTER KILLED AS PAWTUCKET RIOT ACT ORDERED
Joseph Assuncan, a strike sympathizer, was killed when police discharged riot guns after a mob refused to disperse at a Pawtucket spinning plant. Two others were seriously wounded as the mayor read the riot act and officers opened fire on the crowd.
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Pawtucket
R. 1
Joseph Assuncan
Legion endorses Neff for martial law in two counties
The Austin based American Legion Post passed a resolution endorsing Governor Neff s declaration of martial law in Franklinstone and Limestone counties. The measure says his stand for law enforcement is supported by the constitution and 100 percent Americans.
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Austin
Texas
American Legion Post
Nefff
Freestone
Limestone
Peace Highway route discussed from Joplin to Dallas
A meeting of project supporters in Dallas outlined tentative plans for an International Peace Highway from Quebec to Mexico City with a cross at Laredo. A. E. Nissen of Louisville explained the route and will visit Laredo tomorrow to continue discussions.
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Texas
Joplin
Quebec
Canada
Mexico City
Laredo
A. E. Nissen
Louisville
Railroad Time Tabla for Texas-Mexican Lines
Texas-Mexican schedule shows Train No 1 to Gorqeptsi at 12 10 p m with Train No 2 from Corpus Christi at 8 36 p m International & Great Northern runs a through fast to St Louis at 12 01 p m arriving 5 16 p m Night Train departs 10 p m arrives 7 30 a m Rio Grande Gagie Pass lists Train No 1 from Laredo at 8 30 a m arriving Minera 10 20 a m Train No 8 from Minera at 11 a m arriving Jaecoune ew
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