Rickey Purges Cardinals in Major Shake Up Before Season
Branch Rickey, general manager of the St. Louis Cardinals, announces a wholesale roster purge before the pennant race. Most players are for sale or trade to rebuild the pitching staff, with only Rogers Hornsby and the catching trio excluded from consideration. Rickey and president Samuel Breadon avoid bold predictions for 1923, aiming to match or surpass 1922 performance.
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Louis
Associated Press
Branch Rickey
Meeger
St. Louis Cardinals
Pee
Baim
Rave
Rogers Hornsby
Ee ‘Yeating
Cardinal Pilot
Zendora
Rickey
Bradentown
Fis
Hornsby
Gale
Vernon Clemons
Eddie Ainsmith
Hardy McCurdy
Samuel ‘Breadon
Nake
Cardinals
Danzig Eyes Reopening of Baltic Trade After War
Danzig moves to revive international trade hub status as wartime mines clear. Ports eye Russian markets and major shipping lines push new ventures including Artus lines and Baltic-American petroleum ships. Fleet reconstruction rises with 68 home ships totaling 93 500 tons.
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Danzig
Teutonic Knights
Bahnke and Sieg
Danzig Shipping Company
F. G. Reinhold
Hamburg-Danzig ‘Line
Mediterranean
White’Sea
Hamburg
Rot Wnener
London
Bristol
Liverpool
Dantig
Ena Ey
Artus Lines
Baltic-American Petroleum Company
North ‘Baltic Sea Shipping Company
Standard Lines
Norway
Spain
Baltic
Winter Peril In Rail Lines Ends In Northwest
Snowbound lines in the Northwest eased after weeks of stalled trains and blocked routes. The record thaw followed severe winter conditions that previously disrupted travel in the late eighties and early in the present century.
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St Paul, Minn
Exile f Sella Heralds Unclear Political Shakeup
Fragmentary OCR text mentions exile, Sella, Tork, stemond Irish schaplain, mayors, and a veiled land event. no coherent facts or names clearly established.
Ku Klux Klan Threats Trace HubERT EK and Clay Move
Hubert EK and Clay describe threats from the Ku Klux Klan and say he left Cambridge after an illness. Clay, from the South, claims he is a Klan victim but denies leaving college due to threats. Local social notes recount visits, dinners, and neighbors gathering at various homes, plus travel to Topeka and Kansas City.
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Hubert EK
Clay
Mote
Mid
Ku Klux Klan
Cam
South
Snow Plows Keep Northwest Rails Open in Severe Winter
North West railroad officials report snow plows and snow gangs curb delays as flangers wedge and rotary plows clear tracks in Dakota and Montana. The Northern Pacific, M and St L, Great Northern, and others deploy wedges for deep cuts while wind drifts and mountain sections call for snow gangs. Improvements in equipment lessen weather impact, though branch lines still need attention.
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Northwest Railroad
Dakotas
Montana
Northern Pacific Railway
Minneapolis & St. Louis
Great Northern
Minneapolis, St. Paul
Sault Ste. Marie
Thanksgiving Socials and Visits Highlight Small Town Week
Cousins Brackett and Leonard Widing from Jewel county visited Eugene Keifer family in town over Thanksgiving. Local households hosted gatherings for Crawford McClune Tryon Winchell Epley Emma Walker and others. Lawrence visitors Mrs. Jenson and Mrs. Dum joined Mrs Kirby’s circle. Pleasant Hour club met with education week programs and songs. Eugene Keifer attended Older Boys conference in Manhattan. Socials included radio party at Ridley home and visits to Oakridge and Lawrence groups with dinners and flowers noted.
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James
Leonard Widing
Eugene Keifer
Jewel County
Folks
Stuart
Roberta
Lindsey
Button
Eugene, Keifer
Manhattan
The
Methodist
Newhouse
W. Ridley
Manwaring
Evans
Rey Orr
Bob. Ridley
Ralph
Anna’ Kirby
Leland Colman
C. C. Miller
Oakridge
Mra
Siler
Riverside
Lawrence
Cubs to enter 1923 pennant race with youth and new manager
The Chicago Cubs announce a youthful 1923 roster led by 34 year old manager William Killefer. Forty players report for spring training on Catalina Island with fourteen pitchers, only one veteran Grover Alexander. Infield candidates include George Grantham, R B Barrett, Charley Hollacher, Kay Grimes, Johnny Kelleher and Joe Klugmann. Catches feature Bob O Multif? Hartnett and Wirts.
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Chicago
Chicago Cubs
William Killefer
Catalina Island
Killefer
Marty Krug
Sogether
Cubs
Grover Alexander
George Grantham
Jd R. B. Barrett
Charley Hollacher
Kay Grimes
Johnny Kelleher
Joe Klugmann
Atlanta
Bernie de Vieveiros
Bob O'Farrell
Wirts
Leo Hartnett
Union Pacific embargoes wheat loading to Salina mills
Omaha dispatch reports the Union Pacific Railroad has declared an embargo on loading wheat consigned to Adeline Russell and Hays Kansas milling companies at Salina Adeline due to cars of grain not being privated. Officials say no general wheat tie up exists and only certain mills are affected.
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Omaha
Union Pacific ‘Railroad
Salina
Adeline
Russell
Hays
Kansas
Union Pacific
Bank Statements Topeka Call Issued By State Official
State Bank Commissioner F H Foster issued the fourth and final bank statements call of the year for all state banks in Topeka. The notice, dated December 14, seeks the condition of banks and follows the last call in August.
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Topeka
Crogeef
F.H. Foster
Greek political turmoil tightens grip on power
A fragmented report notes a strongman figure in Greece consolidates state control amid political instability. Exiled opposition leaders flee as authorities push a hard line, signaling a shift toward autocratic governance and diminished parliamentary influence.
Impeachment hearing cites DOJ shadowing congressmen
Washington reports at the house judiciary committee impeachment hearing charges claim DOJ operatives shadowed lawmakers who attacked Attorney General Daugherty. Counsel Jackson H. Ralston urged the committee to secure DOJ daily reports and names of detectives involved, naming Senator Caraway and Representatives Keller Woodruff Johnson among the targets.
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Washington
Department of Justice
Congress
Daugherty
House Judiciary Committee
Caraway
Tom Arkansas
Woodruff
Michigan
Johnson
South Dakota
Jackson H. Ralston
Representative Keller
Justice Department
Markets continue with livestock and grain notes
Markets page reports early sales on stockers and feeders with hog and sheep quotes, Kansas City wheat and corn movements, and New York Liberty Bond market figures. Mrs Eva Guffin hosted a Christmas dinner for 35 with table decorations and small trees.
Kansas Governor Henry Allen Praises Chorus Girls on Broadway
New York reports Henry J. Allen of Kansas mingled with chorus girls after a Broadway musical number. Will Rogers and Allen traded playful quips as the governor joked about Kansas and Oklahoma. The audience cheered as chorus girls surrounded him and he remained in good humor.
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New York
Henry J. Allen
Kansas
Spotight
Joese
Will Rogers
Rogers
Oklahoma
Henry Allen
Union
Henry
Christmas Church Entertainment Ticket Teasers
Reading fragments mention a church Christmas program and a December event at the church. It references a university concert and a house visit after work, with guests arriving for a service and a social gathering.
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Phovius
Keae
Veom Taylora
RENO ChurchSunday School Service This Sunday
Readable notice invites residents to attend church and Sunday school this Sunday with Dr. Fred M Bailey delivering the sermon.
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Fred M. ‘Bailey
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