Birmingham Club forfeits 14 games over rookie rule
The Southern league president canceled 14 Birmingham games for rookie rule violations. An official examination of Birmingham's eligibility list from June 28 to August found changes in class A and B players, including additions and signings such as Bailey Tipton, with records continuing on page six.
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Associated Press
Memphis
Tenn
Birmingham
Ben J. Cothran
Atlanta Constitution
John D. Martin
H. Douglas Chism
Cothran
Martin
Atlanta
Southern League
Johnson
Bigelow
Roy
Morrell
Smith
Stewart
Wells
Yaryan
Ballinger
Frances
Carlyle
Pooch Donovan Dies at 62 in Mass City
William Pooch Donovan famed Harvard trainer sprint star and sports authority died at his home in Massachusetts aged 62. He fell ill during the Amsterdam Olympic Games after traveling home with the team and had long battled heart trouble. Donovan served as Harvard track coach and later trainer for football and baseball and was a noted boxing expert. He leaves a widow a daughter and two sons.
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Eee Mass
William “Pooch” Donovan
Harvard
Donovan
Amsterdam
Giants Reacquire Jack Scott From Toledo
Cincinnati August 21 Giants owner John Mc Graw announced the purchase of veteran right-hander Jack Scott from Toledo for Billy Walker and an undisclosed cash sum. Walker, a southpaw, was signed from Denver last fall. Scott’s experience is sought to aid the Giants in their late-season stretch drive.
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Cincinnati
John McGraw
The
Giants
Jack Scott
Toledo
American Association
Billy Walker
Walker
Denver
Scott
McGraw
Malaria Control Question contest opens in News-Star issue
The State Board of Health and The News-Star announce a four week malaria prevention contest starting today. Readers may find rules and the first question set on page 16 and compete for a total prize of 75 dollars in cash or merchandise.
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State Board of Health
News-Star
Doctor Dapper Killed by Stranger After Luring Visit
Pittsburgh reports Dr. Harry R. Dapper 59 shot to death after being lured from his Carrick office to help a sick woman. His father Henry J. Dapper 55 was struck with a blackjack. both father and assailant fled in the car. Police seek motive as investigation continues.
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Pittsburgh
Carrick
Harry R. Dapper
Henry J. Dapper
Dapper
Dr. Dapper
Governor Long weighs Dowling case as O Hara named
New Orleans August 21 Governor Long conferred with advisers to plan next steps in the Dowling case He may appear in court under authority from the Frage bill with special counsel Dr Joseph A O Hara named yesterday to succeed Dowling received his commission but will not move for now He will respect the court restraint and Dowling counsels plea based on constitutional questions
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New Orleans
Long
Dowling
Dr. Dowling
Louisiana State Board of Health
Joseph A. O'Hara
Ship W S McKenney Log Recounts 14 Die In Pacific Storm
The Mystic line steamship W S McKenney docked in Panama City after a severe gale near Seattle claimed fourteen lives. The log details steering failure at midnight, engines reduced to half speed, decks torn by giant waves, rigging broken, lifeboats lost, and four sailors swept overboard with no survivors. The vessel returned to the scene as storms persisted and lumber drifted, but no bodies were recovered. Other ships, including the American Star, faced the same gale.
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Panama
Mystic Line
W. S. McKenney
Seattle
McKenney
Nelson Line
American Star
Balboa
Dams Planned at Bayou Tony to Shield Ouachita Pollution
Preliminary work by Brown Paper Mill to build two dams across Bayou Tony near its mouth and upstream aims to halt pollution from mill chemicals. The 16 foot high structures will impound sludge and sediment, with piling and cement caps, as officials and reporters observe polluted, bubbly water and yellow pulp islands along a twelve foot deep reach.
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Brown Paper Mill
Tony Bayou
Ouachita River
Ouachita
Brown Paper
Locks and Dais
TD. J. Garrett
The
News- Star
Bayou Tony
Inci
Webb Statement Denies Allegations In Ouachita Fish Killing
James N. McConnell deputy director of the oyster division states Captain R P Webb is in error about why charges against the Brown paper mill were dropped. He notes Doctor Irion presided, insufficient evidence for conviction, and the mill spent about 14000 to improve waste controls.
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News-Star
R. P. Webb
James N. McConnell
Conservation Department
McConnell
New Orleans
Monroe
Ouachita
Department of Conservation
Webb
Sextette Faces Attempted Road Robbery Charge
Six men named Fred Sanderson Peter Truelove Monroe Turnage Henry Turnage John Bryant and Ed Overman are jailed in Richland parish on charges of attempted highway robbery. The Mangham party on a Keowah trip from Vicksburg fled after a shot was fired as the six men signaled to stop the car near Cow's Bayou. Authorities tracked them to Rayville and returned them to Madison parish custody.
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Mangham
Fred Sanderson
Peter Truelove
Monroe Turnage
Henry Turnage
John Bryant
Ed Overman
Richland Parish
Rayville
M. W. Wooten
George Noble
Vicksburg
Mississippi River
Cow's Bayou Bridge
Delhi
Tallulah
Wooten
Dr. Wooten
Madison Parish
Parton
Ouachita River
Smith religion no bar to nomination says Ayres
Misa Aug 21 Democrats opposing A Smith over religion have no grounds for fear. In Houston Ayres publisher of the Anniston Star and platform committee member says Smith would not impose religious views on Protestant America. He notes a Protestant cabinet majority and a Mason as secretary in New York and backs Smith as Prohibition enforcement favorable.
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Biloxt
Misa
South
A! Smith
Senate
Harry Ayres
the Anniston
Ala. Star
Houston
Smith
America
New York
Hoover
Passenger Train Strikes Freight, Three Killed in Midwest Crash
A headon collision near McCracken Kansas between a Missouri Pacific passenger train from St. Louis to Denver and an extra freight train left three dead and eight injured. Victims include Hoisington crew members P. H. Young Berty Kline and Charles Cotton and engineer F F E Peugh. Other injuries involve Mayer Vandergrif from Denver and W. R. Nash of Algiers Louisiana.
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Charles Cotton
Hoisington
F. F E. Peugh
Mayer Vandergrif
Denver
W. R. Nash
Algiers
Nicaragua Bound Plane Arrives in Miami
Lieut. C. Frank Schilt and two companions piloting a tri motored U S marine plane bound for service in Nicaragua landed at Miami shortly after noon today from Jacksonville.
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Miami
Fla
C. Frank Schilt
United States Marine
Nicaragua
Jacksonville
Hoover Returns to Roots in Iowa Stop
Herbert Hoover visits West Branch Iowa birthplace and childhood sites as part of a presidential campaign swing. He rekindles old friendships and revisits familiar locales during the stop in this cross‑roads town.
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West Branch
Iowa
Herbert Hoover
Whiting Named Secretary of Commerce by Coolidge
President Coolidge accepted Hoover’s resignation and appointed William F. Whiting of Holyoke Massachusetts to succeed him. Whiting and cooler officials attended the oath in Superior Wisconsin where he will lead commerce policy though new to political office.
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Superior
Wis
Coolidge
Hoover
William F. Whiting
Holyoke
Mass
Whiting
Whiting Paper Company
Massachusetts
Washington
Commerce
Outfielder and Pitcher Suspended for Verbage
Hack Wilson of the Chicago outfield and NL home run leader was suspended three days for an outburst against umpires. Pierce Malone of the Cubs drew a $50 suspension for abusive language from the bench. Wilson argued with a strike called by Umpire Pfirman as the Phillies beat the Cubs 11 to 6.
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New York
Hack Wilson
Chicago
John Heydler
League
Pierce Malone
Cub
Wilson
Pfirman
Phillies
Cuba
Smith replies to critics as campaign begins in Albany
Governor Smith prepares to launch his presidential bid with a speech on the capitol steps after releasing a detailed rebuttal to charges of supporting saloon, gambling and prostitution. He defends his New York legislative record, denounces White and others, and asserts the people of New York reject the attacks as unfair and un-American.
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Associatedress
Albany
N.Y
Smith
New York
Willam Allen White
New York State
Republican National Committee
Kanans
John Roach Straten
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