Bergdoll Extradition Hope Tied to War End
Secretary Weeks spoke on recovering Philadelphia draft evader Bergdoll now in Germany. He warned no statute of limitations would be accepted and discussed potential extradition if war with Germany ends. Brigadier General Allen reported Carl Neuf and Franz Immer are safe in a German prison as U S efforts pause over British cooperation.
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Ashington
Bergdoll
Weeks
Philadelphia
Germany
Bergdolf
Great Britain
United States
Allen
Carl Neuf
Franz Immer
Mberbach
War Department
Neuf
Alinmer
State Department
Canada
Bergidoal
Power executives seek rule changes in water power laws
A committee of electric power executives asks the Federal Water Power Commission to revise parts of the development regulations under the new water power laws. They cite President Harding’s call for more business in government and less government in business and argue current rules would cost hundreds of thousands annually and create a new federal bureau.
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Harding
Federal Water Power Commission
Commission
Weeks
Fall
Wallace
Federal Commission
Congress
Boundary Survey Underway at Mount McKinley National Park
United States General Land Office begins marking the 250 mile boundary of Mount McKinley National Park Alaska from Juneau. The project aims to protect scenery and game with limited monumenting due to rugged topography and glaciers. Hunting is restricted except for prospectors and miners in need. penalties include fine or imprisonment. Completion follows the Seward to Fairbanks railroad project signaling increased tourist access.
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Mount McKinley National Park
Alaska
United States General Land Office
Surveyor General
Jueneau
National Park Service
Congress
United States
Seward
Fairebanks
Fig Teehoor
Morwnt Meinley Park
Capitol Decorations by Italian Artists Through Early 19th Century
A summary of Italian artists who decorated the U S Capitol including Pietro Bonani Carlo Franzoni and Enrico Brumidi. Mentions the 1812 burning by the British and subsequent works completed by Francesco Tradella Luigi Persico and others with frescoes and portraits. Brumidi arrived in 1849 and became a citizen in 1853 taking charge of Capitol decoration.
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Washington
Enrico Sartorio
Carrocelo
New York
Pietro Bonani
Rome
Cuausiel
Giuseppe Frazoni
Giovanni Andrei
Italy
Carlo Franzoni
Francisco Tradella
Enrico Causicl
Antonio Capellano
Canova
Columbus
Raleigh
Cabot
la Salle
Pocahontas
John Smith
Luigi Persico
Rotunda
Vincenti
Constantine Brumidi
Castigini
Brumidi
Vatican
Capitol
America
Origin of the Texas leaguer named by a Syracuse pitcher
The article recounts how the term Texas leaguer arose in 1886 when three Houston players Emmett Rogers Scrappy Till Joyce and Arthur Sunday proved masters at bunting and placing short hits In a game against Syracuse pitcher O Brien Sunday hit a slow ball that dropped over the infield and Joyce followed with a similar ball Both plays led O Brien to exclaim Good Lord Another of those Texas leaguers and the term was born The story also notes the Texas league origin and early sales of players to higher levels
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Stour State
Texas
Lexus
Lexus Deanery
J. Doak Roberts
Syracuse
Scrappy Gill Joyce
Roberts
Emmett Rogers
Scrappy Till Joyce
Arthur Sunday
Houston
John McCluskey
O'Brien
Rogers
Joyce
Four sport letterman target for Ohio athlete Stinchcomb
Pete Stinchcomb, named to Camp's All American last fall, seeks to add basketball and baseball, and track letters to join rare ranks as Ohio's four-sport varsity letterman. A former multisport standout in high school, he focused on football this year and is regarded as a strong baserunner and jumper.
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Ohic
Harley
Ohio State
Pete Stinchcomb
Stinehcomb
Ile
Reiff Returns to Pigskin With AJ Macomber Colors
Buglind state reports Johnny Rei the famed jockey will return to football next summer in AJ Macomber colors. Rumor says he will succeed Tockey Prank O'Neil who is still under suspension. It is hinted O Sell will ride for the Greely slipping traignite N. EL Am. Datielos.
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Buglind
Johnny Rei
Wil
Macomber
Bighand
Tockey
O'Neil
O' Sell
Greely
N. EL Am. Datielos
Ratproofing to be studied by New York quarantine commission
Surgeon General Hugh S. Cummings will send a quarantine commission to New York to study ratproofing and other methods. Led by Dr. J. B. White, the group will also visit Boston and assess reorganizing the service amid recent typhus cases and ongoing efforts to curb disease from ships.
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New York
Hugh 8. Cwomings
The
Public Health Service
J. B. White
Doutor Glover
San Francisco
A. J. McLaughlin
C. Sullivan
Boston
Cummings
Tufts Re signs Football Coach
Tufts college football head coach Dre Williath Parks has been re engaged for next season, securing continuity for the team.
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Tufts
Dre Williath Parks
Couach
Sporting notes hint at wide Olympic hopes and coaching changes
A collage of sports items notes gains in golf and polo for the U S while misses the Dempsey Carpentier match. It lists personnel moves at Princeton and Washington Jefferson and reports on golfing, boxing, and swimming developments, with Toledo racing and women’s golf clubs expanding.
Baseball Tales From The Big Show And Prospects For 1921
A mosaic of baseball notes from players, teams, and moves. Mentions Frisch, McDonald shift to Wichita, Coffindatter out, Baker predicting Yankee pennant, Lynn with Sault Ste Marie, Brazil with Phillies, Oeschger with Braves, and Landis as arbiter. Also notes bribery law passage, Mack's retirement chatter, and Roth family presence in New York.
Cooper to Lead Yale Quint in Next Basketball Season
John J. Cooper of Semurmerset Kentucky has been elected captain of Yale’s basketball team for the upcoming season. He was named captain after a vote among team members and coaches.
Klinzing Named Captain of Duquesne Basketball
Karl Klinzing star of the 1990 97 Duquesne University basketball team is named captain for the upcoming season.
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Klinzing
Karl Klinzing
Duquesne University
Fime
Dartmouth Names J F E Brown Captain for 1922 Hockey
Dartmouth College selects J F E Brown from Arlington Massachusetts to captain the 1922 hockey team. The announcement designates Brown as captain for the coming season.
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Dartmouth
Brown
J. F E. Brown
Arlington
Massachusetts
Marsh Named Amherst Assistant Coach
William F. Marsh is appointed assistant track coach at Amherst College. Formerly a coach at Ames College and Bowdoin, Marsh joins the Amherst track staff.
Fighter Is Now Manager of Bantam Champion
Joe Warner who guides Jack Sharkey the New York bantam has a storied past as a fighter. He previously faced rivals Frankie Nell Johnny Coulon and Pete Herman in his career.
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Joe Warner
Jack Sharkey
New York
Williams picks Tohn W. Crofts captain of track team
Williams College selects Tohn W. Crofts of Mount Vernon New York as captain. Crofts is a senior and placed fourth in the intercollegiate two mile race.
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Williams
Tohn W. Crofts
Mount Vernon
N.Y
Williams College
Washington Pioneer in Pro Baseball Sees Pennant Chase
Washington has long battled in numerous leagues and contends for a pennant this season. Fans rally behind manager George McBride as the team pursues success in professional baseball.
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Washington
George McBride
Coombs Urges New Training Standard at Williams
Jack Coombs former major league pitcher and Williams College coach urged undergraduates to enforce training rules. He asked students to push the team to train vigorously and to support scholars, criticizing lapses and aiding academic work.
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Jack Coombs
Williams College
Eleventh National Council Meeting of Boy Scouts in New York
The eleventh annual meeting of the national council Boy Scouts of America gathered 194 scout men from 86 states at the Hotel Commodore New York City. Chief Scout Executive James E. West stressed judging strength by individual scouts and their conduct and readiness under the oath and law. Delegates endorsed Kiwanis and Rotary support, sent greetings to scouts in Britain France and Belgium, and renewed cooperation with the American Committee for devastated France with Lorne Barclay leading six more months of work in France to unify its scout movements.
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National Council, Boys Scouts of America
Commodore
New York City
James KE. West
Day Scout
Boy Scouts of America
Kiwanis
Rotary Clubs
Boy Scouts of
Great Britain
France
Belgium
American Committee
Lorne M. Barcclay
Department of Education
National Council
Honors for Brave Scouts in 1920 Medals
The national court of honor of the Boy Scouts of America awarded 382 medals in 1920 for life saving and first aid. Gold medals highlighted rescues by George Noble of Chariton Iowa and Joseph Mardis of Troop 1 East Liverpool. Silver medals covered water rescues and other life saving acts, with 57 commendations for exceptional bravery without personal risk.
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National Court of Honor
Boy Scouts of America
George Noble
Chariton
Joseph Mardis
East Liverpool
Court of Honor
Jamaica issues pictorial stamps commemorating 1891 exhibit
Stamp editor Kent B. Stiles notes Jamaica’s new pictorial series mirrors a 30 year old exhibit. The inscriptions read Jamaica Exhibition 1891 and show exhibition buildings on several denominations. He cautions the plan may aim to raise funds for the postal administration.
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Jamaica
Kent B. Stiles
Boys’ Life
Jamaica Exhibition
Lincoln disliked hunting despite early work ethic
Ida M Tarbell notes in Boys Life that Abraham Lincoln, arriving in Indiana as a boy, quickly learned to wield an axe and helped with labor. He had no taste for hunting never shooting deer or bear and his only turkey was his first and last at age eight.
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Abraham
Ida M. Tarbell
Lincoln
Indiana
Paths in the Snow Joy in Simple Trails
Dan Beard in Boys Life reflects on the charm of beaten snow paths over open road myth, noting the vagabond joy and allure of roaming to discover what lies beyond. The piece contrasts traditional road enchantment with humble winter trails and their inspiring pull.
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Stevenson
Dan Beard
Black Beauty in New York Critics Praise Strand Run
Critics from the New York Morning World New York American New York Morning Telegraph New York Herald New York Daily News New York Evening Telegram New York Globe New York Evening Mail New York Evening Sun and New York Journal laud the Vitagraph film Black Beauty. They call it among season's best, with vivid horse racing moments and strong performances led by Jean Paige. A separate Lawrence Telegram note reports a theater audience in Lawrence, Massachusetts reacting to a bottle dropped during a stage bus.
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Anna Sewell
Jean Paige
Jessie Gordon
Vitagraph
Strand Theatre
New York Morning Telegraph
Strand
New York Daily News
Motion
New York Evening Mail
New York Evening Sun
Farmer's Wife Demands Money After Cow Sale
In a terse exchange the farmer confesses spending his money at a restaurant on a beefsteak after selling the cow yesterday, while his wife confronts him about the missing funds. The dialogue captures a domestic dispute over finances and appetite.
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Eben
Amélia
American Legion Weekly
Youth’s Last Question From a Family Talk
A father and his son discuss family affairs in a private chat. The boy asks if his mother loves his father and if she married for love. The father affirms, then the boy asks if he is as near sighted as his mother. the father grows angry but answers.
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Dad
Bread for a Bulldog Not for a Stone
A tramp reports mixed luck while prospecting houses for bread. The companion grimly notes that asking yields a stone, then the first man adds a philosophic twist that asking for bread and getting a bulldog would be worse. London Ideas.
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London
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