Government moves to close bureau stock for audit
The bureau of engraving and printing, reorganized by an executive order, will shut down its paper operations for an inventory valued in the millions. About 1,500 of 6,000 workers may be affected, with 600 serving as counters and others on annual leave. No fraud found. higher paid posts may lose civil service protection under a new efficiency push.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Metlon
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Treasury Department
Harding
Civil Service
Unpopular Texas Rep Blanton Draws House Fire
In the House, Rep Garner of Texas denounces Blanton as a disgrace amid a mid chamber clash. Summers and Blanton exchange insults over stationery and mileage allowances as Blanton’s graft speeches provoke uproar and a sergeant-at-arms intervention.
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Blanton
Texas
Homas Blanton
Garner
House
Representative Blinton
Summers
Chamber
Philadelphia
Senate Votes on Aeronautics School and Naval Yard Use
The senate adopted a resolution urging immediate study of establishing a United States Academy for Aeronautics with cadet training facilities and possible use of existing military and naval academies for separate aeronautics schools. It also requests feasibility of converting a navy yard or arsenal into a government aircraft plant for national defense and commercial use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EG Wiil
Senate
United States
United States Military Academy
United States Naval Academy
Secretary of War
Secretary of the Navy
Congress
Aeronautics
United States Academy For Aeronautics
United States Naval
United States Air Service
United States Army
United States Navy
Return of bootleg liquor under Willis Campbell act
Prohibition officials say large volumes of U S liquor valued at hundreds of millions will return from foreign markets under the Willis Campbell act. The measure allows reimport of American distilled spirits in original packages to replenish domestic distilleries, extending liquor availability beyond prior limits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Congress
John D. Appleby
New York
New Jersey
Willis-Campbell
Knot Hole Gangs Formed In Texas League
The Texas league organizes Knothole Gangs allowing boys free admission to games next season. About a thousand boys signed up at a Houston meeting pledging to be decent and square. In Wichita Falls the Rotary Club oversees the program.
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Nouston
Wiehlta Falls
Rotary Club
Barnes Demonstrates Three Pitches for Illusive Ball
In a reproduced illustration Jess Barnes of the world champion Giants shows three grips just before pitching. The top image shows the round house curve the Yankees chased in the world series. The center depicts a fastball ready to wing. The bottom displays the floater ready to release.
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Jess Barnes
Big Salaries for Soccer Stars Hit Britain and Ireland
The Scottish Falkirk eleven paid 25000 dollars to West Ham United for Sidney C Puddlefoot while Hearts of Midlothian spent a little less for Wrank Stringfellow Portsmouth's goal getter. The high salaries echo Babe Ruth in baseball.
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Great Britain
Falkirk
West Ham United
Sidney C. Puddlefoot
Hearts of Midlothian
Wrank Stringfellow
Portsmouth
Babe” Ruth
Britisher Sets 500 Meter Swim Record In England
J G Hatfield lowered the world record for 500 meters to 6 minutes 15 25 seconds at Middlesbrough England. Hatfield a multiple British champion swam the distance in public under Amateur Swimming Association officials. The former mark of Norman Ross USA stood at 6 55 4 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Weissmuller
The
Winds A. C
Columbia University
New York
Brighton Beach
Duke Kahanmuoku
Pua Kealohn
Honolulu
Norman Ross
Middlesborough
England
J. G. Hatfield
Hatfield
Amateur Swimming Association
Exeter Elects Coleman Captain for Next Season
James D. S. Coleman of Macon Georgia right guard of the basketball team this season was chosen captain for the next season. He is described as a strong defensive player and a low middler.
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Exeter
Coleman
James D. S. Coleman
Macon
Harold BE
Rounds
Malden
Tufts
CCNY Names Captain for Wrestling Team
Julius Bialostosky of CCNY, class of 1928, elected captain. He has been a two year member, competing regularly in the 125 and 125 pound divisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julius Bialostosky
College of the City of New York
Merle I. Smith
Rockwell Springs
Iowa
Pennsylvania
Lyn
Karl O. Bowers
West
Gordon Wallace
Rochester
University of Rochester
John Dunn
Scotsville
N. Y
Yale Re Elects Cooper Captain Of Basketball Team
Yale re elects John Cooper Jr of Somerset Kentucky as captain of the Yale basketball squad with Winton Bernardin of Kansas City Missouri named manager for the season.
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John §. Cooper, Jr
Somerset
Yale
Winton M. Bernardin
Kansas City
St Louis Soccer Triumph Also Shifts Baseball Players
A roundup notes St Louis winning the soccer championship while baseball moves continue. Earl Whitehill is shipped to Birmingham. Tom Sloan to Hartford. Sam Vandyke to London. Ted Easterly signs with Jacksonville catcher. Ray Schmandt shines in Brooklyn spring work as Paul Schrieber departs.
Artistic Ruffian Stallings Berates Player On Base
George Stallings is described as a tough and artistic razer of players in both The International and the National League. A Rochester baser stood on third with a chance to score when Stallings shouted a torpid insult and threatened to photograph him, then staged the moment with a camera.
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George Stallings
Rochester
Stallings
Dots Miller Named Manager for San Francisco Club
John McGraw of the Giants pressed for Dots Miller to take the San Francisco managerial post to protect the $75,000 rookie O Connell. Miller, a veteran infielder with National League experience since 1909, would guide O Connell and value player knowledge for the club.
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John McGraw
New York Giants
San Francisco
Dots Miller
Phils
Dots
The
Giants
Miller
O’connell
McGraw
AL Miller
O'Connell
University athletic notes signal expanding sports programs
Reports from multiple colleges indicate growing commitment to athletics with new stadium plans at Iowa, boxing at the Ice Palace in Philadelphia, and official steps to inaugurate golf at Colgate. Notable appointments include Frank J. Shea as assistant track coach at Pittsburgh and John James Mackay named Yale wrestling captain.
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Frank J. Shea
Pittsburgh
Navy warns sailors against communist propaganda under Denby order
The Denby order urges officers and men to guard against shore and afloat push by societies with foreign roots that threaten naval morale. It warns of no leniency for acts of disloyalty amid concerns over sovietism and anarchy influencing personnel.
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Denby
Navy
United States Naval Forces
Dialogue on Patient Trust and Surgery Costs
A doctor discusses patients who attended for years then moved to Doctor Green. The other recalls they paid the bills but would not consent to an operation, noting patient persistence and evolving care choices in Detroit.
Worth Knowing. Neighbors discuss Mrs Woppit and home brew
Mr Bibbles says Mrs Woppit is impossible yet Mrs Bibbles finds her charming. They plan a neighborly visit to ask about the Woppits. A line up of light dialogue follows with a joke about marriage and fortune and a dietitian’s broth remark.
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Mr. Bibbles
Reducing His Ego and Echoes in Time
A political skit mocks a senator named Sorghum who seeks to preserve his name in conventions. An engaged constituent prods a traffic cop in a separate exchange as the power dynamics in the community surface. The dialogue hints at self awareness through a comic contrast of ambitions and practical outcomes.
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Sorghum
Only One That Counted and The Market Question
A humorous anecdote trails Tommy and his siblings with a neighbor asking about being the only child. He boasts he is the only one working. The piece then shifts to a playful remark on arguments in statistics and recklessness among two men.
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Tommy
Medium Claims Contact With Cleopatra During Seance
Dialogue reveals a medium asserting communication with Cleopatra while attendees joke about marital scrutiny. A second note remarks on limits of leaving and ongoing discussions at conferences. Bella questions why a conference on keeping cooks isn’t held.
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Stella
Bella
Sharing the Honors Dialogue Fragment at The World's Show
A fragmentary dialogue references a school speech piece and a character named Bobby. The speakers joke about taxes, a dream of being a deadhead, and a line about the freeest being suspended. The text reads like a fragmented excerpt from a larger show or classroom piece.
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Bobby
Postponing That
Comic snippets and humorous exchanges from London Tit-Bits and Scotsman feature light dialogue and quaint misunderstandings. The excerpts include of fantasies about love in two dialects, a house-hunting miscue, plant care advice, and a farmer’s bird scare anecdote.
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Dinah
Sambo
London
Bearded Lady Inspires Directing a Lady Barber
A quirky exchange notes a party seeking guidance to a lady barber after a flirtation. The humor hinges on a bearded lady as the unexpected figure, highlighting social curiosities of the scene.
The Useful Horse in Plunkville Road Courtesy
In a lighthearted notice the Louisville Courier Journal recalls motorists yielding to horses on the road. The column quips that only a few horses remain in the neighborhood and notes their practical use for hauling people out of mud.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
In Luck a Heartbroken Wife Learns Harsh Truth
A young wife laments his love ending while a seasoned matron offers blunt consolation. The exchange underlines fortune and misfortune in relationships as the couple confronts an uncertain future.
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Sideeights
Sagan
Nanaaat
America
Johnny Weissmuller
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Falkirk Eleven
Ross
Muller
Buick” Muller
University of California
Bialostosky
Cooper
St. Louis
Browns
Cardinals
Earl Whitehill
Birmingham
Boston Red Sox
Tom (Zip) Sloan
Hartford
Sam Vandyke
Ted Easterly
Jacksonville
Ty Cobb
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Fort Worth
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Ray Schmandt
Brooklyn
Paul Schrieber
Saginaw Mint
St. Louis Cardinals
Joe Ellis
Texas University At Austin
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Don O'Leary
Fred Mitchell
Clark Griffith
Florida
Braves
St. Petersburg
Fla
Frank Fuhr
Chicago Cubs
Ike Boone
New Orleans
Lockless
Joe Jackson
Southern Association
Frank L. Braggy
Portland
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Charlotte Club
Tom Gheen
Winston-Salem Club
Indianapolis
Harry Purcell
Bob McMenemy
St. Paul
Mike Kelley
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Outlaws
Jim Willett
St. Louis Browns
Lee Toh
Bob Coleman
Terre Haute
Jimmy Murray
Galveston
Rickey
Earl Sengotta
Adolfo Arquijo
Corsicana
Sengotta
Arguijo
Razzer
University of Iowan
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Iir
Fred Lovejoy
Cornell
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Ithaca
Colgate University
Syracuse
Willams
Ice Palace
Byers
University of Pittsburgh
Jem Driscoll
Jim Corbett
Japan
John James Mackay
New York City
Elmer Oliphant
West Point
Union College
Sas
Wrigley
American Legion Weekly
Cleopatra
Jones
McManus
Shure
Goodyear
Crap Rib
Burley
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