The Shepherd of the Birds Receives Christmas Gifts
In a Con gregational church scene the Shepherd and his village friends share greetings and gifts. Mr. and Mrs. Patterson Bing stay away on Christmas day, sending only a twenty dollar piece that unsettles the Shepherd and his mother. The token worsens tensions as the family declines to participate in the celebration.
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Bob
Bing
Judge Crocker
J. Patterson Bing
Shepherd of the Birds
Mrs. Bing
Laddie Boy
Founding of the Phyllistines and Bingville's No
J Patterson Bing's firm no reshapes Bingville as Gilligan sisters leave Crocker house for Hazel Mead. Wage rises follow, lifting local trades and sparking prosperity while the old spirit clings to past. Hiram Blenkinsop, the village drunkard, seeks higher pay and faces consequences.
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Hiram Blenkinsop
Blenkinsop
Judge Crocker
Christmas
Mr. Blenkinsop
Hiram
William Snodgrass
Gilligan
Israel Sneed
Bingville
Everybody Does It Synopsis in Bingville
In Bingville thirteen-year-old Robert Emmet Moran known as the Shepherd of the Birds loves his mother and friends. He enjoys painting and Pauline Baker but the town turns money mad as J Patterson Bing embodies greatness and the village shifts with the State of unrest.
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Bingville
Robert Emmet Moran
Judge Crocker
Pauline Baker
J. Patterson Bing
Bing Family
Speculation on Babe Ruth’s 1921 Home Run Total
Baseball men and fans debate Ruth’s 1921 home run possibilities after his 54 in 1920. Most predict he may start earlier and aim for similar or higher output, though some argue competition and team strategy could limit chances. If Ruth reaches 46 in 1921, he would reach 100 in two years, a feat once unimaginable.
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Babe Ruth
Ruth
Babe
Yanks
Yankees
Terry Turner Plans Semi Pro Play After Cleveland Tenure
Terry Turner, a 15 season Cleveland veteran, will retire and play semi pro baseball this year after rejecting offers to manage Seattle Pacific Coast League Charleston South Atlantic league and Ludington Central league clubs. He began professional bicycle ball in 1899.
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Cleveland
Terry Turner
Terry
Seattle Pacific
Interesting Sport Notes from Early Reports
Sports roundups discuss Pat Moord learning to close his left, Sioux City planning an 800 mile summer auto race, London entering the Penn Relays, Dempsey Carpentier pay comparisons, Jackson and Dundee boxing bouts, Frank F Prett named coach at New Hampshire, and a judge fining cockfight spectators as Hull, Queen comments on the Dempsey Carpentier match.
Adams returns to public life after presidency
Only one president returned to public life after quitting his office. John Quincy Adams, retiring in 1829, went to Washington in 1831 as a member of the House of Representatives at sixty four. Friends feared this would dim his fame, but his service in Congress enhanced his renown.
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John Quincey Adams
Washington
House of Representatives
Congress
Babe Adams Oldest Pitcher In Leagues With Noted Control
Veteran Pirates hurler Charles Babe Adams, aged 37, is described as the oldest pitcher in the major leagues. The piece praises his remarkable control, allowing only one in every nine batters to reach first base by the pass, ranking him near Grover Cleveland Alexander in efficiency and highlighting his 1909 World Series win and 1920 shutout total.
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Charles “Babe” Adams
Nore
Adams
Giants
Grover Cleveland Alexander
Pittsburgh
Tigers
Alexander
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Babe” Adams
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