Fans urged to save Quincy baseball with new plans
A city sports push outlines forming a fans’ association to secure major league players for Quincy in 1917. Oscar Shannon confirms a planned affiliate with a big club and talks with Peoria backers to organize stock sales and a playing manager, with mass meetings planned this week to decide on action before Cincinnati talks.
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Pacehall
Watney
Ouiney
Peora
Oscar W. Shannon
Shannon
Peoria
Little Conflab
F. B
Bernie”) Smith
Peoria Star
Fans’ Association
Chicago
Joe Tinker
Tinker
Jack Ryan
Marquette
Smith
Quincy Fans’ Association
Mags
Fred Loomis
Quincy Act Club
Johnny Castle
Oscar Shannon
Three Eye league territory revision eyed by commission
A. R. Tearney heads to Cincinnati January 2 to present a plan to revise minor league zones. The Three Eye territory may be split or eliminated, with Peoria Davenport Cedar Rapids Dubuque Rockford Rock Island Moline Waterloo joining a new Three Eye. Quincy could join a different league, risking removal from the Three Eye circuit. Fans may form a $1000 fund to support Quincy’s 1917 season as a rallying point.
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Cincinnati
Tearney
Three Eye League
Peoria
Isannibal
Mr. Smith
Jack Ryan
Henry
A. R. Tearney
National Baseball Commission
Davenport
Cedar Rapids
Dubuque
Rockford
Rock Island
Moline
Waterloo
Quincy
Springfield
Decatur
Galesburg
Burlington
Keokuk
Hannibal
Bloomington
Gem City
Quincy Maroons to Play in St Louis New Year
The Quincey Maroons basketball team will play the Columbian Athletic club of St. Louis in St. Louis on New Year’s Day. On January 5 they open the season in Quincy against Hannibal independents at Turner Hall. Last year Hannibal, comprised of college players home on vacation, edged the Maroons 40 to 39 in a close game.
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Quincey Maroons
Columbian Athletic Club of
St. Louis
Quincy
Hannibal Independents
Turner Hall
Maroons
Darcy May Fight Gibbons in February New Orleans
A New Orleans boxing club plans to stage a February bout featuring Australian middleweight Les Darcy against Mike Gibbons. A promoter says Gibbons' manager in St. Paul has accepted, with a $15 000 purse offered for the fight in New Orleans.
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Gibbons
New Orleans
Mike Gibbons
St. Paul
Les Darcy
Bransfield Named National League Umpire
New York December 27 William E Kitty Bransfield former Pittsburgh and Philadelphia National League player has been appointed an umpire by President Tener of the National League as announced here.
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New York
William E
Kitty’) Bransfield
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Tener
National League
Willie Smith Dies at Mexico City Golf Club
Willie Smith, golf professional at the Mexican Country Club and former national open champion of America, died in Mexico City on Tuesday. Pneumonia was the cause of death.
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Mexico City
Willie Smith
Bresnahan Signs Hartzell For Toledo Club
Toledo December 27 Roger Bresnahan manager of the local American association baseball club announced he had signed Roy Hartzell former captain of the New York Americans to play third base for Toledo.
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Bresnahan
Hartzell
Toledo
Roger Bresnahan
American Association
Roy Hartzell
New York Americans
Pechous Returned to Peoria Club from Chicago Nationals
Chicago utility second baseman James Pechous was sent back to the Peoria club of the Threeleague on Tuesday. He had been obtained from Peoria last fall.
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Chicago
James Pechous
Chicago Nationals
Peoria
Pechous
Austria Prepares for Hungarian Coronation Ceremony
A dispatch from Amsterdam reports Hungary's coronation nearly ready with Empress Zita's white satin gown adorned in gold. Fifty workers spent fourteen days crafting it at a cost of 50,000 kronen. The dress will be presented to the queen by a delegation led by Archduchess Augustine.
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London
Exchange
Amsterdam
Zita
Augustine
Bopp Denies Papen Financing Dynamite Plots
Franz Bopp German consul in San Francisco testified under cross examination that Captain Franz Von Papen did not finance or direct alleged dynamiting attempts at the local consulate. Bopp stated Von Papen visited San Francisco in 1915 mainly for recreation, while the government alleged plots against allied munitions shipments and Canadian railroad property were planned or carried out.
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San Francisco
Franz Bopp
United States District Court
Franz von Papen
Washington
von Papen
Bopp
Famous Astrologist Of Paris Dies At 72 In Sudden Death
Paris dispatch reports Madame De Thebes a famed astrologist and clairvoyant died suddenly Sunday at 72. Real name Anna Victorine Savigny, she resided in Menagh Sur Lake and was a well known figure in Paris with many private secrets about notable people.
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Paris
Madame de Thebes
Menagh-Sur-Lake
Anna Victorine Savigny
Forbid Sales of Shipping Shares
Amsterdam December 27 The Frankfurter Zeitung reports the bundesrath has forbidden the sale of German shipping shares to prevent external influence in German shipping.
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Amsterdam
London
The
Frankfurter Zeitung
Bundesrath
America Buying Art in England Faces Protests in Lords
A Lords bill to allow selling National Gallery bequests to fund new paintings faces opposition from artists who warn it breaches trust and could destroy Turner holdings. Supporters argue Turners are abundant and funds would buy better works, but critics say donors’ gifts would be traded and the collection weakened.
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London
America
House of Lords
National Gallery
United States
England
J. M. W. Turner
Lord D’abernon
Turner
Lord D'Abernon
Gallery
Telegraph
Russia’s cautious response to Wilson peace note
Petrograd officials, approved by the foreign office, express admiration for Wilson’s humanitarian aim yet say Russia cannot admit defeat or rush into terms with Germany. They note Germany claims victory and warn true peace talks await a decisive Allied and Russian victory and the triumph of right and justice.
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Petrograd
London
Russia
Wilson
Associated Press
Foreign Office
Germany
Japan Ships to South America Freight Line Planned
The Osaka Shosen Kaisha announces a steamship freight service between Japan and South America via the Cape of Good Hope. Four ships about 8,500 tons will depart Yokohama and call at Kobe Moji Hongkong Shanghai Singapore Durban Cape Town Rio de Janeiro and Buenos Aires. Passenger service is planned later.
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South America
Ton
America
Cape of Good Hope
Osaka Shosen Kaisha
Yokohama
Kobe
Moji
Hongkong
Shanghai
Singapore
Durban
Capetown
Rio de Janeiro
Buenos Ayres
Drive Russians From Wallachia Positions
Berlin dispatch reports the army headquarters statement on operations says the Russians have been driven from several positions in northeastern Wallachia. The report notes temporary strong artillery fire on the north bank of the Somme.
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Berlin
Sayville
Wallachia
Army
Somme
German Ambassador Von Bernstorff Declines Comment
New York December 27 Count Von Bernstorff the German ambassador arrived from Washington and declined to comment on the text of Germanys answer to President Wilsons note.
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New York
Count von Bernstorff
Washington
Germany
Wilson
Russia backs slow control of Persia through Cossack force
The United States reports that Russia will not force Persia but seeks influence by gradual methods. Moscow plans a northern Persia military presence with a detachment of 11,000 Cossacks led by 29 Russian officers already dispatched as organizers.
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Washington
Teheran
Persia
Russia
Greek steamer Patris held at Gibraltar with 600 aboard
New York December 27 Greek line steamship Patris carrying 600 passengers bound from Piraeus to New York was detained by Britain at Gibraltar. Local agent N A Galanos said the Entente allies declared a blockade against Greek shipping, and officials informed them of the action.
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New York
Patris
Piraeus
Gibraltar
N. A. Galanos
Mr. Galanos
Nippon Yusen Kaisha Reports Half Year Profits
Tokyo special notes Nippon Yusen Kaisha, empire's largest steamship firm, reporting net profits about 8.5 million dollars for the first half of the year, an increase of roughly 3.2 million from the prior six months. A dividend of twenty eight percent will be declared at this month's stockholders meeting.
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Japan
Tokio
Nippon Yusen Kaisha
Rhodes Scholar Appointed at Oxford Embassy
Gil christ B. Stockton, president of the American club at Oxford and Florida Rhodes scholar, has been appointed by President Wilene as assistant secretary at the American Embassy in London. He will serve a one year term.
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Oxford, Eng
Gilchrist B. Stockton
American Club
Oxford University
State of Florida
Wilene
London
Stockton
Tree Planting In Ireland War Time Afforestation
In Dublin from a special report, large scale tree planting is under way to replace timber cut for the war. Cavan county alone reports 70,000 trees planted, with other counties adding many thousands. Agricultural societies are offering afforestation prizes.
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