Ruth Sale Shocks Red Sox as Ruth Sent to Highlanders
New York club president Colonel Jacob Ruppert announced the purchase of Babe Ruth from the Boston Americans. Ruth demanded 20000 and was courted by Miller Hugging of the Yankees in Los Angeles. Frazee confirmed the sale, stating funds will be used to acquire new players.
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Babe Ruth
Highlanders
New York
Babe” Ruth
Boston Americans
New York Americas Club
Jacob Ruppert
New York Club
Ruppert
Miller
Yankees
Los Angeles
Calif
Ruth
Boston
Harry Frazee
Red Sox
Frazee
New York Americans
No Thinking Man Decides a Case Until He Knows The Facts
A letter asserts misrepresentation by a small group led by Truman V Person and the Quincy Chamber of Commerce. It aims to set the record straight for the public, naming parties and providing contact at 1268 Quincy, 4 Jersey St. Phone 2870s-W.
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Quincey Chamber of Commerce
Truman
Pierson
Chamber of Commerce
Great Old Remedy for Skin Diseases
A vintage advertisement claims skin eruptions eczema and all skin diseases stem from impure blood. It promotes S S S as a purely vegetable treatment available at drugstores. The copy urges taking S S S even for minor pimples and invites readers to write for medical advice to the Medical Director in Atlanta Georgia.
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S.S.S
Swift Laboratory
Atlanta
Dealers In Chicago Charge Higher Prices
Chicago coal dealers, after appealing to President Wilson for price relief, notified customers that coal billed out would rise by 15 cents a ton. M J Gormley, assistant regional railroad director, said Indiana and Illinois mines underfilled orders from Dec 16 to Jan 3, delivering 68,335 cars of 89,357 ordered, citing railroad car shortages as the cause.
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Chicago
Wilson
Indiana
Iiliois
M. J.gormley
Gormley
Dancing after war: amputee troupe lessons in London
A new London dance craze centers on war amputees fitted with advanced artificial limbs. Sir Arthur Stanley, Red Cross president, oversees 25 officers learning balance and tempo to enhance mobility, happiness, and usefulness beyond the battlefield.
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London
Arthur Stanley
Red Cross
Sir Arthur
Peeress Forced to Hunt Wild Beasts in Africa
In Dublin court records Lady Carbery details a brutal married life with Lord Carbery a prominent big game hunter and airman. She recounts long horse rides despite frail health, living in a grass hut, hunting dangerous beasts alone and being beaten with a siambok. The divorce suit was granted with her citing his boasts of women acquaintances in Cairo and Zanzibar.
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Lord Carbery
Africa
Dublin
Lady Carbery
Cairo
Zanzibar
Pictures Today at Colonial and Orpheum Theaters
The Colonial features Ben Wilsen in The Trail of the Octopus with The Devil's Trade Mark and Eddie Polo in The Missing Bullet and The Model Husband. Orpheum shows Back To God's Country plus three vaudeville acts. Gem screens Uncle Tom Without His Cabin with Ben Burpin.
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Colonial Theater
Ben Wilsen
Eddie Polo
Orpheum Theater
God’s Country
Gem Theater
Ben Burpin
Lowden Defends Treaty Reservations for World Peace
Lowden argues the League of Nations, as amended by Senate reservations, safeguards sovereignty and the Monroe Doctrine while offering a common meeting place for nations. He contends the United States should ratify with reservations, preserving withdrawal rights if harms arise and allowing future influence to shape its peace efforts.
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League of Nations
Senate
United States
America
Congress
Orpheum Theater Sold Out for Evening Shows
Sunday night at the Orpheum many failed to gain admission as S. R. O. signs changed to No Room. The bill, among the season’s best, features Back To God’s Country with Miss Shipman in the leading role and scenes set in Alaska and the Arctic. The vaudeville portion pleased large audiences with a dainty boy and girl act, a blackface comedy, and trained seals.
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Bliss
Alonzo O. Bliss Co
Washington, D. Cc
Orpheum
God's Country
North
James Oliver Curwoods
Miss Shipman
Daint
Texas Wonder ad promises cure for kidney bladder issues
A historical advertisement promoting Texas Wonder for kidney and bladder troubles, back pain, rheumatism and irregularities. Claims regulate bladder issues and aid children. Sold by druggists or by mail for $1.25. Includes offer to send sworn testimonials and lists Dr. W. Hall of St Louis.
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W. Hall
Olive St
St Louis
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