Billiards Push for Nationwide Amateur Tourneys
New movement led by the National Association of Amateur Billiard Players aims to expand amateur competition nationwide. Plans include state charters, class divisions, and inaugural state championships to boost participation beyond New York and Brooklyn.
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National Association of Amateur Players
New York
National Association of Amateur Billiard Players
Louis Reusche
George P. Moon Jr
A. G. ‘Milburn
Memphis
Tenn
Charles ‘Hedden
Dowagiac
Mich
Chick Wright
San Francisco
Joe Mayer
Philadelphia
Fred Corkling
Chicago
Walter E. Offensheimer
Calvin Demarest
Mayer
Wright
Conkling
New Yorker
New
Billiard Administration
Greater New York
John Doyle
Gehen
Boston
St. Louis
Detroit
Cleveland
Pittsburg
National Association
Massey, Sutton
Weeghman
Peterson
Benson, Houser
Schaefer
Pittsburgh
Harry Davis
Miah Murray
Kansas City
Kling
Hen
Walter G. Douglas
Fifth Avenue
New York City
National Association of Amateur’ Billiard Players
Barclay Street
Preparedness debated by peace groups in Washington
At a mass meeting under eighteen peace societies Bryan and Ford denounced the administration's preparedness program while six Democratic congressmen opposed it. Texas representatives Callaway and Dies criticized spending and the shift away from peace, with other speakers including Bailey, Gordon, Saunders, and Tavenner.
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Washington, D. C
William J. Bryan
Henry Ford
Representative Callaway
Texas
House Naval Committee
Representative Dies
Bailey
Pennsylvania
Gordon
Ohio
Saunders
Virginia
Tavenner
Tilingis
Railway case postponed in Texas and Pacific hearing
The Texas and Pacific Railway receivership hearing scheduled for January 31 in Dallas was postponed to February 16.
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Dallas
Tex
Texas and Pacific Railway
Light Cup Contenders Clash For Final Showdown
Harris school hosts Navarro school in a 4 15 p m clash on Harris court for The Light cup final. Harris has two wins no defeats in the Inter League series while Navarro swept the Third League and aims to even the percent totals with a strong lineup led by Escobedo Mendez Rodriguez Galvan Martinez and Rodriguez substituting. The Austin school meets Harris Tuesday in a separate decisive bout to determine the title fate.
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Hudson
Tatum
Wilbur Morgan
Rafael Holguin
Vincenti Holguin
Meliton Diaz
Harris School
Frank Baktley
George Wheeler
Fof
Harris
Navarro Quint
Navarro School
Quint
J. M. Hall
Escobedo
Mendez
Rodriguez
Galvan
Martinez
Hall
Austin
Campbell
Harris Tribe
Typhus Epidemic Abates and Restoration Initiatives Reported
Dispatches from Mexico City note a marked abatement of typhus in the city. Communal lands in San Luis Potosi said to be restored to owners under a broad reform program. A woman suffrage push is reported in Yusten state where a governor called congress passed resolutions urging suffrage and officeholding rights. Felix Palavicini, Carranza sub secretary, arrived for a study tour and to receive proposals to build 300 school houses in Mexico City, with travel plans to New York and Boston.
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Washington, D. C
Mexico City
Carranza
San Luis Potosi
Yuestan
Felix F. Palavicini
General Carranza
Fine Arts
New York
Boston
When John D Jr Was a Boy
A Baptist deacon from Cleveland recalls a boyhood tale about John D Sr during a congressional anti trust inquiry. The father vents frustration but later makes amends by offering a gift from his coat pocket for Georgie Smith’s birthday party.
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John D. Jr
Colorado
Baptist Deason
Cleveland
Georgie Smith
John D. Sr
Laddie
Smith
John Dpd, Jr
New. York
Earl Dunckel and Southern League waivers loom over Bronchos
Telegraphic notes from Memphis show Earl Dunckel fast on Texas League but weak on the Southern circuit. If San Antonio reclaims him, guard of the initial sack is assured and Dunckel should improve. Also reports Fair Grounds mid winter race meet opening strong with jockeys Anderson, Hollister, Osborne, Tiler, Winters, and Burger impressing crowds and pundits.
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Memphis
Earl Dunckel
Harrison J. Benson
Duncker
Earl
Hal Chase
Worthy
Nags
San Antonio
Fair Grounds
C E. Mahone
Anderson
Hollister
Osborne
Tiler
Winters
W. Burger
Ow Orleans
Crescent City
Burger
Ted Sloan
Isaac Murphy
Snapper” Garrison
James McLaughlin
Pike” Barnes
Tod Sloan
Conley
Brooklyn
Mississippi’s Venable Promotes Preparedness Speech
W. W. Venable, newly elected Mississippi congressman filling Judge Witherspoon’s vacancy, urged in the House that pacifists misjudge the issue and favored spending for preparedness over blood. He described two dogs as a metaphor and received cross‑party congratulations after his remarks.
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Washington, D. C
Congress
Mississippi
House
W. W. Venable
Samuel Witherspoon
Venable
West End and South Alamo edge toward top in league clash
Tuesday night games in the Sunday School Basketball League at the Y M C A start at 8 10 with West End Methodist vs South Alamo Methodist and Evangelical Association vs Prospect Hill Baptists. West End sits second, five of six wins, while South Alamo is winless. Evangelical Association has two wins in six starts and Prospect Hill one in six. the matchups look evenly matched and a strong crowd is expected.
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West End Methodists
South Alamo Methodists and Evangelical Association
Prospect Hill Baptists
West End
South Alamo Quint
Laurel Heights
West Enders
South Alamo Boys
West Ind
Evangelical Association Quint
Sale of Cardinals Now Is Doubtful
St Louis January 31 Harry Sinclair Oklahoma oil magnate and backer of the Federal Baseball League failed to meet Schuyler P Britton owner of the St Louis Nationals to buy the Cardinals Sinclair said Britton wants 50000 more than he will pay and the deal seems unlikely Britton listed an inflated price claiming the Cardinals have risen since a previous offer Current rumors peg the price at 400000 Sinclair is en route home to Tulsa Oklahoma
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ST. Louis
Harry Sinclair
Federal Baseball League
Schuyler P. Britton
St. Louis Nationals
Sinclair
Britton
Cardinals
New York
Tulsa
Okla
Texas filing deadline for corporate financial statements
Austin Tex Jan 31 Time to file statements of financial condition for 1915 corporations in Texas expires tomorrow. About 12 000 domestic and foreign concerns must report with penalties of ten dollars per day for delays after February 1. Over 1000 domestic and several hundred foreign firms still unreported. The secretary of state uses these filings to determine franchise tax due.
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Austin
Tex
Texas
Secretary of State’s Department
Secretary of State
Roosevelt compares promises and notes in foreign policy
Theodore Roosevelt urged the nation to treat treaties and notes like private promises, citing Micawber notes as a caution. He said the United States should prepare with a mobile army of 150 000 and a total regular force near 250 000, calling the continental army a flawed concept.
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New York
Theodore Roosevelt
Brooklyn Institue of Arts and Sciences
Brooklyn
David Copperfield
Micawher
United States
Roosevelt
Sam
Hungarians Declare Loyalty at New York Mass Meeting
In New York on January 31, Hungarian born Americans met as a mass gathering with United States Senator Ollie James as Wilson’s representative. They repudiated public suspicion of patriotism, read a president’s telegram, and urged broader education and propaganda to unite all Americans while reaffirming unwavering loyalty to the United States.
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New York
United States
Ollie James
Kentucky
Wilson
Stars and Stripes
James
America
Deliverist George W Perkins Temperance Address
A Chicago temperance address by Deliverist George W Perkins at the Y M C A location. The note includes a quotation praising moderation and warning against excessive corking time, urging moral restraint for young men.
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George W. Perkins
Chicago
Chicago Record Herald
Seadrift Oil Syndicate Plans Drilling Start
Seadrift Oil Syndicate with a $50,000 capital will soon drill on a five thousand acre lease near Seadrift. The E H Everett Co of Newark Ohio will drill on a forty thousand acre lease taken in the old Tom O Connor pasture between Seadrift and Pt O Connor. J L Minot of Kansas City is about to drill on a lease of eight thousand acres east of Port Lavaca.
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Seadrift
Tex
Seadrift Oil Syndicate
E. H. Everett Co
Newark
Ohio
Tom O’connor
Pt. O’connor
J. L
Col. House Leaves Berlin for Paris and London
Col. Edward M. House Wilsons representative departs Berlin for Paris and London via Switzerland. He says conversations with German leaders and Ambassador Gerard were profitable and may clarify German American relations though no drastic changes are expected. He plans to report the German attitude toward American policy and neutrality aims to President Wilson.
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Berlin
Edward M. House
Wilson
Paris
London
Switzerland
House
Gerard
Washington
Colonel House
Germany
America
United States
Japan Denies Far East Pact With Britain
Tokyo dispatch reports the Japanese foreign office denying a Berlin claim that Japan and England signed a treaty granting Japan superior rights in the Far East. Berlin based Overseas News Agency cited the Frankfurter Zeitung as confirming the agreement details from Far East press reports.
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England
Tokio
Foreign Office
Berlin
Japan
Far East
Yrge Ort
Frankfurter Zeitung
Als
Quote exchanges between passer-by and boy in Life
A passer-by condemns a boy for swearing. the boy retorts that his mother would be shocked or amused, then notes she is deaf. The brief dialogue reflects social judgments and comic irony in a Life magazine snippet.
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Wagat
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Mr. Wilson
Harris Vs. Navarro
Quints
Aly
Melbourne
Edwin Baker
Baker
J. R
Compares
Dicken
Teuton
East
Houston Street
Little Rock
Hot Springs
Houston St
Festival Chorus
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