Girl of 13 vows to avenge murders amid Amory lynch rumor
In Amory Mississippi on January 26 Charlie Marshall, accused of killing four family members, faces possible mob violence as a 13 year old girl declares vengeance. Rumors say Marshall planned to wipe out the Miller family to avoid trial. sheriff and police guard Marshall as locals discuss the massacre.
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Amory
Charlie Marshall
Aberdeen
Charlie Marmoonshiner
Beau
KE Green
Marshall
Mille
Fanny
Pnard Miller
Charlie
Pearl
Eve
Sweetheart
Fannie Miller
Miller
Iy Miles
John B. Lewis
Cal
Tom Bigbee
Fannie
Alf
Enel
Mar H
A Shall
Pearl Miller
Enforce Traffic Rules and Public Education Call
A letter argues for strict enforcement of traffic laws with penalties for all violators and better pedestrian awareness. The writers urge police presence, harsher penalties, more street lighting, and broader public education to reduce violations and accidents.
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Seventh Ave
Jim Crows
Co. M. Munsell
Blewett St
R. BE. Wilson
Boylston Ava
Community Traffic Reform Proposals From Seattle Readers
A flood of reader letters urges sweeping traffic reforms including mandatory driver exams, license revocation penalties, impounding violator cars, jail terms for deadly driving, and stricter speed limits. Citizens from Mack L Smith to Carl Leonard propose city and state action, with calls to curb jaywalking, enforce pedestrian right of way, and slow autos at intersections.
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Mack L, Smith
Miller River
Wash
W. A. Dresback
Seventh Ave
Alarm Button Stops Bank Robbery In Ohio Town
Miss Drockmeier the bank bookkeeper pressed an alarm button with her toe as four to six bandits raided the First National Bank in Lockland Ohio. The alarm gong scared the robbers away in a waiting car. Bank employees noted heavy firearm presence, while locals debated the gun count.
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Cincinnati
Marie Brockmeler
First National Bank
Lockland
Drockmeier
Lockland Bank
Hornsby Plans Big Season After Winter in Fort Worth
Rogers Hornsby, star Cardinals infielder, trains at his mother's Fort Worth home aiming to gain about 15 pounds so the bat feels lighter. He reflects on 1919, notes his spring timing, and plans to start New Year training to improve hits in the coming season. His mother owns oil land near Fort Worth.
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Rogers Hornsby
Cardinals
Fort Worth
Tex
Rogers
Hornsby
Hornaby
Mke
Japanese tennis team to arrive in March
A group of Japanese tennis players is slated to arrive in March. New Hampshire proposes a $15 permit fee for hunting, fishing and trapping. Harvard begins calling track athletes for varsity and freshman eligibility. A Pomeranian dog show is planned for January 24 at the Waldorf Astoria roof garden in New York City.
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Waldorf-Astoria Roof Garden
New York City
University Sports Set for Busy Fall and Winter Schedule
About 36 to 40 men train for indoor track at the University with outdoor sessions to start in March. The football game on October 14 pits the Purple and Gold against the University of Montana, offering Seattle fans a Montana 11 preview. Coach Allison’s basketball team eyes a February 6 and 7 trip to Eugene to face the Webfoots, while the fresh squad under Coach Edmundson prepares for a busy year with new talent and plans for away games. Manager Meienest says many top high school stars join. the football lineup for next Turkey Day remains uncertain, kept by Darwin Melenest.
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Metencet
The
Purple and Gold
University of Montana
Seattle
Montana
Rocky Mountain College
Edmundson
Meienest
Washington
Northwestern
Harvard
Center
Dartmouth
Darwin Melenest
Kearns Denies Dempsey Slacker Claims
Jack Kearns, acting for Jack Dempsey, replies to Maxine Dempsey’s published charges by calling them ridiculous and asks her to prosecute Dempsey as a slacker or retract the statements. Mrs. Dempsey is reported to be in Wells, Nevada.
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Los Angeles
Jack Kearns
Jack Dempsey
Maxine Dempsey
Demperey
Kearns
Dempsey
Star Soccer Match Postponed Again Amid Lost Gear
Twenty two players arrived at Woodland park for the Scotland England match and waited in vain as baggage carrying sweaters pants stockings and shoes went astray delaying the big event for a second time this season. If the lost gear is found the Scotch and English teams may still meet. The McMillan cup race plans move forward with Duthies Black Diamond and Carbonado ready. Tacoma may join the circuit and final action follows in a few days with league president Charlie Goodenough set to visit next Wednesday.
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Woodland Park
England
Second Ave
Duthies
Black Diamond
Carbonado
Tacoma
Charlie Goodenough
League
City of the Living Dead
London offer for Dempsey Carpentier title fight
Harry Wil Hama, London producer and promoter, asks United Press to relay to Jack Kearns an offer of 162000 for Jack Dempsey share in a London fight with Georges Carpentier planned for late year. He offers a purse of 271500 and will post a 10000 pound forfeit with Sporting Life editor as faith guarantee.
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BIG MIX
London
Harry Wil Hama
United Press
Jack Kearna
Ain
Jack Dempsey
Georges Carpentier
Kearns
Sporting Life
What a Dime Would Do in the Good Old Days
The poem laments inflation, recalling how a single dime bought rye, drinks, groceries, rides, cinema, and services. It contrasts past purchasing power with present poverty, expressing nostalgia and blue mood over reduced value. The verse travels through everyday goods and small luxuries tied to a dime.
Bryan Favored It Back in 1906
The piece recalls Bryan’s 1906 stance that railroads are monopolies and should be publicly owned with trunk lines federal and local lines state controlled. It notes fierce editorials in 1906 1908 and Bryan’s clarification that he did not advocate unconditional government ownership. The 1908 fall timeline is stated.
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Madison Square Garden
Piryan
William J. Bryan
New York World
Philadelphia Ledger
New York Journal of
Commeree
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