Eight White Sox indicted over 1919 World Series fix
Eddie Cicotte admitted taking a $10000 share from gamblers fund and eight White Sox players were indicted for fixing the 1919 World Series. Joe Jackson also confessed to receiving $5000. Indicted are Gandil Mullin Felsch Cicotte Jackson Weaver Risberg and Williams. Players face possible five year terms or fines.
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Chicago
Eddie Cicotte
White Sox
Incinnati
Joe Jackson
White OX
Cicotte
Jackson
Chickandil
Arnold
Chick) Gandil
Fred McMullin
Oscar
Happy) Felsch
Edward Cicotte
Claude
Lefty) Williams
George
Buck) Weaver
Charles
Swede) Risberg
Ackson
Otto
Cincinnati
Charles A.niskey
Ed‘Cicotte
Cleveland
Comiskey’s
Licago
Charles Ris
Os‘Felsch
George Weaver
C. P. Wills
E. V. Cicotte
Chicago American Me Baseball Club
Grand Jury
Look County
Russians Defeated on Polish Front in Major Victory
Soviet troops flee eastward in disorder as Polish forces pursue near Warsaw. Poles capture the entire Fourth Red Army with about 26 000 prisoners. The Russian commander reportedly killed himself. Posen troops advance to Paranovitch junction and seize war material. South of the Pripet, Russians fall back across the River Slutsch.
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Riga
Grodno
Red Army
Warsaw
Trotzky
Posen
Paranovitch
Pinsk
Pripet
Slutsch
Illinois exhibitors discuss films and censorship stance
Springfield reports the Illinois Exhibitors Alliance opens with resolutions condemning Wall Street influence and star poaching contracts. A resolution against legalized censorship passes unanimously as screens statewide are urged to back legislators opposing unfair laws.
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Springfield
Ill
Illinois Exhibitors’ Alliance
Motion Picture Owners of America
Joseph Hopp
Chicago
Wall Street
Biggest Cargo of Gold Ships to New York
The Baltic carried a record gold shipment of 16.75 million dollars across the Atlantic, arriving in New York after leaving Liverpool on September 22. The previous abroad shipment record was about 8 million dollars.
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Baltic
Liverpool
New York
Atlantic
Auto price cuts in New York for Locomobile and Mercer
The Hare's Motors Inc the operating company for Locomobile and Mercer reduced prices. Standard Locomobile cars now cost 1350 dollars less while Mercer models are down by 1000 dollars. The notice is dated October 4 in New York.
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New York
Hare's Motors, Inc
Locomobile
Mercer
Football Captain Killed in Hospital Death
Philadelphia on October 4 reports Melvin Keppler aged seventeen captain of Lockhaven High School football team died in University Hospital. The tragedy follows a fatal incident affecting the squad.
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Philadelphia
Melvin Keppler
Lockhaven
University
World Trade Conference Seeks Free Exchange and Peace
The Brussels conference hears a surge of economic improvement and a push to lower international trade barriers. Delegates from Belgium Japan India Italy Spain and other nations debate tariffs pooling raw materials and simpler transport rules as they seek durable peace and renewed competition.
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Brussels
Charles Wauters
Henry Bell
Lloyds’ Bank
London
Bell
Supreme Economic Council
Japan
M. Mori
Don Jose Figueras
Spain
Fazlibhoy Currisabhoy
India
Miners Leave Spain for United States Emigration Surge
More than 900 miners from the Rio Tinto district have quit the strike and will emigrate to the United States, aiming to depart mid October. An additional 400 miners are set to leave for another Spanish province.
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Rio Tinto
Huelva
Spain
United States
Fiume Municipal Council Recognized By Rome
Rome reports recognition of Fiume's municipal council as the provisional government of the Quarnero regency proclaimed by Gabriele d Annunzio.
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Rome
Fiume
Quarnero
Gabriele d’Annunzio
Morocco Tribesmen Routed by Night March Forces
Madrid reports Moroccan tribesmen driven from Spanish zone positions by a mixed force of native and European troops after a forced night march from Ceuta and Tetuan.
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Morocco
Madrid
Ceuta
Tetuan
Warning Against Reprisals in Dublin Proclamation
A Dublin report from October 4 notes royal Irish officials warning against reprisals regardless of provocation, as authorities urge restraint amid escalating tensions and protests. The fragment highlights a cautious stance by the royal administration in response to unrest.
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Dublin
Hoyne says 1920 baseball games fixed by gamblers
Chicago State's Attorney Hoyne returns from New York with evidence alleging that at least six 1920 major league games were fixed by gamblers who also planned to fix the 1920 World Series. He takes charge of the grand jury probe and promises more scandal to emerge.
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Chicago
White Sox
Cincinnati
Hoyne
New York
Grand Jury
Runaway freight cars kill six men in Piedmont
In Piedmont Montana on October 2 a derailment caused 40 empty cars to break away from a Milwaukee freight train. The cars struck a gravel train standing at Piedmont station, killing five unidentified men and injuring three others, with engineer A B Mutz dead and brakeman Joe Gormley seriously hurt.
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Butte
Mont
A. BE. Mutz
Joe Gormley
Piedmont
Chicago
Price cuts spread to wholesale trade says reserve board
The federal reserve board reports price cutting has taken hold of wholesale trade and will likely lower consumer prices soon. The revival of price reductions is linked to stricter demand by buyers for fair price and quality, according to the monthly business review.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Board
Monthly Business Review
Col Galbraith Heads Legion in Cleveland Election
Col. F. W. Galbraith Jr. of Cincinnati was elected commander of the American Legion during a meeting in Cleveland Ohio.
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Col. Galbraith
Legion
Cleveland, C
Col
F. W. Galbraith, Jr
Cincinnati
The
American Legion
Yank soldiers return from Rhine duty on Anti gone
Nearly 500 soldiers returned from Rhine land duty aboard the army transport Anti gone. Seven hundred bodies of American service members who died in France were brought back on the same ship.
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Rhine
New York
Rhineland
France
Lift New Baseball Plot
New York October 1 District Attorney Lewis of Kings County announced he would start an administrative inquiry into a possible plot surrounding a baseball game. The notice signals a formal investigation into alleged irregularities.
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New York
Lewis
Kings’ Cou
Jesus Baptism and Temptation in the Wilderness
Lesson outlines Jesus baptism by John at Nazareth and heavenly approval, then faces Satan in the Judean wilderness. It details the threefold attack on Jesus as Son of Man, Son of God, and Messiah, his use of Scripture to defend against hunger, presumption, and cross avoidance, and concludes with the enemy being routed.
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Jesus
Heavenly Father
Nazareth
John
Christ
God
Satan
Jesus Christ
Judea
Messiah
Guided by Religion and Faith Shape a Nation
The Newark Evening News comments that a nation guided by religion and steadfast in ancient faith, resisting only material proofs, may endure while mockery of belief and skepticism can lead to destruction. It argues belief beyond proof sustains a society.
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Newark Evening News
Hypo-Cod Tonic Praised by Noted Chemist and Experts
Professor T Bernard Tanner commends Earle's Hypo-Cod as the best balanced Cod Liver Oil tonic on the market. He highlights its high active contents, added malt, hypo phosphites, and pleasant taste, urging readers to try the remedy for reconstruction and tissue building. The ad invites visits to drug stores and bottle purchases at 1.25 dollars plus tax, with the product advertised by Earle Chemical Co., Wheeling, W Va.
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Warle
T. Bernard Tanner
Philadelphia
Tanner
Tarle
Earle
Earle Chemical Co
Wheeling
W. Va
Appropriate Gait. He is riding to a fall.
A brief, sharp exchange notes a bus boy as the target of a proverb about risk and fate. The tone mirrors a clipped, streetwise habit of observation with no further context provided.
Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root Advert Says It Fulfills Promises
An advertisement touts Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root as a remedy for kidney liver and bladder issues claiming wide consumer success. It offers a sample bottle by parcel post for ten cents and promotes purchases through Dr Kilmer Co Binghamton NY with large and medium bottles sold at drug stores.
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Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
Acrobatic Dance Turns Into Wrestling Match
A performance scene shifts from graceful dancing described as hugging to a surprising wrestling style clash. The change in tone signals a playful transition from artful movement to physical contest within a single routine.
Cascarets Ad Promises Easy Relief For Family Health
An advertisement touts Cascarets as a gentle aid for liver and bowels. It claims they help with constipation headaches digestion and bad breath without griping or inconvenience, priced at 10 25 or 50 cents.
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And
Abe At- Il
Jackin
Erica
Cinnati
Ago
Ngeles
Cal
Cataursday
Mrs. Iding
Georges Leygues
Marine
Millerand
Fear Wall Street
Illinois
U. S
D’annunzio
Italy
Nika
Nika Petresco
Roumania
Doctor Petresco
Bucharest
Returne
Montana
P. B. Fitawater
D. D
Moody Bible Institute of Chicago
Western Newspaper Union
Cascarets
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