YMCA Senior Basketball Team Named for 1914 15 Season
The Y M C A selects its 1914 15 senior basketball lineup H Martin center M Cunningham and M Crawford forwards M Steber and F Midgett guards Five substitutes Ash Baum Gibson Doyal Ollinger and Hner to be chosen. Marriott optimistic about a strong season and the four team league plans. The city league meeting set for Wednesday 6 30 to formalize organization rules and opening date.
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H. Martin
M. Cunningham
M. Crawford
M. Ste
F. Midgett
Ash
Baum- Gibson
Doyal
Ollinger
Hner
Martin
Cen
Wgs
Wford
Cunningham
Mobile
Steber J. Midgett
Guards
Vcore 2
Ity
Alabama
Tulane
Birmingham College
Ppl Agricultural
Mechani
New Orleans
Marriott
Uisual
Dical College
Barton
U. M
Sabates
U. M. S. Medical College
Villa assumes personal command of north army
General Villa retires as commander-in-chief of the convention forces to lead personally the army of the north against Guadalajara Monterey Tampico and other northern points held by Carranza forces. General Zapata takes command in the south attacking Puebla.
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Villa
North
Mexico
Mexico City
Convention
Army of the North
Guadalajara
Monterey
Tampico
Carranza
General Zapata
Puebla
New Culebra Slide Reported Delays Shipping
A private dispatch to W R Grace & Co from the Panama canal zone stated that a new slide in the Culebra cut would cause a delay of about two days to shipping with no further details given.
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San Francisco
W. R. Grace & Co
Panama Canal Zone
Culebra
Edison to Use Lee Arthur Works for Picture Production
The Edison Company announces exclusive use of Lee Arthur plays for Edison Pictures. Arthur, a Shreveport native and Tulane alumnus, left law to write plays. His works include The Gay Mr Lightfoot and Huckleberry Finn adaptations. His first screen project is The Last of the Hargreaves.
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Edison Company
Lee Arthur
Edison Pictures
Mr. Arthur
Shreveport
Tulane University
New Orleans
Mr. Lightfoot
New York
Veius
Tennessee
Charles Hanford
David Warfield
Klaw & Erlanger
Mark Twain
Cohen
Luck
Joe Welch
Four Mortons
van Allen
Fannie Ward
Beaute de Diable Flees Shellfire 500 Mile Ride
American jockey Winnie O'Connor rides Beaute de Diable a 500 mile escape from German shells. The famed horse owned by Henry de Mummn was near Rheims as bombardment began, then reached Tours safely after a fast start and slower finish.
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Winnie O’connor
Paris
Beaute de Diable
Winnie O'Connor
Henry de Mummn
Rheims
O’connor
Tours
Girl Trapped by Marriage Ad Sends Suitor to Jail
Chicago report details a marriage ad scam where Ella Steal, 18, from Gering Ned, answered Anthony Steiner’s matrimonial inquiry. They wed in a West Madison Street hotel before detectives arrested them. Steiner received three months in county jail while Steal’s fine was suspended and John Dorrissey paid $3.
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Chicago
Anthony Steiner
West Monroe Street
Kansas
Ella Steal
Gering
Ned
Wilkesbarre
Penn
Steiner
West Madison Street
Racine Avenue
John Dorrissey
Atlantic Fleet to Hold Maneuvers in January
Secretary Daniels announced Admiral Fletcher will leave New York about January 15 for Guantanamo to assemble the Atlantic fleet for maneuvers. Twenty one battleships will participate in the first complete fleet maneuvers in two years. Cruiser Tacoma is ordered to Veracruz to release Minnesota for overhaul ahead of the maneuvers.
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Washington
Daniels
Fletcher
New York
Guantanamo
Atlantic
Tacoma
Vera Cruz
Minnesota
Billy Dean Returns to Mobile for Indefinite Engagement
Billy Dean a former detective reporter boxer comedian and singer arrived in Mobile last week to sing character songs at the Palm Garden for an indefinite engagement. He had been touring with a tabloid musical comedy company across the South since leaving Mobile early last winter and recently resigned to take a cabaret post in New Orleans.
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Billy” Dean
Mobile
Palm Garden
Billy
South
New Orleans
Crescent City
New Questions and Answers Department for Shooters
The Item introduces Alfred P. Lane a noted shooter who dominated Olympic and world pistol and rifle events and will head a new readers Q&A column on firearms. Readers may send specific questions on hunting and target shooting with space provided for lengthy replies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred P. Lane
Lane
Uncle Sam
Stockholm
Baggigort
United States
Mr. Lane
Y M C A Cross Country Run Seeks Large Entry
The Y M C A cross country run on New Year’s Day will cover two miles starting at the Y M C A on Government and Conception streets and finishing there. More than thirty entrants are expected to compete for prizes awarded to the first seven finishers with gold silver and bronze medals for the top three.
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Conception Streets
Government
Royal
Dauphin
Marriott
Y M C A To Host Indoor Athletic Meet For City Men
The Y M C A prepares an indoor athletic meet open to all city men. An all round track team will be developed to compete nationally in February. The program includes a road race, Saturday instruction meets, and a new Y M C A representative team for league play. Four teams enter the league with double headers on Thursday.
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Y. M. C. A. Basketball League
News League
Empire
Crowns
Emeralds
Empires
Baseball for Charity at City League Park Today
The All-Professionals and Dream of Kentuck will play a charity baseball game at City League Park this afternoon for the Ladies of Charity. The game was moved from Monroe Park due to field work. Two baseballs and umpire services are donated by local sponsors, and the nine innings will be free of charge with teams managed by John West and Toxey Clarke.
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Dream of Kentuck
City League Park
Ladies of Charity
Monroe Park
Marshall
Barney-Cavanagh Company
Edward Lauzon
Messrs
John West
Toxey Clarke
Creams
Erhardt
Pocase
Ery
A. Smith
Damon
Cavanaugh
Townsend
M. Steber
J. Smith
Short
Cazalas
Schenker
Murphy
Courtney
Clarke
Imland
Thomas
Benedict
Williams
Watson
Boykin
Wagner
Pond
Johnson
Wiseman
Finnegan
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Ott
Association
Cedarcroft Sanitarium
Power Gribble
Nashville
Tenn
Tel
Main
International News Service
R. C. Harris Grocery Co
Nebraska
Y.M.C. A
Firestone Tires
Akron
Firestone Company
Firestone
Motor Supply CO
Bell Telephone
Government ST
Ala
Firestone Tire and Rubber Company
America
Yeend Potter Co
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