Stallings Loyal Braves Face Roster Collapse In 1915
New York January reports show George Stallings’s Boston Braves buoyed by confidence they will repeat 1914 and win the National League pennant. Players like Whitted, Hughes, Magee, Connolly balk at trades, threatening offloading under a 21-man roster limit on opening day April 14.
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New York
George Stallings
Braves
Boston
George Whitted
Gaffney
Whitted
Phillies
Sherwood Magee
Tom Hughes
Rochester
Quakers
Hughes
Rose Hughes
Magee
Joe Connolly
Cincinnati Reds
Connolly
Ford Would Make Men of Convicts
Henry Ford told the Industrial Relations Commission he would take every convict from Sing Sing and reform him through work and profit sharing. He cited a $5 a day minimum and a 130 percent rise in workers’ bank accounts, claiming improvements in discipline and efficiency as proof. He argued philanthropy is insufficient and urged justice and self help for ex prisoners.
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Associated Press
York
Jah
Henry Ford
Iionaire
Sing Sing Prison
Commission On Industrial Relations
Ford
Sing Sing
American Federation of Labor
Commercial Telegraphers ’Union of America
Mobilians Named Delegates to Livestock Meeting
Probate report on Friday afternoon lists Mobilians chosen to represent Mobile County at the Livestock Associations convention in Selma Alabama on January 26 27. Delegates include B J McDermott M J McDermott Delong Citronelle Travis Chunchula John Rolston Amos Smee Bayou la Batre Malcolm D McRae Calvert C Quarte mus Theodore Frank Casper Jr Bay Henry Brannan Wilmer.
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Fudge Price Williams
More
Selma
Ald
B. J. Ac
M. J. McDermott
Mobile
DeLong
Citronelle
Travis
McKenzie Sued for 10000 Damages Over Defamation Claim
Julia and Esther Rayford sue Thomas C. McKenzie for 5000 dollars each alleging defamation of character in the law and equity court. Plaintiffs charge he accused them of lacking chastity. Suit stems from a prior disturbance case in the recorder's court where McKenzie was fined.
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Law and Equity Court
Julia
Esther Rayford
Thomas C. McKenzie
Jdent
McKenzie-Barrett — Company
Yerger & Fos
McKenzie
Recorder’s Court
Preacher Arrested by Deputies Over Hog Theft Charge
Deputy Dennis Lynch arrested Shuler a black preacher near Whistler on Friday night after reading a warrant alleging theft of a hog valued at 20 dollars from Willie Collins. Shuler denies the charge.
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Dennis Lynch
Whistler
Shuler
Pat
Warnat
Willie Collins
Gas and Stomach Distress Prompt Home Remedies
A brief note describes gas heartburn indigestion or a sick stomach during meals or after eating. It suggests simple at home measures to ease discomfort and improve digestion. The fragment mentions timing around five minutes but lacks clear actions or sources.
Redfield Replies to Hill Paper at Foreign Trade Convention
Associated Press reports in St Louis on January 23 that at the national convention of foreign trade Professor G L Swiggett and Welding Ring opposed the ship purchase bill while James J Hill’s paper on the merchant marine was read. Redfield challenged claims of European entanglements and noted offers to sell government ships from England and France, urging inquiry into the facts rather than headlines.
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Associated Press
ST. Louis
National Convention of Foreign Trade
G. L.swiggett
University of Tennessee
Welding Ring
New York
James J. Hill
Redfield
Hill
America
Louisville
Ting
Fesseuekaee
Wild Bill Donovan May Pitch If Needed For Yankees
New York report states Wild Bill Donovan may relief pitch for the Yankees this summer if necessary. He says his arm is still ready for a few innings, not a full game, to help keep opponents in check.
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Wild Bill Donovan
Yankee
Wild Bill
Bill
Donovan
Rollie Zeider
Zeider
Rollie
New York
Robert B. Ward
Brooklyn Federals
Ward
Mr. Ward
Sporting
Paris conference on joint loan plan by British and French finance chiefs
In Paris yesterday British chancellor Lloyd George and Alexandre Ribot met with French minister P Bark and Russian finance minister to discuss a joint loan of 3 billion dollars bearing interest at 3 1/2 percent.
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Paris
David, Lloyd-George
Alexandre. Ribot
P.bark
Paper Sees Danger of Clash Over Belgium Aid
The British press warns of a possible U S clash as American support for Belgium’s defense is weighed against German-leaning policy. The Spectator criticizes American indifference and profit motives, urging a moral stand in wartime aid.
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U.S
Chamberlain Bill Triggers Amused House Reading
In Alabama's House a mistaken bill reading caused amusement as the clerk intoned "To prescribe a proceeding for the regulation of airship" but the word was misheard as airship instead of heirship, prompting chuckles among members and staff.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama House of Representatives
Representative Chamberlain
Mobile
Chamberlain
Alabama
Dr King's New Discovery for Child Cold Relief
An old medicinal advertisement promotes Dr King's New Discovery to stop colds in children, claim it relieves coughs and inflammation, kills germs, and aids natural healing. It urges immediate purchase for 50 cents at druggists.
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George Tecumseh Stallings
Crouse
Stallings
Squirrel
Denmark
Mike
Industrial Relations Committee
Mobilians
Tom .C. McKenzie
Jas. J. Hill
Yankees
Wings
Charlies Dube
Mr. Redfield
Minnesota
Dube
James Crouse
Pittsburgh
Buck Crouse
James
London Spectator
London
United Toe
Great Britain
United States
Thos
Belgium
Germany
Spectator
Chelsea
Mass
Baltimore
Sonora
Bangor
Middle West
Southern Bell Telephone
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