Settlement Home Teams Win Behind Strong Olinger and Neely Marks
The Settlement Home senior team defeated the C A C s leaping to victory on Monday night. The junior team beat Barton Academy Seventh grade five with standout defense and precise passes from the Robinson brothers.
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Barton Academy
Or Olinger
Neely
C. A
Barton
Robinson Brothers
Eam
BAC
Sang Eaclouswes
Mesa Peccde
Basketball Game Set for December 2 at 8:15 PM
It was announced last night that two picked teams from the YMCA basketball squad will play a game on December 2 at 8 15 o clock. The players are working hard and an interesting contest is promised.
City Commission Short Session Reviews Currents
The city commissioners met for a fifteen minute session Tuesday with little business. Schwarz reported on a Johnson Allen Undertaking request and stated the law would change to create a negro city, while the current city sex was satisfactory. Brincat Produce moved to transfer its license to poultry at 106 Government from 405 Phin street. Mayor Lyons moved heirs of Wn Allen to build a cement sidewalk on the west side of Claiborne street three blocks south of Monroe. Several bills were paid and the board adjourned.
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Schwarz
Johnson-Allen
Biy
Brincat Produce Company
Phin Street
Lyons
Wn Allen
Claiborne Street
Monroe
World series in football urged by editorial
A historic call argues for a national football world series matching regional champions. It envisions elimination brackets among Colgate Cornell Pittsburgh, Univ of Washington, Washington State, and California with a central committee managing the event to crown a countrywide champion and settle regional titles.
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Yale
Harvard
Princeton
Colgate
Cornell
University of Pittsburgh
Middle West
Washington University
Washington State
Pittsburgh
Washington
University of California
National Commission
Oklahoma players 55 yard pass turns game in Kansas clash
The record distance for a forward pass is claimed for Oklahoma. Geyer connected on a fifty five yard pass to a teammate, more than half the field, marking a turning point and possibly the longest in a college game.
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Harvard
Princeton
Edis Manan
Harte
Parson
Glick
King
Oklahoma University
Kansas
Geyer
Oklahoma
Runners urged to register for Thanksgiving Day YMCA run
The YMCA athletic department opened registrations Wednesday for the Thanksgiving Day cross country event. Organizers expect more two mile entrants this year and anticipate some out of town runners joining the field. Physical Director Marriott notes likely increased participation.
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Athletic Department
Marriott
Association
Woman's Leg Amputation Case Clears in Atlanta
Police traced a mangled leg found at a city dumping ground to a trolley accident victim whose surgeon husband buried the amputated limb. Investigators dismissed rumors of a scream and determined the material was not human flesh.
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Atlanta
Mary Pickford at the Empire in Madame Butterfly
Mary Pickford will appear in Madame Butterfly at the Empire theater with admission 10 cents and children 5 cents. The censor has suppressed Bernard Shaw's O Flaherty V C slated for Abbey Theatre Dublin amid recruitment controversy.
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Mary Pickford
THE
Empire
Paramount
London
Bernard Shaw
Hillians Begin Grind for Turkey Day Battle
Spring Hill football stars begin practice for Thanksgiving Day showdown with Howard College of Birmingham at Monroe Park. Last season Spring Hill lost a close 3 0 game after a late rally by Howard. Spring Hill aims to finish the season undefeated with strong team form and support from alumni and locals.
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Spring Hill
Howard College
Birmingham
Monroe Park
Howard
Spring Hill Alumni Eyes Record Crowd for Howard Game
Spring Hill College alumni met at the Battle House to organize a large parade and ticket drive for the Thanksgiving Day game at Monroe Park against Howard. Committees planned ticket sales, a Lyric Theatre lecture by Rev. Fr. E. C. de la Moriniere to support the athletic association, and a show of city bannering to boost attendance and crown Spring Hill Class B champions in the South. President C. Lawrence Lauretta led over seventy five attendees who pledged strong support.
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Hill Boys
Howard
Mobile’s
College
Spring Hill College
Battle House
Spring Hill
Howard Gome
Monroe Park
Lyric Theatre
E. C. de la Moriniere
Richard Til
Athletic Association of
C. Lawrence Lauretta
L and N Fights Tax Increases Along Mississippi Coast
A Biloxi suit by the L and N Railroad challenges privilege tax hikes in Harrison Jackson and Hancock counties. The case names county sheriffs chancellors and officials including Attorney General Ross and the state public accountant as defendants. The action mirrors a prior Illinois Central challenge over raised taxes.
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Biloxi
Miss
United States Court For
Southern Division
Southern District
L. & N. Railroad Company
E. van Whitfield
Hancock County
Harrison
Jackson
Hancock Counties
Mississippi
Hancock
Ross
State Public Accountant
Illinois Central Railroad Company
Kentucky Railroad
International Ticket Agents’ Association
Riviera
Dunbars » Company
Community Notes From Prichard Five Items
L W Coleman hosts his Meridian Mississippi parents as guests. J C Payne travels to Columbus Mississippi on business. A daughter is born to Mr and Mrs Moulyet. Christ's church moves services to Odd Fellows hall with regular worship and prayer meetings. Ladies Social Club plans a grand ball November 29 at Turner's hall. Mrs Louis Roy improves after serious illness and Mrs H A Sherman is ill with pneumonia.
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Prichard
Ala
L. W. Coleman
Meridian
Miss
Godbolt Case Delayed in Recorder Court Hearing
In Memphis Tennessee on a Tuesday afternoon Judge Edington heard William Godbolt a negro butcher of Plateau after health department representatives asked for a postponement until March 16 1916. He is held on a $1000 bond on a separate cow theft charge. An upcoming college football game between Ole Miss and the University of Memphis was announced for next Saturday.
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William Godbolt
Plateau
Recorder’s Court
Edington
Health Department
Annual game of B. S. A. and All Stars Saturday at Monroe Park
Local teams with Dick Murray and Dutch Van Huevel bolster B S A. eleven upcoming clash with All Stars at Monroe Park. All Stars boast a 1 0 record after a 21 to 0 win over Atmore while B S A. seeks first victory. Submarine sunk Wacoysta boats reach Suda Bay Crete carrying Captain Tsenzen and 25 sailors.
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B. S. A. Eleven
All Stars
Canea
Crete
Wacoysta
Suda Bay
Tsenzen
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Friedenthal’s
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Outer of Mississippi
Univer
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Westport
America
Troy
Southern Express Company
Remington
UMC
Merhan
Alabama
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