West Virginia High School Tournament in Buckhannon
Plans advance for the West Virginia high school tournament at West Virginia Wesleyan College gym, March 1 and 7. Buckhannon hosts as teams from Charleston, Parkersburg, Fairmont, Clarksburg, Weston and others enter, with more beds and seating added to accommodate fans.
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Buckhannon
West Virginia
Elkins
Wheeling
Wesleyan
Canis
Reid
Sheen
Fairmoor
Clarksburg
Weston
Bluefield
Aellsburg
Magnolia
Fairview
Wesleyan College
Harry A. Stamsbury
Tend Rowy
Shumakers
Westeran
Eame
West-Virginia
Britton affair shadows Schuyler on New Orleans trip
The article shows Schuyler Britten speaking of faults and fame while his wife sues for divorce for the second time. He leaves a train at St Louis with a friend, vows to hurry home, then considers staying at a hotel after learning of the suit. Teammates comment on baseball form and future seasons.
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Schuyler
Britten
Britton
Clib
Urjdon
Bullion
Moon
Vote Rejects Doctor Foil The Stork Birth Control Debate
A New York County Medical Society vote of 1 to 72 rejected a report supporting physician guidance on birth control methods for married couples. The majority backed limiting family size unless the mother's health was at risk, while a minority favored physician instruction. Dr Sprague argued for birth control to balance population growth and warned against excessive birth rates. The discussion reflected broader views on birth control, family size, and societal implications.
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NY Yori
New Tong
Jively
Medical Sitciaty
County of
New York
Turaday
W S
Bix
Tal
Wile
vMsis Society
American Genetic Association
Stobert J. Sprague
Massachusetts Agricultural College
Sprague
New York Woman Freed From Tight Shoe Wire Incident
On Lenox Avenue and 125th Street a New York traffic stop led Walter Brown to cut away part of a fashionable shoe after a woman, Cecelia Mathieson of 156 West 130th Street, became tangled by a wire inside her shoe. She was trapped, struck by a car, and rushed to Harlem Hospital for care.
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New York
Lenox Avenue
125Th Street
Walter Brown
Cecelia Mathieson
West 130Th Street
Trafic
Bit
Sandy to Girls Recruiters Candy Bribe Army Push
Georgia 80s era report on a recruiting sergeant offering candy boxes to young women to entice enlistment. The focal sergeant Gar rett of the local station is skimping on winter clothes to fund the candy promotion. The tactic targets girls to enlist, regardless of motives, promising a candy box as incentive.
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Garrett
Focal
Romance Ends in Tragedy in San Francisco
Carth December telegram reveals a Newport Kentucky romance between Mary Cheveller and Nicholas Hennessy, an Ironworker. She arrived December 1, they planned marriage, but Hennessy died after funds ran out. a misread telegram to her brother caused delays in body shipment. Police investigate possible miscommunication and motives.
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Carth
Accardini
Lave Tkanagay
Hennessy
Katherine O'Connor
Tarvelera
Ald Society
Uaving
Neays
St Mary's Hospital
Thas San i
Lseo Hospital
Wight
Albert Chevélios
Newport
Trani Haynes
San Francisco
Ebert
Tes
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Opening Gate: Central High League basketball opener at Northview
The first Central High League game of the season will be played at Northview School gym on Wednesday. Jane Lew High clashes with Coal district High. Coach Bailey expects a strong effort from the coal district team in their debut. A large crowd is expected with Northview and Adamston students keenly interested. Referee is Tred Hurke, recently chosen as league official.
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Northview
Jane Lew
Coal
Quint
Bailey
Coal District
Adamston
Tred Hurke
Prodigy Fixdlay D Discoverer of Calendar Powers
A West State street school first grader, taught by Miss Helen Gaskill, astonishes with superb mental math. Roy Fork, six, son of Mr and Mrs Fork, quickly calculates dates and days from calendars and ages, answering with accuracy beyond his years. Dr John Quackenboss of East Dover confirms the remarkable calendar talent and rapid arithmetic abilities.
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Fixdlay
West State Street
Helen Gaskill
Roy Fork
Pork
Pranklin Avenue
Wright
Christmas thief dies after shooting Chicago cop
In Chicago a robber named Max Fritschie dies from a knee wound after attempting to steal gifts for his wife and child. He and a companion beat Railroad Policeman Roahl, prompting Zorn to fire, leaving Fritschie wounded and later dying in hospital as detectives piece together the events of a violent Christmas eve.
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Christroms
Max Fritschie
al Sivor
Max
Lodemont
Trritsente
Roahl
Chicago and Western Idiana Railroad Company
Bagan
Santa Claus
Skeahl
Zorn
Fritschle
Fritschie
Zorm
People's Hospital
Brown
Lome
Max Ritschie
Joliet
Thoras
Shouts and Lost Wallet When Duck Shot in San Mateo
In San Mateo on December 30 Harry Baldwin a drayman shot a duck and found his lost pocketbook, containing 385. He exclaimed there goes my Christmas as the wallet dropped to the ground where Baldwin had earlier missed.
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San Mateo
Harry Baldwin
Drayman
Prisoners Proposed for Front Line Service in France
Paris reports debate over using convicts and jail-bound men as soldiers to bolster front line forces. Lawmakers push for a separate command to prevent contact between prisoners and regular troops while some argue the risk to discipline is too high.
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Ular
Paris
France
Chamber of Deputies
Pierre Ramell
Andre Hesse
O “Holland
Amsterdam
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