Salem College to Field First Football Team This Season
Salem College enters football for the first time this season with coach George Thorngate from Milton College guiding a developing fast squad. The team aims to compete with top small colleges while trying out players like Ogden Henderson Davis Sturbois Williams Helmick Brannon Watson and Bond as the schedule opens October 19 against Davis and Elfen.
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Jamajager
R. Hutson
Bigman
Smith
Rodgers
Childers
D. Ford
KR. Ford
McCarty
McCafferty
Stewart C. Ogden
Henderson
Davis
Sturbois
O. Williams
Helmick
Brannon
Watson
D. Williams
Randolph
Bond
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Clubs Taken for War Purposes in London
London reports that the National Liberal Club and the Constitutional Club have been commandeered for war administration. Both near the war office and the ministry of munitions, the move will inconvenience few older members as wartime membership has fallen significantly.
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London
National Liberal Club
Constitutional Club
War Office
Ministry of Munitions
Folding bed saves two children in wind event
In Evansville Indiana a folding bed saved two children of George Haynes near Howell when their house was blown over by a fierce wind. The bed closed and protected the youngsters from falling timbers.
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Evansville
Ind
George Haynes
Howell
Gardner Life of Red Sox
Larry Gardner has been the life of the Red Sox this season. He has hit well above three hundred and surpassed teammates like Duty Lewis, proving his value as a steady big league contributor.
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Clarence
Tillie” Walker
Red Sox
St. Louis Browns
Speaker
Walker
Boston
Bardner
Larry Gardner
Gardner
Lewis
Mio
Duffy Lewis
Duffy
War Relief Day urged for Armenian and Syrian aid
Talcott Williams appeals in a national column to Americans to fund relief for Armenians and Syrians suffering from starvation, disease, and displacement. He cites mass deaths and begs churches and individuals to give now to save lives and prevent further tragedy.
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America
Churches of America
Phoe
Aouka
Prison Reform Speech Opens Buffalo Prison Congress
The American Prison Association opened its annual congress in Buffalo with officials and reformists from across the country. Warden Arthur Pratt of Utah delivered the address urging indeterminate sentences, humane treatment, constructive work, and careful parole, while noting limits on prison schooling and trade training amid union attitudes.
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Buffalo
N. Y
American Prison Association
Arthur Pratt
Utah State Prison
Hinds
Eimai
Washington Letter Exposes Wilson Carranza Mexican Policy
A Washington dispatch criticizes Wilson administration policy toward Mexico. It highlights Carranza’s actions and American troop deployments, accusing the administration of ineffectual diplomacy and broad sanctions on mining and commerce in Mexico. The piece contrasts Atlantic City bargaining with Mexico’s turmoil and questions U S official responses.
Aphasia Cured When Dentist Removes Teeth
Mrs. Lloyd Warfield of Spencertown recovered from apparent insanity after a dentist extracted all her teeth. Her mind cleared immediately post operation, allowing her to resume needlework and resume normal activities. Doctors found ulcers in every tooth causing pressure on the brain center. Her husband works as a clerk in a gravity store at Spencertown.
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Chatham
Lloyd Warfield
Spencertown
Warfield
Carranza regime and foreign bank looting spark cross border tensions
The article argues Carranza loots Mexican banks with foreign investment and landlords lose property to Americans, prompting protests by Britain and France. It suggests Wilson backed Carranza, and predicts consequences after the European war ends as foreign claims persist, while Carranza seeks cash regardless of outcomes.
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Texas
Arizona
New Mexico
Carranza
England
Franco
Washington
Wilson
Great Britain
Atlantic City
Nalther
Rigorous Quarantine Ordered Over Cholera in Japan
Tokyo reports a government order for strict quarantine at all Japanese ports and harbors as cholera cases rise. The Nagasaki epidemic drives the measure, with 817 cases and 152 deaths there and several cases in Yokohama Kobe Osaka and Omoro near Tokyo.
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Nagasaki
Yokohama
Kobe
Osaka
Omoro
Butch McDevitt to Enter Presidential Race
New York October 7 J J McDevitt of Wilkesbarre Pa will accept the nomination of the J J McDevitt party for the presidency when the national convention meets in New York. Delegates depart by special train at 12 16 pm Monday with a 300 pound baggage car and a large train to reach uptown New York for dinner. The convention will be called to order by McDevitt who is expected to be nominated by acclamation and then to campaign through Philadelphia and Atlantic City.
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J. J. McDevitt
Wilkenbarre
J. J. Medevitt
Broadway
Hutch
Washington
Butch
Philadelphia
Atlantic City
Eskimo Offers Pole Discovery Proof For One Million
An Eskimo guide named Mene arrives in New York claiming to prove who discovered the North Pole but demands 1 million dollars for the proof. He says he will reveal whether Peary or Cook found the pole after securing payment and a set time to present conclusive evidence.
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New York
Mone Wallace
Greenland
Ike Pikera
Mene
North Pole
Peary
Cook
Greenlander Mene Claims Keys to Proof From North Pole Quest
Mene, a Greenlander detained in Stephano harbor, asserts he holds proof connected to the Peary and McMillan expeditions. He traveled with Captain Sam Lett on the Perry roiaf voyage and recently joined the McMillan Grocker 1 party, which downplayed Peary’s find. He intends to sell his story if offered a fair price, with Greenland and Cape York as his home base and Etah to St Johns as a potential route back through Denmark.
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Gladstone Bay
Samlett
Perry Roiaf
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