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Newspaper
Washburn Times
Location
Washburn, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1921
Page
1
Foreign and domestic pressure grows for more elastic enforcement of the Volstead Act as debates unfold over votes in Upper Silesia. Soviet Russia signals openness to trade with the United States, prompting cautious diplomatic maneuvering.
Turbulence in Germany grows with strikes and violence centered in Dresden Leipzig Freiburg Plauen Halle and Hamburg. Communists allegedly financed by Russian gold seize key districts while authorities battle barricades and prison storms amid widespread arson and robberies.
New York adopts a ten year tax exemption for homes with construction starting before April 1 1922 to cushion construction losses.Owners of small income homes gain up to 5000 dollars in tax relief if prices drop with lower material and labor costs. Illinois and several states face similar rent pressures as their legislatures wrestle with the issue.
The Upper Silesia plebiscite shows Germany winning the overall vote driven by big towns while Poland dominates villages and agricultural areas. Fear of job loss and promises by Berlin influence votes, amid violence and an interallied commission to rule on disputed results.
Viscount Uchida, Japan’s foreign minister, warned in the house of peers that Tokyo may take necessary action to defend Kamchatka rights if the Russian far eastern republic continues transferring part of the peninsula to the Soviet government. Japan protested and issued five demands, which remain unaccepted, citing extensive Kamchatka fisheries. The report ties to Vanderlip’s Moscow mission amid shifting Bolshevik policies and a perceived thaw with Moscow.
Biographical sketch of Wilbert Robinson, long associated with baseball, detailing his birth in Hudson Massachusetts, early catching days with Haverhill, partnership with Tener, and rise to managing the Brooklyn club to pennants. Notes his role in developing pitchers Marquard and Mamaux and his fatherly leadership style with players.
Harvard lists eight lacrosse games while coach William J. Bingham overhauls the track program. Loomis has sprinted eight years and Roper is emerging as a contender after beating Brennan and Martin. Penn stays in the Poughkeepsie regatta with Boston College captain-elect Heaphy departing for academic reasons.
Tris Speaker will again manage the Cleveland club, bringing leadership and strategic skill to the Indians after guiding them in 1919. Born in Hubbard City Texas in 1888, Speaker rose from Fort Worth Polytechnic to star with the Red Sox before moving to Cleveland in 1916. His early Indians tenure boosted local interest and the team remained competitive in the pennant race, with a high batting average across his career except for a .296 mark in 1919.
Baseball notes cover managers players and moves across major leagues. Donie Bush backs Detroit as a first division club while Indiana University considers sending a baseball nine to Japan. John McGraw to yield to Hughey Jennings as Giants field general. Connie Mack eyes Roy Moore. Ernie Johnson joins White Sox alongside Eddie Collins. Waseda prepares to face Penn and coach Tom Keane of Syracuse works on sprinters for Penn track.
The piece argues personal improvement is possible with effort, citing boxers George Chaney and Rocky Kansas as examples who revived their careers after decline by regaining their form and pace. It urges readers that one can return to former potential through disciplined work.
The third Plank family member to enter organized baseball, Clyfe Plank nephew of Eddie and Ira, will try out as a pitcher with the Waynesboro Club in the Blue Ridge league. Last season he was rated Gettysburg independently the best pitcher and is a right hander.
Miller Huggins, manager of the Yankees, announced that players will not be allowed to shoot craps this season. He cites the loss of money and its tendency to disrupt discipline and keep players up late, affecting their work.
A reader from Edmund South Carolina reports relief from nervousness and monthly female troubles after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She says she can now manage housework and work tasks, praising the medicine over doctors. The letter endorses the product and invites others to share similar results.
A wealthy man shows off his grand mausoleum in the churchyard to a church officer. He asks about rising on judgment day, only to be told they will likely remove the bottom and let him fall. The wry retort captures a grim humor about final fate.
A man visits a church asking to marry on a specific day. When asked for his fiancée, he refuses, declaring it will be a quiet affair with no details about a fiancée or ceremony.
A witty remark notes a woman's idea of a smart man is one who always agrees with her. The line plays on stereotypes about relationships and attitude, using a humorous lens.
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