1924 Baseball Season Noted for Hitting Leader Hornsby
CHICAGO Oct 4 The 1924 pennant race ends as Giants and Washington contend for the title. Hornsby wins the NL batting crown with a .424 average, the only .400 hitter in either league, while Ruth finishes with .378 and 46 homers.
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Chicago
Tattles
Giants
Washington
Babe Ruth
Rogera Hornsby
Hornsby
Thet. Louis Star
Frisch
Jack Fournier
Brooklyn
Fournier
Himsel
Horneby
Max Carey
Pittsburgh
Cuyer
Pirates
Zack Wheat
Youngs
New York
Cuyler
Rousch
Cincinnati
Bressler
High
Williams
Philadelphia
Bottomley
St. Louis
Gowdy
Kelly
Detroit
Cleveland
Washington Club
Jamieson
Ruth
Falk
Eddie Collins
Sox
Collins
Hauser
Sam Rice
Senators
Stanley Harris
Bassler
Speaker
Hellmann
Goslin
Miller
Cobb
Myatt
Rice
Boone
Boston
Tall hats return as symbol of Irish patriotism
In Dublin August 24 amid Tailteann games crowds revive the tall hat as formal dress. Once replaced by tweeds and soft hats, professionals now don black morning coats with tall hats at social events, ministers and officials leading the revival as a statement of national pride.
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Dublin
Ireland
Free State
Bobbed Hair Originated Says Student Article
Berlin report notes philosopher student Robert Vogemann claims bobbed hair is the deadly sin against fashion and urges German women to shun the style. He says it was devised by a clever sister to camouflage poor hair growth.
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Berlin
Robert Vogelmann
Frautiens
Tablet Unveiled for John Brown in Iowa Rural Dedication
In Cedar County near Springdale the Daughters of the American Revolution unveiled a commemorative boulder and tablet honoring John Brown. Iowa City figures and state officials attended a measured ceremony with speeches by Mrs. Clarence Van Epps and others, followed by a midday church feast.
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Iowa City
John Brown
Daughters of Revolution
Osawatomie
Harper's Ferry
Iowa
Cedar County
Springdale
Gray Farm
Maxon Farm
Acbni
Arence van Epps
Great Patriot's Order
van Epps
Howard Pheps
Mildred Rebbecca Lyle
Willard Maxon
English Emerges as Language of International Diplomacy
Berlin reports Dr. A von Wilke argues in an essay that English is becoming the language of international intercourse while French loses its dominance on the global stage. The essay notes shifts in diplomacy and linguistic influence.
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Berlin
A. von Wilke
Reich Labor Minister Orders Public Works to Aid Unemployed
Berlin on September 15 reports the Reich labor minister issued decrees to use state and community funds for public emergency works when local unemployment exceeds a threshold. The measure aims to reduce joblessness through municipal projects.
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Berlin
Reich
Baltimore Seeks to Preserve Historic Shot Tower Landmark
Baltimore moves to save the Shot Tower at Fayette and Front Streets after owners warned of demolition if the city did not purchase. City officials frame a public subscription plan with civic groups to raise funds and condemn if needed, preserving the 246 foot historic shaft built in 1828 once central to US shot manufacture.
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City of
Baltimore
Baltimorre
Fayette and
Front Streets
Howard Jackson
Daughters of the American Revolution
United States
Charles Carrol
Tokio Rebuilds Theaters Faster Than Dwellings
Tokio reports a swift postquake recovery with 42 first class theaters now open compared with 30 before the 1923 quake. Movie houses rise in tandem as hotels and restaurants approach normal levels. About seventy percent of earthquake damage has been repaired.
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Tokio
I Saw Your Ad in the Journal Merchant Reminder
A brief note urges sellers to remind customers that the Journal carried their advertisement. It stresses direct outreach and publicity awareness for local merchants.
Radio Program Schedules Across Cities
A vast listing outlines radio station schedules from WSB Atlanta to KSD St Louis, detailing times for concerts, orchestras, talk shows, news, and special programs across multiple markets. Entries note station calls, city, and daily lineups including organ, chorus, band, and youth or educational segments.
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WMAQ
Chicago News
WGN
Chicago Tribune
WLS
Chicago
WFI Philadelphia
Kdka Pittsburgh
KPO
Francisco
A. m. Army Band
WGY Schenectady
WBZ Springfield
KSD
St. Louis Post-Disnaten
Strikes Increase in Japan in First Half of 1924
Official statistics from the home department show strikes more than doubling in the first half of 1924. There were 435 strikes involving 55,000 workers, up from 182 strikes and 25,000 workers in the same period in 1921.
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Tokio
Japan
Home Department
Hamburg reporters sail world voyage from Rhine to Pacific
Walter Greig a journalist and Wilhelm Leiser a film photographer left Hamburg on Sept 7 in a 21 foot sailing boat to circumnavigate. They began by traveling up the Rhine by the Rhine Rhone canal then down the Rhone into the Mediterranean toward the Canary Islands on the first leg toward South America.
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Hamburg
Walter Greig
Wilhelm Leiser
Rhine River
Rhine-Rhone
Rhone River
Mediterranean
Canary Islands
South America
Grateful Chinese Honor Memorial for Captain Plant
In Hankow a 35 foot memorial obelisk of Changsha crenite is completed to honor Captain Samuel Corner Plant pioneer of the upper Yangtze merchant fleet in 1900. The river inspector died at sea in 1921 and the monument at Hain Tan rapids near Ichang was funded by public subscription costing 15 600 Chinese currency.
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Hankow
China
Changsha
Samuel Corner Plant
Yangteze
Plant
Chinese Maritime Customs
Yangtaze Gorges
Hain Tan Rapids
Ichang
Saarbrucken plant closes after 25 million mark deficit
Saabrucken reports Roebling Iron and Steel Works will shut down with 12 000 workers added to unemployment as the company runs a 25 000 000 mark deficit funded by state subsidies since the last balance sheet. A journal want ad offerings noted.
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Saarbrucken
Saa
Roebhling Iron & Steel Works
Prairie Center Social Notes and School Trip
Prairie Center reports Mrs Will Dea home from County Hospital after tonsil removal. J A Matthews hosts dinner for Rey Davis Thelma of Ainsworth. Zieglowskys’ daughters of Hartsburg visit Hecrick before returning home. Ainsworth High seniors motor to Amana for school work. Frost damaged corn crop. community men busy filling silos.
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Prairie Center
Folka
Ainsworth High School
Amana
C. A. Ruckson
Robert Kephart
Washington
Isaac Brown
Arza Gyetzieg
Des Moines
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Loulaville Times
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KFI
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