Cobb Aims to Quit Baseball for Months in Augusta
New York reports Ty Cobb has returned from France and plans to quit baseball while still in good form. He intends to go home to Augusta, Georgia, for several months to separate from the game and does not sign with any club again. He asserts the managers’ last fall release is binding and mentions no concrete rest plans. He left school at 17 to play ball.
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Fragmented Columns Mix War Talk and Local Snippets
A jumble of editorials and community notes touches on wartime sentiment, a destroyed hotel, theft reports, and local social commentary. The piece references the Courier editor, police, and various readers while surveying public mood and holiday ads amid ongoing national events.
Johnny Evers Returns From France with Ballplayer Tales
Johnny Evers arrives back in New York after serving as a Knights of Columbus physical instructor in France. He recounts ball players in service near Verdun and denies rumors of anti league sentiment among soldiers abroad. He cites Eddie Grant and others who served, including losses and heroism.
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Giants
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Chicago Nationals
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Brooklyn Nationals
Tank Gowdy
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THINGS THEATRICAL PLAZA FEATURES POPULAR WEHLEN PLAY
The Bonded Wife at the Plaza stars Emmy Wehlen with Doris Morse escapades as a rich debutante who pretends to be poor to test a suitor’s love. Lois and Arthur Zellner wrote the play, adapted for film by June Mt Katherine Ravan, headed by Dr Jon Hale with a notable supporting cast. Another feature at the Plaza is Wildflower with Harold, praised for its delicate charm and visual appeal. The Crystal showcases The Road and Thea Clara with reviews highlighting beauty and stagecraft. Cocaine-less relief is offered by Laxative Brom Quinine.
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Bleing
F Currier
Warda Howard
Wiliam Fredricks
William Fl. At. James
Ths Plaza
Last Night's News in Brief
The Copper Expert notes a Coblenz based firm linked to Idn D. Ryan with leading copper producers. Reports from Washington cite McAdoo directing railroads to ensure adequate Christmas service. A New York meeting of anarchists and radicals discusses liberation for labor and political prisoners. Washington also reports gun demo on railway lines and a new high power coastal rifle at Aberdeen proving ground.
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Tifth United States Infantry
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Validity of Soldiers Votes Contested in Iowa Election
In Des Moines on December 18 a contest was filed challenging the soldier vote in the 1862 law election, alleging irregularities and asserting the law was repealed. Judge W M Walker of Keosauqua led the bid, claiming the soldiers’ ballots affected Judge Hunter’s 44 vote margin. The secretary of state will appoint a board to adjudicate the challenge.
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Tiga Ottuniwin
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Secretary of
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Ninth General Assembly
Fragmentary sports gear note from Plinders Field
A truncated OCR fragment describes a person named Floyd receiving something Monday weighing twelve ounces with cloth, a leather chin strap, dull steel, and buckles at Plinders Field, with references to George McCague and cautious notes about placement and safety.
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Floyd
Plinders Field
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