Fixed Baseball Scandal Rumbles Through 1917 Detroit
In a retrospective on the 1917 Detroit White Sox series alleged as fixed, claims surface that Swede Risberg and Chick Gandil exposed a $2000 purse but deny buying games. Detroit supposedly gave monetary appreciation to Chicago, prompting ethical questions about payments for lack of effort.
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Risberg
Lorne Aut
Chick Gandil
oneHme
Laseman
White Sox
Tiger
Detroit
Chicago
Tigers
Refugees flee Hankow as Chinese anti-foreign tensions rise
Sixty American women and children escape Hankow by Yangtze vessels amid growing peril from anti-foreign sentiment. British and other refugees move toward Shanghai as international concerns rise. Reports note riots in Wuhu and calls for British concessions to withdraw while Chinese forces press Cantonese actions.
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Feliing
Hankow
Hina
Tofay
Yangtze River
Yangtze
Shanghai
Dispatches
Eugene Chen
Riioting
Wuhu
Anhui
Chertiao Yuan
Nanking
Wniangs
Shiukiang
Tankow
Haikow
London
Lpi
Tuankow
Carlisle
Vindictive
Wishart
Daily Mail
Percival Phillips
Daily News
Great Northern Telegraph Company
China
Woman Held as Loot Victim in Chicago Robbery
Chicago police report a woman mistreated for three tours while her husband was prisoner next room. She collapsed and revealed a wall safe after bandits torched with cigars, exposing valuables worth $10,000 and securities. Doctors fear facial and shoulder burns may cause permanent disfigurement.
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Chicago
Henry Everett
Iverekt
Fall Grows Weaker, Physician Reports
El Paso Texas July reports that former Secretary of the Interior Robert B. Wall is gravely ill with pneumonia. The physician said Fall was growing weaker despite last night’s claim of improvement. A 20 millimeter drop in blood pressure was noted as significant, indicating a worsening condition.
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EL Paso
Tex
San
Robert B. Wall
Secretary of the Interior
Jil
New Jersey Prohibition Scandal Attracts Federal Probe
A federal grand jury investigates New Jersey’s latest prohibition scandal. Administrator Cat. Tra I. Reeves allegedly oversaw a $160,000 bootleg fund to oust him. Former enforcement chief Col. Warl McManus is charged with pursuing government alcohol. Warrant issued for Reeves aide and wife.
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Newark
N. C
New Jersey
Cat. Tra I. Reeves
Engarges
Col
Warl McManus
Iriand and
Ils
Ness
Reeves
Weekend Storms End Iowa Spring Weather
Des Maines reports that Iowa will see weekend storms ending a week of springlike warmth. Temperatures stay mild for a day or two before snow or rain affects western and southeastern areas, causing thermometers to drop. The week closed with temperatures well above normal as the new year begins.
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Iowa
Des Maines
Acosta
Atate
Mrs Ida B Wise Smith Heads State WCTU Tour
Mrs Ida B Wise Smith, state president of the Woman’s Christian Temperance Union, leaves on a state tour to speak at Rockwell City, Cedar Rapids, Knoxville, and Oskaloosa. She will address Town State Teachers College students and the chapel service, with other engagements listed along the itinerary.
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Nes Moines
Ins
sMra
Ida B. Wise Smith
We. C. TU
Rockwell City
Tniay
Woman's Club
Enlexe
Cedar
Paris
Isa
Knoxville
Vietary
Oskaloosa W. A
Courier delivery alert with early arrival note
The notice asks readers to ensure delivery before 6 30 and to call 6100 if the paper is late. It emphasizes reporting errors by the carrier or other causes and arranging a copy upon request. The instruction urges callers to contact the office before 6 30 pm for resolution.
Marines Arrive in Managua for Quiet Indefinite Stay
American marines forming a legation guard arrive in Managua Nicaragua to establish semi permanent quarters and prepare for an indefinite stay under Rear Admiral Latimer. The quiet conditions are noted as the coastal defense forces remain in Nicaraguan waters.
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Managua
Nicaragua
INS
Legation
Nicaraguan
Latimer
Investigation opened into Commonwealth Reserve Fund affairs
Chicago officials launched a probe of the Commonwealth Reserve Fund company a $1,000,000 investment firm. Officials estimate assets will not exceed $15,000 and about 500 stockholders are affected. Missing are former president G. M. Meeker and former vice president G. Woodmansee and son of moderate means.
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Chicago
Commontowealth Reserve Fund Company
Buell
Isaid
Christian Science Church
G. M. Meeker
Company
G. Wood- Mansee
Ast
Tread
Friends Aid Fay in Clayton County Supervisor Contest
Friends of Charles Fay circulated that funds were being raised to carry Fay’s contest for a seat on the Clayton County board of supervisors to the district court. In the general election Fay trailed Brooks by 384 votes, and Brooks filed a contest alleging fraud and misconduct, leading to Brooks being named supervisor.
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Elkader
INS
Charles Fay
Clayton County
Fay
Board of Supervisors
District Court
Kay
Charles M. Brooks
Brooks
Youthful Slayer Dies at End of Rope at San Quentin
William J. Slater, 24, formerly of Buffalo, New York, hanged at San Quentin after being convicted of the Needles desert murder on July 22, 1925. He sent a telegram to his mother with his last dollar, expressing thoughts of her in his final moments.
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Ladtie Searcely
Associated Press
London
Prince of Wales
Soan
Ottnawa
Canada
North America
New Worldity
Middlewest
San Quentin
William J. Slater
Buffalo
Deserts
Needles
Cal
Shal James
Wwest
Vetevan
Russian Deaths in Storm Rise Across Caucasus
The storm sweeping the Caucasus Wednesday increased Russian deaths to about 200. An unidentified Turkish passenger steamer sank off Crimea with 25 drowned, and another Turkish vessel also went down with all hands. Fourteen fishing smacks were blown from Rakú. four were lost with their crews.
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Boscow
Winsi
Caucasus
Crimea
Raku
One Dead in Freight Train Wreck at Mil Creek
One man died and two others were injured in a freight train wreck on the middle division of the Pennsylvania Railroad at Mil Creek today near Huntingdon Pennsylvania.
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Huntingdon
Pennsylania
Mil Creek
Capper Bill Hearings On Stockyards Law Conclude
Washington DC senate agricultural committee wrapped up hearings on the Capper bill to extend the Stockyards Act to privately owned yards, with Farm Bureau and Kansas farmer union leaders among supporters and industry groups arguing for the measure.
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Washington
D. C
Dan. T
Senate Agricultural Committee
Packers and ‘Stockyards
Chester Cray
Farm Bureau Federation
John Tromble
Kansee Warmers Union
Willa Firth
Corn Belt Committee
M. FE
New York Starts Radio Telephone Service Overseas
New York inaugurates commercial radio telephone links with London at mid morning New York time. President Gifford and Sir Evelyn Murray exchange greetings despite static delays. First regular calls billed at 25 dollars per minute with 3 minute average lengths yielding notable revenue and gradual service expansion plans.
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W.S. Gifford
American Telephone & Telegraph Co
New York
Mirelyn Murray
Fenereal Post Office
London
Gifford
W. S. Gifford
G.erelyn P. Murray
British General Post Office
A. Tr & IT. Company
Lower Broadway
Evelyn Murray
Sir Evelyn
Evelyn
First News
Associated Press
Tordon
Yor
American ‘Telephone & ‘Telegraph Co
Wowork
Gondon
Prince of Wales
Canada
United States
Ottawa
J. D. Rosworth
AVSOX
Altho Engineers
San Francisco
Philadelphia
Chicago
Fee
Post oMce
Post Office Department
America
Borah and Coolidge Clash Over Nicaragua Policy
Idaho Senator Borah, chair of the foreign relations committee, held talks with President Coolidge this morning and denounced intervention in Nicaragua. He stated the United States has no business interceding in the affairs of Nicaragua, a stance delivered amid discussions on foreign policy.
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Borah
Coolidge
Nicaragua
William Borpah
Idaho
France
Senate
Nicaragan
Prohibition Agents Seize Liquor and Stills Across State
Federal Prohibition Director Robert Adams reports major year end seizures in Des Moines. About 6,933 gallons of alcohol 1 gallon of pratt liquor 1 214 ounces of wine and 65 510 gallons were confiscated. State and federal agents arrested 1442 others aided by 40 percent arrests. Twenty vehicles used for liquor transport were seized valued over 14000. Also 119 stills were seized and destroyed during the year.
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Des Moines
Robert Adams
Adams
Catalina Swim Full Entry List Released for Jan 15
Los Angeles officials announced 134 entries for the Catalina Channel marathon, with at least 125 swimmers expected to start. Contenders come from across the United States and Canada, all to assemble at Catalina Island at 8 a.m. on January 38, then begin once checks and greasing are completed.
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Catalina Swim
Los Angeles
Catalina Chains Net Swim
Ocean Marathon
United States
Canada
Catalina Island
Los Angeles Harbor
Two Killed as Planes Collide Over San Antonio
In San Antonio on January 10 a midair collision between two Kelly Field planes killed two cadets. Cadet Richard N. Terrell of Eagle Lake, Texas, and Charles Shick of Divand, Michigan, were flying solo when the crash happened.
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San Antonio
Tex
Jan. T
Kelly Field
Richard NH. Terrell
Eagle Lake
Charles Shick i Divand
Mich
Stop Pari Mutuels on Florida Track
An injunction against pari mutuel betting at Pompano race track took effect at noon after the Florida Horsemen’s Club failed to quash the order. Racing men say all state tracks face the injunction threat as the case unfolds.
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Florida
West Palay Beach
Pompano
Pompany Forse Club, Inc
Unmasked Bandits Loot Cigar Store in Sioux City
Unmasked bandits entered the United Cigar store on Monrth Street and rifled the cash register. They escaped with $100 after holding up one clerk. In Pittsburgh, the Pittsburgh Deposit Bank closed by order of the Pennsylvania Department of Banking, citing deposits over $1,900,000.
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An. Inn
Bank of
Tarrant City
Sioux City
United Cigar Store
Monrth Street
Alstrich
Pittsbergit Bank
Pittsburgh
Pedan
OPI
Pittsburgh Deposit & the Pittsburgh
Pennsylvanie State Department of Banking
Age No Barrier to Love Foolishness Whistler Opines
Sut Francisco January report quotes Whistler arguing age matters little in love. Charles Wells, 22, a professional whittier, and his wife listed as Mrs Anna Davis, say they were married here. Wells remarks his wife’s age as a four plus, and notes their four children are older.
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Whistler
Francisco
Cal
Charles Wells
Anna Davis
Baldle
Hla
Warships and Marines Sent to Nicaragua Debate Over Intervention
A sweeping naval build up surrounds Nicaragua as the United States redirects forces to protect American lives and properties. Senator Borah argues no proof exists of peril and criticizes intervention without justification. White House officials defend Kellogg’s stance amid cabinet talks.
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Washington, D. C
Tan
Nicaragua
Borah
Echrman
Senate
Secretarr Kellogg
Coolidge
White “House
Kellogg
Sacasa
Diaz
Washington
Ketlogge
United States
Clamis
White House
Aml
State Department
Washington, D.C
iManagua
Latimer
Ni Wein
Managwit
Mexico
Fcers
Centratl Americawu
Gathnar
Heors
Marin Lite
Managua
Arite
Marties
Coginta
Gould Data Testimony Tied to Campaign Payment
Washington D C a Senate committee hearing reads Gould testimony alleging a $100000 payment to a Canadian political campaign two months before he secured a railroad contract from the administration. The testimony, given by Gould in 1917 to a New Brunswick court, was entered into the record by Sen Thomas J Walsh during bribery probe proceedings.
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Washington, D. C
Gould
Maine
Senate
Birtn
New Brunswick
Thomas J. Walsh
Monlam
Washington Hosts Banquet Over Prohibition Enforcement
A lively closing banquet for 1009 citizens urging strict enforcement of the eighteenth amendment drew a furor after the crowd refused to seat Bishop Clement of Toursville Kentucky. Clement chairs the race relations committee of the Federal Council of Churches. A letter from President Coolidge warned that lax enforcement could undermine government itself.
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Washington, D. C
Citizens’ Committee
Bishop Clement
Toursville
Capitol
Federal Council of Churches
Coolidge
Cain
School Closed by Risque Story Case
Walter McGee Warren County superintendent delays ruling on Florence Cochrane suspension at Broadhorn school. Full testimony transcript not yet received from hearing on charges of entertaining pupils with objectionable stories. School remains closed pending settlement.
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Indianola
UPI
Walter McGee
Warren County
Florence Cochrane
Broadhorn
McGee
Ense
Aimee Semple McPherson to Begin U S Lecture Tour
Los Angeles January reports say evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson plans to depart Los Angeles next Tuesday for a nationwide lecture tour. She remains in the public eye amid ongoing legal proceedings to be decided Monday, and she expects to rest briefly at a quiet resort before resuming her schedule for five to six weeks.
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Cal
Aimee Semple McPhersay
Platantige
United States
Gald
Angelus Tempta
Envi
Owl York
Mya
McPherson
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