Shriners Prepare Atlantic City Parade and Convention
Shriners from across the nation descend on Atlantic City for the 53rd annual session. More than 50,000 red fezs gather on the boardwalk to escort Imperial Potentate David W. Crosland as he opens the convention. dances by El Zaribas Temple and Boumi Temple entertain on the beach. a Chelsea Hotel reception honors Crosland and imperial officials.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Imperial
David W. Crosland
Phoenix
Arizona
Baltimore
Pioneer Resident of New Mexico Is Dead
Thomas Marron a pioneer resident of New Mexico for forty years died today in Albuquerque He organized the San Marcial Light Company which became part of the New Mexico Lights and Power company He was active in Democratic politics serving as a delegate to presidential conventions Survivors include his widow Dell Marron brother O N Marron a noted Albuquerque attorney and niece Mrs C J McQuillan of Winslow Arizona
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Baily Mail
Albuquerqui
N. M
Thomas Marron
New Mexico
Marron
San Marcial Light Company
New Mexico Lights and Power Company
Albuquerque
Dell Marron
O. N. Marron
C. J. McQuillan
Winslow
Arizona
Bobby Jones Favored To Win 1927 Open Title At Oakmont
Bobby Jones, the reigning open champion of both the United States and Great Britain, enters the Oakmont field as a heavy favorite for the 1927 American Open. A crowded international slate of challengers including Diegel, Farrell, Cruickshank, Boomer, Whitcombe and others loom as Jones shoots for a 72-hole victory over the Pittsburgh course. The opening rounds begin 8:30 a.m. eastern daylight time with 64 low scorers advancing to Thursday’s final 36 holes.
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Allan J. Gould
Associated Press
Pittsburgh, Pa
Bobby” Jones
Oakmont Country Club
Atlanta
Great Britain
United States
Oakmont
Dick Lenares
Long Beach
Cal
Emmett Killian
Colorado Springs
Fred Bell
Denver
Arthur Brooks
San Jose
Alfréd Hackbarth
Park Ridge
Donald Vinten
Plymouth
Mass
J. Wood Platt
Philadelphia
Giants and Pirates Dominate Week Hitting Leaders
National League leaders crown the top hitters with Harris pacing at .437 for Pittsburgh while Frisch and Hornsby race for hits. McGraw’s group includes Lindstrom and Waner in the top ten as Frisch and Vance chase fields. American League leaders feature Gehrig and Ruth among the bats, with Clancy breaking in as Wil liams drops.
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Chicago
New York Giants
Pittsburgh
Freddie Lindstrom
MoeGraw
Pirates
McGraw
Farrell
Harper
Hornsby
Lindstrom
Dorie Bush
Harris
Paul Waner
Wright
Rajah
Hack” Wilson
Chicago Cubs
Wilson
Cy Williams
Phillies
Frisch
Kiki Cuyler
Frankie
Lee Meadows
Specs
Jess Haines
Cardinals
Charlie Root
Dazzy Vance
New York
P. Waner
St. Louis
Traynor
Hendrick
Brooklyn
Senators Shut Out White Sox By 10-0
Washington routs Chicago 10 to 0 as Crowder limits White Sox to three hits and a shutout. Every player in the Washington lineup records at least one hit and one run, with Blankenship, Jacobs totaling ten runs scored while Crowder wins on the mound.
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Senators
White Sox
Washington
Crowder
Blankenship
Jacobs
Chicago
Crouse
Ryrell
Baseball Results American League Scores
St Louis defeated Boston 2 to 0 while Cleveland routed New York 6 to 14 and Detroit beat Philadelphia 77 to 0 Chicago lost 0 to 10 against Washington in a day of uneven baseball results.
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Schang
St. Louis
Gehrig
New York
E. Miller
Meusel
Simmons
American St. Louis
Boston
Cleveland
Detroit
Philadelphia
Chicago
Washington
Baseball Scores and Delays Reported in Weather Postponements
Brooklyn edged Pittsburgh 4 to 3, New York defeated Chicago 6 to 2, Philadelphia and St. Louis games were postponed by rain, and Boston at Cincinnati also postponed.
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Brooklyn
Pittsburgh
New York
Chicago
Philadelphia
American Association Scores and Postponements
Kansas City defeats Columbus 7 to 0. Toledo and Milwaukee games postponed. St Paul 11 beat Indianapolis 7. Minneapolis 2 defeated Louisville 3.
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Kansas City
Columbus
Toledo
Milwaukee
St. Paul
Southern Association Scores Weather Affects Schedule
Mobile two at New Orleans one and Nashville five at Chattanooga nil with rain delays Atlanta Birmingham game postponed Memphis nine at Little Rock called seventh due to rain.
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Southern Association Mobile
New Orleans
Nashville
Chatanooga
Memphis
Little Rock
Texas and International League scores and postponements
In the Texas League Houston fell 1 to 2 at Shreveport while all other games were postponed by rain. International League action saw Toronto 4 Newark 12 and Rochester 12 Reading 7 with Syracuse 2 Baltimore 3 and Buffalo 8 Jersey City 4 also played. No other games were scheduled.
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Houston
Shreveport
Toronto
Newark & Rochester
Reading
Syracuse
Baltimore
Buffalo
Jersey City
Pirates Edge Robins 4-3 Behind Waner Home Run
Paul Waner hit a sixth inning homer driving in Rhyne to power Pittsburgh past Brooklyn 4 to 3. Kremer worked seven innings for the Pirates, then Hill finished with one out and two on. Brooklyn outhit 13 to 7 but stranded runners in key moments.
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Pittsburgh
Paul Waner
Rhyne
Brooklyn
Kremer
Hill
Pirates
Barnes
McWeeny
Petty
Hargreaves
Smith
Yanks Crush Indians 14-6 on Fifteen Yankee Hits
The Yankees defeated Cleveland 14 to 6 as Paschal hit two homers and a triple with five runs scored. Lazzeri, Dugan and Collins added one homer each, and Collins cleared the bases with a sixth inning blast. Pennock held Cleveland to end strong as New York pounded out 15 hits.
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New York
Yankees
Cleveland
Paschal
Lazzeri
Dugan
Collins
Pennock
Neil
Shaute
Carr
Levsen
Buckeye
Autry
Two Thorobreds Of Fame Ready For Reno Track
Reno opens a 36 day race meeting July 1 under J P Atkin. Adolphus and Conquistador, full brothers to Sarazen and Morvich, race in Nevada with owners Stuart Polk and Baron Long. Conquistador trained by Harry Mason and sired by Runnymede. Adolphus by High Time out of Rush Box.
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Reno
America
J .P. Atkin
Nevada
Adolphus
Conquistador
Sarazen
W. K. Vanderbilt
Stuart Polk
Baron Long
California
Harry Mason
Morvich
Hymir
Napa Stock Farm
A.B. Spreckels
San Francisco
Tijuana
Mexico
Cubs Beat Giants 6-2 in Ninth Straight Win
Chicago defeats New York 6 to 2 as Grimm leads with a triple and a single driving in three runs. Spectator included baseball commissioner K M Landis. Zach Taylor reported to Rogers Hornsby and played after being acquired by the Giants. Box scores list New York 100000001 and Chicago 80000300.
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Chicago
Fitzsimmons and
Henry
Cubs
New York
Grimm
Judge K. M. Landis
Zach Taylor
Boston
Giants
Rogers Hornsby
Fitzsimmons
Taylor
Blake and Harnett
Rain Delays Two Boxing Bouts In Chicago
Rain at the Chicago venue postponed ten round open air fights scheduled for tonight. The main cards featured Sid Barbary of Detroit Freddy Mueller of Buffalo Mike Dundee of Rock Island and King Tut of Minneapolis. The bouts move to next Thursday night.
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Chicago
Sid Barbarian
Detroit
Freddy Mueller
Buffalo
Mike Dundee
Rock Island
King Tut
Minneapolis
Browns triumph 2-0 as Vangilder shuts out Red Sox
Van Gilder pitched an old fashioned game limiting Boston to five hits and delivering a solo homer in the fifth. St. Louis took the second game 2 to 0 with a run setup by a third inning single. Browns 2 Boston 0. Vangilder Schang Wickfield Harriss Hofmann.
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Boston
Vangsilder
Red Sox
St. Louis
Browns
Vangilder
Schang
Wickfield
Harriss
Hofmann
Bobby Jones Loses In Practice Round With Hagen Diegel
Bobby Jones and Watts Gunn lost to Walter Hagen and Leo Diegel in an 18 hole practice match in Pittsburgh. Diegel led with a 70 two under par as Jones posted 36 on the first nine and 37 on the back nine. Hagen finished with 76 and Gunn 80.
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Jones
Wee Bobby” Cruickshang
Debonair Johnny Farrell
Leo Diegel
Harry” Cooper
Slim Aubrey Boomer
Charley Whitcombe
Diegel
Walter Hagen
Watts Gunn
Gunn
Hagen
Fiagen
Haig
Cruickshin
Farrell
Boomer
Pittsburgh
Bobby Jones
Atlanta
Eleven Indians To Start Marathon Today
Eleven Karook and Zuni runners from Oregon and New Mexico prepare to start the 480 mile Redwood highway run from San Francisco to Grants Pass. Ex-train robber and Cres cent City mayor Al Jennings to fire the starting gun. Prize money totals 2775 dollars. finish predicted before week’s end. Start line at San Francisco civic center. entrants sponsored by Oregon Cavers and by Mike Kirk and Howard Wilson of New Mexico.
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San Francisco
Oregon
New Mexico
Grants Pass
al Jennings
Crescent City
Cal
Oregon Cavemen
Mike Kirk
Howard Wilson
Comedian Jimmy Lee Wall Dies by Self-Inflicted Gunshot
Lexington Kentucky reports that 60 year old Jimmy Lee Wall, a blackface comedian from St. Louis, committed suicide in his hotel room by shooting himself in the temple. He was in Lexington for a show when the death occurred.
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Lexington
Jimmy Lee Wall
St. Louis
Ninth Inning Rally Wins For Athletics
In Philadelphia on June 13 AP reports a ninth inning rally by the Philadelphia Athletics to overcome a one run deficit and beat the Detroit Tigers 7 to 6. Eddie Collins pinch hit for Joe Boley and scored the tying run on a sacrifice fly after a hand injury kept him out earlier. Cochrane delivered the decisive hit with the bases loaded ending the fray.
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Philadelphia
Eddie Collins
Joe Boley
Athletics
Detroit Tigers
Collins
Max Bishop
Wheat
Cobb
Cochrane
Chief Tall Feather Aims To Break Chicago Run Record
Chief Tall Feather left Milwaukee at noon to attempt a 21 hour nonstop run to Chicago 90 miles away. He hopes to beat Sid Hatch’s 22 hour record set ten years ago and will win a $1000 prize if successful. He projects arrival in Chicago about 9 a.m. Tuesday.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Chicago
Chief Tall Feather
Illinois
Sid Hatch
Mexico Adopts Daylight Saving Time Nationwide
Mexico has adopted daylight saving time with clocks set an hour ahead nationwide. It was noted that many working hours were shifted to align with the new time.
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Nogales
Ariz
Mexico
Republic
Three Captains Lose Chance For Degrees At Harvard
Harvard announces that three captains failed to pass general examinations and will not receive their degrees this month. Clement Coady football captain, William Ellison hockey captain, and Isidore Zarakov baseball captain may make up deficiencies in January exams.
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Cambridge
Mass
Harvard
Clement Coady
William Ellison
Isidore Zarakov
Governor Hunt Leaves Holbrook For Gallup
Governor George W. P. Hunt of Arizona starts from Holbrook on an auto trip to Gallup New Mexico en route to Salt Lake City. The Arizona Colorado River commission members travel by train to join him in Salt Lake City, aiming to complete the joint regional mission.
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Holbrook
Ariz
George W.P. Hunt
Arizona Colorado River Commission
Gallup
N. M
Salt Lake
New Mexico
Colorado
Soverbor
Salt Lake City
Yaqui and Federal Troops Clash in Sonora Fatal
Three Yaqui warriors were killed and 25 women and 20 children captured in a clash with Federal troops led by General Olechea near Las Curras. Ranchers across Sonora report heavy losses from Yaqui raids as cattle and provisions are taken amid calls for Federal protection.
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Nogales
Ariz
Agustin Olechea
Las Curras
Herald
Sonora
Guaymas
Supreme Court affirms $K hdwis conviction in bank fraud
The Arizona Supreme Court upholds the conviction of P. Khdwis, former president of the defunct Central Bank of Phoenix, on charges of offering and procuring a forged instrument to a public office. He was sentenced to two to five years in the penitentiary, to run concurrently with a prior Maricopa County sentence. The case involved forged affidavits and signatures in a loan application to the state treasurer for G. Filand and Ruth L. Freeland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phoenix, Ariz
P."k ‘Hdwis
Central Bank of Phoenix
Supreme Court
Lewis
Pima County
MdtMdbpa County Superior Court
Maricopa” County
Arizona
G. Fi.land
Ruth Ll. Freelane
Hiave
W. M. Ellis
H Cc. Miller
T. G. Fagan
Vincente Galas Must Serve Life Sentence
The Supreme Court affirmed the Maricopa County Superior Court conviction of Vincente Galas for the February 24 1926 murder of Alexander Sagar. Chief Justice Henry D. Ross wrote the opinion sustaining the life sentence. The victim, Young Elder, was robbed and shot as he walked home, dying two days later.
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Vincente Galas
Mae
Alexander
Sagar
Supreme Court
Maricopa
Henry D. Ross
Galas
Young Elder
Ghifton-100 Carload Delayed in Valley Harvest
Unclear fragment references Ghifton-100 carload and lettuce from Gila Valley set for autumn shipment. details incomplete but indicates agricultural transport plans and regional planting timing.
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Shriners
Chelsea Hotel
Crosland
Imperial Council
Flac” Smith
Bill Mehlhorn
al Watrous
Cruickshank
George Duncan
Bud Clancy
Ty Cobb
Clancy
Chicago White Sox
Ken Williams
St. Louis Browns
Ruth
Lou Gehrig
Babe
al Simmons
Simons
Goose” Goslin
Ted Lyons
Alphonse Thomas
Lyons
Thomas
Waite Hoyt
Bob Fothergill
Ffere
Charley Borah
American Association
Coast Seattle
Holloway
Woodall
Walberg
Pate
Grove
Tall Feather
Governor Hunt
Juan Campas
Tucson
Felix Lara
Southern Pacific of Mexico
Tonichi Corral
Grand Canyon
Safford
Grahnor County
Faustrymen’s Association
Here
Samuel Johnson
London
Bien
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