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Arrested on fraud charge in alleged sale of N Y Telephone and Telegraph stock; complaint by W J Clark
Sen confirms appt
Liberated women now neglect their homes
Wins suit
Held up off duty, unarmed; vows to "get" robbers; arrests J O'Connor and E Feeney
1926Frank O'Hara, American writer (died 1966)[â ]
Francis Russell "Frank" O'Hara was an American writer, poet, and art critic. A curator at the Museum of Modern Art, O'Hara became prominent in New York City's art world. O'Hara is regarded as a leading figure in the New York School, an informal group of artists, writers, and musicians who drew inspiration from jazz, surrealism, abstract expressionism, action painting, and contemporary avant-garde art movements.
1926Kick Kelly, American baseball player, manager, and umpire (born 1856)[â ]
John O. "Kick" Kelly, also nicknamed "Honest John" and "Diamond John", was an American catcher, manager and umpire in Major League Baseball who went on to become a boxing referee and to run gambling houses in his native New York City. He made a notable impact on the development of umpiring, helping to pioneer the use of multiple umpires in games in the 1880s. By the time he initially retired in 1888, he held the record for most games umpired in the major leagues (587); he returned to work the last two months of the 1897 season.
1926Georges VĂ©zina, Canadian ice hockey player (born 1887)[â ]
Joseph Georges Gonzague VĂ©zina was a Canadian professional ice hockey player. A goaltender, he played seven seasons in the National Hockey Association (NHA) and nine in the National Hockey League (NHL), all with the Montreal Canadiens. After being signed by the Canadiens in 1910, VĂ©zina played in 327 consecutive regular season games and a further 39 playoff games, before leaving early during a game in 1925 due to illness. VĂ©zina was diagnosed with tuberculosis, and died on March 27, 1926.