A VT message board poster has taken it upon himself to publish pages from The Roanoke Times (with their permission) relating to Virginia Tech football.
As I was searching through his pdf catalog, I stumbled upon the November 25, 1920 edition of The Roanoke Times. VPI was preparing to play arch rival VMI in Roanoke. Civil War Veterans were invited. Each student body rode a train to Roanoke and proceeded to meet in their headquarters before performing drills in competition.
What struck me, beside the pre-game football articles, was the general news of the time.
Joe Jackson admitted to throwing a World Series game.
The US made it to the Pacific Ocean digging the Panama Canal.
Assassinations were the rule in Ireland.
Mexicans were banned from testifying in court cases in the USA.
Sort of an amazing day.
November 25, 1920.
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