The Daugherty-Miller conspiracy jury is deadlocked after 25 grueling hours of deliberation in New York, with Judge Julian W. Mack refusing to accept their disagreement and ordering them back to continue. Former Attorney General Harry Daugherty and his associate Thomas Miller are accused of conspiring to defraud the government in the transfer of $7 million in assets from the American Metal Company to alleged German owners, with the government claiming they shared in a $441,000 kickback. Meanwhile, the World Series drama continues as the St. Louis Cardinals crushed the New York Yankees 10-2 in a stunning comeback, forcing a decisive Game 7. With their backs against the wall, Rogers Hornsby's Cardinals demolished the favored Yankees behind 39-year-old Grover Cleveland Alexander's masterful pitching, setting up tomorrow's winner-take-all finale where St. Louis will likely start Jess Haines against whoever the Yankees can scrape together.

The Daugherty trial represents the ongoing fallout from the Harding administration's corruption scandals that have rocked American politics. Harry Daugherty was Warren Harding's Attorney General and close friend, and this case involves the shadowy influence-peddling that characterized the era's political machine. The deadlocked jury reflects how difficult it was to prosecute these high-level corruption cases, even with clear evidence of wrongdoing. Meanwhile, the Cardinals' dramatic World Series comeback captures the spirit of 1926 America - a scrappy underdog team from the heartland taking on the mighty New York Yankees, baseball's first dynasty, in what would become one of the most memorable championships in the sport's golden age.

• Four-month-old conjoined twins Lucy and Bessie Medich died at a Minneapolis hospital when one contracted pneumonia - physicians stated 'there was no other case on record of twins joined in such a manner,' connected at the hips
• A French mayor's family held the same office for an incredible 104 consecutive years - M. Laigre-Lessart served 58 years as mayor of Saint Simeon, his father 22 years before him, and his grandfather 24 years before that
• Italian fishermen have anchored their entire fleet in Ancona harbor, refusing to go to sea because of reports of a 40-yard-long shark prowling the Adriatic - a torpedo boat has opened fire on the monster twice but it keeps diving to safety
• The Cardinals are favored for Game 7 because the Yankees have exhausted their pitching rotation and must choose between already-beaten hurlers or 'frail' Herb Pennock on just two days' rest

• Grover Cleveland Alexander, the Cardinals' 39-year-old hero, was pitching in his 16th consecutive season - he would later be portrayed by Ronald Reagan in the 1952 film 'The Winning Team,' marking Reagan's transition from sports broadcaster to actor
• The Daugherty trial involves Jesse Smith, whose 'alleged close association with Daugherty' refers to rumors they were lovers - Smith's mysterious 1923 death (ruled suicide) was one of the Harding scandals' darkest chapters
• Colonel Edward House, quoted predicting Germany's return to monarchy, was Woodrow Wilson's shadowy adviser who helped negotiate the Treaty of Versailles - his prediction would prove tragically wrong as Germany lurched toward something far worse than monarchy
• The weather forecast shows a high of 67°F and low of 41°F in Washington - this 26-degree temperature swing was typical before modern climate control made indoor temperatures constant year-round
• This World Series was the first to be broadcast live on radio nationwide, making Grover Cleveland Alexander's performance one of the first truly national sports moments in American history