Boston Red Sox Sold to Columbus Syndicate
The Boston American League team was sold to a Columbus Ohio syndicate led by Robert F Quinn. The contract was signed after long talks with Pillsbury and Daneen attorneys, with Quint named president and treasurer and Palmer Winslow as vice president. Changes this season are not expected.
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Associated Press
Boston
Columbus
Ohio
Har H. Frazee
Robert F.uinn
St. Louis
Uinn
Pillsbury and
Daneae
Ban Johnson
American League
Edward M. Schoenern
Palmer K. Winslow
Quinn
Johnson
Robert Quinn
Edward M. Schoenbern
Robert Drury
Boston Oer
Ohio Syndicate
Mr. Johnson
Red Sox
Dempsey to Fight Wills or Firpo-Willard Winner on Labor Day
Jack Kearns, manager of Jack Dempsey, flies to New York to seal a title defense set for Labor Day. Dempsey aims to meet Harry Wills or the Firpo-Willard victor, with negotiations also touching Floyd Fitzsimmons and Eugene Criqui. Kearns cautions about big purses and gate receipts, asserting Dempsey’s value to the boxing public.
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Chicago
Jack Kearns
Jack Dempsey
New York
Harry Wills
Kearns
Dempsey
Wills
Gibbons
Floyd Fitzsimmons
Michigan City
Ind
Eugene Criqui
Dan McKerrick
Fitzsimmons
Seattle Men Take Northwest Doubles
Van Dyke Johns and Leon de Turenne of Seattle won the Northwest sectional doubles championship in Portland Oregon defeating J A G H Peers of Vancouver by 7-5 6-2 in a close final They will travel to Boston next month to represent the Northwest in the national doubles championships.
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Associated Press
Portland
Ore
van Dyke Johns
Leon de Turenne
Seattle
Northwest
Boston
J. A. McG. H. Peers
Vancouver
B. Ce
Magdeburg Raises 1 Billion Marks in Foreign Loan
Magdeburg secured an 8 percent loan of 1,000,000,000 marks from a banking consortium with foreign institutions. Most of the issue reportedly found buyers in the United States, marking a rare success for German cities in borrowing abroad.
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Magdeburg
Germany
Scraps of scientific and professional notes
Twenty five species of cone bearing trees and one hundred fifteen of ferns are known. An atom is two thousand times too small to be seen through a microscope says Dr. W D Harkins of the University of Chicago. There are only six or seven persons in this country who make a profession of examining questionable documents to detect fraud.
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W. D. Harkins
University of Chicago
Bananas Sell For 5 000 Marks Each In Berlin Panic
In Berlin bananas have been scarce for two years. A fruit shop on Potsdamer street displayed two complete bunches. Crowds gathered, asking prices as news spread. The fruit sold for 5 000 marks per bunch, about 6 cents at the current exchange rate.
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Berlin
Germany
Potsdamer Street
Olive Oil Boosts Hair Shine In Palmoil Shampoo Ad
An advertisement touts Palmoilve Shampoo using olive oil to improve hair shine and prevent dryness. It claims the product cleans gently, leaves hair soft and gleaming, and is available cheaply at drug or department stores.
Gruelling match taken by Lee Steil over Paul Hunter in Seattle
Seattle July 11 Lee Steil of Seattle defeated Dr Paul Hunter former California champion in a gruelling 35 hole match at the Seattle Golf Club in the Pacific Northwest championship finals Hunter, who rose from a sick bed, was undone by seven stymies and a day all Californians felt the hurt George Ritchie and Harlow Hurley also lost Francis Brown lone outsider survivor Mrs L W Palmer Oregon state champion led the women in medal scoring while Mrs C W Howard edged Mrs Fred Jackson in a tense 19th hole finish including a costly out of bounds tee shot and a stymie on the final hole
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Associated Press
Seattle
Wash
Paul Hunter
California
Lee Steil
Seattle Golf Club
Pacific Northwest
Hunter
Annandale Club
George Ritchie
Harlow Hurley
Francis Brown
L. W. Palmer
Oregon
Fred Jackson
C. W. Howard
Bellingham
Washington
Jackson
Dormie
Mrs. Howard
MacDonald Smith Leads Golf Stars at Inwood Open Qualifying
MacDonald Smith of San Francisco led the third day’s qualifying at Inwood Country Club with a 150 as 92 starters attempted to make the American Open field. Teammate Walter Hagen slipped to 79 in the morning while carding a 34 on the first nine of the afternoon. Only one amateur, Frank Dyer of Upper Montclair, qualified from six amateurs. Perfect weather aided the 36 holes.
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Associated Press
Nwood
N. Y
MacDonald Smith
San Francisco
Troon
Inwood Country Club Links
Walter Hagen
Smith
Hagen
Frank Dyer
Upper Montclair
N. J
New Jersey
Willie Ogg
Worcester
Mass
George Sargent
Columbus
Ohio
Alatrous
Red Fern
Mich
Mike Brady
Detroit
Wreck of Egypt Salvage Aims to Recover 5 Million in Gold
After weeks of salvage work, British engineers believe the Peninsula and Orient liner Egypt sunk off Ushant in 1922 has been located. The sunken ship reportedly holds bullion totaling about 5 million dollars, with experts and craftsmen assessing the find. The list of names appears to be bidders or bidders’ associates connected to the salvage operation.
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London
Egypt
Ushant
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Stars and Review News
Tom de Puma
Hast Orange
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Harry Frazee
American League Nine
May Roe
Lake Louise
Banff
Victoria
Pacific Coast
H. M. Tait
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Minneapolis
Minn
Canadian Pacific Railway
Magdeburg Floats
Butte City Hall
Colgate
Stillman
Hind’s
STEEL
Montana
Bartlett
Sunkist
Bennett’s Dog Biscuits
Bennetts Puppy Biscuits
Lyons’ Best
Occident
Silver Butte
KERR
Oles
George Jacobus
Ridgewood
Charles L. Mothercole
P. O. Hart
Marietta
W. R. Noon
Edward Higsow
Weston
Hurt Marin
Los Angeles
Fred Brand
Alleheny
Ernest L. Ryall
Ennebunk Beach
Charles H. Rowe
Pittsburg
Frank W. Dyer
Montclair
Cyril Hughes
Lancaster
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