Montana tennis tourney leads to second round singles results
Great Falls Aug 31 Eleven entrants remain in the singles play of the sixteenth annual Montana tennis tournament. First round eliminations include Raymond Dockery Paul F. Meyer J. Fr. Kumpf Fergus Mitchell Frank Titter H A Reynolds and R P Abbey. In the second round Floyd Weimer and Charles Davidson of Great Falls both fell to opponents from Great Falls while Alfred Karsted of Butte defeated Payne Templeton of Shelby. Weimer and Templeton won a doubles match over Davidson and R J Woodward 6 2 6 0.
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Sugar price in East drops to 16 cents a pound
New York August 31 a leading refinery cut sugar prices to 16 cents per pound for fine granulated, a cent below rivals and near the low level reached in early summer. Weak laws external competition and weak refined demand drive the decline while second hand sugars fill grocery demand. Cuban raw sugar bids run around four and a half cents a pound including cost and freight.
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New York
Reform Seen in Diamond Sport Headgear Likely After Chapman's Death
International News Service reports Ray Chapman’s death prompts baseball to consider head protection. Experts work on helmet designs resembling aviator or football gear, with leather bands, padding, and chin strap. Past injuries to players like Chick Fewster and Frank Chance bolster push for safer gear and rules against scuffing balls. Preventive measures are expected soon as sport eyes urgent reform.
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Sparrows Shimmy Wins Canary Pair on Honeymoon
In Chicago a gray sparrow wins the heart of a canary, deserting its cage to follow the jazzy stranger. Canary leaves its cage and stays with the sparrow as Miss Emily Davis reports, with no sign of return despite extra seed rewards.
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Cop uses breeze to force hens to lay in season
Los Angeles police officer Frank O Howell stages a cooling system for hens by suspending cages among trees and poles so breezes blow through the feathers. He says the setup lowers heat and keeps hens laying eggs during setting season.
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Two Kalispell Boys Die In High Tension Pole Incident
Special Dispatch to the Standard reports at Big Fork, Lester Davis, 13, was killed instantly when, with Lawrence Thacker, 14, they climbed a telephone pole and dangled baling wire over a 33,000 volt line. Davis kept hold of the wire as contact was broken. Thacker, thrown 40 feet, lost his right hand and is in critical condition at the hospital.
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Pioneers Get Reduced Fares on Railroads
The Montana railroads grant the Society of Montana Pioneers a fare and a third for round trips, waiving ticket quotas. Announcement by J. Al. Sanders of Helena notes wartime restrictions were lifted after line resumption. Meeting set for Great Falls September 9 and 10.
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Col Roosevelt to Speak in Butte on Sept 14
Helena Aug 31 Col Theodore Roosevelt plans a swing around the circle with talks in Butte on September 14 and Billings on September 15 the announcement comes from the state Republican committee readying campaign stops nationwide
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Billings
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Worth of Airplanes as Carriers Proven by Channel Flights
Universal Service reports Airco pilots proving safe cross-Channel travel in a year of flights between London and Paris. Harold Shaw piloted 347 trips with only one schedule miss due to fog, carrying over 9,000 passengers with one fatality and two minor crashes. Other pilots logged tens of thousands of miles with no serious accidents.
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London
Paris
Harold Shaw
Airco
Game
Tebbitt
Robbins
Armstrong
Hastings
Cologne
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Lawford
Official canvass finds no change in results
The official canvass completed yesterday shows no change in the primary winners. Only two races were close, with Dan Sullivan securing twelfth on the Democratic legislative ticket and J Le Carroll nominated for county commissioner on the Republican ticket. final precinct tallies will be computed today and only minor number errors were found.
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Belgian Marquis in Pajamas Startles Crowd on Coast
A masked Bel gian marquis at Mariakerke on the Flanders coast wore gray pajamas with a butterfly tie silk socks brown shoes and a panama hat to explain high living costs. He claimed his chateau and estates were ruined under German occupation and that his pajamas cost only 4 dollars versus 1590 for a tweed suit.
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