Shrewd Manager For Gene Tunney
Biographer praises Billy Gibson as a genius behind Gene Tunney and Benny Leonard. Gibson’s twenty five years guiding fighters includes Packey McFarland and a pivotal role in Tunney’s rise. He famously urged Tunney to stay down in the Dempsey bout, aiding a historic comeback.
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Gene Tunney
Billy Gibson
Gibson
BH. C. Salsinger
Detroit News
Packey McFarland
Nelson
Ad Wolgast
Benny Leonard
Tunney
Dempsey
Radio Notes on Antennas and Electrical Components
A socket antenna does not draw current from the house circuit. The meter is a unit of length about 8 1 3 feet. Grid leaks allow excess electrons to escape preventing detector tube blocking. A switch on many appliances for varying current can connect a loud speaker in series or parallel. The transformer protects the loud speaker from overload and improves tone quality but does not remove extraneous noises from the antenna.
Test of Auto Safety Device in Berlin Highlighted
An elastic rubber safety bar mounted at a car’s front end reportedly absorbs impact and reduces damage in a collision. A photo shows the device on a car and another car crash at 15 mph with no damage to the protected vehicle.
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Berlin
Pavements Cut Motoring Costs
Tests by engineering schools automobile clubs and government highway experts show concrete surfaces greatly reduce tire wear and depreciation and improve gas mileage. Washington State College and University of California findings indicate concrete outperforms macadam gravel and Bitulithic in tire life fuel economy and effort required to move loads.
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Washington State College
University of California
Baseball and Golf News From 1913 Season Highlights
Donerall won the Kentucky Derby at 184.90 for 2, colleges supplied 90 players to pro baseball, Georgia golfer John Oliver edged Watts Gunn as southern collegiate champion, and golf grows in South America with a new Bogota course. Fonseca earned first base at Cleveland, Albany Senators add Chaterfield and McEvoy, Schaab loses 40 scoreless innings, Yankees trade Byrd to Albany, Woodman to Hartford, Ray Francis signs, Ganzel bought by Louisville, Toronto protest rejected by Toole. Jersey City outfielder cited for wall catch during a triple play tale.
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John Oliver
Georgia
Watts Gunn
Toronto
Toole
Leafs
Jersey City
Red Sox Restore Confidence With Rising Pitcher Ed Morris
Fans in Boston savor improved pitching from Ed Morris a young moundman matching big expectations. Morris a Palmer college Florida graduate and the season shows he is pleasing manager Bill Carrigan with his strong performances.
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Boston
Red Sox
Ed Morris
Bill Carrigan
Morris
Palmer College
Florida
Handling Power Tubes With Care In Radio Amplifiers
A radio trade note warns that high voltage power packs and rectifier tubes can pose hazards if standard precautions are ignored. Turning off the current before swapping tubes is essential to prevent capacitor surge and possible rectifier tube damage from overheating.
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Radio News
Nehf Returns to Lead Cubs Past Reds in 2-0 Win
Art Nehf, veteran southpaw, unexpectedly pitched for the Cubs and defeated the Reds 2 to 0. The article recalls his winding route from Terre Haute to majors, with stops at Cubs Giants and Braves, and note of past illness and contract moves.
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Cubs
Reds
Irving Vaughan
Chicago Tribune
Nehl
Rose Poly
Terre Haute
Ind
Old West Side
John Evers
Nehf
Boston Braves
Giants
McGraw
Cincinnati
McCarthy
Screen Door Spring Serve in an Emergency
A worn-out fan belt can be improvised with two screen door springs connected together in an emergency. The illustration shows how to link springs to substitute a long belt, though it should be replaced with a leather belt at the first opportunity to avoid groove wear.
Old Screen Door Spring Drives Fan Belt Wear Warns
A description notes a door spring connected at ends moves a fan and warns that using a worn belt or a pulley will wear a new feather or composition rubber belt over time. Replace the worn belt to avoid groove wear and ensure proper operation.
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Popular Science Monthly
Mystery of the Female Stranger Near Alexandria
A century-old inscription on a grave in St. Paul’s churchyard, Alexandria, marks a woman known as the Female Stranger. The husband, who bore her last moments, vanished after the funeral. Rumors tell of a later replacement monument and two elderly arrivals who vanished, preserving the mystery. A separate Pasadena note recounts the origin and grandeur of the Tournament of Roses parade, from simple flower-decorated wagons to lavish floats, with thousands decorating and hundreds of thousands watching.
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Alexandria
Halifax
West Indies
Marter
Pasadena
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Nice
France
California
Western
Onion
Palace of Dalai Lama and Capitol Size Compared
The Capitol at Washington measures 146 feet by 270 feet. The Dalai Lama's palace at Lhara spans 1,000 feet in length with four stories and a gold dome. It features a domed peristyle, 490 rooms, and 1,332 windows, started 1,200 years ago with a 200 year recent addition. a nearby lamaserie shelters 7,500 lamas.
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Washington
Lhara
Scrappy Exchange Over Paper Worth in San Francisco Verse
A San Francisco Argonaut retorts to a newspaper's claim that the Golden GateAmenities paper is large enough for any need. The debate centers on the paper being used for wrapping shoes, holding a few books, or doing laundry, all on the same day.
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San Francisco
Argonaut
First National Stamps Era Begins July 1, 1847
The United States issues its first adhesive postage stamps on July 1 1847 marking the start of national postal stamps. Before this a few cities including New York St Louis Baltimore Providence used local or private stamps not issued by the United States.
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United States
New York
St Louis
Baltimore
Providence
Inventor of Dominoes Remains Unknown
The article notes the inventor’s name is lost and possibly Italian, with dominoes appearing in Europe in the eighteenth century.
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Europe
Pexel Jelly Additive Promises Quick Jelling
A Chicago Illinois advertisement touts Pexel a 100 percent pure fruit product that makes jelly jell by cooling. It claims colorless tasteless odorless results, saves fruit sugar flavor time and fuel, and refunds 30 cents within one to three uses. A recipe booklet is included with each package.
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Pexel Company
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