Tunney Aims to Take Levinsky’s Crown in Madison Square Garden
New York fight fans expect a 12 round featherweight style battle as Gene Tunney, a war time champion in France, challenges Battling Levinsky for the American light heavyweight title at Madison Square Garden. Tunney, fresh from France, has beaten many top divisional rivals and is praised as a hard hitting boxer with future world title potential. Levinsky, with over 300 bouts, has been knocked out only twice, making him a formidable veteran challenger.
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New York
Gene Tunney
France
Battling Levinsky
Madison Square Garden
Tunney
Levinsky
Wise Fools Laughable Show Impresses with Comedy Flair
John Golden praises the troupe behind the famous acts Lightnin and Turn to the Right joking that laughter defines the show. The program blends classic gags with contemporary humor while aiming to charm diverse audiences.
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Johnn Golden
3 Wise Fools Comes to Colonial Theatre on Thursday
The famed play by Austin Strong titled 3 Wise Fools brings matured love, romance, mystery, and adventure to the Colonial Theatre on Thursday evening January 19. Now in its fourth season, the production tours the country with the original New York staging after a full season in the metropolis, six months in Chicago, and three months each in Philadelphia.
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Colonial Theatre
Austin Strong
New York
Metropolis
Chicago
Philadelphia
Fan maker rises in fame across nations and eras
The piece notes a leading fan maker named John W. Ransong, famed in the original Hans Wagner in The Prince of Pilsen, with other figures including Robert L. Keith Hagel Sexton Burke Clarke and Harry Forsman involved, and mentions popularity in Boston London Australia and the Orient.
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Boston
London
Australia
The
Orient
John W. Ransong
Hans Wagner
Robert L. Keith
Hagel Sexton
Burke Clarke
Harry Forsman
Treason Charges Arise From Miner Cave-In Case
Report details a severe mine collapse between South Scranton and Minooka with about 16 men trapped and four presumed dead. Rescuers near the barrier, surface subsidence noted, schools dismissed, and mills closed as authorities seek to reach those inside. In Logan, W Va, indictments for treason were filed against union leaders Keeney Blizzard Mooney Porter for alleged actions during the summer uprising and related events.
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Minooka
Pupila
Simpson Silk
Scranton
State Supreme Court
Morgan
Mingo County
West Virginia
Keeney
Mooney
Blizzard
Kitchin
John Gore
Logan County
Blair Mountain
Logan
Mingo
Gay buys New York Post stake from Lamont syndicate
Thomas W. Lamont sold his controlling interest in the New York Evening Post to a syndicate headed by Edwin F. Gay, now president of the newspaper corporation. More than 30 persons are said to be members of the syndicate. The text also notes a planetary density comparison, stating Jupiter's density is slightly greater than water.
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New York
Thomas W. Lamont
New York Evening Post
Edwin F. Gay
Newspaper Corporation
Twelve Entombed After Coml Mine Collapse in Scranton Pa
Rescue teams work in Scranton Pennsylvania after a coal mine collapse trapping more than a dozen miners. Authorities fear entombment as crews drill out the trapped workers.
Army transport safe after voyage in storm region
Washington reports the disabled Army transport Creek 190 miles east of Ambrose channel voyaging seven knots at 6 10 a m The transport St Mihiel stood by close by and all ships were progressing satisfactorily The Crook faced a small squall but suffered no damage and was to dock in New York Saturday The Mars prize note hints at delays due to possible contact with a woman and a $50 000 prize from the French academy
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Ambrose Channel
War Department
St. Mihiel
New York
Mars
French Academy
Ford’s Muscle Shoals plan eyed by Weeks visit
Henry Ford and engineer advisor William Mayo arrive from Detroit to confer with Secretary Weeks on Ford’s proposal to purchase or lease nitrate and water power projects at Muscle Shoals Alabama. Ford predicts major economies and a vast hydro power system across the Mississippi, funded by currency financing and government support. Open Christmas savings at Peoples Bank in January.
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Henry Ford
William M. Mayo
Detroit
Weeks
Muscle Shoals
Ala
Ford
Mississippi
St. Louis
Delta
Mississippi Valley
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