Dempsey Defeats Firpo In Second Round Triumph
New York on September 14 Jack Dempsey retained his heavyweight title by knockout in the second round of a ferocious bout with Luis Angel Firpo. Dempsey’s right to the chin followed by a left to the body sent Firpo to the canvas for the final time, with the Argentine unable to rise before the count. Slow-motion film later reviewed the first round’s seven Firpo knockdowns, underscoring Dempsey’s relentless attack and Firpo’s late, bold comeback.
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Dempsey Recalls Fierce Ring Stoppage and Tough Fight
In New York on September 14 Jack Dempsey said I won as thought I would but never had such a fight. He described being knocked through the ropes after delivering a knockdown and facing a relentless opponent. Dempsey praised the rival as game and the hardest puncher he ever faced. He spoke of seeing eight million stars after the chin blow that sent him out of the ring.
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Frail Firpo Chides Referee After Dempsey Knockdown
In a post fight statement Henry Firpo accuses the referee of fault after Dempsey is knocked down in the bout. Firpo says Dempsey is a real champion and deserves victory while he himself was dizzy in the first round and notes Firpo stood over him during counts. He contemplates next steps.
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Doctors Predict Firpo Won’t Last Against Dempsey
Four reputable physicians who examined the fighters before the bout concluded that Luis Firpo would not survive beyond two or three rounds against Jack Dempsey.
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Berlin Sees Food Shortage Reach Bagman Stage
Berlin reports a severe food crisis forcing city residents to travel to the countryside for supplies or pay extortionate prices. Suburban trains are crowded with citizens carrying vegetables milk butter meat and other goods as local retailers fail to provide. Farmers demand foreign currency payments while German paper marks hinder normal trade. A well dressed man on Unter den Linden had his case burst open revealing potatoes rolling onto the boulevard.
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RAT SNAP promises farm protection from rats says New Jersey user
James Baxter of N. J. touts RAT SNAP as a fail safe rat killer. He claims spending about 3.00 yearly saves 800 dollars in chicks eggs and feed. The product comes in three sizes 35 65 and 4.25 with no mixing required. Sold and guaranteed by White and Platt andMarvin s Grocery Barstow.
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Notice of Non-Responsibility for Sidney Annex mines
Owner A. C. White in Kern County California states that the Sidney Annex South Sidney El Oro Mavis Bell Glow Hobo Tunnel No 1 2 8 quartz mining claims are leased and that he will not be responsible for any labor or materials furnished for these claims. Dated January 1 1923.
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E L Blank Elected On Kelly Mine Board
E L Blank was elected a member of the board of California Rand Silver Inc at the recent board election. The Kelly mine suit against Coyote will be dismissed and Blank and Harrell will settle the damage dispute. A third party will be brought in to resolve remaining differences as the Coyote and Kelly management could not agree on damages.
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Consolidation Talk Areas in Rand District Mining Deals
The North Rand Mining Company and Myra Queen Mining Co discuss consolidating their interests in the Osdick district north and west of the Santa Fe claim held by the Coyote. The move could spur significant development in Rand, with related lawsuits and other deals already in progress to unfold over the next thirty days.
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Santa Barbara Police Barred From Ku Klux Klan Membership
Santa Barbara Cal Sept 14 Chief of Police W J Wall tonight issues a bulletin forbidding any member of the Santa Barbara police force to join the Ku Klux Klan. He said he had questioned officers and patrolmen and that all had denied membership in the klan.
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Martial Law Proclaimed in Oklahoma Cities
Oklahoma City leads nationwide martial law as governor orders full military control across the state declaring insurrection and public danger. The proclamation targets the Ku Klux Klan, branding disloyal activity as treason against Oklahoma. Tulsa Chamber president H O McClure calls for Tulsa Klansmen to disband, calling the group the worst blight in American history.
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To Los Angeles To Bakersfield PO ee 80 a we a ta eA ee ee
Passenger notes appear garbled with fragmented words and no clear event or named entities. The readable fragment hints at travel between Los Angeles and Bakersfield but lacks dates, people, or organizations to form a coherent summary.
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