Zimmy Barry among the Bantamweight Greats of Boxing
Chicago born boxer Jimmy Barry emerged as a dominant bantamweight star in late 19th century boxing. The piece traces Barry’s rise from Davenport debut in 1898 to his 1894 claim as bantamweight champion, noting his undefeated career and reputation as a fierce, tigerish fighter, with comparisons to contemporaries like George Dixon and references to eras of shipyard era pugilism.
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Lynch
America
Enzland
George Holden
Daniels
Sam Finighty
London
Haas
Jyynch
Ike ‘Weir
Tommy Warren
Minneapolis
George Dixon
Jimmy Barry
Chicago
Merry McGovern
Barry
Terry
Windy City
Boy
Davenport
Iowa
Casper Leon
Leon
Lamont
Harry Harris
Forbes
J My
Conlon
City Boys
Win Ben Phillpotts
Orphan Bey
Beca
Ecch Earn Rere Resort
Mc Sgurn
Geheol
Harry Gilmore
Jack McAuliffe
Jimmy
Berry
Cenyon
Paw
Birthday of First Chief of the National League
Sunday marked the seventy seventh anniversary of the birth in East Hadam, Conn. of Morgan Gardner, a statesman and immortal in baseball annals as the first president of the National League. He helped launch the league in New York and led a rescue of professional baseball amid evils after the Civil War.
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East Had
Conn
Morgan ‘Gardner
New York
Ing
Sassbell
Pioneers
Hartford A
Ike
Sam
Congress
Bulkeley
Aeeeport
Connecticut
Lyw
William A. Hulbert
Chicago
Nicholas E. Young
Washington
A. G. Spalding
W.W. N. Haldeman
Louisville
Patriots
Jescis
Hartford
National League
Hulbert
J. L. Beek
Cincinnati
J. R. C. Lucas
St. Louis
W. WN. Haldeman
Louisville Dip
WN. T. Appolonio
Boston
Wiliam H. Camrive
Thomas Jmith
Philadelphia
UW States Senate
Bridgeport Firms Form Several Corporations Amid Stock Market Debate
Bridgeport saw new corporations include American Chemical Specialty Co with 175 shares and $700 cash plus $3,676 in property, Land Co Inc with $8,000 cash, and Mark C Meagher Co Inc formed Dec 16 1915 with $50,000 capital. The article notes old style stocks offer safer profit as markets fluctuate. Martin Clark of 747 East Main Street fractured his right arm after a fall on a slippery sidewalk.
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Bridgeport
American Chemical Specialty Co
Harold B. Converse
H. B. Fairchild
L. L. Townsend
B. C. Belden
Land Co., Inc
Frederick W. Hall
Isaac Newton
C. L. Warner
C. E. Blackman
Mark C. .Meazher
Mark C. Meagher
Ward C. Meagher
George W. Cummings
Conn
Stock Exchange
Martin Clark
East Main Street
Market Commentary on Stock Mania and Margins
The piece notes that recent market exuberance mirrors the War Order stock frenzy of summer, with prices rising rapidly and sharp gains by big-money players. It observes brokers impose very high margins on orders in fast-rising shares, and comments on investor behavior amid volatile price moves.
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Watson & Co
Easton Grange Meeting and Local Social Notices
Easton grange holds its regular meeting on Tuesday evening with officer elections. Mr and Mrs Clarence B Andrews return from Stratfield after visiting Mr and Mrs Harry Edwards. State Master and Mrs J Arthur Sherwood visit Keene NH to install state officers. Christmas concerts planned at Lee chapel Sport Hill and Baptist Sunday school concert set for Wednesday at 7 45. Frederick B Candee has recovered from bronchitis. Several local families, including Mr and Mrs Erwin P Edwards and Mr and Mrs Frank Edwards Jr, of Bridgeport, and Mr and Mrs Harry Edwards of Stratfield, hosted Christmas Day gatherings.
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Easton Grange
Clarence B. Andrews
Stratfield
Harry 3. Edwards
J. Arthur Sherwood
Keene, N. H
N. H
the Grange
Lee Chapel
Sport Hill
Frederick B. Candee
Erwin P. Edwards
Frank Edwards, Jr
Glendale Avenue
Bridgeport
Harry Edwards
Frank Edwards
Turks Driven Back With Heavy Losses at Kut el Amara
Delhi reports a vigorous Turkish assault on Kut el Amara was repulsed with heavy losses. Gen Townshend's official summary cites 600 to 800 Turkish killed and wounded, while British casualties are under 200. The attack targeted a portion of the British line and was stopped.
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Delhi
Paris Sees Rare Sea Gulls Over Grand Palace
In Paris on December 27 sea gulls rarely seen in the city alight about the Grand Palace as the Seine rises almost ten feet. Heavy rains in the past two weeks contribute to the flood and the weather bureau forecasts the ongoing fall in river levels.
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Paris
Grand Palace
Seine
Weather Bureau
Sheriff at Bay Rescued After Lynching Attempt
Alonzo Trimble deputy sheriff barricaded in a deserted shack in Lespher Mountain district to escape a lynching by mountaineers after mortally wounding Howard Avery during a resisted arrest. He was brought to Mountain Home yesterday by a sheriff's posse. Extraordinary price reductions in winter millinery and clothing at Dillon & Co. are advertised with January prices.
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Mountain Home
Ark
Alonzo Trimble
Lespher Mountain District
Howard Avery
Avery
HE. i
Dillon &Co
Main Street
Colonel E M House as European peace mediator
Reports from Washington say President Wilson will send Colonel E M House to Europe when peace talks loom. Officials expect six months of momentum for a mediation role as front-line deadlock deepens and belligerents may accept a temporary truce to end fighting.
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Wilson
E. M. House
Europe
Washington
House
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Mason
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