Roscommon Giant Jim Coffey Rising From Castlerea to Boxing Fame
The Castlerea native James Joseph Coffey, later known as Jim Coffey, left Roscommon five years ago for America. He built strength in Providence and New York before shifting from wrestling to boxing under Carl Morris. Coffey earned twenty wins, including a defeat of Soldier Kearns, and is hailed as a rising heavyweight in the fight world.
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Castlerea
County Roscommon
Ireland
James J. Corbett
Sullivan
Mike Gibbons
Johnny Kilbane
Packey McFarland
Peter Maher
Tom Sharkey
James Joseph Coffey
Coffey
Jess Willard
Roscommon
James Joseph
America
Jimmy
Boston
New England
Providence
Rhode Island
New York
Upper Manhattan
Jim Coffey
Thomas Shaw
Jim
Shaw
Frank Gotch
Greeny
Ton Shaw
Megro
Carl Morris
Kearns
Roscom Bog-Trotter Rises in Heavyweight Contention
Two thirds by clean knockouts push Roscom to top of heavyweight runners up after decisive wins over Carl Morris and Al Reidh. He earned twenty to thirty thousand dollars and invested most of it, per reports in the Oklahoma sports scene.
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Carl Morris
Carl
Morris
al Reidh
Roscommon
Prayers and Oddities Amid War at Sea and on Land
London reports vivid tales from World War I showing how soldiers and sailors faced danger. A British ship Harpalion was torpedoed off Beachy Head while the crew prayed, and shell fragments left men marked or proud of wounds. Observers note keepsakes like prayer books and locket memories amid peril.
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London
Santee
Harper
Harpalion
Beachy Head
France
Red Cross
Williams
Hartlepool
Commencement Week Yale Schedule Expanded
Yale announces a multi day program for June with events from June 19 to June 25. Highlights include Graduates versus Yale baseball at Yale Field, Yale Dramatic Association Harold performance, bac calaureate address by the president, Civil War memorial dedication, Class Day Ivy planting, Law School anniversary exercises, faculty and governing board receptions, Glee Mandolin and Banjo concert, and Harvard versus Yale boat races at New London.
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Yale
the Dramatic Association of Tennyson
Harold
David Stanley ‘ Smith
Woolsey Hall
Civil War Memorial
Simeon B. Baldwin
Hadley
Memorial Hall
Yale Corporation
Alumni Advisory Board
Yale College
Ivy
Woodbridge Hall
Law School
Francis Joseph Swayze
Hendrie Hall
Law School Gardens
Sheffield Scientific School
Byers Hall
Phi Beta Kappa
Sigmi Xi
Battell Chapel
Yale Field
Harvard
Hewitt Quadrangle
University Dining Hall
New London
Radford B Smiths New Stores Advertises Summer Items
The notice touts value on hammocks porch screens awnings pillows mats garden hoses and watering pots at Radford B Smiths New Stores at Fairfield avenue and Broad street highlighting Saturday sales. A London bread price cut and Canada wine training camps for soldiers are also noted.
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Radford B. Smith's
Fairfield Avenue
Broad Street
Adv
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First Bridgeport
W National
Bridgeport Land & Title Company
Marthas Vineyard
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Haven, Conn
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
New England Steamship Co
Highland Spring
Highland Spring Water Co
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White Way Bakery
Pinest Scientific Bakery
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Poli’s Theatre
Giant
John T. McCormick
Main
Bridgeport
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