Carpentier's Rise From Pit Boy to Fist Fighter Fame
Georges Carpentier left the Lens coal mine to chase boxing in France, guided by trainer Descamps. He progressed from pit worker to gym regular, staging falls and exhibitions, then fought and won early bouts, laying groundwork for a boxing career that would grow into world contention.
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Georges Carpentier
United States
France
Jack Rampssy
Renowa
Hal Cochran
Carpentier
Sey iii
Pit Boy IN
Onnarilm
Lens
Georges
Francia Descamps
Descamps
Fats
Deseamus
Descampe
Prom
Mme
Punil
Crearges
Hourgeois
Weliick
Martir
Privileges of Youth Echoed in Court Case of William Brown
Winifred Black reflects on a young man named William Brown fined for speeding while seen with a pretty girl. The piece contrasts modern fast driving with old fashioned courtly ritual, lamenting changing social mores and nostalgic for slower courtship.
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Arm Brown
William Brown
Countley Road
Drisdom
Immigration blamed for lax moral code in public debate
Winifred van Dlier argues immigration erodes American morality while Justice Tierney cites non native divorce trends and wider postwar changes. The piece links foreign-born spouses to dissolutions, praises stronger postwar home standards, and urges stricter immigration and marriage laws to curb divorces.
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Winifred van Dlier
New York
Strom
Lawsing
Tierney
Justice Tierney
Thas Oy
Noles
Yatice Tierney
Deaang
Wien
Lowns
Jeh Hog
Blind veteran recalls former enslaver and kin in Missouri tale
An elderly Black man born in 1789 speaks through his son about a slave owner Joseph Myer and a transfer of ownership after abolition. The narrative mentions a move to Williamsburg and a son visiting Fulton to learn about family history, preserving memories from four to five decades prior.
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Jean Johnson
Johnson
Willamsburg
Warfaye
Joseph Wyerhart
Tonngon
Fulton
FR. Maughs
J. L. Maughs
Missouri
Joseph Myer
Women autoists praised as no real ground for bias
South California women prove there is no basis for the remark as a veteran AAA test by Fred Wagner and Shelly Angeles shows women know vehicle rules. Miss Marjorie Cole Dovgan answered all questions correctly on headlights clutch and differential and passed the driving test without a mistake.
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LO Angeles
Southternifornia
Fred Wagner
Shelly Angeles
Marjorie Cole Dovgan
Open Season at Noramac House West Haven
An open season announcement for the Noramac House on the Sound in West Haven notes Season begins May 25 with available food and beverages. It mentions seaside amenities, cooling waters, and entertainment options, including local attractions and events.
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West Haven
Caorn
Snes
Athing
Vowling
Joan
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George McManus
Sammie A! Chance
Roy Pinishep Vey
Ray
Francois Descamps
Vanhilbroucq
Winifred Black
Tusy
William
Cere
Iam
Mina
America
Willam
Susan
Fox
Tao
Switzerland
M Bowyer
A E
Wormen
Rai
Pearl White
Henry Bernstein
Jack Blass
Wallace Reid
the Four Ortons
Welsh, Mealy
Montrose
Sasha Piatov & CO
Langdon, Smith & Langdon
PATHE
Qrane Cannanists
London ‘Tower
Paramount
Dorothy Arbuckle
Wee Alk Hall & Co
Braniring
Pietere Reneek
St. Paul’s Ev
Church
Langdon
Inch War
Lax
Plasa Mettormick & Barpr, Myre
Kola Lionel] Barrymore
Nish
le Chateau Night
Abe Rosenberg
Gladys Walton
Ley Barry
Schneider's
Central Avi
Park Ave
Elaine
Hammerstein
Manhattan
Matt
Uuscal
Campbells Veudeville
Frank Fisher
Eldrig Gilmore
Romeo
Tomedy
Cerired
Cupid the Cowpuncher
Tom Santscita
George Arliss
THE
DEVIL
Nazimova
Canton Hall
Post Office
TK Bam Tams
ST. George's Hall
Bert Keeling
Matsu
Erin
Ireland
Reland
Colleen Moor
Tmdoor
John Finnegan
Finn
Michael J. Gallagher
Leftron
Parad Polk
Helen McCabe
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