Shrewd Manager For Gene Tunney
H G Salsinger in the Detroit News highlights Billy Gibson as a shrewd longtime boxing manager who shaped champions like Benny Leonard and guided Gene Tunney. Gibson's strategy aided Tunney in crucial moments including the Dempsey clash where he urged a counted, cautious return.
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Gene Tunney
Billy Gibson
Gibson
H .Cg. Salsinger
Detroit News
Packey Mek
Benny Leonard
Tunney
Radio Notes on Antennas and Electrical Circuits
A radio note explains that a soil socket antenna does not draw from the house circuit. It discusses the meter as a length unit and grid leaks allowing excess electrons to escape to prevent detector tube blocking. A switch varies current for appliances and can connect a speaker in series or parallel. A transformer protects the speaker from overload and improves tone. It does not remove extraneous antenna noises.
Test of New Auto Safety Device in Berlin
A rubber safety bar attached to the car front reportedly cushions collision impact at moderate speeds. A photo shows the device on the car and another image of a test vehicle that struck a tree at 15 mph, which remained undamaged due to the device.
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Berlin
Pavements Cut Motoring Costs With Better Roads
Tests by Washington State College and others show tire wear drops and fuel use improves on concrete roads. Data compare tire life on macadam versus concrete and reveal lower pull forces and smoother operation on hard surfaces. Concrete reduces wear, depreciation, and fuel consumption in road use.
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Washington College
Washington State College
University of California
Baseball and Golf Moves and Minor League News from 1913
In 1913 Donerall claimed the Kentucky Derby price of 184 dollars for a two dollar stake. Ninety U S colleges have sent baseball players to pro teams. Georgia golfer John Oliver succeeded Watts Gunn as southern collegiate golf champion. Golf spreads to South and Latin America with a new Bogota course. Fonseca’s bat and glove earned him first base with Cleveland. Roy Chesterfield and Lute McEvoy joined the Albany Senators staff. Dutch Schaab of Garfield Seattle was tagged after 40 scoreless innings. Sam Byrd moved to Albany Senators from the Yankees. Atlanta sent Coke Woodman to Hartford and added Ray Francis. Foster Ganzel sold to Louisville from Washington. Toronto protest denied by President Toole over a caught outfield fly near the wall. A triple play followed.
Red Sox Get Breakout Pitching from Ed Morris
Boston fans are enjoying a higher level of pitching this season as Ed Morris, a young mound ace and Palmer College graduate, delivers strong performances. The pitcher is drawing praise from manager Bill Arrigan for his solid outings.
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Boston
Ed Sox
Ed Morris
Moundsman
Billarrigan
Morris
Palmer College
Florida
Power Tube Handling Dangers in High Voltage Sets
Radio News warns about high voltage power packs using rectifier tubes 280 and 281 with 210 type tubes in amplifiers. Turning off the current before tube changes prevents condenser breakdown and red hot tubes. Improper handling risks condenser failure and glass rupture.
Nehf Returns to Help Cubs Clinch Victory Over Reds
Art Nehf, veteran left hander, rejoined the Cubs 15 years after his initial major league stint and pitched them to a 2 to 0 win against the Reds. His career included four World Series with the Giants and a late 1920s return after illness and surgery, with a path through the Braves and Reds prior to rejoining Chicago.
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Art Nehf
Cubs
Reds
Irving Vaughan
Chicago Tribune
Nehf
Rose Poly
Terre Haute
Ind
Old West Side
John Evers
Boston Braves
Giants
McGraw
Cincinnati
Neht
McCarthy
Screen Door Spring Serve in an Emergency
In a pinch a worn fan belt can be improvised as a screen door spring. Two springs may be looped together to replace a very long spring. Replace with a leather belt later to avoid groove wear.
Old Screen Door Spring Powers Fan Until Belt Replaced
A Popular Science Monthly note explains a door spring connected at both ends can operate a fan until a worn belt is replaced. It warns that using a pulley lengthens wear on the new leather or composition rubber belt, causing groove damage over time.
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Popular Science Monthly
Missouri News Nuggets and Local Reports
Missouri agencies face rising costs with 1901 02 1913 14 1925 26 figures. St Louis Water Co seeks 1 million bonds and 3500 preferred shares. Fulton reports flood damage in Carthcen County may exceed 100000. Funeral for detective Francis Dearmand. Adams to stand trial for murder. Traffic halted as Sault River rises 17.9 feet near Hannibal. Kansas City tops local Retail Credit Men officers. Mexico murder case in Martinsburg and Tarkio missionary conference August 18 26. Missouri River relief fund raised in Columbia. Eldon pastor reassigned to Fldon church.
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State Board of Agriculture
Associated Industries
Cvequency E
Jefferson City
State Public Service Commission
St. Louis Water Company
Fulton
Engineering Department
Calaway County
Jas. I. Moore
Carhcen
Kingdon
Vraires
Bhures
Springfield
Francis Dearmand
Newell Adams
Adams
Agoras 4
G. I. Wilby
Alfred Page
Sau Wear
Ozarks
Hannibal
Sault River
Harry D. Griffith
New London
Salt River
Troy
Kansas City
James R. Hewitt
Baltimore
National Retail Credit Men’s Association
Milton J. Solon
Minneapolis
Justin H. Edgerton
New York
R. K E. Westberg
Seattle
Wash
O. O. Berry
Knoxville
Tenn
J. Gordon Ross
W. BD. Brinkman
Duluth
Minn
Arthur LP. Lovett
David J. Woodlock
St. Louis
Mexico
Charles H. Thornton
Martinsburg
John W. Gillaspie
Thornton
Gillaspie
Tarkio
Tarkio College
United Presbyterian Church
United States
Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Praised by Nashville Woman
A Nashville laundress describes life before treatment in run down health. She credits Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with improving her condition and notes she feels younger again. She offers to share her experience with others.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Nashville
Tenn
Pinkham
Mars
Harry Bornstein
Second Ave. South
Tennessee
Chancellor to Drop Name for Ancestral Tie in Du Boise
Dr. Jean J. Tobias of Chicago Law School will abandon the eighty year name Tobias to assume Jean J. Du Boise, ancestral founder of Du Boise, Pa. The chancellor explained Tobias is a contraction of Du Boise and noted the name change reflects his family heritage.
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Jean J. Tobias
Chicago Law School
Jean J. du Boise
du Boise
Tobias
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Columbia
Fonseca
Burns
Cleveland
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Roy Chesterfield
St Paul
Lute McEvoy
Albany Senators
Dutch Schaab
Garfield High School
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Sam Byrd
Byrd
Atlanta
Coke Woodman
Hartford
Ray Francis
Foster Ganzel
Louisville American Association
Washington Americans
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Birmingham Southern Association
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Toole
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Red Sox
Missouri News Nuggets
Missouri River
Boone County
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Inev
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Christian Churches
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