National Capital Seen From Carter Field Memo
Observations on tax burdens and unlisted stocks hamper new capital and bank loans. Wage hour bill progress shown by Alabama results and shifts in Southern votes. Roosevelt aims to separate newspapers from radio ownership amid court fight and federal control debates.
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Boom Days Predicted for Middleweight Boxers
George A. Barclay notes a coming boom in the middleweight division driven by a surge of talent. He cites recent feats like Fred Aposisli’s non title win in New York and recalls the Insty era as an example of rising require strength. Potential challengers include Young Cacett Gian Lee Lou Brouillard Sally Krieger Jack McAvoy Marcel Thil and skilled newcomers from England.
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Lou Brouillard
Sally Krieger
Jack McAvoy
Marcel Thil
France
Job Lot
England
Ketchel’s Rise to Middleweight Crown and Tragic End
Stanley Ketchel, a coal miner from Butte Montana, rose to fame in 1907 by outslugging top contenders in San Francisco and Milwaukie. He defeated Papke and Hugo Kelly to claim the title, then briefly challenged Jack Johnson for a heavyweight belt before his life ended with a fatal shooting on a Missouri ranch in late 1910.
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Old Pete Earns Hall of Fame Nod Amid Baseball Echoes
In Cooperstown honors delay fades as Old Pete Alexander is inducted into the Hall of Fame era lineup alongside Ty Cobb Babe Ruth Honus Wagner Christy Mathewson Walter Johnson and Cy Young. His 30-win seasons and 1915–1920 dominance are noted though he never pitched a no hitter. A famed 1926 World Series strikeout adds to his legacy.
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MacPhail Takes Executive VP Post at Brook Firm
Larry MacPhail agreed to kidnap Kaiser Wilhelm after the armistice and ended up with the imperial ashtray, now assuming the role of executive vice president at the Brook company.
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Hoboes Rule as King Jeff Davis Reaches Milestones
In a feature on public personas, Jeff Davis the self-styled King of the Hoboes of the road marks his first million miles and plots a second, while his backstory ties to Dr. Ben Reitman and John Howard Payne. The piece notes his aims for railfare reform and the jungle judiciary.
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Maori Tiki Charm and State Flowers in Historic Beliefs
A survey of Maori belief describes the Tiki stone charm believed to ward off evil worn by women, with notes on tabu practices and fear-driven rituals. The article also links state symbols, recounting the golden poppy in California, the Rocky Mountain columbine in Colorado, and the mountain laurel in Connecticut and Pennsylvania, plus Delaware peach blossoms.
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Night Chant Protects Against Illness in Navaha Tradition
Field Museum Bulletin describes a Navaha belief where a man who dreams badly or disturbs an ant hill risks a serious illness. A medicine man performs a nine day night chant and feast to ward off the coming disease.
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Field Museum
Fragmentary note from corn rallying scene and spilled blood
The readable text describes a chaotic moment at a corn rally where someone notices a spill described as blood and hears a cry. No clear names, dates, or places are identifiable in the fragment.
First Use of El Dorado Phrase in South American Lore
The term El Dorado meaning the gilded one was first applied to a South American king or priest. It describes a figure who covers himself with gold dust during an annual religious festival.
Odd Street Names Across French Cities
The piece lists peculiar street names in France including Paris streets like Fishing Cat and Jealousy Street, Besancon in the Jura mountains with Bacchus Square, Epinal’s Alley of Vain Effort, Toulouse’s Jealousy Street, Strasbourg’s Garlic Street, and a Milk-Fed Pig Square.
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