Rickard Plans Three Title Bouts For Outdoor Season
New York report outlines three bouts for Promoter J. P. Rickard starting Memorial Day featuring Pancho Villa versus Frankie Genaro, Benny Walker versus Leonard, and Dempsey against Firpo or Gibbons with possible charity beneficiary.
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New.York
Pex Rickard
Pancho
Villa
Frankie Genaro
Benny i K . Walker
Walker
Tack Dempsey
Firpo the Furtois
Tom Gibbons
Rickard
Iowa high school and college sports notes from March 26
Reports from Waterloo and Cedar Rapids show prep football practice underway at colleges, with Iowa University wrestlers and athletes entering events. Bowling results highlight Newman’s 60 average across 202 179 219, while Olympic wrestling tryouts in Iowa City list Ted Pfeffer Grattan and O'Brien among entrants. The Maine forests note adds a regional non-sport fact about white pine decline and second growth.
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Chicago
Waterloo Swan
Newman
Guy
Ted Pfeffer
Cc Conference
Grattan
Pounder
John O'Brien
Iowa University
Battle of Thirty clash near Josselin in France
In the Battle of Thirty about 30 Bretons and 30 Englishmen faced off between the castles of Josselin and Ploermet in France. Led by Jean de Beauмонoir and Bemborough the English were defeated in 1851 according to the report.
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Jean de Beau‘monoir
Bemborough
Josselin
Ploermet
France
Fight Night Card Results From New York and Lincoln
Last night in New York Mike Burke and Rayeen Jersey City fought a ten round draw. Danny Lee defeated Kerman Silvers in a ten round decision. Lincoln Ace Hindkins beat Irwin Bige in a ten round state lightweight bout. Bat Strayer won by technical knockout over Billy McMann in the second round after McMann refused to fight. Lou Richie stopped Sailor Kapp in the second round in Lincoln.
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New York
Mike Burke
Rayeen
Jersey City
Danny Lee
Kerman
Kid) Silvers
Lincoln
Ace Hindkins
Irwin Bige
Omaha
Bat” Strayer
Billy McMann
Des Moines
McMann
Lou
Richie
Sailor Kapp
Senate Works On Budget Bill
Des Moines March 26 Late today the senate will begin consideration of the budget bill proposed as an amendment to the Hauge bill by Sen Ed Smith of Wintersot. Smith filed an amendment to ease public contract rules and give the budget board authority to review contracts after completion. The measure seeks strict supervision over letting contracts in Iowa requiring officials to certify plans specifications estimated cost and related data before contracts are let. Without these requirements contracts would be void.
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Des Moines
Senate
Ed. Smith
Wintersot
Smith
State Budget Board
House
Budget Board
Iowa
Boards of Supervisors
Loot Found Ties to Harvey Mail Robbery Sequel
Four thousand dollars in bills from the fifteen hundred thousand dollar registered mail heist near Harvey, Illinois, were located by Chicago postal investigators near West Hammond. Police hold 42 suspects citywide while pursuing links to Carlo Fontana and his brother Ernest, amid wider questioning.
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Chicago
Harvey
Ills
West Hammond
Carlo Fontana
Fontana
Ernest
Exchange Letters With Porto Ricans
Miss Eva Scott a first grade instructor in the East building receives a Porto Rican Porto Rico port folio from Luchetti school first graders including work samples and photos. A lively correspondence grows as East building children plan next year portfolios and wonder where the next ports will come from via the Red Cross.
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Eva Scott
Luchetti
Porto Rico
Central Red Cross Division
Washington
Vinton
Red Cross
Secret service probes counterfeit two dollar for twenty scams
Sioux City March 26 Secret service men have been called to combat a wing of bill raisers passing altered two dollar notes for twenty. The figures two and twenty were cut out and replaced to fool bankers, who redeem the bills.
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Sioux City
Secret Service
Girl assaulters get life terms in local court
Beatrice Timmons 14 was assaulted by Raymond Devetter 19 Henry Devetter 18 and Lester Joe McCrossen 19 who confessed and were sentenced to life imprisonment in Ft Madison. The trio, arrested after a citizen posse scoured Davenport Rock Island and Moline, also admitted attacking Elsa Hord 14 in Moline the night after.
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Davenport
Beatrice Timmons
Raymond Devetter
Henry Devetter
Lester Joe McCrossen
Ft. Madison
FP. D. Letts
Roc Island
Moline
Develters
McCrossen
Elsa Hord
Midland Creditors to Get 15c on Dollar
Sioux City March 26 Creditors of the devinet Midland Packing Co taken over by Swifts will receive about 14 cents on the dollar it was decreed here by Federal Judge Thomas C Munger Claims of about 1790000 will be settled for about 26800 Judge Aftinger decreed Midland stockholders will realize nothing Swifts Packing Co bought the entire plant recently for 622400 About 200 creditors are involved in the court order.
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Sioux City
Devinet Midland Packing Co
Swifts
Thomas C. Munger
Aftinger
Midland
Swifts Packing Co
Nature’s Notes on Birds and Weeds in Winter
A fragment cites Nature Magazine noting seed bearing weeds attract birds. It mentions berries inviting waxwings robins and bluebirds over winter with cedar berries as a tempting lure for warblers and other species.
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Nature Magazine
The Hunter's Moon Named for Harvest Aftermath
The Hunter's Moon follows the harvest moon with a low angle rise. It appears at the same hour for several days due to its orbit. It is named not for aiding hunting at night but because September harvests leave nothing to interfere with sport.
Cardinals Need Catcher To Be Dangerous To Other National Outfits
St Louis manager Branch Rickey seeks a regular catcher and plans to factory push catchers. He aims to bolster the lineup by trading for or developing backstops while praising pitching depth and veterans Jim Smith Hy Myers and Max Flick in an optimistic spring outlook from Bradenton Florida.
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Cardinals
Nick Flatley
I. N.S
Bradentown
Fla
Branch Rickey
St. Louis
South
Branch
Cardinal
Rickey
Boston
Milton Stock
Micke O'Neil
McCurdy
Young Holm
Syracuse
Ray Blades
Si" White
Dock Luvan
Hornsby
Bottomley
Jim Smith
Hy Myers
Max Flick
Muellers
Blades
Willie Doak
Jess Haines
Willie Sherdel
Mickey
Fin Davis Stuart
Oston Braves
Barfoot
Dyer
North
Tricking Nature Quote by Emerson on Purity and Vision
A concise excerpt attributes to Emerson the idea that nature cannot be deceived by tricks and that true sublime vision arises from a pure simple soul in a clean body. It contrasts sorcery and wine with the calm presence of the Creator and the world spirit.
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Emerson
Lower Than a Saxophone in Tone Depth Report
The sarrussophone is described as deeper in tone than any instrument now in common use in orchestras. The claim positions it as a rival to the saxophone in musical breadth and timbre.
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