Willard and Dillon Mapped for Ten Rounds in Brooklyn
Emphatic reports claim heavyweight champion Jess Willard and light heavyweight Jack Dillon are set for a ten round bout at Washington Park in Brooklyn. Weighs: Willard about 245 pounds, Dillon around 165. NY boxing commission decision pending. The outcome may risk irrepairable damage to the sport in New York if barred.
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Jess Willard
Jack Dillon
New York
Washington
Broooklyn
Brooklyn Federal League Baseball Club
Willard
Dillon
Wetton
New York State Boxing Commission
Commission
New York State
Eastern polo talent consents to Pacific coast visit
Report from J Eugene Geer of Hempstead NY says eastern polo stars now at Aiken and Meadow Brook will likely travel to the Pacific Coast before Long Island and other eastern tournaments. It notes G M Heckeher C Perry Beadleston Malcolm Stevenson Thomas Le Bouttleir and Dean Lebanon FR Driggs as leading figures and mentions Oregon prospects facing training delays from stormy weather and freshman ineligibility rules.
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Sant Francisco
J. Eugene Geer
Hempstead
Aiken
D. C
Pacific
Long Island
G. M. Heckeher
Meadow Brook
C. Perry Beadleston
Malcolm Stevenson
Thomas le Boutellier
Meadow Rook
Altho
Coronado
Eugene
University of Oregon
Hayward
Lusitania Settlement Question Narrowed In Dispatch
Berlin dispatch reports confusion over America's demands after the Lusitania issue, noting the push to settle indemnity and related terms. It cites a German view that U S demands were harsh and could not be accepted, warning against excess humiliation.
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Berlin
America
Lusitania Queston
Arrangeni
United Sitates
Germany
House Vote Pushes Defense Spending and Child Poverty Probe
Representative Keating of Colorado introduced a resolution to study caves of child poverty and its impact on national efficiency. He noted 800 million dollars last year went to institutions for dependents and defectives, warning that aiding poor children is essential to national preparedness and future production.
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Kelley
Keating
Colorado
United States
Shredded Wheat Ad from Niagara Falls 1816
An old advertisement urges turning a house into a home with Shredded Wheat for breakfast. It touts ready to cook whole wheat goodness, easy preparation, and suitability for children and adults, noting production at Niagara Falls New York.
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Niagara Falls
N. Y
Democratic national committee meets in St Louis for preconvention
The committee on arrangements of the Democratic National Committee will meet in St Louis tomorrow to begin preparations for the national convention to be held in June. The gathering aims to coordinate activities and plan the event logistics for the upcoming nominating assembly.
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ST. Louis
Committee On
Democratic National Committee
Louis
Prejy
Siona
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Shay
Jeck Dillon
Lebanon FR. Driggs
Harvard University
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Frineda
Harvard
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Lusisaria Settlement
Leade
of America
Irwin Cobb
James Oppenheim Louis Joseph Vance James Francis Dwyer
Joe Mitchell
Chapple
A. M. and
C. N. Williamson
Reginald Wright Kauffman Wallace Irwin Leroy Scott
Zane Grey
Rupert Hughes
George Bronson Howard
Anna Katharine Green
Mrs. Wilson Woodrow Nina Wilcox Putnam Prederick
Isham
Hugh Weir
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Bien Lolie Brassiern
Ren Beck
Benjamin & Johnes
Warren Street
Newark
Wesserman's Shoe
Curry Read Is
Mawer Road
Kelley Mercantile Co
Gleason Mercantile Co
Joseph Wasserman
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