Pershing Fights Honorary Bout At Fort D. A. Russell Night
Soldier Fontana defeats Patsy Brannigan after forty rounds in a long smoker held to honor General Pershing at Fort D. A. Russell. About 2,500 spectators watched the event as Cheyenne Wool Growers guests. Abe Pollock refereed. Co. B Irwin announced Pershing. A six round draw opened the card. Pershing left early for a train. Glan Gordon bagpipe band provided music.
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Soldier Fontana
Patsy Brannigan
Fort
D. A. Russell
General Pershing
Wyoming Wool Growers Association
Cheyenne
Abe Pollock
Denver
Co. B. Irwin
Abe Courrier
Kid McCoy
Fifteenth Cavalry
Glan Gordon Bagpipe Band
Brannigan
Fontana
Russell
Expensive Frisco Bars Sell Cheaply at Auction
Eleven years after J J Wilson paid 25090 for the Nevada cafe bar in San Francisco the bar and back bar sold at auction for 465. The Richeleiu bar at Kearney Geary and Market recently sold for 210. Other sales include the College Inn mahogany bar at 16000 bringing 315 and the Odeon cafe bar at 2000 selling for as read.
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San Francisgo
J. J. Wilson
Nevada
Kearney and
Post Streets
Richelieu
Kearney
Geary
Market Sts
College Inn
Odeon Cafe
Roosevelt Childhood Home Restored To 1858 Faith
The birth place of Theodore Roosevelt at 28 East Twentyeth Street New York will be restored to its 1858 condition by the Women s Roosevelt Memorial association after meeting with architect Theodote Pope. The adjoining 26 is purchased and both houses will feature brownstone fronts mansard roofs and interiors reflecting Roosevelt era life. A Rooseveltian library will fill No 26 and top floors become an assembly hall for Boy Scouts Camp Fire Girls and similar groups.
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New York
Theodore Roosevelt
Twentieth Street
Theodote Pope
John W. Riddle
No. 28
Colonel Lired
James Russell Parsons
Henry GU. Stimson
A. Barton Hepburn
Henry A. Wise Wood
William Curtis Demarest
John Henry Hammond
Auctioneer with long experience in auctioneering services
Experienced auctioneer graduate of top school offers services at 1414 W 17th with phone 396 J.
Mauna Loa Erupts With Massive Lava Flows In Hawaii
The account from Honolulu describes Mauna Loa and Kilauea erupting spectacularly with lava rivers up the slopes. Viewers witness lava reaching the sea, huge steam columns, and rock throws as a dramatic show shocks residents and scientists.
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Mauna Loa
Kana
Hawaii
Alika
Honolulu
Fifty Thousand Indians Visit Guadalupe Shrine in Mexico
Fifty thousand Indians from across Mexico completed a week of homage to the Virgin of Guadalupe at the shrine near Guadalupe. The observance marks the 388th anniversary of the apparition that led to conversion and the building of the cathedral. The festival blends devotion with festive celebration as pilgrims travel from Mexico City and beyond.
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Guadalupe
Mex
Mexico
Mecca
Ganges
Guadalupe Village
Mexico City
Start a Savings Account at Stock Growers
A promotional pitch urges readers to open a Savings Account at Stock Growers with one dollar. It claims starting the account unlocks regular saving opportunities and encourages immediate action with the first dollar.
Midnight Mass Draws Thousands to Hill Shrine Pilgrimage
Hundreds of miles away crowds camp in plazas and hills for a midnight mass at a hill shrine. Natives trudge a rocky path to a sacred site, sing chants, offer fruits and animals, and some crawl on hands and knees. Afterward a turbulent carnival unfolds with pulque, stalls, and street entertainment around cathedral enclosures.
Music Aids Sale of Surplus Army Foods
Honolulu sold its allotment of surplus army food to the accompaniment of fox trots and marches by the Hawaiian Band. Citizens bought army beans bacon and staples at prices below market, then invoices showed a ten percent overcharge. A reduction was made and the surplus ten percent collected was given to city charitable institutions.
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Surplus Army Foods
Honolulu
T. H
Help Wanted Maid For General Housework
Too late to classify but the notice reads help wanted for maid service in a village context. The text mentions melodies and natives dancing and singing during Guadalupe Day celebrations, then groups disperse and natives return home to a year of serenity until the next Guadalupe Day.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Pershing
Soldier
Roosevelt
C. W. Herrin
Earth
Washington
Shirley Foster Allen
National Geographic Society
Flawai
Europe
Ilauea
Oahu
Hilo
Mauna Joa
Wational Bank Heyenne
Wyo
Eader
Aatoih Fe
Velvet Joe
Folong
Avenas
St. Lowis
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