Pugilism Seeks National Board Amid Weight Disputes
In New York on May 14 the piece argues boxing lacks a national governing body, citing champions like Kid Williams Kilbane and Freddie Welsh who fight outside weight limits. It criticizes ring rules and notes the sport’s absence of centralized authority compared with baseball tennis golf and others.
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New York
Kid Wililaow
Johnny Kilbane
Freddie Weley
Himit
Wil-liome Balke
Kibane
Kilbane
Freddie Welsh
Welsh
Williama
Ther
National Boxing Board
Record Run Sets Coast to Coast Car Pace in 7 Days
E G Baker completes Los Angeles to New York trip in seven days eleven hours and fifty minutes, beating his own prior record of eleven days seven hours and fifteen minutes. The journey covered 247 miles daily average unknown. Baker arrived in New York yesterday after leaving Call.
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New York
Los Angeles
E. G. Baker
Baker
Baseball Scores From National and American Leagues
Baseball results from various NL games including New York Chicago Cincinnati Pittsburgh Philadelphia and Boston with pitchers and lineups named. A Detroit New York game was postponed due to rain as Western League standings show Denver Des Moines St Joseph Sioux City and others.
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New York
Denver
Des Moines
St. Joseph
Sioux City
Maisel Out With a Broken Collar Bone
New York American league center fielder Fred Maisel suffered a broken collar bone chasing Graney's homer in the sixth inning against Cleveland. He will miss a month. Luther Cook has been released to Oakland in the Pacific Coast league and Urban Shocker to the Toronto Internationals. Charles Mullen and William Pierce will be released to minor league clubs soon.
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New York
Fred Maisel
Graney
Cleveland
Luther Cook
Oakland
Urban Shocker
Toronto Internationals
Charles Mullen
William Piercey
Reds buy Ab Shortstop from Los Angeles
Robert P. Fisher, shortstop for the Los Angeles team in the Pacific Coast League, was sold outright today to the Cincinnati Nationals. Fisher previously played with the Chicago Nationals last season.
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Los Angeles
Robert P. Fisher
Lo Angeles
Cincinnati Nationals
Fisher
Chicago Nationals
Cleanse kidneys with hot water and Anuric pill
Advert reads that uric acid from a winter illness causes aches, swelling, and tiredness. It promotes hot water before meals and Anurie as a remedy from Dr. Merce, with invalids hospital institute contact in Buffalo, NY, offering a dollar full treatment or ten cents sample.
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Pierge
Ann West
Doctor Merce
Piere
Invalids’ Hotel and Surgical Institute
Buffalo
N. Y
Merce
A A A to Recognize Milford Twenty-Four Hour Record
The American Automobile Association contest board will likely officially recognize Ralph Mulford's twenty four hour distance, set at Sheepshead Bay. Mulford drove 1819 miles in a continuous 24 hour period aboard the Hadeon Six, changing only one tire and stopping briefly for oil and gasoline. The mark surpasses a prior record by 238 miles set by F Edge in England nearly nine years earlier.
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New York
American Automobile Association
Ralph Mulford
Mulford
Sheepshead Bay Motor Speedway
F. Edge
Brooklands
England
W. C. T. U. Notes on Young People's Branch Value
Maude Perkins cites the YPB as essential in every community despite busy youths and school duties. A First Presbyterian pastor praises the branch for uniting youth from multiple denominations and aiding Christian growth and church declarations.
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Maude BH. Perkins
New York
Young People’s Branch
Young People’s
Chrision
Syracuse
Pine Bluff Real Estate Man Seeks State Land Pamphlet
H. H. Whaley of Pine Cluffs writes Secretary Jh. N. Lamont requesting copies of the land pamphlet published by the Industrial club. He aims to boost local development and help circulate the pamphlet where it can be most effective.
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H. H. Whaley
Jh. N. Lamont
Industrial Club
Mr. Whaley
Claim Russians Lost 6 Million Amid War Toll Estimates
Vienna reports Austro-Hungarian experts estimate total Russian army losses since war start near one million, rising from 5.4 million by Dec 31, 1916. Figures include 1,996,000 KIA and 1,474,000 permanently disabled in 1915, with further casualties and prisoners cited.
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Vienna
Paris
Sodality of St Marys Cathedral Bake Sale Announcement
The Sodality of St Marys Cathedral plans a bake sale Saturday at Palace Pharmacy. The church group comprises the churchs young ladies aiding parish activities. Proceeds support church programs.
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The
Sodality of
St. Mary’s Cathedral
Society of the Young Ladies of the Church
Palace Pharmacy
Leader Office Seeks Clean Cotton Rags for Purchase
The Leader Office announces it will pay a good price for clean cotton rags suitable for reuse. Vendors are invited to supply rags meeting quality standards at negotiated rates.
TI Bath Foot Softer Soothes Sore Feet
A vintage ad copy extols a foot bath remedy promising relief for tired aching feet. It describes burning corn pain and trembling toes, claiming the product dissolves evudations and leaves feet painless after use. The copy promotes a 25 cent box of the soot product.
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Aise
FYMUSEMENTS ATLAS Feature on Ireland Themed Stage
A fragment describes upcoming shows including a 700 year old chapter titled For Ireland's Bake and a dawn era Ireland set drama about rebellion with Irish maiden and British soldiers. Also billed are Vogue comedy M Up of Rue dolph with Paddy McGuire and The Innocent Lie at the Lyric with Nora O'Brien.
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Ireland
M Up
Ruedolph
Paddy McGuire
Famous Players
Diame
Lote Yuliuer
Mike Valenting Grant
Litlie
Relatives Receive Notice As Winters Share Irish Link
A note describes an expected relative of the family arriving dressed in a manner that suggests kinship. The Winters, who have never met their Irish cousin, prepare to connect and learn more about the newly mentioned relation.
Cousin Nora Finds Identity in Forgotten Past
Mrs Winters and her sons Teddy and Hogan care for Nora who insists she is not their cousin. As the family endures her insistence, Nora adjusts to her imagined role and finds solace in clinging to a past identity while Teddy's bold actions reinforce her place in their household.
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Winters
Teddy
Hogan
Nora
Fam
Courting Capture in a Reforming Crime Tale
A rider of the law notes a reforming crook heading for the pen after a misread boast. The Birmingham Age-Here reports a cautionary tale where steady pursuit overcomes flashy bravado in a humorous court vignette.
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Miter
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Archer
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Ici
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Pourduph
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Alexander
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Chigaro
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Washington
Hatterion
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Western League
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Maisel
REDS
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Ralph Miulford
Carey Ave
France
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Athens
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Coca-Cola CO
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Sena
Valentine Grant In the “Inocent Lie
Lyric Theatre
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Uffa
Peiure
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Colecs
Netutel Wood
Hightook
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I. i. Hopkins
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