Pugilism Seeks National Board to Regulate Weights
New York May 14 The sport faces outsize claims by champions who disregard weight limits. Kilbane Welsh and Williama flout divisions by fighting above limits, while boxing lacks a national governing body. Authorities and fans call for a unified national board to restore rules and legitimacy to title bouts.
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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 L A to New York Shatters Coast to Coast Time
E G Baker completed a Los Angeles to New York motor car run in seven days 11 hours and 57 minutes arriving in New York after leaving Call. The route covered 247 miles setting a new coast to coast record. Baker had previously held the record at 11 days 7 hours 15 minutes.
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New York
Los Angeles
E. G. Baker
Baker
Baseball Scores in National and American Leagues
Yesterday's games featured Louwle and New York versus St. Owl with Renton and Rariden on Ames and Snyder. Chicago- Brooklyn saw Rucker and Miter plus Pierce and Archer. Cincinnati matchups included Hattorson Ruebach Gowily Schneider Wine. Pittsburgh faced Alexander Kantlehner Gibson. Boston hosted Hatterions Wellman Bevererd Foater and Cady. Philadelphia games involved Faber Sehatey Mey Schang. Washington clashed with Cleveland as Covelerkie ONeill Johnson Williams. Detroit-New York game postponed due to rain. Western League results showed Denver Des Moines St Joseph Sioux City Wichita Omaha Topeka Lincoln with mixed outcomes.
Maisel Sidelined by Broken Collar Bone in Cleveland Game
New York American League center fielder Fred Maisel broke a collar bone while pursuing Graney's homer in the sixth inning against Cleveland. He will miss about a month. Luther Cook is released to Oakland (Pacific Coast League) and Urban Shocker to the Toronto Internationals. Charles Mullen and William Pierce will be sent 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 Fisher From Los Angeles
Robert P. Fisher, the Los Angeles club shortstop in the Pacific Coast League, was sold outright today to the Cincinnati Nationals. Fisher previously played for the Chicago Nationals last season.
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Los Angeles
Robert P. Fisher
Lo Angeles
Cincinnati Nationals
Fisher
Chicago Nationals
Anurie Urges Kidney Cleanse With Hot Water Remedy
Advice touts hot water and Doctor Merce's Anurie to flush uric acid, claim relief from backache and rheumatism. Billboard-style pitch promotes a dollar full treatment or ten-cent trial from Dr. Pierce’s Institute in Buffalo, NY.
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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 may officially recognize Ralph Mulford's twenty four hour distance as a new record. He logged 1819 miles at Sheepshead Bay in a single continuous drive in the Hadeon Six, changing one tire and stopping only for fuel and oil at 1560 mile intervals. The feat surpasses the prior record by 238 miles set by F Edge in England.
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New York
American Automobile Association
Ralph Mulford
Mulford
Sheepshead Bay Motor Speedway
F. Edge
Brooklands
England
Young People's Branch Seen Vital Across Communities
Maude Perkins notes the YPB fills a needed role despite busy youths and school duties. A parish pastor from Syracuse lauds the branch for uniting youth across denominations, aiding Christian growth and church commitment through temperance work.
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Maude BH. Perkins
New York
Young People’s Branch
Young People’s
Chrision
Syracuse
Pine Cluffs Real Estate Man Seeks State Land Pamphlet
H. H. Whaley, Pine Cluffs real estate man, wrote to Secretary Jh. N. Lamont of the Industrial club requesting copies of the club’s land pamphlet. He plans to help circulate the pamphlet to boost the country’s development and effectiveness.
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H. H. Whaley
Jh. N. Lamont
Industrial Club
Mr. Whaley
Russians Lost Six Million in War Forces, Says Austro-Hungarian Staff
Vienna reports total Russian army losses since the war began estimated at about six million men and 50,000 officers. The figures cover 1914 to 1916 with high casualties, prisoners, and disabled, amid critiques of manpower and leadership.
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Vienna
Paris
Loquacious France in Anatole Le Brag’s Outlook
Anatole Le Brag discusses French culture of expression and the value of loquacity. He argues that speech and writing drive progress and contrasts French verbosity with Spartan reserve, asserting Athens’ rhetoric aided advancement.
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Anatole le Brag
Athens
Sparta
Sodality of St Marys Cathedral Bake Sale Saturday
The Sodality of St Marys Cathedral invites proceeds from a bake sale to be held Saturday at Palace Pharmacy run by the church's young ladies society.
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The
Sodality of
St. Mary’s Cathedral
Society of the Young Ladies of the Church
Palace Pharmacy
Campbells
Colecs
Netutel Wood
Hightook
Llewteg Progreesiee Maruhents Palace Pharmacy Drug CO
I. i. Hopkins
Leader Office Seeks Clean Cotton Rags for Purchase
The Leader Office announces a cash price for clean cotton rags. Businesses and individuals may bring textiles meeting cleanliness standards to participate in the buyback.
Feet Soothing Bath Claim From Patent Remedy Ad
An advertisement extols a foot bath product claiming to relieve tired feet, corns, and burning pain. It promises immediate comfort and urges readers to obtain a 25 cent box of the soot product to draw out evudations and provide relief.
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Aise
FYMUSEMENTS ATLAS Theatre Listings
The notice previews Irish themed pieces including For Ireland's Bake and a nineteenth century setting with rebellion overtones. It also touts Vogue comedy and a Players photo di ame featuring Paddy McGuire and The Innocent Lie by Lote Yuliuer with Mike Valenting Grant.
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Ireland
M Up
Ruedolph
Paddy McGuire
Famous Players
Diame
Lote Yuliuer
Mike Valenting Grant
Litlie
Relatives Receive Note About Irish Cousin Visit
A fragment notes a relative in a family note says the Winters, unfamiliar with their Ite Irish cousin, are conveyed to receive him or her. The passage hints at an arrival and family reception details.
Notable Family Keeps Cousin Nora in Hidden Past
A fragment describes Mrs. Winters and her sons caring for Nora who insists she is not their cousin. Nora resists recognition, enjoys her altered identity, and remains defined by a vanished past as Teddy’s bold actions further seal her place within the household.
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Winters
Teddy
Hogan
Nora
Fam
Courting Capture From Birmingham Age Here
A fragmentary note from the Birmingham Age Here discusses a crime chase and reform in a light column. It hints at a deception man mistaken for a crook and headed toward punishment. The playful lines contrast plodding diligence with flashy brilliance in an old-time context.
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Birmingham Age
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Miter
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Archer
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Ici
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Hatterion
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Western League
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Topeka
Lincoln
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REDS
Pierge
Ann West
Milford
Ralph Miulford
Carey Ave
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