Boxing Money Boom Fuels Dempsey Carpentier Bout
The piece notes half a million dollar purses for the Dempsey Carpentier heavyweight championship and explains how promoters and fighters share revenues. It cites figures of $300,000 for Dempsey and $200,000 for Carpentier, with expected attendance around 20,000 and film rights potentially offsetting costs.
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Tex Rickard
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Ursby
Charles B. Cochran
America
Europe
America First Creed Promotes Unity and Strength in Texas
A wartime editorial emphasizes America First as the true creed, praising American citizens from Ohio to Texas for service at home and abroad. It envisions a strong, independent nation with ample commerce, transportation, and a robust merchant marine, refusing aloofness yet defending liberty and national unity.
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America
Republic
Ohio
Gulf
Texas
Laguna
Madre Lake
Lone Star
Oklahoma Sooners Rise as Gridiron Prospects Strengthen
The Oklahoma Sooners, champions of the Missouri Valley, loom stronger this fall as they defeated two Missouri teams Washington University and the University of Missouri in back to back weekends. Bennie Owen, alum of Kansas and long time coach at Oklahoma, hints at hidden plans and strict training to surprise opponents including the Kansas Aggies and Drake University.
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Missouri Valley
Kansas Jdyhawkers
Missouri
Washington University
University of Missouri
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Aggies
Kansas Aggies
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Buck
Pet Thornes
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Bennie
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Washburn College
Bethany College
Norman
Okla
Capon Wins By Knockout In Seven Rights Match
Tony Capon knocks out Red Mack in seven rounds, then brings in Joe who is also knocked out by Capon. The bout highlights Capon’s swift finish and dominance in the international contest.
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Troy
Tony Capon
Red Mack
Joe
Tony
The Hastening Throne and a Forsaken Champion
A fragmented reminiscence on fame and loneliness in sport and law. The speaker questions a fallen baseball star who traded integrity for money, notes boxing rumors, and contrasts two men named Jack whose paths diverge beyond language.
Cheyenne Prep Team Defeats Laramie in Frigid Prelude
In a snowy Frontier Park scrimmage, Cheyenne High Prep shut down Laramie Prep with a strong running attack led by Jimmy Sorenson and Beaney Hirgig scoring and converting two kicks. Laramie added Roan to bolster the lineup as Cheyenne prepares for the Laramie–Cheyenne game the following Saturday and a Fort Collins clash tomorrow with Rotary members planning to attend.
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van Aed
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Rotary Club
Mail Plane Braves First Winter Storm on Great Lakes Route
Airmail service on the Omaha to Salt Lake division faced its first winter storm. Salt Lake to Rock Springs and Omaha to Cheyenne continued, while Cheyenne to Rock Springs could not operate. Pilot Pickup landed at 4:50 PM after a 100 mile segment through heavy snow and near-track guidance. ice coated the craft and pilot Murray turned back after several abortive westward attempts.
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Cheyenne
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Death of Brother Calls Mrs Archie ae to Idaho
Mrs Archie ae has been called to Idaho by the death of her brother. Dr J Myers has visited Cherenne frequently. Word of his death was received with regret by many friends.
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Idaho
Archie Ae
J. Jmyers
Cherenne
Flush Parking Rule In Business District
A policy order seeks to ban curb parking in front of theaters and hotels. Cars must be flush with the curb along Carey Avenue Lincoln Way Seventeenth and adjacent blocks. An ordinance on the matter will be passed at the first reading Monday.
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Pioneers Attend Pioneer's Funeral
Residents of the city gathered at St Marys Cathedral Thursday morning to attend the funeral of Miss Agnes School. Father Mather had charge of the service. Burial was in the family plot at Lake View. Pallbearers included Timothy Dyer Charles F. Embers and Andre Ryan.
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Timothy Dyer
Charles F. Embers
Av AL Mater
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T. Fom
John B. Sloan
Twin Babies Die Simultaneously After Birth
The article reports the deaths of twins, a girl and a boy, shortly after birth. They were a few days old. Private funeral services will be held at the Barry-Bricker mortuary Friday at 2 30 p m with interment in Lakeview Cemetery.
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Stare
Buy-at-Home Exhibit Draws Cheyenne Booth Interest
Cheyenne merchants reserve booths for the Buy-at-Home exhibit at the Burlington Depot on December 10 and 11. Fifteen reservations have been received to date, with early applicants noting sales increases of about 20 percent after similar events. Applications are handled in order by the Chamber of Commerce, booth costs vary by location and advertising value, and reservations should be made early by calling the chamber at the provided phone number.
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Chamber of Comm
Cheyenne
Chamber of Commerce
Brotherhood to Put Up 20-Story Building
Brotherhood announces a 20 story building project with a cost between six and seven million dollars yearly funded through a bank at standard rates. The cooperative insurance company reports an $18 million business and annual death payments of two and a half million dollars plus old age pensions. The bank is emphasized as essential to workers. Dr H Schapiro of Ballimors, a noted linguist, is summoned by Stone.
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Cooperative Insurance Company
Stone
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Ballimors
Bank restructure proposal aims to boost savings and streamline dues
mm Schapiro outlines a plan to reorganize a bank chapter with 10 hundred tenants and a broader union framework. The Brotherhood, with R50 lodge members, plans local branches to solicit savings for members and explain the plan to unions in the area.
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Stone
France and Britain Pay Tribute to Herog
Tributes from France and Britain mark a memorial honoring fallen personnel across the empire. Relatives and ordinary private soldiers join in the ceremony followed by the burial rites at Abbey Church.
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France
Britain
Herog
Ceng
Elected District Judge While Jail Headquarter Contested
A political saga unfolds as Fess Whitaker faces jail time, court battles, and a run for county judge. Indictments for jail breaking collide with renewed town interest as Whitaker writes, speaks from a cell, and hopes to leverage the case into a political comeback against opponents from Virginia to Bul’s.
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Feas Whitaker
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Lepinty
Fees
Tews
Lotch
Paul Espital
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