Odds Favor Joe Beckett In London World Title Bout
New York dispatch reports odds favor Joe Beckett over Georges Carpentier in their 20 round London match. Carpentier, in strong form after five years away, trains in Paris while Beckett trains in Southampton. If victorious, Beckett will likely face Jack Dempsey for the world title, possibly as Dempsey’s first defense.
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United Press
New York
N. Y
Georges Carpentier
Joe Beckett
London
Carpentier
Georges
Eddie McGoorty
Paris
Eddie
Becket
Beckett
America
Jimmy Wilde
Wilde
Holborn
Jack Dempsey
Dempsey
Southampton
Prohibition Measures Proposed in Japan Diet
Tokio reports Secretary Ta go of the home office drafting a drastic prohibition bill for the next diet session. The measure would ban liquor for all men and women under 25, with exceptions for traditional wedding ceremonies, reflecting a shift toward alcohol control amid calls to conserve rice.
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Tokio
Tago
Home Office
Nemoto
Diet
Legion Plans for Election of Officers
Speculation surrounds the DeKalb American Legion post as it prepares for the December 12 meeting to elect officers for the permanent regime. The current interim leadership has steered the post through the preliminaries and faces pressure to accept continued responsibilities. Also listed are upcoming sports events including racing in Havana and New Orleans, a six day cycling event in New York, and boxing matches in London and Philadelphia.
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DeKalb
American Legion
Manne
Court House Probate Court Settles DeKalb Estates
Final reports and inventories approved for multiple DeKalb area estates including John Felzenhauer Henr ietta Felvenhauer and Louise Scott with hearings set for December 15 and February term. Wards and guardianship actions noted. numerous warranty and quit claim deeds recorded across DeKalb Kingston Frangia Sandwich and other towns. Also mentions Carl Lindbest and others as witnesses and a note on ancient Egyptian bread varieties.
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Robert Rumney
Chaim
John Kullem
Paul Mess
Somonauk
M Ann Hess
Amelia Gritzbau Ment
Declinius
Sarah Hudson
M. Siex
R.huntley
J. M. Beaty
John Lorenz
J. G. Carrier
Ellwood Syndicate
Sycamore
George D. Branen
Mary B. Brower
Emma Marsh
Sarah A. Johnston
Lattin's
Thomas A. Shendan
Joseph A. Hespel
Elmwood Cemetery Association
Charles Larson
Blumwood
Kingston
James E Marcus
Emmy Wrate
Amos H. Gleason
Frangia— Vinnie R. Sutherland
Ellen Louise Burton
Ellen Loui Burton
William Foster
Netg
Edward F. Ledout
Fred Harrod
Eddy
Ott, Pt. Wit Nel See
Ancient Niagara skeleton found in Welland canal dig
Engineers uncover what some call an ancient Niagara skeleton during digs for the Welland Ship canal at Therveld Ontario on December 4. The buried relic is described as a large skeleton possibly linked to ancient geological features and may shed light on regional history. Sunken remains and fossil hints are being examined by specialists. The find occurs amid ongoing canal excavation work by engineers and local authorities.
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Therveld, Ont
Niagara Walls
Welland, Ship Canal
Winters Forty Summers Since Then Have Rolled Away
Forty winters and forty summers have rolled away since persons living today first took the prescription Number 40 For The Blood. Number 40 is compounded from ingredients listed in the U S Dispensatory and other medical sources. It is claimed to aid glandular disorders and various ailments, including childhood troubles, mercurial and lead poisons, scrofula, rheumatism, constipation, liver disease, skin eruptions, and other swellings. Sold by J T Denson, Crescent Drug Store.
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Hoye
U.S
J.T. Denson
Crescent Drug Store
Ancient cataract revealed near Niagara Falls and its former path
Engineers report uncovering ledges forming a 25 foot drop over 400 feet wide, with rock layers showing a 75 foot depth further on. The findings suggest a prehistoric cataract linking Lake Erie to Lake Outer Fight Mile Creek, once a chief waterway between the lakes. A final note adds that snakes hear via vibration despite lacking external ears.
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Niagara Falls
Lake Erie
American Steamer Kerwood Sunk Off Holland Coast
United Press reports the American steamer Kerwood was sunk after striking a mine off the Holland coast while en route to Hamburg. Rescue boats returned without locating the vessel, which belonged to Kerr Shipping Co of New York.
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Holland
United Press
Amsterdam
Kerwood
Hamburg
Kerr Shipping Company
New York
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Court House
John Felzenhauer
Henrietta Felvenhauer
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I Smith
Mie Helmer
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Cy Stern
Sandwich
Dee
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Eae
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Jimmy Duffy
Eddie May
Michael J. Wandan
Lowell
Mass
James Wood
Nelg
Harry Wills
Ole Anderson
San Francisco
Wood
Charles T. Newsten
Matt Wells
Beland
England
Carl G. Johnson
Taylor's
Maria Charlotte Anderson
Anders B
Ger Benson
Larson's
Ontario
Post
Toasties
Cobby
Monarch Coffee
ONARG
Koffee
J. B. Lindstrom & CO
Franklin Street
DE Kalb Scrap Iron & Coal Company
Oak St
Boston
Eagle
All Good Drug Grocery
the American Shoe Polish Co
Chicago
American Shoe Polish CO
DE Kalb G
W. Bradbury Fitzmerald Bros
John Konech
J. J. Murphy
Chris J. B. Li Thos
Scott
Hart Schaffner & Marx
Hart Schaffner
Marx
Anderson Brothers
Hart Schaffner & Marx Clothes
Dekalb, Illinois
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