Hugdahl Aims to Break Fair Speed Record at Grand Forks
North Dakota notes chronicling Sig Hugdahl, famed 1918 track ace, bringing his own 990 horsepower dirt car to Grand Forks for July 19, hoping to set new state or world marks on the state fair oval. He has previously set records at Edmonton, Des Moines, Lincoln, St Paul, Sioux City, and more, with Oldfield praising his dirt-track prowess.
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Anothr
North Dakota State Fair
Sig. Hugdahl
Barney Oldfield
Bob Burman
Louis Disbrow
Eddie Hearne
Bill Endicott
Johnny Baimey
Hugdah
Grand Forks
State Fair Race
Edmonton
Alberta
Des Moines
Lincoln
Neb
St. Paul
Sioux City
Muskogee
Oklahoma City
Hugdahl
Oldfield
Hurdaht
Alaska Ice Breakup Guessing Prize Winner
In Nenana Alaska A J Ghez's faculty for guessing won him the tie share of the pool after predicting the Tanana river ice breakup to the minute. The event draws intense local interest comparable to the Kentucky Derby with many observers using past data to time their bets and camps by the river.
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Nenana
Alaska
A. J. Ghez
Gherzt
Tanana
Yukon
de Edge
Los Angeles T Holds First Place In Coast League
San Francisco, June 18. Followers of Pacific coast baseball wonder how much of a runaway race the Loan Angels will make in the 1919 pennant. The Angels have lost only one series in eight, with three ties, maintaining a weekly percent around .634. They lead the league in sustained strength, matching other clubs in batting averages among regulars.
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San Francisco
Angels
San Franciscans
Los Angeles
Salt Lake
Dempsey Prepares for Willard Clash With Bigger Sparring Partners
Jack Dempsey, the husky challenger, drills with larger sparring partners Bill Tate, Terry Keller, and One Round Davis to mimic Jess Willard’s size and reach. Willard seeks stronger partners after manager Ray Archer’s trip to New York. Dempsey concentrates on blocking, ducking, and landing solid wallops to counter Willard’s reach.
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N. E. Brown
Jack Dempsey
Jess Willard
Jess
Toledo
Jack
Bill Tate
Terry Keller
Davis
Willard
Bill
Dempsey
Ray Archer
New York
Demobilization at Presidio Camp Described In Detail
The Associated Press details the demobilization process for returning soldiers at the Presidio of San Francisco. Captain Roger H Waite outlines intake, medical exams, compensation reviews, vocational guidance, and final papers before civilian status. A series of offices, rosters, and officers coordinate discharge, pay, and travel arrangements for veterans returning to the Pacific coast.
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San Francisco
Associated Press
Roger H. ‘Waite
Presidio of
San Incisco
United States
Rocky Mountains
Waite
Fean
Presidio
G. H. McCafferty
New York City
Hts
Washington
Department of Her
San Francisco Bay Cities
Department of Laborative
Dalmatia
Cattaro
Spalato
Sinj
Messini
Regenca
Hoover
Ragusa
Zelanika
American Red Cross
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Jto
Pacific Coast
M. H. Clark
Florence
Kan
A. W. Neely
Honolulu
T.'Epo
J. M. Watkins
Chattanooga ‘Tenn
T. Hiehle
Brooklyn
McFfitosh
C. Hi “Doko
San Luego
M. K. Madsen
Chicago
2. P. Jones
Salt Lake Leads In Home Runs With Sheely Dominant
In the second month of play Salt Lake trails by four runs but leads the league in home runs. Sheely stands alone with a commanding lead in four-baggers as Salt Lake, Los Angeles, Oakland, San Francisco, and Sacramento each have three, Vernon and Seattle two, and Portland none.
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Salt Lake
Los Angeles
Oakland
San Francisco
Sacramento
Vernon
Seattle
Portland
Sheely
Five Races Of The Grain Belt Fair Circuit Scheduled
Five race meets will be held in North Dakota under the Grain Belt Fair circuit with July dates at Cando Bottineau Rugby Hamilton and Langdon. Purses are $200 with entrance money added and no deductions from winners. no charges for racing service to horse owners.
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Langdon
N. D
North Dakota
Cando
Bottineau
Rugby
Hamilton
Richard Happy Over Defeat of Ohio Boxing Bill
Toldo Ohio June 18 Tex Rickard expressed satisfaction over the defeat of an Ohio legislature bill that would have empowered the governor to block the Willard Dempsey match. Willard received word from Steamboat Bill Scott that he will join the champion’s sparring staff. Admirers of Dempsey are surprised by his weight gain to about 201 pounds, attributed to training and freer eating.
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Toldo
Ohio
Tex Richard
Cox
Willard-Dempsey
Rickard
Willard
Steamboat
Scott
France
Dempsey
Bosnian Medical Access Limited by Cultural Barriers
In Barpate Bosnia Kay 5 By Mail Fifteen percent of the population is destitute and typhus rises in 1 and Herzegovina. Official figures show 800 cases but authorities suspect over 2000 due to concealed cases in Mohammedan homes. Christian natives fear doctor visits as unmanly and public spaces face scrutiny, prompting talk of medical certificates for all.
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Bparate
Bosnia
Kay
Herzegovina
Pans Barnes Verefien
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Montreal
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