Welsh seeks rematch as Leonard holds lightweight crown
New York June 1 Eddie Welsh former lightweight champion says he may retire but wants one more fight with Benny Leonard if allowed Without a long campaign Leonard agrees to meet Welsh again though he plans to register for war duty next week Welsh notes he was defeated but respects Leonard claiming he might be through with boxing except for one bout Meanwhile in England Copped Hall farming school for girls on an ecclesiastical estate near Epping Forest is destroyed by fire
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New York
Ieddy Welsh
Referen McPartland
Benny Leonard
Lreddy
Leonard
Benny
Wilsh
Welsh
Tie
McFarland
Chan
Copped Hall
England
Epping Forest
London
Harrisburg Baseball Scene Reflects Patronage and Talent
Manager Beatty praises a fast Harrisburg lineup with promising youths and strong fielding. Red Calhoun’s Wilkes-Barre hopes hinged on winning to draw crowds as Patience and funding hinge on public support. Pop Kelchner, Buck Elliott, and Kraft are named among key figures shaping the teams’ prospects amid wartime uncertainty and financial strain.
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Calhoun
Wilkes- Barre
Wilkes-Barre
Pop” Kelchner
Albright
St. Louis
Buck” Elliott
Kraft
Harrisburg
New Fanning Record for School Girl Pitcher
Boston June 1 One of the greatest pitching performances in history came from Miss Emily Flaherty of Milton High School as she struck out twenty one Milton Academy batters in a seven inning game. Milton High defeated by Milton Academy. Miss Flaherty, a sophomore, is daughter of Mrs Mary Flaherty.
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Boston
Emily Flaherty
Milton High School
Milton Academy
New England
Milton High
Flaherty
John Liedy
Miss Flaherty
Daily Papers
Mary Flaherty
Miss Storrow
DIETERS WEAR BUTTONS
London June 1 reports dieters who follow the bread ration appeal will be entitled to something but the exact benefit is not specified in the fragment. The brief item notes public response to voluntary rationing measures and hints at a social signaling gesture like wearing buttons.
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London
Orpheum
Howard McKent Barnes
Hamilton
Gold Button With On Voluntary Rations Inscription
A gold colored button bears the words On Voluntary Rations embossed across it with a crown emblem above, suggesting a ceremonial or symbolic item tied to rationing era symbolism.
Japan Plans Credit to Build Battleships
Japan seeks about 130 million dollars for warship construction at the June Diet session. The plan includes eight superdreadnoughts, four fast battlecruisers, and new vessels such as a 32,000 ton battleship two cruisers 7,200 and 3,600 tons two destroyers 1,200 and 700 tons two submarines 700 tons each and a 10,000 ton special commission ship.
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Tokio
Special Commission
Japan
England
Conference hears word welfare is hated by workers
London June 1 At a conference on industrial welfare Miss Mary Macarthur said many factories have workers who dread the term welfare describing it as deeply disliked and unappealing in its usage.
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London
Mary Macarthur
West End A C Chooses Charles Householder as Leader
West End Athletic Club elected Charles J. Householder as manager for the rest of the season, succeeding W. H. Klinepeter who resigned. George Co. McCahan will be assistant manager, with Householder noted for strong ties to Harrisburg athletic circles and the Motive Power Athletic Association of the Pennsylvania Railroad. Tomorrow St. Mary’s of Steelton visits Fourth and Seneca streets, followed by a Goldsboro game on Saturday, June 9.
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West End Athletic Club
Charles J. Householder
W. H. Klinepeter
George Co. McCahan
Harrisburg
Motive Power Athletic Association
Pennsylvania Railroad
West End
St. Mary's
Steelton
Fourth
Seneca Streets
Goldsboro
Orpheum and regional theaters feature star acts and classics
The Orpheum schedules heavy with films and live acts next week starring Jules Verne adaptation Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea at matinee and evening shows plus The Suffragette Revue at Majestic. Regent shows As Men Love final run and Fatty Arbuckle short A Reckless Romeo with other features. Colonial reintroduces The Gunfighter with Hart and Wilson while Efprode’s The Great Secret continues with The Optinger. Paxtang Park offers All Wrong and Lillians Dogs with a Saturday matinee for children under 13.
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Orpheum
Jules Vernes
Jules Verne
Nemo
Professor Arronax
Ned Land
West Indies
House Peters
Myrtle Stedman
Regent
Fatty” Arbuckle
Fatty
William S. Hart
Margery Wilson
Hart
Francis X. Bushman
Beverly Bayne
the Optiinger
Metro Comany
Emmy Whelen
Paxtang
Paxtang Park Theater
Werner
Lillian
New Players for Harrisburg Club Cockill in West
Harrisburg baseball moves to rebuild with manager George Cockill traveling to Pittsburgh for talks with Walter Blair and Tom Healey of the University of Pittsburgh who may join the Harrisburg lineup. Changes include Cy Parson and Ray Hamilton released while Earl Mack Don Brown and Gus Reichle are signed as Harrisburg eyes a winning season.
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Harrisburg
George Cockill
Pittsburgh
Walter Blair
Tom Healey
Healey
University of Pittsburgh
Smoky City
Cockill
Dee Cook
Blair
Pittsburgh University
Cy Parson
Ray Hamilton
Connie Mack
Earl Mack
Don Brown
Gus Reichle
Mack
Brown
North Carolina League
Baltimore
Jack Dunn
Bud Weiser
Wilkes-Barre
Calhoun
Reichle
Islanders
Bill Coughlin
Scrantonians
Political Plot in Ex-Minister's Arrest
Report from Peking details the arrest of Dr. Chen Chin ta o former Chinese finance minister viewed as political vengeance. Accusations of bribery tie to a cartel seeking a coin to ingot conversion concession while copper value rises. Chen denied foreign and native counsel and faced tight detention amid secrecy. London reports Brazilian securities recovering due to renewed exchange demand.
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Peking
China
Chen Chintao
Chen Chin-tao
London
Navy minister proposes thirty submarines for China coast
Peking June 1 The minister of the navy Chen Piu kuan has submitted a proposal to the Chinese cabinet for the construction of thirty submarines to assist in the protection of the Chinese coast. No action has been taken as yet by the government on the recommendation.
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Peking
Chen Piu-kuan
Belgian Minister Paul May Appointed to China
Paul May is named Belgian Minister to China after serving as Belgian Minister to Mexico. The Chinese government has approved his designation and he is currently in France. Frequents of his posting indicate ongoing diplomatic reshuffles in East Asia.
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Peking
Paul May
China
May
Mexico
France
Family Builds on Boat to Escape the Turks
Cairo dispatch reports a refugee family from Tripoli Syria arriving after secretly constructing a boat inside their home. They navigated a perilous voyage, bailing water to safety. Estimates place Jerusalem’s population drop around 60 percent since the war with Lebanon villages hit hard. Syria’s crop at 25 percent of normal. Beyrouth bread at about thirty cents a pound.
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Cairo
Egypt
Tripoli
Syria
Jerusalem
Lebanon
Beyrout
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C. E. Beatty
Red” Calhoun
Haley
Captain Cook
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Houston Street
Mattapan
Braves Field
Fenway Park
Sargent School of
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Reapers
Paxtang Park
Regent Theater
Fatty Arbuckle
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Det Neee
West End A. C
Charles J. Householm
Iwi
William B. Friedlander, Inc
Majestic
America
Dixon
Joseph Dixon Crucible CO
Doe
United Hat Stores
Panamas
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