Dundee Barred in World's Rings Fight Moves Authorized
Paris dispatch reports Johnny Dundee aboard the steamer Pans bound for New York as promoter Boer seeks Dundee disqualification by the International Boxing Union over alleged contract pressure. The proposed card on January 27 would pit Bretounel against St Paul Fritch with European featherweight and lightweight champions active. Dundee’s whereabouts were unclear as promoters planned a Paris return to announce readiness to fulfill engagements.
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Paris
Associated Press
Johnny Dundee
New York
M. Borer
Dundee
Fred Bretounel
Boer
International Boxing Union
Borer
Boyer
Bretonnel
St Paul Fritch
Marcart
Europe
Contes Verde Arrival Signals New Walking Rival
New York reports introduce Uso Prigetto as a world walking record holder who will compete in the Maltrose AA games in the city on January 27. Italian setter and 10 kilometer pace over 47 minutes 49 seconds in the Olympiad last summer mark him as a rising international menace. Prigetto plans to stay about a month, facing challengers Georgie Goulding and Wilie Plant in the Antirose meet.
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New York
Paavo Nurmi
Finland
Conte Verde
America
Uso Prigetto
Tania Stilde
Alilan
Trigeno
Georgie Goulding
Wilnie Plant
United States
Poland to raise funds for Curie gift in Warsaw
The Associated Press reports Warsaw plans a national gift for Mme Curie to honor her radium findings. The fundraising aims to establish a radium institute in her native city. Washington notes James De Marino will become Italian ambassador to Washington, succeeding Prince Caetan in early February.
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Mme. Curie
Warsaw
Jan J
Associated Press
Poland
Mme Curie
Washington
James de Marino
Wil
Prince Caetan
Jazz Age Tragedy: Dorothy Elingson Kills Mother in Party Night
San Francisco scene recounts Dorothy Elingson, urged by her mother to seek work, defying authority to attend a party with jazz lovers. A quarrel erupts, she fires a gun, killing her mother. Dorothy, held in a cell, reflects on family rifts and a life pulled toward the jazz age. Police found her after a late-night tip from a friend. The piece contrasts quiet home life with sensational nightlife and the unraveling of a fractured family.
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San Francisco
Ellingson
Dorothy
Lel
Moter
Out of Door Work Declines Across Lumber Districts
A January report from the United States employment service shows mixed job trends. Factory and mine work rose widely while outdoor roles in lumber districts saw reductions. construction demand declined in some regions but overall conditions remained steady or improved since December.
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Washington
Doore
United States Employment Service
New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Illiois
California
Michigan
New England
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Mississippi
Loutank Lend Flormén Ana
Paritic
Fire sweeps five story tenement on the lower East Side
Associated Press reports three children missing after a blaze that drove families into the street at dawn. The fire tore through a five story tanement house, waking tenants by a barking dog that was later so badly burned it had to be shot.
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Associated Press
New York
Jan
Lower East Side
Boxing Rules For Army Reservations By Gen Morton
General Morton of the Army Reservations area issues rules for boxing events on military posts. Local city or state laws apply where post is within city limits. otherwise state law governs. Contests restricted to military service members, with limited outside entrants when an admission fee is charged and a proportion of outsiders with good reputation.
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Gen. Morton
LTH Corps Area
Ory
Charles Pupili G .Morton
Sinathi Corns
General Worters
Alaska
Spring training tales of rookies and Callahan era banter
In Boston and New York vivid scenes unfold from big league spring camps. Veterans mock rookies as stories of old Chicago era manager Jimmy Callahan and a famed pitcher Peters circulate. The Chicago squad visits George Cohan's show in Boston with passes, then faces rookie inexperience at the Fox lobby for theater and hotel chatter.
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Peters
Chicago Whic
Jimmy
Boston
George Cohan
Jimmy Callahan
Chicago
Callahan
Cohan
Bought and Paid Yor Hits Inspire Veterans Crowd
Confused OCR passage recounts a 1925 show moment. Veterans praise Callahan for ticketing while noting timing and the audience’s attentive reactions. The fragment hints at a lively performance and a shared communal experience.
Building program in Montana during 1928
A 1928 survey forecasts a large increase in Montana construction tied to a national building program. It anticipates expanded public works, power dams, roads, and community projects with higher expenditures than 1924, plus mobilization of labor across all classes. Major Montana projects include a new concentrator at Missoula, an ore mill at Castle Mountain, a Sidnet irrigation facility, and Sun Tanner Dam storage works.
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United States Department of Tabor
Aksares
Gars
Idaho
Mentana
Colorado
Wyoming
Viola High
Nevada
Montana
Missoula
Castle Mountain
White Sil Vhur Springs
Sidnet
Sun Taner Dam
Searchers fail to find missing man on Long's Peak
Estes Park January 18 reports two brothers of Herbert Sortland aided by a search party penetrated Long's Peak again seeking missing man Sortland who began the search after Agnes Vailig of Dener vanished during a climb. Sam and Or dolf Sortland arrived from Latchfield North Dakota to join the effort on the specified acre of sheer rock.
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Sortland
Sam
Ordolf
Latchfield
Deer Lodge protests hanging bill at city meeting
A Deer Lodge gathering of local groups and officials voiced strong opposition to a proposed bill to move execution of prisoners to the penitentiary. Legislators Bergstrom Johnson and Wold heard community concerns while outlining reasons for opposition and noting potential effects on deterrence and prison staffing.
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Deer Lodge
Bergstrom, Johnson and Wold
Wold
S P Wilson
Stotary Club
J M Dietrich
Kiwanians
C A Willard
Womans Club
IT Williams
Moe W. T Marsh
American Legion Auxiliary
JH . Bielenberg
Frank Conley
Warden Sole
Joseph Coleman
Commercial Club
Representatie
Hurlingham Club to Entertain Polo Players
London January 2 Associated Press reports the Tutlingham Polo Club will host representatives of the American Army during their England visit next year. Polo Monthly says the US Army polo team is expected to arrive in May for inter‑army matches against Britain, which beat them in the United States last year. Sir Harold Snagger and Lieut‑Col Scott‑Duff aim to ensure the visitors have an enjoyable stay as inter‑army matches at Hurlingham are poised to be the season’s highlight.
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Associated Press
London
Tutlingham Polo Club
England
United States
Harold Snagger
Scott-Duff
Hurlingham
Saïd Chi Beaten in Chinese FightHeadline
Shanghai report says General Chi Shieh Yuan's forces were routed at Chinklang by General Lu Yung Hsiang pacification troops. Chi shifts reserves to Soochow to form a defensive line amid ongoing clashes.
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Associated Press
Shanghai
Chi Shieh- Yuan
Kiangsi
Chinklang
Lu Yung Hsiang
Chi Shich-Yuan
Soochow
London
Reuter
Chin- Inang
Lu Yune-Timang
Chi Shiel- Yuan
Prince of Wales quips at Mercy League tale
London January 2 the Prince of Wales laughed at a Mercy League meeting when Lady Tree recounted London ignorance about distant lands. An electric news sign in Trafalgar Square drew attention as a girl asked why the prince would visit Argentina. The reply labeled him captain of the All Blacks, a New Zealand rugby team.
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London
Prince of Wales
League of Mercy
Lady Tree
British Empire
Trafalgar Square
Argentina
All Blacks
New Zealand
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