Betting on the races wide open across states
Open wagering at horse tracks spreads as states legalize betting. New York Delware California and other states debate or limit betting while pari mutuel and tote systems expand. The article outlines methods bookmaking and machine betting, noting New York law bans matchedbetting and details mechanics of how wagers flow through bookmakers and tote devices.
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Hue
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Mexico
Cuba
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Siunrisa
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Posthole Buyer Told It Is Posthole He Buys
A reader describes a stock market discussion on postholes and the reality of buying land or securities under new regulation. The piece notes warnings from the Federal Trade Commission, government oversight, and investors’ need for disclosure. It also includes unrelated health commentary and reflections on aging and natural processes.
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Marek
Theron
Commiastan Esnetts
Commia
Ander
Monsevelt
British War Debt Payment Message Misread
Ambiguity surrounds Britain's June 15 war debt payment. Reported sums range from 75.95 million to 19 million, with confusion over Roosevelt’s acceptance and an amendment authorizing an eight month period from enactment.
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Great Britain
Rooxsivelr Evenue
Wordy Views From the London Conference
The speaker reflects on the London Conference and political maneuvering, noting perceived double crosses by McDonald and a tone of social and fiscal debate. He jokes about the Senate’s praise, Prohibition era issues, and the evolving economy, including bootleggers, banks, and film industry upticks. The piece closes with a self referential sign off.
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London
McDonald
Senate
U.S. Senate
O. K
Roosevelt's Silver Payment Offer and Britain's Selloff
The article notes Roosevelt's proposal to accept silver payments from foreign debts at 60 cents per ounce and reports Britain paying 2,000,000 ounces to meet a $10 million obligation. It observes the market price at 65 cents per ounce, implying Britain effectively paid about $7 million in value, per the Baltimore Sun.
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United States
Great Britain
Baltimore Sun
Firemen Battle Denatured Alcohol Blaze in New Orleans
In New Orleans on June 24 a blazing denatured alcohol tank at United States Industrial Alcohol in Westwego caught fire after being heated at the plant. Firemen fought the flames as a nearby tank and oil tops ignited. Loss is set at $350,000, with no explosion. A shift in wind later reduced spread risk to the denaturing plant.
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New Orelang
Toaleht
United States Industrial Alcohol Company
Weatwerp
Officiala
United States
America
Henry Tanrena
Washington
England
Charleston
California Maiden 15 Kidnaping Victim Reported Missing
Los Angeles police and sheriff's deputies searched tonight for Dorothy Hilngaworth 28 of San Gabriel who allegedly was kidnapped from a party in Alhambra. Guests at the party directed officers to find Getchell Dow 26 an accountant said to have just proposed marriage to the woman. Deputies said Miss Mogsworth was dragged from the house to a car and driven away.
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Alhambra
Dorothy Jana Hilngaworth
San Gabriel
Mff
Getchell Dow
Sheriff's
Jill Mogsworth
Answers from Haskins Quiz Reflect Liberal Education Tone
A long list of Q and A covering topics from bottle preservation with paraffin to definitions of absolute music and biographical sketches. It includes trivia about William Muldoon, Johnny the page boy, postal receipts, cremation in America, John Randolph of Roanoke, the Palmer House, and Thomas Jefferson’s violin, among many other items.
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William Muldoon
Helena Modjenka
Maurice Barrymore
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Iba
John Randolph
Roanoke
Woman Foils Bandits In Arkansas Farm House Attack
A farm woman in Rogers County Arkansas fought off two armed gunmen who demanded her car keys, leaping into her vehicle and steering it into a tree to escape. The assailants fled, with the crime spree continuing from Fayetteville to Alma where a deputy sheriff was wounded in a pursuit.
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Alma
Farm Towee
Ozarks
Mountonma Pear Winslow
Jon Tokera
Rogers Hone
Rogera
Aadis
Rogers
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D. Humphrey
Alma Snatshal
Jalene
Tuertre
van Burena
Mt. Viata
Honiw
Winslow
Suspect Confesses Robbery at Snowden Montana
Minot North Dakota June 24 Alfred Ventureno 25 long recently from Great Falls Montana confesses to sheriff H P Loweauld that he helped in a Snowden robbery with two accomplices. He says he went to James Franks home and persuaded Frank to accompany him along a row where the others hid. Frank was robbed of money from his clothing and restrained in an unoccupied shack. Ventureno claims his share of the loot was 200 dollars.
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Alfred Ventireno
Great Walls
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H. P. Loweauld
James Frank
Falk
Gertion Hind
Snowden
Venturyno
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