Cardins Stay Slight Leader As NL Scrambles
The National League standings shift as St. Louis tops Pittsburgh by a half game after a 4 3 11 inning win over Atlanta. Brooklyn defeats Pittsburgh 2 1 while Cincinnati slips to third as Chicago and Cleveland win. Detroit bats run wild in Boston with two wins.
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Max Carey
Brooklyn
Cincinnati Reds
Hugh McQuillan
Carl Mays
Chicago Cubs
Phillies
Carlson
Chicago
George Uhle
Cleveland Indians
New York
Yankees
Uhle
St. Louis
Colletts First National Golf Title Won in 1922 at White Sulphur Springs
The record shows Glenna Collett captured her first national golf championship in 1922 at White Sulphur Springs Virginia.
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Glenna Collett
White Sulphur Springs
Russians to Build Large Power Plant in Afghanistan
Moscow reports a large electrical power station will be built by Russian engineer Herat in northern Afghanistan under a contract between the Russian Chamber of Eastern Commerce and Afghan merchants. The project marks a further move toward Afghanistan Soviet cooperation.
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Moscow
INS
Herat
Afghanistan
Russian Chamber of Eastern Commerce
Soviet Union
Resale of High Point Real Estate by Commissioner
John S. Michaux as administrator of B H Sawyer estate will sell the Snow Park Lot 5 Block 2 in High Point N C for cash at city hall on September 11 1926 noon. The bid starts at 385 09 after a prior bid of 385 by C F Williams and is subject to court approval. The parcel is described as Lot No 5 in Snow Park plat book 2 page 98a and further references in Guilford County records.
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John S. Michaux
B. H. Sawyer
Eva J. Sawyer
Guilford County
N. C
City of
High Point
N C
Park Street
Snow Park
Office of the Register of Deeds of
C. F. Williams
D. M. Beam
Bernard Wright
Life Story of Gene Tunney First Big Shot Against Carpentier
The article recounts Gene Tunney’s early rise through Billy Gibson’s promotional tactics, detailing Georges Carpentier’s 1924 return to America, Gibbons fixtures, and a staged Hoax to aid gate attraction. It notes Tunney’s cautious early form and Carpentier’s late surge in the rematch context.
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NEA Service, Inc
Gene Tunney
Georges Carpentier
Billy Gibson
Tunney
Gibson
Carpentier
America
Jack Curley
Eddie Kane
Tommy Gibbons
Michigan City
Ind
States
Dempsey
New York Polo Grounds
Gibbons
Leon Errol
Georges
Kane
Gus Wilson
Eddie
Luis Firpo
Pampas
Tex Rickard
Andy Griffin
Griffin
Gene
Descamps
Europe
Mermaid Aims at Catalina Channel Swim
Western long distance swimmer Miss Blewett plans a September 12 attempt to race 26 miles from Catalina Island to the mainland. She will skip the English channel contest this season due to currents and rough seas.
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English Channel
Catalina Islands
Miss Blewett
Scottish Rite Masons Create Scholarships in New York
New York August 23 The Sauare and Compass reports the Scottish Rite Masons of New York State recently formed a $10 000 Housewives Fund to establish scholarships likely for girls at the Masonic Home A resolution authorizes the Deputy for the State to arrange details with the Educational Committee of the Supreme Council to create and maintain the scholarship.
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New York
Sauare and Compass
New York State
Housewives
Supreme Council
Tex Rickard May Save Philadelphia Sesqui Exposition
The Sesqui International Exposition teeters financially amid disputes and poor publicity until Tex Rickard leans in with the Dempsey Tunney bout. Officials hope the fight and a Rickard statue would draw crowds and funds, easing deficits and propelling a revival of interest.
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Philadelphia
Tex Rickard
Ben Franklin
William Penn
Coolidge
Pinchot
Tex
Richard
Sesqui
Rickard
Kendrick
Extreme
E. L. Austin
Mayor Kendrick
Carl Mays Sees Big Season With Reds Pitching Force
Carl Mays former American League star is having a strong year with Cincinnati. He posted his fifth straight win recently and has contributed heavily to the Hendricks team staying in the pennant race.
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Carl Mays
Cindy Reds
Cincinnati
Mays
Hendricks
Aloma of the South Seas casts Notables in a Screen Debut
Harry T. Morey stars as Red Malloy in Aloma of the South Seas Maurice Tourneur directs for Paramount with Gilda Grays first starring picture Percy Marmont Jwl anne Johnston and William Powell lead a cast that includes Joseph Smiley Madame Brani and Aureli Coccia Coccia formerly Apache dancer on stage makes his screen debut with Gloria Swanson in The Humming Bird The gull never nests laying its eggs on bare rocks.
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Harry T. Morey
Vitagraph
Red Malloy
Aloma
South Seas
Gilda Gray
Maurice Tourneur
Paramount
Percy Marmont
Jw Lanne Johnston
William Powell
Joseph Smiley
Madame Brani
Aureli Coccia
Coccia
Gloria Swanson
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Hornsby
Braves
Dodgers
Pirates
Associated Press
Cranston Holman
Joe Judge
Harry Greb
Gunboat Smith
D. F. G. Greb
Smith
Freddie Lamprecht
Frankie Frisch
The
Giants
D. C. B. Fordham
Ed Brown
Suzanne Lenglen
Polo Grounds
By Joe Williams
Council
Dodie Blewett
Leon M. Siler
NEA
Petty Coal CO. Inc
West Russell St
P.A
Jimmy-Pipe Joy
Prince Albert
P. A
Heo
R. J. Reynolds Tubespany
Winstons Saiem
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