Road Institute To Be Held At Chapel Hill Next Month
North Carolina announces a state university road institute at Chapel Hill in February 1922 under UNC, State Highway Commission, and Geological and Economic Survey. Road officials from counties townships and districts are urged to attend to gain practical instruction in road building and maintenance. The law authorizes attendance and expense coverage from county funds for eligible attendees.
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Road Institute
Chapel Hill
State Institute
College of the State of Washington
North Carolina
State College of Agriculture and Engineering
Raleigh
Sheck I
North Carolina Road Institute
State University
University of North Carolina
State Highway Commission
North Carolina Geological and Economic Survey
Sail Road Commission
Sail County Road Commission
Lifeboat Inventions and Pioneers on the Thames
On this date 133 years ago, Lionel Lukin tested an early lifeboat on the Thames near London. The boat combined a Norwegian yawl design with an iron keel and airtight compartments, but Lukin failed to win government support and lived in poverty. Henry Greathead followed in 1790 with a patent lifeboat, and within fourteen years 31 crafts saved many lives, spurring the National Lifeboat Institution and major benefactions like William Rhodes’s bequest of nearly 200,000 in 1878.
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Thames River
Ladoon
Lionel Lukin
Lukin
Henry Greathead
National Lifeboat Institution
William B. Rhodes
Ife-Saving Service of
United States
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Baseball and Democracy Rise in War Era Sports Fund
In a spirited note of wartime sports philanthropy Clark Griffiths baseball fund nears 35000 dollars for equipment for US soldiers. Cleveland and the Boston Red Sox race in draft or service participation with Boston ahead slightly. Charles Weeghman of the Cubs pursues new players to bolster the team.
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Clark Griffith
Uncle Sam
Cleveland
Boston Red Sox
Boston
Charles Weeghman
The
Cubs
The International League at Thirty Four Years
The article traces the league's 34 year history from its 1884 Eastern Association origins in Philadelphia through name changes to International League in 1912. It notes upheaval after federal intervention and lists early champs like Trenton 1884, Detroit 1889, Philadelphia 1892, with many cities entering and leaving the circuit.
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International League
Eastern Association
Philadelphia
International Association
Eastern League
Feds
Trenton
New Jersey
Detroit
Jim Flynn Beats Jack Sullivan in Los Angeles Rematch 1907
Pueblo fireman Jim Flynn defeated Jack Sullivan in twenty rounds in Los Angeles on January 4 1907 in a strong showing. The bout was the second fifth encounter with Sullivan demanding a return match after the defeat. Both veterans had fought to a draw the previous year and later renewed matchups in 1908 with mixed results.
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Jim Flynn
Jack
Los Angeles
Jack Twin
Pueblo Jim
Jim
Bendigo and Caunt Reunite After Benefit Fight in London
On January 4 1850 a large benefit at the National Baths in London marked Bendigo reconciliation with ex champion Ben Caunt. They had split three bouts, Bendigo winning one, Caunt one, and Bendigo the third before a public handshake ended hostilities. Tom Paddock, an unknown challenger, stepped in to defend the title but fouled in the ensuing fight, delivering Bendigo his harshest beating yet.
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National Baths
London
Bendigo
Ben Caunt
Caunt
Tom Paddock
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H. A. Moffitt
Louis
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Buster Brown
Ladis
Atlantic Store Inc
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Wachovia Bank & Trust Co
Jesu
Willard Should
Red Cross
Jed
Annual Stockholders Meeting
Dmont
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Dental Surg
Office
Third FI Bank of Commerce
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Home Banking Company
M. C. Crowson
North Carolina Public Service Company
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