Fighters' Scale of Weights Debate by Old Doc Bonehead
C E Van Loan critiques a reader persona Old Doc Bonehead who argues against official British featherweight limits. He defends American fighter Abe Attell and a homegrown scale of weights, asserting champions should defend titles at their weight regardless of foreign rules. The piece mocks rigid limits and champions lasting only while they meet the weight.
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Doc Bonehead
Doc
Attel-Driscoll
Attell
Smith
Dixon
McGovern
Young Corbett
Britt
Jimmy Britt
Pion
Abe Attell
Abe
Enland
America
Grape-Nuts Promises Strengthen Your Morning Routine
The advertisement asserts Grape-Nuts will not only agree but build you up offering a boost to start the day with a sturdy breakfast product.
A Growing Love Prompts Plumpness Reflection
A married couple, the Blisses, have grown overweight despite efforts to lose weight. A mutual friend laments their change, but a physician notes their increased happiness and value to each other since marrying. The exchange highlights affection over appearance.
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Bliss
Blisses
Donlin to Lead Phillies as Manager and Captain
Philadelphia reports that Mike Donlin will serve as manager and captain of the National League Phillies. He is said to be traded from the Giants for outfielder Magee and either pitcher Foxen or pitcher Moran.
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Philadelphia
Mike Donlin
Donlin
Phillies
Magee
Foxen
Moran
Rain slows summer fire runs and odd police hats
Rain reduces fire department summer calls as shingles and barns catch sparks. Coroner policemen warn soft hats warp in wet weather causing mistaken identity with soldiers. Bicycle police scenes clash with motorcycle ideas while James Haley recalls a fast response to a physician.
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James Haley
Fire Headquarters
Conductor Jerry Mahoney Killed In Evansville Strike Yard
Conductor Jerry Mahoney of the Big Four railroad died in Pennsylvania yards while transferring cars. He was killed by a falling freight car. He leaves a widow and three young children including a six day old infant.
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Anderson
Ind
Jerry Mahoney
Pennsylvania Yards
Mahoney
Big Four Railroad
Waterways underused despite plenty of freight
Washington reports Herbert Knox Smith outlines a three part transport system with rail and coastwise lake traffic rising while river and canal traffic falls. He notes bulk ore and coal flows on the Great Lakes and Mississippi, congestion in the valley, and calls for private initiative to supplement state and federal efforts in terminals and equipment.
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Washington
Herbert Knox Smith
Bn Water
Great Lakes
New York Canals
Mississippi River
New York
New York State
Mississippi
St. Louis
Pittsburg
Mississippi Valley
Body of Floyd Parker Returned from Clovis Murder Suspected
Floyd Parker 25 son of Mrs. Albert Miller of Evansville was brought home from Clovis New Mexico with a head wound. A letter from an unknown sender claims Parker was murdered in Clovis on July 4. Parker owned a large ranch near Clovis and local officials will begin an investigation.
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Evansville
Ind
Floyd Parker
Albert Miller
Clovis
N. M
Parker
Milliner Weds Clubman in Pittsburg Family Ties
Mrs Jennie R Dempster, former head milliner of a large Pittsburgh house, becomes wife of a noted clubman and old Pittsburgh family member. Dempster reportedly loved Miss Roberts for years, but she declined marriage to care for her ailing father who died two weeks ago.
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Jennie R. Dempster
Pittsburg
Dempster
Miss Roberts
Man sentenced after parole violation in Terre Haute case
George Scott, convicted of grand larceny last year, was sentenced in Terre Haute to one to eight years in the state prison after declaring he would get even with charity officers. He displayed anger in court, blamed the organization, and kissed his wife and infant before being led away.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Society For Organizing Charity
George Scott
Circuit Court
Scott
Fortune Scott
German Village at Wonderland Offers Notable Night of Music
Standing room was at a premium in the German Village at Wonderland Sunday night for a mixed program featuring the Otto Fiecht Quintet of Alpine Yodlers in native costumes, the mandolin septette of the Fl Buen Concert Company, and Mrs. E. W. Lockman soprano in Spanish-styled numbers. Prof. Eugene Noel directs the concert ensemble. The Air Dome hosts Rolland Reed’s Champagne and Oysters, a new musical farce by Elsie Williams Musical Comedy Company.
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Wonderland
Otto Fiecht
Fl Buen Concert Company
E. W. Lockman
Indiana
Eugene Noel
Comedietin
Air Dome
Rolland Reed
Elsie Williams Muscial Comedy Company
Bones of Buddha Dug Up by Yankee From Brattleboro
Brattleboro Vermont July 7 An archaeological find of note in India by Brainerd Spooner formerly of Brattleboro now with the British government. Spooner reports after two years of digging he may have recovered the oldest relics from King Kanishka s stupa including a crystal reliquary possibly containing tiny bones of Gautama Buddha.
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Brattleboro, Vt
India
Brainerd Spooner
Spooner
Brattleboro
Kanishka
N S A Motor Company Prep for 1909 Indianapolis Meet
The N S A Motor Company plans for at least four riders to attend the August national endurance run in Indianapolis linked to the F A M meet. Eddie Lingenfelder and Fred Voelker head a strong Indianapolis contingent with Read ing Standard agents ready for entries and local riders. Indiana Motorcycle Club coordinates routes and optimism runs high for what could be the sport's greatest event. Maz Straker invites Kokomo to participate during the meeting week, while Morgan Wright executives prepare tire support from Cleveland to Indianapolis for Stanley Kellogg’s Flying Herkels.
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Indianapolis
Eddie Lingenfelder
Fred Voelker
New York
Reading Standard Company
G. W. Stevens
G. H. Hamilton
G & J. the Co
Cleveland
Indiana Motorcycle Club
Mr. E
Hilton
Morgan & Wright Tire Company
John B. Tower
New York City
Stanley T. Kellogg
Streetcar Conductor In Self Defense Shootout
Thomas Swope, street car conductor in Evansville, shot and seriously wounded Herbert Keppler after Keppler and James Miller allegedly insulted him and appeared to draw a gun. Swope was sent to Jeffersonville reformatory for safe keeping. A mass meeting of striking street-car workers followed with remarks by local labor and Socialist leaders.
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Evansville
Ind
Thomas Swope
Herbert Keppler
Jeffersonville
Swope
Keppler
James Miller
Ike Hornbrook
Central Labor Union
Matthew Holsenberger
Miss Wattles
Elwood
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Stum' Cereal Co., Ltd
Attle Creek, Mich., U. S. A
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James W. Triman
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Conn
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J. P. Morgan
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Kokomo Rubber Company
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