Dempsey Sharkey Film Show Reveals Knockout Blow
In York on July 22, reports on a sensational advance of the Dempsey Sharkey bout and a related film show describe slow motion footage of the seventh round. Tex Rickard notes three stomach blows contributed to the knockout, with the event drawing large crowds and a purse exceeding the era’s standard. The piece also mentions plans for a Tunney rematch and outlines promoter figures and eventual payouts.
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New York
Jack Donross
Ted
Dempsey
Sharkey
Han Dempsey
Tex
Ricks
Richard
Tex Rickard
Pow
Gene Tunney
Rickards
Rickard
Dempsey Plays Golf After Night Knockout
In New York Dempsey played 18 holes with Leo Flynn and Jack in the afternoon following a strenuous evening. Reports note he showed no ill effects from the previous bout and planned an immediate trip to Los Angeles despite lingering eye puffiness and fatigue.
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Fan Sharkey
Dempsey
Leo P. Flynn
Leo
New York
Los Angeles
Jack
Neamsey
Dempsey Claims Knockout Blow Reported in Sharkey Fight
The article recounts claims by Sharkey and numerous sports writers about a tight hand smash to the Boston boy's body in the seventh round. Dempsey declares he never struck a fairer blow, while witnesses describe Sharkey's body, eight hours after, succumbing under a left hook.
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Sharkeys
Boston
Cincinnati Reds one hit masterpiece at Brooklyn
The Reds' Red Lucas threw a one hitter against Brooklyn, the latest in a string of one hit games this season. Cincinnati built a big early lead, scoring 12 runs to beat the Dodgers. The box score shows Lucas allowed only a sixth inning single, with Meade Hargrave and Dazzy Vance noted in the blurb. Philadelphia Nationals later defeated the Chicago Cubs in a game highlighted by Leach’s two-run homer with the bases loaded.
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Haskell
Cinremmatr
Brooklyn
Lucas
Dazzy Vance
Reds
Cincinnani
Hargrave
Vanceann
Welphia
Philadelphia Nationals
Chicago Cubs
Leach
Public Service Commission names examiner for compensation claims
Toneka July 22 John H ord Kansas public service commission labor division head announces Wint Smith of Kansas City Kan as examiner for compensation claims. New law requires settlements under the workmen compensation act be approved by the commission and assignees to examine proposed settlements and investigate unsettled claims. Smith to file reports and the commission will issue final orders. Smith is a World War I veteran and former Kansas University football star. Senator G Clay Baker, another examiner in the department, is also a World War I veteran.
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Toneka
John Hord
Kansas Public Service Commission
Wint Smith
Kansas City
Kay
Public Service Commiss
Smith
Tthe University of Kansas
G. Clay Baker
Ono
Eureka man Ivan Hart faces first degree murder charge
Ivan Hart of Eureka awaits arraignment in a hospital on a first degree murder charge for the death of his wife Mabel Marmont, whose body was found near Eureka on July 8 with a slashed throat. Hart, who survived self-inflicted wounds, is not considered critically ill. No arraignment date has been set.
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Eureka
Ken
Ivan Hart
C.C. Garner
Greenwood County
Hart
Tax Time Farce Sees Miner List Dependents Mocked
Judge Faulks in Ness City orders removal of a Topeka case after a bizarre blank filled by Mad Mielson. The form claimed a wife, a mother-in-law, and “one million British miners” as dependents, prompting dismissal of the deduction claim. The letter hints at a political or bureaucratic mix up amid influenza rumors.
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Mosco
Russia
Wren
Kansas Forecasts Clouds and Showers Across Counties
Forecast shows mostly cloudy conditions tonight and Saturday with probable showers in western areas. Cities like Emporia and Arkansas City expect light mist or cloudiness, Hutchinson Coffeyville Wichita remain cloudy with varying road conditions. Ottawa Topeka fair with Douglas County roads improving. Weather notes mention cooler tonight and periods of fair weather elsewhere. An odd line notes the average smoking time of seven minutes.
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Kansas
Emporia
Arkansas City
Hutchinson
Coffeyville
Wichita
Fittsburg
Ottawa
Topeka
Douglas County
Town Buys $1 a Quart for Mosquitoes
Stuttgart Arkansas July 22 enticement compra campaign buys live mosquitoes for 1 per quart. Chamber of commerce pays 24 per quart for dead specimens. Mosquitoes must be trapped in Stuttgart, others ignored. Aim quiet nights.
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Stuttgart
Ark
Chamber of Commerce
Governor Fuller Visited Sacco Vanzetti in Prison July 22
Gov Alvan T Fuller visited the state prison and met with death row inmates Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti. Also spoke with Celestina Madeiros awaiting electrocution, asserting gang ties to the murders. Warden Hendry present as interviews followed a hunger strike noted earlier in the day.
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Boston
Alvan T. Fuller
Executive Council
Nicola Sacco
Bartolomeo Vanzetti
Celestina Madeiros
Sacco
Vanzetti
William Hendry
Sseea
Dedham
Explosion Ravages Kansas City Neighborhood. One Hurt
A powerful blast in Kansas City destroyed a three story brick house on the 400 block of Prospect Boulevard and damaged nearby homes. No deaths were reported though many were injured lightly. Angelo Lascalzo and his wife were arrested in connection with the blast as the district suffers through a spate of explosions in the past year and a half. Robert Chandler, a Monrovia California boy, lost a thumb and two fingers and suffered facial and chest burns when a dynamite cap he held exploded in his garage. his family plans to move to California once he recovers.
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Kansas City
Prospect Boulevard
Angelo Lascalzo
Robert Chandler
Clarence Chandler
Monrovia
Calif
Lawrence
Robert
Chandlers
Cal
Chandler
Whittier
Tour of Cities by Kansas Municipalities Leaders
Harsid D Smith and Donald Bushey from the League of Kansas Municipalities are touring the state proposing zoning and park plans. They visited Herington to deliver a zoning ordinance, Hutchinson to discuss park plans and redraft the Hutch zoning ordinance, and noted plans to visit Great Bend and Dodge City for park site discussions. A separate Angelus Temple money dispute centers on who should manage donated funds amid Miss McPherson’s westward travels after her Alton revival interruption. John G Stutz and other officials are set for a Chicago conference, departing soon for several days.
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Harsid D.smith
Donald Bushey
League of Kansas Municipalities
SS. P
Herington
Hutchinson
Aso
Great Bend
Dodge City
Angelus
Los Angeles
Asimee Semple McPherson
Alton
Secre
Chicaly
John G. Stutz
League of Kansas
Chicago
Bel
Tax cut forecast fuels push for early session
Rapid City report notes a new tax reduction plan led by Senator Smoot aims to lower federal levies, with a projected $150 million cut from corporate taxes and broad relief for income tax payers. Smoot seeks quick enactment, proposing November action and a March 15 effective date.
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Rapid City
Smoot
Utah
Finance Committee
Coolidge
Lfor
Congress
Green
House
Ways and Means Committee
Senator Smart
Smont
Serene Evangelist
Women in U.S. Jobs May Smoke at Desks
In July 1922 a Marine Corps order allowed women employees to smoke at their desks, but no one was observed exercising the privilege. Brig. General Rufus H. Laine noted a preference for smoking openly if allowed, reflecting an open secret among female workers.
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Washington
Marine Corps
Uncle Sam
Rufus H. Laine
Ted
Assault on Nelson at Vernson cafe in To kaming
Pearl Nelson a 25 year old resident of Tocka was struck on the head with a shotgun barrel by Roy Mathews in the 800 block of Vernson Street last night. He suffered a scalp wound and brain concussion and was removed unconscious to his home in To lmayning after witnesses and cafe staff alerted police.
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Pearl Nelson
Tocka
Roy Mathews
Vernson
Nelson
Everal
Mathews
Ber
Nelen
Eafe
Lawrence
Lula Woody
Mayning
Oklahoma City Oil Fight Drives Seminole Field Protests
Oklahoma City July 22 reports say state officials ordered reclosures and curtailed drilling in the Seminole field to bolster a weakening crude market. Gypsy Oil Company protests the commission’s authority, alleging unconstitutional statutes and lack of due process, as temporary restraining orders halt wells in certain sections pending a hearing set for August 5.
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Oklahoma City
Seminole Field
Corporation Commission
Sensinole
Gxpsy Oil Company
Orde
Ray M. Collins
Seminole
Alet
Collins
Aftor Heys
Oklahoma
United States
Thy Corporation Commission
Insurance convention trip to Milwaukee with Wetzel party
George Wetzel plans a four person overland journey to attend the Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance convention in Milwaukee. The event runs until July 27, with Wetzel expected to return to Lawrence by July 2. A. B. Irwin, former Northwestern agent in Lawrence and now Kansas City Agency Superintendent, will drive the car.
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George Wetzel
Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance’ Company
Milwaukee
Wetzel
Lawrence
A. B. Irwin
North- Western
Kansas City
Pickler to Become P S C Chairman in Topeka Visit
R M Pickler, future chairman of the Public Service Commission, toured Topeka to preview his upcoming role on August 1. A friend praised his long district bench tenure of twenty two years with little opposition, while Pickler modestly deflected.
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P. Ss. C
R. M. Teckler
Smith Center
Public Service Commission
Topeka
Pickler
Scout Masters Plan August Camp for Local Troops
Scout Masters Ralph Childs and B Miller traveled to Holliste Mo to select a site for August camp of local Bryts troops. They aim to establish Bailister as headquarters and will supervise about 60 to 75 scouts traveling by truck. The journey includes a stop in Tama for gypsy tours to nearby sites.
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Ralph Childs
Cssie B. Miller
Holliste
Pite
Bryts
Childs
Miller
Wesley Roberts
Lewis R. Perry
Tama
Liberty Post Plans Hospital Campaign and Leadership
Liberty Post of the American Legion approved a resolution to support a hospital project with an estimated cost of 180000. A representative will join the general campaign committee. Claude L. Scott and T. J. Soren addressed questions as feasibility was discussed. Richard New Commander Capt Royce Rickard was installed for the coming year along with other officers. Many Liberty and Eli Bereeil Dersey posts members plan to attend the department governing meeting starting Monday.
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Liberty Post
Amer Legion
Cally Lawrence
Vulimer
Claude L. Scott
T. J. Soren
Royce Rickard
Lodrue Cartero Ape
W.etealt
Omt
Tronskles
Eth Liberty
Eli Bereeil Dersey
Legion
Govant Tay
Ard Titley
Fragmentary OCR item on a lantern incident and storm
A damaged report describes a workman at United Clay Company plant in Herhtring Davies area who was stunned by a bolt that melted a lantern and storm damage. He recovered and found debris scattered, with only slight injuries reported. the event appears to involve a lantern train and a possible traitor note amid the wind and rain.
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Eile
Duby
Herhtring Davies
United Clay
Compa
Ieas
Dr Clark Dies After Decades of Public Service in Lawrence
Lawrence mourns Dr. A W Clark longtime public health leader and Red Cross chair who died this morning at a local hospital. He organized a wartime field hospital in Lawrence secured housing and trained nurses and physicians to care for the sick. His postwar tenure as health officer saw establishment of multiple clinics and broad health programs benefiting the community.
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A. W. Clark
Lawrence
AL H. Clark
Burnie, ta _ Associates
Tony
Clark
Va. T
Apyouiies
Eawrenue
Ele Waal
Tis
Five Seas
Story tellers organize against radio in Constantinople
In Asia Minor stor y tellers unite to oppose radio broadcasting. They urge government fines on coffee shops baths and harems with radio sets, hoping to preserve their tradition as moving pictures and literacy erode demand. A large station in Angora adds to their struggle as Anatolian melodies face competition.
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Asia Minor
Constantinople
Tal
Angora
T He Eeems
Demonstrates Jack's Wallop Kills Friend in Fight
Philadelphia report details a fatal street demonstration gone wrong during a boxing style display. Thomas Celloucci aged 27 died from a blow delivered by a friend, Derogatis, 20, after a radio dispute over a punch shown during a Yankee Stadium scene.
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Philadelphia
Thomas Celloucci
Jack Sharkey
Yankee Stadium
Celloucci
John Ceraratis
Bgan
Cellousei
Celloucei
Bank Robbery Attempt and Paving Update in Midland
An unidentified man attempted to rob a bank clerk in Shawnee Oklahoma threatening nitroglycerin for about 81,500. The intruder was restrained by Rosebush until authorities arrived. In Kansas City a separate gas station robbery ended with the robber killed by the attendant and a suspect fleeing. A note found with the slain man identified Jory Cavin of Springfield. Meanwhile paving on federal highway near Midland progresses, with 1,200 feet remaining and weather delays noted.
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Shawnee
Okta
Nathmar Hank
Tom Southgate
Widant
Cooper
Rosebush
Southente
Kansas City
Tuli
O. M. Mullens
Jory
Cavin
Robberson Avenue
Springfield
Midland
Fedeeral Highway
Oklahoma Governor Presses Freight Rate Cuts for Farmers
In Wichita hearings Governor Henry Johnston of Oklahoma argues freight rates on agricultural goods should drop in line with farm net income. Testimony cites statistics on farm earnings and average equity, urging reduction despite rail industry resistance. the session features Ednie Meld, Nas Lead as witnesses.
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Wichita
Kang
Henry Johnston
Oklahoma
Mississippi
Johnston
Ok- Fill
Oklahowhat
Ednie
Nas
Tourney Trials and Health Incident Report
Fragmented OCR item notes a physician linked incident during a tourney with a claimed health issue and several garbled names and places. Mentions a birdie at the ninth and a drive at the seventh. Also references an official filing by a county attorney regarding false report allegations and a pending surrender.
Dean Swarthout Bitten by Rattlesnake on Fishing Trip
Dean Swarthout, dean of the School of Fine Arts at the University, was bitten on the right ankle by a rattlesnake while fishing near Washington Creek north of Lone Star. P H Peirce of Peires Piano Co. administered first aid and rushed him to Lawrence Memorial Hospital, where he was expected to recover. the incident occurred after he stepped into tall weeds and heard the snake.
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School of Fine Arts
University
Tulay
Washington Creek
Lone Star
Dean Swarthont
Nean Swarthent
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Peirce
P. H. Peirce
Peires Piano Company
Lawverk
Sivarth
Tince
Mr. Swarthout
Big Companion
Rock Quarieg
van Hank County
Tha
Lane on School Law Revision Committee Topeka Kans
George A. Allen Jr state superintendent appoints a committee of superintendents to confer with the school code commission on the revision of school law. The committee includes Taine of Johnson county Hacke rhorn of McPherson county McClenkey of Butler county Nellie A. Pate of Jackson county and Ray D Hodgell of Newsel county.
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Topeka Kans
Ceorge A. Allen Jr
School Code Commission
Taine
Joutlas
Hattie Hackerhorn
McPherson County
Geo. I. McClenkey
Butler County
Nellie A. Pate
Jackson County
Ray D. Hodgell
Newsel County
Lemmon Wins Arkansas Ney Golf Tourney
Arkansas City Kansas July 22 Harold Lemmon an 18 year old Arkansas City youth captured the Arkansas Ney golf tourney championship this afternoon defeating R O Starr of Wichita in the inter flight match Starr conceded the match after Lemmon led by four holes at the twenty second hole of a 46 hole scheduled final at 250 this afternoon The tourney ends with all flights completed yesterday and the journey will be at Ponca City next year
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Arkansas City
Kan
Harold Lemmon
Arkansas Ney
Ponca City
Mary falls to death in Wichita after second story fall
In Wichita on July 22 AP reports 18 month old Phyllis Marie McPherron fell from a second story window at her grandparents home while her mother Mrs Jilenn McPherron watched unable to save her. The child reportedly unlocked the window as she started to fall. The mother is connected to Woodbine High School as principal Mr McPherron. Linbergh at Boston mention follows.
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Wichita
Phyllis Marie Ma.Phorron
Jilenn McPherson
Four Governors in Tandem in Air Event
A garbled report notes Col. Charles A. Lindbergh landing the Spirit of St. Louis near Wie east Be sna Se. A crowd estimated between 4,000 and 7,000 gathered around the landing field to witness the aviation event with state officials present.
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Wea
Intartél of Aviation
Charles
AY Lindbergh
Wie East
Elbar Hat
Newainverners
No psychiatric clinic held tomorrow in Seattle city
A report notes a clinic was not held as planned with attendees and out of town participants noted. Mrs Aimee Seyts Phervon denied financial disputes affected Angelus home affairs, while a public sale of household goods and items was announced for Friday at 2:80 PM, listing residence and items.
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Aimee Seyts Phervon
Angelus ‘Heine Ple
Los Angeles
Dhe
Square Gospel
Nullie Roberts
West
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