Dempsey and Willard Clash for World Heavyweight Title
The July 4 1919 Toledo bout pitted Jack Dempsey against Jess Willard in the world heavyweight championship amid extreme heat and a near capacity crowd. Dempsey overwhelmed Willard with early aggression, winning in three rounds, while Brennan and Johnson Flynn bouts from earlier eras are noted for contrast in styles and outcomes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duck Dempsey
Jess Will
Toledo
Jess Willard
Ring
Dempsey
Atlantic City
Te Pecord
Willard
Tors
Dempts
Jaclyw
Gill Brennan
Ly Jack
Rt ‘Il
Tony
Madison Square Gar
Rennan
Fountain of Youth
Brennan
Jack Johnson
Jim Flynn
Pueblo
Las Vegas
New Mexico
Flynn
Johnson
Paper money printed in large sheets cut by scissors
A reader notes that local banks receive banknotes in large printed sheets rather than as individual bills. The sheets are cut out with common scissors, signed by banking authorities, and placed into circulation, a process unfamiliar to many readers.
The Wise Merchant and Advertising's Worth
A historic note on merchants valuing regular advertising alongside invoices and shop windows, suggesting business discipline and consistent promotion as key to success.
Krupp's Scrap Munition Plant Transforming German Industry
The article reviews Krupp's Essen works converting munitions capacity to peacetime production. It notes the shift from 42,000 prewar staff to 115,000, with vast redeployment of labor and scrap of Hindenburg program equipment. It highlights the locomotive and railway engine shifts, mass production aims, and the fragile economic outlook under Allied supervision and postwar pressures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Krupp
Essen
Walter Meakin
London Daily News
Hindenburg
Ruhr
Germany
Allied Control Commission
Renee He
Ote
America
Undertaker Discovers Body of Kin in Hartford City
In Hartford City Indiana undertaker Will Baxter, while handling an unknown death by own action, pulled back a sheet from a dead man and found the body of his sister in law Alex Remine among the deceased.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartford City
Ind
Will Baxter
Alex Remine
Jad Salts endorsed for kidney relief and public notice
An old health ad touts Jad Salts as a kidney aid, claiming it flushes kidneys and relieves bladder irritation. The text also includes a probate notice from Macomb Illinois, 1921, announcing estate administrator appointments and a July 5 photo offer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barbara E. Geltmacher
McDonough County
Illinois
Macomb
Macomb, Ill
Oscar J. Geltmacher
Minnie F. Monninger
Flack & Kerman
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Jack Dempsey
Carpentier
Descamps
Buck Shine
Snowball
Frank Loughrey
Paris
Dixie Kid-Young
Tommy’’ Loughery
Salt Lake City
San Francisco
Jack Kearns
Kearns
Willy Meehan
Rob McAllister
Gunboat Smith
Carl Morris
Meehan
Middle West
East
Utah
Gaites Studio
Harding
Admiral Line
State Street
New York
N. Y
Matson Navigation Com
Baltimore
Munson Steam Ship Line
Beaver Street
N.Y
Porto Rico
S. S. Co
Broadway
Pacific Mail
Broad
U. S. Mail
Hi Ward Line
Cuba
Ss. S.cot
Wall Street
Shipping Board
H. Lane
Information Areau
Washington, D.c
US Shipping Board
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