Umberto Torrino: Italy's Boxing Titan and Multitalented Hero
Italy's 22 year old heavyweight Umberto Torrino stands 6 feet 2 inches tall and weighs 235 pounds. In two and a half years he has stopped ten opponents in about four rounds each, and he may revive Roman boxing with the cestus. The piece also notes the McNary Haugen bill moving through Congress, debates about price fixing and government intervention, a Daytona Beach racing accident killing Frank Lockhart, and President Coolidge slated to award medals to fliers Costes Ix and Marquis de Pineda, plus Miss Junkers.
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Italy
Umberto Torrno
Verdi
Torrino
Coolidge
Costes
Marquis de Pineda
Miss Junkers
Scraps of Prose and Nonsense in a Fractured Exchange
A collage of quirky lines and odd dialogue features a child querying why babies talk, a skunk remark during a police scene, and a collection of eccentric asides. Names and places blur as playful mood and minor dramatic snippets drift through the page.
St Marys Crash Kills Man and Seriously Injures Driver
In St Marys on a Saturday night a buck touring car driven by Tarnest Kennard with passenger Joseth Pigge collided with a telephone pole on Brussels Street. Pigge, 46, was killed instantly while Kennard suffered a brain injury and remained unconscious for hours.
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ST. Marys
St. Mars
Joseth Pigge
Kennard
Pigge
Brussels
Monument to Cyrus McCormick Unveiled in Virginia
The first monument to Cyrus H. McCormick, inventor of the reaper, was unveiled at Raphine in Rockbridge County Virginia near his 1831 workshop. It was erected by the student branch of the American Society of Agricultural Engineers at Virginia Polytechnic Institute.
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Cyrus H. McCormick
Raphine
Rockbridge County
Virginia
American Society of Agricultural Engineers
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
My Favorite Stories By INDIN S Cobb
A fragment recalls a 1917 army guard scene. A green recruit encounters an officer of the day who seeks the meaning of vigilant and alert from a corporal, revealing gaps in understanding during early training.
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Indin S, Cobb
Greenhorn
Leeson
McNaughty
Syndienta, Inc
Ridgway Man Attacked by Bear While Fishing
Ridgway resident Joe Lojoled suffered minor injuries after a large bear lunged toward him as he fished on Brod street. George Krogaler intervened, knocking the bear with a rock and saving the man from serious harm or death.
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Joe Lojoled
Brod Street
Lokiewn -Ridgway Commisxion
Meron
Isola Muelle
Hleks
Dtun
George Krogaler
Nuuy
Urufsen
Bojilad
Nico Lea
Majolid
Stirling
Enraul
Tved
Bojolad
Death of Rixford Infant Elfred Eagte
The 11 month old son of Mey sud Mes. L. North of Rixford died Wednesday at the home on the hill and was buried last Thursday in Breedtown. The infant’s funeral proceeded to Breedtown for burial.
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Rixford
Elfred Eagte
Charts Hayimond
Mey Sud
Breedtown
Tunity
Brother Shoots Brother In Tioga County Affray
William Burrowe, 40, held at Wellsboro jail on assault and battery charge after shooting his brother George, 37, at a farm in Lawrenceville. George in critical condition at Blossburg hospital. Williams claims no involvement and was visiting parents in Corning. District Attorney Norman B. Leslie ordered detention pending investigation.
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Brother
Tioga County
Lawrencevilly
William Burrowe
Wellsboro
George
Williams
Blossburg State Hospital
Willara
Norman B. Leslie
William
William TB. Burrows
East William Street
Corning
Teewrenceville
Bro Brothers
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Frank Lockhart
Lockhart
Chas. Lemmler
Vera
Mary
Jaim
Jetlomy
Bunshine
Sunshine
Bing
Bev
Job
Lehore
Studa
Eric Dahlgren
Grand Central Block
John A. Karlen
J. BE. Donovan
Main Street
Currie Quintz
Onpospie
Advize
Mai
Grand Central Hotel
Burdick
West Main Street
Smethport, Pa
Agance
Grange National Bank
Smethport
Penna
What the Red
Tag
O.K
Ford Tudor
Chevrolet
Studebaker
lWwerti
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Cooper & Sons Garage
East Smethport
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