Trials At Yankee Stadium Choose Olympic Tryout Standouts
The eastern sectional track and field trials at Yankee Stadium determine who advances to Boston for the American Olympic team. About 50 athletes compete for final trials nationwide, with top sprinters, hurdlers, and middle distance runners from the Atlantic seaboard and beyond. Names such as Loren Murchison, Al Leconey, Jackson Scholz, Babe Cuhel, John Morton, and Jimmy Connolly headline events across sprints, hurdles, and distances up to 1500 metres.
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Yankee Stadium
Boston
Atlantic Seaboard
Cedar Rapids
Kla
Loren Murchison
al. Leconey
Jackson Scholz
Antwerp
Francis Hussey
Adrian Buckner
Buffalo
Gene Goodwillie
Cornell
Chicago
John E. Morton
Babe’’ Cuhel
Coard Taylor
Allen Woodring
Vernon Ascher
Cliff Stowers
Ken Helffrich
Schuyler Enck
George Marsters
Tom Campbell
Jimmy Connolly
Father hoards wealth to deny children the grit he valued
A comical sentiment critiques a father who amasses money to shield his children from the character-building struggle he cherished, implying a misguided attempt at security robs them of growth and resilience.
Derby Starts Set Records In 1862 And 1794 Wins
The record derby field included 34 starters in 1862 and an outsider clinched the win. Earlier a smaller field of four started the race in 1794, marking another notable year in the event’s history.
Clothiers Suffer 11-10 Defeat by Coal-Heavers in Twilight League
In a wild B and O grounds tilt last evening Coal-Heavers beat Reynolds Thorn and Sumners 11 to 10 in a rough game. M Ross starred for five innings before trouble in the fifth led to his removal by Ciatella as the Clothiers faltered late.
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Secarazzo Coal
Reynolds, Thorn & Sumners
M. Ross
A. E
Pascarella
T. Copple
de Lillo
V. Cialella
Cf C. Richards
Cialella
Marcella
A. Venditto
F. Ross
Scarazzo C
J. Ross
Fringle
C. Richards
Panella
Ross
Kiski Marino
F. J. de Lillo
Alleged Klansmen On Trial In Pennsylvania Riot
Ebensburg Pa June 7 27 alleged Klansmen and 17 Lillyborough residents will be arraigned Monday on murder riot unlawful assembly and affray charges before Judge Thomas D Finletter. Additional concealed weapons counts also lodged. The Lilly riot followed a Ku Klux Klan demonstration on a special Pennsylvania Railroad train from Johnstown and pickups at way stations.
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International News Service
Ebensburg
Lillyborough
Thomas D. Finletter
Philadelphia
Lilly
Philip Conrad
C. Paul
Frank Miasco
Ku Klux Klan
Pennsylvania Railroad
Johnstown
Fear of ridicule deters authors from dedicating books to themselves
The remark argues that authors rarely dedicate works to themselves, suggesting that self-dedication invites ridicule. It reflects on literary culture and the social risk of vanity in publishing.
Queens of the women's swim world set for Paris
Four youthful American women led by Gertrude Ederle and Sybil Bauer prepare for Paris as world records and Olympic history define their careers. Ederle, Bauer, Aileen Riggin, and Helen Wainwright, all prominent in freestyle and backstroke, anchor relay teams for the Woman's Swimming Association of New York with Bauer competing for the Illinois Athletic Club of Chicago.
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United States
Paris
Gertrude Ederle
Ethelda Bleichtrey
America
Sybil Bauer
Aileen Riggin
Helen Wainwright
Aileen
Albert
Belgium
Helen
Mer
Gertrude
Woman's Swimming Association of New York
Sybil
Illinois Athletic Club of Chicago
Associated Editors Inc
Pen-Pushers Rally Tops Car Shop in Narrow 11-10 Victory
In a close baseball contest at the P R R grounds in Mahoningtown the Pen-Pushers erased a deficit with a big third inning to beat the Car Shop 11 to 10. Flannery outpitched Llewelyn as the Pen-Pushers surged late and the box score reflects a tight, high‑scoring clash.
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Pennsylvania
Mahoningtown
Flannery
Llewelyn
Hamilton
Northrop
Flanagan
Newton
Sewell
Price
Palumbo
Dart
Brown
P Patterson
C Lutz
Graham
Ens
Evrevere
Tvs Stritmater
Ton
Prosser
Cunningham
Patterson
Bals
Huff
McGinnis
Vegetarians Outperform Meat Eaters in Endurance Tests
University of Brussels experiments found vegetarians surpassed meat eaters in endurance by 50 to 200 percent, highlighting notable performance differences between diet groups.
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University of Brussels
Radio Loving Silas Perkins Keeps Listening In
The column portrays Silas Perkins senior who marries a younger wife, enjoys radio and jazz after dinner speeches, and remains outspoken on immigration and current topics. His wife shares tastes in entertainment, preferring dance over lectures. Copyright 1924 Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Co. includes a separate note about a 1924 March incident in which J Harold Wiley was killed and a gang member named Connors implicated.
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Silas Dear
Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Co
J. Harold Wiley
James Connors
New York
Hudson Dusters
Outfit
Don't Go To Butler By Rose Point Road Under Construction
Residents of New Castle should not use Rose Point to reach Butler while the road is torn up for improvements. The advised route is via the Harlansburg Slippery Rock road to Slippery Rock then south to Butler. Motorists from Butler are urged to use the same alternate path.
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Butler
Rose Point
New Castle
Princeton
Harlansburg
Slippery Rock
Strike Threat Halts Cleveland Street Railway Traffic
Cleveland faced a possible strike by platform employees of the street railway during the Republican convention. City Manager William R. Hopkins and Mayor Clayton C. Townes were conferring with Carmen's union leaders and John J. Stanley of the street railway company to avert a tie-up that could cause unprecedented traffic congestion.
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Cuinternational News Service
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Cleveland Street Railway
William R. Hopkins
Clayton C. Townes
Carmen’s Union
John J. Stanley
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Street Railway Company
Suspect Confesses He’s Bandit Driver
Philadelphia June 7 report says John Bowers alias Brickley of New York confessed after two days of interrogation that he drove the death car in the payroll holdup.
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International News Service
Philadelphia
John Bowers
Brickley
West 60Th Street
New York
Franklin County Leads State in Apple Shipments
Harrisburg June Franklin County led Pennsylvania with 1 361 carload apples shipped in 1923, topping Adams 1 077 and Cumberland 420 York 299. Total state shipments reached 3 500 cars, up more than 500 from 1920, with over 90 percent from 1923 crop and some cars sent to foreign ports.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Bureau of Markets
Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture
Storge
Franklin County
Adams County
Cumberland
York
Student Bootlegger Dies In Explosion
Nathan Cohen, described as a student boot legger, died in Philadelphia after a 204% gallon still exploded. A $2,500 payroll was burned and part of an office building was wrecked. Cohen had said a man in a limousine hired him to run the still, and female workers from a paper box company fled the blast as fire followed.
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International News Service
Philadelphia
Nathan Cohen
Cohen
Man Declares He Won’t Seek Nomination
A public figure notes he does not seek the nomination and jokes that he might hire a detective to locate it. The remark reflects political theater and personal stance in the ongoing campaign discourse.
Cynic’s view of American life as money passed in circles
A skeptical line portrays Americans spending life in a circular pattern, passing money from hand to hand, highlighting perceived economic futility and social inertia through a cynical lens.
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America
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