Entire Family Burned In Wilkes Barre Fire
Five members of the Wiscoski family were found unconscious and badly burned after a fire destroyed their home in Blain near Wilkes Barre Pennsylvania on September 16. Frank and Mary Wiscoski were located in the hallway and the three children Benjamin Wesley and Ella were found unconscious in their rooms as volunteers fought flames and rescued others.
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Flynn Defeats Morris in Ten Rounds in Heavyweight Bout
New York September 16 reports Carl Morris of Oklahoma loses a ten round encounter to Jim Flynn of Pueblo. Morris, taller and heavier, endures a brutal beating with both eyes closed and facial injuries as Flynn dominates from the start. Moris pluck nearly keeps him in, but the verdict favors Flynn in a fight that highlights the era’s brutal boxing style.
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Pueblo Cole
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Ted
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