French Champ Shows Lightning Speed In His Bout With Biddle
Georges Carpentier the European heavyweight champion displayed speed and clever defense in a shirt-sleeve sparring exhibition with Major Anthony J. Drexel Biddle before a thousand guests at the International Sporting Club dinner in the Hotel Commodore ball room. Tex Rickard was referee as both boxers removed coats and caps and did not trade hard blows.
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New York
Georges Carpentier
Anthony J. Drexel Biddle
Philadelphia
International Sporting Club
Major Biddle
Carpentier
Europe
Carpentier Regular Apollo And Fighter De Luxe Callers Say
New York March 27 Callers on M and Mine Georges Carpentier become convinced Tuesday that the French champion is a prize fighter de luxe Their six room suite in a top hotel holds a valet maid secretary manager trainer and thirty five trunks The wardrobe lists include 100 silk shirts 20 overcoats 3 fur coats 1 fur robe 75 suits 75 pairs shoes and 200 neckties
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New York
Georges Carpentier
Naowest
France
Carpentier
Fifth Avenue
White Sox May Drop Insurgent Players
Chicago on March 27 three veteran White Sox players from last year’s pennant team may be dropped if they fail to report. Buck Weaver Risberg and Chick Gandil named by president Charles A. Comiskey. Weaver and Risberg under contract Gandil has refused to sign. Players threaten to form a business venture if salaries are not raised. Comiskey remains firm in upholding the contracts.
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Chicago
Chicago White Sox
Charles A. Cumiskey
George (Buck) Weaver
Charles Risberg
Weaver
Risberg
Gandil
Comiskey
FIX THREE F SCHEDULE FOR CHICAGO CLUBS
Club owners of the Three.T league meet and approve a season from April 29 to Labor Day. Schedule length is set at 140 or 126 games with each club guaranteeing $2,000 to ensure season completion.
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Chicago
Europe's Champion Boxer Wears Flashy Collars
Georges Carpentier, European and French heavyweight champion and war hero, arrives in New York aboard La Savoie. The French boxer, famed as the Beau Brummell of the Boulevards, wears a light blue suit with an oversized mottled collar and matching blue necktie adorned by a pearl. Sporting writers hail the bold collar as the breakout sensation of his arrival.
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Georges Carpentier
Europe
France
la Savoie
New York
Jack Dempsey
Carpentier
Beau Brummell
Boulevards
Exhibition Games Feature Braves Victory in Two to Four
Eastman Ga March 27 Netrott Braves win 4 to 2 in exhibition play. Boston Nationals posted 22.6. Deseegoer FE Petrot Americang .606- 462. Batteries list Bass, Allen, Ainsmith, Manton, Rudolph, McQuillan, Neill RH, E. New York Nationals 14 9 Hoston Americans .62-065 5 2. Batteries Douglas Benton Snyder, Gonzales, Hoyt, Pennock, Wal tara.
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Boston Nationals
Deseegoer FE Petrot Americang
Bass
Allen
Ainsmith
Manton
Rudolph
McQuillan
Wo Neill
New York Nationals
Douglas Benton
Snyder
Gonzales
Hoyt
Pennock
Waltara
Hawaiian Known To Many Americans Dies
SAN FRANCISCO March 25. News of the death in Honolulu of Col. Samuel Parker former Prime Minister of Queen Liliuokalani was received by cable. Parker was a prominent Hawaiian figure, advocate of the American government, and frequenter of Washington. His estate will largely pass to Parker’s five Honolulu children and the six year old Richard Smart, the heir.
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San Francisco
Honolulu
Col
Samuel Parker
Liliuokalani
Cable
Robert M. Shingle
Hawaii
Parker
United States
Washington
Richard Smart
Hiawaian Islands
Elizabeth J. Knight
Minimum Teachers Salary In Iowa Sees Small Growth
A Burlington Hawkeye note compares Iowa’s $1,200 minimum for grade teachers with prewar salaries and recent state statistics. The piece questions the accuracy of rankings and comments on slow but steady improvements in teacher pay, while contrasting past wages with current levels. An aside on electricity ends with a whimsical line about flames and current as conductors.
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Iowa City
Des Moines
Iowa
Burlington
City Normal
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Advertises Cure
An old ad claims Hall's Catarrh Medicine builds up the system and cleanses the blood to prevent colds. It asserts internal action on mucous surfaces and offers testimonials plus a $100 reward if it fails to cure catarrh. J Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio.
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Hall
Tall
J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Chaplain Beradles celebrates 74th birthday at Soldiers' Home
Soldiers and Sailors Home notes Chaplain Beradles marked his seventy fourth birthday with a dinner, cards, and gifts from family and old friends, including a 100-year-old card. The report also records storm damage to greenhouses, hospital windows blown out, and staff changes among Home residents and staff. Levi Sharp died at age 86 after Civil War service. Frank D. Sharp survives him. Isaac Sturm, William Laughlin, Melissa Vaughn on furlough or pass. several residents away on leave with listed addresses and transfers.
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Beradles
Townsend
Lizzie
Levi Sharp
Co. K
Frank D. Sharp
Monmouth
Isaac Sturm
William D. Laughlin
Malissa Vaughn
Pass
Nelson Williams
Pilot Knob
Columbia
Welston
Anson B. Cook
Joseph Hoffwimer
Cottage 11
Robert Tucker
Real Estate Transfers Noted in Quincy Township Listings
Real estate transfers involve Anna M. Garretts et al selling to John Workman lot 12 block 83 Wood's addition Quincy for 10 dollars. Ferdinand and Nellie Michel sell to James M. Reid part section 35 Columbus township for 11,537.50 dollars. C Arthur Brown et al sell to James M. Brown part lot 12 block 28 parts 2 and 3 block 40 Wood's add Quincy for 2 dollars.
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Anna M. Garretts
John Workman
Wood
Quincy
Ferdinand and
Nellie Michel
James M. Reid
Columbus Township
C. Arthur Brown
James M. Brown
Delay Delaware Vote Until Next Tuesday
In Dover Delaware Republican leaders postpone the woman’s suffrage amendment vote in both chambers to next Tuesday after a House caucus with Gov Townsend. Senate vote plans are abandoned though suffragists claim improved Senate prospects while House support remains unsettled.
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Dover
Del
Delaware
Senate
House
Republicans
Townsend
Rich China farms limit population density per mile
The text notes China’s farmland is highly fragmented with small plots. It estimates a square mile could support about 4,000 people, reflecting a densely subdivided agrarian system. The article also lists a slate of film performances across multiple theaters featuring stars such as Charles Murray Louisa Fazenda Mary McLaren Shirley Mason Sessue Hayakawa Anita Stewart Tom Mix May Allison and others.
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China
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Fifth and
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Charles Murray
Louisa Fazenda
Savoy Theater
Mary McLaren
Shirley Mason
Princess Theater
Orpheum Theaer
Buck Jones
Bijou Theater
Sessue Hayakawa
Zollee Company
Isar Theater
Anita Stewart
Theaer
Tom Mix
Quincy Theaer
James J. Corbett
Robert Burns
Kaintuck
Lyons and Moran
Hiscox Chem
Heidbreders
Princess
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Savoy
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Dicky Dippy
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