Bourke Revival Of Illinois Racing Earns Public Debut
Tom Bourke, a determined newspaperman, helped revive Illinois racing and the American Derby after twenty two years. He lobbied in Springfield for a racing bill, gained Representative Curran’s support, and saw the Bourke amendment lead to legalization. Chicago tracks, including the American Derby with a 160000 dollar purse, can now resume after Bourke’s persistence and newspaper training.
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Chicago
Nec
Tom Bourke
Ilinois
Tom
Rourke
Springfeld
Hines
Curran
York
Bourke
Newspa
Memorial Notice From Branxville In November
Fragmentary memorial notice references a death twenty years past with dates and places unreadable. It appears to mark a remembrance in Branxville dated in November, mentioning a Lawrence and a memorial.
Fragmented notices mix with names and places across a garbled page
The text appears as a jumble of names, places, dates, and scattered phrases from various notices. It mentions people in Los Angeles Chicago and London, with references to gifts, arrests, and possible legal or social items, but no coherent single event or clear subject emerges.
League of Nations ends German armament control
January 1927 Geneva accord ends Allied oversight of German armaments with League of Nations supervision transferring to French cabinet. Separately Garner opposes tax cuts. Untermyer condemns Ford anti semitic statements as rubbish. Authorities arrest tradesmen under Blue Laws after theatre ban demand.
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Council of League of Nations
Geneva
Samuel Untermyer
New York
Henry Ford
Baltimore Clubman Returned to Jail
Baltimore reports Cottman, a clubman, returned to jail to serve a sentence after arrest on a warrant. He had been committed to Spring Grove State Hospital for observation following a prior charge of drunken driving.
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Baltimore
A. P
Evart Cottman
Spring Grove State Hospital
Cottman
Spring Cove
Texas college reports student enrollment and employment
Data from a Texas college shows 4710 students enrolled this fall with part time or full time work. Of the total, 1928 are male and 204 female students are employed. the report notes a mix of work among attendees.
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A -Tin
Tex
Froni
Trarety of Texas
Oh Oe
Eee
Steel orders grow in New York area
Unclear text reports US Steel Corporation publicized growing orders with higher totals than the previous month. The scrambled wording mentions December 1 and New York but lacks complete details or figures.
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Steel Corporation
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Francis M
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Branxville
Lawrence
Francis M. Collins
Fara
Mphutyens
Manila
Harry Cooper
Axaloe Gohki Chamane Monte
Calif
Agatha
London
Los Ange
Gram
Ie Reses
Pho
Chile
St Ysa Sarah Laswremes
Helen
Stephen S Wise
Tee
Jehan Tae Wie
H Dotumlua
Rho Teoay
Jenn Nathan Amd
Cyrenia
Hells
Garner
Texas
Coolidge
Mellen
Carl S. Vrooman
National Association of Farm Loan Borrowers
Washington
Treasury Department
Rebecca Bradley
Boda
Tole
Joe Cams
West City
Grey Chaplin
Gathatchee
the Virgin of Grad
Chamberlin Metal
Weatherstrip
A. B. Hodges
Mer
Sheree
O. Bex
Kebury
Batmoe
Bair
Baltimore, Chesaptake & Atlantic Railway Company
Salisbury
Baltimnore
Bellmore
M.lecave
Isbury
WU Polk
M. Nichols
pEcessen
Ar Las
Xmas Music
Hurlocks Music Store
Broad Street
Salisbury, MD
Pheme
STEEL
Boulder
Sptometrist
Adking
Malin Street
Salnbury
Maryland
RED Star
Ivo Satheer Culge
Easton
Ivo
Wilmington
Philadelphia
Crtiven
Red Star Motor Coaches, Inc
Saliselay, Maryland
Dennis Ae Mad
Stee Halling
Delmarva
W. E. Sheppard & Co
Ode Ecottavanmsnes
Brothers
Adkins & CO
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