Record crowd forecast for Indianapolis 500 race
Indianapolis race fans expect the largest paid attendance in history for the 500 mile event on May 30 with over 100000 spectators. Foreign drivers and cars, led by Mercers and Bugatti pilots, prepare alongside American contenders as final tryouts occur May 27.
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Ind
United States
London
Paris
Detroit
Chicago
Speedway Management
Ernst Friedrich
New York
Speedway
Caleb Bragg
Eddie Pullen
Mercers
Spencer Wishart
Mercer
Goux
Boillot
Begin
Prevost
Johnnie Aitken
Fred Melann
Bert Dingley
Neil Whalen
J. C. Tit
Burman
Stutz
Cooper
Btutz
Oldfield
Spee Y
Wilcox
Aver Bullet
Keene
Eugeot
Peugeot
Maxwell, Tetzlaff
Sunbeam
Guyot
Celsior
Christiaens
Geot
Duray
de Palma
Ercer
Wishart
Brags
Pullen
Breedhes
Mulford
Aantz
Anderson
Epee Swell
Carlson
Marmon
Dawson
Bunbeam
Grant
Stafford
Callahan
Metropol
Horan
Dewen
Eres
Clare
Bugatt
Friedrich
Western
Jenkins
Great Western
Price
Bull Dog
Chandler
Pope Bullet
Roberts
Washington
Stringer
Duesenberg
Rickenbacher
Mason, Mason
Tatter, Mezzucco
Evelyn Thaw Company
Duluth
Europe
Miss Nesbitt
Conlon Williams Showdown Fueled by Rivalry in June
Boxing writer reports Johnny Conlon sails to Baltimore for final prep and to sign agreement for the June 9 Vernon Club bout with Kid Williams. The piece contrasts Williams’ improving form with Conlon’s fading edge and notes public doubt about Conlon’s ability to last beyond ten rounds. It also threads in Gunboat Smith’s faded star, Willard’s challenge, and touches on Irish heavyweight Coffey heading to London for a fight with Bombardier Wells.
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New York
Johnny Conlon
Kid” Williams
Baltimore
Tom McCarey
Vernon Club
Williams
Conlon
Chicago
Johnny
Gunboat Smith
Gunboat
Gotham
Jess Willard
Smith
Willard
Mister Smith
Jim Coffey
White Hope
England
Soin
Bombardier Wells
Erin
Jim
Mike Donovan
Mike
New York Athletic Club
Pugia
Bombadier Wells
National Sporting Club of
London
Jim Corbett
Coffey
Ireland
Peter Maher
Mike Morrissey
Tom O'Rourke
Mathewson tops hourly pay among world’s earners in sports
New York on May 16 highlights a comparison of salaries across professions. Christy Mathewson earns about 187.50 per hour for eighty hours per season, while Tris Speaker averages around 60 an hour, and President Wilson about 28. Elbert H. Gary’s approximate 40 hourly rate is noted alongside Walter Johnson’s 156.25 per hour and other high earners. The piece questions the glamour of a big league career given these figures and includes a table of salaries, hours, and hourly wages.
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New York
Christy Mathewson
New York Giant
Tris Speaker
Red Sox
Matty
Speaker
Woodrow Wilson
Elbert H. Gary
United States Steel Corporation
Mathewson
Giants
Wilson
Gary
Steel Corporation
Walter Johnson
Congress Adds to National Forest Caribou Area Idaho
Congress added nearly 17 000 acres to the Caribou National Forest in Idaho by act. The land includes the watershed supplying Montpelier’s water and marks one of the first major additions by direct legislation after a 1907 policy. Local efforts since 1908 culminated in the passage of this act.
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Congress
Caribou National Forest
Idaho
National Forest
Colorado
Montana
Oregon
Washington
Wyoming
Montpelier
Pearl Coast Privilege Reported Along Venezuelan Coast
The Venezuelan government leased exclusive pearl fishing rights for three years along the Margarita region and surrounding areas. Hundreds of vessels and thousands of workers operate seasonally, with Margarita beds valued around 600000 dollars annually. Pearl fisheries extend from Panama to Colombia and Colombia to Ecuador, famed for black green blue pink varieties.
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Kansas City Journal
New World
Columbus
Gulf of Paria
Venezuela
Trinidad
Island of Margarita
Cubagua
el Tirano
el Golfo de Las Perlas
Porlamar
Maracapana
Macanao
Pearl
Margarita
Americas
Gulf of California
la Paz
Lower California
Mexico
Gulf
Loreto and
Tiburon
Nicaragua
Gulf of Campeche
Islas del Rey
King Islands
Pearl Islands
Gulf of Panama
Panama
Pacific
Colombia
Ecuador
Peru
Costa Rica
Europe
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Billly Murray
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Klaus
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Johnson
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Horn
Walter Wobbling
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Chance
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Murray
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Doyle
Fletcher
McGraw
Pres. Wilson
E. H. Gary
Lecy Bryan
Clark
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F.O.B
Lancing
A. E. Staacke Auto CO
W. Commerce St. San Antonio
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Mgr
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Howard
G. C. German
Uncle Tom
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Eliza
W. J. le Moyne
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