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Rexall Drug Stores Enter Pigeon Derby and Straw Vote
The New York Evening Sun notes Rexall drugstores will enter a carrier pigeon derby in St. Louis from September 25, with a straw poll to elect a president beginning September 15. Five thousand birds from 2,500 towns across 24 states will race from a massive loft, watched by Pigeon Section of the US Signal Corps and local officials. Governor Frederick Gardner and Frank P Lucke will judge prizes up to 1000 dollars.
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International Federation of American Homing Pigeon Fanciers
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