Year 2930 Sees Record Ring Deaths in Prizefighting History
The year 2930 records sixteen prize ring fatalities from Jim Fics era to 1910, with victims in San Francisco Prosqueiste and Philadelphia rings. Notable deaths include Owen Moeran opponent Tommy McCarthy in Dreamland rink, and Sgt. Frederich Castor in Frankfort. Max Landy dies after Breckton bout and late return to Boston.
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Bistory
Jim Fics
Prosqueiste
Billy Dunning
Death’s Point
Apdy Dew
Praefi Bis
Nicaragua
Uncle Sam
The
Gieves
Owen Moeran
Nelson
San Francisco
Tommy McCarthy
Mo. Tan
Dreamland Rink
McCarthy
St. Marave Hospital
Philadelphia
Frant Cole
Jack O'Brien
Stanley Rodgers
Cole
Paladevihiia
Frederich Castor
Frankfort Athletic Club
cSpike
Sullivan
Castor
Max Landy
Boston
Landy
Breckton
Mass
Sutton set for rematch with young champion for 18.1 title
Veteran cue ace Sutton faces a decisive test against Hillard in a planned championship showdown. Former world champion Hoppe and other top rivals note Sutton’s brilliant long runs on the green cloth and his long history of elite form.
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Millard
Shane
Sutton
Hoppe
Slosson
Cutler
Hippe
Hillard Leavers
Trenpe
Kern
Love and Letters in a Sunflower Summer
Clarisse May, a writer living at Sandslope, confronts two burglars who mistake her bungalow for a rival. She reveals she is Clarisse May to editor John Dare and artist Dreyer, and a summer of companionship and mischief unfolds at Sandslope and Sun Flower. Dave Dare falls in love, while Clarisse guards her secrets as she writes in two mysterious machines. The pair bond through shared adventures and wary tenderness as summer wanes.
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Clarisse
Jarisse
Landscope
Mr. Dare
Sandslope
Clarisse May
Miss May
John Dreyer
Dreyer
Linden
Dave
Lee Ventress
Drever
Father Time
Landshope
Lee
Sun Flower
Dare
Gossip Of Sportsdom Sets Major Quiet, Trades Hmm
In Newark notes of the day, a cabinet move makes basketball a major asset by resolution. Pitcher Camnitz slated for disposal after Barnes favors it. Walter Johnson trade status unsettled while Jimmie AiAber and Pisaier Jones deny comings. Major leagues report 9,000,000 paid admissions as Comiskey backs more batting and Burns eyes a comeback despite a $286,906 value. Cy Falkenburg plans to quit smoking to gain weight.
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snoGix
Newark
Barnes Orectuss
Camnitz
Jimmie AiAber
Walter Johnson
Pisaier Jones
Denymma Ohe
Frank
Agues
Comiskey
White Sox
Tommy Burns
Nelson
Cy Falkenburg
Popularity Of Forms At Yate Gymnasium Revealed
The report by Prof. OL directer notes a wide range of athletics at Yate gymnasium with hundreds of students enrolled. Swimming, lawn tennis, football, track, baseball, golf, boxing and other sports are listed with participant counts and a focus on overall athletic activity.
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Yate
Wm G. Anderson
Alty
Vasf
Directer
Ecasa
Cornell Plans Better Football Program
Cornell athletics eye a football game with Syracuse to renew rivalry once split with Harvard and possibly include Princeton. The plan includes hiring a year-round professional coach in Ithaca assisted by a corps of graduate players.
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Cornell
Syracuse
Harvard
Princeton
Ithaca
They Had Met Before Bowlegged Cashier Joke
George Livingston Richards, Boston publisher, recalls past pawn shop visits after early struggles. A pawnbroker greets him with a joke about having met before, noting Richards is bowlegged, and Richards agrees they may have met previously.
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George Livingston Richards
Boston
Tunele’s
Richards
Fortune
By Its Looks Conference With Men A Business Affair
A reader quote depicts a tense moment as a father’s conference with others appears to be a bored business gathering. The scene centers on a doorway moment and the uneasy impression of the attendees.
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James
Dean's Kidney Pills Ad Claim Promises Cure for Kidney Pain
An old advertisement asserts that Dean's Kidney Pills permanently cure sick kidneys and swelling. It features a testimonial from Edward Porsche of Chicago and lists a 50 cent price with Foster Milburn Co of Buffalo, N Y as distributors.
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Dean
Edward Porsche
Cleveland Ave
Chicago
Til
Donn’s
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
James Hunting Returns Abroad for Baths
Miss Amelia Austin hears Mrs. Amasa Hunting recount the life of James Hunting, who left Wobrook-in-the-Hills in youth to become a millionaire. She notes he has gone abroad for baths this summer, joking about his upbringing and habits.
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Amelia Austin
Amasa Hunting
James Hunting
Wobrook-in-the-Hills
Jim
Miss Amelia
Malady Worth Having
A humorous exchange from Stray Stories about a wife worrying over her husband’s condition. The doctor quips that the husband’s gift is misunderstandings, as the wife reports long conversations with no lasting impression after. The tale pivots on miscommunication rather than illness.
Illinois Teachers oppose state school book uniformity plan
The Illinois State Teachers Association passes a resolution opposing a state wide push for uniform school books. The group vows to use its influence to combat the movement and defend local control over instructional materials.
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Chicago
Illinois State Teachers Association
Waiting for Trouble Kiss Delay
A playful note questions how long one must wait for a kiss if a beloved presence were near. The line evokes longing and comic romantic tension in a concise, upper register.
What do you do for a living Mose
In a brief overheard exchange a man named Mose explains he is the manager of a laundry. The dialogue centers on the laundry’s ownership by Eliza Ann and the couple’s casual query about livelihood.
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Mose
Eliza Ann
Old Common Sense Change Food When You Feel Out of Sorts
A wise doctor tells a man with recurring stomach trouble and headaches to stop fried foods and meat at breakfast and switch to Grape-Nuts and cream with no medicines. The man improves within days and reports better health than in twenty years. The letter ends inviting readers to read The Road to Yellville in blogs.
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Yellville
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Owen Moran
George Sutton
Willie Heppe
Geors
Dofare Jong
Jack Pfiester
Chicago Cubs
John Pfiester
Joseph B. Bowles
Cincinnati
Shamrocks
Omaha
Bill Rourke
Phecau
Jack Ffiester
Martha McCulloch-Williams
Associated Literary Press
Ier
Eketifeement
Platenoe Pune
Illinois
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