Dempsey Accepts Challenge for World Heavyweight Bout
The article notes Jack Dempsey formally accepted the challenge of Harry Wills for the world heavyweight championship. It also catalogs wide-ranging world events, including naval regatta results, political moves, and various accidents and incidents from the period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Dempsey
New York
Harry Wills
Ohio notes: fatalities and legal moves across the state
A broad roundup reports Albert H. Huling killed in Springfield yards and Margaret Witt fatally injured in a Port Clinton streetcar collision. Others include a Glenwood crash injuring Bernice Ryan and John Rush Jr. freed on bond after murder charges.
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Albert H. Huling
Tumer
Springfield
Margaret Witt
Lawrence Dahnsen
Port Clinton
Everett Pimberton
Ida Beardus
Ravenna
Pimberton
Akron
Bernice Ryan
Hamilton
John Rush, Jr
Athens County
Glouster
Lima Chamber of Commerce
State Knights of Pythias
Willis Fehrmann
Cincinnati
Chillicothe
Columbus
James R. Garfield
Secretary of the Interior
Lake Erie College
Painesville
Fred Kohler
Cleveland
Thomas Fallon
Youngstown
Davis
Ole
Lima
Glenwood
Auglaize
Jeremiah Napier
Dayton
Clark Stethem
Xenia
Nellie Moore
Stethem
Carpenters’ Union
Sandusky
Forrest Duvall
Athens
John C. Kidd
Steve Myeski
Penitentiary
Stella Korn
Barberton Diamond Match Company
Barberton
Archer
Masonic Home
Galena
Delaware County
Bernard Eyre
Nelsonville Aerie of Eagles
Hocking Valley Motor Bus Company
State Public Utilities Commission
Interstate Commerce Commission
Emerson B. Evans
Speed
United Cigar
John Bernstein
City Dairy Company
Toledo
C. C. Martin
Luckey
Albert Marshall
Clara Marshall
Maketewah
Crawford County
Chester A. Meek
Jacob P. Menges
Irene Menges
EB. G. Dexter
Pacific Coast
J. M. Pritchard
Camp Sherman
C. F. McGilvray
Nicholas Longworth
Longworth
Countess de Chambrun
Paris
George L. Oles
J. W. Preble
George W. Shaffer
Wood County
Ralph Beckett
Shaffer
Beckett
Oregon Road
Rockford
Bowling
Veterans’ Bureau
W. O. Clark
Ohio
Co-operative Livestock Shipping
F. G. Ketner
Ohio Farm Bureau Federation
Dolson
Bell Telephone Company
Alice Primmer
Martel
Marion
James Kane
A. B. Curry
Bremen
Wellsville
James Weatherson
Mt. Pleasant
Louise Hunt
Mechanicsburg
Francis Barnes
Coshocton
Marietta
Margaret A. Aumend
Elmer 8
Aumend
France
James Willer
Esther Labus
Florence Oxenreiter
Cecelia Smith
Bryan
Napoleon
Paul Rice
Norwood
John Ackley
Albany
William McKinley
Eee
McKinley
Nilog
Brahmu Doctor Graham and the Celestial Bed Scam
One of history’s brazen fakers, Doctor Graham opened a London Temple of Health in 1779. He charged admission to view a silk damask celestial bed claimed to be magnetico-electric and to cure illnesses, with sleeping fees ranging from £50 to £25, as he used stagecraft to profit from the illusion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doctor Graham
London
America
Denton
Graham
Graduation Gift Surprise Traps Rural Phone Network
In Sullivan County a public phone system that rings all connected lines leads to a memorable mishap. A graduate, hearing a chorus of six phones, thanks his girl and several neighbors for presents, then faces a stunned silence as the shared line rings respond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sullivan County
Indianapolis
Central
Dogs in Conversation
Robert recalls his mother explaining that talking means sharing words. He then imagines his dogs Topsy and Snowball having a conversation across neighboring porches as they bark and respond to each other.
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Robert
Mrs. Brown
Topsy
Mamma
Snowball
New Millionaire Plans Pergola For Mansion
The plan pleases the new millionaire who believes he could improve the mansion with a pergola and stock it with fish. The architect agrees, suggesting the addition. A crossed remark highlights demand for liberty amid tyranny.
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Birmingham Age-Herald
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St. Louis
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Ohio National Life Insurance Company
George Washington Kline
United States Navy
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Ripon
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Len Small
Kankakee, Ill
Walter Rathenau
Berlin
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Chen Chiung-ming
Canton
Sun Yat-Sen
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A. Bruce Bielaski
Mexico City
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Robert Harmer
Toronto
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Cardinal Valfre di Bonzo
Rome
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Ciro Arriola
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Belfast
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State Street
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LLANS
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27Th Street
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Atlanta
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