Utah House Passes Boxing Bill Limiting Rounds
A Utah House measure to regulate boxing and create a state boxing law passed Tuesday afternoon. The bill mirrors New York law by limiting matches to ten three times per round and fifteen rounds total. A separate item notes an aviator Bruno Wernt died after a plunge near Hangelar. A consumer testimonial plugs Foley's Honey and Tar Compound via Van Antwerp Drug Corp.
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Frankie Burns Set for Two 20 Round Bouts
Frankie Burns of Jersey City signs to fight twice at Tom McCarey’s Vernon arena near Los Angeles. He faces Bud Anderson of Vancouver on March 8 and Eddie Campi of San Francisco on March 25 in 20 round bouts.
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Jersey City
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Los Angeles
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Vancouver
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Noted Cycler Dies of Injuries
Springfield Mass Feb 26 Associated Press reports J B S Derosier a holder of all motorcycle records from 35 to 100 miles died at his home after sustaining injuries in a Los Angeles racing meet last summer He was thirty three years old.
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Springfield
Mass
J. BS. Derosier
Derosier
Los Angeles
Mighty Chicago horse battery ready for call to war
A volunteer horse battery of over eighty Chicago businessmen formed to offer services in case of war drilled in uniform last night. Col. Martin Foss commands the unit with Thomas Wilson as captain. Each member supplied a uniform revolver and a horse at personal cost, and the group may become a social club if the war scare subsides.
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Chicago
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Thomas Wilson
Farewell Dinner for Vice President Elect in Indianapolis
Vice President elect Thomas R Marshall will be guest of honor at a farewell banquet by the Indiana Democratic Club in Indianapolis. He departs this afternoon for Trenton to confer with President elect Wilson and will remain there until the inauguration in Washington.
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Indianapolis
Ind
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Marshall
Trenton
N. J
Wilson
Washington
Free Pastilles Offer Cited in Solicitation Letter
A dated solicitation promises free Rowan's Pastilles and asks recipients to supply a full personal history including age and occupation in exchange for advice. The missive urges quick contact and mentions a 50 cent package as a no-cost gift.
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Our Leader This Week Only French Dry Cleaning Ad
An advertisement notes a weekly offer from French Dry Cleaning Co located at 30 Dauphin St promising skirt and waist cleaning services during the week of February 26, 1951.
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Dauphin St
Tigers Pleased With Gulfport Practice Arrangements
The Detroit Tigers praised Gulfport Mississippi for facilities and weather during a private Atlanta to Detroit visit. Manager Jennings supervised 10 am and 2:30 pm workouts as players, unsettled but hopeful, prepared for early spring ball.
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Capablanca and Marshall Lead Chess Tourney After Round Eight
In Havana on February 26 Capablanca defeated Corzo, Marshall beat Jeffe, Janowski defeated Kupchik, and Blanco defeated Chajas. Capablanca and Marshall remain tied for the lead with six wins and two losses each.
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Corzeo
Marshall
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Janowski
Kupchik
Blanco
Chajas
Preparing For Golf Tourney
Montgomery Alabama February 26. The Country Club board of governors authorizes a $5000 expenditure to improve grounds and buildings ahead of the Southern Golf Association tournament in June. Plans include tying into the city water main to replace the windmill, enlarging the ballroom and dining room, and improving the showering facilities.
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Citizenship for Porto Ricans
Associated Press reports Sen Poindexter favored a Senate report approving a house bill granting U S citizenship to Porto Ricans. The measure, passed by the house, faces opposition over statehood implications, with the committee describing Porto Ricans as a people without a country and urging equal rights to avoid friction.
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Porto Rico
Poindexter
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Arkansas
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Flood waters ease as Yazoo basin recedes in Mississippi
By Associated Press Vicksburg Mississippi February 26 water stopped flowing through Beulah crevasse and high delta water level declines will quicken. Minor seepage from Salem sand wells remains. Yazoo River and other streams fall rapidly. Rail service resumes on northern lines and branch lines to open later this week.
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Delta
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Yazoo
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Prisoner Escapes From City Jail In Montgomery
Edward Johnson a white convict recently sentenced for trespass escaped from the city prison by tying blankets into a rope and scaling the jail yard wall. Authorities have not located him despite search efforts.
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Rivers to Sign Long Time Match
Joe Rivers the lightweight boxer and Pauline Slirt daughter of a contractor will be married in Los Angeles on Saturday. They plan to travel to New York next week where Rivers will fight Geach Cross in a ten round bout.
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Los Angeles
Joe Rivers
Pauline Slirt
New York
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Geach Cross
Taft Outlines Future Policies at Yale
President Taft, returning as Kent professor of law, tells Yale News his aim to guide young men in valuing the constitution and resisting efforts by fanatics and demagogues who seek shortcuts to economic perfection. He seeks to help Yale students understand foundational institutions and the dangers of abandoning them.
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Fire at Salvation Army Home Suspected to be Deliberate
Montgomery Alabama February 26 Fire bugs are suspected in destroying the American Salvation Army home at 317 Whitman Street early Tuesday. The building had burned days earlier prompting a night watchman. the blaze began on the far side from the watchman. An investigation will examine probable cause.
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Two Negroes Lynched in Harrison County Tex
Two black men were hanged Monday night near Elysian Fields in Harrison County Texas. One man named Anderson was executed, reasons undisclosed. Nearby at Karack Hubert Perry, alleged to have attacked a woman, was shot dead. George Redden, charged in a horse theft case, was wounded during the killings.
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Hubert Perry
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Phillies In South For The Training
Nearly all of the Philadelphia National League team left Philadelphia for Southern Pines North Carolina to begin spring training. Some players will join later. The Phillies were expected to reach the southern grounds around 8 a m.
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Southern Pines
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City Basketball Championship Decided At YMCA
The city basketball title will be decided in a YMCA double header at the association court Friday night. The St. Joseph Independents face the YMCA Intermediates, while the YMCA Ramblers meet an opponent to be announced. Barton Academy won the scholastic city title last week as UMC lost. A championship series may be needed to settle the city crown.
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Mike Finn Challenges Player Limits at Southern League Meeting
Birmingham writer B H Mooney reports after the Southern league spring meeting in Chattanooga Mike Finn of Mobile displayed the national association ruling allowing 28 players for 20 days after the season opens. The league plans 18 players and 8600 dollars salary cap, opposing the national ruling.
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De Oro Leads Open Pocket Billiards Match in New York
Alfred De Oro of Cuba, world champion, topped Thomas Hueston of St. Louis 200 to 98 in the first night of an 800 point title match. De Oro had a high run of 65 to Hueston’s 16. Play continues this and Thursday evenings.
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New York
Alfred de Oro
Cuba
Thomas Hueston
St. Louis
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Cy Seymour Signed by Boston National League Club
Cy Seymour, longtime outfielder for the New York and National League clubs, has signed with the Boston team. The announcement came yesterday, noting only four members of the World Series champions have agreed to terms, with Carrigan set to receive a higher salary than last year.
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Boston
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New York
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