Boxing title fights reshape 1924 schedules across era
In 1924 boxing faces major changes as New York promoters push a crowded outdoor season. Featherweight crown contenders Danny Kramer and Louis Kid Kaplan clash in Brooklyn while Harry Greb eyes a world title bid. Dempsey remains active with Wille and Firpo among likely opponents as circuits align under New Jersey rules. Pancho Villa’s return fuels flyweight hopes with Ankie Genaro as American champion.
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Americas
New York State Athletic Mission
Danny Kramer
Miladelphia
Louis Kid’s Kaplan
Meriden
Conn
Harry Greb
Brooklyn
Jack Delaney
Ridgeport
York
Suckenbach
Astoria
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Dack Dempsey
Harry Wille
New York
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New Jersey
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Philpines
Ankie Genaro
Heavy business on livestock in Sioux City yearend
Sioux City buyers and packers reported a strong livestock year with yard receipts and meat production up. Farmers and stockraisers in the territory earned about 128.9 million dollars for animals, an increase of roughly 26.8 million from 1923. Hog receipts neared four million. cattle and calves totaled 31.1 million. sheep receipts were about 2.3 million.
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Sioux City
English Actress Peggy Marsh Weds Captain Fenwick in London
Peggy Marsh the English actress married Captain Reld Robert Geor Fenwick formerly of the Royal Guards at a London registry office today. The couple’s room’s county seat is Witham Hall Lincolnshire. Peggy Marsh had married in 1931 Albert L. Buster Johnson who lived in New York in January 1923.
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London
Peggy Marsh
Reld Robert Geor
Fenwick
Royal Guards
Evening News
Witham Hall
Incolnshire
Albert L. “Buster” Johnson
New York
New York Sees 1925 Dawn With Boisterous Noise
A frayed OCR fragment recalls New York’s 1925 New Year’s Eve festivities marked by cold wind and thunderous crowds. Tin horns, factory whistles, and chimes mingled with alcohol fueled revelry as crowds celebrated the start of the year with raucous noise and chaotic street scenes.
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New York
New Year Joyfully Welcomed by City Firemen and Elks
Pocatello rang in 1925 with lively New Year celebrations across clubs and halls. Firemen’s ball at Imperial hall drew large crowds with confetti horns and lighted revelry. Elks temple festivities and Shriner dinners at Bannock hotel gathered regional delegations for dances and midnight entertainment.
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Imperial Hall
Elks
Temple
Shrinera
Bannock Hotel
Idaho Falls
American Falls
Twin Falls
Pocate
Real Winter in Southwest
A winter storm blankets the Southwest with varying snow depths as January 1 begins. Forecasters report subzero lows at Gr and Goodland and 1.5 inches of snow in Kansas City by 9 a.m. with more flurries planned. Roads are blocked and transportation hindered across the region.
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Kansas City
Goodland
Kab
Oklahoma
Bliss Is President Of White Cross Anti Narcotic Society
Reverend W. H. Bliss, ill in a New York hospital after attending an anti narcotic conference in Geneva, was elected president of the White Cross Anti Narcotic society in Seattle yesterday. He sent telegraphic greetings saying his health improved.
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Bliss
Seattle
W. H. Bliss
New York
Geneva
White Cross
SOS Call From Italian Steamer Near Atlantic Coast
An SOS from an Italian steamer in distress between Cape May and Cape Hatteras was received by the naval wireless station early today. The air was cleared of all radio broadcasting for 20 minutes, but no further message was received. The call came in at 12:30 local time.
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New Rk
Cape May
Cape Hatteras
Naval Communications
Orly
Vast World War II Bonus Certificates Mailed to Veterans
About 600000 adjusted service certificates totaling 750 million dollars were sent through the mail to veterans under the soldiers bonus act. Another 30000 checks of 50 dollars or less were ready but non mailable until March per the law. Scientists at the AAAS meeting opened the new year with reports on weather patterns and solar activity affecting Earth.
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Washington
Congress
War Department
Veterans
New Year Celebrations Bring Large Crowds to Chicago Streets
Chicago on January 1 reported four fatal shootings with only two arrests for drunkenness as crowded hotel dining rooms cabarets and restaurants buzzed into the New Year. The Loop saw thousands on the streets past midnight unable to gain entry to venues amid a carnival atmosphere.
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Chicago
Loop
Record of 1924 lynchings at Tuskegee Institute period
A Tuskegee Institute statement reports 16 persons lynched in 1924, the lowest since records began. Nine taken from law officers, with 45 prevented lynchings and varied charges including murder and rape. All 16 victims were Black, across Florida Kentucky Louisiana Mississippi Missouri South Carolina Tennessee Texas and other states.
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Tuskegee Institute
Ala
R. R. Moton
Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute
Florida
Kentucky
Louisiana
Mississippi
Missouri
South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
Britain not offered loan to Irish Free State seek withdrawal claim
In Washington Timmy A Simiddy Irish Free State minister plenipotentiary states Britain has not offered a loan on condition Ireland withdraws its claim to representation in the League of Nations. The message was forwarded from Washington.
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New York
Great Britain
Horace and Orser win national indoor tennis title
Horace and Orser of New York defeated HB L Johnson of Newton Academy, Aban, Mass, in the final roting to claim the national indoor tennis championship with a 6 3 6 4 98 7 score.
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New York
Jen
Horace & Orser
HB. L. Johnson
Newton Academy
Aban
Mass
Winter season opening for Business Men's Association in New Orleans
The eleventh annual winter season of the Business Men's Association begins in New Orleans at the fairgrounds. The event runs from January to February leading up to Mardi Gras, with activities scheduled around Jefferson Avenue.
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New Orleans
Jefferson
White House Opens Doors for New Year Reception
Washington January 1 AP The White House held its annual New Year’s reception from 11 a m to 2 30 p m with cabinet members diplomatic corps chief justice Supreme Court and other judiciary officials Congress officers of the armed forces and the public among those greeted by the President and Mrs. i The event follows long established order and marks the start of the year amid a government holiday period.
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Washington
Jan
White House
Cabinet
Diplomatic Corps
Supreme Court
Judiciary
Congress
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Seale
Alumni Club Undergoes Raid In San Francisco Lat in Quarter
Prohibition officers raided a banquet in the Latin quarter early today held for the University of Pennsylvania alumni. John Allen, claiming Penn affiliation, was arrested and charged with violating the federal dry law and posted bail. The event honored the California game today.
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San Francisco
University of Pennsylvania
John Allen
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania University of California
Bandit's Widow Recalls Husband After Fatal Bank Heist
Nellie Wright, 17, widow of William E. Wright, sits in Jacksonville jail as her husband is killed by officers in Mobile after a shooting. She admits involvement in a New Orleans bank robbery loot of 13 000 dollars and a sawed off shotgun found in her trunk. Their elopement and brief marriage ended amid pursuit, crime, and tragedy across Des Moines, Kansas City, and New Orleans.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Nellie Wright
William E. Wright
Mobile
Billy’’ Wright
New Orleans
Wright
Bak
Des Moines
Kansas City
Harry
Kansas
Carnival Ball Draws Record Crowd At Columbia Hall
The 24th annual carnival masquerade by the Pocatello fire department at Columbia Hall drew a capacity crowd. Dancing and enjoyment filled the night as prizes were awarded to Pearl Graves and partner, Dr. and Jase W. Lyon as Chinese winners of second prize, and Frank Randall and partner as Indians in third.
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Columbia Hall
Pocatello
Two Big Games On The Coast Today At Berkeley And Notre Dame
College football headlines run hot as California hosts Pennsylvania in a high profile Rose Bowl bid scenario with a soggy field and strong attendance. Notre Dame faces unbeaten Stanford in a nationwide match viewed by about 50 000 fans and stadium constraints heighten the anticipation.
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Calif
Arkeley
California
Bears
University of California
The
University of Pennsylvania
Quakers
Plavins
Yoseveny
Lousane Pennsylvanians
Andy Smith
Fm Tims
Acadena
Notre University
Ansheld
Knute Rockne
Notre Dame
Glenn Warner
Cardinal
Ohio
Washington
U. i. Ma
Nevada
Union aims to organize starving coal miners in 1928 plan
The United Mine Workers of America reports 1924 hit the bituminous coal industry hard with hundreds idle and many miners earning little. Non union firms in Virginia and Kentucky cut wages and prices, worsening the crisis as miners protest shortages and unemployment. The union vows to organize and improve life though rapid change was unlikely before 1928.
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Indianapolis
United Mine Workers of
Am Here
Virginia
Kentucky
Starvate One United Mine Workers of America
Madison Square Garden to Move and Rebuild
New York prepares as the longtime Madison Square Garden at Seventh Avenue and Fifteenth Street moves to a new site at Twenty Eighth Street. A three night festival marks the old arena’s farewell with boxing legends, cycling greats, and a finale of boxing and a dawn dance party.
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New York
Madison Square Garden
Seventh Avenue
Fifteenth Street
Madison Square
Harry Thaw
Ita
Phat Bay
X Rickard
John Ingling
Eee
Arthur Eae
Martin
Breokisn
Mae
Rickard
Berlin New Year’s Day notes on doughnuts and trade
Berlin records New Year celebrations with Berliners consuming doughnuts called Berliner pfannkuchen. Bakers reportedly sold over ten million as the delicacy spreads, while jelly filled variants are a noted difference. Demand for carp remains high, costing more than prewar levels and shaping freight shipments on rivers and canals.
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Berlin
Unclear Year Start Reports Early 1920s Trade Note
An early 1920s Chicago business note reports tentative sales activity for New Year 1924 era markets. The text appears garbled but references preliminary trade conditions and price mentions amid inclement weather.
Ed Garvey Boxer To Face Ben Smith In New York Bout
Ed Heck Garvey a Holyoke Massachusetts former Notre Dame lineman exacts another six round bout in New York Tuesday facing Ben Smith of Jersey. Garvey has scored knockouts in pro fights using a gridiron style offense while weighing about 220 pounds. Frank Sturgis named jockey club chairman succeeds late August Belmont though he does not own or invest in tracks, yet maintains a Massachusetts estate with as many as seventy thoroughbreds. Tommy Gibbons of St Paul weighs options for a bout with Lars Firpo in Leadeden as plans unfold.
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Ed “Heck
Garvey
Holyoke
Mass
Notre Dame
New To
New Early &Ork
Ben Smith
Frank Sturgis
The
Jockey Club
August Belmont
Massachusetts
Collision of Air Mail Pilot Near Bike Nevada
AP report notes conditions at the crash of Pearl P. Scott near Bike Nevada on December 29. The incident drew comparison with prior Arctic voyage events and a separate mountain crash involving Mayor Frederick in the spring. Scott’s run from Salt Lake City to Reno was affected by cold temperatures and foilage, leaving him with a broken shoulder.
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Omeka
Neb
Peal P. Scott
Air Mail
Bike
Nev
Carl E
Frederick Hk
Salt Lake City
Reno
Paige
Henry
Boom
Mar pi ed Again in London Art Scene of 1917
In London during 1917 Mar pied returns to prominence after a chaotic period marked by a teeta time and the death of a key figure. The article notes a shift in the art world with new leadership and rising share of influence for the Field group.
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London
Mins Perkins Oe
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