Murchison Dominates British Amateur Championships Sprint events
American sprinter Loren Murchison of Newark Athletic Club swept two events at Stamford Bridge winning the century dash in 9.910 seconds and the 220 yard dash in 21.35 seconds. Prizes were withheld due to amateur status, with British authorities reviewing his tour status and awaiting word from the American Athletic Union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Stamford Bridge
Urban
Loren Murchison
Newark
A. C
Murchison
Withhheld
British Amateur Athletic Association
American Athletic Union
Sarazen Clinches Met Open After Grueling Final Round
Gene Sarazen of Fresh Meadow outlasted Joe Turnesa at Sprain Links to win the Metropolitan Open by one stroke. Sarazen posted a 71 in the final round to finish at 295, edging Turnesa 296 and placing Mike Krady and Tommy Kerrigan one behind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bronxville
Gene Sarazen
Willis MacFarlane
Iite
Joe Turnesa
Fairview
Sarazen
Varnesa
Mike Krady
Winged Foot
Biwanoy
Tommy Kerrigan
Women Athletes Set Schedule With Record Races
San Francisco July 18 AP three women world track records fell at Kezar Memorial Stadium. Helen Filkey set in broad jump at 17 feet 1/2 inch, Elizabeth Nelson of Pasadena ran 220 yard dash in 27 15, and a relay team of Filkey Cartwright Gilliland Rupert finished 440 yards in 51.25 seconds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Helen Filkey
Chicago
Kezar Memorial Stadium
Misa Filkey
Elizabeth Nelson
Pasadena
Alta Cartwright
Eureka
Cal
Maybelle Gilliland
New York
Frances Rupert
Philadelphia
O'Doul Hits Six For Six In Salt Lake Game
Frank O'Doul, Salt Lake Pacific Coast league right fielder, tied a presumed world record by going six for six in at bats. He duplicated the feat from Thursday and has 19 hits in 21 at bats over four games, raising his unofficial 100 game batting average to .421.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt Lake City
Utah
Frank O’doul
Salt Lake Pacific Coast League
O'Doul
Browns win sixth straight by beating Athletics 6 to 2
In St Louis the Browns toppled the league leading Athletics 6 to 2, marking their sixth straight win and a second consecutive week with six wins in seven games. Gaston pitched the complete game while Perkins and Dixon supported the effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Athletics
Browns
Philadelphia
Gaston
Perkins
Dixon
English Team Scores Victory in International Meet
A combined Oxford and Cambridge track team defeated a Princeton Cornell group 91-3 to 22-3 in Atlantic City. Using the English scoring system only first places counted with nine outright wins and a shared pole vault. The English collegians split the pole vault and now stand even after Yale and Harvard beat them last week 7 1 2 to 4 1 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic City
N. J
Oxford
Cambridge
Princeton
Cornell
De Palma Wins Denver 100 Mile Auto Race
Ralph De Palma won the Denver 100 mile auto race fueling a two day program by the Denver Auto Racing Association earning 4000 dollars. Leon Duray finished second and Fred Comer third as De Palma completed the 100 miles on the one mile dirt track in 1 hour 21 minutes 26.35 seconds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Colo
Ralph de Palma
Denver Auto Racing Association
Leon Duray
Fred Comer
de Palma
Young Golfer Beats Eastern Records in West
Keefe Carter a 19 year old from Oklahoma wins the Western Amateur Championship at Lochmoor Club defeating Russell Martin of Flossmoor Chicago 3 and 2 in 86 holes. Carter becomes the first victor from south of the Mason Dixon line and the youngest major winner aside from Chick Evans. He trailed most of the round then overtook Martin at the 31st hole and parred in to take the title.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
United States
Keefe Carter
Oklahoma
Lochmoor Club
Russell Martin
Flossmoor Club
Chicago
California
Chick Evans
Martin
Pancho Villa’s Death Blamed on Tooth Ulcer
A coroner’s jury in San Francisco found Pancho Villa died from poisoning due to an ulcerated tooth, not from the July 4 fight with Jimmy McLarnin. Villa’s body was shipped home aboard the President Harrison to Manila, accompanied by his brother-in-law Jose Concepcion. State Athletic Commissioner William Hanlon testified Villa seemed in shape for the bout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Pancho Villa
Jimmy McLarnin
Oakland
Villa
Harrison
Manila
Jose Conception
William Hanlon
Idaho Potatoes Move Coastward in Rail Shipper Meeting
At a major railroad and shipper gathering in Idaho, Lincoln Wilder of Cassia county says Idaho potatoes sent to California are marked as Idaho Potatoes and mislead buyers. Officials from Union Pacific and other shippers discussed tonnage, car availability, and mutual problem solving, noting increases in freight demand and limited new cars since 1923.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Idaho
California
Lincoln Wilder
Cassia County
Union Pacific
M. J. Gormley
Washington, D. C
Car Service Division
Calvin
Harriman
Work Denies Resigning From Interior Post
Chicago July 17 Hubert Work secretary of the interior says he has no intention of resigning and dismisses rumors of imminent retirement. He delivered a firm denial to reporters in Chicago on his way back to Washington after a five week tour of reclamation projects in the northwest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Hubert Work
Secretary of the Interior
Washington
Northwest
Crafty Bootlegger Tactics Described in Spokane
In Spokane Washington bootleggers hire chronically ill couriers to market liquor. Court pleas claim jail would kill the vendor, with judge Police Justice Fred Morrill noting at least four such cases in three weeks. Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Louis Bunge backs the claim of illness and threats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spokane
Wash
Fred Morrill
Louis Bunge
Moscow graduate sails to take charge at Point Barrow Alaska
George B. Sylvester, formerly of Rathdrum and a University of Idaho 1915 law graduate, teaches in North Moscow and has sailed for Point Barrow Alaska to take charge of the farthest north location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
George
Sylvester
Rathdrum
University of Idaho
Point Barrow
Alaska
Arctic voyage takes family to Point Barrow school post
Mr Sylvester with wife and baby and Miss Dorothy Hedson plan an Arctic journey from Nome aboard a gasoilne schooner. They will pass Behring Strait to Alaska's northern tip where Sylvester becomes principal of the Point Barrow government school and supervisor of the Far North Reindeer and Co operative store. Hedson assists in the school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sylvester
Dorothy Hedson
University of Oregon
Nome
Behring Strait
Alaska
Point Barrow
Far North Reindeer and Co-operative Store
Hodson
Annual Parma Picnic Brings Farmers and Shippers Together
Parma August 18. The fifth annual get-together picnic of public carriers and Parma shippers and growers drew farmers business men and railroad officials to the John Steel home lawn. Governor Moore and H V Platteneras manager of Oregon Short Line keynote speakers praised Idaho development and civic duties. Platt outlined railroad help in moving crops and pledged car supply for the season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parma
John Steel
C. ©. Moore
H. V. Platteneras
Oregon Shortihe Railroad
Idaho
Moore
Platt
Tall Men Band for Mutual Aid Formed in Marshfield
In Marshfield Oregon on July 18 AP reports 28 men six feet tall or more form the Long Fellow Club No 1 to aid tall men. Goals include longer beds in hotels tour cars and theaters and better street awnings and seats. Officers listed are Benjamin Ostlind Wilson Kaufman Earl W Murphy and James Montgomery. Also noted American Education Week set for November 16 to 22 with cooperation from the American Legion National Education Association and the Interior Department Bureau of Education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshfield
Ore
Ullman
Benjamin Ostlind
Wilson Kaufman
Earl W. Murphy
James Montgomery
American Legion
The
National Education Association
Bureau of Education of the Interior Department
Children Shine in St Paul Library Art Contest
More than 200 children joined the spring art contest at the St Paul public library with strong school cooperation. A high order of work was shown and sixty participants won prizes including art books and framed or unframed pictures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul Public Library
State Latin Contests Grow From Local to State
Indiana hosts annual Latin contests progressing from interschool events to county and district meets culminating in a State contest each year with a set program for four years of Latin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Nashville Negro State Normal School Expansion Fund Rises
The Tennessee Legislature appropriated 160 000 for the school at Nashville and donations from the general education board and private sources raise total funds to 320 000 for the expansion of the institution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tennessee
Negro State Normal School
Nashville
General Education Board
Kansas Hosts First Radio Commencement Event
Kansas Agricultural College invited 1800 aggies of the air to attend the first radio commencement in history. Students enrolled in radio courses were urged to join this notable event in person.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Kansas Agricultural College
Sudents
States enact teacher tenure laws across eleven states
Eleven states have enacted tenure laws requiring a production period before permanent appointment and assuring job security during good behavior and efficiency.
Idaho Reclamation Editions Limited Remaining
A few Reclamation Editions remain available in Idaho. These collector issues highlight regional history and exciting local content. Act soon to secure these scarce editions before they’re gone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Idaho
Reclamation
Also Mentioned on This Page
Sport News
Studebaker
Bannock
Arthur
American League
Boston
Shelley
Blankenship
Rob Reston
Ruffing
Shocker
Manush
Blue
Pennock
Tigers
Babe
Ruth
Navin Field
Combs
Cleveland
Byron Speece
Goslin
Bert Cole
Indians
Tom Connolly
Burns
Cole
Evans
Gregg
Ruel
Severeid
Buckeye
Speece
Sewell
National
Giants
Cincinnati
Luque
New Yorkers
Reds
Wingo
Greenfield
Bentley
Snyder
Brooklyn
Brooklyn Today
Nethart
Syracuse
BR. OH
B. PR Rags - Vierecesuscence
Heine Band
Cubs
Cy Williams
Blake
Gonzales
Decatur
Pearce
Wilson
Braves
Pittsburg
Bob Smith
Tance
Welsh
Burrus
Felix
Gautreau
Eh Wilsover
Pies Haste
Yde
Kremer
Goveh
Cooney
Ryan
Leimer
B. HE
Axean Simeos
Ark Ka Wek
Morrison
Th. R. Smith
Gibson
Ree Okeyyek
Barfoot
Ludolph
Schang
Mulcahy
Cook
Osten
Los Angeles
Verenz
Meeker
Hanna and Paine
R.H.E. Eas
Bas Ogce Cs
Naylor
Dumovich
Lucas
Baldwin
Agnew
American Association
Louisville
St. Paul
Columbus
Kansas City
Toledo
Milwaukee
Indianapolis
Minneapolis
R. H. B. Portland
Odetvevenan
Bacramento
Delaney Foster
Ead
Shellenback An Shea
Ryker
Ball Meyer
Ens
Eary
Yelle
Fighter
Stanley Coveleskie
Washington Senators
Cleveland I Uans
North
China
Pekin
Ellen M. Boyenger
Ie Ottorgan Cewele
Mutual Aid
F.o.b
FORD
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!