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Newspaper
The Pocatello Tribune
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1924
Page
8
In a 15 round Queensboro Stadium draw style match, Harry Wills fails to win a judges decision against Bartley Madden. Madden defends with grit as Wills uses reach and weight to press but cannot decisively finish the Irish challenger. Crowd of 20 000 rises for Madden while Wills earns praise despite a decision loss.
In Boise Idaho on June 10 Fort Russell Wyoming defeated Vancouver barracks nine to seven to win the northwest corps area title. Fort Russell will face Boise Jong in the Northwest eight final.
National League games report mixed results with Washington and St Louis posting wins while Cincinnati and Chicago suffer losses. Batteries and pitching notes credited to Mogridge Zahniser Ruel Uhle L Sewell Jones Schang Gardner Severeid and others.
From Belmont Park to Latonia and Montreal clubs, racing meetings headline today with major events including the Westchester Racing Association at Belmont and the Kentucky Jockey Club at Latonia. Amateur golf championships in Louisville and Hartford lead a day of national trials in swimming and track with shooting tournaments in Johnson City and Indianapolis.
Ogden Utah June 10 AP Ralph E Bristol cement maker who won the Portland Cement cup in Los Angeles recentl y scored a new kind of birdie. While driving from the eighth tee his ball rolled 175 yards a seagull swooped down pecked the ball and carried it to the lake on the ninth hole. A second gull attempted to play the ball against W Dunn but was driven off by caddies.
Jack Kearns, manager of Jack Dempsey, turned down a 150000 offer for a title bout at Queensboro stadium with Bartley Madden. He cited Dempsey's film work and would fight only an outstanding challenger like Harry Wills or Antonio Firpo, delaying plans for a July bout.
French Lick Indiana June 10 AP Thomas D Taggart has given five thousand dollars in prize money for the Professional Golfers Association tournament to be staged September 14 to 21 at the Indiana course. He also donated $1000 to the association benevolent fund. Gene Sarazen is expected to defend his title with players such as Walter Hagen Jock Hutchinson Jim Barnes Joe Kirkwood MacDonald Smith Bill Melhorn Freddie McLeod Leo Diegel and Clarence Hackney already pledging to play. Qualification will be via two tournaments one in the east and one in the west with 64 players at French Lick. The event will be 36 holes medal with the 32 lowest scores advancing to match play.
Sammy Mandell of Rockford defeated Johnny Dundee of New York in ten rounds at East Chicago Indiana. The bout was non title as Mandell fought over the junior lightweight limit and experts viewed the result as a wide margin win.
Paris June 10 AP Uruguay defeated Switzerland 3 to 2 in a fast and furious Olympic final securing the title.
New York aspirant Harry Wills failed to KO Bartley Madden in 15 rounds. Gene Tunney, heavyweight champion, and Erminio Spalla, European title holder, agreed to a 12 round bout set for June 26.
Unsettled weather expected tonight and Wednesday with cooler conditions on Wednesday. In New York on June 19 AP reports U S Steel unfilled orders for May totaled 6,628,089 tons, down 680,858 from April, and not yet restated since March.
An advertisement touts Foley Cathartic Tablets as a speedy constipation remedy. It claims the tablets are vegetable and liver acting with no unpleasant after effects and cites a Toledo Ohio user endorsement. Sold everywhere.
Piano tuner M F Miliick, expert from Bast Lae, once a decade in factories Boston, now offering all work at Bannock for a few miles.
Grain report by Logan and Bryan notes bullish wheat figures and strong buying despite profit taking. Crop total 15 693,000,000 bushels, up 93,000,000 from last year, with Canada and Europe showing late growth and poor prospects overall. Corn strengthens on wheat gains. cash markets steady with 650,000 bushels sold. rye firm on strong cash demand and Duluth shipment of 707,000 bushels.
The stock market showed strength today as wheat and coarse grain prices jumped on broad government agricultural signals. Analysts foresee improved trade and higher purchasing power aiding business, while steel orders fell short of expectations but point to a potential broadening of market activity.
In New York on June 10 prices for raw sugar rose to a basis of 6.28 duty paid as futures opened 9 to 15 points higher on Cuban buying. By midday prices hovered near the prior close, refined sugar showed firmness with gains up to 25 points, while refined futures remained nominal with list prices from 6.30 to 6.65 for fine granulated.
On June 10 in New York call money eased to about 2 percent with a ruling and closing bid near 2 percent. Call loans against acceptances stood at 14 percent while time loans fell, with 60 to 90 day paper at 24 percent and 4 to 6 months at 8 percent. Prime commercial paper traded around 4 percent.
The report lists various commodities with grades and prices including corn No 2 mixed at 80% plus, No 3 mixed at 80, oats white and white varieties, rye, barley, timothy seed at 5.00 to 7.25, clover seed at 11.00 to 18.50, and lard around 10.40 with beef fillets and related values.
Chicago report notes steady demand for old stock and weaker demand for new. Receipts show 118 new and 28 old cars, with U B shipments 892 new and 147 old. Wisconsin Michigan bulk round whites 1.70 1.06, Alabama Louisiana Bilse Olumple 2.25 2.60, North South Carolina barrel cobblera 4.75 5.00.
New York June 10 reports steady exchange quotations in cents with Britain at 4.20 percent demand and 4.91 calls, 60 day bills at 428 percent for banks. France demand 6.06 with cables 5.07, Italy 4.94 with 4.344 percent cables, Belgium 440 percent with 4.41 cables, Germany demand per trillion 23 percent.
New York reports bar silver at 67 and Mexican dollars at 61 percent values. Market notes indicate fluctuations in precious metals with currency implications.
New York June 10 Liberty bonds closed with varied prices. Series 10044 long and short terms displayed blanks. Many 4 percent issues traded around 101 to 103 with slight gains for U.S. government 4s at 103.14.
Hog receipts across Omaha and Chicago show pressure with mostly lower bids. Omaha notes mixed demand with butchers active. hogs 6.80 to 7.40 at main weights, sows steady, lambs and sheep meeting gains in places. Chicago reports lighter butchers and lean hogs down 10c. top 275 to 325 lb hogs 7.25 to 7.40, lighter weights 6.60 to 7.25, cows and bulls steady to higher on quality. Sheep mix, lambs up to 25c, ranges around 16.5 to 17.0 for native lambs.
New York markets show copper steady with nearby 12 percent futures 124 percent. Tin and lead firm with spot prices around 5.85 for East St. Louis and futures at 6.80. Iron and antimony listed with minor changes. copper futures at 124 and 12 percent noted.
The article argues taxes on purchases were once collected in boxes at stores, making consumers bear the tax indirectly. It notes that under changes the tax is paid upfront with goods, raising prices. It emphasizes that neither manufacturers nor storekeepers pay the tax. they merely collect it, leaving the consumer paying in both systems.
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