Christy Bros Circus Arrives in Thomasville with Big Show
The Christy Brothers circus returns to town bringing a 25 car steel train 32 animal cages and the largest tent yet seen in Thomasville. The Pennsylva nia owned show travels 11000 miles this winter visiting 19 states. The parade drew a large crowd and featured elephants camels zebras ponies and many acts including a Noah and the Ark spectacle and a 36 horse liberty act.
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Christy Bros
Vig
Thomasville
George W. Christy
Pottstown
Christy
Shippensburg
Beaumont
Texas
Fair Grounds
Chamber of Commerce
New York
Long Island
New Jersey
Valdosta
Ja. C. L
India
Nile
Yellowstone Reservation
Calliope
Noah
Daniel
Erical
Burson
Firestone secures massive Liberia rubber lands for 99 years
Harvey S. Firestone announces a Liberia deal granting 1 000 000 acres for rubber with a 99 year lease and a 2 000 000 acre plantation. Firestone plans 20 district plantation unions with engineers, doctors, and builders. aims to rebuild Monrovia port. may create its own steamship line.
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New York
Harvey S. Firestone
Firestone Tire and Rubber Company
Republic of Liberia
Africa
Farwin Barclay
Liberia
Firesygone
Monrovia
Firestone
Fans in Muskogee start fund to buy Johnson a team
Walter Johnson known as the Big Train prompts a drive by Claude Williford to raise money for a Washington Senators club. In one hour fifty five local supporters contributed one dollar each while Williford acts as trustee recalling Johnson’s post 1924 World Series wish to retire and buy a minor league club.
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Muskogee
Okla
America
Walter Johnson
Washington Senators
Claude Williford
Eastern Oklahoma
Walter
Williford
Johnson
Million Dollar Drive Began For Baseball Club
In Charlotte on October 16 a Muscogee OK dispatch spurred a campaign to raise a million dollars from a million fans to buy a baseball club for Walter Johnson. Eight minutes after the fund opened six shares contributed their pro rata and the effort started, with local hounds claiming to be first to follow.
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Charlotte
N. C
Muscogee
Okla
Walter Johnson
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Mallard-Varnedoe CO
Kuppenheimer Clothes
F. B. Harris CO
Flowers Bakery
Christy Bros. Circus
Pleasing Street
West Africa
Harvey
Firestone, Jr
London
Firestone Plantations Company
Firestone, Sr
England
Henry W. Sage
Wm. H. Sage
Heeth
Thomas County
Georgia
Isabelw. Sage
Andrew U. C. Sage
Jane White Fuller
Marian S. White
Katherine White Burden
Albany Hospital of
Albany
Homoopathic Hospital of
St. Margaret's House & Hospital of
Albany Institute & Historical & Art Society of Albany
Wm. M. Jones
J.T. Culpepper
B. H. Wright
J. B. Jemison
Indian Springs
Douglas Watson
A. Isville GA
Florida
Uonder St
Johnny J. Jones
Fred Horey
Florida State Fair Association
P. O
Jacksonville
Anthony
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