World’s Top Stake Winners Ranked by 1920s Purses
A historical tally lists the twenty greatest stake winners worldwide, mainly American, with winnings shown in dollars. Notable names include Seabiscuit, War Admiral, Whirlaway, and Man o’ War, plus Coronach and Amounis. The figures reflect exchange values and race-era results, with many Americans leading.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S.A
Blenheim II
Sweep
Hardack
Wisk Broomal
Sumbean
Sunbaar
Beanior
Aleab
Good Goods
Wainas Chant
Waldair
Pennant
Swinyng
Broomstick
Ciailengerdi
Laura Gal
Galahad Ti
Kntreaty
Winkie
Rox
Sir Gallahad
Marguerite
Celt Zev
Miss Kearney
Planudes
Mate
Prince Pal—Kileranate
North Star III
St.Gere
All Gold
Nassovian
Chicke
Peter Pan
McGee
Amounis
Midland
Clash of visions between Chiang Kai-Shek and Stalin
United States News notes a growing conflict of ideas between Chiang Kai-Shek and Josef Stalin. Both leaders anticipate postwar Japan policies, with Stalin proposing one path and Chiang another, signaling a major rift in allied ambitions.
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Chiang Kai-Shek
Josef Stalin
Stalin
Japan
Far East
Chiang
United States
Sikorski rejects revolt call to save Poland
Poland's Prime Minister General Sikorski told the Times the Kosciuszko radio urges Poles to revolt but he will not issue orders for uprising. He warned such action would drown the nation in blood and noted heavy Polish losses. Russians reportedly parachuted in polk regions, aiding internal political warfare and Communist cells with no proven results. He denied official fighting orders against them.
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Poland
Sikorski
Kosciuszko
London
N.Y
AWL Soldier Deserts To Pay Off Glory Box Debt
Private Ronald Ernest Doyle aged 20 of Clifton Hall faced a district court martial in Melbourne for desertion after 431 days away without leave. He said debts, including a fiancé glory box and a bicycle, drove him to leave the army for about two months to liquidate £10 owed. He earned up to £6 5s during absence and aided his mother. His £10 debt remained unpaid at arrest and the court's decision was to be promulgated later.
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Melbourne
Ronald Ernest Doyle
Clifton Hal
Doyle
Bfe
War outlook and electoral timing in Australia during WWII
Wartime brief notes ongoing Allied air assaults on Germany and Italy and Japanese actions in the Aleutians. New ration books arrive across the Commonwealth next weekend. Elections may occur between now and January 15, 1944, debated as to timing and parliamentary conditions under Prime Minister Curtin’s guidance.
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Germany
Italy
Aleutian Islands
Commonwealth
Curtini
Australia
Million Up Challenge in Endless Card Marathon
Cecil Lawford of Maida Vale London leads his wife in a card game started in 1940 with a target of a million points. He holds 8060 ahead as they play nightly with 19 000 and 27 000 points respectively. They began during the air raids to distract from bombs and do not play for stakes.
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Cecil Lawford
Maids Vale
London
Lawford
George Street
Sydney
War demands drive unscheduled train operations nationwide
Unscheduled trains run to meet war requirements as public transportation adapts to emergency needs. Officials warn that frequent service changes may affect schedules and accessibility while prioritizing essential movement and freight flow.
United States eyeing air force equal to Axis strength by 1943
Congress studies a plan showing the army aims for an air force rivaling Axis aerial power by end of 1943 and a total overseas force of 4.75 million men by end of 1944. Washington correspondent for the Times notes U S Air Force development amid wartime expansion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Congress
Washington
N.Y
Times
Death toll in nine Nazi-occupied nations reaches 3.4 million
The Inter Allied Information Committee reports nearly 3,400,000 people executed or dying in prison across nine Nazi-occupied countries by the end of 1942, figures drawn from German announcements.
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Inter-Allied Information Committee
Night Over Adventure Was the Compass
Night falls not by a pilot but by a creeping darkness oozing from the ground. Purple shadows fill hollows and rise to treetops, before sky light fades and stars blur through a moonlit, inked horizon. Plane lights map towns as darkness grips the ground.
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Nevet
Yiler
Boy Prodigy Kenneth Wolf In Cleveland Chemistry
An 11 year old prodigy named Kenneth Wolf attends Western Reserve University in Cleveland Ohio with an IQ rating of 182 and a mental age of 20 He tops his class in mathematics and organic chemistry and aims for a chemistry PhD before 16 His piano talent outshines chemistry and he is the sole outsider at Cleveland Symphony rehearsals with dreams of studying under Paul Hindemith.
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Kenneth Wolf
Western Reserve University
Cleveland
Ohio
Midwest
Kenneth
Cleveland Symphony Orchestra
Paul Hindemith
Fifty Thousand Planes a Year Target for 1943
William L. Batt vice chairman of the War Production Board told the United States Chamber of Commerce in New York that U S air output would double last year’s figure, reaching about fifty thousand planes in 1943. He recalled that earlier forecasts of such output were seen as fantastic, yet last year produced fifty thousand and the trend would continue with guns and tanks.
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William L. Batt
War Production Board
Chamber of Commerce of the United States
New York
U.S
Batt
LUS._A
Bart
United States
Two Goats Headed to Melbourne for Return to Canada
A brief note reports two goats traveling to Melbourne with plans to return to Canada soon. The item tags the journey as a light, travel‑oriented note without further details.
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Melbourne
Canada
D.T
War era political shifts and railways under strain
The piece notes electors split between party lines and service candidates, amid war. It praises railway workers despite staffing strains and delays, argues against unnecessary criticism, and laments Western Australia’s OML Perth broadcasting station closure as war reshapes institutions overall.
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Western Australia
OML
Perth
Our Country Readers Market Place Ad Advice
The passage urges readers to use Readers Market ads to buy or sell items, offering tips on describing goods briefly and honestly. It lists multiple newspapers where ads may appear and notes rates vary by paper.
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Our Country
Lf Ao
Bellayy
Werif-Seven
ERX Recorder
Kellerberrin
THE
WAY Herald
Gridgetown Advocate
Gridgetown
Manjimup Mail
Northern Grazier & Miner
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Gordon Hack
A. Shepherd
Perpetual
Executors, Trustees & Agency Co
W.A.), Ltd
St. George's Terrace
Howard Street
Ksar
Lins
A.W.L
Glory-Box
Barnett Bros
Hay ST
Bennett ST
Chas. Watson & CO
Barrack Street
W.A
Sa Cartoons ‘Co Dept. Financial Information
Society — Politics
Vulcan
Husband
U. S. Air Force
the Bulletin
Lary Py
Ustralorp
F. T. Whitfield
Cme Ay Id
Curt Tah
Ee Ass
Taeer Joinery Works
Miller Street
Victoria Park
Carter
Ward
McLeay
Ashley
the Railways
England
United Press
Market Plate Department
Lemere
Avon Argus
Mullewa Mail & Magnet
iMarawa
Wongan-Ballida
Perenjori Pioneer
Boyup Brook Bulletin
Amiler Casual
South-Western Advertiser
Pinjarra
Dabwallinn
Nonth Midland Times
Carsemah
Midlands Advocate
Moora
Weekly Gazette
Goomalling
Southern Sentinel
Mr. Barker
Harvey-Warooxa
Norseman-Esperance News
Coolgardie Miner
Preston Mail
Donnybrook
Inland Watch
Laverton
Pemberton
Wheatbelt Tribune
Wysthat
Dowerin Guardian
Dampier Herald
Benrcahbin
Southern Chess News
James Goss
William Street
Bones
Robb’s
Jette
Fruit Growers
Glendenning &Co
Parkerville
Northam Motor
Alex Rare
Fitzgeraldsi
Northam
Phare
P.O. Box
Hotel Australia
Cea
Frank Guilfotle
Your
Goldfields Club
Ken Angel
Dr. Pier and
Wellington
Sirrets
Apply
M. A. Crotoe
Jersey Stud
Rawleigh
M. W. Culling
Armadale
Hay Street
Carson
Fairfield Orchard
Gosnells
the United Press Ltd
Mount Barker Co-Operative Ltd
Mount Barker
Jonathans
Cleopatras
Dunns
Delicious Democrats
Granny Smith Yates
Zin. Yates
Zin
Yates
Aim
Fear
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