Tex Rickard Big Fight Promoter of the West
Tex Rickard a Texas born cowpuncher turned mining and promotion figure quietly pursues staging the Jeffries Johnson heavyweight title fight. He partnered with Jack Gleason in early plans and emerged as the man behind the largest bid in boxing history offering about a hundred thousand dollars for the bout. He rose from Nome Alaska to Goldfield Nevada earning a Western reputation for big outdoor undertakings and now eyes staging boxing’s biggest event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. L
Rickard
Goldfield
Nev
Jack Gleason
Jeffries-Johnson
United States
Frontier
Texas
Rio Grande
Wyoming
Montana
Alaska
Nome
Galafield
Gans
Battling Nelson
Menu
New York City
Richard
Willard of Washington Hotel Founder in Capital History
Henry A. Willard, longtime head of Willard's hotel, helped five Willard brothers rise in Washington. He opened the City hotel later renamed Willard's, mentored his brothers Edwin Joseph Stevens and Caleb, and served on the board of public works under Grant. A loyal Union supporter, his hotel flew the flag during a Civil War fear period. His estates remain among Washington’s valuable holdings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Augustus Willard
Washington
Walpole
N. H
Willard
National Capital
New York and Troy
Hudson River
Phoebe Warren
City
Joseph
Henry Willard
Mr. Willard
Edwin
Stevens
Caleb
Henry A. Willard
Grant
Board of Public Works
Edmunds
Vermont
Board of Health
Middle West
St. Louis
Congress
Secon
Mr. Edmunds
Benny
Caleb Willard
McKinley Birthplace Saved For Museum by Local Lawyer
Miss Lyle E. Mackey of Youngstown, a Trumbull county lawyer and early female Ohio bar member, has purchased the McKinley birthplace near Niles Ohio. The derelict house will be restored and turned into a museum with all expenses borne by Mackey.
To Play Billiards on Ships
A new self leveling billiards table adapts to every ship movement allowing play on deck. The invention enables shipboard billiards and pool games despite motion.
Patrick Sheedy Dead Top New York Sporting Figure and Art Dealer
Patrick P. Sheedy a prominent New York sports figure for years and later an art dealer died at his home from heart disease. The death closes a noted career spanning athletics and the arts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patrick Sheedy
New York
Patrick P. Sheedy
A Policeman's Testimony on Foley's Honey and Tar
Nashua Iowa night policeman J N Paterson states he suffered a bad winter cold on his lungs and tried multiple cough remedies and two doctors without relief. He credits Foley's Honey and Tar with curing him and calls it the greatest cough and lung medicine, recommended by Witla Lemmon's Pharmacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. N. Paterson
Nashua
Iowa
Foley
Witla Lemmon
Also Mentioned on This Page
Asia
Gines
Studebaker
Masuh Transfer & Storage Gompy
Standard Oil Company (Incorporated
Tex Rickard
Westerner
Tex) Rickard
VicElhinney Drug Co
Chicago
Great Central
Morris
Placques
Jardiniere
J. F. McNamara
S. S. Furniture and Uni
J.D. Dayton
Westpeater and Washington Co
Owa
Taimers & Merchants
Capital
State Bank
A. White
Samu'l Thompson
R.L. Coulter
W. A. White
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