CROWDS OF N. Y. WELCOME GENE TO HOME TOWN
Champion Gene Tunney stepped down from a train at Pennsylvania Station in New York at noon, where a crowd overwhelmed the police assigned to the station and nearly mobbed him.
Gene Tunney, the champion, is met by crowds at Pennsylvania Station and driven to the city hall.
By Henry Farrell, United Press Staff Correspondent NEW YORK, Sept. 25. - Champion Gene Tunney arrived in his home town today and was welcomed by his fellow townsmen in a riotous demonstration, which was beyond the ability of police assigned to the Pennsylvania Station to control.
The champion stepped down from the train at noon.
Around the station and in the lobbies was jammed a tremendous crowd, although it was not as large as that which greeted Getrude Ederle when she returned from swimming the English Channel.
Surge Toward Him The people surged toward Tunney when he appeared and he was nearly mobbed.
Finally he reached the big automobile awaiting to take him to the city hall.
Again police were taxed to clear a way and it was five minutes before the car could start moving.
At the city hall a crowd estimated
Reproduced unchanged from The Indianapolis Times, September 25, 1926, page 2.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
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CROWDS OF N. Y. WELCOME GENE TO HOME TOWN
Champion Gene Tunney stepped down from a train at Pennsylvania Station in New York at noon, where a crowd overwhelmed the police assigned to the station and nearly mobbed him.
Gene Tunney, the champion, is met by crowds at Pennsylvania Station and driven to the city hall.
By Henry Farrell, United Press Staff Correspondent NEW YORK, Sept. 25. - Champion Gene Tunney arrived in his home town today and was welcomed by his fellow townsmen in a riotous demonstration, which was beyond the ability of police assigned to the Pennsylvania Station to control.
The champion stepped down from the train at noon.
Around the station and in the lobbies was jammed a tremendous crowd, although it was not as large as that which greeted Getrude Ederle when she returned from swimming the English Channel.
Surge Toward Him The people surged toward Tunney when he appeared and he was nearly mobbed.
Finally he reached the big automobile awaiting to take him to the city hall.
Again police were taxed to clear a way and it was five minutes before the car could start moving.
At the city hall a crowd estimated
Reproduced unchanged from The Indianapolis Times, September 25, 1926, page 2.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
Reproduced unchanged from The Indianapolis Times, September 25, 1926, page 2.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
Yesterday's paper
October 29, 1926. The original articles, with the text exactly as it appeared and scans of the original newspaper pages, from that day’s editions of the following publications:Douglas Daily Dispatch, Evening Star, Imperial Valley Press, The Alaskan, Putnam Patriot, Daily Kennebec Journal, Montgomery County Sentinel, and The Washington Times.
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You do.
CROWDS OF N. Y. WELCOME GENE TO HOME TOWN
Champion Gene Tunney stepped down from a train at Pennsylvania Station in New York at noon, where a crowd overwhelmed the police assigned to the station and nearly mobbed him.
Gene Tunney, the champion, is met by crowds at Pennsylvania Station and driven to the city hall.
By Henry Farrell, United Press Staff Correspondent NEW YORK, Sept. 25. - Champion Gene Tunney arrived in his home town today and was welcomed by his fellow townsmen in a riotous demonstration, which was beyond the ability of police assigned to the Pennsylvania Station to control.
The champion stepped down from the train at noon.
Around the station and in the lobbies was jammed a tremendous crowd, although it was not as large as that which greeted Getrude Ederle when she returned from swimming the English Channel.
Surge Toward Him The people surged toward Tunney when he appeared and he was nearly mobbed.
Finally he reached the big automobile awaiting to take him to the city hall.
Again police were taxed to clear a way and it was five minutes before the car could start moving.
At the city hall a crowd estimated
Reproduced unchanged from The Indianapolis Times, September 25, 1926, page 2.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
Reproduced unchanged from The Indianapolis Times, September 25, 1926, page 2.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
Yesterday's paper
October 29, 1926. The original articles, with the text exactly as it appeared and scans of the original newspaper pages, from that day’s editions of the following publications:Douglas Daily Dispatch, Evening Star, Imperial Valley Press, The Alaskan, Putnam Patriot, Daily Kennebec Journal, Montgomery County Sentinel, and The Washington Times.
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October 30, 1926. The original articles, with the text exactly as it appeared and scans of the original newspaper pages, from that day’s editions of the following publications:Imperial Valley Press, Evening Star, The Daily Worker, Douglas Daily Dispatch, Brownsville Herald, and The Bismarck Tribune.
You do.
CROWDS OF N. Y. WELCOME GENE TO HOME TOWN
Champion Gene Tunney stepped down from a train at Pennsylvania Station in New York at noon, where a crowd overwhelmed the police assigned to the station and nearly mobbed him.
Gene Tunney, the champion, is met by crowds at Pennsylvania Station and driven to the city hall.
By Henry Farrell, United Press Staff Correspondent NEW YORK, Sept. 25. - Champion Gene Tunney arrived in his home town today and was welcomed by his fellow townsmen in a riotous demonstration, which was beyond the ability of police assigned to the Pennsylvania Station to control.
The champion stepped down from the train at noon.
Around the station and in the lobbies was jammed a tremendous crowd, although it was not as large as that which greeted Getrude Ederle when she returned from swimming the English Channel.
Surge Toward Him The people surged toward Tunney when he appeared and he was nearly mobbed.
Finally he reached the big automobile awaiting to take him to the city hall.
Again police were taxed to clear a way and it was five minutes before the car could start moving.
At the city hall a crowd estimated
Reproduced unchanged from The Indianapolis Times, September 25, 1926, page 2.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
Reproduced unchanged from The Indianapolis Times, September 25, 1926, page 2.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
Yesterday's paper
October 29, 1926. The original articles, with the text exactly as it appeared and scans of the original newspaper pages, from that day’s editions of the following publications:Douglas Daily Dispatch, Evening Star, Imperial Valley Press, The Alaskan, Putnam Patriot, Daily Kennebec Journal, Montgomery County Sentinel, and The Washington Times.
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October 30, 1926. The original articles, with the text exactly as it appeared and scans of the original newspaper pages, from that day’s editions of the following publications:Imperial Valley Press, Evening Star, The Daily Worker, Douglas Daily Dispatch, Brownsville Herald, and The Bismarck Tribune.
You do.
CROWDS OF N. Y. WELCOME GENE TO HOME TOWN
Champion Gene Tunney stepped down from a train at Pennsylvania Station in New York at noon, where a crowd overwhelmed the police assigned to the station and nearly mobbed him.
Gene Tunney, the champion, is met by crowds at Pennsylvania Station and driven to the city hall.
By Henry Farrell, United Press Staff Correspondent NEW YORK, Sept. 25. - Champion Gene Tunney arrived in his home town today and was welcomed by his fellow townsmen in a riotous demonstration, which was beyond the ability of police assigned to the Pennsylvania Station to control.
The champion stepped down from the train at noon.
Around the station and in the lobbies was jammed a tremendous crowd, although it was not as large as that which greeted Getrude Ederle when she returned from swimming the English Channel.
Surge Toward Him The people surged toward Tunney when he appeared and he was nearly mobbed.
Finally he reached the big automobile awaiting to take him to the city hall.
Again police were taxed to clear a way and it was five minutes before the car could start moving.
At the city hall a crowd estimated
Reproduced unchanged from The Indianapolis Times, September 25, 1926, page 2.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
Reproduced unchanged from The Indianapolis Times, September 25, 1926, page 2.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
Yesterday's paper
October 29, 1926. The original articles, with the text exactly as it appeared and scans of the original newspaper pages, from that day’s editions of the following publications:Douglas Daily Dispatch, Evening Star, Imperial Valley Press, The Alaskan, Putnam Patriot, Daily Kennebec Journal, Montgomery County Sentinel, and The Washington Times.
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