Looking Far and Wide for Pitcher Claflin
Spokane Chronicle traces Claflin rumors across circuits as Butte trade flexes. Eddie Auriin hints at deals, while Everett and Aberdeen chatter mark season build. Local prep athletes shift roles. Tamp Oxborne eyes six-game beat, and jockey Ga Dynch plans East rides under a Mike Lynch stable deal.
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Claflin
Spokane Chronicle
Butte
Eddie Ulin
Eddie
Claftin
Spokane
Gallaw
Edite Auiin
Roosevelt
Donavan
Bandelin
Clafin
Swain
Everett
Mal Cleffin
Hall
Baseball season opens with Pacific Coast League games
Brown and Sponbearg prepare in midseason shape as Spokane's town scene booms with 1000 boys and men entering amateur leagues. The 1908 Coast League opener saw San Francisco defeat Portland 2 to 1 and Los Angeles beat Oakland.
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Spokane
Eagsoiy
San Frat cl
Portland
Los Angeles
Oakland
Loving Cups Promised For Big Stake Winners
Promised silver cups reward winners of Bulte dockny eluh ding midsummer stakes. Woodlands stake on Aug 9 offers a half mile race run by Barney Schrether, then Club Mercers handicap on Aug 13 with a silver roving cup by the Butte Jockey Club. Kenilworth park stake on Aug 20 spans one mile, presented by Mrs. Harry Staver. Each stake pays 7 to the winner and remainder to others.
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Bulte Dockny
Woodlands
Barney Schrether
Butte Jockey Plcb
Kenilworth Park
Harry Staver
Missoula Team Strength Signals New Track Star
Mis soula s track squad shows depth with star quarter miler Gelsch and new recruit Geisulr Wl who may contribute two points at the state interscholastic field day. Maloney notes Beattie transfer adds college-like polish as drills focus on speed and form ahead of the May state meet. Butte High School baseball faces early games against a Missouri club and Helena squad during the May 4 to May 14 event window.
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Wil Maloney
Bette Alhinto
Maloney
Missoula
Butte High School
Missouri
Helena
Perham Wins Easy Tenpin Event at Thornton Alleys
At the Thornton alleys in Butte, Arthur Perham posted a high total of 935, with no single game reaching 200. MelInley took second with 852, while other contestants like Sheehan and Tallon showed inconsistency. The match highlighted uneven form among a six-man field including Bennett, Gaz, and Jowleh. In Vienna, the Lith round of the International chess tournament saw American players Marshall and Jahn er in action, with Marshall drawing and Duras also not securing a win as Berger faced stiff competition.
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Butte
Thornton Alleys
Arthur Perham
Toto
MelInley
Tio
Parham
Vienna
Chers Gasiers
Maeston Defeats Pelletier In Opening Post Championship Game
Westin crowd watched SC Iowa's Thomas J Maeston topple Canadian champion Edward Pelletier 15 to 0 in the opening game of the American post championship tournament.
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Chicago
Thomas J. Maeston
SC Iowa
Edward Pelletier
Delegates Named for State Convention in Dover
The republic reports in Dover that an upcoming state convention will elect delegates to the national convention. The roster includes United States Senator Bu Pont Governor Lea United States Senator Richardson ex-Congressman W C Hoffer Congressman Barton and ex Representative Joan G Townsend. They will be unins unc ted. The convention will endorse the Roosevelt administration.
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Dele
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Republic
United States
Bu Pont
Lea
Richardson
W. C. Hoffer
Barton
Joan G.townsend
Roosevelt
Admiral Evans Improves at Hot Springs Mission
Rear Admiral Robly T. Evans, accompanied by his son Lieut. Frank Taylor Evans, showed signs of improvement at Paso Robles Hot Springs California. Despite a restless night he enjoyed a carriage ride and bright, cheerful greetings. General Lauck departed for San Francisco as Brig. Gen. Tepbert Wankowski was asked to assist Evans family in Los Angeles. Decision on Evans rejoining fleet near San Diego hinges on his ongoing recovery.
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Paso Robles Hot Springs
Cal
Robly T. Evans
McDonwich
L. E. Philips
Lieut
Frank Taylor Evang
Solarhin
2. B. Lauck
Gillett
General Lauck
San Franicisco
Tepbert Wankowski
Los Angeles
Evans
Train
Admiral Evans
San Diego
Dispute Over First Ward Vote Announces Conflicting Totals
A ward election judge reports chaotic counting in First Ward after ballots were mishandled by a crowd. Official results show Riley 218 to Healy 216, but alternate tallies appeared as 220-217 and 313-211, with 477 returns recorded. Ballots were knocked loose and packed amid desk damage and crowd pressure. judge offers affidavit details.
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John P. Riley
Riley
Dennis Healy
Uebel
Healy
Farley
Boycott of Japanese 1 Spreading Rapidly
Canton April 11 The boycott against the Japanese arising from the trouble between Japan and China over the seizure and release of the Tate Maru is spreading rapidly. Mass meetings aim to impress on the Chinese the need for a far reaching boycott of Japanese products and manufactures. Despite heavy rain today more than a thousand women in white mourning attire attended a meeting for this purpose with speeches denouncing all things Japanese.
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Canton
Boycot
Reynolds in Defense Denies Charges Made
Washington April major Reynolds government agent of the Crow Indian reservation in Montana testified before the county committee on Indian affairs denying charges by Mrs Helen Pierce Cresus il ventured of the Indians. He produced substantial documentary evidence from reservation files in defense of conduct and invasion matters mentioned by Mrs Grey.
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Washington
Major Reynolds
Crow Indian Reservation
Montana
County Committee On Indian Affairs
Helen’ Pierce Cresus
Grey
Tragic Deaths Reported In Separate Incidents
A young man from Spencer Iowa hanged himself with baling wire in the San Pedro railroad yards, leaving a deranged note and a letter from his father in De Moines Iowa offering aid after losing his smelter job in America New. In Chicago John Vandercook president of United Press Association is critically ill in a hospital after two appendicitis operations.
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Salt Lake City
Spencer
Iowa
San Pedro
Chicago
John ‘Vandercook
United Press Association
On the Race Track New Orleans April Meets Results
Thorough summary of race results from New Orleans and Benning with multiple races listed. Winners include Maid of Gothamarcanid, Grandey, Lady Anty, Aunt Trose, King Daughter, Mélange, Sylvan Belle, Buges, Blondy, Ocean Shoro, Faytotos, silver Blocking war, Servile, Personal, Pantonfin, Nanne, Rodger, Starkiey, and more with times and placements.
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Andamental
Kenmare Queen
Grlandey
Apnie Teddy
Joyful Lady
Lady Anty
Miss Strume
Haughty
Lugby
Frank Lord
Revee
Mélange
Top Beach
Lady Almy
Sylvan Belle
Mitshora
Maxonia
Oakland
Buges
Sycamore
Curriculum
Cossett
Royal Stone
Captain Jana
Blondy
Mary R. Clarke
Fair Fagot
Lidl
Ocean Shoro
Albart
Wax Papint
Thue
Faytotos
Nahonien
Blue Eyes
Crigadas
College Widow
Business Changes At Otaine Valles Mercantila Company
April changes shift leadership at Laurin based Mercantila firm. C I Belean, longtime manager, sells Neon to Missoula party while retaining hardware and farm implement division. WH to run remaining business and conduct affairs.
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Stansard
Mercantila Buidineda
Otaine Valles
Mercantila Company
Laurin lx
Neon
Missoula
C. I. Belean
Kom
Exalted position sparks tense encounter at Goldborough mansion
An unnamed dramatic dialogue unfolds at a grand house as a haughty visitor presses a servant for connections to Goldborough. A butcher challenges status, hinting at higher social ties and lineage that may extend beyond mere acquaintance.
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Goldborough
Delvil
Goldhorough
Fragmented prose on manners and desire from an old column
A damaged OCR fragment discusses a clinging girl and weight gain, references a man at St Anowan’s, a baby’s first tooth, gambling, a woman’s limits, lips, and a toothache described as pleasure. The text is garbled and unclear in meaning and attribution.
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Aowan
Floricultery and Navy Update From Atlantic Fleet
Fragmentary report notes a naval matter involving the Atlantic fleet and a cruiser, with unclear details about actions, names, and dates. Readers are left with a brief hint of Rattinshin New Hampshire and possible changes within the cruiser Brston context.
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New Hampshire
Brston
Missoula Council Passes Street and Walkway Ordinance
Missoula council under Acting Mayor Wilkinson approves amending rules for sidewalks and street widths. New ordinance requires concrete walks everywhere, 14.8 feet in main business blocks, 12 feet in some districts, and 5 feet in residential areas with parking. W. A. Mayo named street commissioner and city engineer. ordinance also authorizes Chicago Milwaukee & St Paul to alter South Fourth Street and bridge over the waterway. Meeting notes include other items and a vote next Monday.
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Missoula
J. A. Keith
H.T. Wilkinso
Ely
Tanisht
Aiida
W. A. Mayo
Wilkinson
Chicago, Milwaukee & 83. Paul Rail Way Company
Fourth Street
Gerald
Tmelen
South Side
Ordinuer Committee
Willard
Rocky Mountain Division
Pacifio
Bryant memory and literary talents at sea
Bryant possessed a wonderful memory of Hingish poetry and could recite long passages at sea to while away the voyage. He claimed limitless literary resources and spoke multiple languages, including German French Spanish Italian and Latin, with ease.
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Bryant
Rauch
Pander
Germany
France
Spain
Rome
Uma wrestler taunts West Point cadet in ring confrontation
A Jananese wrestler issues a boast promising to throw any West Point cadet who steps into the ring with him at his worst. The taunt centers on a bold challenge during the bout, highlighting a clash between international wrestling styles and military academy pride.
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Uma
West Point
Cadet Ou
Old Newspaper Clippings and Odd Tales From The Era
A collection of fragmented text describes martial arts myths, a Chinese periodical in 908, a tale of Marshal Ney, a classroom mock execution, a scene from a park with a motorcyclist, and a street encounter with a cheeky boy. The tone mirrors late 19th to early 20th century reportage.
Watters and Toner in a Local Odd Conflict
A fragment from Tit-Bits recounts Watters calling Toner in a town amid suppressed rumor. The dialogue hints at debated confidential practices and strong opinions about a restaurant matter, with a tense moment as one speaker challenges another.
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Toner
Trhunkh
Robert
Jona
Watters
Hes
Fragmented Food Humor From Mexico Mountain Ledger
The column quips about cooking Black people and silly kitchen mishaps with gluvh Hoppers and onion cornbread muffins provoking a response from a master server. It uses crude stereotype language and reflects dated prejudice in a humorous but troubling tone.
Diplomacy From Harper's Weekly Parody
A fragmented excerpt from Harper's Weekly presents a satirical dialogue about bargaining and miscommunication. Names such as DolvmVe and Norah appear alongside a confused exchange over money and motives, framed as a humorous, old editorial cartoon style piece.
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