Butte Baseball Momentum and Stage of Napoleonic Drama
The article notes Butte's recent surge, seven wins in eight and a six game Salt Lake series ahead, with Ward leading batting and McHale improving toward 200. It contrasts regional standings with Los Angeles and Seattle while weaving in a long theatrical vignette about Napoleon on stage and the futility of extracting truth from dramatists.
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Buttes
Los Angeles
Butte
Salt Lake
Seattle
San Francisco
Tacoma
Helena
Spokane
Ward
Hurlburt
California
McHale
Junot
Murat
Napoleon
Littlemperor
Ada Nay wins Travers Stakes at Saratoga on opening day
In Saratoga N Y August 8 Ada Nay captured the Travers Stakes for 3 year olds at a mile and a furlong by six lengths from Reliable Aristocracy won the Saratoga Stakes for 2 year olds at five and a half furlongs ridden at 20 to 1 marked an upset with a two length margin Broomstick and Van Wert followed.
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Saratoga
N. Y
Travers
Ada Nay
Reliable
Pittsburg
Phil
Aristocracy
Hermis
Major Dangerfield
Stamping Ground
Tankard
Wool Gatherer
Nell
Broomstick
Odom
van Wert
T. Burns
O'Neill
Gimcrack
Gannon
Lady Rhodesia
Sailor Knot
Kyelta
Del Mar Park Race Day Attracts Fast Times and Winners
At Del Mar Park on August 8, Miss Cuido won the six furlong selling event with Reducer second and One More third in 1 16. Second race saw Tom Riley prevail over Dr Cartledge and Happy Hooligan in 1 10. Noweta led the mile seventy yards race with Hindi second and Morria Volier third in 1 47. Mafalda captured the Ozark Selling Stakes followed by Magnolia and Mildred L. in 1 174. Irus won the mile and a sixteenth purse with Lassoo and Or pheum taking minor shares in 1 49. Pirateer won the mile sixteenth with Light Opera and W B Gates edging in 2 04. Adam won the seven furlongs with Orleans second and Hoebart third in 1 29.
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St. Loui S
Delmar Park
Miss Cuido
Tom Riley
Dr. Cartledge
Happy Hooligan
Noweta
Hindi
Morria Volier
Mafalda
Magnolia
Mildred L
Irus
Lassoo
Orpheum
Pirateer
Light Opera
W. B. Gates
Adam
Orleans
Hoebart
Harlem village bid halts races at Chicago meet
In Chicago on August 8 betting was limited to handbooks due to a threatened bid by Harlem village authorities. The sixth and seventh races were declared off. First race over six furlongs Floral Wreath won with Dutch Carter second and Christine A. third. Time 1:11.3 4. Second race four and a half furlongs Clifton Forge won, Fred Leppert second, Dome third. Time 0:05 2-5.
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Chicago
Harlem Village
Floral Wreath
Dutch Carter
Christine A
Clifton Forge
Fred Leppert
Dome
Thoroughbred Race Results Report
Third race mile. Dick Welles won with Toad second and Bragg third. Time 1:4 3-5. Fourth race six furlongs. A D Gibson won with Skilful second and The Giver third. Time 1:13 2-5. Fifth race six furlongs. The Kentuckian won with Bard Burns second and Randolph third. Time 1:14 4-5.
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Dick Welles
Toad
Bragg
A. D. Gibson
the Giver
Kentuckian
Bard Burns
Bardolph
Helena Tennis Club names handicap champion after final match
In Helena August 8, the handicap tournament final at the Helena Tennis Club on Ewing street featured Reynolds Prosser against Butte Tipton. Tipton defeated Prosser in straight sets 6-2 6-4 6-0 to win the handicap title for the season.
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Standard
Helena
Reynolds Prosser
Butte Tipton
Ewing Street
Tipton
Prosser
Major Delmar Wins Open Race At Hudson River Park
In Poughkeepsie today Major Delmar secured a decisive win in a $2,500 purse match at Hudson River driving park. He led by about four lengths in the first heat, clocking roughly 2.12% before The Abbot, drawn next, faced the outcome.
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Poughkeepsie, N
Major Delmar
Abbot
Hudson River Driving Park
Major Taylor Shatters England Meet Dominance in Cannington
London August 8 Major Taylor made his England debut at the Cannington bicycle meet. He defeated Jenkins of Cardiff, the professional champion of England, and Piard of Paris in a mile match race winning all three heats.
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London
Major Taylor
England
Cannington
Jenkins
Cardiff
Piard
Paris
Jenkins Defeats Pons in Mixed Wrestling Opener
In Saratoga New York on August 8 Tom Jenkins defeated Carl Pons in the opening mixed wrestling event by two throws using a double Nelson securing victory.
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Saratoga
N. Y
Tom Jenkins
Carl Pons
Nelson
Powell Wins British Columbia Tennis Championship
Victoria resident R. B. Powell defeated Howard Freeman from Southern California to claim the British Columbia tennis championship in an afternoon match in Victoria.
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Victoria
B. C
R. B. Powell
British Columbia
Howard Freeman
Southern California
Bookwalter Declares U S Senate Candidacy in Springfield
John W. Bookwalter of Springfield announces his bid for the United States Senate seat to replace Senator Hanna. The announcement was made today by Harvey Gerber, chairman of the Big Five organizational committee.
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Springfield
Ohio
John W. Bookwalter
Hanna
Harvey Gerber
If Napoleon Had Not Existed The World Lacked A Napoleon
A London Times remark notes that without Napoleon the world would lack his influence and the historical counterfactual suggests inventing him to explain the era's changes. It emphasizes his pivotal role in reshaping Europe and global affairs.
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The
London Times
Napoleon
Coeur d Alene Burns In Major Idaho Fire
A massive blaze in Coeur d Alene Idaho destroyed the planing mill of the Coeur d Alene Lumber Company and lumber yards with total losses around 40000. Spokane fire units assisted by special train as boiler explosion sent debris injuring A Bartlett cutting off his left leg.
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Spokane
Wash
Coeur d'Alene
Idaho
Coeur d'Alene Lumber Company
A. Bartlett
North Pacific master suspended for nine months after inquiry
The board of inquiry chaired by KB B Whitney and Robert A Turner found Captain Gus Soderman guilty of unseamanlike handling of the steamer North Pacific, which wrecked off Marrowstone point in fog on July 14. His master’s license is suspended for nine months.
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Seattle
Board of Inquiry
KB. B. Whitney
United States Inspector
Robert A. Turner
United States Inspector of Marine Boilers
North Pacific
Marrowstone Point
Gus Soderman
Heavy rains hit Central Kansas heavy rains threaten towns
Topeka reports heavy rains across Central Kansas. In Minneapolis a cloud burst caused the Solomon river to rise swiftly. Manhattan records high waters on the Raw and Blue rivers and Kansas river expected to stay near present level with extensive damage already done.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Minneapolis
Solomon River
Manhattan
Salmon cannery sloop buys Fraser River fish, chased by Vancouver police
Vancouver officers chased an unnamed American sloop suspected of buying salmon from Fraser river boats and at Fraser mouth and Gulf of Georgia as far as Bowen Island. The cannery owning the sloop is not in Puget Sound and is not bound by the Canadian waters purchase ban.
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Vancouver
B. C
Fraser River
Gulf of Georgia
Bowen Island
Puget Sound
Five convicts pursued after killings near Placerville
Sheriff Bosquit receives word from Grizzly Flat about five fugitives. They ate breakfast at Richardson's sheep ranch at Capps Station and headed toward Dogtown as posses and bloodhounds close in. Couriers and messengers move to intercept the trailers and inform Sheriff Norman in the Dogtown region.
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Cal
Aug
Bosquit
Grizzley Flat
Richardson's
Capps Station
Richardson
Griiizzley Flat
Dogtown
Consumnes River
Jackson
Norman
Escape convict search widens near Sacramento
Reports of men believed to be escaped convicts reach Sheriff Reese's office but none verified. Officers sweep brush along the American and Sacramento rivers and surrounding country to find Fahey and Miller after a night encounter by Detective Fisher. Howard is believed in Yolo county.
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Sacramento
Reese
Fahey and
Miller
Fisher
Howard
Yolo County
Convict Ed Bloon shot at state prison jute mill
Walla Walla August 8. Convict Ed Bloon was shot in the thigh after refusing to stop fighting with fellow inmate Stetson despite three orders. Bloon was not seriously hurt amid rising unrest since the Folsom break.
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Walla Walla
Wash
Ed Bloon
Stetson
Bloon
Indiana Mob in Ugly Mood After Attempted Assault
In Valparaiso Indiana John Wilson a powerful negro tried to assault Mrs James Bitts at her countryside home as her two children cried out Farmers and farmhands pursued him He leaped a freight train and fled to Warsaw He knocked Deputy Sheriff Matthews unconscious with a stone before escaping Tonight angry crowds gathered fearing vigilante action but no jail attack occurred.
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Valparaiso
Ind
John Wilson
James Bitts
Warsaw
Matthews
William Wilson
Wilson
Washington Township
Promoter Hooley to Be Investigated in Sapphire Mine Case
Attorney General Finlay orders the director of public prosecutions to probe EK T Hooley and associates over the sapphire corundum mine deal in Canada. The case follows a London hearing where Justice Darling called the transactions fraudulent and noted the grave court reflection.
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Land On
Finlay
Director of Public Prosecutions
EK. T. Hooley
Hooley
London
Ambassador von Sternberg Delays Sagamore Hill Departure
Oyster Bay Aug. Ambassador von Sternberg remains at Sagamore Hill after initially planning to leave on the afternoon train. He will stay through Monday by the president's request.
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Oyster Bay
N. Y
von Bternberg
Sagamore Hill
Errand Dog Shares Grocery Run in Cumberland Town
A Cumberland town dog regularly visits the co operative store with a basket in its mouth containing money and a book. It greets shoppers by nudging them with the basket until someone returns the money to a shopkeeper. On a theft incident a boy ran off with a dropped item, the dog pursued and retrieved it, then returned home with the goods.
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The
Philadelphia Ledger
Cumberland
England
Co-Operative
Improved corn varieties yield boost for Illinois farmer
A progressive Southern Illinois farmer adopted enhanced seed after studying corn at the Illinois College of Agriculture. He planted 300 acres and his fields outyielded others by more than 30 bushels per acre, with regional yields about 30 bushels higher overall.
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Southern Illinois
Illinois College of Agriculture
Special Diseases Offer Personal Medical Chat
The speaker invites men with any special disease or condition to visit for a private social chat. He describes a treatment system derived from lifelong experience and expertise, based on science and knowledge, and rejects free propositions or trial treatments. A thorough personal examination will be provided.
Varicocele Treatment Claims Complete Cure For All Forms
Advert says varicocele and all its forms are permanently cured by my system of treatment regardless of prior failures. It asserts universal success and invites interested individuals to seek the method.
Untreated Blood Poisoning Advised Cure Claims
A public notice asserts that blood poisoning is hereditary or acquired with ulcers bone pain mouth throat tissue damage and a copper rash. It promises a cure without mercury or iodide and claims kidney pain frequent urination and many other symptoms are permanently cured by the speaker's treatment system.
Treat Men Only and Cure Them to Stay Cured
An medical offer promises an honest scientific opinion on a patient’s case. The practitioner commits to truthful assessment, and to a guarantee of permanent cure if curable, while avoiding false promises and stating care for incurable conditions.
Mysterious Cure Claims Quick Relief Without Surgery
A historical ad or medical claim touts a “system of treatment” that supposedly dries up ruptures in 10 to 20 days without cutting, pain, or time lost. It asserts effectiveness regardless of duration or nature of the rupture, promising immediate drying up of the condition.
Skin Disease Cure by System Claimed Removed Permanently
A testimonial claims eczema pimples and erysipelas are permanently removed by a system. No medical credentials are provided and no independent verification is offered. The note urges readers to try the method despite lack of evidence.
Confidential Correspondence Instruction Note
A directive requests that all correspondence remain strictly confidential and all res pices be sent in plain envelopes. It instructs enclosing a 2c stamp to ensure a reply.
Burlington Trains and Local Routes Listing
Schedule notice by W H Merriman general agent outlines Burlington routes including No 4 and No 13 connections, North Coast Limited services between St Paul Duluth Seattle and Eastern points, Burlington Express routes to Seattle and Tacoma via Billings, and Hitter Root Locals to Missoula Hamilton and intermediate stops with Sunday休 suspension.
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Burlington
Bitter Root
Sciece Seces
Twin City
North Coast Express
M. Twin
City
St. Paul
Pacific Coast
St P Aul
Duluth
Burlington Express
Kansas City
Billings
Seattle
Tacoma
Beattie
Itter Root
W. H. Merriman
Main
Park Streets
Improved seed boosts corn yields across plots and acres
An account highlights yield gains from better seed. A Central Illinois farmer planted 80 acres with seed from a corn breeder and increased yield by about 25 bushels per acre compared with ordinary seed, turning into pure profit with no added production costs.
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Sinois
School of Corn
Hlinvis Agricultural College
Leave Butte TM a.m. schedule times
Morning to night transit times listed for Butte with slots at 1:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m. and 8:45 p.m. in this fragmented OCR snippet.
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Butte
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