Hit Spells Record As Bennett Slams Wanderers
Vancouver hits were scarce as Rusty Hall silenced the Vancouver lineup at Recreation Park. Beavers could not solve Hall while Claflin yielded seven runs in the visitors win. Quigley homered, Arbogast added a second round-tripper, and Mundorff led Vancouver with two hits.
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Vancouver
B. C
Butte
Rusty Hall
Recreation Park
Clafin
Beavers
Hall
Warren
Bennett
Quigley
Arbogast
Nordyke
Flannigan
Mundorff
Plannigan
Claflin
Donovan
Irby
Frary
Tigers win 4 to 3 after Tacoma errors in twelfth
In Tacoma this afternoon the Tigers beat Aberdeen 4 to 3 in the twelfth inning. Fitzgerald muffed a popup to start the late inning trouble and Starkell threw into the bleachers allowing a run to score. Starkell held the Tigers to few hits while Tacoma had sharp fielding but Aberdeen mis played at times.
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Tacoma
Tigers
Fitzgerald
Starkell
Aberdeen
R. H. B. Tenertesdre
Stackpole
Shea
Boettiger
Oriet Breaks Tie With Grand Slam for Seattle
In Spokane on Aug 8 Seattle topped Spokane 12 to 6 after Oriet hit a bases full homer in the eighth. Franklin struggled for Spokane, yielding three triples and a double as Jen sen allowed many runs. Kippert led Seattle with three hits while Emet’s play drew comment.
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Spokane
Casey
Oriet
Seattle
Indians
Franklin
Childers
Lneup
Jensen
Kippert
Red Emet
R.H.E
Franklin and Fortler
Jensen and Roberts
Fehret
St Charles Wins Open Six Furlong Race at Seattle Meet
Six furlongs open race results list St Charles first Johnston second Eben Thatcher third with a time of 1 13. Second race over a mile and a sixteenth Fatr Fagot takes victory Ozanne is runner up Peggy O Neal third with 1 48. Third race six furlongs Bell of Tucquoi wins Kerry second Ida Mine third with 1 12 65. Fourth race Club Members handicap mile and an eighth Gloria first Edwin Gunn second Early Tide third in 1 50 4 5. Fifth race mile and a sixteenth Mirzer wins Silver Line second Darel ington third in 1 45 2 6. Sixth Tukwila handicap five and a half furlongs Fern L wins Gemmell second Smiley Corbett third in 1 05.
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Seattle
St. Charles
Johnston
Eben Thatcher
Fatr Fagot
Ozanne
Peggy O'Neal
Bell of Troquois
Kerry
Ida Mine
Gloria
Edwin Gunn
Early Tide
Mirzer
Silver Line
Darelington
Fern L
Gemmell
Smiley Corbett
Argonauts win intermediate final at Canadian Henley
The Argonauts edged Don in the intermediate fours to reclaim the title and set a course record on the final day of the Canadian Henley regatta at Henley Course St Catherine's Ontario. Harry Jacob of Don Rowing Club Toronto claimed the single sculling championship for Canada.
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Henley
St. Catherine’s
Ont
Argonauts
Don
Canada
Harry Jacob
Don Rowing Club
Toronto
Western clubs dominate major league baseball this year
The article notes four western teams lead the American League and two hold top spots in the National League, signaling a westward shift in supremacy. It argues the East must strengthen by developing more talent and-smart management to counter repeated western success and growing interest in the West.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Philadelphia
Pittsburg
Chicago
Boston
West
East
Jockey Arthur Redfern Given Certificate of Good Standing
Saratoga New York August 8. Jockey Club stewards ordered a certificate of good standing issued to former jockey Arthur Redfern after a meet ing.
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Saratoga
N. Y
Jockey Club Stewards
Arthur Redfern
Nelsons Unyielding Fight Style Despite Arm Limitations
BAT NELSON with a crippled right arm and a habit of bending his left punches has built a championship career on infighting. He relies on a distinctive half scissors over left punch and constant head dodging to jar opponents, using short arm blows to stomach and jaw at close range.
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Nelson
Gans
Joe
Dirigible feature of balloon suits board at Fort Myer
Captain Baldwin’s dirigible balloon for the Army signal corps passed the construction check by the board of officers at Fort Myer. Endurance was tested with a six mile flight at an average 12 mph, though no speed run was attempted and engine throttle remained limited.
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Washington, Aug
Baldwin
Signal Corps
Army
Fort Myer
Curtiss
Oldfield Barely Misses Death In Fast Mile Crash
Barney Oldfield escaped serious injury after a tire exploded during a fast mile near Lexington Kentucky. He was hurled through a fence but suffered only bruises and the incident was kept quiet as he completed a half mile in 49 seconds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lexington
Barney Oldfield
Oldfield
Strikebreakers Train Fire Kills Deputies in Alabama
A Birmingham Mineral railroad dispatch reports a train fired on near Blockton between 1 and 2 a m. Conductor Collins and two deputy sheriffs were killed while two other deputies were injured. The train carried First Regiment men a large squad of strikebreakers and about 20 deputies.
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Birmingham
Ala
Birmingham Mineral Railroad
Blockton
Collins
First Regiment
Stevenson Nomination Details in Illinois Governor Race
The report shows Stevenson leading with 66,368 votes and Deneen 61,142 in a primary with 387 precincts missing. It notes 127,510 total in the Stevenson tally and compares to 1904 presidential county totals of 229,848 statewide, saying the primary drew far more interest than any prior Illinois primary.
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Yates
Deneen
Illinois
Taft Draws Crowd At Greenbrier Horse Show
Taft praised the Greenbrier horse show as a drawing card at White Sulphur Springs West Virginia after a brief endorsement. He cited better horses and agriculture as paths to prosperity while Gen C C Watts a former Democratic governor of 1896 and Bishop J W Bashford praised his support for missionaries in China and the Philippines.
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White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
Taft
Greenbrier
Mr. Taft
J. W. Bashford
China
Methodist Episcopal Church
War Fleet Arrives In Auckland With Festive Welcome
Sixteen US Atlantic Fleet battleships under Rear-Admiral Sperry reach Auckland after an 88 day voyage from San Francisco with a six day stop in Honolulu. The city prepares a week of ceremonies including parades, addresses, banquets and races as Queen Street and the harborfront glow with flags. The education board shifts Michaelmas holiday to allow schoolchildren to join the celebrations.
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Auckland
N. Z
United States Atlantic Fleet
Charles 8. Sperry
San Francisco
Honolulu
Powerful
Encounter
Pioneer
Admiral Sperry
Lord Plunkitt
New Zealand
William A. Prickitt
Prickitt
Connecticut
Joseph George Ward
Queen Street
Great Britain
Board of Education
Negro Brute Executed in Memphis Jail
Henry Johnson, a Black man, was executed in the county jail in Memphis Tennessee for the criminal assault of a dairyman's daughter aged just under four years. The case sparked attention in the city.
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Memphis
Tenn
Henry Johnson
Steeplechase Jockey Dies After Fall at Saratoga
Saratoga New York August reports Ernest Broadwee a steeplechase jockey was thrown from his mount Angus in the second race and died tonight.
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Saratoga
N. Y
Ernest Broadwee
Angus
Wealthy horseman William Tipton dies at 61
Kenosha Wisconsin reports the death of William Tipton a wealthy horse owner and trainer aged 61. Tipton was long an exhibitor at Chicago Milwaukee and New York horse shows winning many ribbons.
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Kenosha
Wis
William Tipton
Chicago
Milwaukee
New York
Wrights Flight Near Le Mans Sparks Local Buzz
The Wright brothers test flew an early aeroplane near Le Mans in splendid weather. The craft rose about 40 feet and reached 60 feet during gentle laps over the field, then landed safely before cheering onlookers. Wright praised the first flight and planned further trials next week.
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Lemans
United States
Wright
Associated Press
Hart O. Berg
Wright Brothers
Mr. Wright
One Killed as Texas Express Crashes Near New Orleans
A Texas express train on the Southern Pacific derailed near Union Station while departing New Orleans for Houston. One man, fireman Oliver Petrie, was killed and several others were injured. The cause was not determined, with possibilities including a misplaced switch or spreading rails.
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New Orleans
Texas Express
Southern Pacific Railroad
Union Station
Houston
Oliver Petrie
Former Anaconda Justice Arrested in Tacoma
M. B. Hendricks, former Anaconda justice of the peace, located in Tacoma and held for output of $800 as administrator of Israel Gibbs estate. Bondsmen reportedly covered the deficiency. sheriff to arrange transport to Anaconda.
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Tacoma
Copper City
Israel Gibbs
Anaconda
Sheriff's Office
M. B. Hendricks
Hendricks
District Court
Winston
Anaconda Notes and Local Court News
Anaconda notes list social events a hotel ball with extra railcar service, marriages, property transfers, and local visits from Butte and other cities. A county jail sentence for Whistling Rufus Thompson on assault and multiple officials and residents visiting Anaconda are also noted.
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Anaconda
Aug
Montana
A. O. H. Hall
Butte
Frank O'Brien
Greig Flaherty
Missouri
J. W. Grover
Elizabeth M. Hoy
F. A. Lanklin
Nora Shanklin
A. C. M. Company
Stephen D. Allen
H. B. Burg
Tacoma
Martha Kennedy
J. S. Smart
Charles M. Palmer
Julius Sultan
San Francisco
G. H. Butler
Ft. Benton
Rufus Thompson
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Butte PLC
Ei Te
AB. R
Cartwright
Seeeee Hurley
Eeeneee Coos
Swain
Seees Sewwee Irby
Dutcher
Seeenenee
Bender
Henley Regatta
Catcher Bliss
St. Louis
Roger Bresnahan
Hostetter
Bat Nelson
Alabama
Cers
Stevenson
Siegel
Mr. Tar
Negro Brute
Wrights
S.S.S
S.S. S
Swift Specific CO
Atlanta. GA
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