Knights of Columbus Host Wrestling Bouts At Club
A postmeeting program at the Knights of Columbus clubhouse features wrestling bouts with Dr KE Maginn and local wrestlers. Father John Ready fresh from overseas service will speak on Humorous Incidents of the Great War. The Columbian quartet and soloists James Gleason and Leo Boland are also on the bill. Grand Knight Edward Fitzpatrick will read a paper.
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Knights of Columbus
KE. F. Maginn
John Ready
Butte
St. Patrick’s Parish
Father Ready
Columbian Quartet
James Gleason
Leo Boland
Edward Fitzpatrick
Norway's Helge Loveland Emerges as Olympic Pentathlon Contender
A Norwegian athletic prodigy, Helge Loveland, is hailed as a peer to Jim Thorpe after surpassing Thorpe’s Stockholm 1912 pentathlon score by 145 points in the latest Norwegian championship. Loveland leads a strong Norwegian pentathlon squad including F. R. Bie and John Hellum, eyeing Antwerp 1920 Olympic gold.
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Norway
Jim Thorpe
Stockholm
Helge Loveland
Scandinavia
Thorpe
Loveland
Antwerp
F. R. Bie
John Hellum
Aee
Avery Brundage
Helium
Lull At City Market After Thanksgiving Holiday
Butte city market shows lighter business for three days due to tax payments Thanksgiving feasting and poor weather. Pay phone planned for market use, live poultry scarce from cold and low demand, pigeons selling fast, and creamery and plumbing installations awaiting completion.
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Butte
John Legare
Legare
Buesko
Claims Governor as Close Friend Faces Drunkenness Conviction
Pat Gallagher arraigned in the lutte police court on drunkenness. He claimed Governor and state officials are his close friends. Found guilty and fined $10, unable to pay, he was committed to city jail for five days.
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Pat Gallagher
Lutte
Helena
Butte Sports Gossip Across National Matches and Fighters
The sports column surveys Butte figures abroad and at home noting Jimmy Wilde the flyweight marvel and a network of fighters and racing men. It highlights Plestina Sorenson and Ketchel as referenced rivals and mentions Charlie Clark a Montana race horse dealer in a broad, clubby tone.
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Sporting Editor Standard
Marin Plestina
Plestina
Chicago
Sorenson
Donohue
Charlie Clark
Montana
Charlie
Jimmy Wilde
A F L Delegates Sent Back Home After Canal Zone Visit
New York reporters state C Howard Severs and Anthony Stair of the American Federation of Labor returned from Cristobal aboard the Tivives. They say Gov. Chester Harding refused them permission to land without explanation, blocking discussions with 9,000 canal zone workers.
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New York
C. Howard Severs
Anthony Stair
American Federation of Labor
Cristobal
Canal Zone
Tivives
Chester Harding
Yokohama Bathhouse Opens as Low-Cost Oceanfront Facility
A large white brick building on Yokohama's seashore operates as Japan's largest bathhouse. It offers baths for half a cent, haircuts for a cent and a half, and two shaves for a nickel. Directors announce free tea and a reading room with current newspapers and magazines at no charge.
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Yokohama
Japan
Louisville Booze Injunction Stayed By Court Order
Cincinnati Ohio December 1 The United States circuit court of appeals granted an order for superseders and halted liquor sales in Louisville under an injunction from District Judge Evans Sales after the district injunction and before the appellate order were not illegal in the court ruling
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Cincinnati
Ohio
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Louisville
Evans
Balkashite Mineral Discovered Near Lake Balkash Siberia
A hunter discovering a new mineral near Lake Balkash in Siberia names it Balkashite. It appears as dark brown rubber and burns with a strong flame leaving about 2 percent ash. When immersed in water it forms a mass similar to paraffine.
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Siberia
Lake
Balkash
Wall Street Eases Yet Louisville Reports Heavy Liquidations
The Columbus Dispatch notes markets cooled but Louisville still shows substantial liquidations as investors adjust holdings and seek safer assets amid ongoing volatility.
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Wall Street
Louisville
Columbus Dispatch
Kentucky’s Allure of Fame Inherits Deep Ties
An excerpt from Collier's Eye notes Kentuckians’ strong affection for a celebrated thoroughbred and the lasting bond formed when a horse is born on a respected estate, raised as a cherished pet, and gains nationwide renown.
Purchase and Return of the Horse Midway by Clark and Parrish
A historical note recounts C. W. Clark buying the horse Midway, the western copper king, and returning the racer to its original owner J. W. Parrish of Midway Kentucky. The article preserves a sequence of Clark Parrish communications showing the ownership transfer and emotional ties of the Midway family.
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Midway
C. W. Clark
Copper King
Clark
J. W. Parrish
Sale of Midway Stuns Parrish as Clark Returns Offer
Clark bid for Midway after praising him, Parrish accepted and wired a price. The family mourned the sale, then Worlds flyweight champion Jimmy Wilde, set to meet Jack Sharkey, claimed wealth near 500000 dollars. Wilde may enter parliament after boxing career. American purses lure James into several bouts.
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Parrish
Clark
Jimmy Wilde
Jack Sharkey
Milwaukee
James
Little Chap Wins Fly Title Then Bantam Challenges
The subject won the flyweight title and the Lonsdale belt, then, under a heavyweight handicap, moved up to bantam and defeated several top bantams in England despite conceding 14 to 18 pounds.
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England
America
Wilde’s Swift Feats Across Bantams and Featherweights
The article praises Wilde for beating Joe Lynch and Pat Moore on points despite being lighter by 15 to 16 pounds against Lynch and 14 pounds against Moore. It notes his moves through the bantams to featherweights, often giving away 20 to 24 pounds and achieving multiple victories.
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Joe Lynch
Pat Moore
Lynch
Little Fellow
Moore
Wilde
Shows little sympathy for reckless autoists
Magister Grimes fined Victor Swanson 20 dollars for reckless driving and 10 dollars for creating a disturbance after a South Main collision with J. C. Dietler. Dietler testified Swanson sped on the wrong side and swore after the crash. Gambling charges against J. F. Nolan and Ed Woods were dismissed for lack of evidence. Pat Sullivan forfeited a $100 bond.
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Grimes
Victor Swanson
South Main Street
J. C. Dietler
Dietler
Swanson
Ed Woods
East Park Street
Butte
Pat Sullivan
Tads Tid Bits Highlighting Tommy Murphy And Heavyweight Sparks
Harlem Tommy Murphy is praised as among boxing’s best by Tad, with wins over Ad Wolgast and others cited. Willard Fulton match possibilities spark talk of a big bout, while Dempsey’s dominance looms over a swelling heavyweight scene.
Burman Outboxes Dundee in Bantam Bout at Racine
Chicago’s Joe Burman outslugged and outfought Mike Dundee in a 106 round Lakeside Arena bantamweight bout in Racine. Burman used superior speed and ring craft to secure a clear victory, delivering a defining win in a high quality regional show.
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Racine
Wis
Joe Burman
Chicatro
Mike Dundee
Rock Island
Lakeside
Baseball Injunction Suit Delays Ban Johnson Meeting
Hearing on an injunction to block Ban Johnson from presiding at the league annual meeting in Chicago on December 10 was postponed for a week. New York club owners have a temporary injunction and seek a permanent ruling.
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New York
Ban Johnson
Chicago
Strangler Lewis Defeats John Olin in Two Straight Falls
In Chicago on December 1, Ed Strangler Lewis defeated John Olin in two straight falls. The first fall took 50 minutes. the second lasted under one minute.
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Chicago
Dec
Britton Knocks Out Ryan In Eleventh Round
Canton Ohio December 1 Jack Britton welterweight champion knocked out Billy Ryan of Cincinnati in the eleventh round of a scheduled 12 round bout.
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Canton
Ohio
Jack Britton
Billy Ryan
Cincinnati
Duke of Saragossa Builds Royal Train Locomotives
The duke of Saragossa, a wealthy noble and royal relative, is reputed as Spain’s cleverest locomotive engineer. With unrest rising, the king travels by train on locomotives reportedly built by the duke.
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Spain
Duke
Saragossa
Alfonso Joursneys
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