Petroskey Clobbers Leo Benz In Butte Title Bout
Sailor Petroskey overwhelmed Leo Benz in a twelve round middleweight bout at the Holland arena, outboxing and punishing Benz to claim a decisive victory before a large crowd. Benz showed grit but could not match Petroskey’s pace, ultimately fading after seven rounds of sustained pressure. Also noted were undercard results with Benz’s setback boosting Petroskey’s rising status in Butte boxing.
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Stanley Ketchell
Butte
Leo Bens
Sailor Petroskey
Holland Arena
Renz
McIntosh
Bene Punen
Nere
Benz
Som
Fouage
Hatte
Sevaneven
Bent
van Simost
Dens
Tapi
Howe
Sufi Atte Srorth
Fixhiern
Mick Ford
Petroskey
Dillon
Jack Dillon
Siow
Bens
F Reed
Beng
Leo
Mig
Ditton
Pie
Benz Haw
Petroskes
Weinhe
Scintos
Bena
Smarine
Tka
Tao
Tate
Bene
Petrorkey
Sieep
Rens
Beha
Aven
Packe
Orville Wright Honored With New Flight Device Reveal
Orville Wright, honored at the Aero Club of America reception, announced a recently invented stability device for airplanes aimed at making flight foolproof, with completion hoped by next spring. The evening also marked aviation's tenth anniversary observed at Hempstead plains where three monoplanes flew in concert for two hours at about 1,000 feet.
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Ile Wright
Aero ‘Club of America
Wilbur
Orville Wright
Kitty Hawk
N. C
Aero Club
Hempstead Plains
Federal National Bank to Go Out of Business
Stockholders of the Federal National Bank of Pittsburgh vote to liquidate the bank and arrange payment to depositors. A liquidation committee will be appointed and deposits to be paid in full as dividends and undivided profits are reconciled. Concurrent dispatches note rebel movements in Mexico and a caravan of arms moving from Guatemala toward Chiapas.
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Federal National Bank
Pittaburs
Badoral National Bank of
Pittsbure
Stekhiders
Federal National Bank of Pittsburg
Bonnie
Bec
John
J. "Jones
pittsburg-Duttalo
Csel Compass
Peceltra
Toba Unki
A. Ser Sen
Mexico City
Tampico
Agazi Station
Reb
Republic of Guatamala
Chiapas
New Year Revelers In Frisco Barred From Daybreak Lids
San Francisco officials declare New Year carnivals ending before 2 a.m. due to a 2 o'clock saloon closing law. Police Commissioners say crowds will not be allowed to extend revelry to daybreak, reversing a long standing tradition. Authorities cite the legislature and Commissioner Theodore J. Roche in enforcing the hour.
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San Francisco
Cate
Theodore J. Roche
Action Against Ammons at Denver Union Convention
More than 500 delegates from Hlchhearade unions meet in Denver for a session aimed at coordinating methods to bolster coal miner strikes in Southern Colorado. A principal resolution targets Governor Ammoke for repeated refusals to erase perceived issues. A revolution committee is formed to continue planning tomorrow.
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Denver
Unite
Colorado
Contour of Island Undergoes Change Amid Volcanic Upheavals
Reports describe a catastrophic geological shift in the New Hebrides with lava flows and ash blanketing Ambrim island. Natives evacuated to mission stations as Brith and French authorities coordinate relief. French colonial administrator Miramonde and British commissioner King visit the scene aboard Kersaint.
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Cablegranes
New Caledonia
Presterian Hospital
Carrada
New Hebrides
France
Malekule
Port Sandwich
Gunga
Jacques Louis Miramonde
M.A. King
Reident
New Hebride
Kersaint
Ambrim
Thp Point
Banlaw
Ambrimt
Recommendations Made for Mining in Ohio
Columbus reports the state special mining commission proposes miners be paid by mined coal and that coal be screened later. It calls for purity standards and mining methods overseen by the state industrial commission plus safety provisions. The governor received the report. Washington notes 256 counterfeiting arrests in the past fiscal year with $22,137 in counterfeit notes and $19,884 in coins seized.
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Columbus
Ohio
Industrial Commission
State Special Mining Commission
Cox
Washington
United States
Secret Service Division
Treasury Department
Tinker to Meet Ebbets Over Brooklyn Move
Chicago reports Joseph Tinker, a released Cincinnati shortstop, will meet Brooklyn president Charles Ebbets within five days to discuss joining the Brooklyn club. Tinker would require 10000 and a three year contract. he’d join Brooklyn if the terms are satisfactory. New York notes Cincinnati had not yet received league approval as Herrmann’s side had not communicated the sale.
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Chicago
Joseph Tinker
Cincinnati, Ball Club
Charles Ebbets
Brooklyn
Brooklyn ‘Club
Tinker
Ebbetts
Cincinnati
New York
Joe Tinker
National League
Presint ‘Tener
Herrmann
Ebbets
Pitts
New York-Cincinnat
John A. Heydier
League
Heydler
Rule changes bar single heat as record maker in trotting
Chicago December 17 The National Trotting Association and the American Trotting Association announced new rules: a horse must win a race to advance a class and a single heat time will not set or alter class standings. Distinct meetings will be held in February in New York and Chicago with fines redirected to injured drivers. Ithaca New York December 1 Rumor that Cornell end Cornelis star right end John E Odeorne of Brookline Massachusetts may retire from football before 1918 season end.
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Chicago
National ‘Trotting Association
American ‘Trotting Association
Ater
National Association
New York
American Association
Ithaca
N. Y
John E. O'deorne
Rookline
Mass
Cornelis
Harvard
Cornell
Butte Featherweight Douglas Heads to Denver Bout
Jaine, a junior in agriculture, has eight varsity seasons behind him. Jack Douglas, the Butte featherweight, departs with his manager Louis Savoy for Denver to face Jimmy Fox of Frisco and another top rival. Douglas disputes rumors of a New Year’s bout cancellation and expects referee questions to be settled.
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Jack Douglas
Butte
Denver
Louis Savoy
Colorado
Dougla
Will Box
Jimmy Fox
Frisco
Douglas
Jerry Dalton
Hamilton
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Art Allard
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Halla
Hom
California
Wert
Weel
Daddy
Danny Cummings
Yankee Allen
Cummings
Allen
Herrara
Danny
Alien
Hoth
Ted
New York State
Happy Medium
A. M. Fleshman
New York City
Minneapolis
Board of Athletic Control
University of Minnesota
Carlini
Tonkin’s New Store
North Main
Ritchie
Buffalo
Jimmy Duffy
East
Willie Beecher
Duffy
Beecher
Aish
Ritchley
B. F. Pinch
Montgomery
Ala
Letohatchie
Willie J
H.W. Shaw
Ammons
Solingen
Germany
Angel
Star of Bethlehem
Marquette Billard
Thomas
J. Strobel
Anaconda Copper Mining Company
Bonner
Montana
Interstate Lumber CO
Jaine
College of Agriculture
Varssity
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