Montana Champ Wade Heads to Salt Lake City for Rest
Jack Wade, Montana lightweight champion, and sparring partner Young Thomas travel by Short Line to Salt Lake City for rest and visiting friends. Wade plans no matches during the trip unless Jack Clifford seeks a bout, and cites a pending case against Opie as not yet set for trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Wade
Montana
Young Thomas
Salt Lake City
Wade
Utah
Jack Clifford
Salt Lake
Jacek Offord
Butte
Howard Opie
Thomas
Mackay on the Turf Promises Fine Stables Ahead
Wealthy patrons prepare for a bright racing season as top stables show strong blooded stock. Big handicaps attract moneyed owners, with Mackay foretelling a solid year for horses and bets.
Anaconda Gun Club Prepares for Butte Meet and State Medal
Anaconda shooters held three practice events including blue rock and a five bird shoot as they aim for prizes at Butte next Sunday. The state medal contest, Brownlee Memorial, will remain in state hands with a new winner to be decided after the former champion’s absence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anaconda
Butte
Iose
Brownlee
Boston Baseball Buzz: Casey’s Future in Question
The text notes Casey’s uncertain status as a top prospect and claims of a $3000 contract plus $1000 advance offered to jump the Detroit club for Brooklyn. It also mentions La Chance’s potential in Boston and Henry Willilea praising Jimmy Collins while predicting Boston’s pennant chances next season amid strong Chicago Philadelphia and St Louis competition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mike Garrity
Portland
Casey
Detroit
Brooklyn
Garrity
Spokane Releases Three Players and Tacoma Pitcher
Speck hurlburt Dick Knox and Charles Swindells have been released from Spokane and are free to join any club. Bob Willner also requests release from Tacoma and may join another team. Swindells coaches Stanford and will be unavailable until after the season opens. Grim aims to keep the squad intact at the start. Willner likely heads to the Northwest league.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Speck
Hurlburt
Dick Knox
Charles Swindells
Spokane
Bob Willner
Tacoma
Tigers
Grim
Swindells
Stanford
Portland
Charles Parker Founding Father of Parker Gun Dies in Meriden
Charles Parker founder of Parker Bros. and Meriden business leader died at his Meriden home on January 31 after a bout with lip lymphoma. He served as Parker company president and merited the city’s esteem as a strict, industrious, highly respected man who helped shape Meriden as a major industrial center.
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Charles Parker
Parker Bros
Parker
Meriden
Conn
Parker Concern
Methodist Church
Abi Lewis Kindy
Herlin
Dexter W. Parker
W. H. U von
Elsie Lyon
J. Allen
Wilbur F
L. J. Parker
Charles I Breese
Collapse in Naples kills eight as mansions fall
Report from Naples on February 16 states eight people were killed when two mansions on Via Caldera collapsed. Rescue teams removed several bodies from the ruins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Naples
Eigct
Via Caldera
Rulne
Greatest coming season for turf racing heralded by magnate owners
A cautious forecast points to a record year in horse racing as wealthy backers led by Clarence W. Mackay and W. S. Whitney push top mares and stallions into major meets. The Brooklyn Suburban and Wrightson handicaps draw elite entries with noted horses such as Panastar Endurance and Heno weighing in.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Whitney
Haggin
Croker
Lorth
Clarence W. Mackay
Mackay
Brooklyn
Mr. Mackay
Gulden
Kamara
Butte Gun Club Members Shoot at Meaderville Event
A large group from the Butte Gun Club traveled to Meaderville yesterday for a shooting event attended by C. H. Smith Jr and other members. A carload of 100000 blue rocks arrived for the meet, with the Bownlee medal to be contested next Saturday.
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Butte Gun Club
Meaderville
C. H. Smith
F Cowan
Kimball
Goddard
O'Bhien
Walker
Morley
Yancey
Nickey
Domino Bertoglio
Guess
Messrs
Ormsby
Plummer
McGowan
Butte Club
Lane claims easy win in 50 side handball match
On a sunny day in Butte crowds watched outdoor play across several courts. Jack Lane defeated Peter Madden 21 16 21 9 at North Main street for a $50 side, while Hickaby and Seahill beat Ed Long and Pat McGuinn 21 11 21 20 21 19. Matt Cannon and Tommy Gleason won at East Park street, and a $100 side match between Martin Duffy Ed Gilmore and Ed Long Maurice Congdon was postponed due to Maurice’s illness.
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Butte
North Main Street
Jack Lane
Peter Madden
Lane
Madden
Jack Hickaby
Jim Seahill
Ed Long
Pat McGuinn
Long
McGuinn
Hickaby
Seahill
Pat Nolan
Martin Duffy
Dominick O'Donnell
Jack Rickaby
Moore
Rickaby
Duffy
Nolan
East Park Street
Matt Cannon
Tommy Gleason
Mike Sullivan
Ed Gilmore
Maurice Congdon
Congdon
Baseball News From Across Leagues and Cities
Multiple baseball items detail trades signings and training plans. Mentioned are Singh Wilson and Mildred Schultz regarding local disputes, Jack Wade joining in Salt Lake City, Ben Bimonton trial in spring, Josh remaining with Strobel, Pat Donovan joining Harvard as coach, Bill Kennedy joining New York after Brooklyn, Freedman's offer to Hanlon, Roy E. Clark signed by New York, Mike Lynch by Chicago, Balisbury engagement in Portland, Beltmore spring training in Savannah, Clark Griffith noting Chicago champions to Excel Springs, and various player movements among New York, Brooklyn and Detroit. Ed Scott referenced.
Honest John McCloskey Discovered In Kansas City
Sporting Life notes Butte base manager John J. McCloskey seen on a Kansas City street in fine suit attracting attention from crowds and society. The piece praises his appearance and hints he may bring a strong Northwest team to Montana, with plans to own a club someday.
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Honest John" McCloskey
Butte
Kansas City
John
Sporting Life
Smoky City
Supers
Montana
Northwest
McCloskey
John J. McCloskey
Far West
Mont
Louisville
Bantam wrestler Almond Giles arrives in Butte for matches
North West bantam weight champion Almond Giles reached Butte after defeating Young Fisco in Graeco Roman in the coast, and he invites 120 pounders nationwide to wrestle him in any style including Cornish or side hold. Giles has prior experience and once held English bantamweight titles across three counties.
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Almond Giles
Butte
Young Fisco
Giles
England
United States
Manager McCloskey Denied Over Interstate League Pitcher
Reports dispute claims that Newmeyer was signed by a Colorado team. Sporting Life confirms manager Moreley of Los Angeles signed Harry Newmeyer, an Interstate League pitcher.
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Newmever
Colorado
Sporting Life
McCloskey
Butte
Moreley
Los Angeles
Harry Newmeyer
Weights and Entries for Today’s Races
The card lists weights and entries for races today including Futurity course with Gusto 121 Sir Dougal 108 Lemuel 16 Botany 106 and multiple other races. Key runners include Olahurst Maud Muller Gaviota Quiz IL Nilgar Colonel Ballantyne Dunblane February Merops Innocencia Galanthus and Sly Boots among many.
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Gusto
Sir Dougal
Lemuel
Botany
Olahurst
Narcissus
Maud Muller
Rio Bravo-Bonita R
Elliston
Little Margaret
Gaviota
Phyz
Magnet-Physalis
Delsegano
Clarando
Muarcato
Hungarian
Sharp Bird
Wyoming
Scallywag
Ned Dennis
Prestano
Quiz IL
Nilgar
Colonel Ballantyne
Urechin
the Gaffer
Unclear racing weights list with horses and numbers
A fragment shows a six race selling mile with horses and weights. Names include Linden Ella Miggs Eugenia Deloraine Little Daisy Hardee and others plus jockeys or trainers McWilliams Hutch Miller John G Ford and locations Owensboro. The text mirrors a betting/entry sheet with ages and weights.
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Linden Ella
Prince Reel
Miggs
Menace
Eugenia
Deloraine
Little Daisy
Hardee
McWilliams
Choice
Pharaoh
John G. Ford
Owensboro
Eight Bells
Hutch Miller
Beggar Lady
Deponon
Levable
Annie Thompson
Doran and Flynn Victors in Close Butte Bowling Match
Friends watched as Doran and Flynn defeated Bring and Peterson by 40 pins in a 5 game match worth 20 dollars per side. Doran led with a 240 in game four and total scores were 1807 to 1567. A rematch with higher stakes was proposed. Also note a humorous Cassell’s Journal football anecdote about Mr. Jones misplacing his fishing gear.
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Thornton
Butte
Doran
Flynn
Bring
Peterson
Fionn
Isi
SOS
Cassell
Jones
Nurses Absent Duty At Paris Sunday Ball Affront
A French medical journal exposes a practice at Paris public balls where nurses entrusted with infants leave them in the cloakroom to dance. A counter ticket with the same number is exchanged, and after the event the nurse returns the baby claiming a long walk.
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London Daily Mail
Ceretain
Paris
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Butte News
Leva Jeweler Sexe
Owsley Block
Christie & Leys
N. Main Street
Henry Jonas
Granite Street
Vitaline
Eagle Pharmacy
Butte, Montana
Sele
Idaho
Washington
Oregon
the Buite Undertaker
Park St
Mormon City
Clifford—Vyoung
With
CW. MacKay
Hecennse
Mechgrsio
Dawson
Emmons
I. Emmons
Foigpgero
McGill
Cairns
Rishpoeanves
Calms
Kiepetko
Pege
Tee
Brothers Firm
Brooklyn Eagle
Gan Club
Nix
BY the
Way
Butte Humane Sociery
Gory
Hue Corp
Singh Wilson
Mildred Schultz
Milent Rowan
Phil Green
Butte Boys
Cleveland Club
Ben Bimonton
Washington Court House
Josh
Toledo
Strobel
Pat Donovan
Harvard
Bill Kennedy
St. Louis
New York
Freedman
Hanlon
Roy E. Clark
Brown University
Chicago
Mike Lynch
Philadelphia
Balisbury
Beltmore
Savannah, Ga
Clark Griffith
Excelior Springs
Testway
Connie Mack
McGraw
Bresnahan
Mack
Reybold
Reidy
Moskimon
Belee
California
Mercer
Gleason
Holmes
Yeager
Ed Scott
Red
Wonder
Mutte
M’closkey
Oakland
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Senator Sullivan
Dutch Carter
Blocker
Lillian Reed
Miss Soak
Tragedy
Afra
Goldaga
Clearfield
Josie . A
Sly Boots
King Hammon
Navasota
Merry Sister
Lady Winkle
Maverick
Musical Slipper
Thornton Alleys
Bennett
DR. Bennett Electric Belt Co
Union Bidg
Denver
Colo
W. E. Dodd
W. Park St
Putte, Mont Shodair Block
Lutey Bros
Farleigh
J. R. Barkdoll
Rossland
Farleigh Truss
A. W. Kenning, M. D
Rossland, LB. Co
G. M. Furleigh
D. Campbell
M. D
Rossland, B. C
N. B
Butte Hotel
Butte, Mont
Sutton’s
Broadway Theater
Richard Sutton
Collamarini-Repetto CO
Carmen
Barber of Seville
Rigoletto
Dy T . ‘ Price
Utton
Broadway
Liebler & Co
Nall Caine
Reprieoae Christian R
Hart
John Storm
Lila Vane
Glory Quayle
Gitton’s
Cor
Olio
Edward Beaupre
NTN
Undertaking
Gregson Springs
Link & Carter
Silver Bow Block
Don Hayes
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