Corbett McGovern Bout Set for 25 Rounds Before Oct 15
Promoters in Cincinnati announce a 25 round boxing match between Young Corbett of Denver and Terry McGovern of Brooklyn to be staged before the highest bidding club by Oct 15. Weigh-in fixed at 127 pounds, with Marquis of Queensberry rules and a $1,000 forfeit for nonfulfillment.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
Young Corbett
William H. Rothwell
Denver
Terry McGovern
Brooklyn
John Corbett
Sam Harris
The
Cincinnati Enquirer
Marquis of Queensberry
Enquirer
C. KE Ll.ambertson
Dare Devil Sold for 50000 to Thomas W. Lawson
Thomas W. Lawson purchased the black stallion Dare Devil from the Hamlin brothers of Village Farm East Aurora New York for about 50000. Lawson aimed to build a strong stud including Dare Devil Ponce de Leon and Dreamer, recounting long pursuit and prior offers. Dare Devil boasts a 2084% trotting mark and a 209 race record, plus notable show rings and bloodlines from Mambrine King and Mercedes by Chimes.
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Thomas W. Lawson
Dare Devil
Messrs. Hamlin
Village Farm
East Aurora
N. Y
Hamlins
Mr. Lawson
Ponce de Leon
Dreamer
Lawson
Mambrine King
Mercedes
Chimes
Mainbrino
America
Dave Devil
Detroit
Cleveland
Probers Seek Explanation for Recent Butte Poolroom Losses
In Butte a tapping scheme to beat horse races sparked excitement among poolroom habitues. A wire tapping plan from Utah aimed to supply winners by telephoning results, with Dr. Burdette O Connor and others linked to the scheme. A young investor failed to act on a third horse while two bets on the first two horses showed the scheme’s near success. Officials dismiss the losses as misfortune, noting poolrooms can be beaten but not by such schemes.
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Butte
Utah
Burdette O'Connor
Ed Sachs
Hugh S. Wilson
Mr. Wilson
Sachs
Transits pull three straight from Overlands at Thornton alleys
Transits defeated Overlands in three straight games at Thornton alleys. Individual scores feature Misevich 181 and Greene 187 for Transits, with Hudloff 182 and Peterson 157 also contributing. Final tallies: 808 819 792 across the three games.
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Overland
Thornton Alleys
Overlands
Perham
Wrembath
Hammel
Riley
Taylor
ts—Misevich
Greene
Hudloff
Peterson
Cox
Total
Trembath
Misevich
Lest P. Ct
Thorntons
Tis Silver Bow Eee Sane
Plumasic Handicap Feature Sees Four Starters
Colonel Batlentyne and Maken give a strong showing in the Plumas Handicap but fail to win as Eddie Jones departs for England after the race.
To Day's Selections for Oakland Races
Special Dispatch from San Francisco reports The Call's selections for tomorrow's Oakland races. First race Edinborough Pencil Me Educate. Second Georgia West Gae vieta Horatius. Third Bard Burns February Midnight Chimes. Fourth Urchin Galanthus Grand Sachem. Fifth Tower of Candles Wyoming Dunblane. Sixth John Peters Evander St Phillipine.
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the Standard
San Francisco
Oakland
Edinborough
Georgia West
Gaevieta
Horatius
Bard Burns
Urchin
Galanthus
Grand Sachem
Wyoming
Dunblane
John Peters
Evander
St. Phillipine
Sombrero Dominates Plumas Handicap at Oakland
The Oakland card features the Plumas handicap at a mile and a sixteenth and the Morris stable’s Sombrero wins easily from Colonel Ballentyne with Botany third. Muresca surprisingly beats the gate in the fifth race while 4 to 5 favorite Meehanus lands shows. Jockeys Bullman and Jackson each ride two winners as Tom Lurns and Eddie Jones depart for Hot Springs and New York en route to England. Richard Fitzgerald visits from Haw Nome track in Chicago and heads home tonight.
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San Francisco
Oakland
Sombrero
Homestead
Morris Stable
Colonel Ballentyne
Botany
Muresca
Meehanus
Bullman
Jackson
Tommy Lurns
Hot Springs
Eddie Jones
New York
England
Richard Fitzgerald
Chicago
California
Pencil Menon
Rasp
Mildred Schultz
Mentaja
Breton
Flamero
Tlungarian
Laytor
Maurescn
Mee
Snus
Tiburo
Weights and Entries for Today’s New Orleans Races
The list of weights and entrants for today’s races at New Orleans includes six events: maiden miler with Tros Sport Florid Wilt Lucinda B Anna Darling Karily Olive Rondelle Veritable Boy Edwin Lee Gray Morn Cicely Thomeau Loka. selling three-quarters with H Cuthbert John Grigsby Zack Ford Automaton Tom Collins Uranus Fleuron Sir Christopher Alpaca The Bronze Demon Lady Kent Rival Dare. steeplechase handicap with Mr Rose Ceylon Seth Thomas Jim Taylor King Elkwood Harvey. handicap one mile for Malay Annoy Ida Ledford Banish Admiral F Dewey Circus Digby Bell. selling one mile and a fourth Mayor Mansir Garter Ban Ben Chance Cast Iron Little Elkin Little Tom Tucker Star Cotton. purse one mile Prowl Kaffir Little Emmy Goldaga J Samuelson The Mormon Frank Jones Lady Alga Jack Pah Hard Heart Josie F Silver Chimes Clear slow.
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New Orleans
Tros Sport
Florid
Wilt
Lucinda B
Anna Darling
Karily Olive
Rondelle
Veritable Boy
Edwin Lee
Gray Morn
Cicely Thomeau
Loka
H. Cuthbert
John Grigsby
Zack Ford
Automaton
Tom Collins
Uranus
Fleuron
Sir Christopher
Alpaca
the Bronze Demon
Lady Kent
Rival Dare
Mr. Rose
Ceylon
Seth Thomas
Jim Taylor
King Elkwood
Harvey
Annoy
Ida Ledford
Banish
Admiral F. Dewey
Circus
Digby Bell
Mayor Mansir
Ben Chance
Little Elkin
Little Tom Tucker
Star Cotton
Prowl
Kaffir
Little Emmy
Goldaga
J. Samuelson
the Mormon
Frank Jones
Lady Alga
Jack Pah
Hard Heart
Josie F
Silver Chimes
Thoroughbred racing results from New Orleans meet
Results from a New Orleans card dated February 25 include Laureata winning the six furlong first race with Lady Contrary second and King Ford third in 1:17. Frances Porter takes the two year olds race over May Allen and Lizzie Brooks, time not listed. In the mile and a sixteenth third race Intrusive wins with Aaron second and Rose of May third in 1:16 4/5. Strangest wins the mile and a fraction fifth race with Lou Rey second and Homage third in 2:04. Lotter wins the mile and 2 yarde lotter race with Dramburg second and Henry of Frant tamar third in 1:45 4/5.
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New Orleans
Furst
Laureata
Lady Contrary
King Ford
Frances Porter
May Allen
Lizzie Brooks
Lotter
Dramburg
Henry of Franttamar
Morning bake day tale in the village store
A barefoot child in a calico dress buys a cup of molasses from the village store on bake day in Harper s Magazine. She speaks with a heavy buyer air and mentions ginger and a black hen as she exits toward home.
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Harper's Magazine
Emmy
Republicans debate Cuba reciprocity and 20 percent concession
The House Republican caucus met in Washington to discuss a reciprocity plan with Cuba. Ways and Means Chairman Payne outlined a bill allowing the president to negotiate a trade agreement granting roughly 20 percent lower duties on U S goods entering Cuba, contingent on Cuba enacting immigration laws and a reciprocal agreement. The debate featured questions from Smith Weeks Hamilton and others, with adjournment set for Monday night.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means Committee
Cannon
Illinois
Payne
United States
Cuba
William Alden Smith
Gardiner
Weeks
Hamilton
Michigan
Lester
New York
Smith
Grosvenor
Ohio
Tawney
Minnesota
Island
Ryan Defeats Murphy in One-Sided Ring Bout
Tommy Ryan beat Australian Tim Murphy in Kansas City Missouri ending in the ninth round. Murphy failed to come out for the ninth round after a lopsided contest. The bout had been scheduled for ten rounds.
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Kansasity
Tommy Ryan
Tim Murphy
Murphy
Atlanta Hosts 12 Hour Championship Finish Equal Scores
The two hours of racing in Atlanta, Georgia saw seven teams compete for the 12 hour championship. Each team ended with an even score as night two added 7 miles 45 laps to the prior 44 miles 3 laps.
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Atlanta
Butte Team Plans Bult Lake Training Ahead of Pacific Northwest Season
Manager McCloskey is quoted by Sporting Life that the Butte team will train at Bult Lake as a preliminary to the Pacific Northwest league baseball season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McCloskey
The
Sporting Life
Butte
Bult Lake
Coast storm causes widespread damage and ship hazards
A major southwest storm hit San Francisco on February 25 with winds up to 60 mph at Point Reyes and 45 mph in the city. Vessels dragged anchors, a fishing boat capsized, telegraph and power lines fell, and trains slowed as the bay roughened. Three three story houses fell in the Mission district, tents were ripped from their posts at the Presidio, and fences and chimneys suffered heavy damage. Weather officials noted a deep low pressure and warned the system would sweep west of the Rockies with rising rivers across California.
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San Francisco
Point Rey
Solace
Deale Street
Albatross
Transport Wharf
Folsom Street
Hancock
Rosecrans
Manila
Mission District
Presidio
A. C. MacAdie
The
Weather Bureau
Neap Bay
Roseburg
Ore
Galveston
United States
Rocks Mountains
Eureka
San Diego
Marysville
Sacramento
Red Bluff
Storm Rages Through Sacramento Valley Causing Delays
A severe wind and rain storm raked the Sacramento valley and foothills. Telegraph and telephone lines were disrupted while rail traffic north of Chico stalled by washed poles and derailed freight locomotives. Landslides near Sims and Delta delayed trains as water levels rose in the Yolo basin and Main Prairie.
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Sacramento
Cal
Sacramento Valley
Chico
Webster
Davisville
San Francisco
Woodland
Willows
Portland
Tunnel 9
Sims
Oregon Road
Delta
Federal appeals uphold Annie E Snow life claim
The federal court of appeals in New Orleans on February 2 sustained Mrs Annie E Snow's claim to a one eighteenth life interest in a property. The ruling affirms her legal right and potential future rights under the estate proceedings.
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New Orleans
Federal Court of Appeals
Annie E. Snow
California Athletics Begin active spring season at Berkeley
California's spring athletics program is underway with track and baseball squads training. The roster features standout sprinter A G Cadogan and hammer thrower A D Plaw, plus coast record holders Roy R Service and W A Powell. The team plans East Coast trips to face Penn and Yale, culminating in the Matthaven games in New York City.
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University of California
Stanford
Decoto
Edwards
East
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
New Haven
Yale
California
Oakland
A. D. Plaw
Flannigan
New York Athletic Club
Plaw
University
Ed Hussey
Oakland High School
Roy R. Service
Pacific Coast
W. A. Powell
Eugene
Ore
Powell
Cooley
Berkeley High School
A. M
H. C. Cheek
J. A. Wilcox
Brown
Abadie
Ligda
Francis Redewill
Hartline
Bishop
Kelsey
Carl Parker
Westdahl
Smiley
Woods
Beaumont Oil Field Share Draws Mrs Snow Interest
Interest in the Veatch survey wells in the Beaumont oil fields grows as Mrs. Snow who runs a small California hotel seeks a share. With 120 wells on the survey and a proposed compromise she is expected to receive about $5,000 a month.
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Veatch
Beaumont
Montana man in past romance Case tied to Miss McDonald
The tale recalls James W. Gilman a Montana fortune maker who wooed Miss McDonald in Melrose Highlands. They dated despite a 34 year gap, he gave her about 50 000 in western real estate, a conservatorship followed as his daughter sued for the money. Miss McDonald won the suit and later retreated into religious life before vanishing to the West.
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Boston
West
Reverend Joseph Cook Dies. Pioneering Indian Missionary
Rev. Joseph Cook of St. Louis, noted for pioneering work among Indian communities in Wyoming and the Dakotas, died of valvular heart disease. He was among the Wests best known Indian missionary workers.
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St. Louis
Joseph Cook
Wyoming
Dakotas
Mr. Cook
John B Sherman Dies at 77 Founder of Union Stock Yards
John B Sherman founder and former president of the Union Stock Yards died in Chicago at age 77. He retired from active management two years ago.
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Chicago
John B. Sherman
Union Stock Yards
Sherman
Corporal Braun Dies at Milwaukee Home
Herman A. Braun a long recognized figure in G A R circles died at his Milwaukee home tonight aged 84 85 He authored a book recounting his eighteen months in Andersonville prison and his Civil War experiences sourced from local obituaries and newspaper notices.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Fey
Herman A. Braun
Braun
Andersonville
State Bank Examiner E F A Kidd Dies at 58
Prairie du Chien Wis Feb 25 State Bank Examiner EF A Kidd died today after a lingering illness aged 58 He contributed largely to Wisconsin s industrial educational and political history.
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Prairie du Chien
Wis
State Bank
EF. A. Kidd
Kidd
Wisconsin
Two California Lawyers Admitted to Practice in Supreme Court
Alfred E. Nelson and Edward L. Thomas, both with California certificates, were admitted to practice by the supreme court today and will locate in Butte.
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The
Standard
iHelena
Alfred E. Nelson
Edward L. Thomas
California
Supreme Court
Butte
Mother Mary of Angeles Dies at 74 in Ottumwa Convent
Mother Mary of Angeles founder of the Order of Sisters of Humility dies in Ottumwa Iowa at age 74 from pneumonia in the convent. The death occurred February 25 and marks the passing of a notable religious leader. The community mourns the loss of a lifelong servant and spiritual guide.
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Ottumwa
Iowa
Mother Mary of Angeles
Order of Sisters of Humility
Boers Gain 11,000 Recruits from Cape Colony
The Daily Mail reports from Johannesburg that tables show 11,000 men joined the Boers from Cape Colony during the war.
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London
The
Daily Mail
Johannesburg
Cape Colony
Fajured in a Game Widens Northern Montana Outcry
B Percy Clark a Northern Montana sheepman is hospitalized in New York after an accident during a game of bad matin. His eyeglasses fractured sending fragments into both eyes, with the sight of one eye totally destroyed.
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The
Standard
Great Falls
B. Percy Clark
Montana
New York
Damaged Vehicle Scene Described in Brief Note
A fragment notes two vehicles involved in a collision with one severely damaged and the other seriously impaired. No additional details on location time or cause are provided in the readable text.
Patrick Saw All Papers In Patrick Trial
New York Feb 25 direct examination of Valet Jones the principal prosecution witness in the Albert T Patrick trial ended this afternoon The defense will cross examine Jones after he identified papers and letters found among Rice s effects. he said he had shown all papers to Patrick before Rice s death.
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New York
Valet Jones
Albert T. Patrick
Jones
Rice
Patrick
Disturbances Continue in Spain Amid Prisoner Demands
Reports from Madrid describe minor clashes in Barcelona as strikers demand prisoner releases with several injured by troops. A Barcelona horse car conductor was found murdered. Printers threaten another strike as troops are drafted for fear of a Carlist movement and a general strike halts paper publication in Murcia.
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Madrid
Barcelona
Mureca
Photographer shoots 18 year old in Lawrence gallery
Lawrence Kansas Feb 2 Ed Katherman aged 18 was shot and killed at noon by photographer J B Shane. There was no provocation as Katherman spoke to Shane who stood in his gallery doorway before the fatal shot Was 6 years old and placed under arrest.
Last insurgent band surrenders near Calamba
Manila reports the final insurgent group in the Calamba area of Laguna province has surrendered. The band led by a captain with two lieutenants and 71 privates includes 21 riflemen.
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Manila
Calamba
Laguna Province
Luczon
Chess Matches Monte Carlo Feb 2 World Championship Round
In the international chess tournament Tschigorin and Schlechter defeated Reggio and Eisenberg in the morning. Afternoon results show Nuapler over Janowski Marshall over Teichmann Meises over Marco Albin over Mason Scheve over Popiel Gunsberg and Wolf drew Marocey leads with 10.4 wins and 2.4 losses in 14 games.
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Monte Carlo
Tschigorin
Schlechter
Reggio
Eisenberg
Nuapler
Janowski
Marshall
Teichmann
Meises
Marco
Albin
Mason
Scheve
Popiel
Gunsberg
Wolf
Marocey
Dr Shoop Rheumatic Cure offers cure promises
An advertisement claims to cure rheumatism with Dr Shoop's Rheumatic Cure after six bottles taken for a month. It states no money is asked unless it works, offers to issue an order via mail, and promises to pay the druggist if unsatisfied. The ad cites a Racine Wisconsin address and asserts many cures.
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Dr. Shoop
Wis
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