Adam Andrew Selling Stakes Highlight Oakland Card
The Adam Andrew selling stakes at Oakland is the feature this week with a Saturday decision. W. B. Jennings & Co. lead the circuit with $17,015 earned, Green B. Morris stands second with 70 dollars, and 47 owners have won over $1 000. Since opening, the New California Jockey Club has distributed $145 104 in stakes and purses.
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San Francisco
Oakland
Adam Andrew
W. B. Jennings & Co
Green B. Morris
New California Jockey Club
G. R. Morris
Burns & Waterhouse
James Coffey
Peace Agreement Stabilizes East Factory Conflict
After a joint conference of National and American Baseball leagues, peace authorities pivot to upcoming National League meeting on January 19. President Robison and Herrmann signal unity as Boston and New York clubs show little resistance. Powers outlines regional league plans and potential Baltimore inclusion, with cross-league talks to set uniform rules and prevent player jumps.
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Incinnati
Ohio
Jan. N
Robison
St. Louis
Herrmann
Cincinnati Club
National League
Boston
New York
James A. Taft
Chicago
Ban Johnson
Comiskey and Killilea
American League
Pulliam
Dreyfus
Pittsburg
Pat T. Powers
National Association
Powers
Baltimore
California
Johnson
Local Rifle Club Delights Crowds With Confarr Medal Shoots
Yesterday at the gun club grounds, Livingston marksman Mr. Confarr offered the Confarr medal for a special shoot. Burgess won the first round with 8 of 8, then Goddard triumphed in a second round with 28 points. Confarr claimed the Brownlee medal with 1 of 8 singles, edged by Wright's 43 as the day progressed.
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Confarr
Livingston
Burgess
Goddard
Wright
Fund
Brownlee
Wee
Yancey Teaeee
Goddard Wright Seeeee
Allen
Wee Smit Eaen
Walker
Morley Lu
Wwe
Confarr Teewee
Onfarr
Surgess Oeseeves Eees
Batuessasean
Halker
Nickey
Pacific Coast Trial Club Opens Today
Bakersfield Cal Jan 1 The Pacific Coast Trial club opens at Gosford Canfield ranch eight miles from Bakersfield with 28 dogs prepaid entries. Noted entrants include J A Considine J A Watkins and F A Atkins from Seattle. Trials run four days with H F Humphrey of Indiana as judge.
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Bakersfield
Cal
Pacific Coast Trial Club
Gosford-Canfield Ranch
J. A. Considine
J. A. Watkins
F. A. Atkins
Great Northern Tickets On Sale To Anaconda Line
Butte to Anaconda and intermediate stations ticket sale at Great Northern ticket office 41 North Main Street. Time card and freight rate information cheerfully furnished.
Sheriff Reese’s Death Sparks Possible Lynch Threats
A report from Birmingham dated January 11 describes the assassination of Bibb County Sheriff Reese at Brierfield late last night. A mob rumor says lynching is likely if a Negro suspect is captured, heightening tensions after the sheriff’s death and the wounding of a deputy.
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Birmingham
Ala
Reese
Bibb County
Brierfield
Two Suspects Escape After Sheriff Is Slain in Jurisdiction
Deputies arrested two Black men and were transporting them to a depot when the rear prisoner shot the sheriff dead. He died instantly as the pair fled. A mob formed and pursued the fugitives with lynching feared. Local authorities prepared security measures and residents awaited updates.
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Centerville
Bowen Departs Caracas for Washington After Farewell Reception
United States Minister Bowen left Caracas today for La Guaira en route to Washington. President Castro, ministers, society leaders, and foreign residents gathered at the station to bid him farewell, with English residents presenting an address of thanks. Bowen boarded the Dolphin at noon and received a salute of 11 guns as the craft headed north.
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la Gueyra
United States
Bowen
Caracas
la Guayra
Washington
Castro
Almond
Caracas-La Guayra
Willis
Drowned Man Charles Murphy Falls In Cedar River
Seattle Jan 11 Charles Murphy drowned in the Cedar river near Elliott while crossing in a basket trolley when the rope broke. He fell head down stream with his feet entangled and could not free himself. Murphy was a Renton businessman and brother of a city councilman. body recovered in Seattle.
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Seattle
Charles Murphy
Cedar River
Elliott
Murphy
Renton
Roosevelt hosts key lawmakers for talks on new legislation
Washington reports Henderson and Aldrich meeting with President Roosevelt at the White House to discuss prospective legislation in both chambers. Indianapolis notes severe cold with a two degree below zero temperature and concern over fuel shortages. Mayor Bookwaller says the council will consider coal sales in small quantities with free coal for the poor.
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Washington
Henderson
Aldrich
White House
Roosevelt
Congress
Indianapolis
Bookwaller
Chicago
Suburban trains delayed by zero weather and fierce wind
Weather and wind after a daylong storm cripple suburban traffic in Toledo Ohio delaying all trains by one to six hours tonight.
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Toledo
Ohio
Early risers of monarchs set brisk state pace
The article notes King Edward, Kaiser Wilhelm, Victor Emmanuel III, and others rising before dawn to conduct state business. It highlights punctuality as a trait of rulers and cites examples from Windsor to Rome, including the Italian civil service cuts from strict hours.
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London Mail
Edward
Windsor
St. George's
First Dragoons
Foreign Office
Count von Buelow
King
Italy
Victor Emmanuel
Coar
Russia
Francis Joseph
Britain
Brooklyn Eagle Says He Will Swear Off Swearing Off
A Brooklyn Eagle note says a man has sworn off beer and cigarettes and golf and now plans to swear off the act of swearing off in the coming year.
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The
Brooklyn Eagle
Grand Jury to Probe Coal Dealers Over Chicago Shortage
Chicago to day reports describe a severe coal famine with 2000 residents suffering exposure. Grand jury convenes under State's Attorney Dineen and Attorney General Hamlin to question 25 coal industry leaders about withholding supply and stoking prices.
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Chicago
Dineen
Hamlin
Grand Jury
Health Department
Hand of a Corpse at Engine's Throttle
Knoxville Tenn January 11 Passengers on an inbound Knoxville and Ohio train rode for miles with the dead engineer at the throttle Fireman Mattlock discovered Engineer A C Young dead with a wound to the left head and the train was halted The incident believed to be caused by a stone falling from a high mountain cut and the train may have run eight miles after the fatal blow
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Knoxville, Tenn
Knoxville & Ohio Railroad
Buckeye
Careyville
A. C. Young
Mattlock
Young
Bandits Rob Train Crews on Belt Line Robberies
Five armed bandits attacked crews of five railroads along the Belt line near Twenty-sixth to Thirty-first streets in Chicago. Victims included engineers and firemen on the Chicago and Northwestern and Chicago Junction Terminal and three switchmen on the Alton Burlington and St Paul lines. Watches and money were taken, totaling about $250.
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Chicago
Chicago & Northwestern
Chicago Junction Terminal
Alton
Burlington and
St. Paul
Policeman Killed as Street Car Collision Hits Pittsburgh
In Pittsburgh on January 11 a street car crash left policeman John Kattley dead and four other people seriously injured. The injured include W Lammerick with a crushed leg Mrs Laura Chapman and Dr Morris cut and Lewis Lowe the runaway car’s motorman. Slippery rails caused the accident.
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Pittsburg
John Kattley
W. Lammerick
Laura Chapman
Dr. Morris
Lewis Lowe
Missing Market Clues In Regional Coal Trade
A passerby asks why coal from Passaic New Jersey can be cheaper than Pennsylvania New York coal. The dealer replies Passaic’s proximity to the “hot place” makes local value unclear and lowers prices.
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Brooklyn Eagle
Ulster
Passaic
New York
New Jersey
Rebels in Morocco tighten hold on sultan
An archival remark notes Moroccan rebels pressuring the sultan, implying his authority is being constrained. The remark uses a play on words about binding in half Morocco to illustrate diminished control.
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The
Brooklyn Eagle
Morocco
Probes into Dim Past Delves in Mexican History
A historical study probes dim past events in Mexican history, exploring archival records and artifacts to illuminate lesser known eras. Researchers weigh cultural shifts and regional narratives, tracing influences across centuries for a clearer national memory.
Studies on Mexican Tribes Reveal Ancient Ruins Rich in Secrets
Professor Frederick Starr of the University of Chicago, famed for his fieldwork among Southern Mexican tribes, reports findings from Palenke and Tetzeotcinee. He records extensive measurements, photographs, and models of Otomi and Aztec groups, and challenges previous beliefs about Montezuma basin usage and regional archaeology.
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Frederick Starr
University of Chicago
Mexico
Republic
Starr
American
Palenke
Tetzeotcinee
Southland
Oaxaca
Guatemala
Michoacan
Tlaxcala
Puebla
Feasts and Mayan Blood Theory Sparks Ancient Peoples Debate
The tour ended with a claim that Aztec feast rituals mark the dead path for a great Halloween service. Prof Starr cites Mayan baby skin spots as proof of pure Mayan blood, noting purple marks on babies in Yucatan fade by four months.
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Starr
Yucatan
Deep Crater Lake Not Bottomless Says Survey
A geological survey of Crater Lake in Oregon announces the common belief that the lake is bottomless as untrue. The deepest point was reached with a 2000 foot line, making it likely the deepest fresh water lake in the United States. The lake formed in an ancient geological age after a volcanic collapse.
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Geological Survey
Crater Lake
Oregon
United States
Mingled Emotions from the Boston Advertiser
The Nebraska populists split between suspicion that W. J. Bryan is a plutocrat and pride in his displayed wealth, showcased as proof of farming success in the Platte Valley.
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Boston Advertiser
W. J. Bryan
Nebraska
the Platte
Widow Questions Husband's Character After Death
A widow remains perplexed by newspaper notices that described her husband as having gone to a happier home. She cannot tell if the phrasing vouched for his goodness or suggested she was a vixen, leaving her unsure about his true character.
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The
Brooklyn Eagle
Peach stones burn like coal and fetch high price in California
In California peach pits burn as well as coal and yield more heat per weight. Stones from tinned or dried fruit are collected and sold at 24 shillings per ton. Apricot stones also burn but not as well and do not command comparable prices.
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California
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Jockey Club
NEW California Organization
Adam Andrew Sell
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Brownlee Med
la Guay
Dolphin
Orton Bros
N. Main Street
Kaiser
Holbrook’s Necessity Shoe Sale
Rock Oak
North Main St
Holbrook
Delves
the Republic
Porfirio Diaz
Great Basin
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