Favorites Do Not Shine as Laura F M Wins at Oakland
Large Oakland crowd enjoys fine weather and fast track as Laura F M wins the third race after being a favorite. Forest King tumbles early in race four but jockey Reed uninjured. Lodestar triumphs in the final photo finish while other races feature Modicum Annie Marie Grafter Barklyne and Lill Massie among a crowd of notable performances.
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San Francisco
Oakland
Laura F. Mo
Forest King
Reed
Searcher
Lode- Star
Modicum
Saintly
Karabel
Annie Marie
Samar
Laura F. M
Mexicana
Young Morello
Grafter
Ibewoh
Lill Massie
Barklyne
Vohker
Valher Weather
Lodestar
Artilla
Kid McCoy Aims High in Comeback Year 1903
Indianapolis report says Kid McCoy, once a top heavyweight, plans a big comeback in 1903. He has quit drinking and targets Jeffries Munroe Hart Ruhlin Corbett Choynski Carter and other leading fighters, aiming for 25 000 in the year and a possible Chicago bout.
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Kid
McCoy
Mac
Jeffries
Corbett
Carter
Rublin
Jack Munroe
Times
New York
Marvin Hart
Gus Ruhlin
Jim Corbett
Choynski
Kid Carter
Chicago
Munroe
Hart
Sharkey
Game Cock Fights Draw Detroit Attention and Debate
The Detroit Tribune reports on cockfighting near the Canadian border, detailing crowds, betting, and travel hardships to Oxford mains. It discusses cruelty, public interest, and debates over legality while noting thousands sought to attend and the sport’s popularity across cities from New York to St Louis.
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Detroit
Canadian
Canada
United States
New York
Portland
Ore
Minneapolis
St. Louis
Crescent City Race Meet Results From New Orleans
First race revealed Shotgun as winner with Memphian second and Maser third in 1 49. Second race Lord Neville led a selling field with Malster and Zackford second and third in 1 18 1 5. Wilful won the mile and a sixteenth with Potente second and Honolulu third in 1 55. Jack Demand captured the seven furlong handicap with Deboe and Jessie Barbee following in 1 32 1 5. Star and Garter won the six furlongs. Ahumada and Glennevis were second and third in 1 18. Pyrrho took the selling, one mile and a sixteenth, with The Way and Joe Lesser second and third in 1 53 2 5.
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New Orleans
Crescent City
Memphian
Maser
Seling
Lord Neville
Malster
Zackford
Wilful
Potente
Honolulu
Jack Demand
W. J. Deboe
Jessie Barbee
Star and Garter
Ahumada
Glennevis
Pyrrho
Joe Lesser
the Way
Weights and Entries for Oakland Races Today
Oakland entries list weights for six races on January 13 with horses and riders across one mile selling events and seven furlongs. Weather is clear and track fast.
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Lloriente
Tiliboun
Hutshmiller
Monteagle
Rasp
Sir Lewis
Stromo
Lecturer
Ohio
Portland Baseball Association of Coast League Files Supplemental Incorporation
Portland Oregon January 12 supplementary articles of incorporation were filed by the Portland Baseball association of the Pacific Coast league increasing the capital stock by 5000 dollars. The first issue of stock was subscribed by a few men of the city and the new association plans to distribute the additional stock more broadly.
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Portland
Ore
Portland Baseball Association
Pacific Coast League
Amateur boxers face club ban for no-shows this year
Boxers who miss signed bouts will be banned by clubs this year and blacklisted for not honoring agreements. Joe Humphries seeks a match for Austin Rice with Eddie Hanlon, praising Rice and noting Hanlon remains open until his contract with Abe Attell ends on the 30th. Mike Short plans Eddie’s bout with Benny Yanger after Attell’s fate is set.
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Joe Humphries
Harry Corbett
Austin Rice
Eddie Hanlon
Humphries
Rice
Hanlon
Abe Attel
Mike Short
Eddie
Benny Yanger
Attel
Boxers Sullivan and Harris Remanded on Bank Note Charge
William J. Sullivan known as Spike Sullivan and Charles Harris appeared at a London police court accused of attempting to pass Bank of Engraving notes. Bail was refused. Sullivan claimed no knowledge of the notes and said he met Harris only casually at a railroad station while awaiting a train.
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William J. Sullivan
Spike Sullivan
Charles Harris
London
Bank of Engraving
Sullivan
Harris
Pugilist Marvin Hart Withdraws From City Bout
Marvin Hart, the boxer, sprained his wrist in a Louisville wrestling session and has canceled his match with Jack O'Brien of Philadelphia scheduled for January 17. The cancellation postpones the bout and affects both competitors' plans.
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Marvin Hart
Pugilist
Louisville
Jack O’brien
Philadelphia
Solitary Human Souls in a Century Poem
A Century reminiscence by Hildegarde Hawthorne depicts remote snows, solitary peaks, and vast oceans to convey isolation. The poem sings of lonely deserts and the unseen motion of life across a bleak, untouched world.
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Alors
Hildegarde Hawthorne
Pope places Catholic University under new Vatican congregation
Rome January 12 The pope signed a brief placing the Catholic University of Washington under the Congregation of Studies headed by Cardinal Satolli and named Mgr. Dennis O'Connell rector of the Washington university.
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Rome
Catholi University
Washington
Congregation of Studies
Cardinal Satolli
Mgr. Denn
O'Connell
Catholic University At
Premier Balfour Cancels Public Engagements
London January 12 Premier Balfour again has been obliged to cancel his public engagements on account of illness.
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London
Balfour
Merchants Defy Gambling Closure In Butte Case
Julius Fried Henry Haupt and Frank Walker were cited to appear before Judge Boyle on alleged gambling law violations. The trio faced arraignment after operating slot machines despite a city order closing gambling devices, with further court action anticipated this afternoon.
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Butte
Boyle
Julius Fried
Henry Haupt
West Broadway
Frank Walker
West Park Street
Policeman McGillic
W. F. Winn
Fried
Davey
Reynolds
Mr. Fried
Young Corbett to Tour England and Australia With Jenkins
Tom Jenkins and Young Corbett, featherweight champion, plan a spring tour of England and Australia under Harry Pollok. A Liverpool purse of 2000 and a potential 10000 London purse for Jenkins may lure top names like Hackenschmidt. Corbett will fight Ben Jordan in England and seek other opponents, with Europe spring and summer then Australia in the fall.
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Tom Jenkins
Young Corbett
England
Australia
Harry Pollok
Mr. Pollok
Bert Doran
Coronation Athletic Club
Liverpool
Jenkins
Tom Candon
London
Hackenschmidt
Corbett
Ben Jordan
Europe
Antipodes
Tim Heggerty
Jimmy Anthony
Newbro's Herpicide Claims to Kill Dandruff Germ
Advertises Newbro's Herpicide as a cure for dandruff and hair loss by destroying a scalp germ. Claims only the product reaches the root of the trouble, unlike ordinary cleansers. Sells through druggists with a 10 cent sample offer from the Herpicide Co. Detroit Michigan.
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Newbro
Herpicide Co
Detroit
Mich
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Suny Brook Distillery CO
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Germantown
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Utah
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