Great first baseman will play in field for New York Giants
Manager Griffith of New York Nationals plans Jake Stahl to replace Hal Chase as first baseman and move Chase to the outfield. Griffith cites Chase’s injuries and rugged constitution, Stahl’s durability, and believes the shift strengthens the club with two strong right hand hitters in lineup.
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Jake Stahl
Hal Chase
New York Highlanders
Griffith
Stani
Boston
Chase
Grif
New York
Stahl
Will
Clase
Tess
Frely
Bett
Little Fox
Jake
Krauss Sets 24 Hour Bowling Record in Washington
Harry Krauss, Washington’s top bowler, broke the world record for consecutive hours of bowling by finishing a 24 hour grind. He ended semi conscious after consuming meals at work, with a swollen thumb and a high score of 256 and a low of 166 across 115 games. He used 1 941 balls and knocked down 23 0 pins, missing only eleven spares.
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Washington
BD. C
Harry Skrauss
Krauss
Glen Tana Collies Shine At Beach Show
The Spokane Glen Tana kennels display their fine collies with two winners in Butte, shipping top dogs to Los Angeles for a five point show on February 18 to 21. The notice highlights the kennel's growing reputation.
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Spokane
Butte
Los Angeles
Breeding Colites Breach Sparks International Order
Evidence of tils spreading leads T S Griffits, manager of keeness, to place an order for four pair of extra fine cole pups to Concepcion Del Oro Mexico. Griffith expresses pleasure, noting Spokane dog reputation expanding through this sale.
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T. S Griffits
Keeness
Concepcion del Oro
Mexico
Griffith
Terravicchia Breaks Ninepin Record At Thornton Alleys
Terravicchia rolled a perfect ten in ninepins at the Thornton alleys to surpass the record of nine held by Van Ells A J Peer McKinley and himself. The week’s big matches shift with Mudro vs challengers for the diamond medal tonight while Ellis Sheehan Van Ells Adams McKinley enter the field.
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Littl
Thornton Alleys
Terravicchia
van Ells
A. J. Peer
McKinley
Joe Mudre
Ellis
Sheehan
Adams
Mudro
Hennessy
Michigan Coach Yost Replies on Gregory Controversy
Detroit reports Coach Yost refutes Stanford President Jordan's criticism accusing him of ignoring past remarks. He cites 1903 and 1950 letters about Gregory, clarifies Gregory’s year at preparatory college, and notes lack of replies to further inquiries. Yost released the statement after learning Jordan’s letter to Peixotto.
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Detroit
Yost
University of Michigan
David Starr Jordan
Stanford University
Jordan
Cosen Yost
Gregory
Michigan
Peixotto
Pacific Section
American Athletic Union
Aeroplane race ends without Archdeacon prize win
Did VOT WEN PRIZE avis Henry Farman completed the one kilometer circle twice this afternoon but did not win the Archdeacon prize of $10,000 because the supervising committee was absent.
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Avis
Jan. U
Henry Farman
Archdeacon
Society of Engineers Meeting Adjourned in Bozeman
The Montana Society of Engineers closed its convention in Bozeman with an afternoon session and banquet. Retiring President Kinney gave an address on engineering development in 1907. Papers covered the San Francisco earthquake irrigation in Montana and West Coast development. About 44 attended the banquet, including 22 members, with multiple toasts and speeches by Kinney Hartman Page and others.
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Montana Society of Engineers
Kinney
Montana
San Francisco
Joseph A. Harper
H. N. Savage
West Coast
South America
Francis W. Blackford
E. W. King
Wyoming
Eugene Carroll
United States
E. C. Kinney, Jr
C. S. Hartman
Messrs. Page
Armstrong
Stewart
Edward C. Kinney
Clinton H. Moore
James M. Page
W. King
John S. Baker
Samuel Barker
Charles H. Bowman
Wilton G. Brown
Fred J. Brule
George B. Cooper
Charles W. Goodale
Max Hebgen
Robert A. McArthur
Adam T. Shurick
Frederick J. Taylor
Joseph A. Thaler
Northwest baseball veterans debate Coast League pull and Butte fate
Charley Lane recalls 1902 rivalry and warns against joining California leagues. He says Seattle Portland Tacoma and others never profited long term from Southern circuits and argues the Northwest should stay independent. Lane cites past profits, costs, and the dangers of cross league expansion, asserting Dugdale will avoid the coast alignment.
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Charley Lane
Dugdale
California
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Portland
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Lane
Butte
Northwest
Portliand
Spokane
Helena
Bill Rishel
Salt Lake
Walter Wilmot
McCloskey
Boise
Lucas
Everett
Coasters
Two Moscow Death Sentences Confirmed for Theft
Two men in Moscow were each sentenced to death after being found guilty of theft. The sentences were confirmed at Rica and Teernegoff, with one death penalty per man.
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Moscow
Rica
Teernegoff
Heavy Northwest Gale Floods Havana Shorefront Areas
A strong northwest gale drove high seas onto the ocean front at Havana, flooding the Malecon seawall and lower Prado with several feet of water. Vedado and Gulf avenue residences suffered heavy damage while harbor access was cut. Large waves battered Moro lighthouse as the storm subsides tonight.
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Hiavana
Malecon
Prado
Vedado
Gulf Avenue
Moro
Pearl Harbor fortification bids delayed over bidder suspicion
Honolulu January 12 reports the war department may reject all bids for Pearl Harbor fortification material after fears the lowest bidder is a dummy for a Japanese contractor. War Department may take over the work.
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Honolulu
Jan
Pearl Harbor
War Department
Filipino delegates arrive in Honolulu en route to Washington
P O Campo and B Legarda, delegates from the Filipino assembly, reached Honolulu today aboard the steamer Mongolia and proceed to Washington.
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Honolulu
P. O’campo
B. Legarda
Mongolia
Washington
Chicago Storm Paralyzes City Wires And Transit
A snow and wind storm blanketed Chicago and surrounding areas cutting wire communication for hours. The northeast gale sent heavy wet snow that melted on contact, overburdening lines and poles and slowing electric car service to the suburbs and downtown transit.
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Chicago
Blizzard Paralyzes Milwaukee Transit Telephones Down
A fierce blizzard hit Milwaukee early today and persisted through the night. Telegraph and telephone wires are down in all directions and streetcar service is completely paralyzed.
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Milwaukee
Wanted railway mail clerks and houseworker ads
A blotchy cluster of job ads includes Wanted railway mail clerks with $1,000 salary and free preparation at Franklin Institute Rochester IN and Wanted girl for general housework in Butte. The rest discusses Butte mine safety and employer relations, praising Montana camps and calling Butte the safest camp.
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Franklin Institute
Rochester
Michigan Briggard Disrupts Rail and Telegraph Service
A briggard seriously interrupted services across Michigan. In Bay City 18 inches of snow were reported and all routes were abandoned. The event halted trains and telegraphic communications, disrupting statewide transit and commerce.
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Detroit
Jan
Mutiny aboard Chesapeake involves Chinese sailors at Point Breeze
In Philadelphia on January 12 a group of over four Chinese sailors aboard the British steamer Chesapeake mutinied saying Captain William Gray failed to provide proper clothing and food on the Singapore to Philadelphia voyage. They reboarded the vessel after police intervened and an agreement satisfying some demands was signed.
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Philadelphia
Chesapeake
Point Breeze
William Gray
Singapore
Evarts Celebrated Statesman and Wit in Legacy Memoir
The Washington Post recounts William M. Evarts secretary of state under Hayes as a sharp wit and legal mind. At a New York stag dinner hosted by Edward Potter he delivered a famed joke about a Protestant minister and potters. On a Liverpool visit he quipped about mercy in muddy Mersey waters.
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Washington Post
William M. Evarts
President Hayes
Edward Potter
New York
Potter Brothers
Evarts
Mr. Evarts
Call for Coal Price Drop in Montana Markets
With winter waning and railroads stocking fuel, mines extracting coal faster than markets demand, Montana should see coal prices fall. Seven to eight dollars a ton in Helena and other cities seems unjustified as no mine cost or freight increase supports these levels.
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Montana
Helena
Davis and Lodge in cloakroom catfish joke clash
After Jeff Davis spoke in the senate he met Senator Lodge in the cloakroom. Lodge congratulated Davis and Davis replied that he wishes Aldrich and Lodge were of his mind. Davis then joked that Lodge and Aldrich belong in the same kettle of catfish.
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New York World
Jeff Davis
Senate
Senator Lodge
Lodge
Davis
Senator Aldrich
Aldrich
Medal in 1908 No Match for Chickamauga Meal
A Missoulian note reflects on the contrast between a 1908 medal and the dining experience at Chickamauga in 1898, highlighting a preferred simple square meal over a commemorative award.
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Chickamauga
President's sharp roast on navy rows sparks fresh dispute
Kalispell Journal reports a fiery exchange where the president targets naval leadership, including Admiral Brown, delivering stern remarks about childish phrases and conduct. The discourse heightens tensions over maritime policy and leadership, with sharper rhetoric aimed at critics and rivals.
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The
Kalispell Journal
Navy
Brownson
Light Snowfall Forecast Boosts Montana Ranges
Snow in the Musselshell News region reports very light snowfall so far this winter. Stockmen remain untroubled, citing last year's moisture abundance that sustains ranges. An average moisture season will keep ranges in fine condition and likely ensure another prosperous year.
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Musselshell
Little Belt Mountains
Beav erhead and Kalispell Democrats Unite for State Ticket
The Great Falls Leader reports Ed Norris of Beaverhead and Fred Whiteside of Kalispell have joined forces to back a Norris for governor and Whiteside for lieutenant governor ticket at the coming state convention. They claim sufficient votes to win, while W. G. Conrad and his deputy David G. Browne challenge the alliance.
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Great Falls
Ed Norris
Beaverhead
Fred Whiteside
Kalispell
Norris
Whiteside
W. G. Conrad
David G. Browne
The Ponies and Probability in Horse Bets
From a Great Falls Tribune discussion on betting odds, Eric Emery explains a six-horse race yields 720 possible orders. With no knowledge, a bettor has one chance in 720 to predict the exact finish, making even high odds like 100 to 1 poor value.
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Great Falls Tribune
Frederic B. Emery
Russia executes five for monastery robbery
A court martial in St. Petersburg condemned five men to death and two to the mines for the April raid on the Alexander Nevsky monastery estate. The robbers, hoping for a large haul, earned only a pile of rubbish valued at a few hundred rubles. The governor general of Kiev confirmed six death sentences for theft, and in Warsaw two thieves were hanged in the citadel today. At Odessa Vilna and
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St. Petersburg
Jan. l
Alexander Nevsky
Kieff
Warsaw
Odessa
Vilna
The Countess of Yar mouth and American fortunes
From the Republican Picket the piece argues the folly of American girls marrying foreign nobility. It emphasizes that such matches bring sorrow to the women and squander millions the United States could use at home.
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Countess of
Yarmouth
Butte Miners See Record-low Fatal Accidents
The Silver Bow county coroner reports that last year there were 32 fatal mining accidents in Butte mines, a record low. He praises the achievement as a splendid showing and notes no other mining camp matches this rate given the context.
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Great Falls
Silver Bow County
Butte
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