Wade and Opie In Court For Prize Fighting Charge
County Attorney moved to dismiss the prize fighting charge in Justice Arnold's court and filed information in Judge McClernan's district court. Wade and Opie posted $500 bonds each with Clark and Reed as sureties. Jack Wade's true name is Fred Griffith. The demurrer was filed and a date set for early argument, with next Monday as the hearing day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Breen
Jack Wade
Howard Opie
Justice Arnold
Fred Griffith
DOUGHERTY IS KNOCKED OUT IN BANTAM TITLE FIGHT
Danny Dougherty of Philadelphia was knocked out in the fourth round by Henry Forbes of Chicago at the West End club in St. Louis. The bout was billed as a one round bantamweight championship fight, though it lasted four rounds with Forbes prevailing after a sharp exchange and a straight right to Dougherty’s jaw. Dougherty failed to lead with steam while Forbes showcased timing and ring generalship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Danny Dougherty
Philadelphia
Henry Forbes
Chicago
West End
America
Dougherty
Forbes
Docherty
Neill Takes Victory By Foul Over Smith in Portland
Al Neill of San Francisco won on a foul from Mysterious Billy Smith of Portland in the 10th round of a planned 20 round bout. After Seventh round control shifted to Neill and Smith kicked Neill with his knee then bit him on the shoulder prompting the referee to stop the fight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Ore
al Neil
San Francisco
Billy Smith
Neill
Smith
Indianapolis Mayor Elected President At Bowling Congress
The American Bowling Congress factions settled their differences in Buffalo on January 23. Mayor Charles A. Bookwalter of Indianapolis was chosen president for the coming year. The 1903 convention and trip will head to Indianapolis. McLean and Steers of Chicago won first prize in the two men class with a record 1,237. Krug and Dyinger of Los Angeles took second with 1,220.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo
N. Y
American Bowling Congress
Charles A. Bookwalter
Indianapolis
Mclean and Steers
Chicago
Krug and Dyinger
Los Angeles
Cal
Benny Monroe Wins Motor Paced Bicycle Race in Philly
Benny Monroe of Memphis captured first place in two heats of five miles and two finals of 10 miles at the Second Regiment Armory in Philadelphia. Howard Freeman of Portland took second with Otto Maya and Eric, Pa., plus A Nutz of New Haven also racing. Monroe lapped Freeman on the sixth mile after a close early pace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Benny Monroe
Memphis
Howard Freeman
Portland
Ore
Otto Maya
Eric
A. Nutz
New Haven
Northwest League Hunts Talent Across Northwest Towns
Tacoma Spokane Butte and Helena push to recruit players from the East. "Honest John" searches for Butte while Jack Flannery moves to Helena to manage. Tacoma plans to secure release amid Helena’s league admission as the Northwest League eyes fresh talent.
Baseball figures plot moves for Helena team overhaul
The text describes Flannery as a versatile, willing player with a temper who could bolster Helena’s roster. McCloskey, tied to a strong syndicate, aims to assemble a Montana club and lure players with major league prospects. Jack Grim is scouting Spokane talent and may travel east for new recruits.
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Helena
Flannery
Chicago
Windy City
Montana
John’ McCloskey
Butte
Louislle
McCloskey
Tie
Northwest
Jack Grim
Spokane
Grim
Western League Fizzles After Kansas City Meeting
A messy series of notes and promises marks the Western league meeting in Kansas City. Officials claim the circuit will be decided, yet no concrete steps materialize beyond forming a capital-raising committee. Public faith in a bold anti American association move wanes as eight cities and season openings remain unresolved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitfield
American Association
Kansas City
First Catholic Hymnal to Be Published Worldwide
A joint effort by Rev. Dr. H. G. Ganss Rev. Loughlin and Rev. Mr. Henry will issue the first official Catholic hymnal. The work aims to standardize Catholic music in the United States where such a book is uncommon. Publication date remains uncertain due to the long preparation time required.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlisle
Penn
New York Times
H. G. Ganss
St. Patrick's Church
Mer. Loughlin
Ryan
Henry
Catholic High School
Philadelphia
America
United States
Name ordering in Cuba's president Estrada Palma debate
A Cuban visitor explains the president's name, noting Estrada Palma as the correct form. He describes how Estrada is the father's surname and Palma the mother's, and that Cubans increasingly use Estrada Palma or Estrada as the title, with Palma pronounced Pal-ma.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Post
Cuba
Estrada
Palma
Estrada Palma
Thomas Estrada
Notable New York Insight On Sudden Paralysis Explained
New York correspondence reports Dr. William Hallock of Columbia College explaining wrecks caused by ignoring signals. He describes a chain from retina to brain to motor actions where any stoppage creates temporary paralysis during sudden intense events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Chicago Tribune
William Hallock
Columbia College
Hallock
Plunger H Lewis Dominates Oakland Races Profit Totals Marked Day
In Oakland, Plunger H Lewis won about $20,000 by backing Muresca in the fifth race and Nilgar in the first. He arrived from New York, buying Pimpilo and other horses. The Giver was not poisoned, per veterinary report, though feed may have held foreign matter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
H Lewis
Oakland
Muresca
Nilgar
Lewis
New York
Pimpilo
Diderot
Dangerous Maid
John Condon
Wathanson
Harlem
Chicago
William F
Rushfields
Constable
Beendes
Hilary
Adirondack
Mirenna
Jennie McGowan
John Peters
Quiet
Dulecimer
Huachuca
Vasallo
Bathos
Crescent City Races Result From New Orleans Meet
Six races reported with winners including John Grigsby Elgher Lady Winkle Scarlet Lilly Ben Hullum Eda Riley and runners up Orla Pay The Fiddler Silver Coin Poynts Cast Iron Fast Wood. Times ranged from 1 14 to 2 09 across sprints and routes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Crescent City
John Grigsby
Orla
Royal Sterling
Elgher
Pay the Fiddler
John Bull
Lady Winkle
Prince Tulane
Scarlet Lilly
Silver Coin
Reseda
Ben Hullum
Poynts
Add
Eda Riley
Fast Wood
Races at Oakland and New Orleans Post Entries from Local Poolrooms
Today's race cards list six events at Oakland and New Orleans with multiple horses and weights for each. The five races cover distances from five-eighths mile to futurity course with names such as Malaspina Fidel You lin Colonial Girl Hungarian and Crinkle along with numerous weights and entries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oakland
New Orleans
Malaspina
Buzzer
Winnecook
Satchel
Cathello
Tirila
Nonie
Phyllis
Fidel Youlin
Onyx
the Hoodoo
Bragg
Harry Thatcher
Tyranus
Marelio
Local Maxim
Burdock
Angeleno
the Gaffer
Ill Owaha
Matt Hogan
Captivate
Fitzkaner
Sam Fullen
Norford
Mechanus
Colonial Girl
Kenilworth
Florenso
Greyfield
Grand Sachem
Divine
Hungarian
Billy Lyons
Plead
el Mido
Merops
Fiddons
Herculean
Cromwell
Mission
Rey del San Juan
Tammany Chief
Mortnel
Pat Morrisey
Mountebank
Scully- Wag
Bard Burns
Reina de Cuba
Maresa
Clarello
Rose of
Horse Races Feature Mixed Weights and Distances
The program lists six races at Crescent City with names and weights for 3-year-olds and others. Key entrants include Leen ja, Josie F., Legation, Parnassus, and Succasunna in the first race over 6½ furlongs, plus St David and Azusa among others in the mile event and Death and Ande in handicap sprints, culminating with a one-sixteenth mile selling for several youngsters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crescent City
Lee
Dr. Hart
Colonel Stone
Leenja
Josie F
Legation
Parnassus
Succasunna
Hopscotch
Henry of Frantstamar
St. David
Azusa
Jessie Jarboe
Maple
McWilliams
Sir Kingston
Ignis
Morida
Clara David
Hayward Hunter
Old Fox
Cantaduas
Divertisement
Princesse Murphy
Mr. Rose
Water Crest
Patroon
Harvey J
Ande
Little Jack Horner
Ranco
Maggie Davie
Euterpe
Excelsis
Marie Bell
Dolce Far Niente
Joe Doughty
Choir Master
Frank McConnell
Prestome
Menace
Stra Cotton
Linden Ella
Frank M
Egyptian Prince
Salvareta
Helen Paxton
Saragamp
Siphon
the Way
Erica Dillon
Lady Like
Blue Ridge
Lemoyne
Meme Wastell
Rusty C
Lady Clarik
Rose of May
Typewriter Type-Telegraph Connects Letters by Wire
The Brooklyn Eagle reports that a printing telegraph system combines a typewriter with electrical apparatus to send a letter by wire to a distant place and print it there. The experimental stage is passed and two machines have operated for some time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long Island Railroad Company
Long Island City
Lowe Island City
Montauk Point
South Shore
North Shore
Cmpany
Brooklyn Eagle
How It Feels to Hold a Live Wire at Carnegie Company
Braddock correspondent George Gorn describes a near fatal electric shock at a Carnegie company blast furnace. His foot slipped and a live wire powering 600 arc lights and 2,400 volts formed a circuit through his body causing intense burning, paralysis, and a sensation of being cut open.
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Braddock
Penn
Chicago
George Gorn
Menn
Carnegie Company
The neighbor Horton revealed by Uncle Amos
Uncle Amos visits Chicago to learn about Horton the man across the street. Horton runs an insurance office downtown, owns the house and lot, belongs to the Presbyterian church, has three boys and a girl, and is 46 years old. The dialogue mocks rural suspicion and notes city life exposing details quickly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Tribune
Henry
Amos
Upcreek
Horton
Presbyterian Church
Girl Who Never Laughs Stirs Philadelphia Mystery
Miss Susie Jenkins of Wallace Street, aged 20, is famed as the girl who never laughs. Despite friends and various devices to provoke mirth, she remains unable to laugh, deeming laughter a physical impossibility and viewing others’ mirth as abnormal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philad
Lphia
New York Times
Susie Jenkins
No. 2
Wallace Street
Miss Jenkins
Northwest league plans lure Montana towns and pace
The Tacoma Spectator notes Helena and Butte join the Northwest league boosting attendance and finances. Salary rules cap at 1000 dollars monthly with potential rise to 1200, two-week compliance, holiday receipts shared among six clubs, and Montana trips adding travel, weather, and schedule implications for opening and closing on the coast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington State
Montana
Tacoma Spectator
Helena
Butte
Spokane
Mountain State
Treasuries
Mice Cause Major Telegraphed Trouble at Havermale Island Station
A family of mice in the Great Northern temporary Havermale island station attic disrupted the duplex telegraph for three days, halting orders and reports across two divisions. After multiple failed fixes and a nighttime breakdown, Manager Campbell led a full-system inspection fr om battery room to trouble point, with all staff aiding the search across the building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Northern
Havermale Island
Intelligence Department of the Railway
Spokane
St. Paul
Twist
Campbell
Pawned Overcoat to Save Checking
In a Pittsburg tale at the Holland house, T P Morris recalls a man pawning a fur coat to save checking costs. He paid one dollar and three cents including a month’s interest, praising the pawnbroker as trustworthy and noting the coat was kept safe and well cared for.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Tribune
T. P. Morris
Pittsburg
Holland House
Cody proposes private military school in Cody Wyoming
Colonel Cody outlines a private venture for a military school near Cody Wyoming. He describes an outdoor, practical training program with army instructors, mountain expeditions, and rifle drills, aiming to prepare young men for service without government aid. The plan links to Roosevelt era rugged virtue and local landmark sites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colonel Cody
Buffalo Bill
Washington Star
Cody
Wyoming
Yellowstone Park
Willard
King of the Plains
Custer
Roosevelt
Dakota
San Juan Hill
Palo Alto stock farm to be disbanded after Stanford era ends
Trustees of Leland Stanford University plan the sale of Palo Alto horses once the historic breeding center closes. Sales begin January 30 in San Francisco with 30 head, including stallion Armour, followed by Cleveland in May, Sacramento during the state fair, and New York in November.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palo Alto
Leland Stanford
California
Leland Stanford University
Stanford
Beautiful Bells
Elaine
Manzanita
Manette
Leland
Mary Osborne
Governor Stanford
Justice Field
Vina
San Francisco
Armour
Cleveland
Sacramento
New York
Electioneer
Bell Bird
Arion
Sunol
Maud 8
Senator Stang
J. Malcolm Forbes
Boston
Iceboating gains traction on Lake Winnebago with over a hundred yachts
Lake Winnebago sees a surge in iceboating as conditions improve, with estimates placing over 100 lee yachts on the lake. Oshkosh Fond du Lac Neenah and Menasha each home about 25 boats, while the east shore hosts about 50 more. Racing yachts split into two classes by sail area 640 square feet or under and 815 feet or under.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Winnebago
United States
Northwest
Lake
Winnebago
Oshkosh
Fond du Lac
Neenah
Menasha
Ryan Accepts Yosemite Club Match Offer
Ryan wired his acceptance of a proposal from Harry Corbett, matchmaker for the Yosemite Athletic Club in San Francisco. He would fight the winner of the Jack Root and George Gardner bout, if a mutually satisfactory date can be set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
T Ryan
Harry Corbett
Yosemite Athletic Club
San Francisco
Jack Root
George Gardner
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the Justice Court
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Terioun
Henry Monroe
Northwest League
Washington
East
Tacoma
John
Jack Mlannery
Pacific Northwest
Jack Flannery
Mountain City
Lucas
Oreover
Western League
BIG
Tangled Skein
First Catholic Hymnal
His Name
Is Estrada
Plunger Lewis
Peo
Tommy Ryan
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