Will Dr Roller of Seattle Try Prizefighting This Month
Seattle physician and wrestler Dr B F Roller is matched to fight Al Kautman before the Jeffries club in Los Angeles toward the end of the month. Reporters note Roller’s athletic form and boxing study, with opinions split on his potential as a world class pugilist.
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Seattle
Wash
B. F. Roller
al Kautman
Jeffries Club
Los Angeles
Bob Witesimmons
Jim Corbett
Roller
Illinois
Medical School
University of Pennsylvania
Frank Goteh
Inauguration of Governor Marshall Opens Elaborate Ceremony
The new governor Marshall and retiring executive were escorted to the State House by a parade of military and civic groups. A large audience filled the hall of representatives as Marshall took the oath and delivered a brief inaugural address reaffirming his party’s platform, followed by a public reception in the executive parlors.
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Erata
Citizens’ Committee of
Indianapolis
State House
House of Repreentatives
Marshall
New State Officials Installed Amid Gov Cosgrove Illness
Olympia reports the new state officials chosen in November took office today in a ceremony marked by solemnity due to Governor Cosgrove being seriously ill and confined in a sanitarium in Paso Robles California since election day.
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Olmpia
Wash
Jan
Cosgrove
Paseo Robles
Cal
Missouri inaugurates Herbert Hadley as governor
Herbert H Hadley, Republican, was sworn in as Missouri governor at noon in Jefferson City. He succeeds Democrat Joseph Folk and delivered his inaugural address as crowds anticipated a brilliant inaugural ball tonight.
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Jefferson City
Herbert
Hadley
Missouri
Joseph W. Folk
Three Brides Honored at Local Receptions This Week
Three popular New Year brides receive honors this week with multiple events. Mea A. H. Smith hosts Tuesday afternoon in honor of Mrs Howard Smith. Wednesday afternoon guests include Mrs Fred Blackmon and Mrs Howard Smith at a Knox family reception. Thursday five o'clock tea honors Mrs Smith and Mrs Whit Crook hosted by Mrs FE L Turner.
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A. H. Smith
Howard Smith
Miss Knox
John B. Knox
Fred Blackmon
Smith
Whit Crook
FE. L. Turner
Sparring Partner TJ Roller Showcases Boxing Promise
The report highlights TJ Roller as a potential heavyweight contender with the physique and speed to develop into a strong fighter. He weighs over 200 pounds, stands above six feet, and has a long reach, a hard punch, and notable footwork for a novice. The piece notes his muscular conditioning as a flaw to improve.
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Denver Ea Martin
Jack Johnson
TJ Roller
Talladega Couple Returns From Wedding Trip to New Orleans
Mr and Mrs Howard Lee Smith of Talladega have come back from their wedding trip to New Orleans and are visiting Mrs A H Smith. Several entertainments have been planned for the bride during her stay in the city.
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Howard Lee Smith
Talladega
New Orleans
A. H. Smith
City
Hains Murder Case Nears End in Bayside Killing Trial
The Hains murder trial in Flushing is nearly finished. Joan F. McIntyre today gathered evidence the defense says shows the defendant was not a principal in the killing of William E. Annis at the Bayside Yacht Club last August.
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Flushing. L. 1
Hains
Joan FP. McIntyre
William E. Annis
Bayside Yacht Club
Turkey Accepts Austrian Offer on Bosnia Compensatio
London Jan 11 official notice that the Turkish government accepts Austria-Hungary’s compensation offer for the annexation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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Turkey
London
Austria-Hungary
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Methodists Give to College in Montgomery Visit
Rev. J. M. Dannelley of Montgomery, agent for a Methodist church womens college, has spoken at First Methodist Church, Montgomery. He collected a neat donation from the congregation and will visit Calhoun lodge to install the new Chancellor commander. Knights of Pythias leaders and city members are invited to attend.
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J. M. Dannelley
Montgomery
Woman’s College
Methodist
J. D. Simpson
First Methodist Church
Mr. Dannelley
Grand Lodge of Alabama
Knights of Pythias
Calhoun Lodge
Railroads Reap Harvest From Prohibition Fight
In Chattanooga on January 11, more than four year loads of anti prohibitionists left for Nashville bearing a petition to the Legislature against a state prohibition law. The petition has over 9 000 signatures including bankers and major manufacturers. Two carloads of prohibitionists travelled to present the dry case to the liquor traffic committee. Chattanooga will send more than 250 people to the debate on the law.
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Chattanooga
Nashville
Paving Progress on West Tenth Street South Side
The finishing coat of bitumen is being laid today from Noble Street. In a day or so the south side of West Tenth Street will be open to traffic as work nears completion. Other paving on the south side toward Moore Avenue is nearly finished.
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West Tenth Street
Noble Street
Moore Avenue
Tenth Street
Miss Esta Henry Hosts Guest at North Noble
Miss Esta Henry of Gadsden is a guest of Miss Henry on North Noble Street, indicating social hosting in a local household.
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Esta Henry of
Gadsden
Miss Henry
North Noble
Hebrew Labor World Debuts In Chicago
A new Hebrew language labor paper appears in Chicago named Jewish Labor World devoted to interests of Hebrew members of labor unions in the United States.
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Chicago
Jewish Labor World
Raleigh's Descendant Faces Murder Charge
The article reports that the Raleigh estate, acquired in 1860 by the Amesburys and the Raleighs during India service, could pass to the eldest son of the current holder if he dies. The doctor now on trial is the oldest son of Surgeon General Joseph Walter Raleigh Amesbury, with English validation of his genealogy and an extended descendant chart in counsel’s possession.
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Amesburys
Raleighs
India
Joseph Walter Raleigh Amesbury
England
Sir Walter Raleigh
Bowron Links Race Issue to Saloon Fight in South
In Mobile on January 11 nearly 2000 attendees at an Anti Saloon League rally heard Birmingham speaker James Bowron argue that prohibition is tied to the race problem, contending the open saloon worsens Black anti Black tensions and must be ended to reduce the Negro question.
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Bowron
South
Mobile
Mobile Theater
Anti-Saloon League
Rooks Lawrence
James Bowron
Birmingham
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Streetman & Watson
Will Dr. Roller
Washington
Governor Hadley
Bass & Heard
Sts. Anniston, Ala
T. Jenkins Hains
Forsythe
Annis
Peter C. Hains
Raleigh
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