Gate City Club Promises Top Boxing Card
The Gate City Athletic Club schedules a strong boxing night at Grover Hayes against Frank Whitney in a 10 round main event. Also on the bill are Gaffney versus Young Hector in 7 rounds and Seymour against Soldier Walden in 6 rounds, plus a colored bout. The evening aims to draw a big crowd.
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Grover Hayes
Frank Whitney
Gate City
Gate City Athletic Club
Jatt Gaffney
Young Hector
Young Seymour
Soldier Walden
Hayes
Whitney
Classy night promised at city boxing bill
The program features Whitney in four bouts as the main draw with veteran Hayes good rival in a lightweight clash. Gaffney meets Hector in a ten rounder, while Seymour faces Walden in a tough six round preliminary. A negro six round bout opens the card at 8 39.
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Sonny Seymour
Sofier Walden
Walden
Seymour
Studebaker cars sweep first sanctioned track meet
In Montgomery Alabama on March 4 Studebaker drivers dominated the opening sanctioned track meet. A Flanders 20 Lindgren won the 5 mile and Cohen piloting an H M F 30 won the 10 mile with Stude bakers taking second and third. Other cars in the field included Stutz Overland Susek 6 Olds Aristocrat and more. The event was slow and dangerous but drew strong participation.
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Ala
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Tech
Flanders
Lindgren
Cohen
Alabama Auto Association
Stufebaker
Athes
Hemphill Eyes Blitz Trade Rumor From Chattanooga Times
The Chattanooga Times reports manager Hemphill discussed trading Lookouts outfielder Andy Blitz for Miller from the Three-Eye circuit, but Blitz is not for sale. President Andrews praised Hemphill as a strong character and good with men, hoping relations with Atlanta stay smooth this year.
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Chattanooga Times
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Uute
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Andy Blitz
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Lookouts
Andrews
Chattanooga Club
Chattanooga Report
Times
Billy
Hemphill
Blitz
Nohg
Miller
To. S
Andy
Chattanooma
Atlanta Clude
Got-to-Sell-It Owner Ad Encourages Quick Response
The Got-to-Sell-It owner promotes items for sale including a car, machinery, fixtures, appliances, leaseholds, stores, or gates. The message promises readers will find it worthwhile to read the ad and respond, suggesting potential high value from quick action.
Clarence English Plans Four Southern Fights This Month
Omaha welterweight Clarence English announced in St. Joseph that he signed four bouts in the south for March. The slate includes Paddy Sullivan ten rounds in Atlanta on March 13, Eddie Handle ten rounds in Atlanta on March 15, Pete Shaughnessy in Fort Worth on March 20, and Rube Smith in Dallas on March 26.
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St. Joseph
Clarence English
Omaha
South
Paddy Sullivan
Atlanta
Eddie Handle
Pete Shaughnessy
Fort Worth
Texas
Rube Smith
Dallas
There’s Probably A Want Ad in Today’s Paper
A terse prompt hints at a classified ad introducing a prospective employer. The note frames the ad as a guide to meeting a man with distinctive, well suited interests and the potential employee’s fit.
Patch Screen Doors From The National Magazine
Repair tips describe fixing torn screen doors with a neat oblong hole, cutting a patch two inches larger, weaving and bending wires to secure the patch, and smoothing edges to make the repair barely noticeable.
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The
National Magazine
To Let Ads Spark Prompt Interest In Rooms For Rent
A compact look at local to let notices as readers scan for apartments matching tastes and budgets. Listings highlight available rooms, rents, and key amenities to help tenants decide quickly.
Immigration trends cited by E Dana Durand in World’s Work
In the February issue Durand notes restrictive laws reduced Chinese presence in the United States since 1886 while Japanese numbers surged from about 2,000 in 1890 to over 70,000. He cites historical Chinese migration reaching 107,000 in 1860 and describes current estimates.
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Avaunt
E. Dana Durand
United States
Minister of Justice denounces Scholypin circular in Russian senate
In a plenary session the Minister of Justice M Tcheglovitoff shocked Russia by declaring Scholypins famous circular illegal. He said it violates the actual laws of Jewish domicile by listing all Jews who left the Pale before August 1 1906 for illegal grounds to terminate there.
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Modig
Itahn
Italy
Signer Samiori
Samori
Lengtish
Ali
M. Tcheglovitoff
Russia
Senate
M. Scholypin
Exiled Jewish Leaders Face Restrictions in Tashkent and Nijnt
A few Jewish heads of large firms are exiled from Tashkent despite protests from Russian colleagues. In Nijnt Novogorod Jewish merchants are barred from building or rebuilding shops at fairs as the senate decides on their rights to possess such buildings.
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Nijnt Novogorod
Senate
Appointment of Dr G Valen tine Bey Leads To Honor
The king of Italy named Dr G Valen tine Bey of Alexandria Egypt to the Order of St Maurice and St Lazarus. Bey, head of a Jewish hospital, born in Leghorn, recently received recognition for a service performed for the Italian government.
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G. Valentine Bey
Alexandria
Egypt
Order of St. Maurice
He Gets the Job and The Advertisement Guide
A compact note in The Constitution’s situations wanted column urges work-hunters to study help wanted ads and answer all questions. It highlights the appeal of responsive reading and hints at readers citing protests against a proposed charter amendments program.
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Columne
Ada
Citizens Demand Grading at Peachtree Junction Intersection
Residents of Peachtree West Peachtree and Baker streets urge immediate grading at the West Peachtree and Baker junction to lower the center of Peachtree. They warn delays will raise costs as nearby Scott Place buildings go up and traffic congestion grows. A city council is expected to order the work soon after a citizen delegation petitions lawmakers.
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West Peachtree
Baker Streets
Scott Place
West Baker and Peachtree
Peachtree Street
Peachtrees
Lenten Sacrifices and a Father’s Big Lent
In Kent a family tale centers on a father who, though the least religious, commits to a prodigious Lent of giving up. The scene contrasts fashion talk and daily chores with the father’s vow to endure hardship, including dull times, coal, and rent, as he prepares for Lent’s demands.
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Kent
Dad
A Doubtful Compliment About Brooks Election
Massachusetts bishop William Lawrence recalls a story about Phillips Brooks. While discussing a vacancy, President Eliot suggested a second or third rate candidate would suffice. Brooks was elected, and Lawrence recalls Eliot saying Brooks was his man yet praised Brooks in a later walk.
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Massachusetts
Phillipa Brooks
Biidt
Brooks
Forces of the Rebels Unite Ride Turns Against Madero
Forces of General Campa and General Orozco unite at Chihuahua as Taft warns Americans in Mexico. General Salazar leaves Juarez with 150 men while Campa and Rojas hold Juarez and await reinforcements. The Herald reports the tide has turned.
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Madero el Paso
Texas
Campa
Juarez
Pascual Orozco
Chihuahua
General Campa
Salazar
Antonio Rojas
Taft
Mexico
Herald
Mandot Defeats Jack Redmond In Eight Round Fight
Mandot of New Orleans won a decision over Jack Redmond of Milwaukee in an eight round bout in Memphis Tennessee. Mandot dominated most of the action outboxing Redmond who was marked by swelling and facial damage. Redmond repeatedly pressed the attack but failed to score a knockdown as Mandot controlled the ring and left unmarked.
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Memphis
Tenn
Maren
Mandot
New Orlicant
Jak
Redmond
Mal- Waukee
Ea Mandot
Milwaukee
Orozco Plan Gathers Support in Chihuahua Against Madero
Journal notes near unanimous sentiment against Madero in Chihuahua as Orozco plots action from the north. About 5000 troops, reinforced by conservative factions, prepare to march to Mexico City aided by financial support from bankers, merchants, and ranchers. Orozco poised to become focal point of revolt.
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Chihuahua
Mexico City
Chihuahua Lake
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Mexico
Ex-husband charged after Hawkins county killing in White Horn
In Hawkins county White Horn incident John West and son sent to Hogereville jail after West allegedly shot and killed his former wife Mrs. Balle Lawson and fatally wounded her husband Newton Lawson. West's son held as accessory. Woman stepped between men to stop shooting. Lawson survives with poor prognosis.
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John West
Hogerevile
White Horn
Hawkins County
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Newton Lawson
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