Rickard vows Jeffries Johnson bout to take place July 4 if needed
San Francisco promoter Tex Rickard declares the Jeffries versus Johnson fight will occur on July 4 regardless of San Francisco or Reno venue. He says special train orders will not be canceled and Reno construction could begin if a court injunction blocks San Francisco, despite financial losses and rumors.
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San Francisco
Jeffries
Johnson
Reno
Tex Rickard
Rickard
Southern Pacific
Fight stoppage halts arena work in San Francisco
San Francisco June 17 work stopped on the arena while Jeffries Johnson bout prospects fade. Tex Rickard vows suits over California intervention as Blot faces injunction for Langford Kaufman match and Webb aims for permanent order. Richard would move the fight if blocked.
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San Francisco
Jeffries-Johnson
California
Tex Rickard
Gillett
Webb
Blot
Richard
Indianapolis aviator Brookins nears altitude record in Wright biplane
Walter Brookins rose to 3700 feet in 24 minutes at the Indianapolis speedway in a Wright biplane while attempting the aeroplane altitude record. An initial altimeter read 5000 feet, later corrected to 8700 feet by an aneroid barometer. flight duration reached 54 minutes.
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Indianapolis
Walter Brookins
Indianapolis Speedway
Brookins
Senate Passes New Mexico and Arizona Statehood Bill
In Washington on June 17 the senate took up and passed the bill admitting New Mexico and Arizona as separate states after remaining on the calendar in uncertainty for about three months.
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Washington
Senate
New Mexico
Arizona
Good Roads Convention Gathers Montana Delegates in Billings
Delegates arrive from across Montana for the state good roads convention in Billings. At the opening session Lewistown’s Harry Yeager was elected temporary chairman as speeches followed at the leading theater. The gathering aims to educate farmers on road improvement materials and push legislation enabling county bonds for road building. Curtis Hill of Missouri spoke on convict labor on state roads.
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Billings
Mont
Montana
Good Roads
Leutenant
Harry Yeager
Lewistown
Curtis Hill
Missouri
Big Railway Strike Likely in Canada
Representatives of the Order of Railway Conductors and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers prepare for a strike by 16 000 workers on the Grand Trunk and Canadian Pacific railways in Canada if the conciliation board's wage-demand report is adverse. Officials expect the report soon in Ottawa and say they may seek talks again before striking.
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Montreal
Order of Railway Conductors
The
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Grand Trunk
Canadian Pacific Railways
Canada
Board of Conciliation
Ottawa
Conference Planned on Lords Veto Dispute
London reports a tentative agreement to hold a conference on the Lords veto question. Participants include Prime Minister Asquith and A J Balfour for the government and opposition respectively, with Crewe Lloyd George Birrell Lansdowne Cawdor and Chamberlain named to represent their sides. The meeting is expected to convene shortly.
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London
Mr. Asquith
A. J. Balfour
House of Commons
House of Lords
Earl of Crewe
Lloyd George
Augustine Birrell
Mr. Balfour
Lord Lansdowne
Earl Cawdor
Austen Chamberlain
Cattle shipments reach South Dakota from Texas and Mexico
Train loads of cattle move into the southwest of South Dakota from Texas and Mexico. Marmarth reports 3000 dead cattle arrived with 4000 more expected. Other towns along the Milwaukee extension are also receiving large Texas cattle shipments.
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Bowman
N. D
Mexico
Texas
Marmarth
Milwaukee
Fire destroys B. B. elevator district in McGregor
Fire leveled the B. B. elevator power house brewery bottling works and three residences in McGregor Iowa. Coal sheds and several cars also burned. Loss estimated at $60,000. All traffic on the Dubuque division halted until tracks are cleared of debris.
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B. B
Dubus
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