Jockey Club Scrutiny Reveals 320000 Racing Fund Use
New York reports the Jockey Club funds totaling 320000 spent in 1904 1907 and 1908 for legal costs advertising and a press bureau with 1907 as peak during racing law debates Treasurer Frank K Stares of the Jockey Club testified expenditures were directed by Anquet Belmont Coyne received 42290 for legal services and was introduced by James W Wadsworth.
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New York
Jockey Mobe
Legislative Investigating Committee
Frank K. Stareis
Jackoy Club
Anquet Belmont
Navy Eleven Granted Two-Day Furlough For Victory
Annapolia December 2 The navy eleven earned a special honor for defeating the army this year receiving two days furlough in New York. The victorious crew left here for New York where they will be welcomed as champions.
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NAVY
Annapolia
Army
New York
Monahan to Fight Cotton Ahead of Dimo Club Bout
Chicago December 2 Walter Monahan Johnsons sparring partner to fight George Cotton before Jimmy Dimo's Pittsburgh club within the next two weeks. Monahan trains daily for the bout and shows improvement from work with Jack Johnson.
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Chicago
Walter Monahan
Jack Johnson
George Cotton
Jimmy Dimo
Pitteburg
Monahan
Jahnson
Attell May Face Wolgast for Lightweight Title
New York December 2 The next Abe Attell featherweight champion bout may be against Ad Wolgast for the lightweight championship. Attell impressed the sporting world with his clever work against Pat Moore, signaling his class alongside Joe Gans and Battling Nelson. It is believed Attell can beat any man near 135 pounds in the ring today.
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Attell
Woolgast
New York
Abe Attell
Ad Wolwast
Sporting Choice
Pat Moore
Sporting World
Joe Gans
Battling Nelson
Lewis Back From Pacific Coast With Cheyenne Fight Plans
Harry Lewin a 122 pound fighter returns from the Pacific Coast after a stay in Cheyenne where he sought bouts but did not appear in a local card. He may arrange new matches soon.
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Pacific Coast
Harry Lewin
Cheyenne
High School Student Passes After Typhoid Illness
Louise Alberta Eldridge, 14, daughter of E Eldridge Moyune Tea manager, died after five weeks of typhoid fever. She attended Cheyenne High School as a freshman and was popular with classmates. Funeral services were held at home and the remains sent to Marshalltown Iowa for burial.
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Alberta Eldridge
E. Eldridge
Moyune Tea Company
Mast
Jack Johnson Secures Real Estate Option in Chicago
Champion boxer Jack Johnson has secured an option on a Chicago property on State Street near Thirty-first, known as South Side Turner Hall, with a purchase price near 60 000 under advisement and expected to close in a few days. The move signals his plan to invest ring earnings in real estate.
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Chicago
Jack Johnson
State Street
Thirty-first Street
Turner Hall
Johnston
Johnson's Financial Affairs Reported After Reno Fight
The text notes a cash balance near $166,000 in a local savings bank. It states he has paid current expenses from theatrical earnings since the fight and has wealth to buy property valued at $18,000 on Prairie avenue.
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Reno
Jeffries
Thone
Elowe
Johnson
Prairie Avenue
Wolgast Will Fight Moran For $12,500 Next February
Grand Rapids, Dec 2. Ad Wolgast declares he will meet Owen Moran in a forty five round bout or to a finish on February 22 with a purse of at least $12,500. He fixed the date long ahead due to a fractured arm and earlier planned May.
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Grand Rapids, Mich
Owen Moran
Nelson
Ad Wolgast
Wolgast
Western Union Plans Steam Service for Letters
Western Union announces a new special steamship letter service. A merchant can dictate an urgent letter in the morning and have it reach an afternoon steamer bound for Europe. The letter travels across the country at standard rates and is sent onward with only a postage surcharge.
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New York
United States
Europe
Western Union
Personal Notices From The City And Surroundings
Personal mention lists T and McMurray, right of way agent for Colorado and Southern, departing Denver after talks with the state land board on right of way across state land for the Cheyenne Wellington line. Rev McPetric returns from Philadelphia after attending Charles Carey and Ellia Miller wedding on Nov 26. Hooker, C S locating engineer, leaves city with contractors for route study of Cheyenne Wellington line. Mrs John Hunton of Fort Laramie arrives and joins husband at federal court. Bishop Keane visits Father Commiskey at Laramie. H L Patton of Casper conducts business in the city.
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John Hunton
Fort Laramie
Cheyenne
Bishop Keane
Father Commiskey
Laramie
H. L. Patton
Casper
Woman Injured in Fight Over Sergeant Near Carey and Nineteenth
Early yesterday the white woman Myrtle Barbour fell after a trolley stop on Carey avenue. Police learned she had fought with a colored woman over a Ninth Cavalry sergeant and fined Barbour ten dollars for drunkenness.
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Carey Avenue
Nineteenth Street
Fort Russel
Douglas VanKennel
State Leader
Talbott
Myrtle Barbour
Ninth Cavalry
Welnitz
Falls defendant acquitted in jury verdict
General John Charles Thompson defended Falls as jurors reached a verdict after twelve ballots. The panel weighed four options including murder in two degrees and voluntary manslaughter before returning not guilty. Falls left the courthouse for the fort after the ruling.
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John Charles Thompson
Falls
J. A. Rizz
Eighteenth Street
Carey Avenue
Fort
Emma Goldman Denied Voice in Indianapolis
Emma Goldman denied permission to speak in Indianapolis as Dr. Ben L. Reitman of the free speech committee defends a nationwide tour. Police superintendent Hyland rejects an injunction, while Reitman dismisses legal obstacles and continues the campaign for speech rights.
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Emma Goliman
Indianapolis
Emma Fieldman
Ben L. Reitman
Chicago
Emma Goldman
Hyland
de Reitman
Free Speech Committee
America
Reitman
Miss Goldman
Navy estimates omit battleship cost in budget note
Preliminary Navy Department estimates before the House Naval Affairs Committee imply a net rise of about 12 million dollars for the 1911-12 program if two battleships are built annually. The figures, while suggesting a decrease from the prior year’s appropriation, conceal the higher costs underlying the naval expansion.
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Washington
Navy Department
House Committee On Naval Affaire
Free Setter Four at Atlas Delights Audiences
The Free Setter Four, a top notch vocal quartet, performs at the Atlas with the gypsy artist and singing girl adding a stylish turn. Stone and Hayes provide quick change mimics and dancers, while the pictures and the film The Storming of Ft Ridgely offer realism. Cream Taffy 10c per pound Saturday only at Atlas Confectionary.
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Atlas
Stone
Hayes
Ft. Ridgely
the Atlas
Atlas Confectionary
General Bell visits Fort Russell during Philippine campaign route
Major General Franklin Bell tours Fort Russell as guest of Colonel Alexander Dyer for a few hours en route to the Philippine Islands, during a weeklong visit.
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General Bell
Fort Russell
Franklin Bell
Alexander Dyer
Fort R 1
Pwilppine Islands
Farmer cuts off hand with razor after shredder injury
J. Bruce Vaughan of Eureka Hills Virginia maimed by a corn shredder. With his hand crushed to the wrist he bound the stump and attempted his own amputation after hours without medical help awaiting a surgeon.
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Richmond
J. Bruce Vaughan
Eureka Hills
Charlotte County
Vaughan
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Ingram Sowell
San Francisco
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Lewis
Moran
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Sherman Co
Max
Wm. Myers Dry Goods Co
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Capitol Ave
Atlas Give
Collier's
Knight
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Igek
Stock Growers National Ban
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