Wolgast McFarland Bout Set for Milwaukee Showdown
New York January 14 Adolph Wolgast and FP McFarland have been matched for ten rounds in Milwaukee on February 22. The card features Packey and Wolgast possibly facing off, with McFarland praised for toughness. Fight history includes Moran, Owen, and Nelson as past opponents. A larger wrestling and boxing bill accompanies the event, with Freak Gotohoe or Dr Roller and Hackenschmidt versus Parlo.
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New York
Adolph Wolgast
McFarland
Milwaukee
Wolgast
Memalc
Los Angeles
Jones
Tom
Packey
Wolmant
Moran
Owen
Battling Nelson
Port Richmond
Lew Powell
Lewie
Attell Outpoints Kilne In Ten Rounds
Featherweight champion Abe Attell outpointed Patsy Kilne of Newark in a 16 round bout last night. Kilne pressed Attell and landed a sharp left in the ninth as Attell countered with a flurry of rights and lefts. Attell’s footwork and ducking helped him control the action while Kilne’s aggression kept the bout lively.
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Abe Attell
Patsy Kilne
Newark
Kilne
Attell
Atttell
Kline
Ewinga
Joe Coster
Chicago Firemen Benefit Draws Near For Wrestling Night
Chicago fans anticipate a complete program at Dexter Pavilion on Monday night featuring Wackenschm edt and Gotot in the main events. Promoters report all major bouts secured and timing set for the big benefit.
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Chicago
Wackenschmedt and
Gotot
Big Firemen
Dexter Pavillion
Taft Accepted as Honorary President of American Olympic Committee
James E. Sullivan reports President Taft has agreed to serve as honorary president of the American Olympic Committee. Yale’s St James Curthes of Yale consulted President Taft in Washington, and RK.M. Thompson of the New York Athletic Club will chair the committee.
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New York
James £. Sullivan
Taft
Wee
Tift
St. James Curthes
Yale
Washington
Rk.m. Thompson
New York Athletic Club
Cartmell Plans World Tour After UNC Sprint Streak
Cartmell the former Pennsylvania sprinter now with the University of North Carolina track team plans a world tour starting next summer. He discusses abroad meets in England, South Africa and Austria with promoters and proposes match races against Walker in the Transvaal and Holway in Australia.
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Philadelphia
N. J. Cartmell
Pennsylvania
Eprinter
University of North Carolina
England
South Africa
Austria
BE. Walker
Transvaal
Charles
Holway
Australia
Cartmel
Walker
Pueblo’s Fighting Fireman Jim Plynn Home for Rest
Pueblo dated report states Jim Plynn renowned Pueblo fighting fireman returns home after coast battles. He plans two weeks in town before traveling to Oklahoma City to train for a scheduled Web. 22 bout with Carl Morris. Plynn dismisses the idea of Morris as a “white man’s hope” if defeated.
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Pueblo
Jim Plynn
Oklahoma City
Carl Morris
Flynn
Umpire Kane Released by National League President Lynch
Kruisville reports Tom Lynch president of the National League released Steve Kane the local umpire who had served the senior organization for two years. The notice came as a surprise to Kane who received no reasons and learned of the action on short notice.
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Kruisville
Tom Lynch
National League
Steve Kane
Kane
Lynch
Johnson May Box in Philadelphia
Heavyweight champion Jack Johnson arrived in Philadelphia on January 14 seeking Jack O Brien manager of the American Athletic club. O Brien has not yet appeared. Johnson may discuss an appearance at the club and with Joe Woodman in town Sam Langford is talked of as a six round opponent.
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Philadelphia
Jack Johnson
Jack O'Brien
New American Athletic Club
O'Brien
O Brien
Joe Woodman
Sam Langford
M P A Dance at Fraternal Hall Tuesday
M. P. A. dance announced for Tuesday evening January 17 at the Fraternal Hall. Admission is ten cents for gentlemen and twenty five cents for ladies.
Novel Will Be Quoted in Plea for Human Life
Kanaas Oliy Jan 14. The book Stringtown on the Pike is cited in a plea to Gov Hadley to pardon A C Biles who was sentenced to death for murder in St Louis four years ago. The request argues the victim did not die of morphine poisoning and cites opinions of fifty toxicologists chemists and physicians.
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Kanaas Oliy
Stringtown
Mane
Gov. Hadley
A. C. Biles
John Urlievych
Cincinnati
Bason
Riles
Robert Marvey
St. Louis
Folk
Biles
Thomas W. Ditty
United States Cirpcuit
Ditty
Harvey Dld
Teken
Matvey
Begging Letters Flood Cannon After South Africa Hoax
Washington reports Representative Cannon is flooded with begging letters after a fake note claimed he inherited 2,500,000 in South Africa. The deluge includes requests from reputable institutions and various churches and charitable groups, not just desperate individuals.
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Jop
Washington
Cannon
Cherry Mine Disaster Fund Reaches Over Two Hundred Thousand
The Cherry Relief fund has paid 54694 to widows and children of miners killed in the Cherry mine disaster of 1909. Six children died, eleven beneficiaries went to Europe, and six of the 142 Cherry widows have remarried while 1062 residents remain in the village. The fund holds 214593 to be paid out.
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Springfield
Cherry
Cherry Relief Fund
Duncan McDonald
Commission
Europe
Cheyenne Citizens urged to support State Leader by mail
A plea to Cheyenne residents to send the State Leader to brothers and sisters or sons and daughters away from home. Subscriptions are $3.75 for a year $2.00 for six months and $1.00 for three months by mail. Contact the State Leader office at 1813 Carey Ave or call phone 93.
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State Leader
Carey Ave
Warren introduces bill for a re survey in Wyoming lands
Washington D C Jan 14 Senator Warren introduced a bill directing the Interior to re survey lands in township 12 ranges 62 and 63 Wyoming. Supposed errors in original surveys caused entrymen to hold only half the area entered and a resurvey is sought to fix the issue. Also noted are unit assignments and a pension grant for Mrs Mary A Ansell of Kinnear Wyoming.
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Washington, D. C
Warren Moday
Secretary of the Interior
Ranges
Wyoming
Land Office
Arkansas Largest Warship Launch Delayed by Policy Clash
The battleship Arkansas, touted as the largest warship built in the United States, was launched at Camden New Jersey by New York Shipbuilding. Miss Mary Macon daughter of Representative Robert B Macon of Helena Ark christened the vessel. Governor Donaghey and Arkansas officials were absent due to a dispute with the navy department over the launch date.
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Philadelphia
Champaign
Arkansae
New York Shipbuilding Company
Camden
N. J
Mary Macon
Robert B. Macon
Helena, Ark
Donaghey
Arkaness
Navy Department
English lord Tweedmouth arrives in New York for two months
Lord Tweedmouth M V A D 8 O third Baron Tweedmouth and Lady Tweedmouth land in New York from Liverpool. He plans two months in the city then travel to California to play polo at Coronado Beach. He has no definite plans beyond that.
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New York
Lord Tweedmouth
Baron Tweedmouth
Tweedmouth
Liverpool
California
Coronado Beach
Admiralty
Campbell- Bannerman
William
Germany
Woman Prisoner Woman Prosecutor Woman Jury
Ida M. Anderson faced arraignment in Seattle on charges of interfering with a public utility device by altering a gas meter. A full female jury was granted with six women chosen including notable suffrage and labor figures.
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Seattle
Wash
Ida M. Anderson
Justice of the Peace
Thomas Murphine
Milea Poindexter
United States
Senate
Silvia Hunsicker
Homer Hill
Alice Lord
Chinese Board of Posts heads to new leadership
Washington reports Tai Shao Yi retires as President of the Chinese Board of Posts and Communications and Sheng Heuin-hoalae succeeds him. The change may influence Oriental policy timing for the State Department and could affect railroad loan negotiations with the United States, as the new head is said to be more favorable to American interests.
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Washington, D. C
Tai Shao Yi
Chinese Board of Posts and Communications
Sheng Heuin-hoalae
State Department
United States
Bachelor Judge Seeks Domestic Relations Court
Municipal Judge Jacob HM Hopkins, a bachelor, seeks appointment to head the new domestic relations court. He argues marriage would bias a judge hearing cases involving family matters and says a bachelor would render more unbiased judgments.
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Chicago
Jacob HM. Hopkins
Hopkins
Nurses' Mistake Causes Death of Young Girl
Florence Weber a 14 year old patient at St Luke's hospital died after a nurse in training, about to graduate, sponged her back with carbolic acid by mistake instead of alcohol. Coroner's Physician Hanlon noted Florence suffered from status lymphaticous heightening death risk from minor stimuli.
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New York
Plorence Weber
St. Luke's Hospital
Hanlon
Florence
Armour to Be Sued Under Gambling Law in Bond Case
Chicago January 14 The case for $6,000,000 against James A Patton is to be followed by a $1,500,000 suit against J Ogden Armour. About fifty to sixty deals will be introduced as evidence with Armour in each deal The suits argue that Board of Trade speculation is gambling and that the law allows triple damages. if not sued within six months any citizen may sue. Half of recovered sums go to the state and half to the plaintiff.
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Board of Trade
Girl Wife Sentenced for Manslaughter in Killing Husband
White Plains N Y Jan 14 Rose Picchione a 17 year old girl convicted of manslaughter for killing her husband has been sentenced by Supreme Court Justice Tompkins to prison for not less than seven years and six months and not more than eleven years and six months The girl hugged and kissed her baby while being sentenced and refused to let the child be taken from her.
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White Plains
N. Y
Rose Picchione
Supreme Court
Tompkins
Disfranchisement Sweeps Adams County Voters
In West Union Ohio on January 14 a county inquiry found that 100 Black voters have been disfranchised for vote selling. Only about five other Black voters of voting age remain in Adams County. After sentencing fifty vote sellers, Judge Blair adjourned until January 28. A total of 1,500 citizens have been sentenced and disfranchised in Adams County nearly a quarter of its eligible voters.
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Union County
West Union
Ohio
Bécn
Adama County
Blair
Adams County
Woman Defies Perils to Seek Reno Bridegroom
Moline I I Jan 14 Mrs Fannie Kelly 22 left for Reno to meet Frobel a Susanville merchant who advertised for a wife. Her journey included a train hold up near Ogden Utah a wreck five hours later and passengers left without food for a day and a half remaining steadfast in romance.
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Moline
Fannie Kelly
Spiritual influence blamed in Thompson will dispute
New York dated January 14 Surrogate Ketcham rejected the will of paper manufacturer Robert H Thompson after a claim that spiritual influence led him to disinherit his young wife of four months from a 2 million dollar estate The legatees Mrs Marion Punk and Robert H H Thompson asserted letters from his first wife mention the April world grant and the deceased's plea to maintain pennies and status.
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New York
Robert H. Thompson
Ketcham
Marion Punk
Robert HH. Thompson
Nan
Thompson
Andy Piv
Old Time Dance at Fraternal Hall Tuesday Eve
The M P A hosts an old time dance and social at Fraternal ball Tuesday evening January 17. Admission 50 cents per person. Charley Argishemier promoter and J J Grainger floor manager. Event promises a rousing good time with an old timer atmosphere.
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Charley .Argishemier
J. J. Grainger
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