Tolliver dominates Brown in Cheyenne light weight match
Roy Tolliver, Colorado lightweight champion, defeated Frank Brown, Wyoming champion, with two decisive falls in six minutes. Brown injured his right shoulder but continued briefly before retirement. Referee Muggsy School oversaw the bout, as Tolliver prepares for a possible Cheyenne rematch or a bout with Mike Yokel.
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Frank Brown
Wyoming
Roy Tolliver
Colorado
Cheyenne Athletic Club
Brown
Muggsy School
Tolliver
Ballor Young
Eal
Fort Collins
Hig
McDonald
Sidney
Cheyenne
Mike Yokel
Danny Cummings
Kid Davis Fort Russell
al Leslie
Young Bruce
Denver
Pansy Marshall
Bruce
Eagles’ Hall
Marshall
Leslie
Wyoming Bowers
Hawksworth
Kid Ross
Frankie White
Battling Dane loses first career defeat to Marlee Thompson
Sheridan Wyoming March 24 The Battling Dane of Denver drops a twenty round decision to Marlee Thompson in his first career loss. Thompson dominates every stage though fails to KO and earns crowd approval of over 1 000 watchers. The Dane survives punishment and Wisconsin Kid issues a challenge to the victor.
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Dane
Maurice Thompson Sheridan
Wyo
Battling Dane
Denver
Marlee Thomp
Wao
Thompson
Wisconsin
First Western Intercollegiate Indoor Meet Set in Evanston
Chicago reports the Western Intercollegiate Conference will hold indoor championships for swimming wing and track at Patton Gym Evanston. Tonight features swimming with the track events tomorrow. Only four runners may qualify per institution in the quarter mile and limited entries in other track races.
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Chicago
Western Intercollegiate Conference Athletic Asecation
Patton Gymnasium
Evanston
Uals
Nyles
Field event rules limit trials and withdrawals
The article states that lapped competitors must withdraw and that in field events only two trials are allowed at each height in the high jump and pole vault. This sets competition constraints and withdrawal procedures for the meet.
Sheridan to resume all round chase at AAU championships
Martin Sheridan of the Irish American Athletic Club, a record holder in the all round AAU championships, begins training for the upcoming event. He sits out last year’s contest won by Thompson and aims to reclaim a world record, weighing about 220 pounds and eyeing a 195 pound first class target. Sheridan may retire after more than ten years of competition, possibly at the Stockholm Olympic Games.
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New York
Martin Sheridan
Sheridan
Stockholm
Gotch Defeats Jenkins In Straight Falls
Frank Gotch defeated former champion Tom Jenkins in straight falls at the Auditorium in Denver on March 24. Both falls were won with protest and half nelson holds, the first in seventeen minutes and the second in thirteen minutes.
Taft Will Keep Men on Border
Taft intends to maintain twenty thousand troops on the Mexican border with a reduced force for patrols. Senor de la Barra hopes for a statement ending the deployment as conditions in Mexico improve. The White House cited a note received by President Diaz as the only explanation of talks during the ambassador’s conference.
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Mexico
White House
Diaz
Senor de la Barra
Mr. Taft
Senor Go la Barra
Writer says we resent criticism from Elinor Ojlyn
London reports Elinor Ojlyn expresses surprise at the uproar over her critique of American social life. She denies offending anyone and defends the depiction of American society, praising men while noting some women’s lives feel empty from an English viewpoint.
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London
Mies
Elinor Ojlyn
America
Long search for mother ends in reunion in Cleveland
Mrs. Winifred Hagerty of Cleveland receives a telegraph from San Bernardino police confirming her mother Gabie Brownell, now in Redlands, California, is alive after a three month search. Brownell recognizes a photo and tears up with joy, planning to visit or reunite permanently.
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Cleveland
Winifred Hagerty
Madison Avenue
N. W
W. A. Shay
San Bernardino
Cal
Mra
Mrs. Hagerty
New York City
Woman Tramp Refuses Work and Hints at Future Home
A young woman named Hazel left home at 14 and has traveled without work, denying any need to work. She claimed finances and police aid are unnecessary, planning to move to Sidney Nebraska but wavered on the decision. She was short a few cents for a ticket to the Nebraska town.
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Haze
Leay
Hazel
Sidney
Nebr
Nebraska
Millions 10 be saved 10 travelers by lower Pullman fares
Chicago March 24 The traveling public will save about two million dollars annually in reduced Pullman fare costs after a long fight led by George 8 Loftus and attorney James Manahan. The Interstate Commerce Commission investigation showed high capitalization and big dividends, leading to a voluntary fare reduction of upper berths to 80 percent of lower berth prices and a twelve hour trip rate set at $2.00.
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Chicago
George 8. Loftus
St. Paul
James Manahan
Loftus
Interstate Commercre Commission
Twin Cities
Pullman Company
Insurrectos Advance as Federals Suffer Losses Near Ojinaga
Insurgents under Ma dero defeat federal forces near Ojinaga with 160 killed and 40 captured. A separate clash at Canda Ancha, one mile from Ojinaga, leaves twelve federals dead. Reports of a major defeat at La Colorado are denied by Americans returning from the south. Merciless ration shortages force insurrectos to confiscate provisions, with KE. T. Rowan’s ranch propertied seized and cattle taken.
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Ojinaga
Insurrectos
Madero
Chihuahua
Canda Ancha
Nogales
South
Mexicali
Blanley
KE. T. Rowan
Co. M. Ranch
Street Work Prompts Pole Relocation On West Twenty seventh
Street Commissioner Talbot orders Rocky Mountain Bell to move several telephone poles from the curb back into the street area. The poles, extending several feet toward the roadway, currently impede the curb line across blocks. Officials will act promptly to restore proper alignment.
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Talbot
West Twenty-seventh Street
Rocky Mountain Bell Company
Fatal Landslide Sacks Crew in Eureka Operation
A landslide on the Northwest Pacific pier at Eureka California killed one man and injured four others today. The collapse swallowed a seam shovel and its crew, prompting emergency response and investigations.
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Eureka
Cal
Mar
Coin Flip Yields Million-Plus Oil Strike in Bakersfield
Four thousand barrels of oil a day gush from an old Bakersfield field discovered by flipping a silver coin. Owners Clarence Berry John Spreckles Jr William Maguire and Charles Holbrook are described as wealthy. An option on surrounding lands was under consideration with Spreckles noting uncertainty over which parcel to buy.
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San Francisco
Cal
Bakersfield
Clarence Berry
John JD
Spreckles, Jr
William Maguire
Charles Holbrook
Spreckles
Sticky Sweeping Palms and a Piece on Teat Sic
A garbled fragment references sticky sweating palms and a week’s events. The readable portion mentions a health note with CASCARETS and a casual remark about teat Sic woslk, leaving unclear specifics.
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