Jeffries Johnson Fight In Doubt As Jeffries Fails To Peak
A Charles H. Porter report says James J. Jeffries may cancel the bout with Johnson due to declining fitness. Camps report Jeffries improving slowly but insiders fear he cannot reach peak form to challenge Johnson and may forfeit the $10 000 and end the theatrical tour.
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Charles H. Porter
James J. Jeffries
Ord
Jeffries
Abseas Jim
Jim
Jeff
Sam Berrer
Bob Armatrong
Nelson Reaffirms Plan To Fight Wolgast Again
Newark May 3. Battling Nelson says the public will pay more to see a reigning champion defend than to see a challenger. He expects to fight Wolgast again next September and believes he will win, citing earnings and public interest after their last bout. Nelson recalls past fights with Gaus and Wolgast and notes the public’s fatigue with long-reigning champions.
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Newark
N. J
Battling Nelson
Nelson
Wolgast
Waldmann's
Joe Gaus
Ace
Chicago
Nélson
Washington
Lila
Corbett Benefit Nets About 4500 for Young Corbett
Tom Sharkey announced he wished to meet the Jeffries Johnson winner at a Fairmount Athletic Club benefit for Young Corbett. About $4,500 was raised with Lankford Kelchel and other stars present as James J. Corbett said he would leave New York on May 15 to assist in Jeffries training.
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Corbett
Big Benefit Entertainment and Dance at Keefeball
A benefit event at Keefeball on Friday May 6 features a program at 7 45 PM and dancing afterward Tickets are available at Palace Pharmacy enclosures not provided indicate proceeds for a cause and admission details expected at the pharmacy
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Keefeball
Palace Pharmacy
Spectacular Talk Follows Johnson Jeffries Clash Hints
May 3 dispatch from San Francisco describes Champion Jack Johnson predicting a September bout with Jim Jeffries. Johnson, avoiding full training, plans late week practice while public interest grows around an Emeryville July 4 showdown. A Giants Superbas recap also notes New York’s 2 to 1 win at the Polo Grounds.
Muggsy Schoel Challenges Salt Lake City Boxer
Muggsy Schoel a Wyoming boxer has sent a challenge to Peanuts Sinclair or Young Fissenberon in Salt Lake City. He proposes a winner take all bout with a $100 side bet and a 144 pound weight limit.
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Salt Lake City
Muggsy Schoel
Wyoming
Peanuts Sinclair Oor Young Fissenberon
Baseball slate shaken by rain and cold postponements
Rain and cold force postponements in the Brooklyn and Pittsburg-Chicago games while Boston and Philadelphia also reschedule. Event details from the day reflect weather disrupting scheduled baseball matchups.
Rain Postpones Chicago at St Louis in Doubleheader
Weather halted the American League game between Chicago and St Louis causing a postponement. The first game at Denver and Sioux City was played with rain interrupts while the second game was ended early due to wet grounds. Des Moines and Milwaukee were listed in the schedule with others affected by the rain delay.
Sloan Predicts New Oldfield Records
J A Sloan announces Barney Oldfield with the Knox car will target the Cheyenne Denver road record on May 12 at a Cheyenne Motor Club exhibition on May 11. Sloan cites recent 116 mile 3 hour 20 minute Cheyenne Denver timing by Fred Horn and predicts three hours or under with 200 horsepower Benz on a dirt oval track.
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Barney Oldfield
Denver
J A. Sloan
Sloan
Oldfield
Cheyenne
Harold Brinker
Cheyenne Speedway
Benz
Los Angeles
Sioe
Matthewson of New York Giants Shines On Field
A concise note highlights Matthewson of the New York Giants delivering solid play and steady contributions in recent games, drawing attention to his form and impact for the team.
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Matthewson
New York Giants
Stanford Man Sets New Pole Vault Record
Leland B. Scott of Stanford University captained the track team and broke the world pole vault record at the Berkeley oval meet. He cleared twelve feet eight and one half inches in the Big Society event under UC Berkeley auspices.
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Stanford
San Francisco
Leland
Scott
Stanford University
Society of the University of California
Berkeley Oval
Expedition to Verify Cook’s Ascent Near Mt McKinley
In Seattle on May 3 Prof Herschel Parker of Columbia University arrived to lead an expedition sailing for Beldovia Cook Inlet next Friday. The mission seeks to follow Dr. Frederick A. Cook’s alleged trail and settle the Cook controversy.
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Seattle
Herschel, c. Parker
Columbia University
New York
Beldovia
Cook Inlet
Mt. McKinley
Frederick A. Cook
Fairbanks
Cook
Portland
Prof. Parker
Suffrage by Insistence in America by English Militant
Mrs Dora Montefiore, described as England's militant grandmother suffragette, arrived from Liverpool and will stay until July. She preaches women's rights in the United States and notes English progress while contrasting attitudes toward women in America. Montefiore is among England's suffragettes who have faced prison, and she says American treatment of women differs.
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New York
America
Dora RB. Montefiore
England
Liverpool
Calls Average Church Member Spiritual Hobo
Chicago May 34 The speaker denounced the average church member as a spiritual hobo likening him to a weary Willie who endures heavy labor and avoidance of effort in religion He criticized laymen for extracting money under the guise of religion and urged away from trivial evils to support a greater cause.
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Chicago
Willie
H. P. Silver
Topeka
Walden Editor Shot by Former Worker in Courthouse
In Walden Colorado on May 3 J M Davis a former municipal employee shot and seriously wounded Alfred H Law editor of a local paper in the courthouse after being angered by a piece about the water plant. Davis then killed himself.
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Walden Botpor
Marsital
Walden
Colo
Mareral
Alfred H. Law
Court House
Davie
Law
Convicted Broker Sentenced to Three Years
New York May 3 Charles Kats a curb broker convicted of complicity in the theft of 110000 worth of Hoinee copper stock from the Wind aoy Trust Co was sentenced to hard labor for three to seven years He was released on a certificate of reasonable doubt pending appeal with a delay fixed at 24000
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New York
Charles Kats
Wind Aoy Trust Co
Boss Croker's Daughter Weds Groom in Hidden Ceremony
Miss Ethel Croker daughter of Richard Croker married John K Breen stable manager at the Durand Riding academy by Samuel J Engler in Hoboken last Thursday. Engler later identified Breen but Breen denied knowing him until urged to keep the marriage secret until a public announcement.
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New York
Ethel Croker
Richard Croker
John K. Breen
Durand Riding Academy
Samuel J. Engler
Hoboken
Mr. Breen
Mr. Engler
Ballinger Exonerated by Supreme Court in DC Record
Washington May 3 Secretary Ballinger received vindication when a DC Supreme Court injunction proceeding to challenge his duty as interior secretary was expunged from the record. The case involved homestead claims on the Siletz Reservation Oregon with Ballinger accused of delegating work as counsel to his assistant Frank Pierce. Ballinger denies resignation rumors.
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Washington
Ballinger
Supreme Court of the District of Columbia
Frank Pierce
Frisco Bribrer Detweller Surrenders After Long Absence
A. K. Detweller, former vice president and general manager of Home Telephone Co. of California, surrendered in San Francisco after March 28 1907 indictment on 13 counts of bribery related to the Reuf-Schmits regime. He posted 140000 bail and said he faced trial to clear his name after returning from Europe where he had been for health.
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San Francisco
A. K. Detweller
Detweller
Europe
Home Telephone Co
California
Conviction of City Chief for Illegal Revenue Scheme
In Council Bluffs Iowa on May 3 Judge Woodruff ruled against George H Welch chief of police. The charge concerns handling city revenues from gambling houses and illegal resorts. The court finds he violated his official duties and orders his removal after a system that had lasted forty years.
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Lowe
Woodruff
Inter
George H Wlehae
Richmond
Eagles Dance at Magles Hall Tonight
Local note announces a dance event at Magles Hall tonight hosted by the Leader staff. Admission is GOe with Ladion Frev listed as a contact or organizer.
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Magles' Hall
Ladion Frev
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