Aetchel Knocked Out in Twelfth Round
Aetchel is knocked out in the twelfth round taking the count.
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Newspaper
Fairbanks Daily Times
Location
Fairbanks, Alaska, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1908
Page
1
Papke Stops Ketchel To Claim Middleweight Title
Billy Papke of Kewanee Illinois knocks out Stanley Ketchel of Grand Rapids Michigan in the 12th round in Los Angeles to become the new middleweight champion. Ketchel was a 2 to 1 favorite, and Jeffries served as referee before a huge prize-fight crowd.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Stanley Ketchel
Grand Rapids
Mich
Billy Papke
Kewanee
Milwaukee
Fighting Game
Ketchel
Michigan
Papke
Ketchell
James J. Jeffries
Old Cathedral Assaulted by Sunday Mob GOW
Socialist crowd threatens to storm the council chamber and carry the building in protest. Police report a mob of around 2,000 in the streets vowing a forceful hearing and disruption of proceedings at the city building.
Socialists Battle Troops at Glasgow Cathedral Doors
In Glasgow on Sunday a mob of about 2600 Socialists halted before the government owned cathedral during services and tried to force entry. Troops prevented the intrusion as the crowd threatened a repeat performance on Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glasgow
Scotland
Rioters Threaten Storm of City Hall in George Square
About 400 unemployed gathered last Thursday and tried to storm the council chamber in city hall. They vowed a force of 50,000 and to carry the building by storm. George Square near the building was crowded with rioters while troops guarded the municipal building, the Bank of Scotland, and Merchants' House.
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George Square
Bank of Scotland
Merchants’ House
Discovery on Bonanza Has Fourth Wash
Fourth wash emerges in the Bonanza claim chain tied to the Klondike stampede. Report notes renewed activity and ongoing discovery efforts centered on an established gold claim. Local mining officials confirm no major incident, with focus on assay results and prospect visibility.
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Discovery
Crude hand method first on Bonanza claim to Klondike gold
Dawson Sept 7 Dis covery claim on Bonanza once sparked the Klondike stampede is now being mined for the fourth time. Bedrock exposed by Guggenheim electrical conveyors on Bonanza creek yields large gold quantities previously inaccessible by dredge. Conveyors shatter bedrock of obdurate mica schist, showing a major advantage over other methods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bonanza
De La Grange Sets Record Flight Distance
De La Grange exceeded the world record on Sunday in the fastest aeroplane, covering fifteen and one quarter miles in under thirty minutes and outclassing Wilbur Wright.
De La Grange Sets New World Flight Distance Record
Paris on Sunday saw De La Grange establish a new world record for aeroplanes by covering fifteen and one fourth miles in under thirty minutes, surpassing Wilbur Wright’s prior mark by about a mile and three quarters.
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Paris
de la Grange
Wilbur Wright
Pair Arrested Over Fake Diamonds Discharged
Dawson September 5. Ida Girardi and Jack Wells were arrested on the steamer White Horse for stealing diamonds valued at 250 dollars. Trial revealed the stones were glass worth 2 dollars. both defendants were discharged as victims of a job.
Mesaba Range Swept By Destructive Fire
Destructive blaze sweeps the Mesaba range in Saint Louis county Minnesota leaving 12000 homeless and destitute. Property losses exceed 4.5 million dollars as Chisholm becomes a ruin and rail service is hampered. Governor Johnson appeals for state relief and a Duluth relief train delivers provisions and supplies.
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Mesaba Range
ST. Paul
Minnesota
Saint Louis County
Duluth
Chisholm
Duluth and Iron Range
Johnson
High Winds Abate Fears in Mesaba Range Fire
Duluth dispatch reports winds easing over Mesaba range forests. Fire fighters cheer the change, hoping to halt further destruction after days of smoke and flames.
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Duluth
Mesaba Range
Biography of a 19th Century American General
A brief biographical note on a military figure who led as major general after the Spanish American War, received a brevet for lieutenant colonel during the Civil War, and served as a special agent for the U S Treasury in Alaska's Seal Islands from 1879 to 1881.
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Los Angeles Times
Spain
United States Treasury
Seal Islands
Alaska
Woman Killed Week Later Noted in Murder Case
Seattle dispatch reports Mrs Lee Johnston found a penciled note in a Bible fly leaf dated October 25 1905 claiming cyanide purchase. The note coincides with death timing of Belle Gilchrist Johnston the murdered man’s second wife. An old will naming Manitoba and Butte heirs appeared among the effects. sister Mrs Hedge of Eagle Harbor Michigan was present.
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Seattle
Lee Johnston
Ubeile Gilchrist
Johnston
Nome
Gilchrist
Manitoba
Butte
Hedge
Eagle Marbor
Michigan
Omaha Doctor Said To Be Death By Own Action
Mrs Abbiece has been detained for three days by police following a suspected self inflicted death report involving an Omaha doctor.
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Omaha
Alaska Wheat Promises and Contrasting Claims
The Department of Agriculture carried $50 000 insurance to probe Alaska wheat touted as frost resistant and sturdy but reported samples inferior and mixed in grade. Idaho reports claim 190 to 200 bushels per acre and suitability as winter or spring wheat. A woman asserts a death by her own actions and a doctor declared hopelessness in Delhi eviction context.
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Department of Agriculture
Alaska
Idaho
Tell-Moran bout ends in a draw at twenty third round
Referee Jack Welch rules the bout a draw after a tense twenty three round match between Tell and Moran. Both fighters land solid blows in a closely contested fight that keeps the crowd heated from bell to bell.
Washington Will State Threat Preference Today
A terse note states Washington will address a critical threat preference today, with emphasis on decisive measures and state action. Officials urge readiness as discussions focus on timing and potential policy responses.
Battle A Hard Fought One in a Close Bout
Two rivals remain evenly matched from bell to bell with a decisive moment near the third round as Attell nearly falls. The contest continues through the final ten rounds with honors shared and no knockout.
Death of Dr. Austin Revealed as Suicide in Omaha
Mrs Abbiece, held for three days, says Dr. Austin died by his own hand after confessing deep debt and eviction from his office. She recounts he had drawn checks with no funds and carried $58,000 in insurance. He was found dead on his doorstep at 2 a.m. September 2, once thought an assassin.
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Biece
Austin
Abbiece
Dr. Austin
Larry Sullivan Prospects for Gold in San Luis Mexico
Larry Sullivan, once Nevada mining king, signed a contract with local capitalists to undertake a long prospecting expedition for gold near San Luis in southern Lower California Mexico. The area lies not far from Magdalena Bay.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Larry Sullivan
Nevada
San Luis
Mexico
Lower
California
Magdalena Bay
Idaho Wheat Issue Creates Political Echoes
Washington dispatch notes a federal representative sent to Idaho stirs debate as Idaho wheat interests feature in national attention. The report outlines regional tensions and political maneuvering affecting agricultural policy and local leaders.
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Washington, D. C
Idaho
Lawyer sails to Nome in homicide case evidence
Seattle dated report notes attorney Grigsby boarded the Victoria bound for Nome to collect evidence for Lee Johnston, charged with murdering his young wife.
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Lawyer Goers
NOME
Seattle
Grigsby
Victoria
Lee Johnston
Attell Moran Fight Declared Draw in San Francisco
The world featherweight bout between Abe Attell and Owen Moran ended in a twenty three round draw as Referee Jack Welch halted the fight. Moran landed blows in rounds three and Attell rallied from a groggy thirteenth to preserve the draw amid tight clinches and fierce exchanges.
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San Francisco
Abe Attel
Owen Moran
Jack Welch
Welch
Moran
Attell
California
Mixed Politics Debate Shapes Primary Voting Rules
Assistant Attorney General Knickerbocker rules that a voter selecting a party ballot cannot aid a rival party’s nomination without losing cross party voting rights. In Seattle ahead of state primaries, key contenders include Levi P. Ankeny and Wesley L. Jones for U S Senate, with Governor Mead McBride and Cosgrove among top gubernatorial contenders. The filing deadline closed August 7, and Seattle shows 42 200 registered voters.
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Jones
Ankeny
Knickerbocker
Seattle
Levi P. Ankeny
Walla Walla
Wesley L. Jones
North Yakima
United States
Albert E. Mead
Henry McBride
Samuel G. Cosgrove
Pomeroy
General Otis III in Baltimore Hospital
General Harrison Gray Otis, hospitalized in Baltimore for a surgical operation, will rest a few days to recuperate as the procedure is postponed due to his weak condition. He is editor and general [incomplete text].
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General Otis III
Baltimore Hospital
Baltimore
Harrison Gray Otis
Abd El Aziz Succumbs to Malady in Ten Months
Report from local records notes the death of Abd El Aziz after ten months of illness. The brief item lists no other family names or precise dates, focusing on the demise of the unnamed subject and noting the term nonbelievers appears in the terse transcription.
Sultan of Morocco Disbands Army After Deposition
Sultan Abd-el Aziz, deposed by Fez religious authorities for alleged French ties, has relinquished hope of retaking the lost metropolis from half brother Mulai Hafid and has disbanded his army after failing to secure a loan from French bankers.
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Abd-el Aziz
Sultan
Morocco
Mulai Hafid
Labor Day Parades Draw Large Crowds Across Two Cities
In New York 40 000 men marched and every union was represented. The parade passed without incident and was hailed as a success. In another city more than 25 000 men lined up, marking another strong Labor Day celebration.
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New York
San Francisco
First Speech by Bryan in Present Tour Draws Large Labor Crowd
A vast crowd of laboring men gathered to hear William Jennings Bryan deliver the opening address of his current tour. The speech energized attendees with pointed remarks on economic issues and workers’ rights.
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Bryan
Government by Injunction Boldly Attacked in Chicago Speech
Ryan denounces government by injunction as a blow to the jury system and urges tougher criminal laws. He condemns the Republican anti injunction plank and attacks Taft as a proponent of injunctions in labor cases while calling for fairer division of industrial profits.
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Taft
No Leniency for Ned Elfors Death Sentence Demanded
A contested case demands the state bar Ned Elfors for a death sentence. Prosecutors push for capital punishment while defense argues against it citing legal standards and rights.
Murderer Ned Elfors to be hanged October 6 in Dawson
Earl Grey the governor general of Canada approved at Ottawa today the death sentence of Ned Elfors for the June murder of David Bergman on the Yukon bank eleven miles below Port Selkirk. Elfors and two companions were traveling from Seattle toward Dawson when the crime occurred and he also tried to kill Emil Anderson. He was arrested, tried, and sentenced within 23 days with little defense.
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Dawson
Earl Grey
Canada
Ottawa
Ned Elfors
Elfors
David Bergman
Yukon
Port Selkirk
Seattle
Emil Anderson
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Times Special
Glas
Gow
Council Chamber
Ated the
Klondike
Guggenheim Electrical Conveyors
Times Special Service
White Horse
Lee Johnson
Belle Gilchrist
Delhi
Tell-Moran
Washington
State
Evergreen State
Marifps Today
Omaha, Neb
Ion
William H. Snell
Tacoma
United
General Otis
Genera
Metropolix
Tangier
Holy City of
Fez
Chicago
Lil
Sryan
Walton
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