Track Team Prospects Bright for Indiana Ohio Kentucky Tennessee Meet
SPORTING NEWS reports strong prospects for a school track team as they prepare for the Indiana Ohio Kentucky and Tennessee championship in May. The team will select reps from candidates based on practice performance with no tryouts. The piece discusses nerves and timidity in athletes and urges overcoming nerves before facing unfamiliar rivals and higher stakes.
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Indiana
Ohio
Kentucky
Tennessee
Shafer Knocked Out In City Clerk Office Row
Weller Shafer, famed in City-clerk Geckler's office for his penmanship, is absent after a vicious assault on a grip. He reportedly attempted a written explanation by standing on his head and biting the pen, an act that worsened his condition. W Crawford, a former Stuckmeyer-era worker, fills his place.
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Weller Shafer
Geckler
Shafer
Was. W. Crawford
Stuckmeyer
Two Papers Clash Over Cincinnati Fight Plans
An East ern paper calls the Cincinnati fight amusing yet critical while another criticizes it as a sparring match and questions whether the principals can box at all. The debate carries political overtones, reflecting divergent views on the event. Also, at a Chicago horse sale, Sterling R. Holt bid $1,025 for Hildeen and $825 for Pique as bidders showed lively interest.
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Chicago
Sterling R. Holt
Hildeen
Highwood
Pique
Kentucky Wilkes
Keene Buys Promising Yearling Tommy Atkins For 4500
James R. Keene paid 4500 for Tommy Atkins the promising colt who passed in his checks in England as a yearling. He laments the loss greatly seeing much in the horse’s future and predicts a bright career. In New York, Paul Roeber-Ernest Roe wrestling match looms Wednesday night with both sides confident in victory. Roeber claims he has met giants before and relies on silence for an edge while his rival from France vows equal confidence. Gus Ruhlin is noted in the sparsely described context of the report.
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Tommy Atkins
England
Breatly
New York
Paul Pone
Ernest Roe
Roeber
France
Gus
Ruhlin
Detla
Diverse Sports News From The National Scene In Memphis And Beyond
In Memphis fights and fences spark controversy as battles between colored and white participants flare amid roped arena tension. Across cities leagues announce plans, signings, and records while boxing, horse racing, and polo events unfold with notable figures such as Gus Ruhlin and John L. Sullivan in evolving schedules.
YMCA Social Provides Gym Night and Exhibition
The Y M C A will host a gym social on Wednesday directed by Fred West with an exhibition of mimicking and refreshments for all class members. The organization welcomed over 700 visitors last Saturday and the basketball team begins an eastern trip with games in Springfield and Kenton, Ohio. Employment secretaries report 7½ percent January applications from new city arrivals seeking work, while 25 monthly applications come from employers. The association expands library efforts and has received about 200 books in three weeks. Valentine’s Day becomes Library Day with rooms open to visitors who are urged to bring books.
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Buffalo
American Association
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Memphis
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Young Walcott
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Kas
Fred Hilson
John Kramer
Cincinnati
Chicago
Indianapolis
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Jimmy Dunn
Youngstown
Fred West
Springfield
Kenton
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A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing Dictated by Mrs Barker
Mrs Thomas G Barker, widow of the man who shot Rev John Keller in Arlington New Jersey on February 5, reiterates charges calling Keller a wolf in sheep's clothing She says she would have prevented the killing if she had known her husband intended to act she kept the secret as long as she could and finally spoke the truth under oath
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John Keller
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Collision Kills Signal Man Aboard Sans Pareil
London February 6 A signal man named Collison was killed on board the flagship Sans Pareil Tuesday night. A man went aloft to assist in undressing the flags after the exchange of salutes and fell from one of the yards, dying instantly.
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Collison
Mrs Hicks Dies Sudden Death From Possible Opium Narcosis
Mrs Ella Hicks 26 of 111 Liberty Street died at 9 30 p m Tuesday. Coroner Brayton ruled unknown causes but probable opium narcotics. She had been in usual health at supper and told a companion she might take her life. No autopsy performed. no blame assigned, though personal crisis or accident possible.
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Ella Slicks
Liberty St
Brayton
Hicks
Martha Beard
Vote on state veterinary bureau bill under dispute
Democrats challenge the announced 26 to 17 vote in favor of establishing a state veterinary bureau viewed as possibly incorrect. Senator Gocenour chaired as an investigation looms, with tension over whether a constitutional majority existed while Senator-elect Lawler hadn’t yet been sworn in.
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Gilbert
Lawler
Senate
Communists Quit at Zoar After Dissolution Act
Canal Dover Feb. 6 The Society of communists at Zoar dissolves with the final apportionment. 136 inheritors receive towns buildings and 7,000 acres of land totaling about $5,000 per member. Zoar now governed like other towns after nearly a century under King Baumer.
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Canal Dover, CO
Society of Communists
Zoar
John Baumeer
Senate Displaces Unfinished Business Over Subsidy Bill
Washington February 6 after morning business Senator Al Nson moved to lay aside the ship subsidy bill as unfinished business. Jones objected but a vote displaced the measure in favor of the District of Columbia appropriation bill. It can only be restored to unfinished business by a majority vote.
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Washington
al Nson
Jones
District of Columbia
City Attorney Says Appeal Will Be Timely
Jno W Kern city attorney answered on Wednesday that the appeal about the track elevation suit will be taken in due time. He insisted he is busy but expects to act in a few days and emphasized the year limit for completion.
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Watkins
Buffalo
Varro
New Orleans
Jno. W. Kern
Prominent Indianapolis German Christian Brink Dies at 57
Christian Brink of Indianapolis, born in Westphalia and arriving in 1857, died at 57 from typhoid malaria at his home 627 N Capitol. He worked with Charles Mayer & Co, served as Marion County treasurer, later with Indiana Trust Co. Survived by three children Mrs Carl Walk Mrs S H Fletcher and Miss Julia Brink. Funeral set for 2 pm Thursday. He was a mason and K of P member.
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N. Capitolave
Indianapolis
Westphalia
America
Charles Mayer & Co
Marion County
Indiana Trust Company
Carl Walk
S. H. Fletcher
Julia Brink
General's Grandson Ousted From Virginia Military Institute
Richmond Va Feb 6 The board of governors of the Virginia Military Institute refused to reinstate Cadet Bradley Jr Johnson, dismissed for hazing. He is the grandson of Gen Bradley I Johnson a Confederate major general. The board said hazing must be stamped out at the institute even if prominent individuals suffer.
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Richmond
Virginia Military Institute
Bradley Jr. Johnson
Bradley I. Johnson
Quick Tobacco Habit Cure Promises Free Trial Pack
A Cincinnati chemist claims a tasteless remedy offsets tobacco craving and ends smoke and spit issues. It can be mixed into food or drinks, helping men quit without suffering. Free trial packages available by sending name and address to Rogers Drug Chemical Co in Cincinnati.
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Cincinnati
Rogers. Drug Chemical, Co
Fifth & Race Sts
Cin
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