Schwab Causes Stir at Monte Carlo Casino
Charles M. Schwab, president of U S Steel, drew crowds at the Monte Carlo casino as he moved among tables playing maximum bets. Reports vary on his winnings with figures around ten thousand to twenty thousand dollars in a single day, fueling excitement.
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The
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Monte Carlo
Charles M. Schwab
United States Steel Company
Dispatch
Central News
Schwab
Threw a coffee pot at Miss Burke
In London Ontario on January 11 Miss Elizabeth Burke was awarded 1000 dollars in a suit against Michael J Burke United States consul at St Thomas. She claimed eviction from his house and alleged foul language by Burke. Burke testified he threw a coffee pot at her but missed, and that he struck her near the eye causing a cut and bleeding.
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Ont
Elizabeth Burke
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Burke
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Miss Burke
DeHaas Robison Targets Spalding in Open Letter
Frank DeHaas Robison, president of the St. Louis club, fires a blunt letter at A G Spalding accusing him of pushing the sale of players. He notes St Louis paid over 30000 last year for releases and claims the league lost players respect. He urges Spalding to retire and demands public answers about dividends and the baseball contract.
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St. Louis
A. G. Spalding
Spalding
Chicago
National League
Players’ Protective Association
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Anson
A. G. Spalding & Bros
Shortridge to Meet Butler Stars in YMCA Arena
The Shortridge basketball team prepares for a Saturday night game against the Butler Stars at the YMCA gym. Coaches note strong practice, with Irvington and high school squads also active. A first college game will be at Bloomington next Wednesday between State University and Butler.
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Shortridge
Butler
Irvington
Bloomington
The
State University
I. U
Baseball Briefs Highlight Fringes of 20th Century Fray
Spalding exposed Soden's correspondence while Soden remains steadfast with Freedman Brush and Robison. Whitfield refutes McGowan Indianapolis franchise rumors in the Western league. Notre Dame to be represented by top teams next season. first practice Friday. James Stafford signs with New York as seven Reds pitchers are listed.
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Brush
Robison
Whitfield
McGowan
Indianapolis
Notre Dame
Baltimore clergyman at wedding offers playful game advice
A Baltimore clergyman at the marriage ceremony of John McGrew and Blanche Sindall delivered a quirky homily. He urged the couple to consider selflessness, teamwork, and steady effort like a baseball game to reach happiness, describing bases, steals, and home plate as life goals.
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Baltimore
John McGrew
Blanche Sindall
Ringside Rumble Highlights Local Boxing Card
Peter Jackson defeated Jim Austin before the Baltimore Athletic Club on Friday night. A purse was offered in Appleton Wisconsin for a Kid Broad versus Young Mowatt bout. In Philadelphia a 15 club show ended early after a referee stopped the match with McCue and Fitzgerald the principals and a foul alleged. A Brooklyn woman changed her name from Fitzsimmons to Smith amid scrutiny tied to the champion’s actions.
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Jim Austin
Baltimore Athletic Club
Appleton
Wis
Kid Broad
Young Mowatt
Philadelphia
McCue
Fitzgerald
Brooklyn
Fitzsimmons
Smith
Track Talk: Earnings Licenses and Race Odds
George B. Ketcham received seventy thousand dollars from Crescens in the past year. Ed Corrigan was refused a training license for the Newmarket course. Nyx at fifteen to one won at New Orleans on Friday. No purses under five hundred dollars at the Worth jock ey club meeting next Summer. The opening handicap will be worth two thousand dollars.
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George B. Ketcham
Crescens
Ed Corrigan
Newmarket
Nyx
New Orleans
Worth Jockey Club
Soul theory from Ann Arbor professor shocks Detroit readers
Prof Lom bard of the University of Michigan claims to have located the soul in the spinal column after frog experiments. He reports that even with the brain removed the frog responds to stimuli, showing leg movements when acetic acid touches its body and suggesting reasoning instincts may survive brain death.
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Detroit
Mich
Lombard
Ann Arbor
University of Michigan
Crisis Over Berlin A German Venezuelan Tension Declared End
The crisis between Germany and Venezuela near Berlin is viewed as nearly resolved. German warships Stein and Moltke were ordered Saturday to scour West India waters, signaling an easing of the confrontation.
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Stein and Moltke
West India
County Commissioners Announce Wide Range of Appointments
Friday actions by the county commissioners list reappointments and new hires across offices. Roles include court house staff, workhouse personnel, power plant and jail positions, with names such as Alex Craig J A Dunlap S G McCracken Charles Brown Alonzo Graham I Barfield and Dr Hodgin among many others.
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Alex Craig
J.A. Dunlap
S. G. McCracken
Charles Brown
Alonzo Graham
J. D. Kidd
John Sullivan
Matt Greer
Gus Witthoft
William Jackson
George Yanthas
D. Richardson
William Harness
Benjamin Levi
William Morgan
F. McManus
Isaac Leap
A. D. Shaw
I. Medskermatron
Ida Clark
M. J. Hagins
John Morford
Frank Littlejohn
Daniel Snider
Harry Hargroves
John W. Woods
Robert Harding
L. N. McNeess
Charles Royster
S. A. Sherman
Thomas Howell
S. Sparks
Hodgin
Charles Craig
Alph Hall
Thomas Ryen
I. Barfield
C. Conger
E. Palmer
N. Cummings
L. Lancaster
O. B. Pettijohn
Martin M. Huge
Charles A. McGroarty
Tragedy as Man Wounds Wife and Sister Then Kills Self
Edward Cheney shot and wounded his wife and sister Mrs Lettie Geshorn in a boarding house in Galesburg before shooting himself. He had argued over money and had a history of robbery convictions and arrests.
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Galesburg
Edward Cheney
Lettie Geshorn
Cheney
Joliet
Frenchman claims St. Louis land through historic will
Arthur Royer arrives from France to pursue a potential claim to 60 acres in central St. Louis and 100 acres near Clayton, based on a will of Jacques Royer who died in St. Louis. Royer, 30, asserts descent from Louis Royer and notes money from Jacques is held at the First National Bank of Garfield.
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Arthur Royer
Louisiana Territory
France
Clayton
Planters
Jacques Royer
Jacques
Louis
First National Bank of
Garfield
Royer
Paris
Which Olmsted Is Colorado’s Coadjutor Bishop?
Philadelphia clerics bid to name the Colorado diocese coadjutor bishop face confusion over two Rev. Dr. Olmsteds. Charles S. Olmsted of Bala Pennsylvania and Charles T. Olmsted of New York both claim selection, with announcements from both men. Both born in New York and trained similarly.
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Pacific Slope
Atlantic Coast
St. Agnes Chapel
New York
Olmsted
Denver
Colorado
Ren
Charles Olmsted
Bala
St. Stephen's College
Annandale
Metchnikoff Links Hair Gray to Pigmetophagus Bacillus
Paris reports bacteriologist M Metchnikoff claims to have found the cause of hair turning gray. He names a bacillus Pigmetophagus that devours pigment and grows rapidly, suppressed by youth vitality but aided by stress and inactivity. He studies means to combat it.
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Paris
M. Metchnikoff
Chamberlains Cough Remedy Praised After Cold
Jamaica merchant James Prendergast reports his daughter recovered from a severe cold in two days after using Chamberlains Cough Remedy. He says the remedy prevents pneumonia and has used it for seven years with success. available from all druggists.
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Chamberlain
James Prendergast
Ananta Bay
Jamaica
West India Islands
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