Detroit Starts Glidden Tour With 15 Entries From City
The Contest board announces Detroit has been chosen as the starting point for the annual Glidden Tour. Through President George E. Lane the Detroit Automobile Dealers' association guarantees 15 entries from Detroit. Letters from May or Breitmeyer and others influenced the decision as Detroit had never before been on the tour route.
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E. Lane
Breitmeyer
Smith
W. R. Orr
Aircraft Club
Associaton
Train Narrowly Escapes Disaster at Indiana Harbor
Scores of passengers on a Chicago lake shore train survived a near miss when a construction bridge was blown by nitroglycerin at Indiana Harbor. The train, due at the harbor at seven, had just passed as the explosion razed the bridge, flinging iron and steel. a single girder of 45 tons flew 100 feet.
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Chicago
Lake Shore
Indiana Harbor
Skating Meet at Washington Rink Results
Last night at Washington rink the skating heats finished with Peters first and Woodward second in the opening heat at 2:50. Altman won the second heat with Springer second at 3:10. Berkhimer led the third heat with Aton second at 3:09. In the semifinals Woodward topped the field and Birkhimer edged Aton for second, time 3:08.
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Washington Rink
T. Peters
Woodward
Altman
Springer
Berkhimer
Aton
Birkhimer
Detective Petrosino Slain in Italy by Mafia Claims
Detective Joseph Petrosino, head of the Italian Bureau of New York Detective Force, is believed murdered in Italy by the Mafia. He had been sent to arrange methods to track Italian criminals who fled to America.
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Joseph Petrosino
Italian Bureau OF New York
Italy
MAFIA
Petrosino
Forger Refuses Identity to Protect Family Name
Robert A. Harvey brought from Chicago to Boston was sentenced to two and a half to three and a half years for forgery. Police claim he uses at least 50 aliases and is wanted in Baltimore Washington and Chicago. He refused to disclose his real name to shield the family name.
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Robert A. Harvey
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Cago
Harvey
Baltimore
Washington
Chicago
Train robbers steal $310000 from passenger car
Philadelphia March 20. The detective bureau received notice from Wilmington that a passenger on a Pennsylvania railroad express was robbed of $10,000. The passenger, en route to Philadelphia from Aiken South Carolina, told the conductor a traveling bag containing $10,000 was taken.
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Sage
Wilmington
Del
Pennsylvania Railroad
Aiken
S. C
Attorney sues C H D railway for damages over fire loss
Attorney Salem D. Clark for Bertha B. Tansel administrator sues the C H D railway company seeking 100 dollars, alleging a locomotive fire destroyed hay and fencing on the field. This legal notice sits among diverse local ads for medicinal remedies laundry services and a cancer treatment specialist.
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B. Tansel
George Tansel
C. H. & D. Railway Company
Denison Hotel Dining Room Sunday Dinners
Denison Hotel advertises American plan dining room with Sunday dinners as a specialty and music offerings to accompany meals in a compact local notice style.
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Denison Hotel
Lipmans Chicago win the national bowling title in Pittsburgh
Lipmans of Chicago were declared champions of the American Bowling Congress in the ninth national carnival here. Their five man team rolled a 2962 to withstand attacks, with Dan Ward Gus Lipman Louis Semonts Bartsch and Phil Wolf on the roster. The Brunswicks of New York took the five man international crown, while Martin Kern and Jake Cook contended for the international title. Chicago then claimed the women's crown as Mrs Jack Reilly scored 565 for the best individual total. Birdie Kern led the runners up with 524.
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Lipmans
Chicago
American Bowling Congress
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Dan Ward
Tallinois
Gus Lipman
Louis Semonts
Bartsch
Phil Wolf
Martin Kern
Middle West
Jake Cook
Archie Wengler
Brunswicks
New York
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Columbus
DeSoto Stars
St. Louis
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Cincinnati
Missouri
Jack’’ Reilly
Birdie Kern
Ed Curley's Selections At Oakland And Los Angeles
A racing card lists picks for Oakland and Los Angeles races. At Oakland the top choices include Givonni Balerio Curric ulum Deneen and Jeanne D Arc as a likely winner. at Los Angeles J H Reed Herman Doyle Nigger Baby and John Carroll Molesey King of the Mist appear with Thomas entry flagged as most probable winner.
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Givonni Balerio
Curriculum
Deneen
Samnotta
Quality Street
Folle Levy
Osorine
Adeina
May Amelia
Mulford
Cloyne
Nadzu
Barney Oldfield
the Peer
Redleaf
Jeanne D’arc
Julia Powell
Madman
Jeanne D'Arc
Los Angeles
J. H. Reed
Herman Doyle
Nigger Baby
Nusbaum Wins Billiard Handicap Match Over Victor
Nusbaum defeated Victor by 300 to 117 in the Board of Trade handicap billiard tournament last night, securing a decisive victory and advancing in the event.
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Nusbaum
Victor
Board of Trade
Kaiser Seeks War as Cruise Ship Abandoned
From Kiel Germany March 20 the order for the Kaiser s yacht to sail for the bridge cruise was canceled by Berlin. The khiver is to embark at...
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Kiel
Germany
Cran
Berlin
Ene
Britt Rushes to Chicago for Ketchel Johnson Fight
New York March 2 Willus Britt manager of Stanley Ketchel and Battling Nelson left for Chicago to conclude arrangements for the Ketchel Johnson fight. A long distance telegraphic conversation with Johnson and his representatives in Chicago is not entirely satisfactory to the youthful coast manager.
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New York
Willus Britt
Stanley Ketchel
Battling Nelson
Chicago
Ketchel-Johnson
Britt
Johnson
Penny Orders 100 New Steel Sleeping Cars
Washington March 20 The Pennsylvania Railroad has placed an order with Pullman for 100 steel sleeping cars, expanding its sleeping car fleet and service options amid ongoing rail modernization efforts.
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Penny
Washington
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Orger
Pullman Company
England’s Alex Duncan Arrives For Marathon Match
Montreal report says Alex Duncan, regarded as a top English long distance runner, will race Longboat Dorando Hayes Shrubb or any other marathon specialist if a match can be arranged.
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Montreal
Alex Duncan
England
Longboat
Dorando
Hayes
Shrubb
Match Looks Bad 10 Jeff
James J. Jeffries comments on the Johnson Ketchel fight, doubting Ketchel’s chances and predicting a possible upset. He departs New York for Boston after expressing concern about his health and wind, while dismissing reports of illness. He notes promoter Mel Ottintosh’s worries and says no one should worry about his health.
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James J. Jeffries
New York
Johnson
Ketchel
Stanley
MelIntosh
Phil Knight Loses to Sullivan in Third Round
Kansas City fighter Phil Knight, a rising local talent from Kansas City Kansas, loses last night to Brooklyn’s Tommy Sullivan in the third round of a planned ten round bout. Sullivan advances as Knight’s streak of purses in Kansas City ends early in the match.
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Knight
Kansas City
Phil Knight
Kas
Brooklyn
Tommy Sullivan
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