Cullen Seeks Cash Bout With Ollie Chill After Challenge
Jack Cullen seeks a fight with Ollie Chill after Chill boasted he can stop Cullen in ten rounds for a $100 stake. Carl Roloff added another $100 bet that Chill cannot finish Cullen. They planned a Tuesday meeting, but Cullen was working and unavailable.
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Jack Cullen
Ollie Chill
Cullen
Carl Roloff
Chill
SUN Office
Jack
Barney Furey
Cincinnati
Indianapolis
Woodmansee Triumphs Over King in Alexandria Match
Elmer Woodmansee of Cincinnati defeated Jas King of Chicago before the Alexandria athletic club on Tuesday night in a best of the season contest. The first fall went to King in 21% minutes with a scissor lock. The last two falls were Graeco Roman, won by Woodmansee with a double Nelson and arm lock.
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Woodmansee
King
Alexandria
Elmer ‘Woodmansee
Cincinnati
Jas, King
Chicago
Alexandria Athletic Club
Nelson
Benny Yanger
Tipton
Harry Forbes
Terry McGovern
Dave Sullivan
Coney Island Club
New York
Sullivan
Kid” Broad
Joe Gans
Frank Erne
Brooklyn
Fitzsimmons to fight Kid McCoy after Sharkey clash ends
Fitzsimmons agrees to meet Kid McCoy after Sharkey manager Tom Rourke blocks a bid. The fight set for March 27 at the First Regiment Armory Philadelphia under catch weights. Daly to replace Maher. articles to be signed for a July bout.
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Fitzsimmons
Sharkey
Tom Rourke
Fitz
Kid McCoy
Delavan House
New York
Fitzs
McCoy
Westchester Club
Jim Daly
Corbett
Maher
First Regiment
Philadelphia
Capital City Bowling Club elects officers at German House
The Capital City Bowling Club held its annual meeting at the German House on Tuesday evening where E. S. R. Seguin was named president and Fred Comstock as secretary treasurer. L. B. Sargent became captain with Ed Wood as assistant captain. retiring captain Havelock received the trophy and will host the club dinner at the Bates.
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Capital City
Capital City Bowling Club
German House
E. S. R. Seguin
Fred Comstock
L. 8. Sargent
Ed Wood
Havelock
Bates
Unknown Grand Rapids Boxer Beats Bailey in Fort Wayne
In Fort Wayne on March 21 George Bailey of Muncie lost in ten rounds to an unknown challenger from Grand Rapids Michigan billed with the St Joe athletic club. The unknown had the better of the bout early and police prevented further sensation as Bailey was spared a knockout.
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Fort Wayne
George Mbailey
Muncie
Grand Rapids
Mich
St. Joe Athletic Club
Purses of 7000 for four racing events in Indianapolis
Indianapolis race meeting announces seven thousand dollar purses for four events. Directors of the Driving Cad set the schedule amid a note that the city has not hosted a strong racing program for several years.
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Indianapolis
Big Harness Meet Sets 12 Races with Large Purses
A harness event announces 35 races with 12 already arranged. The two top purses are $2,000 each for a 2:10 trot and 2:09 pace. Other $1,500 and $1,000 purses fill the card, with entries closing June 16.
Bowerman Signs with New York to Start Season
West reports Bowerman, the Pittsburg catcher released to New York, has signed his contract for the season. Manager Buck Ewing is pleased, predicting Bowerman will become a star behind the plate.
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New York
West
Bowerman
Pittsburg
Buck Ewing
Carter Beats Sutton In Three-Cushion Carom Match
Eugene Carter defeated George Sutton 87 to 50 in Chicago after 78 innings. Carter had a high run of four, Sutton a high of five. Wednesday night Schaeffer and Capron are scheduled to play.
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Chicago
Eugene Carter
George Sutton
Carter
Sutton
Schaeffer and Capron
Baseball Rumors Tie Duffy Kittridge to Washington Club
Capt Hugh Duffy rumored to join forces with Malachi Kittridge to buy Worcester Eastern league franchise and move club to Washington with Duffy as manager and Kittridge as captain. Other items note Williams hires Indiana league players and Marion exhibitions prior to grounds setup.
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Hugh Duffy
Boston
Malachi Kittridge
Worcester
Washington
Duffy
Kittridge
Williams
Anderson
Marion
Hugh Jennings
Brooklyn
Cornell
Jennings
Philadelphia
William Bergen
Martin
Fort Wayne
Jack Glascock
Mauther
Bech Olsen vs Ernest Roeber World Championship Bout In New York
Bech Olsen of Copenhagen and Ernest Roeber of America are set to wrestle for the world crown at Madison Square Garden on Wednesday night. Roeber holds a slight betting edge.
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Bech Olsen
Copenhagen
Europe
Ernest Roeber
America
Madison Square Garden
New York
Roeber
Philip McGovern
Terry
Phil Dwyer
Oscar Gardner
Terry McGovern
Gardner
Joe Gans
Frank Erne
Broadway Athletic Club
Elevator Fall Injures Dozens at Chicago Plant
An elevator crowded with workmen fell from the third floor to the basement of Blakely printing company's plant in Chicago on Wednesday morning. More than twenty workers were injured in the accident as rescue crews rushed to the scene.
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Blakely Printing Company
Pews Nailed Up At St Thomas Church
BELOIT Wis March 21 Worshipers at St Thomas Catholic church found rear pews nailed up as Father M J Ward had warned that unless all seats were rented by a set date the church would close.
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Beloit
Wis
St. Thomas Catholic Church
M. J. Ward
Wreck at Altoona Yard Kills Engineer in Pennsylvania Express
The second section of a Pennsylvania railroad express from New York wrecked in the Altoona yard early Wednesday. One man was killed and two badly injured. The big engine overturned onto its side and two baggage cars were derailed. Passengers escaped serious injuries. Names of the dead and injured were not learned.
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Pennsylvania
Pittsburg
New York
Altoona Yard
Ex gang arrests blamed on ex merchant policeman
Terry Moore is credited with foiling a West Side robbery and catching the former Bungaloo gang members, while local hardware dealer J H Johnson and W Washington Sr. dispute police credit for the arrests.
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Terry Moore
J. H. Johnson
Plot to Kill Castro Foiled by Officer in Caracas
Mail reports from Caracas detail Anselmo Lopez firing at President Castro during a carnival procession. A detective stopped the shot, Lopez was captured, and a broader conspiracy with multiple arrests emerged.
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New York
Caracas
Venezuela
Castro
Anselmo Lopez
Lopez
Boy Kills Father to Save Mother in Chicago
Bertie Finch a 15 year old laborer shot his father George Finch through the heart at home to stop him from killing his wife with a butcher knife. The boy cried when arrested and said he would repeat the act if needed to protect his mother.
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Chicago
Bertie Finch
George Finch
Finch
Frank
Bryan and Sulzer Named as National Ticket by Washington Club
The East Washington Democratic Club backed William J. Bryan for president and William Sulzer of New York for vice president. Speakers included Representatives Cochran Mis souri Sulzer and Champ Clark Missouri. Resolutions denounced alliance with Great Britain endorsed the Chicago platform and expressed Boer sympathy. Sulzer charged England influenced McKinley policy and US Philippine war aims.
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Washington
East Washington
Democratic Club
William J. Bryan
William Sulzer
New York
Cochran
Missouri
Sulzer
Champ Clark
Great Britain
Chicago
England
McKinley
Far East
South Africa
Large French freighter Pautiac missing after Atlantic crossing
In New York on March 21 officials fear the freighter Pautiac is lost after crossing the Atlantic toward Bordeaux and Le Havre. She radioed six days out with the White Star liner Germanic southwest of Cape Race and has since vanished. The cargo valued in the millions was destined for Paris exposition and was loaded by American firms nationwide. The ship, originally the Sedgemore, is a 4332 ton British steamship built in Liverpool in 1891.
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New York
Bordeaux
Havre
Cape Race
Sedgemore
Liverpool
Ex-President Harrison Seeks Duck Hunting License
Ex-President Benjamin Harrison applied for a foreign hunter license in Springfield. The secretary of state issued the license and declined the $10 fee. He plans to hunt ducks at Spring Lake near Havana, Illinois.
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Springfield
Benjamin Harrison
Illinois
Spring Lake
Havana
Crime News Policy At Topeka Capital Instructed By Sheldon
F O Popenoe, majority stockholder of the Topeka Capital, states the paper will obscure crime reporting following Dr C M Sheldon’s editorial guidance. He notes profits from Sheldon’s contributions and aims to reduce detail while explaining underlying causes.
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Topeka Daily Capital
Chicago
F. O. Popenoe
Topeka
Rev. C. M. Sheldon
Two Women Vie for Topeka City Clerk Post
In Topeka Kansas on March 21 two young women contest the city clerk job. Miss Elliott leads the Republican ticket while Miss Rose Bell, a school teacher, runs on the citizens' ticket.
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Topeka
Kas
Coffeyville
Miss Elliott
Parish suit against South Street Baptist Church dismissed
The suit of Rev. F. G. Parish against South Street Baptist Church, once his parish, for $400 back salary, was dismissed Wednesday morning for lack of prosecution.
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Rev
F. G. Parish
South-st. Baptist Church
Seats for Thomas orchestra concert sell fast Saturday
Auction like sale continues for seats to the Thomas orchestra concert this Saturday night. Despite crowding, many good seats remain in the Big Four office as the program promises the Maual high standard of 78 homes.
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Thomas Orchestra
Toralingon Halk
Rabbi Hirsch Debunks Idea of a Jewish Race
Chicago Rabbi Emil Hirsch spoke at the Y M C A course in Englsh's Tuesday night on The Jew. He argued scientifically that no Jewish race exists and that Jews have intermarried with non Jewish partners, eroding racial purity.
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Emil Hirsch
Chicago
Englsh's
Bank clerk Vanishes With 1700 Dollars in Easton
Easton report states 18 year old Thomas J. Stewart, clerk and messenger at First National Bank, disappeared on March 2 with 1700 dollars of the bank. Companion Arthur Clemens, 16, is said to have gone with him, and authorities believe they headed toward California.
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Easton
Thomas J. Stewart
First National Bank
Arthur Clemens
Stewart, Jr
California
Flint Wagon Works Fire Devastates Ashes Plant
Flint wagon works employing 500 men burned at midnight in Ashes Michigan. Loss estimated at 200000 dollars with 120000 dollars insured. Fire authorities work to determine cause as police and fire crews cordon the site.
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Flint Wagon Works
Flint
Mich
Ward Primaries Set To Pick Delegates At City Halls
Voters decide ward by ward in city primaries at 8 p m on Wednesday to select Republican delegates for the national convention in Philadelphia. The list of polling places covers engine houses, halls, stables, and clubs across wards 1 through 15 with township centers at Prospect and Hatfield areas. Johnson county delegates are already chosen and the county convention convenes Thursday at 1 30 p m inSuperior Court Room No 2.
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Philadelphia
Harry Gates
Robert Metzger
Engine House
Hillside-ave
Ward 2
Ash and
Sixteenth-st
Center Township
Hatfield’s
E. Washington-st. Center Township
Prospect St
Johnson County
Superor Court Room No
Tales of the Wires and a Double Elopement
Milwaukee reports two kegs of beer pledged annually in Gottfried Inden's memory and funds for the Deutsche order Der Harugari. Taylorville notes Elmer Crafton and Maude Jewell wed under assumed names, then remarry after a second, later discovered registration. Chicago covers Augusta Kelly accusing Frank H. Kelly of bigamy for presenting a former wife as his sister for years.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Gottfried Inden
Taylorsville
Elmer Crafton
Maude Jewell
Brier Ridge
Spencer County
Jeffersonville
Ind
Crafton
Chicago
Augusta Kelly
Frank H. Kelly
Kelly
Kelly House
Kennedy builds giant Seattle raft for trip to Japan
Ban Francisco dispatch notes A W Kennedy claims to have constructed a 25 foot raft in Seattle carrying 14 000 000 feet of lumber towed toward Japan. Fragmentary lines mention Miz Bays YeWwitt’s Little Early Risers and unrelated medical ad phrases.
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Ban Francisco
A. W. Kennedy
Seattle
Japan
M. D.’. Smith
Miz
YeWwitt
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