Cresceus Hid Diamonds and the Boston Bull Pup
George H. Ketcham, owner of Cresceus, recounts a Denver tale of his Boston bulldog Crescens who steals a bag of diamonds worth thousands. The pup, guarding a bag believed to be cursed, helps recover the gems after a burglar scares Ketcham in a Boston hotel room. Also mentions a Louisville cyclone bout for George Ros in Indianapolis next Tuesday night.
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George’ H. Ketcham
Cresceus
Boston
Ketcham
Denver
Murnan
Tim
Prince Edward
Marnan
Columbia Club
George Ros
Louisville Cyclone
Indianapolis
Dietz Pioneers Northwestern Gridiron Move In Tandem
Capt Dietz leads a powerful Northwestern University play as Hollister’s tandem blocks open a path for John the little halfback. Dietz, a heavy weight, lands strong hits while his brother follows with a blocking second attempt. The famed maneuver draws praise as a serpentine surge from the Asencio line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. _ Dietz
Northwestern University
Dietz
Fragmentary sports note on football mix up in first half
A partial OCR reads a remark about a football game with a mix up in the first half. The line mentions someone named in quotes and the word future, but details and full context are missing.
Croup Remedy Cited After Infant’s Recovery
A fragment notes a violent form of croup in a winter infant and describes Elder Bowers and Christian evangelist Meer administering Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, which led to the child’s recovery. The text is garbled but indicates a success claim for the remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Croup
Bowers
Meer
Chamberlain
Ear Torn In Two In Rugby Injury At Game
The report describes Deverill sustaining a severe ear injury during a match as his brothers prepared for another charge. The full-back, who had seven years in the game, lay still with a hand to his head until a surgeon confirmed a torn right ear.
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Deverill
Yale Scrubs Practice as Princeton Looms Medium
The casualty list grows as Yale drills behind closed gates. Coaches Stillman and Cross refine formations with snaps, urging maximum effort. Rumors swirl over Glass's eligibility and Harvard critics, while the student body divides over the looming Princeton game.
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Yale
Stillman
Cross
Princeton
Glass
Harvard
Fighting Bob's Funeral
CHICAGO November 16 All that was mortal of Fighting Bob has been laid to rest in a grassy plot A funeral parade honored the famed cock who fought more than 250 battles without a loss Alderman Johnnie Powers led the mounted mourners with others including politicians sports and business figures Four drummers played as pallbearers filled the grave and Joseph Hoehrei der conducted the service at the grave
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Bob
Johnnie” Powers
Joseph Hoehreider
Anson Is It Again in Chicago Baseball Plans
The Chicago franchise in the new Western league would be led by Uncle Adrain Constan tinople Anson and a Des Moines man named Chase. They would form a company to run operations for Chicago fans, with Anson seeking 50 percent of profits. The deal hinges on money arrangements, with Chase hoping to enter Chicago and control the league ball contract.
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Chicago
Gladstone
Adrian Constantinople Anson
Chaze
Des Moines
Anson
Mr. Chase
Jim Hart
Frane y touts record setter litter in Colorado kennel
Girardville Penn. Nov 16 Daniel Franey a noted dog fancier near the city boasts of a setter that has broken breeding records. The thoroughbred dam produced 17 puppies and the rivals are strong. Franey has received several offers but has refused.
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Girardville
Penn
Daniel Franey
Colorado
Franey
Jeffries Brother Faces Challenge Before Big Fight
Jack Jeffries brother of Jim Jeffries declares he will sue the heavies and may have to meet his own brother in the ring. He announces the move before the scheduled bout, signaling a potential clash between siblings in the boxing world.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Jeffries
Jim
Jeffries
London Buzz Over Possible McCoy Oarien Fight Match
Rumors in London center on a planned meeting between Philadelphia Jack Oarien and Kid McCoy to settle the weight dispute. If an agreement is reached, observers believe the bout will be finalized soon.
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London
Philadelphia
Jack Oarien
Kid McCoy
Western Jockey Club to Hold Dec 4 Meeting
Late reports from the Western Jockey Club headquarters indicate the American Turf Congress will soon fade into history. The annual Western Jockey Club meeting is set for December 4 with a planned membership increase from seven to a larger number.
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Western Jockey Club
American Turf Congress
Jockey ‘Club
Real Estate Listings and Local Auctions Mix in City
A flurry of notices describe multiple real estate offerings throughout the city. Properties include storeroom and seven rooms, two double houses, a five room cottage with monthly rent values, and a villa avenue bargain with staged payments. Also listed are lots, garden land, and several houses with monthly payment plans. The notices name Stilz Miller, James Greene Co, Spann Co, and others with addresses on Market and Lemcke Bldg as well as Belmont and Pennsylvania avenues. The piece further notes Cella Adler Tillis’ stake in fair grounds ownership and Western jockey club membership details, outlining sponsoring racing clubs and potential spring meetings across multiple cities.
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James Greene & Co
Lemcke
Limber
Jefferson County
Indiana
L. P. Fodrea
Noblesville
Ind
Plummer
Belmont-avé
South
Tllinois-st
Columbia-ave
Jno
Spann & Co
Yargen & Davis
Stevenson
H. Co. Tuttle & Bro
Louis Cella
Cella-Adler-Tillis
Fair Grounds
Delmar Park
St. Louis
Mound City
Western Jockey Club
Lawrence A. Young
Chicago
George G. Perkins
Covington
N. Nathanson
Bush
New Orleans
Richard Fitzgerald
R. Montgomery
Memphs
Harlem Jockey Club
St. Louis Fair Association
Delmar Park Racing Association
New Louisville
Jockey Club
Canada
Real estate listing highlights city cottages and lots
Multiple agents advertise numerous properties in Jersey City and nearby towns, detailing 7 to 9 room residences, modern finishes, gas, furnace, and city water. Listings include margins on lots, doubles, rental incomes, and prime avenues like Market, New Jersey, and Central avenues. Stevenson and Robbins Bros. promote bargains, with diverse prices from 1 600 to 9 000 dollars and dozens of parcels for sale.
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Morris Addition
Central Ave
New Jersey ST
Thirteenth-Sts
W. E. Stevenson
E. Market
Real Estate Listings From B F Cline Agency
Indianapolis real estate ads from Benj F Cline Agency highlight farms near Fair Grounds and multiple city lots. Properties include 5 to 18 acre farms south of Broad Ripple, modern seven to twelve room houses, cottages on Broadway and New Jersey Street, and several double houses with favorable terms. Listings feature trade options, cash deals, and bargains around $2,500 to $5,000 with payments plans and gas or streetcar access.
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Fair Grounds
Indianapolis
Broad Ripple
BENJ
F. Cline Agency
Bellefontaine-St
B. F
Cline Agency
E. Market-St
Illinois-St
BF. Cline Agency
Pennsylvania
Broadway
Double House
North
B. F. Cline Agency
B. PF
Cline
Churchman Pike
Benj. F. Cline
New Jersey ST
Fourteenth-St
Benj. ST. Cline
Kenwood-Ave
Graceland-Ave
E. Market
Delaware ST
Twentieth ST
Benj. F. Cline Agency
FaIge Wear Seventeenth ST
Block Street
Plenty Trust
Renj. F
Lettie Winter Snow of 21 Years Ago
County commissioner Greer recalled a six inch snow that lingered until early April. He described the Lettie winter as the coldest in memory with temperatures eight to ten degrees below zero and exceptional sleighing across the region.
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Greer
Wisconsin
Real estate and loan offers flood old city ads
A dense classified notice lists 5 percent money lenders and insurance agents, then dozens of real estate trades and sales. Properties include a 2-room house on English Ave near the car line, a 10-room house near post office, 7- to 9-room brick blocks, and multiple farms and empty lots for sale or trade. Also notes farms near Indianapolis, Greenwood, and Martinsville electric lines, with prices from 800 to 7,000 and terms to suit.
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Scott & Carpenter
Court House
Indianapolis
I. O. O. F. Lodge
Illinois St
College
Creek
Michigan
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Ees
Hollister
Petion
John
Lttle
Jie
Asencio
Tal of
Fighting Bob
George W. ‘Shafter
North Vernon
Shaffer
Aenon
Hazel St
Stilz & Miller
B. Market
Yandes St
Stilz’ & Miller
E. Marsket
T. Market
Sheldon St
Stilz, & Miller
Fieber & Reilly
E. Market-st. An
Beville-ave
Washington
Talbott
Lemckerf
East Front
Binford
iNews
Jersey-st
Perth
Re. Stevenson
New Jersey-st
Market
Choice Investment IN
Meridian ST
Meridian
Pennsylvania St
3Th
Robbins
Robbins Bros
One Mile Circle
New Jersey
Uth
Bath
Lith-St
Wash
Senate
Ash
15Th
Was
Bath and Furnace
Barnhill-st
Walnut-st
Meridian-st
Capitol
Ith
12Th
Tweety-fifth
Delaware
Buckle
Brookside Ave
Ottawa St
Cornell Ave
Twenty-sixth-st
Garfield Park
Shelby St
Eaat
Hovey+ at
Nineteenth
Atlas Works
Ashland
Thirty-sixth St
Meridien
Pennsylvania-sts
Ralston & Camden
Law Building
Talbott Ave
New York
Highland Park
N. Meridian St
Ralston &Camden
Walnut
Law
Marlowe
Mile Circle
N. I
Highland ,Place
Northwestern
Bellefontaine
Jefferson
Newman
Laurel
Lexington
Hoytave
Fletcher Ave
Shelby
Rilston & Camden
Seventeenth-st
Wea
W. E. ‘Stevenson
Pleasant-st
Tihinois
George W. Shaffer
Pike
Ae Real. Estate
Stilz. & . Miller
Elder Ave
Washington St
Walcott and Chiosts
Alabama St
Massachusetts-ave
Twenty-fourth
Central-ave
Twelfth
Miller
Cline’ Agency
E. Market ST
Talbott-Ave
Twenty-First-St
Indianapolis-St
Irvington
State
B. F. Cline
Twenty-First ST
Buckle ST
MIAR
Bens. F. Cline Agency
Rens . F. Cline Agency
E. Mart
Incumbrance
Benj. F.line
Real Eestate
Capitol Ave
United States Health Reports
REA Estate
SCOTT
Carpenter's “Bulletin
Best Company Fire Insurance
Linwood-ave
Blackford St
Rhoda Island St
Jupiter St
City
Greenwood Interurban
Liberty
Summitvile
E. Tenth
Greenwood
English Ave
Woodlawn-ave
Virginia-ave
Buchanan-st
Martinsville
Georgia
First and
Second Square
Tuxedo Park
Myers
Woodland Ave
St. Peter’s St
Northst
Noble
Tenth St
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