Great Britain and America split over boxing and football plans
London hosts a heavyweight clash as Gunner Moir prepares to defend the title against Tommy Burns with American money backing the Yankee. In Chicago, the Western Conference plans to resume seven game football schedules and Michigan relations, while delegates delay formal action until January 4 with mixed opinions among member schools.
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London
England
National Sporting Club
Jem Mace
Great Britton
Gunner Moir
Mace
Tommy Burns
Burns
Moir
Chicago
Ill
University of Michigan
Toword
A. A. Stagg
Th University of Chicago
University of Wisconsin
C. P. Hutchins
R. E. Wilson
Northwestern University
E. M. Holland
Indiana University
H. M. Bates
C. A. Goodenough
University of Mllnois
A. G. Smith
State University of Iowa
James Paige
University of Minnesota
T. F. Moran
Purdue University
Yale's Football Team Is Champion
New York December 2 Yale's football team is crowned champion after a year ending with Army vs Navy. the season is praised as the best in history due to rule changes that opened play and improved spectator clarity. Yale leads, Princeton second, Carlisle third, Cornell fifth, with Dartmouth Navy and Harvard following.
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New York
Army
Navy
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Harvard
Minnesota
Chicago
Cornell
Dartmouth
Navy Team Wins From West Point
Philadelphia, Pa. December 2 Navy defeated Army in the great annual battle Saturday afternoon by a score of 6 to 0. The Army lineup featured six footers while Navy fielded smaller players.
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NAVY
West Point
Philadelphia
Army
Remedy claim for cold cure with laxative and quinine
An old advertisement promises a one day cure for a cold using laxative bromide and quinine tablets. Druggists refund the money if it fails to cure. Each box bears E W Grove's signature and costs 25 cents.
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E. W. Grove
Boy misplaced on wrong train traced to Janesville
Lawrence Fish, 9, son of Mr and Mrs Harry Fish of Eau Claire Wisconsin, was put on the wrong train while returning from Milwaukee. After extensive telegraph inquiries his parents located him at Janesville depot and he was returned home safely without injury.
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Eau Claire, Wis
Lawrence
Harry Fish
Milwaukee
Janesville
Portage militia game opens season with Co F wins
The Democrat of Portage notes a double header at the armory. Co F teams win both games with a 50 to 25 victory of Co F over Co B of La Crosse and a 49 to 5 win by the Recruits over Kilbourn. Janda stars with twelve baskets, aided by Meinickle and Schneider.
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Portage
Democrat
Armory
Co. F
Kilbourn
Co. B of
la Crosse
Co F
Co. B
Shalldach
Carl Mueller
Janda
Meinickle
Schneider
Mueller
Dempsey
Portage Boys
Jamestown Exposition Closes in Bankruptcy Loss
Norfolk Va December report details the Jamestown exposition’s total liabilities near 3.5 million with assets around 750 thousand. It cites unready projects continual management changes and lacking leadership as causes, noting government loans and looming bond payments, and that debt far exceeds assets.
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Norfolk
Washington
United States
Exposition Company
Portage Five to Enter Championship Shape After Practice
Dempsey shifted to left guard replacing Hein while Portage captain moved to Mueller's forward post. Ebert at center showed solid work though not at his peak form. A few weeks of hard practice should bring the five to championship shape.
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Dempsey
Heinickle
Portage
Mueller
Ebert
Suit Aims 250000 Damages Over Sleepers Detachment
Depert Wisconsin December 2 1910 S E Marcotte sues Soo railroad for 250000 damages claiming ill health from a sleeper detaching during a wreck ahead causing him exposure to cold and a serious condition.
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Depert
Wis
S. E. Marcotte
Soo Railroad
Goose finds hidden $5 gold coin in gizzard in Wisconsin
In Appleton, Wisconsin, Michael Van Abel of Kimberly bought a raffle goose for 55 cents. After bringing the bird home he cut open its gizzard and discovered a five dollar gold piece among other contents. The exact moment the coin was placed inside the goose remains unknown.
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Appleton, Wis
Michael van Abel
Kimberly
Pursued Twelve Miles by Hunters in Wisconsin Chase
Wenzel Mizesh fled from a party of hunters near Eau Claire, Wisconsin, running twelve miles to Chippewa Falls to avoid being mistaken for a deer and harmed. Authorities reported the tense chase and his arrival seeking safety.
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Chippewa Falls
Wis
Eau Claire
Wenzel Mizesh
Farm owner feared deer hunters mistake leads to arrest
Mikesh, 26, a Bloomer farm owner, sought protection from Supt Dickinson of the county asylum claiming hunters were on his trail and asked to be locked up. His brother says he has feared being mistaken for a deer and killed, a fate he dreads.
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Supt
Dickinson
County Asylum
Mikesh
Bloomer
Kenosha Elks Open New $20,000 Home
Kenosha Wisconsin December reports the Kenosha Lodge No. 750 of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks opening its new home. The building sits in the city’s business core, cost 15,000 to purchase, with substantial funds spent transforming it into a clubhouse in the southern part of the state.
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Kenosha, Wis
Kenosha Lodge
Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks
It Is Hard to Tell If You Pleased a Girl
A reflective line notes that a girl's smile may not reliably show whether she is pleased. It suggests ambiguity in reading nonverbal signals and the challenge of interpreting facial cues in social interactions.
Death by own action shocks Wisconsin town
GRAND RAPIDS Wis Dec 2 Andrew Carlson a young husband living in Sigel six miles west of the city hanged himself at his home when his wife failed to find him for breakfast. Married two months, childless, Carlson had been in good financial standing and previously ran a saloon with his uncle Eric Berg. He leaves his bride two months married, his aunt and one brother in Superior as the only relatives in the country.
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Grand Rapids
Wis
Andrew Carlson
Sigel
Carlson
Eric Berg
Superior
Woman burns to death in Beloit home tragedy
BeLOIT Wis Dec 2 Mrs H R Farrant 77 a pioneer settler was burned to death in her home her son found her in a chair with her clothing burning furiously She died in a short time The origin of the fire is unknown
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Beloit
Wis
H. R. Farrant
Herothing
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