Willard Fulton bout signs for New Orleans clash
Articles for the Jess Willard Fred Fulton match at New Orleans on March 4 were signed by promoters and managers. The twenty round bout allocates Willard 32500 and Fulton 7500 plus ten percent of picture receipts. Fulton’s camp plans to invest his share in sparring partners to prepare.
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Fulton
Jess Willard
New Orleans
Chicago
Fred Fulton
Tom Andrews
M.E. Collins
Tom Jones
Willard
Mike Collins
Collins
Peace Declared in Baseball By Work of Johnson
The Federal league war ends as Ban Johnson of the American League accepts a peace pact with the National and outlaw leagues. Merger plans include dissolving the Gilmore circuit through ties with National League teams and possibly the Cleveland club. American league magnates depart Chicago for New York to frame final terms with Barney Dreyfuss en route for discussions.
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Federal League
Organized Baseball
Ban Johnson
American League
Gilmore
Cleveland
Baseball Peace Conference
New York
Fiial
Organized Baseball Federals
Ilenry Ford
Nationals
Federals
Barney Dreyfuss
Olive Branch
American League Committee
Twentieth Century Limited
Johnson
Charles Comiskey
White Sox
Ben Minor
Washington Club
Col. Rupert
New York Club
J. J. Lannin
Boston
Normal Defeats Mercury Club In Windy City Tilt
La Crosse normal team on a barnstorming trip defeated Mercury Athletic Club of Chicago 34 to 20. The Chicago club, holder of Chicago’s tea tour championship since 1904, faced a fast, bristling offense in a standout early game for the visitors.
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Chegge
Chicago
Cspeculi
la Crosse
Mercury Athletic Club of
Cluy
Gibbons Walks After Bed Stay Ahead of Ahearn Bout
Gibbons left his bed in St. Paul and walked as he recovers. Phantom plans to resume training for the scheduled bout with Young Ahearn next Monday.
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ST. Paul, Minn
Mike Gibbons
Jim Phantom
Young Ahearn
Unclear legal case involving Sir Frank Lockwood and companies
The passage references Sir Frank Lockwood as a former detainee in a matters concerning various companies that were dissolved. It notes the Automatic Instrument company sought a venture using a street-organ piano, and mentions it would have to be wound up anyway.
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Frank Lockwood
Frank
High Shooters Improve Fast at Daily Practice
The basketball team trains nightly except Wednesday from 7:30 to 9:00 as they tighten play. Rich Zeisler missed a Tuesday game due to illness while eleven of fifteen squad members attended practice amid grip illness. Layman stands out, scoring about a third of team points, with Horne satisfied with early progress. The season shifts to eight games per week using an average of games won to crown the winner.
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Rich” Zeisler
Horne
Wallace Schall
Layman
Curry
Daily Thought on Courtesy and Providing Help
A fragmented quotation urges greeting strangers and offering supplies to those in need. It reflects a wartime or communal ethic of recognizing others and ensuring safe passage, with a call to speak first and assist when possible.
Comets Found to Originate in Solar System Says Danish Observatory
Observations by Prof His Stroemsen of Copenhagen University suggest all observed comets originate within the solar system. The research plan included backward computation and analysis of planetary perturbations to trace their paths.
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Solar System
His Stroemsen
Copenhagen Observatory
Normalites Extend Holiday Vacation by One Day
Students at the normal school won an extra day of holiday leave after President Cotton announced the vacation would extend to Tuesday January 4. The change followed a petition signed by nearly the entire student body and was met with enthusiastic approval as General Assembly applauded for minutes.
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Cotton
General Assembly
Netzer Beats Miller in Bodega Annex Billiards Clash
R J Netzer defeated Fk W Miller in the handicap tournament after Netzer ran 24 high and 42 innings to win from 100 and Miller struck 62 on 95. Miller had eight straight wins prior to the defeat.
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Fk. W. Miller
R. J. Netzer
Netzer
Miller
Footballers get their emblems by special vote
The official football letters were awarded in a general assembly to Captain Reget Kubinski Hackner Bunge Lauman Endres Gerrard Roellig Feinberg Captain-elect Spettie Bott Layman and manager John Robinson. Wallie had played only part of one game yet a special A A meeting voted him the emblem.
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Kubinski
Hackner
Bunge
Lauman
Endres
Gerrard
Roellig
Feinberg
Spettie
Bott
Layman
S. C
John Robinson
Wallie
Madison
A. A
Wiebrecht
Egg shell strength under external and internal pressure
A report details tests on eight ordinary eggs where external pressure on the shell caused breakage between 400 and 675 pounds per square inch. Twelve eggs subjected to internal pressure failed between 32 and 65 pounds per square inch. The external pressure to crush ranged from 40 to 90 pounds per square inch. Average shell thickness measured 0.00125 inches.
The Macdonald Clans Ranks Among Scotland's Great Families
The Macdonald Clan holds premier status by antiquity power and numbers. It includes subdivisions MacDonald of Clanranald Macdonnel of Glengarry MacDonald of the Isles and Sieat and MacDonald of Stalfa.
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Scotland
MacDonald
Clenranald
Macdonnel
Glengarry
MacDonald of
Strength Givers and the Call to Hard Things
The piece urges choosing hard tasks over easy comforts to gain strength and tested fortitude. It emphasizes personal crisis as a catalyst for growth and the broader meaning of life through overcoming difficult challenges.
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Aunan
Welsh Postpones Fight in Akron Due to Wrist Sprain
The twelve round lightweight title bout between Freddie Welsh and Johnny Griffiths of Akron, set for next Tuesday night, is postponed after Welsh sprained his wrist, as advised by trainer Harry Pollok.
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Freddie Welsh
Johnny Griffiths
Akron
Harry Pollok
Welsh
Chinese Amulet and Silver Sock for Boys Health
The Book of Talismans notes a common Chinese amulet for an only son a small silver sock formed from silver after exchanging coins from many family heads. A native pad dock holds a silver chain around the boy neck believed to ward off evil spirits and aid health longevity.
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China
Superstitution Restraints Evil When Morals Fail
An ancient maxim notes that superstition can curb wrongdoing even as moral standards falter. The idea contrasts fear of the unknown with ethical guidance, suggesting belief systems shape restraint in society.
Slosson Falls Further in Balk Line Match at Chicago
Veteran George Slosson trailed Welker Cochran as the three night balk line contest continued in Chicago. Last night Cochran won 400 to 304, making the series totals Welker 800 Slosson 425 with one night remaining.
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Chicago
Geo. Slosson
Welker Cochram
Welker
Slosson
Kansas Scribes Redefine Tornado Speech For Elite Readers
In Kansas a trend emerges where educated residents prefer a technical term over common slang for tornadoes. Experts note the shift reflects broader linguistic refinement among higher educated cohorts.
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