Western division AAU meet sets three new marks in KC
Don Stopler of Chicago University running for the YMCA set a mile record of 4 30 1 5. George Dunning in the five mile run lowered the mark to 28 12 2 5. M Kanatzer a local high schooler shattered the western discus record with 121 feet 10 inches. Thompson defeats Goodman at Columbia Athletic Club Hammond Indiana.
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Kansas City Kansas City
Amateur Athletic Union
Don Stopler
Chicago University
Geo. Dunning
Thompson
Goodman Hammond
Ind
Johnny
Danny Goodman
Columbia Athletic Club
Goodman
Papke, Ketchel Fight Ends in Controversial Decision
Fans cry highway robbery after Billy Papke loses a 20 round bout to Stanley Ketchel in San Francisco. Ketchel suffers a broken wrist and dislocated thumb while Papke fights on, with many ringside saying Papke led rounds one through nine and the decision sparks bitter accusations toward referee Roche.
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San Francisco
Friends of
Billy Papke
Stanley Ketchel
Papke
Ketchel
Willis Britt
Jim Flynn
Burns-Squires
Jack Johnson
Roche
Billy Roche
Sparta Wis hosts wedding anniversaries and town notes
Spar ta Daily notes a joint wedding anniversary at Dr Spencer Beebe’s home for Mr and Mrs Reinhardt and Mr and Mrs Spencer Beebe. Local and visiting residents are listed, plus travel and school updates. Foley and tar advertisement closes the item.
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Sparta
Wis
Boaraman
Spencer Beebe
J. P. Reinhardt
Beebe
Hartwell
Viroqua
Wells Fargo Express Company
Omaha
Frank Nelson
Chicago
Ill
Papke Challenges Ketchel to Finishing Bout After Controversial Decision
Papke claims Ketchel won the fight fairly and accuses referee Roche of bias. He says Roche should not referee if a rematch occurs and Ketchel was the aggressor with the lone knockdown in the tenth round, despite public doubt of a Papke slip.
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Papke
Ketchel
Michigan
Roche
Justice C. L. Lewis Struck by Freight Train
Hon. Charles L. Lewis associate justice of the supreme court was struck by a freight train on the Milwaukee road near Chestnut street this morning and sustained injuries that will confine him to his home for some time.
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Charles L. Lewis
The
Supreme Court
Milwaukee Road
Chestnut Street
Economical Vacation Round Trip Fares Announced
Round trip tickets to over a hundred resorts in Canada New England New York City and Jersey Coast will go on sale on several dates after June 1 1909. Full sale details including dates limits stopovers and literature available from W S Cookson A G P A Grand Trunk Railway System 135 Adams Street Chicago.
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Canada
New England
New York City
Jersey Coast
W. S. Cookson
Grand Trunk Railway System
Adams Street
Chicago
Time's Flight Slips By In Hasty Moments
A reflective note compares time's passage to a swift flight, suggesting moments race forward regardless of effort and urging mindful living as minutes slip away.
Milwaukee Mayor Runs Down Elderly Man in City Collision
Milwaukee July 6 An electric runabout driven by Mayor David S. Rose struck Frank Bishop 72 at Jefferson Street and Juneau Avenue Monday at 9 39 am Bishop was knocked down bruised and taken to Emergency hospital after the mayor assisted him to another auto and drove him there
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Milwaukee
David S. Rose
Frank Bishop
Jefferson Street
Juneau Avenue
Bishop
Rose
Frank Selee Dies in Denver After Long Baseball Career
Frank Selee died in Denver from tuberculosis at age unknown. The former manager of the Boston Nationals for twelve years and later of the Chicago Nationals, he helped build pennant winners and began his career with Waltham, Oshkosh, and Omaha. He came to Colorado in 1906 for health and led Pueblo in the Western League.
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Denver
Col
Frank Selee
Boston
Chicago Nationals
Selee
Colorado
Pueblo
America
Waltham, Mass
Oshkosh
Wis
Omaha
Boston Nationals
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Tos Sea Ee
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Bears
Castoria
DR. Watterson
South Fourth Street
la Crosse
Hans Wulff
Missouri Athletic Club
Crocker
E. M. Young
C. I. Lien
North LA Crosse
Joris
Fighter and His Friends
Men of
Sparta Company
Winefred Wright
Appleton
Bright
Lawrence University
Miss Vandervine
Joliet, Ill
Fred Merrill
Geo. Fish
North Court Street
Dr. Stackman
St. Paul
Prill
Hal McWethy
Pittsburg
James Mullen
Minneapolis
Harry G. Angle
Morrison, Ill
Angle
Liian Kellogg
Charles City
Towa
L. A. Brenner
Miss van der Veen
Sparta High School
Orsby
Paul Esch
Hurlbert
Ella George
Manston
Pearl Costley
W. F. Wanke
Belleville
Lewis
Spencer
Carl Beehere
Madison
State Medical Society
C. Tintsman
Diller
Neb
Hugh Campbell
University of Wisconsin
O. N. Newton
Grove
East Oak Street
Benjamin Kert
Bangor
Sophis Abrahams
Phil Shelby
Foley
L. M. Ruggies
Reasner
Iowa
O. T. Erhart
Flathead Reservation
Missoula
Mont
Coeur d’Alene
Ida
Spokane
Wash
Homeseekers
Milwaukee & St. Paul
Beloit
Green Bay
Janesville
Mineral Point
Racine
Wausau
Reef
Kalispell
Coeur d'Alene
Aod
North Pacific
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
F. A. Miller
W. B. Dixon
St. Paul, Minn
FON. C. L. Lewis
Philo Hay Spec. Co
Newark, N. J
Cimarron
Russia
Baker & Niebuer
Fifth and
Jay Streets
A. Koblitz
4Th St
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