Neuralgia cure urged by blood building tonic pills
A health notice promotes Dr Williams Pink Pills as a treatment for neuralgia urging blood building as core. It cites a Onalaska Wisconsin woman who claims cure after tonic use detailing severe pain and recovery. The ad invites readers to request a booklet and buy pills by mail or druggists.
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Otto O. Burke
Onalaska
Wis
Laure
Dr. Williams
Dr. Williams Medicine Company
Schenectady
N. Y
Grand National Race At Aintree Heights Jostle For Title
Hattie MacGregor from W C Cooper stable is the betting favorite for the Liverpool Grand National at Aintree. Lutteur Ill, trained by J Hennessey, also attracts heavy wagers as 32 starters face a stiffer course with higher jumps. Rubio, last year’s winner, may run despite a recent fall and lameness concerns. Parfrement leads Lutteur Ill with a hot pace to shake off rivals.
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Liverpool
Aintree
Hattie MacGregor
W. C. Cooper
J. Hennessey
Lutteur
Rubio
Star Ruby
Iater
Parfrement
Mount Prospect
Hyde Park
Ketchel O Brien Fight On Square
Stanley Ketchel and Philadelphia Jack O'Brien square off in a ten round middleweight bout in New York. Promoters and fans expect a hard fought clash with O'Brien eager to regain public confidence and Ketchel aiming at bigger honors if victorious. Betting is even and both fighters show power in both hands.
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New York
Stanley Ketchel
Philadelphia
Jack O’brien
O'Brien
O’brien
Quaker City Pugilist
Ketchel
Quaker City
Laxative Bromo Quinine ad cites E. W. Grove signature
An advertisement touts Bromo Quinine as a worldwide cold cure with E. W. Grove’s signature. It claims the product is used globally and priced at 25 cents.
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E. W. Grove
Giants Will Play Without Donlin
New York story notes that Mike Donlin will miss the coming Giants season due to theatrical contracts lasting until July 5 and a physician’s ban on violent exercise for at least six months after a nose hemorrhage. Donlin’s condition followed illness during performances in Boston and advised against dancing steps in the act Stealing Home.
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New York
Mike Donlin
Giants
Donlin
Mabel Hite
Boston
Mike
Young Corbett Badly Punished In Ten Round Draw
In New York Bert Keres defeated Young Corbett in a hard fought ten round match but the Denverite remained confident he matched the east side pugilist and gave as good as he got. The bout ended in a draw with both fighters showing fatigue from the slugging battle.
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New York
Corbett
Bert Keres
Keyes
Married men and figures say nothing lies
A compact aphorism notes that married men trust numbers more than rhetoric, suggesting figures carry weight in financial or domestic decision making. The line juxtaposes personal life with quantitative certainty, implying skepticism toward unreliable claims.
Johnson to Ignore the Smaller Fry in Jeffries Johnson Fight
Chicago dispatch reports Jack Johnson plans talks with promoter Jimmy Coffroth about staging the Jeffries Johnson bout in California before Johnson sails to New York. Coffroth will stop in en route to discuss the proposal. Abe Arends says Johnson will ignore sneers from lesser fighters.
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Chicago
Jack Johnson
New York
Jimmy Coffroth
San Francisco
California
Coffroth
Jeffries
Abe Arends
Johnson
No Spring Practice Says Coach Yost
Ann Arbor March 26. Michigan football candidates celebrate the order from Coach Yost that there will be no spring practice this year. He says removing practice allows players to focus on studies and enables him to pick a stronger team based on next fall's performance.
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Ann Arbor
Mich
Michigan University
Yost
England to face America in cable chess match
New York date March 26 England and America meet today and tomorrow in the eleventh annual cable chess match. Play began this morning with Americans at the Brooklyn Chess Club rooms. In ten previous encounters America won six games, lost three and tied one.
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New York
England
America
Brooklyn Chess Club Rooms
Comiskey Rejects Jones Terms. Sullivan Likely New Sox Manager
Chicago White Sox owner Charles Comiskey abandons return of Fielder Jones as manager and heads to Vancouver. Sullivan, already acting manager, is favored to take the post after a brief talk with Jones. Jones asked $10,000 salary and a half interest option, which Comiskey declined in a cordial parting.
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Portland
Ore
Charles Comiskey
Chicago White Sox
Fielder Jones
White Sox
Comiskey
Vancouver
Jones
Billy’’ Sullivan
Sullivan
Frenchman Easy for Frank Gotch in Kansas City match
Raoul de Rouen of France challenged Frank Gotch for the world title but lost in two straight falls. Gotch dominated the bout, using his toe hold to weaken De Rouen in the first fall, leading to a decisive second fall in 13 minutes. Time of falls 45:45 and 13:00.
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Kansas City
Raoul de Rouen
France
Frank Gotch
Gotch
Renen
Indoor Marathon Field Reaches Sixty Entrants In Chicago
Sixty amateur runners will start in the indoor Marathon at Riverview rink in Chicago tonight. It is the largest field ever in a U S indoor marathon race with entrants from many countries. Joe Forshaw of St Louis is the favorite, closely pressed by Alexander Thibeau of Chicago J Erxleben of St Louis and Sidney Hatch of Chicago. The course covers the full 26 miles 385 yards.
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Chicago
Riverview Rink
Joe Forshaw
St. Louis
Alexander Thibeau
J. Erxleben
Sidney Hatch
Cline to Play Slosson in Afternoon International Match
New York March 26 H P Cline the Philadelphia expert who has lost three games will meet George Slosson the student in the international tournament at 18 2 inch balk line two shots in in the afternoon game today In the evening George Sutton the Chicago expert will meet A G Cutler of Boston Ora Morningstar of New York and Slosson are the only players with clean slates Cline has lost three and Slosson has won his only game so far
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New York
H. P. Cline
Philadelphia
George Slosson
George Sutton
Chicago
A. G. Cutler
Boston
Ora Morningstar
Slosson
Veteran Pitcher Sparks Tops Holdouts in Phillies Row
In New Orleans on March 26 Frank Sparks veteran pitcher for the Phillies has not signed his 1909 contract and will not until club owners revise figures. Sparks won a holdout in 1908 and secured part of the raise, but this year the added money from 1908 was removed and the salary reduced to the old figure.
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New Orleans
Frank Sparks
Phillies
Sparks
Sparta YMCA game with Sparta high canceled
The basketball game between they M C A and Sparta high school was canceled Wednesday afternoon by the Sparta coach over the telephone. The principal of the high school objected to the game, and this was the only information available from the local team.
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They. M. C. A
Sparta
Two Robbers Hold Up Train Car In Denver Yard
Two masked gunmen stopped a Pullman coach in Denver yards early yesterday and detained six passengers at gunpoint. A. W. Forrest of Columbus lost 110 dollars while the bandits escaped with 500 dollars.
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Denver
Col
A. W. Forrest
Columbus
Aquatic Stars to Meet Tomorrow in Chicago Swim Meet
The Illinois Athletic club hosts a Chicago swimming meet tomorrow night with Daniels of New York defending his 100 yard title. National champion A M Goessling of St Louis also competes in the 200 yard event.
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Chicago
Illinois Athletic Club
Daniels
New York
A. M. Goessling
St. Louis
Joe Tinker Joins Cubs for Arkansas Exhibition
Chicago March 26 Joe Tinker left for Little Rock where the Cubs are booked to exhibit today The shortstop is due to arrive at noon and may participate in the afternoon events if invited by Manager Chance.
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Chicago
Joe Tinker
Little Rock
Cubs
Arkansas
Chance
Boston Americans turn first triple play of the year
In Memphis on March 26 the Boston Americans executed the season’s first triple play. McConville caught a liner and relayed to Wagner who threw to Stahl at first for the final out.
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Memphis
Tenn
Boston Americans
McConville
Wagner
Stahl
Two Stabbers Bound Over in Preliminary Hearing
Joe Hanlon and Ed Farrell were bound over to the circuit court by Judge John Brindley in county court after a preliminary examination. John Kinsella was dismissed. Smiezek testified along with seven others about the March 7 stabbing at Fred Finekiger's saloon on the North Side. Kinsella had only restrained Steve Czechowicz and was released on DA motion.
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Joe Hanlon
Ed Farrell
John Brindley
John Kinsella
John Smiezek
Fred Finekiger
Smiezek
Kinsellas
Steve Czechowics
The dog in the manger growsl more than others
A saying about a dog in the manger who guards his own hay and growls at anyone who approaches. It implies spiteful restraint and thwarted generosity.
Well Known Baseball Catcher Edward Leahy Dies in Cincinnati
Edward F. Leahy, formerly a catcher for Philadelphia, dies in Cincinnati after a two week illness at his sister's home. Exposure related pneumonia attributed to his mercantile work in New York. Leahy had retired from baseball and spent time traveling for a New York firm.
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Cincinnati
Edward F. Leahy
Philadelphia Baseball Club
Leahy
New York
Murderer Hanged in Johnstown Jail Yard
John Karaffa aged 34 was hanged in the jail yard at Ebensburg near Johnstown for the murder of Andrew Zagatta on the night of April 17 1907 in Hastit.
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Johnstown
John Karaffa
Ebie
Andrew Zagatta
Hastit
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