O'Brien and Burns Trade Bold Promises Ahead of May 8 Bout
In Los Angeles on May 4 both fighters proclaimed confidence. O'Brien vows to beat Burns decisively and be in peak shape. Burns predicts ending O'Brien's career so he can run his hotel. Arcadia hosts ladies day as Burns continues wind and road training at the rink.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Burns
Jack O'Brien
Jack
Tommy Burns
O'Brien
Arcadia
Tom McCary
Valen tine Raeth Named Delegate to Sportsmen League
Madison Wis May 4 Governor Davidson appoints Valen tine Raeth of Milwaukee as delegate to the ninth annual League of American Sportsmen meeting next week in Norfolk Va. The group aims to enforce game laws and to push for migratory bird protections and new laws where lacking.
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Madison
Wis
Davidson
Valentine Raeth
Milwaukee
League of American Sportsmen
Norfolk
Fifty Thousand Pledged in Y M C A Building Campaign
A La Crosse Y M C A banquet reported $50,000 pledged for a new building. Speakers urged ongoing small donations to reach the additional goal, with committee updates, loan fund ideas, and encouragement from secretaries in Chicago and Oshkosh. Memphis and Elroy notes, plus local appeals, round out the effort.
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Oshkosh
la Crosse
Lethbridge Growth Attracts Immigrant Ball Club and Industry
Judge E A Humphreys describes Lethbridge as a booming Alberta city with coal mines housing 700 workers, brewing plants, mills, and planned railway improvements. Immigration from U S states surges, city blocks rise, and Western Canada Baseball League to play evening games led by executives from Calgary Edmonton Lethbridge Medicine Hat.
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Lethbridge
League Park
E. A. Humphreys
la Crosse
Winnipeg
Montana
Galt Coal Company
Canada
Great Falls
C. P. R. Transcontinental Railway
St. Paul
Spokane
Rocky Mountains
Colorado
Alberta
Kootenay
North America
Portland
Milwaukee Brewers
Knight Sugar
Raymond
Humphreys
Judge Humphreys
Western Canada Baseball League
Calgary
Edmonton
Medicine Hat
Prairies
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Dakotas
Illinois
Iowa
La Crosse High School Sets June 21 Graduation
Seniors at La Crosse High School prepare for final exams to determine diploma eligibility. The commencement exercises are dated for June 21 with valedictorians named and faculty calculating class averages to determine graduates.
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la Crosse High School
la Crosse
Militia to Try Sharpshooter Guns on French Island Range
Militia marksmen from Companies B and M accept an invitation from La Crose Sharp Shooters to shoot on the association range on French island tomorrow. They will use the sharpshooters guns instead of Krag rifles and a future invitation for sharpshooters to try company ranges is possible.
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la Crose
French Island
Ten days for attempting death by own action
FOND DU LAC Wis May 4 Clyde Wood of Superior Wis made an unsuccessful attempt to commit death by own action by taking carbolic acid in a hotel here He was sent to jail for ten days.
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Fond DU Lac, Wis
Clyde Wood
Superior
Wis
City Praised For Beauty And Cleanliness By Visitor
A visiting guest compliments the city’s aesthetics and tidy streets, noting enjoyment of the stay and a positive impression of its environment and amenities.
Receiver named for missing Kenosha hardware man Fay
Judge Belden appoints Walter Hasting as receiver for George W. Fay a wealthy Kenosha hardware dealer who vanished two months ago Mrs Fay sues for separate maintenance accusing Fay of improprieties with Ella Walrath of Milwaukee and Fay reportedly went to the bank then to the Dowie funeral before disappearing.
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Kenosha
Wis
E.B. Belden
Walter Hasting
George W. Fay
Mary D. Fay
Fay
Ella Walrath
Milwaukee
John Alexander Dowie
Michigan schedules face easy fall football slate
Michigan appears set for simple schedule next season with nonconference dates sought from Annapolis Naval Academy and Dartmouth College. Packey McFarland trains in West Baden ahead of May 10 Milwaukee title bid against Maurice Sayers. several local fighters train with him including Harry Gilmore Jr and Harry Harris. Teddy Murphy backs Tony Caponi in a proposed bet against Bill Pake as fight clubs show hesitancy to bid. In golf, E M Byers and F O Horstman arrive at St Andrews for British amateur. Horstman with Kirkalday defeat Byers and partner Peto 3 up with one to play.
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Michigan
Maird
Annapolis Naval Academy
Dartmouth College
Packey McFarland
West Baden
Maurice Sayers
Milwaukee
Harry Gilmore
Stockyards
Harry Harris
McFarland
Teddy Murphy
Tony Caponi
Bill Pake
Spring Valley
Murphy
E. M. Byers
F. O. Horstman
Washington
St. Andrews
S. A. Peto
Horstman
Kirkalday
Oshkosh and Houghton Tie In Season Opener
Oshkosh and Houghton played a seven inning season opener at White City park with each side scoring one run. The game ended 1 to 1 as Palmer McKnight Morrow opposed NuBAR Kaiser Ryan in a pitching clash.
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Oshkosh
Wis
White City Park
Houghton
Oshkosh, Palmer, McKnight
Morrow
Nubar
Kaiser and
Ryan
Northwestern New Yards at Janesville Draw Bids
L. J. Putnam arrived to direct construction of Chicago & Northwestern new yards in Janesville. He will oversee 30 stall engine houses shops and 20 miles of track on 300 acre tract south of the city. P. W. Ryan George Chapman and John Marsh will bid May 8 to handle 125000 cubic yards of grading material.
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Janesville
Wis
L. J. Putnam
Ashland Division
Chicago & Northwestern Railway Company
P. W. Ryan
George Chapman
John Marsh
Chicago
King and the Broker opens to ecstatic Oshkosh crowd
A new comic opera titled The King and the Broker premiered at the Grand Opera House in Oshkosh Wisconsin last night. The libretto was by Fred Nye formerly of Chicago and now with the New York World. Music by Phillip Laffey of Oshkosh. The audience hailed it as a likely winner on the professional stage.
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Oshkosh
Wis
Grand Opera House
Fred Nye
Chicago
New York World
Phillip Laffey
Fifth Avenue Shops Guard Against Wedding Gift Dupes
New York stores that sell silverware and wedding presents now check customer histories to avoid duplicating gifts. A clerk confirms he can view past items sent to the bride and finds no teakettle in her prior gifts.
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New York Sun
Fifth Avenue
Disturbed the Congregation Coughing Patron Urged to Buy Foley's Honey and Tar
A report notes a congregant who repeatedly coughed during the service last Sunday is advised to purchase Foley's Honey and Tar cough remedy. The notice names O. T. Erhart as the directive contact.
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Foley
O. T. Erhart
Blobbs Woman Faces Unclear Troubles In Report
A fragmentary note references a woman named Blobbs and vague troubles. The text also mentions hats and shoes in a terse, garbled manner. No clear event or context is present.
Advice to Rheumatics by Dr Flood Prescription Endorsed
A medical column urges prevention through moderation of heavy foods and ample water, open air exercise, and proper eating pace. It promotes a detailed home remedy for rheumatism kidney and urinary issues with a Cascara Aromatic bark compound and Prickly Ash Bark Elixir, claiming cure and cost effectiveness.
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George Edmund Flood
M. D
Foley's Honey and Tar Issued Safe Remedy Notice
A notice from O. T. Erhart states Foley's Honey and Tar for coughs colds and lung troubles is not affected by the National Pure Food and Drug law as it contains no opiates or harmful drugs and is recommended for children and adults.
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Foley
O. T. Erhart
Being out of a job sort of James a man down
A brief item notes James, described as a man down, facing unemployment and the impact on his livelihood and household. The fragment suggests hardship and personal challenge amid job loss without further details.
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James
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