La Crosse Oratorical Contest Winners Named
La Crosse high school oratorical event awarded first to Irving Teuter for The Eloquence of Adams and second to Adolph Hauge of Viroqua. Teuter and Hauge advance to district contest in Wausau. other speakers included Mabie Krause and Hauge with various topics. Also a note on Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for persistent coughs after grip.
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la Crosse
Irving Teuter
Adams
Edward Mabie
Emil Krause
Adolph Hauge
Viroqua
Irvine Teuter
Wausau
Harry Blythe
Lincoln
Henry Ward Beecher
Chauncey Beebe
Sparta
Cuba
Thurston
Alexander Stevens
Albert Lindemann
Webster
Haines
Andrew Johnson
South
Bryan
Moses Smith
Today’s NBA matchups span eight cities across the league
Games today pair Detroit at St. Louis Chicago at Cleveland Washington at Philadelphia Boston at New York Cincinnati at Chicago St. Louis at Pittsburgh New York at Boston Philadelphia at Brooklyn Indianapolis at Milwaukee Columbus at St. Paul Toledo at Minneapolis Louisville at Kansas City.
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Washington
Boston
New York
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Detroit
Cleveland
Chicago
Pittsburg
Chicago American Association
Milwaukee
St. Paul
Kansas City
Minneapolis
Cincinnati
Brooklin
American Association
Indianapoliss
Columbus
St. Peu
Toledo
Louisville
Cubs Fall in 19 Inning Pitchers' Duel 1 0
Adams from Louisville wins a 19 inning pitchers battle as the Cubs lose 1 to 0 to the Pirates. Christy Mathewson exits after six as Bugs Raymond surrenders two runs in his first inning of work. Browns topple Tigers with six walks by Waddell. Naps score 10 as Highlanders beat Phillies 3 to 1. National League results include Chicago and Pittsburg 2 1. Philadelphia 5 New York 2. Brooklyn 7 Boston 7 with long two game totals.
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Bugs Raymond
Cardinal
Raymond
St. Louis Browns
Tigers
Waddell
Frank Smith
Sox
Young
Chicago
Naps
Highlanders
Philadelphia
RHFE
Pittsburg
Brown and Moran
Adams and
Gibson
New York
Moren
Dooin
Mathewson
Schlei
Brooklyn
Boston
Hunter
Rucker
Lergen
Chappelle
White
Smuith
RuHz
Scanion
Dunn
Mattern
Lindaman
Bowerman
Batteries Carry Early Season Wins Across Four Cities
In AL action the Cleveland and St Louis games ended with Cleveland 13, Chicago 2 and St Louis 4, Detroit 2. New York defeated Philadelphia 11 to 3 while Boston beat Washington 1 to 0. Batteries were, in order, Young and Claire. Waddell and Crier. Quinn and Blair. Morgan and Spencer.
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Cleveland
RLF
Chicago
Young and Claire
South and Sullivan
St. Louis
Detroit
Waddell and Crier
Philadelphia
Quinn and
Blair
Schlitzer, Vickers, Thomas and Lapp
Boston
Raf Boston
Washington
Morgan and Spencer
Tannehill and
Street
Purdue Defeats Indiana In Bloomington Showdown
Purdue beat Indiana 7 to 2 in Bloomington while Harvard edged Holy Cross 4 to 1 in Hanover New Hampshire and Princeton defeated Virginia 9 to 3 in Princeton New Jersey proceeding college baseball results with key league clashes.
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Bloomington
Ind
Indiana
Purdue
Hanover
N. H
Harvard
Holy Cross
Princeton
Pinceton
University of Virginia
A profitable appointment for F G Roth in Wisconsin land sale
F G Roth has become representative for the American Immigration Co in the area. The firm offers over a million acres of cut over Wisconsin farming land in 40 80 and 160 acre lots with ten years to complete payments. Roth also receives three free building and garden lots in Round Lake. Write to Frank G Roth La Crosse Wis for the booklet.
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F. G. Roth
American Immigration Co
American Immigration Company
Wisconsin
Round Lake
Frank G. Roth
la Crosse
Wis
Sousa Competes in Southern Handicap Amid High Winds
In Nashville on May 5 John Philip Sousa returned to active clay pigeon shooting as part of the Southern handicap. High winds and tough traps hampered many, but Sousa shattered 140 of 170 targets, placing him in contention for high average over the next three days and earning him squad captaincy.
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Nashville
Tenn
John Phillip Sousa
Sonsa
Gates Proposes Novel Racetrack on Gulf Island
Galveston Texas May 6 John W Gates promotes a racing course on a Gulf of Port Arthur island just off the Texas coast accessible from the mainland. He forms a stock company with 1 590 000 in eastern capital and will own about 30 percent. The track and buildings cost 740 000. Three additional tracks will be built with locations not disclosed.
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Galveston
Texas
John W. Gates
Gulf of
Port Arthur
Gates
Chevrolet Drives Mile in 56 Seconds at Alabama Race
Louis Chevrolet of the Buick team posted a mile time of 56 seconds on a 36 horsepower car at the Montgomery fair grounds, winning the 100 mile race in 126 minutes. George Dewitt of Jacksonville won three Buick team events while Monk Cowell took the Alabama championship in a Chalmers-Detroit. Robert Stubbs of Birmingham won the two motorcycle events.
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Montgomery
Ala
Louis Chevrolet
Buick
Fair Grounds
Geo. Dewitt
Jacksonville
Alabama
Monk Cowell
Chalmers
Doctor Roller Plans Return to Pugilistic Ring in Europe
Des Moines reports Dr. B F Roller Seattle physician will reenter boxing and wrestling after a trip to Paris. He plans to fight English and French opponents, begin this summer after his theater contract ends, and not return to the United States until he has built a European record.
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Des Moines
Iowa
B. F. Roller
Seattle
Chicago
Paris
Europe
Prospects Bright for W I League Opener
Milwaukee May 5 The Wisconsin Illinois league opens with Appleton at Green Bay Oshkosh at Fond du Lac Madison at Racine and Freeport at Rockford Fans in all cities report wild enthusiasm and good weather bringing record crowds Umpires from President Moll to enforce order with Guthrie Conley Conlon Walsh Harris assigned to games Fond du Lac parade features Captain Carl Bond and a 25 piece band lineup lists Gray Calde head Bond Schaub Kemmer O Hagarty Reidell Parish Leize Oshkosh Gilles Anklam OLeary McGuire Coates Bauer Blake Warren Howell Burwell and others in probable opening lineup.
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Milwaukee
Appleton
Green Bay
Oshkosh
Fond du Lac
Madison
Racine
Freeport
Rockford
Moll
W. J. Guthrie
John Conley
Bartley Conlon
Tom Walsh
Bill Harris
Bond
Wis
Carl Bond
Court House Square
E. W. Clark
Voss
W. C. Reining
B. J. Husting
Fond du Lac Baseball Association
Pulliam
Oshkosh Association
Gray
Calderhead
Schaub
Kemmer
O'Hare
Murphy
Reidell
Stanton Stops Hagan in Coast Lightweight Bout
Eddie Stanton of California outpointed and battered Jack Hagan of Philadelphia before a decisive right hand in the second round knockout. The coast lightweight secured the victory after Hagan forced Stanton into a corner and mounted heavy pressure.
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New York
Eddie Stanton
Jack Hagan
Philadelphia
Hagan
Stanton
Cofroth May Bar Bat Nelson Over July 5 Fight
Promoter Jimmy Cofroth warned the boxer Bat Nelson that he will end all dealings if Nelson does not honor the July 5 bout with Packey McFarland. Nelson agreed to fight McFarland but signed to face Cyclone Thompson instead. Cofroth said he would arrange another July 5 fight if Nelson defaults.
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San Francisco
Cal
Jimmy Cofroth
Bat Nelson
Cyclone” Thompson
Packey McFarland
Nelson
Neil Wins Fight in Deliberate Foul
In Baltimore on May 5 local reaction centered on Frankie Neil defeating Young Britt on a foul. Britt was said to have deliberately fouled to avoid a knockout after absorbing a series of rights to the stomach, with referee Abe Guilman stopping the bout as Neil prevailed.
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Baltimore
Frankie Neil
Young Britt
Neil
Britt
Abe Uilman
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Pearl Street
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DR. Roller
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Horseshoe
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Inec
Ferro Marine Engines
Herken
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Still
People’s Common Sense
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