Johnson Clinches World Heavyweight Title in Rushcutters Bay Bout
Sydney report says Jack Johnson defeated Tommy Burns to claim the heavyweight championship after police intervened in the later rounds. The fight, at Rushcutter's Bay air arena, lasted 14 rounds though scheduled for 20, with Burns knocked down early and Johnson delivering punishing blows to secure the decision amid strong crowd reactions.
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Deyite
Jack” Johnson
Tommy Urns
Pen Air Arena
Rushcutter’s Bay
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Te Big Negro
Ind
Johnson
Trength
Wercome
Tommy Burns
Tommy
McIntosh
Olice
Npt
Withohnson
Lame Back Seeks Relief With Chamberlains Liniment
For lameness in the back the article advises applying Chamberlains Liniment twice daily with a palm massage and five minutes per application. Then apply a dampened flannel over the painful area to speed relief and note the lameness improves quickly. Available from druggists.
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Ll Drugg
Sts
New Year Loan Offer Inside Davenport Area
Begin the year with our loan plan to straighten accounts and pay off bills. We offer weekly or monthly payments on loans from furniture, pianos, wagons, and teams with no removal. Our agent visits Muscatine every Thursday and covers a forty mile radius.
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Davenport
Muscatine
Fowl Taste GOOD While You’re Eating It This Season
An advertisement urges readers to take Cascarets at bedtime after overindulgence during the holidays to aid digestion. It touts Cascarets as the biggest seller, with a claimed million boxes sold monthly, and notes availability at all druggists.
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Nature
Power of Truth to Be Staged by Noted Company
A strong company led by actor Lorin J. Howard will present The Power of Truth next Sunday matinee and night December 27. The comedy drama promises audience interest from start to finish with a clear plot and moral motive.
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Lorin J. Howard
Miss Petticoats at Grand Captures Boston
The Boston Post reviews Miss Petticoats a George T. Richardson adaptation of Dwight Tilton's novel. Agatha Renier raised by Captain Joel Stewart faces trials and wit in New Bedford and Parisian circles, ending with a clever stock deal victory and a sailor’s ballroom dance high point.
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Boston
Boston Post
George T. Richardson
Dwight Tilton
Boston Theatre
Richardson
Uncle Terry
Agatha Renier
Joel Stewart
New Bedford
Sarah Copeland
Countess Fornay
Agatha
Guy Hamilton
Vivacious Miss Remington Stars in Rudolph and Adolph
Miss Earl Remington of Mason and Mason plays Anna a Casino soubrette who becomes a servant girl in the comedy. Her on stage experience includes a rapid home visit with Rudolph Dinkenspiel, revealing identity and delivering a notable singing and dancing specialty in a trio with Mason and Mason. Grand Monday night.
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Mason
Remington
Norman Hackett Stars in Classmates at Lyceum Theater
The Scranton Republican notes Norman Hackett appeared at the Lyceum Theater as a full fledged star in Classmates a timely American drama about West Point. Hackett showed clear enunciation and emotional range to satisfy the audience whose applause continued after each curtain call.
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Scranton
Republican
Norman Hackett
Lyceum Theater
West Point
Mr. Hackett
Hackett
Muscatine Fives Lose in Contests
Muscatine basketball squads suffered two losses abroad. Company C Midgets were defeated 38 to 12 at Columbus Junction with Letts as star for the hosts, and Y M C A Juniors fell 33 to 27 to Wilton High. Lone Tree hosted two close games, the Mystic Five dropping 29 to 29 in Iowa City and Nichols Athletics losing 26 to 24 to Lone Tree Independents.
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Muscatine
Company C
Columbus Junction
Wilton
Letts
Walter Kautz
Appel
Lone Tree
Mystic Five
Towa City Independents
Nichols Athletics
Lone Tree Independents
Audiences Endorse Lyceum Play With Clear Approval
The Lyceum performance drew decisive audience praise for the drama its human elements. Irving and Stanford portrayals are balanced, not overly virtuous or monstrous, while the jungle sequence and heliograph scene convey realism and skill.
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Lyceum
Irving
Stafford
Hall's Catarrh Cure Promises Cure for All Stages
A 19th century advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as the only positive treatment for catarrh, a constitutional disease, claiming it cures by acting on the blood and mucous surfaces. Proponents offer one hundred dollars for any failure and urge sending for testimonials. Also promotes Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Chicago Folks Divided Over Town's Real Nice Image
The Clinton Herald notes a divide in Chicago between those who view residents as overly welcoming and those who see a broader indifference to public opinion. The piece contrasts polite behavior with underlying tensions in the city.
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Clinton Herald
Chicago
Chicago Markets Daily Stock and Poultry Report
Chicago markets show steady cattle receipts and varied prices. Hogs and lambs move in ranges with wholesale and retail items listed for meat, poultry, corn and vegetables, plus local live stock market quotes and farm products prices.
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Chicago
Tlie
Butter and Egg Board Closes for Chicago Market
Chicago December 26 butter and egg board closed today signaling a pause in wholesale dairy and poultry markets. Actions impact traders and suppliers awaiting price guidance and load schedules in Chicago area.
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Chicago
Butter and Egg Board
Butter and eggs market report from New York Produce Market
Butter remains firm with 4,700 receipts. Creamery specials 33c, official 33c, extras 32% 33c, factory firsts 21% 22c. Eggs easier with 3,500 receipts. Firsts 32c, seconds 30 31c.
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New York
New York Poultry Market Prices Decline Slightly
New York December 26 poultry market report shows live chicken prices at 4 to 6 cents, fowls at 12 to 14 cents, and spring turkeys at 20 to 22 cents. Dressed poultry remains firm with springs at 12 to 20 cents.
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New York
Chickens, LLC
Peoria Corn Market Report Sees No. 2 Yellow Steady
Peoria Illinois December 26 corn market notes No 2 yellow priced at 57 57 and a half cents per bushel with market activity reflecting steady values amid modest trading.
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Peoria
Ill
Bank Statement Shows Mixed Movements on Loans and Deposits
New York bank statement reports loans down 39.235 million and deposits down 46.76 million. Reserve declines 4.776 million while surplus rises 6.914 million and express U S deposits increase 6.655 million.
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New York
U. S
Market Notes Grain Prices At Muscatine Report
Muscatine markets show corn selling 55 to 60 cents and 465 cents per bushel for date markets. Wheat priced around 80 cents per bushel and cracked corn retailed at about 1.70 per unit as reported.
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Titus Loan & Investment CO
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