Dorando Pietti to Meet Longboat in New York Marathon Showdown
Dorando Pietti faces Tom Longboat in Madison Square Garden on December 15 to settle who is the better runner. The Italian recently beat Hayes and seeks stronger form after a busy schedule while Longboat, an Indian from a Canadian reserve, has a rising record including the 1907 Boston Marathon victory.
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Thomas FE. Clark
Marathonitis
Marathon
Athens
Dorando Pietti
Johnny Hayes
Tom Longboat
Madison Square Garden
New York
Olympia
England
Longboat
Dorando
Haven
Hayes
Addie
Tom Eck
Eck
Canada
London
Italy
Varis
Harer
Boxing World Braces for Lightweight Title Showdowns
Boxing fans anticipate multiple high profile bouts as welter and middleweight stars tour America. Freddie Welsh may clash with Battling Nelson in February or March while Jeffries clubs eye January fights. Corbett shifts to stoking on a New Orleans trip ahead of a December 12 bout with Phil Brock.
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Jack Johnson
Tommy Byrne
Australia
Rope& Arena
Freddie Welsh
England
Battling Nelson
Jim Jeffries
Nelson
Webb
Battier
Ilen
McFarland
Abe Attell
Welsh
Attell
Sam Langford
Boston
Jim Flynn
Pueblo
Colo
San
Francisco
Flynn
Batting Johnson
California
Billy Papke
Stanley Ketchel
Papke
Hugo Kelly
Chicago
Jeffries Athletic Club
Los Angeles
Cal
Kelly
Ketchel
Belly
Jack
Twin
Ross
Pacific Coast
Dick" Hyland
Maurice Rogers
Milwaukee
Pacific Athletic Club
Owen Moran
Young Corbett
Terry” McGovern
Credle
New Orleans
Phil Brock
Corbett
Corbet
Brock
Tobin Named Dartmouth Captain Amid Football Honor
Clark Walworth Tobin of Boston, a three year Dartmouth football member at left end, is elected captain for 1910. Tobin stands six foot one and weighs about 190 pounds, reflecting leadership qualities on the squad after two prior seasons.
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Tobin
Dartmouth
Clark Walworth Tobin
Boston
Pretty Country Home by George W Payn d Son
A readable description of a two story country or suburban residence priced around 1800. It notes a 2 by 48 foot footprint excluding front porch projection, cellar heights and a stone foundation with four cellars under the parlor and dining room. Exterior walls clad for both stories with natural pine trim.
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George W. Paynd & Son
Marines Debate Transfer to the Army Under Roosevelt Plan
The article examines the idea of transferring U S Marines to the regular army infantry following President Roosevelt's move removing Marines from ships. It notes Marine doubt, recruitment posters, and calls by Congressman Hull for the shift as a solution to military gaps, while highlighting historic Marine feats from Tripoli to Georgia and California, emphasizing identity and potential implications for manpower and leadership.
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Montezuma
Tripoli
Temple of the Dragon
United States Marines
Roosevelt
United States Regular Army
United Service
Uncle Sam
Congressman Hall
Iowa
Home Committee
New York Times
Georgia
California
Robles
Mexico
Spain
Ching An
Guba
Thay
United States
Porto Rico
Apo
Bumytra
O'Bannon
Fort Derne
Hull
Army
Navy
Alore
New Hampshire
North Carolina
Montana
Idaho
Mississipni
Battlesbioa
Plate
Adop
Venela
Beware of Frequent Colds in Incheon Channel
A fragmentary notice describes a protracted cold and lingering symptoms. The text references Mrs. J. White and Chamberlain's Court Memn ody, with mentions of throat relief and a confusing account.
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Alrest
Incheon
Mra
J. White
Chamberlain'n Court
Walt
Champion Milk Cow Tops 3000 Entries at Dairy Show
At the Chicago International Live Stock Exposition the champion or prize cows drew crowds. Purdue University showcased a champion milker from Wisconsin owner Mrs Gitte of Basedale. The record cow produced 27,482 pounds milk and 906.2 pounds fat in a year, worth about 460 dollars at butter value. A herd of Kerry cows from J P Crate of Wild Rose Farm Bt Charles, Tx drew attention for their tiny size yet strong milk yield about six gallons per cow daily. The event featured champions, rigorous testing, and awards across cattle, sheep, and horses, with emphasis on agricultural education and college involvement.
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Catcagoana
Colantha LV
Johanna
Gitte
Basedale
Wis
Kerry
United States
Ireland
J. P. Crate
Union Stockyards
Chicago
Domentic
J. Ogden Armour
J. G. Troutman
Manhattan
Kan
Purdue University
Fyvie Knight
Indiana University
George Sinclair
Kadinburgh
Symboleer
Kansas State Agricultural College
Sinclair
Roan Jim
Roan King
World livestock show hailed as greatest ever event
Wisconsin hosted a vast exhibit with 142 head in one class and between 1000 and 1100 giant steeds from American and European stables entered in the equine beauties display costing 10000 dollars to import. Pony classes drew many entries especially Shetlands, while records fell across horse and cattle divisions, hailed by stockmen as the greatest livestock show in history.
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United States
Wisconsin
America
Europe
Shetlands
Fighting Joe Coghlan Remembered as Navy Hero at Manila
Obituary tribute to Rear Admiral Joseph B. Coghlan who died at New Rochelle praising his Manila Bay deed as the first shot fired. The account recalls his modesty at a New York Union League dinner and a tale of wartime resolve with Admiral Dewey and a German officer. It notes Coghlan as a vigorous, disciplined leader with endurance, plus a fleeting reference to a German Kaiser poem and a fading medical complaint snippet.
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Navy
Manila
Joseph B. Coghlan
New Rochelle
N. C
Joe
Union League Club
New York
Dewey
Coghlan
Admirral von Diederich
Thin Harbor
United States
Hongkong
Monument Plan Honors Noted Soldiers at Bloody Angle
A Richmond patriotic citizen group proposes a joint monument to General Robert E. Lee and General Ulysses S. Grant to stand on the Bloody Angle battlefield in Spotsylvania County Virginia. The plan envisions a large heroic sculpture to celebrate military fame and glory with north and south raised.
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Angie
Spottsylvania County
Robert E. Lee
Ulyases & Grait
Richmond
Frederick Market Prices. Quotations From Frederick County Farmers
Market price quotations from Frederick County farmers list various grains and produce with figures such as red corn and steamer varieties. The note appears as a dated 1908 publication, though the text is partially garbled and hard to fully parse.
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Frederick County Farmers’ Knohenge
Ooxancrey Ducaumex
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