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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1909
Page
3
National ski jumping tour to gather in Ishpeming Michigan for the February 22 event. Competitors from Michigan Minnesota Wisconsin and Canada are expected to push toward record leaps as improvements to the course aim to boost speed and safety.
The article praises British featherweight and lightweight boxers Moran Welsh and Driscoll as superior in England. Moran matches Abe Attell at featherweight, Welsh defeats Attell and draws with Packy McFarland, while Driscoll shines in featherweight bouts including beating Matty Baldwin and Charley Griffin. Spike Robison and Johnny Summers are noted, with Attell a target for Driscoll and a potential Attell clash.
William Inils, Seattle Athletic Club superintendent and Pacific Northwest delegate to the A A U meeting in New York, announced that the national championships were awarded to the Pacific Northwest. The 1909 games will be held in Seattle during the Alaska Yukon Pacific Exposition with plans for a new stadium. Northwestern clubs cooperate to ensure a memorable meet with eastern clubs likely to participate and a potential marathon event.
Kansas City hosts a six day bicycle race set February 1 to 6 with ten teams led by promoter Johnny Chapman of the Newark Velodrome. Featured pairs include champions Frank and Kramer, Jim Morro, Eddie Root with Joe Fogler, Ivor Lawson and Walter Demara, and others such as Worth Mitten with Walter Bardgett and Eddie Rupprecht with Peter Drobachi.
Motor car racing on ice is planned for Monroe Michigan this winter by local enthusiasts. Events will be held on the Balgin river and on Lake Erte with new organization backing the sport.
The fifth annual Palm Beach Power Boat carnival and races will be held March 9 to 12 on Take Work Palm Beach. Harvard crew may row abroad next summer if it wins the annual race with Yale next June. no definite arrangements yet due to scheduling with English crews.
Eastern league players face a next season salary cap of 350 dollars a month. Ed Walsh seeks 6500 dollars salary for next season with the Chicago Americans. Dreyfuss confirms Alstein likely at first base for the Pittsburg Nationals. Carr predicts Marquardt will excel for the New York Nationals. Nell McDonald of Detroit presents two bats to Manager Lajoie after long storage. The note references San Antonio spring and the removal of Karlow Kreight from an outlaw team near Pa ento.
The account recalls Constantine Doresa, a London broker, and English companion Craiger who escaped a tremor in Messina. Rescuers led by Master Read and Captain Owen hauled children and an old woman to safety from a collapsing building, saving twelve people. Read then rescued a woman trapped by flames, earning praise from an Italian officer observing the brave act. Russian warships later showcased sympathy for victims.
Quotations from Frederick County Farmers Exchange list prices for grains hay and feed. Red corn white corn shelled oats barley and wheat show per bushel or per barrel rates with ranges. hay timothy clover and mixed hay priced per ton or per bale. buckwheat millet potatoes and other staples priced per ton or per hundred pounds.
Yuan Shi Kal, once China's strongest statesman and chief reformer, was removed from the offices of grand counselor and commander in chief amid claims of leg illness. His tenure modernized Pekin, reformed torture practices, and promoted national unity and military service, while pushing China toward modernization against traditional constraints.
In a House session General Keller of Ohio recalled a Lincoln tale told the night before the assassination. The anecdote centered on a woman who could wake a white birth. Lincoln quipped that Shellabarger wished for an army all staff and no army.
Diamond merchant Behera George Court, a Portland resident naturalized in the United States, envisions Turkey becoming a progressive nation like Japan. He praises American citizenship and recounts his family's journey, noting Turkish reforms will uplift women and the economy as Turkey sheds bondage and moves toward liberty.
A claim is presented that Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound proved effective in many female cases. The letters from Havspstend Maryland describe severe illness before use and notable improvement after taking the remedy. The notice offers a reward for proof of any manipulation or paid testimony.
A speaker recalls the Young Turks movement and the public support that funded reform. He notes widespread donations, the mint boy delivering funds, and the peaceful change spurring Turkey toward rapid future progress without bloodshed.
Pittsburg trustees reveal plans for a fourteen story mixed use church and office building on Sitth Avenue and Smithfield Street. The German church will sit at the center with offices around it, preserving a church use on the plot while reaching skyward with a glassy or weathered front. The project includes a large bell chime and an overall cost not less than $1,500,000.
Minneapolis transit plans issue promissory notes to riders unable to change fare. Conductors hand slips promising payment to Twin City Rapid Transit Co. at first opportunity. If not remitted, the company may sue. Also notes the largest fig farm project by Gates and Hopkinson near Port Arthur, Texas with 5 000 acres of fig trees and 15 000 acres of land.
Secretary Wilson announces progress on enforcing the Pure Food Law limiting harmful drugs in medicines. The label must declare amounts of chlorforn and morphine and other narcotics found in products like Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy. The law aims to inform consumers and punish mislabeling.
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