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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1909
Page
3
Restoration rumors swirl over James J. Jeffries weighing 260 pounds and weighing toward a comeback. He may tour with Al Kaufman as a prelude to a world heavyweight title clash with Jack Johnson, with training and dieting to shed pounds ahead of a possible match.
The text suggests Jeffries may return to boxing for money while Jim Corbett, now 42, trains with six months of prep to challenge Johnson. Public skepticism remains high, noting Corbett won’t likely beat Johnson even in younger form, and Johnson is portrayed as the stronger figure awaiting a future bout after a long layoff.
Dr BF Roller of Seattle offers $1000 to bind a match with Al Kaufman as the heavyweight field narrows. Roller, a practicing physician and veteran wrestler, boasts a blemish-free record except a single loss to Frank Gotch and claims to fear no opponent. He stands six feet tall, weighs 219 pounds, and hails from Newman Illinois where he was a county wrestling champion at seventeen.
Collegians select March 20 for the first cable match between a six man American team and Oxford Cambridge. The Brooklyn Chess Club accepts March 26 and 27 with play starting at 10 AM each day after Friday afternoon proposal to avoid referee delays.
Bowles of Ireland and James Kelly of Brooklyn will contest a best of fifteen gainers for 5000 ride. The first seven games occur in Limerick from July 5 to 11, with remaining games at the Brooklyn handball court in September. This marks the first international contest in America since the Egan–O'Toole series years ago.
The Protective Basket Ball association of New York schedules its big annual tourney to start around February 15. It includes two championships: a lightweight class at about 140 pounds with a 155 pound limit and a heavyweight class with unlimited weight.
Commodore K J Schroeder owner of the Dixie II plans to send the American champion motor boat to Monaco for spring speed trials. The maneuver aims to showcase the craft and bring further recognition to its designer and crew.
Annapolis plans a new quarter mile track while lacrosse teams prepare an elaborate schedule with pending games against Johns Hopkins Stevens Leigh Harvard Swarthmore and Virginia. Other notes mention Billy Papke's six month rest and Willie Hoppa entering billiards.
A historical notice advertises a compact cottage design 28 by NS feet with a second story eight and a half feet high and a seven foot depth under the house. Stone foundation and frame rear, total cost estimated between 1200 and 2700 dollars, with siding on first story and shingled roof, finish and paint included. Georgia Y Payne & Son advertise the plan and pricing.
Admirers mark the hundredth anniversary of Edgar Allan Poe with multiple commemorations. Events span Redmond Virginia University of Virginia Providence Rhode Island and Baltimore with memorials at Poe's cottage Fordham and New York University. Highlights include the Poe museum opening at UVA and a Hall of Fame dedication at NYU.
A fragmented clipping hints at a new help wanted advertisement promising quick work. The readable portion mentions recruitment and possible job offers, but details and location are unclear.
An explosion at Aukao tusi tale mine in Kinogery Hungary trapped 240 miners. Sixteen were rescued, with forty five bodies recovered as firefighters contained the fire to one locality. Recovery efforts continue with hope for more survivors.
Detroit January 11 four physicians examined the brain of Rev John Carmichael who killed Gideon Browning at the Battle Run church and then committed suicide. They reported unmistakable evidence of insanity found in the autopsy.
An advertisement-like piece promotes Rexall Myca fone as a universal cure for coughs colds and catarrhal conditions. It asserts the drug cleanses disinfects and heals the diseased mucous membrane with a money back guarantee and lists two or more price points and locations in Rochester.
Aristocratic ladies and working girls in Rome organize sewing rooms to make dolls clothes for Calabrian refugee children. Queen Helena directs the effort from the palace with her daughters Yolanda and Mafalda joining. a cable from Rome details the charity hive and messages of mercy amid Messina earthquake scenes.
A new Cleveland club on Euclid avenue enforces a house rule that all members must leave by 1 o clock with the place closed at that hour except on special occasions. When asked for the reason a committee member replied in a joking way that no one has a license to be away from family after 1.
An advisory warns backaches signal kidney problems and urges immediate attention. It endorses a simple compound remedy with Sarsaparilla and other ingredients, to be taken after meals and at bedtime, claiming it restores kidney function and relieves rheumatic pain and bladder irritation.
The New York Post reports a nationwide push in legislatures to require daily game records from all hunters. Audubon societies back a census to curb market hunting and prove the impact of conservation efforts funded by government authorities.
In Woodstown New Jersey on January 15 Jonathan Clark thirty five years old shot himself in the chest with a gun placed under his breast and pulled the trigger with his toe. He died instantly from the self inflicted wound. Clark faced severe financial problems preceding the act.
Abraham Goldman died at his home in Rochester on January 15. He was the father of Emma Goldman the anarchist and reportedly never expressed sympathy with her tenets. In Altoona Pennsylvania a Prudential agent, Harry Crealwell, committed suicide by ingesting carbon, with no disclosed motive. On the way home, Lewis M. Hallowell, sixty five, died of natural causes aboard a Pinlman car near North station in this city.
The former chief integrity surveyor of United States customs was found guilty of embezzling funds from the government. He received a four year prison sentence and a fine of 2113 dollars.
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