Sportsy Athenians and a poker game in Athena
In Athens area Athena, a group of four local sports played poker with a stranger who drew a large check. The quartet won most of the night, cashing $10 checks and taking $50 in coin from the stranger. The next day the stranger stopped payment, leaving the locals out $70, while authorities frown on the poker game.
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Weston, Ore
Weston
Athena
Pendleton
Walla Walla
Athena Bank
Pasco Improvement Costs Exceed Six Hundred Thousand
Pasco Washington city council received a detailed report from City Engineer Joseph W. Hamilton showing municipal improvements in the past year totaling 607000. The work under way adds to the overall cost, with the municipal dock listed at 10000 among the projects.
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Pasco
Wash
Joseph W. Hamilton
Two Remedies in One Ballard’s horehound syrup offer
Trade ad promotes Ballard’s Horehound Syrup with a free Lan Herrick’s Red Pepper Porous Plaster for the chest. Sold by A C Kooppen & Bros. The pitch emphasizes external and internal treatment for coughs.
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Ballard
Lan Herrick
A C, Kooppen & Broa
Westergaard Beats Zbyszko In Wrestling Match
In Knoxville Jesse Westergaard defeated Zbyszko after the Polish challenger agreed to two falls in an hour but failed to gain a fall. In Kansas City Frank Gotch defeated Alen Munroe for the world wrestling title in straight falls twelve and eight minutes five seconds both by half Nelson and crotch hold. Gotch appeared dominant while Munroe showed limited skill.
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Westergaard
Knoxville
Tenn
Jesse Westergaard
Zbyszko
Kansas City
Frank Goteh
Alen
Munroe
Gotch
Moran Issues Challenge to Wolgast in New York
Owen Moran, the English lightweights contender, arrived from England aboard the Olympia and declared in defiance to all champions that he aims to fight Ad Wolgast or any who claim the title. He pledged to meet challengers in Wolgast’s class, even giving weight to some, with bouts at about 1323 pounds.
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Moran
New York
Owen Moran
England
Pugiliem
Ad Wolgast
Wolgast
Flynn Defeats Caponi In Salt Lake City Bout
In Salt Lake City on December 28 Jim Flynn of Pueblo outpointed Tony Caponi, knocking him down late in the second round. Caponi failed to mount a serious defense as Flynn used a steady, tiring attack while Caponi struggled to maintain range.
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Flynn
Caponi
Salt Lake City
Utah
Jim Flynn
Pueblo
Tony Caponl
Capont
Morris Outpoints Kennedy In Eight Round Ring Bout
New York December 28 Carl Morris the Oklahoma engineer outfought Tom Kennedy the New York heavy weight in eight rounds of a ten round bout at the Empire Athletic club last night Those at ringside felt neither fighter showed progress toward a future world championship bid.
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New York
Carl Morris
Tom Kennedy
Empire Athletic Club
Johnson and Kennedy Fight Notable Footwork Draws Criticism
In a bout featuring Jack Johnson and Kennedy, the heavier Oklahoma fighter at 228 pounds outweighed Kennedy at 215 but was deemed too slow. Kennedy's footwork received praise yet did not translate into an edge. The New York challenger showed grit amid punishment, with many spectators urging Referee Dan Tome to stop the bout, though he did not. Allen's Foot-Ease advertisement promotes antiseptic powder for feet.
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Jack Johnson
Oklahoma
Kennedy
New York
Dan Tome
Allen
Olmeted
le Roy
Shoes to Rise Again in 1912 Prices
Brockton Mass reports that shoe prices may jump next autumn with wholesale and retail costs rising by around 50 cents per pair. Manufacturers cite ongoing leather price increases and tariff effects, while seeking agreements with dealers to limit further rises. no reductions expected this year.
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Brockton
Mass
Burbank touts cactus fiber for rubber and paper
Luther Burbank told the California State Fruit Growers Convention in Santa Rosa that the alphaleaf cactus fiber could replace rubber in automobile tires and pulp in paper making. He said the cactus mucilage resists water but dissolves in alcohol and can remove dyes, yielding water proof whitewash. The remark signals a potential revolution in several industries.
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Luther Burbank
Santa Rosa
Cal
California
Burbank
Negotiations Over Use of Cactus Leaf Whitewash
A fragment notes talks with an eastern concern about permitting the use of cactus leaf whitewash. Details on parties, terms, or dates are not provided beyond the negotiation context.
Boones Washerwoman Taunts Halt Divorce Case
John T. Boone Jr., descendant of Daniel Boone, obtained a divorce in Clayton Missouri from Ethel Edwards Boone, great great granddaughter of Thomas Jefferson. On the stand Boone said his wife boasted of Jeffersonian lineage and called the Boones washerwomen inferior. She claimed Jefferson distinguished ancestry. Boones married in 1892. he is an insurance promoter and son of Col. John T. Boone, long-time western agent for New York Life.
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St. Louis
John T. Boone, Jr
Daniel Boone
Clayton
St Louis
Ethel Edwards Boone
Thomas Jefferson
Boone
Col
John T. Boone
The
New York Life Insurance Company
Boones
Jeffersons
Victim Dies After Christmas Night Knife Attack
Walla Walla Washington Charles Roeve died in hospital after being stabbed by an unknown Italian on Christmas night following a pool room dispute. No suspect has been found. Also notes a Kentucky reader testimonial and a Cincinnati skeleton find on Enos Hayes farm, possibly an Indian burial site or battle relics.
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Walla Walla
Wash
Charles Roeve
Enos Hayes
Cleves
Elizabethtown
Oio
Hayes ‘Arm
Fort Hill
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy Promoted For All Ages
An old notice promotes Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as a safe cold cure. It claims it will ease symptoms by noon, prevent pneumonia, and contains no opium or narcotics. Sold by all dealers.
Building Boom at Umatilla County Seaport
Special correspondence from Umatilla Oregon describes continued construction at the county seaport with Frank McNurlin starting a new residence named Christmas Tree. The piece notes Christmas gifts for every child, a queen doll won by Miss Gentry, and lists community officers for Tuzcan lodge No 136 AF and AM for 1912. Midnight Mass at St Patrick’s Church is covered with choir performances and rosario tunes. Local families gather for the Oregon Family Reunion and a newborn son is announced for the Stephens family. Various residents are mentioned visiting, traveling, or returning from Portland, Hermiston, Seattle, and Idaho towns as part of holiday movements. There is note of the city recorder’s temporary vacancy.
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Umatill
Ore
Frank McNurlin
Coristinas
Miss Gentry
Miconie
Tuzcan Lodge No 136
FL & A
M. Geo
E. Butterwood
W. M
J. A. Stephens
R. V. Brownell
J. W
A. Meana
O. KR. McNabb
John McNuriin
Earl Shaw
L. Bullock
L. W. Compton
Dewitt C. Brownell
Tyler
A. B. Stephens
W. F. Higgins
Round House
W. F. O'Connell
City Recorder
A. Saylor
Portland
Cliff McNurlin
Joe Furlong
What to do at table slip prompts a single word Bat
A Chicago Post blurb notes etiquette chatter about paying for table instruction ads. A reader asks what was received and the reply is a slip bearing the single word Bat.
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Chicago Post
Ex Mayor Schmitz May Face Trial After Four Year Indictment
After a four year indictment, former Mayor Schmitz could be tried soon and questions arise about the pace. Prosecutors say the case moves toward trial while defense seeks delays.
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Schmitz
Cure a Cold in One Day Pill Ad
An old advertisement promises a one day cure for colds with laxative bromosine tablets and quinine. It claims a refund if it fails, notes Grove's signature on each box, and prices the product at 25 cents.
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Beb
W. Grove
Two Old Maids contemplate shoe repair charges
Anna asks Clara what Mr Ek lund charged for sewing soles on shoes. Clara says she was charged one dollar and was pleased with the work but dislikes him. Anna comments that Clara cares, noting that men’s soles were sewed for one dollar.
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Bond Brothers
Oregon
Goteh
Morris
Jeffferson
Chamberain
Bristol
Thes
Willams
Middlehoro
Chamberlain
County Seaport
Umatilla
LY Santa
Masons
Stephens
St. Patrick's Church
Father Butler
Als
Roswig
J. W. Linnon
Sullivan
W. F. Connell
Connell
B. Pound
A. O'Connel
W. H. Switzler
Hakill
Mra
Oregon Theatre
Hewett
Anna
Mr. Ek
Lund
Clara
Him
A. Eklund
Main Street
Hotel St. George
Joseph N
A. Schneiter, Prop
Pendleton, Ore
Hotel McFeely
Keylor Grand Theatre
Walla Walla, Wash
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