Biggest motor events outline includes Wilkes-Barre hill climb
Wilkes-Barre Pa May 23 promise one of the year's biggest motor events with the annual hill climb up Giant's Despair mountain. Cars from the East entered, the course 6000 feet long, guarded by militia, and spectators may number up to a hundred thousand. Other major meets include Baltimore Maryland racing on Pimlico track and Readville Massachusetts trials, plus a 12 hour endurance race at Brunets Island Pittsburgh with stock cars and cost-of-ownership data.
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Wilkes-Barre
United States
Wilkes- Barre Automobile Club
Giant's Despair Mountain
Alilitia
Readville
Boston
Readville Track
Bay State Automobile Association
Pittsburg
Brunets Island
Cornell or Yale Favored To Win Intercollegiate Meet
Philadelphia May 3. East and middle west university athletes gathered at Franklin Field for preliminary events in the intercollegiate championship. Most experts pick Cornell or Yale to win, with Michigan and Pennsylvania having a chance. Harvard Princeton Syracuse and Dartmouth are considered out of contention. The meet continues tomorrow with the big events undecided. Yale sprinter Stevens challenges Mike Murphy in dashes as Cornell distatica runners pace the runs. Michigan remains a dark horse. Pennsylvanias Cartmell and Whitman shown strength in recent intercollegiate meets.
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Cartmell
Stevens
Yale
Harvard
Cornell
Howe
Robbins
Shaw
Dartmouth
Garrells
Robbing
Taylor
Penn
Coholan
Johnny Mack
LaMontagne
Carpenter
Jack Moakley
Keene Fitzpatrick
Ithacans
Wolverines
Cook of Corne
Michigan
Simonsof
Princeton
Cook
Cornel
Gilbert
Dray
Kruger
Swarthmore
Horr
Syracuse
Cooney
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
East
Middle West
Franklin Field
University of Pennsylvania
Pennsyvania
Mike Murphy
Cornel Distatica
University of Michigan
Crimson
Princeton Tigers
Cartmel
Whitman
Bert Phelps Seeks Re-Election For District Prosecutor
Four years after his election spanning Umatilla and Morrow counties Bert Phelps is praised for enforcing law amid gambling and illegal liquor cases. The editorial asserts he won nine tenths of prosecutions, handled more criminal cases than any prior district prosecutor, and urges a decisive Morrow county vote to reelect him. It also includes an ad for Kodol and a note about summer buck pasture at the office.
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Phelps
Umatilla
Morrow
Bert
Pendleton
Oregon
Avery
Morrow County
Remarkable Admissions on Prohibition and Drink Trade
The National Prohibitionists quoting official 1906 and 1907 revenues from beer and spirits argue that current prohibition is not a cure for the drink evil. They contend that real prohibition does not exist nationwide, with alcohol still sold through interstate commerce and other means despite restricted areas and limited manufacture.
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Chicago
New York
United States
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Five Evers
Baltimore
Washington
Wilmiington
Motorcar Racing Association of Maryland
Pimeo
Maryland
G. W. Phelps
Tallman & Co
Ghirardelli
Ghirardelli Company
San Francisco
Riga
Neagle Bros
Portland
Rose
Portland, Oregon
Pacific Northwest
Rowe City
THE
Wm. McMurray
Gregon
St. Louis
St. Paul
F. J. Quinlan
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