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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1906
Page
5
A garbled game report describes morning and afternoon sessions with Simons scoring and a key late play by Hit that failed to clinch the win. Seale and Myers appear as participants while Gar and the opposing team struggle to finish.
Fragmentary OCR notes reference battery recalls, safety concerns, and production lines at a facility with unclear names and dates. Mentions Moleen and Hegen Perrine in scattered phrases. No clear event timeline or outcomes discernible from the text.
A garbled report from the Northwestern League notes unsettled officiating and disputed calls. The text mentions umpires and a meeting but lacks clear outcomes or participants due to transcription errors.
Water rent for August covering August September and October is due by August List to avoid delinquency. The notice defines city area between Union Center and East Union and the center lines of Galer West Galer and East Galer streets. Metered water is payable from the 1st to the 20th, becoming delinquent on the 20th.
The article notes Sam Berger, dubbed the California wonder, impressed at Hijou theater in Philadelphia. It cites numerous fighters whose careers faltered after theatrical gigs, including Corbett, McGovern, Gardner, Fitzsimmons, Bullivan, Forbes, Young, and Sharkey, arguing stage work generally harms boxing, though exceptions exist with Jack O'Brien and Battling Nelson.
Michael J. Dwyer once a famed American bettor died at his Brooklyn cottage opposite Gravesend race track. He was brother of Philip J. Dwyer president of the Brooklyn Jockey Club. The brothers once partnered in racing and owned famous horses including Luke Blackburn George Kinney Richmond and Miss Woodford.
Inspector B and others recount how Mike Dwyer split with Phil Dwyer after a plunge in ventures. Phil quit horse racing, bought stock in tracks, and grew rich, while Mike formed a racing partnership with Richard Croker that failed. Mike then moved to England, suffered misfortune, returned broke and paralyzed, and lived dependent on his father until death.
A group of about 60 Quaker families, led by G. W. Adams, seeks 1,000 acres in Western Washington to establish a settlement at Port Townsend. The fuel is Indiana Iowa Kansas and Oklahoma families, with a spring move aimed at timely crops.
About 6000 soldiers paraded for Brig Gen Frederick Punaton with the Second Washington National Guard joined by the Seventh and Twentieth regular infantry in brigade formation. The crowd included many officials and spectators while state troops showed well and were later dispersed. Charley Mall pitched well for Cincinnati against Boston, but errors by Cincinnati teammates doomed the game after seven innings.
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