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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1908
Page
2
The article recalls John L. Sullivan as a towering figure in boxing with a tempestuous career and a reign of twelve years of dominance. It notes his wealth, three marriages, notable divorce remarks, and later life temperance, portraying him as influential and popular in his era.
Edgar Fleming selects ten players for Ballard High School basketball, Cunningham George Cu sick, Carl Braun, Laurel Kempe, Chas Garbett, Jack Ellison, A Grubb, Fred Ureh, Noble Urch, Hal Barnum and Jack Brisbon. Five of the ten will be chosen this week for the regular team.
The Rangers defeated the Wanderers 3 to 1 on a muddy field at Athletic Park. Scorers for the Rangers were Stewart Keir and McKinney while A Reecks scored for the Wanderers. J Mayere of the Thistle club refereed.
In a rain battered field, Tacoma edged Beattie 6 to 5 in a standout local soccer clash. The heavy turf hampered play as both sides produced a high scoring, hard fought battle.
Thistle beat Valley City 4 to 1 at Athletic Park yesterday with goals from Jefferson and Mair for Valley City. Alec Rose officiated as referee.
Walter Stokesberry a right guard at the University of Idaho is elected to captain next year. John B Midgerton will be offered the role but likely decline may not accept.
London reports Jimmy Pritt of California has been agreed to a 20 round fight with the champion on January 9. The purse stands at 36000 with 7 percent to the winner.
The Young Men's Bible class basketball team of the Y M C A defeated the Everett Y M C A second team 40 to 27 Saturday night. The Bible class team will face the West Seattle five at West Seattle next Saturday night.
The Portland North western league team will probably spend a week training at Goldendale in Klickitat County. Judge McCredle has made a proposition to the town business men likely to be accepted. The Portland team opens the season at Spokane.
The Lyceum, third theatre in Salt Lake City run by the Northwestern Theatrical association, opened last night with a 1200 capacity house. It will be devoted almost exclusively to melodrama, marking a new entertainment venue in the city.
The RR elects officers including Commander Me Polson, Vice Commander I BKB Beletew, Junior Vice D Ager, Adjutant Jamon Mussard, Officer of the Day G W Lincoln, Inspector MH CC Roberta, Quartermaster Freon Turner, Chaplain Thos C Heepkine, and Guard L Martin for the upcoming year.
Alice and Alleen Charles aged 3 and 4 travel with their father Sidney D. Charles from Fairbanks to Corvallis Oregon on the Pennsylvania train. Despite stormy cold weather on the trail the two young travelers reach their mother who is very ill, in a brave display of fortitude.
An Alabama man, Richard McKinney of Clay County, was arrested in Calhoun County and jailed on a murder charge. He was seized in a courthouse incident and held for investigation after a brief encounter.
Attorney General Bonaparte says he is considering a suit proposed against Joseph Pulitzer, the New York World recommended by President Roosevelt, in a December report from Baltimore.
NEW YORK December 21 Pulitzer has sailed on his private yacht with several staff members for Panama to conduct a thorough review of the work done and to gather additional information for a broader inquiry.
John Bell king of the Woodland park herd of bloos died of old age yesterday afternoon. Park employees laid him to rest with crowbars and planks forming a lowering strap. Molly the black bear was noted as showing signs of dissolution.
The Women’s Christian Temperance Union today presented a petition to Recorder Wynn asking him not remit fines for drunks on Christmas Day this year, as has been done previously. The recorder has the matter under consideration.
In San Francisco on a Saturday night, former Congressman Kugene F. Lowd died at his son in law Captain J J Callan han's home after a long illness. His decline followed the earlier loss of his daughter and wife. The report notes there are twelve Indians in the army.
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