Auto Race From New York to Paris Through Alaska and Siberia
A historic cross continental race begins with six cars starting in New York. The route spans Albany to Chicago then to San Francisco and Seattle before crossing to Valdes and on to Fairbanks Nome and Moscow with a final push to Berlin and Paris totaling about 18000 to 20000 miles on land. The event, proposed by Le Matin and backed by the New York Times, marks one of the era’s most ambitious motorsports challenges.
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Paris
Alaska
Siberia
France
Germany
Italy
America
B. Rboarder St Chaffray
Hans Hendrik Han
M. Autran
M. Godard
M. Hue
M. Livier
M. Pons
M. Dowchamps
M. Berthe
Antonio Scarfugno
Emilio Sirtor
Henri Hasga
Lieut. Kooppen
Hans Krape
Ernest Mass
Montague Roberts
Howard Brinker
Yonkers
Albany
Utica
Syracuse
Rochester
Buffalo
Erie
Cleveland
Toledo
Chicago
Connell Bluffs
Omaha
Cheyenne
Green River
Ogden
Winnemucca
Reno
Goldfield
Santa Barbara
San Jose
Prisco
Sierras
San Francisco
Pacific Coast Steamship Co
Seattle
Valdes
Fairbanks
Yukon River
Nome
Boving Straits
East Cape
Lena River
Ipkutek
Moscow
Smolensk
Harabovitch
Vacovie
Possen
Prussia
Poland
Berlin
Paria
le Matin
New York Times
Pekin
Yesterday's Races Quick Report of Six Thoroughbred Events
Six races listed with multiple entrants and results. Winners include Gilbert on a three quarters mile, Helle of Iroquois, Work Box, The Englishman, Warning, Bucolic, Marion Delorme, Lord Nelson, Col. Bob, Marster, La Chata. Times range from 1:00 26 to 2:00 246 with second-place and third-place finishers named.
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Gilbert
Rose Cherry
Helle
Kelly
Sophomore
Provost
Musgrove
Linda
Ornate
The
Secox Mill Song
Wenford
Marion Delorme
Schilling
Lucky Mate
Ormonde
Lord Nelson
Muxton
la Gloria
Billy Bowlegs
Col. Bob
Taylor
Rosegal
Bambre
Pitth
Marster
Miller
Frank Futtner
Edwin T. Fryer
First race one mile Toupee wins at 5 to 1
In the main event Pal took first place in the one mile race with Toupee second and Schremer finishing third at 106. Piper Taft posted a 1024 26 time as Suns PGE Hent.
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Toupee
Schremer
Pal. _ SUNS PGE HENT
Piper Taft
Wrestling Tourney To Be Held By Japs
A three day wrestling and athletic meet organized by local Japanese residents will take place at Athletic Park. The program, managed by Harry Yamada, features about 60 events with roughly 20 per day and elimination style bouts culminating in a single winner.
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Little Brown
Harry Yamada
Kent Wins in City Clash with Good Templar Five
Washington high school suffered a 46 to unknown score defeat to the Good Templar five in Kent's city arena. Seattle was weakened by the absence of Mullen and Weidenbacher while West and Titus led the Kent attack with solid scoring. Routh and W Routh added points for the Kent forwards as Capt Rabel and Fielder starred for Seattle.
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Kent
Washington
Good Templar
Seattle
Mullen
Weidenbacher
West
Titus
Kent Bors
G. Routh
W. Routh
Capt
Rabel
Fielder
Seatties
Tiny craft follows fleet to Frisco beaconing the coast
A small vessel named Beattie Star heads from Tompkinsville Staten Island to San Francisco to guide mariners to the fleet sailing to the Pacific. The craft will operate with a crew of about 20 and power its own movement. Meanwhile Mise Marie Wagner of the Hamston Grange Lawn Tennis Club won the Woman's national indoor lawn tennis championship in New York defeating Mrs Frederick Schmitz of England in straight sets, 3 and 2.
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New York
Pacific Coast
San Francisco
Government Yard
Tompkineville
Staten Island
Mise Marie Wagner
Hamston Grange
Frederick Schmitz
England
Spirit to Enter International Cup Races by Seattle Yacht Club
The Seattle Yacht Club plans to enter the yacht Spirit in the international cup races this summer. The New York Athletic Club has arranged a series of events at Madison Square Garden on March 10. The &. A. C. will host a smoker on February 21 with three boxing and three wrestling matches on the program.
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Seattle Yacht Club
Lincoln High School
Shilingham High School
Cornell University
New York Athletic Club
Madison Square Garden
Young
Brown
Tan
the & A.C
Cobb
McLaglen Plans Return to Mat After Boxing Run
Vic McLaglen, 20, 6 ft 3 in, 220 pounds, in Tacoma, weighs options between boxing and wrestling. He recently beat Em Sehock in Aberdeen in 20 rounds and favors a mat comeback, hoping for a rematch with Dr. Roller. His abstinence from alcohol and tobacco is noted.
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Tacoma
Vic McLagleon
Aberdeen
McLagien
Dr. Roller
Melagien
Tatoma
GetS 20 Years By Vesled Preas
Carl Ludwis Pouamet a German born naturalized American known as Frank Kurts and Carl Sneiderich Maurits was sentenced to 20 years penal servitude for attempting to blackmail Sally B. Joel a London and South African mine owner out of 80000 dollars. The case includes a 1896 killing and a long criminal career with bigamy.
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Lonson
Carl Ludwis Pouamet
Frank Kurts
Carl Sneiderich Maurits
Sally B. Joel
van Veltheim
Paria
Woolf Joel
Reader collapses on Oakland pulpit during Bible lesson
Nathan Frank Whipple, veteran instructor at the Berkeley Institute for the Blind, collapsed and died on the platform during a reading from Mary Baker Eddy's writings at a Christians Science church in Oakland. The audience rose in confusion before a minister urged prayer and stillness.
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United Press
Oakland
Cal
Mary Faker Bady
Christian Science Church
Nathan Frank Whipple
Berkeley Institute For the Blind
Fimner McHurney
Mr. Whipple
Mrs. Eddy
Bravery cited in offset for probation officer Hagen
Patrolman Hagen to be retained after bravery report by Chief Wappenstein for guiding a desperate highwayman at gunpoint. The officer failed a civil service written exam but faces another try with a commendation note from the chief. A later line references the University of Oregon basketball tour and a Stevens WRC social event.
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Seattle
Hagen
Wappenstein
Civil Service Board
William Johnson
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