English boxing bout rumor draws color line spectacle
A sensational rumor claims a matched fight between Burns Johnson and James J. Jeffries could occur in England with a British referee. Speculation runs wild over crowds, transport, and a purse already nearing $2,000 as Johnson allegedly seeks $5,000 for a decisive win while Humme may concede to favor the Colored champion.
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Tommy Urns
Jack Johnson
England
James J. Jeffries
Empire
Johnson
Foraker New Image in Senate Reflections
Seattle reports reflect that Ohio Senator J B Foraker, once a fiery champion of the underdog, has shifted from fighting for reform to serving corporate interests. Once vigorous and popular, he now faces retirement from public life as he leaves the senate.
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Seattle Star
Washington
J. B. Foraker
Ohio
26Th St
United States Senate
Senate
Cor Orate
Aquila Wins The Race Around The Sound Saturday
Aquila wins the sound race on Saturday with Gwendolyn II aboard. The event ends at 23 52 Ht in the afternoon as Aquila leads from start to finish. The pace averages about two hours per mile.
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Aquila
Gwendolyn II
Talk With Brown About that Plumbing and Heating
Brown Plumbing Co at 21 Pine Street offers quotes for new houses including an $8 service or item. The ad emphasizes affordable rates and customer inquiries.
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Brown
Brown Plumbing Co
Pine
Supreme Court Upholds Oregon Labor Law Limiting Hours
The U S Supreme Court today upheld the Oregon statute prohibiting women and girls from working more than ten hours a day in factories and laundries. The ruling confirms the constitutionality of the labor restriction as applied to female workers.
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Ey United Press
Washington
Supreme Court of the United States
Russ Hall Joins Town as 1925 Butte Preview Emerges
Sportographs note Russ Hall arrives with bold forecast that next year’s Butte squad will win. They state Michigan plans an eastern invasion to face Brown, sparking East versus West comparisons among dopesters. A snowbound New York to Paris auto rally stalls in Indiana as nineteen men begin a Kansas City walking contest. Fleming and Henry Ona schedule a $50 pool match at Bruder's hall Thursday and Friday.
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Michigan
Brown
Dopesters
New York
Paris
Indiana
Bering Seat
T Fleming
Henry Ona
Bruder’s Hall
War budget figures released by Imperial army
The United Press reports London February 24 that the army en sued with a gross total of 154,155,120 dollars, compared to 154,211,850 dollars for 1907 08. War Secretary Hal.
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London
Hal
Population of Home and Colonial Establishments Declines
The total reaches 185000 men across home and colonial establishments including India, marking a drop of 5000 from the previous year.
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Dane
India
Perry hotel stockholders plan arcade court and ballroom
Stockholders of the Perry hotel plan to arcade the court of the hotel and build a large assembly ballroom with stable dressing rooms attached and three supper rooms. They also plan to move the office to the Madison at the entrance by extending one story to the street front.
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Perry Hotel
Madison
Proprietor Dies in Station on Way to Carbonado
William Norton 69, owner of Puget Sound Roiler Works in Tacoma, collapsed at Puyallup station from heart disease while traveling to Carbonado. A Portland native, he led his business 20 years and left a widow, a son Joseph in Tacoma, and daughter Mrs A G Lemenager at 209 Seventh Ave. S.
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United Press
Tacoma
William Norton
Puget Sound
Lemenager
Mat A. Beattie
Inventors Granted Patents in Washington State
Patents issued to A. Raper of South Seattle for a penmanship pupil rental device J W Cooper of Seattle for hoisting and conveying raises and a thawing device Gouvertenburg Anacortes for a stand to tie shocks G Harrigan of Tacoma for a rotary engine W J Jeffries and EF G Skeela of Kaimana for a awivel A N Sanford of Wapato for a um am J Snoddy of Seattle for a pipe line
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Washington
A. Raper
South Seattle
J. W. Cooper
Seattle
Gotenburg
G. Harrigan
Tacoma
W. J. Jeffries
EF. G. Skeela
A. N. Sanford
Wapato
Um Am
J. Snoddy
First Baptist Church Construction Begins at Madison and Broadway
Excavation starts this week for the new First Baptist church at Madison and Broadway. Over $250000 has been raised for the structure, aiming to surpass the stone Baptist Tabernacle in Portland as the region’s premier architecturally. Northwest region report.
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First Baptist Church
Madison and
Broadway
Stone Baptist Tabernacle
Portland
Northwest
Turkey
Russia
Europe
Asia
Austria
Balkans
Saloniki
Bay of
Baloniki
Mediterranean Sea
Persia
Cxar
Caucasus
Pereza
Engineers Strike Settled in London Meeting
A provisional agreement to end the shipbuilding and allied engineers strike along the Tyne was reached in London. Representatives of employers and labor leaders accepted terms for a settlement at a recent meeting.
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London
Shipbuilding and Allied Engineers
Tyne
Husband Gambles Motive Blamed In Wife's Death
Coroner's deputies found Mrs. Leopold dead at home in San Francisco and were told by her that her husband, C Leopold, a mining man from Mexico, squandered their money gambling in a cigar store rear on Fillmore Street. No note was found to prove suicide.
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United Press
San Francisco
C. Leopold
Mexico
Fillmore St
Odd Fellows to Celebrate Anniversary of Their Order
Preparations are under way countywide for the Odd Fellows anniversary on April 27 under the King County Assembly auspices. A 200 voice grand chorus will perform under a musical director, with a best quartet prize from lodge entries. Afternoon program includes speaking and music at a large theatre, followed by a chivalry degree conferment by the Cantons at Leach Park pavilion and a grand ball.
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ODD Fellows
King County Assembly
Leachi Park
Park Board Rejects Ravenna Park Purchase Offer
The park commissioners refused the $250,000 price for Ravenna park and also rejected an alternative 40 acre option. Att. John M. Powell for Ravenna Springs association stated negotiations would end, with board deeming the price excessive despite district improvement club support.
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Board of Park Commissioners
Ravenna Park
Ravine
John M. Powell
W. W. Beck
Ravenna Springs Association
Improvement Clube
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