Speck Defeats Taylor in a Featherweight Clash
Speck beat Taylor in the 8 A. C. smoker weight event delivering a hard fought battle. Harris defeated Hatfield Puust beat Biggs and Croft defeated Krause in glove contests. Venable defeated Higginbotham Johnson overcame Middleton and won over wards Glover in wrestling.
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Speck
Taylor
Wight
Harris
Hatfield
Puust
Biggs
Croft
Krause
Venable
Higginbotham
Ohnson
Middleton
Glover
St Paul Man Roller Champion Marks Speed Skating
St Paul reports Harley as the fastest skater on Poller skates with an unmatched record. Davidson holds a mile record of 36 seconds and challenges any challenger worldwide in upcoming competitions.
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ST. Paul Man Roller
ST. Paul
Harley
Poller
Davidson
Anpyere
Washington State Athletes to Attend March 20 University Meet
Pullman will send a track team to a meet at the university gymnasium on March 20 with trials on March 6. The American League season starts in April. Charles M Daniels set a world record in the 0-100 meter swim with 43 seconds at Madison Square Garden. Lincoln High School defeated Iroquois five 40 to 1.
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Pullman
Washington State College
Charles M. Daniels
Madison Square
New York
Lincoln High School
Don’t Build Before Setting Our Estimates on Plumbing and Heating
Modern fixtures at fair prices promoted by H. Brown Plumbing Co. The ad notes plumbing and heating services and lists 221 Pine Street as the contact point.
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H. Brown Plumbing Co
Pine St. A
Veteran catcher Jim McGuire leads Boston Americans
Boston February 17. Jim McGuire, after years as a catcher on the diamond, becomes manager of the Boston American League team. An old time backstop, he was among the best in his prime and his performance as manager will be watched with interest as his future hinges on this season.
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Boston
Jim McGuire
McGuire
Seattle
Talking Fight Promoter Hopes For Port Town Bout
The general revival of boxing in the state continues as Vic McLaghien and Curley Carr discuss a possible bout in Port Town. Officials expect signing soon for a game match in the near future.
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Vic McLaghien
Curley Carr
Port Townsend
Vancouver Picks New Captain After Management Decision
Lou Nordyke will captain Vancouver next year replacing expectations that veteran Joe Ludgen would take the post. The management has chosen the crack first baseman as captain, per word from the line.
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Lou Nordyke
Vancouver
Joe Ludgen
Cleveland Leader Must Make Good
Cleveland notes Napoleon Lajoie as a brilliant fielder and hitter yet lacking initiative to manage players. Some say this may be his last season if not added to the Cleveland roster, as the team vies for the American League lead.
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Cleveland
Napoleon Lajoie
Boas
Lajoie
New Commodore Named by Club
The Elliott Bay Yacht club met last night and chose C. W. Wiley as commodore for the coming year. The yachtsmen predicted 1908 would be a great year for racing on the Aquila and the Gwendolyn U will meet again in April in a planned three race series.
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Elliott Bay
Hypnotized and Then Robbed in Spokane
Spokane foreman John Shanahan says a blue eyed light haired woman hypnotized him on the street and stole over 1400 dollars including checks. He claims she led him around the city while he was under a trance and later discovered his savings were missing. Some payments have been stopped.
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Spokane
John Shanahan
Great Northern
Shanahan
Fire at International Falls Claims Three Lives
United Press reports a blaze in a Brainerd Minnesota vicinity killed three people including a servant girl the Owens baby and a Owens brother last night at a store building in International Falls.
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United Press
Brainerd. Minn
Job Gone Man Shoots Los Angeles Proprietor
E N Crowley, owner of a local employment agency in Los Angeles, was shot on February 27. Police investigated the early details of the incident and reported no further information on a suspect or motive at this time.
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United Press
Los Angeles
E. N Crowley
Notorious Assault Ends Fight at Unknown Office
A former employee fatally wounded a man at an office, then fled after shooting Mrs. Crowley who escaped with injuries. The suspect was captured later.
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Thesesailant
St Luke’s Hospital Criticized For Burning Limbs
The Hoard of health complains St Luke's hospital in Spokane for burning amputated limbs in the open. The senate moves toward establishing a public park in the northern Coeur d'Alene Indian Reservation in Idaho.
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Spokane
Hoard of
St. Luke's Hospital
Washington
Senate
Coeur d'Alene Indian Reservation
Idaho
Rescuers Save Fireman From Watery Grave on Bay
Peter Jackson a watchman on the steamship Yucatan leaped into the bay to save Frederick Rodwell a fireman after Rodwell fell overboard at night. Patrolman Campbell and John Glough pulled both men from the water after Jackson surfaced. Jackson revived after 16 minutes and authorities say life would have ended if he had stayed submerged. The patrolman even dropped his revolver into the bay during the rescue.
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Peter Jackson
Yucatan
Frederick Rodwell
Rodwell
Jackson
Campbell
John Glough
Jackson Foe
Benefit Program At Seattle Theatre Promises Top Vaudeville Show
The Theatrical Mechanics association presents a Friday afternoon benefit at the Seattle theatre. Herbert Kelcey and Effie Shannon will perform a short sketch from The Walls of Jericho, T Daniel Frawley offers a Kipling recitation, Parsifal and city vaudeville stars supply acts. A record crowd is expected. The Senate inquiry into the navy continues with Near-Admiral Capps as witness. He testifies the American ship sector represents the highest naval architecture.
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Theatrical Mechanics Association
Seattle
Herbert Kelcey
Effie Shannon
Walls of
Jericho
T. Daniel Frawley
Washington
Navy
Senate
Capps
Cheap Colonist Rates Westbound During March and April
Oregon Railroad Navigation Co offers westbound colonist fares in March and April from Chicago to Mt Paul Omaha Kansas City Missouri River ports at 34.00, St Louis 35.60. Tickets and deposits available at Union Ticket Office 608 First Ave. E. Agent E. Ellis.
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Oregon Railroad & Navigation Co
Chicago
Mt Paul
Omaha
Kansas City
Missouri River
St. Louis
Union Ticket Office
First Ave
E. E. Ellis
Marriage of Orvall Overall and Miss Hingston in Chicago
The Chicago wedding of Orvall Overall and Miss Bessie Hingston is reported with notes on the pitcher’s earning potential. The piece hints the couple’s future includes a substantial salary, referencing public attention to the spouse. A stray line about a 2008 shampoo in Soap Lake Soap appears as filler.
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Ei Ie Savings
Orvall Overall
Bessie Hingston
Chicago
Overall
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