Western Open Championship Opens with 150 Golfers
About 150 professional and amateur golfers from across the country gathered in Cleveland for the Western Open Championship. Notables include Mike Brady, Tom McNamara, and Alexander Cunningham as late entries. Practice reports noted a 68 on Mayfield course and a first nine in 22 establishing course records.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Mike Brady
Oakley
Walter Hagen
Tom McNamara
New York
Alexander Cunningham
Wheeling
Mayfield
Portland Boxing Law Sees No 10-Round Fights Yet
Portland has yet to stage a 10 round bout despite the law being in effect since May making Oregon the only Coast state permitting such bouts. Commission officials reportedly await cooler weather before scheduling fights as other Oregon cities have used the rule.
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Portland
Ore
Altho
Oregon
Pop Geers Pushes Reins in Grand Circuit Meet
In Toledo on July 23 Pop Geers led the day with Goldie Todd winning the 2:09 pace for a $1,000 purse. Tommy Murphy drove Fenesta to a 2:11 trot victory and Royal Mac won the $3,000 Maumee stake. An uptown ad for Boldt's French Pas try is noted.
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Toledo
Ohio
Pop” Geers
Tommy Murphy
Geers
Goldie Todd
Murphy
Fenesta
Royal Mac
Cincinnati and Pirates to complete rained short game
The National League directed the Cincinnati and Pittsburgh clubs to finish the July 6 game to allow Cincinnati to catch a train. The six inning contest ended with Cincinnati leading 2 to 0. the remaining three innings will be played.
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New York
United Press
Cincinnati
Pittsburg
National League Today
National League Board of Directors
Sam Crawford Injured. Out For A Week
Sacramento reports that Sam Crawford, star Coast League hitter known as Wahoo, strained a leg tendon in yesterday’s game and will miss at least a week. Crawford leaves Sacramento for Los Angeles to rest and recover.
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Sacramento
Cal
Wahoo
Sam Crawford
Los Angeles
Crawford
Panthers In Demand As Athletic Coaches
Glenn Warner's stars from the University of Pittsburgh are highly sought as coaches. Roy Easterday, versatile athlete, becomes sports director at Simmons College in Abilene Texas. J B Sutherland moves to Lafayette College and George W McLaren, captain of the 1918 team, becomes athletic director at Kansas State Normal.
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Glenn Warner
University of Pittsburgh
Roy Easterday
Simmons College
Abilene
Texas
J. B. Sutherland
Lafayette College
George W. McLaren
Kansas State Normal School
Cady Joins Vernon Tigers Staff In Los Angeles
Forest Cady formerly with Boston and Philadelphia National Club is en route to Los Angeles to join the catching staff of the Vernon Tigers as announced by manager Bill Essick.
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Los Angeles
Forest Cady
Boston
Philadelphia Nationals
Vernon Tigers
Bill Essick
Vernon
Court Considers Tacoma Port Land Condemnation
Superior Judge Clifford weighs whether the Port of Tacoma may condemn more land than public necessity allows as it seeks a 240 acre tide flat tract between the Milwaukee and Wapato waterways. Arguments were heard as opponents say the port cannot immediately improve the land and may plan a railroad under a commission ruling.
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Tacoma
Wash
Clifford
Milwaukee
Wapato
Supreme Court
Frank Walker Jumps Portland Ball Team
Frank Walker the Portland outfielder jumped the Rosebuds in San Francisco. Walter McCredie announced today Walker intends to retire from baseball.
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Frank Walker
Portland
San Francisco
Walter McCredie
Walker
Von Brincken Wife Divorced in San Francisco
An interlocutory divorce decree grants Milo Abercrombbie custody of the former Mrs. Von Brincken and her two children. The wife testified her husband, ex military attache of the German consulate, is imprisoned at McNeil Island for violating American neutrality. The children are to bear the Von Brincken name and were named Cecilie and Frederich Wilhelm.
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San Francisco
Wilhelm von Brincken
Bernard J. Flood
Milo Abercrombie
McNeil Island
Cecilie and
Frederich Wilhelm
Germany
von Brincken
Eastern Star Pageant Promises Seattle Grand Parade
A predicted record outdoor pageant in Seattle features the Order of the Eastern Star parade through Second and First avenues with symbolic floats and judges stand before the Hotel New Washington. More than 100 decorated autos compete for trophies as city officials attend events including a banquet at Hotel New Washington and a grand ball at the Masonic Temple. Visiting delegates flood Tacoma ahead of the 16th triennial assembly.
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Seattle
Order of the Eastern Star
Order
Second Ave
Lenora St
James St
First Ave
Stewart St
Fifth Ave
Eastern Star
Ole Hanson
Joel F. Warren
New Washington
Armory
Western Ave
Virginia St
F. H. Donley
Masonic Temple
Priest
Harvard Ave
Tacoma
City of Destiny
Home Hospitality Committee
Japanese Trade in China Falls Away
James P. Hughes of Wilcken & Schenck told the joint foreign trade clubs at the Army and Navy club that American trade now dominates China. He said Chinese buyers mostly use American goods, and Japan’s trade has shrunk to about a tenth after the Shantung boycott issue. Hughes returned to Seattle after four months in China and Japan.
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Japan
China
James P. Hughes
Wilcken & Schenck
Army and Navy Club
Hughes
Seattle
Shantung
Witnesses and Learned Testimony in Divorce Case
The court heard testimony from von Brincken and her stepfather George A. McGowan who acted as witnesses. A letter from von Brincken written at McNeil Island was read in which the prisoner said he would not contest the divorce if the children's names were not changed.
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von Brincken
George A. McGowan
McNeil Island
Genius and eccentricity contrasted in personality traits
An analysis notes that while many geniuses show eccentric behavior, not all eccentric individuals possess genius. The distinction highlights how unconventional thinking often accompanies exceptional talent, but does not define it.
Plans to Reforest Northwest Stir Debate at Washi Hotel
A proposed reforestation system to save Waeh forests was discussed by Col. Henry S. Conwall chief forester and local lumbermen at the New Washi hotel. Experts warned that vast Waeh forests could be devastated within 50 years if action is not taken.
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Waeh
Washi
Henry
Conwall
U.S
Ferry Opens With Joyful King Kitsap Run
The Chamber plans a festive opening for the King Kitsap county ferry service with a Seattle gathering aboard the first sailing to Bremerton.
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King-Kitsap County
Chamber of
Seattle
Bremerton
Woman Credits Tanlac For Remarkable Recovery After Nerves
Mrs William Harris of Seattle recounts a long struggle with nerves stomach and weight loss following a wreck and eye surgery. After taking Tanlac she reports better sleep appetite strength and the ability to outwork her husband with nine pounds already regained and more to come. Tanlac is sold in Seattle by local drug stores.
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Frain
William Harris
Five
Seattle
Wash
Jell’s
Mrs. Harris
Taniac
Tania
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