This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 13 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1911
Page
2
Secretary Frank M Fretwell led 75 Seattle Automobile Club members in a three day run to Vancouver B C and return. The leisurely caravan traveled to Blaine for a welcome this evening and to Victoria for visits before the coronation festivities in Vancouver tomorrow and Monday.
Plans call for a series of auto races between local amateur and semi professional drivers to be staged for time. The Meadows venue is favored as Madison Park is deemed too small for racing thrills.
Local auto dealers push preparations for a hill climbing contest on Taylor av during Golden Potlatch week. The organizing committee expects ample prizes to attract strong entries and create a showcase event for the car dealers.
About 50 members of the Seattle Motorcycle club will depart Pioneer Square at 6 AM for Mount Rainier and return the same day. The roads are reported in fine condition and a swift ride is expected with a late evening return.
Chicago lightweights Danny Goodman and Walter Litte headline a July 2 boxing card in St Joseph Missouri with 130 and 1556 pound limits. Other regional boxing bouts include Matt Wells versus Mickey Gannon in Philadelphia and Clabby versus Morrow discussed for Benton Harbor Michigan.
Partial readable text shows names Hatteries Kraft Bonner Holm Hasty for Spokane and Archer Spokane for Portland with unclear sequence. The fragment mentions Lamiine Jensen Harris and appears to reference a bid or team assignment in Portland and Spokane.
Vancouver defeated the Islanders 5 to 4 in a June 17 game marked by three hits in the fourth frame. Erickson and Shea triumphed for Vancouver while Furchner and Spies man led Victoria.
Florence Sutton of Los Angeles defeats Eleanor Sears of Boston in the final round of the Woman's National Tennis tournament at the Philadelphia Cricket Club. Sutton, the challenger, will face title holder Hazel Hakkiss of Berkeley, California, today.
New York June 17 report labor strife delays the Giants new baseball park at the Polo Grounds built after an early season fire. A dispute between metal lathers and structural iron workers led to a strike and jeopardizes a July 4 dedication, with fears the club must finish the season at the American League park.
Langford dominated the match in Winnipeg before 5000 spectators. In the seventh round the referee halted the contest due to Caponi appearing finished, then allowed him to resume after a rest period. Langford opened clear breaks and moved on, with Caponi sustaining the bout but not turning the tide.
Keio University champions of Japan travel to play the Knights of Columbus at Dugdale's Park at 10 30 tomorrow morning. Keio has defeated several fast American college teams on their tour, while local Japanese supporters rally to root for their countrymen.
Manager Raymer released pitchers Lane and Sage of Victoria. Lane, who limited Tacoma Tigers to one infield hit, suffered a torn ligament and has struggled since. Sage has not shown good form. In Cleveland Nap Lajoie aims to return within two weeks after a month out with strained abdominal muscles.
The Seattle Yacht Club hosts a morning regatta with trophies offered for large sailing cruisers on the Sunderland cup series, a free for all power boat race around Bainbridge Island for the Frederick & Nelson cup, and a race for 18 footers. Races start at 10 a m, with participants awaiting the triangular harbor course. Also noted is Jack Sullivan's departure from Milwaukee to Joplin Missouri to prep for a June 20 heavyweight bout with Jeff Clark.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.