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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1907
Page
2
Lincoln High School defeated Salem 12 to 0 in a blowout showing class and speed. The game featured a sensational pass from Pike to Obuieh and hints at a forthcoming championship clash with Kingston for the title.
Washington high school ekes out a 4 to 3 victory over Tacoma in a tense game while Spokane loses 5 to 4 to Butte. Washington seeks a rematch with Spokane and a showdown with Montana teams to claim top Northwest status.
Oregon defeats Washington 8 to 0 as fullback Clarke shines with consistent punts and a decisive late score. Washington rallied for upcoming game against Pullman, but poor kicking and Clarke’s breakout run sealed the win for Oregon.
Yale defeats Princeton 12 to 10 while Dartmouth over Harvard 22 to 0, Penn State loses 6 to Michigan 0, Carlisle tops Minnesota 12 to 10, Idaho or Whitman 0 indicates incomplete data.
The season began with two levels in Beattle and one in Tacoma drawing big crowds. The Thisties and Tacoma teams won their games while Wanderers and Rangers tied 22 to 2. Rangers beat Fort Lawton to take early lead. Soldiers shown good form with a 6 to 2 score against them. The season looks fast and closely contested.
The program lists five eighths of a mile Altachee with Canique winning third and Time 1 19 26. The thirteenth sixteenths shows Joheny Lyons favored at 1 to unit won with Tree Wing second and Early Tide third in 1 18 4 6. The one and one eighth mile Miss Millie led by Gergen at 2 to 1, Mendon second and Lane Wolf third in 1 46 8 2 5. The one and one sixteenth miles sees Janeta at 2 to 1 winning over San Alviso and Acrobat in 1 45 34.
United States Immigration Commissioner J H Clark, amid a west coast inquiry, urges Washington to pass a law excluding Hindus. He claims Brahmin workers from the Ganges region threaten white labor on the coast as thousands cross the border.
Receiver Frank Twitchell of the United States land office says a tighter system will enforce homesteading laws by requiring thorough motive searches and clear proof of intent from all land seekers. The shift targets those who intend to settle on the land and carry out the law's true purpose.
Due to a large number of young women in the city out of work and new arrivals seeking employment, women's clubs and the Y W C A workers discuss forming a protective association. The group would actively guard the interests of unemployed women and assist new arrivals.
Take a trip on the Sound to view the U S Navy Yard with ships Oregon Wisconsin Buffalo Philadelphia and others. Visitors leave Pier 2 at the foot of Wouterney five times daily round trip priced at 500.
Theodore Roosevelt urges rapid currency expansion through a new $150,000,000 bond issue and government notes, writing to Secretary Cortelyou to mobilize hoarded money. He cites rising gold reserves, explains lack of risk, and calls for public cooperation to restore normal business conditions and circulation.
Trio of Soldier gridiron players at West Point are praised for speed and defense as the Army team challenges the east. Early in the season the cadets held Yale to a draw, with a notable stop when Hrwin tackled Bomar after a breakaway run as Beavers and Captain Smith anchor the backfield.
Blume city records registration figures for the First and Second wards totaling 355 this year, vs 657 last year. Only mayoral candidates face a contest. last election had 211 votes, 146 fewer than the current registration. Local turnout appears subdued.
A benefit ball will be held at Egan's hall Tuesday evening November 26 by the teen order no 196 of the barbers to aid sick and needy members. In Fairbanks Alaska President Roosevelt regrets the resignation of Judge Prewk Wickersham from the second judicial division.
Countess MPherene de Bt Pierre of St Firvittany sets out on a distant hunting expedition across the wilds of North America after a heavy round of social duties in Paris. She completes a lengthy journey through coastal provinces, aided by courtiers and companions, facing hardships along the way.
In Fatrbanks Alaska on November 18 the city and nearby areas report unseasonably warm conditions with temperatures not dropping below freezing. Local observations note continued mild weather through the early winter period.
John Motut cheon, a Canadian, drew a knife on a railway trestle and slashed his throat from ear to ear. He hovers between life and death, with complications likely to affect recovery. In a separate note from Plaza Washington, Will Dickey and his family left for Seattle where he plans to work in the drug trade.
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