The Beautiful Baker Romeo Hagen Holds Against Iron Man Draw
A Seattle crowd watches Romeo Hagen the beautiful baker endure the Iron Man of California in a ring clash. Hagen smiles through punishment as blows fail to lay him low, finishing with a disputed draw after three rounds.
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Baker
Seattle
Romeo
T Ke Cohen
Iron Man
California
San Francisco
Pacific Athletic Club
Grand Theatre
Remy
Jack Johnson
Hounds Track Convict Frank Creeks After Folsom Break
Sacramento Oct 17 Guards with bloodhounds search Folsom hills for Convict Frank Creeks serving a life term who escaped Friday night. Harold Flash and Night Sergeant J B Drury were killed. Guards Frank Maher and Joe Kerr wounded as the breakout aimed to seize the inside guards.
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Sacramento
Folsom
Frank Creeks
Creeks
Drury
Kerr
Flash
City Council Tables Plan for Separate Bus Lines
The finance committee of the city council tabled the municipal bus plan linking the two divisions, delaying a unified city car line for now.
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Ecity Council
State-wide Prohibition in Old Kentucky
Henry Watterson prints letters and an editorial on the Missouri Anti-Saloon League approach to Congress in 1914. Jacob E. Meeker rejects secret pledges and pledges vote against prohibition. The Courier-Journal argues prohibition harms politics, economy, and governance in Kentucky and warns Democrats to oppose fusion and Third House influence.
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Kentucky
Henry Watterson
Louisville Courier-Journal
Anti Saloan League of Missouri
Congress
Missouri
State
Anti-Saloon League
St. Louis
W. C. Shupp
Missouri Anti-Saloon League
City
Jacob E. Meeker
Courier-Journal
Frankfort
Grapes and Juice Debate in California Prop Debate Letter
A Lakeport reader argues against the claim that grape juice can be profitably produced in California. He recalls experiences with California Vineyards and Improvement Company from 1908 to 1912, noting failed dealer orders and low juice demand, and urges readers to consider market realities and prohibition impacts.
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Lake County
Lakeport
California
San Bernardino County
California Vineyards and Improvement Company
Concord
Michigan
California Wine Association
Prohibition Speech At Tacoma Meeting Warns Of Failure
Hon Alvin M Muehler told members of the German American Woman's League in Tacoma that prohibition has failed in many states and warned Washington voters that moral concerns will guide their choice. He cited Maine Vermont Connecticut Michigan Georgia Alabama and Oklahoma to illustrate enforcement flaws and urged the state to resist statewide prohibition.
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Senate
Achemer
State of Washington
Gro
W. Ton
Antisaloon League
Washington
Muehler
Anti-Saloon League
New Hampshire
Vermont
Connecticut
Maine
New England
Portland
Little News
Srrangersa
Bangor
Michigan
Georgia
Tennessee
Alabama
Hobson
United States
Underwood
Madama
Oklahoma
Internal Revenue Department
Kansas
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Prohibition Debate In The Times Weighs High License Local Option
The Sunday Times highlights state wide Prohibition effects with letters and addresses on grape juice as wine substitute and a critique by Henry Watterson. It reiterates The Times stance that Prohibition does not prohibit and argues for high license and local option. Reproduced from Seattle Times August 16.
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Benton Ballou
California Aards & Improvement Company of
California
Alvin M. Muehler
American Women's League
Henry Watterson
Olds Kentucky
the Times
Seattle Times
League of Washington
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H. G. Lorenz
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Lorenz
Opera House
BIG Universal
Mr. Watterson
Shupp
Jacob B. Meeker
Meeker
St. Louis, Mo
Sheppard-Hobson
Watterson
Nual Production
Women’s League of
Tacoma
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