State Board Urges Doctors to Report All Infectious Diseases
Montgomery Feb 14 Special reports that Alabama state health officials press county officers to require physicians promptly report births deaths and all infectious diseases on a published list. The circular urges campaigns to inform doctors to file immediate reports and to provide each with the disease list including measles malaria diphtheria scarlet fever smallpox poliomyelitis and more.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
State Board of Health
Most Costly Sports Bout Ever At $1 583 A Minute
A ten round bout between Jess Willard and Frank Moran in New York on March 8 carries a guaranteed total of seventy thousand dollars with Willard receiving forty seven thousand five hundred dollars and Moran twenty two thousand five hundred. The article lists other sport extravagances including Arm-Walter Johnsons one fifty thousand dollars, Freddys Welsh hundred thousand dollar yearly earnings, Snodgrasses thirty thousand world series cost, Stechers hundred thousand for wrestling, and Merkle's head pennant cost.
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Jess Willard
Frank Moran
New York
Packey McFarland
Mike Gibbons
Willard
Moran
Walter
Johnson
Freddy Welsh
Fred Snodgrass
Giants
Joe Stecher
Johnny Evers
Boston Braves
Fred Merkle
Notable Infectious Disease Reporting Rule Emphasized
A historical notice stresses that diseases such as tetanus typhoid fever and yellow fever, when grave and contagious, must be reported immediately and contained through prompt cooperation to prevent spread. It warns that early reporting and cooperation are essential to control outbreaks.
Domi Tortorich bids Welsh to meet Dundee-Mandot winner
New Orleans promoter Domi Tortorich announced a $10,000 purse and $500 training expenses to stage a March 4 lightweight title bout in New Orleans. He seeks to match Freddie Welsh against the Dundee Mandot winner.
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New Orleans
Dominick Tortorich
Freddie Welsh
Tortorich
Fielder Jones Denies Beach Dog Show Plans
Fielder Jones says he will host many terriers on the beach but denies organizing a dog show. The comment arrives amid questions about planned canine events near the shoreline.
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Fielder Jones
Hoppe Expects 75000 A Year From Billiards Tours
Willie Hoppe the billiard champion projects earnings of 75000 a year from exhibitions across the United States with Yamada the Japanese star and plans a Honolulu tour. He credits his success to steady habits clean living and peak physical condition. Hoppe follows a strict exercise system and trains on the road like a fighter ahead of major matches.
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Willie Hoppe
Yamada
Honolulu
Hoppe
Major clubs spend 125000 for ten players
It is estimated Naval and American League clubs paid about 125000 for ten players secured from Federal clubs. The list includes Kavir Giants at 35000, Rariden Giants, Anderson Grantg, Rousch Giants, J Johnston Bkyn, Magee Yanks, Cullop Yanks, Gedeon Yanks, Erickson Detroit, Seaton Cubs.
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Kavir Giants
Rariden
Giants
Anderson
Grantg
Rousch
J. Johnston
Bkyn
Magee
Yanks
Cullop
Gedeon
Erickson
Detroit
Seaton
Cubs
Y M C A Basketball Road Trip Planned
The Y M C A team will travel from Montgomery to Auburn and Birmingham for games against local Y teams this week. Players include Cunningham Hinman Crawford Doyle Izard with more unnamed teammates. Professor Mariott is likely to coach on the road. Leaders Club meets Monday at 6 30 with important business and a supper to follow.
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Montgomery
Auburn
Birmingham Y. M. C. A
Cunningham
Hinman
Crawford
Doyle
Izard
Mariott
Leaders Club
Association
Sapper
Herman Red Hot in Dash for Title
The article spots Kid Herman of New Orleans as a top challenger alongside Johnny Ertle of St. Paul for the bantam weight crown. In a twenty round bout in New Orleans, Herman nearly defeated Kid Williams, with Williams winning on a foul call against Ertle and fan protests turning near violent.
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Kid Herman
New Orleans
Johnny Ertle
St. Paul
Herman
Kid Williams
Williams
Coulon
Ertle
Herman-Williams
Willard Moran bout and boxing figures draw chatter
Jack Dillon shows punch while Jess Willard dream looms. Promoters say Willard Moran needs 100000 dollars to cover costs. Other notes cite George Stovall luck, Joe Tinker quips, and Clark Griffith optimism. Willard will earn 1583.33 per minute for ten rounds, which critics call excessive.
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Jack Dillon
Jess Willard
George Stovall
Joe Tinker
Cub
Heinie Zim
Joe
Heinie
Packey McFarland
Willard-Moran
George Sutton
Hoppe
Clark Griffith
Grif
Moran
Comiskey Sends Chappell to Cleveland
Chicago February 14 Outfielder Larry Chappell will be sent to the Cleveland Americans within the week. The move by President Comiskey of the White Sox is described as his final payment for Joe Jackson.
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Chicago
Larry Chappell
Cleveland Americans
Cleveland
Comiskey
White Sox
Joe Jackson
Mahan to California Coach Rumor Circulates
Harvard football captain Eddie Mahan, hero of the 41 to 0 win over Yale, may coach Cal backfield candidates next season. He has not signed a contract, awaiting graduation in June, but reportedly consented to manager Stroud of the Western university.
Promising Peter the Great Colt Raised in Ohio on Unusual Diet
Peter Horrocks and Dave Duffy of North Randall Ohio raise a Peter the Great colt named Peter Duffy on oats and game chicken eggs. The colt is entered in about eighty five thousand dollars worth of two and three year old races next season. Horrocks and Duffy saved years to buy him and he has shown much promise. They received large offers including one from John Splan veteran of Lexington Kentucky.
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Peter Horrocks
Dave Duffy
North Randall
Ohio
Peter the Great
Peter Duffy
Horrocks
Duffy
John Splan
Lexington
Uncle Wiggily Mends Pussy Cat Mole Dress Hole
Uncle Wiggily helps Pussy Cat Mole by mending a burned hole in her dress with leftover cloth from Nurse Jane's dress. He retrieves Nurse Jane's dress, then both attend Mrs. Wibblewobble's tea party. The tale echoes a Mother Goose moment and ends with a promise of the next chapter.
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Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy
Hollow Stump
Nurse Jane
Uncle Wiggily Longears
Uncle Wiggily
Jane
Spin-Spider
Rabbit Gentleman
Wiggily
Bunny Uncle
Pussy Cat Mole
Mother Goose
Belleville
Pussy Cat
Uncle
pussy cat_lady
Sloan's Liniment Promises Quick Pain Relief
An old advertisement touts Sloan's Liniment as penetrating fast to soothe sciatica muscle and nerve pain without rubbing. It claims relief for rheumatism, lumbago, sore throat, chest pain, sprains, bruises, neuralgia, and headaches with druggist availability.
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Sloan
Storage space offered for lumber and heavy cargo on river docks
Available deep water dock space on the west bank of the river for lumber logs ties and heavy commodities with water facilities. Limited space for accumulation and storage optional shed space may be secured and any amount of space on Blakely Island as needed.
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Blakely Island
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