Boston Millionaire Secures Fine Brood Mares in Sale
In Chicago reports, Lawson purchases include top yearling trotters like Princess in Red and Lady Wilton. Prices peak at 310,300 for Miss Previous, with strong bidding on estate mares and notable horses such as Provincial and Oblique.
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Chicago
New York
Bas
Annie
Wilelcome
Exully
Winwood
Acacia
Sir de Satwoud
Obikdue
U. In
Lawson
Preiac
Pevlateau
Wilton
Alreaiy
Witten
Javettia
Anil Anak
Sig
Renaldy
Prince Beent
As & S
Dainty
Eichen Jottres
Gigrin Pryor
Rs Teal
Massine
Fiuice de’ Ian
Pane
Mr Sant
Popdigai
Ponce Fas
Fonte As Taon
Ethie
Eace Epaeal
Byares Fralizes
Abaei
Irregular Race Notes Reflect Early 19th Century Trotter Sale
Fragmented OCR recalls a horse sale and futures for a yearling and mares. Mentions trainer Mr Brayton, York social circles, and a standout mare named Rare trotting in several heats. References to Futurity stakes and a colt Totter linked to Earth. Signals uncertainty and partial details from the sale’s proceedings.
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Record
Sara
Shane Mr
Brayton Iver
York
Marvin
Ives
Keilee
Aiferton
Billy Smith Fights Workmen In New Role With Australian Flair
El Paso date: Ex-pugilist Billy Smith now with EP&N E fought a crowd of over twenty five contractors’ workers on the Rock Island extension between Capitan and Alaino Gorge. He reportedly drew his 45 Colts, subdued rioters, and two six shooters were taken from the crowd. One worker sues for damages claiming assault and deprivation of liberty.
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el Paso
Tex
Billy Smith
Hilly
Smith
Maher's Percentage Best In English Racing Circles
As the English jet racing season closes, season statistics highlight top jockeys and win percentages. Maiden leads with 46 percent but Danny Ditcher shows 94 wins in 415 mounts, G McCall 91 wins in 452, and J Reiff 89 wins in 493. London clubs set stakes ahead of 1904 meets including the Suburban and the Futurity with purses around 75,000, plus the Brooklyn Mandaleap and Standard Stakes for older horses.
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Doe. W
Maiden
Danny” Ditcher
G. Mccall
J. Reiff
MacCall
Coney Island
Brooklyn
Jockey Clubs
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Brooklyn Jockey Club
McGovern Plans Hard Training and Offstage Retreat
Terry McGovern, the Brooklyn featherweight, says he will abandon stage work after his Thanksgiving fight with Young Corbett in Hartford. He plans a month of farm life in New Jersey to rebuild fitness, with aims to fight and defeat emerging featherweights. If Corbett resists, McGovern may pursue rivals, starting with Dave Sullivan, to force a response.
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New York
Young Corbett
Hartford
Conn
Brooklyn
New Jersey
Ray Bue
Young Soret
McGovern
Denver
Dave Sullivan
Terry
Salina Gun Club Elects Officers and Plans Growth
The Salina Gun Club elected J. Fl Ouringer as president Tom Hoyne as vice president Mac Stevghaan as secretary and George Davis as captain. The club now has 20 members and aims to expand to about 40 soon. They leased new grounds west of the Normal College and will build a new clubhouse. A magautrap system was ordered and experts will host a big shoot on the holidays at the new grounds.
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Presid
Tom Hoyne
Mac Stevghaan
George Davis
Normal College
Princeton
New York
Ralph Tipton ' Davis
Hlessbure
Yale
Davis
Pell
Phillips Academy
Michigan to face Stanford in Pasadena on New Year’s day
Ron Arbor Michigan confirms Michigan football team will travel to California to play Leland Stanford in Pasadena on New Year’s day. The trip likely starts January 20 with plans to skip a game with the University of Oregon in Seattle.
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Ron Arbor
Mich
Dec
Michigan
Tamons
California
Leland Stanford
Pasadena
University of Oregon
Seatte
Patteneill
Plane for 1905 Indefinite Story of Denny Yacht Denied
The report notes bad condition of Shamrock II when hauled from Erie Basin and now declared to be untrustworthy. London and Theo s10 provide context on the yacht's status as of reporting time.
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Denny Yacht
London
Erie Basin
Denny Brothers Denied Plans for New Shamrock Challenger
The report says the Denny brothers were not building a new Shamrock challenger and they deny Dean conducting tank experiments. Sir Thormset and Watson are mentioned regarding an improved model, but the intention remains unclear and no definitive plan is stated.
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Thormset
Watson
Denny Hrothers
Dennys
Dean
Hamrock
No More for Me Replied Fire When Asked to Fight Again
Rob Fussimmons visited George Considine at the Hotel Metropole in New York. He was asked about seeing J. C. Kennedy regarding a meeting between Jeffries and himself in San Francisco. Fussimmons said he has not seen Kennedy and does not expect to fight again, adding it would do him little good to meet. He declared he has retired from fighting.
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Fire
New York
Der
Rob Fussimmons
George Considine
Hotel Metropole
J. C. Kennedy
Jeffries
San Francisco
Mr. Kennedy
Lavigne In Good Shape For Oakland Bout
Saginaw lightweight champion George Lavigne and Australian Tim Heagerty, both well prepared, will clash in a fifteen round fight at the Acme club in Oakland on December 12. Lavigne trains at Planken's All-Mile House while Heagherty works near Colima.
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Tim Heagerty
San Francisco
George Lavigne
Australia
Acme Club
Oakland
Hoth
Lavigne
Planken
Heagherty
Colima
BREIT BREAKS ARM IN CARRIAGE ACCIDENT
St Louisan baseball figure Breit known as the famed left hander suffered a broken right arm when a horse runaway toppled his carriage at North End. He also sustained body and leg bruises and faces probable end to his professional career due to the injury.
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St. Souls
Wee
Aineouore Preifenstein
St. Louisan
North End
Frettenstein
Leagues to be friendly confer at Chicago
A conference between Western League President Jarmer Whitfield and American League President Ban Johnson ended hostilities and set mutual respect for territory and contracts. Milwaukee will join the Western League next year, with Whitfield and W. B. Gross announcing the move after a closed meeting. The outcome excludes Harry Quinn unless he finds other grounds.
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James Whitfield
Ban Johnson
Chicago
Jarmer Whitfeld
Milwauken
Tumie
Whitfield
W. B. Gross
Whitfield Perry
Milwaukee
Fred Gross
Harry Quinn
American Association
Prize Fight Ends in a Row in Newcastle Tyne
Charlie McKeever of Philadelphia and Jack Palmer of New York fought in a scheduled fifteen round bout for £350. Palmer fouled in the first round, McKeever outclassed him, and at the start of the second round the crowd stormed the ring. The referee called it no contest and fled.
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Newcastle-in-Tyne
Charlie McKeever
Philadelphia
Jack Palmer
New York
McKeever
Palmer
Mell Myers Ends Life in Smith County Farm Area
Mell Myers a young Smith County farmer borrowed his neighbor Charles Bowers shotgun for a rabbit hunt. After a brief outing Myers shot himself, dying soon after. He had recently married and faced a disputed farm inheritance that left him without property.
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Smith County
Smith Center
Charles Bowers
Bowers
Myers
Utterluft
Mr. Adams
FRENCH TO PLEAD GUILTY IN WILBURGER CASE LINKED HEARING
Stim French, jailed in Wichita, agrees to plead guilty to CG L Wilberger murder and will testify in the prelim in the Betts perjury case in Wiltberger. The report also notes farmer W.S. Nicholson found dead near Leroy after exposure, whisky bottle nearby.
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Wiltberger
Winfield
Stim” French
CG. L. Wilberger
Charles Betts
Freight Into an Open Switch at Gruit Field
An eastbound freight struck an open switch at Gruit field on Monday. Fireman McGee was bruised and cut about the head, brakeman 2fcFadden sustained back injuries, and several cars left the track. The Lyon County Poultry and Pet Stock association announces its twelfth annual show at Emporia this week with the exhibit opening Wednesday morning. James McGill, an elderly veteran, was found dead by asphyxiation in a Leavenworth rooming house Monday afternoon after being discovered Sunday afternoon.
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Gruitfield
McGee
Emporia
Lyon County Poultry and Pet Stock Association
Eytriex
Leavenworth
James McGill
Pioneer minister William Yohe dies at Fort Leavenworth
William Yohe a pioneer settler died Monday at Fort Leavenworth. Born in Philadelphia in 1818 his father served in Washingtons army. He fought in the Seminole War and the First Dragoons and reached the western post. In 1855 he became ordained in the Christian church. His son Dr Yohe arrived from Wyoming.
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Leavenworte
William
Yohe
Philadelphia
Washington
First Dragoons
Fort Leavenworth
West
Christian Church
Wroming
Appeal in Peddlers' Decision Goes to Supreme Court
The state appeals to the supreme court from Judge Thompson's Lincoln Center peddlers decision. The case concerns the peddlers' law and was recently decided at Lincoln Center.
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Salina
Supreme Court
Thompson
Lincoln Center
Smith's Green Mountain Renovator Claims Cure for Rheumatism
An advertisement proclaims rheumatism stems from uric acid in the blood and that Smiths Green Mountain Renovator removes the acid. It guarantees cure or money back, touting a poison free formula made from iron pure herbs that builds health without harming heart or organs.
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Smiths Green Mountain Renovator
Smith's
Green Mountain Renovat
Green Mountains
Unconstitutional License System Claimed By County Lines
Last session of the legislature declared unconstitutional a law aimed at non-resident peddlers and protecting merchants. The license system based on county lines was struck down. Farmers Elevator opens in Delphos Ottawa County, formed by 250 local farmers owning one to ten acres. Chapman defeats Clay Center 79 to 0 in final local football game. Ralph Miller signs with Indianapolis after previously playing for Baltimore. Cadet William Amsden of Abilene to attend Annapolis again after appointment setback. Death of prominent attorney and politician John Randolph at Pittsburg, aged 44. Piles remedy PanOintment offered with money-back guarantee.
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Farmers’ Elevator
Opcns
Salina
Farners
Delphos
Ottawa County
Kansas
Chapman
Clay Center
Allens
Kan
Abilene
William Amsden
Annapolis Navel Academy
Calderhead
Amsden
Beck Signs With McPhee Cincinnati
Erve Beck, second baseman from last season's Cleveland Americans, has signed with manager McPhee. Details note negotiations began about a week ago after an earlier premature claim. Also included is an unrelated testimonial ad for Electric Bitters claiming cure of stomach trouble and gall stones with local pharmacy details.
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Beck
McPhee
Cincinnati
Erve Beck
Cleveland
McPhes
Wis
Ad. Arnold & Son's Drug Store
North
Kansas Ave
Thurston Wins on Foul Over Burns in Chicago Bout
Pacific coast welterweight Dutch Thurston defeats Charles Burns of Cincinnati on a foul in a two minute first round at the American Athletic club. The bout, slated for six rounds, ended early after Burns fouled Thurston, with Thurston awarded the decision as the stoppage caused by Burns’s low blow.
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Burns
Chicago
Dutch" Thurston
Charles Burns
Cincinnati
American Athletic Club
Thurston
Burnshed
Nptt
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