California Promoters Bid for Jeffries Filx Fight
Bids opened in San Francisco for the Jeffries Fitzsimmons fight with seven offers led by California promoters. Los Angeles clubs offered up a purse of 325,000, while other bids ranged in percentages of gross receipts, including National Athletic at 82 percent. Delaney delayed by travel issues, bids to be reviewed by promoters.
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San Francisco
Cal
Bite
Billy Delanay
Jeffries
Century Club
Oplus
Les Angsies
National Athetic Club
Yosemite Athletic Club
Twentieth Century
Bay City
Inges Valley
Delaney
Billy Delaney
Angeles
Jason
Vallejo
Kansas State Shoot in Kansas City and Elliott Trophy Match
In Kansas City last week Kansas State Amateur Association leader Frank Motges arranged state tournament plans for April alongside the Sporting event schedule. In Hot Springs two professionals, J A R Elliott of Kansas City and Holl O Heiken of Trayton, led a 100 bird shoot for the Sportsmen's Review trophy with a dramatic finish and a Live bird count showing Elliott leading before a final tie and overwhelming crowd applause.
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Eain
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Winigehot Joertest
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Elliott
Hot Springs
Ark
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Holla O Heiken
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Hellies
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Duke of Connaught Hurt and Victorious Race Finishes
In a tight result the race was won by a clever finish worth two dollars to the winner. The Duke of Connaught sustained an injury to the right fore and it is feared the era seers the m down with the event.
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Fitesimmons Works Hari ty sopling arden fale for te be Ms fem
Gefen outlines a plan amid the smnginn era focusing on figures linked to solar and health, with a cautious approach to risk and outcomes as a central theme. The text presents fragmentary references to actions and people in a historical context.
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Hari Ty Sopling
Arden Fale
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Hohute
Boek
Unclear Voices Mention Sheridan and Umpire Roles
Fragmentary text references Sheridan and an umpire in American context with uncertain names and terms. The readable fragments hint at a sports or officiating discussion but lack coherent facts or events.
O'Dea to Coach Missouri Tigers Next Season
Columbia Man March 17 Pat O'Dea the famous Wisconsin full back has been elected to coach the Missouri Tigers next season by university athletics managers.
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Columbia
Man
Pat O'Dea
Wisconsin University
Missouri Tigers
Unclear text fragment hints at early baseball results
Fragmented report from New York on March 1 mentions Americans and baseball at Lawrence with uncertain teams and outcomes. Reading is damaged. key names, dates, and details are illegible.
Had Wives A Plenty
San Antonio, March 11. A man named Christina C Nelson alias Captain A N Freeland alias John Anderson alias Nelson Porter was arrested here after a complaint by his alleged eighth wife Mary A Parker of Plattsburg. He is said to have undivorced wives in several states and to claim multiple properties including a 5000 acre ranch at Santa Monica. Parker, once a resident of Plattsburg, met Nelson in St Joseph and married him after a brief acquaintance. He reportedly deserted her in Kansas City and she later moved to San Antonio.
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Tex
Mary A Parker
Plattsburg
Christina C.nelsor
A. N. Freeland
John Anderson
Nelson Porter
A. E. Milburn
Fort Scott
Kan
Nessor
Geveral
Los Angeles
Cal
Portland
Christian Nelson
Eourdon County
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Santa Monica
Colorado
Platteburs
Mary A. Parker
St. Joseph
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Parker
Kansas City
Lyddite Boomerang Revealed in March Experiments
March 17 report shows lyddite explosive fragments refracted when tested near Belle Isle, with fragments landing 30 yards from the target and others near a gunboat 2400 yards ahead. The analysis notes lyddite’s impact compared to boomerang effect and the risks if misfired.
Fortunes Seen in Argentina by American Visiting Agents
Wichita March 17 Tagle and J Ash returned from Argentina after six months promoting American harvesting machinery. Buenos Aires is praised as a modern, well policed city with washed streets and five story business blocks. The article notes opportunities for American capital, farming methods needing improvement, and a growing number of Americans, though elections are criticized for voter counting and press independence.
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Hays City Commercial Club Forms With 75 Members
A commercial club organized in Hays City on March 17 includes bankers, millers, grain men, and Ellis County legislators among about 75 charter members. Officers named are President H W Oshant, Vice President Joan Soniger, Secretary E Dixon, and Treasurer H D Shines as the club aims for rapid growth, reflecting a progressive population nearing 2,000.
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Hays City
Ellis County
H. W. Oshant
Joan Soniger
E._ Dixon
H. D
Land price sparks debate near Emporia and Sterling college
March 17 report notes O M Wilhite selling land south of the men’s dining room area for about £185 for the half jet and $5,000 for a 13 foot segment, with Wilhite at market. A new building with strong sale prospects is mentioned. The item also references a College Debate at Sterling and the upcoming Friends' university event.
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O. M. Wilhite
Oe Hinussler
Kanoss
Wilhite
Endi
Sterling
Pitting
Friends’ University
Fragmented 19th century notices mix trials and weather
A garbled Kansas area clippings page reports a lawsuit over alienation of affection between brothers, a gruesome head discovery near Clearwater, and a Phillipsburg wheat forecast. It mentions Cooper College and Belleville debates, a Dunkard church destruction, and a tornado casualty path with barns and windmills damaged.
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Fee
Scotch Plains
N. K. Williams
Montgomery Murder Suspect Arrested in Enid Oklahoma
Colby of Enid Oklahoma has been arrested on murder charges in the case of Santa Fe Detective Gorge C. Montgomery. Colby, a former Miller ranch employee, is said to have a good reputation. The other two suspects named are Q. W. Cof felt and W. C. Johnson. Beloit Items report numerous local acknowledgments and community notes from Beloit Kansas including public figures and civic groups.
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Winfeld
Minority Senate report denounces subsidy bill as unjust
Washington March 13 Senator Clay leading the minority of the Senate Commerce Committee submitted a report opposing the subsidy bill. The minority argues the plan taxes all to aid a single industry, risks a shipping trust, and advantages foreign partners. They insist government should not intrude into private business and warn the bill is unjust class legislation.
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Washington
Clay
Senate Committee On Commerce
Senate
England
Alro Uy
Congress
Club de Luxe in London Targets Elite Americans
A London club planned for Americans, to be named the Columbia, aims to rival leading U S clubs in exclusivity. An Anglo American committee led by Lords Kintore and Marcus Beresford, with Anthony Drexel among organizers, seeks to host social gatherings at Avon dale hotel in Piccadilly prior to King Edward's coronation. Entrance fee slated at 50 pounds, guests from Union and Knickerbocker, Somerset, and Metropolitan clubs to gain priority temporary membership.
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United States
Edward
Kintore
SuMeld
Craven
Marcus Beresford
Reginald Pole-Carew
Anthony Drexel
Heg~inald Do
England
Union and Knickerbocker Clubs
New York
Somerset Club
Boston
Metropolitan Club
Washington
Lodge News and Fraternal Lodge Activities in Topeka
Sunflower lodge plans its March 18 anniversary social at 706 Kansas Avenue with Morgan's Orchestra and local entertainers. Capital City Tent No 24 of the Knights of the Maccabees reports weekly meetings, uniform drill formation, and active growth led by officers including H. Coney and E. B. Coon. Shawnee Camp No 26 M W of A hosts a stag party with a varied program under Referee W. D. Bishop. Roosevelt has accepted an invitation from the Pennsylvania Masons.
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Kansas Avenue
Morgan
Oc~chestra
Kate Griley
Vinton Phenis
Modlin
W. E. Fagan
Capital City
Knights of the Maccabees
Weat Bixth Street
Topeka
Judas Macabeus
H. Coney
E. B. Coon
H. T. March
J. A. Mathews
Adamson
A.C. Markley
Tom. Soote
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Assch
W. D. Bishop
J. E. Shaffer
A Shumway
Y Ge Feiger
Austin Ripley
Tillotson
Dotal
Ba Shumway
Gcorgs Feiger
Fraternal Notes From The Region On November Fourth Events
A historical note recalls the 100th anniversary of George Washington joining the Masonic order with Roosevelt also a Mason since Oyster Bay. Reports cover lodge entertainments at K P hall and multiple state-wide fraternal activities including Woodmen addresses, Royal Arcanum celebrations, and Encampment plans to attend Des Moines meeting.
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Movement to Make Room For British Worses in Politics
A fragmentary OCR item hints at a March 17 event about expanding involvement in British politics. It references a campaign to promote electing women and notes a complaint from a woman about opposition. The readable text is highly obscured and fragmentary.
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Woauarainen
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