Mathews Defeats Ferns In Fifteenth Round Welterweight Bout
Detroit match sees Mathews of New York win a closely contested welterweight championship decision over Ruben Ferns of Buffalo after fifteen rounds at the Cadillac Athletic Club. Ferns battled a bad left shoulder and blood poisoning in training while both weighed 240 pounds. Ferns mounted a strong challenge in mid bout but Mathews landed decisive rights and lefts in the final rounds to secure the victory.
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Detroit
Mich
Matty Matthese
New Fork
Ruben Fens
Muftalo
Cadillac Athletic Club
Heferce Sifer
Matthews
Perse
ZeOelwck
Ferman
Mfatthews
Ferns
Jett
Reccely
Fernie Peck Matthews
Fern
Matty
Rube
Silerne
Bix Dentston
Ottawa Fans Rally as K U. Davie Withdraws From Game
Ottawa town and university supporters react to K U. star Davie withdrawing from the Lawrence game. The Ottawa eleven, buoyed by student and town backing, hoped to avenge earlier losses against Kansas City teams. A special Santa Fe train carried supporters, and anticipation rose that Ottawa might turn the tide in today’s schedule.
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Ottawa
Masseer Davie
K. U
Kansas City
Davie
Thor
Jeumn
Levine
Ith
oWe
K. L
Terman
Skirie
Kerr
Ottawe
Santa Fe
Lawrence
K. Vi
Vletory
Depe ape cerreperrdicy dies Hote bevudh BF halt NEW CYCLE RECORD
At the Coliseum Jone eit Neon defeats Saale Sepunee to break the World record. Natchloap Jimmy Michiel impresses with pace, clocking 2 47 1 5 in the Miles and setting a bold mark amid a crowded card at Mudivas Square Garden.
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Ont
Jone Eit Neon
Saale
Sepunee
Netsch
Shore Plgak
Ioutmur
Ataike Watit Cath
Mme
Chiesa Bop
Ohne
Speeny
Beb
Jimmy Michiel
Calle
Calle Ne Fen
Mudivas Square Garden
George Leander
Chicago
Ama
Ognirat Grilinia Weber
Milwauken
Poona
Enekine
Dletenes
Quint Ross
Wagner the Leader and Season Averages Highlight St. Louis Team
The report lists batting and fielding averages for the St. Louis team across the season. It notes leaders such as Wagner Wise Kevler and Bark Noam Punk Reneee while referencing others like McHale and Burkert. The piece discusses performance percentages and tactical notes, though some phrases are garbled.
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Lovie
Hans” Wieres
Iit Farass
Ettetnes Burkert
Accarain
McHale
Mankato Kennel Club Fall Meet Opens With Fast Dogs
Large crowd attends the first day of the Central Court ing club fall meet at Mankato Kansas. Forty eight entries compete for a $440 purse as fast dogs display strong speed and many catches. Puppy stakes showcase numerous matchups with Red Diamond beating Dallas and Hor tense Jane triumphing over Larkins among others.
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Mankato
Kan
Central Courting Club
Tee Wiake
Kansas
America
Red Diamond
Dallas
Hortense Jane
Larkins Mondamon
Yrevd
Beilany
Lont Grenkirk
Cuba
Lord Wasdike
Hummer
Indefendence
Teasy Beryl
Clothface
Humbort Girl
Buck
Cotton Quren
Pearl Trent
Langley Squire
Frank
Lady Giltpore
Brother Ril
Blue Queen
Stick
Navaret
Lyonesse
Sailor
Nancy
Wlevta
Miss Weversetile
Harvent Maid
Maud
Lady Hortense
Boston Beans
Rainbow
Greenwich
Meg Merrilees
Charlie
Coffdale
Peacemaker
Nadine
Belle
Fanny
Aria
Swivel
Dolly Vardin
Selden Queen
Verily
Inshot
Fanny Floater
Highland Mary
Uneeda
Adalina Patt
Kansas King
Scorbotus Seamat Doha
Watnet
Majetic
Lucy Lee
Joe Patcher
Loneie Fox
Munkaro
Brother Bob
Lottie Ingram
Berry
Footwaella
Highland Tad
Brooklyn Wins Second In World Series Game
Pittsburg fielding flopped on day two of the world championship allowing Brooklyn to score on Leever errors and a wild throw. Leever then pitched a slow game as Williams and O Connor contributed. Pittsburg managed one fourth inning run on a wild pitch and another in the seventh via O'Brien. Attendance was about 1,800 in cold conditions.
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Pittsburg
Peo
Sean
Pittshure
Brooklyn
Leever
Halle
Willams
O'Connor
Ihm
Kitson
Races and betting moves in Marysville and Kentucky trotting notes
Races at Marysville Kansas feature Speen ville heat wins with Sober Jak second Lagy McCarthy third. George T Todd leads the page with first place and Dr Combine second. Hippodrome races highlight the meet along with a big offer for Charley Herr and buyers’ bids in Kentucky. Cavilling drug ad promotes Grove's Tonic for malaria.
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Marysville
Kas
Speenville
Rae
Sober Jak
Lagy McCarthy
George T. Todd
Frankfort
Kasbury
de Combine
Humboldt
Gorge T. Todd
Dr. Combine
Woman fatally mangled by train at Emporia depot
Mrs. M. E. McClintock, of a pioneer family near Joseph, was crushed and mutilated when dragged beneath a westbound Santa Fe train at Emporia after attempting to jump off as the engine started to cut out. She died from massive injuries sustained at the depot.
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Emporia
M. E. McClintock
Santa Fe
Californis
Anatas
Bese Tox
Joseph
Arch Davenport's Will Sets Odd Funeral Rules in Fort Scott
Fort Scott notes Arch Davenport's will prescribes a simple grave with a sandstone monument costing about ten dollars. He orders a Sunday funeral, no carriage processional, and funeral costs capped at one half of the estate value to be within thirty days. He forbids his widow's remarriage within three months and favors a Red Milesauri sandstone monument enduring beyond his own generation.
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Art Scott
Fort Scott
Arch Davenport
Davenport
Odden
Simday
Rim
Iea
Where is Hale Greenwood County Stockman Leaves
Madison October 17 Paul Hale a major Greenwood county cattle feeder vanished last Thursday night and is believed to have left for Mexico with creditors including banks and local businessmen facing at least $10,000 in debts. His father J H Hale seeks creditors’ satisfaction while hoping for his son’s safe return. Also noted are two 15 year old burglars tied to nine break ins in Cher Yale and surrounding farms, described as the section’s top burglars.
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Greenwood County
Madison
Paul Hale
Beever
Mexico
Hale
Texas
Kansas City
J. H. Hale
Eureka
Odtat
Corkey
Robinson
Harry Hankston
Reform School
Cher Yale
Brinkman's
Salina City Plans Smallpox Preparedness This Winter
Salina council resolved to prepare for a smallpox outbreak, move any afflicted to a detention house, and enforce early isolation to avoid business disruption. A recent scare last winter hurt local commerce, prompting preventive measures and rapid response plans. Fire damaged John Smith store near Assarin, with losses around 31,000 and insured.
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Salina
Aetiow
Salina Saling
John Smith
Assarin
Here
Eperson
Fies
Mgs
Santa Fe Tests Fifty Dodson Signal Lamps For Trial
Santa Fe takes fifty more Dodson signal lamps for trial as part of a full test. The double reflector lamps burn a very small wick and can run five days before attention, using about one third oil of current lamps. Trials extend to Colorado, New Mexico, and the Oklahoma division this week.
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Santa Fe
Dodson
Colorado
New Mexico
Oklahorma
Waterworks Council Examiners Inspect Jackson Street Pipe
Waterworks committee met in Mayor Drew's Office to inspect a section of pipe from the Jackson street main. Engineers will submit a full report before the next council meeting on November 5. The examination found no electrolysis damage, but a quarter inch coating of soil preserved the pipe. Estimates will be calculated and the total value discussed with potential additional engineers if needed.
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Drew
Jackson Street
Typhoon's Toll Across Japanese Isles Recorded
The Empress of Japan reports a September typhoon sweeping the Japanese group causing vast property loss ashore and afloat. Many houses destroyed or flooded. numerous vessels wrecked with substantial loss of life feared. Shipping disasters include the Urato Maru and Shitoku Maru. vessels wrecked off Karaura and in Sumizu Bay. At Yokohama winds reach forty miles per hour. Chinese guns silenced after heavy bombardment. Looting reported at Tianjin as residents, soldiers, and foreigners suffer.
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Victoria
H. C
Get
Yokohasna
Christchurch
Jes J.C. Hemment
Orient
Empress of Japan
Tien 'Tsin
Silent Secret Service Keeping Watch on Kansas Voters
The piece explains state party secret services in Kansas, detailing clerks and messengers who monitor voters, tally opposition attendees, and track political attitudes. It notes county agents count voters at rallies, supply bulletins to chairmen, and claim the system drives election outcomes.
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Poliipal
Topeka
Kansas
Mat- Agere
Fussaciore
Albaugh
State Committee
Old Alliancé
Atate
Tate
Ivome
Secret Service
Japanese Service at Temple Ends Amid Courteus Salutes
From Harper's Weekly a report describes General Fukushima and officers at a temple in ceremony with priests chanting and prayers. Soldiers stand in line while temple rites and funeral honors unfold, then the crowd moves toward departure as reports note a playful remark about biscuits and a grieving woman.
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Harper's Weekly
Fukushima
Jet
Heir
Razor
Offic
Runaway Girl Imitates Musical Comedy at Crawford Theater
A fragmented item notes a famous musical comedy from Daif's theater in New York titled A Runaway Girl, produced by the Augustin company and opening at the Crawford theater. Other lines mention the Gaiety theater and an opening performance by an organization, but details are garbled.
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Daif’s
New York
Augustin Company
Crawford Thureday Siight
Gaiety Theater
The Star Murder and Arthur Eunly at Crawford Theatre
A fragmentary review notes Arthur Eunly’s performance in a stage show at Crawford Theatre with a focus on star Higgins in The Star Busrder. It mentions scenic duties, supporting players, and the appeal of melodramatic action across four acts, with hints of an opportunistic plot and a featured female dancer.
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K City
Actos
Arthur Eunly
Ace
Chick Belle Jerome Ie
Dunn
Succeeds Powell In Railroad Order Presidency
In St Louis on January 17 the Order of Railway Typographers held an election to fill vacancies from removals at the convention. M. M Delphin was elected president after Powell was removed. The convention work is to be completed this afternoon.
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St. Louis
M. M Delphin
Oak View
View Wa V- Powell
Ty Peetaas
Railroads Show Earnings Rise in Early October Reports
The United States Investor lists gross earnings for twenty-two roads for the first week of October 1908, noting a rise of about 15 dollars over the prior year’s period. A longer twenty-one week span shows gains and some declines. Also Mangum hosts a regional excursion via the Chickashee branch of the Roth Island line, inviting visitors to view a new country direct project and highlighting Mangum as a developing hub for future settlement and commerce.
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United States
Mangumi
Oktaboma
Ben Chickashe
Roth Island
Mangum Commercial Club
Mangum
Southnae
Colorado Flyer. Digest of a strange health cull
A garbled fragment from a Colorado paper mentions a strange topic about a Great Rock and corporate springs and a Denver time reference. It alludes to ailments, Burdock Mine matters, cures, and regulation but lacks coherent details or clear events. The readable text centers on health claims and a disjointed schedule.
Fragmentary OCR item notes unclear names and places
A highly garbled OCR fragment references unclear proper nouns and locations with no coherent event or details to summarize. Distinct entities and dates cannot be reliably extracted from the unreadable text.
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Warner
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H. Baris
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