Lang Wins Rough Twenty Round Bout Over Burns
Bill Jang the Australian defeats Jack Burns of California in a 20 round match at Olympia. Referee Corr stops the bout in the 12th round with Lang winning on points after Burns is saved by the gong multiple times. Spectators estimate 7 000 watched as Lang dominates with heavy blows and clinching.
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London
Bill Jang
Jack Burns
California
Olympia
Eugene Corr
Lang
Burns
Mauch
Corr Wis
Corri
Gong
Crystal Opens After Remodeling in Waterloo
Yesterday’s formal opening of the remodeled Crystal theater drew a packed house. Manager J Jolly Jones Jr praised the crowd size and strong first day business, noting Waterloo residents’ support surpassed expectations after the long closure.
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Crystal Theater
J. Jolly Jones, Jr
New Crystal
Waterloo
Immigrants Fill East Coal Towns as Americans Quit Mines
Rev P J Murphy rector of St Patrick's Oliphant says Hungarians Slavs Poles Greeks and Italians swarm the Bimal coal towns while English speaking workers abandon the mines He adds there is no regret over the disappearance of Americans from these dangerous mines where gas fire damp and collapsing roofs threaten daily.
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Scranton
P. J. Murphy
St Patrick’s
Oliphant
Father Murphy
Whistling Women Fad Charms Washington Society
In Washington the whistling craze takes center stage as 27 women join in a holiday fad led by Mrs Nicholas Longworth. She whistles on streets and in her car, prompting pedestrians to dash for safety at crosswalks while theatergoers are urged to see Caesar Rigol at the Crystal theatre.
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Washington
D. C
Nicholas Longworth
Mrs. Longworth
Dr. Cook Returns After European Exile On George Washington
New York reports Dr. Cook returning from Europe aboard the George Washington. He grants a canned interview saying he still believes he reached the north pole though he cannot confirm it. He travels without his wife and daughters and aims to regain public favor. His brother meets him at the pier and he lives at the Waldorf Astoria with substantial funds from 1909.
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New York
Dr. Coox
North Pole
Pier
Waldorf-Astoria
U.S. May Intervene in Cuba Again
Washington dispatch reports war department officials forecast two Cuban crises by February. Troops may be held in readiness to protect American and foreign interests and to safeguard peace. Officials note Cuba’s corrupted politics and potential for permanent U.S. intervention under Article 3 of the 1902 treaty framework.
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Washington
War Department
Taft
United States
Waur Dickinson
Clarence Oiwards
Bureau of Insular Affairs
Cuba
Gomez
Alien Stabbing and Hold Up Allegation in Kankakee
Stanislaw Wisnieski was stabbed and killed by Steve Bottick who surrendered. Bottick claimed Wisnieski and a companion tried to rob him, and he wrested the knife and struck. The incident occurred last night in Kankakee Illinois.
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Kankakee
Stanislaw Wisnieski
Steve Bottick
Bottick
Wisnieski
Botek
Chicago postoffice cash gifts exceed 3 million
Christmas gifts totaling more than 3 million were sent through the Chicago postoffice money order department this year. Of that total over 1 million went to foreign countries, according to a report by the money order department superintendent.
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Chicago
Chicago Postoffice Money Order Department
Schoolman
Money Order Department
Basketball injuries cause death of Harvey Jerr in Champaign
A 19 year old from South Chicago died last night from injuries received during a basketball game in Champaign Illinois ten days earlier. Police reports say the incident followed a vaudeville show at the Crystal Theatre.
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Chicago
Champaign
Fil
Harvey Jerr
South
Crystal Theatre
Parker challenges Cook over Mount McKinley claim
Brooklyn reports Professor Herschel C. Parker, first to dispute Dr. Cook’s Mount McKinley claim, denies fear of a newspaper showdown. Parker says Cook climbed a 6,000 foot peak twenty miles from the summit and submits his own photo matching Cook’s described peak. Parker plans a third ascent early in 1911. Caesar Rivoli is mentioned as a future attraction.
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Brooklyn
Herschel C. Parker
Cook
Mount McKinley
Parker
Ridicules Mexican Army At Mal Paso Pass
An American mining engineer in Mexico reports Navarre's force of about 300, says they are poor fighters and that many Federals killed in Mal Paso remain unburied, while rebels hold the pass against 5600 Federals. He notes a wireless tower at Chihuahua and feared bridge destruction along the El Paso Northwestern line.
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Se Paso
Tex
Mexico
Chihuahua
Navarro
Mal Paso
Navarre
el Paso
Arch Hoxsey Breaks Altitude Record Over Venice
Arch Hoxsey, Illinois aviator of the Wright team, soars over two miles high in a forty mile gale near Los Angeles. His barograph records 11,474 feet, surpassing Le Gagneux’s Pau mark, as crowds cheer and parading aviators lift him on their shoulders. Across the ocean Cecil Grace disappearance prompts Sweden-linked ghost telegrams and coast searches. A Spokane bond forces Miss Margaret Perkins to vow six months’ bachelorhood to work as a phone operator.
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Los Angeles
Arch Hoxsey
Illinois
Wright
le Gagneux
Pau
France
Hoxsey
Hubert Latham
Venice
la Gagneux
London
Cecil Grace
Sweden
Aero Club
Grace
England
Coast Guards
Spokane
Wash
Margaret Perkins
City in Brief from Waterloo and Nearby Areas
A batch of short notices covers social calls and travel as residents visit relatives over Christmas and New Year. Names include A. B. Switzer, W. A. Young, Earl Sawyer, Miss Horner, Miss Wrant, Miss Ina Jacob, L. E. Park, Otto Wilts, Maurice Welch, F. S. Merriau, C. M. Wood, Victor Bredimus, Ed Brown, and many others. A district court suit is filed in the January term.
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Russell Wilson
Fort Dodge
Waterloo
Leslie Howard
Manchester
Sadie Boston
Lafayette Street
L. A. Webb
Webster City
Mary Horner
Misa Jeaster Wrant
Waterloo Business College
Chicago
National Commercial Teachers’ Association
Ina Jacob
N. Moritz
Frye Remains Longest Serving Maine Senator Since 1881
Washington recalls that with Hale and Aldrich set to retire in March only Frye of Maine will have begun service in 1881 alongside them. At 79 he has long been Maine’s junior senator and serves as president pro tem of the Senate, having presided during multiple terms and under several administrations.
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Washington
Hale
Aldrich
Senate
Maine
Rhode Island
Frye
Cullom
Illinois
James G. Blaine
White House
Garfield
Arthur
Cleveland
Harrison
McKinley
Roosevelt
Taft
Adlai E. Stevenson
Hobart
Hackenschmidt and Pardello to wrestle in Sioux City
George Hackenschmidt and Italian champion Leo Pardello have signed to wrestle in Sioux City on January 2, announced in the Evening Press from Sioux City dated December 27.
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Sioux City
Tan
Evening Press
George Hackenschmidt
Leo Pardello
World speed records changed in harness racing year
The Harvester lowered eight trotting records, eclipsing Cresceus, with a 4:15 1 4 two mile mark. Uhlan set the fastest mile at 1:58 3-4 at North Randall Ohio, first sub two minutes without shield or runner. Arion’s 2:10 8-4 for a yearling pacing mark reduced to 2:09 1-2.
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New York
Harvester
Cresceus
Crescens
Arion
Justice Brook
Uhlan
North Randall
Ohio
Five Women Found Dead In Bed On Christmas Day
Five women were discovered dead in their beds on Christmas Day in Philadelphia. All deaths attributed to heart disease. Elizabeth Farrell 65 found by daughter Elizabeth. Grace Daly 28 widow of Jack Daly found by Captain Briggs Salvation Army. Catherine Gibbons 75 found by sister Bridget Murphy. Nellie McAnany 38 found by husband. Mary Frazier 88 found by a relative.
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Philadelphia
Elizabeth Farrell
Elizabeth
Grace Daly
Jack” Daly
Briggs
Salvation Army
Water at 25 CEXTs Load in Pipestone Minnesota
Water costs 25 cents per load near Wunda. A public well was dug on Gus Anderson’s farm but heirs halted municipal use. Andrew Tufty now oversees the well and sells water to residents, reportedly running a brisk business.
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Pipestone
Minn
Wunda
Gus Anderson
Andrew Tufty
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C. W. Kerr Company
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J. M
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L.E. Park
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Smith-Premier Typewriter Company
Omaha
Otto Wilts
Methodist Hospital
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Otto
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John Aker
Linden
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Victor Bredimus
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Ed Brown
Hudson, S. D
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Ilinois Central
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Great Western
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W. P. Hoxie
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M. Hoare
Nell
Cedar Falls
Pralagraf
Tenth Street East
Rock Island Road
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Yale College Glee Club
Olin Wukil
A. T. Huklit
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Vance Morton
Iowa City
C. P. Bratnaber
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W. R. Jameson
G. C. Jameson
Irye
Hack
XYEAR
Fanner
Nunda
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