Oak Park Two Man Team Aims to Beat Wenatchee in Open Play
Chicago engineers advise two star Oak Park backs Rice and Russell to dominate the game by halting them. The Oak Park squad trains daily and anticipates victory. Officials negotiate rail rates for an excursion, plan advance ticketing, and reserve grandstand sections for prepaid seats.
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Oak Park
Daily World
Chicago
Canal St
Overland Burlington
Rice
Russell
Wenatchee
Wenatchee Team Gains Strength for Christmas Game
A Seattle observer says Wenatchee is fifty percent stronger than during the Queen Anne game. Coach Sievers presided over a 90 minute high school scrimmage with 25 players rotating. No betting has occurred as Oak Park and Wenatchee prepare for a clash of old and new styles in Seattle later this week.
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Wenatchee
Seattle
Sievers
Oak Park
Daily World
E. M. Elliott
Chicago
Rush Administration Measures Pushed in Congress
Washington dispatch reports White House and Capitol debate on advancing Taft administration bills. President urges swift action on the mail subsidy tariff data plan Panama canal fortifications and tolls and injunctions without notice, amid party tensions and house changes.
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Washington
White House
Capitol
Congress
House
Tariff Commission
Panama Canal
Taft
Big Water Right Case Opens in Ephrata
Intense interest centers on a major water-right dispute in Grant County, as Ham Yersley and Ryrie claim 35 000 acres at Othello under appropriation while Senator Pettigrew seeks riparian rights to 28 000 acres along the lakeshore. The water right is valued in the millions and will be tried January 5. Two murder trials also loom in Ephrata, State v Johnson over a man killed then found on a railroad track, and State v Marshall over a kitchen cook shot at Soap Lake.
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Rice
Foster
Russell
Elliott
Wenatchee
Koehler
Ross
Tweed
Sterling
Fred Crollard
H. E. Hardesty
Hardesty
Seattle
Tom McDonald
Agent Piper
Grant County
Washington
Ephrata
Parly World
Ham, Yersley & Ryrie
Othello
Senator Pettigrew
Johnson
Marshall
Soap Lake
Rockefeller Ends Gift to University of Chicago
Chicago, Dec 21. John D Rockefeller announces a final gift of 19 million dollars to the University of Chicago, bringing total donations to about 35 million with ten installments starting January 1. He urges broad public support and resigns from the university board along with his representatives, turning control to Chicago and the West.
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Chicago
John D. Rockefeller
University of Chicago
Rockefeller
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Fred T. Gates
University Board of Trustees
West
Wenatchee Plans Holiday Sporting Meet In City
The city looks to stage Christmas and New Year sports with events in Wenatchee and Seattle on December 26 and possibly January 2. A Daily World meeting is set for tomorrow at eight in the city council chamber to organize races on Mission Street and appoint committees for the holiday program. Local authorities tout Wenatchee as a central hub for North Central Washington ambitions.
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Wenatchee
Seattle
Daily World
City Council
Mission Street
Washington
Killed by G N Train at Halford Quarry
John Jacobson a laborer at the Great Northern quarry in Halford was run over and killed by train No 38 at about 5 AM. Indications suggest robbery before or after death. Evidence shows he had $75 at 2 AM but only 5 cents remained when found. His home is listed as unknown.
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John Jacobson
Great Northern
Halford
Waterville Couple Obtain Marriage License Today
Jess Albert Conner and Sarah I. Noyer of Waterville secured a marriage license at the county auditor’s office this morning.
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Jess Albert Conner
Sarah I. Noyer
Waterville
Photographs Taken After Sentences for Totten and Beebe
After Mrs Totten and Mrs Beebe were sentenced a sheriff ordered a photographer to take their pictures. The images will not be released to the press and reporters had previously used sketch artists. The women are held in a second floor cell for privacy with a small stove to cook victuals as they adjust to confinement.
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Totten
Beebe
Welch Wins From Driscoll in Disqualified Bout
Cardiff England December 21 Freddie Welch the lightweight champion of England defeated Jem Driscoll the featherweight champion in the tenth round on a foul when Driscoll headbutted Welch resulting in disqualification of Driscoll for his repeated fouls In a 20 round purse of 12500 dollars the largest yet for featherweights Welch had weight and reach advantage and won 60 percent of the purse Meanwhile MecFarlan edged McFarlan in St Joseph and other boxing notes from Boston Philadelphia and Schenectady reported with various results.
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Cardiff
Wales
Freddie Welch
England
Jem Driscoll
Great Britain
Welch
Driscoll
Funeral of Thomas C. Wiswell Held in Seattle
The funeral for Thomas C. Wiswell who died December 17 in this city was held at 2:30 yesterday from Bonney-Watson Undertaking Parlors in Seattle. The body was cremated with Rev. H. C. Mason, pastor of University Congregational Church, delivering the service.
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Thomas C. Wiswell
Bonney-Watson Undertaking
Seattle
H. C. Mason
University Congregational Church
Wiswell
Cook to Return to New York on George Washington
Dr. Frederick A. Cook of Brooklyn is set to arrive in New York on the steamer George Washington due Thursday evening. He has not been in the city since his disappearance after submitting his polar records to the University of Copenhagen more than four years ago.
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New York
Frederick A. Cook
Brooklyn
N. Y
George Washington
Cook
University of Copenhagen
Waterville businessman E. M. Hunter listed in city
E. M. Hunter, a Waterville businessman, is registered in this city today.The notice records his local registration status and ties him to Waterville commerce.
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E. M. Hunter
Waterville
Labor Commissioner Warns A A Strike Is Imminent
The labor commissioner states an A A strike is imminent and cites difficulty in securing conciliation. The note emphasizes mounting tensions and potential disruption if negotiations fail to progress. The report references the involved unions and industry groups without naming individuals.
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A. A
New Star Morris Knocks Out Hart in Sapulpa
Carl Morris of Sapulpa defeats Marvin Hart former world heavyweight champion in the third round after dominating the bout. Hart weighs 212 pounds, Morris 235, and officials stop the fight as Hart’s sponge is thrown in to end the match.
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Sapulpa
Okla
Carl Morris
Marvin Hart
Kentucky
Morris
Hart
Everett Cap Boom Grows Hal
Everett citizens push to move Washington state capital from Olympia to Everett. Senator E Milton Stephens and Senator Evan C Davis weigh bill introduction in the legislature. Support from Spokane and eastern counties plus strong backing from King County boost chances for the capital shift.
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Everett Cap
Everett
Wash
Olympia
E. Milton Stephens
Monroe
Snohomish County
Davis
Senator Stephens
Spokane
King County
Apple storage urged for Wenatchee valley fruit
M J Costello and F W Graham of the Great Northern praised local apple storage during a city visit. They noted about 3,000 cars shipped this season with expectations near 4,000 next year, urging growers to hold fruit to sustain prices and ease railroad congestion.
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The
Great Northern
M. J. Costello
Hill
Wenatchee Valley
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