Bank Robbery Plot Involving a Walking Cane
In an exotic setting at Banco del Prado in Bogota a New York rascal James Trefny uses a nitro-cotton cane to threaten President Cheever, steals 59000 dollars, and flees to the Hotel del Orinoco. Cheever and a magistrate later confront the truth about a forged check signed Homer O Dunlevy, revealing the scheme in a dramatic courtroom turn.
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Worthington Cheever
Banco del Prado
Bogota
New York
Mr. Cheever
South America
Senor
James Trefny
Emilio
President Cheever
Kat
Cheever
Mr. Trefny
Trefny
Plaza Bank
Homer O. Dunlevy
Ramon
Barker
Bever
Hotel del Orinoco
Homer O. Dunnevy
Trefay
Dunlevy
Plazs Bank
Amuse the Children Cheap Inexpensive Toy by Raf Astarita
Popular Science highlights a low cost toy by Raf Astarita of New York City. A flat disc with perforations uses a pegless scoring method, varying from pasteboard to aluminum with decorative options. The description notes mast mounting to withstand wind while a swing keel remains external.
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Rafaello Astarita
Italy
New York City
Largest Electrical Transmission Works Opened in Southern India
The British empire’s largest electrical transmission works near Cauvery Falls Mysore State open to send power 90 miles to Kolar fields. Canadian Capt Joly de Lotbiniere supervised construction with U S machinery. Early Hindu superstition caused cholera and malaria outbreaks but tact and persistence prevailed.
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India
Cauvery Falls
Mysore
Kolar
Joly de Letbiniere
United States
de Lotbiniere
Submarine Photography by Louis Boutan
Louis Boutan advances deep sea imaging using a hand held camera sealed in a copper box with a glass window. He films underwater scenes at shallow depths aided by a rubber air ballast and magnesium torch lighting to achieve instantaneous exposures.
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Louis Boutan
Ants and Gum in East Africa Trees
Walter Busse reports that in East Africa most gum excretion comes from ants perforating acacia bark to lay eggs. Hardwood acacias show many perforations with gum globules, while soft woods have fewer. The gum hinders ant gallery work, though another ant species sometimes colors gum before it hardens.
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Walter Busse
East Africa
New Electric Clock Invented by Hjalmar E. Andersson
In Stockholm Sweden Hjalmar E Andersson patents an electric clock mechanism with an arbor carrying transmitting gears a ratchet wheel and a weighted lever. An electromagnet affects the lever and a circuit closer controlled by the lever closes and opens the circuit to rotate the ratchet wheel during gravity movement and disengages the pawl before the lever finishes its motion.
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Hjalmar_ E. Andersson
Stockholm
Sweden
Balanced Keel Idea Safeguards Norwegian Sailboat
Thomas Jensen of Arendal Norway proposes a balanced keel system to keep a sailing boat upright in high winds. An auxiliary keel hangs below the hull on shafts with a mast-socket at the front, offsetting sail pressure and preventing hull tilt while the ballast keel tilts oppositely.
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Thomas Jensen
Arendal
Norway
Constitution of the Upper Air Debated by Prof Dewar
Prof Dewar argues the upper atmosphere hosts light, easily condensable gases like hydrogen, helium, xenon and krypton in trace amounts. Pickering’s meteor spectrum shows hydrogen and helium lines supporting the theory, while Sta sano’s aurora observations reveal many lines from volatile gases. Pickering’s lightning spectrum shows lines for nitrogen, oxygen, hydrogen and eleven lines for argon krypton and xenon.
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Dewar
Pickering
Stasano
Peat Gas Seen as Boost for Irish Industry
The article notes peat in Ireland could fuel a profitable gas industry. It cites Sweden’s Metals Steel works using peat gas for thirty years, highlighting low sulphur and phosphorous. Though peat gas costs more than coal gas, it may yield high quality steel, signaling a potential Irish economic venture.
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Emerald Isle
Metals Steel Works
Sweden
Ireland
An Improved Horseshoe Pad Introduced in Rubber World
A new rubber horseshoe pad allows a toe cast shoe while keeping the foot level. This design reduces concussion to joints and muscles, improving footing on icy pavement or asphalt and enhancing stability for the horse.
Franklin Quote on Care and Knowledge
A concise maxim attributed to Franklin noting that neglect harms more than lack of knowledge. The saying emphasizes practical diligence over mere understanding.
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Franklin
Cresceus Breaks Record On Memphis Harness Track
Cresceus trotted 4 miles 4 3 quarters in 4 17 flat on a winded day at Memphis, shaving 11 seconds from Onward Silver and over 10 from Caid's world mark. First mile 2 10, final mile 2 06 3, with quarters 33 and 32 seconds, cooling after the run. A grand race course is planned at Hempstead L I with investment around $800 an acre.
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Cresceus
Memphis
Silver
Caid
Vienna
Austria
Crescens
Ketcham
Hempstead
L. I
Good Money Wasted as Brady Reflects on Youseff Belongings
Lou Houseman recounts W. A. Brady’s regret over paying Armenian wrestler Youseff in gold before his tour ended. Youseff perished in the Bourgogne sinking with a $9,000 gold belt. Brady lamented that a check might have saved both his worker and himself nearly ten thousand dollars.
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W. A. Brady
Lou Houseman
Chicago
Youseff
Bourgoyne
Brady
Bourgogne
International Polo Visit Sparks Local Interest
English polo team likely to visit next season boosting activity in the country. The trip may prompt formation of star squads to meet the visitors in competitions and a possible special international trophies series. The Polo Association will finalize details early next year once travel is confirmed.
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Polo Association
Featherweight Title Scene Marks Three True Contenders
Championship holder Young Corbett faces questions as recent bouts lack decisive finishes. Ex-champion Terry McGovern is seen by fans as Corbett’s master, while an upcoming bout with Benny Yanger tests McGovern’s form. If McGovern has not slipped, he should outpoint the undefeated Chicago Italian.
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Young Corbett
Terry McGovern
Benny Yanger
Corbett
McGovern
Chicago
Terry
Yanger
Race Track for New York Racecourse Project
New York plans a premier race course with backers including William C Whitney J Pierpont Morgan August Belmont and Thomas F Hitchcock. Authorities have acquired hundreds of acres in the Jamaica Plains area to advance the project and create a leading turf venue.
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New York
United States
William C. Whitney
J. Pierpont Morgan
August Belmont
Thomas F. Hitchcock
Jamaica Plains
Plans for a New Defender Vessel
The article notes Nat Herreshoff will likely reuse the Constitution and Columbia design concepts for the new cup defender. Designers aim to avoid radical departures, seeking a faster yet proven model that resembles the Constitution in appearance and performance.
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Herreshoffs
Pew
Nat Herreshoff
Constitution
Columbia
Good Chicago Boxer Jack Root Defeats Kid Carter
Jack Root, the Chicago boxer, recently whipped Kid Carter. Root's record is uniformly good and his backers have never been dissatisfied with his work, despite occasional defeats.
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Chicago
Jack Root
Kid
Carter
Root
Sad End of a Noted Sport Referee
Billy Tate, famed referee of the Sullivan versus McCaffery bout in Cincinnati on August 28, 1885, is declared insane and will spend his days in a Toledo asylum. Once respected for honesty, his controversial ruling sparked mob action and dogged him with McCaffery supporters after he left the ring without a decision. Tate later proclaimed Sullivan the winner after returning home.
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Toledo
Billy Tate
John L. Sullivan
Dominick McCaffery
Cincinnati
Tate
McCaffery
Sullivan
Two Teams for Pittsburg In Facing An American Invasion
Pittsburg National League club admits a strong probability of an American League raid on the city. Secretary Harry Pulliam returned from the East and spoke for Barney Dreyfuss. He said the raid has raised expenses for next year so high there is no chance of profit for the twice-pennant winners.
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Pittsburg
Harry Pulliam
East
Pulliam
Barney Dreyfuss
Record Breakers in Weight and Discus at Star Club Games
James S. Mitchell of the Harlem Rowing club set a weight world record with 30 feet 2 inches at Star Athletic club events in Long Island City. M. J. Sheridan of the Pastime Athletic club exceeded the discus mark with 133 feet 7 inches, surpassing his prior best of 127 feet 8 inches from last August's Metropolitan A A U championships.
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James S. Mitchell
Harlem Rowing Club
M. J. Sheridan
The
Pastime Athletic Club
Star Athletic Club
Long Island City
Mitchell
John Flannigan
Sheridan
Metropolitan
Baseball Notes Highlight Late 19th Century Players
Dad Clark once famed Giants pitcher now works in a Minneapolis brick yard. Mike Donlin, productive for Cincinnati, will make his home in Cincinnati. Fults praised as top base runner in the land by Annie Mack. The cn notes Athletic center fielder excellent in fielding. New York ten strike and extravagant signing salary.
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Dad” Clark
New York Giants
Minneapolis
Mike Donlin
Cincinnati
Porkopolis
Fults
Annie Mack
Ana
New York
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