Telepathic Derby Tip Beats Outsider Don Pero
A Sporting Courier editor pens a Derby day tale of a supposed telegram predicting Don Pero's win. The outsider triumph shocks the press box as the narrator confronts doubt, reveals a telepathic wager theory, and learns the trainer Dixey never sent the wire he thought he received.
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Sporting Courier
Don Pero
Dixey
Windermere
Nervine
Mr. Goodman
Sam
Jockey Club
Waterloo
Jimmy Fberners
Goody
Chorce
Simmons
Jimmy Berners
Pedal Aids For Hill Cycling Use Resin And Toe Clips
A New York Post note explains that powdered resin on shoe soles helps keep pedals on steep descents. Toe clips suitable for rubber pedals assist both descending and ascending. Learning to use clips is straightforward, with initial difficulty in catching the clip when mounting.
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New York Post
A Possible Reason for Busy Twilkins Obsession
A Detroit Free Press line mocks Twilkins who treats every thought as the question of the hour. The busy man is teased for planning to spend an hour daily explaining his fixation.
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Twilkins
Detroit Free Press
Notes on Tile Wheel Gearing and Racing Salaries
A technical explanation of bicycle gear ratios using driving wheel diameter and sprocket teeth, with step by step rules for achieving a target gear such as 65. It discusses selecting large sprocket teeth to reach precise gears and notes young riders may be offered factory wheel-team positions, while manufacturers counter rival salaries in advertising.
Good Judgement for Long Distance Bicycling
The piece argues a rider must know personal exertion limits through trial and practice. Adjust gears, saddle tilt, and handlebars to fit the rider. Maintain effort within sustainable strength on long rides and avoid spurring, since haste reduces overall speed.
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Githens
New York
Circuit Chasers and the rise of a new rider
The circuit chaser begins as a talent scout after a country fair victory over a better known rider. Managers monitor early season results in newspapers, visiting new entrants at the next event to evaluate promising performances and potential.
Power of Organization in Cycling Fights for Rights
A historical critique warns cyclists that organized action can win gains by mass meetings and lobbying, but dangers arise when radical demands grow beyond reasonable limits, risking public support and broader transportation norms. It cautions pedestrians to maintain rights as wheelmen push for favorable policies.
Eddie Bald the Great Bunco Man of Racing History
The passage extols Eddie Bald as the greatest figure in this peculiar gambling game and recounts a famed train bunco episode. Bald approached an old man, regaled him with stories, twisted his whiskers, stole his watch, then returned it, provoking mixed fear and amusement in the onlookers who could hardly contain their laughter.
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Eddie Bald
Eddie
Pfeffer Shines for Colts After New York Release
Fred Pfeffer, once deemed past his prime, has revived as the Colts’ standout at second base. He’s hitting powerfully and turning double plays, while outplaying his successor W Gleason. Pfeffer’s comeback follows his earlier injury doubt, with a home run off Dad Clarke and strong defense boosting the team.
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Colts
Fred Pfeffer
New York
Pfeffer
W. Gleason
Fred
Bing
Freedman
Giants
Dad Clarke
Andrew Freeman
Andy
Baseball Notes on Rusie Hearing and League Moves
The Rusie hearing cost 450 dollars with expenses shared by Rusie and Freedman. New York Club negotiates with Princeton shortstop Pierce Ward. Cast-offs often become stars in same league. Top fielders commit most errors and take more chances. Only two New York players exceed .300 batting average Tiernan and Van Haltren.
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Rusie
Freedman
New York
Princeton
Pierce Ward
Tiernan
van Haltren
Love at First Sight Unites American Baron and Austrian
A Rhode Island wedding links Miss de Wolf of Bristol with Baron Louis de Levay de Kisteleh of Vienna after a year of romance. The baron, a lieutenant in the Emperor’s Hussars and a Gratz and military academy graduate, is connected to Hungarian patriots and the Austro ruling family. The couple wed at Linden Place amid Rhode Island society as guests praised the baron’s noble lineage and American ties.
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de Wolf
Europe
George de Wolf
Bristol
R. 1
Col
8. Pomeroy Colt
Theodore de W. Colt
Baron de Levay
University of Gratz
Military Academy
Miss de Wolf
R. I
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Conservatory of
Vienna
France
Italy
Spain
Rome
Col. Colt
Revolver
Col. S. Pomeroy Colt
Rhode Island
Linden Place
Baron Louis de Levay de Kisteleh
Stefan Kisteleh
Kossuth
Kleppa
Henri de Levay
Louis de Levay
Hungary
House of Lords
Francis Joseph
America
Spiders as Partners in a Bottling Plant
A sirap bottler claims 6000 spiders inhabit his bottling department and aid production. He says they avoid his vats, feed on flies, and ward off pests, noting spiders shelter in mud nests by spring and retreat in winter. He began the spider farm two years ago and counts them essential.
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Sirap
Bruce
Nikola Tesla Captures Foot X Ray Image Details
Nikola Tesla photographed a workman's foot using X rays revealing fine bone detail through boot and trousers. The shot clearly shows nails in the heel, metal pieces under the instep, lace ends, the trouser seam, and even dirt splashes, touted as a premier X ray specimen.
Ships ship Chinese bones as fishbone cargo for burial
A New York World report claims Chinese in the United States ship the bones of deceased migrants back to China as fishbone cargo to dodge full fare ship rates. Six Companies control coffins and burial, with embalmed bodies lowered at sea and coffins sent to Tung Wah hospital in Hong Kong for return to families.
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Celestial Empire
San Francisco
New York World
Hongkong
Tung Wah Hospital
China
Attar Roses Yield Tiny Oil From Rosebuds
A ton of rosebuds yields merely about two ounces of attar of roses, highlighting the inefficiency of extracting perfume oil from large quantities of petals.
Autumn fashions feature long pointed overskirts
Fall styles highlight oversized pointed overskirts as a leading feature of the season. Designers emphasize silhouette and movement with rich fabrics and muted tones.
Not Superstitious Foretold Fate in Fortuneteller Tale
Mr Dexter consults a fortuneteller who predicts the woman he loves will not marry him. Miss Kissam suggests tranquilizing nerves with Hostetter's Stomach Bitters to ease anxiety and remedy dyspepsia, biliousness, rheumatism, and kidney trouble. The notice notes an ulcerated tooth causing Henry Hoffman's death in Hoboken, N J through blood poisoning.
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Mr. Dexter
J. Dexter
Henry Hoffman
Hoboken
N. J
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