Roosevelt’s Hunting Trips of a Ranchman Reflected in Memoir
The article previews Theodore Roosevelt’s Hunting Trips of a Ranchman noting his Eastern Montana ranch life and North Dakota bad lands. It highlights his big game trophies, rugged ranch home, and vivid scenes of cattle plains, waterfowl, deer, wolves, and winters by the hearth, with literary echoes from Parkman Irving and Poe.
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Roosevelt
Montana
North Dakota
Parkman
Irving
Hawthorne
Cooper
Lowell
Steamship Gangs Target Passengers Across Atlantic Voyages
Reports claim powerless steamship lines fail to stop pickpockets and card sharks aboard transatlantic routes between New York and Liverpool and Southampton. Detectives admit limited authority without passenger complaints, while travelers warn of worsening fraud as Atlantic liner traffic surges this season.
From the Pages of His Book The Cowboy Life Roosevelt Praises Ranch Freedom
The piece extols ranch life as free and rugged, noting constant riding, diverse ponies with bright names, and hard roundups. It describes hunting as a chief pleasure, cites wolves and mountain lions as dangers, and contrasts historic old hunters with modern skin and meat hunters.
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Mr. Roosevelt
War Cloud
Pinto
Buckekin
Circus
Jimmy
Corral
Skipped the Rope as a Cure
The Birmingham Gazette reports a London practice of skipping rope for middle aged men with liver or indigestion as a substitute for a mile and a half run before breakfast. The London correspondent notes rainy morning use as remedy guidance from a West End physician. Some professionals still run in the park, praising the physician’s discovery and noting remarkable effects from actual running.
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Birmingham Gazette
London
the Gazette
West End
Medora and the Marquis de Mores Rural Legend
The piece recalls Medora in the Bad Lands as the home of Marquis de Mores, founder of a dramatic beef packing venture. It notes his two Dakota ranches near Medora, his lavish lifestyle, early support from the local cowboys, and the venture’s ultimate financial failure, plus his later exploits and death in South Africa.
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Roosevelt
Medora
Montana
Northern Pacific
St. Paul
M. de Mores
Armourie
Dakota
Chicago
Marquis de Mores
de Mores
Little
Missouri
Marquis
France
South Africa
Card Sharpers Plague Ocean Liners Between Britain and New York
The London Mail reports organized gambling rings aboard major steamships plying between British ports and New York. Teams of two to three operatives target passengers in poker and other games, posing as traders or professionals to gain trust before exploiting two to three wealthy travelers. The crews board as strangers and blend into ship life, with officials noting their straightforward, non-secretive approach.
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London Mail
New York
Emperor William's Shoes and Boots Collection at Potsdam
The article notes the emperor's passion for collecting boots and shoes of famous people. The marble palace at Potsdam houses about 2000 pairs, including Mahomet's slippers, Wallenstein's boots, Gustavus Adolphus, Peter the Great, Frederick the Great, and Napoleon I.
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William
Potsdam
Mahomet
Wallenstein
Gustavus Adolphus
Peter the Great
Frederick the Great
Napoleon
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Atlantic
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Cardington
Ohio
Taby
Swift
Atlanta
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