Fastest Silk Workers In World In New York Show
Three Chinese silk workers Moy Ling King Mai and Yim Mai wowed crowds at the Grand Central Palace silk show in New York Their skill catching threads and unwinding cocoons paid 40 cents a day Their trip to New York from Pekin was funded and they later returned home after a stay at Stanford White’s Gramercy Park guest home The workers do not speak English but performed as true factory hands during the visit
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Yim Mai
Grand Central Palace
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TWC
Eld Stanford White
Gramercy Park
Wizard at picking winners says Giants will win race
Orange town features the famed Walking Johnnie Thompson, a Civil War veteran and famed baseball mind. He proclaims the Giants will win the race while locals trade property to honor his reputed knowledge, citing his memory of 19th century stats and claims of unmatched accuracy.
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Murphy
Chicago
Ty Cobb
Beott
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Brooklyn Nationals
Johnnie
Brooklyn
Thompson
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Old time baseball jinx and boxing talk era
A long reflection on Walking Johnnie Thompson the baseball mascot, his rumored life plan including a lifetime meal ticket, and a web of wagers and predictions about Dempsey Carpentier and other boxing plans. Connie Mack praises him as an inspired follower, while bets and legends swirl around the era’s games and figures.
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Johnnie Thompson
Thompson
New York Giants
Branch Rickey
St. Louis Cardinals
Goodfriend
Dempsey
Jeena
Oiig
Nevean
Trey
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