Newport to host three cup defender races for 70 and 30 footers
Newport Yacht Racing association announces three independent races for the cup defenders Independence Constitution and Columbia off Newport on July 2 4 and 6. The series aims to settle which yacht will defend the cup with participation from prominent New York Yacht club members and several cup holders.
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Standard
New York
Columbia
Ralph N. Ellis
Woodbury Kane
A. Cass Canfield
Newport Yacht Racing Association
Newport
Independence
Lawson
New York Yacht Club
Messrs. Ellis, Kane and Canfield
Regatta Committee
Association
Duncan
Constitution
Celtic Park: New York Irish American Athletic Grounds
The Greater New York Irish American Athletic Club owns nine acres at Laurel Hill Long Island City for large scale athletic tournaments. Celtic park includes a 104 by 120 foot clubhouse with basement bowling alleys watching rooms a restaurant for a thousand and modern kitchen and a 40 by 20 foot cafe on the upper floor.
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Greater
New York
Cornell Considers Campus Athletics Field Upgrade
The article notes a circular quarter mile track with facilities for standard sports and an east side rifle range. A campus athletic field is planned with a committee authorized to study grading options and a budget up to $500. Percy field improvements are to run their course until the new hill field is ready years hence.
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Cornell
Athletic Council
Percy
Spalding comments on new century baseball and rules
A. G. Spalding, once of Rockford and Chicago, now in New York and California, discusses the sport in Chicago. He remains confident baseball will stay on top. notes the new foul strike rule and law tweaks amuse him, predicts mixed financial prospects for the National and American leagues, and praises his health and happiness in retirement.
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A. G. Spalding
Rockford
Chicago
New York
California
Millione
Sporting Life
A. G
Napoleon Lajoie
Cincinnati
Pittsburg
St. Louis
Brooklyn
Milwaukee
Cleveland
Baltimore
Washington
Detroit
Spalding
Anson
Curious Fifth Inning Inning Double Play Oddity
In a recent American League game in Chicago Isbell hit a liner that deflected off Dillon and created an unusual double play. Dillon could not trap the ball, deflected it with his left arm, and the ball rolled along his spine to his right hand before he threw to second, catching Jones as he sprinted toward home.
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Chicago
Isbell
Dillon
Jones
American Tops in Attendance in East League Headlines
The article notes the American League leading in attendance in the East while acknowledging figures can mislead. It mentions Commie drawing crowds to the south side grounds and Loftus organizing spectators in the grand stand to simulate a larger crowd, with signs that the situation could change.
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Commie
South Side
Loftus
Cy Young Critiques Baseball Rules On Catcher Position And Warmups
Cy Young criticizes league rules he says hamper pitchers and force catchers to stay close behind the batter. He argues against limits on warming up, comparing to prohibiting horse warmups before a race and stating rules seem aimed at officials rather than players. He views the changes as a hardship on pitchers and a handicap to skill.
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Cy" Young
Eighth Ring Fatality in a Year Claims Billy Smith
Billy Smith, an American boxer who died in London from a knockout by Jack Roberts, is the eighth ring death in the past year. Authorities ruled the death an accident after investigating in London. Smith, born Murray Livingstone, once lived in New York and fought as a pro at Pelican club in South Brooklyn before various bouts.
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Billy Smith
London
Jack Roberts
Guydo
Paris
Frank Case
Levine
Cal
Edward Teabout
Boston
Steve Flanagan
Frank Barr
Philadelphia
Kid O’brien
Detroit
Frankie Welch
Phillipsburg
Smith
Murray Livingstone
New York
Pelican Club
South
Brooklyn
Tony Moran
Itsy Ryan
Jack William
Louis Myers
Wil
Smith Fights Highlight Navy Vet Turned Boxer Career
In London before facing Roberts, Smith defeated George Stark and Ben Fiedler who beat Ben Jordan, and drew with Jack Ireland who had a draw with Jack Everhardt. Smith, a former US Navy sailor on the Indiana, volunteered for the regular army in the Spanish American War and served through the Santiago campaign.
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Lie Fitzgerald
London
Roberts
Smith
George Stark
Ben Fiedler
Ben Jordan
Bill Chester
Jack Ireland
Jack Everhardt
United States Navy
Indiana
Spain
Santiago
Michigan Open Prompts Boxing Clubs Across States
Following a new 10 round boxing bill, Chicago promoters plan clubs nationwide with St Joseph eyed as a summer show hub. They expect large crowds from local excursionists, but the St Joseph group is mostly women, with traveling men preoccupied socially.
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Michigan
Chicago
Navy
St. Joseph
St. Joe
St. Paul
McCoy Faces Possible Clash With English Heavyweight Champion
The piece discusses Kid McCoy avoiding top rivals while hinting at a bout with George Crisp the English heavyweight champion who has challenged George Gardner. It notes the National Sporting Club would pay little, and McCoy would earn little after training costs and Tom O Rourke’s cut if he won.
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Kid McCoy
George Crisp
George Gardner
National Sporting Club
McCoy
Tom O'Rourke
Horseless Age Expands With Rising Demand for Best Horses
Palmer Clark notes the horseless age grows in meaning as demand for quality horses surges. British contract mounts, fresh South supply, and higher prices reflect a crowded market across the South and Northeast, with record show entries in New Orleans and Montreal, proving living mounts stay valued.
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Palmer Clark
Kentucky
New Orleans
Memphis
Mobile
Birmingham
Montreal
Oratere
New Racing Rules Issued by National Cycling Association
The National Cycling Association publishes rules for riders and attendants. Uniforms require black knee breeches and optional striped shirts with sleeveless undershirts barred. Gambling is banned on tracks. Riders may not withdraw without promoter consent. Protests to referees must be filed within 24 hours with a $2 fee. appeals to the board of appeals cost $5 with potential refund if upheld.
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National Cycling Association
Board of Control
Board of Appeals
Cycle Paths Not a Taking Under Highway Constitution
A New York court held that authorizing bicycle side paths along public roads for cyclists does not burden the highway nor constitute a taking requiring compensation. The ruling says using paths for safety and convenience does not entitle abutting owners to just compensation.
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New York
Bob Fitzsimmons Denies Domestic Trouble
The article reports Bob Fitzsimmons claiming no serious trouble with Mrs. Fitzsimmons and denies striking her with a fist. He mentions a domestic squabble and says she was lightly bruised when a door was pushed open.
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Bob Fitzsimmons
Mrs. Fitzsimmons
Missis
Bob
Racing in Idaho to host six days of racing in September
Boise Idaho race meet allocates $10 000 in purses with events for runners and harness horses. Three special prizes of 1000 each target 2 20 trotters 2 15 pacers and mile and a quarter runners. Entries close June 1.
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Boise
Idaho
North Moccasin mining district sees cyanide plant plans rising
In Maiden and near Kendall and Waldorf-Draper claims, bonds total $45,000 spark new efforts. Ten miners start work this week with goals to install a cyanide plant by July 1, while Barnes group builds the plant and 20 men labor, hampered only by lumber shortages. Prospecting expands along Hopeful, Hopeless, and Helena Spokane, with ore assays between $3 and $17 and soft high value ores common in the district.
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Standard
Lewistown
North Moccasin
Kendall
John D. Waite
Waldorf-Draper
Barnes Group
McClean
Messrs
Allen
Kendal
Moccasin
Grant Robinson & Co
Helena
Spokane
Barnes
North Moccasin Range
Little Dog Creek
Finch & Campbell Company
Maiden
Spotted Horse
A. S. Wright Company
W.H. Burgess
Conrad Bros
John Warren
Mr. Burgess
George Duncan
Royal Group of Claims
J. Ji. Shaw
Deaths in Twin Bridges Maria Hollaus and James Mattheson
Mrs. Maria Hollaus died at her granddaughter’s home in Twin Bridges after emigrating from Germany five years ago. She was born August 14 1518 and leaves three children nine grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren. James Mattheson a horse trainer from Ottawa Iowa died of pneumonia at the Stark home after arriving from Dillon. He was about 50, survived by a sister and brother in San Francisco, and left two trotting stallions in training for June races in Butte. Public Administrator E V Stewart assumed charge of Mattheson’s estate. The remains of Hollaus were interred in Twin Bridges cemetery Monday.
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Maria Hollaus
Germany
Standard
J. R. Stark
United States
E. Mueller
Rochester
Hollans
Mary Cayley
Butte
James Mattheson
Dillon
Ottawa
Iowa
San Francisco
V. Stewart
Virginia City
Twin Bridges
Mondky
Herechel Hunter
Sheridan Horse Theft Charge and Local News Roundup
Sheridan faced a serious horse theft charge and was released on $10 bonds after a constable brought him in. A Rochester bound team was mislaid by Hunter who returned the horses. A local baseball-organizing meeting eyed Joe Moffet and Link, with Fenner Gove approving new buildings at the orphan’s home. Train time changes affect Butte travelers, a possible circus visit looms, and smallpox cases appear in Rochester.
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Sheridan
Constable Pollinger
Hunter
Rochester
Boulder
Dick Baker
Crackajack
Rosin
Henry Bennett
Rotary
Joe Moffet
Link
Butte
George Forvilly
Jeffries
Smiths
Fenner & Gove
Twin Bridges
Conway & Edwards
Lynn Comfort
Sutherland
Charley Irvin
Fred Mueller
Katie Counter
Nellie Moore
E. L. Costin
James G. Walker
Alex McKay
Dave Wherry
Virginia City
Henry
Women Forbidden on Macedonian Monastery Promontory
A coastal promontory in Macedonia known as the mountain of the monks forbids women to enter ever since a legend tied to the Virgin Mary and Empress Pulcheria. Monasteries, a Caryes-like town, and male-only life persist with strict observances and symbolic dining customs.
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Macedonia
Caryes
Pulcheria
Splendor in the dining room and gold table ware
The piece describes lavish London dining room decor at gala events with gold instead of silver, scarlet nerine flowers, and ornate salt and pepper sets. It notes rising gold fashion due to cheap silver and cites elaborate luncheon table conceits and a West End firm selling groups of figures holding baskets of flowers.
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London
West End
Education Was a Bar at the Turn of the Century France
A historical note cites a debated 18th or 19th century proposal in the French legislature arguing that women belong to the home and should not learn to read. The counterpoint praises increased literacy and professional roles for women, while the document lists four gendered prescriptions and ends with a division of duties between the sexes.
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France
Catherine di Medici
St. Bartholomews
Ethel Receives Cryptic Bargain in Fragmented Note
Fragmentary line shows Ethel offered a vague item while someone asks what is the matter with it in a brief, cryptic exchange likely from a personal note or dialogue. No clear event or identifiable entities beyond the names Ethel and a speaker.
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Ethel
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Lanky
Waldorf-Draver Group
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