Remarkable Barber Shop Courtesy Across the Sea
A New Yorker recounts an English barber chair first where a stranger is served before locals and pays two pence for a shave. He recalls similar politeness in London and Paris, contrasting it with frictions he witnessed in queues and trains during travels in Britain and Scotland.
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France
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Grampians
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Central Park
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Chicago
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New Orleans
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Highlands
Visions of the Manhattan Club in eccentric sports gossip
A lengthy feature surveys aging fighters like John L. Sullivan and Jake Kilrain, discusses a proposed heavyweight title fight between Jim Corbett and Fitzsimmons, and recounts revival schemes for the Manhattan Athletic Club led by Charles H. Genslinger. It details betting, legal obstacles, and inventive club plans leveraging a grand New York venue.
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Michael F. Dwyer
Europe
Manhattan Athletic Club
John L. Sullivan
Jake Kilrain
Kilrain
Coney Island
Ae O'Donnell
Jake
Jim Corbett
Lob Fitzsimmons
Phil Dwyer
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Florida Athletic Club
Corbett
Fitzsimmons
Texas
Dallas
New York
English Handicappers and Clubman Genslinger Saga
The piece recalls English racing tactics by Croker and Dwyer facing heavy weights, and critiques American subservience to foreign odds. It then chronicles Charley Genslinger’s rise at the Manhattan Athletic Club, his clash with New York, massive stock dealings, rapid club growth, and eventual legal and financial fallout ending with sheriff’s involvement.
Soldiers to Be Spared In War Treaty Provisions
The peace treaty between China and Japan spares captured Chinese soldiers from beheading and protects Chinese traders who sold supplies to Japanese troops. Indemnity details vary across reports, with indications of a seven‑year bond issue at five percent interest or possible silver payment. Japan may end consular jurisdiction for Chinese subjects, citing its civilized legal code, while China is described as barbarous by some observers.
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Japan
Manchuria
Shantung
United Press Disputch
United Press Dispatch
Nicholas II and Peace in an Era of Tension
Col. T. C. Dodge argues in the Torum that Nicholas II is unlikely to take an inflammatory path, valuing peace for Russia’s finances and the Trans Siberian railway. He notes global tensions exist but predicts no early war, citing astronomy leader J Norman Lockyer on American leadership and telescope advantages.
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