Daredevils Who Make New Auto Records
A historical report notes motor racers shattering mile records at Ormond with F. J. Marriott of Newton Massachusetts driving a Stanley steamer to a mile in 28 15 seconds, and 31 45 seconds in another race. Marriott set a world mark in the Sir Thomas Dewar trophy heat at 2 14 seconds for a mile, while MacDonald’s Napier had a prior 1 34 2-5. The piece highlights speeds up to 127 miles per hour and 2 minutes 34 seconds for five miles, and compares railway travel times to car speeds of the era.
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F. J. Marriott
Newton
Mass
Ormond
Llln
Stanley
Ross
MacDonald
Reunine
Marriott
New York
Chicago
Buffalo
Mariott
Hlemery
Marriott Beats Five Mile Record In Weak Steam Car Race
Time was unofficial and Hemery refused a rerun, but Marriott drove his steam racer five miles in 2 minutes 47 seconds to set a record, beating the prior 5 minute 17 second mark. The piece contrasts the small horsepower machine with Vanderbilt’s 250 horsepower racer that balked at starting on Ormond Beach.
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Hemery
Marriott
Alfred G. Vanderbilt
Ormond
Rts
Angel of Dehon Ferpuses
Walter Chrietio
Frank Croker
New York
Richard Croker
Washington Gossip Mixups at Arlington Hotel
Washington gossip recounts a clothes mixup between Governor Charles Magoon of Panama and Senator Nelson Aldrich of Rhode Island at the Arlington hotel. They shared a valet and swapped trousers by mistake, leading to comic confusion and a late return to the theater.
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Aldrich
Magoon
Panama
Cannon
Jake
Charles E. Magoon
Rhode Island
Arlington Hotel
New York World
Washington
Indies
Senator Aldrich
George
Glimpses of Paul Dunbar Highlighting Modesty and Perseverance
A portrait of Paul Laurence Dunbar praising his modesty and integrity. The piece recalls his stance with a white woman in Chicago and notes his dedication to craft, drawing on New York and Chicago sources to illustrate his perseverance and dignity as a Black poet. It also includes a humorous aside about Jenkins and a hair restorer trial.
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Ohio
Washinton
New York Times
Aia
Tank
Heifer
Nicholas Longworth
Lawrence Dinlare
Dunbar
Chicage
Chicago
Mike
Paul Laurence Dunbar
New York Tribune
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White House
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Paul Dunbar
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America
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