Welterweight Scrap Set Between Grimes and McCarty Fight Promoters
R Cleaver, manager of Kid McCarty of Los Angeles, accepts Grimes challenge to a welterweight bout. Grimes has defeated top local fighters while McCarty has beaten Joe Gorman and Jack Moran. Match likely staged in Denver or North Platte on a percentage basis with winner taking the larger share.
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R. Cleaver
Kid McCarty
Los Angeles
Acton
Battling Grimes
Fort Tuerell
Grimes
Grimestine
McCarty
Joe Gorman
Jack Moran
Pete Shaughneny
Kid Wallace Seeks Match in Fort Russell Scrapper Line
Kid Wallace of Cilengola seeks a bout with scrappers from Fort Russell. He weighs 198 pounds and is open to a quick fight. He is willing to place a small side bet.
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Kid Wallace
Cilengola
Fort Russell
Pat Wil- Name
McDaniels
Wallace
Pownda
Flehtereodie Clase
Anya
Baseball Results From Yesterday National League Action
Summary of the day’s NL results listing teams such as Chicago Philadelphia New York Brooklyn and others with pitchers and line scores. Mentions Mathewson Kirby Mayers Cole Kelly and other players across games including Pittsburg Brooklyn and Washington with notes on rain and rescheduled or postponed games.
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New York
Pittsburg
Mathewson
Kirby and Mayers
Cole and Kelly
Chicago
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
St Louis
Brooklyn
Boston
Washington
BSS
Detroit
Cleveland
St. Louis
Western Denver
St Joseph
Omaha
Sioux City
Wichita
Lincoln
Topeka
Incoherent OCR Note on Inspector Appointment
Fragmentary OCR note from a Courier Journal issue references a Chicago politician appointing an inspector from the old country. The text is garbled with spell errors and ends with a curt submission line.
Girls Lead In High School Enrollment Trend
The article argues that girls increasingly take the lead in secondary education as boys form a smaller share in high schools due to birth rates. It notes that in kindergarten and elementary levels boys dominate enrollment, though this shifts at higher grades.
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Girla
Boya
Hae 152 Living Descendants and Henry Smallwood Link
Henry Smallwood of High Wycombe is reported to have 182 living descendants including 93 great grandchildren and 7 great great grandchildren. The witness mentions a brother aged 02 and a child aged 0 with several Henry relatives across generations.
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Henry Smallwood
High Wycombe
Greaterindson
Henry
London Dilly Mall
American boy asks to adopt a new name
A small Italian boy asks his teacher to change his name for a “American name.” He presents a paper reading Patrick Dennia McCarthy, seeking a fresh patronymic.
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Patrick Dennia McCarthy
Child Refuses Nickel For Basket Chores
A three year old, Eleanor, accepts an eight dime reward for taking medicine. The next day her brother offers a nickel to fetch a basket of chips. Eleanor declines insisting castor oil could yield more.
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Eleanor
Biddle’s Bible Class Grows From Three to Seven Hundred
Anthony J. Drexel Biddle, Philadelphia millionaire, once famous as an amateur boxer, started a Bible class movement to unite athletics and faith. From three members at Holy Trinity Church four years ago, the class now numbers about 700 and aims for national influence.
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Mont Re
Anthony J. Drexel Biddle
Millonaire
Philadelphia
Withal
Tony” Biddle
Holy Trinity Protestant Episcopal Church
Drexel Biddle
Acone
Confesses he cut the throat of child in Maine case
J Sherman Gray confessed to Sheriff White that he murdered Naomi Etta Witchy on July 24 at North Cahiel. He enticed the girl into the woods, tied her hands, and slit her throat with a jack knife, then attempted suicide. Meanwhile Fairfield county Ohio roadside fruit trees may fund road repairs with fruit income.
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Rangor
Maine
Naomi
North Cahtiel
White
J. Sherman Gray
Gray
Fairfield County
Oho
Invention of the Telephone Theorists Rels and Bell
In 1841 Philip Rels demonstrated the telephone principle transmitting musical sounds and words. Alexander Graham Bell refined Rels work finishing the device in 1876 and making the discovery widely usable.
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Philip Rels
Alexander Graham Bell
Rels
Superior Judgment Sparks Witty Exchange on Marriage and Gold
In a sharp exchange Miss Cayenne argues men err faster in practical matters while women still marry for money. The dialogue notes that men heed newspaper warnings and stop buying gold bricks.
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Miss Cayenne
Not Cilinary Wit and Mock Diction Heard
Quotation styled lines discuss equality and fair chances in life. A young lady and a young man debate fashion choices about a white yoke and gown. A Chicago Tribune cartoon caption about bricks and cigars closes the playful musings.
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Chicago Tribune
Denver Prize Offered to Defeat Indians
The Denver News reportedly offers a large purse to the first Denver team that defeats the Indians in Cheyenne. Teams from Denver have struggled, with Cottrelle, the Rio Grandes, Knights of Columbus and Colorado Telephone all defeated. The Denver Grizzlies lead the Western League but are not yet favored.
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Denver News
Denver
Cheyenne
Colorado Capital
Cottrelle
Rio Grandes
Knights of Columbus
Colorado Telephone Company
Denver Grizzlies
Senate Upheld Shipping Provisions In Panatha Bill
Senate vote 44 to 11 to preserve the provision exempting American shipping from payment for passage through the panic lingered through the afternoon. Debate ran to midnight before adjournment without a final vote on the measure.
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Senate
Washington, D. C
Aug
Norrow
Origin of Fire Insurance Text Traces to Great Fire of London
A historical note explains fire insurance tracing its origins to the 1666 Great Fire of London and the early fire safety practices that followed.
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London
Strength of Man and Horse Rule Quoted
A historical expression states that five men equal one horse in strength illustrating early comparison of labor capacity.
Wyoming Initiative and Referendum Amendment Proposal
A Wyoming constitutional amendment proposed by the Eleventh Legislature outlines initiative and referendum powers. It details signatures, filing with the Secretary of State, voting thresholds, and how measures become law or part of the Constitution.
Wyoming Initiative Petition Text and Ballot Instructions
The document outlines that verified signatures prove elector qualification and that each measure submitted as a constitutional amendment must be voted on separately. It directs official ballots reflect no general mark counting for multiple measures. It proclaims the law style “Best Enacted by the People of the State of Wyoming” and declares the Constitution section self executing. Secretary of State Frank L. Hou references dates and sections.
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Wyoming
Senate
House of Representatives
State of
Secretary of State
Btate
Iawa
Will leaves Savoy town 2000 yearly prize for ideal girl
In Savoy Geneva Aug 7 a wealthy man bequeathed his entire fortune to Savoy with the condition that 2000 dollars be awarded annually to the most nearly perfect girl, judged on physical and mental merits. The prize continues as long as the town honors the bequest.
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Geneva
Savoy
Time Tables Westward and Eastward Rail Schedule
The listing covers Omaha via Cheyenne to Ogden and Denver time tables with arrival and departure times for trains 17, 101 to 110, including Chicago Yourlington Quincy accommodations. It notes arrival times in Denver and schedules for southbound and national routes with daily variations.
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Denver
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