Corbett Defeats Sullivan in Twenty One Round Championship
California's James J. Corbett wins the world boxing title in a historic twenty one round match against John L. Sullivan. The bout ends with Sullivan counted out in the twenty first round as Corbett secures the championship and a $26,000 purse.
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Sullivan
Corbett
Sully
Jim
Bott
Bully
Sulee
Gong
Sullivan l
James J. Corbett
California
Fragmentary list of names and places from Knoxville to Chicago
A dense OCR fragment lists numerous individuals and locations across the United States. It names people such as Young J8 Grouch and F.P. Carpening, and places including Knoxville, Jonesboro, Elk Park, Cranberry, Durham, Greeneville, Newport, Elizabethton, and Chicago, among others, with scattered affiliations and initials.
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F. CG
Kaiser
Knoxville
AJ Edwards
Matt T Perry
Elizabethton
Frank Evans
Mountcastle City
O Willianson
Ind
Pryor N Smith
R N Staples
J 0 Hicks
WF Martin, Jr
Gus Hobson
JL Evans
Englesing
City
Jere Jarnagin
Odom
J Briscoe
TW McDaniel
Bristol
C Ty Stratton
Ana Milton Harding
F P Carpening
L H Carpening
Asheville
HR Christie
Washington College
Ingalla
A Wetherham
Phila
O D Little
Louisville
Bickter
J Black
Nashville
Hood
Mie
Belle Waters
Watauga
ST Battle
Chleago
Bank
Mies
M A Tappan
Burbank
JT Gratz
Chicago
G E Fritchér
Chattanooga
H K Albers
New York Racket Store Ad Preaches Undersell Principles
An old New York Racket Store advertisement on Market Street Johnson City Tenn proclaims Push Pluck Perseverance and Undersell as core principles. It notes cash down Every Time and One Price in Plain Figures while touting derby advantages and readers’ judgment.
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New York
P.P. P
U. B
U. S
U.P
P. R
Johnson City
N. Y
One Price in Plain Figures in Local Commerce
A shopper oriented note argues for uniform pricing to all customers. It warns that chasing large profits harms business, as price fairness keeps customers and cash flow stable. The piece critiques merchants who overvalue margins instead of offering steady, low prices to sustain long term success.
Best Values for The Least Money
Best Values for The Least Money promises consistent success by selling goods at small markups and cash down payments. The piece urges Johnson City readers to adopt its five cardinal business principles to weather hard times and invites readers to visit and discuss financial interest in their line.
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Lee
Johnson City
Fall Line Ad Highlights Low Prices on Main Street
An ad on Market Street and Main Street promotes a store fighting high prices under a simple iron law of dollars with a small profit and cash down offer. It emphasizes cash transactions and price savings at Dulaney's Book Store and nearby outlets.
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Market Street
Dulaney’s
Main Street
Darkness the Fights by Rounds The Complete Story of the Champion
In New Orleans on September 7 the colored champion Dixon defeated Skelley after eight rounds in a bout described with vivid crowd detail. Dixon, weighed 118 pounds, dominated the action with aggressive boxing, landing decisive blows and sustaining heavier punishment on Skelley who faded as rounds progressed. A postfight note mentions a challenge from Charley Mitchell to the Sullivan-Corbett winner.
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New Orteans
Skelley
Dixon
O'Rourke
Ames Dougherty
J. J. Kelly
Jack Havlin
Brooklyn
Joe Choynski
John Robinson
Johnny Griffin
Wi. Barrett
Senate
Shelley
Skelly
Charley Mitchell
Plow Agency The Oliver agency at O K Lide and Company
The fragment notes an Oliver agency tied to O K Lide and Company in an unclear listing. Names and connections are fragmentary, but the reference suggests a business pairing or representation related to plow or farm equipment dealings.
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Plow Agency
Oliver Agency
O, K
Lide &Co
Mountain Women of the Southern Highlands Proclaimed
A colorful regional portrait extols mountain wives and daughters of Southern Kentucky and East Tennessee. The author praises their beauty and vigor, claiming mountain women surpass other regions in complexion, poise, and form, urging readers to view their “limpid” faces and graceful limbs.
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Kentucky
Tennessee
Blue Grass
Tenpeasee Mountains
Infected Vessels Update From New York Sept 7
Recent reports from the infected ships in New York indicate possible improvement for detained passengers. Health officer Th. Jenkins seeks arrangements with Hamburg-American to dock a large clean craft as a hospital for saloon passengers of the Normandie. Officials note praise for the Indies aboard pest ships and report two new cases at Hoffman Island and a probable death on the Rugia in the official bulletin.
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New York
Th. Jenkins
Hamburg-American Cacket Company
Jenkins
Hoffman Island
Man
Child
Rugia
Barney Hughes 18 Dead in Memphis Railway Agent’s Death
Barney Hughes, a renowned Memphis & Charleston Railway commercial agent, died after a week of illness. A popular figure in railroad circles south of the Ohio River, Hughes began as an operator after the Civil War and rose to trusted leadership, remembered for brightening lives he touched.
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Memphis
Barney Hughes
South
Ohio River
Hughes
Memphis & Charleston Railway
New Nickel Plate Show Promises White Horse Spectacle
W H Harris presents The world famous white horse show with two Johnson City performances on Friday September 9 at 2 and 8 pm. The tented exhibit features a $10,000 lion and tiger den, milk white Arabian stallions, educated mules, and a top troupe of European and American circus talent including riders aerialists contortionists and clowns.
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Johnson City
Cocke County Democrats Pick Delegates for District Convention
The Cocke County Democratic convention at Newport selected delegates to the First District Congressional Convention at Greeneville on September 15. They were instructed to cast Cocke County’s vote for Hon. W. D. McTween of Newport for Congress and endorsed the straight Democratic ticket from Grover down.
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Newport
Cocke Co
Greeneville
W. Dn McTween
Congress
Grover Down
Daniel Dougherty Dies at 68 in PuLApELeHtA
Daniel Dougherty a prominent lawyer lecturer and writer died here on Wednesday aged 68. He practiced in PuLApELeHtA and contributed to legal and literary circles.
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Pulapelehta
Daniel Dougherty
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Little Wonder
John L
Annals of the Ring
Opueaxs
Balter Masterson
Sullivan Frank Moran
R.M. Frank
Duffy
John
Hotel Piedmont
Tenn
Range & Delaney's
N.Y
Broadway
Joans OF Arc
Oliver
Lion & Co
W. H. Harris
Cocke County
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