Boxing Gossip and Delahanty Highlights Inning Tales
In Brooklyn a fan recalls Delahanty's three extra base hits off Kennedy and a near hit into the stands. The piece notes Kennedy and Yeager discussing Delahanty’s weaknesses and a walk plan, plus franchise moves, trades, and promotions involving Frisbie, Hickman, Ewing, and Rumors of Reds deals. It surveys boxing history from Madden via Maher to Ruhlin, and ponders New York boxing law changes affecting promoters and venues.
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Delahanty
Lajoie
Billy Harte
Cinginnati Enguire
Brooklyn
Hil Kennedy
Kennedy
Bil
Duffer
Bill
Det
Tvs
Pugilistic News From Asbury Park and Seaside Matches
Pugilistic pointers report Asbury Park plans to upgrade Th terlaken training quarters with first class facilities including a handball court baths and appliances. McGovern Santry postponements. Banksy in training. McCoy Sharkey bout set for June 25 at Coney Island catch weights 40 percent of gross. Flaherty to challenge Erne after European win. Curley to return to America next summer to seek rivals.
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Biddle Cooke
William A. Brady
Chicago
Asbury Park
N. J
Terlaken
Jeffries
McCoy Amd Sharkey
Coney Tvland
Fitzsimmons
Jimmie” Wakely
McCoy
Bob
McC‘ny
Sharkey
Chinese prizefighter Ah Wing set for nationwide sparring tour
Ah Wing, a young Chinese prizefighter found in Auburn California by manager “Biddy” Bishop, forms a strong bond with Peter Jackson. The pair plan to tour the country to pit Ah Wing against peers in his class as Bishop arranges training and guidance for the Celestial boxer who studies the art with growing seriousness.
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Deo Milly
John L. Sullivvan
Paddy Ryan
England
Hurley Mitchell
Bigland
Lempee Dirk McAuliffe
Aly
Peter Maher
Corbett
Sullivan
John K
Ressone
Billy
Madden
Maden
Goddard
Denver Ed Smith
New Orleans
Steve O' Denner
Rushlin
Akron
Dilly
Ah Wing
San Francisco
Auburny Placer County
Auburn
Sacratinentoe
Wing Frat
Jackson
Bishop
Mehdy
Nake
Wing
Peter
Sacramento Athletic Club
Young Wiley
Tays
Ami
Peter Jackson
Hor ton law passed ends New York boxing turmoil
The Lewis bill to repeal the Ton Horton law faced strong argument in New York City where boxing has been a focal point. Proponents and opponents debated the measure amid suspicions of dubious contests and wrangling between promoters and boxers as Senator Gay and Referee George Siler weighed in.
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New York
New York City
Gotham
Indelphia
Chicago
Horton
Tom O'Rourke
Bridgeport
Tom
Chibs
Buck
Great Cay
O'Rourke
Thery
Elval Wegan- Jrathine
Rourke
Lewis
Pai
America
Bitty Madden
Daly's Valuable Colt Sold for a Fortune
A valuable colt owned by Maryua Daly, Montana millionaire, was foaled this week in England. The sire is Br. Simon, dam Lady Teel, dam of Hamburg, and the Colt’s lineage traces through Lady Reel and Sovereign. Daly reportedly offered $15,000 for the mare Reel, who had been sent to Europe over a year ago to breed to St. Sinn.
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England
Maryua Daly
Montana
Br. Simon
Ite
Lady Teel
Hamburg
Lady Reel
Fetloweratt Ont
Minnin Grey
Mt Domina
Bhi Quirer
Tigale G
War Dance
Leewmpte
Sovereign
Daly Baye
Reel
Europe
St. Sinn
Phil McGovern A Rising Jockey In The Making
Phil McGovern, brother of famed jockey Terry McGovern, shows early promise as an exercise rider in Dwyer’s stable. Trainer Frank McCabe gave him a chance on 3-year-old Withers, guiding a half mile in two seconds. Industry insiders like Snapper Garrison, Eugene Leight, and Fred Mossin predict a bright future for the young rider as he weighs about 56 pounds and can stay under 110 pounds for years.
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Terry McGovern
Pail
Phil
P. J Dwyer
Frank McCabe
Withers
Snapper Garrison
Eugene Leight
Fred Mossin
Mr Govern
Beche-de-mer Trade Terms From Pacific Coral Reefs
An 19th century overview details the beche-de-mer, or trepang, known as a worm of the sea, its Pacific coral reef habitat, and its use in Chinese and Filipino cuisine. It lists marketable species, their sizes, origins, and values per ton, noting dive methods, curing, and delicate handling.
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Boston Herald
Spain
Seaa
China
Philippines
Balati Banco
Berneath
Beche de Mer Curing Methods Rival Slow Fire Process
The article details beche de mer preparation in tropical fisheries. Slugs are purified in ground bins, boiled, then reboiled for a uniform dried weight. Drying huts use coconut leaf thatching with bamboo racks, fires kept burning for two days, and careful handling to avoid overcutting. Marketed in Manila and China, cured beche de mer fetches high prices, with profits for early traders but moisture risk for the cure.
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Beche-Dé-Mer
Manila
China
Beche-De-Mer
Courtships and Marriages Across History in Odd Tales
A lively survey of famous marriages and courtships from history and literature. It recalls Horace Greeley and Mary Young Cheney, Bismarck and Fraulein Pattkammer, Jefferson Davis and Sallie Taylor, Lincoln and Mary Todd, Stanley and Dolly Tennant, and Captain Mayne Reid’s bride through a curious tale of age and consent.
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Horace Greeley
Mary Young Cheney
Roommoen Trend
Khe
Greeleyid
Biamarck
Fraulein Johanna Pattkammer
Sallie Taylor
Zachary Taylor
Zach
Buens
Mary Todd
Lincoln
Mary
Abe
United States
Henry M. Stanley
Tennant
Dolly
Stanley
Mamma
Mayne Reid
When Captain Reid Met A Polish Refugee Suitor
An account describes a meeting where Captain Reid speaks for Polish refugees. A woman recalls an electric moment as he entered the room and she seeks him on the next train. A witty back‑and‑forth over addresses leads to a romance that becomes a life study for Sir George Airy.
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Reid
London
Flo
Captain Reid
Misty
Sir George Airy
Hennn
American goods boost Swiss market despite watch rivalry
Consul General James T. Dubres reports in St. Gall that American exports have expanded in Switzerland. Watches, ham, bacon, hoes, hardware, American shoes and desks flow into Swiss outlets as demand grows. Swiss watchmakers respond with improved methods and new prizes to protect exports amid rising American competition.
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James T. Dubres
St. Gall
Switzerland
Benne
Chaux-de-Fonds
Swits
Bagel
United States
America
Public taste and journalism in the 1870s London
London Globe notes a shift in public reading habits after the Education Act of 1870. It argues a new reading public emerged lacking self culture, shaped by publishers who exploited mechanical reading power with commercial instincts, transforming the literary landscape.
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London Globe
Public tastes shift as publishers abandon old forms
The piece argues autocratic publishing failed to serve readers and that the unlettered public now seeks practical content. It notes publishers yield to new tactics, more magazines appear, and concerns over replacing serious books with popular weeklies. The Academy welcomes the change as a broader literary public emerges.
Landlord Shocked by Western Dining Demands
A Washington man returned from the west where beefsteak and mutton dominated meals at a Rocky Mountain hotel. He sought the landlord's permission to switch to game foods, proposing a cartload of game for daily meals at 2 dollars a ton, while steaks were selling at 3 cents a pound. The exchange portrays eastern tastes clashing with western preferences.
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Washington Post
Rocky Mountain
Washington
Jim
Mary's Other Pet and the Schoolyard Goats
A playful verse about Mary and a goat that follows her to school, causing the teacher to fret, as printed in the Chicago Times-Herald. The text also references masked positions and forces in the Boer and Chinese context, noting British involvement at Taku.
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Mary
Chicago Times-Herald
Taku ‘Orta
World’s hottest mines and impossible heat in Comstock shafts
The Comstock is described as the hottest mine with inner levels so hot workers cannot work more than ten to fifteen minutes at a time. All known cooling methods fail as ice melts before reaching the shaft buttons, illustrating extreme conditions.
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Comstock
Two Buckles on His Lungs Reported in Rude Verse
A brief cartoonish exchange notes one boy saying his father is ill and the other asking what ails him. The first boy mentions the doctor says the patient has two buckles on his lungs, as quoted from the Philadelphia Record.
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Philadelphia
Consolation Offer Chatters in a Quirky Nickname Scene
A clipped humorous exchange from the Indianapolis Journal and Syracuse Herald features a comic misunderstanding about a new bat, a playful pun about a don't-worry button, and a scene where a character stoops to pick up a horseshoe. The dialogue carries a light, colloquial tone.
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Harry
Marie
Indianapolis Journal
Snarley
Jingo
Ron
Syracuse Herald
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