Deaf champion Michael Rowan to clash with Mose Lafontise in ring duel
Michael Rowan known as Dummy due to deaf mute status trains with brother Silent for a bout against Mose Lafontise. Born April 4, 1875 in Gardner Illinois, Rowan fought across the country from Lincoln Nebraska to Omaha and Chicago in a long career with numerous wins and knockouts, noted for speed and stamina.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael Rowan
Mose Lafontise
Adimirera
Rowan
Silent
Gardner
Til
Lincoln
Neb
Bill Hope
Hope
Billy Ring
Omaha
Bully Heker
Chicago
Dan Tobin
Game City
Jack Vetch
Peoria
Ill
The Midget Murphys Return From Coast Exhibitions
The Murphy brothers and Bulte's youngest athletes return home after entertaining crowds with boxing and swinging exhibitions from Chicago to San Francisco. The piece notes praise from crowds, references to Jeffries and Siler, and mentions racing and wrestling figures, including a forthcoming investigation into a turf scandal and details about the Har d Knot defeat and related figures.
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Murphy Brothers
Bulte
Coast
James J. Murphy
Chicago
San Francisco
Pugilistic Pointers and Hopes for Fights in May
Pugilistic notes discuss Kid Meo insuring life for 815.00 and Sharkey to box Meo in Chicago on May 1. Jim Jeffries denies plans to back Gate for referee, prefers fair officiating. Ed Dunkhurst engaged as sparring partner, arrangements move toward Jeffries–O’Brien negotiations in Buffalo. Rumors of Terry McGovern’s moral slip, Haley vs Gardner eyed in Cincinnati, Gardner vs Plaherty at Bridgeport May 9. Connections between Roblin and Corbett sparring at Lakewood noted, with talks of a return match in New York.
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James J. Corbett
Lakewood
Jeffries
Marky
Sharkey
Kid Meo
Ed Dunkhurst
Jim Jeffries
Tommy Ryan
Dunkhorat
Frank Ernets
New York
Ftsk
Jack O'Brien
Buffalo
Horses and Horsem en in Kentucky and New York plans
W C Whitney in Lexington intends moving his stud to New York state citing distance to stables. His stock includes Meddlar Lissak broodmares weanlings and foals. The Kentuckian, trained by Hawkins, is the standout at Sheepshead Bay with a mile in 1:47. A half million dollar racing pool involving Totonla and Queen Guy seeks $300,000 bonds controlled by Covington Cincinnati figures. The Chicago Derby revival at Hawthorne may bring $7,000 added money. Turk sold for $7,800, and My Lady fetched $5,000 at auction in New York with Thoman Lawson of Boston also buying.
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W. C. Whitney
Lexington
New York State
Kentucky
Sheepshead Bay
Hawkins
Barnes
Totonla
Queen Guy
Newport
Covington
Cincinnati
Chicago Jockey Club
Hawthorne Track
Bic
Richard Fitzgerald
New York
America
Thoman Lawson
Boston
Baseball Gossip From Opening St. Louis Game
Cy Young pitched opening day for St Louis shutting out Pittsburgh. He allowed 25 batters in eight innings with two strong fielding plays and minimal baserunners. Buck Ewing predicts a strong season with a competitive pennant race and Rosie rejoining the Giants. Philadelphia bids $15,000 for Delehanty, top ransom for a fielder. he led the league last year with a .408 average.
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Cy Young
St. Louis
Pittsburg
Buck Ewing
Giants
Rosie
New York
Philadelphia
Delehanty
Quakers
Phillies
Woodchuck Man Cyrus Brown Takes Long Winter Nap
The New York Sun reports Cyrus Brown known as the woodchuck man plans to sleep through winter. He has slept continuously for 11 years, initiating his annual nap before mid winter and hoping to wake with the sap running when bluebirds return.
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New York Sun
Cyrus Brown
Mr. Brown
Painful Periods Overcome by Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
Fifty thousand women testify in grateful letters to Mrs. Pinkham that Menstruation is a severe strain on a woman's vitality and that painful periods are overcome by Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
The Woodchuck Man of Winter Sleep Folklore
December and coming out about March 20. He is nearly 70 years old and until he was hit in the head by a falling limb in 1888 he was robust. He lay senseless after the injury, spent a winter in a death like sleep, recovered slowly, and has since fallen asleep each cold season until early spring. Doctors call it a torpid condition akin to animal hibernation, and locals nicknamed him the woodchuck man.
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Tom Willams
Pete
Pigmort
Wille Martin
Danny Lynch
Sharkey-Pittsimmons
Ed Lannigan
Hard Knot
Lynch
Norges
Lannigan
Bexton
Williams
New Brunswick
Man bets on 20 lashes at Delaware whipping post
James M. Bernard of Philadelphia asks Sheriff Wharton to whip him at the Delaware post in a wager dispute over a sheriff's right to whip a free man. Bernard and Conrad Henry plan to travel for the event, though county officials oppose using the post for exhibition bets.
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Philadelphia
James M. Bernard
Sheriff Wharton
Dover
Delaware
Eack
Bernard
Conrad Henry
Wharton
Henry
Mind Care Confession at Local Christian Science Circle
At the weekly meeting an expert confessed attempting spiritual healing on a sick pet after a veterinarian had given up, reflecting a moment of faith and doubt within the circle.
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Christian Science Experience Circle
Thought cures fail as horse dies after healer’s claim
A Lincoln avenue horse owner sought help from a debbor claiming to use thought to heal animals. A veterinarian acted, remedies failed, the horse died. The healer later said she believed human thought could ease animal distress, though the first attempt failed. Source: New York World.
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Lincoln Avenue
Debbor
New York World
General Gordon Converts Evan Gelist in Gatesville
Gen John B Gordon, leader of United Confederate Veterans, visited a revival in Gatesville Texas led by Abe Mulkey. After preaching, Gordon urged veterans to take up a new armor, sparking a moving scene as about 40 veterans stepped forward for prayers and others followed.
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John B. Gordon
United Confederate Veterans
Texas
Gatesville
Coryell County
Abe Mulkey
Gordon
Funeral Sermon For York County Man Ends In Mockery
A York county obituary tale recounts a brother arranging a funeral on short notice. A minister asks for details while the brother bluntly refuses, revealing the deceased died of delirium tremens and lived as he died, “like a fool.” The exchange ends with the brother departing.
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York County
Justin Leavitt
New York
Transmutation Love Confession Turns Old To Gold
A wry dialogue explores desire and aging as a lover seeks one more letter to transform aging into value. The banter hinges on a playful, melodramatic twist: G as the final touch that makes old gold.
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Springfeld
Edie Butler
Luk Wi
Sroin
Scotty McDermott
Jack Stelvied
Louis
Pau
Lower Decison
Meloy
Cove Vonsude
Jerry Calling
Baltimore
Pen Johnson
Jersey City
Svith
Nick Welly
Brovnsdyne
Fo Repueni
Jer
Hany O'Sera
Dent Mule
New Maven
Holton
His
Jack Smith
Central City
Billy Lee
Clarke City
Rowin
Jack Cunningham
Frank Hooper
Lockport
Prince Steele
U Winds River
Steele
Doyle
Arthur Dixon
Syracuse
Dixon
Muncie
Ind
Hal Williams
Newark
Tom Cavanaugh
N. C
Cavanaugh
Decemb
Chicano
Wabash
Mnn
Chillicothe
Kid Corrigan
Alton
Rob Long
Davenport
Long
Dobby” Wilson
Louisville
Phil Green
Los Angeles
Ben Trimble
Jim
Mercur
Joe Cotton
Tom Daley
Jack Conley
Mount Pleasant
Clues Land
Mt. Pleasant
Tom Riley
Bert McDonald
Salt Lake
Utah
Jim Francis
Park City
Murphys
Siler
Pine
Ameri Tea
Tim Sullivan
Dald
McCoy
Kid
Jeffrson
George Green
William Rothwell
Denver
Tom O'Rourke
Nightera
Athens
Hercules, Jr
Yousouf
Leonard
Clifford
Red Hance Club
Oakland
Little Murphys
Octeber
Olsen
O'Rourke
Murphy
Choynski
Jim Jetfries
George Siler
Jeff
Troy
Terry McGovern
Terry
Patsy Haley
Oscar Gardner
Horizon Athletic Club
Bridgeport
Conn
Martin Plaherty
Gus Roblin
Jim Corbett
Akron
Fitzsimmons
Roblin
Corbett
Pulliam
Brooklyn
Liebig
Montana
Washington
DR. Liedig
Europe
Butte
Drr
Lindig
General Gordon
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