Fitzsimmons Rivalry and Boxing Gossip Across Nations
The piece details crowd noise and fighter hype around Jeffries and Fitzsimmons, with notes on Ruhlin and Corbett prospects, plus anecdotes about John L. Sullivan era, jockey Crowhurst, and baseball integrity debates. It weaves in Espionage era figures like Wyatt Earp and Aguinaldo family notes, blending sport chatter with historical curiosities.
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Wyatt Earp
Arizona
Fitzsimmons
San Francisco
Bob
Tom Sharkey
Cape Nome
Earp
Butte
Williiams-Morrissy
Ogden
Mrs Aguinaldo Charms the Long Week Visit Restrictions
The provost marshal in Manila ordered guards around Mrs. Aguinaldo to protect her from annoyance. Only one household member could go to the market, and mail was withheld. Friends in Manila were warned to stay neutral and avoid talks with American correspondents.
Cannibalism Explained in Chicago University Talk
Professor Frederick E. Starr argued cannibalism’s motives to anthropology students at the University of Chicago. He said natives eat for preference and survival, honor tradition, and avenge wrongs, noting traders provoked attacks and that Christianity did not wholly end cannibalism. He cited New Britain tribes and their view of traders as enemies.
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Brooklyn
Ed Hanlon
Hippodrom
Trae
New Yorks
Baltimore
Philede
New York-and-Pittsburg
Levil
Fitzsimmons
Gus Ruhlin
Tom Sharkey
Macon
Ruhlin
Sage
Rubbiln
Sailor
Sherkey
Seite
Rubbn
Fits
Jeffries
Mr. Pitastina
Chicago
Frederick E. Starr
University of Chicago
New Britain
Starr
Ringling Brothers World Greatest Shows At Butte
The Ringling Brothers offer an original display with top male and female riders from the United States and Europe. Notables include Michael and John Rooney, Edward Shipp, Cecil Lowande, William DeVan, Leon, Albert Crandall, and Elena Ryland. Two grand performances start with a free street parade. The program features acrobatic and aerial specialists and a patriotic prelude, The Last Days of the Century, with three rings and mid-air acts.
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Rieing Brothers
United States
Europe
Michael
John Rooney
Edward Shipp
Cecil Lowande
William DeVan
Leon
Albert Crandall
Elena Ryland
Equestrienne
Julia
Lowande
Olga Reed
Lizzie Rooney
Neilie Fields
Sultana
America
Butte
Ringling Brothers
Uncle Sam
Do Plants Reason Inquisitive Mexican Experiment
A daughter of a prominent Mexican planter conducted a simple test with a morning glory vine. She placed a nail on the wall near the plant and observed the tendrils veer toward it, then redirected by moving the nail. A cord was hung to lure the tendril, which then altered its path toward the cord and abandoned the nail after five trials.
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Gald
la Senora Presidente
Bacoor
Aguinaldo
Theother
Phonographic Will Records Final Testimony
A wealthy engineer dictated his last will and testament into a phonograph and signed the wax roll with a copper wire. The witness confirmed the recording as the completed document in this early testamentary procedure.
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Ea Phonograph
Population Growth in Europe Shows Mild Increase
A brief report notes an approximate annual population rise in Europe amounting to about 8. The figure reflects a modest growth trend across the continent with implications for demographic and economic planning.
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T.lou
Partnership Certificate for Btors Flour and Feed Company
Fragmentary certificate text certifies a partnership known as Btors Flour and Feed Company doing business in Butte Montana Silver Bow with undersigned partners. The document bears dates and signatures but par tial wording obscures full names and official details.
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Butte
Silver Bow
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Fitz
Daffy
Jeff
Fite
Wheels House
Rublin
Ohio
Jim Corbett
Fi A
Corbett
Sharkey
Ruhblin
Sports Bank
Fitzie
Jim Jef Jeffries
New York
Witte
George Sixon
Ken
Marvel
Tommy Sullivan
Peter Maher
Steve O'Donnell
Trish ‘Champeen
Steve
Peter
Terry McGovern
Frank Erne
Jhim
Casper Leon
George Dixon
Tommy White
England
Palmer
Kid + McCoy
McCoy
Jim Jeffries
Twentieth Century Club
Dick Crowhurst
Newport
Fair Grounds
St. Louis
Crowhurst
Guide Rock
Johnson
Crowdust
Guide Rover
Rock
Shal
Admraltio
Mrs. Aguinaldo
PART
Ieship
Orinj
Boxer
Prince Ching
Pekin Palace
Conger
Pekin
Tong-Ku
Taku
Sal Na
Cheng Heng Pe
Sul An
Wang Shen
Siah
Mark
Liu Ma-Ke
Mission School For Girls
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