Jeffries stakes on savate clash prove trainer’s bold plan
James J. Jeffries explains he would tackle France’s savate masters for money not novelty. He details anticipated kicks from shin to belt, pledging to close range with feints and body jabs, promising to neutralize kicks and force a fall. If Charlemont doubts his method, he’ll sail to seek a match elsewhere.
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Jack McCormack
Tin
Mr. Charlemont
Kings and Queens Upon the Stage
The article surveys European royal interest in theater from German principalities to England and Russia, highlighting rulers and royal family members who patronize, act in, or manage performances, including the Meiningen duke’s theater influence, Empresses, princes, and a culture of court theatricals across nations. The piece notes specific figures such as Princess Henry of Battenburg, Archduke Ferdinand Carl Ludwig, Princess Pauline of Württemberg, and King Albert, among others, and remarks on the emperor’s active decorating and composing talents.
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Germany
England
Duke
Hamlet
Tate
Henry of
Battenburg
Herelf
Carl Ludwig
Austria
Ferdinand Carl Ludwig
Wallen
Pressburg
Archduke Frederick
Friedrich-August
Saxony
Archduchess
Austria-Tuscany
P' Tys
Albert
Wurtemburg
Pauline of
Wurtemberg
Pauline
Zu Wied
Stuttgart
Stober
Ulrich
Russia
Alix of
Hesse
Grand Duke of Heese
Schloss
Darmstadt
Prince Con
Berlin
Saxe-Meiningen
Meiningen
Meningen
Helene Franz
Baroness von Heldburg
Lauff
Frederick
Abominable Complaints In Comic Exchanges
A collection of short humorous quips from period newspapers. Jokes hinge on wordplay about medical terms, math, censorship, and betting at races. Characters include Mrs Highmind and Mrs De Good with light social satire on health, mobilization, and fashionable consumption.
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New York Weekly
Woman’s Rights Opinion In Detroit Free Press Sketch
A reader recounts an incident in a streetcar where a woman trampled the speaker’s feet and asserts support for equal tea and rights for women, noting potential violence if the roles were reversed. The fragment reflects vocal gender equality debate of the era.
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Detroit Free Press
Stox
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