Knife throwing artist buys 60 dollar blade in Leadville
In Leadville Colorado a stranger known as Black Harry selects a knife after testing its balance then pays $60. He later spots a rival aiming a revolver at him in a Faro game room. Connor launches the knife, the would be attacker fires and is killed by the knife in the brain. The dealer rules the event a just defense and the room agrees.
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Leadville
Colo
Harry Connor
Black Harry
Thad
Connor
Harry
New York
Legless bicycler proves clever on rubber tire steed
James Jump of Independence Kansas, eleven years after losing his legs, mounts a bicycle with one artificial limb and a crutch. He learns balance quickly and rides with confidence, managing hills and speed while using a crutch and artificial leg to control his seat.
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James Jump
Albert Jump
Independence
Kan
Jump
Kansas City Journal
Snobson Described as Dangerous Opponent in Harsh Exchange
A reader reports expressing strong views about Snobson calling him conceited and mean while noting Snobson is a dangerous man to talk to. No further context provided.
Three Ladies Confront Bicycle Rider With Sickle Threat
On a east side sidewalk three women warned a bicyclist to dismount as he approached. One carried a sickle and punctured the front tire after failing to yield. A second punctured the rear tire as the rider argued, then the women advised him to continue.
Cycling and Photography As Complementary Hobbies
The New York Advertiser praises cycling paired with camera use as a joyful pursuit and suggests adding sketching and botany to broaden observation and vision, turning cycling into a perennial delight rather than a seasonal caprice.
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New York Advertiser
Fashion Notes With Summer Styles From Paris to New York
Fashion columns describe breezy summer outfits for slender women including flax traveling costumes, holland jackets, gored skirts, and transparent hats. Greens trend in gowns with blues violets ambers and reds, plus delicate lawns, muslin gowns with deep necklines, and sheer fabrics like gauze and tulle.
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India
Paris
New York Post
Stins
Curtain Raisers and London Theatre Buzz Across Europe
Lottie Collins returns to the Palace London with three new gongs while De Wolf Hopper boosted Pike's Peak fame by reciting Casey at the Bat. Ada Rehan plans abroad rest to regain strength, and Minnis Palmer debuts at the Matinee Theatre in My Sweetheart.
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Lottie Collins
the Palace
London
de Wolf Hopper
Pike’s Peak
Casey
Ada Rehan
Minnis Palmer
Matinee Theater
My Sweetheart
Anthony Hope
Princess Osra
New York
Madeline Boyton
Paris
Ostend
Max Julesman
Harry B. Smith
Camille d'Arville
Pep Weflington
Victor Herbert
Mme
Odilon
Vienna Volkstheater
Hias
George Alexander
Louis Parker
Murray Carson
Secret Service
Criterion Theater
Daniel Frohman
Edward Rose
Lyceum Theater
Yorktown Manuscripts Relate to Siege and Surrender Discovery
A Paris rediscovery uncovers a contemporary Count de Rochambeau diary covering the Yorktown siege from August 15 to October 19 1783 together with a siege engineer’s diary and a color map. The find includes likely original dispatches carried by Count de Deux Ponts and may be part of the Rochambeau papers bought by the US government.
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Yorktown
Paris
Count de Rochambeau
Hudson
America
George Washington
State Department
Washington
Department of War
France
Daniel
Gazette de France
Pennsylvania Gazette
Almon
Rochambeau
Duke de Lauzun
Segur
Count de Deux-Ponts
Department of State
United States
Messrs. Dodd, Mead & Co
New York City
St. Louis Republic
Notarial Seals Supplied By Trreuxe Pux Company
A notice states that notarial seals are furnished to order by the Trreuxe Pux Co, indicating offerings for custom seal production and related services.
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Trreuxe Pux. Co
Back Pedaling Brake Brings Bicycle Stoppage System
A new form of back pedaling brake uses a compound lever with a shoe clamped to the frame and a ball bearing roller to ride the chain. Back pedaling tightens the lower chain reach and lifts the lever to draw the brake shoe against the tire, with brake power controlled by the pedaling force.
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New York Sun
Sour Grapes Radioed Moral Snippets From Atchison Globe
The Atchison Globe quotes a string of satirical maxims on marriage gender roles and social behavior. It lampoons judgments of women and the impropriety of matrimony while reflecting early 20th century attitudes about love age and reputation.
Historic Dwarfs in St Nicholas recounts Mongol empire
Mrs. Mary Shears Roberts describes Genghis Khan’s vast realm extending from the Pacific to the Dnieper. She notes subjugated Armenia Georgia Persia and Rus principalities paying tribute and gathering at Karakorum with Kublai Khan later ruling. tents and imperial pomp fill the scene.
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Mary Shears Roberts
St. Nicholas
Casan
Genghis Khan
Roberts
China
Persia
Central Asia
Pacific Ocean
Dnieper
European
Russia
Armenia
Georgia
Karakorum
Kublai Khan
Marco Polo
Midnight Riders On Broad Street Stir Curiosity
The Philadelphia Times notes women riding bicycles alone on Broad Street at 2 or 3 a.m. provoke curiosity. Some are trained nurses traveling between homes, but many are not, leaving locals to speculate about their identities and destinations in the pre-dawn hours.
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Philadelphia Times
Notice Bicycles and Animals Banned on Towpath
A posted notice along the Lehigh Canal declares that bicycles horses or any other animals are not allowed on the towpath according to a New York Tribune report. The unusual wording highlights the claim that bicycles are classed in the animal kingdom.
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Lehigh Canal
New York Tribune
CLASSIFIES THE SEX in an old English critique
An English paper divides women into seven types from obstinate to angelic. The piece lists examples such as the bandbox crossing and the burning glass ox roast, calling others vulgar curious cautious extravagant and good. It ends by noting we can forgive the insolence of the first for the truth in the last.
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Atchison Globe
Simple-Salve Advice From an Old Remedy Card
A readable fragment promotes creosite for bleeding and camphor essence for stomach cramps. It suggests hot water for throat soreness and rheumatism relief, noting prompt action stops ailments and periods of discomfort.
Inconsistencies of Modern Thought and the Human Race
Comrox muses on time and importance as his wife asks about their daughter Graduation day will brief her public statement on a controversial topic but it will take longer for her to decide what shop she wants in her soda water The Washington Star notes the humorous contrast between quick public speaking and slower personal decisions
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Is, A.legless Bicycler
Tve
Bray Sone Bashion
Tripung
Onecks
Purinunt Pun. Co
Dillon, Mont
Tribune
Dillon
Nntive Age
Illustrated Magazine
Patent Department
John Wedderburn & CO
Washington, D. C
Mining and Scientific Press
Market St
San Francisco, Cal
Ccshmaha Senter
Cushman
Billain
United States Land Office
Heleda
Mont
Orpha Ivee
Jackson
Montana
Price
Comimiadione
Pat John A. Dixon
Peter la Blanc
Anton Jac Bon
Frank Carroll
Bannack
W. E. Cox
Register
Triune Office
THE
Northwest
Premo
Rochester Optical CO
Rochester, N. Y
Champion Truss
Srue
Philadelphia Truss CO
Loenst
Smith
Aloo
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