Corbett Knocks Out McGovern In Eleven Rounds
In San Francisco on April 1, Terry McGovern of Brooklyn fights Young Corbett of Denver for the world lightweight title. Corbett lands decisive rights and lefts, sending McGovern to the mat in the eleventh after a rough bout. The referee counts ten as McGovern rises dazed, and Corbett is declared winner.
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San Francisco
Cal
Terry McGovern
Brooklyn
Young Corbett
Denver
Corbett
McGovern
Terry
Eddie Hanlon
Entertaining evening by Frank Baldwin Circle and Elmer Post
About 300 guests attended a program of recitations, music, speeches, and a lap supper at Elmer Post hall on Jackson street. Highlights included Miss Erma Seise, Bessie Funk, the juvenile orchestra, a Mexican war veteran talk by George T. Barney, and a patriotic chorus led by Miss Ella Conn and the audience.
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Frank Baldwin
Elmer Post
Elmer Post Hall
Jackson Street
C. G. Conn
Hazel Kauffman
Bessie Simonds
Myrtle Foster
Marguerite Crowley
Francis Compton
Ernest Emerson
Erma Seise
Manilla Bay
Papa
Bessie Funk
Juvenile Orchestra
Hull
E. M. Mudge
George T. Barney
Elkhart
Ella Conn
John E. Lukens
A.W. V
Little Misses Carpenter
Dooley
Conn
Bucklen's Arica Salve Praised By Otto Dodd
Otto Dodd of Ponder Missouri writes that a yearlong sore healed after using Bucklen's Arica Salve. He calls it the best salve on earth and notes it sells for 25 cents at Houseworth Bros. drugstore.
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Otto Dodd
Ponder, Mo
Houseworth Bros. Drugstore
Verdict awards Dobieski $2500 against Woodward in saw mill case
The LaPorte circuit court awarded Anton Dobieski of South Bend damages of $2500 in a suit against Tullar J. Woodward of this city for injuries received while working in Woodward's saw mill eight miles southwest of South Bend. The original claim sought $5000.
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Anton Dobieski
South Bend
Tullar J. Woodward
Woodward
LaPorte
Dobysoski
About That Coat and the Cold Body
A fragment recounts a concern about a coat to keep warmth against cold conditions and highlights the plight of a thin, poor body lacking healthy flesh and fat, urging care and support.
Shining Shoes and Plantation-Era Echoes in City Street
A Brooklyn Eagle excerpt lauds shoe shiners who sing a negro melody while they shine, noting their 5 cent price, joyful performance, and philosophy of turning toil into play. It highlights their rhythm, timing, and uplifting effect on customers as they refresh workers for their day.
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Darkey
Brooklyn Eagle
Had Her Idea of Life Old Colored Lady Exults in Freedom
A Washington housekeeper enjoys the wit of Aunt Martha, an old fashioned washerwoman. Their chat over a new bonnet reveals Martha’s blunt creed about living for today. She recalls saving once and losing it, then declares she will spend while she can and endure after death.
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Washington
Aunt Martha
Molly
Martha
Miss Molly
Lippincott’s Magazine
Hall's Catarrh Cure Advertisement Encourages Cure
Local ad offers one hundred dollar reward for catarrh cures not achieved by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Endorsed by West TRaux Walding Kinnan Maryvin, Toledo druggists. Internal remedy claims to act on blood and mucous surfaces. Testimonials available. price 75 cents per bottle. Hall's Pills also advertised.
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F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
O. We
F. J. Cheney
West & Truax
O. Walding, Kinnan & Maryvin
Whlesale
Hall
Halls Family
Miles and a Ragged Boy At Evacuation Day Parade
Boston reports a small boy breaks through the crowd during General Miles’s Evacuation Day review at Broadway and C Street. The lad salutes with a tiny US flag as Miles smiles, salutes, and acknowledges the patriot’s gesture before slipping away past a cop.
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Boston
Mass
Herald
Broadway
C Street
Nelson A. Miles
Miles
United States
Remains Laid To Rest East Of City On Middlebury Road
The sermon was not interrupted as Mr Collins and Mr Parwer delivered vocal utterances in sign language. The remains were laid to rest in the burying ground five miles east of the city on the Middlebury road.
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Collins
Parwer
Middlebury Road
Coal Mine Explosion Kills Five at Sandoval NL
An explosion in the Sandoval coal mine killed five workers and fatally injured four others. The dead are Frank Devis L F Lamay Dominic Barlottio John Gachenis and Joe Beanca. The injured include Henry Newhouse Henry Wheeler Charles Lewis and William McFadden. Poor ventilation and coal dust buildup caused the blast and destruction inside the mine owned by Sandoval Coal Co with T S Marshall of Salem as principal stockholder.
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Sandoval
Frank Devis
L. F. Lamay
Dominic Barlottio
John Gachenis
Joe Beanca
Sandoval Coal Company
T. S. Marshall of
Salem
New Star Confirmed by Two Observatories
Harvard College Observatory received word from the United States Naval Observatory and Yerkes Observatory confirming the nova discovered by Prof. Turner. The Naval field photograph confirms the discovery, magnitude 8.5 and red color, while Yerkes notes the star is red with bright spectral lines.
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Cambridge
Mass
Harvard College Observatory
United States Naval Observatory
Yerkes Observatory
Turner
Naval Observatory
Beware Mercury In Catarrh Ointments Warns Of Dangers
An 19th or early 20th century warning advises against mercurial catarrh ointments and promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure by F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo Ohio as mercury free and taken internally. It emphasizes buying genuine products and notes price and availability from druggists.
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M Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Hall
Studious Girl Loses Light in Derby Paralyzing Optic Nerve
Miss Julia Fox a 16 year old student at St Marys high school Derby Connecticut was suddenly and totally blind due to paralysis of the optic nerve caused by nervousness over an examination. She was described as a high grade pupil and ambitious with several scholarship prizes.
Kaiser Accepts Eve Statue for Sans Souci Palace
Emperor William ordered the Eve statue by American sculptor Moses Hzekiel be placed in Sans Souci palace for public benefit. The statue was a gift from an unnamed friend to the emperor.
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Kaiser
Berlin
William
Eve
Moses Hzekiel
Sans Souci Palace
Brother of Emma Touret fires at Marcel Prevost in Paris
The brother of Emma Touret fired two shots at novelist Marcel Prevost as he entered the offices of the society of Men of Letters in Paris. He has sent his seconds to Prevost, signaling a possible duel or settlement through mediation.
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Challenge
Prevost
Paris
Emma Touret
Marcel Prevost
Society of Men.of Letters
M. Prevost
Osolo News Socials and Sunday Visits
Mr and Mrs Morris Kirkendorfer and family of Michigan and Mr and Mrs Ed Riggle of Goshen visited their parents Mr and Mrs F P Curtis of Heaton Lake. Floyd Cauffman and J P Bickel were seen buggy riding last Monday. Philip Roush of Chicago spent Sunday with his parents. Myrtle Curtis returned home after visiting her sister Mrs Ed Riggle of Goshen. Miss Hazel Dills and Miss Jessie Bickel with Mr Raymond Irick and Mr Frank Cauffman visited L H Welter and wife of Elkhart. Milton and Harry Smith of South Bend spent Sunday with their best girls near Zion.
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Morris Kirkendorfer
Michigan
Ed Riggle
Goshen
F. P. Curtis
Heaton Lake
Myrtle Curtis
Hazel Dills
Jessie Bickel
Raymond Irick
Frank Cauffman
L. H. Welter
Elkhart
Mr. Milton and
Harry Smith
South Bend
Zion
Dr King’s New Discovery Saves Life From Coughs
Mrs Haviland of Armonk New York says her daughter nearly died from whooping cough and bronchitis until Dr King’s New Discovery cured her. Her niece with advanced consumption also recovered. Powerful remedy for throat and lung diseases. 50c and 1.00 bottles guaranteed with trial bottles free.
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W. K. Haviland
Armonk
N.Y
Strike Injunction Dissolved by Missouri Court
Judge Adams dissolved a temporary restraining order against Wabash railway trainmen who threatened a strike. The court defended the original order as needed to preserve property and status quo until hearings. It found no conspiracy and affirmed workers’ right to organize while forbidding violence or coercion.
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Louis
Adams
United States
Wabash Railway
Mitchell Conferring with Operators Over Strike Action
Chicago April 1 President Mitchell of the United Mine Workers declares a strike to begin tomorrow after talks with operators.
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Mitchell
Chicago
Ill
United’ Mine “Workers Settlement
Lé Lers
Deposit law notice hints at thresholds and rates
Fragmentary note references date of deposit, amounts of fifty dollars or more, smaller amounts bearing a per cent per annum rate, and an April start. The text is incomplete but suggests financial terms for deposits and interest beginning in April.
Paris duel leaves Thouret wounded in forearm
Marcel Prevost and Thouret, brother of the young woman who tried to assassinate Prevost, fought a duel in Paris this morning. Thouret was wounded in the forearm. Earlier labor action saw sand tanners' carriers striking for union recognition, a nine hour day, and a ten percent wage increase.
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Paris
Marcel Prevost
M. Thourbet
Prevost
Thouret
Confessions of a Priest Endorses Electric Bitters Cure
Wake Ark minister Rev Jno S Cox writes of twelve years suffering from yellow jaundice and kidney liver stomach debility. He credits Electric Bitters with curing him and urges others to use the remedy, guaranteed by Houseworth Bros for 50 cents per bottle.
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Jno. S. Cox
Wake, Ark
Houseworth
Bros
Roosevelt Starts West on 14,000 Mile Journey
President Roosevelt left Washington DC this morning for a long westward tour. A large crowd gathered at the station to bid him farewell as he walked onto the platform and boarded the car. Officials and schoolgirls watched the departure in the capital.
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Washington
Roosevelt
West
Dow
Fe Presiden
Ool
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