Handcuffs through the ages from ancient to modern devices
The article traces handcuff history from ancient mentions in Virgil and Egyptian use to Saxon terms, detailing devices like the flexible cuff, twisters, latizoie, whipcord and modern lighter restraints. It notes operational challenges, risks to captives and captors, and feats of escape by Houdini and others, ending with a nod to crime and railway handling.
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Protea
Aristaeus
London Globe
London
Europe
America
Hondini
Gnarles Peace
Meat Market Prices and Receipts Across Cities
Hobk Hog market shows 26 000 head in Chicago with hog price 9 50 per cwt. Cattle receipts around 4000 with best cattle at 8 50. Sheep and lamb statistics noted with prime sheep about 7 50. Indianapolis reports hog receipts 7000 with prime hogs 9 50. Cattle 1500 prime 7 79. Sheep 300 best 3 75. Lambs 8 25 for springers.
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Chicago
Lambs
Indianapolis
Theater Trust Forms Open Door War in United States
The Middle West Theater company led by A. L. Erlanger, with directors including Charles Frohman Al Hayman Henry B Harris Marc Wlaw Henry W Savage William Harris David Belasco Daniel Frohman George Cohan Frederic Thompson George W Lederer and others plans to acquire control of theatres in the Midwest. The syndicate claims more than four attractions and ownership of many principal U.S. theatres.
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Erlanger
Charles Frohman
Nixon & Zimmerman
al Hayman
William Haniig
Charles B. Dillingham
Henry W. Savage
Cohan & Harris
Frederic Thompson
David Belasca
Daniel Frohman
Josefh Brooks
HH. Frazee
George W. Lederer
F. Ziegfeld
Wagenhals & Kemper
Joseph Gaites
Augustus Pitou
Frank McKee
Henry Miller
Henry B. Harris
Baseball Scores From Yesterday Across Leagues
National League results include Chicago 6 Philadelphia 1 Pittsburg 3 New York 4 Cincinnati 3 Boston 4 St. Louis 5 Brooklyn 7. American League New York 5 Chicago 0 Washington 2 Detroit 6 seven in nings Philadelphia 3 Philadelphia at Chicago St Louis at Cincinnati Boston at Pittsburg Chicago at New York Detroit at Washington St Louis at Philadelphia Cleveland at Boston.
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Chicago
Pittsburg Sear
New York
Ewe
Cincinnati
St Louis
Philadelphia
Boston Ry
Ij Broklyn
Boston
Detroit
Cleveland
Washington
St. Louis
Grand Rapids
Dayton
Wheeling
Evansville
Zanesville
Pittsburg
Brooklyn
Blind Tiger Men Fined In Court In 1816 Ice Year
The article recalls the 1816 year without a summer with frosts and ice across months from January to December. It mentions fines in court for Blind Tiger cases and details testimonies in Elkhart about liquor room loiters at the Standard hotel, with detectives Brandt and Carson revealing bottles of beer and whiskey seized during a raid.
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New York
Massachusetts
Maine
New England
Pennsylvania
Connecticut
Middle States
van Fleet
R. E. Proctor
Andrew Spadefore
Jacob Brandt
L. W. Carson
Superior Court
Standard Hotel
Brandt
Ziesel
Northwestern Detective Agency
Meglevy
Standard
Mighty One
Megley
Proctor
Carson
Turner
Elkhart
Minnneapolis
McMillen
Attorney State
Fle Hag
Mr. State
Cline and Hoppe Vie For 18.2 Balk Line Title
Tonight at the New York Theatre Concert Hall Harry Cline of Philadelphia and Willie Hoppe meet for the 18.2 balk line billiard title. The match to 509 points carries a $1 000 prize and a gold medal. Both players are in top form with Hoppe predicting he will retain the crown.
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New York
Harry Cline
Philadelphia
Willie Hoppe
New York Theatre
Hoppe
Goshen High School Defeats Elkhart in Close Park Contest
Goshen High School walked away with a 12 to 8 win over Elkhart at Driving Park. Winey hit a late home run and Haggerty added a three bagger for the Goshen club. Jones pitched well for Elkhart and Whitehead for Goshen as both clubs tallied late hits and errors shaped the outcome.
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Goshen
Elkhart High School
D Elkhart
Elkhart
Winey
Haggerty
Jones
South Bend
Whitehead
Riblet
Kistler
Crimson
Stummary
Kinney
Vogt
Mrs Daniel S Limont Re-elected President of Army Relief Society
Mrs Daniel S Limont was re-elected president at the annual New York meeting. The society funds 143 children and 42 young men and women, with splits for university study, high school, stenography, and military academy prep. The organization aims to raise 120000 of its 190000 goal.
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Daniel S. Limont
Army Relief Society
New York
Long Entry List for Race Matinee at Elkhart Park
Four big races a five mile motorcycle race and a ball game form the program at the Elkhart driving park next Monday. Twenty seven entries have been received from Niles Cassopolis South Bend Mishawaka Goshen Rhendiall ville Sadlor Union and ikhart. A five mile motorcycle event is billed as the red hot feature. A ball game is arranged between the Elkhart Reserves and the South Bend Livings tons.
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Elkhart
Niles
Cassopolis
South Bend
Mishawaka
Goshen
Rhendiallville
Sadlor
Union
Ikhart
Livingstons
Australia to ship 50000 mutton carcasses weekly to New York
A Breed ers' Gazette correspondent reports Australia will start regular mutton imports to New York this summer. Initial 2000 carcasses arrived, with 7000 due May 26 and 8000 a week later, signaling a shift as tariffs and prices tilt meat supply.
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New York
Breeders’ Gazette of
Chicago
Zohn
Australia
South America
Clever Young King Collects Coins in Early Years
Victor Emanuel, praised as a clever numismatist, began collecting after a kingly gift and a soldo with Pontius IX. His father Humbert added about sixty copper coins, forming a nucleus for a notable collection. A Schenectady resident built a chimneyless house and found electric heating could be cheaper than traditional systems, boosting comfort. Garden Hose 7/4c at Turnock's.
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Victor” Emanuel
Operius IX
Humbert
June McClures
Schenectady
N. Y
Technical World Magazine
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Tobay’s Markets
Theater Trust
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Bucklen Theatre
Newfoundland
Turnock's
St. Paul
Newark
N. J
Weiler Bros
South Main Street
Foreer
Greater Elkhart
Dinehart Place
Greater
Lusher
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