New York Letter on Air Cars and Seaside Resorts
Special correspondent notes New York set to abandon noisy cable cars as air motor designs prove smooth and cheap to operate. Seaside resorts boom after roof gardens struggle, while travel inns gain from bicycle tourism. A rural New Yorker laments a large idle class amid city parks and piers.
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New York
New Jersey
League of American Wheelmen
Westchester County
Gotham
Battery Park
Clever clause shapes Sharkey fight plans, Sun quotes
A New York Sun excerpt quotes a sporting man praising Corbett for inserting a clause in their articles preventing Sharkey from fighting others during the agreement. James J. Cobbet or Corbett aims to avoid risks to his own reputation and keep public interest high, preventing Sharkey from facing smaller fighters and harming future bout prospects.
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Corbett
Sharkey
James J
Smith
Maher
Slavin
Fry
Dan Stuart
New York Sun
Pitching Development Through In-Game Experience Says King
Charley King argues a young pitcher must be used in games to overcome stage fright and build nerve and confidence. He adds that a catcher should coach via in-game signals, guiding ball type for different batters. Practice alone cannot replace live game experience.
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Charley King
Tom
Harry
World billiards champion Ives plans arm dissection on death
Frank Ives, famed billiard star, claims extraordinary cue power and can make a ball strike 11 cushions. He notes Fitzsimmons and Corbett reach 9 and 8 cushions respectively. Ives has saved $800,000 and wills his right arm to be severed and sent to his physician for dissection while the rest is cremated.
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Frank Ives
Fitzsimmons
Corbett
Ives
Central American Bicycle Pioneer Dentist Dominates Scene
Dr Luella Cool, the Chicago dentist who introduced diamonds in front teeth, arrives in Central America with cycling as a new craze. She rides in a navy blue suit with a white shirt and plaid stockings, drawing native wonder. She serves as dentist to ex President Barrilas and top Spanish families.
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Central America
Luella Cool
Chicago
Central American
Barrilas
McDowell Plans Rematch For Diamond Sculls
Chicago oarsman Dr. W. E. McDowell returned from Henley saying he was beaten fairly and with good spirit. He will pursue the diamond sculls again next year, confident experience will help him win the coveted prize.
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McDowell
Henley
W. E. McDowell
Chicago
England
English runner Conneff to face Bacon in decisive clash
A commentator notes Conneff may struggle to win against Bacon as the Englishman is expected to perform at his best, though his form can be uneven. The Exchange predicts the Englishman will be a strong favorite in the matchup after fine showings in top events.
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Conneff
Bacon
North Carolina
American Wheelmen Abroad Show Strong Cycling Form
American cyclists abroad have lately proved their speed with Johnson breaking several world and English records. Murphy shows improvement, though narrowly defeated by Gougoltz, who is among the best foreigners on the course.
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Johnson
Murphy
Gougoltz
Sporting Notes on 1900s Canadian horse market and boxing
The item surveys an active Canadian horse market and a slate of athletic news. It cites the yacht Ailsa’s new nickel and steel fittings costing £400, mentions Eton college Pennsylvania’s junior runner at three miles in 15 20, and notes Harry Vail training Baltimore’s Ariel Rowing club crew. It lists boxing bouts and plans with George Siddons and George Wilson in Norfolk August 10, Joe McGrath’s return to America, Dave Wall set for a comeback, Tom Duggan versus Bill Doherty for $5,000, a September mill decided to finish, and mentions Tom Burke and A L Wright may join Brown university for a course.
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Eton College
Pennsylvania
Harry Vail
Nova Scotia
Ariel Rowing Club
Baltimore
George Siddons
New York
George Wilson
Washington
Norfolk
Joe McGrath
Dublin
America
Dave Wall
Sammy Kelly
Wall
Tom Duggan
Johannesburg
Bill Doherty
Tom Burke
A. L. Wright
Brown University
Deadly floods sweep valleys. six die in Aug 14 storm
Torrential rain last night smashed through De Haven and surrounding towns. Affected homes collapsed as nine people sheltered in James Robinson’s house. three women drowned. Victims include Mrs Susan Auld, Mrs Kien Poppleton, Mrs Florence Robinson, infant Martin Cochran, Omiel Schafer, and an unidentified man. Flooding ruined streets, farms, and a mill, with Etna losses pegged at 75 000 to 100 000 dollars and rail lines blocked all day.
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Aix
Susan Auld
Kien Poppleton
Florence Robinson
Martin Cochran
Omiell Schafer
de Haven
Pittsburg and Western
James Robinson
Robinson
Killa
Dmiel Schafer
Pittsburg and Western Bridge
Sharpsburg
Gosr Head Creek
Pine Creek
Etna
Spang & Chalfant
Pittsburg and Western Railroad
Fort Pitt Dam Burst Triggers Widespread Flooding
The Irwin area suffered heavy property damage but no lives lost as floods from the Fort Pitt dam at Jeanette raced toward town. Brush Creek and Tinker Run overflowed, submerging homes and inundating streets and factories, with railroad tracks and depots washed away and multiple plants flooded. Scaled losses run into thousands with dozens of houses submerged and widespread damage across Penn and Manor, Claridge, and Greensburg area.
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Pennsylvania
Here
Fort Pitt
Jeannette
Brush Creek
West Moreland Coal Company
Pennsylvania Plate Glass Company
Tinker Run
Parr Wagon Works
Hockensmith Foundry
Irwin Lumber Company
Pennsylvania N Railroad Company
Larimer
South Side
Penn and Manor
Claridge
Manor Valley
Greensburg
Polyves
Manor Gas
Claridge Gas
Death of a Great Painter Millais President of Royal Academy
Millais John Everett Millais died at 6:80 p m yesterday. Born in 1830 at Southampton he showed early art genius and joined the Royal Academy as a student at Le He won medals, helped form the Pre-Raphaelite circle with Rossetti and Hunt, and rose to associate RA at 35 later becoming RA. He was a baronet in 1835 and received medals and honors including the Legion of Honor and membership in the Institute of France. His work is praised for careful draftsmanship color and expression across portraits and childhood scenes.
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Royal Academy
Loxpon
Sit Doh Millats
John Everett Millats
Southampton
Society of Arta
Ilo
Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood
Rossetti
Holman Hunt
Beatme
Legion of Honor
Academies of Edinburgh
Institute of France
Eriile
Nansen Returns After Polar Drift Expedition
New York reports Dr. Nansen has arrived at Vardoe island after abandoning the Fram in 1895 and drifting with the ice. He reached 86 degrees 14 minutes north, the farthest yet, with no land sighted north of 82 degrees. He left Christiana June 24, 1808, and had been believed dead by many.
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Nansen
North Pole
Christiana
Norway
Vardee Island
Christiania
Verdensgang
Malmo
Sweden
Dagensnyheter
Dr. Nansen
Schotthausen
Vardee
Fram
Windward
Jackson-Harmsworth
Franz Joselland
Greenland
Polar Sea
Franz Josefland
Bank Robbers Take $10,000 From Montpelier Bank
In Montpelier Idaho three masked horsemen rode into town and forced six bystanders inside the Bank of Montpelier. Two held men at gunpoint while a third emptied cash from the counter into sacks. A posse of thirty, led by Sheriff Davis, pursued within thirty minutes as officials withheld the exact sum, believed to be about $10,000.
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Pocatello
Ida
Montpelier
Davis
Counterfeit Silver Dollars Report Reaches Treasury
Report from a Mexican paper, sent by Minister Ransom, says Americans formed a company in a Central American state to coin state silver dollars into US dollars. About 2,500,000 of these coins are said to have been shipped to the United States and passed at par.
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Washington
Secret Service Bureau
Treasury Department
United States
State Department
Ransom
Filibuster raid near Nogales leaves dead and pursuit continues
A Phoenix dispatch to Governor Franklin reports that at 8:30 a.m. filibusters attacked Nogales Sonora. Three Mexicans and seven filibusters are dead or captured. The raiders, described as Santa Cremen fanatics, head toward Tucson or Solomonville as troops pursue.
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A.T
Franklin
Nogales
Sonora
Santa Cresa
Baseball league scores from Curcaco report
Curcaco August 14 records show Chicago 0 over Cincinnati 7. Brooklyn 5 over Baltimore 2. second game Baltimore 19 over Brooklyn 3. Philadelphia 7 over Washington 6. Boston 10 over New York 0. Western League results list Grand Rapids 4 over Indianapolis 0. Milwaukee 3 over Kansas City 1. Detroit 8 over Columbus 4.
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Chicago
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
Baltimore
Philadelphia
Washington
Boston
New York
Grand Rapids
Indianapolis
Milwaukee
Kansas City
Detroit
Columbus
Miners Accept a Reduction in Weldon Mine Wages
Miners union adopts resolutions to accept Judge Owers scale at the Weldon mine under receivership. They had demanded 3 dollars, but 2.50 dollars was set for surface men. Settlement of the strike is believed imminent.
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Leadville
Colo
Miners’ Union
Owers
Weldon
Ex Secretary Thompson Recovered From Heat Prostration
TEERE HAVUTe, Ind. Aug. 14 Ex Secretary of the Navy Uncle Dick Thompson has entirely recovered from heat prostration and is as well as he has been for several years
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Teere Havute
Ind
Dick’ Thompson
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