M Gover nisms Surround Terry McGovern Fight News
Friends feared a broken leg after reports of an accident at the Mc Govern camp Thursday but investigators found the rumor false. Ladies day drew a crowd as Terry boxed his brother Hughey with skating on the track as part of training. New York telegrams expressed continued interest while brokers announced strong ringside representation for the upcoming fight night.
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Terry McGovern
Sam Harris
New York
Louisville
McGovern Camp
Hughey
Terry
Track Talk on New Orleans racing and a betting spree
Will Applegate bet $50 a crack on Lennep at New Orleans and cleaned up as an outsider won at 4 to 1. Three favorites fell, Covington and Newport pools lost $20,000 to Dayton and Detroit, while President Wall plans to exit Charleston racing. Crescens delayed at Toledo to avoid danger, and Harry Lewis Levy was arrested in New York on forgery charges with $40,000 in bills and a revolver, claiming to square the Baltimore matter.
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Will Applegate
New Orleans
Lennep
Foster
Charleston
Wall
Crescens
Franklin Ave. Speedway
Toledo
Ketcham
Harry Lewis
Oakland
New York
Baltimore
Levy
McLeod Dominates Wittmer In Cleveland Mixed Match
Dan McLeod, Graeco-Roman specialist, won two straight falls over Charlie Wittmer in Cleveland. The first bout finished in 21 minutes using catch as catch can rules, the second in 2 minutes under Graeco-Roman. Farmer Burns from Big Rock, Indiana, heads east seeking matches with any challenger.
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Dan Mcleod
Charlie Wittmer
Cleveland
McLeod
Farmer Burns
Big Rock
Fitzsimmons Final Statement On Jeffries Fight
Ringside note reports Fitzsimmons issues a final statement reiterating an old tale about being given dope before the Jeffries bout. He defends his claim by repeating the same allegations and framing them as truth from prior events.
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Fitzsimmons
Jeffries
Chamberlain Stomach and Liver Tablets Ad Claim
When you lack energy you feel dull after eating and need a dose of Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets. They will restore energy and appetite. For sale by all druggists.
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Chamberlain
Boxing Notes From The Ring In The Early Era
Jeffries involvement remains unconfirmed while he avoids a return unless the purse is substantial. Tommy Ryan prepares for two six round bouts after a decisive win over George Green. A 20 round $2000 bout is arranged with Charlie Goff in British Columbia, loser to receive $50. A McGovern Sullivan clash in Louisville February 22 has light betting, Blackburns claim state welterweight and lightweight titles with forfeit options, and Wid Morgan seeks 114 pound money match in Indianapolis.
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Tommy Ryan
Kansas City
George Green
Charlie Goff
British Columbia
Indianapolis
Louisville
Erry
McGovern
the Sun
Blackburn Brothers
Ilinois Sr
Wid Morgan
Sam Youns
Purdue Indiana Grid Game Ground Sought
Purdue football management asks THE SUN for the best venue for the Purdue Indiana game set to be played here on New 15. The inquiry signals coordination on location ahead of the matchup referenced in the newspaper item.
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Purdue
SUN
New
Worth the Napoleonic thief who looted nations
Adam Worth alias Henry J. Raymond, a renowned criminal mastermind, died in London. Pinkerton details his 20 year spree including the Gainsborough theft from the Royal Academy, the Boylston Bank heist in Boston, a Paris jewelry raid, a Calais Paris train robbery, and a Cape Town diamond haul, with links to a vast network and several accomplices.
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Chicago
Wm. Pinkerton
Gainsborough
Adam Worth
Henry J. Raymond
London
America
Royal Academy of London
Agnew
Worth
Lord Lonsdale
Paris
Boylston Bank
Boston
Ike’ Marsh
Charles Ballard
Bob’ Cochran
Calais
Cape Town
Werth
Royal Academy
Jealous Man Kill, Wounds Slayer In Chicago Mystery
Firemen found Mary Alexa, 18, slain on the floor of a West Sixteenth Street building after an alarm from a citizen. Nearby lay her jealous lover, Joseph Kruml, with a self-inflicted wound that may prove fatal. Alexa had told Kruml her mother objected to his courting, which he misinterpreted as her own view.
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Chicago
W. Sixteenth St
Mary Alexa
Joseph Kruml
Miss Alexa
Kruml
Electric road planned from Ko komo to Logansport
Detroit capital-backed company incorporated Thursday to build an electric road from Ko komo to Logansport. Attorney-general confirmed Lincoln Insurance and Banking Company insolvent. policyholders will receive nothing. Poland Camp, Veterans, opposed a Board of Monument Regents action, sparking brief controversy. Smoke cases against Alexander Taggart and Volney Malott for Massachusetts Avenue buildings were dismissed as defendants cited coal shortages for furnaces.
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Kokomo
Logansport
Detroit Capital
Taylor
Virgil S. Reiter
Hammond
Lincoln Insurance and Banking Company
Poland
Board of
Monument Regents
Alexander Taggart
Volney T. Malott
Massachusetts Ave
Famous Artist Cooper Dies at 98 in London
Thomas Sydney Cooper, renowned Royal Academician and Canterbury native born September 1 1808, passed away September 7 in London at age 98. He began as a printer and scene painter, traveled sketching Europe, settled in Brussels, returned to England after 1830, exhibited at Suffolk Street in 1832, and later earned a Vernon Gallery commission and Royal Academy election in 1867.
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Canterbury
Hastings
Jie
Dover
Calais
Brussels
England
Suffolk St
Vernon
City of Canterbury
Neville Cooper
Heiress Daughter of German Baron Faces Divorce Plot
Henry Born's petition for divorce accuses his wife of infidelity with a friend who dressed as a nun, later revealed as Charles Baker in male attire. The wife, described as handsome and the daughter of a German baron, allegedly fostered affection for Baker, prompting the husband's suspicions and investigation.
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Henry Born
Chicago
Henry
Charles Baker
Baker
Brakeman Thwarts Collision With Lantern Window Throw
In Frankfort Indiana a brakeman Burns saved a freight train by tossing his lantern through the cab window to warn the passenger train as it passed. The engine did not see signals and the emergency stop was applied, preventing a crash. In Milwaukee Richard Covert resigns as stenographer for the Arms-Chalmers firm to join the Chicago post office, after serving under Admiral Dewey aboard the Olympia in Manila Bay.
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Frankfort
Ind
Burns
Monon
Ingineer Civic
Ensiiner
Milwaukee
Wis
Richard Covert
AiNse-Chalmers Compiany
Chicago
Admiral Dewey
Olympia
Manila Bay
Covert
Dewey
Sullivan and Uncles Cabin wrecked by Princeton crowd
John L. Sullivan and his Uncles Cabin company visited Princeton on Thursday. The parade was broken up as students crowded the building. Some undergraduates seized instruments and joined the orchestra while cheers and taunts rang out. Sullivan gave his "Yours truly" speech and said he could not perform further due to many friends.
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Princeton
N. J
John L. Sullivan
Gom
Sullivan
John
Murder Trial in Kankakee Links to Cleveland Reputation
Adolph Schoeler, once of Cleveland, stands trial in Kankakee county on a murder charge for killing Otto Lang in a tool car on Oct 12 near Otto. He allegedly cut the throat and stole $84 and a gold watch. Cleveland and Chicago witnesses will testify to his prior good reputation.
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Kankakee
Ill
Adolph Schoeler
Cleveland
Chicago
Schoeler
Otto-Lunk
Lang
Otto
Eugene Schoeffie
Ignatz, Metz
The Blue Book on Advertising by J. Walter Thompson
A 286 page blue publication from J. Walter Thompson Co. lists the best advertising media across the United States and Canada. It includes sample ads and concise commentary on effective ad practices drawn from 37 years of profitable agency experience.
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J. Walter Thompson Co
New York
Chicago
Boston
United States
Canada
For Sale Mis cellaneous piano ad at ten words
The Sun announces a small classified sale offering piano with ten words for 15 cents across three runs, listing a miscellaneous for sale category and price details.
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the Sun
Smallpox Crusade Grows Across Midwest Cities
Chicago health officials press a cooperative campaign to eradicate smallpox across the Midwest as cases rise in the metropolis. Reports show scattered outbreaks in Illinois Michigan and Wisconsin with several towns declaring no current contagion and railroads enlisted for public education and enforcement.
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Chicago
Middle West
Shelbyville
Nuiona
Towa
Michigan
Wisconsin
Indiana
Des Moines
Sioux City
Estate Boards of Health
Brooklyn Doctor Offers Life for Vivisection Experiment
Dr James E Russell a Brooklyn physician 44 offers to submit his living body to vivisection for science with one condition that his family is cared for. Bushwick hospital staff signaled openness to accept and cover expenses and ensure family maintenance during the procedure and recovery. He is described as in good standing with a large Bedford district practice and a wife and children.
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New York
James E. Russell
Brooklyn
Bushwick Hospital
Everson
Russell
Russel
Bedford
Barber Teeters Dies Threatened by Hidden Hairs
Wabash Ind Feb 7 Andrew Teeters a barber at Akron is dying from a peculiar cause. A specialist found his throat and bronchial tubes full of short hairs embedded in the membrane. It is thought the hairs were inhaled during hair clipping and irritation brought on tuberculosis.
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Wabash, Ind
Andrew Teeters
Akron
Teeters
Sudden Deaths in Fort Wayne Shock City
W Ih man William Raquet, a young electrician, slipped and fell across two live wires at the lighting and power station Thursday night and was instantly killed. Louis Roselle, a young farmer, was killed Thursday afternoon while moving to a farm just purchased. His sled upset, throwing a mower onto him and breaking his neck. He leaves a wife and several children.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
William Raquet
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