Kansas City bids for Jeffries Ruhlin fight at Convention Hall
Kansas City officials bid to stage the Jeffries Ruhlin prize fight at Convention Hall amid legal prohibitions. A bid was sent after a Brady telegram requesting terms. If Cincinnati cannot use the venue, Kansas City may host with gate-receipts split, despite ongoing enforcement concerns and prior related incidents.
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Ruhlin
Convention Hall
Wm. A. Brady
Santry
Gardner
J&a
Jase
Root
Creedon
Railroads May Take Over Express Companies
Reports claim JP Morgan and James J. Hill guide steps to fold express firms into railroad operations. Big firms like American Adams Wells Fargo and United States control 142000 miles of track. contracts run five to twenty years. locals dismiss the idea.
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J. Pierpont Morgan
James J. Hill
American
Adams
Wells-Fargo
United States
Rebels May Win In Colombia Sawyer Reports
Mobile January 12 Captain O Sawyer aboard the schooner Fred Bolane from Colombia says the government is tottering. Insurgents have won most engagements and are better equipped than government troops. Colombia money has depreciated to about 1 to 20 U S dollars. The educated favor a government change and troops hint at mutiny.
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Yer
Fred Bolane
Colombia
Bowling Night Brings Poor Scores and Disappointments
Weather blamed for low scores as Ko-We-Bas and Marions each take five. Pastimes lead Nationals in percentage. Marions falter with harsh remarks. Knox and Jay of Indianapolis are sixth in two-man teams at 4195 with Voorhees Starr of New York leading 1208. Standords Chicago top five-man teams at 2720. Double Century Club Chicago wins women championship. J C Cross Baltimore rolls world record 171 in duck pins.
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Knox and
Jay
Indianapolis
Voorhees and
Starr
New York
Double Century Club
J. C. Cross
Baltimore
Not on the program Yale student linked to attempt in New Haven
Nellie Bean aged 20 attempted suicide at the Grand opera house during a performance of Lost in the Desert. She swallowed ten grains of corrosive sublimate after a dispute with a Yale student, collapsed in her seat, and remains in critical condition.
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Conn
Nellie Bean
Desert
Grand Opera House
Yale
Miss Bean
Alfred Vanderbilt to wed Elsie Strench with $5.7 million dowry
An intimate Vanderbilt circle says Alfred G Vanderbilt settled a dowry of 5.7 million dollars in gilt edged bonds on Elsie Strench, soon to be his wife. The dowry forms part of Cornelius Vanderbilt's estate, providing the bride roughly 150 thousand dollars annually for personal use.
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Newport
R. I
Alfred G. Vanderbilt
Elsie Strench
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Turner Stops Sieloff In Denver Fourth Round
Rufe Turner knocked out Otto Sieloff in Denver in the fourth round. Gus Ruhlin left for Cincinnati on Friday. Miserable track and rain mar racing at New Orleans. Louisville jockey club reports strong entries for the spring meeting. Poor day for favorites at San Francisco. Ban Johnson sets a Philadelphia meeting date for the American league and notes Boston Indianapolis and Buffalo not officially considered. Mark S. Claypool named speed superintendent for next fall's state fair.
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Otto Sieloff
Denver
Ban Johnson
Philadelphia
Boston
Indianapolis
Buffalo
Gus Ruhlin
Cincinnati
New Orleans
Mark S. Claypool
Louisville Jockey Club
San Francisco
President McKinley Improves Recovered Health
President McKinley shows steady improvement and can sit up again. The planned dinner by Secretary Root for Saturday evening in his honor has been canceled due to the president's indisposition.
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Washington
McKinley
Root
California lawmakers probe Paris fair commission use
A resolution in the California legislature seeks an investigation of the Paris fair commission after a $10,000 appropriation is reported. Sensational developments are expected as details emerge.
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San Francisco
California Commission
Pyramid Pile Cure Promises Quick Painless Relief
An advertisement touts Pyramid Pile Cure as a painless overnight suppository for all forms of piles. It claims inflammation relief, shrinking of tumors, and a permanent cure with regular use, and notes it contains no cocaine or morphine. Sold by druggists at 50 cents, with a free booklet from Pyramid Drug Co of Marshall Michigan.
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Baltimore
Pyramid Drug Co
Marshall, Mich
Women Enjoy Zoo Event Amid Cleanliness Praise
A large crowd attended the zoo Friday evening and kindergarten ladies expect a Saturday turnout. They praised the venue’s cleanliness as brown paper needles burn around cages for disinfection and disinfecting powder is used. Capt Bonavita’s Esau the chimpanzee was a favorite act and heads east in a sleeping car Sunday.
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Bonavita
Esau
Defrauded Out of 25000 by Lipshitz Firm
Post office inspectors arrest Manasseh Lipshitz and his son Samuel and Nathan Harris for allegedly defrauding wholesale dry goods firms nationwide of at least 25000. The group operated as M Lipshitz & Co using the name Max Lipshitz & Co to place large orders and quickly dispose of the goods. Harry Wright, 24, of Michigan City, was removed from a train near Massachusetts Avenue depot due to sudden illness and sent to City hospital while en route to Dayton Ohio.
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Samuel
Nathan Harris
M. Lipshitz & Co
Max Lipshitz & Co
Harry Wright
Michigan City
Massachusetts Ave
City Hospital
Dayton, O
Cook Remedy Company Promises Cures in 26 to 63 Days
Chicago based Cook Remedy Con solicit estimates for cures at the Masonic Temple in New Jersey. They advertise a capital of 500000 and claim to have cured their worst cases in 26 to 63 days. A 100 page book is offered free.
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Cook Remedy Con
Masonic Temple
Chicago
Reds Star Noodles Hahn Signs Again Night Season
In Cincinnati it is said that Noodles Hahn the Reds southpaw has signed for next season. He went prone and reportedly required money after an injury affecting Fingers protection association.
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Cincinnati
Noodles” Hahn
Reds
Fingers Protective Association
McGovern to Face Broad in San Francisco Bout for 7000
Louisville report says Terry McGovern will meet "ixid" Broad in San Francisco soon for a $7000 purse in a boxing match.
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Louisville
Terry McGovern
Ixid’' Broad
San Francisco
Minister Severs to Christian Science Cure Claims
New York on June 12 Rev Severin Simonson a longtime Methodist minister joined the Christian Scientists saying he was cured of scarlet fever by a Christian Scientist.
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New York
Severin Simonson
Christian Scientists
Roosevelt heads for Coyote basin in hunt for big game
Theodore Roosevelt and Guide Geff start Saturday morning from Meeker with pack horses and hunting dogs for the Coyote basin country in search of big game. Your best work depends on health and pure blood, Hood's Sarsaparilla advertised as the blood maker. It promises appetite strength and vigor and Hood's Pills claim to cure constipation.
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Theodore Roosevelt
Geff
Coyote Basin
Hood
Hotel Quarantined In Des Moines After Suspected Smallpox
A Des Moines Iowa hotel was quarantined today due to a suspected smallpox case. More than 100 guests are confined inside the building. Two men dressed as nurses attempted to flee but were foiled when their voices revealed their ruse.
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Des Moines
Iowa Hotel
Local Names List Appears in Fragment
OCR fragment lists several individuals including M. J. Osgood, Co. N. Thompson, Byron K. Elliott, S. A. Morrison, Chas Latham, and J. A. Lemcke, indicating a roster or committee in a historical notice.
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M. J. Osgood
N. Thompson
Byron K. Elliott
S. A. Morrison
Chas, Latham
J. A. Lemcke
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