England Leads as American Boys Optimistic at Olympiad
Sweden's E V Leming won the spear throw with 178 ft 15 in, as expected. Deakin of England won the three mile run with America second. The morning program included javelin, swimming, cycling, diving and other events with England leading the overall points early.
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Leming
America
England
London
United States
Shepherd's Bush
E. V. Leming
Sweden
Deakin
France
Icheff
Austria
Peauretiare
Australia
Hanson
Behrens
Germany
Holman
Perrson
Seidel
Toldy
Hungary
Svalksberg
Thorp's Selections at Brighton Beach Races
Twelve entries listed for six races at Brighton Beach with Etherial in Race One, Trash in Race Two, Jacobite in Race Three, The Squire in Race Four, Sinister in Race Five, and Waponoca in Race Six. Three best bets favor Etherial in Race One, Jacobite in Race Three, and Waponoca in Race Six.
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THORP
Brighton Beach
Etherial
Waterviewt
Killcreen
Trash
Beauclerc
D'Arkle
Jacobite
Comedienne
Okenite
Squire
Bouquet
Falcnda
Sinister
Expansionist
Transides
Waponoca
Terror
Tod
Wapacona
Queen Elizabeth Sketch Highlights Historical Misreadings
A girl writes a brief sketch of Queen Elizabeth and cites a phrase about stealing soldiers’ food. A teacher questions the source and discovers a misread passage stating Elizabeth was parsimonious and pinched soldiers’ rations, revealing how history quotes can distort facts.
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Queen Elizabeth
Elizabeth
Majors and Minors Fill Sports Row With Trades and Games
Memphis pitcher Savidge draws Brooklyn’s interest as Ebbitts moves toward buying the finger mail curver. Ambrose Puttmann leaves Louisville for Columbus. Pultzmann faces heat in Indianapolis game. Taft backs football and all sports, shifting to Bryan. McGilvray leads Harrisburg with a .36 average after joining Tristate. Cubs slip in NL race as Giants, Pirates, and Reds surge. Delehenty suspended for spitting, later signed by the Giants. St Paul bullets win 11–5. Flood, Bateman homer. Pape beats Wilson 3–1 with Bateman driving a long shot. Phillies batter Overall, Foxen yields eight hits. Brooklyn loses to Cincinnati. Cobb’s triple helps Detroit over Boston. Moran signed to replace O’Brien after injury. Wichita pays $500 for Evans. commission enforces payment. Eubanks and Corns struggle. Hammond bests Corns in five-run first. St Louis drops fourth straight. Cates falters late. Kling eyes Cincinnati billiard hall deal. closing planned for today.
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Savidge
Memphis
Charles H. Ebbitts
Ambrose Puttmann
Louisville
Columbus
Indianapolis
Pultzmann
Bill Taft
Bill Bryan
Bill McGilvray
Milwaukee
Harrisburg
Cubs
Pirates
New York
Giants
Pittsburg
Boston
Reds
Brooklyn
Kavanaugh
Southern
Frank Delehenty
Brown
New York Americans
St. Paul
Kansas City
Blues
Tim Flood
Pape
Wilson
Bateman
Phillies
Foxen
Cincinnati
Cobb
Detroit
Schaefer
Tigers
Moran
O’brien
Wichita
Chicago
Evans
National Commission
Farrell
National Association
Eubanks
Corns
Hammond
Hagerman
Eubank
St. Louis
Washington
Browns
Cates
John Kling
Rain Spoils First Day at Great Western Circuit Meet
Rain disrupted Terre Haute race events delaying several heats on July 5 with waterlogged track turning muddy. Citation won the 2:04 heat in 2 04 8, Geers second and McEwen third. Carlokin led in the 2:13 trot with Othelio second Teazel third. The 2:09 trot and 2:17 pace were postponed to Thursday.
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Indianapolis Sun
Terre Haute
Ind
Citation
Geers
John A. McEwen
Gallagher
McDonald
Kruger
Carlokin
W. G. Durfee
McKinney
Othelio
Teazel
Alice Edgar
Olympic Morning and Afternoon Events Summary
Morning events include Cycling 100 kilometres heat Athletics javelin free style Swimming 400 metres heats fancy diving heat Athletics three mile team final. Afternoon features Swimming 200 metres breast stroke Athletics five miles heats Gymnastics individual competition Cycling one lap heats second round Swimming fancy diving heats Athletics five miles heats Cycling one lap final Swimming water polo first round Belgium vs Holland Cycling tandem 2000 metres second round Athletics five miles heats Cycling 2000 metres tandem final.
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Belgium
Holland
Diddel Paired With Peoria In Western Golf Draw
The western golf championship match play at Rock Island Arsenal opened with hot matches. Will Diddel of Indianapolis paired with L A Conder of Peoria in the draw. Remaining pairings include Edwards versus Seckel, Phelps versus Trevland, and many others across Midlothian Rock Island and nearby courses.
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Davenport
Rock Island Arsenal
Will Diddel
Indianapolis
L. A. Conder
Feoria
Kenneth P. Edwards
Midlothian
Albert Seckel
Riverside
Mason
E. Phelps
W. Trevland, Jr
Skokie
Becker French
Rock Island
Hyperion
A. B. Lambert
Glen Echo
A. Haines
Rockford
Leon Mitchell
Ardo
Mitchel and Cady Meet in Rock Island Showdown
Mitchell of Rock Island faces John Cady of Rock Island in a tense match with Chandler Egan of Louisville GCC and 1 H Reinking of Wheaton also featured in the lineup.
Italian champion lightweight in draw at Douglass Club
Philadelphia July 15 Roddy Moore and Fred Corbett the Italian champion lightweight boxed a draw before the largest crowd at the Douglass Athletic Club last night Corbett outweighed Moore by 3 pounds they fought slowly and the contest was not very exciting.
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Philadelphia
Roddy Moore
Fred Corbett
Douglass Athletic Club
Corbett
Moore
New Girl and Mistress Debate Cooking Skills
The timid New Girl asks if the mistress is a good cook and, after a pause, the Young Mistress denies knowledge of cooking. The New Girl expresses relief that they will still get along, and both acknowledge their lack of cooking expertise.
Shopping by phone in the London Globe bits
A brief, humorous snippet shows a man ordering livestock feed by phone for a horse, with a witty exchange about who the order is for. The comical tone reflects daily life and quirky street dialogue reported in the era.
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London Globe
Joe Gans Heads to Four Day Hunting Trip
San Francisco July 15 Joe Gans leaves for a four day hunting trip with friends from Harbin Springs Lake county after a doctor warns him to watch his diet. The note explains why he struggled to hit and absorb Nelsons blows and hints at his form fading. Sam Bergen secures a September fight permit and vows to ban women from the arena.
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San Francisco
Joe Gans
Harbin Springs
Lake County
Jeff
Joe
Nelson
Sam Bergen
Hens Take Second Game From Hoosiers In Indiana
Toledo weathered an early Indianapolis surge as the Hens outpaced the Hoosiers with a fast pace. Carl Dur ham yielded five runs before relief, while Lattimore troubled the infield with breaking balls. Armour and West held the Hoosiers scoreless as the locals sealed the win.
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Toledo
Indianapolis
Louisville
Colonels
Hoosiers
Hens
Carr
Siever
Marquard
Druhot
Carl
Durham
Lattimore
Tribe
Armour
West
Glidden Tour Welcomed in Philadelphia
Glidden automobile tourists arrived in Philadelphia after a 113 mile run from Harrisburg, with few penalties on smooth roads. May or Reyburn welcomed them at a vaudeville reception by the Quaker City Motor club. A near accident injured Ben Smith who was tossed from a car near Norristown, though he planned to continue the tour.
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Indianapolis Sun
Philadelphia
Harrisburg
Quaker City Motor Club
Reyburn
Norristown
Ben Smith
W. R. Hurburt
Smith
Mr. Smith
English Viewpoint: Englishman Requests San Francisco Wakeup
A Philadelphia Ledger item recalls an Inglishman on the Pacific Express who, craving rest, asks the porter to wake him at San Francisco. He calls out Portah while in his Philadelphia berth, illustrating a humorous Anglo American geography misunderstanding.
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Inglishman
Pacific Express
Philadelphia
San Francisco
Philadelphia Ledger
Olson vs McLeod wrestling clash teased at Linpira theater
Dan McLeod confronts Olson at the Linpira theater promising a strong challenge while recalling past battles and his own fitness. He claims he is in peak form despite age, weighs 170 pounds, and doubts Olson can easily best him within 15 minutes amid a growing field of top wrestlers.
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Olson
Dan McLeod
Linpira Theater
Cleveland
Indianapolis
Schedule notes from 1900s baseball matchups
American Association games include Indianapolis at Toledo Louisville at Columbus Minneapolis at Milwaukee St Paul at Kansas City. National League features Brooklyn at Cincinnati New York at Chicago Boston at Pittsburg Philadelphia at St Louis. American League matches Chicago at Philadelphia Cleveland at New York Detroit at Boston St Louis at Washington. Central League shows Dayton at Grand Rapids Fort Wayne at South Bend Terre Haute at Zanesville Evansville at Wheeling.
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American Association
Indianapolis
Toledo
Columbus
Minneapolis
Milwaukee
Kansas City
Chicago
Pittsbur
New Yorthy Cincinnati
Philadelphia
Boston
Brookly
St. Louis
Wanessee
Detroit
Cleveland
Fort Wayne
Louisville
St. Paul
National League
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
New York
Pittsburg
American League
Washington
Central League
Dayton
Grand Rapids
South Bend
Terre Haute
Zanesville
Evansville
Wheeling
Yesterday's Scores Across Leagues and Cities
Scores from yesterday show Toledo defeating Indianapolis 8 to 5 and Milwaukee beating Minneapolis 3 to 1. Kansas City triumphed over St. Paul 11 to 3, with Columbus and Louisville game postponed for President Bryce's funeral. Cincinnati beat Brooklyn 9 to 2. Philadelphia won 11 to 2 over Chicago. Pittsburg vs New York and New York vs Cleveland games were rained out. Detroit defeated Boston 5 to 3. Washington defeated St. Louis 7 to 4. Grand Rapids beat Fort Wayne 9 to 7 in the Central League. South Bend 6 beat Dayton 3. Terre Haute and Wheeling were scoreless after five innings due to rain.
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American Association
Toledo
Indianapolis
Milwaukee
Minneapolis
Kansas City
St. Paul
Columbus
Louisville
Bryce
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
Philadelphia
Chicago
Pittsburg
New York
Detroit
Boston
Cleveland
Washington
St. Louis
Grand Rapids
Fort Wayne
South Bend
Dayton
Terre Haute
Wheeling
Man and His Ways among Pueblo Indians
The piece contrasts a large Indian school in the Pueblo with Navajo children and Hopi farming. It notes Carlisle agriculture failing in Arizona due to moisture, while Hopi methods yield corn, melons, and peaches. It highlights difficulties fitting 160 round pegs into square holes and saddens by mournful pupil faces.
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Carlisle
Arizona
The Sun Free Want Columns Offer Vacant Room Ads
The Sun offers free want columns for vacant rooms to rent and invites readers to submit a ten word advertisement for publication.
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the Sun
Murphy Goes to Hot Draw with Ryland
Murphy proves he remains Harlem’s pride with speed, topping Westerner as Ryland matches him in a hot draw.
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Murphy
Ryland
Pride
Harlem
Hyland and Murphy Fight to a Draw in Harlem Bout
Tommy Murphy and Fighting Dick Hyland battled six rounds at the Navarre club in New York. The match ended as a draw with Hyland excelling in the clinches while Murphy used his left effectively after getting it working. Spectators felt the fight could have gone ten rounds at the same pace.
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New York
Tommy Maurphy
Harlem
Dick” Hyland
Navarre Club
Tommy
Murphy
Hyland
Mann Wins Second Heat From Berner Speed Championship
Roy Mann won the second heat at Riverside park rink beating Walter Berner. Mann started fast and maintained the pace to the finish, his speed and endurance proving too strong for Berner in the speed championship series.
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Roy Mann
Riverside Park
Walter Berner
Mann
Berner
Notice of Appointment of Executor for Mary J. Tomlinson Estate
The undersigned has qualified as executor of the estate of Mary J. Tomlinson, late of Madison County Indiana, deceased. The estate is believed to be solvent. Listed is S. Tomlinson.
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Mary J. Tomlinson
Mation County
Indiana
Listus S. Tomlinson
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