Great 1905 sports week spans cycling chess and football
The wire reports a Berlin chess committee set two day dates November 11 and 12 for a two player world match while Thomas Hueston challenges De Oroo in Cleveland for a 600 ball pool match. A major Century Road Club of America 25 mile handicap race on Thanksgiving at Coney Island looms as the year’s biggest bicycle event. Lipton plans a 1907 America's Cup bid with a new challenger. Indiana defeats Illinois while Purdue topples the Illini, boosting Sheldon’s stock as an emerging star. Yale dominates West Point with a 20 point margin as Harvard falters in a narrow effort.
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Thomas Hueston Bar
de Oroo
Cleveland
United States
Berlin
Sir Thomas Lipton
America
Shamrocks
Sandy Hook
Blue Eleven
West Point
Harvard
Crimson
Soldier Eleven
Yala
On the Turf and Early Racing Moves at Hot Springs
William Shannon, principal owner of the Hseex Park track in Hot Springs Arkansas, names judges and officials for the meeting running November 23 to December 16. John W. Gates plans to shape turf affairs as a dominant owner next season with a top horse string. N W Savage buys Ed Patch 2008 from Edgar Beeming for $5,000. Dan Patch son Dan Fatch proves fastest in the Dan Patch line, shipped to Memphis for potential world records if weather cooperates. Cobb, an Augusta pickup by Detroit, rated a strong season find per Secretary Barnard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Shannon
Hot Springs
Ark
George A. Murphy
I. W. Russ
Arthur McKnight
Morrie Cassidy
W. D. Lawrence
L. von Pahl
William Boardman
John W. Gates
N. W. Savage
Dan Fatch
Ed Patch
Edgar Beeming
Danville
Ind
Dan Patch
Memphis
Lexington
Jack
Mark
Rosen the Great Record Breaker at Lexington sale
Roseben owner Davy Johnson, famed for endurance, holds the all furlong record and has shown notable form this season. Reportedly many brood mares at Bancao del Paso sale will surpass stallions as age advances. Watercress turns 17, Derby winner Gt Gatles 25, Bassetlaw 16 in 1906, Golden Garter 18, Goldfinch 17, and Star Ruby nearing 14.
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Roseben
Davy” Johnson
Lexington
Bancao del Paso
Aires
Watercress
Gt. Gatles
Bassetlaw
Golden Garter
Imp. Goldfinch
Star Ruby
Football News From Pittsburg and College Gridiron Notes
The Monongahela Valley League formed in Pittsburg with fight towns fielding teams. Chicago aims for a clean slate after beating Northwestern and eyes a Thanksgiving game with Michigan. Princeton and Columbia drew a tie as Columbia’s improvement is debated. Northwestern faced expected defeat to Edward Hanlon era preparations. Hanlon Ebbetts will decide season leadership for 1908. Toledo baseball franchise bids rise to 60,000 after initial 35,000 offer. Garry Herrmann negotiates referenced as Cincinnati owner.
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Monongahela Valley Association
Pittsburg
Northwestern
Chicago
Michigan
Princeton
Columbia
Edward Hanlon
Stote
Hanlon
Ebbetts
Brooklyn Baseball Club
Toledo Baseball Club
Andrew Rudolph
Detroit
Toledo
Garry Herrmann
Cincinnati
Bowker Wins On Points In 122-Pound Championship Bout
At the London National Sporting Club Bowker defeated Robson on points after twenty rounds for the 122 pound title. The purse was 1250 with 800 aside. Ton Jenkins was named boxing and wrestling instructor at West Point by President Roosevelt. An eastern paper notes Terrry McGovern and Battling Neagon have been matched for six rounds likely in mid December before a Philadelphia club. Terry McGovern deposited 1000 forfeit for a bout with Young Corbett. Fighters will weigh in at 128 pounds at 8 oclock. Bob Witzsimmons says he will force Marvin Wart to battle or use him if he fears to set him. He is confident for another fight or two and may meet Hart, Milo, Schreck, Kaufwana, or another heavyweight.
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London National Sporting Club
Bowker
Robson
Ton Jenkins
America
National Military Academy
West Point
Roosevelt
Terrry McGovern
Battling Nebgon
Philadelphia
Terry McGovern
Young Corbett
Bob Witzsimmens
Marvin Wart
Kitz
Hart
Milo
Schreck
Fly
Kaufwana
CARE OF THE BODY IN CONSUMPTION TREATMENT
The article argues no climate cures tuberculosis and favors curing at home or near a patient. It cites experts like Dr. Knopf and Prof. Cornet, notes separation from friends harms recovery, outlines costs of long relocations, and stresses that the best climate is where the patient can live and work. It adds guidance on seasonable clothing and the value of honest manual work to reduce nerves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
8. A. Knopf
New York
Cornet
Berlin
Illinois State Board of Health
State Board of Health of
Maine
Colorado
Arizona
Twisting the Palate and Health Risks of Overindulgence
The piece argues that craving for spicy, palate-tingling foods leads to bodily harm, warning that pleasure-seeking eats disrupt stomach and nerves. It recalls a French writer’s maxim that “Man does not die, he kills himself,” urging restraint and wiser palate use to protect vitality.
Country for Intellect Says Sanitarian on Rural Strength
A noted sanitarian argues the countryside is the proper breeding place for intellect. He contends rural lads learn more slowly than city youths but possess staying power the urban student lacks, warning that city growth drains reservoirs of strength and creates a vast proletariat of inferior quality without strong leadership.
Mind Over Matter Benvenuto Cellini Statue Tale
The account from Success by J Lincoln Brooks portrays Cellini’s feverish crisis while casting Perseus in Florence. A worker’s remark spurs a fierce furnace revival as he fights illness to save the statue. He then eats a hearty meal, returns to bed, and sleeps soundly, body and mind recovered.
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Benvenuto Cellini
J. Lincoln Brooks
Perseus
Loggia del Lanzi
Florence
Cellini
Qo Benvenuto
Fred
Worth Remembering Note on Health and Fresh Air
A quirky piece praises sunlit, tanned people as healthier and promotes exercise, proper nutrition, and fresh air over rest or stimulants. It urges chewing food, avoiding boltage, and keeping lungs allied with air to avoid prescriptions, ending with a morbid quip about a quick luncher catching the cemetery train.
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Sunlight
Hearst Moves To Secure New York Recount
Hearst plans a recount of New York votes after a Brooklyn Supreme Court order directs police to remove ballot boxes to the bureau of elections. Col. Alexander Bacon and F W Brown filed the order. McAdoo must deliver boxes. Hearst claims defective ballots favor him. Ivens declines but offers cooperation as associate counsel. Attorney May er notes recovery of boxes from the North River under investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Supreme Court
William J. Gaynor
Brooklyn
McAdoo
Greater
Bureau of Elections
William R. Hearst
Municipal Ownership League
Justles Gaynor
Mr. Hearst
Col
Alexander Bacon
F. W. Brown
Hearst
Manhattan
Gaynor
Justice Gaynor
Ivens
Jerome
Ams
Mayer
North River
Suit Brought Under Elkins Law Testing Rail Commissions
Washington D C Nov 18 Attorney General Moody announced a petition to be filed in the eastern district of Wisconsin under the Elkins law to test the legality of certain commissions paid by railroads to a private car transit company controlled by stockholders transporting freight in those cars. The petition targets Milwaukee Refrigerator Transit Company Pere Marquette Railroad Missouri Kansas Texas Erie Chicago Rocksland Pacific Railroad St Louis San Francisco Wisconsin Chicago Alton and Pabst Brewing Company.
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Washington, D. C
Moody
Circuit Court of the United States
District of
Wisconsin
Milwaukee Refrigerator Transit Company
Pere Marquette Railroad Company
Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railroad Company
Erie Railroad Company
Chicago, Racksland & Pacifico Railroad Company
St. Louis
Court Martial Ordered for Midshipman Meriwether
Washington Nov 12. Secretary Bonaparte ordered a court martial for Midshipman Minor Meriwether of the Annapolis Naval Academy over the death of Midshipman Branch after a fatal encounter between the two students.
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Washington, D. C
Bsecretary
Bonaparte
Minor Meriwether
Annapolis Naval Academy
Powers Accept Invitation to Hague Peace Conference
Practically all the powers have accepted Emperor Nicholas invitation to the second peace conference to be held at The Hague next May. Russia is drafting the program for the delegates at the foreign office. Montreal ships the largest flour mill in British America turning out five thousand barrels daily.
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St. Petersburg
Nicholas
Russia
the Hague
Foreign Office
Montreal
Dr Williams Pink Pills Cited As Rheumatism Cure
Fragmented account touts Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People as a permanent rheumatism remedy. Mr T Wagar of Watertown New York and his wife endorse the medicine for joint pain and other ailments, claiming complete recovery and family benefits. It also notes other claimed cures and price details, plus a humorous anecdote about silk prices and a silk clerk.
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Wiliams
Williams
T. §. Wagar
Academy Attest
Watertown
N.Y
Atall
Dr. Williama Medicine Co
Schenectady
Dodd's Kidney Pills Cited By Rheumatism Sufferer
Sacramento Kentucky reports Catherine Devine, aged seventy three, credits Dodd's Kidney Pills with curing her rheumatism after four years of leg and foot pain. She started a trial, experienced relief from the first dose, and feels healthier than in years. The notice also cites ads for Deane Starch claiming superior quality.
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Sacramento
Dodd
Catherine Devine
Asi
A Great Monarch and a Diet Ad Featured in Coborsa Era
A garbled quotation extols a ruler ruling vast lands and populations while weaving in a Pillsbury Vitanebeia diet claim and an Allen’s Foot-Ease advertisement. The fragment ends with a flirtatious note about a woman’s deception, reflecting a miscellaneous 19th or early 20th century ad page tone.
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Late News
Wire
Baseball
Barnard
Cobb
Augusta
Boxing
H. J. Hall
Election Bureau
Ivina
Elkins Law
Castoria
Muir
Alaska
Siza
Alps
Tane
Missua
Deslera
Deance
Soareign
Russias
Allen
Alan & Clustel
Lekoy
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