Fitzsimmons Defeats Maher in Langtry Boxing Match
A detailed report from Langtry describes Bob Fitzsimmons delivering a decisive right hand to finish Peter Maher in the tenth second of the bout. The crowd crossed a makeshift bridge to the riverfront ring two miles from Langtry, with Mexicans transporting gear and locals watching from a pontoonside arena.
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Feb
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Peter Mater
Maher
Bob
Pugliasts
Fitz
Rofores Siter
Peter
Fite
Clinch
Peter Maier
Fita
Fitzsimmons
Fitzsimons
Quinn
Jim Hall
New Orleans
Hoe
Siler
Langtry
Rio Grande
Jimny White
Toronto
Bette
Seanyos
Rosin
Atle
National Legislature Debates Tariff and Indian Appropriation
In Washington and Wheaton the Congress agenda shows the Senate and House debating foreign affairs and military funding. Key items include an army appropriation worth about 45 million, a five year extension for patent funding, and a diplomatic and consular bill moving to conference. A bond inquiry and an investigation proposal were discussed. Washington’s birthday observances filled the schedule with limited action.
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Congres
Carter
Bia
Lodge
Thea
Congress
Canton
Washington
Senate
Rye
Wastisatos
Pol
Mra
Walter Q Gresham
House
Gallinger
New York
Banl
Pelfer
Isaaca
Morgan
Week’s notable items from a telegraph recap
A collage of short items from Illinois, Missouri and nearby, including a Millstadt man beaten by masked mob after violent threats to his wife, railway and canal talk across Illinois, a Chicago trust consolidation dispute heading to the supreme court, a West Union case of attempted death, a fatal railroad accident in Minnesota, a governor’s health trip and oddities from Rockford and Chicago. Also mentions labor strife among York weavers and boxing talk in Chicago.
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Finger Willis Nye
Asievite
N. C
Bil Nye
Plive
Pines
Patterson, N. Jr
Othel
Edgar Willis Nye
Ashley
Bat
Nye
D Brouht
Mins Panny Smith
Chicago
A. Griffin
Trust
Hinrichsen
Chicago Gas Light and Coke Company
Hinricheun
Supreme Court
Seven Die As Fire Rips Baltimore Jeweler Home
A Baltimore blaze at 1566 Charles street, home of jeweler James R. Armiger, killed seven people and injured several others. Victims include Armiger and his family, with guests and servants among the dead and injured in a four story granite residence filled with valuables.
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Baltimore
James R. Armiger
Charles Street
James RR. Armiger
Wiliam B. Riley
Richard Riley
W. B. Riley
Marian Riley
Marian Champlin
James Champlin
Horace B. Manuel
New York City
Alice Williams
William B. Riley
James Armiger
Eleanor Armiger
Virginia Armiger
Mamie Whiting
A. 5. Abell
Lafayette Avenue
Armiger
Krugera Pet Organization Challenges the Minten in South Africa
A Cape Town dispatch to The World reports that the Krugers pet organization in the Transvaal has adopted resolutions opposing Britain. It condemns English hostility to the Dutch Afrikaners and asserts no fraternizing with the English. The group pledges readiness for continued strife and to stand by the Transvaal government, even to shedding blood if needed.
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Krugera Pet Organization
Minten
New York
Cape Town
South Africa
Kuatenburg
Transvaal
Krugers Pet
England
Jameson
Great Britain
South African Republic
Nicaragua Revolt Sparks Martial Law Across Managua Region
News reports from Managua say a revolt has broken out in districts north and west of the lake, with forces opposing President Zelaya. Martial law is proclaimed, the army is being mobilized, and telegraph lines to disturbed areas are cut. Details remain scarce as the situation unfolds.
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Managua
Nicaragua
Galveston
Lake Managua
Alroady
Politics
Week in Review of 1890s Turmoil and Crimes
A mosaic of incidents from February reports: Miss Clara Barton arrives in Constantinople to aid Armenian relief, amid yellow fever deaths in Rio. A San Francisco bank robbery nets 4000, while Duluth and Iron Range rail bonds seek 5.04 million to cover 4.9 million in 6 percent certificates. Britain tunes to cede Tunis interests to France in exchange for Newfoundland, and Poe cottage sales stir New York politics. Also noted are a Chicago hanging mishap, the wall paper trust shakeup, Philadelphia reform votes, murder and recovery tales, and a parade of funeral notices and notable deaths across cities.
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American Red Cross Society
Constantinople
Agayatern
Rio Janeiro
Mra
Amelia Tiver Chanidler
Pansion
Pringy
Troubetzkay
London
France
Tunis
Africa
Newfoundland
New York
City of
Edgar Allen Poe
Fordham
Central Park
United Brethren Mutual Art Society
Lebanon
Wall Paper Trust
Philadelphia
Reform
Foster
Chicago
Council
Lincoln Monument Commission to Erect National Memorial
Representative Evans of Kentucky introduces a bill creating the Lincoln Monument Commission to place a monument to Abraham Lincoln in Washington. The commission may use an appropriation of about 500000 dollars for site preparation and the memorial, available until completion. Chicago Tribune.
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National Capital
Evans
Kentucky
Internal Revenue
Harrison
Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln Monument Commission
United States
House of Representatives
Treasury
Chicago Tribune
Drama From Real Life in the World
A dramatic real life tale recounts Henry Stevens a railroad engineer in Quarryville New Jersey who kills his wife’s lover Patrick Quirk after discovering her infidelity. Stevens becomes a fugitive then reunites with his daughter in New Orleans urging return to an upright life.
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Henry Stevens
Quarryville
N. J
Stevens
Patrick Quirk
New Orleans
New Jersey
Stevena
William Duryea
Avot III
William van Vieet
van Vieet
New York
New York World
Pingree Fund Feeds Gubernatorial Campaign With Small Gifts
The Chicago Times-Herald reports a 10 cent contribution cap for Mayor Pingree's gubernatorial campaign fund. Citizens respond in pennies stamps and small change, with Policeman McGahan the first donor, others following in, while Pingree bars mileage-strip cuts. The piece mocks the scheme and predicts fame for Pingree.
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Pingree
McGahan
Pingres
Chicago Times-Herald
Mrs Cleveland's Weight Surprises Friends
The article notes Frances Feldom, now Mrs. Cleveland, has gained weight since marriage. Friends recall her as a slight schoolgirl and observe she now weighs exactly 196 pounds, a change seen as not diminishing her charm or carriage.
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White House
Frances Feldom
Mrs. Cleveland
Graveyard Victory in Ponca City Cross Town Fight
The Ponca City council bought Cross town site to create a cemetery after a long feud sparked by the Cherokee Strip settlement. A public meeting and a vow of destruction were rumored, but the colonel-turned-hero maneuvers by Captain Stilea and federal recognition reduced Cross to near nothing, with Ponca honoring the mayor by naming the central circle for his burying plot and reinterring fallen citizens.
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O. T
Cross
Ponca City
Huth
Citize
Sethe
Stilea
United States Army
Washington
Interior Department
Santa Fe
Pones
Ponca
New York
Making Gratifying Growth at Wellesley College
President Irvine reports Wellesley College enrolled 780 for ib 45, up from 768 last year, drawing students from ald states the District of Columbia Canada and four foreign countries. The registry notes Fiske Cottage opened to 1504 the new chemistry laboratory in February 1505 the emergency Ward last October and electric lights added to two halls three larger cottages the art building and grounds. An appeal for more dormitories to house the growing student body is made, and the need for a new chapel is stressed.
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Wellesley College
Columbia
Canada
Fiske Cottage
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