Jeffries Retains World Title In Epic Coney Island Bout
Ring action at the Coney Island Sporting Club as James J. Jeffries defeats Sailor Tom Sharkey after twenty five rounds. Referee George Siler awards the decision to Jeffries amid a packed arena and massive crowd. Jeffries dominates early and late rounds with power and endurance while Sharkey delivers relentless offense.
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Coney Inland Sporting Club
New York
Janea J. Jeffries
George Siler
Sailor Tom Sharkey
Coney Island Sporting Club
Coney Island
Jeffries
Sharkey
Warathis
Ronunda
Bravo
Tom
Tafters
Kid Goulebee
Rochester
Tommy Moran
Brooklyn
Tom Sharkey
O'Rourke
Will
Jeffries Sharkey bout ends in dramatic war of attrition
In a grueling 22 rounds at sea level tempo, Jeffries and Sharkey exchange brutal blows with neither yielding. Jeffries lift a dramatic window of life late, but Sharkey persists with nearly every swing, a crowd roaring as the ring concludes.
Homemade corn cutter described for Kansas farmer
A Kansas man shares a simple, satisfying homemade corn cutter. The sled runs on runners with a two foot knife mounted at ends, powered by a gentle horse. The design features a wooden platform, side braces, and a slanted knife to aid cutting as the horse pulls along the corn row.
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Kansas
Ohio
Farm tool and stump pasture method in Ohio Farmer notes
A Kansas farmer describes a fodder cutter safeguard and use. Wisconsin stumpage pasture converts cleared land into grass, with stumps rotting to open fields. The piece cites Farm, Fleish and Fireside on land restoration. cautions against weeds and praises stumpage pastures for long-term pasture.
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Wisconsin
Cabinet discusses military reform and mail rules
Washington November 4 cabinet members debated changes to the present military system for Cuba and Philippines soldiers mail rules for sending souvenirs home. A new civil government for Cuba may be pursued with Gen Wood considered but blocked by senior officers. A press concession for Canadian hay to support the British army was approved as a courtesy precedent. Post offices will no longer collect postage due beyond domestic rates for service members abroad. Gage is expected to advocate a formal gold standard in his annual report with banking reforms for currency elasticity.
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Philippines
Gage
Cube
Wood
Cuba
Gen. Wood
Canada
Lonia Davies
England
New York
Sir Louis
Boston
South Africa
Treasury Department
Dominion
Male
United States
Guam
Philippine Islands
Ijt Ia
Times on American role in Philippines and world duties
London dispatch outlines The Times editorial on the Philipine Line commission report urging unity in national stance toward acquisitions and a declared US intent to end the conflict. It compares US and Britain roles in global destiny and hints at public sentiment shaping policy. In Kansas City a huckster, Roll Gurin, 30, was found shot dead in bed, robbery suspected after recent cash windfall from his mother. Police arrest Wille Lanphe and Louis Kiper. Chairman Dick of the Republican Committee fronts party branches.
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London
the Times
Philip Line Commission
America
Pssuve
United States
Philippines
Great Britain
South Africa
Times
Ted
Sym
Kanissa City
BRollo /Guerin
Holmes Street
Wille Lanphe
Louis “Kiper
Trade Volumes Rise Amid Vast October Movement In New York
Bradstreet's reports vast October trade movement with aggregate activity at peak levels. Wool and textile markets show strength as cooler weather boosts retail demand. Cotton goods rise on strong raw materials, while iron and steel mark notable shifts toward pig iron and finished products. Wheat and corn exports rise, with October failures totaling 816 and liabilities at 6.774 million, down from last year.
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Hortons
New York
Bradstreet’s
Father Duil
Mublifes
Sven
United States seeks written open door assurances for China
Washington dispatch says America asked France Germany and Russia to provide written pledges to preserve the open door in China and reject seizing a port for a sphere of influence. If refused the U S will press for strict compliance with the treaty granting equal rights. The Chronicle notes this may shift European politics.
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United Sates
France
Germa Sed Kasle
Ching
London
Washington
American State Department
Germany
Russia
China
Svch
United States
The
Wily Chronicle
England
Europe
Mc Kiley to seek formal annexation policy from Congress
Washington dispatch reports President McKiley plans to outline Philippine policy for a formal annexation by law, seeking Congressional declaration of status. He favors keeping the islands but wants legal annexation to defend them, with details of administration to be settled later.
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Congress
United States
Spile and pile driving in harbor and street work era
The article describes different spile and pile driving methods, weights, and drums, noting longer spiles for deeper water, 60 to 90 foot lengths common, and innovations like two drum systems and steam hammer drivers. It also touches on spiles used for tall buildings and the shift from piles to caissons, with a brief note on spile work spreading from the waterfront to city streets.
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Pieri
Iris Tian
Wny
Sun
Jovkerson
Lawa
Novel railway in Ireland uses steel plate road in county Down
Consul Hopley notes a three mile Bepbrook Newry electric railway in County Down Ireland. The line runs on dual steel rails with a lower guiding track and uses nonflanged wagons that detach at ends to travel by road. Modern spile driving shows a skilled operator raising a heavy weight with precise rope slack.
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County Down
Ireland
Hopley
Southampton
Bepbrook & Newry
Soch
Raiia
Government seizes vast Cuban coin stash for sale abroad
New York receives 32 490 000 in gold and copper coin held by the government to settle international money orders in Cuba. Most coins are ancient and worn yet valued by weight. many show signs of burial from wartime exchanges. Public sale likely, with profit to the government.
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Cuba
Buford
Cubs
Post Office Department
Ita
Chambriatn
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