Six Day Bicycle Race Starts at Madison Square Garden
New York December 2 The six day bicycle race begins at Madison Square Garden with 38 riders forming 19 teams and a 12 hour per day format due to a new law. James J. Jeffries fired the opening pistol as about 4000 spectators watched. Prizes total 2800 for teams and 1200 for individuals.
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New York
Madison Square Garden
James J. Jeffries
Lot
Louis Gimm
Pittsburg
Burns Pierce
Boston
Canucks
Alf. Boake
Harley Davidson
Toronto
Jean Fisher
M. Chevalier
Paris
Oscar Aronson
Sweden
Geo
Dreamer
Chicago
Marseilles
Marius
M. Pastair
France
Freds
Fred Schmeer
Fred Foster
Earl D. Stevens
Guffalo
Chas Turville
Philadelphia
Otto Mayo
Erie Pa
Archie McEachren
Canada
Indoor Kings
Jay Eaton
Elizabeth
N. J
Walter Walthour
Atlanta
Pennsy
Edward Thomas Reading
W. EE. Dickersom
Beaver Meadow
Ove Babcock
W. E. Stimson
Robert Miller
A. B. Stone
Denver
Colo
Newarkites
R. S. Ireland
John Ruel
Newark, N. J
Adolphus Michaels
Steven Fallon
Jersey City
Emile Rivienne
W. A. Brown
Brooklyn
E. ©. Peabody
Lynn
Mass
A. J. Peitien
the Unknowns
Andrew Johnson
Norman Comeau
W. Miller
Frank Wailer
Oscar Juliue
Gus Lawson
Pierce
Boake
Chevalier
Aronson
Pastaire
Foster
Turville
Mayo
Walthour
Dickerson
Padcock
Stone
Ruel
Rivienne
Peabody
Comeau
Mercerized Petticoats In Black And Colorful Styles
Mercerized petticoats offered in black and assorted colors feature a flounce with cords and a ruffle. Priced at 1.49 dollars.
West Point Beats Annapolis Cadets in 17 to 5 Victory
West Point defeats Annapolis in a hard fought football game at Franklin Field, the soldiers scoring 17 points to 5. Clark shines on offense as West Point dominates with strong line plunging and long advances, while Annapolis finally scores late off a muffed start and steady drives. Post game celebrations erupt and cadets and naval battalions depart for home.
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Philadelphia
Army
Franklin Field
West Pointers
Annepeolis
West Point
Clark
Annapolis
Walton
Corps of Cadets
Naval Battalion
Annapolis Smith
le le Long
Farnsworth
Wortman
Enis
Hopkins
Halligan
Adams Boyers
Benes Fremont Bunker
Dinert Nichols
Nelly
Burnett
Zeel
Weaver Wesson
Osterhaus
Ind
Freyer Clark
Ee Gapass
Jackson
Touchdowns and goals cited in Harvard football note
Touchdowns credited to Rockwell Jackson Wade with two extra points from Bettison Bettitone? Bettison. Referee Edgar Wrightington of Harvard, umpire R D Wrenn Harvard. Timekeeper Bert Waters Harvard. Linemen John C Bell of Pennsylvania and J Hattowell Harvard. Halves 25 minutes.
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Rockwell
Jackson
Wade
Bettison
Wortman
Hdgar Wrightington
Harvard
R. D. Wrenn
Bert Waters
John C. Bell
University of Pennsylvania
J. Hattowell
Fitzsimmons and Julian Part Ways After Fight in Room
Ex champion Robert Fitzsimmons and longtime manager Martin Julian have split after a bitter quarrel in Fitzsimmons room at the Sherman house. Fitzsimmons left for New York, vowing to end the relationship. Dispute stemmed from box at Lyric theatre and a clash over Lyric circles.
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Chicago
Til
Robert Fitzsimmons
Martin Julian
Pugilist
Sherman House
Fitzsimmons
New York
Julian
Lyric Theatre
Sweeney Stops Ernst In Fourth Round Knockout
Patsey Sweeney of Manchester New Hampshire defeated Billy Ernst of Brooklyn by knockout in the fourth round at Greenwood A C. The bout, set for 26 rounds, featured Sweeney pressuring early and landing key rights to the jaw. Ernst was knocked down multiple times and counted out in the final round.
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Sweeney
Ernst
New York
Patsey Sweeney
Manchester
N. H
Billy Ernst
Brooklyn
Greenwood A. C
New Hampshire
New Bicycle Records Set in San Jose Race
In San Jose on December 3 George Fuller and E. Russ of the Olympic club San Francisco established several amateur and American records. Fuller cut the coast quarter mile record to 23 seconds and lowered the half mile time to 45 1 5 seconds from 48. Russ improved the American one third mile record from 32 2 5 to 30 1 5 seconds.
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San Jose
Cal
George Fuller
E. ¥. Russ
Olympic Club
San Francisco
Fuller
Jack Wing
Russ
Memorial orphan asylum plan for Cuban children
A Thurston Memorial Association event at Madison Presbyterian Church launched fundraising for a home named The Thurston home for orphans and homeless children in Cuba. Gen Vandeveert of Nebraska, a Cuban Steamship Company manager, offered land for the institution.
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New York
Thurston
John Thurston
Cuba
Madison Presbyterian Church
Thurston Memorial Association
Thurston Home
Gen. Vandeveert
Nebraska
Cuban Steamship Company
Yaqui Indians Clash With Mexican Troops Near Cocori
Austin dispatch reports since November 18 Yaqui Indians and Mexican forces fought along the Yaqui river near Cocori with heavy losses on both sides. Armies captured women and children as hostages after fierce engagements, while other skirmishes followed in wooded country.
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Austin
Texas
Ortiz
Sonora
Mexico
Teyhune
Cocori
Guayamas
Yaqui
Mr.Terhune
Homeward bound solo navigator Blackburn returns from England
Captain Howard Blackburn, famed as the fiakerless navigator, arrived today aboard the Umbria after a 61 day solo crossing from Gloucester England in a 50 foot craft. He described two near collisions with steamers, hindered by head winds and heavy seas, and said he could have completed the voyage sooner if not for having to manage the entire trip alone.
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New York
Howard Blackburn
Fiikerless
Gloucester
Mass
Eng
Umbria
Leckourn
London
Confessed to Murder by Edward Wilkeos in New Jersey
Edward Wilkeos, arrested last night for the murder of Minnie Eisley in Trenton New Jersey, confessed to striking her with a club, according to police statements. The case outlines his alleged admission and ongoing investigation with authorities.
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Minnie Bisley
Yardsville
Trenton
Crossley
Edward Williams
Minnie Eisley
N. J
Edward Wilkeos
Irish leaders sail home with funds for Parnell memorial
Daniel Tallon the lord mayor of Dublin Thomas Kennedy and John Redmond leave New York on the Cunard Camptonia with about 330 000 in American money to aid saving Parnell s house and to plan a Dublin monument Redmond issues a statement thanking Americans for their aid as the party departs from their hotel entourage bids farewell.
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New York
Daniel Tallon
Dublin
Thomas Kennedy
John E. Redmond
Cunard Line
Camptonia
Parnell
Redmond
Favors for cotillons and their clever varieties
A guide to cotillon favors details how the success of a dance hinges on surprises through five figures. It suggests decorative tinsel scarfs rose garden staffs with boutonnieres for the women, lucky pieces like horseshoes and pig charms for the men, Louis XV slippers for women, tall canes for partners, and candle sticks with tapers for finishing.
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Harper’s Bazar
Dol
Forgetting Names and Social Gaffes Across Ages
An essay on forgetting names in social settings, noting how lapses of memory strike young and old, with anecdotes of Mrs X and Mrs Y at a reception. The piece discusses embarrassment, self-restraint, and the perception of memory failure as age climbs. It cites a Chicago News excerpt and reflects on memory slips in daily conversation.
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Chicago News
Warning to Tobacco Dealers Under Revenue Law
Gill issues notice warning manufacturers wholesalers and retailers of cigars tobacco and snuff against selling in nonstandard broken or unmarked packaging. Penalties include up to 1000 fine and two years imprisonment. retail sale allowed only from manufacturer’s original packages and only by retailers at their place of business with strict rules on broken boxes and stamp destruction.
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Gill
Internal Revenue Law
Staimps
Funerals in Peru Social Customs and Processions
In Peru women rarely attend funerals and do not appear at weddings unless very close. Pallbearers carry the coffin, followed by an empty hearse drawn by horses, with male relatives and friends walking in procession. After burial, attendees return home by carriage.
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Peru
Low rents for winter housing available in town
Five good rooms offered at $7.50 monthly with larger two story houses at $13.00. A house suitable for boarders costs $3.00 monthly, a tenement with stable and hennery for 100 hens is $12.00. Additional cottage and blacksmith shop on % acre priced at $8.00. T. BH Elliott advertises 64 Central St. Burdock Brood Bit ters claimed to strengthen and tone the stomach.
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T. BH
Elliott
Central St
New Pompadour Roll Delivers Featherweight Hairlift
Advertisement touts a natural wavy hair pompadour roll that can sit atop or under existing hair without padding or heating the head. It claims featherweight comfort and invites readers to request a viewing.
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