Strong Men Tests and Points System Described for Collegiate Strength
A 1900s style report details the evolving intercollegiate strongman tests at Harvard Yale Princeton, outlining the manometer based expiratory test, back lift, grip strength, and body lifts. It notes Levering of Harvard and Chadwick of Yale as top contenders with scores around 1,000 points, explains scoring by weight and exercises, and cites Dr. Dudley A. Sargent’s system as the standard since 1879.
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Arthur ‘Loveriog
Harvard
Swith Charles Chadwick
Yale
C. S. Verville
Mao
Chadwick
Pringeton
Levering
New Jersey College
Chadwisk
Were Wen
Loverng
Thas
Lovering
Dudley AL Sargent
Physic Culture Department
Sargent
Mentary
L. Foster
Andy
Adventures of a letter travels across continents and back
A letter mailed in 1894 by Major W Hancock Clarke traveled from New York to South Africa and Europe, then London, returned to him in Jersey City, then via Bayonne to Detroit. The envelope, travel stained, bore many directions and puzzled observers at Taylor's Hotel and the New York Times notes.
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Captain Clarke
London
United States
Major Clarke
Bayonne
Taylors Hotel
Jersey City
Detroit
Mich
Frank Houghtaling
New York Times
The Will of a Socialist and the Morris Estate
London readers examine William Morris’s will as a test of socialist theory. The document bequeaths £55,000 to wife and children, with the trustees to run Morris and Co. and possibly form a company, while restricting endowment for communal life. The piece argues socialism here preserves private property and limits communal funds, portraying Morris as a bon bourgeois rather than a radical.
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London News
Willian Morris
Morris & Cons
Kelmscoil House
Morris & Co
Telegram exchange over incendiary accident in Georgia town
The Atlanta Constitution recalls a telegram from Atlanta to an interior Georgia town warning of an incendiary with a cryptic message. A reply questions the message, noting a man claiming to have burned a house but denying the name in the original telegram.
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Atlanta
Georgia
Chenk
Ett
Tog
Atlanta Constitution
Danger At The Resort Turns To Rescue
A fragmentary report describes a perilous moment as a prowling danger causes alarm among onlookers. A man cries out about a summer resort and commands quick action to save the women nearby. The scene ends with the crowd guiding the girls to safety.
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Deiroft Pribuna
Cadet Color Line Barred From All Fun
Washlegion reports Secretary Long backs Randal Bundy, a Cincinnati colored boy, seeking admission to Annapolis Naval Academy. If he passes tests and meets requirements, influential figures may push to ease his path despite hazing. Bundy would join fourth class under two cadet officers, with rooming and discipline shaping his near future.
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O Tha Academy
Lava
Tra
Burty
Bundy
Agranrium
Academy Park
Love Lane
Colored cadet at Annapolis faces deep navy ambivalence
Report outlines strong opposition to a colored cadet at the academy. It argues navy officers fear discipline and social friction if a Black officer graduates and serves. Details daily life and strict regimen, noting the boy may be forced to endure isolation, scrutiny, and hostile treatment, with little hope of full four-year stay.
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Academy
Bundys
Caéda
Fragmentary note on high officials guiding fair treatment
A garbled line references high officials who vow to ensure fair treatment in all matters under their control. The fragment implies oversight and protection but lacks concrete names or actions.
The Bicycle Stand for Hall Use
A hand carved wood bicycle stand designed to sit in hall spaces. It features two doors, a narrower upper portion for handles and gloves, a shelf for extras such as hats and scarves, and bright colored braids along seams. Covers protect wheels and clothing, ideal for small rooms or seaside use.
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Ian
Gummer
Quips and Quirks from Turbulent Times
A collage of jokes and wry exchanges from papers like the Cleveland Plain Dealer Detroit Free Press and London Tid Bits. It captions a mix of banter about wheels manners and social mores with brief interjections on charity patriotism and marriage.
Diplomats and officials return from New York to Washington
Vice President Hobart Secretary Sherman Postmaster General Gary Attorney General Melkenna Secretary Wilson British Ambassador Pauncetote French Ambassador Patelette and about 25 other diplomats, and the committees of the senate and house, returned yesterday from New York. President McKinley will return today.
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Washington
Hobart
Sherman
Gary
Melkenna
Wilson
Pauncetote
Patelette
Senate
House
New York
McKinley
San Francisco Cemetery Meet: Mausoleums Duel on Plan
In San Francisco a proposal to bisect the city’s main cemetery with a new sheet tomb has sparked strong opposition. The day’s notes describe the famed graves, vast mausoleums, and the diverse industries of mining and railroad that shaped the area.
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San Francisco
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Yate
Princeton
Ryan
Luvejese
South Africa
Annapolis
Cincinnati
Love
Navy
Uncle Sam's Navy
Timmins
Tadianapolis Tournat
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Claruta
Detroit Free Press
Uncle Ebon
Washington Star
Breddy E
Papa
New York Commercial Advertiser
Styles
Beaton
Mary
Aid
Flarper
China
Catiloet Pelura
Feds Capital
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