Olympian Games to Halt at Vincennes for Vars and Paris Events
The grand Olympian Games will stage sports at Vincennes near Paris with events in archery boxing wrestling and more. Golf matches run late April at Compiegne under St Andrews rules with amateur and ladies championships. American colleges Princeton Pennsylvania and Cornell to send teams.
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Varis
Vincennes
New York
St. Andrew's Club of England
Preuch Golfing Society
Compiegne
Jeanne d’Arc
Lurgundy the
Royal Academy of Scotland
France
Societe Des Chevaliers de Parc
Hagliard
Royal Toxophilite Society
Seine
Daumesnil
Automobile Club of
Vincennes Park
Lake Damnesnil
Vincennes Annex
Automobile Club of France
Bois de di UN
Paris
Lake Daumesnil
Boston group plans Longfellow centennial in 1907
A Boston literary group outlines events to observe the one hundredth anniversary of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow birth in Boston in 1907. Portland Maine, his birthplace, also plans a celebration for the date.
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Longfellow
Boston
Pittsburg Dispatch
Portland
No Bicycle Sulky Patent Trial Reaches Final Court
A long contested case against W Frazier & Co of Aurora Illinois by Hickory Wheel Co Newton Massachusetts over pneumatic sulkies was decided March 2 by the United States Court of Appeals Chicago. The court voided the Elliott patent for lack of novelty noting pneumatic tires existed before 1891 and that the claimed invention added no real advance. The six year process began with a circuit court ruling in 1898 and cites prior art including a Canadian sulky and English references from 1845.
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Lawault
W. & Frazier & Co
Aurora
Ills
Hickory Wheel Company
Newton
Mass
United States Court of Appeals
Chicago
Morseman
Sterling Shott
Bicycle League
Board of Appeals
Patent Office
Commissioner of Patents
Elliott
Sickery Wheel Company
A. A. Pope
Eliott
W.S. Frazier & Co
Colonel Pope
United States
Robert Bonner
J. Malcolm Forbes
J. H. Steiner
Charles 8. Caffrey
Frazier & Co
M. P. Iketchum
Dee
Frazier & Co. & Round
Grosscup
Court of Appeals
Thompson
New Freak Veat Spotted In Fashion Hairline
A novelty vest in a Fifth Avenue tailoring shop drew laughs from onlookers. The Neat plaid fabric and unusual cut featured a double breasted effect that narrowed to a single button at the bottom. The tailor admitted uncertainty on a name for the design.
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Bifth Avenue
New York Mail and Express
Secrecy and Efficiency Mark British Railways War Dispatch
A Cape Town correspondent lauds South African troop movements and rail logistics. The piece notes strict secrecy, coordinated military and railway management, and steady provisioning for 70,000 troops on a 350 mile front, with deliveries from Cape Town to De Aar and notable aid from Cape government railways and officers.
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Cape Town
London Times
South Africa
Durban
de <Aar
Cape
India
Burma
Railways
Cape Government Railways
Australia
Queen Victoria
Tommy Atkins
Lord Roberts
Cavalry Boost in British Army Plans
The London Chronicle notes the South African fighting highlights cavalry value and reports the war office plans a permanent 27 543 man increase next year. Among the additions are cavalry of the line, sergeants, and troopers, with questions about rank specifics.
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Wland
South Africa
London Chronicle
British War Office
War Office
Japan offers to establish military academy in Peking
The Pittsburg Dispatch reports Japan has formally offered to set up a Chinese military academy at Peking staffed by Japanese officers. It is believed China is receptive to this proposal as a sign of Japan’s intended role in future affairs in China.
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Japan
China
Peking
Pittsburg Dispatch
A Persistent Poet and a Prankster Tale
A humorist Munkittrick endures a practical joke by Puck editor Gibson using a flour shower phone halting presses. The prank leads to a witty exchange about still notifying the printer. Also notes on Parisian cafe poetry and a church organ squeak during a service scene in Detroit Free Press.
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BR. K. Munkittrick
Mr. Gibson
Puck
Munkittrick
Saturday Evening Post
Cnorr Wau
Detroit Free Press
Soldier recalls bean ban by Civil War veterans
An old soldier notes a single vegetable the Civil War veterans avoided the bean. He recalls campaigns from Shiloh to Nashville and Antietam to the Wilderness, saying soldiers cried enough after years of beans. He doubts the bean will regain affection quickly in soldiers homes.
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Shiloh
Nashville
Antietam
New York Mail and Express
Grammar clash in a light family quarrel
A child of a non corporal punishment believer questions grammar. The father corrects her in a light exchange. A separate exchange mocks a Philadelphia anecdote about fasting cures for mental trouble and ends with a quip about making an angel of Maria.
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Papa
Indianapolis
Maria
Philadelphia
Jobo Bilhus
The Unriolsville Chronicle Poetry About Rail Workers
The GL and W poets publish a humorous railway poem from the Unriolsville Chronicle. It recounts yardmasters H T Hall and Fred Hall and a brakeman W W Carroll who quits in disgust. Replies between J W Root and F F note no slander, just pride in workers and rusty streaks of iron. Get your shoes repaired at Hintz's.
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Unriolsville Chronicle
la Tourette
Fred Halli
T. H. W.G. Carroll
Hall
J. W. Root
W.T.H
Carroll
Mr. Root
F.F
H. RB
Hintz’s
Red Light Warns of Danger and Health Cures
A cautionary piece explains danger signals from railroad red lights to natural warnings in life. It promotes Knox stomach tablets as a remedy for indigestion and dyspepsia and Grain-O as a healthy coffee substitute, urging readers to obtain from a druggist or mail order with small prices.
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Nature
Knux Chemical Co
Battle Creek, Mich
Over Fifty Years Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup
Classic patent medicine note touts Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething and upset stomachs. Claims soothe gums ease crying ease wind colic and diarrhea with a 25 cent bottle price.
Traveler's Register trains connect Ohio routes to Cleveland and Columbus
The notice outlines connections from Orrville to Cleveland via the C A & 0 Ry and to Columbus by different trains, with further links at Massillon and Alliance to Niles and Youngstown. It lists general managers and agents, callouts for through tickets and baggage checks, and invites inquiries for time cards and rates. The fragment ends with service notes from Pennsylvania Lines and Cleveland Terminal R R.
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Indav
Orrville
Cleveland
Columbus
Toleto
Tiffin
Toledo
Alliance
Niles
Youngstown
LORE
BA Ford
Prersburgh
PENNA
Pennsylvania Lines
Cleveland, Lorain & Wheeling
Pittsh
Wayne
Chicago
Amley UU
Bellaire
Westward
Ay Bridge
Uhbrichsville
Pittsb’ghh
Philadelph
Beaver Tills
Ail
Canal Dover
Bal Colambrina
Justus
Leetonia
Masailio
Tm Salem
Warwick
Vance Canton
Medina
Massillon
Lester
Barton Ity
Bae Jegeland
Oruvila
Isn Vos
Lorain
Raniu
Wooster
A.M
P.M
Mansfeld
Ain
Crestline
Oes
Zoe
Linu
Cleveland A.M
EM. A.M
van Wert Aoq
Brookly
Wayne Oy
Canal Fulton
Chicago Iv
Ymouth
Ubrichsyville
von Wert
Bellatre
Bridgeport
Lima As
Tarain
Dt Bue
Roa
G Rae
A.M Mansfield
AMT
Elyria
Perrysville
Loudonville
Graffto
Likeville A
Traina
Uhrichsville
Shreve
Binithville
Wheeling
Tins Ferry
Mar- Orrville
Lawrence Burton City
Massilton
al’ VF
Carrel G. P A
Canton
Maximo
Louisville
Salem
Agers
CP Ei Aine
Iam Hudson
Curt
Akron
Barberton
Orrville Ly
Miner Shure
Eraon
Columbus Stees
Mt. Vernon
Jala Millersburg
Oarville
Iar
Hudson
Foun
Gen
Pithet
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Complegne
Africa
Second
Chestnut Streets
Chestnut
Second Street
Chestnut Street
Gregory
Scribner's
Traveler’s Register
Canton-Maseillon
Ry—Interurbas
Interuaban
Masaillon
L. O'Fool
F. H. Krl
Ingex
Tar Inperenpent Co. Will
R.R. Byds
Abelo
Masathon A. Mat Mall
South Bound
E'S
Cleveland AZ
Masaidon
K. W. Busby
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