Surgeon to a Tiger in Dublin Zoo Performs Grizzly Paw Operation
A tiger with gangrene is treated by Rev. Samuel Haughton who conducts a risky paw surgery with a net and four keepers. The tigress watches, then licks and consoles her mate. A week later the tiger purrs at Haughton and the pair remain reportedly friendly, gratitude noted by observers.
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Dubin
Samuel Haughton
Professor Haughton
Professor Hangloo
Houghton
Westminster Gazette
It Was a Fair Fight and the Underdog Whipped
The St Louis Republic reports a disputed boxing bout where the underdog triumphed after claims of provocation. The account notes the duel was framed as a fair fight by supporters, with neutral observers weighing the provocation claim as a key factor.
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St Louis Republic
Jones Browns Buy Car Bid Sparks Cheerful Postscript
In a brief exchange from a Chicago News item, Jones and the Browns discuss purchasing a car, with a remark about maintaining a cheerful note amid business talk. The dialogue juxtaposes a practical purchase with a request for levity.
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Chicago News
Grave of Edna Lyall in Bosbury Elmchurchyard
Article notes Edna Lyall, English author, lies in Bosbury elm churchyard overlooking Herefordshire. Simple grave beneath old cross, marked by laurel cross and rose border, inscription ADA ELLEN HAYLY Edna Lyall February 5th 1900. First book Won by Waiting and Autobiography of a Slander referenced. extensive editions and translations cited.
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Serern
Herefordshire
England
Edna Lyall
Bosbury
Ada Ellen Hayly
Edna Srall
Edna Ltyall
Not Afford to Run In Alaska Boundary Tribunal Testimony
Jacob M Dickinson, ex secretary of war, spoke for the boundary case as Sir Edward Carson wrapped up. He opened with a Confederate anecdote about Chickamauga and a rabbit fleeing to relate battle nerves. The exchange included a classroom memory joke from an old exchange about a master named Brown Blockhead.
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Jacob M. Dickinson
Alaskan Boundary Tribunal
Edward Carson
Chickamauga
Cottontall
Youth and Age on the Farm Beckoning Farther World
A fragment notes youths leaving the farm seeking broader experiences while many men at fifty still value the wider world, contrasting desire for travel with domestic life. The tone recalls rural observations on aging and ambition.
Dickens Romance Ends as Maria Bendwell Weds Another
The narrative recounts Charles Dickens age eighteen romance with Maria Bendwell, a year his senior, and her later marriage to Henry Louis Winter. After years apart, misfortune and distance erode their ties, and Dickens declines renewed correspondence when they meet again after Winter’s failure. The piece mixes this with a climate note and a garden party vignette.
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Charles Dickens
Dickens
George Beadwell
Lombard Street
Maria
Dora
David Copperfield
Malla
Maria Bendwell
Henry Louis Winter
Conversation Fragments Highlight Social Exchange
Fragmentary dialogue in a drawing room mentions Miss Watson and Miss Clara discussing an exchange event and recognition of beauty amid informal social chatter. The text reads as a stylistic, incomplete reminiscence with unclear context or outcomes.
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Alise. Watson
Heinan Trains In New Jersey For Gunboat Smith Challenge
Chicago heavyweight Jack Heinan trains at Jimmy De Forests camp in Allenhurst New Jersey before challenging Gunboat Smith. Heinan, who beat Luther McCarty, believes he can trade punches with the White Hope as Yale oarsmen rally to beat Harvard. Active rowing prep begins under Armatroog Giannini with Coach Nicka and English oarsman. Phillies ensure Seaton and Donlan stay with club, while Gibbons aims to outpace Battling Levinsky and measure Gunboat Smith.
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Chicago
Jimmy de Forest
Allenhurst
N J
Gunbost Smith
Heinan
Luther McCarty
Yale
Harvard
Richard P. Armstrong
Phillies
William K. Baker
Philadelphia National League Baseball Club
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Donlan
Federal League
Baker
Seaton
Doolan
Philadelphia
New York
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Levinsky
Toni Gibbons
Mike
Charley
Weinert
Madison Square Garden
Battling Levinsky
Red Sox Chasing Speaker in Federal League Move
The Federal league sent an agent to Paris to meet touring players and wired James J. Callahan to sign Tris Speaker for the Red Sox. The move aims to recruit Speaker as negotiations extend to Pirates at Dawson Springs. John H. Dailey says Pittsburgh will conduct spring training at Dawson Springs, Ky, after West Baden.
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Pirates
Dawson Springs
John H. Dailey
Pittsburgh National League Baseball Club
West Baden
Yerkes Signs Contract With Boston Americans
Steve Yerkes, the Boston Americans second baseman, has submitted his signed contract. The report notes previous claims that Yerkes was a Federal holdout and suggests the matter is resolved.
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Yerkes
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