The Decoy Duck in Lord Axminster's Row Hearings
In a London society vignette, Lord Axminster chats with Captain Bourchier about Spider Clarke's daughter the Decoy Duck, noting she is Spider Clarke's only child and holds a 14 percent reversionary interest. The scene hints at future intrigue surrounding her and family wealth.
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Lord Axminster
Captain Bourchier
Lord Axtminster
Graham Pringles
Axminster
Spider Starke
Bourchier
Spider Clarke
Football rule revision splits college play in 1895 season
The 1895 football season opens amid a split in the college world as Yale and Princeton reform last year’s code while Harvard, Cornell, and the University of Pennsylvania adopt different amendments. Momentum plays face major changes with Yale and Princeton limiting line movement and new play starts.
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Yale
Princeton
Harvard
Cornell
University of Pennsylvania
Harvard & Co
Yale Party
Walter Cip
Delia Stacey and the Regiment Born Star of the Stage
Delia Stacey daughter of the late Colonel May H Stacey of the US Army grew up among soldiers. She learned riding handling a rifle and was tutored by Indian scouts. Her path led to the Castro New York and the Digby Bell Opera Company with connections to notable military figures and a life on stage.
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Delia Stacey
Digby Bell Opera Company
May H. Stacey
United States Army
Stacey
California
Arizona
New Mexico
New York
Prairies
General Sherman
the Castro
Debauched Regent Street Schemes Unravel in Avarice
In a narrative exposed to Victorian vice, Reginald Hessle uses charm and deceit to extort money from Kathleen, drafting IOUs and delaying payment while plotting further extravagance. His scheme collapses as Morton's reluctant consent enables the fraudulent loan, leaving Kathleen poorer and Hessle unrepentant.
Ethel Barrymore: Early Promise of a Stage Career
Ethel Barrymore, daughter of Maurice and Georgie Drew Barrymore, granddaughter of Mrs. John Drew, is not yet seventeen and has under a year on stage. She trained on tour with John Drew in The Bauble Shop and currently fills Ingenue roles, showing charm and a winsome manner.
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Ethel Barrymore
Maurice
Georgie Drew Barrymore
John Drew
Miss Barrymore
O&e
Terrible Swede Porter and Johnson Sentenced in Weir City
Paddy Porter and Johnson known as The Terrible Swede were sentenced to one year in the penitentiary for taking part in a prize fight at Galena last spring. The attorney general promptly moved to prosecute the principals after the bout.
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Paddy Porter
Johnson
Weir City
Kan
Galena
Prominent breeder Ayres struck by paralysis in Kentucky
Edward Ayres of Lexington a noted trotting horse breeder is paralyzed at his home. He bred Brauzetta this season’s sensational traveler and Peggy Woods a prized brood mare died at Mulligan’s farm near Lexington. James P. Mulligan owned Peggy Woods. Frederick Tribe a trainer was killed by an electric car in Paterson New Jersey last week. Jockey James F. Murray was injured in Newark New Jersey while boarding a moving freight train. both legs amputated. Nightingale won the 2 10 trotting race at Fort Wayne setting track pace. The Jockey Club stakes of 50000 was won at Newmarket by Lavieno, Bend Or Napolit None the Wiser second Venia third.
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Edward Ayres
Lexington
Brauzetta
Peggy Woods
James P. Mulligan
Frederick Tribe
Paterson
N. J
Ife
Nightingale
Fort Wayne
Ind
Newmarket
Eng
J. H. Rrauldsworth
Lavyeno
Bend Or-Napoli
Venia
James F. Murray
Newark
Corner of Oddities: A Rural Visit Ends in Turmoil
A rustic tale recounts a preacher's visit to a country home. The narrator and family endure a chaotic day as dinner plans collapse, a turkey is ruined, and anger boils over. George laments the preacher, while the narrator wishes the minister were never seen again.
The Lady and the Infant Pig Escapes at Market
A Baltimore American report recalls a comical incident on North Bhutaw street when a woman purchasing a pig at Lexington Street market placed it in a reticule. The pig freed itself, fled, and required bystanders to assist in recapture, leaving the woman embarrassed yet triumphant.
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Bhutaw Street
Lexington Street
Baltimore
The Puppy Fainted Away at Mount Washington
Mount Washington railway tales recount a dog fainting at a signal station after wintering there plus a humorous note about a pup that, meeting a new dog, fainted. A nearby item notes Chicago has at least fifteen women who pull and fill teeth for a living.
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John Horne
Mount Washington Railway
Mount Washington
Mr. Horne
Chicago
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Reginald Hestlegrave
London
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Axscot
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Florrie Clarke
Jin
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Richmond
Saunders
Wately
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Ram's
Horna
Walter Camp
Marenard Han
Umpiica
French Society of Hypnology and Psychology
M. Gorfdischze
Birt
Dominick Abbanez
Abbanez
J. H. Kistler
Tierbst
Williams
Columbus (O
Ethel Drew
Morton
Havana
Vin
Strand
Clarkes
George Mrow
Futranzo
Sam
George
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