Slavin Kilrain Fight Draws Fierce Praise and Controversy
The article analyzes the Slavin Kilrain bout, praising Slavin's superior technique and criticizing Kilrain's fighting style and gameness. It condemns Referee Dunn for the controversial no knockout verdict and questions the integrity of the decision and the timing. It also covers baseball matters, defending the Pittsburg team amid injuries and discussing blacklisting and the national agreement's protections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dunn
Elevern
Cleary
Jere Dunn
Kilrain
Chorus Girl's Grit Amid Turbulent Stage Life
A New York chorus girl recalls a year of hardship with the Red Hussar company and at Niblo's, detailing brutal drills, harsh managers, unpaid wages, and a stubborn resolve to learn her craft while chasing a bigger stage future. She cites lessons on discipline, dignity, and the realities of show business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corres
the Dispatch
New York
Normal School
Metropolitan Conservatory of Music
Delsarte
St. Louis
Conservatory of Music
Duff
Chicago
Hussar
Palmer's
Arance
Reeeea Caton Lee
Wben
Mr. Duff
Broadway
Booth-Barrett
Booth
J. M. Hill
Carrie
Charles Theodore Muerax
Ferdinand Ward Reemerges in Sing Sing After Grift
Wharton Deming reports to a New York correspondent that Ferdinand Ward, the man who ruined General Grant and many others, is at Sing Sing with a term due next May. Ward appears unaltered, nervous, and quick in movement, now a skilled typesetter and pressman. He shows little prison interaction and says his future plans remain undecided though he loves speculative Wall Street activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Slavin
Kilrain
New York
Hilrain
Dempsey
McCaffrey
Corbett
Jackson
Mitchell
Vin
America
John L. Sullivan
Sullivan
Slayin
Queensbury
Dominick McCaffrey
Scott
Ak Kilrain
Tug Wilson
Silvin
Orain
Ene
Pittsburg
Ortune
O'Neil
Young
Meekin
Raymond
Western
American Association
Pitts
Association
Himelf
Pera
Acs, & i
Nefs
Reilly
Cincinnati
Flanagan
Niblo’s
Moncey
Sing Sing
Ferdinand Ward
General Grant
Wharton Deming
Ward
Wall Street
Craze in New York Jewelry Hearts Fashion
The New York Herald notes a new craze in jewelry and metal ornaments shaped as hearts. From sleeve buttons to hat pin heads every small head item is made in this heart form, reflecting a widespread fashion trend in swell jewelers’ windows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Herald
Pigeon Delivers Fast News At Jersey Sports Meet
Reporters used pigeons to relay results from a Jersey track event to Jersey City. One bird, shorter than the rest, dodged the longer route by entering the Lee station and delivering a message to a young woman at the key before returning to the games.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jersey
Jersey City
Lee Station
Why Cigarettes Kill Postmortem Finds Phosphorus Arsenic Nicotine
A Prairie du Chien postmortem on two boys who died from smoking shows phosphorus in the stomach. The findings indicate death resulted from phosphorus with nicotine and an arsenical solution used in cigarette wrappers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pall Mall
Prairie du Chien
Intelligence of Carrier Pigeons
A carrier pigeon is trained for a race with care similar to that given to prize fighters. They are dieted exercised and cared for rigorously. The result of this training is very satisfactory and the birds show surprising intelligence and endurance.
Poachers Use Brutal Tactics Across British Wildlife
A Dispatch correspondence recounts British poaching methods from Galway salmon thefts to English pheasant shoots. It details brutal drag hooks, night raids, hideouts, and the lure of easy money, plus profiles of famed poachers and the wary stance of bailiffs and gamekeepers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlisle
Galway
Elie Madigan
Claddagh
Oughterard
Queen's Bridge
Tou Yen
Eppe
Aor
Fisory Board
Ieee
Ares
Soeur
H. Wiwanax
Kissing the Little Ones and Baby Hygiene
Mothers should demand restraint from visitors and nurses to prevent kissing babies. A nurse with bad teeth can spread septic germs and membranous croup through close contact. mothers fear alarming health risks yet feel compelled by courtesy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Insi
Footnote to Sullivan’s Perfect Foot, Shoemaker Claims
Shoemaker McNamara of St. Louis praises John L. Sullivan’s foot as exceptionally handsome and blemish free. He notes the size as 9 y, small for Sullivan’s weight and height.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John L. Sullivan
McNamara
St. Louis
Cure for Diarrhoea Found by York County Man
Henry Fenton of Dillsburg York County Pennsylvania reports a cure from diarrhoea after using Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. He recounts a severe attack during harvest when no other medicine was available and says one dose brought relief and three doses fully cured him. He praises the remedy as pleasant and effective.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
Galway
Riea
English Midland
Rascal
Milord
England
America
Rosiend
Ireland
Scotland
Sporsman
Almer
Renee
Chamberlain
Henry Fenton
Dillsburg
York County
Atkinson aims to reform cooking for workers in England and America
A movement led by Edward Atkinson seeks to reduce costs and improve nutrition for the working class through large scale kitchens and economical cookery. The plan features Aladdin stoves and workman dining rooms where meals are prepared from boxed ingredients, with subsidized per head charges and charitable uses of profits to fund further kitchens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Qwartras
England
Edward Atkinson
Atkinson
New York
Ee Hax
Aladdin
Rochester
Brookli Mass
Engraving by Dynamite Creates Delicate Leaf Print
A remarkable accidental method of engraving arose when a dried leaf between a dynamite cartridge and iron black plate survived a blast. Officers found a perfect leaf print on the iron, every vein visible, proving engraving could be done with dynamite. Further tests with leaves and flowers between boiler iron and dynamite showed consistent results, suggesting a new engraving technique.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newport
Bath limb for the sick aims to aid safe nursing
A newly invented English bath aid promises to make bathing disabled patients safer and more efficient for one nurse. The device lowers into or rises from a rack, fits any bath size, and can be fixed to standard baths in minutes, reducing injury risk and improving treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Sande
The Potato as a Fenwiper
An 19th century note explains the potato serves as a wiper for ink pens, stabilizing the nib and reducing ink corrosion. It argues potatoes offer a quick, expeditious remedy for writers facing pen deterioration.
Nickel glove mender patent aims at seamless press
A recently approved patent describes a nickel glove mender with two parts that press against each other by a spin. The device uses small teeth to grip the seam while the needle passes in and out, providing continuous sewing action.
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MR. Dunn
Frank Slavin
Jake Kilrsin
London
Kit Rain
Laltimore
H E
Kirain
Brewsters Brewster
Myer-Bowen
Subrr
Kelly
Granite Club
Honest John Kelly
Mike Cleary
Baltimorean
Jere
Muldoon
Red Hussar Company
Nibio's
Red Hussar
Philadelphia
Nibjo’s
Fort William
Tland
Macewan
Lord Abinger
Inverlochy House
Lord
Lord Morton
Meron
Loch Eil
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