Motorcycle Victory Prompts Swell in Newport
Seemingly bold action sees Selmont and Whitney claim a notable motorcycle victory while crowds cheer, and others astonished by the event at Newport.
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Newspaper
Reporter
Location
Boyden, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1897
Page
8
Horseless carriages gain ground among Newport society
Newport society takes note as Dickie Peters pushes belted motocycles, linking Belmont and Whitney to the new horseless carriage craze. Prices run from 1500 to 5000 dollars as Brice and Astor circle potential orders while Paris and London pace the trend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitey
Corpellus Vanderbilk
Willem Collins Whitmery
Long Island
Suufidenl
Harry Whitney
Belmont
Whitney
Richard
Dickie Peters
Dickie
John Jacob Astor
Newport
Knickerbocker Club
New York
Peters
Philadelphia
Cadwaladers
Belzont and
Bret
Mr. Astor
Astor
Calvin Brice
Mise Helen Brice
Bellevue Avenue
Paris
London
Clay's Challenge to Choate in Wise Virginia Years
Harrisonburg readers recall antebellum Virginia Springs and a 1837 gathering where figures like H Clay Rufus Choate Millard Fillmore and William C Rives attended. Banquet music sparked friendly rivalry with a Kentucky breakdown and a lively double shuffle as dawn approached.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clay
Choate
Harrisonburg
Virginia Springs
Carolinas
Kentucky
Georgia
Mississippi
Frostall
Sumpters
Pickenses
Hamptons
Clays
Marshalls
Crittendens
Corwin and
Ewing and
Trindle
Ohio
Choata
Websters
Pierces
New England
Dickingon
Marcy
Dallas
Middle States
Cats
Dougass
Benton
Far West
Floyds
Cabells
Prestons
Virginia
Trort
Maryland
Hotel Register
H. Clay
Rufus Choate
Massachusetts
Thomas Corwin
William C. Rives
Mill
Why do doctors help these summer medical conventions
A Chicago Record snippet notes doctors attend annual summer medical conventions to learn about new illnesses and preventive methods, arguing amateurs create fresh disease challenges each year and require updated guidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Notable Scientists and Artists in Early Insight
A collection of historical anecdotes on figures such as Wollaston Franklin Bewick Stockhardt Black Wilkie Opie West Newton Watt Demosthenes Palissy and Kipling. The piece links small tools and humble settings to major discoveries and artistic breakthroughs. It includes Kipling’s fundraising autograph anecdote and notes humble beginnings shaping later acclaim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia Times
William H. Wollaston
Dr. Wollaston
Benjamin Franklin
Thomas Bewick
Julius Stockhardt
Joseph Black
David Wilkie
John Opie
Benjamin West
Isaac Newton
Watt
Demosthenes
Bernard Palissy
Eaatieter
Iut
Kipling
Rudyard Kipling
Vermont
Fresh Air Fund
Naulakha
Waite
R. Kipling & Co
Forgetful Jane Gray Almost Wades Without Bathing Suit
In a humorous item from the Cleveland Plain Dealer a note about Jane Gray describes her increasing forgetfulness. The quip recalls she nearly walked into the water yesterday without her bathing suit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Jane Gray
Reader's Crooked Shade Sparks War Name Guess
A bemused reader in a New York Herald exchange muses aloud about deciphering a Greek war name or a misread phrase, adjusting his green shade as he weighs the two odd possibilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wny
New York Herald
Height limits and cornice protection in Boston offices
The article notes Boston imposes a 125 foot office building height limit and cornice protection not to exceed three feet. A scene follows of a soda fountain worker causing disruption at a shop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Also Mentioned on This Page
Selmont and Whitney
Harry Payne Whitney
Oliver E. P. Belmont
Oliver Belmont
Belcourt
Palace
Brandywine
S, EP. Baird
Doyden
Iowa
Real Estate & Collections
Orange City Bank
Hollandisch Gesproken
Dr. J A. Greattrax
Dice
Alain
M. Brink, M. D
A. Kwikkel
Practical Blacksmith
J. F. Preston, M. D
Mason City
John Verhoef
Yioux County
Perrys Studio
Sheldon In
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