How Eagles Fight and the Bald Eagle’s Battle
A Washington Star retelling recalls a 15 minute fight between a bald eagle and a gray eagle near Rappahannock Virginia. The bald eagle won after a dramatic clash over a muskrat breakfast while large birds terrorize poultry yards and farm livestock across the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rappahannock County
Rappahannock
Old Baldy
Wrayenele
Cme
Imy
Oil Sgriculturist
At Ques Tog
Johnnie
Itv
Washington Star
Origin and Rise of Royal and American Yacht Racing
The article traces yacht origins from royal vessels in the 16th and 17th centuries to formal racing. It notes 1662 contests by Charles II, 1720 Cork Harbor Water Club forming, Cowes Yacht Club in 1812, Royal connections in 1870s, first royal cup by William IV, 1854 yacht numbers, and 1814 formation of the New York Yacht Club marking American yachting beginnings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Queen Elizabeth
Fustange
Cowes
Isle of Wight
Mary
Charles II
London Chronicle
Evelyn
Dutch East India Company
Beloy
Sir Whinens Pett
Lis
Duke of York
James T
Cork Harbor
Iomense
America
New York Yacht Club
Amerientn Yachting
Philadelphia cigar store case echoes crooked profits
A Philadelphia lawyer recalls a man running a cigar store opposite a large hotel selling cheap cigars to hotel guests. The lawyer accuses the man of profiting from illegal activity and asks whether he has lived on the business for a year. The storekeeper confirms and asserts patrons are conned by price and quality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Jury seeks spelling aid on pneumonia in murder trial
In a London Globe report a judge instructs that pneumonia must be proven as a cause of death for conviction. An hour later jurors request information on how to spell pneumonia, showing the extent of their deliberations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pheumonia
London Globe
Bonnets and dreams spark witty quips in early papers
In a breezy exchange, a wife jokes about a dream store full of bonnets and a husband replies that the bonnet exists only in a dream. The widow or narrator humorously notes such dreams cannot be erased until judgment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia Press
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Yook
Sidney
Apital
SSS
Gener
Tobin & Wasem, Proprietors
Schlitz Beer
Sidney Meat
Co. Girmann
B. F. Mitchell
Prop
Palace Livery Barn
M. E. Washburn
Proprieto
The
Telegraph
Inter Ocean
Oliver
Oliver Typewriter Co
South 15Th Street
Omaha, Nebraska
V. F. Kucera
ON Earth
Yacht Racing
Hagland
Luz
Phliadelphia Ledger
New York Herald
California
Union Pacific
Omaha
Pacific Coast
W. D. Clifton
A. Pease & Sons
Nebraska
Kruse Bros
Schlitz
Milwaukee
Zang
Front
Rose Street
McIntosh
American Bank
Deafte
Polatea
Europe
T. B. Dawson
Sidney, Neb
Greenlee & Benson
General Merchandise
Crockery
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