Admiral Fletcher Friday in Mexican waters and career
The article details Frank Friday Fletcher born November 23 1855 in Oskaloosa Iowa later nicknamed Friday for his Annapolis entry name. It covers his naval career from Annapolis graduation in 1875 on ships Tuscarora Ticonderoga to long voyages and tech innovations, describes his role as naval ordnance inventor, and notes his family life wife Susan H Stetson and two daughters.
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Washington
Fletcher
Oskaloosa
Annapolis
Naval Academy
Frank Friday Fletcher
Friday
Academy
Friday Fletcher
Young Fletcher
United States
Tuscators
California
Japan
Pacific
Tuscarora Deep
Korea
Ticonderoga
R. W. Shufeldt
Congress
Department ‘of State
Susan H
Stetson
Massachusetts
Avenue
Admiral Fletcher
Rhodes Island
Nebraska
Virginia
New Jersey
Michigan
South Carolina
Louisiana
Tacoms
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Culgoa
Cupid a queer kid in Hinton romance ends in heartbreak
In Huntington West Virginia Miss Sylvey Price courted a fireman through letters and a daily train tribute. She traveled to Ashland Kentucky for a wedding that never happened when the man’s name proved false. The tale ends as the Overland pass through town with a bemused nod to Cupid.
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Huntington
W. Va
Sylvey Price
Httle
Overland
Cupid
American featherweight titles and world claim debate
The article questions who truly holds world status in featherweight boxing, noting Kilbane as American champion, Ritchie and Wolgast as American titleholders, and Welsh as England's recognized champion. It recalls Kilbane defeating Attell in 1912 and discusses Conlon and Kendrick as American champions without world titles.
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Ny ‘Kilbane
Ritchie
Wolgast
Freddie Welsh
England
O the
Lord
Welsh
Los Angeles
Philadelphia Sports
Young
Erne
Charley Turner
Johnny Kilbane
Cleveland
America
Middle West
Kilbane
Abe Attell
Vernon
Cal
Attell
Jem Driscoll
Johnny Conlon
Coulon
Frankie Burns
New Orleans
Conlon
Jim Kendrick
Kendrick
Gotch Grapevine Holds Make World Champion Fall
The grapevine move, a rapid series of pins and leg work, defined Gotch as a top fighter. He often shifts holds to trap opponents, securing half nelson and crotch with precision. Hackenschmidt fell in Chicago when caught by this tactic. The maneuver avoids lethal execution yet crushes opponents, shaping wrestling history.
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Gotch
Nelson
Hackenschmidt
Goteh
Beldom
Tapia
John. J. “Rooney
Chicago
Hammerlock
Joseph B. Bowles
Futurist Musicians Plan Collision Sound Concert
In Paris an orchestra of futurist musicians will perform to echo the sounds of a railroad collision as part of a spectacle, following jealousy of futurist painters' laurels and aiming to push art forward through experimental sound.
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Paris
Pear Tree Insurance Placed For 30000 At Lloyds
An alligator pear tree in Los Angeles owned by H. A. Woodworth is insured for 30000 with Lloyds of London against fire or frost.
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Los Angeles
H. A. Woodworth
Lloyds of London
Invasion of Cuban Players Shapes Major League Prospects
The piece notes rising Cuban prospects in baseball with optimism from Manager Griffith. It highlights sixteen year old Acosta, an outfielder given a Nationals trial last season, as a potential standout. It also mentions two Cubans expected to appear in major league uniforms this year, including Gonzales the third baseman associated with Capt Jake Danbert of Brooklyn.
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Griffith
Acosta
Nationals
Jake
Danbert
Brooklyn
Pode
Vanderbilt Seeks Fall Scheduling With Penn State
Vanderbilt plans a fall game with Pennsylvania while George Stallings offers St Louis 5000 for Dolan in a Pirates trade. Mentions include managers' tenures, Harvard Notre Dame avoidance, Mercerburg schoolboy Robinson, Princeton gridiron conflicts, and boxing notes on Kilbane and Dundee.
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George Stallings
St Louis
Dolan
Pirates
Abel R Kiviat Leads Irish American Club Runner
Abel R Kiviat of the Irish American Athletic Club of New York is highlighted as a premier distance runner. His performance is tied to the country’s success in the Stockholm Olympic Games and his recent national cross country title, defeating top contenders including noted title holders.
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Abel
R. Kivat
R. Kiviat
Irish-American Athletic. Club
New York
Kiviat
Sam
Ati
Stockholm
Sweden
Kivilat
Titus
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Queer
Francis B. Sayre
London
Giants
Palermo
Vanderbilt
Pennsylvania
Percy. Haughton
Harvard
Notre Dame
Robinson
Mercersburg
Princeton
Jack ‘Denny
New - Orleans
Bobby Long
Indianapolis
Memphis
Johnny
Dundee
Packey
McFarland
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