The Mound Builders Enigma From the New World
The New York World outlines vast, bizarre earthen mounds scattered across the middle west and beyond. It reports the structures’ age of 2000 years or more, questions builders not from Native Americans, notes geometry and mining skill, and ponders their disappearance with no clear explanation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middle West
United States
Newark
Bute
Julius Caesar
Avelent
Lake Superior
North America
America
New York World
Ill horse care and a farmer’s sharp reply
A farmer asks a boy how to handle his father’s sick horse. The boy distinguishes slight illness from serious illness and explains treatment versus sale, prompting a wry remark about troubles and fortune.
Ball's Triple Play Stuns Boston in Major League Debut
Former Highlander turned Cleveland American nets shortstop heroics with an unassisted triple play against Boston. Wagner and Stahl start the inning with singles as Ball shifts to second then tags McConnel to complete the rare out. Belmont signals a shift toward American racing, pledging nursery bred yearlings for next season and expanding turf ties with England.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Yorker
Cleveland Americans
Highlanders
Naps
Boston
Ball
Wagner and
Stahl
Bostons
McConneil
Wagner
Eal
Belmont
Thomas Welsh
Metropolitan
Jockey Club
England
Watson
Kentucky
New York
Bready 2:10 Trotters Scarce
The article notes that a 2:10 trotter is rare and highly valued. It explains the difficulty of breeding a horse that can trot three successive heats in 2:10 and the potential financial rewards for owners. It also mentions that 2:10 trotters have long profiles in yearbooks and retain strong appeal at harness races.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abrahi Lincoln
Oles Theodore Roosevalt
Hughes
Henry Watters
Lincoln-Douglas
Bryan
Europe
Hilair
Changes In Athletic Rules At A A U Meeting
At the AAU gathering the rules for championships were amended to include several new events. The committee proposed adding the hop, step and jump and the javelin throw to the program, and the ten mile run was made an annual event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amateur Athletic Union of the
United States
Pat
Vanderbilt Heads Winners List On French Turf Start
Vanderbilt leads the season’s French turf winners since March 12 with earnings around 190 400. Maurice Rothschild follows with 121 200. Baron de Rothschilds Verdum tops a single horse with 110 600 including the 75 000 Grand Prix. Mr. Vanderbilts Oversight holds 61 000.
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Jit
Anderbilt
Tle
Maurice Rothschild
Baror de Rothschild
Verdum
Mr. Vanderbilt
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New York Press
THE
Sporting World
Weil
Sun
Louisville
Courier-Journal
Henry Watterson
Daily Courier-Journal
Sunday Courier-Journal
MR. Bryan
Omicinias Commission
Quastloh
Sven
Ramses
Springfield Sun
Springfield, KY
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