Homespun Heroics in Skinnersville
Abe Langford, a lifelong sitter at Skinner's grocery, longs to be a hero. When a river flood endangers three young women, Abe dives in and saves the boatful from the dam, earning town praise yet insisting he is still not a hero and will marry his wife as fate dictates.
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Skinner's
Skinnersville
Abe Langford
Durham
Abe
Deacon White
Skinner
Elijah Smallman
Lilah
Dan
Browidside
Crouch ‘Downe
Cing
Mike
Abe la ‘Ford
Tayo
Herrera Seeks Title Shot After Knockouts and Draws
Aurelio Herrera the Mexican lightweight claims a shot at Joe Gans after recent wins over Young Corbett and a draw with Kid Herman. Once seen as a promising challenger, Herrera’s power has grown, with a 1908 run that included eleven knockouts and notable scalps like Benny Yanger and Eddie Santry.
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Aurelio Herrera
Joe Gans
Herrera
Young Corbett
Kid Herman
Gans
Toendt
Queensberry Army
Toby Irwin
Irwin
Land of Nod
Eign
Kid Broad
Eddie Santry
Broad
Dreamland
Santry
Benny Yanger
Kid Abel
Battling Nelson
Eddie Fanson
Visitor speaks of life here and years of service
The speaker claims confinement for three years has harmed but also aided his recovery. He says he has worked as a bursziar for many years and has always been conscientious. He asks whether the rest is doing him good.
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Gouvier
Ireland to Represent Itself at Athens Gaelic Olympian Revival
Ireland will be represented as a separate nation by prominent Gaelic athletes at the Athens Olympian games from April 16 to 26 under Greek king George. The Irish team aims to honor Gaelic Ireland, with hopes that American stars John Flanagan and Martin Sheridan will compete for Ireland in Athens.
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Ireland
Great Britain
Athens
George
Greece
Europe
England
Gaelic Association
John Flanagan
Martin Sheridan
Cornell Baseball Schedule Ratified by Athletic Council
The Cornell Athletic council ratified a schedule listing games from March through June. Opponents include Vanderbilt Louisville Kentucky Hobart Niagara Dartmouth Lafayette Rochester Princeton Amherst Pennsylvania State Columbia Oberlin Vermont Bucknell Fordham Yale Andover Harvard Alumni Gate with locations in Ithaca New York Princeton Philadelphia New Haven Cambridge Andover.
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Vanderbilt University
Nashville
Ithaca
Princeton
University, of Vermont
Columbia
New York
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Bucknell
Fordham
Yale
New Haven
Andover
Harvard
Cambridge
Alummi-gate
Worcester man sells entire foxhound pack for record price
Harry W. Smith of Worcester Massachusetts sold his thirty foxhounds to John P. Townsend master of the Orange County Hunt of Goshen New York and Plains Hunt of Virginia for 2800 dollars The sale included several puppies valued around 50 dollars each and individual dogs such as Singer Spic Samn Simple and Sin bringing several hundred dollars apiece averaging near 100 dollars per hound.
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Harry W. Smith
Worcester
Mass
America
John P. Townsend
Orange
Goshen
N. Y
Plains Hunt
Virginia
Crick
Singer
Samn
Simple
Sin
Mr. Smith
Chicago Track Figures Wake to Coaching Roles
Chicago athletes adjust roles with Hugo Friend taking coaching duties at a university track and field program. Walter Eckersall reframes football prospects as Jude Blair departs, leaving swift sprint options to fill the vacancy.
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Chicago
Hugo Friend
America
Chicago University
Maroons
Walter Eckersall
Jude Blair
Plays and Players in a World’s Fair Themed Theatre Scene
The report notes E. 8. Willard’s soon return to Fagland and the midget impersonators Archie and Adele Cox. Maxine Elliott gains London prestige with strong dramatic and social reception. Harrison Hunter inherits 100000 from his brother’s will. Charles Frohman boosts Maude Atanis in Peter Pau for two years. Viola Allen praises Betty Singleton's curtain speech. Owen Davis’s new play features striking stage effects. Detors Sherrod, with six dress samples, eyes new World’s Fair wardrobes in a St. Louis stay. Mr. Murphy observes the production.
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Harrison. Hunter
Viola Allen
Mer’y
Owen da Vis
St. Louis
de Torbs Sherrod
Eee
Mr. Murphy
Hasview
France’s President Receives Salary and Privileges
Fragmentary Paris notes report the French president earns about 120000 dollars yearly plus a private car and expenses. Cabinetmakers in France are praised as artists. A Parisian wife born in 1882 is mentioned in a marriage line. A Paris taximeter and a landlord lottery system are described with unclear details.
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France
Ce IY
Wreetaar
Roc
Het Welty
Paris
English Etchings and London Life Scribbled
Londoners use about 34 gallons of water per person per day and Britain spends 83.676,000 annually to support the royal family. England’s new ship output rose to 515 ships totaling 1,355,750 tons, up from 40 ships and 1,049, RHO last year. A political meeting in England saw a speaker fail to land his point as a listener declared the joke. A reader’s voice cried, I laughed, mister. Book production in England last year reached 8,252 titles, including 1,731 novels and 694 educational works along with 568 theological titles and 540 historical and biographical works. Poetry and drama were less prominent.
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England
RHO
Model of the Moment in Fashion Gowns
The era brings the empire gown back with poplar appeal. Lace flounces return as trim after dark, velvet buttons notable for decoration, and black white schemes lead this season. Sleeves shrink slightly, elbow fullness reduced, and modest gathers. Small hats rise in prominence with bandeaus of large bows and feathers.
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New York Post
Agent for Stevens and Delinentor Textiles
The record notes an agent for Charles A Stevens with unclear brand names and products listed including gaits waistscapes and turs. It mentions representation for the Delinentor line with similar garbled spellings. Further clarity requires source restoration.
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Charles A. Stevens
Hirago
Onsettle
Gaits
Igent
The
Delinentor
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Diller
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Neely
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MIT
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