Jeffries Narrow Escape Shocks Ring As Monroe Stands Firm
In Butte Montana amateur heavyweight Jack Monroe nearly toppled champion Jim Jeffries in four rounds of forethed bout. Monroe knocked Jeffries to one knee in round one and stayed strong, while Jeffries later punished him yet could not finish him.
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Jaffries
Jim Joffries
Jack Monroe
Butte
Mont
Joffries
Fitzaimmons
Sharkey
Corbett
Jef
Monroe
Jeffries
Bis
Bob Firesimmons
Teffries
Mr. Monroe
Philadelphia
Jack" O'Brien
Tommy Ryan
Ryan
Chicago
George Gardaur
Jack Root
Jack O'Brien
O’brien
United States Bowler Dominates National Racing Form at Buffalo
United States at Buffalo last January shows a bowler in exceptional form, with local judges noting him as a leading figure in the country. Luck influences national titles, but recent tournament runs confirm his dominance after a brief three year career. Also covered is veteran breeder Cicero J. Hamlin, 83, retiring from harness racing, having built The Village Farm in East Aurora and advanced notable sires Almont, Jr Mambrino King and Chimea, shaping large scale trotting meetings.
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United States
Buffalo
Strong
Domonns
Cicero J. Hamlin
Village Farm
Hamlin
Belgian Yachtsmen Eye 1904 America Cup Challenge
New Yacht Challenge reports Belgian yachtsmen are keen on the America Cup. If plans proceed, the Antwerp Yacht Club will challenge in 1904 and enter for the German Emperor's Cup at Kiel and the Engeh Cup at Heligoland. A 4 yacht America Cup challenger is proposed under Maurice Grisar as principal owner.
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Antwerp
Kiel
M. Maurice Grisar
From Saddle to Editorial Chair Jockeys Step In
A garbled passage traces a shift from racing to writing leadership, noting jockeys moving toward editorial roles. It mentions figures such as Charlee Tharpe and Wemine Tyte in a fictional or garbled context. The fragment suggests a transition in voice from arena to print with unclear details.
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Charlee
Western Heavy Weight Russell Eyes McCoy Match
Fred Russell, a Western Heavyweight who gained attention opposing Tom Sharkey, seeks a match with Kid McCoy. McCoy is unlikely to agree as a Russell win would not boost his standing, while McCoy currently needs boosting. Russell shows strength but limited ring knowledge and accuracy.
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Fred Russell
Tom Sharkey
Teansious
Kid
Russell
McCoy
Ketcham String at Nome Arrives in Toledo
In Toledo much rejoicing greeted the Ketcham string including Craseeus and the other prominent members as they reached hibernating quarters at the Ketcham stock farm. Crencous, the world champion totter, and nine other fat oned owned by Geo H. Ketcham are now quartered there amid delayed railway movements and scattered reports of the arrival.
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Nome
Toledo
Craseeus
Geo. H. Ketcham
Ketcham Stock Farm
Techaampolle
Keteham
Creaneis
A New Sciasore Trick Revealed in Old Manual
A fragment outlines using Kelwsors on a Little Ninger with Fig 1 and Fig 3. It describes throwing the blades upward toward the viewer as the backs of the hands meet, causing the scissors to open briefly. Repeated attempts are advised to learn the turnvek and to avoid injury.
Quaker Puzzle on a String of Letters
A playful word puzzle begins with a fragmentary line and explores how adding letters after starting with Q and U yields a chain. The discussion includes possibilities such as quaker and quake with occasional odd spellings and tests of sequence.
Word Pastimes and Memory Wordplay Session
A brief guide invites readers to spend a pleasant evening with a word game. List from memory pairs of words that sound alike but spell differently. Set a thirty minute time limit to complete the exercise and compare results.
Flags of France and Russia in historic flags
The piece notes an early French banner blue with a yellow fleur de lys from the 14th century, contrasts it with the modern French tricolor dating from 1789, and describes the Russian flags including St Andrew’s blue cross and the merchant fleet tricolor with white blue red.
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France
Charles the Sixth
Andrew
Russia
Scotland
Peter Tha
Prize for longest spelling list contest prompts a wind lesson
The page describes a contest to list words with accented first syllables as nouns and second syllables as verbs, plus another list of words spelled alike but pronounced differently, with prizes for each. It includes examples and then a wind direction demonstration using a moistened finger to feel airflow.
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Apa
Faithful Dog's Reward in Fire Alarm Valor
Prince the collie of Brooklyn warned his master by barking when fire started in the stable. Fifty cows and ten horses were saved after Levine alerted the fire brigade, but the building was destroyed.
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Prince
Brooklyn
Levine
Home Made Snowshoes Describe Simple Two Barrel Stage Design
A period item explains a DIY snowshoe method using two barrel stages spaced to cradle an old shoe. The slipper is attached to a cross stick at the front, while the rear rests on a rope network tied through holes in the stave sides.
Fict DAYe Lei Rambling About Trawling Bogey Growth
The text reads as a garbled fragment mentioning DAYe Lei in a rambling style about weed usage while trawling over bogey growth. It resembles a disconnected OCR snippet with no clear events, dates, or identifiable entities to anchor a full news summary.
Novel Spelling Match Recitation Fumble
A garbled OCR excerpt describes a spelling game where players line up and pronounce letters to form a word. The head player suggests a word, others respond with letters and counts, aiming to assemble the complete term. The piece references patterns like dane and dull and suggests a quick, sequential process ending with a final word.
Fragmented 19th Century Notes on Life and Death in Easton
A garbled diary like passage from Easton Pennsylvania recounts weather, leaves, and domestic tragedy. It mentions a husband found dead from heart failure, possibly poisoned, and cites a Philadelphia correspondents fragment about a mathematical magic rectangle with numbers 126 and 42.
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Easton Pa
Philadelphia
Wiped from the Earth and other disasters
Joseph Shaffer a nitroglycerine worker for the Pennsylv a nia Torpedo Company was blown to atoms near the state line his sleigh carrying 100 quarts of glycerine fell into a rut and exploded, destroying his team and gear Minnie Martin a 16 year old girl saves a passenger train mounting a horse bareback to redirect it stunningly preventing a wreck a ferret used to pull wires for new electric lines is described from a Field correspondent fossils from the Schuylkill Valley railroad project reveal fossiliferous rock and petrified life forms after blasting and excavation
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Joseph Shaffer
Pennsylvania Torpedo Company
Bradford
State Line
Shaffer
Nicholas Valley
Limestone
Shad Fer
Minnie Martin
New Martinsvile
West Virginia
Baltimore & O&to
Smallest Child in the World Little Huth Schwarts Revealed
Ruth Schwartz of Dallas is described as the world’s smallest child for her age. At four, she stands one foot nine inches, weighs 16 pounds 1 ounce, and has a head only slightly larger than a billiard ball. Despite her size, she speaks clearly, plays piano, sings well, and shows mature intellect beyond her years.
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Little Huth Schwarts
Wm. Schwartz
Dallas
Ruth Ts
Bachange
Cape hyrax described as cousin to tapir and rhinoceros
The Cape hyrax or Cuman rock rabbit of South Africa is linked as a first cousin to the tapir and rhinoceros. It is a shaggy, mouse-colored animal with four fore toes and three hind toes. It resembles a rodent but is a strict vegetarian and often kept as a domestic pet.
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Cape
Fox Fostered by Sheep Grows Up With EWE Bond
A farmer finds a dying baby fox, fed by a bereaved ewe after a wildcat raid. The fox saunders on sheep milk and forms a strong attachment to the ewe, becoming tame around humans and sleeping beside the sheep. The unlikely foster bond impresses all, including the farmer.
Recovered Watch Dream Story Shows Lost Time Tale
An article recounts a dream guiding John H. Tudor to his missing watch after a squirrel hunting trip near Montreal. Tudor recalled a dream that his watch lay at a spot he hunted, and a twig in a tree held the watch after he climbed and retrieved his prize from the limb.
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John H. Tudor
Montreal
Canada
Ile
Fly in Catles Fatal Incident At Dinner
A report describes an air drop causing a fatal injury to Mr Wagner during a dinner. The event occurred as he sat in the dining area and requested another cup, with the unnamed author noting the scene and age of the victim.
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Catles
Damur Warner
Wagner Wee
Too Big for a Soldier in Italian Conscription
A fragment reports conscription at Cuneo Italy listing men including Isaae Battista Ugo and a 7 inch height anomaly. One man, age twenty four, was rejected for being taller than peers, weighing four pounds and still growing.
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Cuneo
Italy
Isaae
Battista Ugo
Fragmentary Grain Cavace Death Report
A damaged OCR item mentions a grain related incident with a victim and a child’s brain weight. The legibility is poor and crucial details are missing, making a full summary unreliable.
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Journalieman
Nebraska
Fred Strong
Ste Sander Capewn
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Bob White
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Fey
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Washington
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