Reelection to New York Yacht Club Regatta Committee
The New York Yacht Club regatta committee will retain G Nichob Kane Newbury C Lawton and Haward H Wales with Kane serving as long time chairman since 1886 except 1897. The group oversaw four America's Cup matches and the next race may be held in bound lands. Also notes on glove fight bids and wrestling standout Bothner moving into prominence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. Nichobson Kane
Newbury C. Lawton
Haward H. Wales
New York Yacht Club
Buod Lands
Kane
Ite
de. John ©. Barra
J. Frederi. Vome
de. W.nne
Commodore Kane
Vigilant
Defender
Columbia
Newbury D. Latvton
J. H. Wales
Reiff Seeks French License Restoration After Verdict
Several Americans who rode in France during the war racing season share views on the Verdict in J. Reiff versus Vie Au Grand Air. They say it does not restore his license but acknowledges the evidence from St Saurgo's owner and trainer. Reiff will apply to French stewards for license restoration. H Edmond Blanc backs him and would have the American ride for Blanc at 15000 dollars a year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Relf
M. Blanc
Yonkerman
Michigan
West
Derk P. Youkeryan
Kalamazoo
Mich
Torday
Big Purse for Ruhlin Bout and Northwestern Coaching Change
Billy Madden of New York received a $7,000 purse or 0 percent of gate receipts for a six round Ruhlin versus Lanky Bob bout in February, a $4,000 jump over Philadelphia’s offer. Receipts could reach $30,000, awaiting Fitz’s acceptance. Northwestern names Waller and McCormack as football coaches after Hollitzer resigns. the pair, Chicago-based, bring a strong gridiron background from Englewood and Dartmouth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gov. Bliss
Michigan
Young Corbett
Terry McGovern
Louieville
Southern Athletic Club
Tim Hurst
Fitz
Ruhlin
Billy Madden
New York
Chicago
Bob
Philadelphia
Madden
Northwestern
Waller
Alma Mator Coach Recovers Stride at Cambridge Meeting
Alma Mator, football coach for several seasons, achieved notable success in the last two campaigns. Dartmouth beat Harvard at Cambridge last month, with Harvard scoring but ultimately losing 16 to 6 on the varsity level.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alma Mator
Dartmouth
Harvard
Cambridge
Jenkins Retains American Catch Wrestling Title
Tom Jenkins defends his American catch wrestling title by defeating England’s Jim Parr in Buffalo New York. Parr wins the first fall in 17 minutes 30 seconds, Jenkins takes the second in 64 minutes, and the third in 21 minutes 30 seconds. Both fighters endure punishment while pin falls alone counted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Jenkins
Jim Parr
Tow Jenkins
Hee
Buffalo
N.Y
Parr
Jenkins
Lucky Baldwin Sells Half of Santa Anita Stock Farm
EB J Lucky Baldwin disposes of about 70 000 acre Santa Anita ranch near Los Angeles to a land syndicate for 500 000 dollars. The noted southern California show place has suffered from racing investments and money troubles after a hotel fire in San Francisco years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucky
Baldwin
EB. J
Dia
California
Santa Anita Ranch
San Francisco
Fournier to Visit America and Other Sports Notes
A cable from New York says French automobilist Fournier will visit America soon, holder of the world kilometer record at 0 24 16. Other items report Au gieres in 0 29, Penn declined to send a team to the intercollegiate chess tourney, Jockey Hunsch winning four races in California, and Baron Wilkes sold for 3000 dollars as a Futurity candidate. The Penn fencing team imports an Italian master for meets with Cornell, Yale contemplates captaincy of Ginsa, Elastic Pointer may race next year, Rhythmic in training with John Hussey, and Jockey Rigby to receive 15000 dollars from M Ephrasel for next season in France.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fournier
America
New York
Automobile Club of France
Augieres
University of Pennsylvania
Hunsch
California
Baron Wilkes
Lexington
C. A. Johnson
Parkersburg
W. Va
Italy
Cornell
Ginsa
Yale
New Haven
John Hussey
Elastic Pointer
Rigby
M. Ephrasel
France
Amexat
Potato King of Banquet and the White Man Monarch
H M HL recounts Capt Bulfer a former English officer who wed a native chief’s daughter and lived among the Igorrote in Luzon. He rose as the “Potato King of Banquet” after teaching potato farming, selling crops to a pursuing column, and choosing a life with the tribe rather than return to service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Army of the
Manila
H. M. HL
Chicago Tribune
Hogan's Freshman Fire fuels Yale football spirit
A Yale tackle named Hogan joined the team eager to play and watched a scrimmage with the varsity. When a coach called him over to teach ball falling he quipped back asking to see an opponent, revealing the raw enthusiasm and comically brave starting energy of Yale football.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yale
Hogan
New Haven
Sam Foote and Mother in Debt Letter Exchange
A playful exchange between Samuel Foote and his mother highlights their shared financial woes. Her debt imprisonment prompt a terse plea, while his reply humorously notes his inability to aid due to his own debts, reflecting their mutual pecuniary difficulties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Foote
Sam
Foote
Samuel
Stabling Horses in Japan Shows Efficient Stall Design
The author notes Japanese horse stabling uses head doors with grain and hay racks, securing the wag where the horse is led from the stall. This method prevents kicking and mess, presenting a sensible, tidy stable design for horses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
Churches on Manhattan Island Count 266 Worship Places
A report lists 266 places of worship on Manhattan Island with a combined membership of 695,942, including Protestant and Catholic churches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manhattan Island
Proposal to Tax Foreigners in Vaud Canton
A proposal to impose taxes on foreign visitors and residents is under consideration in Vaud canton Switzerland. The measure seeks revenue by targeting non and potentially included locals, with details yet to be clarified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vaud
Switzerland
Doan's Kidney Pills Praised In Many Letters
Doan's Kidney Pills receive praise from readers across locations such as Oakland and New Orleans. Letters claim relief from dizziness vertigo back pain drops in swelling and urinary symptoms, with cures described and several customers planning to purchase more boxes after free trial experiences.
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Doan
Dan
Mra Lespert
East
Vth Street
Oakland
Cal
Ontrasa
C. J. Cusek de Co. Ltd
Gxo
JeMovilla
Prestond& Stauffer
New Orleans
Rural Scotsman Refuses Animal Food Prefers Straw
A London Globe remark recounts an elderly Scottish man addicted to parsimony who, after a visitor urged him to eat animal food, balked and chose a turnip or onion but declared he was best off eating straw. The exchange signals his extreme frugality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Globe
Remedy Promoted by Kalamazoo Firm for Consumption
Derk P. Yonkerman & Co of Kalamazoo Michigan claim to offer a wonderful remedy for consumption and urge sufferers to seek their treatment. The notice presents a therapeutic claim aimed at those afflicted by the disease.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Derk P. Yonkerman & Co
Kalamazoo, Mich
Man's Nose Burns After Fake Nose Sold in Paris
A man strolling Boulev ard Saint Michel lit a cigarette and his nose suddenly caught fire. The blaze spread to his beard as a crowd gathered. A policeman escorted him to a pharmacist where burns were treated. Doctors found the nose was celluloid, not the horn nose prescribed, by an unscrupulous dealer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boulevard Saint-Michel
Paris
New Yorkical Journal
Monument to Spanish Martyr to be unveiled in Geneva
Geneva grants Spanish literary and political figures permission to erect a monument to Michael Servetus, the theologian burned as a unitarian heretic in Geneva. The monument will be unveiled next October on the 850th anniversary of the burning ordered by Geneva authorities at Calvin's urging.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geneva
Michael Servetus
John Calvin
To Cut Glass With a Thread Trick
A curious and useful method explains cutting glass by wrapping a sulphur dipped thread around the desired area and lighting it. Quickly dipping the burning thread in cold water causes the glass to cut along the thread path.
Clever diner exploits 10 cent meal scheme in New York restaurants
A New York restaurant manager reports clever patrons solved the dine for ten cents trick. Customers slip into side rooms order soup and receive a ten cent check, then move to the main dining area, eat a full meal, and hide the next check under the table before leaving through a far exit to repeat the ruse at another entrance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Monogrammed Peaches Reveal Hidden Owner at Dinner
A London dinner party featured peaches with the host's monogram traced in the fruit's bloom. Paper letters were removed to reveal a delicate green monogram while the rest of the peaches remained rosy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Bill Fails To Move In Virginia House
A Virginia house of delegates bill to prohibit premarital kissing has little chance of passage. Lawmakers include many bachelors married men widowers who block its prospects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia House of Delegates
Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children Ad 24 Hour Cure
Many school children are sickly. Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children, prepared by Mother Gray at the Children's Home in New York, claim to break up colds in 24 hours and cure feverishness headache stomach troubles teething disorders and destroy worms. Available at all druggists. Sample mailed free to Allen S. Olmsted Le Roy New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mother Gray
New York
Allen S. Olmsted
le Roy
N.Y
Large Christmas Candles and Candies From Beeswax
The article notes enormous Christmas candles and candies, including altar staffs up to six feet long weighing about forty pounds. Each piece is valued at $25, made from pure beeswax. Putnam faceless dyes are highlighted for producing brighter colors with less effort.
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Putnam
Blessing the Danube and a San Francisco school board row
A Christmas Danube blessing procession features a large cross carried ahead. In San Francisco Mayor Schmit refuses the California club petition to appoint a woman to the city school board citing potential unrest among teachers opposed to the change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danube
Schmit
San Francisco
Ladies of the California Club
Don't Die of Consumption Dont Die of Consumption
Increditable so fullue unreadable text fragment likely references a health warning or public notice about tuberculosis risk. Unable to extract clear people places or dates from the provided fragment.
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John Piening
Pfening
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Bulfer
Associated Press
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Bulter
Philippines
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Bulfar
Her Majesty’s Footguards
Eleventh Bengals
India
Simla
Capt. Bulfer
Luzon
Telfer
Tri Bow Deans
Post
Piso
Ven Woeyehag
Hewlett Bros
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