Big Fight List Gathers In Pugilists Showdown
The era of prize ring activity accelerates as top boxers stage upcoming bouts. Corbett meets Jeffries at Coney Island May 11, with McCoy Sharkey and others lined up for high stakes matches across New York venues and an influx of international contenders targeting Paris exhibitions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeffries
Corbett
Sharkey
McCoy
Fitsalminous
Rublin
Creadon
Fitzsimons
Choynski
Walcott
Smith
Tommy Ryan
Jack Root
Chicago
Walcott and Weat
Coney Island
McCoy-Sharkey
Fitzsimmons
Ruhlin
Westchester A. C
Coney Island Sporting Club
Dan Creedan
Kid McCoy
Broadway A. C
New York
Creedan
Joe Walcott
Milwaukee
Wonserful Billiaridiet. Willie Hoppe as a billiards prodigy
Willie Hoppe, only 11, is described as a rising billiards star who has beaten top players and excels in 14 and 18 inch balkone, cushion carom and straight rail. Trained by Maurice Daly, he is forecast to be world champion within years and is giving exhibitions in New Orleans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maurice Daly
Willie
Cornwall-on-the-Hudson
Willie Hoppe
New Orleans
Georgetown to Send Athletes to Paris Games
Georgetown university plans to join other American colleges sending teams to Paris summer games at the exposition. The squad includes A. F. Duffey, a second Weser, touted as a top sprinter and the team’s mainstay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgetown University
Paris
Georgetown
Wesera
A. F. Duffey
Wefers
Well Known Welter-Weight Charles McKeever Returns
Charles McKeever one of the premier welterweights in the country signals his ring return by out-pointing Matty Matthews in a six-round Philadelphia bout. He has faced many leading fighters, including a twenty round draw with Mysterious Billy Smith and a later loss to him in twenty. He has defeated Young Griffo once in two meetings and fought him to a draw, with two encounters against Kid Lavigne yielding no decisons.
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Charles McKeever
Matty Matthews
Charles M'Keever
Philadelphia
McKeever
Billy" Smith
New York
Young Griffo
Kid” Lavigne
Kid Parker seen as coming world beater in Denver circles
Denver boxing interest backs the "Kid" Parker as a rising talent. George Siler, who refereed Parker's two round win over Jack Daly of Wilmington, says a 138 pound fighter from a skilled stable could defeat him and win at least 10,000 if the bout occurs in Denver. Colorado sports back Parker as a world beater with heavy betting support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parker
Denver
George Siler
Jack Daly
Wilmington
Colorado
Notable Fights and Prospects in 19th Century Boxing Skirmishes
The piece surveys boxers around 1890s Brooklyn and New York scenes. Oscar Gardner known as the Omaha Kid, his brother Eddie, and Dave Sullivan feature in a nineteen round bout. Joe Gans is noted for a Barne rematch and a win over Spike Sullivan. Sharkey plans to break with Tom O Rourke after Sept. 1 and aims to train alone while Ruhlin pursues fights with Fitzsimmons and Sharkey, with ongoing prospects toward a Jeffries challenge if Ruhlin defeats Fitzsimmons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oscar Gardner
Eddie
Finn
Dave Sullivan
Brooklyn
Sullivan
Joe Gans
Baltimore
Frank Barne
Cal Hawkins
San Francisco
Ganahas
Spike Sullivan
Hawking
New York
Sharkey
Tom O'Rourke
Gua Ruhlin
Mana
Sheepshead Bay
Ruhlin
Pitasimmons
Gus
Tate
Riuklin
Fitzsimmons
Jeffries
Trotters in France purse totals near four hundred thousand
Nearly 400000 in purses will be hung up for trotters in France this year. Five of the get of Axtell have been sold for nearly 21000 during the last six months. Bonner estate may erect a monument over Maud’s grave. James A. Murphy, former Star Pointer owner, will visit New York with his crack team to seek the champion title. John Directum Kelly will field a strong stable this season with Larbia the Great, Sidney Pointer, Lacey Carr, Sprague Tight, Quoddy Girl and others.
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France
Axtell
Bonner
Maud
James A. Murphy
Star Pointer
New York
Fred B
Mohican
Speedway
John
Directum
Duel Over Love Ends In Death And Prison
In Mexico City a fatal duel between two young social figures over Rafael Riquelme led to one woman dying and the other wounded. The victor and the seconds are jailed, with all connected parties women. A penal system blocked treatment without formal police orders. Rafael attended the Vir gin de Dolores flower feast with Marta Duran, prompting the deadly dispute. Juana Lana, also involved, was reported to police. Marta and Juana were hospitalized and four seconds confined in solitary.
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Mexico
Rafael Riquelme
Rafael
Virgin de Dolores
Henurus Marta
Juarez Hospital
Senorita Juana
Seconds
Belim City
Dowager Empress Targets 300 Chinese Reformers
A Chinese reform crackdown is reported with the dowager empress ordering the execution of more than 300 reformers by end of April. The purge allegedly spans the Flowery Kingdom and includes prominent agitators in Victoria, Vancouver, and San Francisco, with a broader scope extending to about 300 individuals to die before May.
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Han
China
Victoria
Vancouver
San Francisca
Pekin
Duel Between Senoritas Ends With Juana Victor
The scene opens with Marta and Juana meeting over a quarrel that leads to a formal sword duel at dawn near the bull ring. Marta is wounded, Juana's strategic defense prevails, and Marta renounces Rafael before being carried home gravely ill. Contemporaneous news notes Empress influence, medical officials, and reforms in China.
Outlaw Robbery Witness Forces Jail Break Near Tombstone
While jail guards at Tombstone Arizona were away at lunch William Stiles, a state witness against Bert Alvord and Dowing for a September Southern Pacific train robbery, held up Deputy Bravin, seized keys, and released Alvord and Bravo Juan. The trio fled west toward the Dragoon mountains. Juan had helped rob a train near Fairbanks less than two months earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heid UN Sherif
Eacaped
Tombstone
Arit
Willam Stiles
Bert Alvord
Dowing
Southern Pacific
Bravin
Alvord
Bravo Juan
Fairbanks
Dragoon Mountains
Fatal shooting ends family feud near Mount Vernon Alabama
G W Roberts a farmer near Mount Vernon Alabama was shot and killed by his stepson Harry Hughey after a two year feud over alleged attempts to seize their mother's farm and other property.
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Kent
G. W. Roberts
Mount Vernon
Harry Hughey
Hughey
Roberts
Times Married In 100 Years Aunt Rodgers Dies At Perry
A 100 year old colored woman known as Aunt Rodgers, who had been married six times, died in Perry. She married four Black men, one Indigenous man, and one white man.
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Yemen
Rodgers
Perry
Oklo
Boys and Clean Cities in New York Street Work
A fragmented article sketches Colonel George B. Waring and the Juvenile Street Cleaning leagues formed by city youths. It recounts weekly meetings, club constitutions, badges, and projects where boys and girls from settlements, including Jewish groups, learned civic duties and public order while some youths faced city ordinances and even minor legal penalties for misdeeds.
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New York City
George B Waring
Colonel Waring
East Side
New York
Jewish Institute
Waring
Words to Be Avoided in a College Lesson
A teacher at a renowned women’s college outlines common slips and suggests substituting correct expressions. She emphasizes understanding why preferred forms are right to internalize proper usage and reduce unconscious errors.
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United States
Gueas
Visit from Nellie and Roy to Carlo the dog
A London family visits grandma's country home during summer. They find a dirty hungry dog in the barn, wash him, feed him, and name him Carlo with a blue bell collar. He becomes a companion for the children and joins their eggs hunting, with hopes to keep him. LILLIE WATSON, 10, 621 E. Georgia St, Indianapolis.
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Nellie
Roy
Arthur
London
Grandmere
Carlo
Lillie Watson
Georgia St
Indianapolis
Etiquette clash leads to dusty boyish greeting
A Memphis Scimitar report describes two cheerful youngsters Ned Bright and Tom Brown meeting a stranger who introduces them and prompts a playful dust roll in the sidewalk dust as a friendly form of greeting.
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Bos
Ned* Bright
Tom’ Brown
Ned
Tom Brown
Ned Bright
Tom
Memphis Scimitar
The Oltret Taha and the ancient table joke
A wealthy man boasts of a 500 year old table. A younger guest counters with a 3,000 year old table, joking that it is the multiplication table believed made in India, prompting disbelief.
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Oltret Taha
India
Father Answers Child About Othello
A boy asks who Othello is and the father replies that the boy attends day school but does not know the play’s subject. The exchange highlights gaps in basic literary knowledge and parental guidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Othello
Othelo
A Boy's Recitation From a Massachusetts Census Gaffe
A teacher asks pupils about the state census in Massachusetts. James, an earnest student, mispronounces and says, Once in every ten Years Massathustits comes to the senses. The moment reveals a humorous misreading of the annual census concept.
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Massachusetts
James
Fragmentary Juvenile Dialog Sparks Candid Quote
A garbled juvenile remark recounts a child claiming independence and readiness to wash himself as he grows, prompted by a mother's earlier scolding. The brief lines show a defiant tone and a plea for self sufficiency amid caretaker dialogue.
Timid Prince of Naples Stirs Amid Aristocrats
The thirty one year old Prince of Naples appears timid among ladies while his cousins the Duke d Aosta and Comte de Torino thrill aristocratic circles with charm and energy. A third cousin shows more reserve and dedication to his naval career, preferring a cruiser deck to a ballroom floor.
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Prince of
Naples
Duke d'Aosta
Royal Artillery
Comte de Torino
Dragoons
Duke of
Aosta
Tanera
Margherita
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General Sporting
Marin
Lortion
American University
Beorgytown
Tim Jefferies
Jack Jefferies
Jim
Jack
Ryan
Atlantic
Syracuwy University
Paris Exposition
England
Senorita
Marta Duran
Marta
Juana
Caballero
Senorita Marta
Benorita Marta
Imperial College of Physicians
Poli Hea
Advwiges
Weng Tunghe
Shen Peng
Jung Lu
Kang Yi
Hyasive
Mamma
Ringa
Papa
March Hare
Jose
Grandma’s
Johnny
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