Chicago mayoral race draws wide interest and party balance
The Chicago mayoral contest attracts broad attention as candidates seek cross ticket votes. Carter H Morrison seeks a third term for Democrats while Elbridge Hancey runs as Republican candidate. Other tickets include Avery Hoyt Gus Hoyt John Collins John Pepin and Thomas Rhodus with varying platforms. A father speaks on early marriage, urging caution and focusing on community stability amid public debate.
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Blaricom Hanecy
Chicago
Carter H. Morrison
Carter H. Harris Bon
Elbridge Hanevy
Judge Yates
Mexican Presidency Hopefuls Reyes and Limantur Featured
General Reyes, a popular military leader chosen by many as Diaz’s successor, commands Mexico’s army and enjoys wide ties with Americans. Jane Ives Limantur, also a presidential candidate, serves as financial minister and is lauded as a brilliant lawyer with strong American-friendly stance and past success managing state finances.
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General Reyes
Porfirio Ding
Mexico
America
Jane Ives Limantur
Vandidate
Diaz
Novel clothes dryer lowers for easy hanging and raises high
A Roaness article describes a newly invented clothes dryer with pivoting uprights and a windlass. The device lowers to ground level for hanging laundry, then rises to keep lines taut. Pulleys allow multiple lines, and a spring or weight aids lifting back to vertical.
Lee's Military Career Memoir Near Completion
Colonel Charles Marshall of Baltimore, invited by Washington and Lee University to write a biography of General Robert E. Lee, is nearing completion. Lee himself gathered data on the Army of Northern Virginia but did not begin composing. Marshall used limited material and accessed captured Confederate records in the War Department at Washington.
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Lee
Charles Marshall
Baltimore
Washington and Lee University
Robert ©. Lee
Lee Hmself
Northern Virginia
Marshall
War Department
Washington
A Fruit Tree Sprayer for Large Orchards
An improved spraying device for fruit trees discharges liquids on foliage across rows, suited for large orchards where time matters. It allows simultaneous spraying while a team moves, includes a pressure storage tank, and auto-rotating liquid barrels that unload without valves. The pump is powered from the wheel hub.
London housing progress by the county council
London’s social advance is marked by the county council’s housing program. By year’s start, 16,362 dwellings had been completed or acquired for wage earners, with 14,858 under plan and land purchases approved for 6,800 more, reflecting extensive recent municipal effort.
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London
London County Council
Bowling League Limits Draw Chicago Debate
Chicago bowling circles debate restricting bowlers to a single league as the Illinois Bowling Association faces jurisdiction questions. Veteran officials say players join multiple clubs for enjoyment and high averages, while Hofman team success allegedly sours interest in the Chicago league.
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Chicago
Ilinola Bowling Association
Chicago Post
LB. A
T. B.A
John Doe
Finn
Hofman
Brill Ponies
McGovern Plans Rest and Turf Pursuits This Season
Terry McGovern, hailed as the greatest American boxer, plans a quiet season. He will oversee a string of top sprinters with manager Sam Harris at his side. Harris aims to boost action for bookmakers while McGovern enjoys leisure. Potentially, an English club may hire him for an exhibition before his U S tour after the racing season.
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Mgovern
Terry McGovern
Sam Harris
McGovern
Harris
Terry
Licely
England
Korge Dixons Successor Promising Chicago Boxer Lyons
A young colored fighter, Harry Lyons of Chicago, has succeeded George Dixon as the premier colored featherweight and may soon reach the top if Terry McGovern moves up. Lyons is a well-built, graceful boxer with potential as a strong light on future bouts.
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Korge Dixon
Harry Lyons
Chicago
George Dixon
Lyons
Terry McGovern
Gans
Erne
Woema
Bulgarian Wrestler Nouroulah Arrives to Meet All Comers
Bulgarian wrestler Nouroulah, a massive figure, has crossed the ocean to challenge any challenger in this country. Promoted as the biggest grappler to travel abroad, he aims to prove his prowess against top local wrestlers.
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Nouroulah
Second Edition of Michael and the Welsh Rider
A note on a second edition of Michael, younger brother of Jimmy Michael, hailing from Aberaman Wales. Jimmy plans to bring the lad to America this season to pursue success on the track. Reports say Michael is smaller and lighter but already showing pace, with earnings around $250,000 shared among riders including Tom Linton.
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Michael
Jimmy Michael
Jimmy
Wales
Arthur Lineton
Tom Linton
Aberammon
Tom Iromity
America
San Francisco Hosts Pugilists as Fight Scene Roars
San Francisco remains the country’s only major boxing hub with Frank Erne Terry McGovern Matty Matthews and others heading west for bouts. Tim Hegarty travels from Australia while Erne plans to stay in California until May hoping a return match with McGovern, though Erne expects McGovern to decline while a bigger bout looms.
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San Francisco
Frank Erne
Terry McGovern
Matty Matthews
Tim Hegarty
Australia
California
McGovern
Grne
Popular Center Tor Cyclists Spur Boston Rendezvous
Boston will be a popular rendezvous for middle distance bicycle riders this season with six cycle tracks within an hour’s ride and a half dozen more reachable at night. Within the hour Worcester Brockton New Bedford and Rivierre lie within reach and a night could land riders in Newark New York Philadelphia Rochester Syracuse Albany Hartford New Haven Waterbury or other tracks.
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Center
Boston
Worcester
Brockton
New Bedford
Rivierre
Newark
New York
Philadelphia
Rochester
Syracuse
Albany
Springfield
Hartford
New Haven
Waterbury
Mina Ruth Mason Joins Family Law Practice
A fragment notes Mina Ruth Mason, daughter of Renator Mason, will join her father and brother in their law practice. It mentions the father’s belief she will be a good lawyer and references a St. Louis saloon man naming his business after Mrs. Carrie Nation.
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Mina Ruth
Mason
Renator Mason
Sud
St. Louis
Carrie Nation
Generous Patron Spends Millions on American Turf
William Whitney, noted horseman, is said to have spent $2,000,000 on horses and stables and will train 200 horses this year. A benefit for Harry Weldon, famed sporting writer, raises $10,000. Weldon is recovering from paralysis at his Circleville, Ohio home. Mascot, once the world champ pacer, was sold in New York for $1,000, with a 2:04 tag matching the pacer and trotter records.
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William Whitney
Harry Weldon
Weldon
Circleville
Mascot
Nancy Hanks
New York
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