Harness kings matched for $32,000 Brighton Beach race
The Abbott and Cresceus, noted trotters, are matched to race at Brighton Beach the week of May for at least $32,000 purse. Each owner signs to port $10,000, the association guarantees at least $12,000 receipts, with $7,000 to the winner. Three heats are planned as speed and stakes draw attention from racing fans. Jesceus boasts a 2:04 mark with 19 wins in 33 starts.
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Resceus
Abbott and
Cresceus
Hrighton Beach
Le 1
Jesceus
Kentucky trot meets for purses totaling 125000 at Lexington card
Kentucky Trotting Horse Breeders Association outlines an October Lexington card with about 15 to 16 purses ranging 1000 to 3000 dollars each and fixed events plus stakes totaling 125000. Include £30000 race between The bobot and Boralma and other major purses, closes June 1.
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Kentucky
Kentucky Trot Ing Horse Breeders Association
Lexington
Thebbot
Boralma
Veterans Return To Ring Chronicle of Bare Knuckle Era
Two real veterans of the old school of pugilism reunite in a piece recalling when bare knuckles ruled and there was no loser's end to the bout. The article contrasts past laurels with the later era’s harsher style and slave fighting stigma.
Public auction voice from New York to Weel Todien transports
Notices mix auctions medical ads and letters from western Canada about homesteading prospects. Items include hosts of remedies for digestion and foot care, plague statistics in Hong Kong, and a Wisconsin vaccination veto. The piece blends sensational ads with reader correspondence urging emigration and travel.
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New York
Weel Todien
New Milwaukee Road promotes Aberdeen to Missouri River route
A spring 1 New England illustrated booklet from the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway advertises the Aberdeen to Missouri River country now served by a new line. It invites location movers to obtain a copy by sending a two cent stamp to F A Miller in Chicago. A Barkhamsted Connecticut note mentions a housewife using a snowbank as a makeshift refrigerator.
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Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Aberdeen
Missouri River
Chicago, Milwaukee & Bt. Pani Railway
F. A. Miller
Chicago
New England
Barkhamsted
Torrington
Conn
Heeister
Sharkey and McCoy Offer Private Bout Over Big Side Bet
Sharkey’s manager Barney Reich declares only a private fight for a large side bet would settle any contest with Kid McCoy. Reich says public confidence would vanish in a McCoy bout and offers to sign articles for a private match to prove who is serious. He adds McCoy could not fake or deceive in such a bout. Sharkey refuses any other terms.
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Sharkey
M'Coy
McCoy
Barney Reich
Mr. Reich
Tom
Americans in Europe Face Mixed Bike Racing Luck
American cyclists sent to Europe fared unevenly with Zimmerman and Harry Elkes among the few to win. Tom Cooper and others bowed to European flyers while Major Taylor struggled in Germany, defeated in his first race by two foreigners before improving in a later event despite cold weather hindering training.
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Europe
Zimmerman
Harry Elkes
Tom Cooper
Taylor
Hie
Germany
Majah
Hart the Clever Louisville Fighter in Kid McCoy Manner
Marvin Hart the 21 year old Louisville boxer is praised as a clever clean-cut fighter in a Kid McCoy style. He has fought only about a year and won all eleven bouts, drawing comparisons to McCoy. Also expected in America is French Taylor, the European hour champion, noted for pace following and a 4 82 2 5 mile time behind human pace, with Harry Kikos the sole defeat in an hour race.
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Marvin Hart
Louisville
Kid McCoy
McCoy
Hart
Taylor
Europe
McDuffes
Michaels
Harry Kikos
Summer and rail excursion rates and dates listed
Old notice lists annual teachers excursion Via Sents Fe Hoate with ticket sales June to September and multiple summer trips to St Paul, Kansas, Chicago, Louisville, and Missouri River region with varied return prices. Contact CF Warren, Salt Lake City, or F A Miller Chicago for details. Also mentions military post reductions in the Philippines and remedies for tired feet with Allen’s Foot Ease.
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Sents Fe Hoate
Salt Lake
Oyen Toy Sunyas City
Revure
Aare Thieago
Dscs
Ereas
Imit
Itis
St. Paul
Eeture
Kansas
Punt
Retern
Jone
Chicago
St. Louisville
Mimouri Riser Polaty
Feuirn
St Mhdi
Taran Und Recien
Warren
P. RH
Dooly Block
Salt Lake City
Utah
Mrs Pinkham Advice for Women Health
Aalarming plea urges women to seek Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for ovarian and womb inflammation. Mrs Chappell of Grant Park endorses the remedy and shares relief, listing Lynn Mass as the address for free advice.
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Sician
United States
Chappell
Grant Park
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