Trouble in the Western Intercollegiate Contests and Rivalries
Reporting on faculty control disputes over the national athletic meet and the Western Intercollegiate setup. Northwestern and Illinois debates fuels student action while Horace Baker emerges as captain. In horse racing, Jean Beraud defeats Gravenene and Dersud in a tight one mile and furlong race with Prince McClurg and Charlton close behind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walveratty
Mohigan
Nny
Coliuca
Chicago
Notre Dame
Ilnois
Minnisota
Madison
Northwestern
Titnaia
Horace Baker
Evanston
Purple
Gravenené
Jean Dersud
Chare=tun
Prince McClurg
Jean Beraud
Beraud
O'Connor
Milwaukee to Host 21st National Cycle Meet Weekend
Promoters of the twenty first annual National Cycle Meet plan July 10 to 15 in Milwaukee. The LA W officials will conduct cycle racing with free admission for all LA W members. Louis Pierron, new Wisconsin division LAW consul and North Side LA W club president, will oversee rims and tours for the gathering. The event aims to attract five to ten thousand wheelmen, with a distinctive cap for each registrant. Heats will run in the morning, semi finals in the afternoon, and finals in the evening at the Exposition building to ensure top speed and crowd appeal.
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Milwau-ket
N.C. A
L. A.W
Louis Pierron
Mike Milwauken
L. A. W. Moet
Exposition
Exposition Building
Remarkable athlete Kraenzlein leads Penn to ICAA victories
Alvin C. Kraenzlein of the University of Pennsylvania delivered historic performances at the Intercollegiate Association games in Manhattan. He qualified in four events the day before and won the 100 yards dash and the hurdles on Saturday, while his broad jump preliminaries earned him second place behind Meyer Prinstein of Syracuse.
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Alvin C. Emenalein
University of Pennsylvania
Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Manhattan Field
New
Alvin C. Kraenzlein
York
Kraenzlein
Meyer Prinstein
Syracuse
Kraenglein
Poe
Raenglein
McCoy and Sharkey Bout Scrapped at Coney Island
Mosels Calted OM Ted McCoy and Tom Sharkey were slated to fight at Sesalde Sporting Club in Coney Island on June 25 but the match was canceled. McCoy declines, citing recent bouts and need for rest. he will retire from the prize ring for at least a year. Sharkey silent on the matter.
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Mosels Calted OM
Ted McCoy
Tom Sharkey
Sesalde Sporting Club
Coney Island
McCoy
Sharkey
Elkes’ New World Record Photo From Paris Track
The picture shows Tint ty Elkes, the hour champion, arriving from France. It was taken at the Parc des Princes track in Paris and received by Charles Henshaw, allowing publication through his courtesy.
Fitzsimmons-Ruhlin glove fight postponed indefinitely
The bout between Fitzsimmons and Ruhlin has been postponed indefinitely due to Fitzsimmons left hand injury found to be serious. Doctors at Bellevue Hospital advised against fighting, with recovery possibly delaying the match for weeks or longer.
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Fitzammons-Riuhlin
Fitzalmmons
John A. Sullivvan
Bellevue Hospital
Fitzsimmons
Bellevue
Sllivan
Hons
Dunkhorst
Gus Ruhlin
Fend
Akron
Jeffries
Brady
Morther to Coach in Colorado Oversees Football Links
T. W. Mortimer, longtime University of Chicago tackle, signs to coach the Colorado football team this fall. Ralph Hamill, last year’s star halfback, will also go to Colorado to coach the Colorado College eleven, a rival in the annual fall game. Mortimer’s hammer throw record of 141 feet marks a Chicago best, using Plan’s triple turn technique debuted by Plan.
Renegade Europeans Weave Through Soudan Conflicts
A curious critique notes white men fighting wild battles against civilization while many deserting Europeans join piracy and jihad alike. It recalls cases in Cochin China and Soudan where French, Austrian, and Prussian renegades serve or are employed by local powers, shaping fortifications and clashes with Anglo-Egyptian forces.
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Cuxsade
Hanel
Doe Tich
Soudan
Khalifa
Klotz
Inger
Osman Digna
Joseph Nisbet
Rouen
Normandy
Egypt
Alexandria
Digna
Cairo
Dervighes
Margulis
Mores
Joule Hoffman
New York
Khartoum
Oliver Pain
Ife
New Caledonia
Henri Rochafort
Europe
Father Abiwal- Ger
Omdurman
Pain
Turkey
Omar Pasha
Mikail von Lottas
Cherif Pasha
de Selves
Mehamet Ali
The Pompom Gun in Boer War Described by British Writer
A British writer details the automatic Maxim pompom gun used by the Boers. It fires one pound shells at a rapid rate, with cartridges generating iron shells loaded with powder and percussion fuses. Each shell shatters into multiple fragments, creating intense, continuous bombardment and leaving the enemy with little breathing room.
Terrible Ride By Two Boys On a New Haven Train
George Huxon and John Corkey, both teens from East Cambridge, rode a Boston midnight express roof to a tunnel in New York. They sustained injuries from smoke, heat, and debris, Corkey nearly nude, then were turned over to police in Yonkers and Brooklyn. Corkey hospitalised. both remanded after arraignment.
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New York
Chicago
Inter Ocean
George Huxon
John Corkey
East Cambridge
Mass
New Haven
Forty-eight Street
Grand Central
Galt
Corkey
Spuyten Duyvil
Huxon
Yonkers
James Nolan
St. John’s Hospital
Meaning Dudes
Evangeline asks Angeline about knowing many young men in their social circle. Angeline replies she knows a thing or two.
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Evangeline
Angeline
Napoleon and the Press Offers to Write for Pay
Napoleon, quoted in the Century, notes payments of 6000 francs monthly to Times editors and offers from English papers to write in exchange for money. He laments the press shaped public opinion and says he was wrong to oppose their influence, acknowledging his name suffered as a result.
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Elbaz
Napoleon
Times
Biba
France
England
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Starts Car Service at Washington
The Baltimore and Ohio Railway establishes an automobile service at Washington to connect trains with city transport. It is believed to be the first railroad line to regularly introduce car service to a station, using an electrical system. Each vehicle carries two small trunks on supports and allows extra baggage on top. Washington streets are in fine condition, boosting prospects for success.
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Baltimore & Ohio Railway Company
Washington
D. C
Rocking Seats for Bowing Royalty in Dublin Carriage
The article notes royal travelers like Queen Victoria use rocking seats in carriages to ease repeated bows during long public drives. The device prevents headaches and spinal strain from constant inclination.
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Victoria
Dublin
Romantic Career of Loren Lorimer Leader in Cook County Politics
A long profile outlines William Lorimer 1861 born in England who rose from street vendor to Chicago real estate and brick manufacture leader. He is praised as a tireless hustler with a calm temperament and strong loyalty to friends and family, shaping national policy in Congress. The piece notes his teetotaler stance, non-use of tobacco, and devotion to Dickens and Hugo, plus his role in the Street Railway Employers Benevolent Association and various business ventures. Also included is a Chicago Record note on a Stockholm rally led by Mrs Anna Sterky with 16,000 attendees and other European meetings.
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WM. Lorimer
Lorimer
Chicago
Fong
Hilly" Worlmer
Clark Sureet
Ald
Michael Kenna
Armour & Co
Nelson &Morris
Morris
Congress
Lt Mois
Alf
Charles Dickens
Victor Hugo
Sweden
Stockholm
Anna Sterky
Upsala
Orebro
Bkilstima
Malmo
Norrkoping
Charles Sanders
Hidden Hoards and Old Coins Specter in War Tales
A Wichita soldier recalls finding 72,500 Mexican money in a hospital, plus a cross cave with eight bushels of pennies and coins from 1214. He describes looting, strange discoveries, and that most money remained untouched while curios were taken.
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Lloyd Brown
Wichita
Alajor
Fourth Cavalry
Stained Glass Window Honors Lord Robert at Woolwich
A Woolwich military academy display features a remarkable stained glass portrait of Lord Robert in a jubilee memorial. Eight windows at the site depict biting figures, a striking departure from typical living-person memorials. The design shows Bobbs in ceremonial dress with a Kandahar backdrop, celebrating Roberts’s notable achievement up to the jubilee.
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Woolwich
Lord Robert
Bobs
Staek
Boba
Kandahar
Lord Roberty
Cattle dog Fights Eagle in Dandenong paddock
A cattle dog near Dandenong was attacked by a large eagle while crossing a paddock. The dog, about twenty five pounds, wrestled free and seized the eagle by its wing. They fell to the ground, the dog badly cut. the boy killed the bird with a stick. The eagle spanned seven feet tip to tip.
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Dandenong
Melbourne
Australia
Electricity in Dublin Disrupts Trams and Lights
A Dublin paper reports a live rat chewed an electrical cable causing insulation damage and electrocution, while a dead dog floated into a power station pipe disrupting water supply and halting tramway service briefly, demoralizing the city’s electrical system.
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Antonis
Dublin
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Imp
Elkes
Peeeb Rae Bos
Napoleon and the Press
Congressman Lorimer
Illinois
Newyiny
Saint” Roberts
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