American cyclists ignite cycling craze in England and Wales
An era of fast wheels sweeps Britain as American riders boost interest in road racing and leisure cycling. Enthusiasts note evolving gear and frame designs, with larger wheels and stiffer cranks shaping the sport. Observers hail the trend’s appeal and imperial links, while makers debate price and pattern changes amid postwar travel shifts.
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Ivery
Cmnk Bateer
England
Rimio Wheeling
Alitone Etary Youtie Tian
Geckied
Stirst
Americas Cyclist to England and the Bicycle Infantry
An early report discusses the rise of bicycle infantry in Germany and France with 27 wheelmen companies linked to regiments. It notes expected duties, uniforms, and equipment, including simplified outfits and innovative frames. It also covers English concerns about gear durability and safety in road riding.
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Americas Cycliste
England
Tord Queensberry
Yung Teliows
Feary Aga
Germany
Pour Regiment
Guard
Toad
Foils for the Fair Sex English Expert to Instruct New York Fashions
An English expert Miss Lowther is hired to teach fencing to New York's Four Hundred. The piece praises fencing as healthy and graceful, notes it requires practice and agility, and mentions Miss Lowther, Ragland champion swordswoman, expected to visit America to instruct fashionable girls.
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New York
Fenelig
Nset
Quibra
Mise Lowther
Ragland
Amerion Econ
New Yorke
Handball Training and Winter Conditioning
Professor Whitweil of Tremont Athletic Club discusses handball as a key training factor. Winter inactivity weakens scholastic teams while a proactive indoor program strengthens muscles, improves speed, and boosts alertness ahead of the season.
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Whitweil
Tremont Athletic Club
Er Orecca
CHECKERS AND CHESS White to Play and Win
White to play and win indicated in a terse checker chess notation fragment, naming White, Black, and a probable strategic win. The limited readable text suggests a decisive move or tactic but lacks full move sequence or context.
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White
Aime
Ant
Walt
Sterron
Shema
Jeannette and the Watchmaker Wedding Tragedy on the Doubs
A romantic village tale ends in tragedy as Jeannette, 18, vows to marry watchmaker Pierre Hasselot. At the Doubs river, a boat voyage with plans for a wedding feast turns fatal when the watchmaker, revealing a fatal vow, drives the boat into whirlpools, leaving Jeannette to perish with the doomed voyage.
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Doubs
France
Netschatel
Jeannette
Dotanes
Jontinotts Murich
Pierre Paul Hasselot
Thelgscher
Cirhearinus
Leoring
Tle
Huseelog
Old Beads and Young Hearts in Pearson Weekly
A village scene shows a matchmaking mother and aunt urging John to let the priest girls speak for themselves while he resists. The passage notes longstanding tensions between the two young would-be sweethearts, framed as a comic domestic anecdote from Pearson's Weekly.
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John
Mies
Pearson's Weekly
Wall
Yen
Putting Him Right and Civic Pride in a Town Meeting
A lively township gathering unfolds with fervent patriots and a dramatic moment as a barefoot boy heckles the speaker. The scene captures communal pride, preparation, and the rousing reception of a political oration in a scene described with bustling enthusiasm.
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Klan
Congress
Nberabhin
Cuba
Jay
Zealess
Detroit Freese
Fragmented 19th century humor snippets mixed with wartime letters
A mosaic of quoted lines from various newspapers shows dialogue on love wartime promises and social mores. Segments include a mother and daughter debating wartime expectations, references to General Washington and Romanesque jokes, and short captions from papers like New York Journal Cincinnati Enquirer and Detroit Free Press.
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Sally
Eve
New York
Detroit Free Press
Fragmented Havana letter details Cuban hardship and shortages
A Havana resident’s letter describes dire conditions from the blockade era. It notes scarce food, rising prices for rice lard garlic and vegetables, bread shortages, and public hunger. Public houses avoid feeding children, while horses carts and omnibuses suffer from lack of supplies and food.
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Key West
Fla
Havana
Vuelto Abajo
Pimer del Rio
Lee
Santa Clare
Havane
Guanibacos
Marianac
Jesus del Monte
Manila natives favor annexation and peace over anti US rule
A cable from Manila reports natives prefer peaceful Spanish colonial transition to U S rule, seek abolition of oppressive friar era and church control, and wish to be left alone politically. Rebels recently stormed Mulongo, bayoneting Spaniards after shelling the Spanish cannon. German relief shipments to Manila cease as policy shifts. A Kansas City surgeon, Dr R R Hunter, is summoned to Santiago to aid yellow fever patients in Cuba.
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Manila
Hong Kong
Thas
Philippines
United States
Santiago
Fort Scott
Griffith
Kansas City
Army, Corps
Strange twins tale travels through towns and time
Two babies born in adjacent Richison houses on the same night were swapped by doctors and nurses without the mothers' knowledge. A girl sought a boy, a boy ended up where they wanted a girl, leaving a baffling mix of fates. Families moved apart, leaving the mixups a mystery to the mothers.
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Richison
Sint
Atchison Globe
Wanted help and laborers in early city ads
A jumble of hiring notices from American Employment Co and other firms. Ads seek laborers, cooks, dishwashers, waitresses, jet setters, delivery staff, and organizers. Includes vague pay promises and destinations like West Sixth Street and Jewell Block with multiple misspelled names and scattered details.
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Younging
Dokuseper Asics Stra
Che Say
Atlessiane
Deaice Esatoy
Lis West Sixth St
Suripean Horot
Emp. Co
Jewell Block
Ken
Wanted Salesmen Lemmen and Agents in St Louis
Advertisement seeks salesmen salesmen and agents to earn about 25 per month plus expenses paid. Apply by writing at oboe 13 to FS a week to sell cigars. St Louis Missouri.
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Lesmen
Gell
Hience
St Louis
Wade Homptor
Uluetca- Mons
Werner Company
Axron
Arc Co
Racine
Local Ad Notice for Jewelry and Optical Services
James B Hayden Jeweler and Op Tician offers complete stock of watches and tableware. Eye glasses spectacles properly fitted. Topeka address references and service notice for James Dwyer at 50 Lawrence.
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James B Hayden
Op Tician
Topeka
Buni
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