Football in France a measured view of safety and rule
The article reviews the adoption of football under Rugby rules in France, arguing it is exciting but not inherently dangerous. It contrasts grim legends with historic bans and notes the sport’s spread among clubs and colleges, aided by English rule reforms and prominent French advocates.
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France
Edward II of
England
London
Brittany
Messra
G. de Saint-Clair
Saint- Chaffray
Figaro
Prophets in Tacoma Warn of 1697 World End Predictions
A Tacoma dispatch reports five evangelists led by Jefferis and Price say the world ends in 1697. They warn of a false Christ, claim most of humanity will perish within five years by war plague famine and pestilence, and describe Christ’s return with a heavenly bride while Satan is sealed for 1000 years. One preacher formerly led an Episcopal church in Philadelphia, casting doubt on the dispatch.
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Tacomsa
Wash
Jefferie
Price
H. C., Lenters
Henry Baker
Mrs. Cliff
Christ
Satan
Hell
Jefferis
Episcopal
Philadelphia
New York
Millionth of Second Bullet Photography by C Y Boys
Professor C Y Boys explains capturing a bullet in flight at peak speed requires illumination faster than an electric spark. A steel mirror, tiny as a 25 cent piece, spins at 1000 revolutions per second, emitting light beams that cross the screen so rapidly photographers can expose frames in one millionth of a second.
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C. Y. Boys
Alarm Clock Signal Ends Brooklyn Date Night
A Brooklyn scene near Washington park shows a young man and a girl saying good night on a porch as an elderly man hoists a ringing alarm clock from a sixth story window on a string. Midnight marks the moment, and the clock’s hands meet at twelve as the couple parts.
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Washington Park
Brooklyn
New York Sun
Unusual Stage Gaffe and Other Historic Vignettes
A Cheyenne tale recounts Jim Larkin guiding a colored tragedian in a Mazeppa act with a wild bull. The bull destroys scenery and injures a trombone player, ending the performance. Also told are hair turning white after a neuralgia cure, a dumb waiter incident in Dexter Maine, dialect humor about Grogan and Hogan, a prize fighter’s flirtation, and rails wearing in tunnels due to sulfuric acid from coal fumes.
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Cateward
Jim Larkin
Cheyenne
Larkin
Mazeppa
Story of a Will and a Modern Lottery of Love
A tale centers on Maron Cross Harfield heir to a $100,000 fortune bound by a will conditionally delaying the principal until the godchild Marion reaches 18 and later 40. Marion marries Cecil Lynes, hoping to keep the money, only to learn the aunt’s letter instructs keeping the fortune while their marriage proves genuine. The lawyer Bliss delivers the final letter revealing the money remains with the couple who learned they could be happy without wealth. The moral: love and trust triumph over riches.
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Maron Cross Harfield
Mr. Harfield
Marion
Mito
Paps
Aman
Papa
Marion Harfield
Cecil Lynes
Cecil
Bliss
Mr. Bliss
Manion Cross
Cure for Grip and Comfort Drink
A historical note advises protective footwear and a broad muffler during grip. It suggests a nourishing milk cream potion for convalescents, made by heating milk to near boiling, whisking in cream, and serving with bread three times daily.
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Dadiey's
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Seek & Storage
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Jopokca Ave
Utd
Jackson St
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Monroest
Merriam
West
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Lest
West Sth Avenue
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Payne
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Pelee
Petras
Mary
Sale
mmUligery
Ty Lo Chase
Soraetaar
B. Caro
Ivory
AlYong
Pet Procter & Gamble CO
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Toss & Co
Columbian
Chuck Tull
Foultuinte
Ty Soan
Ee Security
Kansas
Thomas
Ross
Kansas Avenue
Kansas Ave
Adress Consolidated Perfume Co
Chicago
Benedict & Co
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Yuce
Lie Provate
Court
Siakwnes County
Throop
4Th and
Lopalist
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Luce Serson
West Sixth
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Botue
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Raisins
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E.G. Witsos
Welch & Wilson
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Harrison Street
Witi
Wales
L. A
Joseph Marshall
Setar
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Jackson Street
Smoke Elayer
Monefi
Kan Ave
Topoka
Charles
Portland
Dexter
Maine
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Mr. Grogan
Mr. Hogan
Wun Lung
Shey Fightess
New York Weekly
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Serpent
Sting
Santa TE
Kansas City
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Topeta
Topeke
Atchison
ST. Joseph
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North Topeka
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