Behind the scenes at Forepaughs Circus with Patsy Forepaugh
A reporter visits Forepaughs show, chats with Patsy Forepaugh about elephants and memory, meets trainer families and chorus of bareback riders, notes how performers manage lions and dressing rooms, and observes a lively backstage scramble at Carcaco.
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Dan Eice
Wall
Patay Forspeugh
Forepaugh
Meagher
Patsy
Porspaugh
Sail
Indis
Weill
Wal
Mamie Fisher
Tara
Shakespeare
Trilby
Era Asemaker
Anne Dare
Mia Powers
New York City
Te Reed
Ben Rice
Maund
AicCrea
Miss Reed
Hands
Carcaco
Son
Gault House
Chicago
City plans convict labor to improve park
City aims to use prisoners from the jail to work on the park project. After arrests of dozens of vagrants, officials discussed employing convict labor to fund and carry out park improvements including waterfront grading and beautification. City Attorney endorsed the plan as legal and proper to speed upgrades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fnte
Morg
Burgess
Parka
P. J Bonebrake
City Rock
Bonebrake
Bird
Distinguished men pass into circus tent amid show confusion
A notable party led by Governor Morrill and state officials quietly entered a circus after a tense wait at the ticket wagon. Police Commissioner Bonebrake signaled the move, then the aides secured entry for the delegation amid uproar over how they would get inside. The scene unfolds with local society and press glimpses, plus assorted notes on public affairs and entertainment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gev. Morrill
E. N. Morrill
Otis L Atherton
FP. B. Dawes
W. A Johnsten
P. L Bonebrake
Simleasly
Bonebrake
Centers of Noise Spark Civic Holiday Festivities
Crowds fill parks and streets as nations celebrate a holiday. Firecrackers and early concerts mark the day with multiple gatherings across Garfield park Moon's Grove Olympic park and Oak land park. Groups including G A R Turners Hibernian society Modern Woodmen and local clubs host picnics concerts drills and dances while a ten mile road race to Pauline draws twenty six entrants and a large turnout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garfield Park
Marshall
Wood
Fair Grounds
Olympic Park
Pauline
Moon's Grove
Sona of Veterans
Battery B
Battery
Oakland Park
Turners
Democratic Flambeau Club
Allan Society
The
Hibernian Society
Maple Hill
Rock Island
Ph Adams
Menoken
Colored Independent League to Convene at Topeka
Wm Eagleson announces the Colored Independent League state convention will meet in Topeka on September 19. About one delegate per 20 members expected, likely 100 from outside. The league plans active political participation next fall to support friendly officeholders and push civil rights reform similar to Senator True's bill, not necessarily as strong.
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Bessie Bubre
League of American Wheelmen
Atchison
Court House
North Topeka
RE. Kropf
Washburn
Horton High School
BR. Bagnall
Clay Center
Topeka
Wesley Davis
Rossville
Albert H. Horton Wenut
Kansa City
Wallace
J. G. Johnson
Peabody
Columbia Council
Knights and Ladies of Security
Lincoln Post
E . Merriam
Rossville Bank
Chicago
Willmarth
St Joseph
Wess Fifth Street
Asylum Investigation Committee
Thair
Stanley
Dawes
Hutchinson Reformatory Board
Jay
Ell
Tha Spooners
Edon
Wm. Eagleson
Colored Independent League
League
Senator True
Fitzsimmons Acquitted Sparks City Celebration
Syracuse crowds erupt as Robert Fitzsimmons is found not guilty after about three hours jurors return verdict. The boxer sends a telegram to his wife while cheers fill the courtroom and Judge Rose struggles to restore order. Also brief tips on keeping flowers fresh and a light culinary note accompany the news.
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Syracuse
N. Y
Robert Fitzsimmons
Rose
Fitzsimmons
American Cyclist Plans Quixotic Wheel Tour Through America
An English wheel enthusiast announces a planned hurried ride across the United States to study Yankee cycling. He describes routes through New Hampshire, Georgia river to Denver, Cincinnati forests, Rhode Island prairies, Bar Harbor, and Bar Harbor for winter studies before a spring return to California river and Chicago. He declines a New York stop, aiming to sample diverse regions and riders.
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America
States
New Hampshire
Georgia River
Denver
Cincinnati
Rhode Island
Bar Harbor
California
Chicago
New York
All He Could Do and the Brave Boy
A Washington Star cartoonist quits under pressure in a scene of resignation and comic defiance. A Boston Post vignette highlights Attie Willy saving Charley Stebbins, explaining he jumped in first to be there when he fell in.
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Washington Star
Willy
Attie Willy
Charley Stebbins
Notm
Boston Post
What a Charming Surprise for a Bicycle Lover
The Indianapolis Journal notes a humorous paradox as a man discovers a woman’s “intuition” over corn fed gossip. It describes how she brags when right for weeks and switches topics when wrong, leaving the man to reflect on the odd charm of secret bicycle lessons and surprises.
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Corkert
Sintec
Berea
Indianapolis Journal
Summer beverage ad copy with mixed fruit flavors
Fragmentary OCR describes drinks including Cherry and Juniper lemonade and other fruit flavors. Mentions a large Lamonade Ayrap and root drinks. Unclear dates or quantities. No identifiable people or organizations present.
Bargain Grocery List With Mixed Items and Prices
A selective list of grocery items with various prices and weights. Includes macaroni, cod fish, coffee, salt, canned goods, candles, starch, buttermilk, tobacco, white fish, and pickles. Prices are listed per unit or per dozen, reflecting a bulk sales flyer style.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Calif
Curtis Brothers
Arbuckle’s
Boston
Ankorls
Vinton Corm
Conedy’s
Climax Tobacco
On the Verge of War Turbulence in Macedonia
Reports from Sofia and Berlin warn of imminent conflict as Turkey tightens controls in Macedonia. Insurgent bands form in Kastanegrokop. large sums and rifles flow into the region. Great powers consider a congress over sultan reforms as tensions rise. Meanwhile gas supply and rail travel ads appear in the same era paper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sofia
Bulgaria
Vardar
Kastanegrokop
Losnos
Standard
Berlin
Sya
Aganinst
Constantinople
Macedonia
The
Times
Turkey
Wreck on the Wabash injures train crew near Niantic
Wabash train No. 41 struck Niantic twenty miles west of here last night, killing two trainmen and injuring several. Fireman Smith and engineer M. L. Higgins of Springfield are fatally injured while Eli Dawson, a passenger, is only bruised. A light engine followed and jammed the rear sleeper into the chair car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatua
Niantic
Here
M. L. Higgins
Enqiiver
Springfield
Smith
Eli Dawson
Gas Supply Dwindles as Four-Year Outlook Forecast
A joint committee of city council, the commercial club and the board of trade warns the gas supply in Indians area may last no more than four years. They plan immediate actions to address impending shortages and secure future gas resources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Consumers Gas Trust
Metro
Great Rock Island
Typrasarots
Commercial Club
Board of Trade
Jean
The Display Ad Manager Brings Robber to Stand
A sensational scene described by the New York World shows an advertising manager pinning a robber in his room and mocking the thief as he is beaten. The tale ends with the moon hiding behind a cloud and the thief groaning.
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New York World
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