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Newspaper
Townsend Messenger
Location
Townsend, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1896
Page
2
Townsends Messenger prints a satirical column noting varied quips about reform, mouthy sayings, a Monroe marriage after twenty years, a Chinaman charged with kissing women, and differences between cyclones and tornadoes. It closes with casual weather explainers and a jokey take on public life.
John Clark is jailed in Sioux City for swearing at his wife in his sleep a habit the judge hopes a few weeks will break. Mrs Clark rests, and Clark reportedly swears mainly during the day. Governor Rich bans Texas cattle imports south of the 36th parallel until November 1 1896 with exceptions for transit and slaughter stock under quarantine. News notes detail two La Cygne Kan youths drowned while boat riding in a Venice style gondola collision and a fire brigades joke imagined as extermination.
Lee Richardson, 17, Milwaukee born, dazzled spectators with his riding artistry on the circuit. The rising star began on ordinary wheels at age three and performed a famed kinetoscope display on March 28, his most important yet.
The Lake Erie race off Toledo marks the first in a match between the Royal Yacht Club of Toronto aboard the Fife cutter and Lincoln Park Yacht Club of Chicago with the Vencedor. Prizes total 4 000 dollars in cash and silver cup funding, with Toledo offering 1 500 for the winner and expenses paid. Lincoln Park and Toronto clubs pledge equal shares toward a 2 000 dollar silver cup, creating a freshwater counterpart to the America’s Cup and signaling further competition.
The article urges wheelmen to act as one man against reckless scorcher riders and warns they tarnish cycling. It notes Earl Kiser of Dayton and C W Phillips of Chicago as figures shaping the sport's official handicap, with calls for top riders to unify for lucrative events. California advices show the national circuit dates mostly filled, with only four refused and three reallocated.
Benjamin Wary hit 23 of 25 targets at Shamokin Pennsylvania on May 7 to win the Northumberland county championship. John Parker of Detroit promises a big shoot after the Du Pont tournament in Chicago with new features for all shooters. Capt. A H Bogardus now of Springfield Indiana wagered $50 that he could kill 44 of 50 live birds but managed only 42.
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