Witty miscellany and rumors from a late 19th century column
A collage of short items and quips: John L. Sullivan seeks a Boston saloon license. Holmes seeks leniency to finish his tale. James Henry Scott inherits a fortune in Ottumwa. a Mexico crowd crown winner. reviews on Japan China ties and canal costs. two men go insane near Philadelphia. one couple divorces on a La Crosse train. a mayoral rumor about China and the Chinese army. skeletons unearthed near Maysville. a New York druggist sued. and a note on Mrs. Barnum’s Last Chapter.
Insurers Pay Out for Dr Fraker Life Claim
Life insurance firms finally settle the Dr Fraker case at Excelsior Springs Missouri from 1894. They paid more than $35,000 this week and vow to continue the search until he is found, hoping for a recovery despite ongoing doubts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fraker
Excelsior Springs
Kentucky Lovers Eloped to Indiana Faced Financial Setback
Edward Hayes and Miss Edmonio Burr fled central Kentucky to Jeffersonville Indiana to wed but lacked funds after a friend ran off with their license money. They await a letter from home and fear it may never arrive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Hayes
Edmonio Burr
Kentucky
Jeffersonville
Ind
Edward
Edmonio
Pink Pills Endorsement From Detroit Woman
Mrs. McDonald of Meldrum avenue praises Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People citing her daughter's recovery from neuralgia and school illness after vaccination and subsequent treatment. The ad item lists the pills as a remedy for multiple ailments and notes price and availability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Journal
Detroit
Mich
Meldrum Avenue
Champlain Street
Mrs.cDonald
Kittie
Williams
State Fair Travel and Rail Specials Across The Midwest
Burlington Route offers round trip Omaha tickets plus 50 cent admission to the Nebraska State Fair with sale Sept 15 to 20 from Nebraska Kansas Iowa Missouri routes. Festivities include electric lights and parades Sept 17 to 19. Also notes reduced rates to Albany for German Catholic Societies meeting and G A R encampment train from Lincoln to Louisville with no car changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington
Maha
Coudon
Omaha
Nebraska
Knights of Ak
Nickel Plate Road
Albany N. Y
United States
Y. Calahan
Gep
Adams St
Chicago
Louleville
Kansas
Colorado
Wyoming
South Dakota
Montana
Lincoln
General Publi
Louisville
Orto J. Francis
G. P
T. A
Neb
Umpire Oversight of Balk Rules Draws Criticism From Henry Chadwick
Henry Chadwick argues that balk provisions in Rule 82 and Rule 29 are routinely ignored by umpires across professional and amateur baseball. He cites repeated violations such as foot raises and feints, delays to discolor a ball, and side steps to bases, calling for strict enforcement and penalties under League Article 12 Section 4 with corroborating affidavits from captains and witnesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Chadwick
League
New York
English Champion Tops Americans In West Newton Tennis
The Neighborhood club lawn tennis week at West Newton shows English players superior to American peers. Pim dominates Chace, winning two sets to one after a cautious, powerful performance with lethal strokes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harper's
West Newton
America
Campbell
England
Goodbody
Newport
al Comets
Wrenn
Amatuer Athletics Expands Sports and New Theatre Lineup
The Amateur Athletic Union adds court tennis handball golf and cricket to its range and drops billiards. New York theatre offerings include Della Fox at Palmer's in a comic opera and a slate of musical comedies with stars such as Lily Russell Hopper and the Bostonians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Amateur Athletic Union
Pinero
London
Court Theater
Star
Neil Burgess
Della Fox
Goodwin and Furst
Palmer's
Princess Bonnie
Willam Spenser
Broadway
Francis Wilson
Burnaud and Sullivan
Abbey's
His Excellency
Gilbert and Carr
Bostonians
Frank Daniels
H. B. Smith
Victor Herbert
Casino
Hansel and Gretel
Humperdinck
Daly's
Lillian Russell
Abbey’s
DeWolf Hopper
el Capitan
Charles Klein
John Philip Sousa
Gaiety Theater
Seymour Hicks
Ellaline Terriss
Fifth Avenue
F. C
Hoyt
Charles H. Hoyt
Garrick
Mr. Mansfield
Excelsior
E. E. Rice
Hammerstein
New Olympia
Garden Theater
Paul Potter
Bill Nye
Slaughter-House Rules Enforced in Berlin
Berlin enforces a rule banning animal slaughter outside the municipal slaughter-house with a heavy penalty. Each animal undergoes strict science based checks including blood and tissue analysis conducted by forty five women microscopists on staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Also Mentioned on This Page
Downsend Wessenaer
Stout & Watt
Owksend
Japan
China
D. B. Hill
John L. Sullivan
Boston
Cleveland
Indiana
Corbett
Fitzsimmons
Philadelphia
Fitz
Nicaragua Canal
Holmes
Maysville
Mr. Holmes
Falen
James Henry Scott
Ottumwa
Iowa
la Crosse
John Chinaman
Mexico Co
Ad. Vyse
Wright Field
Pim
R. D. Sears
Mahoney
Chace
Hood
Walter Baker & Co. Limited
Europe
Dorchester
Mass
Walter Baker & CO. Ltd
Dorchester, Mass
Teo
Chicago and
St. Louis
Ed Ford
Quincy Lil
Academy OF the Sacred Heart
Academy Sacred Heart
St. Joseph, Mo
University OF Notre Dame
Horough
St. Edward’s Ball
Boder
Axeprew Monnisery
Notre Dare
EWIS
Penna. Salt M’f’g CO
Phila. Pa
Parker
Balsam
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