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Newspaper
Warren Ledger
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1895
Page
3
A playful historical musing traces Delaware’s smuggling lore from Blackbeard’s Philadelphia days to 18th century shoulder to shoulder clashes with colonial authorities. It recounts Blackbeard’s dockside haunts, Swift’s 18th century seizures, and later smugglers dodging duties, plus a Viennese tale of a wealthy thief.
David Hummell a 48 year old man whirling in a mazy waltz at a birthday party in Philadelphia lost an ear when a door key protruding from a door snagged his right ear as he fell, tearing it away during the dizzying dance.
Strong checker clubs exist in six American cities with two eastern leagues organizing team championships. New York leads with early clubs, while San Francisco, Chicago, Boston, Brooklyn, New Orleans and Buffalo boast top players. World title history centers on J P Reed, James Wylie and H. Freeman with Barker and Heffner as rivals.
New York Yacht Club officials discussed Ailsa's right to race for the America's Cup should she defeat Valkyrie. Commodore Be, M Brown, S Nicholson Kane, regatta chair, and secretary J W S Oddieill confirmed Ailsa could substitute for Valkyrie if conditions of Dunraven's challenge are met.
France's bicycle output surged from 2,000 annually to a projected 60,000 plus in coming years, with 25,000 workers in the trade and potential 200,000 others unemployed if production stopped. Willie Simms, a 24 year old jockey born in Georgia, built a famed turf career in the United States and England, earning about $20,000 yearly, riding for prominent stables like Dwyer and Scott, and achieving top success including leading wins in 1892 and a standout 1884 day with five of six winners.
Time Tagle announces new timetable effective January 4 1891 for southward trains from Sheffield and stations including Gilson Barnes Movers Donaldson Martin Hammond Brookston and Howland with departures at 7 15 am 7 20 am and 7 40 am and afternoon services 10 45 am 11 06 am 11 43 am 12 45 pm and 6 19 pm with various intermediate stops and connections to Sheffield Junction Howland and Brookston.
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