Wealthy swindler Reed Waddell murdered by Tom O'Brien
Reed Waddell, famed for confidence games and bold schemes, was killed in Paris by his former partner Tom O'Brien. A gentleman among New York society, Waddell flaunted wealth, carried large sums nightly, and once devised the gold brick swindle. Born in Springfield four years ago, he rose from gambling to lavish generosity before his criminal path ended.
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Paris
Tom O’brien
New York
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New York World
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Springfield
United States
Tom O'Brien
Chicago
John C. Burton
Thomas J. Leary
West
Hungry Joe
Bunko
O’brien
John M. Peck
Albany
O'Brien
Samuel Nelson
Denis Maloney
O’ Brien
Europe
Clinton
Dishler
Minchin
Utica
Buenos Ayres
Ilion
N. Y
Lions and Bear Fight in Mexico Near Texas Line
The April 1 arena clash between lion Parnell and California silver tipped grizzly Ramadam in a large steel cage near the Rio Grande drew officials and business leaders. After 83 minutes of grinding, Ramadam hurled Parnell, stunning the lion, and the match was ruled a draw.
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Lion Parnell
Texas
San Francisco Examiner
Zercombe
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California
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Parnell
Remacam
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Deadly knockout drops in New York Tenderloin crime report
A New York Police Captain warnings describe knockout drops as chloral solutions used to drug men in saloons to rob them. One drop can be lethal. thugs carry small vials and doses cause trance like sleep. Remedial measures proposed include criminalizing possession of poisons. Also reports a piano adrift at sea and a London view on women bicycle bloomers.
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New York
Pickett
Tenderloin
New York Press
Wilton Lackaye carries Trilby role to new heights
Wilton Lackaye, long a leading juvenile and character actor, stars as Svengali in Paul M. Potter's Trilby. His uncanny portrayal has created a sensation, showing fine discrimination and signaling a promising future with the right vehicle for his peculiar talent.
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Trilby
Filton Lackaye
Commission de Lunatico
Lackaye
Joe Jefferson
Wilton
Jefferson
Hig
Wilton Lackaye
du Maurier
Paul M. Potter
London Ladies Chess Club Expands as Lasker Plans Classes
The Ladies' Chess Club of London grows to 40 members and secures 447 Strand as quarters. Lord Wolseley shows strong interest in chess, Lasker bases himself in London to offer copyrighted lectures, a potential Hastings congress in August looms, and a Boston New York telegraph team match to stake $100 is proposed.
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Strand
Charing Cross Station
Lord Wolseley
Dublin
Emanuel Lasker
Lasker
Hastings
England
Steinus
Tarrasch
Chess Players of
Boston
Boston Press Club
New York
Manhattan Chess Club
Telegraph
Fitzsimmons Seeks Fight With Corbett
World middleweight champion Bob Fitzsimmons vows to meet James J. Corbett in the ring if given a chance. He says he has raised a $5,000 forfeit due May 1 and can raise another $5,000, offering to fight Corbett anytime anywhere, even before the kinetoscope tomorrow.
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Fitzsimmons
Bob Fitzsimmons
Corbett
Checker and Chess Problem Notes 319 from American Checker Review
White to play and draw in a listed American Checker Review problem. The page also presents Chess Problem No 319 by H F K Meyer with Black, White to play, noting mate in four and a sequence of moves and a mixed notation fragment.
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American Checker Review
H. F. K. Meyer
L.E
PtoBs
Yale Battery Carter and Greenway in Strong Form
Yale’s great battery Carter and Greenway draw praise as among the best amateur pitchers and catchers in the United States. Walter F. Carter, 21, 6 feet 4, 190 pounds from Brooklyn, is lauded for powerful curve balls and has refused professional money. John C. Greenway, Yale catcher, 23, 6 feet 1, 171 pounds from Hot Springs Arkansas, is noted for improved batting. In Yale’s opener with the New Yorks Carter struck out three, Yale had 10 hits, winning 7 to 5. game two showed weaker form.
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John C. Greenway
Walter F. Carter
Carter
Brooklyn
Polytechnic School
Yale
Phillips Academy
Andover
Hot Springs
Ark
New Yorks
SPORT ON THE WATER AT PENNSYLVANIA REGATTA
The Cornell Henley crew faces internal strain as sixteen vie for eight spots on Pennsylvanna’s sophomore crew while the varsity crew challenges Wisconsin on the Susquehanna. Three Columbia rowers added ten pounds since January, and Cornell loses Ohl Dillingham and Cresswell for academic reasons. Walter Gormly, a premier swimmer, clocks 1 22 5 for 100 yards in Sydney. Foreign entrants include Cornell, Toronto’s Argonauts and Thompson pair of the Argonauts. Defender’s naming relation links Constance Cleveland Roberson to ex NY Baseball club treasurer BE Talcott.
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Cornell
Argonauts
Toronto
F. H
B A. Thompson
Constance Cleveland Roberson
Defender
BE. B. Talcott
New York Baseball Club
The Melancholy Tiernan and His Ghostly Sprint
The New York Giants outfielder Mike Tiernan, a wan and idiosyncratic figure, captivates fans with a famed burst around the bases in a tense Temple series game in Baltimore. His gloomy demeanor contrasts with a sudden, decisive sprint that left onlookers astonished and teammates elated.
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Tiernan
Mike Tiernan
New York
Cranks
Giants
New York Sun
Baltimore
Baltimores
Actors Should Not Initiate In The Fatal Card
William H Thompson criticizes actors who imitate predecessors in role performance He argues it is a mistake for actors to attempt to replicate another's interpretation, claiming lack of insight into the predecessor’s intent leads to failed portrayals and mere puppetry in No 2 companies.
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William H. Thompson
No. 2
Hoyt Fines Cast Member for Missed Lines at Play
Playwright Hoyt fines Hoyt’s cast member $100 for not knowing lines and $100 for missing byplay after an unexpected absence. Frank McKee, Hoyt’s partner, arrived at the theater unaware of the change and sat through two acts before a stage manager was notified. The Demi Virgins dramatized. Marcel Prevost story to be staged at Paris Gymnase with American manager pursuing the American fights.
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Hoyt
Frank Kearnan
Charles Hoyt
Frank McKee
Hoe
Marcel Prevost
Paris
Gymnase Theater
New York
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