Great Amateur Shots Hoey's Shooting at Monte Carlo
The article profiles Fred Hoey, a leading American wing shot, noting his Monte Carlo success tying for first in Prix de Diane with M. Lo against 52 European marksmen. It details Hoey’s youth, style, and record as a top sweepstakes shooter, plus contrasts with George Work, another elite amateur, describing their gear, aims, and notable scores.
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America
Fred Hoey
M. Lo
Monte Carlo
Mr. Hoey
Europe
Wie
Hoe
John Hoey
Express
George Work
Westminster Club
Hoey
Thompson
Work
Macalester
Carteret
Captain Brewer
Frank Work
New York Herald
Beau Brummel
George
B. D. Fulford
Fulford
Charlie 15 Lost and Aunt Mopes for Return of Wanderer
A Boston aunt reported her nephew Charlie O'Brien missing. Police questioned her as she displayed a tintype of a boy six years old, unaware he is now about 21. The detective urged advertising to locate Charlie as hours of missing-child notices fill the city.
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Charlie
Cane
O'Brien
Hves
Sheldon Street
Swan
Anny
Mr. Swan
Mr. An
Lil Charlie
Pete
Jim Charlie
Providenes Journal
Seiffert
Vienna
Rea
Notified by a Dell Ringer in a Traveling Show Tale
A Washington Post item recounts a traveling showman’s tale of a ringer hired to ring a bell to draw crowds. A crude hall, no box office, and the town hall bell lure a crowd, proving the gimmick essential to avoid a vacant audience.
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Mars
Washington Post
Polk Wells Indian Fighter Turned Notorious Desperado
The report profiles Polk Wells, famed as an Indian fighter from Rio Pecos to the Pacific slope, who later turns outlaw across Missouri and Iowa. It recounts his stepmother origin, early runaways, highway robberies, captures, and his life sentence at Fort Madison, noting his reform as a model prisoner.
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Fle
Prizoner
Polk Wells
Iowa
Iowa State Penitentiary
Fort Madison
New York Times
Polk
Buchanan County
Plains
Rio Pecos
New Mexico
Missouri
Pacific Slope
Aif Slade
Billy Gay
Montana
Joe
Kit Carson
Wild Bill
Wells
Nora Wilson
al Wannica
Duad
Wannica
Nora Goodby
Tolk Wells
Pinkerton
Joseph
Council Bluffs
Nora
al Warnies
Kansas
Dan Farrell
Fremont County
Winterbottom
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Fis
Aunt Mopes
the Wanderer
DELL
Pride
Michigan
Mr. Crehore
Boston
Bangor
Eve
Venuses
Dianas
Biddeford
THE
Celluloid Company
Broadway
New York
Oui
Gppas
U.S
Washington
C.a.snow &Co
Datint Offige
Vitalis
Abd
Calumet Remedy Company
Chicago
Sieguid & Co
Piso
R Newrew
Hakkens
Century Mirta CO. Warren, Pas
Dictionary of
United States
Tranklin Javg Esax
Hse
Mass
W.P. Harrison & Co
Columbus
Pickett Hardware Co
Vta
Warren, Phinn’a
T. O. Slater & Co
Bissell
Milford
Goshen
Landers, Ferry and Clark
Manning, Bowman & Co’s. Pearl Agate
Winslow
Water Street
Warren, PA
Allen & Langley
Second St
W. Jarvis
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