Bad Man Eck Turner and the Dodge City Gunplay
A New York Herald profile recalls Eck Turner known as Double L Eck who mocked riders with pistol shots on the Kansas cattle range. His habit of shooting near targets ended when ranchers united against the “killers” and repelled the band of intruders, leaving Turner to fade away after a volatile career.
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Kansas
Dodge City
New York Herald
Eck Turner
Dodge City Willest
Eck
Leonard & Loughrain
Bex Terner
Main Street
Snan
Dony
Eek Purner
Colorado
la Veta
Eek
Anzona
Fort Winzate
Chester
Faro
Fort McKinney
Texas
Black Hills
Muwdest
Cheyenne
Powder River
Police of Berlin and 6600-strong royal force
The Berlin police command a 6600 man force under the king’s authority with a 3 million mark budget. The president, accountable only to the sovereign, exercises vast power, aided by a hierarchy of colonels captains inspectors and sergeants. Berlin adds 2 million marks for uniforms and forage.
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Palace of Police
Berlin
President of Police
Royal Schi
Alexander Platz
William
Pol
Frederick the Great
Prussia
Legion of
Kingdom of Prussia
Reich
Asdaris
Berlin Police State Notions From Kaiser Era Observe Strict Order
A German observer notes Berlin's vast crime control budget and strict police powers under the Kaiser. Police are armed with swords, rarely bribed, and dismissals or degradations occur for misconduct, while public accusations against police are uncommon since 1880.
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Berus
Berlin
Paris
New York
Kaiserstadt
Socialitie
Signal lights of Lieutenant Very spark night navy system
Report mentions Very's signal lights with white red and green stars mounted on a pistol for quick signaling between groups. Notes readability from 12 miles and a brief description of the signaling method. Also includes historical sketches of Mozart and commentary on vision in darkness, world gold production, American hay exports, and June rose shows.
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Very
Qmaick
Nichols
MISS LEE JARVIS A young actress with strong singing talent
Miss Lee Jarvis, a young performer with a fine singing voice, has carried operatic and dramatic roles across crowds in America and abroad. She started with the McDowells on a South American tour, excelled in leading parts, and later sang in productions with Lincoln Carter and Emily Bancker. Her recent work in Chicago as Bess in The Light That Failed showcased originality and strong character work.
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Lee Jarvis
Erminie
Miss Jarvis
South America
West Indies
McDowells
Ingentes
Soubrettes
Pique
Betsy
Hily O’connor
America
Bess
Bt Geers the Silent Man and racing lore
Ed Geers renowned as the silent Tennessee rider is profiled for Outing June. Known for honesty and skill, his only vice is chewing gum and he keeps trim by bicycling. The piece notes his earnings on rural driving work, a colorful barbed anecdote about racing, and mentions other figures and chess problems from a period newspaper page.
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Bt Geers
Ed Geers
Robert J
Tennessee
Withough
Buffalo
Hnonsulf
Geers
Villige
Cycling News Says L A W Tightens Grip On Racing
The L A W gains control of professional and amateur cycling. Windle plans a fall comeback. Austin Corbin spends 30000 on Manhattan Beach track. Casey of Chicago known as The King of Ireland after Milwaukee win. Cabanne of St Louis shows speed in rival scene. Nessel wins Chicago road prize on a flat tire finishing 21 miles in 44 40. Dirnberger trainer predicts end year mile record with sub 1 35 on three laps.
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W. W. Windle
Austin Corbin
Manhattan Beach
New York
C. W. Casey
Chicago
Cabanne
St. Louis
Fred Nessel
Nessel
Dirnberger
Mike
Tam
Mrs Potter Fends Off Eager Playwrights
Mrs Potter, famed for recent success, is pursued by many playwrights. One woman bursts forth with a sensational three act role where the heroine is an orphan, learns she is illegitimate, and ends by marrying her father by mistake. Potter escapes in her carriage, unfazed.
Miss Potter and the Starving Actor at Delmonico's
Jennie ONeill Potter encounters a former associate now wrecked financially with a starving wife and three children. He pleads poverty while Miss Porter, newly paid, gives him fifty dollars. She later finds the actor sharing champagne with a soubrette, provoking her bitter disbelief and a quarrel from a past feud.
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Miss Potter
Jennie O’neill Potter
Canning
Fu Grinder
Impecunios
Orlando
Arden Forest
Miss Porter
Delmonico’s
Cannon Ball Bald, Buffalo's Fast Bicycle King
Eddie Bald, the Buffalo cyclist nicknamed Cannon Ball Bald, is praised as America’s fastest amateur in Class B. The article notes Bald’s rapid finishes, world record pace in the one mile and two mile, and his triumphs over rivals like Otto Ziegler, Cabanne, Sanger, and Murphy. It highlights his recent training with the Columbia team in California and his status as a leading racing man of the season.
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Jevhn Backus
Philadelpe
Blackus Han
Kur
Skeeter
Europe
Gaekius
Zinasermuans
Buffalo
John S Tohnon
Arthur A. Yarmierman
America
Nile
Eddie Bald
Buffalo Bald
Sanger
Ca- Dunne
C. M. Murphy
Bald
le Love
Arate
Tien
Des
Aveason Bald
California
Columbia
Sandost
Otto Ziegler
San Jose
L. A
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the Celluloid Company
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Warren, Pa
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Hertzel
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Andrew Hertzel
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Exugenathon
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Warren County
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Frank W. Whitcomb
Third Street
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ST. Neill
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Olhee
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Samuels Brary Gous Store
Liberty and
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Werren
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E H W. Roeschlix
Notary Public
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