Crum Wins Two Sprints At Intercollegiate Meet
John V Crum of Iowa smashed the field at the eastern intercollegiate championships near New York winning both the 100 and 220 yard dashes in record-pace times. He matched the intercollegiate and near world marks, despite protests questioning his student status.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John V. Cram
Eastern College
University of Iowa
New York
Crum
W. W. Richards
Yale
Sec
Mrs Potter’s Peculiarities and London Plans
Mrs. Potter Ora Potter will travel to London this summer to open a house of her own. Her new play next season The Queens Necklace adapted from Dumas may be a success abroad. Cora Potter’s talent puzzles critics as she blends temperament with exotic flair, keeping audiences engaged.
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Pag
Baudelaire
Cora Potter
Botticelli
Leonardo di Vinci
The
Atlantic
Sports of all sorts at Coney Island and beyond
Sports items from June previews include Steve O Donnell and Peter Maher at Coney Island on June 17 James Gordon Bennett buying Blue Sign 2084 and other racing and boxing notes Michigan to play Harvard and Penn next season New York London athletic games set for Manhattan Field September 21 Billy Pimms plans England return to arrange a bout with George Dizon Amherst shuts out Yale on hits Lloyd Thomas outstanding pitching Pin and Mahoney to tour America later this month Lawson Fuller trots six miles in 4 minutes 4 seconds Lord Rosebery bets on turf glory Yale names track captain Lewis P Sheldon of Ruslan Vermont winner and young jumper facts continue.
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Steve O'Donnell
Peter Maher
Coney Island
James Gordon Bennett
Michigan
Srarvard
University of Pennsylvania
New York
London
Manhattan Field
Billy Pimms
England
George Dizon
Amherst
Yale
Lloyd Thomas
Pin
Mahoney
America
Lawson N. Fuller
Lord Rosebery
Ladas
Sir Visto
Willl
Lewis P. Sheldon
Ruslan
Sheldon
Haviy
A Royal Elephant Hunter Tells How He Narrowly Escaped Death
Archduke Francis Ferdinand of Austria narrates his first elephant hunt in India from his book My Trip Around the World. He recounts stalking two elephants, a near miss when a second beast charged, and a final kill by a head brain shot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Archduke Francis Ferdinand
India
Austria
Pirie
Duel on Jamaica Island Ends With Creole Defeat
A Kingston hotel night tale recounts Captain Stewart facing duel demands from Henri d'Egville. To outwit the bully, Stewart forced a grave duel in which his foe fainted before command and collapsed. Stewart fled back to his ship, denouncing dueling as a cruel practice.
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Jamaica
Henri d’Egville
Kingston
Stewart
D’egville
D’eguille
Eheville
Zazel the Human Cannon Star Survives Severe Circus Accident
An old-time entertainer recalls the fall that crushed Zazel, Mrs. George O Starr, after a 1591 Las Vegas New Mexico show. She was thrown from a 40 foot wire due to a broken steel band, hit the ground, and survived with dramatic recovery after treatment in Santa Fe. She later reappeared in New York a month ago, strong and resilient.
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Zaze
Chicago
George O. Starr
Azel
Zazel
New York
Hurni i
Westminster Aquarium
London
Barnum
New Mexico
Las Vegas
Santa Fe
Monument to Unfortunate Women Unveiled at Maple Grove Cemetery
Decoration day ceremony honors 30 graves at Charles Crittenden plot for fallen women from Florence Crittenden Mission. Monument funded by the mission’s girls, inspired by Isabel Dorle, with verse on granite sides. Mrs Doyle interred two months ago. a testament to redemption through faith.
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Wager Swayne
Maple Grove Cemetery
Decoration Day
Charles Crittenden
Florence Crittenden
Bleecker Street
New York City
Isabel Dorle
Prindle
Doyle
Causes of Duels in Italy Over Newspaper Articles
In the last decade Italy saw 947 duels tied to newspaper articles, 730 from love rivalry, 877 over political differences, 289 for insults, and 19 for card disputes. Journalists most often fought, actors least, and no bankers appear on the list.
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Italy
Barber Slashing So Near, Schoolmaster Hurt in England
A barber nearly severed a schoolmaster’s throat during a shave in England. The razor barely missed major arteries and the victim is expected to recover. No motive was found for the attack.
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England
He Was Too Smart The Confidence Man Match In London
A Scottish traveling man, posing as a gullible countryman named Kenny of Dundee, outwits London confidence men who host him at dinner and discuss a lottery prize. He reveals his true identity as Robert Ferguson, a ploy that foils their scheme and leaves them exposed when they telegram for £20 he never sent. Two weeks later his daughter asks about the money, exposing the swindle.
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London
America
Boston Herald
Mr. Kenny
Dundee
Donald Kenny
Robert Ferguson
Lochwoven
Green Morris’s check and Easter rite themes in New Yorker tone
A New Yorker recounts Green Morris who kept a $67,000 Clearing House check fearing bank failure. The scene shifts to a Russian Easter midnight rite as a chapel lights glow and worshipers share the glow and greetings. Prince Francis Joseph of Battenberg praises America and predicts the United States becoming a European power in time.
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New Yorker
Clearing House Association
Green Morris
Brooklyn
Monmouth Park
Association
Green
New York Press
Prince Francis Joseph of
Battenberg
America
United States
Republic
Grief deemed a disease by medical authority
A medical authority labels grief as a disease and outlines treatment. Evidence cited comes from studies on birds and wild animals that died of broken heart in captivity. Recommended care includes seclusion, rest, sleep, proper food, fresh air, sunshine, and activities light enough for body and mind.
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Iowa
Jobn V. Crumond
E. S. Ramsdell
Luther Cary
Princeton
Ramsdell
E. J. Wendell
Detroit
Sam Ease
Orum
Richards
Bob Stoll
Cram
AL Grum
Lowa
Chicago Athletic Association
Cornell
Little Wesleyan
Crums
Harvard
Lally
D'Migville
Long
Torfmen Green Morris
Christ
Christos Voskres
Voistine Vookres
Chambers
N. K. Wendelboe
Warren, Fuller & Co
East 42d St
N. K. Wendelhoe’s
Liberty Street
N. K. Wendlebee
Warres
Ackley
Wheelock
Pennsylvania
Ackley & Wheelock
Water Street
Rogers Block
W. T. Case
Warren
PENNA
Lei
Hazeltine Woolen Mills
Ween
Agency of American and
Anchor Lines of Ocean Steamships
A. J. Hazeltine
W. Beaty
G. B. Ensworth
Geo. H. Jackson
Ass't Cashier
G. W. Beaty
M.B. Dunnam
L BR. Freeman
L .B. Wood Charles W. Stone
James Clark
A.J. Hazeltine
W. M. Lindsey
C. Sigel
August Morck
Morck Bros
Warren, PA
A. Weiss
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