Whisky Taste Test Ends With Carpet Tack Discovery
Two Kentuckians visitors Blackburn and Carlisle judged a Bourbon county whisky at a friend’s summer home. They disagreed on age and flavor until a cellar check proved Carlisle correct about age. A decanted sample revealed a carpet tack with a leather washer in the final dregs, ending the dispute.
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Rat Blackburn
Carlisle
Joe G. S. Blackburn
John G. Carlisle
Blackburn
John
Bourbon County
Cincinnati Tribune
End of Mankind Pointed to by European Statisticians
A school of European scientists argues mankind will shrink and vanish by about 4000 A D. Using records from 1610 to present, they claim average heights declined from 5 feet 9 inches to 5 feet 3 7/8 inches, with giants in ancient times and a future collapse predicted. The claim appears in St. Louis Republic as a speculative theory.
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Louis Republic
Amusing Blunder at Imperial Festivities
Amusing incident during preparations for a ceremony shows a youthful empress entourage. A boy presented as a tiny groom, about 18, was inspected by the empress who praised his dress before discovering his real age and reacting with dismay. A vivid stifle of laughter followed among onlookers.
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Eugenie
Rey del Carreres Aims For England After Triumphs
Lucky Baldwin’s great colt Rey del Carreres, three years old by Emperor of Norfolk, impressed with 1:51 for a mile and a sixteenth and 1:15 for six furlongs on slow tracks. He beat Counter Tenor and Dolabra, then narrowly defeated by Handspring while carrying 140 pounds. Richard Croker admires him. Baldwin may sell or ship him to England to race in Croker’s stable as a potential corker.
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Lucky Baldwin
Richard Croker
England
Rey del Carreres
Emperor of Norfolk
California
Tubfman
Counter Tenor
Dolabra
Sad
Taral
Domino
Baldwin
Croker
Corker
Bowling Balls and Pins Made From Lignum Vitae and Maple
The article explains how bowling balls are crafted from aged lignum vitae, grown in South America and the West Indies, and finished with precise lathe work to form spheres. It notes that seasoned wood yields more durable balls and describes the turning process and finishing steps. Pins are best made from rock maple for a sharper metallic ring, with birch yielding duller sound.
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South America
West Indies
New York Sun
Ada Rehan’s Phenomenal Second Starring Tour Draws Big
Ada Rehan’s second starring tour cements her status as a top drawing attraction. She previously set attendance records at Hooley’s Chicago and Hollis Street Boston theaters, then surpassed them with a two week engagement yielding 31 060 dollars from only three matinees.
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Ada Rehan
Miss Rehan
Hooley’s Theater
Chicago
Hollis Street
Boston
Hooley’s
Football Field Rules and Top Players Across Teams
Three sets of playing rules prevail this season affecting play. Cornell misses Billy Ohl, a serious setback. Crescent A C players Phil King Sheldon and Beef Wheeler are standout stars. Upton coaches North Carolina after starring for Penn last year. Orange Athletic Club remains a leading noncollege squad, scoring twice on Yale. Princeton adopts Harvard fair catch rules permitting a pass to a teammate after catching.
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Billy Ohl
Cornell
Schmalhorst
Princeton
Crescent Athletic Club
Phil King
Sheldon
Crescent A. GC
Brooklyn
Beef Wheeler
Upton
University of Pennsylvania
University of North Carolina
Orange (N. J.) Athletic Club
Yale
Harvard
Earth's Rotation Slows 25 Seconds Per Century Says Lord Kelvin
Lord Kelvin estimates the earth’s daily rotation slows by 25 seconds per century. Tidal friction acts as a brake, equated to about 400,000 tons at the equator. Additional factors include meteoric dust adding mass, polar snow melt, and slow cooling causing minor acceleration.
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Lord Kelvin
Timeless Village Visit in Alsace Clockless Parish Life
A traveler recalls stopping in Kirchberg Lewen valley Alsace where a clockless village runs by chimney smoke and parsonage schedule. In the inn the host explains meals follow train whistles and daylight dictates bed. Sundays suit a relaxed bell timetable under an easygoing parson.
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Alsace
Belchen
Lewen
Kirchberg
Massminster
Plain John Smith Across Languages and Cultures
A linguistic tour shows plain John Smith morphs across languages and regions. Variants include Johannus Smithus, Gio vanni Smithi, Juan Smithus, Hans Schmidt, Jean Smeets, Jonsos& Smitowski, Jahne Smith son, Tom Qu Smittia, Ivan Schmittiweiski, Jihon Schmidd, Jontii F'Smith, Ion Sinikton, Yoo Seef.
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John Smith
Johannus Smithus
Giovanni Smithi
Juan Smithus
Hans Schmidt
Jean Smeets
Jonsos& Smito
Parisian Auction Taper Bidding System Described
A Parisian auction uses lit tapers as live bids, each burning for minutes. when a higher bid arrives, the taper is extinguished and a new one takes its place, delaying hasty acceptance and preventing bidder influence. Also recounted is a London book canvasser tale about polite persistence and bank access, then a note on social classes and progress led by the middle class. The Ledger urges Pennsylvania to honor William Penn birthdays with proper celebration.
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London
Anc
Philadelphia Ledger
Pennsylvania
William Penn
Indiana
The Brains of Ajeeb and the Hidden Pilot
A lengthy retrospective on the Ajeeb chess automaton and its reveal. Harry N Pillsbury, who recently won Hastings, exposed inside the Turk that he controlled moves via a concealed observer. The piece reveals Hooper's Bristol contraption and Kempelen's original automaton from 1769. Pillsbury’s fame has heightened demand for his future engagements.
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Harry N. Pillsbury
Ajeeb
New York
Ajeck
Brooklyn
Hastings
England
Pillsbury
Charles Alfred Hooper
Bristol
Hooper
Baron Wolfgang von Kempelen
McHanical
von Kempelen
Maria Theresa
Ajech
Europe
Costs and risks of owning a horse racing stable
A racing stable must net 75 000 to 100 000 annually to cover stock farm yearling and racing expenses. Owners save by not retaining a fixed jockey, instead using freelance riders to avoid high retainer costs. Jockey pay ranges from 1 000 to 15 000 yearly plus losing and winning mounts fees, with extra gifts possible for valuable stakes.
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Stock Farm
Helen Blythe Plans Tess of the D Urbervilles Drama
Helen Blythe, seen as an ideal Tess, plans a stage dramatization of Tess of the Durbeyville s. Hardy’s novel is praised as intensely dramatic from start to tragic hanging end. Blythe resumes her season while Ellaline Walter and Seymour Hicks seek American acts to import to London for local benefit.
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Helen Blythe
Hardy
Tess
Ellaline Wwerriss
Seymour Hicks
London
Mr. Hicks
Walter Jones
England
Walter Frith's Latest Play in London Divides Critics
London critics are divided over Walter Frith's Her Advocate a Sherlock Holmes style drama. Some call it conventional and dull while others hail it as one of the most absorbing plays London has seen in years.
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London
Walter Frith
Yale Athletics Cost Hit Over Year T
Athletics have cost Yale during the past year 54106.85. John M Ward admitted to practice before federal courts. Frank Rgan the gelding shows pace in fastest company. Nightingale earning up to 5000, delight to Hamlin. Umpire staff proposed to be managed by John B Day. Daly Ives announce 8000 prize billiard tourneys. Hal Dillard shown strides with times and powers, 16 24 hands high, 1210 pounds, 22 heats average 2 11 1 11.
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Yale
John M. Ward
New England
Frank Rgan
Nightingale
C J. Hamlin
John B. Day
Maurice Daly
Frank Ives
Hal Dillard
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