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Newspaper
Warren Ledger
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1895
Page
3
The article traces bicycle progress from tandem and triplet to quadruple and quintuplets for pacemaking. It notes Salvator’s mile performance, Berle’s five rider design, and hints at an upstart anaplet by Albert aiming to carry nine on a single machine with unprecedented speed.
The San Francisco horse show prize value reaches 20 000 funds, 10 000 less than New York. Jowett farm stud to be broken up with a major trotter sale. F W Freeborn named Cornell crew captain for 1896. Des Garreres and Sir Excess to England for racing under Richard Joker. Electioneer Beautiful Bells line star Tommy Britton a 2 year old record holder. Billy Andrews Empire City stud drives among top 1895 winners. Trilbys Svengalis Taffys number about 19 1 2 18. Ne Cafferty claims precedence over Du Maurier. Dr W G Grace receives 25 000 from Daily Telegraph and Marylebone CC holds further funds. Pillsbury to compete in St Petersburg chess tournament beginning Daw 8.
A private English letter received in Philadelphia says Beerbohm Tree’s American tour may make him rich, though it doubts his success. It claims Tree secured Trilby and will profit greatly in London, while Abbey Schoeffel and Gray reportedly lost money. Tree may not regret months in America.
Samuel Lipschutz and Jackson W. Showalter contest for the American chess championship at the Manhattan Chess Club New York with a 1500 dollar stake plus Lipschutz prize money and a special award for the most brilliant game. Lipschutz, a Hungary native about 82, has faced health issues, while Showalter, a Kentuckian born February 5, 1860, is noted for his mustache and long career.
The San Francisco Call reports on inventor Thompson's “nonaplet” bicycle with two 30 inch wheels, 180 pounds, and 225 gear, claimed to rival or beat the fastest horse. Observers note records of 1 minute 35 seconds per mile with a 90 gear, and experts debate feasibility amid extreme speed fears and dangerous strain on riders. California’s climate fuels optimism that cycling will yield spectacular advances.
The note says Clyde Fitch plans to produce his play April Weather in London after Sal Smith Russell staged it at Daly's in New York with little success. Clement Scott promoted it when in England, and he may be influencing Fitch to mount a London production. If Fitch moves ahead he should consider risks.
Walter Camp called the father of football coaches Stanford in California while Yale relies on many alumni for coaching. Cornell’s Ithaca squad slowed in form but Lafayette upset them. Princeton may contend with Harvard and Yale, as Stagg trains Yale for the upcoming game. Coaching football has become a booming, remunerative field with Yale leading in trained coaches.
Miss Rhoda Cameron, once a clever star with the New York Lyceum Stock company, remains seriously ill. Sickness has repeatedly interrupted her rising career as a pianist and actress, as Eliza Proctor Otis has nobly filled Cameron's parts on tour.
London newspapers advertise Henry Irving Ellen Terry and the Lyceum company. Tre mont theater Boston October 28 Abbey's theater New York Tonight. The Londoner cannot reach the Atlantic at a moment’s notice. Daly copies the idea billing Ada Behan in London Leicester Square theater.
Biographical sketch details a chess master's stature and decades of tournaments starting with a 1880 United States championship win in St Louis. It notes his first interest in correspondence chess eight years prior and his early success, including 1888 and 1889 U S Association events, a Georgetown tourney in 1891 with only one loss, and a later match defeat to Max Judd in St Louis.
A passerby notes a statue silhouette atop the Standard Theater building on Sixth Avenue. The figure is actually J. M. Hill, fleeing ticketless “Capitol” pass fiends, perched on the roof to escape the crowd. The scene draws onlookers who imagine a statue of a statesman.
A friend defends Sir Augustus Harris against claims of illiteracy. The dialogue cites his Daly's Theater speech and Covent Garden baton incident as examples of his eccentric but not illiterate nature. Harris remains a lively topic in managerial circles.
Miss Marie Stone the clever writer of A Social Highwayman now collaborates with Richard Mansfield on a dramatization of Stanley Weyman Houses of the Wolf Work near completion Mansfield to open his season at the Garrick theatre New York December
A Brooklyn jury convict fifteen year old Pompei de Marco of first degree manslaughter after he describes killing a man who abused him over a $30 debt. He speaks in Italian dialect about his poverty, hope for release, and loneliness in a penitentiary cell.
A London correspondent notes the German emperor sometimes acts oddly and even asks people not to stare at him in church. He reportedly enjoys being watched when abroad, and he issues a rare order about public viewing during walks or carriage rides. Separately, Sandy Hook fortifications near completion are to be named Fort Hancock in honor of a famed American general, defending lower New York Bay below the Battery.
A New York Sun correspondent notes British mania for African mining stocks driven by vast resource wealth. Hammon predicts Rand region output could reach 100 million dollars yearly by century's end while 45 million already comes from that area. Diamonds, coal, iron, zinc and copper resource potential widen the appeal, and Barnato Bank shares are among the top favorites. The piece warns of a looming crash as prices soar beyond intrinsic value and advises Americans to stay clear.
Howard Crosby, president of the New York Social Reform club, says he has lost faith in total abstinence and now relies on moral, mental and spiritual influences to curb intemperance. He urges improving homes and social clubs for workers to reduce saloon attendance and protect children’s happiness.
Westinghouse claims electricity can be produced at one sixth current cost and soon proven practical. If true, steam power may fade sooner than expected as electricity could power everything from factories to farms and even street cars without trolleys or conduits. The piece notes Arizona’s population split, Indian farming prospects, and gold mine output rising from 1893 to 1894.
A member of high society muses that fewer extravagant weddings and engagements could reduce awkward aftereffects, suggesting a simpler approach among distinguished couples to avoid costly splurges and public fuss.
Report notes several railways now powered by underground electricity and in successful operation. One line in New York City demonstrates the system’s viability for cities seeking to abolish visible trolley wires.
St Neill, attorney at law, maintains offices in the Hofman block above Samuels Bros dry goods at the corner of Liberty Avenue and Second Streets.
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