Corbett Clash Planned In Decisive Ten Round Heavyweight Bout
Promoter forecasts a hurricane contest with two or three world title bouts in a grand fistic carnival. James J Corbett and Dan Stuart anticipate a final clash and promise a strong undercard with Tommy Ryan Mysterious Billy Smith Steve ODonnell Peter Maher and others. The fighter expresses confidence in defeating Corbett and defending the title for an American-based championship amid rest and future challenges.
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James J. Corbett
Dan Stuart
Florida Athletic Club
Dallas
Mexico
Texas
Corbett
Fitzsimmons
Tommy Ryan
Billy Smith
Steve O'Donnell
Australia
Peter Maher
Ireland
Jack McAuliffe
Bid Lavigne
McAuliffe
McAnniffe
O'Donnell
O’donnell
Big Paddy Slavin
London
America
England
Scotland
Peter
Corbetti
Tam
Fevez
Jim
Shay
Carnival promises a grand boxing festival at Florida Athletic Club
Promoter Dan Stuart envisions a historic fistic feast featuring Corbett versus an unnamed rival and co featured bouts. Top undercard matches include Maher vs O'Donnell, Ryan vs Smith, with purses around 5000 dollars and side bets totaling 5000 dollars. Event aims for 41,000 dollar purse and 20,000 dollar side stakes, expected to draw a large national crowd and reinvigorate boxing’s prestige.
Fay Templeton Returns to Stage in Excelsior Jr with 150 Pound Rule
Fay Templeton, famed for a long retirement, reemerges as the leading female character in Barnet's Excelsior Jr at Olympia New York this fall. Contract terms with Edward E. Rice require her weight to stay at 150 pounds, a standard she reportedly far exceeds now, though the recent photo suggests she remains within the limit. The article notes her prior vivacity and dainty charm, says she is now quite pretty, and predicts a strong, well-boomed comeback for her in the new production.
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Fay
Excelsior, Jr
Fay Templeton
Avoirdupois
Miss Fay
Barnet
Alabama in London praised by critics and Willard
Augustus Thomas's Alabama drew favorable notices in London with encouragement for a run. The Thunderer praised his poetic gifts and effective dramatic moments, noting strong audience laughter at a humorous first act coup and questioning whether Thomas wrote The Capitol after seeing Alabama.
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Alabama
London
Augustus Thomas
Willard Cables
Thunderer
Capitol
Thomas
Married on bicycles in Unadilla by bicycle wedding
A New York couple wed on the road after a dispute with the bride’s mother over bicycle attire. Florence Moses and Jerome Snow, joined by a cycling party and the Rev. Mead, were married as their wheels rolled along at ten miles an hour. The groom’s family later forgave the spouses at the mother’s home.
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Unadilla
N. Y
Frank Moses
Florence
Miss Moses
Mr. Mead
Moses
Brass Band on Bicycles in St Cloud
St Cloud Minnesota rejoices in a brass band of 17 pieces mounted on bicycles. John J Boobar, ex member of the legislature, originated the idea and solved a drum problem by taking on the duty himself. The band wears crimson sweaters white flannel coats white caps crimson facings and white knee breeches with crimson trimmings and white stockings.
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St. Cloud
Minn
John J. Boobar
St Cloud
Boobar
Cupid's Perversity a Humorous Look at Marriage Choices
A narrator recalls women’s quirky views on husbands from school days to marriage. An old joke about refusing widowers wigs or New Jersey residents reveals ironic fates as the speaker and cousins end up with unexpected spouses. A grandmothers tale ends with a one legged joke.
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Cupid
New Jersey
Kate
Grave Signal and Other Oddities in Victorian News
A patented grave signal promises to revive the buried with a tube and air valves but faces undertaker opposition. The Bloomer Problem notes Parisian cyclists, tights, and knickerbockers stirring moral concerns. Also recaps tragic incidents: a stable boy’s suicide over a horse, a mother’s poison death, and a brother’s self harm to avoid court duty.
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Paris
Emerson Pennant
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Kid Lavigne
Corbett and I
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U.S. Supreme Court
Hon
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G.&c. Merriam CO
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Second St
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Warren, PA
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General Hardware
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Gurney
Water St. Warren, Pa
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