This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 22 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1906
Page
21
George Siler selected as referee for anticipated world lightweight championship bout. Pugs train intensely for milestone match as Herford predicts Gans will win inside fifteen rounds or face serious trouble in the decisive contest.
Baltimore Aug 18 Al Herford says Joe Gans must win early or risk a long bout with Battling Nelson. Goldfield and Washington Post reports detail Nelson’s training, weight talks, and pay, with Nolan and Siler named as key figures. The piece notes betting chatter, venue hopes, and the social interest around the lightweight title fight.
Buffalo Aug 18 Eddie Kelly once Nelsons sparring pal says Bat Hing Nelson will win against Gans. Kelly argues Nelson is in prime form, tougher than Gans, who battles decline after long years. He cites Nelsons wallop power and endurance in long fights. Freddy Welch and Tommy Burns also weigh in on purses and matchup dynamics. Frankie Neil plans months of boxing study after Attell era.
Jack WcCormick once of Philadelphia and famed for knocking out Kid McCoy is training the Chicago National baseball club and doing well. Harry Lewis laments the show of Maurice Sayers at Grand Rapids Athletic Club last Thursday. Tony Bender arrives in Boston eager to fight at 122 pounds. Jimmy Walsh favors Chester Goldwin Reuse. Bender knocked out Atto Aftel in New York last winter after various draws. Jack McCloskey will handle Tony’s business. English boxers Spike Robson and Freddy Welch plan an autumn invasion to challenge American fighters in three weight classes.
Marblehead regatta committee selects Caramba Auk and Vim to defend Roosevelt Cup against three German sonder class yachts. Caramba wins two of three trial races, Auk shines on others, Vim strong in breeze with spinnaker runs. German entry THM VI arrives from Hamburg for international races.
A condensed listing of upcoming events across sports including baseball in Cleveland and National games, boxing bouts such as Battling Nelson vs Joe Gans and Tommy Murphy vs Matty Balewh, with Labor Day entertainments. Racing at Latonia, Fort Erie and Saratoga dates, aquatics regatta at Broadwater in September, horse shows at Berrydge and Warrenton in August, and a track meet in Washington Grove on Labor Day.
Preparations underway for the annual championship races at the bathing beach marking a revival of interest in aquatic sports in Washington. The article notes the rise of club activity at the YMCA, intercity plans with Baltimore and Philadelphia, and Daniel’s rise as a world champion pushing American sprint records.
Chicago Athletic Association yacht Cherry Circle finished first in the Lipton Cup twenty-one footers event, beating eight rivals by about seven minutes over Toledo. Milwaukee and Raven followed as the fleet battled light shifting winds on a triangular course. a tack error by Raven’s Fearaside altered the lead, while Mendota and New Illinois lagged becalmed near the start.
Dr Charles Felton Hutchings of Syracuse University will oversee Wisconsin athletics starting fall term. He captained Columbia’s 1893 baseball team and trained at W G Anderson of Yale. Hutchins has directed physical training at Dickinson College and led Syracuse athletics for three years. Regents push broader athletic opportunities for all students.
Special to The Washington Post Norfolk notes what may be the nation’s greatest cocking main will take place in New Orleans on January 10, 1907 between Col J H Madigan of Houston Texas and Andrew P O Conor of Norfolk. The event will feature twenty one cocks within two ounces of each other with 3260 a side for each battle and 2500 a side on the general result. O Conor recently returned to Norfolk from Europe where he stayed with Earl Clonmell and earned several engagements against France and England’s game code.
The Conspirators by Robert W. Chambera starts in The Daily and Sunday Post on Tuesday August 21. It promises a tale of diplomacy, love, and intrigue in a periodical serial.
Meadowbrook first team defeated Myopia in the opening polo match at the Westchester Club grounds in Newport Rhode Island. Final game set for next Tuesday pits Meadowbrook against Bryn Mawr. Myopia tallied four goals but fouls and safeties cut the score to two.
Jeroma D Travers, the Metropolitan golf champion, posted a new 71 at Ekwanok in the first President's Cup match play. He defeated C R Leake of Ekwanok 7 up and 6 to play as the course, lengthened since Walter J Travis's 70 record, challenged players.
Miss Annetta Kilerman world champion swimmer advocates swimming as health exercise. She argues an ounce of healthy exercise is worth more than all chemists shop contents. She notes swimming offers high health benefits, especially with discretion, and shares winter tips, stroke preferences, and safety cautions.
A small crowd in the north ward watched a dog pursue a half grown kitten near a street corner. A wiry Black woman, owner of the pup, laughed at the dog while the kitten hissed. The scene grew tense as two Black women argued, one brandishing a broom, while a boy warned of approaching police. The dispute dispersed when officers arrived.
A saucy fragment riffs on time theft and procrastination in a vaudeville style riff. It riffs on anecdotes from a Chicago airpone and a Detroit Free Press mention of a prize winner named Jack Miss Blue Eyes amid jazzy wordplay and a hotel band.
Fragmentary OCR shows names and affiliations: Washington, Johns Hopkins, Pennsylvania, Princeton, Wesleyan, West Point, Wisconsin. positions and roles unclear due to garbled text. references to training schools and universities.
San Marino, August 14, the smallest republic, enforces strict laws on latches and titles, bans gaming in public, and licenses ballooning and tobacco. Its 134 strong army wears impressive uniforms while rulers are captains-regent and a council of sixty governs with a mix of nobles and burgesses.
The article argues that wines differ beyond alcohol and water. Sherry and port show varied stimulant and aging properties, with sherry offering mild laxative action and strong keeping qualities. Claret lacks keeping power and is sensitive to tobacco smoke, while champagne keeps better after opening due to carbonic acid but becomes stale when effervescence ends.
A Navy petty officer argues baseball, not civilization, should lead the refrain of “following the flag.” He cites sailors teaching the game worldwide, noting Japan’s rapid adoption and strong infield play, and recounts experiences from Honolulu to Amoy showing US sailors spreading baseball globally.
John Lovett known as John the Orangeman, a Harvard institution for over fifty years, died last week after a long, beloved career selling fruit and popcorn to undergraduates from his donkey cart. He befriended students, mingled with presidents, and remained a fixture from Hollis Hall to Soldiers Field.
Issac Crone, cab driver in Marylebone, faced a suit for carrying eleven people in a four-wheeled taxi. A police witness described eight adults inside, two on top, and one beside the driver, with Crone claiming it was a wedding party and more passengers attempted to crowd aboard as they left the church.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.