Showing posts with label fighting. Show all posts
Showing posts with label fighting. Show all posts
Sunday, September 14, 2008

MAY BE A MURDER.

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New York, 1895 Poles and Germans Fight and Two Get Stabbed. A stabbing affray occurred at Flushing at an early hour Monday morning in which ...
Monday, June 9, 2008

Coyle Acquitted — Absent Witnesses

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New York, 1895 John Coyle, of Jamaica, who was indicted for setting fire to the house occupied by John Reese on Willow street, Jamaica, last...
Friday, May 23, 2008

Still Another Prize Fight

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New York, 1895 To Which District Attorney Noble's Attention is Called. On February 1st THE FARMER said in an editorial: "The police...
Tuesday, May 20, 2008

Wit Comes With the Dessert

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1895 The greatest opportunities for serving an effective dinner are in the dessert. Besides it is over the ices and between the cracking of ...
Tuesday, May 13, 2008

Whipped and Skipped the Town

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New York, 1895 In October last J. R. Haggerty married a daughter of Jacob Weyrich of Oyster Bay. The bride was nearly 16. The ceremony was w...
Thursday, May 1, 2008

Wife Kills Man Beating Husband

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1920 ST. LOUIS, Missouri. — Frank Smrcka, 43, was shot and instantly killed by Mrs. Ida Shea, 24, while engaged in a fight with Mrs. Shea...
Wednesday, April 30, 2008

Man and Bear Die In Fight

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1920 Rancher Finds Their Skeletons, Still Clasped Together. LIVINGSTON, Montana. — The skeletons of a man and a bear, clasped together, rece...
Wednesday, April 16, 2008

Smashes His Fist In Dream

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1916 Dentist Thinks He's in a Fight and Punches Wall. TORRINGTON, Connecticut. — No teeth are being drilled, filled, drawn or quartered ...
Wednesday, April 9, 2008

U. S. Boxers to Sail for France

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1920 Frenchmen who are keen to see their boxers stand up against those from the United States will have further opportunities to do so, for ...

He's Willing Now

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1920 But Champion Is a Late Late, Says Georgia Poet. The following was received by the sporting editor of The Saturday Blade from Atlanta, G...
Saturday, March 22, 2008

An Important Point

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1916 It always seems unfortunate for a boy to have to wear spectacles. It holds him back from the rough and tumble of boy life. If the other...
Monday, March 10, 2008

Can Cope With Wolves

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1902 A New Breed of Staghounds Combines Speed With Ferocity William A. Richards, assistant land commissioner, is a hunter of no mean prowess...
Saturday, July 14, 2007

Harry Potter, Colored Loiterer, Still in Jail

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Excerpt from court news, Fort Wayne, Indiana, 1916 The drunks let go this morning were Walter Kelsey, Dan McMuller and John Starr, the latte...
Wednesday, July 4, 2007

Whale Fought Ocean Liner

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1905 The Pacific Mail Company's liner Acapulco, which arrived early yesterday morning from Panama and way ports, had an exciting experie...
Monday, June 25, 2007

A Glimpse of Caracas

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1896 What Correspondent Saw in Venezuela's Capital Comparatively few of the men here ever venture into the street unarmed, writes a Cara...
Sunday, June 24, 2007

The Greatest Fighter

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1920 Jack Dempsey of pugilistic fame has been acclaimed by many as "the world's greatest fighter." He is scheduled to meet Geo...
Tuesday, June 5, 2007

Fighters Seek to Settle Grudge Over Woman in Ring

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1896 Britt and Lawler Indulge in a Fist Fight All on Account of a Woman San Francisco, Cal., Sept. 18. — It took twenty-eight rounds of desp...
Sunday, May 27, 2007

The Greek Myrmex — Deadly Weapon in a Fight

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1907 It Was the Deadliest Weapon of the Ancient Pugilist The four ounce glove was unknown to the ancient pugilist. When the boxers and fight...
Wednesday, May 16, 2007

Large Sums Wagered on Fighting Crickets

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1920 Marines Back From China Tell of Orient's Popular Sport SAN FRANCISCO, Cal. — Cricket fighting is a very popular sport in China, acc...
Monday, May 14, 2007

Socialist Learns Not To Discuss Politics During War

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Indiana, 1917 THIS IS NO TIME TO DISCUSS POLITICS Thomas McGuire, Socialist, Learned a "Bit" on Friday When a common purpose wells...