Word: hopatcong
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...riding on his stepfather's horse. Later he became assistant to the Great Doctor Dunbar, medical showman; still later he was a juggler, tumbler, musician, dancer, ventriloquist. After touring the U. S. in vaudeville acts he became a Manhattan headliner in the Vanities. In his house at Lake Hopatcong, N. J., resting on a silver standard, is a baseball which Babe Ruth has not autographed. On his private golf course is a green built in the shape of a cone so that any guest can make a hole in one. He is shy, likes speedboating, collects mementoes, is admired...
...must to all men, Death came last week to Hudson Maxim, 74, inventor of deadly explosives. It came slowly, quietly?preceded by 24 hours' coma. It found him at his home at Maxim Park, Lake Hopatcong, N. J. It had tried unsuccessfully, many times before, to find him in his laboratory. Although several of his assistants had been blown to bits, he emerged from all his dangerous experiments with only his left hand missing...
Died. Hudson Maxim, 74, famed inventor; from anemia and gastric ulcers; at Lake Hopatcong...
Despatches said nothing of the play of the two Yves Boucicault, father and son, whose home club is La Boulie. Yves Sr., assistant professional, toured the U. S. in 1921 with Luis Martucci, professional at Lake Hopatcong Country Club, N. J., who, like him, has but one arm. Yves, Jr., aged 18, swart and stocky, holds the professional title of France, understudied Abe Mitchell in England for two years, is one of the most promising players extant...
...with the winner undecided. Frank J. Marshall, American champion, and A. Kupchik, both of New York, tied for first place with 10½ games won and 2½ lost. The prizes were split and an address of appreciation made to Harry Latz, general manager of the Hotel Alamac, Lake Hopatcong, N. J., where the matches were held. The players, who had been busy with their games since Aug. 6, broke training and departed for their homes...