Word: oakleys
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...must to all men, Death came to Mrs. Annie Oakley ("Little Sureshot") Butler, 66, most marked markswoman in history, at Greenville, Ohio, after long illness. She had directed that they cremate her remains; bury her ashes in Darke County, Ohio, where she began handling firearms at a tender age to supply her widowed mother with game...
Rabbits, ducks and partridge had trained Annie Oakley's hand and eye to such precision by her 16th year that her performance against a highly rated shooter, Frank Butler, both broke and stole his heart. Soon they were married and she later said, "Frank really reared me." They toured as partners until one day in Texas a cowhand yelled at Mr. Butler, "Git outa the ring and give the girl a chance." Annie Oakley broke glass balls to the crowd's contented amazement. Thereafter Mr. Butler was only her manager...
...running-deer shoot from Grand Duke Michael of Russia for $350. At an exhibition in England, five ruling monarchs were present. A man who was to rule as Wilhelm II of Germany, expressed a desire to have the ash removed from his cigaret by a bullet. Annie Oakley obliged. Queen Victoria sent her a signed photograph. Prince Edward (VII) of Wales presented her on the grounds of the London Gun Club, where she was the first woman ever allowed to shoot, and gave her a medal inscribed: "You are the greatest shot I ever saw." His son, George V, himself...
...ticket-shooting trick that gave free passes to baseball games and other exhibitions their slang name of "Annie Oakleys." President Ban Johnson of the American Baseball League once caught a man who had rented out his season pass. The pass was found to be full of holes, whereupon President Johnson made a remark, the aptness of which his subordinates never forgot: "Looks like Annie Oakley'd been shootin...
...Oakley Country Club, November 5--Joseph Forecast, peerless prognasticator, at a late hour tonight announced that tomorrow's football games would result as follows...