ANNIE OAKLEY, NOTED RIFLE SHOT, IS DEAD
A champion markswoman and showwoman known as Annie Oakley, the wife of Frank Butler, died at the home of a relative after a period of ill health, at the age of 66. The report states she had been practically paralyzed since 1901, when she was injured in a train accident while a member of the Buffalo Bill troupe, and recounts her European tours and shooting feats, including breaking 100 clay targets straight at Pinehurst, N. C., in April of 1922, shooting from 16 yards.
Greenville, Ohio, Nov. 4 (AP) - Mrs.. Frank Butler, famed as Annie Oak-ley, champion markswoman and showwoman died at the home of a relative here last night.
She had been in ill health for some time.
She was 66. Practically paralyzed since 1901 when she was injured in a train accident while a member of the famous Buffalo Bill troupe, she had been leading a retired life.
Anna Oakley, when in her prime as a markswoman, visited, together with her husband, many European countries and received royal awards and honors from many crowned heads. The present King George of England, after watching her in an exhibition, remarked: "You are the best rifle shot in the world."
While traveling abroad, she matched her skill with many of the best shots of Europe, including members of royal families in countries she visited, besting them all. She was received and treated as a distinguished visitor by many of the rulers. When but a girl, she learned to handle a rifle with skill. When in her teens, she married Frank Butler, regarded also as an expert rifleman.
When "Buffalo Bill" Cody passed through here he saw an exhibition which she was giving and engaged her to travel with his show.
January 17, 1902, in a trap shoot meet at Nutley, N. J., she figured in a 25 bird event, breaking the 25 straight.
The next day she hit ten live birds and followed that up with 25 straight hits on the range.
It was at Pinehurst, N. C., in April of 1922 she broke 100 clay targets straight, shooting from · 16 yards. It is believed that this feat has never been duplicated by a woman.
Reproduced unchanged from New Britain Herald, November 4, 1926, page 1.
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Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
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ANNIE OAKLEY, NOTED RIFLE SHOT, IS DEAD
A champion markswoman and showwoman known as Annie Oakley, the wife of Frank Butler, died at the home of a relative after a period of ill health, at the age of 66. The report states she had been practically paralyzed since 1901, when she was injured in a train accident while a member of the Buffalo Bill troupe, and recounts her European tours and shooting feats, including breaking 100 clay targets straight at Pinehurst, N. C., in April of 1922, shooting from 16 yards.
Greenville, Ohio, Nov. 4 (AP) - Mrs.. Frank Butler, famed as Annie Oak-ley, champion markswoman and showwoman died at the home of a relative here last night.
She had been in ill health for some time.
She was 66. Practically paralyzed since 1901 when she was injured in a train accident while a member of the famous Buffalo Bill troupe, she had been leading a retired life.
Anna Oakley, when in her prime as a markswoman, visited, together with her husband, many European countries and received royal awards and honors from many crowned heads. The present King George of England, after watching her in an exhibition, remarked: "You are the best rifle shot in the world."
While traveling abroad, she matched her skill with many of the best shots of Europe, including members of royal families in countries she visited, besting them all. She was received and treated as a distinguished visitor by many of the rulers. When but a girl, she learned to handle a rifle with skill. When in her teens, she married Frank Butler, regarded also as an expert rifleman.
When "Buffalo Bill" Cody passed through here he saw an exhibition which she was giving and engaged her to travel with his show.
January 17, 1902, in a trap shoot meet at Nutley, N. J., she figured in a 25 bird event, breaking the 25 straight.
The next day she hit ten live birds and followed that up with 25 straight hits on the range.
It was at Pinehurst, N. C., in April of 1922 she broke 100 clay targets straight, shooting from · 16 yards. It is believed that this feat has never been duplicated by a woman.
Reproduced unchanged from New Britain Herald, November 4, 1926, page 1.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
Reproduced unchanged from New Britain Herald, November 4, 1926, page 1.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
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ANNIE OAKLEY, NOTED RIFLE SHOT, IS DEAD
A champion markswoman and showwoman known as Annie Oakley, the wife of Frank Butler, died at the home of a relative after a period of ill health, at the age of 66. The report states she had been practically paralyzed since 1901, when she was injured in a train accident while a member of the Buffalo Bill troupe, and recounts her European tours and shooting feats, including breaking 100 clay targets straight at Pinehurst, N. C., in April of 1922, shooting from 16 yards.
Greenville, Ohio, Nov. 4 (AP) - Mrs.. Frank Butler, famed as Annie Oak-ley, champion markswoman and showwoman died at the home of a relative here last night.
She had been in ill health for some time.
She was 66. Practically paralyzed since 1901 when she was injured in a train accident while a member of the famous Buffalo Bill troupe, she had been leading a retired life.
Anna Oakley, when in her prime as a markswoman, visited, together with her husband, many European countries and received royal awards and honors from many crowned heads. The present King George of England, after watching her in an exhibition, remarked: "You are the best rifle shot in the world."
While traveling abroad, she matched her skill with many of the best shots of Europe, including members of royal families in countries she visited, besting them all. She was received and treated as a distinguished visitor by many of the rulers. When but a girl, she learned to handle a rifle with skill. When in her teens, she married Frank Butler, regarded also as an expert rifleman.
When "Buffalo Bill" Cody passed through here he saw an exhibition which she was giving and engaged her to travel with his show.
January 17, 1902, in a trap shoot meet at Nutley, N. J., she figured in a 25 bird event, breaking the 25 straight.
The next day she hit ten live birds and followed that up with 25 straight hits on the range.
It was at Pinehurst, N. C., in April of 1922 she broke 100 clay targets straight, shooting from · 16 yards. It is believed that this feat has never been duplicated by a woman.
Reproduced unchanged from New Britain Herald, November 4, 1926, page 1.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
Reproduced unchanged from New Britain Herald, November 4, 1926, page 1.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
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ANNIE OAKLEY, NOTED RIFLE SHOT, IS DEAD
A champion markswoman and showwoman known as Annie Oakley, the wife of Frank Butler, died at the home of a relative after a period of ill health, at the age of 66. The report states she had been practically paralyzed since 1901, when she was injured in a train accident while a member of the Buffalo Bill troupe, and recounts her European tours and shooting feats, including breaking 100 clay targets straight at Pinehurst, N. C., in April of 1922, shooting from 16 yards.
Greenville, Ohio, Nov. 4 (AP) - Mrs.. Frank Butler, famed as Annie Oak-ley, champion markswoman and showwoman died at the home of a relative here last night.
She had been in ill health for some time.
She was 66. Practically paralyzed since 1901 when she was injured in a train accident while a member of the famous Buffalo Bill troupe, she had been leading a retired life.
Anna Oakley, when in her prime as a markswoman, visited, together with her husband, many European countries and received royal awards and honors from many crowned heads. The present King George of England, after watching her in an exhibition, remarked: "You are the best rifle shot in the world."
While traveling abroad, she matched her skill with many of the best shots of Europe, including members of royal families in countries she visited, besting them all. She was received and treated as a distinguished visitor by many of the rulers. When but a girl, she learned to handle a rifle with skill. When in her teens, she married Frank Butler, regarded also as an expert rifleman.
When "Buffalo Bill" Cody passed through here he saw an exhibition which she was giving and engaged her to travel with his show.
January 17, 1902, in a trap shoot meet at Nutley, N. J., she figured in a 25 bird event, breaking the 25 straight.
The next day she hit ten live birds and followed that up with 25 straight hits on the range.
It was at Pinehurst, N. C., in April of 1922 she broke 100 clay targets straight, shooting from · 16 yards. It is believed that this feat has never been duplicated by a woman.
Reproduced unchanged from New Britain Herald, November 4, 1926, page 1.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
Reproduced unchanged from New Britain Herald, November 4, 1926, page 1.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
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ANNIE OAKLEY, NOTED RIFLE SHOT, IS DEAD
A champion markswoman and showwoman known as Annie Oakley, the wife of Frank Butler, died at the home of a relative after a period of ill health, at the age of 66. The report states she had been practically paralyzed since 1901, when she was injured in a train accident while a member of the Buffalo Bill troupe, and recounts her European tours and shooting feats, including breaking 100 clay targets straight at Pinehurst, N. C., in April of 1922, shooting from 16 yards.
Greenville, Ohio, Nov. 4 (AP) - Mrs.. Frank Butler, famed as Annie Oak-ley, champion markswoman and showwoman died at the home of a relative here last night.
She had been in ill health for some time.
She was 66. Practically paralyzed since 1901 when she was injured in a train accident while a member of the famous Buffalo Bill troupe, she had been leading a retired life.
Anna Oakley, when in her prime as a markswoman, visited, together with her husband, many European countries and received royal awards and honors from many crowned heads. The present King George of England, after watching her in an exhibition, remarked: "You are the best rifle shot in the world."
While traveling abroad, she matched her skill with many of the best shots of Europe, including members of royal families in countries she visited, besting them all. She was received and treated as a distinguished visitor by many of the rulers. When but a girl, she learned to handle a rifle with skill. When in her teens, she married Frank Butler, regarded also as an expert rifleman.
When "Buffalo Bill" Cody passed through here he saw an exhibition which she was giving and engaged her to travel with his show.
January 17, 1902, in a trap shoot meet at Nutley, N. J., she figured in a 25 bird event, breaking the 25 straight.
The next day she hit ten live birds and followed that up with 25 straight hits on the range.
It was at Pinehurst, N. C., in April of 1922 she broke 100 clay targets straight, shooting from · 16 yards. It is believed that this feat has never been duplicated by a woman.
Reproduced unchanged from New Britain Herald, November 4, 1926, page 1.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
Reproduced unchanged from New Britain Herald, November 4, 1926, page 1.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
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