Building of Petrograd. Peter the Greats Ruthless Capital Plan
The article portrays Peter the Great's founding of Petrograd on a Neva delta island starting in 1703. It cites his relentless drive, forced peasant settlements, and a special tax to fund construction, noting he barred stone-building elsewhere until the city was finished.
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Peter the Great
Europe
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Gulf of Finland
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Moscow
New York Times
Cure for Kidney Ailments With Jad Salts
The text promotes Jad Salts as a remedy to flush kidneys and neutralize urinary acids. It advises four ounces of rad Salts in water before breakfast for a few days, claiming relief from back pain, dull kidney ache, headaches, dizziness, and bladder irritation. It emphasizes safe use and the effervescent lithia beverage quality.
Lowered lights extend across England to shield from air raids
England imposes nationwide lighting restrictions to hide cities from airships. Train coaches must be drawn at night, while London insurers pay 5000 for Guildhall protection and St Pauls and Westminster Abbey insured. public alerts urge safer driving as wartime fear grows.
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London
Guildhall
St. Paul's
Westminster Abbey
One of Hook's Puns
Theodore Hook known for quick witted wordplay advised neighbors to pay taxes. Mr Winter the tax collector is mocked for his name and swift actions. The piece uses playful humor to prompt timely payments and lightly moralizes tax duties.
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Theodore Hook
Gayety
Mr. Winter
Winter
Grasping Animal Finds Hidden Nickel Triggers Greed
A Toledo Blade excerpt notes how a man never stops seeking more once he discovers a nickel he did not know he had, illustrating the stubborn grip of greed and desire.
Salaries in St Louis Show High Pay Low Returns
Dick Collins notes St Louis pays more to ball players yet reaps less value than any big league city. He cites Willie Doak earning 5400 with the Cardinals and Bill James 4500 with Boston, while Ty Cobb says Stuffy McInnis is under 3000 in Philadelphia. The piece asks how Boston and Philadelphia managers lure top talent cheaper and recalls Crandall’s trading dispute as a case of contracts and magnets of world series play.
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St. Louis Republic
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Feds
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Willie Doak
Cardinals
Jones
Bill James
Boston Nationals
Ty Cobb
Sky
Britton
Larry McLean
Doe Crandall
Doe
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Crandall
McGraw
Mack
Rise of World Series pay reflects growing public interest
Over thirty years prize money for the world championship baseball series grew from under $100 to several thousand per player. Early 1884 matchups between the New York Metropolitans and Providence Pennant winners offered $1,000 total, split among the team. players earned under $100 each. In 1905 the Giants beat the Athletics and earned $1,142 per winner, and in 1912 the Red Sox shared $4,022 per player, the largest to date.
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New York
Providence
A. G. Spalding
Chris von der Ahe
St Louis
The Farce of Padding in Ancient Theater
The piece traces the term farce to Latin facie meaning face and a practice where buffoons padded their garments to exaggerate size. It notes padding later disappeared, yet the large garments remained in use as a theatrical convention.
Where does the fire go when it goes out
A child asks where fire goes as the parent replies with uncertainty in a reflective exchange about the fate of extinguished flames.
Richie Ryan Promising Young Lightweight Champion in New York Circuits
Richie Ryan, a young lightweight, has a string of ring victories across New York clubs. He fought over twenty bouts without a loss, winning by knockout or newspaper decisions, and credits his confidence to consistent early success and clever management.
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Jack Johnson
Sam Langford
Gunboat
Jess Willard
New York
Richie Ryan
Richie
Ryan
Freddie Welsh and Packey McFarland Reach Fight Talk
Welsh critics warn he remains dangerous amid calls for a comeback. Packey McFarland expresses interest in a bout, signaling renewed activity behind the scenes.
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Freddie Welsh
Packey McFarland
Fragmentary remark in family dialogue noted
A readable fragment shows a mother challenging a child with a quip about where the father goes when he "Beles out" suggesting a domestic scene and informal speech. The context remains unclear due to incomplete text.
Work rate problem from Life column
Examiner asks if a man can do one fourth of a piece of work in two days. William questions whether the task is contract work or day labor. The exchange frames a simple rate calculation in a casual tease.
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William
Burdette Laughs At Mortality In Farewell Letter
Humorist Burdette on his deathbed jokes with friend Rev. Dr. J. G. Walker about illness and aging. He jokes that he has chronic pancreatitis, recalls European trip letters, and states that humor remains strong as more people fill the world. He cites Beecher on pulpit jokes and ends with reflections on age and fun.
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J. G. Walker
Mantua Baptist Church
West Philadelphia
Burdette
Bryn Mawr
Los Angeles
Europe
Henry Ward Beecher
Beecher
Robert
Snake Disrupts Doctor's Putts at Ravenswood Golf Club
Dr. Gates of Ravenswood Golf Club near Chicago faced a quirky ruling after a garter snake moved his ball on the third green. The reptile retreated in fear as the ball rolled into the hole, prompting debate whether the score should be a three or four for the unintentional hole-in-one.
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Chicago
Gates
Ravenswood Golf Club
Two Western Giants Carl Morris and Jess Willard
Carl Morris from Sapulpa Oklahoma and Jess Willard the cowboy pugilist are both six seven and around 240 pounds. They have both fought in New York and endured rough battles with mixed results. Morris revived his career after setbacks while Willard has been criticized for treating fighting lightly.
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Carl Morris
Jess Willard
Morris
Sapulpa
Okla
Willard
Oklahoma
Kansas
Texas
New York
Baseball league totals and leaders from the season span
Between April 14 and Oct. 7, 2,508 games were played with 1,250 in the National League and 1,258 in the American League. NL clubs scored 4,802 runs and 10,021 hits with 2,146 errors while AL clubs had 4,596 runs and 10,020 hits with 2,148 errors. Giants led NL in runs, Brooklyn in hits, Philadelphia and Cincinnati tied for most errors. Athletics led AL in runs and hits with 748 and 1,381, and had the fewest errors. Detroit followed in runs and hits, Yankees had the second fewest errors.
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New York Giants
Brooklyn
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
Philadelphia Athletics
Detroit
New York Yankees
Dainty Mabel Stops At Housework
A brief item notes Mabel ceases housework duties for a moment and says she knows not the man in question. The only thing she ever inops is her trow.
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Mabel
Detroit
Ree Press
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