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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1911
Page
7
Hans Holmer announced plans for a European tour in the world of sport. The article highlights his schedule and venues as he set out to compete across multiple countries. Local officials and fans awaited details of dates and matchups.
Hans Holmer the renowned American long distance runner plans a European tour visiting Germany and France and possibly Australia. He is regarded as one of the world’s best, having won major races including last year’s Pow Gerhall Marathon in Edinburgh from a field of European competitors.
The New Zealand Amateur Rowing association held twenty four regattas last summer across Auckland Canterbury Hawkes Bay Otago Southland Wanganui Wellington Marlborough and Nelson. Of 179 races rowed 44 were senior 47 junior 63 maiden and 25 youths yielding 680 developing scullers in the region.
Pitcher Vean Gregg delivered the top season work, winning 23 games and losing seven for Cleveland. He surpassed Bender, who had 17 wins and 5 losses for the Athletics, in both results and percentage, despite a middling team finish. The article notes Gregg’s superior winning percentage among stars on teams not contending.
John Fremont Hill elected chairman of the Republican National Committee is a physician turned politician. Born October 20 1855 in Eliot Maine he practiced medicine briefly before entering business and public service. He served in Maine legislature as representative and senator, was governor in 1901 and 1903, and has led the Maine Republican committee since 1909.
The Colorado River region is celebrated for its agricultural and industrial importance across Colorado Wyoming Utah New Mexico Arizona and Nevada. It highlights the Grand Canyon and the river’s Nile like floods while noting potential for large scale water power development and a 1999 discharge of 26 million acre feet.
Ernesto P D Castro of Tabasco, living in Yucatan, patents a method to extract usable alcohol from maguey leaf flesh waste after fiber is removed. The process ferments the mash with water for two days to yield a merchantable alcohol up to forty percent.
A nursemaid cries I’ve lost the baby and a bemused mother asks to call a policeman. The nursemaid replies it’s no use, and she was already trying to talk to one when the infant vanished. Cleveland Plain Dealer reports the baffling exchange.
A Washington Herald recounts a wedding scene where the groom, positioned beneath a floral bell, was struck by 2000 volts. The incident caused a violent, fatal shock, leaving witnesses stunned as the ceremony halted.
A brisk exchange unfolds as a busybody scolds a man for lingering at the wall while the man laments he cannot move without risking a cold in his back. A watch dog stands as a quiet observer.
Fragment from a Tatler item humorously notes a man arguing about room to pass with a cart and a gate being knocked off. The exchange contrasts perception of space and obstruction in a social setting.
In a brief Chicago Tribune item, readers are reminded of a cereal product linked to the famous Carnegie foundation rumor. The note clarifies the term refers to oatmeal, not a foundation project.
A witty exchange from the Chicago Record-Herald reflects on altruism as the act of hoping for the elected official to avoid errors after defeat. It contrasts personal ambition with public service and political humility.
A Puck cartoon caption contrasts a wife asking for children’s shoes with a husband quipping the auto needs shoes too. The exchange highlights rising living costs through a humorous domestic moment.
Assistant Inspector questions duties as a woman seeks guidance over her child with German measles. The exchange appears in Harper's Weekly reflecting public health concerns and official responses.
A Chicago News quip notes a mother's claim about a newborn's hair color, suggesting a humorous or paradoxical take on perception and expectation regarding infancy.
Kate Douglas Wiggin the author and Mrs George Riggs is a leading figure in the National Association Opposed to Woman Suffrage forming to oppose granting votes to women. The group cites equity in the home and division of work between sexes and has issued a catechism to challenge suffragist claims. Other leaders include Mrs Greer Miss Ida Tarbell Mrs Richard Watson Gilder and Mrs Arthur M Dodge who serves as president.
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