Panama Pacific Exposition Showcases Global Progress in San Francisco
Visitors swarm the Panama Pacific International Exposition in San Francisco where the latest advances in telephony, sound amplification, and mining rescue are demonstrated. Exhibits include the Audion amplifier linking New York to San Francisco and loudspeaker seating, with world art displays from France and other nations and free cinematograph shows across forty pavilions.
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Panama-Pacific Canal
Marvel
Pacific Coast
San Francisco
Golden Gate
New York City
New York
York
Palace of Liberal Arts
Neer
Minex
Mme. Montessori
Arbibit
Orient
South America
Canada
Australia
America
College crews near end of training for four mile regattas
Yale and Harvard emerge as likely intercollegiate champions as they duel for top two spots. Yale beat Cornell in a close three cornered race while Harvard defeated Navy and Cornell, signaling balanced strength. Cornell’s coach reshapes the lineup with Collier moving to pacemaker, boosting prospects for Poughkeepsie.
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Oughkeepsie
New London
Poughkeepsie
Yale
Harvard
Pennsylvania
Columbia
Cornell
Syracuse
Leland Stanford
Hudson
Crimson
Navy
Lake Cayuga
Tigers
Courtney
Collier
Vivian Nickalis
Manager Isbell eyes shotguns for coaching aid
Frank Isbell of the Des Moines club considers equipping his coaches with shotguns to deter baserunners. He complains players steal bases too easily and argues a twelve gauge could outperform a rifle for his purposes. Issy vents fury at a failed first inning baserunner.
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Frank Isbell
Des Moines
Issy
Red Andreas
Andreas
Willing Boston Fan Bets Long Walk If Braves Lose
Willam N. Jarvis a Boston baseball enthusiast agrees to walk from Boston to Philadelphia and back if the Braves fail to win the National League title. His guardian mud turtle Lucy Lee will accompany the trip with two miles walked for every five, carried through the other three. Fred Woodland bets $100 against the Braves achieving the bunt.
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Boston Braves
Willam N. Jarvis
Boston
Philadelphia
Lucy Lee
Jarvis
Fred Woodland
Penn Crew Sees Strengthened Eights after Nickalls Reforms
The Yale and Princeton races showed a weak showing but Penn is 25 percent stronger due to Nickalls changes. Garvin returns to No 5 and Marcy resumes the stroke position boosting the shell. Shoe maker also joins the eight increasing physical strength. Nickalls notes the crew peaks at four miles.
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Yale
Princeton
Nickalls
Garvin
Marcy
Quakers
Shoemaker
Cube May Sign College Star
Paul Des Jardien the noted all round athlete is said to have accepted terms with Chicago National League club. The signing is planned after his June graduation. Des Jardien is described as powerful with speed and could become a top class pitcher.
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Cube
Paul Des Jardien
Des Jardien
Thorpe Shines For Jersey Miners In Regular Play
Jim Thorpe, former Giant, shows strong form with persistent hitting as he helps Jersey miners win. Regular acion is boosting his confidence and team prospects.
Bucklen's Arnica Salve Promoted For Skin Ailments
An advertisement urges Bucklen's Arnica Salve for ordinary injuries and infections from minor wounds. It claims antiseptic protection, infection prevention, and healing, listing uses from pimples to eczema and offering a 2 ounce box for 25 cents.
Baumgartner the eccentric Browns pitcher in St Louis
Local chatter paints George Baumgartner as a quirky Browns southpaw. He sings on street corners, collects money, avoids unused Pullman berths, gets daily face massage, and demands payment in one dollar bills.
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George Baumgartner
St. Louis
George
Eccentric Stars Rube Waddell and Bugs Raymond Remembered
The article notes the fame of Rube Waddell and Bugs Raymond for eccentricities, their deaths in Texas and Chicago, and their long stints in St. Louis. Waddell pitched for the Browns after leaving the Athletics, while Raymond pitched for the Cardinals before joining the Giants. It laments their antics and quotes Baumgartner as unlikely to match their peculiarity.
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Rube Waddell
Bugs Raymond
Waddell
Texas
Raymond
Chicago
St. Louis
Rube
Browns
Connie Mack
Athletics
Bugs
Cardinals
Giants
Baumgartner
Tyre
Herzog Sees Giants Gone Braves Likely to Fall
Charley Herzog dismisses the Giants as finished and predicts the Braves will not win the National league pennant. He suggests the Braves could form a strong International league team, though Stallings’ prior IL experience offers no pennant guarantee. Also noted is Italian sculler Giuseppe Sinigaglia planning a U S visit this summer for possible regattas.
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Herzog
Giants
Charley Herzog
Braves
Stallings
Caraman
U. S
Giuseppe Sinigaglia
America
Canada
Informant praises Mr. Fiddlewit as a bright fellow
The informant expresses surprise at Mr. Fiddlewit's sharpness noting he only learned the truth last night. The judge records that he was told, describing the situation with concise dialogue.
Fruit of Sterility Stranger Do Those Fields Over There
A fragmentary item notes a provocation about fields and yield, sparking a universal question seen by all who view them. The brief remark hints at land or crop discussion but offers no further context or names.
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Chicago Fost
Turning Back the Clock in Dear Meat Prices Today
Sydney Bulletin reports shoppers lament rising meat costs, with Mrs Gubbins noting day’s prices as meat becomes scarce and dear. Locals seek stalls and fresh cuts amid inflationary pressure.
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Sydney Bulletin
Learn How to Swim in Ten Articles by Lenis De B Wandley
Series explains advanced free style options for beginners and veterans. The article outlines the trudgeon stroke, its double overarm action with single kicks, and notes its suitability for long distances, calm exertion, and efficient breathing both on land and in water.
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Lenis de B. Wandley
N.Y. AC
Swim stroke diagrams describe arm positions for crawl styles
The illustration details swimmer posture at end of top arm drive with legs open and ready to snap together for a scissor kick. It notes the underarm catch six inches below water, left arm reaching under water, right arm driving near the thigh, and a breathing head position with the underarm recovering above water.
Trudgeon Stroke Emerges From Aquatic Endurance Tests
The article extols the trudgeon as an efficient durable stroke proven by endurance feats. It cites Charles Durborow Alfred Brown and George Meehan with record swims, notes breathing and body balance, describes the scissor kick and common errors, and urges a straight body line and controlled head movement for effective use.
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Charles Durborow
Philadelphia
Delaware Bay
Alfred Brown
New York
Sandy Hook
Battery
New York Bay
Panama Canal
George Meehan
Boston
How to Make a Pretty Cover For Hot Biscuits
A simple linen cover keeps hot biscuits warm at meals. Folded white linen with a square center and four pointed ends can be decorated with two embroidered biscuits or the words Hot Biscuits. Tint the biscuits brown and outline edges for realism and have it ready for serving.
Groh Gives Up Autoing After Birthday Gift
Cincinnati Reds star Heinie Groh bought a car but decided against driving after recalling peers with machines. He gave the automobile to his wife as a birthday present and asked her to keep the keys away from him.
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Groh
Heinie Groh
Cincinnati Reds
Today’s Burdens and the Power of the Present
The excerpt reflects on living in the moment. It argues that today carries its own strength and compensation, while sorrows from the past and anxieties about the future overwhelm us. It suggests no provision exists for burdens not belonging to the present day.
Weighed in the balance and found wanting line
A Philadelphia Ledger quotation frames a joke where a teacher asks about handwriting on the wall and a student replies the phrase That be forgot to drop a penny in the weighing machine slot and explains its meaning as being found lacking.
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Johnny
Johny
Philadelphia Ledger
Rose wax wade and a big woman through pockets
A Baltimore American quip recalls a proverb about cunning women and domestic exploits with a line about a large woman shrinking to fit through a husband’s pockets.
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Baltimore
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George Baumgard
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Louis DE B. Handley
Weyman-Bruton Company
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Dan Pearsall
U. S. Court Commissioner
Wishkah Block
J. T. Ennis
Heron
Sheet Metal Works
E. J. Richards
Prop
Aberdeen Window & House Cleaning Co
P. McMullen
West Heron Street
Messenger Service
City Messenger
Victor Erickson
E. Wishkah St
Jones & Jones, Inc
Corner Market
H Streets
Undertakers
Fissel & Pinnick Undertakers
Wishkah Street
Whiteside Undertaking Company
Funeral Directors Office
Herald
Grays Harbor County
Wise
City Messenger Company
Phone 72
Phillipa
Wheeler Bldg
E. Heron
Aberdeen
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