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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1912
Page
7
Democratic lawyers warn that organizing against the proposed recall aims to substitute popular opinion for legal procedure. They argue recall could replace law with public sentiment and lead to a vigilance committee controlling justice.
The article argues that modern corporations do not form monopolies to raise prices, noting historical shifts in law and economics. It recalls 18th and 19th century ideas of competitive freedom and self government, and cites the Chicago harvester trust case as illustrating outdated views on collaboration among manufacturers.
Word reaches New York that John J Flanagan the world’s great weight thrower now in Ireland will represent the United States at the Olympic games in Stockholm Sweden next June In a letter to a friend Flanagan says he has not given up athletics and is still throwing the iron weight He left America two years ago to tend an estate in Ireland Flanagan is the current Olympic champion in the sixteen pound hammer event.
Harry Davis refutes rumors that the Athletics stole signals to win the World Series. He says the team did not habitually steal signs and did not swipe any Giants signs, claiming they let opponents believe they had a secret edge while asserting a key opening game hit by Davis.
James W Monument of the Irish American A C sails to London for the English Olympic tryouts on May 26. He cannot compete for the United States due to citizenship rules. Monument, a two mile national champion, is expected to join John Bull's team. Dan Ahearn and Don Walsh also head to Britain to compete if selected.
H. C. Kottek class of 1914 shattered the Columbia university record in the plunge for distance during the sophomore freshman swimming meet in New York with a 66 feet 9 inch dive. The mark surpassed the previous record of W. F. Peters by 3 feet 9 inches. Kottek also contributed to the team’s total by securing three additional first places as the second year men won the meet by 3314 to 174.
The article notes it will be twenty three years since Cy Young last pitched in McKeesport Pennsylvania during the Tristate league era. It adds that Young has just signed to pitch the next season for the Boston Nationals.
Alfred Jordan, the English checker champion, defeated James Ferrie of Britain in the Scottish tourney at Glasgow. Jordan beat Ferrie in one game and drew the remaining eleven to clinch the present world title.
Earl Pickering former Minnesota baseball captain has signed to pitch for Terre Haute of the Central league. The football star previously protested by Wisconsin last fall on professionalism charges is alleged to have played baseball under an alias in the Central league in 1911.
The fighter recalls a grocery clerk past and a self serving manager who took half of earnings. He describes a first club fight twenty miles from Chicago and earning 90 cents after travel costs and manager’s cut, ending with his father’s anger at the outcome.
Spicy notes from Tommy Burns aiming for a Johnson rematch while observers question his seriousness. Hans Wagner admits oil riches falsehoods and Hap Hogan jokes with Charlie Ebbets about Brooklyn taking Vernon to New York. Ikegami era mentions modern sprint times and big-money trades. Billy Murray recounts a helpless ballplayer moment in a late ninth.
Analysis notes that intelligent players drive championships while many mechanically skilled players exist. Quick thinking is highlighted as a decisive factor in leading teams to success across leagues.
Hawaiian swimmers Vincent Genoves and Duke Kahana Mohu, renowned talents from the isles, will take part in the American Olympic team tryouts. They travel to several cities for the long distance swimming trials aiming to earn positions on the U S squad.
The London international horse show will open at Olympia on June 17 and run through June 29 with total prizes totaling $60 000.
An ores text advertises ORRINE as a home cure for whisky and beer cravings. It claims complete abstinence when used as directed, with two forms available a tasteless powder and a pill, offered at a low price and with a money back guarantee if no benefit is seen.
The author laments a rising spirit of lawlessness in democracy likening it to a disease that erupts in riot and violence. He argues against violent means for rights and for labor and women's suffrage pursued by lawful means, not noisy upheaval.
James Payn recalls a whist game where an opponent claims he can read a good hand from the face. The player resents the remark and asks his partner to refute it, only to hear that no expression had ever appeared on his countenance.
A critic laments the drive for riches, gifts, and large buildings shaping university leadership and mission. The piece warns that prioritizing money and controlled culture risks submerging long standing learning and broad civic strength under common intelligence.
A brief note praises reliability as the key to success and states Aberdeen's best business institutions choose the Aberdeen Herald for advertisements.
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