College rowing crews brace for title season with mixed losses
Cornell and Syracuse lead among eastern colleges as regatta plans heat up. Columbia struggles to assemble an eight under coach Jim Rice. Wisconsin aims for its heaviest eight, Harvard retools under Jim Wray, Yale blends veterans with new coach J O Rodgers as crews prepare for the May 26 Harvard Cornell Princeton regatta on the Charles River Basin.
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Poughkeepsie
New London
Cornell
Syracuse
E. F. Bowen
Columbia
Pennsylvania
Wisconsin
Harvard
Yale
Jim Rice
Badgers
Harry Vail
E. J Lamp
Wood
Vail
Jim Wray
Cutler
Lathrop Withington
Wray
Courtney
Blarvard
Princeton
Charles River
J. O. Rodgers
Romeyn and
Philbin
Scully
J. A. Appleton
Freeman
R Newman
Kramer’s Training Methods for a Model Champion Rider
The champion bicycle rider Frank Kramer embodies regularity with fixed meal times and strict daily routines. He runs three miles or more daily in addition to cycling and has few, if any, accidents in a long career, aiding his consistent form.
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Frank Kramer
Requisites of Star Pitcher Highlighted by McGraw
Manager McGraw outlines a first class pitcher as fast on his feet with a strong arm and back, an even temper and exemplary habits. St Paul has Undertaker at short, infielder Jack Lewis, an undertaker, sent back by the Boston Americans.
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McGraw
St. Paul
Jack Lewis
Boston Americans
Portrait of Goya and the General Averted Tragedy
An armed sitting ends with the deaf Spanish painter Francisco Goya threatening a general and his pistols when the commander rejects a caricature. General Alava intervenes to prevent violence as the artist is calmed by family and aides.
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Givey
Wate
Geners
Wellington
Goya
Alava
Poverty Dinners Across Cities Exhibit Extremely Cheap Meals
The piece describes Berlin and other cities offering meals for 6 to 12 cents with stark dining arrangements. Long benches replace chairs, spoons are chained, and soup plates sit sunk in tables. Women cook and serve from kitchens that form part of the eateries, offering thick soup, black bread, and a basic dinner for small coins.
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Berlin
Mary F. Rausch
Dining In Luxembourg And A Johnson Anecdote
A travel note extols Luxembourg dining with locals guiding visitors to the best meals and says fine European cooks are women there. It also recounts Boswell asking Johnson about suicide as a moral option and Johnson replying about fleeing to a country where one is unknown.
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Luxembourg
Grand Duchy of
Europe
Luexbourg
Beswell
Johnson
Boswell
Orders To Stay Out Or Get Out
A Cleveland Plain Dealer exchange shows Blink questioning sales results and Gink replying he received two orders in one store one to exit and one to remain out, illustrating ambiguous sales directives.
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Blink
Gink
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Patron of Half an Hour's Standing
A humorous note in the Pittsburgh Press quotes a street railway magnate's complaint signed by "A Patron of Half an Hour's Standing." The item hints at a light exchange about public transit debates and idle satire.
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Pittsburg Press
Pirates Seek 25000 for Top First Baseman in Early 1900s
The Pittsburgh Pirates report an offer of $25,000 for a premier first baseman, citing $40,500 spent in pursuit over seven years. Secretary William H. Locke notes past deals, including Marty O'Toole at $22,500, and discusses the club’s strategy to pay big for proven talent while aiming to land a player akin to Kooney Chase or Daubert.
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Pittsburgh Pirates
William H. Locke
The
Pirates
Koney
Chase
Daubert
Dreyfuss
George Lennon
St. Paul
American Association
Marty O'Toole
Kooney
Pittsburgh
Cardinals
Yankees
Superbas
Locke
O'Toole
Bransfield
Jack Miller
Roger Bresnahan
Ed Koney
Dublin Cook
Bresnahan
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Gallege
Penr
Kramer
Wey For
Warhop
New York Americans
Ty Cobb
American Press Association
Pittsburgh Club
ED Konetchy
Clarke
IMI
Howard and Chincy
Fok
PhTshChos
Hal Chase
Jake Daubert
Hosea Ballou
Bentham
Shakespeare
O.S.L
Union Pacific
Colorado Springs
Pueblo
Sioux City
Des Moines
Devonport
Rock Island
Dallas
Texas
Middle West
H. P. Potter
District Freight & Passenger Agt
East Heron Street
Aberdeen
Washington
Wishkah
Harper
Fred Heit
Humboldt
Aberdeen, Wash
South F Street
RYE
Kentucky
Mississippi River
HOTEL
Griffin & Morck
Cor. K
Heron St
Aberdeen, Washington
L. L. Maley Aberdeen
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