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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1902
Page
8
Chicago Tribune lauds the Michigan Wolverines 12 to 0 victory over Wisconsin at Jon's Field describing it as the greatest football game in the west. It praises Michigan’s unified attack, Wisconsin’s stout defense, and the strong team work and discipline shown by both sides.
Football authority George W. Woodruff argues Michigan and Wisconsin would rival eastern powers and that a four-team western lineup with Michigan, Wisconsin, Chicago and Minnesota could beat Yale Harvard Princeton and Pennsylvania. He says Michigan is great but cites doubt about facing first class eastern teams.
The University of Iowa lacks the West title this year yet fields a strong squad. Coaches cannot compensate for weak material, but standout players exist including Hollenbeck who excels at right end and pleases fans with his play.
In front of about 7000 spectators Princeton defeated Cornell 10 to 0 on their home field. Dewitt scored both touchdowns, kicking the ball over the bar from the fifteen yard line in the first half and from the thirty five yard line in the second half.
The passage describes coaches West and King watching a Wolverines versus Badgers game with intensity. Yost kneels during the play, trainer Fitzpatrick offers encouragement, and Maddock scores a touchdown prompting visible emotion. King paces and crouches, Riordan stays close, all conveying anxious but controlled nerves.
Harvard captain Charlie Daly highlighted West Point's 11 to 5 win over Annapolis with a electrifying 15 second kickoff return for a touchdown and a key field goal. He outran Navy and added timely punts while Belknap and Daly led a memorable coast to coast sophomore style surge.
Carlisle Indians were shut out 23 to 0 by Harvard before 19 000 fans at Cambridge Mass. The Indians showed surprising speed on offense and likely would have scored twice if not for fumbles near the Harvard goal.
A narration on how one man seeks justice while another seeks the lion’s share, hindering fair and honorable settlement. The clash of priorities stalls a constructive resolution and highlights the friction in negotiation.
A humorous essay contrasts royal pensions and rich rulers with ordinary contentment. It questions whether vast wealth from monarchies buys happiness, arguing that true dowry lies in contentment. The piece also reflects on anticipation versus realization and everyday domestic mishaps.
Rumor surrounds William C Whitney and Miss Lota Robinson with Baltimore society watchers citing her beauty and social prominence. Whitney declined to comment while New York circles show little surprise at the prospective match amid bustling social rumor.
Dr Robert C Kedzie former Michigan Agricultural College chemistry professor emeritus after forty years of service dies at age 79 Born in western New York to Scotch Irish stock he moved to Michigan as a child Kedzie opposed the lightning rod craze and helped establish the Kedzie test for kerosene safety influencing state laws and fertilizer concerns followed his long career with public service.
A doctor exposed a fraudulent scheme run by a few men peddling coal ashes to farmers across the United States. Despite pleas, threats, and prosecutions by vested interests in the industry, the doctor prevailed in breaking up the operation.
The Bradonville school faced a free-for-all as principal Carson Wallace confronted older boys who planned to beat him. He entered the building, locked the door, and fought off several students, with some escaping through windows before Wallace pursued the rest and was scratched by a barbed fence.
A Brittany custom on fate days has marriageable girls wearing red skirts with white or yellow bands. The color and number of bands indicate the dowry the parents will provide annually, with one yellow band equaling 1,000 francs and each white band 100 francs.
A complete double track line stretches from Boston to Omaha with every mile protected by block signals to prevent wrecks and ensure safe operation of trains.
A wireless telegraphy station has been established for military and experimental use on Peterburgski Island near St. Petersburg. The isolated site features a small wooden building, a tall mast, and links with Kronstadt and Sveaborg stations. Guards restrict access and prohibit photography to protect the facility.
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