Two More Games Will Be Played Kent Team In Need Of Players
A weathered sports page lists today's and upcoming games in American League and minor circuits. Teams include Philadelphia Cleveland Baltimore Detroit Washington Chicago Boston St Louis and Pittsburgh New York Cincinnati Brooklyn Chicago Philadelphia.
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Philadelphia
Cleveland
Baltimore
Detroit
Washington
Chicago
Boston
St. Louin
Pittsburg
New York
Olneinnedd
Brooklyn
Ghiengo
Tonle
Hoxton
Barberton Seeks Library Funding Through Mill Increase
Barberton special correspondence reports Councillman Morton proposing an ordinance to raise by 0.4 mill to cover library running costs. The solicitor says the city is at full tax capacity and cannot add. A one year borrowing plan may be needed to sustain library services, as debate continues.
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Barberton
Connellman Morton
Connell
Moniay
Gasoline Lamp Report From Barberton Street Scene
Special Correspondence from Barberton Ohio notes a mishap on Misonriche avenue where a large gasoline motor broke from a vehicle, while Etta Cochran achieved a standing position in the Parks slow event.
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Barberton, Alig
O-White
Etta Cochran
New Knights Join Uniform Rank at Barberton Lodge
The Uniform Rank Knights of Pythias welcomed six new members Monday evening. After business, the group adjourned to the Barberton Inn where a buffet supper was served.
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Barberton, Aig
Barberton Inn
Typo Causes Credit Mix Up in Barberton Democrat
In Barberton on August 6 letters from the Democrat miscredited items to Mr McCarty due to a typographical error. The caller notes the correct attribution should have gone to Councilman McCoy in Tuesday’s issue.
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McCarty
Democrat
Cail
McCoy
The Mayor Won’t Talk on His Favorite Theme
A convention of the League of American Municipalities will meet in Grim Rapida Michigan on August 27 28 29. Speakers include Akron Ohio Mayor William B Doyle on the municipal situation in Ohio and Toledo Mayor Samuel M Jones addressing the topic What there and Who are the Criminals. The program notes Mayor Doyle will avoid discussion of clean streets.
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Anerican
Ohio
Samuel M. Jones
Toledo
Doyle
Mrs Crane Seeks Divorce From Husband Noted Artist
New York Mrs Bruce Crane sues for divorce from the well known artist husband. The testimony reveals her daughter from a former marriage and the artist’s involvement with the National Academy and several art societies. She claims confinement in an insane hospital for a year before 1908 and alleges disregard of her rights as wife and mother leading to separation.
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New York
Ade
Bruce Crane
Daugher
Annie Burchard Brainerd
Crane
Mike Jeanne Burchard
Yvoy
Orne
National Academy of Destin
Sunday School Visitors Attend Cottage Grove Plea
Attending school scenes note various visitors and residents. The different Sunday schools invited Green township schools to Cottage Grove on Aug. 10. Jessie and Edith Thursby visited Akron. Test week features Mi and Mes Price of Intontown visiting Jesse Traxier’s. Town visitors include Mr. and Mrs. Joe Thorehy and son at Horace Traxier’s, John Lee and wife at Harry Stamm’s, Mrs. Price and Mrs. Boyis at Mrs. Mary Sister’s, Miss Minnie Dally vacationing with relatives.
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Green Township
Cottage Grove
Jessie
Edith Thursby
Akron
Price
Intontown
Wermonday
Jesse Traxier
Joe Thorehy
Horace Traxier
John Lee
Harry Stamm
Alice Roosevelt Weakened but Active Socialite
The report notes Alice Roosevelt tired from social duties yet still engages publicly. She visited the beach, rode a bicycle with a companion, and took an automobile drive. The President plans to bring his daughter to Avenue A for a day that includes the christening of Winthrop Chanior's child with him as godfather.
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Newport
The
Alice Roosevelt
Chlo
Pat Alrwady
Winthrop Chanior
Godfather
Contract Awarded for Charity Building Plumbing Work
The plumbing and filling of the new Une fon Charity improvement was awarded to Krein Rit & Co for $1,000. Khglehart & Relat, though not the winning bidder, donated $80 to the building fund after the bids opened. Excavation work has begun.
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Une Fon
Krein, Rit & Co
Khglehart & Relat
Union Picnic and Neighborhood Socials Highlight July Evening
Special Correspondence from Nimisila notes Mamie Gray hosting guests from Colewnoy Alabama and a Reformed Church fall festival planned for the town church on Bathday Aug. D distant relatives and Akron visitors, including Kim Mepaner Nettie Lows and Claude Warley, share days in neighborhood gatherings and city trips with Prout Frank Raber and others.
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Ang
Mina Mamie Gray
Bee Howe
Miwsafanste Hryeon
Colewnoy
Ala
Reformed Church
Chureh
Avenup
Alin Kim Mepaner
Mins Nettie
Akron
Prank Raber
Fainetown
Binitiy
Caml Pulton
Bert
Hernan Baler
Claude Warley
Ada
Long Trip to the West for Measra Miller and Party
Measra Charles J. Miller and companions including Micky Urney of Barberton depart for an extended journey lasting a month. They will travel to Salt Lake City for the United States Bike convention, then to Chicago with George Hemingway, continue to Salt Lake City, proceed to Banff, and finally port by steam to Portland before returning to Akron around September.
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Charles J. Miller
Malcker
Puych
Micky Urney
Barberton
Atr
Hunsicker
Akron
Unclear local notice fragment from Hartford home plans
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a pending vocation and a family move to Hartford Connecticut from Tallmadge, with several names and dates unreadable, indicating an incomplete notice or report.
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Chou Odom
Aum
SeEhmer
Week of Social Visits Across Towns and Nearby States
The article lists a string of visits and family updates across Akron Mogadore Kent and nearby towns. People like Mrs Chater Hammel Mrs Rela Stone and families from Cuyahoga Falls Munroeville Ravenna and Cleveland are mentioned visiting relatives and attending services. A horse named a reliable colt was killed by lightning during Sunday’s storm. The Brinfield band performed at Mogadore festival and Rev Kennedy spoke on August 10. Social gatherings includes attendees from W Va Patterson New Jersey and Pittsburgh.
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Mra. Chater Hammel
Akeor
Rela? Stone
Akton
Mire
Hoel
Milfred Waldron
Mien Fitna Theraton
Mogadore
Rose Moore
Ain
George
CiyMhoge Faire
Aston
Ren
Wotinty
George Tinlett
A. B. Proctor
Proctor
W. Va
Sunny
Harrison Leininger
Geo. Kneifel
Cuyahoga Falls
Fred Kneifel
Roberton
Whi
Kneifel
Aleld Burrell
Margaret
Munroeville
A.W. Wise
A.W. Denis
New Martinaville
Ora Dennis
Ravenna
Frank Martin
Patterson
New Jerrey
Mra. M. Kel
David Isbell
Kent
Batuubday
Philp K. Meyers
Brinfield
Kennnedy
Common Brotherhood
Honors For Boys Of Co F After Akron Incident
An investigation into trou bles involving Company F before their Newark encampment finds no reason to countermand orders. Captain Werner faced reports from Akron but allowed the unit to proceed to Newark for provost guard duty. Only one Corporal faced charges. the rest of the company remained disciplined and ready to move.
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Akron
Newark
Gen. Speaks
Werner
Co. 1 Eighth Infantry
Alcon
Highth
Wornar
Iluinkelf Vqtiere
Behald
Chae Ehee HI
Fight Between Wakened South Akron Men Ends in Custody
Shortly after midnight a call to Po Nco reported two men fighting near South High and Stocweats. Philip Edwards and James Arthur were armed with injuries and locked up after a crowd of about 100 watched. In court both claimed friendship, Edwards with a black eye and cut face said it started as a friendly fight but escalated until police arrived. Each man was assessed fines and costs.
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Po Nco
South High
Stocweats
Unleva
Philip Hdwards
James Arthur
Edwards
Arthur
Edwardy
Flo
Pougher
Costa
Two Bicycles Stolen in Akron
In Akron on Monday two bicycles were stolen. One belonged to H. Swi Jer and was valued at 40 dollars, taken from in front of Wells Fargo Express Co office. The other, owned by Charles Townsend a news boy, was taken from in front of the Beacon Journal office.
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Akron
H. Swi Jer
Wells-Fargo Express Co
Charles Townsend
Beacon Journal
Frances Jenkins Niece of Croker Visits New York
Miss Frances Jenkins niece of Tammany boss Croker arrives in New York on August 2 and is hosted by Croker in Wantage while expressing longing to see New York.
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Croker
New York
Aug
Richanl Croker
Jenking
Miss Jenkins
Wantage
Too Late An Amusing Picture Of Constant Portrait
An angry Friulian tells of Benjamin Constant in a humorous yet pathetic tale about a fraternal portrait titled Too Late. The artist lies ill on a bed as Fortune and Glory enter with Death nearby, provoking harsh remarks about seeking fame and the youth’s hopeful gaze.
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Benjamin Constant
Fortune
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Fragmentary note on Pitt era and prime ministership
Incomplete archival line references Pitt as prime minister amid an invasion and wartime context. The fragment hints at a period labeled by political leadership and conflict during an unspecified year.
Follies of Royal Fishes and Swedes in Pepper Lore
A historic tale recounts Pitt and King George debating a royal speech with a joke about royal goldfish. A Norwegian joke in a pub amuses a traveler, who reveals he is actually a Swede. The article also explains pepper’s color change in canaries and hens, and highlights the value of salad plants’ saline content and fresh leaves for hydration.
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Canaries
Comforting Exchange on Wealth and Death in Philadelphia Press
A couple exchanges anxious assurances about money and future care, with flirtatious bets on who would be provided for if death comes. The Philadelphia Press notes a veteran Walter muttering about declining tips while a gleeful partner jokes about old generosity.
Night Habits And Sleep Positions Revealed By A Family Doctor
A Family Doctor notes sleep is guided by a perpetual night habit. Bodies settle in familiar positions once nightly rest begins, resisting new arrangements. The piece also touches on social habits like returning borrowed items and politeness in communities.
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Land of Nod
Aria
Chamber Chich
Ink removal and dangerous customs in Far East lore
The article discusses ink stain remedies using soda and water for rapid stain removal. It then notes a historical practice where a Japanese woman who married a foreigner could be beheaded, but later allowed to live after prolonged diplomacy. It adds a grim account of leech fishing in the Don and Donets basins, describing the painful harvesting of leeches by barelegged fishers.
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Don
Donets Rivera
Terra Firma
The Town of Mothers in Leonberg Württemberg
A fragmentary note recalls Leonberg in Württemberg known as the town of mothers of Schiller and Kepler. Statues honor the mothers near the old castle where Ulrich Ubertien’s Magna Charta was signed, while playful gossip about Simpkins claiming a fortune hints at light gossip in Chicago News.
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Mothers
Leonberg
Wurttemberg
Motho
Schiller
Kepler
Ubertien
Ulrich
Amiability Tales and the Rights of Intimates
A fragment argues that genuine closeness heightens the need for truth and courtesy in personal relations. The author Holm ea contends that friendship does not excuse rude or disagreeable remarks and stresses respectful conduct as bonds deepen.
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Holmea
Rubber parties and slow waiters spark suburban dinner talk
A New York Tribune piece describes the “rubber guest” who favors slow service to maximize tips, noting how wealthy diners feign delays for tables and minor indulgences. It contrasts maid experiences in modest homes versus big mansions, with menus and fare highlighted, and includes a casually bold exchange about an engagement and moonlighting.
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Palm Garden
New York Tribune
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