Lizzie Borden Twenty Years After Trial in Fall River
A 20 year reflection on Lizzie Borden’s life after acquittal. Once charged with murdering her father and stepmother, she lives isolated in Fall River, shunned by former friends, with minimal human contact, money from inheritance, and a public aura of condemnation. She remains a recluse, rarely seen, as local papers recount her social ostracism and solitary existence.
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All River
Mass
Lizzie Borden
New Bedford
Lizzie Trorden
Fall River
Ishmael
Gertrude Stevenson
Boston Herald
Lizzia Borden Gurltless
Andrew J. Jennings
Blaisdell
Andrew J. Borden
New England
Fail River
Hill
Fall Rivver
el Tor
Lizzia Borden
Lfe
Parricida
Taunton
Lizzie Horden
Christian Endeavor
Montha
Borden
Second Street
Boston
Bellevue
Lisbeth Borden
Fall River Globe
Drift and Fashion in Modern Rome and Babylon
A Philadelphia Ledger excerpt critiques society’s penalty on initiative and blunt moral rebuke. It argues modern taste favors fashionable, ready made conformity over independent thought, with women’s clothing drawing outsized attention while substance remains suppressed. The piece frames this as a clash between science and heart versus vanity and social pressure.
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John the Baptist
Petronius
Rome
Babylon
Seer of Concord
Vanity Fair
Philadelphia Ledger
Promises Remembered As Old Friends Meet In New York
A Frohman manager, reconnecting with a Kansas City friend in New York, agrees to send two complimentary tickets to the friend’s wife and sister for a matinee the next day. The friend jokes to wear a string around his finger as a reminder, and the manager vows to remember, recalling a domestic cue about reminders.
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Frohman
Kansas City
New York
Pitching Wonders of 1912 and the rise of young stars
The piece surveys whether last season’s crop of young pitchers will repeat success. It names many stars such as Christy Mathewson, Walter Johnson, Eddie Plank, Chief Bender, and others, noting varied fortunes from breakout years to later declines. It highlights 1912 first year stars Tesreau Hendrix Cheney Robinson Bedient Dubuc Cashion and discusses recent form of Cole Alexander Chalmers and Krapp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christy Mathewson
Addie Joss
Nap Rucker
Walter Johnson
Eddie Plank
Chief Bender
Three-Fingered Brown
Joe Wood
Hd Reulbach
Jack Coombs
King Cole
Grover Alexander
Russell Ford
George Chalmers
Babe Adams
Willie Mitchell
Gene Krapp
Vean Gregg
Ford
Cubs
Athletics
Brice ‘Adams
Tigers
Alexander
Chalmers
Phillies
Huriera
Wille Mitchell
Napa
Jeff Teereau
Claude Hendrix
Cheney
Robinson
Bedient
Dubuc
Cashion
Tesreau
Toronto
Hendrix
World’s Champions Cost Money for Red Sox Salaries
The Boston Red Sox will pay star players high salaries this year. The Speaker’s contract is $9,000, Smoky Joe Wood $7,600, Charles Wagner $6,500, Larry Gardner over $6,000, Jake Stahl $10,000 as manager and first baseman, Duffy-Lewis and Hooper $5,000 each, Bill Carrigan $4,500. Total payroll is estimated near $80,000.
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Boston Red
Boston
Tha Speaker
Smoky Joe Wood
Charles Wagner
Larry Gardner
Jake Stahl
Duffy-Lewis
Hooper
Bill Carrigan
Wadell’s Strikeout Record With 348 K in 1914 Season
Pitcher Rube Wadell of the Philadelphia Athletics set a striking mark in 1914 with 348 strikeouts in 877 innings. He fanned 16 against New York and 12, 11, and 18 in various games against Detroit Chicago Cleveland and Washington, according to manager Connie Mack’s record.
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Waddeill
Rube Wadell
Philadlepia Athletics
New York
Detroit
Chicago
Cleveland
Washington
Connie Mack
Walter Johnson Hits World Fungo Record in Practice
In Charlotteville Walter Johnson smashed the fungo record with a 481 feet distance beating the prior 419 feet 6 inches mark set by Fd Walsh. The shot was measured and attested by Lannigan of the University of Virginia trainer Jack Ryan Griffith's assistant and Bruce Harlow of Princeton.
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Walter Johnson
Charlotteville
Fd Walsh
Lannigan
University of Virginia
Jack Ryan
Griffith
Bruce Harlow
Princeton
Gharilo Heal Looke Good Taunt Tigers Recruit
In a garbled report, Charlie Deal, a recruit from the Southern Michigan league last year, is noted for solid defense at third base and improving batting for the Tigers. The text is incomplete but suggests a positive evaluation of his fielding and hitting progress.
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Gharilo Heal
Charlie Deal
Tigers
Aelding
Gotch Wins World Title in Two Hour Wrestling Classic
Frank Gotch defeated George Hackenschmidt for the world championship at Dexter Park pavilion in Chicago after a two hour no fall match. Hackenschmidt exhausted begged for mercy then quit, ceding the title to Gotch amid a roaring crowd and lasting fame for the American grappler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Gotch
Dexter Park Pavilion
Chicago
George Hackenschmidt
Gotch
Hackenschmidt
Hack
Towan
Farmer Byrne
Farmer Burns
Hacksnechmidt
Goteh
Joseph B. Bowlas
Baseball Notes From The Diamond Season Preview
Scattered notes review players and salaries. Joe Billa joins Omaha after Baltimore stint while Boston’s payroll could hit eighty thousand dollars. Managers discuss rosters, catching strength, and spring conditioning with names like Seymour Titus Lajoie Nap and O'Toole referenced amid 1913 context.
Giants rely on Tesreau for pennant bid in 1910s season
The Giants face a strong pitching challenge with Christy Mathewson aging and uncertain, Rube Marquard solid but not flawless, and Jeff Tesreau expected to shoulder the load. Manager McGraw needs a resilient staff to keep the club’s pennant hopes alive after last season’s world series showing.
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Giants
McGraw
Jef Tesreau
Christy Mathewson
Mina
Christy
Rube Marquard
Eurath
Jeff Tesreau
MoGraw
Jef
Ozarks
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Hackenachmidt
Joe Billa
Baltimore
Omaha
Trig
Boston Red Sox
Boston National
Cy Seymour
John Titus
Chance
Paddy Green
Highlanders
Larry Lajoie
Doomn
Bill
Killifer
Nap
Carish
Land
O'Neill
Graney
Naps
O'Toole
Pitcher McTigue
Boston Braves
Neas
Tapliching
DeGainer
Jennings
Hughie
Brah
Red Sox
Kfith
Altrosk
Big Jeff Tesreau
Hants
Jett Tesrequ
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