Tittle Eva Prominent Barons Favorite with Local Fans
The article recalls Irvin Wilhelm known as Tittle Eva in the Hustler camp and his career arc. It covers his pitches for Birmingham in 1901 and later moves to Brooklyn Pittsburg Boston Rochester and the White Sox, plus the fates of Frank Smith Billy Campbell and others. It notes Wilhelm's enduring popularity with Birmingham fans today.
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Thig
Wilhelm
Birmingham
Brooklyn
Henry Meek
West End
Tittle Eva
Frank Smith
Billy Campbell
Nev
Smith
Campbell
Pittsburg
Boston
Rochester
White Sox
Chicago
Louisville
Cincinnati
Mobile
Baron
Names Proposed for Southeastern League Teams
SAM P. KENNEDY, secretary of the Alabama railroad commission now in Montgomery, urges fitting team names for the Southeastern league. He proposes Anniston as The Vulcans, Rome as The Gladiators, Decatur as The Commodores, Selma as The Planters, Gadsden as The Brigadiers, and suggests Huntville not yet named. He adds a playful note about Munville as The Oases due to local dispensary politics.
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P. Kennedy
Alabama Railroad Commission
Montgomery
Southeastern League
Anniston
The
Vulcans
Rome
Gladiators
Decatur
Commodores
Selma
Planters
Gadsden
Huntaville
Muntaville
Oases
Pratt's Home Run Sparks Detroit in Exhibition Win
In Montgomery Detroit defeated Montgomery 8 to 2 in a fast game watched by the largest crowd for an exhibition here. Pratt, an Alabama man, hit a home run and Jud Daley and Ty Cobb shone in the field. Hammond was knocked around in the fourth inning but other local pitchers settled.
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Montgomery
Detroit
Hammond
Pratt
University of Alabama
Jud Daley
Ty Cobb
R. Ht. E. Montgomery
Lelivelt
Clements
Gribbens
Wlint
Mitchell
Lively
Beekendorf
Casey
Rome Golfers to Visit Anniston for Five Match Series
A Rome golf club team arrives in Anniston on Thursday to face a Highland Golf Club squad in five rounds on the Country Club links. Anniston plans to field top players including Dr. R. L. Bowcock and Judge Thomas W. Coleman, aiming for a third straight victory after beating Rome twice. The Birmingham club postponement altered plans.
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Rome Golf Club
Anniston
Highland Golf Club
R. L. Bowcock
John W. Stagg
Thomas W. Coleman
O. M. Reynolds
A. W. Bell
John Hh. Knox
Col. M. Carthew-Vorsteun
L. Tf. Smith
Barons Set to Visit on Thursday in Birmingham
The Birmingham Barons will play here Thursday with first pitch at three oclock and admission priced at 25 cents. After today’s Hustlers game, the Barons travel to Birmingham tomorrow afternoon and then return for Friday and Saturday action against the Billikens from Montgomery.
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Birmingham Barons
Barons
Birmingham
Billikens
Montgomery
Intangible glad hand and early 1911 baseball heroics
The piece celebrates the intangible kiss of popularity in baseball as fans in Anniston award players Spencer and Foster after standout plays against the Phillies. Foster’s one handed grounder and a retreating tag saved a game for Rochester Hustlers, while Spencer reached over the stands to snag a pop up, earning fan ovations.
Made in Anniston Star Tyrus Raymond Shines in Tiger Camp
Cobb known as Made in Anniston displays his usual class with the Detroit Tigers during the current training camp.
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Cobb
Made
Anniston
Detroit Tiger
Youll Have to Hustle Lineup Hints for Ganzels Fast Team
Manager John H Ganzel discusses his versatile squad with a poem praising speed and hustle. The verse lists players such as Osborn Hughes Graham Spencer Moran Alp Simmons and others as potential stars and notes substitutions like Ducky Holmes for Tommy Hughes while maintaining meter.
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Osborn
Tommy Hughes
Catcher Graham
Ducky Holmes
Ganzel
Anniston Review Promises Ganzel’s Fast Teams in Action
The admission will be the same. In this series Annistonians will be given a chance to see Ganzel's men in action against the fastest teams in the Southern league.
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Annistonians
Ganzel
Old Gridiron Star Weds in Riverside Drive Home
The marriage of Miss Mary I Hotchkiss and Hamilton F Andrus was celebrated today at the bride’s parents home in Riverside Drive New York. Andrus is the son of Congressman John E Andrus and a former Yale varsity football player who starred for three years.
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New York
Mary I. Hotchkiss
Hamilton F. Andrus
John E. Andrus
Riverside Drive
Yale
Adage on Advertising and Progress Misfit Engine Analogy
A saying likens forcing a shop to push sales beyond its capacity to a train trying to go faster than its engine. It emphasizes limits of effort without adequate fundamentals.
Star Want Ad Promises Backing for War Era Ventures
Classified note urges readers to try a Star Want Ad to advertise ventures valued by readers seeking backing. Emphasizes a solid business plan and that worthwhile pursuits deserve promotion. An evocative call to use wartime advertising to attract support and work.
Persistently advertised effort wins out in the market
The piece argues that consistent advertising pays off, as durable effort and repeated exposure build recognition and value. It notes that what is widely advertised is often deemed worth researching, shaping consumer tendencies toward informed purchases.
Megaphone Office at Quileene A Picturesque News Hub
The Megaphone newspaper office in Quileene Washington sits between a virgin forest and the Pacific, with a water wheel driven press fed by a mountain stream. Editor M F Satterlee notes the site offers fruit trees, wild berries, wharf access for salmon and trout, and views of Walker Mountain and Hood Canal.
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Megaphone
Quileene
Wash
Christian Science Monthly
M. F. Satterlee
Walker Mountain
Pacific Ocean
Megaphone Press
Taraboo Peninsula
Quileene Bay
Hood Canal
Farmer Questions Law Versus Facts in Old Trial Tale
In a tale from Argonaut, a jury is told to judge both law and facts. An outrageous verdict prompts the judge to warn that jurors must be certain they know more law. An old farmer finally asks if they may judge the law, and declares they have considered that point.
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Tllineig
Jedge
Balloon Theme Pokes Fun At Flight and Foes
A compact quip from Lippincott's Magazine mocks balloons and aviation. It contrasts balloons with automobiles and airplanes, noting balloons pass over crowds without harm while a fall exposes risk, and ends with a wry line about landing when an airship gets the drop on you.
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Wright
Lippincott’s
Observation on Russian troops at Port Arthur drinking
A Tokio Paper report notes widespread intoxication among Russian officers and men at Port Arthur, with excessive smoking even in hospitals. The author argues drinking and smoking left the troops incompetent, contributing to the fall of the stronghold.
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Port Arthur
Tokio
Temperance Wit in a Judicial Separation Case
An Irish lawyer famed for wit was hired by a wife to defend her husband in a suit for judicial separation. During cross examination he pressed the plaintiff about his reasons for leaving. The judge asked if the plaintiff himself drinks and was met with a sharp retort, followed by a calm question from the lawyer: Have you any other business.
Bavaria Railroads Prohibit Alcohol in Cars and Engine
Bavaria railroad officers ban bringing alcohol into passenger cars or on the engine during service. The rule applies to personal use and enforces compliance across operations.
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Bavaria
Bavaria Railroad
Fishes With Its Wings: Cassowary Fishes From River Water
A naturalist watched a cassowary in New Britain river water for minutes then submerge its wings to catch small fish. The bird held motionless, wings spread, for a quarter hour before closing them and shaking off fish from feathers. Fishes mistaken for river weeds fell from its plumage and were eaten. The note compares to cormorant habits.
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New Britain
St. Paul Pioneer Press
American Achievements and Maritime Science Report
A collection notes American democratic ideals and inventions from the Declaration era to the north pole expedition. It also reports Norfolk crab fishing experiments proposing tagging crabs and lobsters to test migration, with a Westminster Gazette reference noting limited crab movement.
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Japan
Africa
North Pole
Westminster Gazette
When Wigs Went Civil Society Found Freedom
A Chicago News reflection links the decline of powdered wigs to the French Revolution and Napoleonic wars. It cites flour shortages and a tax on hair powder, plus Jacobin influence, as forces leveling distinctions. Walpole’s 1791 remark notes the new generation with shaggy hair erasing nobility.
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Walpole
France
Chicago News
Alcohol Lozenges for Safe Travel Lamps On Trains
A Kansas City Star note explains alcohol now comes in lozenge form for travel lamps. The solidified alcohol drops into a lamp, enabling safe tea making in sleeping car berths and reducing spill fire risk on trains and steamships.
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Kansas City Star
Suit for damages headline in a curious old tale
Ascum quotes asks about a strange suit as Dingley, in mixed football and riding attire, explains it is a suit for damages and plans to approach Roxley about his daughter. The exchange hints at a dramatic social confrontation and planned matchmaking in a period setting.
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Ascum
Dingley
Roxley
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Molesworth
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Barone
Sam P. Kennedy
Tyrus Raymond
John H. Ganzel
Speedy Spencer
Dan Moran
Whitey Alp
Simmons
Moley
Foster Kid
Tf Michty Mitchell
Mae
Man
Dessau
R. F. Kolb
Montgomery, Ala
Temperance
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