Belgium’s Gheel colony for the insane described
A writer profiles the Belgian Gheel system where mentally ill residents live among villagers, freely mingling with families under gentle oversight. The colony hosts about 2,000 malades with limited confinements, led by doctors and guards, reporting daily to a medical director, and emphasizes humane care over sterner institutions.
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Ghee
Belgium
St. Dymphe
Gheel
Europe
England
France
Holland
Mfe
Sisters of Charity
America
Scotland
Wales
Desperate Hours For Henry After Trial And Sentence
A prison story recounts a murder trial where the prosecutor aimed for a short term. The defendant’s father pleads for leniency, but the lawyer insists Henry had a fair trial and would be out in three or four years. The father laments the harsh, damp cell and Henry’s loneliness as punishment beyond measure. Ordinary Hubby the Best offers advice on husbands and relationships.
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Irvin S. Cobb
Henry
Once Great Player Donlin Drops From Sight
The New York Sun reports that famed player Mike Donlin has disappeared from public view. He declined to join a Western League club under Phillies pressure and remains idle as organized baseball blocks him from participating in semi pro games.
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Phillies
New York Sun
Mike Donlin
Mike
Teddy Cathers Makes Good Infielders Turn Outfielders For Cardinals
Baseball note discusses Teddy Cathers and teammates shifting to outfield for the St Louis Cardinals. It highlights Cathers as a standout in the outfield and pinch hitting while acknowledging past positions like pitcher and first baseman. It notes Cathers rarely pitches now and suggests potential pitching ability remains possible.
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St. Louis Cardinals
Sporting News
Lee Magee
Evans
Oakes
Whitted
Teddy Cathers
Cathers
Cardinal
Zimmermans
McDonalds
Happiest Ball Players and Pirates Enthusiasm
Bobby Byrne praises the Pirates as the happiest set of ball players in captivity. He says the team is full of harmony and eagerness to win, an optimism that seems contagious. A winning streak boosts morale in any club, even a chess team, whose enthusiasm is nearly audible.
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Bobby Byrne
Pirates
Bobby
Educating Thorpe by letting him watch the game
McGraw plans to mentor Jim Thorpe in baseball by observation, continuing a method used with Shafer Merkle Fletcher and others. He does not intend to release the Indian star, instead giving him a practical education through proximity to the sport.
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Thorpe
McGraw
Jim Thorpe
Shafer
Merkle, Fletcher
Madam Paulini Returns to Athens for Palmistry Readings
Madam Paulini, noted clairvoyant and palmist, is back in Athens for a short period. Office hours run daily from 10 a m to 3 p m, excluding Sundays, at 293 Clayton Street.
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Athens
Clayton St
Wea
Pardon Petition Heard in Harrisburg for Reading Murder Case
The Pennsylvania board of pardons reviewed a petition seeking no pardon for Mrs. Kate Edwards, jailed twelve years in Reading on a death sentence for her husband John Edwards' murder. Four governors have refused set execution date amid public sentiment against executing a woman.
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Harrisburg
State Board of Pardons
Kate Edwards
Reading
John Edwards
Pennsylvania
Petitiners
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