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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1905
Page
10
In Virginia 1862 Judge Jenkins recalls nearly killing Confederate general Fitzhugh Lee during a night assault by Lee’s cavalry. A thunderstorm, blinding rain, and chaos drove the fight as the Union skirmishers repelled repeated charges and captured a captain.
An old cavalry captain recalls singing The Star Spangled Banner in Libby Prison after Stoneman’s raid. Prisoners cheered the anthem as guards lined the streets of Richmond and civilians waved handkerchiefs, showing enduring loyalty to Old Glory and the power of song.
A Buffalo paper lists mocked Chicago University findings cited by critics as epoch making but absurd. The items parody scientific breakthroughs from kissing causing rockjaw to Ireland once a lake and Adam fishing with a club.
The article describes Canada geese behavior in hunting season. It compares the flying wedge formation to football tactics and explains their feeding, sleeping patterns, and responses to hunters. It notes domesti cation with barnyard geese, and how frightened birds may dive or rise in unison, creating opportunities for a hunter.
A historical look at the clash between the National and American Leagues led by Ban Johnson. It recalls how star players defected for high salaries, with legal battles over contracts, including the Lajoie Delehanty Wolverton Orth Townsend case and player transfers to Cleveland and Washington.
The Giants and Athletics agreed before the world championship series to divide 60 percent of the first four games gate receipts. Ninety percent of that sum went to players in New York and Philadelphia with roughly $1,200 to each Giants player and $500 to each Athletics player. Philadelphia also distributed nearly $9,000 of its pennant share to its players.
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