Opium Dens Closed as Educated Chinese Rejoice in Foo Chow
Spokane correspondent reports that educated Chinese oppose opium traffic and celebrate dens closures in Foo Chow. Missionaries note strong church schools with about 600 students, teachers earning modest salaries, and continued festive Chinese New Year and Christmas observances amid urban poverty and bubonic plague concerns.
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Spokane
Wash
United Sates
Canada
China
Phoebe A Parkinson
Foo Chow
Ching
Methodist Episcopal Missionary Board of the
Pacific Northwest
J. H. Tileeley
Fifth Avenue
Kermptville
Theadden
United States
Milas Parkinson
Misa Parkinson
Methodist Episcopal Church
Episcopal
Methodist Tigiscopal
Miss Parkinson
Atlanta in bid for pennant after rugged road stretch
Atlanta faces six straight road games then six at home as rain risk lingers. Since Smith led his team from Ponce de Leon eight days ago they played eleven games, three doubleheaders, with one win in three decisive days and seven favorable results overall. The Travelers and Pirates show strength and Atlanta must win three of six on the trip to keep pennant hopes alive.
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Atlanta
Smith
Jenbasti
Ponce de Leon
Battien
Shreveport
Pirates
Little Hook
Atlante
Aix
Iock
Auto Gossip Highlights Cycling Tests and Revivals
The Providence F A M meet tested motorcycle economy with Barrows achieving 24 miles on a single cylinder and Hedstrom 15 miles on multi-cylinder on the same fuel. A 25 mile bicycle event is planned for Labor Day in Milwaukee under the National Cycling Association, with P J Sullivan handling entries. The six day race at Madison Square Garden aims to be the era’s marquee event, with strong expectations for record entries and attendance. Revere Beach racing earns big crowds signaling Boston winter racing prospects. Editorials note cycling’s revival as a healthier, affordable sport, while Bobby Walthour pushes two mile motor paced records at Salt Lake City, eyeing a 1:12 mile. The Louisville journalists reflect on cycling’s fad phase, urging balance and noting broader benefits. Hoffmann, the Montreal star, visits his Johannesburg home. his recent win was a 20 mile event in Kastor.
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Providence
Barrows
Hedstrom
Madison Square Garden
Wheeling
Louisville Courier-Journel
Excoss
Befriended Woman Outlaw Belle Starr Watch Tale
James Duffy once sergeant with the Fifth Cavalry owned a gold watch that Belled Belle Starr willed to him for befriending her. The note says she died eight years ago and that Duffy helped her in 1878 near Rawhide Butte. Starr later sought refuge in Sidney Barracks and at Sitney Barracks before fading from Oklahoma.
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Starr
Guihrie Cor
Kansas City Times
James Duffy
Belle Starr
Fifth United States Cavalry
Duffy
Fig
Rawhide Butte
Old Fort Laramie
Wyomin
Fifth Cavalry
WP Hall
Beac
Sitney Barracks
Nebraska
Guard
Sergeant Duffy
Wae
Ridney Barmicka
Alpert E. Woodson
Darlington
Anahome
Woodson
Berges
Purty Fall
Sidney Barracks
Mw Belle Starr
Indian Territory
Oklahoma
Mississippi Eyes Fast New Style Under Harvard Coach
Mississippi introduces Frank Mason of Harvard as coach to rebuild a lighter, faster squad after big losses. The 1906 team will feature a new Crimson style, with Mason bringing experience from Dartmouth, Wesleyan and Bates, and aims for high enthusiasm and early training amid ample candidate depth.
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Mississippi
Missizippi
Brent
Jim Eimer
Fatty Conner
Pup Wortl
University of Minsissippia
Big Jim
Conner
Elmer
Little Wettin
University of Mississippi
Tom Hammond
Michigan
Reed
Lesa Welxnt Buccens
Maine
Bates
Harvard
Mason
Reeds
Vanderbit
Arkansas
Tulane
Texada
Princetonian
Mississippi A. & M
Cornell
Sewanee
Yale
Tennessee & Quaker
Mississippi College
Pelicans and Pelicana in a raging baseball rumor mix
The column riffs on old adages about Pelicans and pokes at teams like the Pirates and Crackers. It mentions Memphis, Montgomery, Atlanta, and Nashville rivals, with notes on pitchers Frazier, Brown, and Reubach and a restless season outlook.
Has Eldridge Quit Rumors Roil New Orleans Doubleheader
Rumors spread that umpire Eldridge resigned after a strenuous Saturday schedule. Umpire Rudderham officiated both games in New Orleans yesterday unassisted, while Wes leans and Crackers protested Eldridge’s decisions. No official confirmation of Eldridge’s resignation was available.
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Romer Sagan
Rudderhaur
New Orleans
Eldridge
Amipire
Wesleans
Crackers
Kavanaugh
Crescent City
Midridge
Rudderham
First American Submarine by Bushnell and the Turtle
American inventor Daniel Bushnell of Saybrook Connecticut built the Turtle the first submarine designed to navigate under gunfire It used a turtle shell shaped craft with air shafts a water ballast system a clockwork explosive and hand cranked screw propulsion The Turtle endured trials near New York Harbor including an attempted attack on the Eagle and failed journeys before Bushnell faded from funding and health deteriorated
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Navy
Daniel Bushnell
Saybrook
Conn
Bushnell
Yale
Letosea
Wessel
Tereby
New York
Admiral Howe
New York Bay
Narrows
Eagle
Ezra Lee
Lee
Leen
Governors Island
Schedule shows seven big games for Minela this season
The schedule outlines a tough season with seven major games. It lists opponents including Missouri State Normal in Oxford, Texas A. and M. in Oxford, Vanderbilt in Nashville, Mississippi A. and M. in Jackson, and Alabama in Memphis, among others. The plan shifts toward more interstate matchups, with practice starting late in September due to the late schedule, and a Thanksgiving game at Jackson against Mississippi A. and M. The tone notes departures from the norm and emphasizes strong trans-Mississippi foes.
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Minela
Aisbame
Columbus
Miss
Missouri State Normal
Oxford
Bevanes
Memphis
Vanderbilt
Nashville
Clarksville
Tenn
Baton Rouge
Texas A. & ML
Mississippi A. & ML
Louisiana
Missiepippi
Tennessee
Texas A
Texas A. ,& M
Tulane
Missiapippi
Misciasippi A. & M
Pearls and Poverty Among River Workers in Early 1900s
The excerpt recounts Pearl buttons and river pearl mining along the Mississippi, noting waves of workers from diverse backgrounds, boom years, overfishing, price declines, and rejected shells. It also references ecclesiastical demands for fair wages from Manningtree Parish Magazine.
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Qotlig
WBRG
Asan
Lune
Tager'y Pogtls
Mississippi
Xian
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Senor Gam
Little Rock
Miwaukee
National Cycling Association
P. J. Sullivan
Salt Lake City
Ogden
Revere Beach
Boston
Enthusiam
Bobby Walthour
Wil
Outlaw
Yart
Oklaha City
Tate
Joplin
Adlamighe
Magnolia State Bunch
Hugeina
Hammond
Knox
Pontotoc
Wood
Mcleod
Leavalliam Good
Robertson
Meadern
Pilkington
Ars
Sexson McDonnell
Benson
Currie
Renshaw
McDonald
Hightower
Webster
Walking
Varmity
Christian Brandon
Waysil
B. N. Hooker
Geem
Pannell
Sthewe
Beck
eWtlin
Himer
Frank
Eames
Montgomery
Pelicana
Russell Ford
Amos Davis
Russell
Bill Smith
Spade
Babb's
Bob
Rube
Spade Ia
Bill
BM Smith
Ike
Babb
Chicago
Chicage
Frazier
M. Brown
Reubach
Rogers, Peet & Co
Hart, Schaffner & Marx
Hart Schaffner
Mars
Daniel Brothers CO
L. J. Daniel
Peachtree
Walton St
Manningtree
Jacobs’ Pharmacy
Marietta Street
Whitehall Street
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