Traps Claim Hunter Wounds Spark State Law Debate
In Williamsport and surrounding areas of Pennsylvania hunters push to ban steel bear traps as dangerous to men and dogs. Reports describe unmarked setups causing injuries, with calls to restrict traps to old-fashioned leg traps amid rising bear numbers and trapping profits.
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Keystone State
Williamsport
Kettle Creek
Potter County
Grant Hoover
Gray’s Run
Pennsylvania
Tioga County
State Game Commission
Rice Production Boom Shifts U S Market Balance
A department of commerce study shows U S rice output rising from under 100 million pounds before 1885 to 608 million in 1908. Louisiana leads production at 52.8 percent, Texas 41.8 percent, with Arkansas and others contributing. Projected near doubling of rice acreage next year follows a strong market growth.
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United States
Bureau of Statistics
Department of Commerce and Labor
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India
China
Japan
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Texas
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Save Many Children From Infant and Child Deaths Says Census Chief
Dr Cressy L Wilbur chief of vital statistics at the census bureau urges urgent sanitation measures and prompt birth registration to reduce preventable infant and child deaths. He cites 1908 figures showing about 691 574 deaths in the registration area with over two fifths in under five, and estimates 200 000 more deaths outside the area. He notes high preventability rates for infancy and early childhood and calls for broader public health action.
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Washington
United States
Cressy L. Wilbur
Census Bureau
Wilbur
Irving Fisher
Dr. Wilbur
Dynamite Blast Fatality Near Lancaster Man
Curious About Dynamite reports Omer Water fatally injured by an explosion while blasting rock in a field. A misfired charge caused severe trauma to his left chest, collar bone, and lung area, destroying an eye and injuring the other.
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Lancaster
Omer
Woman sews own thumb after woodcutting accident
Mrs Horace Jenks of Millerton while chopping wood cut the end of a thumb so badly it hung by a thread. She did not faint or call a doctor but sewed the wound and nail back in place with a needle and thread, taking 17 stitches.
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Horace Jenks Ot Millerton
Syndicate Baseball Rumors Roil 1910 Offseason
Headlines swirl around a Philadelphia sale to Horace Fogel and Chicago Cubs president Charles Murphy. Reports claim a syndicate including Brush and Dreyfuss seeks control, threatening National League unity. Rumors touch Kling’s future, Detroit pennant hopes, and Tigers’ 1910 prospects amid pay disputes and new signings.
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Horace Fogel
Charles W. Murphy
Chicago Cubs
Philadelphia
Fogel
Murphy
Charles P. Taft
Taft
Brush
New York Giants
Dreyfuss
Pittsburg Pirates
National League
St. Louis Cardinals
Boston Doves
Robison
Washington
Pittsburg
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Kling
Kansas City
Cubs
Chicago
Quaker City
Murray
Phillies
Detroit Tigers
Pirates
Chance
Detroit
Dan Jennings
Jennings
Tigers
Delehanty
Jones
St. Louis
Rossman
Schaefer
Wen
Tearney Aims to Fortify Three League Leadership
A. R. Tearney elected president of the Three League plans unified governance, says no factions exist and he will steer league affairs for its best interests to strengthen the organization.
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A. R. Tearney
Three
League
Jeffries In A Dream Whips Jack Johnson In Exchange
A vivid ring of names spars through the fragment with Jeffries landing a left to Johnson’s jaw while other fighters like Corbett Sullivan and McGovern contribute sharp jabs and right hands. The text references varied blows and close quarters exchanges among famed boxers of the era.
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Jeffries
Jack Johnson
Geb Hitzsimmens
Joe Vans
Nelson
Jim Corbett
Kid McCoy
John L. Sullivan
Frank Erne
Terry McGovern
Jeffries Dream of Johnson Knockout Foresaw by Jeffries
Jeffries recounts a dream of knocking out Jack Johnson in four rounds on a very warm outdoor day. He describes sun glare, crowd excitement, and his corner antics with Kid McCoy and Tim McGrath as he imagines winning with a left hook. The boxing tale blends memory and fantasy, ending with Jeffries believing the vision may come true.
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Jack Johnson
Jeffries
Big Black
Big Jeff
Thad
Johson
Sui
Kid McCoy
Tim McGrath
McCoy
Johnson
Sharkey
Ike
Qld
Billy Jordan
Bill
Jordan
Billy
Jef
Jeff
Jeff Winst
Berger
Gotch
Lina
Football Captains Elected in 1910 Elections
In recent elections football terms for 1910 were chosen with Frederick Daly of Yale, Thurver of Illinois, James Dean of Wisconsin, and others named among the captains.
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Frederick 7. Daly
Yale
Thurver
Uinois
James Dean
Wisconsin
Hyland Named Captain of Iowa Chapter in 1910
Mari William Ilyland of Des Moines Iowa is elected as the new captain guiding Iowa. The selection follows a banquet held in Kansas City to honor the leadership transition for the 1910 activities.
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Hyland
Iowa
Mari William Ilyland
Des Moines
Kansas City
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