Uncle Sam Watches Mexico Border Tension Grows
U S troops man the Rio Grande to aid neutrality law enforcement in Texas as the War Department orders 25 000 troops mobilized along the northern Mexican frontier. Arrests in San Antonio and Laredo tie to a planned uprising led by General Reyes with Mexican authorities cautious but vigilant as President Madero tightens border security.
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Ashington
Texas
United States
Rio Grande
Wear Stimson
General Duncan
Department of Texas
Mexico
War Department of Mexico
Gan
Bernardo Heyes
San Antonio
Tex
Washington
Madero
Laredo
Juan Meriga
General Reyes
Each Ship May Carry Own Aeroplane Hydro-aeroplane on battleships eyed by navy
Capt Washington I Chambers in charge of aeronautical work predicts hydro aeroplanes will accompany battleships once motor solutions are found. Navy planners expect winter practice to stay at Annapolis, focusing on motors until spring. Separate note urges free entry for experimental wireless direction instruments to aid war time fleet localization.
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Washington I. Chambers
Navy Department
Chambers
Navy
Navy Aeronauts
Army
Annapolis
Treasury Department
Nation’s Great Annual Loss by Fire Likely Tops 260 Million
Indications show U S and Canada fire losses in 1911 may exceed 260 million, with seven months totaling 154 ,992,900 compared to 126,067,800 last year. Officials say most fires stem from carelessness by owners occupants or municipalities, urging stronger prevention and personal responsibility. Newark factory disaster cited as example with 20 deaths and 650 injuries.
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United States
Canada
San Francisco
Baltimore
Lic
New York
Newark
N. J
Army's Many Useless Hitching Posts
A critical view of U S military posts, called Hitching Posts, arguing they waste treasury and recruit efficiency. The piece notes scattered forts from historic wars, towns rising around garrisons, and repeated battles to abandon these costs, which undermine military effectiveness.
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Ts Army
Gossip and sports gossip from distant papers
The item notes Earl Pickering cancelling his registration at the University of Minnesota and mentions Corncob winning the Prix Montgomery at Auteuil. It questions the timing of a world series, quotes Zbyszko and Gotsch on money and public confidence, and mentions George Smith leaving baseball and Mordecai Brown linked with bandits. It also ponders Kid Hiberfeld after Clark Griffith becomes Washington manager.
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Earl Pickering
University of Minnesota
Corncob
Auteuil
Zbyszko
Gotsch
Kale
New England
George Smith
Giants
McGinnity
Mordecai Brown
Cub
Baseball Bandits
Brownie
Kid Hiberfeld
Clark Grifith
Washington
Want Baseball Made Safer Through Rule Changes
The National commission and league directors may revise diamond rules to reduce injuries. Baseball timing and base running have led to many modern injuries, with sliding to bases causing the most harm. Frank Chance, Cubs manager, was struck on the head by a pitch and warned he could never play again.
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National Commission
Frank Chance
Cubs
Baseball Attendance Surges Across Leagues in 1911
The 1911 season drew 6 808 178 fans to the National League and 3 962 360 to the American League, with Boston attendance jumping from 183 317 in 1910 to 701 420 in 1911. The reshaped Boston market helped outpace the Red Sox while Chicago and New York stayed strong.
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New York
Chicago
Philadelphia
Pittsburg
Gianta
Athletics
Boston
Boston Americans
Doves
Red Sox
St. Louis
Beston
Athletica
National Ci Cato O
Detroit
Cleveland
Brooklyn
Washington
Cincinnati
National
Isres Chicagoi
Newark
Philadelphi
Weight Test For Minnesota Tackle Walker In Diet Study
James C. Walker, star tackle on the 1910 Minnesota football team, endured a 72 hour diet of milk crackers rice and sugar under Dr. R O Beard. Walker weighed 208 pounds at start and finished just a quarter pound heavier after the experiment, one of eight tested with all but one showing a weight drop or little change. Lajoie hits .366 this season for the Cleveland team boosting his career MLB average to .350 over 16 years.
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James C. Walker
Minnesota
Walker
R. O. Beard
Lajoie
Lafoie
Cleveland
Just Among Friends Just Friends
A lunchroom scene among college friends features Miss Connelly teasingly admonishing peers about fashion plumes and romance. Tensions flare as Miss Peterson defends her relationship with Joe, vowing to scrap to a finish if provoked, then storms off after a sharp rebuke of Connelly’s meddling.
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Misa Peterson
Miss Frizkle
Misa Larson
Mame
Joe
Stell Laron
Mias Gannelly
Jor
Miss Larson
Nell Connelly
Stell Largon
Miss Frizkie
Miss Peterson
Miss Connelly
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Smejkal
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Marker
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