Washington Would Be Better For Morley And Amelia
Amelia worries over her husband Vernon’s Senate duties in Springfield and a looming Monday dinner. He urges his political work as essential, while she dreams of Washington influence, companionship, and a grand future together before the story continues.
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Amelia
Vernon
Springfield
Senate
Porter
Twentythird Street
Vernon Uked
Ansley House
Chicago
Lund
Morley
Shea
Vernn
Eltons
New York
Sprinsfield
Sin
Springfield Dispatches
Washington
Value of Trees in Towns
The planting of trees in streets and public places increases healthfulness and beauty of towns. Not all trees suit urban planting, so a neighborhood nursery is needed. London has a robust system with the London county council running nurseries and Avery Hill grounds for rearing young trees for parks and public gardens.
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Building World
London
London County Council
Avery Hil
Reciprocity and a Park Street shop Box Cigar Scheme
A New York Times item describes a Park Place shop with a small padlocked mail box. The postman opens it for incoming letters, adds a cigar, then locks it again before continuing. The shopkeeper travels to Long Island and operates without staff, working only when inspired.
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Park Place
Long Ighind
New York Times
Impecunious Young Lawyer Referred for Retainer
A debt-ridden young lawyer petitions a tailor for a retainer to settle fees. Barclay B. Coke replies that no retainer has been received and offers to look into the matter upon receipt of a $250 check, signing with formal respect.
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Gould
J. Snippem
Blackstone
Barclay B. Coke
Succcess Magazine
Lajoie Sees Slump, Not Team, Behind Cleveland Losses
Manager Lajoie says the Indians are in a normal slump and will rebound. He cites fickle public reaction and compares recent defeats to rival teams, noting two injured players Dade Birmingham and Denny Sullivan remain sidelined and that eastern clubs have moved west.
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Lajoie
Cleveland
Mons
Napoleon
Boston
St. Louis
Browns
Washington
Dade Birmingham
Denny Sullivan
Larry
Rossman Not for Sale Quits First Base Job
Detroit refuses waiver sale of Claude Rossman and plans to hold him pending a demand from another team. Rossman says his strength lies in the outfield and questions a center field switch, while the Tigers explore faster ball and league-wide pace changes. Batting averages slump among several American League players as season readiness weighs on clubs.
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Detroit
Claude Rossman
Claude
Navin
Trace
Rossman
Claude Rossnan
Tigers
Iman
Big Claude
Jennings
Crawford
Hughie
B. B. Johnson
Ed Delehanty
George Davis
Strunk
Barr
Connie Mack
Rube" Oldring
Atz
Parent
Street
Clymer
McConnell
Hemphill
Wagner
Groom and
Vickers
Baseball Stars Change Names Across the Leagues
A look at players who used aliases or altered signatures to fit box scores, with examples like Charley Dexter or Karl Schoenberg in Cleveland, and Pelty the pitcher Barney Petty. Names altered to ease pronunciation or hide amateur status recur among Naps, Browns, and Cardinals stars, as scribes and players alike reshaped identities.
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Charley Dexter
Chicago
Cub
Karl Schoenberg
Barney Petty
Peltheimer
John Hancock
Ed Foster
Foster
Cleveland
New Orleans
Hoe
Dexter
Fred Abbott
Toledo
Armour
Fred Winbinger
Abbott
Winbinger
Reilly
Casey
Barney’ Petty
St. Louis Browns
Barney
Pelty
Baerwald
Memphis
Bell
New York Americans
Charles
St. Louis
Is. Aschenbach
Williamsport
Tri-state
St. Louis Cardinals
Osee Schreckengést
Arthur Hoelskoetter
Fred Abbatichie
Scribes
Schreck
Hostetter
Abby
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