Reading Letters From 4500 Years Ago In Mesopotamia
A New York Sun article discusses Babylonian tablets and Sumerian texts at the University of Pennsylvania museum. Dr Stephen Langdon will translate and catalog the collection, highlighting ancient education, postal practices, and enduring linguistic links to today.
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May Bosman
New York Sun
Mesopotamia
Stephen Langdon
Oxford
England
University of Pennsylvania Museum
Philadelphia
Nippur
Constantinople
America
University of Pennsylvania ‘Museum
Amanuenses
Langdon
Babylon
Babylonia
Sition
Temple
Cornell
Panama Canal
Stearchale Sumerian
France
Doctor Langdon
Rator
Arno Poebel
Eckley B. Coxe, Jr
Egypt
British Museum
Uke Poebel
Apy
University
Eckley
Coxe, Jr
Hammurabi
Amraphel
Abraham
Nippar
University of Pennsylvania
Scots Enjoy The Fall Street Fiddle Tale
A group in Scotland tipped an old fiddler to play the Battle of Stirling Berg. The fiddler performed as usual, prompting laughter. When corrected, he quips that it is the skirmish before the battle, showing a local humor about mistaken historical names.
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Streec
Stirling Rig
Stirning Berg
Billy Evans Solves Baseball Problems
Umpire Jack Ngun in an American League game ruled a run would count after the runner touched home plate during a squeeze play despite a chaotic sequence. The decision rested on the rule that a run scores when a runner touches home before three outs are recorded, a rare, peculiar play that occurred in a major league contest.
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Ameren Naseelthorn
Aly
Jack Ngun
Bin
Tie
Wheeler Syndicate, Inc
Yarn by Coach Jimmy Rice
Columbia rowing coach Jim Rice recalls a summer victory using cunning over power. He describes a handicap race where he used precise stroke and drift to push ahead, finishing far from the start and paddling home as his opponent spoke.
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Jim Rice
Columbia
Jim
Buu
Magee Reflects On Shifting American League Quality
Lee Magee, ex Cardinal and Yankee, says the American League pitching was far stronger than the Federal League, convincing him his 1915 season was spent largely in a minor league circuit. He notes 20 Federal hits and about 270 in the American League.
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Lee Magee
Yankees
Magee
Federal
Ernest Herbert
Nashville
Cleveland Club Faces Managerial Turmoil After Turner's Exit
Terry Turner quits as manager leaving Forest City organization with indecision. Ray Chapman stands out as the only effective choice among several tried. Cleveland passes over Roger Peckinpaugh of the Yankees, a top American League figure.
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Terry Turner
Cleveland
Forest City
Ray Chapman
Cleveand
Roger Pecklepaugh
Yankees
Sporadic Notes on Golf Hockey and Baseball News
A patchwork of sports items notes golfers using glasses, amateur status, and a boxing club start at the University of Pennsylvania. Mentions players and teams including Koji Yamada on tour, Miss Alexa Stirling honored with life member ship, Lee Traechil with Jacksonville, and umpire fines in the Southern association.
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The
University of Pennsylvania
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Hipp
Billy Evans
Jimmy Rice
Bob Moha
Brown
New York
Pennsylvania
Corbell
Koji Yamada
Ora Morningstar
Chicago
Southern Association
Alexa W. Stirling
Atlinta Athletic Club
Leslie Nunnmaker
Toston
Dan Moeller
Washington
Pacific Coast
Interstate Association
Lee Traoehil
White Sox
Monage
Jacksonville South Athan
Leuprue
Lou Dhirey
New Bedford
Paul Demure
Came
Boston
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