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Newspaper
Big Piney Examiner
Location
Big Piney, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1912
Page
16
A jumble of items reflects early 20th century chatter from Russia to Jamaica. Notes on Stolypin reforms for women, Boston raceway jokes on ankles, Paris lights versus Broadway, a Reno divorce tale, Jamaica banana disease, a historian on false hair, and a Gotham minister on Rapp’s peas.
Fragmented notes discuss aviation topics and a remark attributed to Edison. The draft mentions a spiral glide, a clubman, and a date 9, with references to readers and hesitation about scientific revision. The overall sense is unclear and partial.
The piece argues honesty fuels baseball's national appeal and the sport’s rise from gambling and corruption. It recalls early eras when betting and bar culture tainted games, notes reforms in 1876 and 1908 that curbed wagering, and highlights umpires' integrity and the sport’s growing business power with leagues, executives, and large attendance.
Fernando Jones, Chicago’s venerable link to its pioneer era, died aged 102. Born May 26, 1820 in Forestville New York, he moved with his family to Buffalo then Chicago at sixteen. He worked in hardware, land offices, real estate, and newspapering before retiring. He married Jane Grahame in 1863. she died in 1906.
Rudolph Blankenburg defeated fellow Republicans and Democrats in a hot Philadelphia mayoral race. The reform figure, backed by Independent Republicans, spent about 750 dollars on his campaign disclosures. His wife, suffragist Frances Blankenburg, signals support for city governance changes during his term.
General Caneva defends actions in Tripoli saying native benevolence justified measures. He cites an order to treat Arabs kindly, yet notes soldiers were shot, the Red Cross ambulances attacked, and civilians killed from rooftops. He says revolts and arms seizures necessitated harsh security.
Calbraith P Rodgers completed a historic cross country flight from New York to the Pacific coast covering 4231 miles in 49 days. He endured multiple mishaps and his aircraft required extensive rebuilds, averaging five miles per hour in flight. Rodgers, a pioneer mentored by early aviation figures, rose from a WWI era lineage to prominence in American aviation.
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