Earl Averill Rises From Arm Setback To Major League Fame
Once told his arm would never heal, Earl Averill quit baseball after high school. He toiled in Snohomish and Bellingham, then joined clubs in Butte and San Francisco, earned a Pacific Coast league contract, and finally joined Cleveland Indians after three seasons in Frisco and a $30,000 sale.
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Earl Averill
Cleveland
Averill
Snohomish
Washington
Billird Parlor Alm
Carl
Burl
Tee
Wade Killefer
Bellingham
Andconda
Butte
San Francisco
Earl
Frisco
Clevalend
Indians
Large Increase Seen In Automobile Fatalities
A survey by the American Motorists' Association and Automobile Club of Illinois notes rising automobile deaths totaling 33 060 and a growing court focus on driver accountability. It cites decisions urging drivers to anticipate pedestrians and not press dangerous right of way rules, stressing caution at intersections and with crossing pedestrians.
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Legal Department
American Motorists’ Association
Automobile Club of Hnois
Si Mayer
Automobile Club of
Twinvis
AMLA
Maine
Umpire memory of a tied late 1920s baseball moment
The narrator recalls a 1920s Niles versus Youngstown game where Billy Thomas missed a walk and Stirr charged toward home as the crowd protested a called strike. Umpire relief came from Charley Crowe, who protected him as fans yelled. The scene foreshadowed a rise to the major leagues.
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Billy Thomas
Stewart
Youngstown
Niles
Billy
Thoms
Hin
Mme
Charley Crowe
Duty of care in auto operation near pedestrians
A compilation of judicial statements on negligent driving and the duty to avoid collisions. It cites cases from Massachusetts, Maine, and California, detailing that drivers must maintain vigilance, avoid distractions, and stop if blinded by lights to prevent harm to pedestrians.
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Mass
Maine
Art Shires and the Outfield Fable of a Rookie
John Kieran reports in the New York Times about Charles Arthur Shires observing a young Senators rookie first baseman named Jor Kuhet, allegedly paid around 65 thousand dollars to Kansas City. Shires, hoping for a long career, watches the youngster in a doubleheader against the Red Sox and unexpectedly scans for an outfielder's glove, revealing the baseball lore and optimism of the era.
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John Kieran
The
New York Times
Charles Arthur Shires
Senators
Jor Kuhet
Kansas City
Red Sox
Shires
Sporting Squirbs Of All Sorts From Everywhere
Rugby and golf notes mix in a fragmentary sports column. Rcy Tudking from Nebraska takes up pole on the West Coast while Geng Sarazen Leo Diegel and Johny Facil began as caddies. Billy Warmay for Louisville disputes scouts as he eyes a move. Zee TR Norris Williams paid admission at a Longinkind event then earned a refund. A writer claims Johnny Weissmuller faced a risky stunt after youth. Janek Sieele of the Little Rock Travelers is nicknamed Captain Flags in Southern circuits.
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Nebraska
Twenty Five Story Garage and Other Baseball Bits
A garbled collection notes Eddie Clockt of Wilmington obtains by the Philadelphia Athletics. Lefty Krausse of Media high school is the youngest big league pitcher. Mentions sour views on baseball, a critic’s round-by-round boxing recap, and various managers in the Southern Association. References to an absurd future visit to an asylum and a miniature golf scheme appear amid miscellaneous sports and editorial asides.
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Youmgest
Lefty Krausse
Media
Miniature Golf Rules Daze Mark Night Closures
A District of Columbia course closures rule forces miniature golf venues to stay shut until daylight. Players note lights go on after dark as operators claim no opening hour is posted, allowing continued play amid disputes over enforcement and the law’s spirit.
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District of Columbia
Indian State Adventures and Elephant Hunts by Captain Robinson
Captain J R Claud Robinson recalls arrival in a princely Indian state near Lahore. He describes elephants at the station, a guest house once occupied by Lord Kitchener, a maharaja’s lavish garage of 73 cars, and a wild boar hunt on elephantback ending with a decisive chaos of bones crunching as the elephant kills the boar.
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Lahore
India
Lord Kitchener
Lord Curzon
Maharaje
Largo
Sita
Kim
Sir Walter Pipe Blend Promotes Peaceful Smoking
A dated tobacco advertisement touts Sir Walter as a mild blend for men and women alike. It invites readers to switch to the favored mixture, emphasizing freshness in a heavy gold foil wrap and framing smoking as a courteous habit for both sexes.
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Wife
Sir Walter
The Nation’s Prosperity Depends On Everyday Consumers
Advertising shapes daily spending by millions of households buying groceries clothing and toiletries. Er nest Elmo Calkins argues prosperity rests on the ultimate consumer responding to ads rather than on heavy industry or finance. A New York strike showed sales drop when department stores lost ad notices.
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Mary
Stack Exchange
New York
Ernest Elmo Calkins
American Review of Reviews
Speculative Look at Future Sports Headlines
A playful note on how readers a thousand years ahead might interpret modern sports headlines. It suggests that current language could seem savage or primitive to future Americanologists.
Plant Diseases Cause Massive Global and Canadian Losses
Dr R J Gaskell, plant pathologist with the Department of Agriculture, notes yearly global plant disease damage reaching about one and a half billion dollars. In Canada annual losses are estimated at fourteen to fifteen million pounds.
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United Seases
R. J. Gaskell
Department of Agricultre
Canada
True dyes are easiest to use for fabrics
The ad promotes Diamond Dyes as simple to apply with rich bright colors that resist spotting and streaking. It claims high quality from pure anilines, easy use, and 10 years of fame. Package price listed as 16 cents in drug stores.
Diamondo Dyes Highest Quality for 50 Years
Fragmentary copy shows dialogue about trust and expertise in business relations. The text references a farmer and a boss, with emphasis on convincing the superior to act. The incomplete passage lacks clear events or identifiable names to form a fuller summary.
Nothing Doing in Insurance Tale Revealed
A cryptic exchange hints at an insurance matter. The agent learns the insured party Twas a pedestrian and T could not proceed, leaving the case without coverage or claim.
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Hartford
Conn
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Cleveland Indians
Iné
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Dius
Tig
James Mu Deer
McAleer
St. Louis Browns
St. Louis
MuAteer
Charley Sturr
Geindstand
McAlner
Miyabo
Nies
Lnek
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Sup
Art Shires, the Great
Joe Judge
Hal Chase
Great Shires
Art
AL Schacht
Art Shires
Geng Sarazen
Leo Diegel
Johny Facil
Thei
Billy Warmay
Louisville
Norris Willams
Eve
Johnny Weismoller
Janek Sieele
Little Rock
Captain Flags
Eddie Clockt
Willmington Shortston
Philadelphia Athletics
Laurence Stallings
Hom
Mr. Yuk
Boston
Scott
Keokuk
Mississippi Valley League
Sammy Schwartz
Pat Patterson
Henry Wingfield
University of California
H.R. Austin
Chicago
Thme
J. R. Claud Robinson
Western Newsomner Union
Sir Walter Raleigh
Tam Aan
Wes
Kenote
Shepdaccan
Tessse
Farmer Cominssel
Ile
W.N. Uy
Salt Lake City
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