Babe Ruth’s Fifteenth Home Run Surges, But Ruthless Loss
Babe Ruth hit his fifteenth homer of the season driving two on in the ninth, but New York lost to Washington 5 to 2. The blast marked his 1st major league career homer at a new record, surpassing C. Cravath’s prior mark of 117. In other games Cleveland beat Detroit 7 to 4 after a late rally, and Chicago edged St. Louis 8 to 7 as Daven port faltered in the ninth. Boston won both ends of a doubleheader against Philadelphia 5 to 2 and 8 to 4, Pennock and Myers starring for Boston. A separate note mentions thieves seeking Memorial Day receipts but finding only change for vendors.
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Jockey Frank Dawson Dead After Latonia Track Accident
Latonia Kentucky May 31 Frank Daw son apprentice jockey died at a local hospital after being thrown from a horse on the Latonia track. The horse collided with another mount causing a fractured skull and broken neck. Dawson trained in England and is survived by his mother who lives there.
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Reds Ticket Office Robbery Claims Small Haul
Four robbers bound the night watchman at Cincinnati National League park early today and stole 1251 dollars after breaking into three cases. They derided Garry Herrmann as a cheap skate and appeared dissatisfied with the modest sum found.
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Carpentier Trains Playfully Through New York Woods
Georges Carpentier spent most of a May morning training in the woods near Manhasset New York with partners. The famed challenger trotted along arboreal paths and paused for shadow boxing sessions with Italian Joe Gans and Paul Journee between light tows and playful bouts.
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Girls Taught How to Dress in London Schools
The article reports scany girls in London schools learning the art of dressing. A headmistress says the aim is to train girls to make the most of simple, inexpensive materials and to foster taste and refinement in dress.
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Emma Goldman Pleads to Return Home to Die in America
The article recounts Emma Goldman urging friends to secure permission to return to the United States so she may die there. Margolin, a close associate, notes Goldman’s stated wish to revisit the life she once condemned and to spend her final days in America.
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Pirates and Cubs Split In Extra Innings Thriller
Pittsburg and Chicago played a 7 6 baseball game in twelve innings with Chicago taking the win after a late surge. Evers was ejected in the second inning for disputing calls as Carlson closed the tenth with a Cubs rally.
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Baseball game reports and odds from early 1900s
In a sequence of condensed box scores, St. Louis and Cincinnati split a two run game with Walker and Clemons drawing the decision. Boston and Brooklyn played a low scoring affair as Grimes shut down the Boston attack. A Zion City leader criticizes dress fashion and promotes bare essentials with a curious note on surgical materials and an eyeless needle.
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Major League Results From Yesterday and Notable Notes
Major league results show St Louis defeating Chicago 8 7 and Cleveland besting Detroit 7 4. Boston beat Philadelphia 5 3 in a first game, then 8 4 in a second. New York 5 Washington 12. Chicago 7 Pittsburg 6. St Louis 6 Cincinnati 6. Brooklyn 4 Boston 2. Philadelphia 10 New York 5. Also a note on Women’s Overseas Service League uniforms and a Chicago report on skirt length.
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London Hospital staff make two discoveries to help keep doors open
Two London hospital staff members announce discoveries from extensive research that may aid in keeping the hospital operating. The article notes both findings resulted from prolonged experiments and could bolster the institution’s future viability.
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Flag from Washington's first inauguration to be preserved
The Metropolitan Museum of Art will house the only American flag used at George Washington's inaugural on April 20 1789. It will be safeguarded between two 100 pound glass plates as part of preservation efforts by the museum and the Second Artillery Regiment of the state.
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