Ashcrofts sweep three in Industrial League bowling
In last evening’s Industrial League play the Ashcrofts won all three games against Handy & Harmon. The second contest saw a tight finish with the Gaugemakers edging their opponent by one pin. Cornwall-Patterson Co. led the standings until a loss to the Butchers of Cudahy Packing Co as the Meatters boated a clean three games. O Neil of the Pong team posted a 103 in one frame with a roller of high scores across the night.
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Ashcrofts
Handy & Harmon
Goldsmiths
Cornwall-Patterson Co
Cudahy Packing Co
O'Neil
Vic Willis Offered to Alds by Fred Clarke
Pittsburg reports Vic Willis, key pitcher in the pennant run, was offered to Cincinnati who declined. Cincinnati swapped Spade for Willis as Clarke weighs options and remains unhappy with Willis’s late season form affecting World Series plans.
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Vic” Willis
Fred Clarke
Pittsburg
Vic Willis
Cincinnati
Spade
Willis
Clarke
Wills
Adams
O'Brien to box Kaufman six rounds in January show
Jack O'Brien of this city and Al Kaufman of San Francisco agreed to a six round bout at the National A C in January under Philadelphia rules with Jack Ulgan refereeing. Harry Ed arranged the matchup as Kaufman seeks to avenge a seventeen round previous contest. Danbury report notes Sailor Burke knocked out Jack Brown in the first round of a six round bout after a heated exchange.
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Jack O’brien
al Kaufman
San Francisco
National AC
Philadelphia
Jack Aie Ulgan
Harry Ed
Kaufman
O’brien
Blacksmith
Danbury
Conn
Sailor Burke
Brooklyn
Jack Brown
Pittsfeld
Burke
Jeff Doherty Too Much for Bunny in New England Fight
Jeff Doherty defeated Bunny Ford in a 15 round bout at Music Hall before about 3,000 fans, strengthening his claim to the New England lightweight title. In the 100 class Fonzi Valoni of Waterbury beat Davy Ryan, with Ryan showing resilience but lacking conditioning. Danny Walker refereed and drew praise from the crowd after the program.
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Music Hall
New =von
Jeff Doherty
Bunny Ford
New England
Fonzi Valoni
Water
Davy Ryan
Joe Marks
Highwood
Jack Roillingson
Shelton
Valoni
Ryan
Waterbury
Valeri
Danny Walker
Americans Quit Cuba Let's Sail After Contract Dispute
In Havana on December 21 a scheduled game between American and Almendares teams drew a large crowd. The American squad boarded for Key West after alleging unfair treatment by manager McAllister. Artie Hoffman was arrested en route on a contract violation charge, arraigned, and discharged for lack of evidence, then the entire team sailed.
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Havana
Almendares
Key West
McAllister
Artie Hoffman
Syracuse University Chancellor backs suffrage with caveat
James R. Day told Washington alumni that when a woman decides to marry she will vote the same way she has done in all decisions and no man could stop her. He supported suffrage but condemned women throwing bricks at a window even if the target deserved the brick.
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Syracuse University
Washington
Fad Trends In Amber Hair Ornaments And Jet Adornments
A survey of current fashion notes highlights amber hair ornaments, lace blouses, formal draperies, and jet accents on turbans. Dark sepia suede, cerise reappears, and broad velvet bows trend with fur wraps and long coats. Pearls, beads, and jet decorate jewelry and piano box styles, while short daytime skirts and new sleeves appear.
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Weils
Newest Notes of Science Highlight Early 20th Century Inventions
The piece surveys U S industrial growth with eightfold oil gains over 30 years and quadrupling in two decades, notes tantalum’s role in lighting, and mentions a Nuremberg monument to Peter Hensen who pioneered clock springs. It also covers a high power locomotive standard, an Oregon inventor’s match box, and farm value records.
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United States
Europe
Nuremberg
Germany
Peter Hensen
Oregon
Wilson
Patent Hydrant Hose Reel and Moon Crater Theory Highlight 19th Century News
A patent describes a hose reel mounted horizontally on a hydrant with a few turns of the hose triggering water flow. An American naval astronomer proposes the moon’s craters are meteor scars, not volcanic. Other items note an German exhibition aiding inventors, Canadian rail traffic by telephone, and rising US wheat per capita consumption. Obituaries record several Stamford and Connecticut deaths.
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Peg Een Germany
United States
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Foley
Bunny
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Cuba
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Mohican Co
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Guilfoyle
Stamford
Michael Guilfoyle
Kenefic
James Kenefic
Russell
Mary Russell
Aldrich
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Frederick C. Aldrich
Emmons
Mildred Wanzer
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Hubbard
Litchfield
Anna Electa
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Alice P
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Norwalk
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American Loan Assn
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Puritan
Fairfield Ave
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Miller & Jordan
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