Young Bridgeport Writer Earns Navy Appointment
Louis E. Browne of 225 Bunnell Street, a former Bridgeport High School student and local sports writer, received a New Year’s surprise. Senator Frank Brandegee selected him as his principal appointment to the U S Naval Academy at Annapolis, a notable honor amid many contenders.
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Louis E. Browne
Frank B. Brandegee
U.S. Naval Academy At
Annapolis
Bunnell Street
Edgar W. Browne
Bridgeport
U. S. Naval Academy
Misshipman
Lear
Lynn native Browne earns U S Navy appointment
The nineteen year old from Lynn Mass earns a place in line to become a future admiral with an appointment supported by prominent state figures. He will take the entrance exams next June at Annapolis after three years of quiet campaigning while employed at the Bridgeport Post. He stood 6 feet tall and weighed 165 pounds and played right half back for Bridgeport High School.
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Coumbia
Browne
Annapolis
Lynn
Bridgeport Post
Brownes
Locomobile Co. of America
Wiliams Typewriter Co
Derby
Conn
Thomas L. Adams
St. Louis & South Western Railroad
Bridgeport
Navy
Flour offerings from Wesell Jones and neighbors in city market
Local ad notes flour brands including Moura and Pillsbury from Wesell Jones and Washburn’s in a corner shop at East Main and Jane streets. Free city wide delivery with phone contact 509.
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Wesell Jones
Washburn’s
Pillsbury’s
L. Sullivan
East Main
Jane Streets
Coroner releases Hoppe after autopsy in Kersey death
Autopsy in New Haven found bruises and lacerations but concluded death from blood poisoning and cirrhosis of the liver, not injuries. Frederick Hoppe, held after the Grace Hospital death, is released as investigation ends with no charges.
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New Haven
Josie Kersey
Grace Hospital
Frederick Hoppe
Mix
Hoppe
CleanEasy Hand Soap Ad Mentions School Offer and Wart Remover
An old newspaper ad promotes CleanEasy hand soap and a wart remover by Cyrus Pharmacy. It also notes a school enrollment offer for Courtland School and lists Winn hand soap manufactured at a specific address. The copy includes promises of skin safety and stain removal claims.
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Cyrus
Cyrus Pharmacy
Fairfield Avenue
Cannon St
Colorado probation law aims to reform adult offenders
A new Colorado statute applies chancery court procedures to selected adult misdemeanor cases seeking probation instead of immediate criminal conviction. The approach uses a civil petition focusing on the defendant’s home life and environment, with conditions set by the court to promote rehabilitation while preserving rights and avoiding punishment-heavy outcomes.
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Ben B. Lindsey
Juvenile Court of
Denver
Survey Press Bureau
Colorado
Chancery Courts
London
Old Bailey
James Fraser
England
Mary Jones
Ludgate
Wen An
Ludgate Street
Tyburn
Mary Smith
Mary
Chancery
Tao
Bresnahan to Catch All Cardinals Games in 1910
Toledo on New Year’s Day 1910 Roger Bresnahan vows to catch every Cardinals game next season. He aims to surpass Gibson and McGuire, plans to work behind the bat daily, and says Phelps will warm up and pinch hit. He recalls past heavy workloads with the Giants and 1898 injuries from Coakley fast pitches.
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Toledo
Ohio
Roger Bresnahan
St. Louis
Cardinals
George Gibson
Jim McGuire
Roger
Cardinal
Phelps
Porter Declines Meet at Madison Square Garden
Canadian high jump champion Harry Porter says he will not compete at the Pastime A. C. meet at Madison Square Garden on January 28. Porter learned of the event through the Farmer and informs friends he will not participate against National champion Egon Erickson.
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Harry Porter
Egon Erickson
A. C
Madison Square Garden
Taft Considers Purchasing Quaker Stock in Philadelphia Club
Charles P Taft says he does not own Philadelphia National League stock yet but may buy a large block or take a controlling interest within days He notes Mrs Taft owns the club grounds and Murphy already controls the Cubs with Taft funding The Dayton or Cincinnati financier confirms possible Quaker stock purchase while downplaying criticism from rivals
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Philadllphia
Quaker
Charles P. Taft
Cincinnati
Holland
Charles Webb Murphy
Chicago Cubs
Taft
Harry Lord to Captain Red Sox Again
Harry Lord, last year’s Boston Red Sox captain, will again lead the team in the coming season. The third baseman signed his contract and is noted for a .311 batting average and .929 fielding percentage last year. Lord is spending the winter in Portland, Maine.
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United Press
Boston
Harry Lord
Lord
Red Sox
Portland
The Best Man in Sweden Then and Now
The article recalls how Swedish best men once defended the groom from rivals during marriage ceremonies. It notes that Scandinavian warriors preferred capturing brides and used multiple best men to protect the groom, with retainers forming a trained escort. When the old custom faded, the best men lingered as a ceremonial fixture.
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Sweden
Pearson’s Weekly
Norway's Many Meals in English Style Lifestyles
A Century excerpt notes Norwegians dine on a nine AM breakfast and a 3 PM dinner with tea and supper by seven, plus late night nourishment at 11. The作者 links long light with dissipations and immorality facing Christians, contrasting summer nights with winter gloom.
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Norway
Caroline Thurber
Griffith Urges Umpires Off Diamond For Clarity
Cincinnati January 1 Manager Clark Griffith of the National League rules committee calls for a rule change to keep umpires off the field. He says umpires should stand on the outfield side of the base line while the other stays behind the catcher to prevent signals being blocked and reduce wrangling.
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Cincinnati
Clark Griffith
National League Rules Committee
Griffith
Camp’s Football Rule Changes Proposed by Walter Camp
Walter Camp Yale athletic adviser proposes rule changes to increase open play and scoring. He suggests five man per side zones around the ball, limited outside the ten yard line, with one attacker allowed outside. He also favors fifteen yards to gain on three tries to the twenty five, then ten to the fifteen and five thereafter. Proposals include banning forward passes across the line but allow catches after strikes ground and increasing run distance when crossing scrimmage.
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New Haven
Walter Camp
Yale
Camp
Mr. Camp
Giants Claim Al Shaw From Waivers
Al Shaw an outfielder who wore a St Louis uniform for two seasons and previously played in the Three-Eyed League with Cedar pids and Springfield will join the Giants next season. Waivers were requested by Manager Roger Bresnahan but John McGraw decided Shaw was too valuable to lose and claimed him. Bresnahan did not pull the waivers and the Giants acquire the player for the waiver price.
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al Shaw
St. Louis
Cedar Pids
Springfield
Giants
Shaw
Roger Bresnahan
John McGraw
Bresnahan
Middie Earl D. Wilson Shows First Movement Since Injury
Annapolis Md Jan 1 Midshipman Earl D Wilson whose neck was broken during the Villanova game Oct 16 has perceptibly moved his left arm the first movement below the neck since the accident Doctors report the sign gives great hope to surgeons and friends Massage and electrical treatment are administered daily and Wilson is in excellent spirits and hopeful for recovery
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Annapolis
Naval Hospital
Earl D. Wilson
Villanova
Wilson
Leave the Game Alone Says Ted Coy in Atlanta
Ted Coy former Yale captain urges keeping football rules unchanged apart from possible removal of the forward pass on first down. He argues the sport isn’t as dangerous as portrayed and that injuries are rare on top teams due to conditioning.
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Atlanta
Ted Coy
Yale
Yale Glee Club
Racing Pigeons and Their Remarkable Homing Instinct
The article extols racing pigeons noting their speed and homing instinct. It cites figures from Collier's about distances, times, and endurance, describes flight altitudes and hazards, and tells of a World War era pigeon kept captive then released returning home.
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Collier's
Stone Age customs endure among Roumanian peasants
Ancient habits persist in rural Roumania according to Dr Emil Fischer. The Ustics in Umachau still use cave dwelling practices and primitive grain storage. Funeral meals feature soaked corn and bellied grain, fruits are scarce, and peasant healers are regarded as wizards.
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Roumania
Nia
Emil Fischer
Umachau
Roumainia
Central Africa
Europe
Willie Learns Caution From a Sharp Word
In Kinther’s office five year old Willie watches as a telephone rings and an adult speaker utters a forbidden word. The man recoils and apologizes to Willie while vowing never to say such a gunze again, though the child’s sly reply hints at a joking memory.
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Kinther
Mr. S
Son
Patience
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