Learn to swim for safety and health in water drills
Mac Levy urges systematic swimming training to overcome fear and save lives. He notes many drownings stem from psychological barriers and offers simple backstroke lessons and progressive steps from bed or floor to water. He argues proper breathing and confidence are key and that swimming improves overall fitness.
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Ireland
Héspara
Rtch Sea
Matas
Matas Concettar
Pio
D.mose
Jostom
Dancing Master Ahern Makes Waves In Europe And Berlin Olympic Boost
Ahern, the New York area known dancing master turned boxer, gains success in England and France as a middleweight and welterweight, with manager Dan McKerrick issuing a bold $23,500 side bet to storm British middleweight limits. The 1516 Berlin Olympic committee confirms boxing inclusion, promising a robust amateur scene across Europe and the United States with likely large delegations from several nations.
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Ahern
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Lonsdale
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Bombardier Wells
Daniel
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International Athletic Association
Bertin
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United States
Berlin
Australia
Runs Made This Week Boston Washington New York
A compact sports brief notes runs tallied this week in major markets Boston Washington and New York with brief standings context and no player names. The terse item highlights scoring activity across three teams and implies ongoing season momentum.
Baseball results recap from yesterday and today
American League yesterday saw Washington 2 New York 1 and Cleveland 8 St Louis 3 with St Louis 5 Cleveland 0 in a second game. Boston beat Philadelphia 5 while Detroit topped Chicago 8. Regional scores show Providence 9 Newark 3 and Toronto 1 Rochester 0 in minor results.
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New York
Cleveland
St. Louis
Boston
Philadelphia
Detroit
Chicago
Swesterday
Providence
Newark
Toronto
Rochester
Baltimore
Jersey City
Buffalo
Montreal
Eastern Association Yesterdays Results
Results from Hartford New Haven Springfield New Britain Waterbury and Bridgeport matches list team pairings and battery lineups with final scores and venues. The report notes cross-city results and which cities faced which opponents across the day.
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Hartford
R. HE
New Haven
Rieger, Sdlman
Bridgeport
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Wilson and Toland
Walsh and Crook
Waterbury
Pittsfield
Beak
Rettig
Uhrig
McLean, Frost and
New Britain
New London
Springfield
Militant Threats and Women’s Vote Referenced in Britain
The text argues militants will prevail only after extreme actions and calls for women’s suffrage, claiming governments will crush mob violence and hang a number of rioters in expiation. It compares behavior to England and notes lack of conviction to starve militants or pledge reform.
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England
National League Scores and standings update
New York beat Brooklyn 3 to 1 and Philadelphia topped Boston 5 to 4 in the first game. In the second, Boston defeated Philadelphia 4 to 2. St Louis won 1 nothing over Pittsburgh, Chicago 5 Cincinnati 1, with Brooklyn playing in New York and Philadelphia in Boston.
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Pittsburgh
St Louis
Kansas City
Chicago
Indianapolis
New York
Delphia
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Aoes
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Lest
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Louis
Philadelphia
Conductor Punches and Desert Fire Beds in Old Times
A collection of vintage notes includes remarks on unique ticket punches used by conductors and ICC traceability, methods for making a desert fire bed to sleep warm, fur durability, how to restore crape veils with sugar water and hot cloth, a tale from Pimlico about riding one mile, and assorted witticisms on games, salesmanship, matrimony, and daily life.
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Frank E. Brown
Interstate Commerce Commission
Mark Twain
Washington Post
London Times
New York Sun
Curious Ball Play Baffles Baseball Fans
A sensational first inning saw six hits including a 4 triple without a run scoring as a team failed to cross the plate. The sequence had three outs on attempted extra bases and ended with a runner hit by a batted ball to retire the side.
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Chicago Tribune
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