Great 1908 World Series Era Pitching Feats
The piece salutes Walter Johnson three straight shutouts in 1908 against the New York Highlanders and lauds Ed Walsh of the White Sox as the era’s greatest spitball pitcher. It notes Johnson’s arm injury ending a fourth start and Walsh’s stellar 1908 season with 66 games and a 1-0 win over Cleveland, highlighting historic pitching feats.
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New York
Washington
Yankees
Highlanders
Walter Johnson
Johnson
Walter
Joe Cantillion
Jack Chesbro
Chesbro
Cantillion
Ed Walsh
Walsh
Chicago White Sox
Sox
Chicago
Cleveland
Addie Joss
The
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Minor Leagues Seek Salary Slashes for Stars
Pacific Coast league president Harry Williams will head a three‑way meeting with Thomas Hickey of the American association and Charles Knapp of the International league to push a salary cut. Coast league owners urge unified action and plan to present proposed peaks likely to be adopted by all three circuits.
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Harry Williams
Pacific Coast League
Thomas Hickey
American Association
Charles Knapp
International League
Williams
Coast Circuit
International and
Interesting Notes From Many Sports Leagues
A collage of sports notes mentions 209 Chicago golf clubs, Walter Beall with a Baltimore semi pro team, umpire issue critiques, Hugh McMullen sale to Baltimore, Chappie Geggan moving to Wichita Falls, 43 Lincoln candidates with five holdovers, Sam Byrd contending with Dusty Cook, Missoula basketball trips, Leo Durocher invited to billiard event, C R Weaver released by Springfield and George Harrison signed from Atlanta, Jim Londos’ rare loss to Dick Shikat, fan id numbers on Yankees Senators Indians, Bob Asbjornson released to Reading, yacht sails cost 25000 dollars, batting averages past 400 since 1876, Pat Crawford at Giants, Lipton eighty and planning five year birthday intervals, four 20-win pitchers, Landis leagues count, and advice on brakes for new cars with quick acceleration.
Miss Lawson Leads KU Girls Track Stars in Javelin
Margaret Lawson, University of Kansas coed, shines in the annual girls track meet as a standout in the javelin. She also excels in springing, high jumping, and hurdling as spectators pack the grandstands for the year’s premier athletic event.
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Margaret Lawson
University of Kansas Coed
Bus Driver Rule Echoes in Cautionary Verse
A fragmentary line from a bus driver ballad warns to wait for others to pass and to hold firm to the rule. The quatrain urges bold insistence over hedging caution in driving, reflecting practical safety sentiment of the era.
Joints and Road Dangers Warn of Street Corner Risks
A Chicago anecdote warns drivers that intersections, or joints, are gamble spots where lives are at stake. A laundry truck crash left the driver with broken legs and casts, illustrating the need to judge speed and stopping distance, and urging caution at corners and inter sections to prevent tragedies.
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Bowlin
Chicago
Automobile Tips And Local Pawnshop Notice
Automobile hints advise lubricating king pin bushings and rotating tires to extend life. A Prague Slovakia pawnshop now lends money on autos trucks and tractors. Pennsylvania prepared 400 sets of 1930 plates with letters only to test efficacy against numeral plates.
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Prague
Czechoslovakia
Pennsylvania
Richest Mine Discoverer Now Pauper in Transvaal
Samuel Honeyball, once famed as one of four prospectors behind the Rand gold mines valued in the billions, is now living in poverty in the Transvaal on a $3.10 a week pension. He offers no explanation for his dramatic fall from wealth.
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London
Transvaal
Samuel Honeyball
Rand
Honeyball
Africa
Witwaterstrand
Great Lakes Terrier Acquires Sea Legs on Inland Seas
Toby the fox terrier aboard Captain William Tulloch’s Kingston ship has five years of sailing on the Great Lakes. Since leaving Montreal, he learned to avoid overboard mishaps and even slipped under a passing vessel in the Welland canal before being fished out. He was typically shipped on the steamship Bircht on after each voyage.
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Toronto
Ontario
Great Lakes
Toby
William Tulloch
Kingston
Montreal
Tulloch
Welland Canal
Birchton
Death Attempt Fails Couples Start Anew In Milwaukee
Leonard Grimmer aged seventeen and his sixteen year old wife Sophie faced a gas suicide attempt at their Milwaukee home but were saved by Sophie. Authorities released Grimmer on probation rather than prosecuting. The pair reconciled, optimistic about a steady job amid unemployment.
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Milwaukee
Leonard Grimmer
Sophie
Grimmer
Fisherman Nets Pike and Hawk in One Catch
Karl Sohiman of Tosmte Vermland, Sweden, hauled a large pike from his net and a hawk, drawn by the fish, became entangled in the meshes. The hawk measured over 3.28 feet between its wing tips and was also captured.
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Stockholm
Karl Sohiman
Tosmte
Vermland
Sohiman
Magazine solicitor uses strong arm tactics in Billings incident
A brusque stranger shoved a magazine receipt into twelve year old Richard Moore’s hands in Billings Montana and demanded $3. When refused he took the boy’s penny bank containing about $3 and left the scene. The youth appeared shaken but unharmed.
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Magazine Solicitor
Billings
Mont
Richard Moore
Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin Laxative Ad
A family doctor endorses Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a safe laxative for all ages. It emphasizes natural laxative herbs, strict laboratory supervision, and the product as the world’s largest selling laxative.
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Dr. Caldwell
Daldwell
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