Texas Girl Rides Comanche to Outrun Express on Trail
Gertrude Castle of a Texas ranch lass mounts her pet steer Comanche and races an express train toward Brownwood. The steer leaps a cattle guard then bolts ahead to safety as the locomotive roars close behind. The crowd cheers as Comanche returns to his mistress.
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Gertrude Castle
Pet
Texas
Brownwood
Brady
Mr. Castle
Miss Gertrude
Geptivde Aasile
Comanche
Light on Human Nature From Letters on Sons and Professions
Excerpted observations on how boys do not always grow into what parents expect. The author compares sons to pups, noting unlikely outcomes from promising beginnings. He advises allowing a child to follow his own bent even if it leads to fields like the wheat pit.
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Board of Trade
Move to Preserve Forests Proposals Before Agriculture
Proposals to regulate and systematize timber use are before the Department of Agriculture. Professor Fernow, director of the State College of Forestry at Cornell University, warns that global forest stocks may be exhausted within thirty years based on current statistics.
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Department of Agriculture
United States
Fernow
State College of Forestry
Cornell University
Remington Sees End of the Western Cowboy Era
Frederic Remington, resting in the southwest to recover his health, notes that the typical western cowboy has nearly vanished. He observes the old western life is almost gone and gathers material for new works.
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Frederic Remington
Southwest
Emigration From Ireland in 1902 and Since 1851
In 1902 no fewer than 40,401 persons emigrated from Ireland, with 211 natives among them. Since 1851 nearly 4,000,000 have left their Irish homes for the colonies or United States.
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Ireland
Colonies
United States
Washington Home of Stars in Baseball Gossip
Washington boasts major and minor league names as residents. Notable figures include Paul Hines famed for triple plays, Dug Allison once Cincinnati catcher, Arthur Allison, John Handibee, and Joe Fritz. Veteran George Van Haltren, after a down year, showed he can still hit when fit, despite a broken leg earlier.
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Washington
Paul Hines
Triple Play Fame
Dug Allison
Arthur Allison
John Handibee
Joe Fritz
Cincinnati Reds
Arthur
George van Haltren
Van
National League TLRS and TOPACTS in third season shows strength
The piece notes strong finances and likely box office gains for all clubs as Joliet and Dubuque join a seasoned league. President Sexton reports optimism, new managers McFarland Joliet Rowland Dubuque, and Dreyfuss asserts Pittsburgh will pennant again, claiming the league’s top status and confidence.
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Sexton
McFarland
Decatur
Tebeau
Joliet
Rowland
Dubuque
Opening of the Season Shows Uncertain Pennant Prospects
The season unfolds with Cleveland and Cincinnati underperforming while Chicago and Detroit rise unexpectedly in the American League. Pittsburgh, thought weak, starts strong, underscoring baseball’s unpredictable early results. The piece highlights luck as a match for skill, keeping fans hopeful through weeks of play. May 1 marks the Three Eyes league start.
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Cleveland
Cincinnati
Chicago
Detroit
Pittsburg
Clevelar
Ohio
Pennsylvania
United States of America
Baseball Nuggets from Early Baseball History
Notable early baseball facts include William A. Cummings as the first curveball pitcher, 1894 seeing at least 94 .300 hitters in the National League, and the Boston club's long pre 1871 establishment. Other items cite Thayer’s 1876 fencing-mask inspiration, Bill McGunnigle’s mitt use in 1875, Boston’s 1875 home-win record, Lajoie’s 400 batting average in a season, and a 1869 Buffalo score of 209 to 10 against the Niagaras.
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William A. Cummings
Ware
Mass
Boston
Bobby Lowe
Chamberlain
Thayer
Harvard
Bill McGunnigle
Fall River
Lajoie
Buffalo
Columbias
Niagaras
Keeler and Clingman in Ball and Club Notes
The piece notes Willie Keeler of the New York club posting a 342 batting average in 1902 but underperforming on the Southern trip. It reports the American Association’s Clingman transfer to St Paul after a day of hearings and suggests a Columbus move after talks between managers. It also discusses infant mortality trends and public health advances in the early 1900s with mentions of vaccination antitoxin and feeding hygiene.
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New York
Willie Keeler
Keeler
Brooklyn
Clingman
American Association Directors
St. Paul Club
Bryce
Columbus
United States
Howe Dream Reveals Needle Eye Point For Sewing Machine
Elias Howe, inventor of the sewing machine, credited a vivid dream with showing that the needle eye must be at the point. He envisioned execution and warriors with pierced spears, awoke at 4 am, and by 9 am had a needle shaped with the eye at the point, solving the puzzle.
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Elias Howe
Howe
New York News
The Study of Character and Observant Carriage
A concise essay explains how character shows in posture and gait. It contrasts several archetypes from businesslike to independence, noting small daily actions shape a lifetime. It argues for guarding body training and developing graceful carriage through study and practice.
Scientist Lenard and Roentgen Rays Described
Lenard views cathode rays as moving electrons a stream of negative charges. Roentgen rays are described as solitary waves of radiated energy produced when fast electrons strike stationary electrons in matter.
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Lenard
Roentgen
President Roosevelt's Children Ride Bicycles in Washington
The president's children ride bicycles around Washington and attract attention as they enjoy popular local rides.
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Roosevelt
Washington
Pharaoh's Chariot Found in Thebes Tomb Valley
The Times reports a Thebes discovery of Pharaoh's chariot in perfect condition in the Valley of the Tombs of the Kings, alongside the tomb of Thothmes IV, dating nearly four millennia.
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Thebes
Thothmes IV
German Bulb Makers Supplying Spain At Low Delivered Cost
German manufacturers provide incandescent bulbs to Spain at a few cents each delivered. The statement highlights low unit prices and direct supply chain links between German producers and Spanish buyers.
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Spain
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Veteran van Haltren
Renable
Three Eyes
Three Eyes League
Jane
Great Britain
Meissner
Europe
Eross
M. Flourens
Willie” Keeler
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