Old games shape modern play from bat and ball to chess
The article traces baseball and cricket roots to ancient bat and ball games, noting the shared lineage with goal games like tag. It cites Indian, English, and Egyptian origins for indoors and outdoor games, argues growth preserves core elements, and urges evolving existing games rather than inventing new ones.
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England
Legion
Persia
Egypt
Greece
Rome
Europe
Gaul
India
Patelli
Mexico
Pacific
New York World
Words Without Rhyme Among English Lexicon
The passage notes five to six thousand English words lack rhymes and can only end verses by shifting stress or using imperfect consonance. It lists months metals and abstract terms such as month silver liquid spirit chimney warmth gulf sylph music breadth width depth honor iron echo as examples.
Kiss Me Not Reconciliation Quip Echoes Figaro
A playful quarrel caption echoes from Figaro with a forgiving line about kissing a cheek and making up. The exchange features light humor and a lighthearted reconciliation tone.
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Figaro
Beauty and Philosophy: Young Woman Doctor Elizabeth Hotchkiss
Elizabeth Hotchkiss daughter of the consul at Ottawa is hailed as one of Washington’s handsomest women and the country’s youngest PhD holder at 25. She earned a BA from Elmira College and a PhD from Cornell, edited The Metaphysical Magazine in St. Louis, and comes from a family with a history in editing and law.
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Elizabeth Hotchkiss
Ottawa
Washington
Hotchkiss
Elmira College
Cornell
Miss Hotchkiss
St. Louis
New York
Presidents Daughters Prominent in Washington Social Scene
Washington readers note a growing presence of presidential daughters at social events. Daughters of Grant Garfield and Harrison, including Mrs Sartoris Mrs Stanley and Mrs Brown plus Mrs Semple Tyers daughter, now elderly and resident at Louise home, stand out for their memory and historical knowledge.
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Washington
Sartoris
Stanley
Brown
McKee
Grant
Garfield
Harrison
Semple
Tyler
Louise
W. W. Corcoran
White House
Suffragist Miss Keyser Hits On Gender Justice
Miss Harriet Keyser cites a German shoemaker who says he is grateful to have only one son as three daughters work and bring earnings home. She notes the contrast with old beliefs that favored sons and treated daughters as mere dependents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harriet Keyser
New York
Miss Keyser
Rural postwoman honored for faithful service in Scotland
Miss Catherine Horsley, a rural postwoman from Longniddry to Seton Castle, Scotland, holds an established appointment dated February 1 1884 with two good conduct stripes. The Haddington postmaster reports she completes duties with care and the confidence of her superior, performing two rural deliveries along with apparatus and station services.
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Catherine Horsley
Longniddry
Seton Castle
Scotland
Haddington
St. Martin’s-le-Grand
Calve Claims Right to Madame Title Over Mlle
The article notes Mme Calve admires American women and says knowing them makes one aspire to their level. She resents being called Mlle and insists on Madame, arguing she has no time for marriage and is beyond youth. In Europe Madame marks ripening years, which Calve says she has earned.
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Mme
Calve
Mii
Madame
Mademoiselle
Europe
Royal wedding shuns gems as royalty assembles
At the marriage of the Count d'Hansonville's daughter in France, a grand royal gathering showcased a conspicuous absence of jewelry. The bride wore no gems, mirroring a trend of diminishing jewel wear among the elite.
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d’Hansonville
France
Notable Unmarried Women in Literature List
The passage names Nora Perry Rose Elizabeth Cleveland sister of the president Onida Jean Ingelow Rosa Nouchette Cary Anna Dickingon Florence Nightingale noted as a writer after nursing Grace Denio Litchfield Edith Thomas and Susan Coolidge among prominent unmarried figures in literature.
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Nora Perry
Rose Elizabeth Cleveland
Onida
Jean Ingelow
Rosa
Nouchette Cary
Anna Dickingon
Florence Nightingale
Grace Denio Litchfield
Edith Thomas
Susan Coolidge
Mrs Cleveland Picks Out His Spring Suits For President
The New York World reports Mrs. Cleveland selects fabrics and styles for the president in a bold shift from dark to spring attire. Tailors note she approves the cutaway and sack suits, with a light Scotch tweed and invisible check pattern.
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Cleveland
White House
George T. Keen
United States
Porte Etenee
Washington
Senator Hoar Altered Appearance Catches Attention in Congress
The New York Sun notes Senator Hoar has changed his facial hair repeatedly during the current session. After a thick white mustache appeared last week on his Cuban speech, he spoke clean shaven this Wednesday. Colleagues joke he may revert to side whiskers worn in the House.
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Hoar
Congress
Sherman
Morgan
Lodge
Cuba
Senate
House of Representatives
New York Sun
University of Indianapolis Organization Advances
The University of Indianapolis completes its organizational setup with General Harrison joining the advisory committee and promoters hoping to persuade him to accept the presidency of the institution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Indianapolis
Harrison
Chicago Record
National Association of Professional Baseball Clubs Origin
The piece describes the 1871 formation of the National Association of Professional Baseball Clubs, naming early member clubs and founders like Nick Young and Thatcher Scofield and detailing Young's role in baseball history. It also notes a Monmouth County fox hunting plan by Master P F Collier to preserve foxes via fenced woodland and gates, arguing for sport feasibility.
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Nick Young
Messrs. Thatcher
Chicagos
Scofield
Troy
Alex Davidson
New York
Harry Wright
Boston
Kerns
Philadelphia
National Association of Professional Baseball Clubs
The
Athletics
Olympics
Washington
Mutuals
Unions of
Eckfords
Brooklyn
Rockfords
Illinois
Cleveland Club
White Stockings
Chicago
Nationals of
Boston Club
Nick
Old Olympics of
Mount Pleasant
D. C
League
Association of Professional Baseball Clubs
Monmouth County Hunt
New Jersey
England
P. F. Collier
Monmouth County Hounds
Ireland
Fitzsimmons Corbett Fight Hopes Stir Public Opinion
Indefatigable governors and sporting men cling to a possible Fitzsimmons versus Corbett bout despite public skepticism. Corbett’s Flint Michigan letter challenges Fitz to a fifth meeting under terms including a guaranteed purse and appearance deposit, urging a face to face arrangement over newspaper talk.
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Fitzsimmons
Corbett
Flint
Mich
Fitz
James J
Yale Faces Bleak Outlook as Key Players Depart
Yale baseball loses Carter in the box and Greenway at bat, the two best Yale players since Stagg and Dawn. Trudeau, Letten, and Keator Fincke return as substitutes, while Fincke reenters college and competes for a spot. Captain Quinby must develop an almost entirely new team.
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Yale
Quinby
Carter
Greenway
Stagg
Dawn
Trudeau
Letten
Keator Fincke
Philadelphia Press
New York boys build 42 foot seaworthy yacht
A group of bright New York City youths built a seaworthy 42 foot schooner rigged yacht and tested it on an actual sea voyage. The city bred mariners average about 21 years old with just three years of shipbuilding and sailing experience.
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New York City
New York Journal
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Mr.cleveland
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T. F. Parker
Main Street
Maynard
White Mountain
W. Henderson
South Acton
Drs
Concord
DR. Stetson
Concord, Mass
T.F. Sheehan
Barrett's Mill Road
Concord Junction
Mass
H. S. Richardson
ER. H. Maker
Concord Mass
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Middlesex
John Saxton
Frank P. Saxton
Cambridge
Maynard Enterprise A
Charles J. McIntire
H. Fousom
Martes
Albert
Batley
Aly
Aglon SL
NAGLE
Marrs
P.O
Concord Jund
Maynard ST
Hale
Acton, Mags
N. S. Daniels
Teremiah Sheehan
A. H. Rose
U. S
Acton, Mass
Raymond's
J. W. Raymond
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