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Newspaper
Correctionville News
Location
Correctionville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1913
Page
11
Excerpts recount a long river voyage from New York to the Magdalena and Lebrija rivers toward Cartagena. The author describes crowded steamers, mosquito-plagued nights, improvised canoes, and varied encounters with crews, traders, and locals, noting cargo of canaries and monkeys, and describing canal-era challenges and scenes aboard.
Rabindranath Tagore receives the Nobel Prize in literature, the first time an Indian has won the award. Reports describe international acclaim for his works, including references to Gitanjali and translations, with notes on his influence and reception in Britain and India.
A long read recounts a white draft mare that toiled 20 years on a corn belly farm. At 24, she faced retirement as a new mothering era dawned. The owner gradually eased her from work, letting her rest on a back hill pasture while still seeking affection at home. Eventually she enjoyed a gentle return to small tasks and rest, proving content in retirement and still part of farm life.
Des Moines, Iowa sport figure Smiling Bill Dwyer dies in Waterbury Connecticut after a life marked by baseball ties. Details indicate illness and medical complications with his career linked to Trasager and Dever. The report notes a travel and medical context surrounding his passing.
Albany reports that African American leaders protest a state boxing ban as unfair and discriminatory. The controversy centers on sparring and matches by Black boxers, including noted champion Jack Johnson, and questions the athletic commission’s authority and motives.
A fragmented report describes a boxing confrontation in Chicago with mentions of fighters Williams and Lodimar and ticket costs around $480 to $508. The passage is garbled but indicates the bout being the first in a series or event.
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