Long Swings Fade From Baseball Batting Then and Now
A discussion by Pat Donovan notes the shift from long swinging bats to snappier motion as pitchers favor changeups over curves. The piece cites Delehanty as a hard swinger and explains why a long swing struggles against slow deliveries. It also references league standings and players from Marion and Evansville, with brief notes on teams, pennants, and schedules.
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Pat. Donovan
Delehanty
Marion
Wheeling
Evansville
Oldfield Loses Sparkling Diamond Pin in Cleveland Race
Barney Oldfield misplaced a $150 diamond pin during the Cleveland automobile races on Saturday. He offers to reward half the value if the pin is returned to him.
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Barney Oldfield
Cleveland
Cornell Faces Linemen Shortage Amid Grid Hopes
Multiple notes indicate Cornell struggles with line play while Lexington trotting entries close on Sept 9 and Hagen wins a Cleveland Gun Club shoot. Coach Cutts praises Purdue's football outlook as Grand circuit harness horses race in Hartford. Bemis suspension ends Sunday night. Pennsylvania's top football prospect shines among peers.
Old Morro Castle: A Cuban Fortification’s Century-Long Tale
Special Correspondent recalls Morro Castle’s 1589 plan by engineer Juan Antonelli and its role in defending Havana. He describes its medieval features, the 1762 English siege, Velasco’s stubborn defense, and nearby forts Punta and Fuerza forming Havana’s triple key.
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Havana
Port
Morro Castle
Cabana Fortress
Cuba
Morro
Juan Antonelli
Antonelli
Velasco
Marques Gonzales
Eas
Wilk
Tres Reyes
Three Kings
Santiago
San Juan
Punta
A Purgative Pleasure from DeWitt’s Little Early Risers
The ad touts DeWitt’s Little Early Risers as a cleansing purgative for biliousness and constipation. It claims the pills cleanse the liver without gripe or weakness and improve tone in related organs. Customer testimonial from W H Howell of Houston, Texas endorses their use. Sold by Houseworth Bros.
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DeWitt
W. H.howell
Houston
Tex
Houseworth Bros
Where are the songs of yesterday in lyric sighs
A reflective verse in archaic ballad tone laments the loss of yesterday’s songs and yearns for a poet’s reign and a nostalgic lay. The piece references ragtime, comic opera, and modern tunes, with scattered mentions of Kate Masterson and New York Herald.
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Kate Masterson
New York
Herald
Living a Hundred Years Ago on Milton Point
Elinor and Jack share a beach scene at Milton Point where she taunts him with living a century apart. He promises to prove his love by daring acts on a rock as the tide rises, culminating in a rescue that binds them to a brief, perilous night.
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Elinor
Milton Point
Jack Robinson
Sinsere
Jack
Lesca
Ruby
Douglas
Boston Globe
Troopers Injured or Ill at Camp Lincoln on Labor Day
At Camp Lincoln near Springfield Illinois a dozen or more troopers sustained accidents or illnesses during Labor Day. Corporal Miller of Battery B Chicago was thrown from a horse and kicked suffering kidney contusion and is in serious condition. Harry Lundine also of Chicago is ill with a disease complication in the regimental hospital. In Hardin county Iowa Independent Republicans named William Welden for representative and A W Mitterer for sheriff at the convention in Town Falls.
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Camp Lincoln
Springfield
Ill
Miller
Battery B
Chicago
Harry Lundine
Town Falls
Hardin County
William Welden
Women Will Not Seek Cap Glasgow Report
Sept 8 report to the clerk notes that Mrs Graeme Hunter is involved. Details remain sparse as the record references a procedural step without further action or outcome.
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Glasgow
Graeme Hunter
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Big John
Anderson
Browns
American
Rube” Waddell
Pittsburg
Dreyfuss
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Jeffries
Jack Munroe
Indianapolis
St. Paul
Willis
Litcher
Pickett
Oldfield
Cornell
Lexington
Hagen
Hartford
Harry Bemis
Pennsylvania
Old Morro Castle
Diery
Milla
la Fuerra
Foley’s
Fenton’s
Des Heer
Syracuse
N. Y
Roosevelt
National Executive
John Miller
Hunt Avenue
Hanover Square
National Association of Letter Carriers
Philip Smith
New York State
Lovers of the Republic
Buyar Island
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