Battles for pennant honors spark two major leagues
Baseball outlook 1912. In the American League Cleveland and New York loom as threats to the Athletics with Boston rebounding under new management and Chicago aiming high. Harry Davis of Cleveland and Joe Jackson lead a strong mix of stars and pitching as Wolverton guides the New York Highlanders toward contention.
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Tle Yollar
Spurs
Cleveland
New York
Donnie Mack
Athletics
Boston
Chi Ago
Washington
Senators
Harry Davia
Joe Jackson
Harry
Tyrus Cobb
Naps
Davin
Wolverton
Hal Chase
Beat Pitcking
Highlanders
Jake Stahl
Jimmy Callahan
Chicago
Sox
Stahl
Jimmy McAleer
Jake
Miust
White Sox
Baseball Facts and 1912 pennant predictions
A collection of records and notes on early baseball history includes Stovey's 1888 156 stolen bases Lejeune's 426 foot throw in 1910 and upswings in pitching overhand rules no hit games in 1876 and 1909 guidance on managers for 1912 with Boston Chicago and New York cited as pennant contenders and forecasts for the National League race.
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Harry Stovey
The
Athletics
Sheldon Lejeune
Cincinnati
Radbourne
Providence
Arthur Cummings
Iowa
Mich
St. Louis Reds
Cass
Detroit
Jim Galvin
Atlanta
Mobile
Chicago Nationals
Walker Johnson
Washingtons
George Gibson
Galner
Delahanty
Tigers
Mack
Hank O'Day
Johnny Kling
Boston
Nebber
Hank
Reds
Pennnod
Bresnahan
St. Louis
Dahlen
Brooklyn
Charley Deoin
Phillies
New York
McGraw
Giants
Mathewson i
Chicago
Pittsburgh
Wagner
Leach
Clarke
Pirates
Cubs
Tinker
Sheckard
Brown
Chance
Chinese Women Editors Rise Across Major Cities
Dr Isaac Taylor Headland notes Chinese women edit and contribute to newspapers in Peking Canton Shanghai and Fuchan. He cites Mrs Chang widow of a Chinese official who edits the Peking Woman's Paper focusing on women’s interests and suffrage. Governments set age and conduct rules for publishers and require security deposits and reporting to officials.
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Cenduet
Peking
Caneton
Shanghai
Fuchan
China
Isaac ‘Taylor Headland
McCall's
Chang
England
Canton
Board of Civil Affairs
Immortality Fragment From Sherburne Poem
A fragmentary OCR text presents archaic lines about possession of the mower and inheritance. The speaker proclaims lineage to the “richest son” and declares confrontation with robbers who threaten the path, suggesting a martial resolve. The garbled ending names Sherburne and hints at authorship.
Colors and Prices of Carriage Horses Rise With Motors
The Manchester Guardian notes color affects carriage horse prices in the eastern U S with brown and chestnut favored while black is unpopular due to funerals. White shades fetch higher prices as shedding hairs stain clothes and upholstery, a belief tied to tradition or superstition.
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America
Mack
Manchester Guardian
Grandmother's First Love and a Country Promised Life
A narrator recalls her first love John Carr. after a quarrel he leaves, and her mother pressures an arranged marriage to landowner Mr. Winfield. Years pass with letters none arriving, and John returns. she declares loyalty to him, but compels marriage to Winfield only to be left again after a brief engagement, ending in renewed heartbreak and family sorrow.
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John
Mother
John Carr
Winfield
Mr. Winfield
Father
John Darr
Meyself
Vanity Through Centuries of Hair Borrowing in Fashion
A historical note traces the fashion of using borrowed hair by women centuries ago. It cites Greek Egyptian Carthaginian and Roman ladies, including those from German regions along the Rhine, who popularized extensive hair usage after various conquests.
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Rhine
Rome
Master Stroke of Economy and a Laughing Death
A collage of playful quips and humor notes from newspapers. Jests touch on death by excess joy, economy, and everyday antics all framed as lightanze. The fragment presents a mosaic of jokes and cartoon captions linking mischief and wit across outlets like the Pittsburgh Press and Cincinnati Enquirer.
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Willis
Gillis
Willie
Pittsburgh Press
Her Stock In Trade Scrubbing for the Office
A quirky dialogue shows a woman insisting she works with hot suds and a good brush, answering solicitors asking for help around an office with eagerness. The exchange highlights practical labor and wit in a domestic work setting.
Or a Campaign Orator
Local quip from Detroit Free Press compares marriage to politics with a neighbor’s joke about a husband who sways constantly and the other’s reply about an after dinner speaker. The exchange captures light social humor on domestic life and public speaking.
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Detroit Free Press
A Dark Thought
Edith recalls Jack kissing through the tunnel and feels she never wanted to see his face again. Boston Transcript.
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Edith
Jack
Hthel
Boston Transcript
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Tommy Clark
Oliva
Mead
Mr Bess
Clark Griffith
Bun Johnson
Grif
Ty Cobb
Jennings
Chinese Women Editors
Igthur Sherburne Hard
By Katherine E. Pastor
Gabe
Steve
Cincinnati Enquirer
Adam
Adlam
Lippincott's
Senator Sorghum
Washington Star
Ridhleigh
Budden
Pansy
Papa
Galveston News
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