Freak Plays That Decide Baseball Championships
A 1913 Detroit Tigers vs. Philadelphia Athletics pennant race is recounted with freak plays shaping outcomes. Key moments include Cobb and Schaefer colliding to save Detroit, Bert Schuh? and Rossman misplays, and Berlin-like luck swinging the series. The piece surveys bizarre incidents across eras that altered wins, pennants, and world titles, citing players such as Cobb, Schaefer, Bresnahan, and Isbell.
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Detroit
Tigers
Philadelphia
Athletics
Lair
Chicago Cubs
Mack
Crawford
Cobb
Donovan
Bush
Rossman
Schaefer
Ty Cobb
Schmidt
Otters
Fred Clarke
Chicago
S. Kenetchy
Cardinal
Konetchy
Bresnahan
Cardinals
Washington
Chicago White Sox
Walter Johnson
Howie
Walker
Prince Henry” Schaefer
Clyde Milan
Milan
Sox
White Sox
Channing Advocates Individual Truth Amid Crowd Echoes
A speaker urges clear, solitary stance as crowds echo support. Channing warns that fewer voices backing truth demand a stronger personal stand, emphasizing independence and courage.
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Acg
Channing
Cheese Dishes and Food Quips From Old Cookery Column
A recipe heavy page offers Cream of Cheese Soup and Cheese Sandwiches with onions and mace, a Cheese Omelet and milk toast with cheese, plus croquettes using Gruyere. Factoids note California orange and lemon trees, land in Mexico, and lowbrow ad copy and jokes about drink suggestions and athletic quips.
Air Circulation Key to Comfortable Homes
Regardless of beauty or furnishings, proper air flow in every room determines family comfort and health. Poor ventilation leads to stuffiness and indoor climate problems, urging homeowners to ensure adequate circulation and fresh air exchange throughout the house.
Meat Substitutes and Mushroom Dishes in Varied Meals
The article offers meat substitute ideas using lima beans and tomatoes with butter roux and onions, plus eggs in macaroni for hearty dishes. It notes mushrooms as a growing favorite and suggests creamed mushrooms in timbale cases, croustades, and nut loaf ideas using bread crumbs and eggs.
Draining a Metropolis London Sewage Outfalls Fail
London sewage system exposes failures at Barking and Crossness where daily flow runs about 260 million gallons and sludge collected totals over 2.5 million tons.
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London
Barking
Crossness
Something of a Lottery and a Quiet Home Dream
A conversation voices a young man’s wish to marry and build a peaceful home, balanced against the reality that married life can resemble joining a debating society with varying outcomes. The exchange captures hopes and doubts about domestic life.
Parisian Politeness Sparks Witty Backtalk Reproof
A Parisian gentleman disputes being more polite than the speaker, insisting politeness is a shared trait. The exchange turns on cultural nuance and humor, illustrating manners and self‑awareness in casual cross language banter.
Kicking Habit Sparks Grievance Debate
A dialogue notes a man who constantly kicks, prompting the comment that his constant kicking prevents him from learning his true grievances. The remark moves the discussion to reflect on underlying causes and awareness.
Good Magnet Scene Sparks Crowd Rush
In a terse remark, a manager suggests removing a rear exit sign and promoting the word Free to spur a mass egress. A judge notes the plan and implies it would be easy to move the crowd, reflecting on crowd control during a large gathering.
Meteorite Falls Near Woman in South Africa
A 37 pound meteorite sparked talk in Johannesburg chemical circles. The stone fell in Zulu land months ago near a native woman who reported the sighting from about 15 miles away, guiding Ita discovery. The rock resists breaking and is said to contain platinum.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
Zululand
Ita
Philadelphia Man Dies in Suicide by Safe Mastication (Note: This is kept as a compact, factual headline.)
Jacob Rabinowitz, 54, of Philadelphia, used a safe and a wooden block to take his own life after weeks of despondency from a lost lawsuit. He placed his head under the 800 pound weight, tightened a strap, then removed the support, and died before medical help could arrive.
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Cliff Carroll
St. Louis
Browns
Carroll
Chris von der Ahe
von der Ahe
Muckenfuss
Diddebock
Frank Isbell
St. Paul
Corporation
Imits
Samall
Milwaukee
Isbell
Chicago White Sox
Harvey
Chicago
White Sox
Jones
Leeford Tannehill
Cubs
Sox
Brown
Tannehill
Larry Doyle
Giants
Doyle
Bridwell
New York
Il Fortune
Chicago Cubs
George Roche
Roche
Jacob Rabinowitz
Philadelphia
Penn
New York's New Post Office
New York unveils a massive pink granite post office building, five stories tall and two blocks long, facing Pennsylvania Station. It features 101 feet to the top, 165000 cubic feet of granite, 18000 tons of steel, 7000000 bricks, and 200000 square feet of glass. The main corridor uses buf marble, white plaster, and glass across two stories, 29 feet wide and 280 feet long.
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New York
New Post Office
Popular Mechanics
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Hugh S. Fullerton
Duffy
Merkle
Hal Chase
Hartzell
Chase
Highlanders
Tim
Germany
California
Mexico
Mre
Winslow
Childres
Oglicko
Mint
Trust
Ady
Corker
Monaieur
Post
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