Freeport Cubs Fall to Wausau in 2 to 1 Threeteamley
Freeport dropped a 2 to 1 decision at Wausau as Darrah pitched well for the Canners but errors in the infield and three timely hits by La Crosse and Schoonhoven doomed the visitors. Nagle matched with four hits allowed and Disch added two safeties. Freeport faces La Crosse in a three game set after finishing at Wausau, with a postponed La Crosse game on the horizon.
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Freeport
Wausau
Ollie’ Anderson
Schoonhoven
Fiske
Delvin
Darrah
Nagle
Disch
Canners
LaCrosse
la Crosse
Kroy
Chase
Brady Ib
Q McAuley
Hille
Beeen Hae
Ferguson
Sea
Campbell
Ee Nagle
R.H PO
A. B. Ireland
Beeen
Peewee Ane Treenae
Stark
Oshkosh Defeats La Crosse In Tight Baseball Clash
Oshkosh topped La Crosse 8 to 4 in Oshkosh Wis on July 17 with heavy hitting five two-baggers and three triples. Batteries were Lewis and Warren for Oshkosh Hastings and William for La Crosse.
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Oshkosh
Tia Crosse
Wis
la Crosse
R.H.E. Oshkosh
Lewis
Warren
Hastings
Willian
Green Bay Edges Eau Claire In Tight Seventh Inning
Green Bay beat Eau Claire 3 to 2 after a seventh inning rally when Smith walked two and Hastings delivered a two base hit to win the game. O Hayer suffered a hand spike injury in the play.
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Green Bay
Eau Claire
Wis
Smith
Hastings
O’hayer
Nolden Pitches Shutout for Madison at Fond du Lac
In Fond du Lac Wisconsin on July 17 Madison pitcher Nolden kept Fond du Lac hitless to earn a shutout. Final score notations show Madison scoring while Fond du Lac failed against Nolden with Whittmore and Dunbar as battery partners.
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Nolden
Fond du Lac
Wis
Madison
R. H. E. Madison
Hoot al
Fond Duc Hac
Nolden and Whittmore, Dunbar and Tsiacst
Ives Returns to Join Freeport for Final Aways
Centerfielder George Ives, out with illness, leaves for Lutrosse to rejoin the Freeport squad for their last two road series. He has greatly improved and local fans welcome his return.
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George Ives
Lut‘rosse
Freeport
Ives
Wausau Manager Seals Key Deal Affects Lumberjack Lineup
From Wausau comes news that Manager Ferguson has closed a major deal benefiting the Lumberjack team. He has a significant lineup change, pleasing fans by releasing pitcher Joseph Miller formerly with Free.
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Wausau
Ferguson
Joseph Miller
Madison Baseball Recruits Signal Push for Series Boost
President Moll secures several recruits including Cy Young and Noldén from Lake Shore and Sheboygan leagues to bolster Cansibone's lineup for a return to form. Balliett, a favored left hander from Madison, is noted for his strong arm but has struggled against Freeport. Eddie Kenetchy gets mixed reviews from The Sporting News. Jack Pickett is reportedly signed to umpire again, though official confirmation is lacking.
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Sheboygan
Cansibone
The
Sporting News
Baseball News
Eddie Kenetchy
la Crosse
Milwaukee Sentinel
Jack Pickett
Moll
Pickett
Freeport Edges Wausau 1–0 In Pitcher's Battle
Freeport defeated Wausau 1 to 0 in a tense game marked by two excellent pitchers Warhop and Lang. The decisive moment came in the eighth when Ireland slid home on a to-the-bunch wild throw by Campbell, creating a fierce debate over whether Campbell attempted to head Ireland at second.
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Wausau
Freeport
Warhop
Lang
Campbell
Ireland
Hille
Fox
Kroy
Schoonhoven
Short
Umps
Chase
Brady
Remarkable Twenty Three Inning Wisconsin State League Game
Oshkosh Northwestern reports a 23 inning Wisconsin state league game between Green Bay and La Crosse during a three game Oshkosh series. Manager Hawley of La Crosse declines comment, praising the spectacle while noting fatigue with baseball talk. The marathon contest featured late scoring chances, sensational plays, and a 1,800 fan crowd. It sets a Wisconsin league length record and nears a world mark. Fond du Lac vs Madison earlier and Fargo vs Devil's Lake in 1891 are cited as references for long games.
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Oshkosh Northwestern
Green Bay
la Crosse
Hawley
Oshkosh
Fond du Lac
Madison
Fargo
Devil's Lake
Boston
Manchester
N. H
Historic baseball marathons stretch into deep innings
The record recounts 24 inning games including a 0 to 0 tie and a Philadelphia Americans win over Boston in 24 innings in 1906. It notes other lengthy games in Green Bay and Tacoma Seattle with times up to over five hours, plus amateur and Oklahoma league contests extending to 23 innings.
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Warch College
Boston
Philadelphia Americans
Green Bay
Philadelphia
Taa
Wash
Tacoma
Seattle
Oklahoma
Birth of Bishop Joseph S. Key 1829 78th Birthday Highlight
Bishop Joseph Staunton Key of the Methodist Episcopal Church South was born in LaGrange Georgia on July 18 1829. He studied at Emory College graduating in 1848 and entered the Georgia conference before serving as pastor and presiding elder. He became bishop in 1886 and resides in Sherman Texas with two marriages.
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Joseph Staunton Key
Methodist Episcopal Church, South
LaGrange
Caleb Witt Key
Emory College
Georgia
South Georgia
Sherman
Texas
Bishop Key
Lucy Kidd
North Georgia Texas Female College
Notable 11th to 20th Century Births and Deaths
Key dates list: 1100 death of Godfrey de Bouillon, 1628 Roquement defeat in Gulf of St Lawrence, 1817 Jane Austen death, 1854 Tom Johnson Cleveland mayor born, 1862 Prince Victor Napoleon born, 1870 Michael Davitt treason trial, 1895 Henry Irving knighted, 1901 Earl Russell bigamy sentence. Highlights notable figures and milestones through history.
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Godfrey de Bouillon
Kirke
Gulf of St. Lawrence
Jane Austen
Tom’. Johnson
Cleveland
Ohio
Prince Victor Napoleon
Michael Davitt
Henry Irving
Queen Victoria
Earl Russeil
House of Lords
Dragging of Earth Roads Under New Good Roads Bill
State bulletin instructs township highway commissions on dragging earth roads year round under the new good roads bill. Counties under and not under township organization may contract to have road sections dragged at set rates per mile by landowners or tenants, with winter rates higher and a minimum twenty foot width, following township highway guidance.
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A. WN. Johnson
State Highway Commission
Commissioners of Highways
Board of County Commissioners
Boys of Company B at Garrick Theatre Opens July 14
Garrick Theatre Chicago hosts The Boys of Company B directed by Daniel Frohman starting Sunday July 14. Playwright Aida Johnson Young blends National Guard life with youth vitality and three love stories led by Tony Allen portrayed by John Barrymore, whose stature in Chicago promises strong anticipation.
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Garrick Theatre
Chicago
Daniel Frohman
Aida Johnson Young
National Guard
Tony Allen
John Barrymore
Soldiers and Tobacco in Lord Wolseley's Campaigns
The article notes Wolseley's practice of granting soldiers a pound of tobacco monthly as a fair allowance. It reports Italian military authorities treat tobacco as essential for troops, distributing cigars with daily rations.
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Lord Wolseley
Italy
England and Grain Aims for Self Sufficiency
England seeks to grow 1000 acres to match the annual grain imports from abroad. The proposal outlines converting land to grain production to reduce reliance on foreign supplies.
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England
Wall of Severus Fortifications Described in Detail
The wall of Severus marked the England Scotland boundary at thirty six miles with twenty one forts. It stood twenty feet high and twenty four feet thick with a northern smoat forty feet wide and twenty feet deep.
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Severus
England
Scotland
Daily Journal Delivery Ad Promises Citywide Service
The Daily Journal announces delivery to any part of the city for 10 cents a week, offering affordable access to local news.
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the Daily Journal
Fish Cars Move Live Fish to Major Markets
The article details fish cars transporting live carp and other species from Illinois lakes to New York and Chicago, with aerated tanks and attendants. It notes kosher demand, large yearly catches from Lake Erie and Canadian waters, and the absence of a fish monopoly due to legal rulings.
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New York
Lake Erie
Wisconsin
Illinois
Chicago
United States
New York City
Great Lakes
The Sign of the Crowne Drapery Firm Through Eight Centuries
An Old English drapery business in Sheffield has occupied the same building under the Sign of the Crowne for over 800 years and has been run by a single family since 1750.
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Sheffield
Central Park Roads Open to Fifty
The article details Central Park in New York with forty six miles of roads paths and walks. It notes the extensive network within the park and its location in New York City.
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New York
Central Park
Maine private jail owned by Joan Ware heirs in Water Ville
The only privately owned jail in Maine is in Norridgewock and is held by the heirs of the late Joan Ware many of whom reside in Water Ville.
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Maine
United States
Joan Ware
Waterville
Norridgewack
New Discovery Promises Quick Relief for Coughs and Colds
Mrs Julia Ryder Paine of Truro Mass claims Dr Kings New Discovery for coughs and lung issues never fails to help and quickly cures colds. The remedy is promoted as a universal cure with guaranteed satisfaction by Jos Emmert druggist offering trial bottles.
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King
America
Dr. King
Julia Ryder Paine
Truro
Mass
Jos Emmert
Happenings in Lena and Freeport area society notes
July 18. Mrs. W H H Miller attended Miss Heckman’s funeral at CrApae siltsesterday. Mr. and Mrs. Kramer guest Freeport relatives. Isa Gertrude Fox of Kent visited with Miss Emma Lambert. Mrs. Winston Schermehorn and son Robert visit Freeport relatives. Mr and Mrs J C Chambers return to Chicago. Mrs J M Werkizer visits Freeport. Misses Myrtle Roger and Ella McClain in Freeport. Ansel Dueth and Miss Daisy Reeder wed at her parents’ home. The Dueths leave for Belvidere. Mrs. Margaret Welty visits friends in Rock City. Mesdames Sarah Saul, D Fair and Geo Mann spend the day in Freeport. Mrs Wm Sanford returns to Polo after visiting sister.
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Lena
W. H. H. Miller
CrApae
Myrtle Roger
Ella McClain
Freeport
Ansel Duth
Daisy Reeder
Ansel Dueth
Belvidere
Margaret Welty
Rock City
Sarah Saul
D. Fair
Geo. Mann
Wm. Sanford
Polo
Hummingbird Nest Protects Young With Leaf Cover
An observer near a window watched a hummingbird nest as rain approached. The bird plucked a large leaf to shield the nest, leaving a hole in the leaf. After the storm, the bird returned and removed the leaf, keeping the nest dry. Exchange.
The Lost Golf Ball in Scotland
A professional golfer recalls a scene in Scotland where two players search for a ball in tall grass. One competitor refuses to concede a lost ball, and after a long search the finder claims the ball, only for the other to reveal his own ball in his pocket.
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Scotland
It Must Be Next Door A Nighttime Whimsy
A candle flickers above a stairway and a voice calls from the shadows in an eerie domestic scene. Katherine answers that no one is downstairs and suspects the noise came from next door while a teasing dispute with George follows in the parlor.
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Katherine
George
Chicago News
After the Fall and Winter Quip in the Cleveland Leader
A Cleveland Leader quotation pairs a wry exchange about Eden and winter after the fall with a note on education. The line pities Adam and Eve for their lack of clothing as winter begins, followed by a quip about hardship and learning.
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Adam and Eve
Eden
Cleveland
Jones raises mischief with lifting invention
A Des Moines Register item recalls Jones claiming success with his lifting device, noting that while he did raise something, the outcome was mischief rather than progress. The anecdote highlights public skepticism about the invention's real-world value.
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Jones
Des Moines Register
The Charming Woman and Electric Bitters Ad
The passage extols plain women with charm and health versus frailty. It promotes Electric Bitters as restoring weak women with strong nerves bright eyes and smooth skin, claiming a beautiful complexion and a 50 cent guarantee at Joseph Emmert's drugstore.
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Joseph Emmert
Remembering Dr King’s New Life Pills at Jos Emmert’s
One day we recall with pleasure and profit to health the discovery of Dr King’s New Life Pills. These painless purifiers cure headache ridiliousness and keep the bowels right. 25 cents at Jos Emmert’s drug store.
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Dr. King
Jos
Emmert
Ermine Oxford Cleaner for Shoes at Schmidt Bib and Pfeiffer
An Ermine brand white canvas oxford cleaner is offered in a 10¢ box promising multiple uses. Available for sale at Schmidt bib and Pfeiffer's located at 712d 7t.
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Oxford
Schmidt Bib & Pfeiffer
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