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Newspaper
Goshen Daily Democrat
Location
Goshen, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1908
Page
8
Blake and Coulson watch as youngsters George and Kit Hedley shoot with sharp aim in a morning of field trials. The children outperform adults, bag partridge and other game while flaunting a candy wager and declaring they shoot for public display as The Two Little Sure Shots.
A London chamber of commerce report notes reduced demand for lady clerks in the final quarter of last year. Managers cite high expectations, insistence on pay parity, and limited initiative beyond routine tasks, though the post office and savings bank divisions increasingly rely on and commend women for demanding, responsible duties.
The Chilean government has paid $2 818 480 in US gold for property taken for Valparaiso reconstruction. The work aims to widen and straighten streets and modernize areas left nearly wrecked by the disaster. The effort underscores the need for efficient public works.
Star left handed pitcher Rube Waddell is sold by the Philadelphia Athletics to the St. Louis Browns. Owner Hedges confirms the deal, saying the price is substantial. Waddell, known for dramatic curves, had fallen from peak form but Browns officials expect him to regain his strikeout power with a new club behind him.
Manager Carney of the Trenton Sun State league club has completed a purchase of every player from last season's Steubenville P O M team. The haul includes Roy McCabe Dessau George Nops Ortleib Murray Connor Tamsett Maitland Pleiss. Carney targets Ortleib Murray Dessau McCabe George Pleiss. others to be sold or traded. Reported price is 3600 dollars. Catchers Ortiely and Murray considered standout finds.
Terre Haute secures catcher Louis Drill to manage the Terre Haute club for the coming season. Drill previously played with Pueblo last season via an arrangement with Minneapolis and has MLB experience with Washington and Detroit.
Willie Hoppe braces for two back to back 18.1 and 18.2 balkline world championship matches. He must switch styles within days while his rival enjoys prep edge. Amateur star Lucien Revolle and US hopes loom as international plans unfold.
Hugo Hendek, famed Chicago gridiron star and 1906 Marodén champion, will direct athletics at the University of Arkansas next fall. He signed a one year contract to coach football track and baseball, taking the post in September.
John Daly of Chicago defeated Har ry P. Cline of Philadelphia 60 to 43 in the third block of the three cushion billiard championship in St. Louis winning the Jordan W. Lambert diamond emblem and a $260 wager. Daly posted a high run of 4 and average .684 while Cline had a high run of 5 and average .583.
Reverend John Lewis Clark risked his life by donating blood to Mrs. Julia Ladson during a risky transfusion at Bushwick hospital. Surgeons connected Clark’s artery to the patient to sustain life as her right leg was amputated amid blood poisoning fears.
Nellie Holly and Misa Beatrice Logan claim they rode brakebeams from New York to California and arrived in San Bernardino. They describe hardships and romance as trainmen proposed and crowds accused them of adventuring, while Holly recalls a pursuing Albuquerque brakeman.
A passenger train from Paris to Amiens narrowly escaped a collision after a signalman error diverted it onto the Brussels line. The driver sped to outrun a Brussels express, passengers rang danger signals, and the train was shunted to a siding two minutes before the other train arrived. It then returned to Creil and reached Amiens two hours late.
Aurelia Lightbourne a 14 year old West Indian girl was jailed in Nassau county on second degree assault charges. She admitted feeding pins matches and other items to a two year old child under William J Purdy of Rockville Center who employed her. The child fell ill repeatedly and pins and other objects were found in his stomach after surgery. Lightbourne said she harmed the boy to have more time for herself after a religious turning point.
Traveling salesman J. W. Higgins allegedly caused trouble near a sidewalk paver in Cincinnati and involved W. Glassott in the disturbance. Police report unclear details but note the eye of a sleeper’s glass item was stolen during the incident.
The United States plans strong Olympic showings with trials in Philadelphia Chicago and San Francisco followed by an elite international meet in Paris. American Academy trust aims to field a selective squad from Olympic veterans and top club collegians under AAU control.
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