Football through the ages a rough English sport
The article traces football history from 1314 London protests to 1401 bans and Sabbath prohibitions in Scotland, detailing royal and civic actions against the game. It notes repeated public clashes, brutal play, and large crowds at Shrove Tuesday contests, portraying a long, tumultuous evolution of the sport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
London
Edward II
Scotland
Edinburgh
New York Temberloin
Ersby
Football Association
England
United States
Rugby Union
Rival Naval Builders Battle Over Connecticut and Louisiana
The United States Navy Yard at Brooklyn and Newport News vie to complete two government and private battleships, Connecticut and Louisiana. By 1902 Connecticut is 91.86 percent complete and Louisiana 89.25 percent. Louisiana launched 1904 and Connecticut followed, with full crews and plans for 18 knot trials. The ships will carry four 12 inch guns, eight 8 inch, twelve 7 inch, and torpedo tubes, with armor up to eleven inches and displacing 16,000 tons. Louisiana cost about 3.99 million dollars and Connecticut about 4.21 million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Navy Yard
Brooklyn
Newport News
Connecticut
Louisiana
Shipbuilding Company
Navy Department
United States
Congress
Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Extravagant Perfume Tastes Of English Nobility
Lady Curzon once led England in perfume spending with estimates rivaling Queen Alexandra’s five thousand dollar yearly bill. The Dutchess Roxburgh now reportedly buys the costliest scents, while Queen Alexandra trims sweets by royal order. A London confectioner’s order to the Queen is canceled, and royal physicians urge restraint to regain a youthful figure for the Princess of Wales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lady Curgon
England
Queen Alexandra
Roxburgh
Lady Curzon
Queen Victoria
Windsor
Princess of Wales
Lady Suffolk
Miss Lester
Washington
Alexandra
London
Duchess of
Timber and Forest Land Policy Debates Include Repeal Talk
The report argues for repeal of the Timber and Stone Act citing widespread fraud and public loss since 1875. It urges government to exchange forest land claims for equal nonmineral land and to speed probate steps with adequate funding. It also notes sales practices harming public timber reserves and calls for constrained timber sales to meet industrial needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Secretary of the Interior
United States
Timber and Stone Act
Old Maid Phrase Stirs Quiet Conversation About Vocation
A public remark likens aging to social labels, noting that a virgin becomes an old maid as she nears eighty. The quip touches on gendered expectations and aging in society.
King James I Opposed Football For Its Trouble and Violence
The entry recalls King James I patronizing games yet opposing football for its roughness and disruption to a prince’s duties. It notes historical restraint on archery and golf, with 1457 Scottish law banning both sports for taking time from military training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James I
James
Prince Charles
King James
Footprint find hints ancient human presence in Pennsylvania mine
A report claims a 10 000 year old human footprint in a Pennsylvania colliery establishes a record in antiquity. Ethnologists predict future tallies will push mankind’s age into millions, with traces back to preglacial days and activities amid megafauna in Europe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
Europe
Aetna
California
Popular figure Cholly Goodfellow praised around town
Chicago News notes Cholly Goodfellow draws strong public affection as locals joke he wears out two coats a month from all the back slaps. Rodrick and Van Albert back the upbeat view praising his popularity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rodrick
van Albert
Chicago News
Hindu temple elephant used to collect contributions in India
In India a temple elephant passes a contribution basket through the crowd during Hindu temple ceremonies. The practice reflects traditional fundraising custom and religious ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
Chestnuts Compare With Potatoes In Nutrition And Use
Chestnuts resemble potatoes in use but surpass them nutritionally. They contain about 33 percent water versus 76 percent in potatoes, while the chestnut matches the potato in nutritive ingredients. They can be boiled baked or roasted, and the chestnut tree presents an inviting agricultural and forestry opportunity.
Queer Odor of Mummies and Ancient Smells
The piece notes that even sealed mummies emit persistent odors despite hermetic sealing. Four or five thousand years may pass, yet the smells linger. Embalmers still cannot identify the scents or their exact origin, making the odors a continued mystery.
Eggs crop would fill forty eight million crates
The hen's eggs produced in this country last year would fill 48,127,000 crates of 360 eggs each. It would require 107,818 refrigerator cars to transport this crop, and these cars would form a train 900 miles long.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Nebraska
Secretary of Agriculture
Rouosevelt
Whitelaw Reid
Earl
Oregon
Edward
H. T
Waite Lewine Machine Co
Cleveland, Ohio
Eagle Tank Co
N. Green 8T
Chicago, Lil
Masons-Hammn
Pensions
Taber & Whitman CO
Warder Bld’g
Foster
Watson-Stillman Co
Dey St
N. Y. City
Webb Publishing CO
St. Paul Minn
Sauis
neweEeEs & Potter Larcest
Lincoln
Boston
Sac
Lynch Meg. CO
Madison, Wis
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!