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Newspaper
Jeffersonville Star
Location
Jeffersonville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1916
Page
7
The piece describes Halifax harbor’s vital ferry operations transporting soldiers and munitions to Europe. It notes escort ships, the Olympic and Laureatic, and a concealed Yankee battalion in Canada. It records secrecy, port activity, and wartime troop movements around May.
A profile describes Miss Jenneyre Tinkin, a woman candidate for Congress, her suffrage work, political battles, and plans to push child labor law extensions. It notes her campaign breadth, horseback campaigning, and intention to advocate national women’s suffrage, mothers’ pensions, universal compulsory education, and related reforms.
In a wooded area near Wash A little a man and his neighbor tried to stop a bear that approached a child playing near a car. The man fired several shots to scare the animal but did not strike it. The bear retreated into the brush as the child and dogs moved away safely.
A four pronged buck is disturbing cattle on farms in Freakstown township. It first appeared at the Bagshaw farm mingling with the herd in the barnyard. After goring several cattle the intruder vanished into the mountains. The next day the buck returned to the Moore farm and was driven off with difficulty. It showed no signs of fear or tripidity.
In a Washington vs Philadelphia game the Athletics led big when Eddie Ainsmith attempted to steal home during a late inning. Chief Bender continued the wind-up, and Ainsmith slid home, raising debate over whether the run should count under rule 59. Umpires and pundits dissect when the play begins and ends.
Norris Williams after defeating William Johnston in the national championship at Forest Hills says Mor rie McLaughlin can return to his best and win the title within six years. He notes peak tennis often occurs around twenty nine or thirty and cites McLaughlin’s power and Behr as factors. Williams says he will continue playing while in business.
President James Price announced Tenney will retire from the New York club after tenure as manager. Price said a successor has been arranged and Yenney notified he would not lead the team next season.
Doc Johnson, once a Pittsburgh star, returns home to Hatanoowa after a tense transfer saga with Brooklyn. The Pittsburgh club refused a sale, claiming the price or terms were unacceptable, and later faced criticism for the decision affecting a potential share in the World Series. Johnson comments on the deal as regrettable for all sides.
Miss Erith Martley, sixteen, of the local association, swam Paranto Bay across Toronto Bay with Miss Elizabeth Wilson, famed Toronto swimmer, who has made the crossing several times.
Bantamweight star Kid Williams announces he will retire before December 2027, aiming to leave the sport undefeated. He says he will not attempt a comeback and will not defend his title in the meantime.
A collage of sports notes across baseball football and other games. Mentions General Watts and seven new 2:10 trotters, Frank Chance in the Vaile Coast League, reform talk in baseball, a Crystalate cup billiards event with 4682 entrants, Havana baseball hopes, Owner Britton in the Cardinals, Frank C Bancroft as Reds exec, Auckland Racing Club stakes distribution of 212750, and US mint coinage records. Also notes Ty Cobb prospects and Naval Academy rowing interest.
A proposed new baseball circuit would include Oklahoma City Wichita Topeka Tulsa Joplin Muskogee Port Smith and Springfield. The plan notes Wichita and Topeka suffered poor seasons last year in the Western league and estimates total town populations at about 30 000.
The grand American trap shooting tournament in St. Louis drew entrants from 44 states plus the District of Columbia and Canada, with Missouri and Illinois showing strong numbers. Notably high turnout came from Hillsboro, while states varied in representation from 11 to 43 shooters.
The Pacific Golf and Motor notes golf’s broad appeal across social classes and its growing stature. It argues that golf demands skill and effort, challenging critics who dismiss it as weak. The piece likens golf’s rise to baseball’s status and portrays the sport as a vigorous, universal pastime.
Bills will be introduced to legalize boxing in New Jersey and Delaware when their legislatures assemble in January. A boxing commission bill will also be introduced in Harrisburg at the next Pennsylvania legislature session.
The United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse League includes Cornell Hobart Harvard Stevens Yale Swarthmore Johns Hopkins Penn and Lehigh. Teams are divided into northern and southern sections with winners meeting in the May 26 championship.
A top Princeton recruit, Gowan, a substitute center last season, arrived from France after serving as a driver of a motor ambulance there all summer, joining the squad as a key addition.
The University of Washington crew under Coach Conihenr will compete in the annual Poughkeepsie classic on the Hudson River next June, with candidates training hard under guidance.
Veteran catcher Billy Sullivan, last year's Tigers scout, is named as a possible manager for the Salt Lake City team. Nap Lajoie is also floated for the managerial post.
Doctors Rouse and Turner in Britain kept rabbit blood alive for two weeks after extraction. Red blood cells remained in circulation after reinsertion, with mixtures of blood, sodium citrate, saccharose and water. If humans respond similarly, hospitals could maintain ready supplies for transfusions.
A New York Herald critique ridicules gloomy reform literature that portrays workers as starving and oppressed. It mocks anti capitalist fantasies and urges readers to counter fear by acting, even suggesting cutting grass to dispel forebodings. It labels militia and federal troops used against miners as a misguided fear tactic.
The Royal College of Surgeons museum gains Bronze Age remains of a British warrior with a left eyebrow wound dated about 38 000 years ago. Experts say the blow would rival modern battlefield injuries, yet the warrior survived for months. The grave also contains part of an ox skull, suggesting a joint burial rite.
The town of Torquay built a large rabbit Warren and acquired Dartmoor sheep to boost food production. A 2000 acre plan aimed to water the town, and the farm reportedly sold 10 000 rabbits at sixpence each in a recent year, generating income from its sheep enterprises as well.
A French hospital tests a phonograph based device that pronounces vowels to vibrate the eardrum and stimulate hearing. Early trials show promise for soldiers with battle deafness, requiring daily use for at least one and a half hours over two weeks.
The 1916 wine crop in the Gironde district of France is set to greatly surpass 1915 despite abnormal labor conditions. Favorable weather drives the increase, while hail has damaged some vineyards in certain districts but overall losses are small.
A fragment reflects on sparse East Front reporting and the difficulty readers have with unfamiliar names, noting the war’s muted presence and readers’ naming challenges.
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