Transatlantic flight by airboats eyed by Curtiss aviation pioneer
New York story quotes Glenn H. Curtiss predicting rapid expansion of aeroplanes and seaplanes from war use to peacetime transport. He envisions Atlantic crossing from New York, coastal training, and a future seaplane network guarding coasts. He notes need for pilots, cites Wanamaker stake, and argues seaplanes best against submarines, with safety and reliability improvements in engines and structure. He warns Congress must fund aviators as well as machines.
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New York
Glenn H. Curtiss
Europe
Mr. Curtis
Mr. Curtiss
Fifth Avenue
Broadway
Atlantic
United States
U. S
Paris Fashion Fete Features 46 Mannequins In New York
Mlle. Marcelle Le Grand, a petite brunette with large dark eyes, named prettiest mannequin in Paris. She led 45 other mannequins in the Paris fashion fete of French couturiers held in New York to benefit the Fren. orphan fund.
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Mlle
Marcelle le Grand
Paris
Dog that anticipates master’s footsteps gains fame
St Paul reports Mrs Paulson, recovering pantry from a leak, owned a dog famed for sensing its master. The animal’s latest feat arose while Mrs Paulson sorted pantry supplies with newspapers.
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St. Paul
A. M. Paulson
Marshall Arente
Dog fetches newspaper during kitchen caper
A dog watched as papers were cut and fitted to shelves. It dashed through the kitchen door and over the fence, returning about five minutes later with a newspaper in its mouth.
Bear Killed Near Pine River by Ax
A 200 pound three year old bear was killed near Pine River in Antigo Wisconsin by Frank Duchac after it appeared from its den. Duchac dispatched the animal with an ax.
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Antigo
Wis
Frank Duchac
Pine River
Duchac
Milk Producing Holstein Draws Crowds Near Seattle
Albert Lacosta's Holstein cow on his dairy near Seattle attracts hundreds as it freshens. The cow, brought from New York last summer, now yields 21 gallons daily with 9 gallons in the morning and 12 in the evening. The udder is notably large and hangs low during milking. Lacosta also owns another cow from Iowa yielding 19 gallons daily.
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Seattle
Wash
Albert Lacosta
New York State
Lacosta
Iowa
Sheep Attack Breaks Farmer's Leg at Burnham Farm
Albert Shadduck, 72, of Groton, suffered a double fracture of the left leg when a sheep charged after he flicked its nose with a whip while visiting Burnham farm to sell vegetables. The incident occurred after the animal charged as the farmer tried to drive it away.
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Groton
Albert Shadduck
Sis
Burnham Farm
Mr. Shadduck
Four Foot Boy Teaches in Oregon Elementary School
Eugene Oregon report shows Guy Frum of District 157, western Lane county, touted as the smallest school teacher in the state by Superintendent E J Moore. The twenty year old, listed as 4 feet 414 inches tall and 80 pounds, asked to have his teaching certificate and contract registered after moving from Linn county.
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Eugene
Ore
Oregon
E. J. Moore
Guy Frum
Lane County
Linn County
De Palmas Start in Racing Stems From a Bicycle Crash
The early life of Ralph De Palma is told as he recalls borrowing a bicycle as a grocery boy, a crash, and a bill to the owner that led to a plan. He enters a Buffalo 12 hour race, wins, and begins a long rise in auto racing. He notes earnings, splits with partners, and his love of the dangerous thrill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank G. Menke
Ralph de Palma
Ralph
de Palma
Buffalo
Did Williams Lose Title In No-Decision Fight
Boxing fans debate if Kid Williams truly lost the bantamweight world title to Johnny Ertle after a fifth round foul in a ten round no-decision bout. The match was not officially for the title as weigh-ins were inconsistent and no championship rules applied, leaving the crown undecided.
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Baltimore
Ertle
Kid Williams
Johnny Ertle
Williams
New Orleans
First Tie Ball Game in 1854 Between Gothams and Knickerbockers
The first baseball tie occurred on October 26 1854 in New York ending 12 to 12 after twelve innings due to darkness. The Gothams and Knickerbockers captained New York baseball honors with the Knickerbockers leading 11 to 9 after nine innings under early rules requiring 21 runs to win.
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New York
Gothams
Knickerbockers
Knicks
Show Efficiency System Highlights Player George Hoke
George Hoke of St Louis proposes a scoring method for base hits to reflect true value. He argues a .220 hitter can be more valuable than a .300 slugg er if he delivers long hits and comes through in clutch moments. He admits the new system is too complex for practical use.
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George Hoke
St. Louis
Hoke
Surprise defeat of Ernest Wide at Swedish games
The Swedish championship features a major upset as Ernest Wide, Sweden’s 1912 Olympic star, loses the 800 meter race to A. Bohn of Stockholm by more than a second with a time of 1 minute 59 2 10 seconds. The program adds 400 meter hurdles and the weight throw to the meet.
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Ernest Wide
Sweden
A. Bohn
Stockholm
Summer Baseball Approved by U Chicago Students Vote
University of Chicago students approved summer baseball by a 331 to 268 vote. The ballot also addressed abolishing the conference rule as a side issue to the class elections. Only men voted on the question and those unfamiliar with the subject were urged to leave ballots blank.
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University of Chicago
Still Good Pitcher Doc White Attracts Interest
The Vernon club of the Pacific Coast league has released Doc White yet he remains capable of heavy pitching and is expected to be picked up by a minor league team for the next season.
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Doc White
Vernon Club
White Sox star Fournier to train in Los Angeles winter
Jack Fournier one of the American League's best hitters plans winter training in Los Angeles after a Rowland assessment found his outfield play lacking. The White Sox slugger, hitting .330 last season, will seek all fall and winter work to refine fielding before spring camp.
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Jack Fournier
White Sox
Tacoma
Wash
Los Angeles
Rowland
Sox
Fournier
Chicago
Felsch
Funny tale of Kid Broad and a Cleveland pep talk
Abe Attell recalls Kid Broad, once a strong featherweight, being knocked out by Aurelio Herrera. Broad’s father urged him in Cleveland to rise, and twice more he rose with that line resounding. In the fourth, Herrera again floored Broad, who quipped the referee would need his dad to pull him up.
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Abe Attell
Kid Broad
Aurelio Herrera
Broad
Attell
Cleveland
Herrera
Scout Nabs Corkscrew Clue in Player Tryout
Philadelphia Nationals scout Neall visited a minor league town to assess a recommended player. After an in depth talk at the hotel he noticed a corkscrew and beer opener on the player's key ring and ended the meeting without signing him.
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Neall
Philadelphia Nationals
Girls Must Be Athletes Under Public School League
The Public School Athletic League of New York City comprises 228 schools and about 40,000 pupils. To qualify as an all around athlete a girl must compete in a standard season test covering swimming skating walking folk dancing basketball baseball relay races and a ball throw.
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Public School Athletic League of
New York City
Oakes Faces Hard Task To Rebuild Pittfeds
Rebel Oakes of the Pittfeds must strengthen his club after a near miss in the flag race. He notes the team that lost the title by a fraction of a point needs careful acquisition, not a major overhaul.
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Rebel Oakes
Pittfeds
Dauss’ Good Record With Tigers Highlighted
George Dauss, pitcher for the Tigers, earned a solid reputation last summer by winning 23 and losing 12 games, showcasing his durability and skill on the mound.
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Dauss
George Dauss
Tiger
Riley and his Jingles shaped by early school days
Mrs. Tibby Ulrey of Athens Tennessee recalls Hoosier poet James Whitcomb Riley as a pupil who preferred composing Jingles to regular studies during 1860 61 in Greenfield Indiana. He would pause work to jot verses and even left school to join a traveling medicine show.
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James Whitcomb Riley
Snails Held Nourishing Food Across Europe
Canon Horsley reports snails are edible and nutritious including common garden snails. He notes Helix pomatia preferred by connoisseurs in southern England and many species eaten in France Italy and Spain. Snails are farmable, require lime for shells, and can forage leaves with no feeding.
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Canon Horsley
England
France
Italy
Spain
New York
Worcester High School of Commerce Opens with Strong Enrollment
In 1914 Worcester Mass established a high school of commerce. Opening in September with 1235 pupils, by February 1915 48 percent of new entrants chose the commerce track. Current enrollment nears 1500 as the school offers cultural and vocational courses. Core subjects include English Latin French German Spanish with sciences civics history and geography. Stenography bookkeeping typewriting banking commercial law accounting and penmanship are taught. A salesmanship course is under consideration with plans for advertising and window dressing.
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Worcester
Mass
High School of Commerce
Since the War Ends Poverty War Work War Efforts
The passage notes enduring wartime aid and charity transforming life. It observes women left by the conflict and men over forty seven, with villages crowded by girls selling for the Red Cross and making patriotic items. It portrays a society entirely defined by the war and its aftermath.
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Red Cross
Christian Herald
Bar Harbor Posts Civil War Cannons as Protection
In Bar Harbor Maine residents, fearing Spanish war danger, received four old muzzle loading Civil War cannons from the war department. The relics were installed at strategic vantage points and remain on display, eliciting smiles from summer visitors and locals alike.
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Bar Harbor
War Department
Furs from Leipzig Arrive Cheaper After War
Reports state large quantities of furs reached this country from Leipzig Germany. The Leipzig fur houses demand lower prices postwar. Furs were sent by parcel post labeled Collect to avoid British postal scrutiny.
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Leipzig
Germany
Philadelphia Enforces Sanitary Tenement Law On Plumbing
Philadelphia authorities enforce the new law to eliminate insanitary tenement houses. The act requires clean plumbing before license issuance and mandates that every apartment of two rooms or more used by one family have plumbing facilities.
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Philadelphia
Daily Thought on Learning Love and Life
A reflective line exploring life as a chance to learn love through joy and sorrow with a Browningian outlook on what love could be.
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Browning
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