Goethals Reports Panama Ditch Slumps Need Massive Removal
General Goethals sends a Panama Canal report detailing October 1914 and later slides. He estimates seven to thirteen million cubic yards must be removed to reopen the channel, with about ten million likely, while aiming to pass ships as soon as a navigable path is secured.
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Goethals
Panama
Big Ditch
Canal
Panama Canal
War Department
Atlantic and Pacific
Isthmus
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Atlantic
Pacific
Cucaracha Slide
Goldhill
Zion Hill
MacDonald
Costa Rica
West Bank
Cucaracha
Control Is Main Thing In Billiards Says Hoppe
Frank G Menke reports Willie Hoppe, champion of champions, emphasizes perfect muscle control in the wrist, exact distance and speed judgment, and avoiding carelessness as keys to billiards success. Hoppe notes stance changes reset muscle readiness and highlights the draw shot as essential to championship play.
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Willie Hoppe
Hoppe
Knickerbockers
Whoppe
France
Vignaux
Harvard Leader Believes Fortune Teller on Princeton Game
Captain Eddie Mahan of Harvard consulted a fortune teller in New York before the Princeton clash. The reader prophesied a 10 to 6 Harvard win with specific scoring plays. After the game, Mahan recalled the prediction and vowed to trust such forecasts henceforth.
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Harvard
Fortune Tiler
Princeton
Eddie” Mahan
Mr. Mahan
Eddie
Time's Rapid Flight and Shifting Fashions Through Time
A Judge column muses on transitory fashions and ideas, noting how women's wear from past decades now appears quaint, and many cultural icons once deemed vital are later seen as trivial or outmoded, illustrating that the world continually moves forward.
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Godey
Yesteryear
Wolf spoils a fox hunt in Millersburg Ohio
A Fox Hunters association held a wolf hunt that ended badly as foxhounds refused to hunt the wolf. The wolf was captured and beat the dogs in retreat before a hunter shot it, relieving nearby farmers.
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Millersburg
Ohio
Fox Hunters’ Association
Texas
Bound to Get a Hubby Bridegroom Detained in Chicago
A two year courtship ends in marriage license pursuit as Stephen McBett tries to flee with Marie Alphonso's pocketbook. A patrolman captures him at city hall where she confesses he is not a thief but fears losing the chance to wed. The couple later secures the license and proceeds to the church.
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Chicago
Stephen McBett
Marie Alphonso
McBett
Veteran kept his word in Nez Perce Idaho jail pledge
B. T. Poore a Civil War veteran received a 60 day sentence from Judge Dietrich in Moscow for introducing liquor on the reservation. He arrived with his own commitment and asked to serve his term locally with his own transfer granted.
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Nez Perce
Idaho
B. T. Poore
Dietrich
United States Court
Moscow
Poore
Hope for Christy Mathewson Pitching Comeback
Dr. Eugene Jeffery, who treats Willie Ritchie, may examine Christy Mathewson. Jeffery, a friend of Mike Donlin, believes Mathewson suffers from subdeltoid bursitis and could respond to treatment, possibly enabling a return to pitching.
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Eugene Jeffery
Willie Ritchie
Christy Mathewson
Doctor Jeffery
Mike Donlin
Mike
Toronto baseball settles Roach suit with Leafs
The Toronto Baseball and Amusement company settled with Roxey Roach after the case, abandoning the Buffalo plan. Roach agreed to a two year contract with Toronto, received 1700 in advance, and refused to return it after joining the Federals. Leafs management sought 1700 plus 2000 damages.
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Toronto Baseball and Amusement Company
Roxey
Roach
Buffalo
Toronto
McCaffery
Toronto Club
Leafs
Little Pickups of Sport Brighten the Season Headlines
Fielding Yost may spark a football war if he moves to Yale and Michigan could retaliate by starting a rival college in New Haven. The piece notes 1915 baseball salaries totaling 34 million, Foxes discuss boxing careers in New York and Europe, and previews upcoming national chess competition with many masters and major cities hosting events. It also mentions the St. Louis Browns roster size and evolving sports scenes across amateur and professional ranks.
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Fielding Yost
Yale
Wolverines
New Haven
Pitch More Nonchalant Says Doom To Schauer
Chief Meyers recalls pitching guidance from Red Doom who urges Rube Schauer to adopt a blase, nonchalant delivery. Dooin helps develop the Giants young hurlers while McGraw’s team learns from the exchange.
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Dartmouth College
Red Doom
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Giants
Sian
Rube Schauer
Dooin
McGraw
Schauer
Doom
Meyers
Madden Keeps Secrets In Belmont Stakes Surprise Win
John E. Madden guarded his racing stable secrets as Gillies rose from last minute entry to win the Produce Stakes at Belmont Park by a head over L. S. Thompson’s Bromo. Madden had doubted Gillies before the race despite Bromo’s favor.
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L. S. Thompson
Bromo
Belmont Park
Madden
Gillies
Broomstick
Champion Hurdler Breaks Leg in Practice
Fred Kelly, world champion hurdler, fractured near the left ankle during USC football practice. A doctor said the injury may not reduce his hurdle performance, and Kelly will miss action briefly but resume hurdling.
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Hurdier
Fred Kelly
University of Southern California
Kelly
Tigers Plan California Training Trip News
Detroit Tigers consider a training trip to California with Ty Cobb as a major drawing card. Oscar Vitt, a Tiger player and native of the area, is also expected to attract local fans.
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Tigers
Detroit Tigers
California
Ty Cobb
Oscar Vitt
Tiger
When Soldiers Were Not Paid
Compiled note cites Asquith cost per khaki soldier and contrasts with past failures to pay troops. Marlborough’s 1703 dispatch reported £5,500 due to a regiment, urging partial payment to clothe the regiment and support officers.
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Asquith
Marlborough
London Chronicle
Vienna Anthropologist to Study Prisoners of War
Doctor Poch of the University of Vienna has been granted $800 by the government to conduct anthropological research on Austrian POWs. He will measure skulls record hair and eye color collect dialect data and subject the human subjects to repeated study.
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Austria
Poch
University of Vienna
Tired Hunter Found Dead at Grist Mill
A corpse was found at a grist mill near Ball's Mills when H. L. Burr discovered the body of H. Franklin leaning against the door. The indications suggested a shotgun suicide with the trigger pressed by the foot, the scene described to the Philadelphia Inquirer by Williams to Dispatch.
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H. L. Burr
Ball’s Mills
H. Franklin
Williams
Philadelphia Inquirer
Archaic Quip Exchange Sparks Imagined Epic Debate
Dubbleigh and Bingletop spar over writing an epic in a playful exchange. The men jest about smiting the blooming lyres and identify a vague Belgium locale, adding a whimsical travelogue tone to their banter.
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Dubbleigh
Belgium
Bingletop
Dubbreigh
Why He Was Sure to Advance
Clarence seeks the father's blessing to marry. the father asks about promotion. Clarence eagerly declares his hope, noting his salary and status are near the bottom of the establishment but insisting he will advance.
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Clarence
Duck Turned Into Soap at Nebraska Museum
A state university museum in Lincoln Nebraska displays a duck specimen that has largely turned into soap. Doctor Walcott explains the transformation as due to the duck being fat and exposure to water alkali and heat sun turning the susceptible portions into soap. it is the first known specimen of its kind.
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Gold Hill
State University Museum
Lincoln
Neb
A Question. Dat a pantel of yours must be some Berapper
A quoted exchange from the Louisville Courier Journal disputes a spaniel fight claim. The dialogue questions how a dog could have a pushed face, implying a humorous or skeptical tone about a supposed Berapper incident.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
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