Koney's Season Ends with Home Run and St. Louis Ties
Korey Konetchy aka KORY Honey closed his season with a final home run arriving from S Louis. The St. Louis Nat was praised for his polish and captaincy potential. He batted .245 in 154 games with 37 extra base hits and a .985 fielding average, and has never missed a game since signing with the Pinks. He will winter in St. Louis as management and fans reserve him, despite interest from Pittsburgh New York and Chicago.
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Governor Davidson and tariff plank dispute debated
The Milwaukee Free Press disputes an Eau Claire Telegram claim about Governor Davidson saying if the Chicago tariff plank became law, consequences would follow. The piece argues Davidson opposed the La Follette plank and did not offer his own tariff proposal at the convention, raising questions about his stance and voting record.
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Denver
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Chicago
Konetchy to stay with La Crosse Giants after rumors
The piece quotes Konetchy denying reports he would join the New York Giants. He says negotiations did not go through and will remain with La Crosse. The candy maker is praised as a future star, and La Crosse is seen as a good place to stay in shape and entertain friends.
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Giants
Metropolis
Konetchy
la Crosse
Maryland Votes Loom for Taft and Bryan Clash
Walter Wellman reports Baltimore voters remain uncertain about the 1908 election. He notes Baltimore merchants oppose Bryan while labor support grows for Bryan. a small share of colored and independent voters could tilt Maryland toward the Democrats, though Republican leaders insist Taft will win.
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Confident Odds Favor Him With Greater Support
A political figure boosts credibility by stressing confidence and stronger backing. He argues his advantages grow as competitors falter, asserting better readiness and broader appeal in the race ahead.
Taft Seen As Fit To Appoint Supreme Court Judges
Chronicle praises Tafts judge like qualifications and broad legal knowledge. It notes his push for Storey to a federal bench and argues his selection would favorStandard Oil interests, presenting a critical view of his influence on high court appointments.
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Storey
Standard Oil
Spicy Story Ends With Bear in Ward Thirteen
A narrator tries to sell a spicy manuscript to an editor at Lion Hall. The editor rejects it as bear content, calling the work dull until the bear becomes a cinnamon bear and chaos erupts outside. The speaker recalls a three week Ward Thirteen stint and limps home today.
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Lion Hall
Boston Transcript
American beauty praised by Gustave Eberlein in New York
The German sculptor says American women excel in face and figure and nearly perfect in beauty and intelligence. He notes a flaw in overpositiveness and overconfidence and recounts a shipboard encounter and a luncheon moment with a confident American woman. The anecdote ends with a child’s question at table. Source: Washington Star.
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Gustave Eberlein
New York
Washington Star
Advertising expert urges clothiers to print fashion images
Miss Lillian B. Hill tells Grand Rapids clothiers at a banquet that ads and pictures of men's and boys' fashions will educate boys to dress properly. She recalls a past joke about a father's beard being shaved and a boy forced to wear his father’s clothes.
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Lillian B. Hill
Clothiers
Grand Rapids
New York Tribune
From a Private Colonel
A playful verse about a veteran colonel with a sharp tongue who mocks shirkers in the army and navy life. The humor centers on his wit and rigid insistence on duty.
Excusing Spirit Mentioned In Plain Dealer Note
A brief Cleveland Plain Dealer fragment recalls a grocer's boy kissed Martha as the iceman set the example. The exchange reflects a light domestic moment captured in the paper.
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Fisherman Nets Unusual Octopus Off Atlantic City
At Atlantic City a fisherman caught a rare octopus, carried home in a water bucket. He joked about eating it, saying he had learned in Italy and France that the octopus is excellent, comparing it to scallops.
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Italy
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Jackson and Van Buren Rise from Jacksonian Era
The piece reviews Andrew Jacksons presidency and its turbulent second term including the Bank veto and westward finance shift. It notes the 1835 Baltimore Democratic convention choosing Martin Van Buren, the Whig challenge with Harrison, and the vice presidential selection of Richard Johnson by the Senate after tied electoral votes.
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Duel at the station sparks a grim return plan
Two Parisians arranging a duel meet at the station for departure. One asks for a return ticket and is told the other will take the return half from the fallen man. The note contrasts London’s heavy toll from war with Europe’s forestry lessons.
Old Pennant Hope Questioned by Washington Herald
A playful exchange in the Washington Herald questions whether the team still carries pennant winning hopes, framing it as an old story fans have heard before.
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Washington Herald
Economic Hints and Sudden Weather Warnings
A teased dialogue notes the average 809 people killed by lightning each year in the United States as a warning against becoming too attractive. The Yonkers States fragment adds a domestic warning tone amid brief weather danger references.
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Yonkers
Nan
Parson and Patient Cite Forgiveness and Delay in Suffolk Dialogue
Fragmentary exchange references forgiving Casey after a brick toss and waiting for Digit to recover. The dialogue notes a penitential tone and suggests prayer for relief and reconciliation in a rural setting. The speakers include Sloper.
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Sloper
Henry Van Dyke Praises New Flies From Princeton
Dr. Henry Van Dyke of Princeton admires a book of new flies and notes their excellence. He jokes that leaving them about invites spiders to carry them away, as quoted by the New York Times.
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Henry van Dyke
Princeton
New York Times
Tree lessons from the orient
Scientific men speculate that the Sahara was once a garden supporting a great population and civilization. Mesopotamia served as the east’s granary and center of effort under Cyrus the Great, but is now a desert where owls and bats inhabit Babylonian ruins due to forest denudation. Spain
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Mesopotamia
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Spain
Philadelphia Serves as Banner of American Spirit
The Philadelphia Inquirer argues the city is the most American, citing Independence Hall as a cradle of liberty and noting Philadelphia has resisted foreign influences while sustaining strong home life. It claims 307,647 separate dwellings reflect a stable civic fabric.
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Philadelphia
Cradle of Liberty
Independence Hall
Hardships of hotel keepers and the hotel as cultural center
The New York World discusses how city hotels have evolved beyond meals and beds into combined art galleries music halls and club casinos. The host acts as curator impresario and connoisseur, appealing to guests' higher senses and providing diverse amusements.
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New York World
Sydney Smith
Epicure
City Hotel
Election Excitement Follows Voter Uncertainty
A political observer notes that voter enthusiasm rises as understanding of the issues wanes. The remark suggests that people may back or oppose candidates based on emotion rather than policy details.
The Turn of the Tide In a harbor chase a young couple arrive
Guy surveys a seaside setting as a handsome young man and a vivacious girl named Joy approach with golf clubs. The scene shifts to a village inn and a respectable landlady, where Hugo secures lodgings for the summer with Mr Esme Burgess and Joy Vennable, parson’s daughter, as possible lodgers.
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