Softball Thriller Draws Citywide Crowd
A thousand spectators gathered along Lincoln Avenue to watch the Susquehanna Recreation Club lose to the Lancaster Cedars 5 to 0. The crowd praised fast play and the club planned a return game with the Lancaster team and others. Earlier, the same colored team beat the East Enders 5 to 3 after 10 intense innings.
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Simplex
Lincoln Avenue
Susquehanna Recreation Club
Lancaster Cedars
Lancaster Colored
East Enders
Trap Factory
Two More Diamond Victories for Fire Co Team
The Lititz Fire Company baseball team won 6-0 over Steelton Saturday at the Park and 8-4 against Cornwall Sunday at Poplar Grove. Hoffman returned from a finger injury to pitch the first game, with Shavely on Sunday. The Owls of Lebanon visit the local park Saturday, followed by a Sunday matchup against Yorktowne Coloreate at Poplar Grove. Fans are urged to support the team as they build a strong season.
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Steelton
Cornwall
Poplay Grove
Lititz Fire Company
Hoffman
Owls
Lebanon
Yorktowne
Poplar Grove
Fivemen
Red Dogs Roll Past Overlook A C In Big Victory
The Red Dogs improved to 10 wins this season by routing Overlook A C 23 to 3 on Monday. Pitcher held Overlook to five hits while Shreiner led the batting with five hits and a homer.
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Charlie” Bulzer
Red Dogs
Overlook A. C. Ut
Lancaster
Shreiner
Overlook
Red Dog
Rae
Dog Given Rail Ticket For 75 Mile Trip in England
A railway ticket issued for a dog in Wrymouth England covers 75 miles of travel to accompany its mistress. The log notes the dog’s journey on ter trips, reflecting a quaint transport oddity from the era.
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St Een
Wrymouth
England
Eyeglass wearers shine in diverse sports figures
The article highlights several athletes known for wearing glasses including Chick Hafey of the Reds Dan K Macfayden of the Yankees Marty Rice formerly with Detroit George Specs Torpercer of Rochester and Stanford sprinter Wen Hastman who broke the world record. It notes glasses aided Francis Ouimet in regaining the national amateur golf title after seventeen years and Coleman Clark winning national ping pong.
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Chick Hafey
Cincinnati Reds
Dan K. Macfayden
New York Yankees
Marty Rice
Detroit
George
Specs) Torpercer
Rochester
Wen Hastman
Stanford University
Coleman Clark
Francis Ouimet
Waves of Short Length Light Waves In Inches
The fragment mentions light waves of short length measured in fractions of an inch. It notes the extremely small scale and implies a comparison to a millionth of an inch. The text appears as a terse technical note without a clear narrative or named entities.
Parents urged not to fear infantile paralysis return
New York doctors publicize that renewed polio epidemic this summer is unlikely. Dr. William H. Park says once a community endures a large outbreak immunity lasts five to ten years, and New York has had about 4 000 cases in the latest wave. He notes transmission via nose and throat secretions, not water or most foods, and urges parents to relax restrictions on children's play and activities this summer.
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New York
William H. Park
Bureau of Laboratories
Department of Health
New York City
Park
Windowless cabins in Yukon propectors seal gaps with bottles
Prospectors in the Yukon terrace cabins by sealing window gaps with empty bottles placed in frames. The glass lets light in but obscures view, and gaps are filled with cement or mud to block wind.
Wise Words From Hi Ho On Fame And Robbers
A Chinatown sage Hi Ho warns that boasting of riches may not bring fame but will make one known to minds of robbers, per Washington Star report. The remark frames caution about bragging in perilous urban settings.
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Hi Ho
Chinatown
Washington Star
Fame to but Few Though there may be many rich many virtuous many wise men
Hall notes that while many may be rich virtuous or wise fame must belong to only a few. The remark highlights the selective nature of lasting renown and the rarity of widespread fame.
TROLLEY SCHEDULE CONTINUED FOR EVENING SERVICE
The schedule runs hourly after 7:30 P M with next cars at 9 10 20 and 11 30 P M Additional Lancaster departures are at 5 13 A M and hourly until 3 PM with 9 30 and 11 P M final runs Newer cars will aid in maintaining the faster timetable due to higher speed.
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Lancaster
Early coal trade reaches New York in 1829
In 1829 the first anthracite coal arrived in New York City. It started on a gravity road from Carbondate to Tione wilse, then moved by canal to Rondont and Jenes via the Hudson River to its destination.
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New York City
Carbondate
Tionewisle
Rondont
Jenes
Hudson River
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Getter Vision Institute
Everlassen
Chick Hofey
Cincinnati Rede
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Porcer
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Yukon
Doster’s
Jolfo
Kellogg's
Franklin
Punjab
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