Johnny Evers Shines as Chicago Debutant At Second
Johnny Evers resolves fret issues in Chicago as he squads the second base for the Colts. The 23 year old ex Troy infielder impresses with fielding and a .315 batting average through the first 24 games. Tim Murnane notes Cleveland as a top pick and discusses league trends, while Boston and St Louis notices touch on player form and pitching.
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Johnny Evers
Chicago
Yeague Company
Colts
Windy City
Troy
New York
Joe Tinker
Leovile
Pittsure
Weaver
Mauger Hanson
Sammy Strang
Shefield
Mathewson
MecGinnity
Dick Hatler
Keepa
Abboticchio
Buckenberger
Boston
Mike O'Neill
St. Louis
Patcher Milton
Pat Donovan
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
Omaha
American League Notes Highlight Stars and Injuries
Monte Cross shines as a wonder in the Leagues notes. Gilson and Colling praised for solid form. Buck Freeman seeks home run honors once more while Hemphill of St. Louis recovers from a bad ankle. Critics object to benching of Dorky Holmes.
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Monte Cross
Gilson
Jimmy Colling
Buck Freeman
Ray
Hemphill
St. Louis
Éritie
Dorky" Holmes
Marquee changes sweep Midwest baseball rosters
Walter Wilmot shapes the Minneapolis squad as George Tebway notes sparse talent on the circuit. Cedar Hapide gains a new Cedar catcher for Ryan. Decatur adds George Kuhn of Green Bay as first baseman. Rock Island signs Hong after Joliet release and plans Clark to Waterloo. Rockford praises Hean at short and adds Bert Hull from Uliola last season. Jacobson of Decatur loses first decision May 28 in a high scoring game.
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Cedar Hapide
Ryan
Decatur
George Kuhn
Green Bay
Rock Island
Hong
Johbn Desmond Hae
Dubuque
Hae
Clark
Waterlooks
Hean
Rockford
Bert Hull
Uliola University
Jacobson
The Family Table and the American Birth Rate
The Portland Oregonian discusses a modern family table claiming only small declines in American birth rates across states. It argues New England shows minimal change, while states like New York and Ohio show modest drops. The piece stresses the table measures all races and conditions and does not predict rapid demographic collapse.
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New England
New York
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Indiana
Michigan
Wisconsin
Iowa
Missouri
Kansas
Lolana
Portland Oregonian
Paul du Chaillu's First Meeting With a Gorilla
The explorer Paul du Chaillu recalls his first encounter with a gorilla in Equatorial Africa. A lone male gorilla roars and approaches as his guide Malonen urges restraint. After tense moments at close range, three musket balls drop the beast, ending the threat.
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Paul DU Chaillu
Paul du Chafilu
Equatorial Africa
Malonen
Malaonen
Gord
Malsonen
Great Men Known Only as Masters of Humor
The piece surveys famed figures of 19th century public life and letters viewed through a humorous lens. It recalls Thomas Corwin’s self description as Tom Corwin the joker and notes Charles Godfrey Leland’s fame for the Hanna Brettmann Ballads, among others.
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Thomas Corwin
Ohie
Houses of
Congress
the Treasury
Mexico
Tom Corwin
Chauncey Depew
Chauncey
Tom
Charles Godfrey Leland
Land
Heine
Hanna Brettmann
Leland
John Hay
Thomas Dunn English
Ben Bolt
Manual training in India sought by Buddhist teacher Dharmapala
H Dharmapala the Buddhist teacher who attended the 1893 world parliament of religions in Chicago seeks aid from American merchants and capitalists to establish manual training schools in India. A lighthearted exchange follows with Mrs Oldfashion and Mr Baldhead commenting on hair.
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India
H. Dharmapala
Parliament of Religions
Mrs. Oldfashion
Mr. Baldhead
Ancient Saxon church turned barn in Essex harboring relics
In Essex near Brightlingsea a small stone structure once part of a Saxon church is now used as a barn attracting visitors. Local folklore cites buried gold cups and a golden calf while earthworks mark Roman era fortifications. The building’s history spans from a 1000 year old church to later beacon and lighthouse functions before becoming a humble barn.
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London
M@wetand
Lmnet
Essex
Park
North Sea
Hlackwater
Brightlingsea
Sham Rik IL
Othana
England
America
Elizabeth
James I
Chrles I
Cherler
Cherel Bern
Two-legged cat Hooker born without forelimbs in Dunkirk
A two-legged grey cat named Hooker, living with a Dunkirk family for seven years, lacks forelegs but uses his two remaining legs adeptly. His mother cared for him as a kitten, and he has learned many tricks, deterring stray dogs and impressing visitors with his resilience.
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Hooker
Dunkirk
Tricka
Nearly Two Centuries to Serve Edward Williams Sentenced
Edward Williams a Black man from Hunt County Texas was hanged with attempted criminal assault on a white woman and received a sentence of 198 years at hard labor in the penitentiary.
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Edward Williams
Hunt County
Texas
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Cleveland
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Yale
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W. Va
Fred Ely
Portland
Armour
Socks
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Mal Bason
George Davis
Woonaockel
R. J
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Charles Augustuus Coomiskey
Lee Tainneblll
Louieville
Jesse Burkett
Washington
American Association News
Minneapolis
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Brashear
Gear
Assitiation Park
Kansas City
Claude Elliott
Leonard
Columbus
Fane
Emarble
Walter Wilmot
George Tebway
Watt Lee
Familly
Athenee
South Atlantic States
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Minnesota
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