Dr Golf and the origin of golf in Yonkers
Reprint of Andrew Carnegie on Dr Golf praising golf's benefits and charm. notes the first US club in Yonkers 1888, founders Lockhart Reid Ten Eycke and others, anecdotes from Skibo links and Punch, and golf as a social equalizer fostering friendship over time.
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Independent
Andrew Carnegie
Carne
United States
Yonkers
St. Andrews
Robert Lockhart
Dunfermline
Scotland
Dunfermilville
Jack Reid
Reid
Lockhart
John C. Ten Eycke
Heven
Golf
Golf as Remedy and Passion from Skibo to Elders
The writer praises golf as a liberating sport that clears the mind and sharpens focus during play. Recalling beginnings at Skibo, he describes a Lochside links with seagulls and skylarks, the lure of prizes for nephews, and his own late conversion to golf at age sixty three, still chasing long drives.
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Skibo
Morrison
Edinburgh
Breth
Firth
Highlands
Cumberland Island
Altho
Court Sermons Lengthen Under King George
The article notes a shift from ten minute sermons used before King Edward to longer sermons under King George. Chaplains in ordinary at Buckingham Palace face a practical command to lengthen morning services, which may not please those who preached brief sermons during the late reign.
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Edward
George
Royal Household
Buckingham Palace
Roosevelt a Suffragetts Interview with Roosevelt on suffrage
The Woman Voter publishes an interview with ex President Theodore Roosevelt. He jokes that his family claims he is the only suffragette, calls suffrage courageous, and notes his wife is tepid while his sisters are anti suffragists.
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Roosevelt
Woman Suffrage Party
Theodore Roosevelt
Weayness
Japan's Wealth Ranking Surpasses 30 Billion Yen
Japan's wealth exceeds 30 billion yen about 15 billion dollars, placing the nation seventh in global wealth. The figure reflects Japan's standing among world economies and highlights its sizable financial assets.
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Japan
Mines in Japan show 282 mines and 144 million yen capital
The report lists 282 mines in Japan with a paid up capital of 144000000 yen, equivalent to about 72000000 dollars. It notes the scale of mining operations and the financial backing behind the sector.
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Japan
A Duel in the Car The Unexpected Happened a Englishman Fired
An 19th century anecdote recalled by Youths Companion describes an Englishman and a Frenchman agreeing to a duel. In a dark room the Englishman fires up the chimney and hits the Frenchman, eliciting Rogers’s quip about bringing down the foe.
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Samuel
Dickens
Macaulay
Carlyle
Rogers
Irving
Motorcar Tourists Meet Prairie Prank in Road Mixup
A Canadian farmer lures a group of motorcar tourists along a wrongly marked route. After five miles of rough, grassy road, they reach a house where the farmer and his family stand ready to greet them. He admits the joke and directs them back to the correct turnoff for the right road.
Too Much Toothbrush Says Dentist Warns Against Overuse
A London Family Doctor article warns that brushing once daily for three minutes is enough. Do not scrub teeth directly. angle the brush to clean between teeth and fronts without abusing enamel. use soft bristles and tooth powder only once daily.
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Doctor of
London
Witness Attempts Death During Bankruptcy Testimony
August Ditchman of Cliffside Bergen county attempted self harm while testifying in bankruptcy proceedings in Hackensack. He had earlier been jailed on arson charges and bail set at 10000 dollars. He hanged himself briefly in his cell and was cut down, revived, and taken to Hackensack hospital.
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Jersey City
N. J
August Ditchman
Cliffside
Bergen County
Hackensack Hospital
Bankruptcy Beach
Ditchman
Hackensack
Many Kinds of Knives in Global Cutlery Trade
The Suffolk works at Sheffield lists 10 000 knife patterns with 3 000 patterns made per order. German firm Singen offers 9 000 patterns for Germany. Folk works average ten new patterns weekly for two years, showing the trade resists standardization and helps explain America's weaker competition.
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Suffolk
Sheffield
Singen
Germany
America Hrai
Oassie's Magazine
James Leads for the Senate in Kentucky Campaign
Louisville dispatch says Representative Ollie M. James of the First district gains prominence as campaign managers push his Senate bid when Senator Paynter’s term ends. Democrats’ rising power since 1930 places James in key party councils, with his backers hopeful of promotion ahead of the two year outlook.
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Louisville
Ollie M. James
United States Senate
Paynter
James
Kentucky
Washington
Fireman recalls bravest act at Von Biffer blaze
A fireman recounts arriving at a fire on the avenue at midnight where Miss von Biffer carried her niece from the flames. The wife asks what she wore as the scene unfolds in the Cleveland Plain Dealer anecdote.
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Von
Willing to Tune It
Exchange about a neighbor offering to tune a piano with an ax sparks a humorous warning. The quip reflects broader concerns about easing life’s difficulties through cooperation.
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John
Lucy
Baltimore Sun
Chicago's Richest Women Named in Tax List
Chicago records reveal the three richest women: Mrs. Nettie F. McCormick 2,585,000. Mrs. Emmons Blaine 1,960,000. Virginia McCormick 1,350,000. Also reported is the death of Lieutenant Trochon after a fatal accident in Rheims.
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Chicago
Nettie F. McCormick
Emmons Blaine
Virginia McCormick
Drowned in Raritan While Bathing near South Branch
Harold Burnett seventeen son of Arthur H. Burnett left on a canoeing party for the Raritan headwaters and drowned near the old mill at South Branch. James Cawley and Albert Coyne attempted rescue as Burnett seized Cawley, but both disappeared in deep, currented water.
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Somerville
N. J
Harold Burnett
Arthur H. Burnett
Raritan
Old Mill
South Branch
James Cawley
Albert Coyne
Cawley
Burnett
Coyne Boys
Coyne
Spreckels Optimistic On Sugar Market Outlook
New York June 30 John D Spreckles sugar magnate testified before the house sugar investigating committee then came to New York after being excused from further participation He said he sees nothing in the business outlook to cause alarm and expects good results from the trust investigations despite a possible stock slump He declined to discuss Mormon holdings or Havemeyer testimony.
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New York
John D. Spreckles
San Francisco
Sugar Investigating Committee of the House
Washington
Sweet Trust
Spreckles
Sugar Trust
Young Havemeyer
Colgate Backs Away From Progressives in New Jersey Race
Colgate announces bid for Republican nomination for State senator and declines the Progressive Republican league platform. Essex county Progressives pledge united support to William Fellowes Morgan in Newark.
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Newark
N. J
Austen Colgate
Progressive Republican League
Essex
William Fellowes
Morgan
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Punch
Sandy
Caid
Kirk
Skibo Links
Frederic Harrison
Harrison
Carnegie
Cookman and
Grand Aves
Senato
Witness
American Press Association
Senate
George Hifet
Rheims
Trochon
Wae
A. Foe
Colin
Eae
Colgate
R. M. Harris
Broadway
David
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