Mob Turmoil After Cobb in Philadelphia Threatens Riot
Detroit outfielder Ty Cobb drew a wild Philadelphia crowd, recalls of 1909 with 300 police and an escort to a taxicab. Cobb clashed with players, exchanged blows with Baker, and the mob surged as he exited the field. Police and players protected Cobb amid the uproar.
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Ty Cobb
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Sheridan
Baker
Thomas
Bakers
Frank
Tyrus Nappine
Jennings
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Barry
Davis
Collins
Tigers
Anniversary of First Clash of Arms in 1861 at Bethel
Richmond Virginia notes recall the June 10 1861 opening shot of the Richmond Howitzers at Big Bethel, marking the first significant clash between Confederates and Federals. The writer urges a concise anniversary notice and reprints prior accounts, acknowledging the six thousand combatants and the bold message that war had begun.
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Richmond Howittzers
Big Bethel
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Bethel
Strike at Big Locomotive Works Ends In Standoff
Philadelphia labor leaders report a general strike at the Bakiwin Locomotive Works after only about 500 workers reported for duty across all departments. Company officials say 9,000 men are out and claim layoffs of 1,200 were an economy move, not anti union. Leaders insist workers will not return until their right to organize is recognized.
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Mammoth
Bakiwin Locomotive Works
Peru
Brought It-Himself Wedmore Conflict Over Gown
Wedmore recounts a domestic dispute sparked by telling his wife he disliked her new gown. Singleton notes her reaction and the resulting demand for money, while Wedmore explains the concern was not about the dress but finances.
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Wedmore
Singleton
Weather Forecast Mentioned in Paper Teased
The dialogue hints at a weather forecast in a newspaper. Characters Cooper Gardiner discuss uncertainty about tomorrow's weather with a tease about a “Forecast” noted in the paper.
Papke Retains World Title In Nine Round Thriller
Billy Papke, American middleweight, defeated English champion Jim Sullivan in nine rounds at Palladium London to claim the world title. The bout drew a large crowd under promoter Hugh D. McIntosh with a $10,000 purse. Papke's infighting and a late savage uppercut sealed Sullivan's fate as the referee declared Papke the winner amid applause.
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Billy Papke
Jim Sullivan
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Papke
Eugene Corri
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Corri
Death by Suicide After Dancing at Richmond Neighborhood Hop
Anna Elizabeth Schenks aged 21 shot herself at her father's Cary Street home near Belt Line after a night of dancing at a neighborhood hop. She and several friends were in the parlor when she took a pistol from the mantelpiece and killed herself, leaving two young children. Her morbid mood followed a failed marriage and unmet hopes, with family noting prior threats of self-harm. Coroner called the death a personal safety related wound and an inquest is unlikely.
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Dresed
Cary Street Road
Anna Elizabeth Schenks
Ella Brock
Mrs. Schenks
John Brock
Edward Schenks
Wfe
Edward
Marie
Mrs. Brock
Mrs Schenks
Schenks
Henrico County
Bright
Funeral Arrangements for Miss Brock With Brock Family
The body was turned over to Undertaker John B. Bisley. The funeral will be held from the Brock home on Monday. Survived by her parents two children and sister Miss Elia Brock, seventeen, and brothers Jerry twenty five and Walter twenty two.
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Schenks
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Walter
Ex President Diaz learns of Mexican quake on voyage
On board the Ypi Rang a at sea Diaz, former Mexican president, was informed by wireless of the deadly Mexican earthquake and expressed sorrow for the loss of life. He asked for the latest details and for news of Francisco I Madero's reception in Mexico City. He bowed his head and said My Poor people after being told hundreds had perished. His health has improved since leaving Vera Cruz.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Diaz
Mexico
Francisco I. Madero
Mexico City
Vera Cruz
Two Yerounia Women Charged As Murder Suspects
Gate City Virginia June 10 General Barnett and Ely and Ella Sizemore sisters were brought in and jailed charged with involvement in the murder of Cleveland Hubbard near Duffield last November Bent Roach in jail here confessed participation and named them as accomplices He says the four killed Hubbard who was returning from work at a lumber camp and took his money concealed in his shoe The body was found three weeks later.
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Ella Sizemore
Cleveland Hubbard
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Bent Roach
Hubbard
Scottish Pearls From Freshwater Mussels Across Britain
Scottish pearl hunting yields authentic finds rivaling Orient quality, with the industry once valued in the tens of thousands of pounds. Historical records note a German syndicate in 1865 acquired stones worth about £12,000, though the venture later declined in profitability.
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Scotland
Coffin Aged Woman Carried Across States For Burial Wish
Aunt Liza Dotson, over seventy, travels with her coffin made from a tree tied to a youthful romance. She seeks a Tennessee ticket and express shipment to be buried in the coffin. She has carried the coffin through West Virginia Tennessee and the Carolinas for fifteen years, visiting relatives while cherishing the remembered lover killed in Buchanan county.
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Liza Dotson
Paw Paw
Big Sandy
Cumberland
Tennessee
Express
Liza
West Virginia
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South Carolina
Liga
Lisa
Liza Hag
Buchanan County
Encaged Echoes of a Woman Who Loved and Forgot
A fragment recalls a captive figure haunted by a remembered love. The narrative hints at repeated journeys with a woman who never ceases to be in the memory, suggesting lasting emotional entrapment and unresolved affection.
Mill Worker Survives Five-Story Fall in Mill Warehouse
Olaf Larson, a millinery warehouse worker, backed into an r shaft and fell five stories onto a load of boxes. He survived with injuries, while coworkers hurried downstairs. He whispered that the boss would have to come in for calls anyway, as reported in Succuss Magazine.
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Olaf Larson
Police Sergeant Higney Killed in Coney Island Crossing Incident
New York Special Police Sergeant Thomas Higney of Brooklyn died at Neptune Avenue Coney Island after he leaped from a West End train and was struck by an empty five car train. A wheel passed over his neck nearly severing his head.
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Kilkeet
Thomas Higney
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Neptune Avenue
Coney Island
West End
Policeman in shootout with brothers at Peterson home
Special County Policeman Jacob Altes killed Terry Peterson and fatally wounded Elmer Peterson during a pistol duel at the Peterson home while attempting to arrest them on an assault warrant. The brothers reportedly drew revolvers and challenged him, one muttering a challenge to “make a clean up.”
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Souley
Special
Jacob Altes
Terry Peterson
Elmer Peterson
Peterson
Altes
Setting It Straight on the Pageant Invitation
In a witty exchange, First Councillor asks if the invitation to the Pageant of Empire was received, while Second Councillor confirms and notes he will not attend due to the prevailing Hempire talk and growing hostility. The quip critiques heated rhetoric and urban worry over empire language.
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