New Rules Shape Mitchell Basket Ball Season of 1901
The article outlines revised rules for basketball, focusing on dribbling and ball handling to promote team play and reduce roughness. It notes a May inter collegiate event and compares local games between university and high school teams. Also mentions Fullerton Lumber Co yard contest with prizes for largest collection by January 1 1901 and profiles local figures Kellie and Tom, plus assorted curiosities.
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Mitchell
James Gulick
Fullerton Lumber Co
Iowa
South Dakota
C. W. Kellie
Mt. Vernon
Mitchell Yard
Tom
Charley
Kellie
Mr. Vernon
Mr. Kellie
Milwaukee Road Plans Bigger Excursions for 1901
D W Walker general excursion agent of the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway says Sunday excursions to Sioux City will continue next summer with a larger territory more frequent trains and a wider range of Riverside park attractions. Spirit Lake will also host several Sunday trips as part of the plan.
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Sioux City
Long distance lines extend toward Mitchell and South Dakota
The Dakota Central Co based in Aberdeen completed a private line between Wessington Springs and Alpena and another from Alpena to Huron, reaching Woonsocket and promising Mitchell a spring connection. Western Electric plans to extend from Mitchell to Parkston and then to Wooley to link with Pierre, expanding regional networks.
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Western Electric Co
Mitchell
Dakota Central Co
Aberdeen
Wessington Springs
Alpena
Huron
Woonsocket
Western Electric
Parkston
Woleey
Pierre
Long Distance Telephone Line Reaches Ethan Town
Residents of Ethan gain external contact as a new long distance telephone line is completed and tested. Messages were exchanged between Ethan and distant points, signaling readiness for public service and improved communication beyond telegraph.
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Here
Ethan
Woman and Gorillas Appear in Notable Tales From City Streets
A New York Times clipping describes Italian women carrying heavy wood burdens in City Hall Park and Center Street, a feat showing extraordinary balance. It also recounts Mary Kingsley’s gorilla encounter on the Gabon river with guides debating safety before a fatal shot. The column closes with a witty etiquette exchange about card rules.
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New York
City Hall Park
Center Street
Chambers
New York Times
Unhandsome Trick Spooks Suburban Barnyard
A bull at a suburban farm caused damage this morning as it dug up ground broke down a fence and destroyed much of the barnyard. A curious observer notes someone set red spectacles on its eyes.
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Koobin
Chicago Tribune
Hair renewer sales talk at the drugstore
A bald customer tries a hair renewing preparation sold by a drug clerk who jokes he cannot use it himself as he is the “before using” clerk and the “after using” clerk is away. A glowworm is described with a tile brush attached to its tail to keep its lighted part clean for visibility.
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Philadelphia Presa
No Place Like Home And a Lucid Decision
A collection of brief items and quips from various sources. An Atchison man spends a sick day at home then returns to work. a photographer eyed a furious man’s photo. a legal note cites Sir John Taylor Coleridge affirming the rule of the road applies to saddle horses as well as carriages.
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Abraham
Lazarus
Atlanta Constitution
Indianapolis
Atchison
John Taylor Coleridge
Turley
Thomas
lLaw
Good Varnish From Celluloid In Acetone Formula
A varnish is prepared by dissolving celluloid in acetone or acetic ether to yield a clear, highly polished, water resistant finish. Suitable for metal items like bicycles and can carry any desired coloring matter.
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G. D. and
Thompson
Fleisher
T. McGovern & Sons
Peckforton
Cheshire
England
Milwaukee Road
Miss Kinistes
Gabon River
Mary Kingsley
Miss Kingsley
du Chailly
Chambers’ Journal
Mr. Bristol
Exchange
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