Vast, Varied World Notes From 1920s Chronicles
A jumble of brief items reports on a Tiverton owl attack in England, a 200 foot Grand waterfall in Labrador, olive oil production in Spain, heavy snow in Chicago versus Alaska, several England figures who attempted suicide, a ditch-digging steam shovel, 1908 oil fire at San Bocas destroying daily output, a Calgary to New York poultry shipment, a squash plant with long roots, Japan’s 1925 26 naval budget around 70 million, Greenland as the largest island, a 9 foot 23 inch man as the world’s tallest, a church in the Portuguese Congo carried stones four miles, a Rockland Maine man injuring himself in a Boston nightmare.
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Tiverton
England
Labrador
Spain
Chicago
Ketchikan
Alaska
Alberta
New York
Japan
Greenland
Jan van Albert
Portuguese Congo
Rockland
Maine
Boston
Bureau
Woman Wins $41,000 From China Over Kidnapping Ordeal
Miss Lucy Aldrich sister of Mrs. John D Rockefeller Jr receives 41000 from the Chinese government for suffering after capture by Chinese bandits and ransom ordeal lasting over a year.
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Lucy Aldrich
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
White House official wins prize for entertaining cut plan
William E. H Rockwell head social clerk at the White House proposes an economy plan to reduce entertaining costs at the executive mansion. He receives a cash prize for the best of 40 suggestions offered.
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William E. H Rockwell
White House
Executive Mansion
Rockwell
Punishment to Fit the Crime in Court Shorthand
A judge asks the charge while a policeman jokes about a street crossing incident. The judge replies with a terse line about the month September, reflecting a humorous exchange in a Boston Transcript item.
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Boston Transcript
Do Not Spoil Our Knives and Forks Note
A dated restaurant placard in New York warns patrons against using cutlery as medicine. The sign requests guests not to consume utensils after meals. It reflects a humorous yet cautionary tone about improper health practices.
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New York
Famous Forts in U S History
Washington Irving frames the rise and fall of Fort Astoria, founded by John Jacob Astor in 1800 to build the American Fur Company and later the Pacific Fur Company. The post on the Columbia River faced shipwrecks and attacks, and it changed hands after the War of 1812 before reverting to Fort Astoria amid the Oregon dispute.
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Americas
South
Washington Irving
Astoria
Fort Astoria
John Jacob Astor
New York
American Fur Company
Pacific Fur Company
Lordly Northwest Company
Canada
Northwest Company
Alexander McKay
Duncan McDougal
Donald McKenzie
Wilson Price Hunt
New Jersey
Columbia River
Oregon
Tonquin
Hunt and McKenzie
McDougal
Pacific
Fort George
Great Britain
Pacific Northwest
United States
Penn crews open outdoor practice on springlike day
Coach Joe Wright leads the University of Pennsylvania squads to the Setuylill outdoors for the season’s first practice. The tentative varsity eight launch their shell as rowers D Swan Ff Hensel 1B Redwnay Capt J MacDonald A Goetz I Reeves J Jordan and D Inniger Coxswain G Phlug Felder pose with the boat and cox.
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Joe Wright
University of Pennsylvania
Setuyl
D. Swan
Hensel
Redwnay
J. MacDonald
A. Goetz
I. Reeves
J. Jordan
D. Inniger
G. Phlug Felder
Huntzinger’s pivotal Notre Dame play under Rockne highlighted.
The Los Angeles New Year’s Day game featured Huntzinger from Chillicothe Ohio making a 20 yard scoop TD after a fumble and a 60 yard punt return. The piece credits Rockne for transforming a non star into a finished gridiron star through coaching.
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Stanford
Notre Dame
Los Angeles
Eud Huntainger
Chillicothe
Ohio
Lasden
Solomon
Thuntzinger
Huntzinger
Stuntainger
Huintzinger
Chillienthe
Rockne
Ma Man
Brent
Edith Cummings Heads South To Spring Training
Chicago golf star Edith Cummings has played in several South tournaments this winter and is in excellent form. George Sisler of the St. Louis Browns notes spring camps build conditioning for pennant races and that a player learns mainly by steady play, not coaching. He favors college players for the broader education aiding baseball learning.
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Edith Cummings
Chicago
George Sisler
St. Louis Browns
Sisler
Lister
Fort Marcy and Santa Fe Forts Built for 18 Cents a Day
In 1846 General Stephen W. Kearny’s Army of the West arrived at Santa Fe and saluted the flag. A new fort named Fort Marcy was built under Lt. Gilmer with volunteer labor earning 18 cents daily. Col. Edwin V. Sumner improved the fort, which later served in the Civil War, atop a hill with earlier Pueblo ruins nearby.
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Stephen W
Kearney
Army of the West
Santa Fe
Jones
Gilmer
Fort Marcy
William Learned Marcy
United States
Second Dragoons
Military Department
New Mexico
Plymouth Rock
Mexico
St. Augustine
Fly
Fort Marion
New World
Manager Jimmy Hamilton’s missteps recalled in baseball lore
Bill Kamm and Stanley Harris are cited in a volley of anecdotes about Nashville manager Jimmy Hamilton. The tale recalls a Vancouver wire offering an eighteen year old Kamm and Hamilton’s quick reply that he was too young. Another rookie Harris once released, only to rise as Stanley Harris, future manager of the World Series champion Nationals.
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Bill McGowan
Jimmy Hamilton
Nashville
Hamilton
Vancouver
Bill Rodgers
Sacramento
Kamm
Jimmy
McGowan
Bute
Muskegon
Harris
Stanley
Bucky) Harris
Umpire Fires Players For Not Fighting In Joking Style
Hugh Rarity, chief umpire at Dan ONeils astern toague staff, kept peace with wit. During a game he watched two players trade blows but halted them only after they began swinging without effect and then ejected them for not fighting.
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Hugh Rarity
Dan O'Neil
Astern Toague
Rarity
Heydler Seeks Open MVP Race In National League
The National League MVP could be open to repeat winners like Dazzy Vance if president John A. Heydler gets his way. Vance, Brooklyn star and 1924 victor, would be eligible again under the proposed plan.
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John A. Heydler
Dazzy Vance
Brooklyn
Heydler
Phils Manager Fletcher Stages Humorous Diamond Stunt
In Cincinnati on a hot day the Phils were getting soundly beaten as Fletcher used pitcher after pitcher. With the staff depleted he sent an outfielder to the mound and Red runners kept scoring. Fletcher finally tossed a Turkish towel onto the diamond as a playful token of defeat.
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Art Fletcher
Phils
Cincinnati
Fletch
Fieteh
Colgate Grid Coach Among East’s Best in Harlow Record
Colgate football mentor Dick Harlow ranks as a top Eastern coach with a storied career at Penn State and Colgate. He led Colgate in 1922 onward, guiding the team to 14 wins, 6 losses and 1 tie in 22 starts, with early reverses in his first year.
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Colgate
Dick Harlow
Clarton
Penn State Tean
Limet Instigition
Tie
Virginia Polytechnic
Wit
Wackburg
Kenn State
Hugo Bezdek
Faust
Oregon
Penn State
Harlow
Rezdek
Pam Fon
Baseball Players Learn Nothing at Spring Camps
Baseball players are described as born and not made as spring camps run with little evident technique improvement. The article critiques the effectiveness of early training sessions and suggests teams rely on inherent talent over drills.
France to raise purses for major classic races
France increases Grand Prix purse from 300000 francs to 500000 francs. Prix de Parc de Triomphe rises to 400000 francs, Prix de Diane adds 25000 francs. Prix du Jockey Club and Prix Royal Oak also boosted,Royal Oak up from 0 to 100000 francs.
Sports Happenings of Interest in Baseball and Football Circles
A collage of player moves and notes from major and minor leagues. Walter Kopf inks with Little Rock. Ted Hauk sold to New Haven. Clarence Griffith joins Memphis. Patton signs with Fort Smith. Rumors touch Knute Rockne, Mrs. J. C. Dunn, and various coaching and ownership shifts across leagues.
Jimmy Johnston In Early Season Rumors Amid Brooklyn Talks
The report hints at Jimmy Johnston’s uncertain role with Brooklyn. It notes speculation about whether he will play the infield or outfield this season and references his status as a veteran with past Td season highlights.
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Jimmy Johnston
Brooklyn
Robble
First edition of Audubon Birds of America sold by subscription
The price of each copy of the first edition by John James Audubon was $1,000. It was published by subscription between 1827 and 1830.
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John James Audubon
America
Common Sense Note from Waterbury Republican
A fragmentary quotation from the Waterbury Republican declares that common sense is abundant for some and lacks in others.
Deserted Cook Stove Spiritual ad sells range and goods
Classified ad in the Tacoma Sunday Ledger advertises a Universal steel top six hole range with coal gas water heater and other furniture for sale. The seller offers mixed fortune telling and free love themes and notes viewing times Sunday from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.
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Universal
Tacoma
Wash
Sunday Ledger
Trade Mark of Medicine Emblem Ties to Plague History
The present emblem of medicine shows the snake-entwined staff of Escula plus, linked to the rat destroyer symbol from early Roman days and Bible times, connected to the spread of plague.
New York Man Reclaims Youth by a Futuristic Path
A New York man reportedly renewed his youth, noted in the paper, while the Cincinnati Enquirer cautions that the best way to preserve youth is not through speed or excess but steady living.
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New York
Loos Hailed as Top Pro At Lakeland Club
Eddie Loos nationally known professional of the South Shore Country Club signs with the Cleveland Teighrs Golf and Country Club of Lakeland Florida for the season. Loos has twice been California Open champion and finished eighth in the International Open. Native of New York, he has been connected with clubs in Philadelphia Chicago and California. He represents Lakeland in the Florida league this winter.
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Eddie Loos
South Shore
Toos
Cleveland Teighrs Golf and Country Club
Lakeland
Fla
California
Hibs
New York
Hag
Philadelphia
Chicago
Palmero Faces Eye Operation After Cataract Suffered
Palmero Emilio Palmero a left hander for Columbus in the Ameri cap association for four years is troubled by a cataract in one eye. If the planned operation fails to restore sight he risks losing the eye.
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Emilio Palmero
Columbus
Americap Association
Summer’s Departure
Poetic line notes summer gathering her robes of glory and gliding away like a beauty dream. The excerpt reflects transience and seasonal change with Whitman as the credited voice.
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Sarah Whitman
Cobb Announces Retirement Plans For This Season
Cobb says he will quit after this season and may start if in shape but will rest if Powill is ready to take his place. The Georgia star reflects on a reduced schedule, aiming to play fewer than a hundred games this year with the Tigers.
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Nurmi
Ty Cobb
Tigers
Powilh
Hater Powill
Thiassy Catbh
A Quick Shift Miscue Over Debt in Courier Journal
A brief humorous note from the Louisville Courier-Journal quotes a doctor and a patient trading banter about owing money. The patient asserts owing eighty dollars, while the doctor criticizes the claim as outrageous, highlighting a witty exchange.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
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Fortress ‘Monroe
William T. Mitchell
War
Stone Mountain Memorial Association
Federal Bank
Lee
Jackson
London
General Pershing
Tullo. Kileny
American Legion
San Bocas
China
U. S
Western Newspaper Union
John Jacob’ Astor
Pennsylvania
Joe
Chicago Golf Star
Bill Kamm
Stanley Harris
Fletcher
Walter Kopf
Little Rock
Larry Kopf
Reading
Oakland
Wiliam T. Tilden
Abraham Lincoln
Bancroft
Cobb
Collins
Speaker
Ura Beauchamp
Crawfordsville
Town
Herbert Vaandeiise
Burlington
Edouard Mascart
Paris
Bill Klepper
Portland
Pasadena
Clarence Griffith
Memphis
New Haven Eastern Leaque Club
Johnny Patton
University of Tulsa
Inter Arkansas University
Fort Smith
Western Association
Harvard Athletic Committee
Yaleo
Princeton
Ted Hauk
Albany
New Haven
Hartford
George Lebeau
Peorlu
Springfield
Frances Duffy
Pittsfield
Spike van Alstyne
Fred Hager
John Kathan
Osage
Iowa
J. S. Roosma
Passau, NN
United States Military Academy
Knoxville
Clyde Youngblood
Kenneth Jones
Youngblood
Chicks
Washington
J. C. Dunn
Cleveland Indians
Dubuque
Wade Rambo
Decatur
Arthur Porter
Frank Clifton
Bloomington
John W. Norton
St. Paul
Mike Cantifion
Moneapolis
Norton
Audubon
Waterbury
Loos
Palmero
Summer
Aspirin
Tlandy
Bayer
Arpirin
Justice McLaughlin
Buffalo
N. Y
Pittsburgh
Tam
Terce
Jor. Pierce
M. R. Zaegel & CO
Eighth St. Sheboygan
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