World Notes From The Period
A scattered compilation reports starfish nasal anatomy, paraffin waterproofing tests, unusual exports from Chinese provinces to the United States, a European boy tour program from Australia, centenarian notes, a one man street sweeper, Dutch landlord rent rules, a comparative Earth size analogy, a road name tribute to a novelist, and Dayton Ohio’s United Brethren building height at 274 feet 8 inches.
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Bureau of Standards
China
United States
Netherlands
Harlan County
Kentucky
Virginia Line
Dayton
Ohio
United Brethren
Be Ready to Put Out Fire with Homemade Extinguisher
Instructions advise dissolving 20 pounds of common salt and 10 pounds of chloride of ammonia in 7 gallons of water to prepare a home made extinguisher. Store in glass bottles ready to throw into flames to smother fires by dispersing the solution.
Dogs for Hides in Northern China and Manchuria
The article reports hundreds of dog-breeding establishments in northern China and Manchuria killing seven month old dogs by strangulation for their fur coats. It notes that the flesh is eaten and salted dog meat bats are consumed by orientals. It also mentions flooding lowlands with freshwater as a method related to malaria control.
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China
Manchuria
Orientala
Fort Snelling Ties to War History and Notable Figures
The article traces Fort Snelling from 1805 land purchase through its 19th century role in U S history. It links the fort to figures like Zebulon Pike Zachary Taylor and Dred Scott and notes its Civil War rendezvous and Sioux conflicts.
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Belknap
John B. Floyd
Fort Snelling
Minn
Franklin Steele
Zebulon Pike
Irom
Minnesota
Mississippi
Pike
Henry Leavenworth
Fifth Infantry
Winfield Scott
Josiah Snelling
Leavenworth
Zachary Taylor
United States
W. T. Magruder
Cc. F. Smith
H. RB
Canby
Modoc
Dred Scott
Snelling
War Department
St. Paul Society
Tts
Fort Union the Fur Trade Center of the Missouri
Kenneth McKenzie known as the King of the Missouri led the upper Missouri post from 1828 at a fort at the Yellowstone junction in present North Dakota. Fort Union rose as the West’s premier fur hub until 1864 when a steamer shifted trade to Fort Benton ending an era.
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Kenneth McKenzie
The
Missouri
American Fur Company
Thee
Yellowstone
North Dakota
Fort Floyd
McKenzie
Fort Union
Bent
Arkansas
West
Smith, Hubbell and Hawley
Fort Benton
Montana
Old Fort Union
Fort’'Union
United States
Northwest
Upper
Great Slave Lake
Platte
Rocky Mountains
Red River
George Catlin
Fort Unton
France Tests Automatic Airplane Fire Extinguisher System
Experiments in France demonstrate a new automatic fire extinguisher for airplanes that cuts off gasoline and pumps extinguishing liquid through the motor via a whirling spray system. The innovation aims to improve engine safety in flight.
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France
Change in Nature's Law and Perpetual Flux
Quote from Ovid on the constancy of change: nothing in the world remains unchanged as all things stay in perpetual flux and shadows move.
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Ovid
Hobo and Lady of House Dialogue in Boston Transcript
A brief exchange from the Boston Transcript features a Hobo praised for kindness while a Lady of House questions perception over hearsay. The dialogue hints at social attitudes and interpretations within urban life.
A Rare Pleasure Bo you stew your wife
A fragmented OCR line hints at a dramatic phrase involving a spouse. The readable portion lacks clear event or context to identify people, places, or actions beyond the quoted terms. Further text is required for a proper newspaper card.
Peculiar cognomens among pugilists and their origins
A lively catalog notes boxing nicknames and the diverse origins of fighters from Johnny Dundee to Buffing Siki. It highlights Irish, Celtic, Italian, Greek, German, Mexican, and other heritage ties and mentions champions like Jack Dempsey and Gene Tunney among a broader mix of pugilists.
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Johnny Dundee
Piome
Joseph Carrera
Johnny Wihison
John Pan Ca
Ant Doyle
Paul Filippio
Andy Chaney
Andrew Kwasnik
Oscar Tobler
Willia Jackson
Vincenzo Agat
Jimmy O'Gatty
Pancho Villa
Elvnae Flores
Mike Ballerino
Pacific Ocean
Lule Firpo
Juan Carlos Casla
Luis Vincentini
South America
France
Georges Carpentier
Eugene Criqui
Marcel Moreau
Charley Ledeaux
Siki
Jack Dempsey
Mickey Walker
Mike McTigue
Gene 'Tunney
Itallina
Sermans
Tunney
Collett Aims to Play in British Woman’s Championship
Miss Glenna Collett of Providence may compete in England's British women's championship this year. Walter Hagen states Collett, former national champion and holder of Canadian and North and South titles, is being guided before entering the tournament. Collett recently visited Hagen in St. Petersburg, Florida and practiced daily at Boca Ciega Country club. Hagen notes Collett’s father George Collett hopes she competes but will not permit entry until she is ready. Hagen plans to aid her with targeted shots during the stay.
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Glenna Collett
Providence
England
Walter Hagen
Miss Collett
George Collett
Migs Collett
Hagen
Collett
Han
St. Petersburg
Outfitting Grid Stars Costs $44.15 per Year
Ohio State University athletics survey by G M Trautman shows gridiron outfits cost 44.15 per man, with tennis at 3. Baseball costs 34 per man, followed by basketball 18.90 and track 16.75. Other sports range from 5 to 18 dollars per competitor.
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Ohio State University
G. M. Trautman
Coaches Vote Four Backs as Best Ever
Twenty coaches with long tenures named an all time All America backfield and backfield choices. Keckergall earned quarterback honor while Grange Thorpe and Mahan were top vote getters at their backfield positions. Pop Warner received the most votes as All American coach.
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Keckergall
Grange
Thorpe
Eddie Mahan
Ho” McMillan
Pop” Warner
Paavo Nurmi Wins Amid Fast Record Pace
Finnish runner Paavo Nurmi continues a string of record smashing since arriving in the United States. He shows consistency and speed, drawing attention from fans and sports writers alike.
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Paavo Nurmi
Morton Joins Memphis Club in Southern League
Guy Morton former Cleveland American League pitcher has been purchased by the Memphis club of the Southern league from Indianapolis Morton played ten years with Cleveland before a midseason release to Kansas City and later returned to Indianapolis during the pennant chase for the American Association title
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Guy Morton
Memphis
Oy Morton
Indiananolia
Morton
Cleveland
Kansas City
Indianapolis
Bit
Three-League President W G Bramham Heads Durham Baseball
W G Bramham of Durham North Carolina serves as president of three minor leagues the Piedmont Virginia and South Atlantic and now leads the Virginia league adding to his duties on the arbitration board of the National Association of Professional Baseball Clubs Bramham already heads the Piedmont and South Atlantic leagues and sits on the arbitration board.
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W. G. Bramham
Durham
N.C
National Association of Professional Baseball Clubs
Hints of 1928 Sport News and Notable Baseball Moves
Babe Ruth marks ten major league seasons. Hinsdale items note 1928 Platteann games in Dublin and Harvard’s 25-game baseball slate. Michigan has 6000 athletes in sports. Kentucky Derby set for May 16 at Churchill Downs. Details cover college football rivalries Princeton Yale 48 times, New York Canoe Club 1870, and Albion College building a 175000 gym. Multiple player signings include Frisch, Meehan, and Bert Wattis.
First Sacker Muffs His Lonely Chance
Art Hofman substituted for Frank Chance at first base for the Cubs on June 24 1910 and muffed the only chance he faced. The dull day saw Hofman wait for action as he failed to record a putout. Other cited players include McCauley, Hecker, and Elofman in prior nine inning games with no putout at first base.
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Art Hofman
Frank Chance
Cubs
Art
Hoffman
McCauley
Washington
Guy Hecker
Loulaville
Ball Expenses Lure Fans With High Cost For Balls
A historical note on baseballs reveals fans’ cries to keep a tossed ball, while teams spend heavily on balls. The piece cites 43,224 balls used by the National League last season and estimates costs around 2 dollars per ball, totaling about 86,448 dollars.
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Naitional League
Paid Coaches at Oxford Are Unknown Quantity
A Oxford dispatch notes Scottish University rugby game against Edinburgh drew few spectators while American crowds filled stadiums. It contrasts English sport structure where rugby is autumn staple with nearly 100 intercollegiate games and no paid rugby coaches, unlike American football where coaching jobs are paid and high profile.
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Oxford
Edinburgh
America
England
Champions Get Call on Western Pitching Star
The Whrsiting ton baseball club obtained an option on left handed pitcher McNamara from the Wiehita club of the Western league. If the world champions keep McNamara after April 14 the Wiehita club will be paid 15000 and receive another pitcher. McNamara, over six feet tall, won 17 games and lost 15 in his first minor league season.
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Foy Tick Miller
Wility
Dad Rankins
Whrsitington
Griffith
WHHL
McNamara
Wiehita Club
McNanara
Wiehita
Beatrix Quonplean Dominates Adirondack Skating Event
Beatrix Quonplean won the motion time skating cloumpo and placed second in the Olio pie events at Chaanontx. The competition occurred at the Ue Lake Traeid club in the Adirondacks of New York.
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Beatrix Quonplean
Chaanontx
Ue Lake
Pennsylvania Will Race Combined English Team
The University of Pennsylvania track team may send a one mile relay quartet to join Oxford and Cambridge universities at a London high school championship on April 21. The Pennsylvania athletics council is undecided on one or two mile relays, but leans to the one mile group led by Martin Thomasson Donald and Schnellrey with possible substitutes. Runners are expected to sail around April 1.
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Pennsylvania
University of Pennsylvania
Oxford
Cambreidge
London
Pennsylvania Council
Athletics
JD. C. Lowe
Athlete Club of
Cambridge
Olympie
Tlewetson
Oxford Athletic Club
Plewetson
Tembes
Martin
Thomasson
Fe. Donald
Sehneldey
Ira Thomas to Coach Tra Thomas of Athletics pitching staff
Ira Thomas to coach the Athletics pitching department and serve as general assistant to Connie Mack. It is hinted he may take over management of the club in the future as Mack ages. Thomas last served with the Athletics in 1914 as captain.
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Ira Thomas
Tra Thomas
Connie Mack
Athletics
Mack
Connie
Thomas
Meteors on View at Natural History Museum South Kensington
Visitors to the Natural History Museum in South Kensington, England, may study meteorites that survived atmospheric burn after being found buried across various parts of the world. The exhibit contrasts the common bright meteor streaks with the rare larger meteors that reach the ground in intact form.
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Natural History Mo Gcument
South Kensington
England
Soap Ad Claims All-Purpose Use for Skin and Shaving
An advertisement promotes a single soap claiming to double razor efficiency and promote skin purity health and comfort. It asserts the soap is non irritating for shaving shaving and shampooing with no germs no waste and no mug remainder.
Children explain elevated in playful school scene
Horace and Judith join Torqce in teaching Lawrence to define elevated. Lawrence stumbles, Horace offers a quick family-centered explanation noting their mother elevated the family but not enough, while Judith, still in kindergarten, grasps the idea.
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Horace
Lawrence
Judith
Torqce
Quote on American eagle symbol from dialogue
A brief exchange questions what the American eagle stands for with a response that it could mean anything. The dialogue showcases a casual discussion about national symbols and meaning.
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New Mayflower Hotel
Monte Carlo
Monte ‘Carlo
St. Paul’s
St. Paul's
Lake Wolff
Chicago
Australia
Young Australia League
JD. Cameron
Sane ‘Russell
Lillian Middleton
Wakefield
Maas
Elmo
Scott Watson
Western
Newspaper Union
Boston “Transcript
Boston Bruins
Smoky” Burria
Ihek" Fowler
Slent Herb Mitchell
Babe” Ruth
Dublin
Harvard
University of Michigan
Churchill Downs
Philadelphia
Nick Allen
St. Paul
University of Chicago
Princeton
Yale
New York
Canoe Club
Albion College of Michigan
Frisch
Giants
Wade Killefer
Seattle
Hels
Bert Wattis
Babe Ruth
Rancho Club
Los Angeles
John. FP
Chick) Meehan
Syracuse University
New York University
WW. A. Sanders
Mexia
CG. W. Johnson
Denver
George Sutton
Rhodes
Nebraska
Henigo
Aege
Johnny O'Shea
Waterloo
Charlotte Club
Portland
Ore
New York Yankees
Everett Scott
University of Oklahoma
Louis Little
Georgetown University
George Makin
Syracuse
St Louis Cardinals
John Roser
Worcester
Baltimore Internationals
West Point Cadets
Notre Dame
New York City
Barney Burch
Omaha
Frank Osborne
Ruby Brandon
Alabastine Co
Grand Rapids
Mich
Western Newspaper
Union
S. Desplaines St
Bellans Inpseean
Haarlem
Winslow
AtAll Drugaiate
Kive Kemp
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