Commission Appointed to Study Farm Life Conditions
President Roosevelt names a four member commission to investigate social sanitary and economic conditions on American farms. The group chaired by L. H. Batley includes Henry Wallace Gifford Pinchot and Walter Page. They will report by December with recommendations to Congress to improve farm life and rural schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Aimwell
Congress
J%. H. Bailey
New York College of Agriculture
Henry Wallace
Wallace
Farmer
Des Moines
Kenyon 1. Butterfield
Massachusetts Agricultural College
Gifford Pinchot
United States Forest Reserve
Walter E. Page
World's Work
New York
Batley Eaking
Commission
United States
Noton
Department of Agriculture
Dr. Knopp
South
Agriculturalieges
Howess
L. H. Batley
New York State College of Agriculture
Ithaca
N. Y
Kenyon
Butterfield
Amherst
Mass
United States Forest Service
Walter H. Page
Ite
Forest Service
Farmers of America
America
Ban Johnson Leads Crusade Against Baseball Gambling
Baseball figures Ban Johnson calls for immediate action to stamp out betting at American league parks. He proposes arresting bettors and arming club owners with private detectives if police can't enforce the ban, while prompting cross league cooperation to curb internal betting rings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jobson
Johnson
Beta
Bap Johnson
Harry C. Putnam
National League
Matbling
National Commtation
Ban Johnson
Chicago
Detroit
Philadelphia
Boston
New York
Pittsburg
New Yorks
Jaro
Detroi
Pitteburg
Monswes
Basaball Parka
Nixon's Novel Airship Promises Body Guided Flight
Inventor Lewis Nixon, famed for battleships, claims a secret heavier-than-air craft will soon debut. He says the pilot can steer by body movement, with two horizontal propellers and one horsepower equaling thirty-two pounds. Green pledged funding, but assassination halted plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis Nixon
United Elutes Navy
Andrew D. Green
Greater
New York
Mr. Nixon
Mr. Green
Nixon
Deliberate habit of Dinah Mulock Craik with manuscripts
Dinah Mulock Craik, author of John Halifax Gentleman, reportedly left each finished story at her bank for months. She later retrieved it to judge its merit after the lapse and, if pleased, sent the manuscript to the publisher. if not, she rewrote or discarded it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dinah Mulock Craik
John Halifax
Ear Wanging Among Long Eared Mammals
The article explains that only animals with long drooping ears can wag them. Rabbits may move one ear or both and flatten them while rushing through cover. Hares perform faster ear movements. Weasels and stoats cannot wag their ears despite lacking ears to wag.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mike Weasels
Stonts
Iceberg in Dining Room and Other Oddities
A dining room cooling prank uses a large ice tank and fans to lower room temperature in Hempstead North Carolina. The piece recalls a 1887 interaction between Crown Prince Frederick and Professor Schroetter about a possible cancer diagnosis. It ends with Mrs. Bloomfield Moore's etiquette tale of a snobbish duo overheard by an uncle.
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Womon
Inon Tires
Hempstead
N. C
Koopa
Fee
Abe
New York
Greenland
Ey Mountains
Leopold Schroetter
Frederick
Morrell Mackeuxie
San Remo
Schroetter
Crown Prince
Imperial
Bloomfield Moore
Tie Alster
Alster
Popular Shirt Styles Show Wear and Front Damage
A damaged description notes a popular shirt style featuring a worn front area. The fragment suggests ongoing fashion trends and material wear impacting overall garment appearance.
Granulated Sere Eyes Cured
A garbled OCR fragment reports a medication or treatment claim involving Maria and Sean with unclear context. The readable names suggest a medical or household topic but essential facts are missing.
McGraws Substitutes Highlight Yankees Managerial Skill
John McGraw of New York Nationals relies on a saber for each player showing his independence as manager Stovall of the Cleveland Americans displays no reaction in a strong team hitting streak Paul Cobb of the Cobb family bats 342 for Juptin in the West fragmentary report notes baseball figures and standings
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stovall
Cleveland Americans
Baseball Scores and Oddities From Weekend Games
The page lists American League results in Philadelphia Boston New York and Washington with uneven scores and batter names. It also shows National League games at Chicago Philadelphia Boston Pittsburgh and Tristate matches with mixed outcomes. A stray ad-like parable about dancing figures and a glass table prank concludes the fragment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yeaturday
Philadelphia—Athletics
Chicago
Betierics
Vickers
Scurtch
Owen
Manuel
Smith
Sullivan
Shaw
Boston
Seaton
Cleveland
Battley
Cicotto
Carrigan
Rhoads
Emis
New York
Detroit
Batteriles
Summera
Donovan
Lehmid
Orth
Hoga
Blair
Washington
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President Roosevelt
Vitel
Cy” Young
Cy Young
Irving
Boston Nationals
Baseball
Offeial Bulletin
Imperial Yacht Club
Kiel
Germany
Marblehead
Mans
Bay
One
Eastern Yacht Club
Henry Howard
Admiral Barendon
Imperial Club
Klel
Airship
Atrangers
Fcushmento
Baccess Magazine
Iceberg
Wea
Maria
Sean
Cobb
Paul Cobb
Juptin
Footer
Footer's Dye Works
Cumberland
Maryland
C. Thos. Kemp
Baltimore & Ohio
R. R. Hursday
Atlantic City
Cape May
Sea Isle City
Ocean City
Rehoboth
Del
Beturn
Asbury Park
Long Branch
Point Pleasant
Rasotte
Beensinglain
Thekar A
H P. Detroit
Athletic
Bt.Loula
Heveld
Washun
Cicago
Boss N.yorn
Chica
Philadelp Gy
Chice Fe
Attefe Mingee Lo
Fraser
Prugen
Selfield
Wint
Tristate League
Lancaster
wit/saag
Ofr
Wallngton
Poeater
Lowry
Hocron
Williamsport
Wardon
Tansberry
Jacson
Millian
Trenton
Harraburg
Thy
Knotty
Matthews
McCar
Tiansing
W. L. L. P. William
Isla Louis
Slaters
W. H. Shipley
Marker Mt
Frederick, Wi
Niagara Falls
Baltimore & RR
Zere Deartoiay
Onvendanes
Cap
Oa Pr
Baphi
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