Bonnie Bessie and the Ring of Auld Robin Grey
In a Highland tale Squire Renfrew seeks to wed Bonnie Bessie but she loves Jamie who vanished at sea. Facing ruin she returns the ring and confesses her heart, claiming Jamie as hers. A vision of his ghost spurs her to choose love over wealth, and a spring wedding follows at the kirk.
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Y. Z
Onnie Bessie
Little Kirk
Bessie
Squire Renfrew
Red Pass
Black Lynn
Kirk
Highland Peaks
Ghaist
Jamie
Robin Grey
Relic of Livingstone at Charterhouse School
The London Daily News reports a relic of David Livingstone housed at Charterhouse School. A native follower gave the explorer a ragged coat during his last journey, later entrusted to Bishop Maples and now kept in the Charterhouse museum.
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London Daily News
Charterhouse School
Livingstone
Bishop Maples
Silon
Mataka’s
Maples
George Grey
Lawyers at a Milwaukee wedding unite a family of five
A Milwaukee ceremony united Caroline Hamilton Pier and John H. Roemer in a rare event where all bridal party members were lawyers. Bride a Pier daughter. her mother Kate Pier served as circuit court commissioner and officiated. L K Wilfley and Court Lane P. Larkin attended as best men. The bride graduated from Wisconsin Law School in 1891. the groom is a Yale alumnus.
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Dyidal Party
Milwaukee
Caroline Hamilton Pier
John H. Roemer
Pier
Kate Pier
C. K. Pier
J Kate
Harriet
Carolne
Milwaukee County
America
van Buren Street
L. K. Wilfley
St. Louis
Courtlane P. Larkin
Wisconsin Law School
Madison
Yale
A Shrewd Parent
Mrs Cumrox notes generosity in gowns for Mabel and questions a man paying her attention. The reply asserts intent to test his ability to support her in the accustomed style, as reported by the Washington Star.
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Mabel
Women criminals outnumber men in czarist Russia
Penal statistics show that in czarist Russia women criminals outnumber men by nearly 50 percent. Most of the women criminals are unmarried and come from the urban working class.
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Russia
Simkins Patent Idea Aims To Save Hair From Scarf Pins
Simkins touts a patentable scarf pin shield designed to prevent men from tangling with their partner's hair. Timkins asks for details as the idea promises a fortune.
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Simkins
Timkins
The Diary Gift and the Return Present
The dialogue recounts Tom asking if he ever showed a girl a return present given by a man. Jack replies he cannot say he ever did, but notes he once gave a girl a diary which she did not keep.
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Tom
Jack
Reformers Found New Mexico Baby Colony Shalam
A Communist style faithist colony in Dona Ana County New Mexico named Shalam gathers orphans and foundlings to raise a self sufficient social order. Infants are adopted by the faithist association and trained from infancy to reject wealth and crime while living communally on 1000 acres.
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Dona Ana
New Mexico
Shalam
Association of
Faithists
Lieve
Faithists Raise Children In A Secluded Community
The Faithists describe their climate as ideal for child raising with groups by age and strict feeding. Infants 4 months to 1 year receive milk and pap. older groups have set meal schedules, baths, and early bedtimes despite large numbers. They claim no contagious diseases, bare feet and simple dress, and that older children perform housework to prepare for communal life.
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Shalom
A Cooking School Prank Causes Sudden Hunger Rush
A lighthearted item notes Mrs. Spriggins asking for Mrs. Wiggins daughter at a cooking school. Mrs. Wiggins replies she is away at the school, prompting a plan to prepare supper as she will be very hungry upon return. The snippet captures domestic humor reflected in a New York Weekly style.
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Spriggins
Devoted to her Flowers Quote Sparks Frost Debate
A Detroit Free Press excerpt features a humorous exchange about a wife’s dedication to her geraniums. The man laments the nightly blanket-tugging to protect plants from October frost, illustrating domestic playful stubbornness.
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Detroit Free Press
Quotable Exchange on Milwaukee Versus Chicago Pace
In a clipped exchange, a character quips Milwaukee is slow like St Louis while another notes its proximity to Chicago. The dialogue hints at regional attitudes and travel routes in a midwestern setting.
Careful Measurements Claim Earth Curvature at 6.99 Inches Per Mile
A report asserts precise observational work yields an average earth curvature of 6.99 inches per statute mile. The claim emphasizes careful measurements and mathematical inference to support the figure.
Model R ailroad Station Harlem's New Headline
The Harlem and Hudson river trains will use a new model station at One Hundred and Twenty fifth Street and Fourth Avenue opening Oct 15. It features two elevators for baggage, information bureau, parcel room, and electric lighting, with a vault for Grand Central storage.
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Harlem
Fourth Avenue
Hudson River
Central
Grand Central Station
City of New York
Vhifty
Forty-second Street
One Hundred and Twenty-fifth Street
New York Sun
Origin of Golf in America Emerges in 18th Century Ads
An 1779 notice in the Rivington Royal Gazette invites golf players to obtain clubs and Caledonian balls, suggesting early American interest. The article credits Charles B. MacDonald as the first to bring modern golf to the United States with help from Robert Lockhart and John Reid, noting initial play in Chicago near Camp Douglas and repeated vandalism by hoodlums.
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Rivington Royal Gazette
New York
America
Harper's Magazine
United States
Charles B. MacDonald
Robert Lockhart
John Reid
MacDonald
Scotland
St. Andrew’s University
Burgess
Chicago
Old Camp Douglas
Chicago University
Baseball Gossip and a Call for Female Umpires
Ted Sullivan recalls the 1887 Northwest era of baseball and the trades for Hoy Wilmot and Hines, recounting broken promises and bold signings. He proposes female umpires to curb on-field abuse and restore gentlemanly conduct, arguing they would improve game control and oversight.
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Ted B Sullivan
Ted Sullivan
Northwest
Kiondike
Billy Hoy
Walter Wilmot
Washington
Jim Mutrie
Gus Schmelz
Old Anson
al Spalding
Mutrie
Elmer Foster
Elmer
New York
Foster
Murrie
Wilmot
Chicago
Anson
Horse Solves a Math Problem by Rushing Home
Sir W. R. Hamilton kept a headstrong horse named Comet and rode it in circles on the lawn. In Dublin he said a mathematical problem distracted him and the horse bolted for four miles before returning to the gate. the problem was then solved.
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W. R. Hamilton
Dublin
Electrical scheme in Ruhrort to power factories
At Ruhrort the coal and iron center of Germany a plan proposes a central station to distribute electrical energy for lighting and power to surrounding manufacturing establishments.
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Germany
Ruhrort
Loving kindness beyond laws and ceremonies
A reflective aphorism highlights that compassion and charity outweigh legal codes and formal rituals, urging virtue over formality. The saying emphasizes moral action and humane conduct as the true measure of society.
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Lfe
Left handed hitters and speed reshape the National League game
The piece notes a majority of top NL batters are left handed, with stars like Anson and Kelly as exceptions. It highlights lefties’ advantage on bunts and infield hits, the Giants’ success battting southpaw, and teams like Baltimore, New York, and Tebeau aiming for swift runners to terrorize infields.
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Batamen
Delehanty
Anson
O'Rourke
Duffy
Kelly
White
Dalrymple
Brouthers
Childs
Burkett
Lange
New York
Seymour and
Warner
Battery
Clark
Giants
Davis
Gleason
McCreery
Hanlon
Baltimore
Joyce
Women Umpires Proposed to Clean Up Baseball
An enthusiastic female reader to the Chicago Evening Post proposes women as baseball umpires to curb rowdiness and improve officiating. She urges President Nick Young to appoint women in autocratic umpiring positions, arguing women in the sport can understand and officiate a game.
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Chicago Evening Post
Nick Young
Go Bigher Up
The New York Clipper notes managers who claim rulemaking power and break them, citing ongoing rowdy onfield conduct. It argues such attitudes ruin baseball and that players directed by those managers use indecent language toward umpires and fans. It warns public support would fail if this behavior continues.
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New York Clipper
Boston and Chicago clash over hit and run origins
The Boston Globe recounts claims by Anson and Comiskey that Chicago first used the hit and run in 1876, while Boston says it arrived in 1875 when they swept all games at South End grounds. It notes Spalding Barnes White and McKey moved from Boston to Chicago in 1876 to spread the method, and discusses base running, signs, and evolving team strategies.
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Boston Globe
Anson
Comiskey
Chicago
Boston
South End Grounds
Messrs
Spalding
Barnes
White
McKey
Managers of Major League Teams Lure for Lynch and Hurst
The Washington Post observes that Tom Lynch and Tim Hurst would eagerly give up the indicator to become major league managers. Lynch would be a strict martinet enforcing discipline, while Hurst would earn players’ respect but provoke fiery outbursts that unsettled and rattled young newcomers.
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Tom Lynch
Tim Hurst
Lynch
Hurst
Hibernian
Tim
Washington Post
A Many Sided Man Oliver Pat Tebeau Of Cleveland Club
Oliver Pat Tebeau of the Cleveland club is a famed yet misunderstood ballplayer. On the field he is a tempest, battling for every advantage and an umpire menace, while off it he is quiet refined and charitable. In the just completed season he appeared in 106 games at four positions with only nine errors, a record that outshines previous marks and cements his reputation for skill and dedication.
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Oliver Pat Tebeau
Cleveland
Gapt
Tebeau
A Veteran Baseball Writer Discusses Pitcher Scoring Rules
The veteran baseball writer Chadwick argues that when two or more pitchers appear for a side, scoring should credit defeats by the pitcher whose team allows more runs while he pitched. He notes data gaps prevent precise earned runs and criticizes current scoring rules as faulty.
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Chadwick
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Pan3ton
Minneapoli
Detroit
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Washington Club
Indianapolis
Paul Hines
Hines
Raterni
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