The Town Bum Albert of Highwood a Local Legend
In Highwood a seventy year old man named Albert stands as the town bum famed for honesty and aloof philosophy. He has loafed through decades from pharmacy porter to veteran observer as the village grows from rural to connected by electric cars and a neighboring city.
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Albert
Rip van Winkle
Rip
Highwood
New England
Harold
Hastings
America
Bathos
Roosevelt
War Department
Actress sues over paraffin nose surgery for 100000
Mabel C. Bain, 24, an actress, seeks 100000 damages from Augustus W. Pratt Gregory L. Pollock and William Hurley alleging false plastics surgery led to paraffin injections in her nose Last January five more procedures followed causing bumps ridges and pain requiring further surgeryMs Bain says she became sick nervous and unable to work or socialize due to the alleged operations.
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New York
Mabel C. Bain
Augustus W. Pratt
Gregory L. Pollock
William Hurley
Pratt Institution
Miss Bain
Noted Oddities in Schoolboy Geography Exam
A collection of humorous and garbled exam answers includes lines like Denmark is washed by the Catty Cat, The Blanc Mange as the highest Alps peak, and Ceylon joined to India by coral wreaths. Other quips mention Louis XVI gelatined and Habeas Corpus misdefined.
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London
Denmark
Alps
West Indies
Ceylon
India
Chapleys
Codfish led to discovery of America say Basque writer
Paris reports Leon Sazie argues codfish cravings of Basque coast fishermen inspired discovery of America not India wealth. He credits Basque sailors for crossing the ocean before Columbus and even links Navajo name to Navarre and Gascony, noting Basque influence in Japanese names.
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Paris
India
Christopher Columbus
Leon Sazie
Sazie
Spain
Newfoundland
Columbus
M. Lazie
Navarre
Gascony
Suzie
Magellan
Wives Told To Talk Less In Camden Court
Camden judge Samuel Shay dismissed a desertion case after 15 minutes of Mrs Alexandra Prokop's remarks. He blamed domestic troubles on wives talking too much and urged the couple to adjust their differences.
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Camden
N. J
Samuel Shay
Old Dower House Charm Reflects Colonial Era
The Dower house near Rosaryville, Maryland, once the Lords Baltimore's colonial home built in 1643, shows Dutch colonial form with three sections. It features a six by eight foot fireplace, later wings, Mount Vernon cuttings, and lingering furnishings, walls stained by time yet preserving a century-old image.
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Maryland
Rosaryville
National Capital
Percy Duval
Lord
Christopher Wren
London
Holland
Lord and Lady Baltimore
Virginia
Mount Vernon
Washington
L’enfant
Death as Emigration Not End of Life Says Sir Oliver Lodge
Sir Oliver Lodge tells English readers to forget graves and view death as emigration and sorrow tempered by future hope. He notes his son Raymond’s grave in France and argues against interment and the resurrection as feared. He says death is an adventure to welcome rather than dread.
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Oliver Lodge
Raymond
France
Capper
Forest Fires Less Likely by Dense Ancient Woods
Ancient forests resisted fire more than today because their cool dark moist and dense structure reduced flammability. Lightning sparked fires but slow spread kept destruction minimal in prehistoric times.
Woman recalls husband quoting Shakespeare at breakfast
A London Opinion excerpt describes a wife recalling her husband who began each morning with Shakespeare lines, noting a preference for Bacon at that hour.
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London
Crusader Tops 1926 Money Winners in Racing
Crusader the Man O War colt tops the 1926 money list with 166033 dollars for the year. Leading three year olds include Boot to Boot Display and Carlaris. Scapa Flow leads two year olds with 81405, while Osmond and Fall Star contend for juvenile honors. Man O War stands as top sire with 558612 in offspring earnings. North Star H is second among American sires with 351978.
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Fancy
Samuel D. Riddle
Philadelphia
E. R. Bradley
Walter J. Salmon
Display
Chula Vista
Carlaris
Scapa Flow
Walter M. Jeffords
Florence Webber
Jockey Club
William du Pont
Joseph T. Widener
Osmond
Qainnand
Osmand
Man O’ War
Fair Play-Mahuba
Ele
Ohio State to play Princeton on November 5 1927
Port notes mention Ohio State football listing Princeton for a November 5 1927 game. The item also notes plans for Jack Delaney’s tour toward the Pacific coast and various baseball, hockey, and golf items from the era.
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Ohio State
Princeton
Jack Delaney
Pacific Coast
Promoter predicts four champs lose titles in 1927
Tex Rickard’s forecast that he will dethrone four reigning champions draws a sharp reply from Sam Mandell who asserts Rickard will also lose his world promoter title. Rickard says Mickey Walker Latzo and Rosenberg will also surrender their belts in 1927.
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Tex Rickard
Sammy Mandell
Rickard
Mickey Walker
Pete Latzo
Charley
Phil) Rosenberg
Baseball in Ireland Belief by Returning Manager Harris
Manager Bucky Harris says Ireland has the best chance to take to baseball after honeymoon in Europe. He believes the Irish will in time turn to baseball as they seek games away from English sports. The comment follows a glance at major league managers McGraw McCarthy Mack Moriarty Howley McInnis Hendricks Bush and Carrigan, suggesting Irish influence in America's teams.
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Bucky Harris
Europe
Ireland
McGraw
McCarthy
Mack
Moriarty
Howley
McInnis
Hendricks
Bush
Carrigan
Athletics Acquire Branom in Trade with Philadelphia Americans
Kansas City American Association club announces a season trade sending Dudley Branom, Blues' regular first baseman since 1923, to the Athletics in exchange for William Wambsganas and Joz Hauser. Branom bats left and threw left with a 353 batting average in 1926.
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Kansas City American Association
Philadelphia Americans
Dudley Branom
Blues
Athletics
William Wambsganas
Joz Hauser
Branom
Golf costs in America top a billion yearly
A long survey by golf writer Ray McCarthy estimates Americans spend about 1.23 billion dollars annually for playing golf and its incidental costs. The study details per player expenses, course costs, club dues, balls, clothes, caddies, and travel, totaling about 1.7 billion when including hotel, meals, and related expenses.
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America
Ray McCarthy
United States
McCarthy
Gene Sarazen
Jim Barnes
Jock Hutchison
United States Golf Association
St. Augustine
Curves Rise to Fame for Harold Carlson in 1928 Season
Harold Carlson, veteran Phillies pitcher, transformed from an average man to an ace on the mound. Under Stuffy McInnis, he is anticipated to deliver a brilliant year expected to rank among the era’s top pitchers.
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Harold Carlson
Philly
Stuffy McInnis
Pilot Moriarty Plans Bold First Speech for Bum Calls
George Moriarty new Detroit Tigers pilot says he has prepared a speech for the first umpire who makes a bad call against his team. He plans to tell the umpire I know how rotten you fellows guess because I was one of you once myself.
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George Moriarty
Detroit Tigers
George
Jack Reddy Retires From Boxing Ties
Jack Reddy, longtime promoter matchmaker and manager in St. Paul and Minneapolis for 25 years, retires from boxing and becomes affiliated with a St. Paul construction company. He helped launch Mike O'Dowd and managed Billy Miske Johnny Ertle and other notable pugilists.
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Jack Reddy
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Reddy
Minnesota
Mike O’dowd
Billy Miske
Johnny Ertle
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