Rapid replies urged in Martial Summons and bank fraud tale
A plea to respond swiftly to a Martial Summons runs alongside a narrative about a bank teller who stole $35,000 and fled toward Mexico. Insurer investigators traced him. $25,000 was recovered in wrappers. The piece then shifts to artillery horses, praising their intelligence, discipline, and battlefield fidelity through vivid anecdotes including a fatal Murfreesboro incident and a dramatic riderless charge.
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Lfe
Mexico
Rio Grande
Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas
Laredo
Eran
Murfreesboro
Night Baseball in Regina Adopts Daylight Saving Time
Regina Saskatchewan moves clocks forward May 1 to October 1, making games start at 7 15 and finish near 10. Crowds average about 1300 per game with heavy car turnout and full fan cheers. A ground rule dispute after a ninth inning bunt led to a replay order due to crowd interference.
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Saskatchewan
Regina
Saskatoon
Jack Smith
Cadreau
Colgate
Fleming
Baseball Notes Stir Public Interest In Early Season
Ty Cobb climbs among AL sluggers while Larry Doyle praises Cardinals' pitching. Ban Johnson lauds Frank Chance as Dooin notes speed over power. McGraw champions Stock, Wag ner praised for base running, Riggert lives in KC off months. Cravath steals home, Fromme deal questioned. Polo Grounds attendance stable. McCormick injured by line drive in Chattanooga game.
Ty Cobb Defends Base Running Amid Spiked Scars
The article recounts Ty Cobb defending his aggressive base running at Yankee Stadium and displaying leg injuries to prove he did not aim to harm players. It shifts to a tribute to Watts-Dunton, praising his friendship with Swinburne and his literary circle at Putney, noting his charity and work ethic.
Keystone king Johnny Farrell Excites Chicago Fans
Chicago’s new keystone is Johnny Farrell, a 21 year old second baseman for the Federal league club at Weeghman park. Manager Joe Tinker praised Farrell as a sensational talent with quick reflexes and smart play, noting his grounder speed, quick throw to first, bunting skill, and readiness to learn.
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Chicago
John
Evers
Johnny Farrell
Joe Tinker
Farrell
Joe
Beck
Weeghman Park
Johnny
Tinker
Odd muskrat talk and oddities in a ragged note
A fragmentary OCR passage blends odd muskrat trade notes with stray humor about alimony, a dog catcher joke, and a man planning whisky storage. It mentions 4 900 000 muskrat pelts on the market, and casual remarks about John Wells and Johnson in a joking tone.
Nine Grandparents for New Montclair Baby
Mrs. Sarah Elizabeth Goble, eighty eight, of Montclair, becomes a great great grandmother as a son is born to Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Lichtenstein of Bloomfield at Mountainside hospital. The child Edward H. Lichtenstein has two grandfathers and two grandmothers, two great grandfathers and two great grandmothers, and a great great grandmother. Grandparents live in Montclair and nearby towns.
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Sarah Elizabeth Goble
Jacob Lichtenstein
Bloomfield
Mountainside Hospital
Edward H. Lichtenstein
Edward H. Ackerman
Montclair
Isaac A
Pep House at Palace Theater Electrifies Actors
A high tension dressing room at the Palace theater will house a Tesla coil and insulated copper wiring to energize performers before they go on stage. Artists enter the chamber dubbed the pep house and exit charged with electricity and enthusiasm ready to perform.
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Palace Theater
New York American
Rash Spread Rapidly in Graton Wisconsin
Miss Emma Retzloff reports a severe eczema like rash on her sister's face that spread to the ear, caused itching and sleeplessness, and resisted initial treatment until Cuticura Soap and Ointment were used, with a full cure after two months. The ad notes Cuticura products sold worldwide and offers free samples with a Skin Book from Boston.
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Granton, Wis
Emma Retzloff
Cuticura
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Boston
Innate Wisdom Defined by a Judge’s Witty Line
A judge quips that innate wisdom means knowing neighbors’ small mean habits before town gossip or a real estate deal makes you wise. The remark wittily links social awareness to practical savvy in a small town.
Not a Gymnasium Teacher. Husband-Come along!
A domestic quarrel unfolds with a wife urging her husband to act reasonably while he complains about being kept standing. The exchange hints at underlying friction and a dispute over help and dignity in a tense moment.
Prayer Requests And Divine Stock Gaps
A brief quip notes that some people feel unanswered prayers stem from asking beyond what God can supply. It suggests limits on divine provision and invites reflection on alignment with providence.
Profanity and arrest after safe cracking at Walker Street
Joseph Wilson, homeless, was arrested at 88 Walker Street after a noise barrage led police to a hardware store safe opened with a can opener. Wilson and three accomplices were found. the other three fled. Fingerprints showed a previous grand larceny sentence from Elimira reformatory in 1912.
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New York
Joseph Wilson
Elizabeth Street
J. W. Ayres
Walker Street
Wilson
Elemira Reformatory
Canada’s Influence on Crockett
The article details the early life of late poet and author S R Crockett. It notes his farm youth and consistent habit of rising at five o clock. A cousin who had been to Canada inspired the boy by guiding his reading of fine poetry in the fields before work began.
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Putney Heath
Swinburne
Canada
Crockett
S. R. Crockett
Old Cub Machine Broken and Players Scattered
Frank G. Menke recalls the old Cub machine as broken never to be mended. Only Frank Schulte remains in Cub uniform while former stars Chance Tinker and Evers spread across three leagues in new roles and various teams.
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Frank G. Menke
Cub
Frank Schulte
Chance
Tinker
Evers
New York Yan
Inductive and Deductive Reasoning in Science
The passage contrasts deductive reasoning from theory to facts with inductive reasoning from facts to general laws. It argues most harms come from deceptive deduction, while useful advances arise from inductive processes that extend from particular facts to universal principles.
Insects Machine Play Says Grantland Rice
Grantland Rice calls McGraws ball club a machine and notes Mack and Herzog adding machine play to lift the Reds. He cites the White Sox 1906 campaign as the finest example of machine play despite weak hitting speed and erratic fielding, yet cohesive travel through battles.
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Grantland Rice
McGraw
Mack’s
Herzog
Reds
White Sur
Herzog Doing Nicely Faces Tough Reds Challenge
Charlie Herzog, renowned Reds leader, holds up under a brutal league load. He has taken on one of the hardest jobs in baseball, performing steadily as the season tests his resilience and leadership.
Rebel Oakes Explains Jump to Federal League
Rebel Oakes, manager of the Pittsburgh Rebels, says he jumped to the Federal league last winter because St. Louis offered him the same salary as in 1913 despite his excellent play. He adds that Huggins would like Evans and him with the Card camp now.
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Rebel Oakes
Pittsburgh Rebels
St. Louis
Huggins
Evans
Kenworthy Delivers Across Two Games for Kansas City
Kenworthy of Kansas City shone in a doubleheader against the Tip Tops. He hit two home runs and a single, scored three times, and contributed with three stolen bases. In the field he made 11 chances without an error and was part of two double plays, plus a sacrifice hit.
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Kenworthy
Kansas City
Injunction Bars Homers for Kawfeds in Chicago
Chief Johnson welcomes a court decision that blocks him from pitching for the Kawfeds in Chicago. The note cites Chicago’s right field fence as the league’s shortest, per Chicago Baseball World.
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Johnson
Kawfeds
Chicago
Federal league eyes new minor league hub near Central League
Magnates plan a new minor league to place and develop players in the Evansville Terre Haute and Fort Wayne area. The proposal targets locating teams in cities around the Central League to secure talent.
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Evansville
Terre Haute
Fort Wayne
Snake Wraps Wrist On Baltimore Stevedore
A black Baltimore stevedore Arnold Thomas escaped a crate of pineapples as a long black snake crawled along a truck handle and wound around his wrist. He fled the scene shouting and neighbors teased him claiming to see nothing while he struggled to remove the reptile before it slipped away into a wharf crevice.
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Arnold Thomas
Baltimore
Thomas
Baptism Puzzle Sparks Interfaith Witty Exchange
A Baptist minister and an Episcopal rector clash over a baptism request. The young man seeks immersion to join the Episcopal church, but the Baptist minister jokes that while they wash their own, they won’t wash others’ washing. The exchange underscores denominational pride in a light moment.
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Episcopal Church
Good Baptist
Chin as Point of Beauty Habits to Avoid
The article warns against touching the chin as it can stretch skin and enlarge pores, leading to wrinkles and dirt. After age twenty two or twenty three one should watch this facial area with care to maintain beauty and skin health.
To Cure a Cold
An ordinary cold can be checked early by inducing perspiration. A glass of very hot milk after you are in bed or lemon juice in a tumbler of bolus water helps. A bath with a little ammonia added is another method.
Garden Gains and Local Hustle Rumors
Citizen Henry questions Hiram Lodbuster about a new garden scheme promising profit. Lodbuster hints at building a house within the garden to accelerate growth and earnings, with plans to plant and cultivate as soon as possible.
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Hiram
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