Navy to Elevate Four Flag Officers to Full Admiral Rank
A historic move grants four officers the full admiral rank alongside Admiral Dewey. Frank Fletcher, Thomas Howard, and Walter Cowles will join Dewey with blue four star flags. if afloat with Dewey, others fly red flags. Seniority will determine flag color with fleet reviews possible on both coasts.
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England Faces Doctor Shortage as War Demand Rises
Christian Work notes that England’s doctors and medical students are drawn to the front with Red Cross service. They must balance work and schooling while sanitation and disease prevention gain importance in camps. Civilized medical progress aims to lessen wartime casualties beyond bullets.
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Red Cross
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Head Wounds Rise in French Army
Doctor Sendral studying head wounds in the French army reports a marked increase due to trench fighting and intensified shell fire. Many men are said to be struck blind by shock.
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Sendral
The Mountain and Its Lesson Across the Valley
A reflective piece contrasts a fertile valley with a steadfast mountain. It portrays repeated imagery of trees and seasons to symbolize endurance and duty, suggesting the mountain’s silent example rebukes fickleness and reminds locals of persistent labor.
The Farmer Ponders Value of Cold Storage Eggs
A fragment notes Farmer Corn remarks on the idea that eggs may gain value after cold storage versus when freshly laid. He suggests there is a rational value in planning to monitor finance through this example.
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Corntosgsel
Rube Waddell and Evans Star in Baseball Eccentric Tales
The piece profiles Rube Waddell famed as a top pitcher and eccentric figure, and southpaw Rube Evans noted for never reaching majors. Evans, who played in many minor leagues, became known as a squirrel for his antics. A famous incident at Portland involved Evans throwing at a runner after a squeeze play warning, causing a riot before escaping the crowd.
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Rube Waddell
Rube
Rube Evans
Evans
Portland
Athletics
McCredie
Dodgers Favorable Outlook Says Jake Daubert
Brooklyn first baseman Jake Daubert expresses optimism for the Dodgers in the upcoming season. He states the club will improve steadily, play better baseball each start, and remain competitive for a first division finish, though he cautions not to expect perfect wins.
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Jake Daubert
Brooklyn Team II
Brooklyn
Dodgers
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Cubs Manager Bresnahan Backs Goveyno Tent Edict
Cubs Manager Bresnahan has sided with Government Tent and Ban Johnson against the emergence of the ball. He has issued an edict banning any player who practices for fun or roughens the ball. He warns a fine for violators to curb use of the forbidden curve.
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Goveyno
Ban Johnson
Cubs
Willard Warned By Law Trouble Trend
In view of professional baseball players getting into legal trouble for fighting Willard should stay in peak shape to defend his boxing title.
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Jess Willard
Lowdermilk's Yellow Streak in One-Hit Game
Grover Lowdermilk pitched a one hit game against Cleveland as the Browns made four errors in one inning. Kaufman fumbled a throw, Austin bungled two bunts, and Gus Williams was unable to field a fly. Disgusted, Lowdermilk retired the side himself after a dramatic sequence including catching a popup, striking out the loaded bases, and throwing out a pinch hitter. Reportedly he earned the nickname for his yellow streak.
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Lowdermilk
Grover
Unclear fragment hints at baseball lineup and ages
Readable text fragment mentions Connie Mack two months old youth pitchers Davis Harper and infielder McConnell and a remark about remaining time. The garbled OCR provides no clear event or outcome to summarize.
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Mack
Davis Rand Harper
McConnial
Catastrophe Averted as Gull Freed From Clam
A Vancouver Island settler watches a large gull swarm attack an enormous clam that traps the bird. He pries open the shell with a knife, freeing the exhausted gull, which staggers to water then rejoins the flock circling the enemy. The scene ends with the gulls returning to inspect the foe.
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Vancouver
St. Andrews
Woman Doctor Speaks On Husbands and Wives
A gray haired physician declares in the Kansas City Star that about half of married men are merciless toward their wives. She distinguishes between kind and cruel husbands and argues many men deny women real physical strains, claiming nerves are imaginary and wives seek attention for their pains.
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Baer
E. K. Wooley
Kansas City Star
Commuter Declares Support For Reds On Train
A passenger loudly proclaims he now supports the Reds in a debate about Rhode Island Reds chickens. The conductor jokes that the man is only expressing his view on the best hen breed, not politics.
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Rhode Island
Water in cellar prompts trench men comparison
A landlord dismisses a two inch cellar flood by recalling soldiers in trenches who stand in waist high water all day. The exchange contrasts domestic nuisance with wartime hardship, highlighting social disparity during conflict.
Bean Soup Stumpers Customer in Humorous Exchange
A diner teases for clarity as a server presents a humble bean soup. The patron asks to see the bean itself, highlighting a light, comic moment in a restaurant setting. No names or places are given. The exchange centers on a simple dish and a playful misunderstanding.
Divorce Question Riddled by Patience and Patrice
A light exchange notes the first step toward divorce is marriage itself. Patrice jokes that ending a marriage begins with the union rather than a separation, while Patience counters with a wry shrug about the initial commitment.
Porous Plaster and A Thoughtful Adage
A witty snippet contrasts naming plays to draw crowds with sayings about advice, charity, and marriage. It notes that easier to land a husband than keep him, and that new styles are often old ones forgotten.
Suburban Life Described by Resident as Parasite-Ridden
A reader asks about local sites around the suburb and replies that there are many parasites in the area. The exchange highlights concerns about nearby development and quality of life in the community.
Morning After. Mrs. Gayboy-Who brought you home last night
The fragment notes tension between individuals with hostile references. It mentions Gayboy and a question about who accompanied someone home, labeling Gayboy as an enemy. The readable text is fragmented and lacks clear context or events.
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Gayboy
Actor Struggles to Find Take for Leading Part
A struggling actor fails to secure auditions as casting directors pass on his proposed role. He laments invites dry up and keeps searching for a break in the theater scene.
Useless Neutrality Ends In Hidden Nuptials
A Cleveland Plain Dealer joke notes a French maid and German butler who pretended neutrality during the war. Despite months of peacekeeping, the two domestic workers wed yesterday, revealing an old romance that predates the conflict.
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Cleveland Plain, Dealer
Hat controversy over Mrs Pinkey’s borrowed arrival
In a witty exchange from the Cleveland Plain Dealer Mrs Pinkey’s borrowed hat becomes the evening’s talking point. A guest compliments the hat as becoming and notes it is the $30 hat the other woman called a fright.
Fate of the old fashioned soda fountain and a baseball quip
The article muses on the vanished old fashioned soda fountain that once yielded sarsaparilla and jests that the rule of self shaving men leads to fewer baseball chances.
Cancer in Maine Linked to Nonimmune Races
Dr. Charles B. Davenport of Cold Spring Harbor argues Maine’s high cancer rate stems from the presence of nonimmune races in the state. He suggests cancer resistance is a dominant trait and nonresistance arises when both parents belong to a cancer race, a scenario more common where cousin marriages prevail, notably in coastal Maine islands.
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Charles B. Davenport
Eugenics Laboratry
Cold Spring Harbor
N. Y
Maine
When a Man Has Greatness Thrust Upon Him
A man discovers that unexpected responsibility or power makes him feel his own achievement rather than recognizing the chance or fate that placed him there. The remark reflects on pride and perception in leadership moments.
Troubles and Thunderclouds Dissipate Toward View
A brief observation notes that storms often look menacing from afar but lose intensity as they near, with clouds lightening and a calmer horizon emerging as the weather system approaches.
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