Public men and their outdoor pastimes in Taft era
An article notes President Taft favors golf motoring and horseback riding as leisure while his physician advised balance. It details Taft's golf origins with Justice Harlan, his White House years, and Vice President Sherman's similar interests and garden hobby, referencing cabinet members and Supreme Court figures.
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Supreme Court
Congress
United States
Eags
Taft
Canada
Tait
Justice Harlan
United States Supreme Court
Justice McKenna
White House
Sherman
Public figures reveal varied pursuits beyond politics
The piece lists cabinet members and senators engaged in sports and hobbies from golf and horseback riding to fishing and mountain climbing. It notes Knox's calm precision as a sportsman, Dickinson's marksmanship, Meyer’s salmon fishing, and Hitch cock’s athletic past, among others. It also highlights J. Pierpont Morgan as a major art patron with a passion for collecting and world travel. Count von Bernstorff is described as an avid motorist.
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Roosevelt
Knox
Valley Forge
Philadelphia
Dickinson
Meyer
Canada
Hitchcock
Harvard
Nagel and
Ballinger
Bailinger
Fred Werner Carpenter
United States Senate
Elkins
Warren
Bourne
Oregon
Senator Beveridge
Maine Woods
Dolliver
Bes Moines
George
Dofliver
Iowa
Governor Hughes
New York
Timothy Wood- Tut
J. Fierpont Morgan
New York Yacht Club
London
South Kensington
Count von Bernstorff
New Year’s Resolutions Tied to Paper Filing
A Baltimore American remark ponders if resolutions survive. The joke notes success depends on filing all written papers, hinting at orderly record keeping as a path to achievement.
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Baltimore
Americar
The Annual Exodus to Europe Draws Yankee Travel
A 1908 era essay notes a rising American migration to Europe with ships filling North Atlantic liners. Optimists forecast a banner year with increased business and high fares from $105 to $235 per voyage as April and June rise toward peak travel. The Brussels exposition and Oberammergau Passion Play lure travelers, while middle western passengers rise on sea voyages.
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North Atlantic
Euurope
America
Lusitania
Mauretania
Kronprinzessin Cecelie
Adriatic
Kaiserin
Provence
Bobby Learns About Cement Nouns In Practical Lesson
A Philadelphia Times note describes Bobby Armstrong tackling spelling and grammar at school. He learns about concrete and cement nouns, realizing the phrase cement nouns is a misapplication of grammar and semantics in a humorous, teachable moment.
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Bobby
Bobby Armstrong
Baltimore Avenue Way
Association of Ideas
Philadelophia Times
Population capacity and density across nations
A fragment argues population density by country versus square mile figures and land use. It cites Belgium, Saxony, the United States, and Japan with lofty densities and hypothetical farming yields to claim earth could support vastly more people than current totals, calculating billions in potential capacity.
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Belgium
Saxony
United States
Japan
Old argument revived by Comiskey praise
Ty Cobb is hailed as the greatest baseball player by Charles Comiskey in a Chicago paper. Other owners largely back Comiskey while Fred Clarke hints at Hans Wagner, and Cubs stars like Johnny Evers and Frank Chance weigh in on the debate. The piece notes tension over Kling and Chance and predicts a forthcoming revelation that could shock fans.
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Charles Comiskey
Chicago White Sox
Chicago
Ty Cobb
Fred Clarke
Pittsburg Pirates
Comiskey
Clarke
Hans Wagner
Cobb
Sox
Johnny Evers
Chicago Cubs
Evers
Little John
Frank Chance
Chance
Trojan
Joe Tinker
Cub
Kling
Cubs
Pirates
Heine Zimmerman
Floyd Krok
Johnny Kling
St. Louis
Tom Needham
Kansas City
Cooper Daily Crowd Draws 2000 Plus In Boston Claims
The Cooper medicine tour in Boston draws over two thousand daily with sixty five thousand through the visit, attributed to stomach health as the key to overall wellness. A Chelsea resident testifies to dramatic relief after one bottle, while the ad urges readers to seek Cooper’s New Discovery from local druggists.
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L. T. Coopers
Boston
Mr. Cooper
Cooper
Frank D. Brown
Bloomingdale Street
Chelsea
Mass
Cooper Medicine Co
Dayton
Ohio
Briceland Umpire Noted For Small Stature In Central League
Barney Briceland, set to umpire in the Central league this season, will be the smallest indicator on any ball field. He stands under five feet tall and is light in weight. A native of East Liverpool, Ohio, he has worked in the Ohio Pennsylvania league as a substitute and once held an indicator in a western league. He is a porter by trade.
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Briceland
Barney Briceland
East Liverpool
Johnson Heads Coast for Big Fight Transport Costs Revealed
Johnson’s party spent about 1500 dollars to move trainers entourage and his automobile to San Francisco. Johnson plans to press Jack Welch as referee, while Jeffries supports Welch but Berger will decide for him.
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Johnson
Jack Johnson
San Francisco
Chicago
Jack Welch
Jeffries
Welch
Berger
Cy Young Turns 43 Despite Long Career
Denton T. Young celebrated his forty third birthday amid praise for his long career. Cy Young is described as tireless, encouraging to younger players, and always striving to make the best of every situation on the ball field.
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Cy” Young
Denton T. Young
Tri-State Talent Key to McAleer’s Last-Place Stand
Manager McAleer of Washington relies on Tri-State talent to move from last place. Eight players Reisling Gray Ung iaab Miller Street Crooks Ohl and Leliwell have appeared in Carpenter's league.
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McAleer
Washington
Reisling
Gray
Ungiaab
Miller
Street
Crooks
Ohl
Leliwell
Carpenter
Baseball Players Refuse Williamsport Offer
First Baseman Calhoun and Billy Keister, once noted in higher baseball circles, refuse to sign with the Williamsport team of the Tri State league at the offered salary of 175 dollars per month.
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Calhoun
Billy Keister
Williamsport
Gentlemen Two Street Cleaners Clash on Broadway
An altercation between two street cleaning department workers occurred as they drove carts along upper Broadway. One man, described as red-faced and bulbous-nosed, taunted the other, who retorted that he is a gentleman. The exchange included insults about social status and job.
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Upper Broadway
New York Press
Ocean Liner Question Stirs Quiet Domestic Moment
In a brief exchange a woman asks why ships are called ocean liners. He jokes about a hot one rolling into a puddle, then leaves for business and she phones the doctor about him.
Improper Garlic Trick For Perfect Opera Record Play
A humorous dialogue features two men discussing a phonograph and Italian opera records. One claims a method to reproduce them perfectly by rubbing garlic on the record before playing, prompting curiosity and disbelief from the other man.
Of Another Feather in a Chicago Post brief
A playful exchange at a grocery and a cook is recorded with a wag of humor. The boy asks for something “aig” and the cook directs to “lay ’em under the refrigerator” while another boy objects, in a kitchen scene from the Chicago Post.
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Chicago Post
First Kiss Blushes Girl in Embarrassed Moment
A girl blushes when a young man kisses her for the first time, feeling embarrassed at the thought that he might not have kissed her otherwise.
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