Buddhist statue in Korea fuels theory of pre Columbian Buddhism in Americas
Professor Frederick Starr of the University of Chicago argues that the ten foot Buddha at Kyong Ju and a surrounding semi subterranean temple show strong artistic links to the bronze Japanese Buddhas of Nara and Kamakura and resemble Central American monuments. He plans further study to support a claim that Buddhism existed in the American continent 1,200 years ago.
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Korea
Kyong Ju
Frederick Starr
University of Chicago
Starr
Nara
Kamakura
Yucatan
Central America
Mexico
American
Chicago
Orient
Silla
Professor Starr
Manuel Gonzales
United States
Seattle
Admiral Togo
Japan
German to Fly Over Ocean in Atlantic Dirigible Run
Dr. Paul Gans sails for Europe to prepare for a March start from Teneriffe with a relay fleet of warships guarding the route to the Florida coast. He will pass Paris Munich Berlin Teneriffe then reach Cuba and the United States as guards assist his crossing.
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Paul Gans
Atlantic
Dirigible
New York
Europe
Teneriffe
Florida
Beckman
Gans
Paris
Munich
Berlin
Alfonso
Canary Islands
Gane
Newsboy Feeds Horseshoe Craving Birds in Cold
In Kansas City a newsboy shivers beside Hotel Baltimore as snow birds gather nearby. He shares a sandwich fragment with the birds, while a traveling man sits frozen by the cold and contemplates helping the boy. No aid is offered.
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Kansas City
Baltimore
Jealous Bulgarian Attacks Italian Singer in Bucharest
In Bucharest a jealous Bulgarian named Jodna Rescoul entered the room of seventeen year old opera star Chiarina Giacomo and threw vitriol in her face. Rescoul then killed himself as police closed in. The singer was rushed to a hospital and described as a noted beauty.
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Bucharest
Jodna Rescoul
Chiarina Giacommo
Vitrol
Rescoul
Multilingual Judge Joins Two Chicago Weddings
Municipal Judge Sabath used four foreign languages in marrying two couples in Chicago. In the first ceremony a Slav wed a Lithuanian girl. in the second the partners were Bohemian and Polish.
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Foor
Chicago
Sabath
Earnings of Thoroughbreds for 1911
The bulk of top money winners from the 1911 American season retired to winter quarters. When full statistics are compiled the totals will mirror the table. Notable retirements include Round the World Follie Levy Calisse Lady Rankin Arasee and others. Those with winnings over 6000 include Sheridan Round the Wk High Private and Calisse.
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Follie Levy
Calisse
Lady Rankin
Arasee
Prophet Spangler predicts 1912 will bring turmoil and war
York observer notes Lee J. Spangler self styled last of the prophets warns 1912 will bring trouble across the land with intensified capital labor clashes a weak business mood widespread distress among elites and global conflicts yet cautions the world will not end this year and safety ends by 1915
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York
Lee J. Spangler
Spangler
Arctic Animals Kept Warm at Lincoln Park Zoo
In Lincoln Park Zoo, during a cold spell, Arctic region animals were kept warm as the superintendent kept the outdoor cages heated. The animals slept beside the heat as a sign of appreciation.
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Chicago
Lincoln Park Zoo
Arctic
Anger Triggers Higher Blood Sugar Says Harvard Doctor
Dr W B Cannon of Harvard argues anger raises blood sugar more than calm, explaining the strong muscle demand for sweetness. The report notes the link between emotion and glucose levels as observed in experiments.
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Baltimore
W. B. Cannon
Harvard
Boston Disposes of Purtell in Six-Player Trade
Six Boston players join Jersey City of the International League in a deal that sends Purtell along with Harold Janvrin Martin McHale Walter Lonergan Myers Jack Thoney and Billy Purtell to the New Jersey team. Purtell contested the move, arguing his contract stood, but the national commission denied back pay after his release.
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Boston
Jersey City
Harold Janvrin
McInnis
Martin McHale
Walter Lonergan
Myers
Jack Thoney
Billy Purtell
Chicago White Sox
New Jersey
Purtell
White Sox
Toronto
National Commission
Barney Oldfield Barred From Indianapolis Speedway
Barney Oldfield, once hailed as the world’s speed king, cannot drive at the Indianapolis motor speedway despite possible reinstatement by the American Automobile association. Track management announced this after reports of a planned 1912 match race with Bob Burman, current holder of the world free for all straightaway mile records, drew scrutiny.
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Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Barney Oldfield
American Automobile Association
Oldfield
Bob Burman
The
Motor Speedway
Australian athlete sets endurance marks with Indian clubs
Tom Burrows, at the National Sporting Club in London, swung Indian clubs for 30 hours without a break. In August he broke records by swinging 98 hours 50 minutes in Tamworth, New South Wales, aiming for 1060 hours.
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National Sporting Club
London
Tom Burrows
Tamworth
New South Wales
Lelivelt Moves from Washington to Rochester
Jack Lelivelt, three season outfielder for the Washington Americans, is released to the Rochester club in the Eastern League.
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Jack Levielt
Washington Americans
Rochester
Old Timers Fade As New Talents Rise In Baseball And Boxing
Abe Attell shines in New York praise for Baby Bliss and boxing legends. Nelson called the liveliest corpse while Cy Moreing readies a Pacific Coast cannon for baseball. Yale builds a new cage, Waddell returns to stage, Bombardier Wells praised but nervy. Detroit Tigers figures Cobb Mary Jennings loom as future club acts.
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Abe Attell
New York
Baby Bliss
Redmond
Nelson
Cy Moreing
Yale University
New Haven
Billy Sullivan
Nix
Doc White
Clark Griffith
Harry Davis
Cleveland
Cregg
Krapp
Lajoie
Jackson
Ryan
Rube Waddell
Rube
Ohio
Bombardier Wells
London
Moriarity
Detroit Tigers
Cobb
Mary
Jennings
Tigers
The
White Rats
Vets Passing Out As Major Leagues Rebuild
Veterans across sixteen major league clubs are fading from regular action or leaving the game. Kid Elberfeld retires with a fighter's memory, while Cubs and Giants show shifting rosters. Contributory clubs like Athletics and Senators grow younger, underscoring a quest for fresh blood as players reach about thirty.
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Kid Elberfeld
Washington
Elberfeld
Jennings
Cubs
White Sox
Sox
Sullivan
Tannehill
Tanny
Giants
McGann
Strang
Dahlen
Mertes
Seymour
Bowerman
Detroit
Cleveland
Boston
St. Louis
Phils
Senators
Brooklyn
Sleds Turned Dirigible Rides With Steering Bar Innovation
In Scientific American an article by J A Bergstrov outlines converting a common girl’s sled into a flexible dirigible sled. A steering lever moves a transverse bar to curve the runners and follow curved tracks. The design lowers the sled’s profile and extends runners for speed, with hollowed shoes and concave runners to improve grip and steering.
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J. A .Bergstroy
Scientific American
Hogan’s Brooklyn Deal Sentiment Sparks Baseball Banter
Vernon manager Hap Hogan teased Brooklyn boss Charles H. Ebbets at a San Antonio minor league meeting. Hogan joked he would take Vernon to Brooklyn to build a strong ball team, prompting laughs as Ebbets tried to salvage the moment with jokes of his own.
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Hap Hogan
Vernon
San Antonio
Hogan
Charles H. Ebbets
Brooklyn
Ebbets
New Boston Park to Rise in Boston for 1912 Season
New Boston Park at Huntington Avenue under construction with occupancy planned in spring 1912. The American League baseball grounds will be larger than the former Huntington Avenue facility, costing nearly 300000 dollars and featuring stands for about 30000 spectators.
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Boston
Huntington Avenue
Brown University Captain Kicker Rusty Ashbaugh Sets Season Mark
Brown University football captain Rusty Ashbaugh is credited with kicking 25 goals from 26 touch downs in the recently completed season. The record highlights his precise kicking and leadership for the team.
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Rusty” Ashbaugh
Brown University
Jnst
Puns and Riddles in a Quick Sight Gag
A collection of light jokes and one liners about photographers planets caterpillars quills coaches and trades. Each riddle plays on word meaning and everyday objects to create a small humorous twist suitable for a humorous column.
Hen Lays Nestful of Chicks Inspires Child’s Joy
A young girl, Margie, bursts into the house exclaiming with delight that the speckled hen has laid a nest full of baby chicks, signaling a small farm event.
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Margie
Precept and Practice On the Porch
A minister's daughter asks a young man about church this evening. He recalls the preacher's past rebukes and muses on the text Love One Another. He quietly proposes they let the elderly minister preach while they sit on the porch and practice.
Liking for Dolls Is Varied by Social Standing
In a department store the two girls contrast in dress and demeanor as a blue robed blue eyed doll captures the poorer child. Clerks note the fad for character dolls, started in Germany, now widespread in America, reflecting class notions and desire for personalized dolls modeled after real children.
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Germany
Manner of Going to Sleep and Animal Sniff Cues
The piece explains how humans fall asleep in stages starting with sight then taste smell and hearing with touch last. It notes that a quick awakening can come from a cool hand on the forehead and contrasts cats whose sense of smell stays awake while other senses sleep. It suggests testing cats by presenting food near their nose to trigger waking.
European doll becomes nursery favorite in London and beyond
A quaint European doll designed to rival the teddy bear gains popularity in nurseries. Sold in pairs, the doll is emerging as a preferred toy in London and throughout Mayland as children embrace the new plaything.
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Europe
Ular
London
Mayland
Blossie Fears Turkey Gobbler in Farm Visit
Blossie, a city child visiting the country with her grandmother, is frightened by a large gobbler in the barnyard. The grandmother teases her about eating turkey yesterday, and Blossie notes the bird is not cooked.
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Blossie
Cultivate Art of Cookery and Culinary Culture
The passage argues cooking is a fine art learned by study and practice, though great chefs are born not made. Mastery aids culture like language aids literature and music aids appreciation of art. It emphasizes effort to reach higher branches of the culinary craft.
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Paul Gane
Sheridan
Zeus Eateree
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the Manager
Azylade St. Bass
H. C. Hallenbeck
R. Condran
Miss Hanover
Gov. Gray
Garry Herrmann- Alam
N Smith
Adam-Shaft
Hildredth
Eliza We News
P. Randolph Vee
Broomatick
Sue R. F. Carman
Tacktora
Nelse
W. G Yanke
Beeecares
W. McLemore
J. W Schorr Ween
G M Odom
F F. Gallardo
T Cc McDowell
H. c Hallenbeck
Beverwyck Stable
L. Johnson
B. A. Trammell
J R. Wainwright
Government Farm
Department of Agriculture
Darby
Billy Partell
Lelivelt
Athletics New Bunch
Chas. Ebbets
New Boston Park
Clonds
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