Giants Land New Catcher In Dallas Texas League Move
Owner Joe Gardner of the Dallas team in the Texas league signs catcher Mike Murphy after a circuit of big league pools. Murphy is released to Dallas by the St Louis Nationals and previously sent to Cincinnati before Hank O Day released him to the Cardinals. He will report to Dallas at once.
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Giants Land
Joe Gardner
Dallas
Mike Murphy
St. “Louis ‘Nationals
Cincin
Hank O'Day
Baseball Summerside Stance Sparks League Debate
Discussion heats over baseball season length as Pres Witman criticizes the independent league stance. The debate questions players’ workload and the idea of a six month season, contrasting with traditional schedules.
Humiliating Work Demands for Struggling Baseball Player
The report describes a season of deprivation for a baseball player who earns a year's salary for 12 months, then faces a five month vacation and a month before the busy period starts. He is forced to quit the farm and haul wood, stay in a low cost hotel at a resort, and endure five dollars a day in free accommodations. The quote laments the employer's treatment as humiliating and unfair.
Decision Goes to Hyland in Salt Lake City Bout
Salt Lake City fighter Fighting Dick Bysene lost a bout to Matty Balawit in Salt Lake City on April 30. The Associated Press reports the decision favored Hyland after the round.
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Hyland
Associated Press
Salt Lake City
Utah
Dick Bysene
Salt Lake ‘City
Matty “Balawit
D. D. D. Lotion Claim For Instant Skin Relief
Hot weather brings skin trouble but a few drops of D. D. D. Prescription for Eczema instantly soothe itching. Usually priced at 1.00 a bottle, a special arrangement offers the size for 25 cents. A. M. Fischer, Houston St. and Alamo Plaza.
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A. M. Fischer
Houston St
Alamo Plaza
Plan to Raise 75000 for International Fair Feasibility
Trustees Henry L. Hailif Dr. Frederick Terrell and Fred W. Cook call for civic groups to form committees and canvass for a 75000 bond issue within 60 days to save the fair and continue the annual exposition. The Young Men's Business League proposal was declined as it sought management control in exchange for 25000 while 50000 in bonds would be provided.
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Henry L. Hailif
Frederick Terrell
Fred W. Cook
Young Men’s Business League
Traction Company
Justice for Players Emphasizes Upheld Contracts
The national commission’s rule ensures minor league clubs must honor contracts with players signed by major league clubs. It condemns past practice of reassigning players to minors before salaries, demanding integrity in contract enforcement across organized baseball.
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National Commission
Wellesley Seniors Versus Juniors Baseball Showdown
Wellesley College declares a five game series between the Seniors Athletics led by Edith Sackett of Rockford and the Juniors Giants led by Flo MacCreedy of Andover. Sackett is a pitcher and MacCreedy an outfielder as scholars compete in a baseball championship overshadowing scholarship contests.
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Dghy Massy
Wellesley College
Athletics
Giants
Edith
Sackett
Rockford
Ill
Flo MacCreedy
Andover
Miss Sackett
Miss MacCreedy
Wellesley
Pitcher Mark Allison Released to Montgomery Club
8 ST. LOUIS, April 30. Pitcher Mark Allison of the St. Louis American league club has been released to the Montgomery club of the Southern league.
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Associated Press
ST. Louis
Mark Allison
Montgomery
Skyscrapers Built On Quicksand
A historical note clarifies quicksand types and foundation limits for New York skyscrapers. It explains the Manhattan ground extends deep with loads up to three tons per square foot, contrasts fill and bedrock bearing, and warns about settling on filled or loose soils.
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New York
Manhattan Island
Broadway
Anchoring a Skyscraper Theme in May Strand
A fragment notes that no force man has produced can damage the structure, quoted from Anchoring a Skyscraper in the May Strand. The line suggests resilience and engineering resolve within the periodical’s essay.
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May
Sullivan Beats Wuest in Boston Boxing Bout
Mike Sullivan of Boston defeated Harry Wuest of Cincinnati in a 10 round boxing match held last night in Cincinnati.
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Sullivan
Mill
Cincinnati
Mike
Twin) Sullivan
Boston
Harry Wuest
Local Castroville resident praises Foley's Honey and Tar
J. G. Hall writes from Castroville Texas that Foley's Honey and Tar Compound reliably cures colds coughs and la grippe after twenty years of use in his family Edwards King Drug Co sponsors the note.
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J. G. Hall
Castroville
Texas
Foley
Edwards King Drug Co
Royal Tennis and Lovers Portrait in Chronicle Fragments
The London Chronicle notes tennis as the oldest ball game linked to kings and Arthurian romance. It traces royal play at Windsor under Henry VII and Henry VIII, who is named an expert. The passage ends with a playful Bride declaring love for George to a customs inspector.
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France
Italy
Henry VII
Windsor
Henry VIII
London Chronicle
George
Foley Kidney Pills End Kidney Trouble Says Mrs Oliver
Mrs J C Oliver of Ticktow Louisiana endorses Foley Kidney Pills claiming eighteen months of kidney trouble ended in three days of use. She says the pills gave relief and are fine from personal experience. Edwards King Drug Co.
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J.C. Oliver
Ticktow
Foley
Edwards King Drug Co
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