Great Baseball Managers Compared For Prestige
The article surveys top managers including Jones of the Chicago Americans Clarke of the Pittsburg Nationals Jennings of the Detroit Americans McGraw of the New York Nationals and Chance of the Chicago Nationals. It praises Clarke for turning a weak start into a leading team while noting Jennings McGraw and Chance as legendary leaders with strong records and tactics.
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Chance
Chicago Nationals
McGraw
New York Nationals
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Chicago Americans
Clarke
Pittsburg Nationals
Jennings
Detroit Americans
National League
Larry Lajoie
Cleveland Americans
Lajoie
Hugh Jennings
Hughie
New York
Silence and Speech in Presidential Campaigns Through History
The piece traces how early candidates like General Scott feared public remarks, citing misquoted lines such as Scot t’s rear fire and a note about a soup to illustrate ridicule. It contrasts Lincoln’s silence with the shift after nomination beginning with James A. Garfield Indian apolis News.
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General Scott
Mexico
Polk
Scott
Abraham Lincoln
James A. Garfield
Indianapolis News
A Woman's Influence On A Firm's Finances
A group of young men sought a four day Saturday holiday from their employer by appealing to his wife. She humorously agrees after they argue her influence over her husband will ease the business woes, and the firm ends with a 12 o'clock closing hour praised for improving affairs.
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Page
Busbana
London
African Elephant Traits and Size Observations
The article notes African elephants’ aggressive defense when attacked and their generally dangerous status. It describes Kongo specimens with very large ears, grayish blue color, and no sacred white elephant sightings. Kongo elephants reach over fourteen feet at the withers, exceed eight tons, with tusks over 200 pounds and six and a half feet long.
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India
Free Speech In England Under Cambridge Lecture
Professor Masterman at Cambridge argued modern England protects liberty of the subject. He noted Hyde Park Sundays breed treason talk abundant enough for a German fortress, yet speakers return home to tea. He claimed Europe lacks a state where attacks on the sovereign are so rare or so resented.
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England
Masterman
Cambridge
Hyde Park
London
Europe
London Graphic
A Limit. Mrs Henpeck Question to Husband Joke
A short humorous exchange from St Paul Pioneer Press where Mrs Henpeck asks what her husband would do if she died and he replies it would drive him crazy. She asks if he would marry again and he says he would not be as crazy as that, implying enduring love with a joke twist.
Secret Revelations Across the Park
A dialogue quoted from Stray Stories contrasts Sparks and Parks on how women handle secrets. Sparks asks why a woman reveals truths. Parks replies a woman has two views: a secret not worth keeping or too good to keep.
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Sparks
Parks
Early Statesmen and a Nation’s Growing Pains
The article recalls Monroe and Madison views on expansion and population growth. It notes Monroe opposing Mississippi ownership and Madison predicting population doubling, with 1789 Census landmarks: New York City 33,000. by 1817 Philadelphia 115,000. Baltimore 55,000. Boston 40,000. Providence 10,000. Dartford 8,000. Pittsburgh 7,000. Cincinnati 7,000. St. Louis 3,500. Chicago a fort. Indianapolis wilderness.
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Monroe
Madison
Washington
Mississippi River
James Monroe
Atlantic Ocean
Mississippi
United States
James Madison
New York City
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Boston
Providence
Dartford
Mittsburg
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Chicago
Indianapolis
Case of Guarnerius Inspires Consolation Tale
A musician consoles a poet with the parable of Guarnerius, the seventeenth century violin maker who prized thick violins. He died poor as the world rejected his work while later unpared Guarnerius violins fetch high value for those who seek them. The tale echoes from the Los Angeles Times.
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Guarnerius
Marie Corelli
Winston Churchill
Hall Caine
Vie
Fascination of an Old Bookstore
A Philadelphia Record observation notes that old bookstores lure patrons to pore over volumes for hours. The proprietor calls the shop a free library in a way, as readers forget their surroundings and sometimes seek out out of print titles, finding the business interesting and fairly profitable.
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Philadelphia Record
Remnants Fuel a Storekeeper's New Trade
A country storekeeper explains to his city cousin that women are remnant mad and buy only remnants. He notes the demand for remnant lengths at lower prices and jokes that this craze is driving his shift to a remnant-focused business.
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Los Angeles Times
Judge questions son’s exit as daughter confirms appeal
The judge asks his eldest daughter about a young man leaving the house. She confirms an injunction against his coming here was issued but overridden after he appealed to a higher court and his mother reversed the decision.
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Mr. Tiff
Papa
Run Down Run Down Bridegroom Mentioned After Chase
Dialogue notes the bride appearing lovely while the bridegroom looks worn after a long chase. The exchange from the Philadelphia Press hints at a pursuit ending with the man caught, implying a dramatic event surrounding the nuptials.
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Tom
Nell
Philadelphia Press
Woes of the Amateur Cartoon Exchange
A light London Tit-Bits joke and Italian proverb share a moment of humor about gardening and pride. The strip quips that seeds may be planted upside down and notes pride rides out then walks back.
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London
Gloucester Declared Greatest Fishing Center in the United States
The Springfield Union notes Gloucester's long standing role as a premier fishing hub. It describes bustling wharfs with two masted schooners, crews cleaning thousands of fish, hoses removing waste, high pressure water washing, and drying, boxing, and packing fish ready for global shipment.
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United States
Gloucester
Nen
Springfield Union
Imagination and Insomnia at the Sanitarium
A nervous patient complains of noise from No 22 in the sanitarium. The doctor moves the next room resident to the roof for quiet. The next morning the patient reports perfect sleep, revealing the power of imagination in nerve illness. No 22 had not slept in three weeks.
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Troman
Pleasant Welcome Routine at New York Home
A New York mistress trained a blunt second girl to be agreeable with visitors. The next day the staffer, at the door, greeted a caller by grasping the hand and dragging her inside to announce the visit, surprising the mistress with friendly zeal.
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New York
New York Sun
Canaries of Paris and Chickweed Trade Noted in City
The Bulletin des Halles cites about 400000 canaries in Paris and a daily chickweed trade valued at $2000. The calculation yields only 2 cents per bird. A Parisian points to much land between Suresnes and Courbevoie devoted to cultivation.
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Paris
Bulletin Des Halles
Suresnes
Courbevole
The Excitement in the Roadway Humor
A Washington Star quip captures a driver who seeks excitement not from speed but from the rapidity with which pedestrians yield. The remark reflects urban road life and the tension between motorists and pedestrians in busy streets.
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Washington Star
Feminine Nerves in a Silk Skirt Debate
A Wellington Free Lance piece contrasts anxious women with hypernervous ones and jokes that only the incessant rustle of silk would unsettle such nerves. The column riffs on gendered nerves with witty critique.
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Wellington
Free Lance
Sticks to His Word Revealed in Telegram Quip
A New York Telegram quips that a man "sticks to every word he says" despite a stutter, contrasting necessity with art as quoted from Aeschylus.
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New York Telegram
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