Special election on Port of Seattle bonds for waterfront improvement
Port Commission proposes bonds to raise 396000 for Central Waterfront Improvement Unit 4 as part of Harbor Improvements. Bonds range 1000 or 1600 each, mature up to 42 years, interest 5 percent, paid from net income and taxes if needed. Public vote set March 2 1914 with polling hours listed for Seattle and outside precincts.
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Northwestern University Plans Coed Swim Rule
A sensational note claims Northwestern University considered a rule forcing female students to learn swimming. The item alleges a cruel plan to push women into deep water, reflecting the era’s gender tensions and sensational sensationalism in campus reporting.
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Barham Traded from Victoria to San Francisco
Duke trim pitcher Barham a promising youngster from the Victoria club has been awarded to San Francisco. Cincinnati drafted Barham but returned him. Hosing taught Austin Salt’s gymnasium.
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Umpire Charley Rigler’s Path From Machine Shop to Field
National League umpire Charley Rigler learned umpiring by chance when he saw Charlee Powers of Pittsburg call games in 190%. Powers quit his machine shop job to umpire, and Rigler has been making calls in summer seasons since. In winter he studies law.
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Murphy Exits as Taft Faces New President at Chicago Club
Charley Taft and stockholders oust Murphy after Taft buys Murphy’s stake. Harry Ackerman named as possible new president amid grounds leased by the Federal league in Brooklyn near Washington Heights. Packey McFarland shifts toward Australia sparring plans while King Baseball endures a yearlong national season.
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Washington Heights
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Spring training mocked as major league joke in opener
The piece blasts spring training as a publicity scheme for major league clubs. It argues teams use warm weather trips to generate newspaper coverage rather than develop players, noting many clubs rush south for long, low-effort sessions and “advertising” trips.
Weather and training talk for early April season
A prospective coach notes a Northbound early April start and a month of cold, miserable weather shaping team conditioning. He imagines a wiser plan to move the squad south in March for two weeks of intensive work.
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