From Crook to Honest Life An Ex-Criminal's Turning Point
Jim Lillis once a famed bank sneaks master, born in Ireland in 1853 and raised in Cincinnati then New York. After seven prison terms across two continents and a bold Chemical National Bank hit, he renounced crime at age 51, choosing honest work and declaring his profession finally over.
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Long John" Walsh
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Sophie Lyons
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Supreme Court of the State
Drooping Muzzles Plague Long Wire Guns In War Plants
Army and navy engineers study muzzle droop in long guns caused by weight. Wire wound 12 inch guns about 60 feet long bend ~1. minutes of arc at the muzzle while built up types droop ~2% minutes. Temperature differences within the gun also bend the barrel, affecting projectile stability up to 500 yards or more.
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Election Day Crowd Sees Vote Count In Courthouse
A North Carolina courthouse gathering watched the official vote tally after an election. An adding machine aided the counting while rural attendees showed distrust. a defeated candidate lamented the "separator" cheated him out of victory.
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North Carolina
John G at breakfast jokes about steak patent infringement
At a hotel breakfast John G. wryly declares the tough beef a potential infringement on the Goodyear patent, laying down his knife and fork as he speaks to the table.
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Goodyear
Duffy Pushes to Carry Full Twenty Five Man Sox Roster
Manager Duffy urged keeping the full twenty five man limit for the season to develop young talents like Waters. He argued minors hinder growth as players learn from big leaguers and league peers, and that sending them down rarely improves performance.
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Telegraph bowling match draws Oakland crowds
Sporting gossip notes a Sunday pre noon telegraph bowling match in Oakland drawing patrons. Ad die Joss reportedly weakened his arm while Cal back Jimmy Callahan earns praise as the decade’s wonder and Cal’s return is described with vengeance. Gue Dushon signs with Lincoln as utility infielder.
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Highlanders
Veterans Among Infielders Highlight Long Major League Careers
The article notes veterans like Fred Tenney, newly named Boston Nationals manager, who began in 1894 and spent most of his career with Boston. Harry Davis of the Athletics enters his eleventh straight season, while Rhody Wallace and Larry Lajoie are also long-time majors veterans with ties to Cleveland, Philadelphia, and Pittsburgh.
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McGraw
Harry Davis
Connie Mack
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Rhody Wallace
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Wallace
Pat Tebeau
Cleveland
Oxygen Breathing Help Extends Breath Hold Nine Minutes
Popular Mechanics notes English experiments suggesting oxygen use can boost performance. A London hospital medical school test found a doctor held his breath nine minutes and three seconds after five minutes of breathing oxygen from a bag.
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Oxygen beforehand lets athlete hold breath for race
Dr Leonard Hill claims taking oxygen before a quarter mile race enables an athlete to hold his breath during the event. He suggests the saved energy can be used to run faster.
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Leonard Hill
Jockeys Sign Up For European Contracts
Four prominent jockeys sailed from New York to ride for European patrons this turf season. Fred Herbert Micky Miles Vincent Powers and Willie Knapp signed foreign contracts. Herbert Powers and Knapp will ride for Baron Oppenheimer and Richard Heinal in Germany under trainer James H. McCormick. Miles, called the Irish King by Willie Shaw, rides for M Eygedi in Austria.
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Fred Herbert
Micky Miles
Vincent Powers
Willie Knapp
Herbert Powers
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Baron Oppenheimer
Richard Heinal
James H. McCormick
Germany
Miles
McCurdy Files Protest Over Havana Prize Decision
A. J. D. McCurdy has protested to the Aero Club of America against awarding the $3,000 City of Havana prize to Rene Barrier. McCurdy alleges he completed the Havana route between Camp Columbia and Morro Castle in 16 minutes 25 seconds on February 5, within the January 25 to March 1 window.
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