First pro baseball club payroll from 1869 Reds
Forty four years ago the Cincinnati Reds formed the world's first paid baseball club. The 1869 season ran March 15 to November 15 with a perfect 1 000 record and a total payroll of 9 500 dollars for ten players. The article lists salaries for George Wright Harry Wright Asa Brainard and others, noting the era’s rough play and the sport’s humble financial start.
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Cincinnati Reds
Asa Brainerd
George Wright
No Hit Pitches and Baseball Notes From Early Season
Moe of Winnipeg joins the no hit pitcher roll in the Northern league. Billy Gordon becomes a Texas-Oklahoma league umpire after Durant. Clarence Ford signs with Bill Hurley’s Western Canada team. Derrill Pratt and Gus Williams boost the Browns with timely hitting. Anniston racks up 56 runs in a Georgia Alabama League three game set with La Grange. Yokohama Nelson exclaims the toughest ball is the little roller along the base line. Addie Joss says pitching is 80 percent of defense. without pitching no clubs win regularly. Olson of the Naps shows nerve in a Philadelphia Cleveland game by sacrificing on the third strike. Walter Johnson dubbed the human gatling gun and target. Jake Stahl’s Red Sox slated for third. Washington and Philadelphia look stronger than the champions. Moose Jaw’s Steele throws another no hitter against Calgary on May 19, second in a week. Capron, ex Minnesota athlete, moves from the Phillies to Baltimore as a fast infielder.
Umpire Jim Johnstone's Rise From Player to Indicator Boss
Jim Johnstone left the National League umpire staff after clashing with President Tom Lynch. He had shown hitting form in the American Association and began umpiring on the Pacific coast after malaria reduced him. His success led to offers to pitch again, but he chose the umpire life, believing it would outlast a batter.
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Jim Johnstone
Tom Lynch
Charlie Comiskey
St. Paul
Ban Johnson
Matt Killilea
Connie Mack
Charlie Somers
Comiskey
Grand Rapids
Mich
Deacon Ellis
Teacon
Johnstone
Newark
Pacific Coast
Jim
Lynch
Milan and Cobb base stealing compares in debate
The Boston Herald reports a Detroit observation with George Moriarty saying Clyde Milan is not as dangerous a base stealer as Ty Cobb. Milan is fast and earned his steals, but Cobb often hits for doubles and benefits from fewer chances to steal third.
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Clyde Milan
Ty Cobb
George Moriarty
Detroit
Boston Herald
George
Milan
Cobb
Tiger
World Egg Preferences Across National Tastes
A whimsical survey outlines how different nationalities prefer eggs. The English and French favor three minute eggs with peeling or dipping, the Spaniard and Italian favor short boil times and cold water or liquid contents, the German treats eggs almost liquid, and the American often eats hard boiled eggs with pepper salt and minced yolk mixed with toast.
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Sherlock Holmes
Cure of scalp eczema by Cuticura remedies reported
Mrs Geo F Clark of Iberia Missouri says five years of scalp eczema and a severe ringworm like condition were cured using Cuticura Ointment and Cuticura Soap. She notes hair regrowth and relief from itching after treatment begun in spring 1912. Cuticura advertised with free samples and 32 page Skin Book from Boston.
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Iberia
Geo. F. Clark
Mar
Cuticura
Dept. L
Boston
New York's New Postoffice
The new New York post office, a 6 million dollar granite building five stories high and two blocks long, rises 101 feet to the top. It uses 165000 cubic feet of granite 18000 tons of steel 7000000 bricks and 200000 square feet of glass. The main corridor features buff marble white plaster and glass two stories high 20 feet wide and 280 feet long with 400000 square feet of working space inside.
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New York
New Postoffice
Pennsylvania Station
Popular Mechanics
Identity clue in insurance medical exam noted as strong Cornish accent
A historical note cites a life insurance medical exam where the identification blank included the phrase He has a strong Cornish ac cent. The Western company received the examiner's report referencing this distinguishing feature to identify the insured after death.
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Lippincott’s
Satirical exchange on suffragists and antis
A humorous remark contrasts suffragists as unmarried women with antis as those who still have uncles. The quip plays on marriage status and political labels.
Parawax Sealing Keeps Jellies Preserves Fresh
Sealed with paraf wax keeps jelly preserves and catup lasting indefinitely with natural flavor. Parawax sealing is simple with no tops to struggle with and no paper caps required. Pour refined paraffin directly on the cooled contents for an airtight seal.
London and its Lumber in Notes and Queries
A reflective piece on London street notices for old hackney carriages and lamp post ads. The author laments the persistence of relics amid changing transport, noting decades of vacancy and imagining future eras with omni-aeros and new questions in Notes and Queries.
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London
Europe
Fly catching pays for Shreveport man
Bartsch of Shreveport earns a living selling flies to the city board of health. In two days his net was 24 dollars and 20 cents after buying about 100 traps. He drove premiums by collecting in fly ridden districts and lowered purchases to 20 cents a quart, continuing work as long as funds last.
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Shreveport
City Board of Health
Bartsch
Health Board
Treasury
Philadelphia man dies by own action with 800 pound safe
Jacob Rabinowitz, 54, of Philadelphia, used a safe and a wood block to commit suicide. He placed a strap around his neck, then removed the support as the heavy safe toppled onto him. He was found by his wife and died before a doctor could arrive, after weeks of despondency over losing a lawsuit.
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Jacob Rabinowitz
Philadelphia
Penn
Quote on restless man and hidden grievances
A terse exchange notes a man who constantly acts without pause. The speaker quips that his ceaseless kicking prevents him from discovering his true grievances. The remark highlights restless behavior and unexamined motives in a sharply observed moment.
There Is One Bad Thing About Beginning a Joy Ride
A quip notes the risk of ending up on the trouble wagon after starting a joy ride. The line frames misadventure as a consequence of reckless amusement.
Man vs Wife Desertion Suit Over Ninety Year Old Couple
The man who depends entirely on others will rarely reach the front. David Worthblew, ninety, of Suntury, Pa., faces a desertion suit filed by his eighty year old wife.
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David Worthblew
Suntury
Castoria and Infant Mortality Cited in Public Notice
A tobacco of misused narcotics in children’s remedies is blamed for high infant mortality across nations. The text urges Castoria as a safe alternative and warns that many products contain opium or morphine. It emphasizes timely use to save infant lives and notes concerns about narcotic tinctures and syrups.
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Tyrus Cobb
Wagmer
Walter Johnson
Major League Baseball
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Fred Wateran
Charles Swengy
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Dovelar Aliteon
Andrew Leonard
Calwin McVey
Richard Hurley
The
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Honus Wagner
Moe
Winnipeg
Roll
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Durant
Clarence Ford
Russell Ford
New York Americans
Bill Hurley
Western Canada
Derrill Pratt
Gus Williams
Browns
Anniston
la Grange
Whitcher
Yokohama
Nelson
del Gamer
Detroit Tiger
Addie Joss
Olson
Naps
Gatling Guo
Jake Stahl
Boston Red Sox
Washington
Steele
Moose Jaw
Calgary
Capron
University of Minnesota
Baltimore
Phillies
George Moriarity
Standard Oil Company
Indiana Corporation
Chicago
Icc
Ee Frurrs & Necet
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Swift Current
Atmiet
Canada
Manitoba
Askatchewan
Alberta
Nethery
Gardner Olde
Toledo
Ohio
Traction Terminal
Indianapol
Carter
Patte Eesimfeet
Allen
S. Olmsted
le Roy
St. Harvey Thato County
River Street
Troy
Pildealers
Maekold Somers
Brooklys
Riles
Kristi
Tarney
Auburn
Juds
General Hopital
Rawlins Gen. Hospital
Rawlins
Wyoming
Warsa
Men and Wolves
Zach Famil
Leeds Tupply Co
Kokom
Ind
Escent
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