Atonement Tale of Harvey Mills and a Second Chance
Harvey Mills, once the prison’s most infamous inmate, gains parole via a plan to repay his employer’s losses. He becomes a traveling salesman for James Darrow, earns trust, and rescues a young girl from ice. Darrow's family accepts him, offering a new chance and a hopeful future.
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Harvey Mills
Walla
Flo
John Briscoe
Mills
Tong
Briscoe
James Darrow
Guus
Anl
Faetay
Janes Darrow
Milla
Buvmomt
Abi
Sha
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Harvey Milla
Tve
Miles
Elin
Ethel Darrow
Hoe
Harvey Mille
Prize Ambergris and Wanderer Return From Whale Hunt
A prize lump of ambergris weighing 121 pounds and valued at 25 000 was secured by the whaling brig Viola under Captain John A Cook of Provincetown. The Wanderer, a New Bedford bark launched in 1878, returned after four years with 6 200 barrels of sperm oil worth 100 000 and an average annual catch of about 40 000.
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Viola
John A. Cook
Provincetown
Cape Hatteras
New Bedford
Wanderer
Mattapoteste
Counti Ne
Azores
Marboros
Antonio Edwards
Acacia Fraternity Quilts Help House Save and Give
Acacia fraternity at the University of Kansas made 25 quilts to replenish the bed clothing supply and paid the chapter 50.25 dollars. The project arose after the cold nights left the house short of quilts and the lowest bid for 25 quilts was 100 dollars. A quilting bee, directed by the house mother, involved about 30 percent of the members working all day Saturday. The 25 quilts cost 43.705 dollars.
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Fraternity
Acacia Fraternity
University of Kansas
Janens City Star
Red Sox Face Pitching Strain As Ruth and Leonard Lead
The Red Sox rely on Babe Ruth and Dutch Leonard to carry pitching through the pennant race. Shore and Mays show capability but lack consistency, while Bader is an experimental addition. A pitching slump looms if Ruth and Leonard falter and Mays and Shore fail to improve.
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Babe Ruth
Dutch Leonard
Red Sox
Barry
Rnne Shore
Carl Mays
Bader
Sox
Leonard
Ruth
White Sox
Yankees
Todiana
Piratn
Hivelf
Mays
Shore
Boston
Connie Mack Relies on Bush Amid Pennant Push
The Athletics owner Connie Mack promises a pennant race as new pitchers Myers Nabors and others fail to deliver. Only Bullet Joe Bush remains fit and effective, revered as one of baseballs great pitchers and a loyal right hand man to Mack.
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Connie Mack
Amerteffh
Myers
Nabors
Mack
Joe
Bush
Hallet
Athletics
Taft
Barger Reinstated as Manager of Memphis Chickasaws
Pitcher Pete Barger resumes duties as manager of the Memphis team after Mike Donlin quit last week. He had previously managed the Chickasaws in 1914 and 1915, with Bris Lord, Stark, and Finn noted in past seasons.
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Pete Barger
Memphis
George Moriarity
Mike Donlin
Barger
Chicks
Sioce
Mike Finn
Brie Lord
Sete Ee ‘Stark
Baseball stories from the capital show tense pennant chase
The piece notes a double header in Washington with Johnny Evers in action and praise for Jake Hitler as a top double play threat. It discusses Yankees still contending, timing of rain, and Pittsburgh critics on Schawer Bodie under Connie Mack. Cincinnati beats New York, draft age concerns loom, and Washington’s McBride keeps his job amid talk of moving the franchise.
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Piteburgh
Jake Hitler
Trube Schawer
Ping Bodie
Connie Mack
Cee
Old Timers Honored in Baseball Praise By Cap Anson
Cap Anson lauds Amos Rusie Guck Ewing and Bill Lange as the best players from earlier eras. He argues modern talent is abundant yet often less exceptional, praising Ty Cobb Tris Speaker Walter Johnson Christy Mathewson and others while noting Amos Rusie’s speed control and endurance. He cites Buck Ewing as the best catcher and Lange as a superior outfielder, and recalls Billy Sunday as a fast runner with flawed judgment.
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Cap Anson
Ayson
Walter
Lajoie
Ty Cobb
Tris
Walter Johnson
Cheiely Mathewson
Alexander
Anon
Amos Russ
Giants
Kase
Johnson
Eld Anson
John
Mathewson
Aleander
Jeff Teereau
Tim Keefe
Buck Ewing
New York Yankees
Ewing
Hut Lange
Chicago
Cobb
Speaker
Billy Sunday
Cap
Rapid Rise of Pug Griffin in Lincoln Baseball Debut
Pug Griffin, a rising figure in Lincoln baseball, began the season amid injury setbacks from Ray Wes and a preseason setback. Griffin impressed early as Schmandt was sold to Connln Mack with strong pitching, marking his emergence in Western league play.
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Lincoln
Tie
Ray
Wes
Rash
Schmandt
Connln
Mack
Aetder
Mitchell's misstep frees Fincher to Pirates
The report notes Fred Mitchell as manager and mentions the decision to release catcher Bill Fincher to the Pirates. It summarizes concerns that the move hurt Callahan's Chicago squad by weakening its batting lineup.
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Fred Mitchell
Bill Fincher
Pirates
Callahan
Chicaga
Ba bin We
Baby Robin Learns To Heal From Worries And Party Plans
The story follows a frightened baby robin aided by his mother in recovery after an injury. He grows happy again, and a village of robins prepares a grand birthday party with help from friendly children and a Fairy Queen who provides bread crumbs to feed the crowd.
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Robin
Lam
Tee
Tobin
Baby Robin
Berthar
Inet
Blindland
Baby Robie
Robins
Birdland
Tobias
Feral Minds and the Temptation of Easy Living
A fragment reflects on those who avoid burdens and hardship, contrasting them with those who aspire to gain a real purpose. The language questions value and ambition, implying a social critique of complacency and the allure of comfort.
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Amenay
Realine
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Cam Mars
Pitcher “Bullet
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Blibe Park
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Bill Lange
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Bill Fischer
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