Baseball Centennial Reflections At Cooperstown 2039
In 1839 Abner Doubleday outlined rules shaping baseball which grew from a regional pastime to a national sport. The piece notes baseball’s evolution from amateur days through Civil War spread, league formation, and global reach, predicting a bicentennial celebration at Cooperstown in June 2039.
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America
Cooperstown
New York
Abner Doubleday
Britain
Spain
Scotland
Germany
Scandinavia
Japan
Countywide address numbering proposal from Elyria man
An Elyria man urged Chronicle-Telegram readers to support numbering each rural residence outside municipalities. He suggested a county grid with square sections and individual numbers to ease locating homes, aid record keeping, and assist those unfamiliar with the area. He noted Lucas County already uses this system and estimated negligible costs for implementation.
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Elyria
Chronicle-Telegram
Lucas County
Trans Atlantic Air Service to Start June 28
Pan American Airways announces new trans Atlantic passenger service from Port Washington Long Island to Marseilles via the Azores. The 4630 mile route starts June 28 with 44 hour crossings and weekly passenger flights plus weekly mail to London via Canada and Newfoundland. Flights to twice weekly when patronage warrants. fare about 379 dollars including meals and baggage.
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New York
Paris
trans-Atlantic
Port Washington
L. I
Marseilles
France
Azores
Spain
Lisbon
London
Canada
Newfoundland
Pan American Airways
Europe
Columbia President Rejects Nine Million Gifts for Free Inquiry
A note of liberal principle marks Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler's statement that Columbia University turned down 9 million dollars to avoid restricting academic freedom. The editorial applauds the stance as a defense of independence and restraint against funding pressures.
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Nicholas Murray Butler
Columbia University
Butler
Anniversaries and a History Notebook
TODAY S ANNIVERSARIES list notable birth and death dates for figures including Judah Touro William Jay Alvin Adams Jared B Flagg Wesley Merritt Frederic Archer Henry W Poor with brief notes on their origins and roles TODAY IN HISTORY highlights Kentuckys Harrodsburg first settlement Columbia steam packet voyage Lincoln a house divided speech Butterick patterns Petersburg and Santiago de Cuba military actions Ford Motor Company and wartime drives NRA born
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Judah Touro
New Orleans
Newport
R. I
William Jay
New York
N. Y. Anti-Slavery Society
John
Great Statesman
Alvin Adams
Boston
Andover
Jared B. Flagg
New Haven
Conn
Wesley Merritt
Appomattox
Frederic Archer
England
Pittsburgh
Henry W. Poor
Bangor
Kentucky
Harrodsburgh
Columbia
Liverpool
Atlantic
Lincoln
U. S
Ilinois
Ebenezer Butterick
Petersburg
Santiago de Cuba
Ford Motor Company
War Savings and Thrift
NRA
Obituary Sketches of Notable Birthdays
June 16 notes mark birth anniversaries of prominent figures: Walter M. W. Splawn born in Arington Texas 56 years ago as Interstate Commerce Commissioner. Maj. Gen. Johnson Hagood born in Orangeburg South Carolina 66 years ago. George W. Coleman born in Boston 72 years ago. Fay Allen des Portes born in Winnsboro District of Columbia 49 years ago. Arthur Bliss Lane born in New York 45 years ago. Maj. Gen. Robert A. Patterson born in Montreal 62 years ago. King Gustaf V of Sweden born 81 years ago.
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Walter M. W. Splawn
Interstate Commerce
Arington
Tex
Johnson Hagood
Orangeburg
S. C
George W. Coleman
Boston
The
Babson Institute
Ford Hall Forum
Fay Allen Des Portes
U. S
Guatemala
Winnsboro
Traits Of The Gifted Student And The Quiet Scholar
A portrait of a studious and retiring mind that values knowledge over wealth. The passage argues such individuals often accumulate worldly goods and, more importantly, earn a solid reputation through disciplined study and discernment.
Auction in Moscow Lists Vast Fur Lots Offered
The Moscow sale features 600000 Siberian squirrel furs 150000 ermine 10000 white polar fox 5000 silver fox with large blue red fox sable and white and black fitchet also noting an income based exemption for married men with three children earning 2100 dollars or less.
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Moscow
Russia
Cuban eye popper Alevino Perez born with defective sight
Alevino Perez learned an eye popping trick as a child and doctors cannot explain how he controls it. The article notes a jailed fighter fined and jailed for a July 1889 bare knuckle match with John L. Sullivan and mentions Jake Kilrain’s custody stint and a later street fight for a stake of 1500 dollars. It also mentions peacocks tails and a forthcoming report on a 500 million shipwreck.
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Alevino Perez
John L. Sullivan
Jake Kilrain
Friends
Kilrain
New Orleans
Parable Meaning and church meeting at Ashland
Bible readings discuss the parable of the tares and the final judgment, stressing eternal symbols and God’s ultimate victory over evil. In Ashland Mrs. Bernice Fackler’s home sixteen members answered roll call, held a brief business session, and enjoyed house games hosted by the hostess.
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Ashland
Bernice Fackler
Missionary Society Meeting Highlights Cooperation Theme
Members of the U B Missionary Society met with Mrs. Maude Knowlton on Thursday evening. President Mrs. Anna Lenz led the business session and secretary Mrs. Elsie Rickenbrod recorded minutes. The study topic was cooperation with other Christian groups.
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U. B Missionary Society
Maude Knowlton
Anna Lenz
Herma Shearer
Elsie Rickenbrod
Devores Vance India
Eunice Campbell
Bessie McClellan
Maude Knowlten
Mary Hartman
Mabel Hipp
Ever Ready Club Enjoys June Theatre Party
The Nova Ever Ready Club altered its schedule for June to an afternoon at the theatre followed by a visit to an ice cream parlor. Mes dames Romine Stentz and Van Vranken drove members to the venue and the outing.
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NOVA
Mesdames Romine, Stentz and
van Vranken
Cere Club Meets Entertainment on East Third
Cere Club members are happily entertained on East Third as they gather for an evening of social activity and club fellowship. The scene centers on a relaxed gathering with conversation and shared enjoyment among attendees.
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Cere Club
East Third
Council stalls East Bridge Street paving over rail track delay
The Green Line seeks a second track on East Bridge Street but postpones action. Elyria Iron and Steel asks permission to lay stone on the old waterworks dam to improve summer water supply from nearby wells. Council allows the health board to spend 250 dollars to create a contagious ward in a former temporary schoolhouse.
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East Bridge Street
Green Line
Elyria Iron and Steel Company
Board of Health
Pershing coins sold in Elyria banks for WW soldiers badges
Pershing coins went on sale in Elyria banks to fund badges for Elyria’s World War soldiers honored at the Fourth of July celebration. Twelve railroad coaches were required to transport 1,200 Garford Manufacturing Company employees and friends to Crystal Beach Vermilion for the annual picnic. Oberlin claims nation’s most cosmopolitan college status with students from 14 countries and 43 states enrolled this year.
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Pershing
Elyria
Garford Manufacturing Company
Crystal Beach
Vermilion
Oberlin
United States
Reverend Bourquin resigns for Salem church call
The Rev Paul Bourquin of St Pauls Evangelical Church resigns after nine years to accept the pastorate at Salem Evangelical Church in Marion. Elyria 1929 school census records 3520 children ages five to eighteen, up 64 from 1928.
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Paul Bourquin
St. Paul's Evangelical Church
Salem Evangelical Church
Marion
Elyria
Children Day Program at Eaton Church
North Eaton Church of Christ hosts a Sunday 8:00 p.m. Children’s Day with songs recitations and a play Alice Through the Postal Card. Cast includes Shirley Grills as Alice Faith Smith Mary Beulah Hawke Fairy Doris Blaine teacup queen Donald Carpenter Chancellor Walter Cook jailor Wanda Reisinger Ogana San Clinton Carpenter Japanese lantern Roberta Carpenter Matling Girl Mary Fishburn Bonnie Fishburn Japanese Fan Delores Reisinger Kimono Girl offered by Anna Lenz Refreshments served.
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North Eaton Church of Christ
Alice
Shirley Grills
Faith Smith
Mary
Beulah Hawke
Doris Blaine
Donald Carpenter
Walter Cook
Wanda Reisinger
Ogana San
Clinton Carpenter
Roberta Carpenter
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South Third St
Detroit
General Motors
Bate
Trans-Atlantic Air Service
John Hix
Cool Ens
Jake Kilraik
John Sullivan
Amazon
South America
Bible
Society
Ever Ready Club
Goles
Eaton Church
Brokerage Service
P. R. Smith & Co
White House
Roddy Kilowatt
Refrigeration Headquarters
Buin
Westinghouse
General Electric
GE Thrift
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