Judge Landis Accepts Baseball Chairmanship for Youths
Judge Landis agrees to lead baseball administration in a joint plan with the National and American leagues. He cites a wall propeller from his son Reed’s World War II war plane as the reason, saying baseball must stay high for the sake of youngsters. He will hold both roles, taking a $7,500 salary cut to 42,500 annually.
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Judge Landis
Oo Baseball
Clark Griffith
Washington Club
Grif
Major Reed Landis
Reed
Brooklyn
Abandon the world's series in baseball reform talk
Charles J. Brill in the Oklahoma City paper reports on radical reform ideas in baseball. I K Sanborn suggests abandoning the world's series to curb gambling, but the critique notes crookedness could appear in regular games too and likens the idea to futile attempts to suppress gambling by restricting horseracing.
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Charles J. Brill
Oklahoma City Oklahoman
I. KE. Sanborn
Spring Racing Set by Jefferson Fair in Lent
The Jefferson Fair Association plans a spring meeting in New Orleans from February 9 to March 17 with a purse of 5000 dollars for a big stake. The Thoroughbred Horsemen's Association approved racing during Lent after urging members to race their horses. Daily purse money totals 5200 dollars with 500 dollars extra for holidays.
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Jefferson Fair Association
New Orleans
Fair Grounds
Thoroughbred Horsemen's Association
Ty Cobb Speaks Freely on Any Subject But Himself
Pacific coast readers note Ty Cobb can discuss many topics, yet avoids self focus when questioned about his own career and life.
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Pacific Coast
Ty Cobb
Bud Ridley Draws Seattle Boxing Support
Ring fans in Seattle show strong backing for Bud Ridley as they follow his boxing career and rally behind his performances in local bouts.
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Bud
Seattle
Bud Ridley
Football coaches who excel without star playing careers
The article cites Glen Warner at Pittsburgh Robert Zuppke at Illinois Fielding Yost at Michigan and others. It argues top coaches often were not superb players and instead mastered fundamentals and teaching to build powerful teams.
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Tewers
Case
Warner
Glen Warner
University of Pittsburgh
Gun
Cornell
Robert Zuppke
Illinois
Wisconsin
Fielding H. Yost
Michigan
West Virginia
Lafayette
Roper
Princeton
J. W. Heisman
University of Pennsylvania
Penn
Three consecutive three ball retirements by Johnson history
Walter Johnson remains the only American league pitcher to retire the side on three balls twice, one against Philadelphia in 1913 and another versus St. Louis in 1916. Other pitchers Coombe Klepfer Craft also achieved the feat, with limited context on the ensuing plays described.
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Philadelphia
St. Louis
Walter Johnson
Coombe
Cleveland
Washington
Klepfer
Nassau Country Club’s Howard J Whitney Named Golf Association President
Howard J Whitney of Nassau Country Club New York has been elected to succeed G Herbert Walker of St Louis as president of the United States Golf Association. Walker resigned due to business pressures after Whitney served as vice president during the past year.
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Howard J. Whitney
Nassau Country Club
New York
G. Herbert Walker
St. Louis
United States Golf Association
Walker
Whitney
Hans Burns Emerges as Shadow of Wilde in Boxing Fights
Promoter Cochran of London backs rising fighter Hans Burns with a $12,000 guaranty to face Joe Wagner’s client Jack Sharkey in a 20 round bout across the Atlantic. Burns is praised as a likely successor to Jimmy Wilde, the legendary "mighty atom," who is nearing retirement.
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Mugland
Jimmy Wilde
Atom
Hans Burns
Cochran
London
Joe Wagner
Jack Sharkey
Strata g ems of the Jungle Hunters and Leopard Traps
Charles Mayer recalls jungle hunting methods. Leopards lie in trees and spring, birdlime traps ensnare big cats, forcing a capture. Monkeys and birds are trapped with sticky birdlime and a rag in a bottle, using nerves and misdirection to secure the catch.
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Charles Mayer
Asia
Persia and Its Influence on European Fates
Persia stands among the great ancient nations shaping European destiny. The southern populations near the ridge of hills exhibit strong inventiveness and durable institutions due to a temperate climate and temperance, while northern tribes display settled habits and migratory restraint.
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Persia
Europe
Zerdusht
Mt. Alberdi
Hamlet Dialogue Sparks Stage Manager Strike Warning
Hamlet quips that the play is the thing while Polonius cautions the risk of jealousy from the cast and a potential actors strike if the author becomes too influential.
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Hamlet
Polonius
Oath Defined at 1787 Constitutional Convention
The oath was prescribed by the constitutional convention with Washington as president in 1787. Most framing work was by a small committee of detail that did not include Washington.
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Washington
Its Kind Insight on Motorcar Desire Among People
A brief reflection notes that the longing for a motorcar seems instinctive to most individuals and that the tendency appears automatic. The exchange suggests a common, natural attraction to owning or using automobiles.
Cincinnati Markets Report Prices for Hay Grain Butter Poultry
A market update lists prices for corn, oats, wheat, and mixed feeds with No 2 and No 8 grades. It details sound hay values for timothy and clover mixtures, butter grades from creamery and regulars, live poultry rates by weight class, cattle and calf ranges, sheep and lamb brackets, and hog pricing with a note on freight or shipping line totals. Some garbled text remains but core values show minute fluctuations across commodities.
Doc Crosses Jim In World Series Game at Brooklyn
In a Brooklyn World Series game, Doc crossed Jim Johnson with a line drive into deep left. Wheat raced back to the wall and made the catch but the ball proved difficult to track. Wheat complained that he misread the hit, while Jim replied Dec deceived him that time.
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Brooklyn
Jim Johnson
Wheat
Doc
Dec
Jim
High Cost of Shoes Gets Wallop
Geo KR Harsh head of Harsh and Chapline Shoe Co Milwaukee maker of Lion Brand and Steven Strong work shoes argues for direct selling to customers. He notes profits could drop by cutting out tanner jobber and store middlemen saving buyers 1 to 3 dollars per pair and claims 1 000 000 pairs sold and last year 6 900 000 worth sold. He adds catalog No 1 is ready for distribution from Milwaukee factory.
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Geo. KR. Harsh
Harsh & Chapline Shoe Co
Millwaukee
Lion Brand
Steven Strong
Mr. Harsh
Hanover
Maple Streets
Milwaukee
Wis
Perseverance Defines a Man’s Path to Triumph
A tale credits a man’s success to perseverance overcoming obstacles. He recalls his first lesson on a windy night when he struggled to light a cigar, finally succeeding after several attempts with a match.
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Gubbs
Bubbs
Health Warning for Women Readers on Kidney Wellness
Important to all women readers this paper notes that unhealthy kidneys can cause disease in other organs. Readers may suffer back pain headaches and loss of ambition. Poor health makes you nervous and irritable as hundreds of women report relief with the remedy urged by the article.
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Bed
Fairy Godmother Declines Goldilocks Wish for Youth
In a playful exchange Goldilocks asks the Fairy Godmother to become young and beautiful, but the immortal helper declines the vanity request and offers other guidance instead.
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Goldilocks
Cuticura Ad Promises Clear Pimply Skin
An old advertisement touts Cuticura Ointment and Cuticura Soap as a quick remedy for pimples and blackheads. It urges daily use and even mentions Cuticura Talcum for ongoing skin care.
Dictionary loved by the speaker in a playful exchange
A short dialogue frames a favorite book as a dictionary. The speaker notes that defending others' rights reduces the need to defend one’s own rights.
Rooster Barnyard Barred Cocktails Joke
In a quip, a speaker says they dread entering a barnyard crowded with roosters because cocktails fill the scene and none are drinkable. The line plays on wordplay about roosters and cocktails.
His Views on Rainy Day Savings Echo Witty Banter
A humorous exchange features a speaker asking about saving for a rainy day and another cynically replying that things will never be wet again, implying futility of saving under recurring drought or dry humor.
Winter gale teeth cleaned with ice pick joke
The Natural quotes a wry exchange about how to clean the teeth of a winter gale with a jokey ice pick remark. The line imitates a bluesy, rural voice and adds a touch of humor.
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Sonny
Hard Water Refused as Soft Drink Offer Gets Rejected
A brief exchange notes a customer asking for a soft drink and being told the establishment only has hard water available, highlighting a quirky beverage limitation.
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