Peg Woffington and the Portrait of a Shattered Love
Peg Woffington, the famed London actress, grows entangled with Ernest Vane a provincial don, while Sir Charles Pomander schemes to win her. A staged portrait triggers Mrs. Vane’s arrival and a dramatic misunderstanding leading to Vane’s realization of his true feelings for Peg and her lifelong disillusionment with love.
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EG Woffington
Theater Royal
Covent Garden
London
Desmond Quay
Dublin
Peg Woffington
Jeunesse Doree
Peg
Ernest Vane
Mr. Vane
Charles Pomander
Miss Woffington
Vane
Ernest
Ace Peg
Prip
Sir Charles
Triplet
Mrs. Vane
Mrs.Vane
Peedan
Pri
Boomerang players return to haunt Yankees in Washington setback
Former Yankee pitchers George Mogridge and outfielder Duffy Lewis came back to bite New York as Washington swept them four to one in a recent series. Mogridge and Lewis, traded away by Miller Huggins, helped the Nationals topple their old club, while Roth’s speed and Lewis’s bat troubled the Yanks.
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Miller Huggins
George Mogridge
Duffy Lewis
Washington
Bobby Roth
Romeo
Mogridge
Lewis
Yanks
Boston
New York
Huggins
Roth
Detroit
St. Louis
Coach Nickalls backs running four mile race opinion
Yale coach Guy Nickalls argues that four mile races are safer and a better test of skill than shorter events. He says heart trouble stems from short races and would ban races under four miles for interuniversity contests. Princeton coach Dr Spaeth favors shorter distances and a triangular yearly two mile race among Harvard Princeton and Yale.
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Doctor Spaeth
Princeton
Guy Nickalls
Yale
Harvard Crimson
Nickalls
Erally
Spaeth
Harvard
Fans rally for Kansas in title bid against Leonard
Buffalo fans support Rocky Kansas as a possible challenger after his decisive knockout of Richie Mitchell. Kansas had been seen as a tough second-rater before his dramatic single punch victory and pursuit of a title match with Benny Leonard.
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Buffalo
Rocky Kansas
Benny Leonard
Kansas
Richie Mitchell
Sporting Squibs of All Sporting Squibs in 1910s News
A collage of sports notes highlights athletes and events across golf, boxing, rowing, tennis, track, and cycling. Mentions Charley Paddocks, Dempsey, Ruth, Kane at Harvard, Yale versus California, Davis Cup prospects, and international competitors. Plans for dual meets and cross country are noted amid broader sport chatter.
Baseball Doping and League Notes Stir Fans Across the Game
Rumors and anecdotes swirl about Ruth Kelly and other stars as baseball lore travels from bench to bat. Mentions of Pop Anson, Tris Speaker, Connie Mack, and Wilbert Robinson reflect era chatter on slugging, practice times, and team quirks including uniforms and mascots.
Bib Falk the Fearless Batting Hero of the White Sox
Bib Falk, a hard hitting outfielder secured by the Chicago White Sox from the University of Texas, is described as a rare baseball player who steps into the plate and dodges bean balls without fear. The piece highlights his composure and footwork at the plate.
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Texas College
Chicago White Sox
Bib” Falk
University of Texas
Palk
Before and After Childbirth Lydia Pinkham’s Remedy Endorsed
Testimonial from Mrs Carrie Williams of Overpeck Ohio states her backache headache and weakness after childbirth improved after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound She now cares for two boys and recommends the product for similar ailments The ad claims wide nationwide recognition as a standard remedy for female health issues
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Ae K. O
Carrie Williams
Overpeck
Ohio
Lydia E. Pinkham
United States
He Who Thinks No Evil Proverb Echoes Caution
A brief aphorism warning that believing one is free of malice invites misjudgment and moral lapse. It emphasizes vigilance and accountability even when intent seems pure.
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By Charles Reade
Edward H. Crosby
Yankee
Guy Nickalis
Yokohama
Kobe
Tokyo
Charley Paddocks
Egee
Dempsey
Babe Ruthes
Willard
California
Haines
Harvard Crew
Kane
Jay Gould
Josef Guillemot
Tom Gibbons
Gare
Zenzo Shimidzu
Ichiya Kumagae
Japan
Nahto
Oxford
Cambridge
P. T. Chinn
Maryland Racing Commission
Sims Brothers
England
Davy
Mass
Cambridge University
Poughkeepsie
Philadelphia
van Courtland Park
Bill Tilden
Oscar Egg
Maurice Brocco
Giants
George Kelly & Co
Frank Baker
John Tobin
The
Browns
Babe Ruth
Gobb
Speaker
Pop Anson
Ruth
Kelly
Lehigh University
Brazil
Wilbert Robinson
Wale
Tris Speaker
Connie Mack
Scott Perry
Wilbert” Robinson
Zach Wheat
War Club
Brooklyn
Clarence Rowland
Columbus
Wagner
Indians
Galveston
Cleveland
Joplin
Meusels
Bob
Emil
Meusel
Columbia
Jack Tavener
Zin Beck
Toggery
Mackites
Bib
Falk
Express
Arold Somers Ib Avé
Beacklyn
B. Y
Kremola Sts
Jasper County Farms Company
Newland, Indiana
Owl Chem, Works
Terre Haute
Ind
Porto Rico Trading CO
San Juan
Porto Rico
Merrill Moore
Creston
W. NY
Cincinnati
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