Early spring training under way for major leagues in 1902
Several teams begin conditioning for the 1902 season with camps in the South and at home. Connie Mack’s pitchers train at Chapel Hill and Charlotte, while the Philadelphia and Cleveland clubs head to Washington and New Orleans. Other NL teams report to Thomasville, Polo Grounds, and various sites as squads prepare for a season starting by April 1.
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Connie Mackhee
Chapel Hill
South
Washington
N. C
New Orleans
Cleveland Bunch
Bonner
Chicago
Boston
Buckenbergers Bunch
Thomasville
Connie Mack
Charlotte
Athletics
Andy” Freedman
New York Giants
Polo Grounds
Excelpior Springs
Philadelphia
Poston
Augusta
Baltimore
Savannah
Norfolk
St. Louis
Wear Baton
Ind
Detroit
French Lick Springs
Ypsilanti
Mich
Cleveland
Champaign
New York
St. Louie
Louis
Cincknati
Vicksburg
Miss
Brooklyn
Columbia
Wisconsin league shuns Milwaukee as Grunison takes helm
The Wisconsin State League chooses A. G. Grunison to succeed W. F. Stein as president. Grunison, with broad baseball ties in Boston, Lynn and other Massachusetts cities, has long promoted the sport and mentored players, guiding the circuit through a warm campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guunlon
Milwaukee
W. F. Stein
A. G.grunison
Alwys
Boston
Lynn
Newton
Massachuertts
Fragmented OCR sports note from old game summary
A damaged OCR excerpt references baseball and a game at an unspecified site with names and places garbled. The text hints at players and teams but no clear event, date, score, or outcome is readable.
Cantillon Chooses Railroading Over Baseball Fame
In 1878 William D Cantillon starred at third base for Omaha and drew offers from several eastern teams for 79 but declined. He played winter ball in California and then retired from baseball to pursue railroading, rising to assistant general superintendent of Northwestern Railroad with Chicago headquarters.
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Willem DB. Cantino
William D. Cantillon
Omaha
Cantillon
Cali
Basebell
Northwestern Railroad
Chicago
Tribute to Ban Johnson Elevates AL President's Salary
The American League grants Ban Johnson the largest salary for a league official as a tribute to his successful leadership. He is praised for raising the AL to prominence as the leading major league in the world through his routine work and contributions.
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Ban Johnson
Johnson
Funeral for Thomas Marne Burns Noted Basetmil Figure
The funeral for Thomas Jr Burns, famed basetmil player and manager, drew about two thousand attendees at Sacred Heart church in Springfield with several hundred turned away. He died suddenly in Jersey City.
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Thomas Marne
Thomas Jr. Burns
Jersey City
Springfield
Sacred Heart Church
Baseball signings and league moves reported in brief
The item lists multiple player signings and managerial notes across several leagues. Dickey is signed as first baseman for Decatur. Pat Conroy joins Lawrence. BH is Smith signs with Baltimore club. Petar Childs and Kaymer are rejected by Chicago League. Also mentions umpires, pitchers, outfielders, and college connections with various cities and teams.
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Snaetall Gaaip
Manecer Pfeffer
Decatur
Dickey
George Tebeaut
Fink
Pat Conroy
Portland
Lawrence
Baltimore
Smith
Red Lion
Petar Childs
Kaymer
Gus Moran
Whitfield
George Borchers
Salt Lake City
McGee
Bratford
Manhattan
Haverhill
Nick Wise
Derwin Columbus
Marion
Christy Matthewves
Hingtiey Jeanine
Mernel
Hoffalo
Tadianapella
Pyar and
Marshall
Dirminghem Hae
Elened
Witchors
Wawely Tein MeKen
Chicago
John Morrie
Hopkinsville
Woot Tiling
Montane League
Holono
Miah
Neleon Long
Maceo Laerow
Prhiwetou
Coane
Harvard
Railways Shape New Towns and Regions Across the West
Rail networks create and locate towns before inhabitants arrive, turning transportation routes into growth drivers. Chicago and St. Louis serve as hubs, with plans for western extensions and dozens of new towns laid out along rail lines, predicting future communities and economies.
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Lea
Chicagota
St. Louis
Fatest Hungarian Daughters Claim Global Distinction
Near Budapest Hungary Therese Santo age seven and her cousin Marissa Juhasz age nine are described as the world s fattest children Therese weighs 120 pounds roughly the same as an adult woman while Marissa weighs ten pounds less Both girls come from sturdy Magyar farming families and are deemed healthy by state medical college professors They have appeared publicly in Budapest but have refused offers to tour abroad by their parents.
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Buda-Pesth
Hungary
Therese Santo
Nagy Koros
Therese
Marissa Juhasz
Wild fleas ruled as wild animals in Swiss decision
A Geneva shipment labeled Trained Fleas sparked a Swiss inquiry. After tracing through offices in Bern and lengthy deliberation, authorities categorized the fleas as a wild animal and menagerie, distinguishing them from ordinary creatures.
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Switzerland
Geneva
Edihlea
Berne
Strange Elephant Trem Elm In Worcester City
A perplexing natural anomaly in Worcester Massachusetts draws attention as a mammoth elm near the city hall displays a trunk like an elephant. Residents recall the tree as a longstanding curiosity, standing beside the common and amid the civic center for generations.
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Worcester
Massachusetto
Mass
Agele
Unclear OCR Record from Teapa New York Segment
Fragmentary OCR text mentions a teacher and a late individual with scattered words about procedures and a potential dance. Names and places are garbled, limiting coherent factual extraction. No clear event date, organization, or verified actions are readable.
Veterans Remembrance and Civil War Anecdotes Gathered
The piece recalls Warren A. and Edward A. Peabody of Nashua and Danversport, both Civil War veterans in the Ninth New Hampshire and a Massachusetts regiment, with their G A R and LO O F stories. It recounts Grant era actions, the 23rd Minnesota, and the Fifty-eighth Massachusetts at Petersburg including crater fighting and heavy casualties.
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Nashua
N. H
Warren A. Peabody
Edward A. Peabody
Danversport
Mass
Warren
Lydia Dale Peabody
Wenham
Ninth
New Hampshire Regiment
South Mountain
Antettata
Fredericksburg
Vicksburg
Neely
Mina
Edward
Massachusetts
Gloucester
Edward W. and
G. A. R. and
LO. 0. F
Grant era reminiscences and a failed leather salesman tale
An anecdotal reminiscence from Platteville Wisconsin recalls General Grant and Jesse Grant with a skeptical portrait of a leather salesman who worked in Galena and Platteville. The narrative, filled with missteps and outdated loyalties, reflects on early career struggles, family commentary, and wartime connections without graphic detail.
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Kien
Grant
J. H. Bvana
Platteville
Wis
Gen. Grant
Mr. Bvana
Galena
Perkins
Jesse Grant
St. Louis
Alywres Grant
Porkina
Jeane Grant
Leila
John A. Rawiling
Yvonne Jane
Gil
Maphraed
Alam
Bortoguid
Gettysburg Field Hospital Memory of a Young Doctor
After Gettysburg a unit under a new private deputy collected the wounded. A young doctor tended a severely shot man while chaos rose with gunfire and a desperate demand to press on. The scene captures improvised care amid the battle’s harsh toll.
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Gettysburg
Balidler
Health Dept Warns on Alum Baking Powder Risk
New York health officials warn dangerous alum baking powders sold cheap may contaminate food. Department tests find powders contain pulverized rock and alum. They note enforcement varies. some places seize and discard, others ban or restrict. housewives urged to buy reputable brands and avoid unknown labels.
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New York
Health Department of
Sixth Ave
England
York
Jean
Damas Centenary Links Hugo to Dumas Birth Years
The piece notes Hugo and Dumas born in the same year with centenary commemorations. It mentions foot comfort products Aller Ease to soothe burning feet and lists drug stores and a sample address in Olmsted, Lakoy.
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Alexander Damas
Ture
Victor Hugo
Alexandras
France
All Druggsn
Addreas Allen
Olmsted
Lakoy
First Mention of Shaving Long Ago
The fragment notes a biblical passage Genesis eleven fourteen where Joseph is summoned before a king and shaves himself, marking an early reference to shaving in ancient practice.
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Pramdvit
Taney
Avery Empertiolty
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Quincey
Hannibal
Col. Grant
William Calderwood
Perking
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Quincy
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Milwaukee Sentinel
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Fifty-eighth
Burnside
Union
Denen
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