Philadelphia Man Kills Himself With 800 Pound Safe
Jacob Rabinowitz of Philadelphia used a block and a safe to end his life. He jacked the safe up with wood, placed his head under it, and tightened a strap before the block was removed. His wife found him. a doctor arrived too late. He had been despondent after losing a lawsuit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob Rabinowitz
Philadelphia
Penn
Cliff Carroll
St. Louis
Browns
Carroll
Chris von der Ahe
von der Ahe
Muckenfuss
Diddlebock
Frank Isbell
St. Paul
Milwaukee
Isbell
Chicago White Sox
Freak Plays That Decide Baseball Championships
A accompanies tale of freak plays shaping pennants across baseball history. Detroit’s Cobb and Schaefer collide to snatch a key catch, a wild throw decides the plate, and a string of odd incidents from 1906 to 1911 highlight how luck and strange bounces altered outcomes for the Cubs White Sox Giants and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Clarke
Chicago
Kenetchy
Cardinal
Konethhy
Konetchy
Bresnahan
Cardinals
Washington
Chicago White Sox
Walter Johnson
Bodie
Walker
Prince Henry” Schaefer
Clyde Milan
Schaefer
Milan
Sox
White Sox
Burglars Loot Silverman Cafe In Midnight Break In
Aaron Silverman’s brindle bulldog Spot barked after midnight alerting the household above the Silverman cafe at 141 West Twenty seventh street. Silverman woke, struck Spot to silence it, then burglars ripped the cash register, stole 30 dollars, a ring, and damaged the safe, taking jewelry valued at hundreds of dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aaron Silverman
Spot
Silverman Cafe
West Twentyseventh Street
Silverman
New York Sun
England's Oldest Bowling Green Records Highlight
Southampton's bowling green dates to 1299 and hosts a yearly "fire jack" event. The winner is knighted on the green as players circle him while the master taps the sword.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Southampton
Eng
Stude-Sold At Auction With Dollar Bid
A garbled auction note shows a garage sale scene with a bidder offering a dollar for a Studebaker car, the gateman urging patience, and the vehicle finally changing hands in a rough sale moment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fel Ler
Stude
Also Mentioned on This Page
Aragon Coffee Company Department V
Richmond, VA
Adolf
Virginia Laboratory
Main Street
Norfolk
Macklin
Nancy Hall
Wen, Macklin
Dinsmore
FLA
Ted
Tharp Howe. & Mfg
Monnor
N.C
Charleston
Corre
Ari GB
Call
Richmond Barber College
Arber
Kodak Finighin
Dept. K
Uy Charlotte
Detroit
Tigers
Athletics
Lair
Chicago Cubs
Mack
Crawford
Cobb
Donovan
Bush
Rossman
Ty Cobb
Schmidt
Duffy
Merkle
Harvey
Jones
Leeford Tannehill
Cubs
Brown
Tannehill
Larry Doyle
Giants
Doyle
Bridwell
New York
George Rohe
Roche
Hal Chase
Hartzell
Chase
Highlanders
Germany
Hanford
Richmond Art CO
Dept. D
Richmond
American Typewriter Exchange
Ing
E. Main St
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