National League Fight Signals Shifts in Baseball Power
National League meeting reveals factional strife among owners as they debate reform and leadership. Andrew Freedman plans to stay in baseball, while A G Epalding pursues new policies. Teams like Philadelphia Cincinnati Brooklyn and St Louis prep new rosters with a mix of old stars and fresh talent. Rube Waddell signs with Baltimore, strengthening its pitching staff as Detroit seeks two new players.
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New York
Andrew Freedman
James A. Hart
Hart
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Freedman
Disfuss
Perape
Telny Iulelder Conroy
Milwaukee
Caucher Smith
T Hie
Philadelphia
Tom Daly
Hanson
St. Louis
Patsy Donovan
Donovan
Boston
Baseball Prospects Highlight Chicago Boston Rivalry Next Season
Keeler 4200 to RO to Detroit and Hanlon must match the figure or lose the prized Attle, as Detroit plans for a stronger lineup. Dwyer lessened concerns, while Good Clots to American League. The Leone era sees Chicago fortified with George Darin, Tom Daly, and Green. Lenton adds Hickman Warner and Billy Dineen, La Chaner improves both fields. Bobby Lowe joins Boston, boosting infield talent as Warner backs up. Chicago and Boston look set for a tighter race next season.
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Keeler
Detroit
Hanlon
Dwyer
Leegus
Leone
St Louis
Philadelphia
New York
Louie
Chicago
George Darin
New York Giants
Tom Daly
Brooklyn Clo
Green
Chicago Leagun Club
Lenton
Hickman
Warner
New Yorks
Billy Dinean
la Chaner
Tiarce
Young Doherty
California
Bobby Lowe
Boston
Frank Selee
Cleveland Eyes Youngsters for American League Challenge
The Cleveland club plans to build a roster from top young players with about five seasoned veterans. The owner aims to form a competitive team from the best youngsters available, acknowledging little difference among the first seven clubs and predicting a tough race for the American League title.
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Cleveland
Smarket
Brush May Move to New Yorks
John T. Brush may leave Indianapolis for New York to live. He will neither confirm nor deny the rumor. Brush says he has never been healthier than during a recent stay in New York and that the eastern climate has benefits. It would not be surprising if he spends most of his time in New York City.
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Brush
New Yorks
John T. Brush
Indianapolis
New York
New York City
Carruthers Named Umpire for Next Baseball Season
Robert Carruthers, veteran umpire and former St Louis Browns figure, signs to umpire for the coming season. He is praised as a top indicator swinger and has long career in the minor leagues.
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Carruthers
Ban Johnson
Bobby Carruthers
St Louis Browns
Baseball News Briefs Of Players and Manager Movements
Roy Thomas signs a two year Phillies contract while Amole recovers from appendicitis. Bristol aims to regain Connecticut State league status as Buckenberger plans spring training in Thomasville. McGraw to marry Blanche Sindal in Baltimore after holidays. Yale schedules spring games with American League clubs. Comiskey may send McFarland and Hoy with Tom Loftus to Washington. Armour assays over thirty under contract, twelve are alleged pitchers. Bad Bill Egan finishes a ten day Detroit jail term. Dwyer signs Edward Siever for next season. Siever played for Detroit last year. Selee signs Jim Gerniner, Hartford star pitcher. Joe Kelley signs with Baltimore. Nicol named Rockford manager for Three I league. Hickman may coach West Virginia next spring after coaching Yale two years ago.
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Beso Wall
Roy Thomas
Phillies
Amole
Bristol
Buckenberger
Boston
Beaneaters
Comiskey
McFarland
Hoy
Tom Loftus
Washington
Armour
Cleveland
Bill’ Egan
Orphans
Detroit
Dwyer
Edward Siever
Siever
Frank Selee
Jim Gerdiner
Hartford
Joe Kelley
Brooklyn
Baltimore
Hugh Nicol
Rockford
Charley Hickman
West Virginia
Hicckman
Yale
Musk Ox Olive Jones Arrives Alive in Chicago
Olive Jones a 20 year old muskox from the Arctic arrived in Chicago after a land and sea journey. Captured by Captain H H Bodfish and shipped from Vineyard Haven Mass the animal traveled via whaling schooner to San Francisco and into California before reaching Chicago. The muskox was christened in Topeka by Emma Kelly and named for Miss Olive Jones daughter of Colonel C C Jones. Now housed on the South Side Olive proves a rare Arctic animal alive in the United States and may aid education.
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Olive Jones
Arctic
Chicago
Olive
Topeka
Kaa
H. H. Bodfish
Vineyard Haven
Mass
San Francisco
California
Emma Kelly
Alaska
Misa Olive Jones
C. C. Jones
Ils
Miss Jones
New English stamps mark reign change with King Edward
Britain issues stamps of the new reign starting with a bright red penny bearing King Edward VI. The set includes a green half penny blue 2 1 2 pence and a purple sixpence with the same design varied only by denomination. The portrait is an idealized likeness of the new king.
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Britain
Edward VI
Victoria
Edward
New fish for women and the Amoor River notes
The Aberdeen granite yards hire female draughtswomen showing women entering skilled trades. The Amoor River, extending 1,500 miles through China and Siberia, remains icebound for about nine months each year.
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Aberdeen
Scotland
Amoor
China
Siberia
Empire William Yacht to be christened by Alice Roosevelt
Article notes Emperor William's yacht under construction in the United States to be christened by President Roosevelt's daughter Alice, with Miss Roosevelt's consent. The contract for the yacht was awarded to Townsend & Downey Shipbuilding Co. of Shooter's Island, Staten Island, and specifications are tailored to race season completion. Also mentions a hot water bag invention linked to lamp heat and a self-activating chemical engine to assist fire extinguishers, by George C. Aivthings and Oscar Wiesner of Kansas City.
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Emperor William
United States
Roosevelt
Alice
Old Palace
Andrew D. White
Miss Roosevelt
Carey, Smith
George C. Aivthings
Oscar ©. Wiesner
Kansas City
Inventions and Fossils Highlighted in New York News
A church pew book holder with lock or spring catch is shown by Lavi E Umstead and John G Dickie of Allegheny. Dr C W Andrews reports fossil finds in the Fayum area including a palaeo-mastodon and Maeritherium linking to elephant ancestry. A slanting bracket over a tank valve designed to mix acids is described, plus a mechanical calculator and a wardrobe bedstead by Zevin L Bowring to store clothing behind the headboard.
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Ter Charehewe
Lavi E. Umstead
John G. Dickie
Allegheny
C. W. Andrews
Egyptan Geological Survey
Mammalia
London Geographis Magazine
Andrews
Zéwin L. Bowring
Grand Repids
Mich
Hat securing device promises secure wear for women
A Chicago inventor unveils a four-tooth metal comb system hidden inside a hat to grip hair and secure the hat without pins. The mechanism uses inward pressure to prevent looseness, while notes on nickel aluminum alloys and a St Louis door opener invention follow with brief remarks on materials and utility.
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Boon Tx
Chicago
Blood iodine found in white blood cells study update
Researchers continue Gray and Bourcet work showing iodine traces in blood normally. They report iodine confined to white blood corpuscles and note small-framed picture fragments formed from smaller entities in some cases.
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Tedine
Bourcet
Stassand
Gray
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