Brother Acts Are Barred by Boss of the Athletics
Connie Mack blocks brother acts on the Athletics after Al Simmons seeks to sign his younger brother. Mack argues older siblings suffer when siblings play together and points to the Waner brothers as a cautionary example. Simmons later pushes the move with Cleveland, securing his brother elsewhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Connie Mack
Connie
al Simmons
A's
Mack
Simmons
Leter
Billy Evans
Cleveland
Simmons Brothers
Jonnard Boys
Good Judge of Distance Important for Driver
An experiment tests how accurately you judge distances using four nickels or four quarters. Place the four coins in a row to gauge eye perception of spacing and distance.
Better Cars Are in Need of Good Roads
The piece argues that despite rapid auto improvements and rising ownership, highways lag. It notes 27.5 million registrations by 1930 and urges bond-funded road construction to meet future needs, warning motorists in underbuilt areas face higher costs and poorer comfort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duffy
United States
Illusion of spacing in coin row puzzle from The Pathfinder
A description explains moving a coin straight out from a row of evenly spaced coins until the gaps match the original. Measuring the two distances shows you are nearly the width of a coin too far, revealing the illusion created by empty and full spaces.
Unbeaten Star Swimmer Ends Comeback Bid
Celeste Carvalho of Portugal, renowned woman swimmer, has retired from competition after marriage. Once 10 mile Tagus crossing champion, she previously beat 25 rivals and led the field by three yards in a river race.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Celeste Carvalho
Portugal
Tagus
Xubregas
Alges
Haas Plays Guard For Paterson Team In Offseason
Haas of Montclair New Jersey star outfielder for the Philadelphia Athletics guards for Paterson in winter to stay in condition for the baseball season. He plays basketball to maintain form during the offseason.
Timely and Interesting Sports News Highlights
A jumble of sport notes covers bowling in Washington D C wrestling roots in Germany and Europe Yale rowing indoors 22 eight oared crews Penn track stars and baseball coaching moves with names like Kraenzlein Tewksbury Ort on Cartmell Meredith and Clarence Mitchell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yale
Penn
Kraenzlein
Tewksbury
Orton
Cartmell
Meredith
England Rugby Inspires Penn Coach Lateral Passing Idea
J R L Lud Wray new Penn head football coach after Bermuda trip says English rugby shows no pads and fierce tackling. He notes passing style and plans to adopt lateral plays in his attack and outlines duties for assistants including Simon F. P. Pauxtis, Penn Military College head coach, to remain with line work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lud” Wray
Pennsylvania
Bermuda
Wray
Simon FP
Pauxtis
Pennsylvania Military College
Stee
Blue
Prophet of Automobiles Predicted Congestion Cure
Winthrop Scarritt, writing in Etar per's Weekly in 1207, forecast the automobile would spur movement and urban leisure while dissolving class distinctions. He erred, however, claiming the horseless carriage would solve city traffic congestion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winthrop Scarritt
Etarper’s Weekly
Mr Se
Dirt in magneto brushes halts car ignition
A dirt particle under the contact brush of the magneto can prevent electrical contact and stop an automobile from sparking. Even with a charged battery and good spark plugs, the engine will not start until dirt is removed from the magneto brushes.
Brothers join roster rivaling Waners in spring training
Walter Meine, brother of Henry Meine, aged nineteen and right handed, is cleared to travel with the team to Pass Arebles for spring training. The report notes the Meine brothers as a new pairing to challenge the Waners in the roster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waners
Walter Meine
Henry Meine
Walter
Jaffee Wins Five Mile Race at Bear Mountain Meet
Irving Jaffee of Iceland, famed American speed skater and 1928 Olympic 10,000 meter champion, narrowly defeats Carl Springer of Brooklyn in the five mile race at Bear Mountain N Y. Jaffee posted 17 minutes 45 seconds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irving Jaffee
Iceland
United States
Bear Mountain
N. Yay
Carl Springer
Brooklyn
N. Y
Jaffee
Procrastination its rewards and a hungry disposition
The saying notes that delaying tasks can bring unseen benefits while hunger worsens mood. It hints that a sunny disposition may falter when appetite drags on.
Soviet Plans for Kremlin Treasure Excavations
Soviet authorities authorize Professor Steletsky to dig beneath the Moscow Kremlin in search of legendary chambers and a Golden Library of Tyan the Terrible. The project aims to uncover gold and silver treasures, historical jewels, and pictures said to lie under the ancient citadel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tut-Ankh-Amen
Moscow
Steletsky
Kremlin
Prussia
Dog Cheese Loving Hound Stirs Pitts Field Police
A cheese loving dog roams Pitts Field prompting Officer William Dunn to search for the animal. The hound found cheese on a grocery truck, grabbing a package of Sweitzer cheese before fleeing. A stray line questions legacy and personal care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsfield
William Dunn
Also Mentioned on This Page
Harvard
Confer
Tom Mason
Eddie Jarrell
Pittsburgh
Paul
Lloyd
Cochran
Welker Cochran
New York
Augie Kieckhefer
Chicago
Kieckhefer
Haas
Cager
St. Peters
Greensboro
N. C
Romanburg
Fla
Adea
Cardinals
Washington, D. C
Mary K. Browne
Europe
Ohio State
Middies
Des Moines
Levinsky
Legouri
Colonia Club
Cologne
Germany
Ruppert
Yankee
Lee Herman
Greasy) Clifton
Cincinnati
Raleigh
Bill White
University of Georgia
Columbus (Ga
Foxes
Clarence Mitchell
St. Louis Cardinals
Quinn
Faber
Grimes
James D. Swan
Pennsylvania Salt Mfg. Co
North la Salle Street
Sion
Boschee
Doctor
R. V. Pierce
Buffalo
N. Yu
Garfield
PECK
Peck Laboratories
Ole
Hiscox Chemical Works
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!