Opening Baseball Games Show Varied Early Results
Eratic fielding and timely hitting powered St Louis past Chicago 7 to 4. Detroit beat Cleveland 10 to 3 behind three solid pitchers. New York tied Cleveland for first with a 7 to 4 win over Philadelphia. Boston rallied with doubles by Vitt and Hooper to beat Washington 10 to 9 in 10 innings.
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Jerratice
St. Louis
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Shocker
Reverend
C. Williams
Schalk
Detroit
Jay
Cleveland
Coveleskie
O'Neil
Davis
Ayres
Okrig
Strnage
Manion
Boston
Vitt
Hooper
Washington
Boston Post
Shaw
Hrickson
Snyder
Courtney
Schacht
Pittsburgh Meets With Dire Defeat
St Louis defeated Pittsburg 3 to 0 today with three hits off Hamilton in the third inning. Pittsburg did not reach second base again until the ninth. Batteries Hamilton Meador Schmidt and Doak and Dilhoeafer.
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St. Louis
Hamilton
Pittsburg
Svore
Pittsburgh
Doubleheader split as Giants, Braves win. Reds edge Cubs
In New York and Boston, teams split a July 2 doubleheader with Boston taking the first game in eleven innings 9 to 5 and the Giants winning the nightcap 13 to 4. Brooklyn defeated Philadelphia 2 to 1, extending its win streak to four as Cansey and Wheat led Brooklyn’s victory behind steady pitching.
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Goston
Braves
Giants
Boston
Deschurrer
Hillingim
Scott
Gowdy
Benton
Douglas
Smith
Hearn
O'Neil
Brooklyn
Philadelphia
Brooklyn One
Cansey
M. Wheat
Pfeffer
Biliott
Kreuger
Coast League results from July 2 with multiple cities
San Francisco beat Sacramento 1 to 0 as Cullop Reiger and Jenkins led the battery for the home team. In Portland Oakland topped the Bay City visitors with Weaver Holling and Mitze driving the offense. Seattle posted a 4 to 3 result as Mitchell Newarmer YeMmiree Adams combined on the mound. Game details show a brisk slate across the coast circuit.
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San Francisco
Cullop
Reiger
Jenkins
Gun permit sought by Zion City lacemaker to smoke peacefully
Verris Brown of Zion City petitions Lake County Attorney Welsh for a permit to carry a revolver to smoke unannoyed. Brown alleges Zion City Overseer Wilbur Velivacoff employed slugggers to enforce an anti tobacco decree, and two attackers confronted him while smoking.
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Chicago
Verris Brown
Zion City
Welsh
Lake County
Wilbur VW
Velivacoff
Zion Chueel
Brown
Alsace in Rust and Gold: Mixed Race Portraits by Edith O'Shaughnessy
In a vivid scene near St Amarin children haul wood for schoolroom stoves while chimney smoke colors the air. The observer notes two repeating types among Alsatian children and argues an enduring Alsatian race gift shaped by south Latin, north Germanic, and western influences.
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St. Amarin
Alps
Rom
Gan
Alsace
Edith O'Shaughnessy
Witches and Myth in Ohio History and Vishnu’s Rise
A fragmented notice blends old Ohio witchcraft lore with a 1828 horse sale imposition case where a cow, tied to a tree, was burned alive to stop witch possession. It also touches Vishnu in Hindu myth, noting his evolving rank, four arms, and symbolic trident as central to his worship among middle-class followers.
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Ohio
Ann
Howe
Common Pleas Court
Lawrence County
Vishnu
Indra
Findu
Sweetie's Last Call
A personal reminiscence describes a rainy evening plan to attend the movies, with preparations such as curling hair and wearing a tam. The speaker reflects on time spent and the mood shaped by weather and companionship.
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Sweetie
Stage tam mishap and awkward revelation at show
The tam was in place when sweetie arrived and we began. It grew warm and I removed the tam by instinct. Embarrassment struck as the light revealed my natural curls with curlers sticking up, and he never returned.
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Sweetie
Amy
The Art of Pleasing from Richard Steele
Steele argues that the urge to please depends on motive. A benevolent impulse yields success in conversation, while vanity leads to inevitable disappointment. An agreeable person acts from genuine delight in pleasing others, unlike a fop who affects the trait.
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Richard Steele
Gold and Religion in Ancient Cultures
The piece notes gold’s dual role as a useful metal and a spiritual symbol. In Inca belief a copper egg birthed nobility, followed by a gold egg creating the Inca. Among Colombia’s Chocos, a gold idol of a woman was worshiped, with sacrificial slaves at seasonal rites. the idol’s child became the creator.
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Chocos
Colombia
Nine NC capitals named in early state report
A Raleigh and Wake county study lists Bath Eden ton Brunswick Filmington Newhern Hillsboro Smithfield Fayettevile and Raleigh as nine capitals used before 1791 due to shifting government seats. The report also notes potential US fig production growth and department distribution of caprifigs to growers.
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Raleigh
Wake
North Carolina
Bath
Edenton
Brunswick
Filmington
Newhern
Hillsboro
Smithfield
Fayettevile
United States
Bureau of Plant Industry
United States Department of Agriculture
California
At. Loomis
King Governs Marriages Decree Restricts Diplomats
Spanish diplomats must obtain royal permission to marry under a decree published in the Official Gazette. Offenders face suspension from office and loss of diplomatic privileges for improper marriages. Similar rules apply to naval and military officers and nobles to prevent unsuitable alliances.
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Gizette
Industrial Research Emphasized During War Efforts
During wartime Britain urged stronger industrial and scientific study. Government created a department of scientific and industrial research. The chairman at a meeting of the Institution of Electrical Engineers noted universities and University College London are expanding training departments to support research.
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England
Great Britain
Department of “Scientif and Industrial Research
Tt Institution of Electric Engineers
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London
The Fickle Men
Five girls recall a recent episode in which a suitor promised driving lessons and bought an expensive pair of gloves, but anger erupted when a dispute over payment and ownership triggered a clash of sentiment and embarrassment.
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