Aviator Scott Poised To Win 20000 Prize In Bomb Dropping Test
Paris April 20 American Riley K Scott seen as likely winner of Andre Michelin prize for accuracy in dropping bombs from an airplane in a contest to be held tomorrow. Scott a former US Army lieutenant has created a bomb shooting gun and claims high precision from 650 feet. He notes two rivals and argues his invention makes bombing from planes nearly as precise as naval gunnery.
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Paris
Riley K. Scott
Andre Michelin
Scott
United States Army
Villa Comblain
Verpailles
Montcalm
America
Should Old Acquaintance Be Forgot Taft and Roosevelt
An American Magazine excerpt reviews the Taft Roosevelt friendship noting opposing temperaments. It highlights Taft’s caution and rule based approach versus Roosevelt’s decisive moral stance and shortcuts. The piece discusses how such traits can unify or split parties and influence readership and elections.
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William Allen White
Taft
Roosevelt
William H. Taft
Theodore Roosevelt
Mr. Roosevelt
United States
Col Jones Roosevelt
Political realignment and party loyalty in the Taft Roosevelt era
An analysis argues that Taft must recruit conservative Democrats to unite with conservative Republicans, while Roosevelt would need Taft supporters to back a conservative Democrat if he runs. The piece notes a split along reformist lines could erode each candidate’s base and shift independent progressive votes. It also references a Mother Praises the Boy Scout idea praising a mother’s experience with a troubled boy helped by Scout law.
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Taft
Roosevelt
Mr. Taft
Scout Movement
Lsten
Why Baseball Players Never Have Pockets In Their Shirts
A vivid tale explains why baseball shirts lack pockets. Cliff Carroll’s pocketed hit on a St Louis field sparked rule changes removing pockets, shaping team uniforms and sparking a broader Scout movement endorsement in later text.
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Hugh S. Fullerton
Cliff Carroll
St. Louis
Browns
Carroll
Carrol
Chris von der Ahe
von der Ahe
Muckenfuss
Diddlebock
Train timetable excerpt from Broadgate station listing
Broadgate agent posts a railway schedule showing westbound and eastbound passenger trains with mixed destinations. The fragment notes times for No 6 No 3 No 91 local and No 12 No 8 trains with stated arrivals and departures around early morning and evening hours.
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Washington
H. W. Russel
Lo’west Lim
Esceee
Schvess Osee
Chicago Moise
Milwaukee Moise
Lo'west Lim
Pasenger
Sie
Ce Csevsks
Broadgate
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Farmers & Merchants
Iowa
Washington National Bank
Washington, Iowa
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Ocasew Bros
J. Wilson
Co. C. Wilson
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Charles A. Dewey
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Washington County
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Edmund D. Morrison
Morrison Bldz
North Side Square
J. J. Kellogg
Bouth Side Square
Keeley
Butterfield & Frame
Special Collection Department
Crafl’s
E. J. Perry
West Washington Street
Ray H. Dean
Cook & Sherman's Drug Store
Fenton & Fenton
Chiropractors
Washington County Savings Bank
Palmer School
Macon
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P. J. Hanley
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