Baseball Fever Grows as Is thmian and Atlantic Leagues End Season
In Colon Panama June report notes two main leagues Isthmian and Atlantic driving rapid adoption of baseball among Americans and locals. Teams drawn from government workers compete on Sundays and holidays, with games and practice filling the dry season before rains end play. Tickets range from 50 cents to 2 dollars as stock companies build parks and fencing.
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Colon
Panama
United States
Isthmian
Atlantic
Gargona
Ancon
Empire
Marines
Civil Administration
League
Chicago Regulates Bathing Suits As Summer Opens
Chicago authorities announce strict rules for beach attire for the June bathing season. Officials warn that improper costumes will be prohibited on all Windy City beaches.
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Chicago
Windy City
Stupid Tommy’s Blunders Told At Bedtime
A father narrates a bedtime tale about a very silly boy named Tommy who mixes up tasks and misjudges kindness. He forgets the sugar for mamma, brings home a cat, and in a moral twist tries to be generous by offering a carving knife and the fish to a beggar before realizing his error.
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Daddy
Tommy
Mamma
Papa
Sammy
Stupid
Evelyn
Jack
Wanted help in this town shown by an Evening Journal ad
An Evening Journal want ad highlights local employers seeking workers in this town. The notice urges job seekers to respond to advertised positions and promises opportunities for those who answer promptly.
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the Evening Journal
Journa
Chicago Beach Dress Rules Crack Down On Swimwear
Police impose strict beach attire rules, banning bizarre costumes and bloomers without skirts. A censor will screen costumes at the dressing room door to keep displays within respectability on Chicago's north shore beaches.
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Chicago
Taft Addresses Bryn Mawr Commencement on Women's Education
President Taft spoke at Bryn Mawr College for its twenty fifth anniversary as the school celebrates a half million dollar endowment. He discussed higher education for women and noted Miss Helen Taft is a student who will graduate next year. Taft planned travels to Ada Ohio and Michigan for further addresses.
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Philadelphia
Taft
Bryn Mawr College
Helen Taft
Bryn Mawr
Ada
Michigan
Auto Outing for Orphans of New York
Hundreds of New York orphans rode to Corey Island as part of the Orphans' Automobile Day. Car owners and dealers donated vehicles for a seaside entertainment event, drawing large crowds as the cheerful procession passed through the city.
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New York
Corey Island
Orphans’ Automobile Day Committee of
Dunkards Gather for National Conference at Winona Lake
The Church of the Brethren convenes in Winona Lake Indiana for a national conference to run for one week. Officials anticipate a large gathering with up to thirty thousand attendees during the main days.
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Winona Lake
Lnd
National Conference of the Church of the Brethren
Dunkards
Winona
Atlanta Constitution
New French Parliament Assembles As Largest Modern Body
Paris June 2 The new Parliament of France elected April 24 met for its first session. It combines 597 Deputies and 300 Senators, the largest assembly in modern times. Parliament is sovereign, controls ministers and public services, proposes expenditures, and bears a total national debt of about 40 billion francs.
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Paris
France
Senate
Directoire
Government of National Defense
Supreme Court
House of Commons
Chamber of Deputies
Gervais
Stray Snippets and Jokes From Old Papers
A collage of humorous exchanges and quotes from vintage newspapers. Features a belligerent editor confronted by a clergyman, a postmaster jeered for idle days, workers mock-humor about rest, a foreman’s sharp rebuke, and a child's earnest prayer misread as divine.
Parisian Sage marketed to curb dandruff and hair loss
A Parisian remedy Parisian Sage claimed to kill the dandruff germ and halt itching scalp with a money back guarantee if not effective in two weeks. Sold by Lemmon's Pharmacy and Giroux Mfg. Co with a 50 cent price, promoted as grease free and hair grower. A testimonial from Mrs Francis Koegl praises its curing of dandruff and hair loss.
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Sangerbond
Paris
America
Lemmon
Giroux Mfg. Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Francis Koegl
Jessamine St
St. Paul
Minn
Uncle Walt the Poet Philosopher and Schoolyard Echoes
Fragmentary reminiscence recalls Uncle Walt the poet and a bygone schoolhouse stage show. It evokes Mary and her lamb, simple verse, and a rural classroom lore forgotten, with bits of dialogue and stage tricks from a distant era.
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Hanan
Frank L. Wilson & Co
Peary
Hampton’s Magazine
Eary
North Pole
Hampton's Magazine
Commander Peary
Polar Sea
Hampton's
Pole
Hampton’s
Owo
the Journal
Chienco
Studebaker
Mason Transfer and Storage Co
Washington, Iowa
Denkards
Hillville
Gare
Jack Thompson
Joe
Tatler
Lois
Brindley
Walt
Mary
VaRadel Ta Ed
Waly
Wwe
United Shirt &Collar CO
Madras
Percale
Klein Kiothing Ko the Outfitters
Oxfords
AS. A. Harwood
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