Hopeful Penn and Chicago Coaches Eye Eastern Gridiron Title
The University of Pennsylvania football team trains for the fall season aiming to regain the eastern premiership. Captain Folwell leads Penn with Howard guiding a large squad of over fifty hopeful players. Chicago boasts Captain DeTray Steffen and Iddings with veterans Anderson Kelly Hewitt and reserves Jones Schommer Harris competing for varsity berths.
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University of Pennsylvania
Volwell
Penn
Howard
Folwell
U. OF Penn
University of Chicago
de 'Tray
Steffen
Iddings
Anderson
Kelly
Hewitt
Jones and Schommer
Harris
Rose Breaks Five Records at Travers Island Meet
Ralph Rose of the Olympic club San Francisco dominated at Travers Island New York winning seven shot put events across weights eight fourteen sixteen eighteen twenty-one twenty-four and twenty-eight pounds. He set world marks in eight fourteen eighteen twenty-one and twenty-eight pound shots and later added a new record in the sixteen pound event.
National League Chief Aims to End Pop Bottles at Games
Harry Pulliam president of the National League vows to curb deadly pop bottle abuse at baseball grounds after umpire William Evans assault in St. Louis. He seeks league wide rule changes and proposes an annual field day across all leagues starting next year to keep two open days for a central field day.
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William Evans
St. Louis
Harry Pulliam
National League
Willso
Pulliam
Emperor of Norfolk Dying at Santa Anita Ranch
Lucky Baldwins famous race horse Emperor of Norfolk with Isaac Murphy up is dying of old age at the Santa Anita ranch in Pasadena California. After nearly twenty years of companionship Mr Baldwin visits daily, and the sight of the aged horse nuzzling his wrinkled hand moves onlookers.
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Lucky” Baldwin
Isaac Murphy
Chicago
Santa Anita Ranch
Pasadena
Cal
Mr. Baldwin
Abe Attell Chases Chicago Matches with Wall er Little
Abe Attell the featherweight champion is in Chicago seeking battles with top western fighters. His likely first Chicago bout is with Wall er Little, a clever Chicago boxer said to pose a tough six round test for Attell.
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Abe Attell
Chicago
Windy City
Waller Little
Abe
Kansas City Lands Hallman and New Outfield Trio
Kansas City club of the American Association releases pitcher Bromley and outfielder Jack McCarthy and purchases outfielder Billy Malimen from Pittsburg National Massecup.
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Kansas City
Hallman
Kansas City Club
American Association
Bromley
Jack McCarthy
Billy Malimen
Pittsburg
The Senorita Lopez and the Spy in Civil War Atlanta
A Confederate tale recounts Senorita Lopez fearlessly viewing fortifications under shellfire. She allegedly dropped a paper with fort plans, sparking a private inquiry, a dramatic denial, and a swift disappearance as Hood’s army withdrew. The narrator later escapes Union lines in Nashville, narrowly avoiding capture after a theatre confrontation with a famed guerrilla.
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Maria Lopez
Senorita Lopez
Slocum
Chattahoochee
Hood
Nashville
Louisville
Gunboat Himntress Arrives in St Louis as Recruiting Vessel
The United gunboat Himntress from Pensacola arrives safely in St Louis harbor after a difficult Mississippi journey marked by frequent machinery accidents. Harbor craft greet the vessel with shrieking whistles as it settles to duty as a permanent recruiting ship.
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U.S
St. Louis
S. Louis
Himntress
Pensacola
Fla
Mississippi River
Hurtess
Buffalo Engineer Scalded After Burst Steam Pipe
Buffalo first engineer Lows rit tinger was badly scalded about the feet and legs when a steam pipe burst, causing the accident.
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Buffalo
Lows Rittinger
One Killed and Three Hurt in Sawmill Boiler Explosion
At the Walker Smith farm near Puoxsutawang Pennsylvania a boiler explosion at Jacob Markle’s sawmill killed one man and badly injured three others. Names given include John Thomas of Patton as the best man and injured men George Thomas Albert Kroh and Anderson Smith.
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Puoxsutawang
Jacob Markle
Walker Smith
John Thomas
Patton
P A
George “Thomas
Albert Kroh
Anerson Smith
Illinois man found dead near Zoo Park in ill health
James H. Level a local resident with a reputed Chicago banker brother was found dead in a small wood near the Zoo park north of town. He had been in poor health and prone to heart trouble in recent years.
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Ona
James H. Level
Chicago
Zoo Park
Muldoon Reports General Bell Recuperating at Muldoon’s
Brig. Gen. J. Franklin Bell chief of staff U S A is recovering from strain of overwork at Muldoon’s sanitarium in White Plains. Muldoon cites steady improvement and confirms Bell’s condition.
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Muldoon
Gen. Bell
New York
J. Franklin Bell
White Plains
General Bell
John Mitchell Hospitalized for Appendicitis
John Mitchell president of United Mine Workers was admitted to La Salle Hospital on Saturday and is to undergo an operation for appendicitis within a couple of days as his condition improves.
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John Mitchell
Springfield
United Mine Workers
la Salle, Sr
Pratt Acquitted in Pub Road Homicide at Iowa City
Elmer Pratt was acquitted of the murder of William Connell after pleading self defense. The killing occurred last summer following a long standing feud. Pratt was found not guilty.
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Iowa City
Elmer Pratt
William Connell
Pratt
Race Discrimination Resolution Adopted in Hattiesburg Schools
A local board of education in Hattiesburg Mississippi adopted a resolution calling for separate schools for Italian Syrian and Russian Jewish children on October 14. The action reflects segregated schooling proposals amid immigrant communities seeking equal schooling access.
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Hattiesburg, Miss
Hatttiesburg
Board of Education
Awful Jolt Sparks Barroom Witty Exchange
A sharp exchange unfolds as a man drinks and a woman replies with a quip about never drinking. The dialogue hints at social tension and humor over wine.
Baseball Looter's Death In Detroit Area
Paul J Kraft a 20 year old wholesale liquor dealer from Adrian Michigan and former Detroit baseball player died after convulsions during a Tigers game. He reportedly yelped for his team causing a hemorrhage of the lungs and died at St Marys Hospital.
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Detroit
Mich
Paul J. Kraft
Adrian
Tigers
Iriay
St. Mary's Hospital
Kraft
Death of General von Buelow and wife in Potsdam
Potsdam reports General Adolf von Buelow died of heart failure on October 14 after a period of illness. His wife died October 9 in what authorities called a sad sequence as she cried at his bedside and collapsed.
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Potsdam
Germany
Adolf von Buelow
Taft Arrives in Hongkong for Manila Voyage
Taft and Mrs. Taft arrived in Hongkong aboard the steamer Minnesota. They attended a reception at the consulate and dined with the governor before sailing for Manila late that night.
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Taft
Hongkong
Minnesota
William H. Taft
Manila
Massacre of Dutch Troops Reported in Celebes
Mail advices from Batavia recount the ambuscade and slaughter of two Dutch companies in Celebes. Eleven men sent to secure a native chief were attacked during meals and recreation and butchered to a man.
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Victoria
B.C
Batavia
Celebes
Examp
Threat to Kill U S Official Leads to Sanity Commission
George A. Rudolph was arraigned before Judge Dale in Dayton Ohio on a charge of threatening to kill United States official Vespasian Warner commissioner of pensions. Rudolph admitted writing to President Roosevelt that he would come to Washington to kill Mr Warner. He was fined 50 dollars and costs and a sanity commission will be appointed.
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Vespasian Warner
Dayton
George A. Rudolph
Dale
United States
Rudolph
Roosevelt
Washington
Warner
Disaster on a Lake Vessel Naples Sinks Two Die
Buffalo October 14 A Lake Erie tragedy aboard the City of Naples of the Gilchrist fleet leaves two crew dead and one officer badly scalded. The deceased are Louis Hornbushe a Milwaukee fireman and James Khgnagag a coal passer from an unspecified location.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Naples
Louis Hornbushe
Milwaukee
James Khgnagag
Woman Claims Common Law Wife Status in Divorce Suit
A Jacksonville woman calling herself Rachel Pearse Cherry claims she is the common law wife of John Cherry Jr a wealthy local resident. She seeks divorce and 50000 alimony in Paris Missouri where Cherry recently married Linna Basket from Paris.
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Jacksonville
Rachel Pearse Cherry
John Cherry, Jr
Linna Basket
Paris
Divorcees face tighter marriage rules at church convention
Schimmond Virginia October 14 a triennial Protestant Episcopal convention devoted the day to divorce and child labor issues. Delegates agreed to further restrict the marriage of divorced persons in the future and consider restrictions further.
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Schimmond
Protestant Episcopal Church
Orchard Pruning and Wound Care for Trees
An agricultural note stresses proper limb severing to avoid stubs that invite decay. Wounds should be painted with a dressing that checks weathering and blocks decay organisms, using pure white lead paint for general use. Bordeaux mixture is mentioned as effective but less durable.
Molasses as a Stock Food
Experiments with molasses as cattle feed yield mixed results across stations. The Maryland tests report improved digestibility of hay and grain, plus better palatability and appetite, increasing value beyond analysis. Massachusetts trials show reduced digestibility and a lower standing for molasses feeds, with contradictory findings within the same program.
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Maryland
Massachusetts
Nitrate Use on Second Grass Crop Faces Poor Returns
Agricultural note from American Cultivator says hay farmers apply nitrate to moor ing lands for a second cut but results lag due to continuous dry weather. September rains helped little, with grass growth still weak. Massachusetts station experiments show most nitrate remains in soil and may yield in next season under average conditions.
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Massachusetts
Wyoming Wood Growers Push Cotswold–Mert Ho Cross Sheep
The president of the Wyoming Wood Growers endorses the Cotswold–Mert ho cross as the ideal Wyoming sheep. The piece notes limited use of lime and sulphur dips at experiment stations, with proprietary dips common. It urges timely dipping of feeding sheep and lambs before and after pen or pasture placement, even if stockyard inspected, per American Sheep Breeder.
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Wyoming Wood Growers
Muslin Curtain Windows Meet Dairy Farm Ventilation
The muslin curtain idea used in henhouses spreads to dairy farms. Curtains keep stable temperatures from dropping much in cold weather while improving air dryness through ventilation. Lighting and ventilation are claimed to improve barn conditions.
Milk Powder as Cow Feed and Poultry Ration at KKausas
Dried milk powder, a high protein byproduct from milk sugar production, has been fed to cows at the KKausas experiment station with some success. One hundred pounds of skim milk yield nine to ten pounds of powder. The preparation has also been used with success as a poultry feed.
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Kkausas
The Ewe and Her Lamb Causes of Refusal to Feed
The ewe may refuse nourishment to the newborn due to udder inflammation or soreness. Relieving part of the udder's contents can restore the dam to nurse the lamb, often reconciling dam and offspring.
Height of Apple Trees and Harvest Costs
Grown on low headed trees can be picked at one third the cost of high headed trees. Low headed trees are less exposed to high winds, protecting both fruit and tree from windstorms.
The Price of Butter Grading and Standard
Butter is judged and graded by an approved standard and method. Price quotes reflect quality, not farming origin. Some butter fails to meet the top grade, leading to lower pricing compared to better varieties.
Mr and Mrs Kleese Return From Oklahoma Trip
Mr and Mrs Isaac Kleese and daughter Mrs P P Schowalter and son Glen of Wayland arrived yesterday from Granite and other points in Oklahoma where they had spent four weeks visiting. Mr Kleese reports very good crops in the places he visited and was delighted with the country. All in all it was a delightful trip.
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Isaac Kleese
P. P. Schowalter
Glen
Wayland
Granite
Oklahoma
Kleese
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