Tales of baseball lore and the old court case echo
A nostalgic reminiscence blends Billy Hulbert’s famed Metropolitans tale with the Ward v. Ward injunction, recounting heroic players and colorful episodes. The piece transitions to a long history of Olympic Games from ancient Greece to modern London 1908, highlighting reforms, venues, and ideals of peace through sport.
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Billy Hulbert
Hulbert
Brotherhood
New York
John M Ward
Ward
National League
Simlar
John I Rogers
Philadelphia
Majunellon
Morgan J . Brien
Supreme Court
Joseph Ho Choate
Rogers
Henry E. Howland
Judge O Brien
Choate
Harvard
O Brien
Hulburts
Nick Engels
West Twenty Seventh Street
Players League
Hulberts
Buffalo
Looneyville
Seres
Looneyvile
Connie Yannigan
Connie
Motor Used for Aeroplanes and Somnambulism Tales
A London Illustrated News piece describes a 30 horsepower rotary motor weighing 40 kilograms with a silenced exhaust and notes cases linking insanity and sleepwalking. It recounts historical trials where somnambulism was used as a defense, including a Glasgow carpenter Fraser and a monk involved in nocturnal violence.
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London Illustrated News
The Vice President's Place in Cabinet Power Debate
The article surveys the idea of easing the path to the Presidency by granting a Cabinet seat to the Vice President. It traces historical views from Jefferson to Roosevelt, notes the fluctuating influence of the Vice Presidency, and argues a closer pairing with the President could benefit the nation, while acknowledging objections and potential discussion to follow.
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United States
Vic
Jefferson van Buren
Roosevelt
Tyler Fulliere
Johnson
Arthur
Ming
Senate
Ueh
Bryan
Sleep Walking Antics On Nighttime Edge Of Roofs
Long passage describes SAINT PETTIT and other sleep walkers from a Chicago Tribune report. It recounts a young woman almost leaping from a window, rescues, and expert opinions by Dr Taio H and Mr Berlin on somnambulism. It notes cases of self harm, letters written in slumber, and dreams guiding nocturnal deeds.
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Hack Tuke
Iti
Lord Culpepper
Wes
Old Batley
Horace
Caslng
Atab
Fraser
Carpenter
Glasgow
Yellowlees
Federe
Ion
Saint Pettit
Washington
Atral
Wilker
Het Pere
Somaambu
Carl Pret
Berlin
Taio H &K Tike
London
Wesner
Mme X
Mme
Tuke
Bueid Saring
Thirteen on Coins in Kansas City Journal
The Kansas City Journal notes superstition around the thirteen on the quarter dollar. Observers point to 13 stars on the front and 18 when dated 1908, 15 stars around the eagle, 18 letters in E Pluribus Unum, 13 arrows, 13 leaves, and 12 letters in quarter dollar. A future president altering the design is deemed unlikely due to 13 articles in the original union.
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Kansas City Journal
Philadelphia Record
Optimist predicts happy marriage for daughter and foreign count
A Detroit Free Press item notes an optimist believes his daughter’s marriage to a foreign count will be a happy union. The piece hints at期待 and confidence in the match despite potential cultural differences.
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Detroit Free Press
The First Olympic Games and Ancient Greek Pride
The London opened Olympic revival traces to Olympia in 776 BC. Ancient contests honored Zeus with religious rites, truce months, and male-only eligibility, while Athens and Sparta formed a united Greek identity. Early races evolved from 600 Greek feet to longer distances, with judges and prizes reflecting sacred duties.
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Croton
Firsf
Cynisca
Agesilaus
Olympia
Altis
Corebna
Pierre de Conbertin
Athens
Greece
London
Aerald
Acropolis
Athena
Darius
Windsor Castle
Eton
Harrow
Lord Desborough
Gond
Philadelphia
Elis
Star of Bethlehem
Ipiritus
Zeus
Hirs
Peloponnesus
Sparta
Black Sea
Gulf of Lyons
Phidias
Praxiteles
National Review of London
Hera
Zena
Phiditas
Hieron
Syracuse
Themistocles
Alpheus
Aphrodite
Zong ‘Ad
Jtg
Problem for the Clerk in Behar Plantations
A correspondent reports a clash at a Behar plantation over livestock. The head clerk notes that goats were given and one gave birth to two kids, raising a dispute with the pond keeper about returning the same number of goats to the owner.
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Connie
Looneyville
Ownex
Yannigan
Looney, Villa
Cold
Billy
Explosive Ice Cream Warning Stuns Philadelphia Vendor
A woman warned a Philadelphia merchant that the ice cream tasted of gunpowder and threatened to inform the police, claiming the vanilla cream contained dangerous particles. The brief note reflects neighborly tension and a sensational claim surrounding a local dairy item.
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Danse
Penn
Philadelphia
Remarkable sponge diving boat uses submarine principles
A new sponge fishing craft built to Abbe Raoul s Carthage plans employs a spherical buoy and a cupola air tanks ballast systems to dive and surface. Powered by internal oars and movable pincers, the vessel features electric lighting, a telephone line, and a 328 foot test depth, advancing beyond primitive free diving methods.
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Abbe Raoul
Carthage
Loeb
Singing in extremis among the Gladiator crew and naval echoes
A long reflection on singing as a stabilizing force in life threatening moments from shipwrecks and mine disasters. The piece recalls Birkenhead and Berlin incidents, noting soldiers, civilians, and crews who sang to steady nerves, comfort the fearful, and persevere. It contrasts court scenes where judges show emotion with harrowing tales of starvation and moral choices at sea and underground.
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Birkenhead
St Simons Hay
Cape’ Town
London
England
Sarah Bands
Portsmouth
Mauritius
Berlin
Covent Garden Opera House
Rhondda Valley
Hamsterd
Jesus
Feela
Drigoner
Lord Brampton
Justice Hawkings
Winchester
Aptain
Liverpool
Lord Roberts
Cata
George
Merry England
God
Denis
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Frean
Sion
Jan Adams
Adams
Ffrs A
Tory
Rent Etoos
Jefferson
Chicago Tribune
Allahabad
ACS
Toulon Harbor
East
Dow
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