Naps Under Fire For Playing It Safe In Losses
Cleveland Naps face criticism from a newspaper tale accusing them of demoralization after deaths and injuries. The piece blames Addie Joss’s death and Nap Lajoie’s injury for a cautious, dull style and slipping standings, noting veteran frustration and unlucky seasons without blaming new players.
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Cleveland
Naps
Addie Joss
Lajole
Lajole Jackson
Turner
Lajoie
Clu
American Athletes Sail for London Training Camp
Twenty two Harvard and Yale athletes departed aboard the Vaderland for Dover and then London to train for track events against Oxford and Cambridge on July 1. They will participate in sprints, distance runs, vaults, and jumps, staying about six weeks. Steamship officials provide a dedicated cook and diet, and the forward deck is converted into a temporary athletic field.
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New York
Harvard
Yale
Vaderland
Dover
Thames
Picpare
Oxford
Cambridge
London
Intercollegiate Swimming Association Meet Heads to Sheepshead Bay
Yale Harvard Princeton Columbia College of the City of New York Amherst Cornell and Pennsylvania are entered for the Intercollegiate Swimming Association championships at Sheepshead Bay from July 1 to 9. Events include a 20 yard handicap 100 yard sprint and a 100 yard open for newcomers, with stars Howe Stoddart Schmidt Cross Gosnett and Anthony among those expected to compete.
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Yale
Harvard
Princeton
Columbia College
Amherst
Cornell
Pennsylvania
Intercollegiate Swimming Association
Sheepshead Bay
America
Howe Stoddart
Schmidt
Cross Brothers Gosnett
Anthony
Pennayhania
Twelvish track champions set for Shepherds Bush meet
The Twelvish track and field championships will be held at Shepherds Bush Stadium London on July 1. Contenders include Harry Ginsing, famed half mile champ from New York, Tex Houndell, ex Pennsylvanian sprinter, and Melvin Sheppard, Olympic champion. Proposals of foreign travel hint at Berlin and Dresden events with possible amateur games in Scotland in August.
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London
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New York
Tex Houndell
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Pennsysaata
England's New Runner Green Wins Surrey Road Race Debut
Gil Wallia Green 24, of London based Irish American CC, defeated M J Ryan in the Surrey 22 mile race in 2 hours 20 minutes, marking a strong Olympic prospect for Stockholm. He later helped push England toward a dominant showing in distance events as Harriman unveils Goshen grandstand plans.
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New York
Polytechnic Harriers
London
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Surrey
Yilement
Aherd
Tran
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Stockholm
Vote on Root Plan Tariff Debate Follows In Senate
Insurgents wait for La Follette to present arguments as the tariff fight shapes up. Root amendment vote likely before adjournment. reconciliation of reciprocity, wool and free list bills to frame a broader revision debate. Direct elections bill and Lorimer case loom, House to mark time amid ongoing investigations and tariff discussions.
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Arizona
New Mexico
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Burnham
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International Harvester Company
Edward Hlnes
Edward Hines
Sugar Trust Committees
Joseph F Smith
Mormon Church
Ways
Borden Tours Western Canada Campaign Against Reciprocity
Leader of the Conservative party in Canada, with assistants, visits Alberta and Saskatchewan to rally against the reciprocity pact with the United States. In Manitoba and Saskatchewan farmers largely favor ratification, while supporters in Alberta present memorials urging Parliament to oppose the pact. A Weyburn speaker asserts western farmers would leave Confederation if reciprocity is denied.
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Borden
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Saskatchewan
Alberta
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Tate
Weyburn
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Waose Jaw
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Taft
Fielding
Cumberland native George W Williams dies near Trout WV
Special to The Washington Post. George W Williams, aged 38, died yesterday near Trout, West Virginia. A law student at the University of Virginia, he joined the Confederate service at the start of the war, serving close to Brigadier General Breckinridge on the signal corps staff. He later served two terms in the West Virginia legislature.
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George W Williams
Trout W Va
Williams
Triersty
Virginia
Signal Corps
Gen Breck
Paynter exits race as Ollie James gains in Kentucky arena
The article tracks Kentucky political maneuvering after Senator Paynter withdraws from re election competition, spotlighting Ollie James and potential runs by John C Calhoun Mayo. It notes Mayo’s Washington visits, Republican hopes in Oregon primaries, and Pennsylvania figures Hampton Moore and Gov. Tener advancing local campaigns amid road building zeal.
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Ollie James
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James
Senate
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Mayo
Paintsville
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Woodrow Wilson
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Union League of Philadelphia
Penrose Organization
Manufacturers’ Bureau
Department of Commerce and Labor
League of Republican Clubs
Atlantic Deeper Waterways Association
Baltimore Democratic Convention Fund Raised Amid Subscriptions
The Washington Fest reports Baltimore, June 2. Chairman Robert Crain of the finance committee announces the $100000 convention guarantee fund is slightly oversubscribed. Subscriptions come from corporations, financiers, merchants, professionals, and trades representatives, including the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, Pennsylvania Railroad, United Railway and Electric Company, and Capt Isaac Emerson, each at 1000. Crain travels to press the Democratic National Committee to accept Baltimore’s offer and is optimistic despite no guaranteed majority.
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Isaac Emerson
Whairman Crain
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Public Service Board under DC utility inquiry
Washington public service corporations may come under closer district control as a House committee from the District of Columbia begins a private expert inquiry led by T Scott Mayes. The probe, focusing on municipal books including tax collection, may lead to creating a public service board with regulatory authority.
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Johnson
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Hamburg Held In Quarantine Over Cholera Death
The steamship Hamburg arriving from the Mediterranean remains under quarantine in New York with 64 cabin and 6 steerage passengers aboard. Health Officer Doty orders the death aboard Naples investigated while transfers to a barge for Hoboken landing are planned. The La Provence is released with steerage passengers aboard and the Duca degli Abbruzzi is permitted to dock.
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Mediterranean
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Naples
Hoboken
la Provence
Duca Degli Abbruzzi
Kaiser’s Yacht Again Wins In Queenstown Regatta
The emperor's yacht Meteor defeated the Germania and Water Witch in a Queenstown race as the U S Atlantic fleet visits. Midshipmen aboard Iowa Indiana and Massachusetts enjoy a visit with open ships, social events, and an upcoming Kiel voyage.
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Lieut Krupp von Bohion
Halbach
G@ Ceell Whitaker
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Queenstown
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Lad Fatally Shoots Chum at Riverside Gallery
In New Brunswick New Jersey Louis Lamaroff aged 12 was killed in a shooting gallery incident at Riverside recreation park. A companion, Hannon, asked to shoot the jumping monkey and while picking up the gun accidentally pulled the trigger striking Lamaroff in the head. He died at St Peters Hospital shortly after arrival.
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Louis Lamaroff
Riverside Recreation Park
W Hannon
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St Peter's Hospital
Fort Worth Stock Yards Fire Destroys Pens and Barns
Fire swept through the Fort Worth stock yards for three hours destroying acres of pens scarehouses two mammoth hay and feed barns and loading decks. Loss estimated near 100 dollars, insured. The burned area will be rebuilt.
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Tex
Troops in War Game Camp in Rain With Light Shelter
A two day District National Guard practice march for the First and Second Infantry, led by Col. Durand and Col. Harvey, turned into a damp simulated camp. Tents, trenches, guard duties, and drills persisted despite heavy rain, with plans for another march in June and funds restored to support further training.
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C H Durand
William E Harvey
Deanwood
Cabin John
Hoth
George H Harries
Fred Cooke
LeRoy Herron
S E Smiley
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