Light golf clubs favored for distance on standardized ball
April 12 report notes top players like Wee Jim Barnes Bob McDonald Walter Hagen and Harry Vardon favor light short clubs to gain distance with the new standardized ball. pros in England similarly emphasize short light irons while American leaders adapt their weights.
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New York
Jim Barnes
Bob McDonald
Walter Hagen
Barnes and Hutchison
Foot
Hax
Barnes
Hutchison
McDean
Wai Hagen
Guita
Hage
Emzland
Harry Varden
Varden
Varion
Vardon
Omaha Belle Becomes Countess Through Bought Title
New York feature recalls Omaha socialite Georgia Grey later known as Mrs. Joseph Ter who, with her wealthy husband, pursued a globe trotting life. He bought a title for her in Paris wealth led to an old estate, a dilapidated mansion near the Quai de lGuilhem court, and a life of luxury abroad.
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New York
Sarah MacDougall
Iler
Georgia Grey
Omaha
Neb
Nebraska
Joseph Ther
Kansas
Shewers
Hyed
Fifth Avenue
Paris
Hotel Continental
London
Hotel Metropole
Florence
Count de Potolise
Nice
Monte Carlo
Erg
America
Gerbousht
Kansas City
Joseph Ter
Quai de Gileain Court
Omaha Bell
Ner
Electric Road Lighting System Promises Practical Use
General Electric engineers report a new parabolic nest lighting unit that captures almost every ray from an incandescent bulb to illuminate highways while minimizing glare. Tested in Massachusetts, the system places lamps at 600 feet apart at about 6 feet height, with nested reflector designs preventing field glare.
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General Electric Company
Corps of Engineers
Massachusetts
Day View of Road Lighting Plan Elucidates State Aid
A new unit of lighting on a road shows lamping on every third pole and outlines a plan to apportion expenses. Communities already solving illumination issues will install lights on short distances with the aim of safer night travel. States may be solicited for support, likely led by automobile clubs and related groups, to expand beneficial highways lighting.
Widow Keeps Solitude and Pension Near New Jersey Graveyard
The widow Georgia Grey Tier, widow of Joseph St rers, lives in Newton after his death in New York following his Paris blindness. His fortune faded after eleven years, leaving her nearly penniless except for selling or pawning possessions. Through Judge Redick and Senator Hitchcock she secured a Civil War pension for the widow of a Omaha regiment’s commissary veteran, allowing her to rent a modest furnished room for life.
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New Jersey
Joseph Iler Wenl
Paris
New York
Newton
Ter
Georgia Grey
Judge Redick
Omaha
Hitchcock
Joseph Strer
Tier
Mock trial shown in Montreal for insane slayer
In Montreal a mock trial was held in Police Magistrate Cusson's chambers a year earlier to calm Major Robert W. Griffith who killed William Holland. The ceremony tested Griffith’s delusion that Holland exerted secret influence over him. Holland had been a broker shot by Griffith.
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Montreal
Robert W. Griffith
William 4
Holland
Cusson
Griffith
Ifith
Holland Isast
Japu
Sea gulls feast on putty in Seattle boats and buildings
The Seattle waterfront chimes in on putty craving by sea gulls after a report from C. M. Andrews of the Southern Pacific. Gulls reportedly target putty on ferry boats and nearby structures, following a diet of ship scraps and tables. Residents fear the nuisance could grow as gulls spread the habit among sailors and along the waterfront.
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Seattle
Wash
C. M. Andrews
Southern Pacific Railway
San Francisco
Ulm Massacre Survivor Recalls Refugees Flight
M N Mestead of Fertile recounts the 1862 New Ulm massacre and the perilous refugee escape with 12 people. He describes family protection efforts, the massacre at the homestead, a perilous trek through muskeg and woods, and rescue by U.S. cavalry before return to Winneshiek County, Iowa.
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Ulm
Pertile
Middle West
Prairies
Minnesota
M. N. Mestead
New Ulm
Iself
Mother
Father
Bay
Merauders
United States
Winneshiek County
Iowa
Sam
Tare
Iare
Merits Son in Prison in Columbus Underwriters Meet
A Columbus meeting of underwriters heard a convict choir from Ohio Penitentiary sing. A convict named William Gary, son of Lemuel Gary, was revealed to the audience by his father, who had not seen him in 14 years. The scene ended with emotional reunion as the song Dear Old Dad played.
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Cc Field
Mother
Columbus
Lemuel Gary
Ohio
Bing
William Gary
Gary
A Decalogue for Girls in Philadelphia
A partial excerpt from a local school or publication outlines behavior for girls. It references an authority, a manual, and guidance on dress and conduct. The fragment mentions obedience, modest presentation, and avoidance of excessive cosmetics, reflecting period norms.
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