Widespread fruit crop damage feared from cold spell
The article reports strong disagreement over the damage from recent freezing across eastern, southern, and western states. Government and trade sources forecast varied losses with California and nearby states expected to yield normally, while Central West and Ozark regions face heavy destruction. Notable figures include Louis Erb and John F. Moore, with estimates ranging from a quarter to almost total loss of crops in several states and regions.
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Agricultural Department
California
Oregon
Washington
Delaware
Georgia
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Iowa
Illinois
Indiana
Michigan
Ozark
Missouri
Louis Erb
Central Western States
Grand Valley
Moore
Colorado
Gleamer Stunts In Early Games
In 1910 baseball's early weeks showcase fast play and stellar feats. Tris Speaker leads Boston with dazzling fielding and power. Ty Cobb tops Tigers by throwing out a baserunner. Addie Joss fires a no hitter amid controversy. Johnson Smith Moore among early pitching standout performers.
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New Yorks
Brooklyn
New York
Boston
Dahlen
Daisies
Doves
Tris Speaker
Jim McAleer
Ty Cobb
Tigers
Briscoe Lord
Naps
Larry Lajoie
Cobb
Speaker
Lord
King of the
Addie Joss
Frank Smith
Bill Bradley
Parent
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Bradley
Joss
Walter Johnson
Washingtons
Chicago White Sox
Earl Moore
Phillies
Noble
J. Bentley Seymour
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McGraw
Philadelphia
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Jake Stahl
Boston Red Sox
Roger Bresnahan
St. Louis Cardinals
Charles Louis Phillippe
Pirates
Bob Bescher
Reds
Larry Lord
Gray and
Hovick
Tris
Cornerstone Laying for Washington State Reformatory Held at Monroe
The Daily World reports the board of managers invites attendance at the cornerstone laying of the Washington State Reformatory in Monroe on Saturday May 28 at noon. Speakers include Governor M E Hay Monroe Commercial club president C E Ritchie King County Superior Court Judge A W Frater and Congressman J L Wilson with invocation by Dr M A Matthews and a dinner after the ceremony.
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Daily World
Board of Managers
Washington State Reformatory
Monroe
Wash
Corwin S. Shank
Fred Reeves
Frank C. Jackson
M. A. Langhorne
John Hansen
M. E. Hay
Washington
C. E. Ritchie
Monroe Commercial Club
Albert E. Mead
A. W. Frater
Superior Court of
King County
John L. Wilson
M. A. Matthews
First Presbyterian Church, Se
Judges Burke Olive and Haller Return From River Trip
Judge Burke and Walter M Olive and E C Haller returned Sunday night from a river trip. Burke spoke in Chelan Friday before a large audience. The group visited Twisp Met Howes and returned via Brewster and Waterville. Olive praised his Ford car noting 300 miles of travel with no repairs or wrench tightening required.
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Judge Burke
Walter M. Olive
E. C. Haller
Chelan
Brewster
Waterville
Olive
Coming Events for Tacoma Eager to Attend
May 26 arrival of Tacoma Commercial Club. May 26 twilight game Firemen versus Engineers. May 27 vacation. May 29 and 30 Wilson Creek baseball team visit. May 30 Decoration Day. June 16 to 18 State Press Association here.
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Tacoma Commercial Club
Firemen
Engineers
Wilson Creek
Brown
Stoll
Lzands
Stolz
Tod
Mathewson
Mathewson and Brown Rivalry For Pitching Honors
Chicago’s Three Fingered Brown and Christy Mathewson of the New York Nationals clash for the country’s top pitching honors. In seventeen career battles Brown holds eleven wins to Mathewson’s six. Last season Mathewson won two of three against Brown, while Brown’s first win over Mathewson in four years came last year. This season Mathewson is in better form and may surpass Brown.
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Brown
Chicago Nationals
Christy Mathewson
New York Nationals
New York
Mathewson
Chicago
Chicago Star
Paull Aims to Break American Mile Mark
Mike Murphy trains Captain Billy Paull of the Pennsylvania team to lower Tommy Conneff’s American mile record of 4 minutes 15 3-5 seconds.
Barney Briceland Captain of Central League Umpiring
Barney Briceland works as an indicator holder in the Central league this season. He stands under five feet tall and is noted for grit. He has served as a substitute in the Ohio Pennsylvania league and once held an indicator in a western league. Briceland is a potter by trade.
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Barney Briceland
Briceland
Baseball Rumors And Recruits From The 1909 Era
Diamond briefs highlight Bobby Byrne of Pittsburg thriving at bat and on bases while Tom Lynch weighs coaching talent. George Stallings acquires Harry Wolter from Boston. Wolter looks improved. The spread notes pitchers hard to hit and catchers with strong throws as teams chase speed and power and cite Ed Walsh’s arm trouble and possible decline since 1909.
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Tom Lynch
George Stallings
New York Americans
Harry Wolter
Boston Red Sox
Wolter
John S. Taylor
Ed Walsh
Chicago Americans
Fixtures moved from First National Bank to new sites
John A. Gellatly and Harry Taylor purchased the bank fixtures before removal to the new quarters. Gellatly plans extensive changes in the Che lan County Abstract company office and uses the fixtures there. Taylor will place a portion of the fixtures in the new Wenatchee hotel.
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Tional Bank
John A. Gellatly
Harry Taylor
Gellatly
Chelan County Abstract Company
Mr. Taylor
Wenatchee Hotel
Special meeting notice for Chevaliers on May twenty fourth
Attention Chevaliers. Special business at regular meeting Tuesday May 24. All come. P H Sherburne, Clerk.
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P. H. Sherburne
Worrying Over Paper Money
New York health officers warn that soiled paper money carries about 142000 germs per bill and may spread disease. They urge rapid withdrawal from circulation and cite medical studies showing diphtheria and tuberculosis germs can linger on infected notes.
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New York
Board of Health
Siphoning Lakes for Water Supply in Alpine Plants
The article explains siphoning mountain lake water by sinking a shaft near shore and drawing water through a 6.5 foot diameter tube 270 feet long into the head race. It cites Kubel and Lake Poschiavo with Brusio power plant as examples, detailing shaft depth and valve arrangements.
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Switzerland
Kubel
Lake Poschiavo
Brusio
Wagon end board with lowering step attachment
Describes a wagon accessory where an end board attaches to two iron straps acting as a hinge. The board can be lowered to form a step. One strap end is bolted to the board and the opposite eye fits a rod for operation.
Wagon End Board Step Mechanism
A patented wagon feature shows two brackets under the rear wagon box with a catch securing the end board for the step. Each bracket and binge strap carries a catch attached to a rod, as illustrated, with Fig. 4 showing the complete arrangement and dotted lines indicating the lowered step position.
Swiss siphon system powers twelve 3,500 kilowatt turbines
The article describes a large Swiss water-supply siphon system for a major hydroelectric plant. It notes the highest tube leg rises with a slope of five feet per thousand, and that a centrifugal pump may start the system for cleaning intake screens. The system is contrasted with a misnamed invert siphon, clarifying it as a pressure system.
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Europe
Engineering Magazine
Exploded Belief in Ancient Bronze Hardening
Professor Gowland of the British Institute of Metals argues that ancient bronzes were very impure, so their hardness did not arise from purity. Modern bronze can be hardened by hammering to match ancient hardness, debunking the legend of a lost art.
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Professor Gowland
British Institute of Metals
Park Board Honors Porter the Lincoln Park Pensioned Horse
Chicago May 24 Porter a 26 year old city owned horse received the highest animal honor as Lincoln park commissioners passed resolutions congratulating him on 16 years of faithful service and retired him on a pension to spend his days in luxury. The stable manager said he is far from decrepit and will remain in Lincoln park with an honored stall and full care. The board ordered the resolutions framed and hung in the stables.
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Chicago
Porter
Lincoln Park
William O. Hamilton
Lincoln
Freak Pelt Combines Coyote and Sheep Traits
W H Scott, the Hyde buyer, brought a world office find a pelt showing a cross between a coyote and a sheep. The marked hybrid, from Okanogan country, cost 75 cents but is valued higher as a freak specimen due to its rarity.
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W. H. Scott
Hyde
World
Scott
Okanogan Country
Robbers Take $1000 From Poker Party In Salt Lake
Two masked men robbed a poker party of 16 people at the Clift house in Salt Lake City. They took $1000 in cash and roughly another $1000 in diamonds and jewelry.
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Salt Lake
Utah
Clift House
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