Babe Ruth Threatens Retirement Over $50,000 Offer
ST PETERSBURG March 8 Babe Ruth says he will retire from baseball unless the Yankees raise their initial 1933 bid. He told reporters he cannot endure daily outdoor play and bat work for a paltry sum and plans to reconsider only after meeting Colonel Ruppert. He travels back from a deep sea fishing trip with a large catch.
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Babe Ruth Signs to End Golfers’ Worry
Ruth declared he would switch to business man golf or quit unless he received a $75 000 document. Hagen Sarazen and others breathed easier as the Babe finally signed the dotted line.
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Fleeing South Through Virginia to Georgia and Savannah
A wandering narrator recounts a rain soaked southward journey visiting Aquia's civil war crucifix, Savannah's old docks and squares, and Saint Simons Island. They describe rocky Mount NC hospitality, Sumter SC cotton culture, Jekyll Island and Fanny Kemble linked slave history, ending with Butler plantations on the Altamaha and ships, trees, and fort ruins along the coast.
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Ruin on Saint Simon Island a glimpse of a vanished era
The narrator visits the Cooper plantation site on Saint Simon Island, walking a sandy path through oaks to the river and ruins. They recall a grand house once ruled by a remote family, with brick arches and wide stone steps, now left to nature as liberals gain office in Brunswick after conservatives spend.
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Ether waves puzzle baffles physicists and monks promote peace
Ether waves act as particles and waves, presenting a new puzzle for physicists. The Benedictine monks of western Europe adopt the motto Peace, signaling a historic call for harmony.
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