davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1940-08-22

batter. and expected him to repeat
month later In . tight game with
the Giants.
1T was 1 to in the ninth in
ning," Mr.. Casey recalled, "there
were two out and the bases were
full when I came to bat"
With glory staring him in the
face, Casey failed in the pinch. The
pitcher three times sent the ball
sizzling over the plate, and Casey
was out.
Ernest Thayer wrote the poem
after the game" explained Mr..
Casey, but he didn't publish it until
the next spring. after he had moved
to California. guess he thought
might get mad. They kidded me
about it for several days, but there
was nothing to get mad about"
Another Theory Advanced.
Mr.. Casey's claim was widely
printed at the time and in discus
sion Of old-time baseball followers
throughout the country the theory
was advanced by some that Mr..
Hopper had changed the name of
Mike Kelly to Casey.
On May 13, 1888, Col. John A. Nc
Caull. producer of the musical
comedy Prince Methusalem" at
Wallack's Theater in New York City
gave special baseball night" per
formance. Some one suggested to
him that it would be good stunt
to have Mr.. Hopper recite the poem.
In the second act Hopper read it in
a rolling basso profundo and lifted
the audience from its seat. There
after, no show in which Mr.. Hopper
appeared was complete without a
reading of Casey at the Bat" He
said years afterward that he must
have recited it $1,000 times.
Caution is one auto necessity you
can't buy.
Evening star., 1940-08-22
Travelled widely following publica-
ton Of Casey" in the San Fran
cisco Examiner in 1888.

Mr.. Thayer took only a couple OF
hours to write Casey" and at first
regarded 1t as no more important
than his other contributions to the
Examiner. However, the tale OF
Casey's ignominious strikeout went
Immediately to the hearts OF base
ball fans.
When the late De Wolf Hopper,
the actor, included 1t in his reper-
toire. Casey at the Bat" was as
sured enduring fame.
Fans Immediately wanted to know
who the author was and what base
ball player was the prototype Of the
Casey who stepped to the plate with
a chance to win for Mudville and
then struck out.
No Basis in Fact, Author Said.
Mr.. Thayer, son of a wealthy
New England wooden manufacturer,
proved his authorship, but he could
not discourage the belief that he
had based his poem on an actual
baseball player. "Caseys" came for
ward in all parts of the country
to claim the honor, despite Mr..
Thayer's assertion that the poem
had no basis in fact.
Best known of the Casey" claim
ants was Daniel M. Casey of Silver
Spring, Md, who had been street.
car conductor in Binghamton. N.
Y, for many years. He came for
ward in 1885 and said he was the
mighty Casey. According to his
story, he was pitching for Philadel-
phia in 1887 and in game with
Boston hit a home run at crucial
moment. The Phillies were push
ing Detroit for the pennant. The
fans had their eyes on Casey,
though he was no great shakes OF q
Evening star., 1940-08-22
Ell. Thayer, Author
OF Casey al The Bat,'
Dies in California
Writer Of Poem Made
Fomous by Hopper
Was II Years Old
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
: SANTA BARBARA, Calf. Aug.
22.-Death yesterday struck out
Ernest Lawrence Thayer. 77-year-
old author of the famous poem,
Casey at the Bat"
Mr.. Thayet died after a cerebral
hemorrhage. He had lived here in
retirement for 26 years, after having
Evening star., 1940-08-22
Climbs Peck 1000 Times

GRINDELWALD, Switzerland (P1.
"A 61-year- -old Swiss guide, Fritz
Steuri, has just completed his 1.000th
climb to the top of the 13,700-foot
Jungfrau.
Evening star., 1940-08-22
Uarn uf ThankH

my appreciation to my friends and rela-
tives and especially the employees Of Emer-
gency Hospital for their kind expressions
Of sympathy at the death OF my father
JULIET EDES ALvEs.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-07-11
ANOTHER zoNINe MESSAGE.

Much confusion exists in the city on
the coming violation case tried in NUM-
cipal court on Monday of this week. Con-
troversy runs high on the merits or de-
merits of the matter, attendant, The Citi-
zen is sorry to see, by some bitterness on
the part of those who, to their way of
thinking, were Disseminated against.
The trouble is, personalities are being
allowed to enter the picture. When that
happens, the crux of many point es-
capes discussion In this case it is all the
more important to keep away from per-
sonalities in that the controversy has to
do with most vital law on the city's
books, the outcome of which will decide
much of Key Vests future.
If all those who would express their
opinions on this, the first violation of zon-
ing ordinance case, would forget the vio-
latOr, the manner in which the violation
occurred and the subsequent events which
tended to uphold the violation, contrary to
simple legal points, and give thought to
the principles involved in the matter, a
clearer picture of the city's responsibilities
in the controversy would stand out.
Dangerous precedents are in process
of being established if the council sees fit
to change the coming law at tonight's meet
ing 1t is safe to say that residents at
large will lose all respect or regard for
the law if, as is threatened, exceptions are
read into the ordinance that would change
the main purpose of a coming law which is
to designate certain sections of the city as
desirable for certain type construction, and
so forth.
But, the most important cOnsidera-
ton in the whole matter is the interest
manifested by those Mr.. Muchmonis de-
scribed in this column two days ago. The
Citizen is sent out of town to many of
them Since the violation came up, many
wires and letters of protest have been re-
ceived All see cause for alarm-ore
even suggests legal procedure to preserve
the ordinance in its accepted form.
Can the council ignore that phase of
the matter? Will the council look to the
future of Key West and agree that there's
no time like the present to demonstrate de-
termination to not only pass desirable
laws but enforce them to the letter? The
Citizen hopes SOL
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-07-11

You can say one thing for the people
of the United States:
When they celebrate they celebrate!
The Fourth of July, which was once
an occasion for patriotic gatherings, has
become public holiday, marked by acct
dents, deaths and much misery.
1t is the same for almost any other
holiday. Everybody takes the day off,
apparently to risk their lives and see how
long they can gamble with the Grim
Reaper before he mows them down.
Even without a holiday we manage to
astOnish the world with our annual list of
traffic fatalities. It's not an average day
when 100 Americans, good men, women
and children, and true, are not removed
from the mortal shuttle by highway acct
dents.
It's about time for US to settle down
and be our age Let's recognize the neces-
sity of trying to conserve human life and
to save the expense account that comes
with accidents and deaths.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-07-11
THE TWO WORLD FAIRS

Transportation, hotel and other ac-
commodations to the New York Worlds
Fair have been reduced to such low rates
that it is almost cheaper to go to New
York than to stay home.
The circular trips on the railroads and
the advantages of motor travel, have been
made so attractive that it is now possible
for thousands of persons who never could
contemplate journey from coast to coast
to plan this Summer to go to both the New
York and San Francisco fairs, and to see
the great American country in which they
live between the Atlantic and Pacific
Coast.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-07-11
THE KEY WEST CITIZEN

WILL always seek the truth and print it
without fear and without favor; never be
afraid to attack wrong or I'd applaud right;
always fight tor progress; never be the or
gan or the mouthpiece of any person, clique,
faction or class; always do its utmost for the
public welfare; never tolerate corruption or
injustice; denounce vice and praise virtue,
commend good done by individual or organ
ization; tolerant of others rights, views and
opinions; print only news that will elevate
and not contaminate the reader; never COM
promise with principle.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-07-11

Day after day Granett has gone
through this routine, trying out one
chemical after another. During the
summer he has stood in swamps un-
der boiling sun. In winter has
been bitten by mosquitoes especi-
ally raised in the Rutgers labora-
tories at New Brunswick, N. J.
Every one of the thfrty-five kinds
OF mosquitoes found in New Jersey
has had a chance to feed on him,
Granett says. Along with them are
many others of the $50 varieties
that exist in different parts of the
United States.
Granett's endurance has been f.
nally rewarded. The laboratory staff
reports that it has developed a To-
ton that withstands all tests better
than any other. Not only does this
substance offer protection against
mosquitoes, but it keeps away gnats.
sand feas, black flies, deer flies,
chiggers and similar pests. One an
plication may last as long as threS
hours.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-07-11
Lets BOG, 900 Mosquitoes Bite Him
To Find Perfect Insect RepelTent
Young Research Worker
on BniUersify Staff
Real sHOR" Man

WHILE other people try to keep
w away from mosquitoes during
the summer months, Philip Granett,
young iron" man at Rutgers Uni
yersfty goes to a great deal Of
trouble to get them to bite him. He
has endured more than 800, 700 bites
to help make it possible for other
folks to escape insect annoyance.
Granett is one of a group OF sci
entists at Rutgers who, under a
grant from the National Carbon
Company, are studying insect reac-
tons to various chemicals. They
have been working on this one prob
lem for FIVE years. As q result, they
have already succeeded in making
a repellent lotion that not only pre-
vents mosquitoes from biting but
keeps them at q distance.
Granett's job in this research has
been that of a human guinea pig.
He has tried out on himself the
hundreds of chemical combinations
produced by the laboratory staff to
learn which solution would work
best.
His method has been to take a
sample of the chemical to be tested.
stand in a mosquito bog, roll up
sleeves and trousers, and apply a
measured amount of the repeIlent
TO one arm and one leg. The other
arm and leg have been left unuro-
tected- Then the number of bites
received on the untreated parts of
his body were counted.
Bites were counted until Granett
got one on the arm or leg having
the repellent coating. AS soon as
that happened, he noted the time
that had elapsed since the test be-
gan, and the experiment was over.
His purpose, of course, was to find
a chemical combination that would
extend the protection lime as long
Is possible.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-07-11
LOVE, NOT HATE, YOUR ENEMIES

With thoughts of warfare stirring the
hearts of men and women it might not be
a bad idea for us to remember that the
ideals of religion apply in times of stress
and that faith should not be surrendered
in the midst of Vicissitudes.
Self-defense, to the uttermost degree,
does not require the spirit to worship at
the shrine of hate or vengeance.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-07-11
A 81. O0O. 900 New Deal experiment

: 4 94,UUU,UUU New Deal experiment
originated by Rexford Guy Tugwell, an
original brain truster'', has gone on the
rocks, as private interests took control of
the unsuccessful attempt in socialized liv-
ing near Highstown. n. j. It was estab-
lished by the government six years ago as
collective farm and manufacturing en-
terprise and was failure from the start.
Figures show the government subsidized
200 families to the extent of $50. 900 each,
which is stable figure for a craek-pot
idea. This tremendous waste of tax
payers money may serve the purpose of
hating future experiments by the Roese-
yelt administration, but will it?
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-07-11

Robert B. Ingle and son, Rob-
ert B. Ingle, Jr., are in Key West
meeting old friends and forming
new ones amidst old scenes and
familiar surroundings. MIR. Ingle
viii be pleasantly remembered as
manager of the Gas Company
who moved to Augusta, Ga,
several weeks ago.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-07-11
FIVE YEARS AGO

Schools of Monroe county were
recently allotted the sum of
S27, 561.O5 in the distributions of
tax collections. This was indi-
Gated in the report of Tax Col
lector Frank H. Laid at the meet
ing of the county commissioners
last night.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-07-11

Arrested yesterday with 16
cartons of cigarettes in his pos
session. Rafael RornaS. a native
of Puerto Rico. acknowledged
that he was the perpetrator of a
series of such offenses which
have been reported recently. He
implicated Vernon Saunders.
negro, who was later arrested.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-07-11

Melvin E. Russell, who was re-
Gently elected president of the
Rotary Club, presided at the
noon luncheon hour today. He
gave a talk which was interest
ing in the extreme and gave a
detailed talk of the many side
lights of the things the Rotary
has in view.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-07-11

Malcolm Meacham today re-
fused S1,000,00O for the tract of
land which he purchased some
time ago from W. R. Porter, of
the First National Bank. Mr..
Meacham sent a telegram to The
Citizen, which reads: II was of
fered today one million dollars
for the one thousand-acre tract in
Key West, and it was refused.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-07-11

The Key West unit of the Ma
tional Guard of Florida. is daily
putting in practice for the pro-
posed encampment. which viii
be held this year at Pensacola.
II is safe TO say that the Key
West bows viii make an excellent
showing at the camp.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-07-11

The Cement Post Company, of
Miami. had been awarded the
contract for installing whiteways
in Martello Towers by the South
Florida Contracting and Engi-
neering Company, which has the
contract for development of the
entire tract of land. Gables are
to be laid underground to con-
meet the posts in accordance with
the contract with The Key West
Electric Co.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-07-11
.fWho saw Willkie firsto2

who saw Willkie first? That's the
question now, and the controversy is get
ting acrimonious. Perhaps it was the
: st0rk. The writer makes no pretense in
: this primary peculiar feat but three months
ago ne expressed the conviction that W. l..
W. was of presidential timber and it is
modest satisfaction to think that the Re-
publican Convention thought so, too.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-07-11

The variety hour to be pre-
sented next Thursday evening,
July II will have some novelty
numbers and viii furnish lots of
the best of entertainment. The
entertainment is being directed
by the older members of the
troop, and is expected to be the
best of the long list put on by
the troop.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-07-11

More than 1000 double mat
tresses were made by the FERA
shop during the time it was op-
Grating last month and which
brought to a close those activi-
ties with the end of June. The
sewing room is continuing the
activities along different lines.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-07-11

President Roosevelt who according to
his own words, don't ask 'em but tells
en-, will soon be compelled to say yes or
no; ne will have to bow to time, the in
evitable, which waits for NO man.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-07-11

CTin 7:30 p. m, Friday
Key West and Vicinity: Partly
cloudy tonight and Friday; gen.
tie to moderate southeast and
south winds.
Florida: Partly cloudy tonight
and Friday.
Jacksonville to Florida Straits
and East Gulf: Moderate south
east and south winds over south
portion and moderate south and
southwest winds over north por-
ton; partly overcast weather to-
night and Friday.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-07-11

The first candidate TO formally
announce for the position of SEX
ton Of the cemetery in the col
umnS of The Citizen is Harold
Baker, who IS at present IN the
City of Key Vests Sanitary De-
partment. He knows the work
and IS satisfied he can give sat
iSfaction.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-07-11

Records saw soldiers of Alexan-
der the Great took a liking to
sugar cane IN India. where it
was called "kand"-the origin of
the word candy
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-07-11

One Of the largest real estate
deals Of recent weeks has been
concluded by the sale of the Con-
sumers Ice Company to Harry
Boyajian, eastern capitalist, who
has recently purchased consider
able property in this city. The
exact price was not given but il
is said TO be about 100000.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-07-11

Why should Congress desire a layoff
during. an entire summer, particularly in
critical period like the present; we
thought its members were hired by the
year.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-07-11
IMPROVEMENTS FOR KEY WEST
ADVOCATED BY THE cTTIzEr

l. Water and Sewerage
2 More Hotels and Apartments.
B. Beach and Bathing Pavilion.
4. Airpnrts-Land and Sea
s. Consolidation of County and City Gov
ernmentS.
6. A Modern City Hospital
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-07-11

E d. Common, Chief Boat
swain's Mate. USN.. past COM
mander of the American Legion.
has been ordered transferred
from the local naval station to
the receiving station at Hampton
Roads, Va, to assist in fitting out
fhe US.S. Augusta and enter a
tour Of duty on the vessel.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-07-11

A seven-foot skeleton, believ-
ed to be that of a Roman, was
unearthed near Hutton, England.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-07-11

Nearly four million Americans are
unable to write, and consequently never
Rave to explain their fool letters to an in
4vesdgating committee.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-07-11

Mrs SAWYER. wife of Mortician
Benjamin Sawyer. and daughter.
Annie. who were spending two
months at pleasure resorts in the
north. returned yesterday, ac-
companied by Mrs John Car
bonell, Jr-. who arrived on the
Clyde-MaIlory Steamer Shawnee
at Miami.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-07-11

= 1t is not necessary to see Broken
dishes at the theater; they can be seen
in the home right along.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-07-11

Tax Collector Vim T. Ma
loney and his son, Raymond, who
recently captured a jewish
weighing $50 pounds from the
Boca Chica bridge. again went
out after the big ones yesterday
and succeeded IN catching two of
the same kind. one weighing 90
pounds and the other 40
pounds.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-07-11

333 punches of wool, which sold
for S706.15 and there were COB
which were yellows and sold for
S2S6. 66.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-07-11

Under Chamberlain, England turned
. the other cheek and Hitler, accepting the
proffered invitation, is seeking it with all
his might.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-07-11

PatroniZe the merchants who adver-
= tlse their goods or product in The Citizen:
the saving gives you something for other
things.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-07-11

There. were 1,275 punches of
sponges sold at the public auc-
ton today, some of them being
grass of the finer kind and
brought good prices. There were
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-07-11

If you do turn the other cheek, be
sure the other fellow is Intern you.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-07-11
KEY WEST In DAYS Gone BY

Happenings Here Five. Ten AGO Today
As Taken From he Files Of The Citizen
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-26
CITY ENGINEERING
 DEPT. BUDGET IN
Figures Slightly Lower Than Current One; Criti=
 cism Is Expected

The city engineering bureau has submitted to Budget Director Thor vald E. Olsen proposed budget of $92, 2,622.42 for 1941. The figures represent reduction of $677.36 from the actual appropriation of $93,- 299.78 under which the bureau has been operating this year.
 If allowed to stand, the figures will undoubtedly be subjected to criticism before final approval. Sev- eral member- of the board of alder men have steadily criticized the en- gineering bureau appropriations as being too high for city of Water bury's size. The criticism has been renewed this year, being brought up particularly by Alderman Burton H. Walker, Republican, during criti- cism of bridge repair programs.
 The proposed appropriation for next year includes reduction of $500 in the salary item. This is made possible by the fact that the place of Herbert Scott-Smith, for merly an assistant city engineer, was not filled when he was appoint ed superintendent of streets. In- stead personnel adjustments in- volving lower-salaried employees were made.
 Offsetting part of this reduction are small increases in other, items.
 The engineering appropriation, like those proposed for other de- partments, will be subject to a whit tling-down process before adoption. It must be approved by the budget director and the mayor. then go to the board O. finance and the board of aldermen.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-26
LOU CEHRIC GETS
 NEWS APOLOGY
Jimmy Powers Has Taken Back Claim He Made
 About Ex=Yankee

New York, Sept. 26.-OP)-The New York Daily News and Jimmy Powers, the newspapers sports edi- tor, apologized today to Lou Gehrig and the New York Yankees for Sug- gesting, in column published Aug. 18, that the retired first baseman had infected his teammates with poliomyelitiS.
 The apology followed by several weeks the filing, in Gehrig'S behalf of a $1,OOO,O0O libel suit against Powers, who wrote the story, and the newspaper. -...
 In the apology Powers explained that he had been led into error by the report of the Mayo Clinic in June, 1889, which said Gehrig had "a form of chronic poliomye- litis-infantile paralysis" and had assumed the malady was the "com- municable" kind known to laymen
 The News has since learned Powers wrote, that Gehrig's malady was not the form of poliomyelitis commonly known as infantile paralysis" and was not communica- ble.
 unfortunately" Powers said, Lou Gehrig's feelings were hurt"
 'T am sorry" he added. q am doubly sorry and so is the News ,. :
 Powers said he had been motivat- ed only by desire to find a reason for the Yankees slump this year and that hurting Lou Gehrig's feel ings was far from my mind"
 "The News" he added, lis glac to, learn Lou Gehrig has no com municable disease and that the Yankees themselves could not possi. bly, be infected since Gehrig him. self was not infected"
 The Yankees spurted spectacular ly after Aug. i8. thus proving the, were not afflicted. and "they stil have an outside chance to win thu pennant." Powers said.
 Powers concluded by proposinI uehrig's admission into the Base ball Hall Of Fame.