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Died. Herbert L. Bridgman, 80, "Ulysses of journalists"; on board the U. S. Training Ship Newport. He was business manager of the Brooklyn Standard Union, and helped organize Peary's expedition to the Pole. To him the explorer sent the famed code cable "Sun" (meaning "We have reached the world's end"). In 1894, he led the relief expedition after Peary when he was lost in the Arctic. He found Peary, provisioned him and brought back Mrs. Peary and her infant daughter, who had been born in the Far North...
February 8.--The Rev. John Howard Melish, Rector of the Church of the Holy Trinity, Brooklyn, New York...
...National League contenders were idle yesterday, giving the injured Giants another day to recuperate. If New York takes two out of three from Philadelphia, McGraw will be assured of his fourth straight flag even if Brooklyn beats the Boston Braves twice. To Play W. L. Pct. Washington 3 90 61 .594 New York...
William Bachman '28 was captain of the Brooklyn Boys' High School track team and E. B. Hall '28 ran the 440 and SSO on the track team of Cambridge Latin School last year...
...Hayes has returned to the U. S. After a month's rest, he will tour from Coast to Coast, starting in Brooklyn...