Tag: Wayne Shipley

The Day the Aces got Trumped

One of the pleasures is finding odd or unique articles. I found this in the District News and Facts, dated. 1 October 1895.[1] “The Day the Aces got Trumped,” by Parson Nicholson[2] I do survey work for the Great Northern, one of the few to avoid the troubles.[3] This takes me too many small towns …

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They were the Glory of Their Times

They were the Glory of Their Times[1] Saturday, 16 June while the Yankees battled the Nationals, Mark Hornbaker, Martin Niland, Karen and I from DC Baseball History at the request of Bill Blewett, One-Eyed Horse Productions,[2] took a step back in time to watch the filming of their new motion picture, “Day of the Gun.” …

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