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The Lost Baseball Relic of Otto Rettig and The History of the Doherty Silk Sox Team
To some people, this may appear to be nothing more than an old bat. But, this lost relic actually has a story to tell about one of best semi-pros baseball teams that ever played during the turn of the 20th century (The Doherty Silk Sox) as well as one of the best semi-pro pitchers of that era, Otto Rettig. Rettig later worked his way into the major leagues for just one season in 1922 but that was enough to stop the St. Louis Browns in their tracks from winning the pennant tha
John Heffner
Nov 142 min read
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The Dark History of Western State Mental Asylum Near Memphis Tennessee.
The mental asylum was the historical equivalent of the modern psychiatric hospital. The word asylum came from the earliest (religious)...
John Heffner
Nov 23, 20241 min read
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1912 Titanic Exhibit Atlanta, Georgia 2024
Over 112 years ago on April 15, 1912, the majestic and perceived unsinkable ship, Titanic, sank in the North Atlantic Ocean near...
John Heffner
Oct 4, 20242 min read
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1912 Titanic Exhibit, Artifacts, Rarities, and Personals Collected From Wreck. Columbus, Ohio
Over 112 years ago on April 15, 1912, the majestic and perceived unsinkable ship, Titanic, sank in the North Atlantic Ocean near...
John Heffner
Jul 18, 20242 min read
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