18 Aug 1903
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Newspaper
Adrian Daily Telegram
Location
Adrian, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1903
Page
1
The second annual doctors versus lawyers ball game at Lawrence Park ended 24 to 22 in favor of the lawyers. A lively, comic clash drew a full grandstand, with heavy action from Doc Seager for the medics and strong pitching by Race for the lawyers. The ninth inning produced the final surge as the medics scored four to edge within two before Seager’s final at bat.
Doc Johnson ran bases and Alexander starred as third baseman while the Medics edged the opponents. Robertson pitched nine innings, Williams declined to play, and Helme inspired with Lucky Jim. Jewett sold tickets, Bland showed tailoring insight, and Stearns officiated as scorer. Wallace Westerman retired after calf strain. OLeary signed by Detroit. Treat’s shortstop decision sparked questions.
An unusual historic notice claims a preventative for death by one’s own action. It describes a “crow down system” and nervine tonic Electric Bitters as strengthening the body to avert self harm. The ad, signed by local merchants, promises satisfaction and urges inspection of the cure’s worth.
President Roosevelt reviewed a great fleet off Oyster Bay with Dewey and top officers aboard the Mayflower. A torpedo boat destroyer Barry collided with Decatur at speed, causing minor damage and a momentary distress. The visit included a luncheon and toasts to major powers and an international incident.
Lower Michigan forecast calls for showers and cooler weather with light winds. Washington reports cloudy Ohio with showers and cooler temperatures, while Upper Michigan remains fair. At sea, the president departed the Mayflower for the Nagship Kearsarge, later greeting officers and enlisted men aboard several ships.
About a dozen workers gathered at Raisin Valley hall last Friday with little business conducted. The lecturer announced the Geres program will be given at the next meeting on August 28 under Sister Dewey. The note ends with a plug for Buckleene’s Arnica Salve, recommended for cuts, sores, and piles.
Michigan headlines report two fatal accidents at Battle Creek and a court case involving Lepping & Co for short weight coal deliveries. Lansing plans a Michigan building design by EB Bond costing 12500, with portland cement. A colored Royal Arch Masons session in Grand Rapids elected officers, and other local incidents include a grandmother’s death after a kidnapping claim and a man shot while fleeing after stealing a bridle.
August 18 Quincy Michi reports Horace Wilmut a prominent farmer five miles north west saw his 16 year old son suffer a grave accident at home Monday. While climbing an oat stack he lost his hold and slipped into a threshing machine cylinder, grinding both feet and legs almost to the knees. The injury is described as serious if not fatal.
The item notes limited weekly delivery in the city and annual mail options. It mentions low counts and affordability, targeting Lenawee readers and comparing delivery methods. No clear event or person is identified beyond the regional audience.
Crowds from Goshen Elkport and South Bend stranded as Michigan Central blocks electric service looping past Notre Dame. Interurban cars ran late with extra service, while merchants report record carnival attendance and indignation over the disruption.
An imperial decree calls out about 52,000 troops from the European provinces of Turkey due to rising insurrection in Macedonia. The force includes 20 battalions of first-class reserves from the Adrianople and Salonica corps, with the rest second-class reserves. War Minister Roumania orders the powder factory and ammo depots to stockpile large quantities immediately. A Belgrade dispatch notes a Russian vice consul has been shot in Niknn, but no official confirmation is available.
A cable from Bogota reports the Colombian senate unanimously rejected the Panama Canal treaty citing encroachment on sovereignty. President Marroquin authorized a new treaty via congress to avoid further ratification, with hopes it will satisfy the United States. Colon and the Isthmus fear U S action to seize the canal enterprise from the French company, despite Colombia's recent sanction.
Gave Himself Up William Stueller, who escaped from the Ohio penitentiary Saturday evening, returned Monday and gave himself up. He said he had been on a drunk and was glad to get back. Motorman Killed In a head on collision on the Carthage Joplin electric railway, three miles from Carthage Missouri, Motorman Baker was killed, Motorman Hedge fatally hurt and twenty five other persons seriously injured. Dual Tragedy In Love An insurance agent F Shirtiem, aged 30, shot and killed Mrs George Schofield at her home in New Britain Connecticut, and then killed himself. Jealousy and unrecited love is presumed to have been the cause. Beat the University Delgado Gratton under arrest in Buffalo on embezzling 2200 dollars from Georgetown University. He will be taken to Washington. His Ninth Victim Otis Carter, a Dill poster, one of the persons shot by Gilbert Twigg at a band concert in Winfield Kansas, is dead, being the ninth victim. Everett Ridgeway is dying. The other twenty five wounded will recover if you are troubled with impure blood, we would recommend Acker's Blood Elixir, which we sell under a positive guarantee. It will always cure Scrofulous or Syphilitic poisons and all blood diseases. le jand $1. H. Wyatt & Co.
Miss Ethel Johnson suffered a severe burn on her hand and applied Banner Salve which stopped the pain and aided quick healing. She resides at Algonquin Terrace, Rochester, New York. Banner Salve also cures cuts sores and is advertised by City Pharmacy and Alf B. Thompson.
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