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Newspaper
Albuquerque Morning Journal
Location
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1908
Page
3
National League standings listed with teams including Pittsburg New York Chicago Philadelphia Cincinnati Boston Brooklyn St Louis and others. Partial records show wins losses and percentages with scattered figures for recent games and correlations to pennant race context.
In St Louis New York lost both ends of a doubleheader. First game ended 5 to 2 as Lush and Huss held hits. second game 6 to 4 with Kargar and Tudwig pitching for the Yankees. Cincinnati split with Brooklyn as Campbell scattered hits. Lightning bolt tragedy in Texas claims two sisters and injures their father near Juarez.
The American Bar Association committee proposes that appellate courts decide appeals on merits, not technical points, to reduce delay and costs. The plan, to be reviewed at the next annual meeting in Neattl, aims to base rulings on the record’s merits rather than reversible errors.
In a regional theater match at Peover Aug, teams led by Moles Witst and Bohannon-HebDoin posted strong double victories. Batteries featured Olmstead, Zale rhy, Sanders, Gondine, and Wascon with Zinran. Innings noted for Moloew and Otnahan.
Fragmentary report shows scattered team names and scores including Kansas City Columbus and Milwaukee Toledo reads with errors and lacks a coherent result or date. No clear outcome or event can be determined from the legible text.
The article notes American athletes return from London and upcoming competitions. It mentions the national singles and doubles tennis championships at Newport and a gold challenge cup event in bowling with key players named.
Derbyshire eleven will face Not Uneshire in Nottingham on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday at Derby Baghind. Lasker and Tarrasch begin a world championship series in Dusseldorf, Germany, Monday. Ketchel vs Thomas headlines a twenty round bout at catch weights in San Francisco Tuesday. Papke vs Burke slated for six rounds at the New National club in New York the same night.
The comm ittee notes debates over writs of error in criminal cases as a reform theme. It cites England as a model for civil procedure reforms and argues the criminal grievances are fictional, while statutory provisions in England resemble its recommendations. The committee will submit draft acts to amend U S judicial procedure in courts.
A fragment recounts Coaptain Kidd burying treasure and discussing options to hide it beyond reach of the personal property assessor. The vault plan is mentioned as a theft-proof measure, and the treasure has not been found to this day.
A fragment from the Birmingham Age-Herald describes G. Whiss driving at a snail’s pace. Neighbors praise Whiss as one of the town’s clever but mysterious figures, while speculation swirls about his errand.
Fragmentary text mentions a waiter and a wife guiding plant care as a New York note raises questions about a forgotten message and a potential domestic scene. The readable lines hint at a social setting and a domestic routine.
The morning journal reports two games between Carthage and Belen. In the first, Belen won 4 to 0 with Heckwith Irving pitching for Belen and Crow Lopez Edwards for Carthage. The second game ended 5 to 4 in favor of Belen after a ninth inning halt due to a cloudburst, with Tapping Irwin assisting for Carthage and Lopes Edwards for Carthage. Thousands attended from valley towns to watch the Belen test.
The Salmon Grays beat Estancia 6 to 1 in Santa Fe New Mexico as reported by the Morning Journal. Valley Aggregation and Pycvision noted the win and related disputes in local coverage.
The home team beat Estancia 6 to 1 this afternoon. A large crowd from the Estancia valley joined an excursion to the game for the event.
Nearly a hundred entrants will start in the Middle Western tennis championship at the Omaha Field Club. The eighth annual event spans ten states under National Lawn Tennis rules, with top players from St. Louis Kansas City Denver Sioux City Des Moines Minneapolis and St Paul among entrants. Meanwhile in Washington D C the cruiser Colorado grounded at Double Bluff Puget Sound is not seriously damaged and not leaking, per navy reports.
Professional cards list John W. Wilson attorney at law with collections, W Delyan with offices in Albuquerque, an Assigner engineer at 609 West Fruit Avenue, and Pitt Ross county surveyor offering land scrip for sale. Also mentions F H Ker at South Third Street and the Morning Journal office.
A collection of local professional cards includes R. L. Host physician surgeon with offices in the N. T. Armijo building, Shadrach and Tull eye ear nose throat specialists for Santa Fe Coust Lines, Bronson and Bronson homeopathic physicians, Dr J B Krabt dental surgeon, and Chas A Eller dentist. Engagements by mail noted for Drs.
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