Baseball results and local sports notes
Baseball scores from yesterday include National League New York 4 Chicago 1 and Boston at Cincinnati rain with Brooklyn at St Louis rained out. American League results list Washington 2 St Louis 1 New York 6 Chicago 1 and Boston 12 Cleveland 3. Minor leagues show Kansas City 11 Milwaukee 5 Toledo 6 Columbus 5 Minneapolis 6 St Paul. Weather and prep notes mention rain threats, East Atchison manager Clarence Little canceling St Benedicts versus Fast Atchison, and upcoming fights for Baby Stribling and Youne Stribling with opponents in Kansas and Oklahoma.
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New York
Chicago
Boston
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
St. Louis
Washington
Cleveland
Kansas City
Milwaukee
Toledo
Columbus
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Louisville
Indianapolis
J. Pluvius
R. Schmidt
Jupiter
Clarence Little
East Atchison Boosters
St. Benedict's
Fast Atchison
City News Briefs and Local Happenings
Local notes report various small items from Atchison and nearby. Mentions include Dr E R Palmer osteopathy, strawberry prices, Arensberg’s box location, Hi-Test Nu-Crop seeds from Mangersdorf’s, and athletic union suits. Also notes real estate ads on Wednesday, Bundy of Kalff drug spent weekend in Kansas City, Donald Close of Sabetha visiting the Bernes family, and a store closing at 2 for Frank Koebrich’s marriage. The annual priest retreat at St Benedict’s begins June 10 with year’s appointments made at retreat close. More chatter covers blackberry weather, Fox Hunters banquet at St Francis hotel in St Joe and plans for 1929 hunt, plus last night’s wind damaging wires and tree branches.
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E. R
Palmer
Arensberg’s
Mangersdorf’s
Athletic Union
Leahy
Atchison
Bundy
Kalff
Kansas City
Donald
Sabetha
Frank Bernes
Byram
Frank Koebrich Koebrich
St. Benedict's
George McKinney
Mark Twain Passed Through Atchison On Way To Nevada
The article recounts Mark Twain Samuel Clemens traveling from St Louis to St Joseph by river boat and then overland to Nevada in the 1860s. It notes his quiet Atchison passage, the origins of the name Mark Twain, his river pilot years, and the harsh western journey with stage, Indians and sharp firearms. It quotes his Roughing It reflections on the Missouri River trip and describes frontier sights and a stage driver’s status.
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Harry Sloan
Dearborn
Missouri
Atchison
Mark Twain
Samuel Clemens
Florida
Saint Louis
Clemens
Mississippi
Nevada
Samuel
Mississippi River
St. Louis
St. Joseph
Kansas
State of the Union
Twain
Simith and Wesson
Allen
Little Fagle Flies First Solo Flight in 11 Hours
Wauhillau LaHay Cherokees nickname Little Eagle flew solo after only 11 hours of instruction at an Oklahoma City field. Instructors note she flew alone with less experience than any prior student. She is a newspaper reporter by trade and bears the Cherokee name Wa hil lah meaning Little Eagle.
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Little Eagle
Wauhillau LaHay
Oklahoma City
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Charlie Miller's
Elwin Dees
Lorraine
Kas
Nelson
Kastern
Penn Mutual
Netawaka
Herve Force
Bill Overton
Pillsbury Millers
Pillsbury
Charlie Turpin
Intan
St. Benétiet’s College
Millers
W. S. Pulliam
C. E. Davies
Missouri Pacific
Globe
Bob Merriman
W. H. Lawin
Chris Reisner
Grand Avenue Temple
Edith South
Charles Shupert
Modene South
Commercial Street
Ardmore
Oklo
Madene
Miss South
L. E. Salzer
Jim Colgan
Kansas Power and Light Co
Metropolitan
St. Joe
Frank Lawless
John Hunter
T. B
Chris Resner
Agnes W. Godding
A. M. Branch
South Fourth Street
The
Baptist Church
Harl Couchman
Wichita
Canyon
Tex
Oklahoma
LA Hay
Goetz Country Club
Mok. Goetz Brewing CO
ST. Joseph, MO
Voigt Fruit Company
Fecal Distributors
Atchison, Kansas
By Williams
Trwiliams
Riverside Park
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