Baseball Notes Highlight 1912 Season Shifts and Player Moves
Frank Smith baffles Cincinnati hitters for the Reds while a Chicago firm licenses a cigar named The Fence Buster honoring Ping Bodie of the White Sox. Sickness thins rosters as major clubs resemble Class B teams. Doyle joins Paho in Portland. Lajoie out hurts Cleveland Naps. McAleer expects Washington club to perform for the District. Rochester wins 24 of 30. Ganzel’s crew in sight for Eastern League start. Giants and Tigers steal many bases. Ote Johnson seeks divorce and custody. Boston police crack down on baseball pools. rising young first basemen include Collins Hunter Williams Luderus Sommersot Gainor.
Bucklen’s Arnica Salve Advertises Quick Wound Aid
A historical notice extols Bucklen’s Arnica Salve for rapid treatment of knife wounds burns boils skin eruptions eczema chapped skin and more. It promises prevention of blood poisoning or gangrene and lists W. J. Smith & Bro and H. R. Palmer & Sons as suppliers at 25 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. J. Smith & Bro
H. R. Palmer & Sons
Colleges to Hold First Balloon Race
North Adams Mass June 2 Everything is ready for the start from North Adams tomorrow of the first intercollegiate balloon race in aeronautics history. The Williams College Aeronautical Society directs the event with invited East Coast colleges. Balloons of 35000 cubic feet will launch within five minutes of each other. Teo Stevens the New York soprano has agreed to act as referee and starter. A silver cup will be awarded for greatest distance and a second for longest flight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Adams
Mass
Aeronautics
Williams College Aeronautical Society
East
Aeronautical ‘Society
William Dartmouth
University of Pennsylvania
Harvard
Teo Stevens
New York
Handsome Scarf-Pin Free From Gotham Company Offer
A New York firm at 1161 Broadway promotes a free gold plated scarf pin to any sender including name and address, as a teaser to introduce their general merchandise catalogue. Readers are urged to mail five cents in stamps for packing and postage and receive a jewelry piece at no cost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
United States
Gotham Company
Broadway
N. Y
Welsh and Baldwin to Boxing Meet in California
Freddie Welsh and Matty Baldwin are set to fight in California later this month. Tommy Murphy failed to last one round with Knockout Brown but earned $3,000 for his effort. Reports say Carl Morris and Jim Flynn have signed to box in Tulsa on July 4.
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Freddie Welsh
Matty Baldwin
California
Tommy Murphy
Brown
Carl Morris
Jim Flynn
Tulsa
Okla
Ely's Cream Balm note for nasal catarrh relief
Notice about Ely's Cream Balm stating it purifies and soothes the nasal membrane for hay fever cold in the head and catarrh. Emphasizes disease over short relief with no cocaine or mercury, sold by druggists for 50c and mailed by Ely Bros New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ely
Ely Bros
Warren Street
New York
Secretary Meyer Opens War College in Newport
Secretary Meyer presided at the opening of the Naval War College in Newport Rhode Island delivering an address. Also speaking was Rear Admiral Stephen B Luce retired founder of the war college.
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Meyer
WAR College
Newport
R. I
Naval War College
Secretary of the Navy
Stephen B. Luce
U.S. N
The
Claude Derrick the Georgia boy on the Philadelphia team
The article praises Claude Derrick of Georgia as a rising Phillies star, noting his hitting promise, quick adaptation, and Connie Mack’s support. It recalls early errors, compares him to Eddie Collins and Jack McInnis, and predicts he may win a regular infield spot, with future potential at second or shortstop.
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Georgia
Derrick
Hugh Fullerton
Edward Tarrytown
Collins
Chicago
Think Tank
Eddie Collins
Monte Cross
Claude Derrick
Barry
Jack
Jack MeInnis
McInnis
Mack
Davis
Sworld
Connie Mack
Bart
Webster
Connie
Claude Dertick
Jack McInnis
Collin
Erpola
Claude
Harry Davis
Harry
Navy Yard
Gontalone
Arthur Duffy
Parisian Sage Hair Tonic Promises Growth and Dandruff Cure
A 1900s style advertisement claims Parisian Sage stops dandruff and falling hair, cures itching scalp, and grows hair within two weeks. It guarantees money back through H. R. Palmer & Sons and druggists if results aren’t as advertised, urging every American woman to buy a 50 cent bottle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H.R. Palmer & Sons
H. R. Pailmer & Sons
Texas Crushers Off For New York
Dallas delegates from the Interstate Cotton Seed Crushers Association departed by special train for New York. The annual meeting next week is expected to be the largest in the association’s history, concluding with a banquet at the Hotel Astor where President Taft will deliver the principal address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Texas
Interstate Cotton Seed Crushers’Association
New York
Hotel Astor
Taft
Georgia Baracas In Session At Macon Convention
The second annual Georgia Baraca Association convenes in Macon with a large attendance. Over three days the program features addresses lectures and discussions by Sunday school leaders and religious workers from across the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Macon
Baraca
Georgia Baraca Association
Water Trust Cries Adamson Over Georgia Power Rights
Representative Adamson denounces the water power trust in Georgia for buying undeveloped rights at McIntosh Shoal Heard County and blocking development He warns he may seek revocation of dam authority and urges the firm to start dam work near Franklin or sell the property to permit use of the water power by local mills and factories.
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Georgia
Washington
Adamson
Water Power Trust” of
McIntosh Shoal
Heard ‘County
Tallulah Falls
War Department
North Georgia Power Company
Gainesville
Congress
Franklin
Asthma Catarah Cured by Senpine Offer
Expert medical scientists report startling Senpine results for asthma hay fever bronchitis and catarrh. The Woodworth Co invites thousands to request a free experimental Senpine package from 1161 Broadway New York City claiming it cures stubborn cases regardless of duration or climate.
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New York
Woodworth Co
Broadway
New York City
Vienna University
Postoffice Clerks Meet At Mankato Convention
The Minnesota Postoffice Clerks' Association gathered in Mankato on June 2 with delegates from major cities and towns across the state. The convention's business will occupy the delegates over the next day.
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Postoffice Clerks
Mankato
Minn
Minnensota
The
Postoffice Clerks’ Association
Foley Kidney Pills Claim Kidney and Bladder Support
Foley Kidney Pills contain the ingredients needed to regulate and strengthen kidney and bladder function. Try them yourself with sale by all druggists.
Gulfport Hosts State Travelers' Convention Sessions
Gulfport, Mississippi hosts the annual Mississippi Travelers' Association convention as O. C. Benners of Hattiesburg presides over two days of meetings. The Secretary Cooper reports a gratifying rise in membership while local business groups provide elaborate entertainment for visitors.
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Gulfport
Miss
O. C. Benners
Hattiesburg
Mississippi Travelers’ ‘Association
Cooper
Foley Kidney Pills Advertises Quick Permanent Kidney Help
An old style medical advertisement encourages middle aged and elderly people to use Foley Kidney Pills for rapid and lasting relief from kidney and bladder troubles and irregularities. Sold by all druggists.
Masonic and Fraternal Lodge Meeting Notices
Keystone Chapter Royal Arch Masons meets every third Tuesday at 8.00 in the lodge room at the Max Joseph building. Elmo Lodge Knights of Pythias meets Monday at 8.30 at Castle Hall in the Max Joseph building at Clay ton and Wall. Athens B P O E 790 meets Wednesday at 3.30 at lodge quarters Broad and Lumpkin. Williams Lodge 15 IC G F meets Monday at Ode Fellows Hall over Davieon Nicholson Co. Co A Vonter Lieth Encampment meets Friday at Odd Fellows Hall over Davison Nicholson Co. first and third to general business second and fourth to degree team. Geo B Davis Camp meets Wednesday at Odd Fellows ball Jackson and Clayton 8:30 p.m. Glenn Lodge 78 IOOF meets Tuesday at 6 in Odd Fellows Hall Clayton. Visiting sovereigns invited.
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Mt. Vernon Lodge
A. M
Mt Vernon Lodge
No. 22
Masonic Hall
Maz Joseph Building
Clayton Street
W. A. Capps
W. M
Clare D. Heidler
Keystone
Royal Arch Masons
Max Joseph
Elmo Lodge
K. of P
St. Elmo Lodge
Knights of Pythias
Castle Hall
Clayton and
Wall Streets
Athens
Lodge Quarters
Broad and
Lumpkin Streets
H. Carithers
E. R. Geo. H. Palmer
Sec'y
Oliver
Odd Fallows
Davison-Nicholson Co
A. Vonter Lieth
Mbalor
Geo
B. Davis
Odd Fellows Ball
Jackson and
Claytonn Streets
J. D. Severns
C. C
C. Denny
Glenn Lodge
Odd Felows’ Hall
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Deskymee Emul
Standard Oil Company ( Incorporated
Frank Smith
Cincinnati
Reds
Ping” Bodie
White Sox
Chance
Doyle
Paha
Koestner
Cleveland
Portland
Harry Steinfeldt
Boston Nationals
Rustlers
Cleveland Naps
Lajoie
Jimmy McAleer
District of Columbia
Rochester
Ganzel
New York Giants
Detroit Tigers
Billy Gilbert
Jack Warner
McGraw
Giants
Erie O
Gilbert
Erie Tossers
Ote Johnson
New York Highlander
Edith Johnson
Boston
Hunter
Pirates
Williams
Red Sox
Luderus
Quakers
Sommersot
Nations
Gainor
Tigers
Xers
Philadelphia
Dandruff
Texas Crushers
New Orleans
America
Society Dames
Andrew Jackson
Eevere Games Sree
New Orleans Coffee Co., Ltd
Water Trust
A. J. Carter
H. P
Fred T. Moon
Sec.y
W. C. Link
T. H. Nickerson
K. of R
G. A. Tucker
N.o
B. Harper
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