Giants and Yankees set for pitched World Series test
Henry L. Farrell previews the series noting the Giants edge on pitching with veterans like Hoyt and Mays facing the Yankees. He weighs Nehf, Douglas, Toney and Barnes for McGraw and Huggins options while considering Ruth's clash with the Giant staff as a key series focus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry L. Farrell
United Press
New York
J. McGraw
Brooklyn
Arthur Nehf
McGraw
Jat
Cary Mays
Yanks
Nehl
Giants
Carl Mays
Mays
Wale Hoyt
Phil Douglas
Squirrel Hunter
Fred Toney
Jess Barnes
Ryan
Shea
Slim Sallee
Huggins
Shawkey
Harry Harper
Jack Quinn
Collins
Piercy
Babe Ruth
Fans Pour Into Manhattan For World Series In New York
About 5,000 baseball fans arrived in New York as the World Series opened. They filled Broadway hotel lobbies to discuss the Yankees and Giants and sought drinks while speculation ran high about the national championship.
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Paul R. Mallon
United Press
New York
Broadway
Podunk
Wall Stree
Giants
Giants Open World Series as Favorite Over Yankees
New York today gave the Giants the edge over the Yankees to win the World Series opening tomorrow at the Polo Grounds. Massive betting fueled the move with odds at 11 to 5 for the National Leaguers, much of it placed at race tracks and on the stock exchange.
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Giants
New York
New York Today
Yanks
Polo Grounds
Stock Exchange
Richards Collins Buys Peerless Motor and Truck Corporation
Richard Collins former vice president of General Motors and former Cadillac president has purchased the Peerless Motor and Truck Corporation of Cleveland. Announcement said today in Cleveland.
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Cleveland, O
Richard Collins
General Motors Corporation
Cadillac Motor Car Company
Peerless Motor and Truck Corporation
Cleveland
Polo Grounds In Fine On Ape For The Series
Giants and Yankees will get an even break on playing conditions according to Henry Fabian. He says weather has made the grounds neutral, a fifty fifty proposition for both teams. The Polo Grounds are in peak condition with constant ground care and catering planned for anticipated crowds.
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Harold D. Jacobs
United Press
Polo Grounds
New York
Giants
Yankees
Henry Fabian
The
Diamonds
Huggins
McGraw
Fabian
St. Louis
Harry Stevens
Frank Furters
Showme discusses painted walls with Blue Devil cleanser
Mrs Showme notices wall paint after using Blue Devil Cleanser. Mrs Upon remarks they did not repaint and relied on the cleaner. Date noted: 10-3-16.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wrese'e
Mrs. Showme
National Victory Memorial Building gains broad support
A letter from Congressman I M Foster to Miss Helen M Townsend urges Athens County backing for a National Victory Memorial Building to honor World War participants. Endorsements come from General Pershing and leaders of the American Legion and Disabled American Veterans, stressing a practical memorial with headquarters and convention space.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. M. Foster
Helen M. Townsend
Athens County
United States
Joseph Benson Foraker
Ohio
General Pershing
George Washington Memorial Association
National Memorial
Washington
American Legion
Robert S. Marx
Organization of Disabled American Veterans of the World War
Bradly Brothers Shine in 15 Inning Loss
Boston on October 4 Bradly brothers John and Rodney played in McArthur against the Nelsonville Greys. The Greys won 5 to 1 in 15 innings. Rodney Bradley stood out with 19 chances at short without an error. Both Bradly brothers are in strong form.
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Boston
Bradly Brothers
John
Rodney
McArthur
Nelsonville Greys
Greys
Rodney Bradley
Bradley Boys
Local families host guests from near and far this weekend
Latrobe I E Fitch and family welcomed Mr and Mrs Lincoln Rogers Mr and Mrs Alfred Rogers of Ireland and Mr and Mrs Luther Brafford and daughter Inez Marie from Belpre. Raymond Dixon and family of Athens visited Vernon Dixon. Miss Bertha and Norma Keller of Parkersburg stayed as guests. Bert Dixon returned from weeks with grandparents Ad Russell at Fairview. A H Huggins of Athens spent over Sunday here. BE Fitch visited Parkersburg Monday. Mara family went to Athens to visit Leo Bingman. Veron Dixon and family visited Ad Russell at Fairview. Mildred Shanks stayed with uncle Ralph Chevalie at Coolville for a few weeks. RL Rogers loading a car of apples here. FE Fitch having his house painted.
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I. E. Fitch
Lincoln Rogers
Alfred Rogers
Ireland
Luther Brafford
Inez Marie
Belpre
Raymond Dixon
Athens
Vernon Dixon
Bertha
Norma Keller
Parkersburg
Bert Dixon
Ad. Russell
Fairview
A. H. Huggins
BE. Fitch
C. C. Mara
Leo Bingman
Veron Dixon
Mildred Shanks
Ralph Chevalie
Coolville
L. Rogers
I. KE. Fitch
Marriages Recorded for Reynoldsville Guysville Glouster Amesville
Marriage license notices list John Orr of Reynoldsville with Minnie R Casile of Guysville Miner Castano Bellanco with Onofria Amato of Glouster Evert M Jones with Golda Jones of Amesville and Rev L R Roberts Evert Stiers with Gertrude Laman of Glouster Rev Orndorff officiating.
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John Orr
Farmer
Reynoldsville
Minnie R. Casile
Guysville
Castano Bellanco
Miner
Onofria Amato
Glouster
Evert M. Jones
Golda Jones
Amesville
L. R. Roberts
Evert Stiers
Gertrude Laman
Orndorff
Seventeen Overseas Soldiers Return Home to Ohio
In Columbus on October 5 the bodies of seventeen overseas soldiers, among the last to be returned, arrive and will be sent to their Ohio homes.
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Columbus
United States
Ohio
Diapepsin Ends Stomach Misery for Millions
An advertisement touts Pape's Diapepsin as a harmless antacid that digests any meal and relieves sour, gassy, or uncomfortable stomachs within five minutes. It claims over a million sufferers use it yearly across the US, England, and Canada and urges readers to try a sixty cent case from their druggist.
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United States
England
Canada
Pape
Bloodlines Pay Off for Poultry Breeder Thor Olson
Thor Olson believes in blue blood poultry after paying 65 dollars for Sil ver Wyandotte trio from a New England breeder who shows at Madison Square Show. He earned 63 dollars from eggs and sold a prize winning cockerel to W H Smith of Spruse Hill Poultry Farm Caldwell for 20 dollars.
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Thor Olson
New England
Madison Square Show
W. H. Smith
Spruse Hill
Caldwell
Athens County
Ohio motorists face speed trap probe urged by state auto club
The Ohio State Automobile Association considers asking state authorities to investigate justice of the peace and constable practices in speed trap enforcement. Complaints cite cash bonds for hearings without set times, lack of receipts, and notices sent to license owners demanding payment even without arrests.
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Ohio State Automobile Association
Charles C. Jones
Michigan
Detroit Automobile Club
Penny Ante Recalls Checks Mailed During Incomplete Warrants
The report notes checks mailed while some recipients preferred to wait for an officer with a proper warrant who never appeared. An official commented on the ongoing investigation as cited.
Unusual West Side Fire Destroys Room at Lon Cunninghams
At 8 o'clock Monday evening a fire broke out in the upper bedroom of Lon Cunningham’s home at 95 Central avenue. Mrs. Cunningham’s niece lit a lamp and a spark from the match allegedly dropped into nearby clothing, scorching three dresses, wallpaper, and the floor. Conductor Don Sheffield raced in from the 8 o'clock car to extinguish the blaze.
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Lon Cunningham
Central Avenue
Doctors to Hear Specialists at a City Meeting
About forty or fifty Athens county doctors will attend an Athens County Medical Society gathering at the Presbyterian church in the afternoon. Dr S S Laurence of McKinley Hospital Columbus and Dr John B Sawyer of Cleveland Medical College will speak on appendicitis from surgical and medical perspectives. Doctors from across the county and neighboring areas are expected.
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Athens County
Athens County Medical Society
Presbyterian Church
S. S. Laurence
McKinley Hospital
Columbus
John B. Sawyer
Cleveland Medical College
Masks and modesty shaped ladies' outdoor attire
The article notes that ladies of quality wore masks to shield complexions from the sun or to maintain anonymity outdoors, reflecting social norms of propriety and appearance in public life.
Dundee Beats Richardsin Rough 12-Round Bout in Ohio
Johnny Dundee of New York defeated Blackie Richards in a hard fought 12-round decision here in Dalton Ohio. The referee and crowd favored Dundee who dominated the scraps from start to finish.
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Dundee
Dalton
Blackie Richards
Johnny Dundee
New York
Vinton County Names New County Clerk
Lawrence Dunn of Zaleski appointed clerk of the county courts in Vinton County to succeed W. E. Hawk who recently resigned. The appointment was announced on October 4.
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Zaleskia
McArthur, O
Vinton County
Lawrence Dunn
Zaleski
W. E. Hawk
Hawk
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Pershing
Foster
Latrobe
Penny Ante
Uly Lyls
CMON
Jones
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