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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1913
Page
4
Local papers report a slate of rough, low scoring games. First Baptist and First Christian both held early winning streaks as Grant Park, Gate City and Adairsville posted mixed results. Pitching stood out with Watkins and Reed delivering solid efforts, while Monroe defeated Lawrenceville in a spirited battle and Buena Vista edged Piedmont 2 to 1.
In Willesbarre Pennsylvania an 18 year old girl, Miss Alice Crispell, body exhumed for a second autopsy to determine exact cause of death after found in Harvey's Lake. District Attorney and defense deal with habeas corpus. Johns exonerated by coroner's jury. Authorities probe sighting at local store on night of July 8 as autopsy set for Monday.
New York July 12 The American game of baseball attracted the interest of Svr Laure Muller the Brazilian minister of foreign affairs to day He attended the game between the New York and Cincinnati clubs of the National league Muller regarded the game as extremely hard to play He observed that the brains as well as the strength of the players is required Upon his return to Brazil he will talk baseball he said
Firefighters used dynamite tonight to halt a spreading lumber yard fire in Michigan City Indiana destroying millions of feet of lumber. The blaze began in the Haskell and Barker Car company yards and caused about 1 500 900 dollars in lumber loss as Chicago and nearby towns lent aid.
Started over a tobacco pipe, William Parrish was shot and killed tonight in Dalton Georgia. James Hatfield, the man named in the quarrel, fled the scene and has not been captured.
Reported Balkan War atrocities include mass killings of priests and villagers, with bodies exhumed to prove crimes. Bulgarian towns like Seres allegedly burned, with thousands homeless. claims of incitement and retaliation underlined by official statements from Sofia and Belgrade on front-line retreats and refugee flows.
Day by day recap notes that in 1869 the Cincinnati Reds became the first professional club with ten players led by George Wright and Harry Wright. Salaries ranged around 950 to 1400 dollars with Hans Wagner at 10,000 and later stars like Ty Cobb and Walter Johnson mentioned in a speculative comparison of today’s payouts.
Saturday's rain halted the Motordrome program delaying events from Friday to Tuesday. The Cracker Sweepstakes, evening heats, and final were rescheduled with Roy Smith as starter and a planned four cornered 4 mile match race to follow.
At a Seattle conference of 136 managers and producers and officers of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees a decision was made to move negotiations over employment problems to New York. A five member committee was appointed to confer with managers on disputed points. Affiliation of stage employees with musicians was agreed upon today.
County officers search for Johnson a Black man after he allegedly struck Milton Hil on the head with a scantling during a friendly game near Marietta road just beyond city limits at 1 pm yesterday. Hil was taken to Grady hospital where doctors report a severe head injury but not life threatening. Authorities say the altercation began from a supposedly friendly game turned violent.
Pensacola Florida July 12 Frank Ret Pou recently elected commissioner refused to answer questions on the stand. He claimed jealousy drives a blackmailing probe aimed at ruining him politically morally and in business. He said he would not testify to avoid self incrimination.
The Illinois arrives in Vigo Spain July 12 with a number of naval cadets aboard after voyage from Antwerp.
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