Bresnahan Would Buy The St. Louis Cardinals
In St Louis on May 2 a rumor that Roger Bresnahan planned to take over the St. Louis Cardinals surfaced when owner Helene Hathaway Britton testified in court Bresnahan offered 500000 for the club and park The testimony occurred during a suit to block voting by E A Steininger administrator of M Stanley Robison estate on club stock votes Further discussion of the offer was declined.
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E. A. Steininger
M Stanley Robison
Fan Letter Debates Pete O'Brien at Short and Atlanta Lineup
A Jacksonville Alabama letter to the sporting editor critiques the Atlanta baseball lineup, urging Pete O'Brien at short and proposing changes. The writer hopes for two new pitchers and greater use of V. Litton, and recalls opening day reactions while predicting outcomes of personnel shifts.
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Jfp Burke
Jacksonville Oil Mill Company
Jacksonville
Ala
Constitution
O'Brien
Burke
Atlanta
Hemphill
Pete O'Brien
Birmingham
Rooter
Nashville
Memphis
Alperman
Gordon to Meet GMC in Milledgeville Series
Gordon Institute of Barnesville Ga opens a two game set with Georgia Military College Milledgeville, after winning both previous meetings. Notman to start the first game and Fillingham to pitch the second as Gordon seeks to maintain its prep unbeaten record and Milledgeville aims to rebound and stay in contention.
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Gordon Institute
Barnesville
Georgia Miltany College
Milledgeville
Goerder
Gordon
Milledgeville Boys
Notman
Locust Grove
Nathaniel Cox Dead Former Tennessee Congressman Dies
Nashville May 2 Nathaniel Cox longtime Tennessee congressman from 1892 to 1901 died today at his home in Williamson County aged 76. He served as a member of congress representing the Seventh Tennessee district and was a notable political figure in the state.
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Nathaniel Cox
Nashville
Tenn
Congress
Tennessee
Wi‘Hameon County
Marist Triumphs Over Stone Mountain In Close Meet
In a hard fought game Marist edged Stone Mountain 4 to 3 on Thursday. Murphy pitched effectively allowing two singles while Cate struck out thirteen for Stone Mountain. Harrigan starred with strong all around play as Marist rallied for three runs in one inning.
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Howard H. McCall
Marist
Stone Mountain
Marlat
Murphy
Stone Mountain Boys
Cate
Lada
Harrigan
Batterjee
Smith
Torbett
Umplres
Morrison and Griffin
Instructional scheme to boost attendance at Oklahoma league games
In Guthrie Oklahoma May plan introduces baseball instructors at the focal park to explain every fing point of the game to spectators. The instructors will include both men and women to assist those not understanding baseball.
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Guthrie
Okla
Today in Baseballs May 3 1383 to 1909 highlights
Baseball chronicle lists scores and standout moments from 1383 to 1909 including Providence defeating Philadelphia 24 to 6 with Hardie Henderson pitching for the Phillies. 1890 Dayton Tri-State loss to Akron 17 to 4 after Wilson issued 14 walks. Boston's 27 runs in a 38-base haul against Mercer and Anderson. 1904 Savannah Jacksonville 4 4 in 15 innings. 1904 Cubs 15 Cubs over Scandlan with Bransfield starting a triple play and Evers excelling. 1905 Giants 16 Boston 3 on 12 hits. 1907 New York Brooklyn 6 1 with Mathewson two hits. 1907 NY Philadelphia AL 10 innings 4 3. 1909 Wagner strong day against three Cubs pitchers.
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Moreland Baseball Bureau
Providence
Philadelphia
Hardie Henderson
Phillies
Wilson
Daytona
Akron
Bostons
Mercer
Anderson
Washington
Savannah
Jacksonville
Jack Combs
Joe Boyie
Hans Wagner
Pirates
Chicago
Andy Coakley
Chick” Fraser
Jack Pfiester
Giants sell Maxwell to the Toronto Club
Toronto officials announce the purchase of pitcher Maxwell from the New York Nationals. Maxwell will join the Toronto Internationals team on Monday, with McCaffery stating the deal was made outright and paid for by Monday's gate receipts.
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Giants
Maxwell
Toronto
Ont
McCaffery
Toronto Internationals
New York Nationals
Little Items of Georgia Cities
Georgia items report personnel changes in Quitman Milledgeville and Athens, with promotions and transfers at local offices. Cadets from Douglas visit St Simons for encampment. Brunswick opens a bagging factory at the Atlanta Birmingham and Atlantic terminals under H A Cook, expanding regional industry.
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St. Simona
Brunswick
Eleventh District Agricultural School
Douglas
St. Simons
South Georgia
Charlotte
N. C
Big City
H. A. Cook
Georgia
Atlanta
Birmingham
Atlantic
Baby Girl Born to Ethel Barrymore in Mamaroneck
A baby girl was born yesterday to Ethel Barrymore, who is Mrs. Russell Griswold Colt, at the Colt country place in Mamaroneck. Both mother and child are reported to be doing well. This is Mrs. Colt’s second child, her first, a boy, born November 28, 1909.
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Mamaroneck
Ethel Barrymore
Russell Griswold Colt
Colt Country Place
Colt
Mra. Colt
Skull of Schiller Found After Thirty Years
Berlin reports the skull of Johann Schiller, famed German philosopher and poet, has been located. Professor August Vor Frorich opened an old vault in Weimar about thirty years after the poet’s body was thought missing, and identified the skull though details are unclear.
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Berlin
Johann Schiller
August Vor Frorich
Tubing
University
Aze
Schifter
Amelia Bingham Stars In Forsyth Vaudeville Sequence
The Forsyth hosts Amelia Bingham in a week of vaudeville titled Big Moments from Great Pinoys with other acts including May Tully and company and Charles and Fannie Van. The program remains crowd-pleasing and widely praised for magnetic stage presence and Forsyth standard entertainment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keith
Forsyth
Amelia Bingham
May Tully
Charles
Fannie van
Local Obituaries and Funeral Notices Include Hatcher Porter Barber Short
Mortuary notice from Columbus reports Mrs. B. F. Hatcher dying in Baltimore at 61 with survivors in Columbus and Atlanta and burial planned in Columbus. Miss Mary Estelle Porter funeral held in Athens, body sent to Baltimore for burial. George Barber, 2, dies. services at Poole's Chapel and burial in Casey's Cemetery. J. M. Short's funeral set for 10 AM at Poole's Chapel with interment at West View.
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Mary E. Porter
Athens
Mary Estelle Porter
University of Georgia
Andrew M. Soule
Baltimore
Thomas
Gather
Porter
Delaware
George Barber
George
G W. Barber
Poole’s
Casey's Cemetery
J. m Short
Poole
West View
Revival Services Begin in Large Tent on Capitol Avenue
Revival services by the Christian and Missionary Alliance open Sunday at 3 30 p m in a new tent on the Tabernacle lot at 74 Capitol Avenue with follow ups at 7 20 p m and daily at 3 p m and 7 30 p m Evangelist Rev G Vernon Brown will lead the services A chorus choir will handle singing as Capitol Avenue Woodward Avenue and Hast Fair street pass by the place Fort to Receive Commission Lieutenant James A Fort of Americus recently elected captain of Company L Fourth Georgia Infantry will soon be issued his commission after a successful promotion examination A note of local military leadership and upcoming duties appears in this fragment.
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The
Christian and Missionary Alliance
Tabernacle Lot
Capital Avenue
G. Vernon Brown
Alliance
Capitol Avenue
Woodward Avenue
James A. Fort
Americus
Fourth
Georgia Infantry
Basume Chariae
Ficeta
Barades
Motorcyclists in Atlanta form new club at Transportation Club
Motorcyclists of Atlanta organized last night into the Atlanta Motorcycle Club. C L Blien elected temporary chairman Edward Geldert named temporary secretary. A three member nominating committee was chosen. Next meeting set for Friday May 3 to elect permanent officers. Members may enter the hill climb on May 31 with 4 horsepower single cylinder and 1 horsepower twin cylinder machines. FP.A M applicants to be admitted.
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Atlanta
KL Oa. Folsom
Edwin Coolidge
J. Wash
Transportation Club
Fp.a M
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Shortstop
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Stemphill
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Paige
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Jordan
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C. Molesworth
J. P. Burke
G.M.C
Marist Trims
Stare Ack Bennett
Abbott Motor ‘Company
Belt Mich
Phive
Anie Mcdonald
John Etheridge
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D. B. Sanford
Macon
Frances Conn
Jessie Allen
Mabel Gause
Charles Conn
Cleveland Cooper
Chas, Brown
Edmund Reid
L. C. Brooks
Camp Sanford
Camp Coles
Georgia Railroad
Demosthenians
Athens, Ga
H. L. Rogers
Reidsville
George Williams
Lawrenceville
Demosthenian Society
Phi Kappa
Schiller
America
Locomobile Company of America
Locomobile Service Department
South
Southern Locomobile
Frank P. Day
Peachtree St
Atlanta, Ga
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E. Fougera
New York
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S.tyrer
Chemdar
Wanhlagteo
DAC
B. F. Hatcher
Columbus
Benjamin W. Hatcher
Johns Hopking Hospital
B T. Hatcher
W. E Lstes
G. E. Strupper
C. ©. McGehee, Jr
B. C. Hatcher
J. M. Short
City News
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Sivas
Gigi Si Aah
Atlanta Gas Light Co
UCL
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