The Curious Case Of Eddie Ainsmith Stealing Home
In a Washington versus Philadelphia game, catcher Eddie Ainsmith attempted to steal home with two out and Washington holding a large lead. Chief Bender kept winding up to let Ainsmith finish the steal, but the run does not count under rule 59 as the play began with Bender’s wind up and ended before the batter reached first.
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Philadelphia
Athletics
Eddie Ainsmith
Ainsmith
Chief Bender
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Bender
Oldring
Alnsmith
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Tenney Retires as Newark Manager After Season
President James Price announced Fred Tenney will not manage the Newark International League team next season. Tenney informed Price of his retirement and rejection of any future Newark leadership. Price said Tenney's stock in the club has been taken care of and no successor has been named.
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New York
Fred Tenney
Newark International League
James Price
Price
Tenney
Newark
Tennney
Kid Williams Plans Retirement From Boxing Ring
Kid Williams, bantamweight champion, states he will quit the ring within a year. He will be twenty four on December 6, 1917 and aims to retire undefeated, though willing to fight any bantamweight before his departure.
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Ring
Kid Williams
Willams
Plans for a New Baseball League Across Kansas and Oklahoma
Proposed circuit would include Oklahoma City Wichita Topeka Tulsa Joplin Muskogee Fort Smith and Springfield. After poor seasons in the Westown league Wichita and Topeka influence a Chicago style rebranding this year. Total population of the towns would be about 40 000.
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Kansas
Oklahoma
Wichita
Topeka
Tulsa
Joplin
Muskogee
Fort Smith
Springfeld
Chisco
Toronto Bay becomes a proving ground for women swimmers
Sixteen year old Miss Krith Hartley, of the association, swam across Toronto Bay with Miss Elisabeth Wilson, Toronto’s champion woman swimmer, as guide and escort.
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Canada
Mixed Sports Jottings From Early Baseball and Football News
General Watts reports seven new 2 10 trotters this year while Joe Borrell and Jack Blackburn draw a six round Philadelphia bout. Frank Chance shines in the Pacific Coast league and Frank Bancroft leads Cincinnati Reds as Grand Old Man of baseball. Ty Cobb eyed a strong season. Freddie Welsh coins lead the mint breaks records. Auckland Racing Club distributes 212 750 in stakes.
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Frank C. Bancroft
Cincinnati Reds
Styles of midwinter coats and children's hats reviewed
The piece notes coats for midwinter echo mothers’ designs and child sizes, with fur trims and big fur collars. It highlights simple, decorative millinery for children such as poke bonnets and baby hats, plus new trimming methods and playful motifs like felt chicks and birds.
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Bolivia
Endorsement of Wilson Administration Sparks Democratic Commission
The article lauds Woodrow Wilson for four years of leadership, asserting the people chose him over corporate interests. It celebrates a victory as a mandate to advance democracy, end Wall Street dominance, and expand farmers independence while promoting peace and Latin American goodwill.
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United States
Great Corporations
Wall Street
Lincoln
Pfist
Jefferson
Woodrow Wilson
Latin America
St. Lous
Tariff and Living Caste in the 1914 Campaign
The piece accuses Republicans of misusing a 1912 Democratic plank on tariff reform to claim they can lower living costs. It argues 1913 grain shortfalls and World War I disrupted supply, driving prices higher, and criticizes the campaign for oversimplifying causes and blaming Democrats for inflation.
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Washington
Republican Party
Time to March Together Rededication Speech
A-era political call for national unity urges Americans to reunite after a divisive period. The speaker envisions two previously opposing factions marching toward shared goals, converging to support peace prosperity and national honor under the Union banner. Public message appears in the Chicago Herald.
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Chicago Herald
Hughes Beaten Amid Fears of Puppet Master Old Guard
The incident followed a belief among California and Western voters that Hughes was controlled by the Old Guard. Supporters saw him as a puppet, leading to confrontation and attack.
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Hughes
California
Weat
Old Guard
All Together Now A Call to National Unity
A editorial urges harmony after a heated election, saying talk of recounts should end and Americans should accept the democracy’s verdict. It stresses unity and shared goals over partisan division and calls for focusing on common national aims.
Vision of the New Heaven and Earth in Revelation
The lesson outlines Rev 21 1 7 29 97 and emphasizes the New Heaven and Earth where God dwells with humanity. It discusses the imperial city, the absence of sorrow, tears, and death, and the eternal communion of believers with Christ in a purified, glorious city.
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Gaia
John
Jesus
Christ
Peter
Earth
Pieter
Pia
Chiloe
Walla
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