McCredie’s habit of sending shortstops to the majors
Walter McCredie, manager of the Portland coast league club, plans another major league shortstop. Charley Heillocher is ready to follow past successful picks like Peckinpaugh and Bancroft, as McCredie expects Chuck Ward to become a star and fill Hans Wagner’s shoes at Pittsburgh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter McCredie
Charley Heillocher
McCredie
Conan
Beaver Shorthelders
F Peckinpaugh
Theankees
Cleveland
Cleveland Park
New York
Ivan Olson
Ivanan
Dave Bancroft
Phillies
Bancroft
Grover Cleveland Alexander
Chuck Ward
Hans Wagner
Pittsburgh
Motor wear gowns and hats for summer comfort
A fashion note outlines versatile net gowns suitable for day and evening wear after the commencement. It describes a lace trimmed bodice, pink and blue taffeta girdle, ruched sleeves, and two in one motor hats of braid or fabric. Colors include gray tan castor blue and vivid yellow crowns with taffeta or poplin trims.
Johnny Evers Compares Modern Stars to Fifteen Years Ago
Johnny Evers laments today’s stars lack the enthusiasm of the great players from fifteen years ago. He argues that this diminished enthusiasm explains why current performances fall short of the past era’s results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evers
Johnny Evers
Rube Schauer Tries Legal Name Confusion with Athletics
Rube Schauer, former Giant and Louisville player, was picked by the Athletics for 1017 labors and had to sign documents under his real name in many places. His legal name reportedly resembles Dmitri Ivannovitch Dimitri hoff, delaying formalities as Schauer and Jake Gettman, once a prominent outfielder, face continued status questions.
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Rube Schauer
Giants
Louisville
Athletics
Mr. Schauer
Dmitri Ivannovitch Dimitrihoff
Schauer
Jake Gettman
Baseball Stories From The Day’s Talk
Ed Pfeiffer struggles to find form as pinch hitters fail against him. Tom Seaton earns a stay with the Cubs for strong work. Peckinpaugh tops shortstops in batting. Umpires in the American Association wear national colors on left arms. Ray Bates, the Athletics’ new third baseman, is tall yet quick. Jim Vaughn could receive 1000 dollars if he wins 20 games. The Red Sox seem unimpaired by Bill Carrigan’s retirement. Columbus manager Tinker praises Barhardt’s first win. Whitey Witt’s breezy style pleases fans. Manager Mitchell bets on sacrifice plays. Pirates may mold Walter Mails into a star pitcher. Cardinals sign a promising recruit in Bob Bescher, who owns stock and won’t be released. Harry Lord gets a chance to play third for Portland. Big Jim Vaughn leads the National League pace. Connie Mack notes Johnson falters vs lefties. Walter Johnson’s power rivals Pipp’s. Pipp pounds southpaws in fast company.
Wyoming crop report shows lower winter wheat and barley yields
June forecast for Wyoming indicates winter wheat 1 210 000 bushels and barley 819 000, both below last year. Oats rise to 9 710 000 bushels while hay falls to 1 050 000 tons. prices on June 1 rise for wheat corn oats and hay compared with last year.
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Union News Service
Cheyenne
Wyoming
Bureau of Crop Estimates
Weather Bureau
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Osate
Girl Dies in Ranch House Fire
Irene Harland, 17, burned to death at the ranch home 12 miles southwest of here after a fire started in the dwelling. Foster mother Mrs James Harland, who was in the fields, saw her adopted daughter in distress in an upstairs window then urged her to descend. The girl, in delirium, turned back into the flames and died. her body was burned beyond recognition.
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Jired
Here
Irene Harland
James Harland
Cheyenne to Furnish 125 Men for New Draft Army
A semi official estimate puts Cheyenne’s required draft at 125 men for the new army. Wyoming has met its regular army quota, leaving only the National Guard and the ammunitions and supply trains to be provided. The state must furnish 2002 infantry 640 artillery 140 ammunition train and 250 supply train.
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Cheyenne
Wyoming
National Guard
George Powers Drowns in Rawhide Creek Plunge
George Powers the one year old son of Senator Thomas G. Powers drowned while bathing with two companions at the mouth of Rawhide creek feeding the Platte river near here. A search party found Powers after about an hour. resuscitation attempts failed.
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Torrington
George Powers
Thomas G. Powers
Rawhide Creek
Platte River
Here
Young Powers
Freeman Arrested for Failure to Register Under Conscription Law
Casper Wyoming Freeman an employee at the Casper branch of the Wyoming State Hospital was arrested for not registering under the conscription law. He claims he is 20 though hospital records show 23.
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Casper
Arthur Freeman
Wyoming State Hospital
Freeman
Wyoming Counties Report Draft Registration Totals
Eight counties report 9,780 men registered with Wyoming contributing 21,566 to the national service if current rates hold. Officials estimate total could reach 25,000 as eight counties report to the governor. Federal census estimates 10 percent of the population falls in the age limits.
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Cheyenne
Wyoming
Burreau
Wyoming oil boom fuels rapid company capitalization
Promoters capitalize oil ventures in Wyoming at over one million dollars daily, with average capitalization in 1917 at 1,006,051. Since Jan 1 last, total Wyoming charterings reach 148,362,500, and 175 new firms filed articles of incorporation.
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Cheyenne
Wyoming
State of
Wyoming diplomas awarded to Army cadets at annual exercises
Diplomas were issued to Army men from the University of Wyoming during the annual meat exercises. The address was delivered by Prof. Ethon Libby of the University of Colorado. Sixteen earned liberal arts degrees, four in agriculture, three in engineering, five in music, two in education, and thirteen in the normal college.
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Laramie
University of Wyoming
United States Army
Ethon ¥. Libby
University of Colorado
College of Iberal Arts
Agriculture
Wyoming News Briefs and Local Developments
Long list of Wyoming events and notices from Douglas to Cheyenne. Topics include Frontier Days celebrations, new hotels in Lander, a new Bank of Denver incorporation, Burns water works contract, and Casper workers returning to strike. Also reported are draft figures, bond sales, homestead data, and local incidents including a drowning, a fatal electrocution, and a minor accident near Cherokee.
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Laramie
Burns Water Works
Casper
Casper High School
Basineltiven
Liberty Bonds
University of Wyoming
Anaconda Development i
Himes
Liberty Loan
Sheridan
Laramte
Runser
Manville
Geo. A. Stuart
Cheyenne
Washakie
Wyoming
Denver
Lusk Petroleum Company
Davis
Eugene Phelps
Pitchfork
Rose Creek
Phelps
J. B. Lloyd
Kemmerer
City Park
Cheyenne Lodge of Elks
Lander
Worland
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Juan Olsal
M’credie
Ashion
Story OF Motor Hats
John Evers
Dimitri Ivannovitch
Dimitriheff
Ed Pfeiffer
Tom Seaton
Chicago Cubs
Peckinpaugh
American Association
Ray Bates
Jim Vaughn
Chicago
Red Sox
Bill Carrigan
Tinker
Columbus
Barhardt
Whitey Witt
The
Mitchell
Hunt
Ble
Callahan
Pirates
Walter Mails
Cardinals
Oe A
Bob Bescher
Harry Lord
Portland
Big Jim Vaughn
Connie Mack
Walter Johnson
Walter Pipp
Lor
Wyoming State News
Western Newspaper Union News Service
Trapshooters’ Association
Douglas
Hudson
Bank of Denver
Washington
Laramie County
Charles Burnett
Joe Stover
Shoshoni
G. A. Shoemaker
A. N. Husenkamp
A. G. Holliday
Shoemaker
Mendes
Fort Mussell
Lhramle
C. A. Duniway
Big Muddy
Elkhorn Oil Company
John Martinee
Union Pacific
Union Pacific Electrical
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