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Newspaper
Big Piney Examiner
Location
Big Piney, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1916
Page
7
Nicholas Cullop from Hithowse Virginia shines for the Federal League and draws attention for a possible major league return. Critics note his strong season with the Feds and question how he would fare against established AL pitching, though no major club has yet secured him.
Joe S Jackson of Detroit president of the Baseball Writers Association will seek changes at the fall meeting to several scoring code sections. He notes a play where two infielders collide after the catch and the ball is dropped, leaving no uniform ruling. Some scorers credit a hit to the batsman while others charge an error to the fielder who dropped the ball.
Jim Gilmore, once president of the defunct Federal League, now works in stationery and reports a sense of satisfaction as many ex Federal League players migrate to the American and National Leagues. He notes he is no longer in baseball leadership and views the change positively.
Fielder Jones praises Hank Severeid and Lee Hobbs while noting Larry Doyle’s declining form. Reds’ Hoffmann, Pirates near signing Harry Walter. Jones cuts loose from a Brownie, sending Bill Fincher to Memphis. Eddie Plank admired. Garry Herrmann profits from Cincinnati venues. Artie Butler linked to Oscar Horstman swap. Del Howard protests Easterly signing by Salt Lake. Cubs nickname Rowdy Elliott Bunny. Mathewson eyes Dougan recall. Donahue signs with Boston Braves. Pirates add Bill Evans. Hughie High praised by Bill Donovan as top defender. Eddie Plank cited again. Eddie Rausch praised post trade. Reds under Mathewson slower to progress. Niehoff aids Moran, reliable at bat.
The article surveys new fall and winter skirts in plaid and barred wools with subdued colors and cross bar piping. It describes a straight front and bias back skirt with a piped yoke, velvet hats with ostrich plumes, and a shift toward longer, ankle-length styles. Ornamental feather trims on hats rise in popularity though remain restrained.
A fragment describes an unusual home setup with an inverted empty drawer serving as a makeshift ironing surface or writing space. It notes a worn bottom panel revealing no clues about prior use and suggests a bureau’s second drawer often suits writing materials.
Western Newspaper Union reports a Casper opening where Sabbath J. wins the first oil shipments from the Big Muddy field reach Casper. A massive Frannie gas flow, several wells in Pilot Butte, and multiple oil activities across Wyoming mark a busy period with court actions and fires also noted.
Brocaded silk for girdles and trimming is in demand offering color similar to embroidery with less work. If used skillfully it provides a tactile effect like embroidery but is much quicker than hand stitching a pattern.
James H. Howell charged with murdering J. K. Hetzler turnkey of Carbon County Jail was ruled insane in district court. If he recovers, he may be tried and punished. Co-defendants Thomns Brown and Joe Lush faced related guilty pleas and long terms. Also, Milas McCord and Joseph Thier were denied a marriage license for being under 16.
Sunrise-Two giant blasts by Colorado Fuel and Iron Company at its open pit Sunrise mine released a copper pocket in the iron formation. The pocket yielded $150,000 in copper ore, with forty-two carloads shipped to smelters in Butte, Montana, during the past month, totaling $315,000 in value and returns of $6,000 to $9,000 per car.
Report from the ranger camp near Sheridan describes the Black Mountain blaze growing tougher to suppress. Forecasters warn of possible flare ups if winds increase before a storm, with sparks flying and new fires detected by guards as dry timber and ground approach earlier fire conditions.
Nineteen people including Mrs Hillie Avery were arrested in Cheyenne by guardsmen and police and jailed on charges of theft of government property valued at 3000 dollars. Blankets and wearing apparel worth 200 dollars were recovered during the raid.
A dog guarding the insensible fort of Alvin Harold, aged 2, led his father G. Harold to him after the child was found with his head crushed by a horse kick. The dog had kept watch as the boy wandered into a pasture during play.
A three year old boy, the son of John L. Casey, started a grass fire near his Greybull home while playing on a ranch. The blaze spread rapidly along the prairie, tragically catching a nearby baby and causing a fatal injury to a kin.
Secretary of War Kaker ordered National Guard units from two states to the Mexican border. The order covers two Wyoming infantry battalions a cavalry troop from Kansas and a cavalry troop from a section named in the dispatch as cension.
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