Baseball scores and standings from a busy day
American league results list St Louis 5 Philadelphia 4 and Cleveland 3 Boston 4 in eleven innings. Standings show Detroit leading with 56 wins and 34 losses, St Louis 56 38, Chicago 51 40, Cleveland 47 43, Philadelphia 44 44, Boston 42 49, Washington 34 44, New York 32 58. Later scores include Philadelphia 2 Cincinnati 4 New York 1 St Louis 0 Boston 0 Chicago 6 Brooklyn 0 Pittsburgh 5. Kept in club table form, standings reflect a tight pennant race in early summer. In other action Danville defeated Richmond 5 4 and Portsmouth beat Roanoke 2 0. Lynchburg Norfolk game postponed by rain. Notice lists Booth Bowen Coal & Coke Company stockholders meeting at Bramwell West Virginia on August 7 1908 at 10 a m to elect officers and transact business. Signed Harry Bowen president S A Toy secretary. 7-16-tdm.
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Booth-Bowen Coal & Coke Company
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S. A. Toy
Mrs Charles B Russell Witnesses Taft Incident Railside
Mrs. Charles B Russell of this city stood with her husband near the rail deck below where Judge Taft stood. An investigation of the affair is being conducted by the steamboat company.
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Judge Taft
Steamboat Company
Rome Scandal In High Life Stuns Italian Capital
In Rome Ellen Campenati a Mantuan marchioness deserts her fiancé and becomes a masked danseuse at a popular music hall. Her rival’s triumph provokes a scandal as her former lover vows self destruction while watching from the stalls. Also an advertisement for Sauer’s lemon and vanilla flavors.
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Ellen Campenati
Danseuse
Fair Lady
Oklahoma Indian Lands Opened Up
Muskogee Oklahoma reported the removal of the government restriction on 9,000,000 acres in Eastern Oklahoma. Real estate offices are crowded with anxious buyers and sellers as leases and cash trades surge, marking a dramatic sale of lands formerly in Indian Territory across 40 counties.
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Indian Territory
Dentists Converge At National Convention In Boston
Three thousand dentists from every state attend the twelfth annual National Dental Association convention in Boston Massachusetts on July 29 as part of a national meeting.
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Scott to Take Hand in Muddle
Senator Scott plans to travel to Charleston after a conference with Congressman Harry Woodyard and Charles F. Teter to discuss the West Virginia Republican muddle. He backs a party plan to hold a primary election to settle differences, noting his five years on the national committee and the likely reconfiguration of its membership.
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West Virginia
Harry Woodyard
Charles F. Teter
Charleston
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Big Charley
Teter
Scherr
Identification dispute over Gravesend body as Harry Cornish
Private detective Charles Crane claimed the body found off Gravesend last Sunday was Harry Cornish of the Adams murder case, citing Cornish's Coney Island business. Dreamland Park manager Kinsella doubted the ID, and Cornish later sought a correction, changing the identification.
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Harry Cornish
Adams
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Coney Island
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Dreamland Park
Dentists Gather for Association Sessions with Social Program
Affiliated bodies met here as the association opened its sessions this morning. Governor Guild Mayor Hibbard Dean Richardson of Harvard Medical School and President Hamilton of Tufts College welcomed visitors. Burton Lee Thorpe of St Louis delivered the response as national corresponding secretary. The meetings run to Friday noon with section discussions demonstrations and clinics. A social program accompanies the visit.
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Alleged Embezzler Declared Insane in Pensacola Case
In Pensacola Florida on July 29 the hearing for George C Scudamore accused of embezzling 70000 from Pensacola Bank and Trust Co concluded. The court ruled him mentally incapable of defense and he had been adjudged insane months earlier and sent to an asylum. Physicians later discharged him stating they believed he was feigning illness.
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Scudamore
Montreal prepares to welcome Lord Roberts
Montreal reports preparations for a fitting welcome as Lord Roberts arrives to stay three days with Mr. and Mrs. Robert Meighen. The British commander will visit Toronto and then Niagara Falls before continuing west.
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Prince of Wales Sails From Quebec on Royal Visit
Quebec July 29. His Majesty's ship Indomitable with the Prince and Princess of Wales and their suite sailed from Quebec at dawn. The vessel is scheduled to reach Portsmouth next Wednesday.
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Indomitable
Prince and Princess of Wales
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Woman Found Burned Body in Bon Fire
New York reports a charred woman's body found in a bon fire at a vacant Williamsboro lot. Police believe the death is a murder, and investigation is underway.
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Williamsboro
Saloniki Liberated as Revolutionists Enter City
Berlin reports all prisoners at Saloniki in European Turkey freed yesterday as revolutionists entered the city and fraternized with former opponents, signaling a rapid political shift.
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Saloniki
Turkey
Congressman Clayton to Speak at Lincoln August 12
Montgomery report states Congressman Clayton will deliver the notification speech to Bryan at Lincoln on August 12. The event ties to the present political campaign and conveys formal legislative procedure to the public.
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Gans to Fight Nelson in 45-Round Sep Clash at Mission
San Francisco reports promoter James Sof froth has arranged a 45 round bout between Joe Gans and Battling Nelson for September 9 at the Mission street pavilion. The match promises a grueling title test with both fighters aiming for victory in a historic bout.
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Joe” Gans
Nelson
Mission Street Pavilion
Treaty Passed on Trademark and Copyright Pact
Tokio July 29 The trademark and copyright treaty between America and Japan was passed today by the privy council.
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Americ
Japan
Privy Council
Open Market Proposed for Newspaper Print Paper
New York on July 29 reports a plan to establish an open market for newspaper print paper with an auction sale of one hundred tons in carload lots set for August 5. John Norris of the American Newspaper Publishers' Association announces frequent similar auctions to follow and aims to fix prices and curb secret rate selling.
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John Norris
American Newspaper Publishers’ Association
Begin the Day Right by Reading the Daily Telegraph
A brief note invites readers to start the day with the Daily Telegraph, highlighting its morning utility and reliable coverage. The message suggests the newspaper as a trusted source for news, weather, and features to begin routines.
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