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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1912
Page
8
Summary of games from New York Boston Detroit Chicago Cleveland and St Louis with scores and key pitchers. Notable line scores include New York vs St Louis 9 to 6 and Chicago 10 to 2 over Brooklyn with various batters and pitchers listed.
Bluefield defeated Princeton in a high scoring game aided by ten Princeton errors led by Wilkinson. Bluefield produced sixteen hits and built a large lead, while tensions rose as Sam Peery faced the home side.
Bluefield led at all times as Sam Peery and Kee powered a commanding win over Princeton. Kee hit a fence ball ruled foul, Twin McNutt drew attention with a mistake, and Cefalu Karnes produced key hits while Peery struck out 8 in a two hour game attended by 500.
John B. Pinner of Suffolk denies any agreement to take over the Danville franchise. He says Suffolk will not join a circuit with Roanoke and Lynchburg and prefers a six city league. Boatwright pressed Suffolk’s involvement, but locals insist Suffolk must own the team. If Roanoke or Lynchburg withdraw, Suffolk would join as the sixth city.
Washington June 8 the house ways and means committee backed agreeing to the senate amendments to the metal tariff bill. the panel refused to repeal the canadian reciprocity act and rejected a universal two dollar per ton duty on print paper.
Five men robbed the Cylinder bank of 1000 dollars using five cases of dynamite. The explosion blew the vault door into the street and a posse is in pursuit.
Columbus Ohio June 8 Governor Harnon confirms H A Daugherty of Lancaster Ohio will place his name before the Baltimore convention for nomination for the presidency.
President Taft departed Washington for Hampton tonight to attend the Hampton Institute trustees meeting, as he serves on the board, traveling aboard the Mayflower and arriving at his destination.
For sale tomato plants and pepper land beet plants at 1.00 per 100. Cabbage plants 50c per 100. Potted plants and cut flowers. Funeral designs and bouquets a specialty. Phone 385 South Bluefield Florist. Also Chamberlain's Tablets advertised for gentle bowel movement. For sale by all dealers.
A terse note reports activity at Sant ley Grocery located at 91 Bland Street with limited details and a referenced phone line. The brief mentions cover context but lacks substantial information on events or outcomes.
The president attends morning church services and plans a yacht trip aboard the Sylp. The group will sail about forty miles up the James River and return on Monday.
The cornerstone for Buffalo's new Catholic cathedral will be laid tomorrow in a ceremony expected to be one of the city’s most notable. A monster parade of Catholic societies will feature the day, with Carolin Farley of New York laying the cornerstone and Archbishop Keane of Dubuque delivering the sermon.
Washington June 8 Arrangements have been completed for the unveiling tomorrow afternoon of the monument in Arlington National Cemetery honoring Admiral Coghlan famed for his role in the battle of Manila Bay. The United Spanish war veterans organization will participate in the ceremony.
Veterans prepare to lead the charge of ceremonies as Admiral Dewey is set to unveil the event. The scene centers on naval officers and veterans coordinating a formal unveiling and related proceedings.
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