Pirates Rally to Take Openers in Pittsburgh Series
Pittsburgh erased an early Philadelphia lead to win 6 to 4 in the opener of the series. Scot pitched for Pittsburgh while Wheat and Trogresser appeared for the Phillies in the June 12 game.
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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1920
Page
3
Pittsburgh erased an early Philadelphia lead to win 6 to 4 in the opener of the series. Scot pitched for Pittsburgh while Wheat and Trogresser appeared for the Phillies in the June 12 game.
Konstantin Fehrenbach, president of the German national assembly, announces the intention to convoke the new Reichstag on June 24 in a statement made today. The move signals the formal opening of parliamentary proceedings as Germany moves to establish its legislative body.
In the first game of the series here today the Reds beat Brooklyn 4 to 2 after Mamaux walked two and hit another with two out in the fifth then grooved a pitch to Duncan. Haines and Clemons, Benton, Douglas and Smith contributed to the Reds offense.
Chicago overcame a late deficit to defeat Washington 9 to 2 in the first game of the series. Johnson and Picinich drove runs as Chicago surged in the final inning.
The Lokal Anzeiger notes that twenty two women will hold seats in the new reichstag, while thirty eight had been members of the national assembly.
A New York association urges avoiding crowds and maintaining hygiene to curb influenza. A Kentucky druggist touts mentholated arcine gargle spray as a quick, inexpensive home remedy, with instructions to mix three quarters of an ounce in a pint of boiled water and use daily.
Washington reports Chicago's 1920 census at 2,701,212, up 515,929 since 1910. The city posted a 23.6 percent growth, the second largest numeric gain in its history, trailing only New York in rate increase. Also listed were Wheeling 54,222 and Allentown 73,502 with notable gains.
Mining engineer M L Patterson recounts a Burma hunter's gear and methods. He describes a crossbow, bamboo arrow tips with plant poison, and improvised pipe-barrel firearms used to hunt in jungle darkness. Patterson warns such marksmen rival Buffalo Bill in skill, and notes Burma forbids guns yet natives evade limits.
Notice of application to Bluefield common council for installation and maintenance of a gasoline station on the north side of Raleigh street in front of a garage building. Morton Motor Car Co. 19-lank-41. Also references Virginia debt interest payments through June and July, with State Treasurer W. B. Johnson to Equitable Trust Company of York totaling 216,000 dollars.
Mrs Brown recalls a Christmas Eve in London where a family dinner turns tense as Dorothy cries out and a shock passes through her sister in law and brother John. The husband reveals the cause was horseradish, not poisoning, in a ghastly calm moment described by London Tit-Bits.
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