Baseball scores from yesterday’s American and National leagues
In the American League games Boston defeated Philadelphia 2 to 1 after 11 innings while Washington beat New York 3 to 2 Detroit shut out Chicago 4 to 0 and St Louis won 6 to 1 over Cleveland. In the National League Boston beat Brooklyn 5 to 1 Philadelphia won 5 to 4 over New York Chicago crushed Cincinnati 7 to 1 and St Louis edged Pittsburgh 2 to 1.
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Opening Day Win For Red Sox Beats Mack's Aches 2 to 1
The Boston Red Sox edged Connie Mack's team 2 to 1 on opening day despite a wintry, crowd-suppressing atmosphere. Fans sought out last season's champions and new players Walker and Shorten while a parade and band entertained, weather dampening attendance.
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Red Sox
Connie Mack
Boston
Walker
Shorten
Braves Rout Dodgers In Boston Victory 5 to 1
Boston Braves dominate Brooklyn Dodgers 5 to 1 on a cool April day. About 14 000 fans at Flatbush watched Boston seize the game early and maintain the lead, leaving the Dodgers to mourn the big loss and their disappointing showdown.
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Dodgers
Flatbush
Braves Deliver Championship Caliber Performance This Season
The Braves display complete dominance through consistent, efficient play. They execute with cool precision, breaking open the season as if seasoned veterans, hitting hard and steadily without hesitation. Continued on Page 10 First Col.
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Braves
Damages Awarded in Breach of Promise Suit in Bangor
Miss Lona Elizabeth Garmong of Bangor and Des Moines was awarded 75000 in a breach of promise suit against John Brooks Henderson of Washington DC. The verdict came after nearly two hours of jury deliberation at 5 15 PM and reflects a partial settlement of the $250000 claim.
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Des Moines
Iowa
John Brooks Henderson
Washington, D. C
Wilson will not withdraw Brandeis nomination
President Wilson remains determined to stand behind Louis D. Brandeis for the Supreme Court associate justice post despite Senate opposition. Officials said the administration would not consider withdrawing the nomination.
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Supreme Court
Germany Claims Sussex Was Not Torpedo Victim
Berlin reports that Germany admits sinking a steamer near Sussex at the same time but argues it may have been a warship. A submarine captain doubts the wreck resembles the photographed ship and suggests a mine or floating torpedo as the cause.
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Four Arrests in Fire Bomb Plot
Four men were arrested in New York by Department of Justice agents for allegedly manufacturing fire bombs hidden in sugar bags aboard the steamship Kirk Oswald of the Fabre line around May 2 last.
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German prisoner claim tied to General von Briesen incident
One arrestee named Charles Kleist and said he was the brother in law of General von Briesen of the German army, killed in December 1914. He claimed to be 67 years old. The other man was Ernest Becker, aged 32, described as an electrician on the steam ship.
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Tribune backs Roosevelt for Republican nomination
New York April 12 The New York Tribune long aligned with the Republican party plans an editorial urging Theodore Roosevelt for the presidential nomination at the Republican convention.
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New York Tribune
Theodore Roosevelt
German note on Sussex details sinkings after warnings
Berlin reports that the Berwindvale or a similar tank steamer was sunk after warning shots and extinguished lights near Bull Rock, with crews abandoning ship before it sank. The note notes uncertainty over exact identity and says the Berwindvale may not have been torpedoed without warning. Continued on page 4.
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German note signals Sussex torpedoing admission
The German foreign minister avoids admitting the Sussex was torpedoed but asserts another German submarine struck a vessel believed to be a British mine layer in the same time and place. The explosion damaged the bow and fore part, suggesting munitions aboard.
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Sussex
German U boat claims and Western Front actions in brief
Germany admits attacking some vessels questioned by the United States but denies striking the Sussex. In the Meuse region the Caurettes Wood battle saw German flamethrower use repulsed. German troops gain slight ground at Caillette Woods near Fort Douaumont. French counter attacks on Poivre Ridge fail with losses. Dutch report torpedoing Palembang and Tub antia. Sussex missile fragments head to Washington. German bombardment of Hill 304 near Esnes continues.
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Catholics in U S 16 564 109 surveyed in new directory
New York April 12 There are 24 992 062 Catholics under the flag of the United States. P J Kennedy & Sons publish a new official Catholic directory listing 16 564 109 in the United States proper, 7 285 458 in the Philippines and 1 072 48 in other territories. US diocese census shows 19 572 clergy and 10 058 churches with 5 105 mission churches and 6588 parochial schools led by New York State’s 2 899 223 Catholics.
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Senate Substitutes Wage Assignment Bill
Senate votes to substitute a wage assignment bill prohibiting all wage transfers with a provision requiring a married man to obtain his wife's written consent. The bill exempts ten dollars weekly from assignments. The change follows concerns over family finances and protections for wives.
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Germany Defers Sussex Cause. Proposes Mixed Commission
Germany argues the vessel attacked could not be the Sussex, citing a commander’s mine sketch that mismatches a London pictorial image. If the U S is unsatisfied, Berlin offers referral to a mixed commission. Germany also confirms torpedoing three other ships Englishman Eagle Point Manchester Engineer and Berwindale while unsure about the fourth.
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London
United States
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Manchester
Today's Tide and Births Marked in Local Snapshots
The page notes high tide at 7 20 A M and 7 51 P M with moon phase at 55 to light, plus today’s anniversaries highlighting Thomas Jefferson born in 1743. A compact local chronicle echoes the era’s maritime and civic markers.
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Forecast for New England Regions Turns Unsettled
Washington reports a forecast of fair weather for Boston and vicinity on Thursday with unsettled conditions by night. Friday brings showers and moderate variable winds. Northern New England will see cloudy Thursday into Friday with local rains. southern New England remains cloudy with probable local showers.
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New England
Temperature Readings From Thompson's Spa Track Yesterday
The article lists yesterday's temperatures at Thompson's Spa with hourly figures and averages. It notes an average yesterday of 48 degrees and an average for the same date last year of 60 degrees.
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