McInnis Defends Red Sox Against Ban Johnson Scheme
Stuffy McInnis leads Boston players in defending 10 percent winnings from the world series as properly spent for charity. He says funds went to Gloucester and Manchester, with others aiding war funds. He accuses Ban Johnson of antagonism and warns of legal action to protect team rights. McInnis also notes his move into wood hauling for winter preparations.
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Boston Red Sox
Ban Johnson
John
Stuffy) McInnis
Boston
Johnson
National Commission
Commission
Gloucester
Manchester
Red Sox
Chicago
Cincinnati
Hooper
Scott
Shean
Mays
American League
Big Gymnasium Planned for U S Aviators at Scott Field
Scott Field aviation camp athletes will have a winter gymnasium 120 by 66 feet with a swimming pool and violet ray equipment valued at 12 000 dollars. Two handball courts and two basketball courts will also be included under Lt Dudley M Steele’s announcement.
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ST. Louis
Scott Field
Belleville
Tfl
Dudley M. Steele
Germany Will Fight On Wait for Kaiser to Exhaust All Means
The message urges continued support for the war effort by buying bonds, claiming Germany will not concede and the Kaiser will persist until every resource is used. It appeals to readers to strengthen the treasury as a duty and defense.
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Germany
Ingram Brothers Boost Navy Athletics Legend at Annapolis
The obituary notes Lieutenant Homer L. Ingram’s death and recalls the three Ingram brothers as a historic athletic family at the Naval Academy. Jonas H. Ingram, commander and aid to Admiral Rodman, starred in rowing and football and coached in 1916 1917. Homer L. Ingram rowed and played end and backfield. William A. Ingram, captain of the football team, strode the crew as stroke last season and is hailed as the era’s best athlete among them.
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Annapolis
Homer L. Ingram
Naval Hospital
Washington
Ingram Brothers
Academy
Naval Academy
Ingram
Indiana
Ingrams
Culver Military Institute
Jonas H. Ingram
Admiral Rodman
Atlantic Firet
Navy
Cornell
Jonas Ingram
West Point
Army
Homer l L. Ingram
Homer Ingram
William A
Mitchell School Begins Football Practices
Mitchell Military Boys' School in Billerica shifts from fall baseball to football. Faculty Coach Frank H. Leighton leads the pigskin squad with Hartwell R. Cragin assisting in military training duties, as regular practice starts tomorrow afternoon.
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Billerica
Mitchell Military Boys’ School
Frank H. Leighton
Hartwell R. Cragin
Double Golf Bill At Arlmont Club On Columbus Day
A two part event is planned at Arlmont Golf Club in Arlington Heights for Columbus Day. The morning round features 18 holes of handicap medal play while the afternoon offers medal play for the best nine holes.
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Arlmont Golf Club
Arlington Heights
Football to lead activity in army navy camps this autumn
Army and Navy training camps plan football as a premier sport this autumn according to reports to the War and Navy Departments Commission on Training Camp Activities from athletic directors.
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Army and Navy
War and Navy Departments
War Department Commission On
Naval Training Camp Football Set For Fall Programs
Preparations for college football in naval stations expand as former college stars shift to service. Walter Camp reports that football will be the main fall sport across stations from Machias to Miami and Puget Sound to San Diego. Twelve familiar coaches head athletic staff and early practice responses are strong.
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Training Camp Commission
Naval Station
Walter Camp
Navy Commission
Naval
Machias
Miami
Fla
Atlantic Seaboard
Puget Sound
Wash
San Diego
Calif
Pacific
Athletic officials form league and direct football in war era
Arthur Duffey reports regional athletic directors running football programs across districts from Boston to Seattle. Notables include George W. Brown of the Boston Athletic Association, Dr William T Bull in Newport, Fred M Walker and Frank Bergin in various districts, plus Great Lakes and Mare Island mobilization.
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Boston
George W. Brown
Boston Athletic Association
Newport
William T. Bull
Yale
Fred M. Walker
University of Chicago
St. Louis Nationals
Bull
Walker
Frank Bergin
Princeton
Commission
Third Naval District
Pelham Bay
W. T. Cochran
Navy
Cochran
Annapolis
League Island
Philadelphia
Byron W. Dickson
University of Pennsylvania
Big Bill” Hollenbeck
Great Lakes Naval Training Station
Great Lakes
Ill
Herman P. Olcott
Army
Bremerton
Puget Sound
Naval Station
Seattle
Elmer C. Henderson
Arthur C. Woodward
Northwest
Andy Smith
Navy Commission On
Mare Island
Buy a Bond to Fuel Home Fires
The message urges readers to support the home front by purchasing bonds with their earnings. It frames bond buying as a direct way to keep households warm and secure during wartime.
Pep-Tun-O digestion aid marketed by Mason Co
An early advertisement touts Pep-Tun-O as a digestion enhancer promising easy digestion and a strong stomach. It claims a money back guarantee if unsatisfied and notes sale by druggists The Mason Co Newton Highlands Massachusetts.
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the Mason Co
Newton Hids
Mass
Strangler Ed Lewis Rapidly Promoted at Camp Grant
Ed Lewis known as the Strangler, a top sergeant at Camp Grant after a bold quick start. He defended a fellow draftee by breaking up hecklers, earning praise from the officer in charge and rapid promotions from private to corporal to sergeant in a short span.
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Lewis
Camp Grant
Pittsburg and Penn to Clash on November Sixteenth
Arrangements finished for a football game between the University of Pennsylvania and Pittsburg to be played in Pittsburg November 16. The date replaces the cancelled Georgia Tech contest and the trip complies with Students Army Training Corps rules, with Major Griffith at Penn approving the event.
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Philadelphia
University of Pennsylvania
Pittsburg
Georgia Tech
Pennsylvania
Army Training Corps
Griffith
Arlington Woburn Game Postponed by Influenza Shutdown
Arlington High School football candidates enter another week of enforced vacation due to influenza. The season opening was twice delayed and the holiday game with Woburn High School at Spy Pond Athletic Field is cancelled by manager Walter 8. Cooledge Jr. scheduled for next Saturday.
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Arlington High
Walter 8. Cooledge, I Jr
Arlington
Woburn High School
Spy Pond
Closing at Lexington Columbus Day Golf Tournament
The Lexington Golf Club in North Lexington hosts the Columbus Day handicap medal event next Saturday. The day includes a turkey tournament and a best selected nine holes with half handicap, with plans to finish the season's trophy on the holiday.
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Lexington Golf Club
North Lexington
Lexington High Girls Field Hockey Team Begins Practice Under New Coach
The Lexington High School girls field hockey candidates start their first practice this afternoon at the Lexington Athletic Field under the direction of a new coach. The squad has shown rapid improvement after several weeks of drills.
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Lexington High School
Lexington
Melrose High Football Signals Bright Fall Prospects
Melrose High School enters the season with high enthusiasm as Tip O Neill coaches the team. He has the squad practicing for over a week and says he is optimistic about the prospects this fall for one of the best Melrose teams in years.
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Melrose High School
Tip” O'Neill
Essex County
Melrose
O’neill
Melrose High Prepares for Winning Season ONeill Praises Spirit
Coach ONeill expresses optimism for Melrose football with strong team spirit and praise for Principal Sprague. Key players include Acting Captain Alen Cohen, quarterbacks George Noah and Andrew Cronin, and several linemen and backs. Melrose, in Mystic Valley league, is seen as a top contender ahead of the Malden opener next week.
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O'Neill
William D. Sprague
Melrose
Sprague
Alen Cohen
George Noah
Andrew Cronin
Malden
Charlie Loud
Monegan
Flanders
Walters
Raines
Frankie McLaughlin
Montgomery
Rowlton
Sos Burnham
Donald Peverly
Watertown
Butler Wins Old Timers Race in Newark
Tom Butler of Boston, the 1898 bicycle champion, won the second annual Old Timers race in Newark. He led a field of 10 former era riders from cities including Paterson Indianapolis Boston Oakland and Detroit with Walter Babb second and Ed Aker third.
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Newark
N. J
Tom Butler
Boston
America
Walter Babb
Paterson
Ed Aker
Indianapolis
Eddie McDuffy
Charley Wells
Oakland
Cal
S. Spooner
Detroit
Arthur Stone
Denver
Joe Judge
Spring Valley
N. Y
John J. Gillen
William J. Morgan
School Football Hit By Grip of Spanish Flu Epidemic
Scholastic football suffers from the influenza outbreak with schedules cut and many games canceled. Practically all Greater Boston high schools have halted practice and only one game has been played. none may resume for weeks, and standards are expected to dip below recent years.
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Greater Boston
Concord High Football May Cancel Game Over Influenza
Concord High School football may cancel its Columbus Day game with Milford High School due to the Spanish influenza epidemic. The Oct 19 clash at Natick High School in Natick remains on schedule unless health authorities prohibit play.
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Concord High School
William Heeks
Milford High School
Concord
Natick High School
Natick
Middlesex School Postpones Games Because of Epidemic
Middlesex School in Concord postpones football games due to an epidemic. Manager Charlies B. Barnes Jr of Boston and Hingham orders rearrangements. The St Mark’s School clash at Southboro is delayed. a game with Country Day School of Newton is scheduled for the following Saturday.
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Charlies B. Barnes, Jr
Boston
Hingham
Middlesex
Concord
St. Mark's
Southboro
Country Day School
Newton
New England Bond Drive Urges Immediate Purchases
The article outlines New England's loan status with a 26 million daily target and a $500 million goal. It promotes four purchase methods including cash, five instalments up to January 30, 1919, longer bank arrangements, and borrowing. It urges readers to buy bonds now and notes New England’s proud record in aiding government efforts.
New England Urged to Double Up on Liberty Loan Effort
With banks closed and many businesses shut by health orders, New Englanders are urged to subscribe to the Fourth Liberty Loan to raise 6 billion dollars. N. Penrose Hallowell reports one week into the drive shows about one third of the quota, with Boston needing strong local support. Local committees highlight tax exemptions, installment options, and a push to wear bond buttons, while a new colored citizens’ unit coordinates canvassing across the region.
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New England
N. Penrose Hallowell
Minneapolis
Kansas City
Boston
Milk Street
House
Uncle Sam
Commonwealth Liberty Loan Committee
Commonwealth Committee
New England Liberty Loan Committee
W. Graydon Stetson
Isaac L. Roberts
Horace J. Gray, Jr
Young's
Vendome
Woodcock
Healy's
Navy Day Set In Fourth Liberty Loan Campaign
Secretary McAdoo designated October 16 as Navy Day in the Fourth Liberty Loan drive. He urged the nation to dedicate efforts and thoughts to sailors fighting to clear the path to Berlin, to keep the Kaiser's fleet bottled up, and to terminate U-boat threats.
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Washington
McAdoo
Berlin
Bonds for Peace: U.S. Savings Drive Proclaims Lasting Stability
A government appeal urges citizens to purchase bonds today to secure enduring peace and financial strength for the United States. Officials frame bond buying as a civic duty and a shield for national security.
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U.S.A
Money for the Fourth Liberty Loan Nov 1918
The poem urges readers to invest in the Fourth Liberty Loan to fund war effort. Somerville signed by G H Hall. It links money to producing weapons, ships, camps, and supplies for American troops against the Kaiser.
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Somerville
G. Hall
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Monsieur Evers
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Eldon Dunn Brown
Nova Scotia
United War Work
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Knights of Columbus
PENN
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Pete Eee
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Shoe & Leather Dealers’ Association
Pasa Bes
Graton & Knight Manufacturing Co
Worcester
United Shoe Machinery Corporation
Rice & Hutchins, Inc
Lucius Beebe & Sons
Thomas G. Plant Co
Smith & Dove
L. B, Southwick Co
Peabody
United States Leather Co
Massachusetts
Joly
Beggs & Cobb, Inc
Dingley-Foss Shoe Co
Auburn
Barnet & Sons
Consolidated Rendering Co
Kistler, Lesh & Co
Legal Shoe Co
Brookline
John Sherborne
South Hadley
Falmouth
Hamilton
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Marblehead
West Newbury
Ipswich
Taunton
Easton
Fairhaven
Freetown
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Stoughton
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