Big Money Moves in World Series Bets
Chicago and Philadelphia dominate early World Series wagering with big bets reported from bookmakers. Odds favor Chicago at 10 to 13 and Philadelphia at 6 to 5 as large sums are placed by prominent bettors in cities including San Francisco and Philadelphia.
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Chicago
Mont Tenyes
Jim O'Leary
Philadelphia
Frank Houseman
Cubs
Athletics
San Francisco
Phila
Lineup announced for Sundays Cheyenne game
The Cheyenne Blue Sox face the Colored Giants with five Ninth Cavalry players at Pioneer Park Sunday afternoon. The event line is announced, highlighting a mixed lineup for a community baseball game.
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Cheyenne Blue Sox
Colored Giants
Ninth Cavalry
Pioneer Park
Baseball games postponed by rain across league action
National League matchups including Boston vs Philadelphia, Brooklyn vs New York and Philadelphia vs New York were postponed due to rain. Other duels Boston at Washington and Detroit vs Chicago also delayed as weather interrupts schedule, with pitchers and lineups noted in scattered box references.
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New York
Killings in Hartley as rejected suitor shoots girl
George Godfrey shot and killed Miss Rika Amelaberg near Hartley Iowa after she rejected his advances. He fled to a cornfield where his body was later found. The victim, 18, belonged to a prosperous German family living on a local farm.
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Hartley
Iowa
George Godfrey
Rika Amelaberg
Godfrey
Jetly
Miss. Amelsberg
Milk meets health standard in Washington rumor
Washington health officer reports milk sold in the city contains 35,000,000 germs per teaspoonful after careful testing. He cites 2,000,000 as the maximum tolerated in large U.S. cities and says the health department may forbid sale of polluted milk. He notes Virginia and Maryland dairies vary in precautions while New York and Philadelphia shipments are properly packed and cooled.
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Washington
Woodward
Virginia
Maryland
New York
Philadelphia
Palmer's Sale Promises 25 Cent Chocolate Pound
Special Saturday and Sunday only offer 000 chocolates at Palmer's store with price cut to 25 cents per pound. Local shoppers rush to bargain event highlighting limited weekend sale.
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Palmer's
Looted Estate Case Alleges Lawyer Spent Half of Inmate’s Fortune
New York Oct 7 An accusation in supreme court targets Sidney J Cowen the lawyer who managed the Mary Ann Dunn estate for thirty years at the Hudson River State Hospital. Gilbert H Montague claims Cowen wasted about half of the 12000 dollar estate on extravagant payments to lawyers. Cowen denies wrongdoing saying accounts were overseen and past referees approved, seeking bar disbarment only if charges prove true.
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New York
Sidney J. Cowen
Mary Ann Dunn
Hudson River State Hospital
Supreme Court
Harry W. Mack
State
Gilbert H. Montague
James O Farrell
Cowen
Montague
Yeu Prant
Elihu Root
Mack
Poisoned Candy Death of School Boy in Oakland
Coroner's jury finds Leroy Sturmer, a schoolboy, died after eating candy tainted with poison. Investigation notes he bought bon bons at a local grocery before collapsing.
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Oakland
Cal
Leroy Sturmer
Swiss Bird Men to Take Part in Balloon Race
Captain Phe wor Schaeck and Herr Paul Armbruster will compete in a balloon race aboard the Helvetia on October 17. The pair, noted as aero chub and assistant, previously won a ticket in an international event held in Methin.
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York
Oct
Phe Wor Schaeck
Aesistant
Paul Armbruster
Louis
Helvetia
Ceptain Schaeck
Blind attorney argues case at Pennsylvania Supreme Court
Pittsburg October 7. Veronica Korke seeks 15000 damages for her husband’s death in a Ber wind White Coal mine explosion. William M Gillespie, blind since age three, argues the appellant’s post trial claim before the state Supreme Court with a raised print roll.
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Pittsburg
State Supréme Court
Veronica Korke
Berwind-White Coal Company
William M. Gillespie
Gillespie
Sweetheart Joy Ride In Steam Roller Halts Roadway Band
In Hammond Indiana a 40 horse power touring car owner and his sweetheart used a 20 horse power steam roller for a joy ride. Detectives of contractor F G Proudfoot traced roadways rolled from East Chicago to Gary including Balcons near roadhouses. The roller, capable of seven miles an hour, was last seen in Gary’s Patch with a woman driving the car whistle.
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Hammond
Ind
Archie McCloud
F. G. Proudfoot
Chicago
East Chicago
Gary
Proudfoot
McCloud
Stonewall Jackson namesake marries in Beaufort family tale
Washington reports the marriage of Stemewall Jackson Jenkin and Miss Bessie Diskerton in Beaufort North Carolina. The groom, 26, was named after his uncle the Confederate general Stonewall Jackson. He marries the granddaughter of Capt John Steele whose wife Dorothy Felder is the daughter of a private under Gen Jackson.
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Washington
Tommy Fee
Stemewall Jackson Jenkim
Bessie Diskerton
Beaufort
N. C
John R. Shannon
North Carolina
Dorothy Felder
Jackson
Population shifts mark 1907 census with city gains
Census Bureau reports Cedar Rapids and Wheeling lead in percent population growth. Council Bluffs and Butte show notable increases while new coal land deals include Josiah W. Thorpeon's sale of 550000 acres across Washington and Greene counties plus six West Virginia counties for about 100 million dollars. Local ad notes line of ladies and children sweaters from Myers department store.
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Washington
Cedar Rapids
Council Bluffs
Wheeling
W. Va
Alligford
Butte
Mont
City
Kan
Washington, Pa
Josiah W. Thorpeon
Uniontown
Washington and Gréehe
Petinky Vania
West Virginia
Woman hides jewelry in gorgonzola cheese for travel
New York October 7 Mrs Maria Fontano of Lorraine Ohio arrived on Santa Anna from Naples and claimed $500 worth of jewelry hidden inside gorgonzola cheese. An inspector found the cheese in a trunk and, after she admitted the jewelry was inside the cheese, she retrieved it and was not detained.
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New York
Maria Fantano
Loraine
Ohio
Naples
Grand Prize Auto Race Called Off After Vanderbilt Cup
New York on October 7 reports that the grand prize race scheduled for October 15 was officially cancelled by referee W. K. Vanderbilt Jr. following harsh criticism of last Saturdays Vanderbilt cup race which cost four lives and injured more than twenty.
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New York
W. K. Vanderbilt, Jr
New Line of Ladies' Miss Hscherens and Infants Sweaters
WM Myers Dry Goods advertises a new line of ladies miss hsc herens and infants sweaters from Justin. The notice highlights the latest knitwear offering for warm winter wear.
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Hscheren
Justin
Myers Dry Goods
New Line of Ladies and Children's Sweaters In Virginia
Wilomyers Pry Goods Co announces a fresh arrival line featuring ladies and children's sweaters. The shop urges immediate purchase as winter wear Stock is limited and styles are in demand.
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Wilomyers Pry Goods CO
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