Pullman School Stone Lays Amid Civic Praise
Last Saturday the Pullman Free School for Manual Training cornerstone was laid by Pullman Lowden, with Colonel Frank O Lowden calling for town resident support. The project aims beyond vocational training to broaden cooperation between school and residents and influence vocational education. Henry Stuckart is highlighted for prior public service as treasurer and alderman and is expected to perform well as county treasurer.
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Pullman
Pullman Free School For
George M. Pullman
Henry Stuckart
Federal League Home Dates at Weeghman Park
The notice lists Federal League baseball dates at Weeghman Park in Chicago with series against St Louis on Oct 1 3 4 and against Kansas City on Oct 5 6 7 8, and mentions White Sox home dates at Comiskey Park for October 8 3 4. It also includes an advertisement for Dobbins Electric Soap touted for clean hands and clothing whitening.
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Weeghman Park
North Clark and
Addison Streets
St. Louis
Kansas City
Good Breaks In Baseball In A Simmering Season
A Detroit News writer says a favorable set of breaks and wartime conditions have shaped a financially advantageous, entertaining American League season. Every club except the Naps enjoyed a wave of success at times, including Detroit, Washington, Chicago, St. Louis, Boston, Philadelphia, and New York, with the Naps lagging. The piece notes Chicago White Sox, Browns, and Feds moments as pivotal, Walter Johnson's decline, and overall Providence-like luck in both leagues shaping attendance and interest.
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American Baseball League
Detroit News
Naps
Sporting
Detroit
Washington
Chicago
St. Louis
Boston
Philadelphia
New York
Chicago Sox
Browns
Feds
Athletics
Walter Johnson
Senators
Sneeze Trick Helps White Sox Pitcher Nab Runner
Eddie Cicotte, a charter member of the Order of the Ketchoo and Hay Fever past master, balks a pitch in Philadelphia but claims it was caused by a sneeze. He distracts the crowd with a ket chop and sneezing display, then, amid the sneeze, fires to first to tag a runner, preserving the out.
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Eddie Cicotte
Order of the Ketchoo
White Sox
Philadelphia
Eddie
John Haderlein
Sullivan
John
Sheriff
Joe Mendell
Haderlein
Pittsburgh Recounts Record Low Attendance In Baseball History
Baltimore claims a lightest ever paid attendance with 26 at Oriole Park during an International League game against Newark, but Pittsburgh asserts a higher all time mark. The record was previously set in 1890 for a National League game with 17 paying spectators.
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Baltimore
Oriole Park
Newark
Monumental
Pittsburgh
the Brotherhood
All Central League selects all star team
Ten Central League writers named Heilbroner list for all central team. Evansville players dominate the lineup with Knoll Grefe Baker and Fittery among the picks. Teammates span Terre Haute Grand Rapids Dayton Springfield and Evansville with Stiel Sheehan Vann and Stanley also noted.
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Heilbroner
Allstar
Evansville
Knoll
Grefe
Baker
Fittery
Vann
Terre Haute
Sheehan
Stiel
Grand Rapids
DeHaven
Dayton
Stanley
Sprinfield
Stremmel
Four strikeouts in one inning highlight Nashville game
In the fourth game of the New Orleans Nashville series, Boland pitched for Nashville and fanned four men in one inning. Hendrix lined up in the eighth and was struck out. Starr swung three times, Barbare struck out but reached first on the third strike not caught, Burns followed and completed the out with three swings.
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Boland
Nashville
Hendrix
Starr
Barbare
Burns
Players Lowry for Jumping Braves
Two star outfielder Vin Campbell and catcher Bill Raviden left Boston for the Federal league amid big-money bids. Both had been with the Braves and faced stronger offers that lured them away from Boston as the Fed league courtably courted top players.
Chance for undying fame O Loughlin's worst injury
Jimmy Raynesford, captain of Michigan, faces immense pressure to lead a team to beat Harvard at Cambridge. A victory would etch his name in Michigan football lore for generations, rivaling Yale and Princeton. Silk O Loughlin recalls his own worst injury, a foul tip that paralyzed his arm for minutes and left lingering pain for months.
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Jimmy Raynesford
Michigan
Raynesford
Cambridge
Harvard
Yale
Princeton
Bilk O'Loughlin
Philadelphia
Walter Johnson
Silk
Notable Federal League Pitchers Highlight Stronger League
Men, Fed Star Pitchers. The Federal league is not weaker without major classes, as several Federals with national reputations stand out including Ford, Crandall, Seaon, Packard, Quinn, Falkenberg, Suggs, Moseley, Camnitz, Hendrix, Wilhelm, Brennan, Krapp and Knetzer.
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Fed Star
Ford
Crandall
Seaion
Packard
Quinn
Falkenberg
Suggs
Moseley
Camnitz
Hendrix
Wilhelm
Brennan
Krapp
Knetzer
How Time Files In Baseball in 1890
In 1890 Hughey Jennings broke into baseball while George Stallings caught in the Atlantic Association John McGraw played in the New York and Pennsylvania League Connie Mack was with the Brotherhood and Bill Dahlen with the Peekskill club of the New York league.
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Hughey Jennings
George Stallings
John McGraw
Connie Mack
The
Brotherhood
Bill Dahlen
Peekskill Club
Baseball News Roundup From Early 1900s Baseball Trades
In this brief, scattered notes a St Louis Fed club loaned outfielder Fred Kommers to the Baltimore Feds while Tom Needham, a veteran catcher and coach, was released by the Chicago Cubs. Nap Rucker suffers deltoid bursitis and several veteran players depart the Red Sox championship squad. New contracts for Jimmy Archer and Wilbur Good are reported, and Forrest Cady adopts the Australian crawl slide as base stealing evolves. Hughie Jennings signs two promising second basemen Pep Young and Fred McMullen from the Pacific Coast league.
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Josh Devore
Boston Braves
St. Louis
Hughie Jennings
Pep Young
Sacramento
Fred McMullen
Tacoma
General Ills of Baseball Across The Game
A condensed critique of 1910s baseball noting the Federal League as a blow to the national sport. The piece condemns player discontent and wage disputes, laments on-field indifference, and argues high salaries strain fans amid wartime economic pressures. It predicts a tough job for owners to restore public interest.
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Federal S
Walter Johnson
Chicago Tribune
Federal League
United States
Collins Can't Hit Johnson
Eddie Collins is a great batter but fares poorly against Walter Johnson. In 113 at bats over eight years he has 16 hits for a .144 average. He once homered and singled off Johnson, then went a long drought. Collins struggles against Johnson but hits other pitchers well.
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Washington Star
Eddie Collins
Walter Johnson
Collins
Johnson
Cards Buy Goggled Hurler From Durham League
St Louis Cardinal scout Bob Connery signed pitcher Lee Meadows who wears glasses while pitching for Durham in the North Carolina league. Meadows, a right-handed thrower, is praised for his performance despite poor eyesight. Washington club talks with Clark Griffith to lock Walter Johnson to a five year contract near $100,000, making him the game’s highest paid pitcher.
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St. Louis Cardinal
Lee Meadows
Durham
Bob Connery
St. Louis
Meadows
Kiem Orders Silent Shadow Play After Umpire Spat
Kiem reacts to a disputed call by issuing quiet orders for a nonverbal shadow performance. No words were spoken to umpire Bill Klem for the rest of the game. Umpires left the field at the end with weary bread smile.
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Kiem
Doom
Phillira
Bill Klem
Klem
Bill
Phillies
Sanitary District leaders praised as voters weigh candidates
A Chicago column analyzes public service and political maneuvering in the Sanitary District era. It praises Thomas A. Smyth and related figures while detailing primary day trades, endorsements, and the reputations of several Municipal Court and Probate Court nominees amid party shifts and reform attitudes.
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Thomas A. Smyth
Sanitary District of
Chicago
Spoksmen
County Buildings and Institutions Map Area Details
A listing of county facilities with street locations including County Building on Clark between Washington and Randolph, Jail on Dearborn and Illinois, Criminal Court on Michigan and Dearborn, Children's Hospital on Wood near Polk, County Hospital on Harrison and Honore, County Infirmary at Oak Forest via Rock Island line, Morgue and Detention Hospital on Wood and Polk, County Agent on South Peoria, Insane Asylum and Tuberculosis Hospital at Dunning via Milwaukee avenue cars, Juvenile Court and Home for Delinquent and Dependent Children on Ewing Street.
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Clark Street
Washington and
Randolph
Dearborn Avenue
Illinois Street
Michigan Err
Children’s
Wood Street
Polk
Harrison and Honore Streets
Oak Forest
Rock Island Railroad
Wood
Polk Streets
South Peoria Street
West Side
Dunning
West Slide
Milwaukee Avenue
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
Ewing Street
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Sport and Politics
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Comiskey Park
38Th Street
Shielde Avenue
Frank O. Lowden
Balk
Cincinnati
Lowry
Braves
Vin Campbell
Bill Barthen
Indianapolis
Campbell
Raviden
Rariden
Bill Rariden
Fede
O’loughlin
New York World
Federals
Chicago Cubs
Tom Needham
Tallion
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Hersog
Nap Rucker
Brooklyn
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Jimmy Archer
Wilbur Good
Frank Snyder
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Pirates
Dodgers
N. L. Pay
Arthur Devlin
Giant
Oakland
Steve Yerkes
Stahl
O'Brien
Hall
Pape
Ball
Nanamaker
Red Sox
Forrest Cady
Sanitary District
Sullivan Senatorial
John E. Maloney
George Noonan
William Diffon Munhall
Bar Association
John R. Caverty
Edward Osgood Brown
Henry L. Fick
Ambrose A. Worsley
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John A. Cervenka
John A. Manoney
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Wallace G. Clark
Philip P. Bregstone
James C. Martin
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