New York Opens Strong in Opening Win Over Cleveland
New York defeated Cleveland 7 to 1 as Warhop pitched steadily for the Yankees. Mitchell’s wild throw contributed to Cleveland’s downfall in the fourth inning. New York’s bats overwhelmed Callamore in the eighth, Cree enjoyed three hits and a walk in four plate appearances, and Graney’s leaping one handed grab on Boune highlighted the field.
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Cleveland
Warhop
New York
Mitcheell
Yankees
Callamore
Cree
Graney
Boune
Quakers Beat Pirates In Pittsburg On July 9
Dooi’s Quakers took a 10 to 7 win as Pittsburg’s three pitcher plan failed. O'Toole and Conzelman started strong but Were knocked around early with ten hits and ten runs through four innings. Mamaux, a local youth, steadied the game for the Quakers the rest of the way.
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Pittsburg
Fred Clarke
O'Toole
Conzelman
Phillies
Mamaux
Quakers
Jess
Braves walkoff win over Chicago in eleventh inning
In Chicago yesterday Boston defeated Chicago 7 to 4 as an eleventh inning walk drew Murray to third and scored the winning run after a sacrifice and wild pitch. The visitors sealed the victory with two additional runs driven in by a late slugging burst.
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Chicago
Boston
Murray
Collin
Fishermen Language Terms From Hastings Afloat
A Country Life correspondent catalogs Hastings fishermen vocabulary. Terms describe weather signs such as a dead calm and sultry heat, wallow clouds, eddenbite, and long joop. Cloud formations signifying storms include windows, portent clouds, and ashore mist called an egger Jagzer.
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Country Life
Hastings
Jong Joop
Curragh Plain in County Kildare name origin and uses
The Curragh in County Kildare spans about 4800 acres serving a large military camp and a racecourse. Its history traces back to early times with chariot races in the first century A D and a Crimean War era camp. Saint Bridget is said to have secured the land as a common. The district is humorously nicknamed the Moyes of the short grass by Kil dare men.
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Curragh
Eildare
Drelands
Ainge
St Bridget
Leinster
Kildare
Westminster Gazette
Noahs Ark Day in Wielves Chronicle Note
The London Chronicle cites a medieval Chester cycle passage marking March 17 as Noah entered the ark with festive activity. It portrays Noah’s wife as quarrelsome, scenes of abuse and resistance, and a dramatic entrance of the wife into the ark amid chorus and scolding.
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Noah
Nort
Pete
Lonilon Chronicle
Yesterday’s American League Results and Today’s Schedule
Results show Athletics 3 over Detroit 0. Chicago 4 over Boston 2 in the first game. Chicago 53 to Boston 4 in the second game. St Louis 6 over Washington 5. New York 7 over Cleveland 1. Today Detroit plays Philadelphia in two. St Louis visits Washington. Chicago goes to Boston. Cleveland at New York.
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Athletics
Detroit
Chicago
Boston
St Louis
Washington
New York
Cleveland
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Baseball score roundup from yesterday and slate for today
Yesterday results include Phillies ten over Pittsburg seven in eleven innings and St Louis four over New York six while Cincinnati edged Brooklyn five to four and Boston won seven to four against Chicago. Today’s games feature Phillies at Pittsburgh New York at St Louis Boston at Chicago and Brooklyn at Cincinnati.
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Phillies
Pittsburg
Louis
New York
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
Boston
Chicago
Pittsburgh
St. Louiz
Eddie Plank Quietly Shuts Detroit To Open AL Lead
Yesterday in Brooklyn and elsewhere scattered scores hint at a tense pennant race as Eddie Plank, aged 39, delivered a masterful shutout of Detroit in the opening game of a key series. Brooklyn beat Baltimore 6 to 4 while Buffalo topped Pittsburgh 5 to 1 and Chicago defeated City 1 with Philadelphia noted in July chatter.
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Brooklyn
Baltimore
Buffalo
Pittsburgh
Chicago
City
Philadelphia
Eddie Plank
Detroit
Westminster Abbey Prizefighter Buried Without Inscription
Observant visitors noted a statue arm at Westminster Abbey modeled after John Burton, a former England champion prizefighter and dean's verger. Burton asked for burial with his title inscribed, but the chapter chose to omit it. his tomb bears no inscription identifying him.
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Woestminster Abbey
Westminster Abbey
John Burton
England
Burton
London
Neapolitan Spaghetti Etiquette Reimagined In Post Tale
An excerpt from the Saturday Evening Post recounts a comic belief that Neapolitans wrap and lift spaghetti on a fork. It claims the true method is inhaling a strand and swallowing it in one motion, comparing the act to a mass disappearance and a dramatic image of a man eating beaded curtains.
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America
Cobb
Saturday Evening Post
Unfair Handicap in Pie Shop Fails to Soothe Willie
A social investigator questions Willie who left a bakery for a carpentry job with lower wages. He explains the pie shop hurt his mouth because workers in the cherry pies must whistle constantly to show they are not eating cherries, a rule from the shop.
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Wille
Willie
Cruz
Popplar Magazine
Fiji Islanders Sugar Cane Dance Captivates Crowds
A curious Fiji dance called the sugar cane dance reveals the growth of the sugar cane. Dancers squat low, shake their heads, close their eyes, and murmur softly, then gradually rise together in a synchronized display.
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Fiji
Michigan Fight Recount Shows Quiet Attendance Impact
A fragmented game recap notes a pitcher’s dominant control with three swats off Plank and three passes. Only two men reached second base and only thirty-one Tigers faced him, while Michigan fans played a subtle, supportive role in the bout.
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Bility
Plank
Tigers
Michigan
White Sox Win Two as Boston Slips in AL Race
Chicago moved up in the American League standings by sweeping Boston with 4 to 2 in ten innings and 5 to 4. An early collision cost Boston Hooper his play, while Speaker and Gardner were involved in key plays. Benz pitched until the eighth, and Faber relieved twice to end the threats with bases loaded.
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White Sox
Boston
Chicago
Hooper
Speaker
Red Sox
Benz
Faber
Gardner
St. Louis Narrowly Beats Washington 6-5 in Seven-Hit Rally
St. Louis defeated Washington 6 to 5 yesterday in a tight game highlighted by Hoehling's pitching and aggressive early scoring. The Browns built a five run edge in the first two frames on six hits and a hit batsman, then added two more in the fourth on Milan's triple and Gandil's single. Washington fought back in the eighth with four runs on two singles and Milan's second triple, but Mitchell relieved Baumgardner to end the rally.
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Washington
St. Louis
Hoehling
Browns
Milan
Gandil
Mitchell
Baumgardner
Floating description of growing canes and chants
The excerpt describes taller, growing canes that wave and tremble from root to head while chants rise in volume. It notes that the final figure equals four verses of combats, symbolizing chiefs exactions forcing people to cut their crop, reflecting colonial pressure on workers.
Etruscan Vase misnamed as Greek art
The Etruscan vases, though produced in Etruria, are Greek in genius and elegance. They feature bands of foliage and figures with artistic ornaments. One class has black figures on red clay, dating around 600 BC, the other reverses colors and dates about a century later, spanning 300 to 350 years.
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Etruria
French tobacco industry guards retail rights for state
The article notes that twenty major tobacco factories in France produce all tobacco, with retail rights jealously guarded by the state. Openings for tobacco shops typically go to widows of army officers or widows of other government employees in London Telegraph reporting.
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France
Lonilon
Local Notes Highlight Area Visits and Family Gatherings
Misses Margaret and Isabel Thorborn of O Shanter spent the 4th with Ray and Vera Spencer. Alma Mahlon of Altoona visited her parents Taylor Mahlon and wife. Roy Beers, employed by H W R Co, in East Chris, spent a couple weeks with his parents. A reunion at St Kyvter s residence drew descendants including children, grandchildren, and a great grandchild. Ruth Lewis visited in Pittsburgh. Mrs Dean of Ohio visits C E Derrick. Mr and Mrs Jesse Bloom of Tyrom spent Sunday with Bloom family in Osceola Mills. Mrs J C Hepburn visiting Osceola Mills relatives. Vern Keagle of Rathmel was in town. Bruce Nortis of Curwensville spent a few days here. Mrs G Keagle and family of McIntyre visiting.
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Margaret
Isabel Thorborn
O'Shanter
Ray
Vera Spencer
Alma Mahlon
Altoona
Taylor Mahlon
Roy Beers
East Chris
Ini
A. T. Beers
St. Kyvter’s
H. A. Borlan
Lee McCracker
Ruth Lewis
Pittsburgh
Dean
Ohio
C. E. Derrick
Jesse Bloom
Tyrom
Bloom
J. C. Hepburn
Osceola Mills
Vern Keagle
Rathmel
Bruce Nortis
Curwensville
Keagle
McIntyre
Pettit bids to push Tourder case toward justice
International News Service reports Sheriff Pettit charging efforts to balk the justice process in the Tourder case involving Mrs Louise Bailey. He says the case is solvable, evidence will go to the jury Thursday, and an arrest could follow. Tensions rise with Acting Coroner Norton amid friction with Dr Carman and Detective Burns over access to a witness and a ransacked home.
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International News Service
New York
Pettit
Tourder
Louise Bailey
Bailey
Burns
Carman
Barns
Westinghouse Strike Judge Denies Injunction
Judge Brown refused to grant an injunction to Westinghouse strikers and barred deputies only from patrolling the strike zone with sheriff Richard. The court found the bill insufficient with leave to amend. Vice President Davis said the company would try to break the strike by hiring workers from Detroit Cleveland and Altoona.
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Udy
International “News Service
Pittsburgh
Brown Today
Westinghouse
Richarda
Washington
Davis
Westinghouse Corporation
Detroit
Cleveland
Altoona
Bridge Contract Awarded for Trout Run Crossing
County commissioners awarded Monday the contract to erect a bridge over Trout Run in Goshen Township, with Joe Philips leading the awarded bid team.
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Joe Philips
Trout Run
Goshen Township
DuBois Borough Sues Contractor For $10000 Over Damaged Pavement
In a case brought by DuBois borough against William Hughes and United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company the court continued the matter for two weeks as attorneys advised settlement. The borough seeks damages of 10000 for alteration and deterioration of asphalt pavement laid by the defendant. Borough solicitor McCall and Cole Hartswick for the borough with Boulton Forsyth for the defense.
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DuBois
William Hughes
United. States
McCall and
Cole & Hartswick
Boulton &Forsyth
Double death by own action and attempt by two others
Police decipher a frantic double conversation about a personal crisis involving Victor Zengmeister, 78, Millvale, and Mrs. C. Schaffer, 48, South Side. A daughter found the bodies. both victims were in ill health. Susie Thornton and Charles Wagner, both drinking bichloride of mercury, are not expected to recover at South Side Hospital. The woman had rejected Wagner’s advances. he tried to coerce her, threatening shooting if not married.
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Untersalienel News Service
Pittsburgh
Victor Zengmeister
Millvale
C. Schaffer
South Side
Susie Thornton
Charles Wagner
South Side Hospital
Wagner
Funston Expects Attack on Outposts Tonight
Washington July 7 mutiny in Pena forces near Vera Cruz prompts Funston to fortify American outposts he says will repel mutineer assaults. Pena warned Funston of the mutiny and Funston replied he would not view it as a hostile action. Secretary Garrison affirmed Funston can handle any attack. Married sixty years Mr and Mrs John Fry of Chester Hill celebrated their wedding anniversary Friday.
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International News Service
Washington
General Pena
Vera Cruz
Funston
Pena
United States
Garrison
John Fry
Chester Hill
Stoneville News Briefs and Local Happenings
Stoneville residents and visitors from Smoke Run and Clearfield gathered at Mrs. Geo. B. Shugarts home last week. A Stoneville vs Bigler baseball game was called at 3 o clock on Saturday, July 11. Mrs Shugarts pati berries managed a large rattlesnake incident near Elbert s Mull. Cloyd Lansberry conducted business to Kylertown, and Frank Stone visited Clearfield. Progress Want Ads offer domestic help.
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Stoneville
Bigler
G. B. Shugarts
Nera Elbert’ Sirst Mull
Morgan Run
Cloyd Lansberry
Kylertown
Frank Stone
Clearfield
Remarks on voting rights and individual responsibility
The speaker urges decisive action on moral issues and voting rights, stressing that universal suffrage cannot be compromised and each individual must cultivate character and courage. Mr. Murdock’s talks in Clearfield draw praise from Progressives and highlight upcoming election prospects.
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Murdock
Progressive Party
Real Estate Transfers in Small Town Markets
Real estate transfers listed include M C Trax to Emma Heckel for land in Glearfield at 1000 dollars. John Ekadah transfers to Andrew land in DuBois for 2 dollars. George Demekosk transfers to John Vani Ichin land in Osceola for 200 dollars. Philipsburg Coal and Sand Joseph to dro transfers land in DuBois dated the 27th.
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M.C Trax
Emma Heckel
Glearfield
John Ekadah
Andrew
DuBois
George Demekosk
John Vani Ichin
Osceola
Philipsburg Coal and Sand
Joseph
Dro
Railroads face eight hour demand across 80,000 workers
In Chicago on Tuesday 80,000 railroad employees backed a strike if hours stay at ten without pay cuts, covering engineers, firemen, oilers, wipers, clerks and others across 67 trunk lines west of New York. A July 14 deadline was set to avoid a walkout. The piece also covers dining car service, inventory rules by the commerce commission, minor regional prosperity hints, and a note on UK railway wage data.
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Chicago
Lawrence Kerren
International Railroad Helpers Association
Cicaro
New York
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