07 Oct 1921
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Newspaper
Cordova Daily Times
Location
Cordova, Alaska, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1921
Page
1
New York Yankees and New York Giants clash at Polo Grounds as Shawkey prepares to start for the Yankees while Fred Toney would take the mound for the Giants. Gate receipts set a record at 115 320 from 34 934 fans, with commentary on attendance and myths about Yankee play.
The article notes a large turnout at the Polo Grounds for the world series opener with about 90,903 attending despite cooler weather. Gate receipts reach a record $103,963, with players’ fund at $53,000, clubs split $70,000, and the rest to the national commission amid 400 reporters on hand.
The White Sox won 7 to 5 to clinch a second straight victory in the city championship set. The Cubs led early, Sox tied in the fifth, then added four runs in the seventh to seal the win in Chicago.
Louisville defeated 2 to in a pitchers’ duel as Ten ’Tincup and Janek Ogden each worked hard for a win. The American Association and International League contest tied the series with strong pitching and tight defense.
Eddie O'Downey of Columbus defeated Babe Ashur of St Louis by decision after twelve rounds in Columbus. Ashur, the A E F bantam champion, lost the bout held Wednesday night at Pres.
In Batavia New York on October 7 jurors in the case of Frank Spellman against Jack Dempsey for 100000 dollars share of movie serial receipts disagreed. This marks a first trial disagreement also in May.
New York Yankees win 3 to 0 over the New York Giants as base running steals and sharp defense steamrolls. Bob Meusel steals home in the eighth inning while Babe Ruth swipes two bases, and Red Rolfe’s error proves costly for the Giants. Neh1 pitched well but a fourth inning miscue and an eighth inning error doom the home side in this tense Fall Classic clash.
New York Oct 7 Christy Mathewson a famed Giant pitcher and World Series hero is ill with tuberculosis at Saranac Lake A wireless set is provided by his former club to allow the veteran to follow the series play by play from afar as his absence is felt by owners and fans alike
Halibut quotes from Seattle dated October 7 show prices at 18 cents per pound for halibut and 10 cents for chicken halibut. The note reflects seafood market rates and limited item listings.
The six railroad unions that voted for a general strike will have a Monday meeting to decide whether to call the strike. J E Shepard head of the Order of Railway Conductors announced the plan and both sides saw a possible peace parley emerging from the scheduled discussions among general chairmen.
Mrs. Ivy Osborne is charged with manslaughter over the death of her eight month old foster child Helen Marie Wilson. A coroner's jury found injuries on the head caused by Osborne, with one dissenter citing unknown causes. A witness testified seeing Osborne strike the baby through a boat house window.
Forbes to President Harding condemns the federal vocational training system as theoretical and insufficient. He says ex service men have been exploited and "farmed into the sweat shop system," calling it a crime and a form of slavery. He pledges opposition to expanding government funding without real rehabilitation.
Senator Lemoot of Wisconsin told the senate that the Smoot sales tax proposal would be impossible to administer and would violate the ability to pay rule. He argued it would burden manufacturers further and interfere with employment efforts.
Republican senate leaders outlined a tentative tax revision plan including raising the maximum surtax to 50 percent, repealing taxes on freight and passenger transportation, ending the $2,000 corporate exemption, keeping the corporate stock tax, and imposing a $42 per gallon tax on spirits drawn from bond for industry and medicine. They dropped the $2,000 exemption due to hardship on small corporations and proposed a 15 percent corporate tax.
A Berlin surgeon at Pankow hospital discovered the patient had situs inversus when opening the abdomen for appendicitis. The heart lay on the right side and the appendix on the left, an extraordinary anatomical variation.
Hotels in Spokane cut room and meal prices by one per cent after wage reductions for waitresses and chambermaids from 18 to 14 dollars and fifty cents per week. The announcement cites lower operating costs driving the pricing change.
Seventeen of the injured in the tunnel wreck died in hospitals, raising total underground fatalities to fifty three. It is feared the burned cave holds additional victims.
Madison, Oct. 7. ER A Ross of the University of Wisconsin says the U.S. population is rising rapidly due to a falling death rate rather than more births. He endorses birth control and recalls changing his view from favoring large families to accepting smaller family planning.
Seven jurors had been tentatively accepted in the Brumfield trial when court adjourned. Defense counsel hinted Brumfield may not testify. A second panel of fifty names was summoned after the first panel of twenty four was exhausted. Nine men in the jury box have been passed tentatively. Expect to fill the jury by tonight.
Urbain Le doux reports half his followers desert at the Capitol as labor auctioneer asks Senators Wadsworth and Calder for permission to use New York national guard armories as sleeping quarters for the jobless. Bud Taylor, NY rivalling leader, says they are sick of following him and demand work. Taylor leads half to Union Station while others stay with Ledoux at the White House.
An electroscope is used at the Columbus radium hospital to recover two small medium needles removed by a nurse from a patient and burned with refuse. The ashes are being scanned for the needles valued at 2.50 dollars.
Sport Horton, a dog, is hailed as a hero after waking the Horton family during a house fire in Syracuse New York. The dog barked to rouse all members as flames engulfed the home, nearly destroying it.
The International Chamber of Commerce council adopted a resolution urging the United States to join allied powers in plans to solve all problems arising from reparations and the payment of Allied debts.
SEATTLE grieving for Adams Hoyt longtime first port warden who served forty four years commanding stern wheelers and shaping local shipping. He died at his home yesterday aged sixty nine, leaving a legacy in early Seattle marine administration.
Special to the Daily Times from Fairbanks October 7. Brown and Patterson cleaned 160 feet of bedrock on a claim bought for 15000 with 1000 down, taking twenty ounces of coarse gold sent to Fairbanks by Frank Lawson. Frank Lawson, a veteran miner, says the ground shows potential for big, continuous pay though Brooks is deserted and Deputy U S Marshal Miller left with dog and gear.
In Twin Falls Edward Meyer, former husband of Mrs. Lyda Southard, died in April 1912 during a murder trial. G Alexander testified Meyer had typhoid fever and pneumonia, but he believed the fatal illness resulted from intoxication or poison rather than the disease. The testimony suggests Meyer’s death may be linked to a homicide context.
The Bureau of Labor reports a small drop in unemployment for September with measurable job gains in Toledo Portland Chicago New York and other cities. Strong hiring appears in food production textiles metals and chemicals while declines occur in automobile leather production and printing sectors.
Lake Port Cal October 7 The Spencer prosecution closed with testimony from District Attorney HB Churchill that Dr Spencer twice offered him money to be slack in pressing the charge of wife murder. Dr W H Fern defense said he believed Mrs Spencer was drowned before entering the water.
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