Senators Triumph In First Game Of World Series
Walter Johnson twirled a brilliant 4 to 1 victory for the Washington Senators over the Pittsburgh Pirates at Forbes Field in the opening game of the 1925 World Series. The Senators collected eight hits off Lee Meadows and Johnny Morrison while Johnson allowed five, as a massive crowd of 145000 watched.
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Associated Press
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Moore
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Kikie
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Peckinpaugh
Johnsons Grandfather Dead and World Series Opener
John L. Perry dies at 82 in Santa Monica, grandfather of Walter Johnson of Washington. Pittsburgh hosts world series opener as Washington and Pirates clash at Forbes Field amid large crowds and festive pageantry led by Altrock and Schacht. Johnson and Meadows line up as rival starters, with early scoring and fielding notes from the first three innings.
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John L. Perry
Walter Johnson
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Pittsburgh
James Lauck
Wellsburg
Forbesfield
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Ball Park
King's Daughters and Sons Elect Officers
Mrs F J Mansfield reported at the thirtieth Iowa convention in Des Moines that the order has 2927 members in Iowa. She highlighted hospital work at Perry Burlington old age home at Burlington and the Fort Madison nurse. A new hospital is being constructed at Fort Madison.
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King’s Daughters and Sons
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Moffett Pushes US Built Dirigible For Navy Use
Rear Admiral Moffett urged replacing the Shenandoah with a U S constructed rigid airship of at least six million cubic feet capacity. He defended the Hawaiian flight and criticized Colonel Mitchell while calling for a civil aeronautics bureau in commerce. Colonel Mitchell was summoned to testify before the naval court investigating the Shenandoah disaster.
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Department of Commerce
Guardsmen Join Hunt For Lost Mail Pilot Ames
In Clarion and Bellefonte Pennsylvania on October 7 volunteers and about 500 National Guardsmen mobilized by Governor Pinchot join a sixth day search for missing air mail pilot Charles H Ames. The pilots association offers 500 dollars for information leading to locate Ames or his aircraft over the Allegheny mountains.
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Pinchot
Bellefonte
Pilots’ Association of America Today
Charles H Ames
Allegheny Mountains
Mrs C H Rouch undergoes appendicitis operation
Mrs C H Rouch of San Francisco formerly Miss Harriet Goodsell of Creston was operated for appendicitis in San Francisco Monday evening and was reported in good condition yesterday. Miss Helen Ball of Creston is with Mrs Rouch, parents Mr and Mrs Joe W Goodsell of 1100 North Division Street.
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San Francisco
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Creston
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Roach
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Smith Will Report Series For Creston
Harold L. Smith known as Legs at Creston Ames as Slim and in Washington as Hal will telegraph impressions after each World Series game for the Advertiser. He plans to view all games from Washington with the first in Pittsburgh and possibly the second in the Smoky City. Injuries kept him from playing in the series with the Senators.
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Ames
Washington D. C
Hal
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Smith
Washington
Pittsburgh
Smoky City
Judge blocks bus license cancellation in Iowa case
District Judge J. E. Meyer issued a restraining order preventing the state railroad commission from cancelling the license of L. C. Pantages of Ames. The order covers passenger bus routes between Ames and Nevada, Des Moines and Boone to Waterloo, and Marshalltown to Grundy Center. The commission accused Pantages of unpaid taxes, carrying excess passengers, and speeding. Pantages argues the commission cannot revoke his license without a formal cessation date.
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Poison Found in Dead Girl's Stomach in Springfield
In Springfield Ohio Bertha Strome, stepmother of 14 year old Esta Strome of New Carlisle, is jailed as investigators probe a sudden death. Stomach examination reveals poison and a broader inquiry into the death of her former husband George Frock has begun.
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Bertha Strome
Esta Strome
New Carlisle
Gil
Washington Senators favored to win world series, Creston pitcher writes
Harold L. Smith of Creston, a rookie pitcher for the Washington Senators, predicts his team will win the world series opening in Pittsburgh. He describes injuries and ear trouble since joining the 1924 champions, plans to watch every game and will telegraph impressions to the Advertiser.
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Edward Smith
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Omaha
Texas
St. Louis
Sleep as Nature’s Second Course in a Clever Quip
A witty riff on Shakespeare’s line suggests sleep is nature’s second course while food remains the first. The speaker jokes about skipping sleep but never his regular meals, and wishes the poet had written on food as nature’s first course.
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Coolidges Brief Stopover in St Louis on Way to Washington
President and Mrs Coolidge stopped in St Louis during their journey from Omaha to Washington. They took a morning car tour through residential and park areas including Forest Park and its surroundings, visiting suburbs before resuming the train trip to reach Washington the next morning.
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St. Louis
Midwest Faces First Snow as Cold Front Hits
Cold wave grips the mid west with snow in South Dakota Montana and Wyoming. Lead South Carolina Casper Wyoming report five to three inches while eastern regions expect frost later in the week. Iowa towns register near freezing temperatures and払い forecast calls for continued cold weather.
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First Snow Flakes Touch Northern Iowa Section
Mason City Iowa reports the region saw its first snow of the season this morning. Light flakes mixed with rain began around forenoon, signaling a chilly start to the day.
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What Is a Boy Worth as Twyford Urges Rearing Duties
Rev H H Twyford of the Christian Church told the Kiwanians that a boy’s worth rests in how he is nurtured by his teachers, his family, and religion. He urged mental bodily and spiritual training and said the church must actively support boys. The Kiwanis planned a downtown canvass to sell Creston high school football season tickets for four home games at Irving Field.
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Boone Delegation Heads to Creston Lodge Event
Mrs Agnes Strong and Mrs Mary E BuBois of Boone are grand vice president and grand secretary treasurer of the Ladies Society of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen. The Boone delegation of 25 members travels with them for the state convention at the Masonic temple. Banquet at 6 30 pm at Congregational Church and a dance after the lodge session. About 125 attendees expected.
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Mary E. BuBois
Boone
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Creston
Creston Fans Attend First Game of Series
Crowds braved cold weather to gather in front of the Advertiser office to watch the opening game of the world series between the Washington Senators and the Pittsburgh Pirates on the Pirates field. John Golden read each play via Associated Press wire as Joe Richardson tracked the game on the big scoreboard opposite the office. The Advertiser will use this reporting method for every series game.
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