Jones Aims to Rally Minor Leagues for Feds Scheme
Frank C. Menke reports Fielder Jones signs to lead the St. Louis Federals and pressure minor leagues to join the Federal cause. If successful, he will raid or entice minor leaguers, offering protection and stock in St. Louis to secure their defection from the American and National Leagues.
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Frank C. Menke
New York
Fielder Jones
St. Louis Federals
White Sox
Feds
Jones
Johnson
Herrmann
Federals
Big Fellows
St. Louis
John
Mlain Reaches Fairmont Finals
J E Mclain of Pittsburgh defeated J Gore of Washington 6 1 6 4 to advance to the finals at the eleventh annual tennis tournament in Fairmont West Virginia. McElroy of Pittsburgh and Clarence Fisher of Baltimore set up a semifinal clash, while McLain and Bowie of Wheeling beat Hugus of Wheeling and Beatty Parkersburg 0 6 6 4 7 5 in doubles.
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Fairmont
W. Va
J. E. McLain
Pittsburgh
J. Gore
Washington
McElroy
Clarence Fisher
Baltimore
Ay McLain
McLain
Bowie
Wheeling
de Hugus
National League Scores From Yesterday
Boston 7 to 5 over Philadelphia. Brooklyn 6 to 2 over New York. Cincinnati 4 to 3 over Chicago. Pittsburgh 4 to 1 over St. Louis. St Louis 1 to 1 with Pittsburgh.
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Boston
Philadelphia
Brooklyn
New York
Cincinnati
Chicago
Mittsburgh
St. Louis
Chicago at Cincinnati and other major matchups
The card lists key games including Chicago versus Cincinnati New York facing Brooklyn Boston clashing with Philadelphia and Pittsburgh meeting St Louis. These intercity contests set up a busy slate across major leagues with notable regional pairings.
Scores In Brief From Baseball Skins Ink
St Louis defeated Boston 9 to 8 while Chicago and Washington tied 4 all Detroit beat New York 6 to 5 in a tight day of games with notable late innings.
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St. Louis
Boston
Chicago
Washington
Detroit
New York
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Fragmented OCR text shows scattered numbers and city references including Washington New York St Louis and Cleveland. The readable parts imply a tally of scores or results, but specifics are unclear. No coherent event or outcome is extractable.
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Washington
New York
St. Louis
Cleveland i
Athletics at Boston Washington at New York
Athletics play Boston and Washington faces New York in today’s slate. Games move to key venues with teams seeking wins to improve standings.
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Athletics
Boston
Washington
New York
Federal League Scores and Results Summary
Indianapolis defeated Chicago 2 0 while Buffalo triumphed 3 6 over Brooklyn 1 5 St Louis edged Kansas City 4 to 3 Baltimore Pittsburgh rafn indicates a partial or garbled entry in the score roundup for the league games.
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Indianapolis
Chicago
Buffalo
Brooklyn
St. Louis
Kansas City
Baltimore
Pro Football Card: Matchups Listed for Weekend Games
Baltimore at Pittsburgh Indianapolis at Chicago Brooklyn at Buffalo Kansas City at St. Louis outline four NFL fixtures for upcoming weekend play. Each pairing pairs a home team against a visiting opponent. See schedule summaries for results and standings later.
Braves Rally Past Frostburg In Thirteenth Inning
Barton Braves outlast Frostburg 4 to 1 in 13 innings after twelve scoreless frames. Dye pitched superbly for Barton allowing eight hits while Allen yielded 15 safeties, six in the final frame as Frostburg could only muster one run.
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Barton Braves
Allen
Multisport Notes From New York and Beyond
News briefs from New York and coast to coast cover Saratoga season end Syracuse fair opening and the Owners Fund stakes. Golf rising star Walter Hagen, boxing manager Dan McKettrick, and Moran Johnson purse talks in Paris appear amid MLB pennant race talk including Miller Huggins Braves Giants pitchers and Safety First Society tours.
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New York
Saratoga
Syracuse
New York State
Dan McKettrick
Frank Moran
Paris
England
Moran
Braves Reach Coveted Goal in NL Race
Philadelphia games produced two Boston wins 7 to 5 and 12 to 3 while New York fell to Brooklyn. Rudolph and James received solid support as Boston battered the ball in both contests to seize the league lead.
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Philadelphia
Boston
New York
Brooklyn
Braves
Rudolph
James
Carlos Takes First Contest Of Big Series
Carlos defeated Shaft 9 to 3 in the opener at Midland Athletic Park for a $100 purse. Carlos doubled his runs in the first inning and added two more in the seventh. Dunn pitched a great game for Carlos as Shaft failed to advance past third after a quick start.
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Carlos
Shaft
Midland Athletic Park
Dunn
Demaree Roars Back With Pinch Poise In 11 Inning Tie
Demaree, the cartoonist turned pitcher, returned to form against the Pirates in an 11 inning tilt. He held Pittsburgh to a tie as 12 Pirates stranded and two were put out at the plate, with his best work in late situations.
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Demaree
John McGraw
Pittsburghers
Pirates
Railroads in Pennsylvania seek passenger mileage hike
Eight trunk line railways filed with the public service commission to raise mileage book rates effective October 1. The 1000 mile non interchangeable book climbs from 20 to 22.50, while the interchangeable 1000 mile book stays at 25 but the $5 surrender refund drops to 2.20. Companies include Pennsylvania, Philadelphia and Reading, Lehigh Valley, and more, with most state railroads likely to follow.
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Harrisburg
Trunk Line
Public Service Commission
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Reading
Lehigh Valley
Pennsylvania Lines
Pittsburgh
Lake Erie
Lake Shore
Michigan Southern
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western
Delaware and Hudson
Winners in Ladies Doubles at Tennis Championship
Miss Marie Somerville of Lona coning and Miss Elizabeth Shearer of Cumberland defeated Miss Catherine McMullen of Cumberland and Miss Mildred Wheeler of Baltimore 6-0 6-2 for the Allegheny Mountains championship at the Potomac club courts. Earlier McMullen and Wheeler beat Streett and Helen McMullen 6-4 in a deciding match. The mixed doubles final saw Somerville and William C. Walsh beat Miss Elizabeth Shearer and Dr. Karl Heintz 6-4 1-6 7-5 in a thriller.
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Marie Somerville
Lonaconing
Elizabeth Shearer
Cumberland
Catherine McMullen
Mildred Wheeler
Baltimore
Allegheny Mountains
Potomac Club
Miss Wheeler
Katherine Streett
Helen McMullen
Streett
H. McMullen
C. MecMullen
Wheeler
William C. Walsh
Karl P. Heintz
Somerville
Mr. Walsh
Railroads Seek 12.5 Percent Fare Hike in Maryland
The Baltimore and Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Western Maryland Railroads filed tariffs with the Maryland Public Service Commission to raise 1,000 mile tickets from $20 to $22.50 effective October 1. They also announced refunds on 1,000 mile tickets, currently $5, reduced to $2.50, while retaining the $25 ticket price.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Baltimore & Ohio
Pennsylvania
Western Maryland
Maryland Public Service Commission
Bailey Sues Railroad for $5000 Over Injury at Magnolia Crossing
D. T. Bailey files suit at Berkeley Springs against the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company seeking $5,000 damages for injuries suffered a year ago while crossing tracks at Magnolia where he worked on construction details.
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D. T. Bailey
Berkeley Springs
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company
Magnolia
Bailey
Peach Sale Ad at Consolidated Orchard Co
Local notice announces a peach sale at the red car corner of Harrison streets. Consolidated Orchard Co. advertises cheap Werta peaches for this week with a simple in person pick up instruction.
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Red Car
Harrison Streets
Consolidated Orchard Co
Knights of Columbus Entertains in Cumberland
The Cumberland Council No 586 Knights of Columbus will hold its regular Friday evening entertainment at home tomorrow night. Meisel hosts the Ladies Aid at La Vale with a afternoon supper and social. annual reports were read and attendance set a long record.
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Frederick Meisel
Ladies’ Aid Society
St. Luke’s Lutheran Church
la Vale
Meisel
Train car coupler work at Wiford street outlined
Fragmentary note describes work on automatic coupler for W cars on a new electric hose system for a railroad Smokeshop in Baltimore. Details are unclear due to damaged text but references to street and work order exist.
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Wifordmore Street
Wydel
Balti
Million Dollar Little Kanawha River Project Negotiated
Parkersburg West Virginia September 3 A project to improve the Little Kanawha river from the city to Burnsville eighty miles beyond the present head of navigation is in negotiation W L Waters of Pittsburgh believed to represent English capital has applied to the U S government for all water power rights along the river in exchange for a plan to build locks and dams at a cost about 12000000 The financiers are also said to seek control of a large coal territory at the headwaters
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Parkersburg
W. Va
Kanawha
Burnsville
W. L. Waters
Pittsburgh
United States
Walters
Bay mare Bir Donne wins 2 17 pace at Clarksburg fair
Bir Donne, owned by Sheriff Ross F. Stout of Clarksburg, wins the 2:17 pace at the Central West Virginia fair on the Lake Erie trotting circuit. Ringo Axworthy, the favorite, failed to qualify for money as ten thousand spectators fill the event.
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Clarksburg
W. Va
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Ore
Frostburg
Barton
Dye
Lashbaugh
Allen and Ryan
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McDermott
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Hagen
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Safety First Society
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Howard Drew
University of California
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Applegarth
Clark Griffiths
Senators
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Frank Chance
Glendora
Cal
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Hitchins
Dunn and
Thomas
Fisher
Gore
Fairmont Country Club
Sues B. & C
G.N. Johnson Paint & Paper Co
Mechanic Street
Cumberland Press
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