Umpire's Call in Brooklyn Snakes and Pigeons Stir Ball Fight
A chaotic baseball tale from Brooklyn features a foul ball that curved near the line and was deflected by pigeons, with umpire Gaffney’s ruling upheld by President Nick Young amid protests. The piece also recounts Cantillon’s worm and toad tricks on Chicago and a dramatic misplay involving a snake dropped into a fielder’s hip pocket, altering the game and triggering a heated dispute over the final score.
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Brooklyn
Philadelphia
Nick Young
fQing
Treadway
Gaffney
Gaines
Yael
Nick
Gattney Siggers Ponahue
Chicago
Washinstay
Joe Cantillon
Chiago
Cantillon
Tigger
Washington
Senators
Tommy Tucker
Dahlen
Custon
Ty Coweb
Everett
Tucker
Tommy
Aer
Npire
Tack Stratton
Daling 9
Sycamore Valley Pears Ag
Buteh
Files
Abeemeke
Stem
Bere
Sycamore Valley
Waus
Jack Stratton
Minneapolis
Do You Think For Yourself Or Do You Open Your Mouth
A biased ad promotes Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription for nervous, overworked women, claiming strong professional endorsements. It asserts the formula has no alcohol or habit forming drugs and invites readers to request a booklet with ingredients and expert testimonials.
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Pierce
Dr. Pierce
Fellows to Hold Picnic At Grafton Park
Grafton lodge of Odd Fellows votes to hold a countywide picnic at Grafton Park on Saturday September 14 with committees named to organize a reunion and a potential special train from Grafton. last year’s union picnic drew a large crowd with many families in attendance.
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Grafton
Oda Fellows
Grafton Park
Union Picnies
Fiewsington
Park
Vandals Steal Harness From Warthen Livery Teams
On Tuesday evening Warthen livery stables hosted several teams and a moonlight party at Grafton park. Harnesses were stolen from kept horses, drivers repaired gear and returned to barn. Prosecutions expected as culprits are believed known by morning.
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Warthen
Bright Real Estate Outlook for Grafton Says Councillor
Councilman Hood Phillipe predicts a strong real estate market in Grafton driven by full employment in manufacturing and railroad shops, upcoming streetcar and gas lines, and potential new rail connections. He urges more newspaper space to attract manufacturers, highlight cheap fuel and ideal regional links, and promote local investment opportunities.
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Hood Phillipe
Grafton
East End
Ada Cour Petitive Ges
Etrest
Prentytown
Aleo
Webster
McGraw
Competitimpany
Oper
Morgantown
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Pittsburg & Lake Erie
Vanderbilt
Buckhannon & Northern
Board of Trade
William Burdette Obituary In Firey Ward
William Noah Burdette station agent and merchant of Fetterman died last night at 8 50 in his home. Born July 5 in Prantytown he was 45. Survived by wife Cora Smith and siblings Capt A W Burdett Luke Burdett and Mrs G K A Batson. Funeral Monday at 2 30 at his residence Rev H B Meyers to conduct.
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Daily Sentinel
William Noah Burdett
Fetterman
First Ward
Burdett
James W
Harriet Burdett
Prantytown
Cora Smith
James K Smith
Capt
A. W. Burdett
Luke
Main Street
K. Burdett
Cincinnati
G. K. A. Bateon
State Reform School
Pruntytown
Smith
Col. Smith
The Secret of a Beautiful Complexion Jewelry Offer
An advertisement promises a free complexion recipe and a diamond ring offer. It touts an Oriental secret recipe to clear skin, claims European usage, and requires $2 payment plus ring order to receive the recipe. Limited time, while supply lasts.
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Europe
Tiffany
Waynesboro Horse Thief Captured Near Pruntytown
John Brunner of Waynesboro Pennsylvania, accused of stealing a horse and buggy two weeks earlier, was captured near Pruntytown by Constable John Dean. He denied the charge, was jailed, and will be kept until requisition papers are secured from Pennsylvania authorities. The stolen items included a nickel plated harness, a black top buggy, and a brown mare. The chase traced through Hagerstown Maryland to Thornton and Pruntytown.
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Daily Sentinel
John Brunner
Waynesboro
Pruntytown
John Dean
Means
Brunner
Thornton
C. W. Beard
Hagerstown
Geumer
Pennsylvania
John Welty
Charleston
Dawson
Dr Shoop Caterrh Cure Ad Claims Soothing Relief
An advertisement touts Dr Shoop's Caterrh Cure for runny nose and throat discharge with a snow tie soothing balm containing alypias Thymal and menthol in petrolatum. It promises soothing, healing, and control and invites readers to buy a trial box at the store.
Octopus Busy at Public Board Meeting in Charleston WV
August 7 reports show San ard Quinteres and other elements refined by the public works board. Theo M Towle of 18 Broadway appeared as a leading representative of a large corporation. Attending were R 8 Douglass of Clarkeburg and Harry Brown manager for the heat and light company, both connected to West Virginia oil and gas interests.
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Charleston
W.va
Sandard Quinteres
Board of Publi Work
Big Corporation
Theo. M Towle
Towleie
Broadway
Douglass
Clarkeburg
West Virginia Oil and Gas
Harry Brown
the Heat and Light Company
Rich In Love Not Wealth The Void Of Faithful Hearts
A brief reflection on valuing love over riches. It laments a false sense of poverty among many who overlook faithful hearts at home, noting that loss of such devotion would create a void no wealth could fill.
Forty Frontiersmen Walk 250 Miles To Relieve Fort C. F. Smith
A dramatic Montana tale recalls Captain McCabe selecting forty riflemen who would march from Bozeman to Fort C. F. Smith, facing thousands of Sioux but firing not a single shot. The expedition, guided by a belief in Indian warfare psychology, ended with the siege lifted and no casualties among the garrison.
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Montana
Cheyenne
Wyoming
Rocky Mountains
All Lake City
Gallatin Valley
Gunpowder River
Rockies
Reno
Phil Kearny
C. F. Smith
Stoux
Yellowstone Valley
Fort Reno
Hancock
St. Paul
Bozeman
Territory of
Green Clay Smith
Congress
Kentucky
Lincoln
Thi
Botewan
Lim
Fort Co
P. Smith
Smith
Teancock
Fort C
Howie
McCabe
Indiana
East
Fort C. F. Smith
Governo
Captain Mee
Port C. F. Smith
Ord
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Ball Field Stories
Roadway
St V. Peres
Huftaly
Taylor County
R. Shoop
Las LE
William Noah Burdette
H. B. Meyers
St. Matthias Protestant Pal Church
Frey
Eels
Frey Baltimore
T. C. Moseley
East 23Rd Street
New York City
Addreda Co
T. Moseley
Dean
State Board
Cabe
F. Smith
Ww Smith
Abe
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