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Newspaper
Grand Forks Herald
Location
Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1917
Page
6
Sweden plans a broad expansion of its Olympic training system with ten coaches led by Hjortberg to cover the country. The program includes coaching, training, first aid, hygiene, massage, field and track care, and club organization to empower districts and form new clubs.
In advance information the most important matter to come up is Zeh Fung’s resignation. A successor may be named and the league will discuss abolishing the rule that forces clubs to carry all young players. The season should not be shortened due to the national situation though payroll strains persist. Ridley of Indiana will join the Louisville team for the year.
National league results show New York defeating Cincinnati 10 to 1 and Brooklyn beating Brooklyn? Actually Brooklyn 6 at Pittsburgh 0. St Louis 9 Boston 4. Chicago-Philadelphia rain. Today's schedule: Brooklyn at Pittsburgh New York at Cincinnati Philadelphia at Chicago Boston at St Louis. American league games include Washington 5 over Chicago, Chicago at Washington, Louisville at Philadelphia, Cleveland at New York Detroit at Boston, Louisville at Milwaukee, Columbus 7 Kansas City 6, Toledo and Minneapolis in 12 innings, Indianapolis 1 St Paul 4.
The Lovejoy Cup contest opens tomorrow at Grand Forks Golf Club links with many golfers expected. Dr W J Hewitt, present holder, will compete as the cup’s retention hinges on three wins. The cup, hung by Mr Lovejoy, may become permanent after three victories.
Winnipeg begins a three game set in Fargo at Fargo College Stadium tonight at 7:30. Saturday’s twilight game is at the same venue, while Sunday's contest moves to League Park in Moorhead at 2 o'clock. The series marks Warren’s return to Fargo Moorhead, a move closely watched by Minnesota fans.
Washington report dated June 8 says the American League seeks to move the Senators to a warmer climate. Clark Grimth blames war for weak attendance but hopes to recover funds if allowed to stay. Rumors place Brooklyn or Pittsburgh as possible destinations with Toronto option rejected. Buffalo may still be considered.
St Louis drove Barnes from the box in the third inning against Boston, collecting five hits on two triples a double a single and costly errors to win 4 0. Cincinnati defeated New York 10 1 as Regan was effective and McCarty injured sliding into first. Wagner debuted for Pittsburgh as Ma Maux faltered, Brooklyn won 8 4 over Pittsburgh.
Mt Paul Minnesota June. Lewis Malone, sent from Mt Paul to Brooklyn then to Butte, retires from baseball. He will take a job with an iron mining company at Virginia Minnesota and play occasionally for that team when convenient. He says no dispute with Virginia squad keeps him from playing.
The Phi Delta Theta baseball team won the championship game of the season from the Mama Chis on the university diamond last evening and received the trophy shield annually awarded to the league champions. Ellingson and Johnson starred for the victors as Sign delivered strong hitting early.
The snippet mentions an American League team named Gemsters and a June 4 event, but the readable text is garbled and lacks clear names, places, or outcomes to form a solid summary.
Farmers in the Red River valley report scant rainfall for over a month with many fields bare or yellowing. Late sown grain struggles, corn and wheat face severe retardation, and prospects of a total crop failure alarm local realty men and farmers as drought looms across Fisher Minnesota Point and East Grand Forks.
May report by Chief of Police Albert Hurst shows a serious labor shortage as only one vagrant was arrested in the city during May. Farm work draws in idle men from other districts, but this year few unemployed arrive. Farmers claim increased grain acreage with little help, sometimes using only their own families. Preparations to secure harvest help are under way, with East Grand Forks businessmen ready to harvest if needed.
One additional recruit for the United States Army enlisted at the East Grand Forks recruiting station left for Duluth this morning for a final physical examination. He may depart this evening for Jefferson Barracks Missouri to train. Several Grand Forks men and one from Thief River Falls are among applicants. Drafting may soon begin, but enlistment remains possible for military age men. Registration for draft does not bar Army service at present.
The June term of the Polk County grand jury sits in Crookston while indictments are returned largely unseen. No East Grand Forks men have been named yet though several fiscal figures are summoned as witnesses. The session proceeds with secrecy and reported activity among indictments and testimonies.
Chicago markets show continued corn price volatility amid expectations of warmer weather improving crop conditions. Wheat and oats drift, with government report due, while livestock bids ease in Minneapolis and Chicago markets. Week’s shipments and spot quotes feature notable price shifts across corn, wheat, oats, and hogs, reflecting uncertain demand and weather factors.
Jan 8 report notes the first Polish regiment in the Polish division of riflemen formed in the southwest region of Russia has departed for the front. Herald want ads bring remutts.
A fragment listing farm produce prices including butter, dairy items, poultry and dressed poultry with notes on head and seat being on. Also a brief police arrest item from Misoula Montana reporting 24 Finnish residents arrested for evading registration then released after registering. The piece ends with a World War I era quotation about peace and force.
The Redick Hide and Fur Co reports a market decline with hide prices down one to two cents per pound and worse drops up to three cents per pound. Horse hides fall from four to one dollar lower while tallow and wool stay strong. Green salted hides and related product figures appear erratic in the scattered OCR data.
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