Yankees and Pirates Pace Early Baseball Action
The Yankees shutout the Red Sox 3 to 0 behind Dutch Reuther as Lee Meadows limited Chicago to four hits in a 9 to 1 Pirate win. Washington beat Philadelphia 4 to 0 while Cleveland edged Detroit 3 1/2 to 2 in a pitchers duel. Giants edged Braves 11 to 10 after a long 11 inning contest. Phillies downed Robins 7 to 3, while Reds and Cardinals game was rained out.
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Yankees
Pirates
Buccaneers
Lee Meadows
Chicago
Pirate Bats
Boston Red Sox
Dutch Reuther
Sox
Hollis Thurston
Washington Senators
Athletics
Cleveland
Detroit
Wlerson
Holloway
Tiger
Buckeye
Levesen
St. Louis
Browns
White Sox
Gaston
Teddy Blankenship
Giants
Braves
Boston
County
Sall
Hornsby
Farrell
Brooklyn
Robins
Phillies
Quakers
Bob MccGraw
April
Cincinnati
Reds
Red Birds
Robinson’s Seven-for-Seven Stands Unique in Major League Debuts
Wilbert Robinson, then with Baltimore, went seven for seven against St. Louis pitchers Getzein Young and Breitenstein on June 10, 1892. He reached base every time, six singles and a double, yet scored only once due to lack of timely hitting. The feat remains unmatched in a nine inning game in major league history.
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Wilbert Robinson
Brooklyn
Baltimore
St. Louis
Getzein
Young
Robinson
Boston Marathon Opens Under Summer Heat In 81st Run
In Hopkinton at noon the field of runners starts the 26 mile 185 yard Boston Marathon. Out of 195 entries 159 starters join the course as a record entry list competes in the warm conditions toward Boston.
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Boston
Brunswick Man 5 Arrested In Big Brunswick Forest Fire
Raleigh April 19 Indictment of farmer John Dozier on forest fire law violations tied to a devastating Brunswick county blaze that scorched 25 to 39 thousand acres, destroyed timber valued around 100000 dollars, and damaged hunting grounds and wildlife habitats across the region.
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Farm Pires Enterprise Bureau
Sir Walter Hotel
Raleigh
Brunswick County
John Dozier
Coolidge Plans Marine Withdrawals From Nicaragua
President Coolidge moves to withdraw a substantial portion of the American marine force in Nicaragua as reports grow of conservative victories in the civil war.
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Washington
Coolidge
Johnson Named Secretary to North Carolina County Panel
Charles M. Johnson, deputy state auditor, was elected unanimously as secretary to the county advisory commission in Raleigh. He will assume the post May 1 with a $4800 annual salary, with observers speculating it signals a possible bid for higher office in 1928.
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Raleigh
Capitol
Charles M. Johnson
Johnson
Odd Bits of the Ancient History of a Modern Industry
George H. Jones surveys ancient uses of bitumen and petroleum from Sumer to Persia and Egypt, tracing early extraction, trade, and terminology. He notes discoveries in Los Angeles area traps, ancient embalmings, and Herodotus descriptions, linking ancient practice to modern petroleum nomenclature.
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America
Central America
Mexico
Old World
Persia
Asia Minor
China
Caspian
Euphrates River
Abraham
Nebuchdanezzar
Dead Sea
England
Brea
la Brea
Los Angeles
Herodotus
Ardwricca
Susa
Georgius Agricola
State auditor race in 1928 pits Bax ter Durham against challengers
The 1928 auditor contest centers on incumbent Bax ter Durham with rumors of administration backing for an opponent. Prospective candidates circulate while Durham’s defiance of a salary and wage commission edict spurs speculation. Mr. Johnson declined comment on a possible challenge to his former boss. Durham says A H Arrington, currently auditor of receipts, will succeed Johnson as chief clerk in the office.
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Baxter Durham
Durham
Johnson
A. H. Arrington
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Billy Evans
Mierer? Robinson
Hart Shaffner & Marx
Brunswick
Resuli
Charles Johnson
George H. Jones
Standard Oil Company of
New Jersey
Chautauqua
Nate
Starr Motor
S. Hamilton St
Fae
Sturkish & Domestic
Beens Cigarettes
R. J. Reynolds Tobaccs Company
Winston-Salem
N. C
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