Baseball stars and player versatility across major leagues
A vintage AP report highlights players like Sisler and Hornsby as batting threats and versatile infielders. It notes Sisler’s rise from college to the big show, Hornsby’s .300 pace, and comparisons with Mitchell Mullen Magee Tinker and Donovan as figures shaping rosters and spring plans.
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Sister
Jimmy Austin
Sisler
Hornsby
Clarence Mitchell
Reds
Charley Mullen
Yankees
Mitchell
Mullen
Lee Magee
Yanks
Cotton and Wheat Market Movements in New York
Opening alliance of 7 to 9 points in cotton was followed by a price retreat due to heavy realizing. December opened at 15.84 and January at 15.58 with a later dip to about 15.56 and 15.69. Government boxes and futures details noted, while Huerta regime stamp work and coinage plans are described in a separate section.
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New York
Mecemer
Huerta
Frenchmen fear for their country's future
Rotterdam reports from the Maasbode cite a Paris correspondent warning that France bleeds through heavy losses and sacrifices in battle. The article notes dwindling territory and mounting casualties as public morale wavers amid the continuing war.
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Rotterdam
Paris
Maasbode
France
New York
Southern teams scores roundup from regional games
The summary lists scores from Southern cities including Atlanta 10 over Mobile 1, Memphis 1 ahead of Nashville 0, New Orleans 2 to Birmingham 4, Little Rock 7 against Chattanooga 5, and Portsmouth 2 to 6 with Petersburg 0 to 1. Also Newport News 2, Rocky Mount 0.
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Southern
Atlanta
Mobile
Memphis
Nashville
New Orleans
Birmingham
Little Rock
Chattanooga
Portsmouth
Petersburg
Newport News
Rocky Mount
Scores From South Atlantic Baseball Several Pairings
Charleston 7 Augusta 10 in a night game ended early due to darkness. Columbia 8 Jacksonville 0. Macon 5 Columbus 9. Rochester 2 Newark 1. Buffalo 6 Richmond 7 Toronto 5 Baltimore 1. Montreal 4 Providence 6.
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Charleston
Augusta
Columbia
Jacksonville
Macon
Columbus
Rochester
Newark
Buffalo
Richmond
Toronto
Baltimore
Montreal
Providence
Scores and Rain Hit American Association Games
Columbus defeated Louisville 3 0 and Indianapolis beat Toledo 2 1. St Paul edged Kansas City 5 4. Minneapolis Milwaukee games affected by rain.
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Columbus
Louisville
Indianapolis
Toledo
St. Paul
Kansas City
Minneapolis- Milwaukee
Hughes Arrives in Denver to Warm Welcome by Women
Charles F. Hughes arrives in Denver amid strong support from women for national woman suffrage. The Republican candidate is greeted at the union station by a large crowd and escorted to his hotel by Colorado Republicans. He will address the municipal auditorium tonight and then head to Estes Park for a week of rest and campaigning before returning east.
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Denver
Charles FE. Hughes
Union Station
Colorado
Hughes
Municipal Auditorium
Tovigand
Estes Park
Women Labor Building British Aeroplanes In England
London reports a government factory in England where aeroplanes are built largely by women labor. The plant turns out aircraft often described as the eyes of the army, highlighting the significant female contribution to aviation manufacture during this period.
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London
England
Decrease in Dead Letters Over Four Years
The dead letter office reported 13,614,416 undeliverable items in 1911, falling to 10,781,927 in 1915. Each year the department conducts sales of unclaimed finds, yielding $38,514 in the most recent year.
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Washington
Post Office Department
Slang From Sailors Explains Common Expressions
The Milwaukee Free Press explains nautical roots of everyday slang. It notes terms like first rate second rate and sailing under false colors originate with wooden sailing ships and battleships.
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Milwaukee Free Press
Bulwy Lielow
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