17 Year Old Probert Wins DSO After War Heroics
Blaenavon native Lieutenant Clifford Probert aged 17 earned the Distinguished Service Order for extraordinary bravery on the Western Front. He crawled under fire to cut enemy wire guarding a tower, survived 22 wounds, lost memory then recovered in England, and hopes to rejoin his regiment soon.
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France
Murphy
Williams
Probert
Red Cross
Atention
England
Boulogne
Anglia
English Channel
Folkstone
Se Wnan
al Iil
London
Regional scores from select games reported
The list shows multiple results: Asheville beat Greensboro 4 to 2, Winston Salem defeated Charlotte 7 to 1, Raleigh won 4 to Durham 0, American edged Cleveland 11 to 2, Detroit lost to St. Louis 3 to 1, Chicago fell 2 to 3 against Washington, and St. Louis lost 3 to Boston 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winston-Salem
Charlotte
Raleigh
Durham
Cleveland
Philadelphia
Detroit
St. Louis
Chicago
Washington
Boston
Asheville Oo Os
HK Winston
SAB
Reensberg
Baseball scores from late games across leagues
Philadelphia defeated Pittsburgh 5 to 3 while Brooklyn beat St. Louis 8 to 1 and New York fell to Chicago 2 to 5. Boston outlasted Cincinnati 6 to 0 in 16 innings under darkness.
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Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Brooklyn
St. Louis
New York
Chicago
Boston
Cincinnati
Clube
Wih
Beston
Cincinnatae
Atlanta Triumph Over Memphis In 7-1 Route
Atlanta defeats Memphis 7 to 1 as Birmingham and Little Rock split 2 1 while New Orleans edges Nashville 2 to 1 on wet grounds tied to Mobile Chattanooga conditions.
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Atlanta
Memphis
Birmingham & Little Rock
New Orleans
Nashville
Mobile-Chattanooga
Wet Grounds
Local Scores from Portsmouth Newport News and Nearby Games
Final scores list shows Portsmouth and Newport News 0 and Rocky Mount 6, Petersburg 2, Hopewell 2 and Norfolk 6, reflecting a set of late afternoon baseball or softball results with several teams tallying runs.
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Portsmouth
Newport News
Rocky Mount
Petersburg
Hopewell
Norfolk
Unclear Baseball Scores From Multiple Games
Scores from several games are partially readable: Macon defeated Albany 4 0, Augusta lost 2 to Charleston 6, Montgomery won 5 to 1, Columbus 2 8 with a second game lasting six innings due to darkness, and Columbia percentage Jacksonville 4 appears incomplete.
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Macon
Albany
Augusta
Charleston
Montgomery
Columbus
Columbia
Jacksonville
Clabs
Iu Ralsog
Scores From League Playoff Matches
The report lists results across cities with final tallies: Minneapolis 1 Indianapolis 4 Milwaukee 2 Columbus 1 St. Paul 7 Louisville 4 Kansas City 6 Toledo 11.
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Minneapolis
Indianapolis
Milwaukee
Columbus
St. Paul
Louisville
Kansas City
Toledo
Hockey Scores and Wet Grounds Report
Richmond defeats Baltimore 5 to 6 and Buffalo beats Rochester 7 to 0. Toronto leads Montreal 6 to 4 while Newark Providence game notes wet grounds.
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Richmond
Baltimore
Buffalo
Rochester
Toronto
Montreal
Newark
Providence
Cambridge Tufts Edge Harvard in 11 Inning Thriller
In Schenectady New York Union defeats Columbia 1 as the Cambridge Tufts team beat Harvard 4 3 in 11 innings in a tense yardage game. The defeat shifts standings for the region with late innings heroics cited.
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Cambridge
Tufts
Harvard
Schenectady
N. Y
Union
Harmony Rules Democrats as They Gather in St Louis
In St Louis on June 14 delegates from the Democratic Party meet for the quadrennial session with wide agreement on renominating Woodrow Wilson. Champ Clark is praised as healing Baltimore wounds while talk grows of overturning the two thirds rule in favor of a simpler nomination process and shaping a new platform aligned with Chicago’s potential pledges.
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St. Louis
Baltimore
William F. McComb
Missouri
Champ Clark
McCombs
St. Louisans
Democratic
Wilson
Chicago
Wilson backs Marshall renomination at Democratic convention
St Louis reports arrival of Secretary of War Newton D. Baker bearing the President’s draft platform. Baker said the President favors Vice President Marshall for renomination and will deliver the plan to Missouri Senator Stone. Platform emphasis expected on peace preparedness and prosperity.
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D. Baker
Wilson
White House
Mr. Marshall
Baker
Marshall
Ohio
Senator Stone
Missouri
Resolutions Committee
Bellevue Hotel Property For Sale In High Point NC
Pursuant to a North Carolina superior court decree in Guilford County the Bellevue Hotel Property on the south side of the railroad track in High Point will be sold at auction on June 17, 1916 at 3 PM to the highest bidder. The brick building with about twenty five rooms sits on a square lot of 100 by 100 feet near the railroad station. Terms: one quarter cash, one quarter in four months, one quarter in eight months, and one quarter in twelve months with 6 percent interest on deferred payments. title retained until payment. May 15, 1916. 5-16-41
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High Point
Guilford County
North Carolina
Foley's Honey and Tar Compound Still LeadsTrusty Remedy
Advertises Foley's Honey and Tar Compound as the original cough syrup noted for treating coughs colds croup and whooping cough and warns against imitations and substitutes offered to the public by others including Mann Drug.
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Foley
Foley’s. Mann
Grunewald Adopts Numbered Meat Distribution Plan
Berlin June 14 Grunewald suburb ends crowds around butcher shops by issuing numbers to citizens. Each person can buy meat on specified days based on their number and meat supply. Butchers are notified weekly of which numbers may purchase on Monday Wednesday and so forth. The aim is to ensure an absolutely equitable distribution.
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Berlin
Grunewald
Damaging storm ravages farms near Randleman
Belated reports from the mid June storm describe extensive destruction about six miles south of Randleman. The Vuncannon farm suffered a near total loss with two barns seven outbuildings and over 50 trees destroyed along with widespread crop and timber damage.
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Randleman
M. Vuncannon
Vuncanon
Mat Jones
Indians in Dress Suits Mark White Earth Jubilee
White Earth Minnesota June 14 Indians in their dress suits attended the forty ninth annual celebration marking the twenty fifth anniversary of the White Earth reservation settlement. Minnesota Chippewa bands were represented as the event balanced tradition with modern attire.
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White Earth
Minn
Minesota Chipewa
Senator Eagan to Marry Eleanor Walsh
The marriage of Senator Charles M. Eagan of Jersey City to Miss Eleanor Walsh of Brooklyn will be celebrated here today. Miss Walsh is the daughter of the late Congressman James J. Walsh who served in New York under District Attorney Philbin and was prominent in Tammany Hall as Harlem district leader.
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New York
Charles M. Eagan
Jersey City
Eleanor Walsh
Brooklyn
Walsh
James J. Walsh
York
Philbin
Tammany
Newhall
Harlem
Socialist Elected Mayor in Brookneal Virginia
Lvandhbure June 14 B FP reports Gin ther business manager of the Union Star socialist weekly at Brookneal was yesterday elected mayor of the town. He is the first socialist ever chosen mayor in Virginia and probably in the south. The Democrats elected the full town council.
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Lvandhbure
B. FP. Ginther
Union Star
Brookneal
Virginia
South
Bowel Remedies Praised By Missionary in Des Moines
A missionary from India spoke at a Des Moines church about traveling inland where illness struck him. He carried Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy and believes it saved his life. The remedy is presented as effective for cholera prevention and to treat milder bowel complaints in the United States. Obtainable everywhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
India
Chamberlain
Hall's Catarrh Cure Promises Cure and Reward
An advertisement claims Hall's Catarrh Cure internally cures catarrh through the blood and mucous surfaces. The makers offer $100 if any case fails to cure and invite readers to send for testimonials from F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo Ohio. sold by all druggists.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Ohio
Southern Railway Schedule No 44 and 36 fragment
A fragment from Southern Railway timetable lists No 44 and No 36 services with limited readable details. The snippet provides schedule labels but no route names, times, or destinations.
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Cliford Probert
Blaenavon
Wales
Lage
Ences
Young Probert Operat
William Gordon Williams
Carolina
Asheville
Greensboro
National
Southern
South Atlantic
American Association
Lumbia
New
Chattanooga
Little Rock
Birmingham
Mobile
Rocky Mount PO
ABC Norfolk
Hopewell Ps
Coli
Seum
Woodrow Wilson
Marshalls
St. Louis Mo
Newton
Democratic National Committee
Cowt
Guilford
North
Caro
Lina
George
Lew
Varnie
Leaca
W. H. Pickard
Sid
Vuncanon Place
Senator Egan
J. A. Hart Drug Co
Southern Railway
Starsseise Bt Gh
Bos Bly
Ec Vec
Pedas Caus
Ashevoro
Asheboro
Reerenweresene
Eeeseresene
Shaw
Vose & Sons
Kihler & Campbell
Kranich & Bach
Wing & Sons
Kingsburys
Leslye
J. A. C. Fincher
Lohmer
Schultz
Ivers & Pond
Charlotte, N. C
Steiff
Tryon St
North State
Postal Telegraph Cable Company
Danville
Lynchburg
Spartanburg
S. C
Greenville
Washington, D. C
Gainesville
Henderson
Fredericksburg
Fayetteville
Camden
Aiken
Sit
North State Telephone Company
Arctic
Arctic Ice&CoalCo
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