Rankest Kind of Stupidity Cost The Yanks a Chance To Win a Game Saturday
Special Correspondent Billy Fvans reports New York Americans squandered a 4 3 loss to the Giants in the World Series. Error prone base running and ill advised plays collapsed the Yankees from the first inning through the ninth, costing at least six potential runs and leaving them defeated.
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Yanks
Polo Grounds
New York
New York Americans
Yankees
Giants
Auto Parts and Service Mantra from Local Shops
An ad filled page extols car mechanics as good doctors of parts and notes shops like Gate City Motor Co and The High Point Battery Co offer service. It references washing and sewing facilities, tire and battery care, and Steam Laundry, urging fair treatment and reliable maintenance across multiple local businesses.
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Gate City Motor Co
High Point Battery Co
Main Street
New American tanks go abroad as Cheerwine ad mocks war
A wartime venting note hints tanks travel overseas to endure fire and water, then pivots to a Cheerwine plug. A person urges domestic comfort with a bottle of Cheerwine and shares a tailor pitch for a snug neck suit by Reighter at 108 W. Washington St.
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W. A. Davis
Reighter
W. Washington Sr
Giants Rally Ends Amid Rain as Ward Delivers Victory
Mays pitched well for the Yankees until the fifth when the Giants bat produced four hits including a double to score four runs. A heavy downpour halted play and Ward's fly ball finished the game with the score likely decided if innings had continued.
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Ward
Mays
Yanks
Giants
Danville to Hear Billy Sunday on Tuesday Morning
Danville awaits with expectancy as evangelist Billy Sunday Homer Rodeheaver and a pianist will arrive from Lynchburg at 10 30 and go straight to the city tabernacle. All school children and college students will attend with merchants urged to let clerks go. The collection will aid the Winona Bible School. Some ministerial union members question the motive of attendance, seeing Sunday as a curiosity rather than a spiritual appeal.
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Danville
Billy Sunday
City Tabernacle
Homer Rodeheaver
Lynchburg
Tabernacle
Evangelist
Winona Bible School
Sunday
Ministerial Union
Fire injures seven at factory blaze in Toronto
Seven firemen were injured when a blaze tore through the Adjustable Dresae Farm plant behind the Prince George hotel in Toronto. The loss was estimated at 250000 dollars.
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Toronto
Ontario
Adjustable Dresae Farm Company
Prince George Hotel
Confederate Flags Donated To Richmond Museum
Two Confederate colors the Stonewall Jackson brigade flag and Company B 31st North Carolina flag were presented to the Confederate Museum in Richmond during the first fall meeting of the Confederate Memorial Library Society. Col. R. P. Chew and Adjt. S. C. Young of Charleston W Va delivered the Stonewall flag amid its battle scars. The NC flag, tied to Anson County ladies, was brought by H H Andrew of Boston for the museum after being captured early in the war.
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Richmond
Stonewall Jackson Brigade
North Carolina
Confederate Memorial Library
Soeciety
Stonewall
Manassas
Chantilly
Fredericksburg
Cedar Run
Cold Harbor
Malvern Hill
Port Republic
Kernstown
Winchester
Chancellorsville
Winchester No. 2
Gettysburg
Col
R. P. Chew
Adjt
S. C. Young
Charleston
W. Va
Anson County
John A. Andrew
Massachusetts
H. H. Andrew
Boston
Broken Neck Causes Death in Kingmont Coal Miner
Peter Lavigna aged thirty eight died after suffering a broken neck from a fall from a swing at his home in Kingmont on Saturday. He was a coal miner and resident of Kingmont, FAIRMONT, W.Va.
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Fairmont
W. Va
Kingmont
Peter Lavigna
Roanoke Hosts Colored Motion Picture Production
Roanoke residents witnessed a Western set for a new colored film. The Association of Commerce viewed actors of African descent in scenes shot at Highlands Park and Hubert Elliott's farm, with the story centering on a brave black man who earns $16,000 in aiding a bandit capture and buys a ranch. The film will tour colored theaters nationwide.
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Roanoke
Association of Commerce
American Theater
Highland Park
Hubert Elliott
Mr. Elliott
Roanoke Sets Scene for stirring drama in film
The A. of C. men praised the picture noting Norfolk and Western trains as backdrop. The city streets and parks figure prominently in the film's setting and mood.
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Roanoke
A. of C
Norfolk and Western
Indian Fighter James W Moore Dies After Collision
Cumberland Maryland October report states James W Moore aged 72 died from injuries after being struck by a Baltimore and Ohio locomotive while on his way. The incident occurred in Cumberland with Moore identified as a local resident and veteran.
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Cumberland, Md
James W. Moore
Veteran of Indian wars served after Civil War in west campaigns
A veteran of the Indian wars former regular army member who went to the railroad office to collect his pension check. He entered the regular army as a youth after the Civil War and served two enlistments in the west and in the Apache campaign in New Mexico.
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West
New Mexico
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McQuillan
Moe Quillan
Witt
Dugan
Rath
Cunningham
Pipp
Bancroft
Frisch
Meusel
Groh
Kelly
Secang
Yank Rooters
Shang
Schang
Meusei
Thackers
West- Page Filling Station
East Washington Street
High Point Steam Laundry
Miller ‘Tires
The
Tire Service Co
Rockaway Park
N. Y
Hans
Ivento
North Carolina Regiment
Stamey’s
Stamey
Barbee Marble Works
N. Main St
High Point, N.C
Ath
American Legion
New Orleans
VIA
Southern Railway System
Greensboro
Charlotte
High Point
Thomasville
Lexington
Salisbury
Kannapolis
Concord
Gastonia
Kings Mountain
Blacksburg
Spartanburg
Raleigh
Durham
Goldsboro
Morehead City
Wilson
Greenville
Winston-Salem
Reidsville
Burlington
Chapel Hill
Inter-Allied Federation
Southern Railway
Bb. AL Pracour
C City Ticket Agent
East Market Street
Greensboro, N.C
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Lloodworth
Fayetteville Street
N.C
W. Martin
City Pass
North Main Street
Winston-Salem, N. C
J. H. Wood
Haywood Street
Asheville, N.C
Saunders
Rn. H. Graham
West Trade Street
Charlotte, N. C
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