Ban Johnson negotiates 30 day extension for American league
President Ban Johnson received telegrams from all American league clubs extending the five years' agreement for 30 days to reorganize the league. He denies plans for a Western players' association and notes the reorganization meeting will follow the National league gathering in December. Some prominent players may join American league teams next season.
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Chicago
Ban Johnson
New York
Johnson
Western ‘Pall Association
Kansas City
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Rockford
Des Moines
Grand Rapids
Louisville
Dayton
Toledo
National League
Watkins
Indianapolis
Western Association
Dead-G. are boing and more sports chatter
Bert Coffin of Indianapolis a Cornell halfback in demand with eastern enthusiasts while Breden of Northwestern breaks a wrist. New York horse show draws crowds as intercity leagues race Wednesday. South Bend seeks Interstate league entry. Indianapolis future in American league remains unconfirmed. Jim Corbett signs to meet Jeffries with $5,000 side bet. Shortridge and M T H S play at Newby oval amid gossip and prep.
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Bert Coffin
Indianapolis
Cornell
Philadelphia Times
Breden
Northwestern
New York
South Bend
Jim Corbett
Jeffries
Newby Oval
Sixteenth St
Senate Ave
Battery A
Chicago
Mable Onward
Phoebe Onward
Sol B
Almy L
Cincinnati Ball Club Posts Shuffle After Bets and Bets
News notes from Washington and New York describe betting odds and expected leadership: Ben cited at 40 to 1 against him, with Bob Allen expected to steer the Cincinnati ball club. Jockeys McCue and Burns split six race wins at Bennings, while the six day race in New York sees Miss Brandon from Canada falter after a swoon. Referee George Siler predicts Gans will beat McGovern in Chicago, and Gardner may meet either Ole Olson or the Terrible Swede in Anderson. Pittsburgh’s W W Kerr says the National League faces no major changes at December meeting.
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Ben
Bob Allen
Cincinnati Ball Club
McCue
Burns
Bennings
New York
Margaret Gast
Lottie Brandon
Canada
Oscar Gardner
Ole Oleson
Anderson
W. W. Kerr
Pittsburg
Dec
Police Save Man From Lynching in Chicago
Twenty policemen with drawn revolvers rescued Harry Evans a Black man from being lynched Tuesday night after he assaulted seven year old Freda Guendal. She identified him and the mob fought police while Evans was jailed.
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Chicago
Harry Evans
Freda Guendal
Evans
Augusta Mayoral Race Ends With Phinizy Victory
In Augusta Georgia on election day two bank presidents competed for mayor with heavy spending. Phinizy was favored to win and did so despite a large white vote. The contest exposed buyable votes with payments up to ten dollars per voter, including schemes to exploit illiteracy to scratch tickets for pay.
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Augusta
Jacob Phinizy
L. H. Hayne
Phinizy
Notes Missing Halt Grand Jury Cases in Criminal Court
Chas Benedict the deputy prose cutor in criminal court was vexed on Wednesday morning over missing notes. It is custom for the deputy prosecutor to carry grand jury notes to trials but six of 26 indicted cases lack notes. Benedict says Pugh had a dozen cases prepared a week ago, but the notes are gone and trials may be impossible without them. Pugh claims ignorance of the missing notes.
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Chas. Benedict
Benedict
Pugh
Newport Defaulter Brown May Be In Windsor Canada
A Windsor Canada dispatch reports a man answering Frank M. Brown of Newport Kentucky arrived Tuesday afternoon. He drank ale in a saloon and a bartender, shown pictures and descriptions in Detroit papers, identified him as Brown.
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Cincinnati
Windsor
Can
Frank M. Brown
Newport
Brown
Detroit
Detective Fort Hopes to Recover Diamonds in Grand Rapids
Detective Fort went to Grand Rapids Michigan on Tuesday night to bring back Walton Mapes who is charged with stealing $450 worth of diamonds from Mrs John Ross a patient at Dr Sterne s sanitarium The jewelry included two rings and an ornament Police believe Fort will recover the stones as Mapes is not thought to have disposed of them No word has been received from Grand Rapids police about the stones The case hinges on locating Mapes and recovering the gems
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Fort
Grand Rapids
Mich
Walton Mapes
John Ross
Attempted bombing at Edison plant thwarted in Cincinnati
An overnight incident in Cincinnati on Tuesday night saw an attempt to blow up the Edison electric plant. A boiler water supply was cut, and the explosion was prevented just in time, averting catastrophic loss of life and major damage to the building.
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Cincinnati, CO
Edison Electric
Lfe
Lieut Alstaetter Reported Safe After Filipino Torture Rumor
A Galion Ohio Navy story claiming Lieut Alstaetter was tortured and starved by Filipinos is false. A cable received Wednesday by his friends states he is liberated and well.
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Galion
Navy
Lieut
Alstaetter
Entertaining Spiritualists by Ladies Aid Society
Mrs De Schmidt and Mrs Bartholomew will entertain the Ladies aid society of the First spiritual society Thursday afternoon at Alabama and New York streets. Delineations will be given by Rev Edgar W Emeesan and other mediums.
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de Schmidt
Bartholomew
Ladies’ Aid Society
The
First Spiritual Society
Alabama
New York-sts
Edgar W. Emeesan
Little Gents Shoes Sold At Stout's Factory Shoe Store
Advertises boys shoes priced at 98 cents for sizes eight to fourteen at Stout's Factory Shoe Store located at 318 to 330 Massachusetts Avenue.
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Stout’s
Massachusetts
Stout's Factory Shoe Store Sale on Damaged Shoes
Classified notice for sale of boys shoes priced at 2.50 and 1.49 per pair, size range 2 1/4 to 5, described as only slightly factory damaged. Store location listed as 318 330 Massachusetts Ave.
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Stout’s
Massachusetts Ave
Youths' Shoes On Sale At Stout's Factory Store
Two dollar price for youths' shoes advertised at Stout's Factory Shoe Store located at 318 390 Massachusetts avenue. Sizes range from 13 to 2. Expansion mentions shoe sale and store location with street address.
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Stout's Factory
Massachusetts Ave
Mass sale offers over 600 boys youth and children shoes
An ad notes a factory store offering savings on every pair. The sale includes more than 600 pairs of boys youths and little gents shoes at Stout's Factory Store located at 318 230 Massachusetts Ave.
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Ste To
Stout's
Bnoe
Massachusetts Ave
Notable civic notes and church appointments in Indiana
Newton W. Gilbert will preside over the senate as lieutenant governor elect with expectations of little legislation. Century club met to elect officers including W. W. Thornton as president and Herbert W. Foltz as secretary. Clergy changes include Rev. Andrew J. Graham's farewell sermon at Christchurch and Rev. James B. Stanley set to take the Christchurch rectorship. Elizabeth Washington, colored, faces grand jury indictment as an accomplice in her husband Rev. Washington's recent penitentiary sentence for obtaining money by false pretenses. Gov. Mount urged ethics in politics and granted parole to Schuyler C. Ball, involved in Chicago & Erie yard robberies at Huntington. Ball's sentence was 2 to 14 years with implied leniency.
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Newton W. Gilbert
Senate
Century Club
W. W. Thornton
Herbert W. Foltz
Robert B. Keith
Francis Hynes
St. John’s Church
Evansville
Joseph Zirklebach
St. Mary's Church
Madison
Rev
Washington
Symphony Orchestra
English’s
Louise B. Voight
First Baptist Church
Gov. Mount
Schuyler C. Ball
Indiana
Edna May Stuns NY Horse Show In Fur Gown
Edna May, just back from London, wore a remarkable ermine and sealskin dress at the New York horse show. The skirt was entirely ermine with a lace yoke, a short sealskin jacket outlined in ermine lace, and a fur collar topped by jeweled trim. A large black feathered hat completed the look as May appeared unaware of the attention.
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New York
Edna May
London
Miss May
With His Boots On Divorce Granted in Nebraska
In Omaha on November 21, Marie Schramm sought a divorce after her husband went to bed with his boots on. She told the judge she refused to “buy a pick and shovel to clean the bed afterwards” and asked for relief. The judge granted the divorce.
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Marie Schramm
Tragedy near Steck exchange ends with suicide
A New York bartender Joseph Lanier attempted to shoot his wife near the Broad Street Steck Exchange. He fired three times, hitting messenger John Daly in the leg. Lanier then drank carbolic acid and died, Daly was hospitalized with serious injuries.
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Joseph Lanier
John Daly
Lanier
Bequests Surprise Midwestern Farmer In Million Dollar Gift
Geneva Colorado news reports A H McGregor, a frugal farmer, learned Tuesday his late brother A R McGregor a Standard Oil magnate left him Cleveland area property valued at 1 million dollars. The brothers had estranged relations and little recent contact.
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Geneva, CO
A. H. McGregor
A. R. McGregor
Standard Oil
Cleveland
Will Chase Aguinaldo with Filipino force in Luzon chase
Manila November 21 Gen Macabalos former Philippine chief leads 100 picked natives with American troops to pursue Aguinaldo who is reported to be in northern Luzon in a decisive operation```
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Manila
Macabalos
Aguinaldo
Luzon
Dowie Attacks London Press and Curses England
John Alexander Dowie erupts during prayer over lacemaker landings, condemning the London press as devilish. He predicts press censorship, blasting newspapers as gutter press and declaring he desires the last gutter press man to go to hell.
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London
John- Alexander Dowie
England
Daily Press
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