Plank Best Hurlers for Federals in 1915 Season
Chicago report shows Plank a Connie Mack cast-off led Federal league pitching with a 2.01 ERA per game, 21 wins 11 losses for Sloufeds. McConnell, Brown, Davenport, Moseley follow in ERA and win totals. Davenport 228 strikeouts tops. Doc Watson posted 2.56 ERA and .500 record. Moran misfired 18 batters in opposition to him.
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Chicago
Plank
Connie Mack
Athletics
McConnell
Fingered Brown
Davenport
St. Louis
Moseley
Newark
Doc” Watson
la Crosse
Schulz
Buffalo
Moran
Khmke
Senate panel to probe railroads
Chairman Newlands of the senate interstate commerce committee moved yesterday to investigate railroads. The probe was understood to reflect the wishes of President Wilson as expressed in a resolution.
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Washington
Newlands
Senate’ Interstate Commerce Committee
Wilson
Louise de Rocher Heads Prairie Du Chien Foresters Election
Prairie du Chien Wisconsin elects Louise de Rocher as election chief ranger for the Women Foresters of Prairie. Other officers named include Amanda Ourice as vice chief and Anna Cherrier as recording secretary with Anna Nugent as financial secretary. Local notes mention residents visiting, business trips, and moves across nearby towns.
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Louise de Rocher
Prairie du Chien
Lodge of
The
Catholic Foresters
Wis
Womns Catholic Orner of Foresters
Sascic Au Chien
Amanda Ourrice
Anna M. Cherrier
Anna Nugent
Teasurer
Anna Ivers
Ein Gronert
Mary Johnson
Olive .Remore
Lizzie Genes
Minnie Brown
Sentinel
Mararet Favre
Adda V. Cherer
Marie Schwarz
Dave Twing
Mills
J. P. ‘Ayls
R. Bitterlie
Duluth
Minn
A. M. Laird
Aill Coulee
Union
Mike Ryan
Oldiers Grove
Joe Bush
Raymond Bitterlie
Joe Cardin
Dell Contell
Lawrence Pake
Dakotas
Milwaukee
Will Keenan
Dubuque
W. Heaton
Delos Cole
Addie
Anna Zlabek
Eastman
William Beardsley
DeSoto
Naoma Wachter
T. M. Murphy
Robert Steinberg
New Albin
Iowa
Bertha Brown
St. Paul
Excelsior
Sam Iverson
Gays Mills
J. H. Kendrigen
St. Augustine
Fla
W. H. Holmes
Prairie City
Chicago
Italian Liner Porto Said Submerged by Submarine
The Italian liner Porto Said owned by the Italian Maritima society of Genoa and registered at that port was sunk by a submarine. Built in 1884, she displaced 5 301 tons and was likely sunk in the Mediterranean.
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London
Porto Said
Italian Maritima Society of
Genoa
Mediterranean
Morals Reflect Temptation Inclination and Opportunity
A historical note states morals among men hinge on temptation, inclination, and opportunity and are also a matter of mood. The phrasing emphasizes behavioral factors shaping conduct.
Michael Manning Dies at Lansing Iowa
Michael Manning 54 died after months of illness at Lansing Iowa. Survived by wife five sons Joseph Thomas Kerr Leo and William all at home four sisters and three brothers with services in Wexford following a Solemn Requiem Mass. Large funeral procession noted with relatives and friends from Waterloo Beresford and Lansing attending.
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Lansing
Iowa
Michael Manning
Mr. Manning
Joseph Thomas
Kerr
Leo
William
Mesdames
Kate Murphy
Mary Gleason
Thomas Brennan
Will Whalen
John
James
Wexford
Jerry Manning
Beresford
S. D
Waterloo
Jerry
Ford Peace Ship Oscar II Bounded for Christiania
London dispatch reports Ford peace ship Oscar II released by British authorities at Kirkwall and en route to Christiania Norway. No confirmation from American officials yet. Delay blamed on a few contraband articles found aboard. arrival expected today.
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London
Ford
Christiania
Norway
Kirkwall
Yosemite Falls Casts His Shadow
Stephen Mather described witnessing Yosemite Falls casting a distinct shadow under a full moon. He noted the falls rise as high as sixteen Niagara-like cascades, lit by moonlight while he stood a half mile away observing the scene during a summer night.
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Stephen T. Mather
Mr. Mather
Lane
Department of the Interior
National Parks
Yosemite
Office Boy Job Bid Sparks Sour Exchange
A terse exchange unfolds about job prospects as an office boy. The dialogue hints at prior applicants being deemed worthless while the speaker signals interest in the position. The tone recalls a hard edged workplace commentary within a tense hiring moment.
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FEDS
Horlick
People’s Meat Market
Berling & Schurz
Imperial
Dart
3Rd St
D. C. Walter
Third Street
Lacrosse Fruit and Produce Co
North Front St
State Bank Bldg
Pearl Sreet
King the Bike Man
S. 4Th St
Chiropractic
G. F. Robb
City Groc
Main ST. G. of
P. S
Crescent Printing CO
S. Third St
Weisbecker & Schmit
Props
C. A
Main Street
Leslie N. Lehrbach
4Th St
Col. Jay
Mertyn's Dramatic Studio
Bijoan
PEARL
Hollerold
LA Crosse Loan CO
Main St. A
Tillman Bros
Woman Forresters OF Prairie Elect
Charles W. O'Neill
Patch Grove
Clyde Ertel
Lynxville
James Stackland
John Stackland
Minnesota
J. S. Earl
Decorah
Ladies’ Aid
Methodist Episcopal Church
T. Wilkins
Monona
Lawrence Baily
Los Angeles
Cal
Nels Johnson
Lansin
S. Fourth Street
Yosemite Falls
Beecham
Lessing
Wisconsin- Minnesota Light & Power Company
J. Moncrieff
Mor
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