Athletics Take Game Two in World Series Blowout
Connie Mack's Athletics win the second World Series game with a seventh inning rally and eight innings of strong pitching. Thomas and Kling pace the offense with key hits as Cubs fail in late pinch hitting. nine walks by Coombs threaten, but Arm fielded defense and timely hits secure the victory.
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Connie Mack
Thomas
Kling
Barry
Brown
Murphey
Coombe
Strunk
Lord
Zimmerman
Steinfeldt
Tinker
Baker
Kling Walker
Beaumont
Schekard
Schulte
Collins
Ritchie
Cubs
Davis
Chance
Hoffman
Davie Tinker
Coombs
Athletics
Hammering Brown fuels Cubs loss in World Series Game II
In Philadelphia on Oct 18 the Cubs fall behind as the Phillies power to a decisive second victory. Sheckard and Sculte reach base early, then Schulte, Strunk, and Collins contribute key plays. Philadelphia bats surge in the seventh with Brown, Sheckard, and Strunk on base paths, while Baker, Davis, and Murphey drive in multiple runs.
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Philadelphia
Brown
Cubs
Steinfeldt
Collins
Baker
Tinker
Davis
Kling
Hoffman
Murphey
Barry
Chance
Sheckard
Schulte
Coom
Thomas
Barry Kunter
Coombr
Coomb
Coombs
Schultz
Lord
Zimmerman
Strunk
Taft Receives Telegrams Over Tacoma Census Pact
Tacoma citizens flood Washington with telegrams protesting Taft's census agreement reduction of about 33 thousand from expected returns. Three prominent Tacoma figures travel to D C with Chamber of Commerce to urge a recount and potential adjustment of the deal.
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Chamber OF Commerce
Tacoma
Taft
Washington
Forest Fires Threaten Duluth Ranchers in Brush Blazes
Fires in the surrounding forests near Duluth Minnesota threaten ranchers as residents battle spreading brush fires endangering lives and property and prompting alarms.
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Duluth
Minn
Hurricanes Ravage Key West Tampa and Florida Coast
Reports from Havana and Washington on October 18 describe a catastrophic hurricane season with at least one hundred dead, hundreds injured, and millions in damage across Key West Tampa and Cuban towns. Six towns reportedly obliterated and rail workers among the heaviest casualties as storms move north toward Florida ports.
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Havana
Jamaica
Key West
Florida
St. Augustine
Titusville
Washington
Atlantic
Jacksonville
Fla
Miama
Tampa
Keywest
Labor union convention opens in Detroit
Detroit October 18 The International Association of Car Workers opened its convention with representatives from major railway systems across the United States and Canada in attendance.
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Detroit
Mich
International Association of Car Workers
United States
Canada
Nation reports crops worth nine billion dollars for 1910
Crop reports from across the nation indicate total value of all crops and agricultural products in 1910 will reach 9 billion dollars, a near billion rise from last year. Corn crops are strong, oats and hay ample, while some regions face drought and weaker wheat, with varied prospects in states like Indiana, North Dakota, Minnesota, and California fruit yields adjusting to higher prices.
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Washington
New England
Indiana
Tilmots
Wisconsin
West
Iowa
North Dakota
South Dakota
Minnesota
Nebraska
Missouri
Kansas
Oklahoma
Colorado
Pacific Northwest
California
Kentucky
Tennessee
Texas
Louisiana
Georgia
South
Indignant Friends Fear Slayer Grief by Mob at Inquest
In Springfield on October 18 hundreds gathered at the coroner chapel for Walter Ooay’s inquest. Bitter feelings among supporters of Ooay and Dipley ran high as Dipley remains jailed in Marshfield and faces arraignment Friday.
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Springfield
Walter Ooay
Dipley
Marshfield
Roosevelt Plans Rest Break Then Fight Tammany Hall
Theodore Roosevelt went to Sagamore Hill to rest after a political tour. He said he would return next Thursday to resume campaigning against Tammany Hall and the ticker crowds.
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Temoval
Lemar
Tammany
New York
Theodore Roosevelt
Sagamore Hill
Bhuraday
Tammany Hall
Sing Sing to Be Replaced by Harlem Prison Project
Albany October reports Sing Sing will close and the Harlem prison at Wingdale Duchess County will be built at a cost of 2600000. Architects design an ideal modern detention center with sanitary housing and humanitarian treatment. Construction starts next spring with contracts let soon as plans are complete.
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Albany
N. Y
Sing Sing
Convicta
Wellman Airship America Rescued by Trent Crew
Wireless reports from the Royal Mail steamer Trent say Walter Wellman and crew were rescued after the airship America signaled for help. The America was abandoned at 25.45N 63.18W east of Cape Hatteras toward Bermuda. all aboard are safe aboard the Trent.
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New York
Walter Well Man
Royal Mail
Trent
Captain Downs
Wellman
America
Cape Hatteras
Bermudas
Siasconset
Masa
Masaba
Helly Olava
Sable Island
Union County Fair to Continue Indefinitely in La Grande
Union County Exposition directors and stockholders vote to keep the Union County Fair in La Grande under the exposition, continuing next year and on the same basis. The nine-man board to resign, new directors elected, finances steady with higher attendance offsetting lower state draws. Manager W J Church praised for guiding the fair’s early years.
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Portland
la Grande
Wallowa County
Union County
Exposition Company
W. J. Church
Derailed Branch Engine Delays Incoming Joseph Train
A broken rail on the Rondowa siding derailed a branch engine while hooking to logging cars. The incident causes long delays as the Joseph train, already late, will not arrive until about 10 o clock tonight. The passenger train remains intact and no injuries are reported.
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Rondowa
Joseph
Yaneerngerd
Ocean voyage off Nansha sighted by British steamer
British mail steamer reports sighting a boat from Ogean voyage near Nansha. Crew rescued after the sighting. No injuries reported. Authorities coordinating further assistance and return to port.
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British Mail
Crippen Pleads Not Guilty at Old Bailey Murder Trial
Crippen pleads not guilty to murder at Old Bailey with Lenore Crippen, his alleged accessory, present and also entering a not guilty plea. Prosecutor Muir says Crippen sought funds after his wife disappeared and staged a false fiction to mislead investigators. The remains were found in Crippen's house, implying a skilled physician performed the mutilation.
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London
Old Bailey
Crippen
Lenore
Muir
Frisco Merchant Threatened by Blackmailers
San Francisco police guard B. Katchinski, a local shoe merchant, after blackmailers demanded $500. Detectives confronted the suspects as the merchant attempted to deliver the payment, but the quarry fled with the bag of money.
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San Francisco
B. Katchinski
Katchinski
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