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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1913
Page
6
A shopper hints at plans to purchase a new fall bullet overcoat soon, signaling upcoming wardrobe updates and seasonal retail interest. The fragment suggests consumer intent without detailing brands, prices, or store names.
Results yesterday show Leaga 24, Decatur 5. Peoria 5. Puburue 1. Bloomington 2. Davenport 2. Quingy 7. Springfield 1, reflecting a mix of upsets and close contests across several cities.
Ottumwa edged Waterloo 2 to 0 as Mike Callahan starred with four hits and fine defense. Wasefield pitchers limited Ottumwa to scattered hits while nine Ottumwa players were left on base in a tense afternoon at Keokuk.
Fragmentary baseball play by play mentions stolen bases by McNeil and Nol, and wild pitches by Cooper and Hinley. The text includes scattered player initials and surnames with incomplete phrases, indicating a brief sports notice from a game recap.
Des Moines Aug 26 Sure Mike a West Liberty horse won the 1 year old trot for a 3000 purse. May Not a South Dakota horse captured the 2:25 pace and Symbol Meath topped the 2:12 pace with a spirited finish. Symbol Meath edged Sir Laly and Taljay B in a close 2:11% time.
Boston news reports that veteran third baseman Arthur Devlin, a former New York Giants star and key contributor to several league titles, has been released by Boston and sent to Rochester of the International League amid a major-league roster reshuffle.
American League fixture list includes Washington visiting Chicago, Philadelphia at St. Louis, Beaton at Detroit, and New York at Cleveland. National League features Chicago at Brooklyn, Pittsburgh at Boston, Cincinnati at New York, and St. Louis at Philadelphia.
Barely 24 hours remain before the 1013 season ends in Muscatine with the Sterlings’ farewell at the South End tomorrow afternoon against Cedar Rapids or the other attraction. The crowd is expected to be large as Musky fans have one last chance to support the team before travel to Waterloo or Cedar Rapids ends the season. Manager Boyle, who built a powerful machine, has directed most plays and kept the club from eighth place to a strong second, meriting broad local support and pride in Muscatine’s name in distant papers.
The second round of the jetty championship featured three matches with all earlier round results in straight sets. C A Hahn edged Warren Davis 8 6 4 and 7 5, W G Baker defeated Harry Hahn 6 2 6 2, and Ralf Grigsby beat Delmar Rathalter 6 0 4 0. Kennefick beat Oscar Brandt 6 2 6 1 and will face Walter Molia next.
Washington Aug 26 two counterfeit ten dollar national bank notes surfaced as the secret service tracks the men behind the scheme. One imitates the First National Bank of Chicago and the other the Farmers and Merchants National Bank of Los Angeles. The treasury notes poor alignment and a darker green back, with two sheets of paper and silk threads inside, mark the fakes as deceptive.
Pheber Applegate was released by manager Frank Boyle after a mediocre start against Cedar Rapids and sent back to the Omaha club in the Western League. Muscatine purchased him with the proviso to make good, as teams push to finish the pennant race. Boyle seeks a fourth pitcher and notes top speed from pitchers Zack, MicConnorughay, and Gould as central to defending the Central Association title. The manager expects a seasoned veteran to shoulder mound duties in the remaining games and telegraph lines report possible changes by nightfall.
New York City faces crowded public schools with about 160000 pupils, roughly one sixth of total enrollment, needing part time attendance next month. Officials cite 12 percent rise from last year as thirty new buildings begin over two years, yet population growth outpaces capacity and 75000 part timers are expected by 1916.
Fourteen Watertown autoists arrived at 4 20 am traveling in two five passenger stunt bars and one Ford. They breakfasted at Davenport and spent the day at John Johnson's farm near Fruitland with fourteen residents of Watertown. The party included Mr and Mrs Wet Willis and others, returning after a brief city visit.
Fragmentary prompt mentions paid up policy, Yates Street Gotham shirts and guaranteed fabric wear. No coherent event or names establishing a news item.
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