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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1908
Page
5
Detroit September 9 Doc White on the mound and J Evers along with James Slagle powered the Cubs to a 5 to 2 victory over the Reds Tigers. The contest was listless with little pep as both sides appeared to be influenced by holiday mood and hurried play.
Chicago fans saw Little Jimmy Slagle star for the Cubs in a 3 to 0 victory over the Reds with J Evers as the sideshow. Reuschbach held Cincinnati to two hits, while the other Cubs contributed little to the scoring.
National League games included Chicago defeating Cincinnati 3 to 2, Boston beating Philadelphia 6 to 4, New York winning 1 to 0 over Brooklyn in 11 innings, and Pittsburgh edging St. Louis 2 to 0.
Detroit 2 Chicago 5 Philadelphia 6 New York 5 Washington 1 Boston 3 Cleveland 0 St. Louis 2.
Bloomington 0 Decatur 4. Rock Island 4 6 Clinton 5 0 in seven innings. Peoria 4 Springfield 2. Dubuque 1 Cedar Rapids 1 in 14 innings.
Waterloo defeated none of the listed teams as Quincy Keokuk Oskaloosa Kewanee Jacksonville Ottumwa and Burlington produced mixed results with several losses and some wins across the sequence of matchups.
The schedule lists St. Louis at Chicago, Brooklyn at New York, Philadelphia at Boston, and Cincinnati at Pittsburg for upcoming games.
A slate of NBA games lists Chicago visiting Detroit, St Louis at Cleveland, Boston at Washington, and New York at Philadelphia with details not provided.
San Francisco September 9 Joe Gans and Battling Nelson meet today in Jimmy Coffroth arena for the lightweight world title in a third encounter. Purse nears 15000 with heavy local betting but few wagers have been placed. The bout, set for forty five rounds with 133 pound limits, follows Gans winning the Goldfield decision on a foul in 1907.
Wilton fair officers prepare for the September 15 to 17 event promising a larger extravaganza with a new amphitheatre seating 1500, big purses for fast horses, and nightly band concerts. Livestock grain fruits and farm products displays attract top exhibitors and prizes are notably generous.
The Democratic program defends state rights against federal overreach while opposing corporate centralization. It urges federal regulation without erasing state authority and favors honest railroading, fair wages, and prevention of stock watering.
The Muscatine Lodge of the Degree of Honor is hailed as the banner lodge of Iowa by Grand Chief Mrs. Etta Branson during a large Muscatine Yeoman hall meeting. A 482 member count puts it just ahead of Charity Lodge of Burlington. The gathering featured music, readings by Flora Connor, and Branson’s address on the work of the order. Refreshments concluded the session.
Des Moines Public Safety Superintendent Hamery voiced cautious optimism about a city crusade against brothels. He said the effort aims to rid the city of fallen women or push them into respectable lines of work, hoping to leave Des Moines in a purer condition than ever before.
In Ottumwa Iowa a 10 month old child of Mr and Mrs Henness died after consuming strychnine pills the youth ate yesterday afternoon while with a nurse He showed symptoms then had convulsions and died after reaching home last night authorities report it was unattended at the time of the ingestion.
Nakle Moutran Pasha, a wealthy Turkish financier and Young Turk supporter, claims Abdul Hamid will lose the throne within a month and Rashad Effendi will take his place. He says Moutran directs the Young Turk actions from Hotel Plaza and vows not to harm the caliph while pressuring abdication.
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