Charps Tackle Leaders Today In Tight Race
Locals edge Martinsburg in ten innings to rise to fourth place as Hanover sits atop the standings. Bobbie Orrison drives winning hit with three hits for Champs. Gleason and Turner on mound, Corgan catcher. King strong on mound for Frederick. Richardson relieves. Final: Frederick 3 Martinsburg 4.
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Jack Morrison
Dutchland
Hanover
Frederick
Gleason
Turner
Harry Corgan
Raiders
Martinsburg Crew
Bill King
Mountaineers
Coley
Richardson
Pittsburgh
Colley
King
Morris
Maurer
Percy
Meyers
Myer
Blue
Agnew
Martinsburg
Blue Ridge League standings and yesterday’s results
Yesterday’s games: Frederick beat Martinsburg 4 3 in 10 innings, Hagerstown defeated Chambersburg 2 1, Nanov er beat Gettysburg 8 1. Today’s matchups: Frederick at Hanover, Martinsburg at Hagerstown, Chambersburg at Gettysburg. Standings list Hanover, Chambersburg, Hagerstown, Frederick, Martinsburg, Gettysburg with win loss percentages and runs allowed.
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Frederick
Martinsburg
Hagerstown
Chambersburg
Nanover
Gettysburg
Hanover
Johnson Ando Greenwell Dropped From Champs
Stuffy Johnson catcher and Greenwell pitcher released by Manager Morrison after a game. Johnson had been with the Champs since the season opened but slumped at the plate. Corgan and Whalen stay to handle backstop. Greenwell to a new club in the Blue Ridge circuit. Also reports of Hagerstown 2 Chambersburg 1. Bangs shines with two key hits and a home-peg.
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Johnson
Greenwell
Morrison
Frederick
Martinsburg
Champs ¢Ice
Corgan
Ing
Poke” Whalen
Champs
Gettysburg
Chambersburg
King
Taylor
Gleason
Turner
Uo Martinsburg
Mountaineer
West Virginia
Blue Ridge
Hagerstown
Maroons
McCleary
Terriers
Bangs
Officials Witness Hanging in Washington County Jail Yard
John Brown colored faced execution for the murder of an elderly white woman near the Frederick county line. Sheriff William C. Roderick and Deputy Sheriff William O. Werten baker observed the hanging in broad view before about 15 onlookers. Brown remained calm, feet tied, black cap drawn, after confessing to robbing and displaying a body on railroad tracks. He was rumored linked to other murders. his sister works locally as a domestic, Helen Nest, East Third Street.
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John Brown
Washington County
Frederick
Baseball in Blue Ridge League shows Champs lead with hot batting
Report notes Champs hitting .309 over four games led by Maurer at .538 and Orrison at .411. Frederick fielded .982, Martinsburg and Chambersburg batting averages differ, with Frederick leaving 36 men on base in four games. Protest in Hanover Gettysburg game cited. Pitching and weather quirks teased for standings.
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Maurer
Orrison
Aes
Frederick
Jennie Smith to Speak at 35th B&O Railroad Picnic at Harper's Ferry
Employes of the eastern lines of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad plan the July 27 reunion at Harper's Ferry West Virginia. Jennie Smith the national railroad evangelist will give the address with J. W. Gardner as committee chair aided by R. Cummins and others. A. W. Thompson expected to attend with two special trains from Baltimore Mount Airy and Cumberland to bring railroad men and families.
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Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Harper's Ferry
W. Va
Jennie Smith
National Railroad
J. W. Gardner
A. L. Boda
T. E. Stacey
Baltimore
W. C. Montignant
Cumberland Branch
Emma Southerland
A. W. Thompson
Thompson
John J. Byrnes
Okeechobee
Florida
Baltimore and Ohio
Mount ‘Iry
Cumberland
His Favorite Phrase From Mrs Isobel Strong To Stevenson
The anecdote recalls Mrs Isobel Strong telling Robert Louis Stevenson he had no mannerisms. He responds by reading aloud from his own Merry Men, noting he has often written the line It was a wonderful clear night of stars and sighing at the familiar phrasing.
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Isobel Strong
Robert Louis Stevenson
Stevenson
Rag business lessons from a race and a playground
A fragment from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch recalls lessons learned in the rag trade, noting a quick process and a tactic involving two youths at Itasca playground to accelerate a rag purchase or action. The quote hints at rapid work and practical knowledge.
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Fes
Itasca
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Brunswick Council Champions Street Work Funding Plan
A Brunswick special meeting ordered a three member committee to reassess street work charges, with a plan for one third town and two thirds property owner funding. The Frederick County court voided the governing ordinance, and a 1916 Maryland law empowered the city to collect street paving charges. The committee includes J. P. Karn as chair, with Geo. H. Hogan and TM. E B. Shannon.
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Brunswick
Frederick County
Maryland
J. P. Karn
Geo. H. Hogan
E B. Shannon
Hogan
B P. Crampton Milling Company
Shannon
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Frederick
George R. Brady
Barper’s Ferry Electric Company
Northern Virginia Electric Company
Baseball Scores From Major League Matches
Baseball results from Philadelphia New York Cleveland Washington Chicago and St Louis lists scores and battery names. Standings show New York 36 26 leading Boston 33 30 with Cleveland 35 28 and Detroit 34 32 nearby. Team data include Philadelphia Pittsburgh Brooklyn and Chicago entries with partial figures and schedules.
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Philadelphia
New York
Athletics
Batterlea—Shawthey
Nunsmaker
Nabors
Sheehan
Hasselbacher
Meyer
Cleveland
St. Louis
Batterlea
Davenport
Severeid
Loudermilk
O'Neill
Washington
Poston
Harper
Henry
Onarid
Carrigan
Chicago
Chiricago
Detroit
Wolfgang
Bchalk
Coveléskie
Baker
W.L. PC
W. L. PC
N.york
Boston
Clevelad
Washin
Lewis
Rixey
Killefer
Anderson
Rariden
Bender
Killefererritt
Brooklyn
Smith
Meyers
Nehf
Tragfessor
Packard
Fischer
Steele
Snyder
Pittsburgh-Cincinnati
Brookly
Philada
Pittsbrg
Cincinti
Louis
Sloan's Liniment Promises Relief for Rheumatism
An advertisement touts Sloan's Liniment for rheumatism neuralgia backache and sore joints. It claims a 25 cent bottle relieves pain by warming and soothing affected areas and urges readers to buy at any drug store.
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Awabeeee & i Corgan
Cook
Long
Dean
Bates
R. Rawlings
G. Rawlings
Copeland
Ste Nneeeere
Tun
Aun
Blue Ridge League
Johnson Ando Greenwell
R. H. Hagerstown
Milliman Schaufele
Dempsey
Hanovr
Winkare
Provenage
Scheidel
1Stroh
Mumford, Kubler
Helen Nest
East Third Street
Martinsburg World
Jamison
Hazerstown Herald
Act of Assembly
Brunswick Council
Brunswick Bank
Franklin Savings Bank
OF Frederick
Frederick, Md
Franklin Savings Bank of
James Houck
Geo. W
National League
Sloan
Greenawalt’s
Drug Store
Michelin
United States
Stor & Tire
Casper E. Cline
Hammond Clary
McCleery’s Jewelry Store
North Market ST
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Market St
Philladelphie
Pal Beach
Nowing
Copenhagen
Lingekm
Iace
Garber
Palm Beach
Seemeed Caine
Mecterrant
Bey
North Marketet Street
James
Carrol
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