National Leagues War Declarations Dismissed In Meeting
New York December 15 The American leagues declared a war on the National League that was shelved for two months or longer by President Lynch and club magnates who failed to grasp its purpose The NL adopted two resolutions one punishing ticket scalping and the other banning gambling on games while approving a set of recommendations to reorganize minor and major leagues including salary changes draft prices and class restrictions for players and umpires
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New York
American League
Naional League
Lynch
National League
Ely's Cream Balm Promises Cure For Catarrh
An advertisement touts Ely's Cream Balm as a cure for frequent colds and catarrh. It claims quick relief, head clearing, and complete overcomes of disease with a 650 cent bottle. It urges users to apply to nostrils throat or chest and promises lasting improvement and protection against future colds.
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Ely
Ada
Edy
National agreements Amendments Adopted by Commission
President Lynch supported amendments to the national agreements while the action was reserved for the next national commission meeting. The season schedule shifts mention an opening around April 11 and a playing period beginning about October 6 next year, with the measure unanimously adopted.
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Lynch
Herrmann
National Commission
Almendares Defeat Nationals 7 to 4 in Havana
In Havana yesterday Almendares defeated the New York Nationals by 7 to 4. The game featured decisive Almendares offense and solid defense, marking a clear victory on home soil.
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Nationals
Havana
Almendares
New York Nationals
Onimann Defeats Westergaard in Minneapolis Bout
Henry Rittmann of Minneapolis defeated Des Moines wrestler Jesse Westergaard last night in a grueling two fall match taking the first and third falls. The bout was staged in Minneapolis and featured hard exchanges and near falls throughout.
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Onimann
Westergaard
Minneapolis
Henry Ritmann
Minneapol's
Jesse Westergaard
Des Moines
Suggestions to shippers of Christmast packages by express
Early by December 15 for timely delivery. Use Do not open until Christmas labels. Use wooden boxes for fragile items and protect contents. Write full address on box and prepaid label, keep receipt. Include From address and consignee card. If wooden boxes unavailable, use strong paper and cord. Mark perishables clearly to ensure special handling.
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Express
Express Company
Rendine
Consignee
Onler
Orteroic tragedy shows 68 deaths aboard sea voyage
Washington reports reveal 1242 steerage passengers on the British steamship Orteroic who arrived in Honolulu after passing the Straits of Magellan. A grand jury visit cited extreme squalor and inadequate ventilation and hospital facilities aboard the vessel. Fifty seven of the dead were children. The case has been before the department since April 18.
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Washington
Cable
Department of Commerce
Straits of Magellan
Honolmlu
Department
Honollulu
Customs
Grand Jury
Orteric
Shortens Your Food Lengthens Your Life
A fragmentary item reports a halted practice after victims sprung a trap causing a big row last Tuesday night. Rebels led by General Zupita defeated General Figueroa's forces at the Meeting in Ticu min Morels. the town was sacked and burning, with dynamite used on buildings. Villareal reportedly led an uprising for General Reyes at Cerralvo Nuevo Leon with about 125 men. Hood's Sarsaparilla ad touts blood purification and cold recovery.
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Figueroa
Zupita
Ticumin
Morels
Jose Villarellg
Reyes
Cerralvo
Nuevo Leon
Villareal
Skin From Leg Grafted On Hands Successfully
Seven year old Lucella Fur ry of New Enterprise, Medford county, burned parts of both hands in a kitchen range accident. Surgeons at Altoona hospital grafted skin from her leg onto the hands, freeing fingers and placing casts to keep them open. Recovery depends on continued use of braces after healing. Baltimore reports crypt design approved for Paul Jones burial, completing a series of burials.
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Altoona
Altoona Hospital
Lucella
Preston B. Furry
New Enterprise
Medford County
Baltimore
Paul Jones
Newport poker scandal rocks city talks of club ban
Newport is agog over a scandal at the Newport Country Club involving marked cards used during a poker game. A prominent businessman victim vows to recover money lost as governors urge the club be disbanded. the case dominates local talk.
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Newport
Indigestion Relief Promise in Papes Diapepsin Ad
An old advertisement extols Pape's Diapepsin as a quick fix for indigestion and dyspepsia. It claims the product digests all food, relieves sour stomach, belching, gas, headaches, and nausea within minutes and promotes appetite, with a 50 cent supply from the pharmacist.
Man seeks permit to kill family and self in destitution
John M. McCord applied at the city attorney’s office for a permit to commit murder followed by suicide. He said his wife is ill and the children are starving after eviction. police found his statements true and the family is being cared for.
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Louisville
John M. McCord
Robinson
McCord
Keeps Life Under Train Man Run Over by Engine and Cars
Fred Jesse, a 45 year old section hand at Kimball near Sandusky, was struck by an engine and 31 freight cars on the Nickel Plate. He escaped serious injury with a scalp gash and minor dust injuries, after bystanders helped him up as the train moved on.
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Sandusky
Fred Jesse
Kimbal
Woya
Kimball
Jesse
Fresno convict found dead in cell after parole breach
A. L. Akers, a Fresno cement worker, was ordered to serve three years at San Quentin for breaking parole by drinking. He was found dead in his cell late last night with an empty bottle beside him. Akers had been convicted last September of an assault to murder his wife and was resentenced despite his denial of excess drinking.
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Fresno
Cal
A. L. Akers
San Quentin Penitentiary
Akers
Woman Couple Aims to Become First Woman Hydroplane Aviators
Mrs Lillian Janeway Platt Atwater widow of late New York Senator Platt and her husband tour Southern California on their honeymoon and expect to qualify next spring as America’s first woman hydroplane aviators. They will study at an aviation school in San Diego.
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Los Angeles
Lillian Janeway-Platt-Atwater
United States
Platt
New York
California
America
Atwater
Atwaters
San Diego
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