Boston Wins Doubleheader Shutouts Over Reds
Boston pitchers Barnes Nehf deliver complete game shutouts as the Red Sox sweep Cincinnati in a Wednesday doubleheader. First game ends 1 9 0 and second 3 4 0 with late scoring in the ninth.
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Nehf
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Wingo
Tragesser
H. Smith
Detroit Tops New York 5 to 1 Again in Series
Detroit defeated New York 5 to 1 in the second game of the series as Boland earned his 11th win against the club in three seasons. The line score shows Detroit 104 000 000 and New York 000 100 006 with Boland and Stanage pairing for Detroit and Enright Love and Ruel for New York.
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New York
Detroit
Boland
R.H.E
Boland and Stanage
Enright, Love and Ruel
Philadelphia Clinches Second With 5 0 Victory Over Pittsburgh
Rixey allowed four scattered hits as Philadelphia beat Pittsburgh 5 to 0. Carlson and Evans were hit hard by Philadelphia while Rixey and Killifer held the Pirates to one run in the final innings. Score: Philadelphia 110 001 20 5 Pittsburgh 000 000 000 0. Batteries: Rixey and Killifer. Carlson, Evans and Schmidt, W. Smuitn.
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Pittsburgh
Rixey
Philadelphia
Carlson
Evans
R.H.E. Philadelphia
Killifer
Schmidt
W. Smuitn
Blood Tonic Promises Vitality for Winter Health
An advertisement extols S. S. S. as a pure vegetable blood tonic to strengthen immunity and vigor. It claims to purify blood, combat infections, and aid chronic sores, eczema, and rheumatism, urging readers to buy at their drug store with no substitutes. The Swift Specific Company in Atlantais cited.
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America
S.S. S
Atlanta
Rascal Upsets Racing Talent in 2:13 Pace Victory
In Columbus on September 27 the ninth day of the grand circuit drew large fields. Rascal, a ten to 175 shot, upset racing talent by winning the 2:13 pace, with Ahlan Simmons third and Loyal W. distanced in the third heat. Robert Gatewood dominated the 2:15 pace and the American Horse Breeders Futurity for three-year-olds drew seven entries.
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Ohio
Futurity
Robert Gatewood
Michaelowa
Lotto Watts
Rascal
Ahlan Simmons
Loyal W
Murray-Saldine Case
C. A. Valentine
Saldine
Furray
J. Malcolm Forbes
Geers
Gold Quartz
Poorman
Rex DeForrest
Evelyn Rea Watts
Lady Fostyn
Donna Lola
Directum J
Chamberlain
Murphy
Mary Rosalind Parr
Cliff Moquette
Peggy C
Mary Peters
Thump A
Spring Maid
Major Hayt
Hal Connor
Canute
Redetta
Robert E
Tiptop
Michaelow
Peter the Great
Serrill
Sun Glass
Willis
Lady Fuller
Dan Hedgewood
Flora A
Count Marque
Birdie Welch
Lady Aubrey
the Squawman
George E. Hutton
Baronwood
Cardinals Rally In Extras For Narrow 2-1 Win
In St. Louis the Cardinals beat the New York Giants 2 to 1 in 12 innings. Smyth delivered a RBI single to score Brock in the twelfth after New York had taken a fourth inning run on a force out and sacrifice fly. The Cardinals tied it in the eighth on a single, double steal, force out and sac fly. G Smith Onslow May Meadows Brock were the battery pairs.
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ST. Louis
Smyth
Brock
New York
R.H.E
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Onslow
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Indians Close Season in 2-0 Victory Over Boston
Cleveland finished 1917 season with a 2 to 0 win at Boston. Coombe pitched well and the defense turned three double plays to aid the visitors. Chapman stole second twice but was picked off other times. Boston totaled 8 hits and 1 error, Cleveland 9 hits and 1 error.
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Cleveland
Coumbe
Chapman
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O'Neill
Leonard
Jones
Agnew
Myers shines as Browns blank St Louis 4–0 in Philadelphia
Myers pitched superbly for Philadelphia as a young Browns club committed errors and poor fielding. Davenport and Hale faced Hartley and Myers with Perkins catching for Philadelphia. The final score was Philadelphia 4 St Louis 0.
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Myers
St. Louis
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Hale
Hartley
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Toronto Defeats Indianapolis in Postseason Series
Toronto, champions of the International league, defeated Indianapolis, American association champions, 4 to 0, in the second game of the post season series on Wednesday in TORONTO.
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Toronto
Indianapolis
Local visits and socials noted in Tioga area
Community members from Tioga and nearby towns visit relatives in Hamilton Perry Loraine West Point and Quincy this week. Families including Kropp Kemmer Niederer Vradenburg Trautvetter and Ensminger share gatherings with extended kin and attend a band concert rally and social events.
Petit Jurors Named For October Circuit Term
Carthage Sept. 27 Out of Hancock county 115 boys who appeared for physical exam Tuesday morning only 28 failed the test. October jurors listed include John Meredith Augusta A C Winters Augusta Wayne Steinberger Augusta Orville White Hancock W H Stout LaHarpe William Mecum Chill E Dean Carthage Orman Lubber St Albans John C Edwards Bear Creek John Supple Pontoosuc Harlan Jingst Walker C E Barnum Montebello Thomas Wyles Montebello Wost La Croix Sonora Henry B Schafer Warsaw Ed Diemer Nauvoo Maz Kirschbaum Nauvoo John M Bechtold Nauvoo Tobe West Augusta H T Ross Augusta W R Turner St Marys Clyde Graham Fountain Green H L Hudson Chili George McCallister Harmony Harry C Zinn St Albans Irving Graham Bear Creek J A Manussier Bear Creek geen Hufendick Walker Frank Poland Montebello Lawrence Kelley Sonora Frank Shipe Rocky Run John Grant Warsaw ou Dachroth Nauvoo K Parker Nauvoo Frank Maynard LaHarpe
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Keokuk
Katherine Cherrill
Kirksville
Cherrill
Red Cross
C. B. Griffith
Paris Island
S. C
Gerald C
U. S.S. Marine
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Los Angeles
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Pearl Campbell
George Edison
Margaret Ramsey
Wichita
Kansas
Raymond Aichley
Robert
Gus Hellake
Quincy
Carthage
John Merideth
Augusta
A. C. Winters
Wayne Steinberger
Orville White
Hancock
W. H. Stout
Lalarpe
William Mecum
Chill
E. Dean
Orman Lubber
St. Albans
John C. Edwards
Bear Creek
John Supple
Pontoosuc
Harlan Jingst
Walker
C. E. Barnum
Montebello
Thomas Wyles
Wost la Croix
Sonora
Enry B. Schafer
Warsaw
Ed Diemer
Nauvoo
Maz Kirschbaum
John M. Bechtold
Tobe West
H. T. Ross
W. R. Turner
St. Marys
Clyde Graham
Fountain Green
H. L. Hudson
Chili
George McCallister
Harmony
Harry C. Zinn
Irving Graham
J. A. Manussier
Bear Crew
S. Geen Hufendick
E Hempin
Wythe
Prank
Pittsfield Hotel Man in Bankruptcy
J. R. Ghormley, who has run a cafe bakery in Pittsfield for four years, filed voluntary bankruptcy in a federal court in Spimefield. He also ran the Pittsfield hotel for several months amid a poor business season. Mrs. Nora Rader temporarily runs the hotel for property owner Henry Bush.
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J. R. Ghormley
Spimefield
Nora Rader
Henry Bush
Herzog Suspension Lifted for World Series
President Hempstead announced that Charles Herzog, captain of the Giants, has had his indefinite suspension lifted and will play in the World Series. Herzog had been suspended for refusing to accompany the team on its western trip due to alleged poor physical condition and will report with the Giants in Philadelphia next Tuesday.
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Hempstead
National League Baseball Club
Charles Herzog
Giants
Herzog
Philadelphia
Two Games At Gregory In Weekend Draw
Two games were played at Gregory last Sunday. The Drag Line defeated Gregory 1 to 0 in the opener, and Gregory won the second game 17 to 8 against the Lima Lake Huckleberry club. Some men avoid vacation trips because their wives insist on going.
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Gregory
Lima Lake Huckleberry Club
Soldiers and Sailors Home Updates From Camp Funston
Superintendent and Mrs J E Andrew returned from Decatur after visiting Olen Duvall. Charles, a carpenter at Fort Riley and Camp Funston, sent a $100 draft and noted 8,000 men working at Camp Funston donating to a new YMCA project. Mrs Gibbons returns from Jacksonville after bereavement.
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J. E. Andrew
Olen Duvall
Decatur
Andrew
Simon Friday
Mt. Sterling
John Friday
Camp Funston
Y.M.C. A
Gibbons
Jacksonville
Plummer
Roy Simpson
Colchester
Rushville
Ill
Butler
Cottage 16
Strongfort
J. W. Staumbaugh
Whitehall
Stephen Harper
Misa Nellie
Fred Harper
Visits and family notices in Quincy area
Robert Lee of Heishman visited friends Mr. and Mrs. George Gallagher at cottage 22 in Quincy returning Monday night. Mrs. Wall and daughter Mrs. Dunn have been in Chicago visiting relatives. a farewell party for Mrs. Wall’s daughter was held at her home with about twenty four guests. Mr. Bearley and wife cottage 22 returned from Riverton after a second cancer ear operation.
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Ruth Allen
Bourbon County
Henry Hassett
St. Louis
University of the City of
Guy
Fannie Mulenex
Modesto
Cal
Pensacola
Fla
Jacob Strauss
Charlevoix
Mich
Harry Higbee
Schuyler County
Rushville
F. A. Koepping
Springfield
Lela Williamson
Grinnell
Gay Williamson
A. E. Kiser
Paul
Ora Ingram
Quincy
Alderman
C. E. Watters
Alexander Woods
Monroe City
Daniel Dunham
Robert Lee
Heishman
George Gallagher
Garrett Wall
Sergeant Wall
William Dunn
Charleston
Orpheum Week Draws Skaters and Vaudeville Acts
At the Orpheum Reynolds and Donegan headline a late week program with Helen Reynolds, presenting Classic and Musical Comedy Dance Creations on roller skates. Moran Sisters perform a versatile novelty dance. Tom Davies & Co. offer a new vaudeville sketch with prose author background. Cervo and Tabor and Green provide songs as the curtain rises on Liberty film opening.
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Donegan
Orpheum
Helen Reynolds
Europe
America
Canada
Australia
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Tom Davies & Co
Mr. Davies
Bowen beat Bowen youths among draft examinees and community sendoff
Eight Bowen youths were examined in Carthage for selective service with five passing including John Rowland Charles Winfield Arthur Winfield Fred Decker and Max Crossland. Nonpassers included Ross Dennis for bad hearing Plummet West for bad eyes Fred Heltzer for over size and Gowen lved Ingloom. Five beat young men left for Fort Dodge last Friday with a Christian church supper and patriotic program honoring them.
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Ruby Henthorn
Ted
Roy Davis
Ray Moore
Beverly
Bowen
Keokuk
Miss Henthorn
Trelen Mills
Charles Dodge
John Cecil
Springfield
Rockford
Carthage
John Rowland
Charles
Arthur Winfield
Fred Decker
Max Crossland
Ross Dennis
Plummet West
Fred Heltzer
Gowen
Fort Dodge
Christian Church
Porter
Congregational Church
Hoe
The
Charles Crossland
Billie Dennis
Kaiser
Lois Carlin
Freda Hoe
Wilda Carlin
Priscilla Club
Carl Smith
Frank Dennis
Billie Melstone
Will Kettenring
Arthur Reed
Tobacco Duty Exemption Extended for Allied Troops
Paris reports that tobacco sent to American troops in France will be duty free. Similar exemptions already apply to British Belgian Russian and Portuguese forces serving in France, easing the supply for Allied soldiers.
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Paris
France
Film Weave of Shorts and Stars on Today’s Schedule
Today presents a slate of short features and serials including mute appeal current events and dramas. Notable items include Princess Jean Sothem in Mute Appeal, Warren Kerrigan in Hands in the Dark, Eddie Lyons in Married by Accident and The Gray Ghost with Eddie Polo and Priscilla Dean. The program also features The Battling Bellboy and One Touch of Sin with Gladys Brockwell.
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Jean Sothem
Warren Kerrigan
Wiliam Franey
Battling Bellboy
Eddie Polo
Priscila Dean
Carter de Haven
Gale Henry
Eddie Lyons
Les Moran
Priscilla Dean
Bijou theater to reopen with vaudeville and films
Builders renovate the Bijou on Hamp shire street leased to Breinig and Smith. A front canopy and interior redecoration, new lighting, and a polished look aim to lure audiences. The plan is to open in about a week with three vaudeville acts and feature pictures, capacity about seven hundred.
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Bijou
Hampshire Street
Messrs. Breinig and Smith
Playhouse
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