Tangled History Notes On Baseballs Seventh Inning And More
A jumble of names and anecdotes ties Captain W H Scott to legends of baseball lore. The column traces the origin of the seventh inning from Knickerbocker rules to Marylebone Cricket Club customs, with sidesteps to theater shows, diving records, and Sunday school devotion. Disjointed details mention Cobb, Bird, Ripley, and others in a wide, quirky panorama.
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W. H. Scott
Leopard Street
Corpus Christi
Hrederloo
Haskin
Haskliner
Information and Research Bureau
Bey Washington
Nome
Ceptalns Scott
Fasten Toland
Marylebone Cricket Club
London
Two Soldiers Named Bright Crash In Sunday Collision
Clarence Bright, 38, of the Sixty-eighth squadron, and Clarence Right, of the Medical company, met in a Sunday morning car crash on a nameless road. Both were injured. Bright suffered a head cut and his companion escaped serious injury according to witnesses and patrol reports.
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Kelly
Clarence
Mimday
Scholz Returns from New York Board Meeting
Scholz, business manager of the San Antonio school board, collapsed at his desk Monday after attending a Friday board meeting of the National Association of Public School Officials in New York. Army surgeon Captain Gilliland, stationed at Kelly Field, had served three years and was preparing for duty during the Panama Canal era.
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Scholz
New York
Errl Schols
Businees
San Antonio
Srck
Aftey
Me Nae Wenal Association
Seto! Bistress
Eyn Association
Gilliland
Kelly Tield Middey
Panama Canal
Yeggs Work on Two Safes at Ginther Food Store
Police report two burglars attempted safebox cracking at Ginther Food department store 1230 Navara Street early Sunday. They pried a knob, looted valuable papers and fled as night watchman H Reynolds phoned police. no money taken from the remainder of the site.
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Ginther Pood
Navara Streal
Jordan
Ivers Motors Company
South BA
Wary's
Alamo Strests
Kwh
H. Reyinalds
Boile
Etheridge Trial Off Indefinitely
The Etheridge case against real estate man Thomas Hiltharidge was postponed in the Thirty-seventh district court. The state and defense, Leonard Brown and Harry Nessard, agreed the suit is civil not criminal, with allegations involving theft and a $817.50 debt from West Greig.
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Iefin
Thomas Hiltharidge
Iman
Court dissolves Indian's marriage in Los Angeles
In Los Angeles on April 2, Federal Judge William P. James terminated the marriage of Mrs. Amy Laurie Lowe Hasnatt, wife of Jackson Barnett the world's richest man. The judge ruled the union insolvent amid government evidence questioning Barnett's heirship and components of the marriage. The proceeding highlighted debates over competence and the status of the couple in the eyes of the court.
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Los Angeles
INS
Amy Laurie Lowe Hasnatt
Jackson Barnett
Tidlan
William P. James
James" Tuling
Mtl
Eaton
wWatch
Hornets
Haodis
Owewlaars
Yoakum Plans for Two Elections
Yoakum voters face two elections with city commissioners to be chosen and a school trustees race on Saturday. Names appearing include Deady, Joseph D Turner, Horace Wimberly, and a slate of candidates Cook, Forkese, Arthur Cain, John T. Neil, and Mehfferry in a historically dated local contest.
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Yoakum
Deady
Joseph D_ Turrer
Horace Wimberly
Ester
San Angelo City Vote to Be Heavy
San Angelo voters face a heavy turnout as absentee ballots surge in the city election. Incumbents include Haland and W. Ss, while Maypy Brown B and Lee oppose Mayer for mayor and J. A. Oldwell for commissioner Soliere.
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San Angelo City
Senate hearing on revenue bill reveals tax fairness aims
In Washington on April 4 a Senate hearing examined a $950,006,000 revenue bill. Testimony highlighted that the proposal would primarily benefit the wealthy to avoid taxes, with the Insurance Committee stressing fair distribution of tax burdens. The session included remarks from Chairperson Harrison of the Insurance Committee and related officials.
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Senate
Washington
Chaitinka Hanison
Insnne
Range to Elect School Trustees Announcement
Range to Elect School Trustees sets April dates for electing two trustees to succeed BJ Slavik and Frank Hocker. Curtis Marshall will act as election judge as the term expirations and appointments are outlined in the notice.
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Mollogins
Am Xersnal
Slavik
Frank Hocker
Curtis Marshall Hae
Action on Sugar Bill Postponed in Congress
Washington reports the sugar bill action postponed today with plans to resume Wednesday. Details mention costs and contracts, with notes of political maneuvering and related economic concerns affecting pricing and supply. Perimeter mentions unrelated personal burglary incidents and jewelry theft in a separate line.
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Washington, DC
Houge Aston
Auto victim taken to hospital after city bus collision
Victim Montay Wells, 38, of 32k South Olive Street, was knocked down by a bus at South Cherry and Dakota streets Sunday night. He was treated at Rovert B. Green hospital. police report the incident is under investigation.
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Sultesnyeninj
Wells
South Olive Street
Rovert B. Green
South Cherry
Dakota Streets
Montay
Motorcycle crashes into barbed wire fence injuring rider
A motorcycle plunged from a high wall into a barbed wire fence near 1411 Monterey, leaving the rider unconscious and in critical condition at a hospital. Lifeguards and emergency responders treated the injured person at the scene and en route to hospital.
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Morris
Lifshuts
Monterey Weel
Bean
Eight Hurt In Weekend Car Accidents Across City
Eight people injured in multiple weekend crashes, many treated at local hospitals. Names include Wy Whites, Patoloro M Galen, HL Williams, Mrs Sarahy Tavis, Edt Ueber, Payllta Casias and family, and Charles Domingtes. Injuries ranged from lacerations and bruises to chest and head trauma. several incidents occurred near San Permando, Santa Rusq hospital, and nearby streets. Police investigated a separate fighting incident on Wyoming Street. one suspect, Gregoriy Castra, was accused but the case was withdrawn as a family matter.
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Nospitals
Tepors
Vanday
Falvalman
Wy. Whites
Serra Bor l Capital Maenday
Patioloro M. Galen
Wiliams
Wyoming Street
Siics
New Braunfels
Hedpss
Galen
Winters
Leoring
Sarahy Tavis
Queen Anne Court
Ueber
Datvidson Avenne
Navan
Santa Rusq Hospital
Payllta Casias
Mary
Gara Cass
Saul Fores
Nogalitos
F_ Ortiz
Pastijris Street
St. Marya
Pastores
Charles Domingtes
San Permando
Wyoming Ptowet
Ramos
Wryoming Alreet
Suuk
Robert, Green
Raches
Gregoriy Castra
Wyoming
Two Years Given for Mortgage Fraud Case
Zimer Johnson alias Alfred Jackson alias Wil obnonson pled guilty to disposing of mortgaged property in a radio case against Stowers Furniture. Judge Succisl Swige Harry J. Howard sentenced Johnson to two years in the state penitentiary at the Thirty-seventh district court. A similar case involving John son resentle was dismissed. a two year suspended sentence was given in the Nively fourth district.
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Zimer Johnson
Aliias Alfred Jackson
Wil Obnson
Succisl
Swige
Harry J. Howard
Distiat Court
Sohrien
Stowers Furniture Company
Johnson Resentle
Nively Fourth
Youreg
Week Extension Given Air Mail Lines for Bidding
Postmaster officials announce a week extension for bidding on air mail routes in Texas. Bids must be received by May 13 with final date set for the week extension. Routes will include Fort Worth to Brownsville and Port Worth to Galveston along with daily trains.
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Texas
P. G. Lunas
Washington
B.C
Linas
Knoblet
Sergie
Fort Wart
Brownshire
Galvestor
Port Worth
Ban
Indictment Dropped Against Dead Man in Auto Theft Case
The case against Debab Henson charged with receiving a stolen automobile belonged to James Tivins was dismissed by Special Judge M L Howard. The matter concerned an incident on Sul Wales streets last Monday and related to the Thirty-seventh Wisconsin Inlet Court.
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Henson
Wales Streets
L. Howard
Wis Inlet
Jamés Tuvinn
Taxpayer First to Do His Part in City Collection
A noisy tax collection update notes a first-come event at 141 Essex Street. The report mentions a mid-morning appearance by taxpayers and delays, with Collector A B Stephens noting no early rush during the fifteen-day period.
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TJ. Jobin
Essex Street
Omer
A. B. Stephens
9 Car Deaths in 8.4. Reported for 1994
Police reports released Monday show nine traffic deaths in 1994, with figures spanning January to March. The department said incidents occurred across multiple months, detailing fatalities and locations, though the text is fragmentary and some names and places are unclear.
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Calomoblies Tgnrad
Colonel Surrenders Civil War Era Gun to Woodhull City Jurists
Judge Prost remarks on a Civil War era six shooter handed to Woodhull. The old revolver, claimed reliable and accurate by court officials, was discussed during Monday proceedings as part of a vanished memorabilia case.
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Teamix
le Yang
Gotham
Brooklyn
RAME
Lewis
Sam Houston
Wordius
Plumbers clash with city over licenses and permits
A group of 28 plumbers faced Mayor C K Quit and city commissioners alleging violations of the ordinance requiring licensing of firms and permits for plumbing work. Felix Wachtiund cited multiple unpermitted installations while King Raiders Exchange manager expressed concerns. Mayor Quit pledged strict enforcement noting only two licensees exist, though five are needed. A separate note reports a baby recovering after handling gasoline on Montovny Street.
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Afayor C.K
Ant City Vane Missioners
Felix Wachtiund
San Antonio
Atchet
King Raiders’ Exchange
Aebel Gs
Canals and fleets stir talk of ocean routes
A garbled 1919 style dispatch cites Astor's fishing, U S oceans, and a grant fleet of 110 ships ordered from the coast. It mentions England allowing the President to fish the ocean, Japan claiming long presence at sea, and a plan to dig a canal across the United States from east to west amid objections from Atlantic and Pacific powers. Will Rogers is noted in the fragment.
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Santa Sontca
Catif
Astor
England
Weal
Graprietorn
Atlantic
Pacific
Andre, Pars
Will Rogers
Bexar County Faces Four Day Relief Period Amid Hunger Strain
Bexar county's 66,000 indigents enter a second day of a four day relief pause as funds drain and stockpiles run low. Relief administrator Guy Bonham says no immediate funds and seeks aid from the state relief commission while work programs resume April 16. About 12,000 registrants for Work-teller Programs peak, with 66,000 on rolls now, down 1,000 from November 1933, as CWA wind-down continues and PW projects ramp up.
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Bexar County
Guy Bonham
Abe
Ted
Austin
Tellat
Bonham
Boohus
Jolson
Troutz
Theaight School Department
Boitain
Teiel
Public Works Administration
Pitt
iSteel Directors Are Re elected HoBoQueen
Directors of United States Steel were reelected at the annual stockholders meeting held today, continuing leadership under the current officers and reaffirming governance for the upcoming year. The event confirms MJ as a key figure in the company’s governance.
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iSteel
United States Steel Corporation
Witeting Ab Hao Coundaiy S
600 Gallons Mash Taken in Raid in Texas
Federal agents seized mash and whiskey from a yard near Sespameo Texas after a raid. Suspects Aldser and GUS-TOTING CHARGED face charges in Conn y Court. Police calls rose in March as the radio station logged incidents.
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Sespameo
Texas
Ms Comune
Na Ih 1
Coorey Me
Mofylay
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