Hughey Jennings Visits Fort Worth Likely Tigers Camp Action
Hughey Jennings, son of Uie Petrol gees, arrived from Palestine Texas and met business leaders in town. He toured league ballpark, praised League park, and discussed possible 1916 Tigers training camps with President Navin, eyeing San Antonio Alamo City as ideal site and weighing options from Waxahachie to Columbus Georgia.
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Uie
Petrol ‘Gees
Alamo Mity
Onguf
Taj
Frank Navin
Detroit
Asip
Navin
Mri Angle Es
Antonio
Tigers
Progres
League
Mason and Dizon
Notwells
Jennings
Hughey
Cap
Jenninga
Waxahachie
Temple
Palestine
Houston
Columbus
George Grailings
Braves
Jenainyy
Lakers
San Antonio
Benjamt Jennings
Phenar
Philadelphia Quakers
National
Fragmented OCR sports cap reveals baseball plans and fan views
An OCR fragment discusses Cannes and fans reacting to baseball, mentioning peace in Pacohut and war between organised Datawa. It notes attendance differences, a manager named Fielder Jones, and a desire for better teams or leagues, with a call for a stronger American League and a preferred managerial move.
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Cannes
Nyers
Pacohut
Datawa
Ike Federal Teague
Fielder Jones
Ning
Mack
Wishia
Exhibition games vetoed on coast by Pacific Coast League
San Francisco November 16 Major League clubs will not be welcomed in exhibition games on the Pacific Coast as league directors voted to close league parks to outsiders. President A Duwayne called barnstorming a menace to the game, while Charles A Comiskey opposed coast play and winter baseball contracts. The decision aims to protect summer play and prevent depletion of talent, citing financial limits of about 1000 to 4500 dollars per month.
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San Francisco
Cal
Teggee
Cluics
Lne
Pacific Coast
A. Duumes
Charles
Comiskey
Chicago Waite Sox
Neithe
Tn Tonbt
Oklahoma City
Onin
Oklahoma
Nebraska University
Mece
Kansasity
Southwest
Missouri Yalier
Nebraska
Bennie Hien
Sooners
Stethm
Nebranke
Bilssouri vi Jey
Hrewer
Universlty of
Missouri
Missouri Valley Conference
Clyde Wi
Iowa State
Heneos City
Sofar
Peter Delacy Dies After Bitter Fight With Jockey Clubs
Peter Delacy a prominent figure in American racing circles died of pneumonia at 71 in New York. Known as the pool room king, he built wealth as a pool hall keeper and campaigned against jockey clubs efforts to bar betting to tracks. His activism helped lead to New Jersey’s 1894 racing law closing all state tracks.
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New York
Veter Delacy
Ryan King
Delacy
Jockey Clubs
New Jersey
Jersey
Football Player Dies After Injury at Eastern Illinois Normal
Paul Rust an 18 year old fullback for Eastern Illinois Normal School died from a skull base fracture suffered in a game against Bloomington Normalers. He died Sunday from injuries sustained during the contest at Charleston Illinois.
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Charleston
Paul Rust
Eastern Illinois Normal School
Normalers
Bloowington
NIGHTS OF COLUMBUS DEFEAT COMPANY F IN HARD FOOTBALL
A fragmentary game report notes the NIGHTS OF COLUMBUS defeated COMPANY F by 0 to 0 on a windy day. The match featured heavy wind affecting play with limited successful passes and several long runs, including a 70 yard run by Luby for the winners. Key players include Emerick Hechten Richter Cloudler Kingsley and Hal Fleferan among others. the game stretched through quarters of ten minutes each with a ragged fourth for the Ninishta game.
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Cotunbus Coottail
Aemk
Kamu
Heompany PF
Tafiontes
Tre Ninishta
Thule
Luby
Fyng-Bmunlee
Emerick Hechten
Richter
Cloudler
Kingsley Nerves
Inghi Guira
JL. Ghunger
Ful Pyhan
Sss
Jeft Hal Fleferan
Nisuy
Rane
Promotion Too Late For Belgium Hero Iron Cross Stolen Valor?
Nov 14 Wilberm Welter first sergeant of 2 Rhenish Infantry Regiment distinguished on the western front by storming a French trench with eighteen men. He held the position for nine hours against counterattacks until reinforcements arrived. Four of his men were killed and three wounded. He drove the enemy back with hand grenades repeatedly. He was decorated with the Iron Cross of the first class and proposed for promotion. Last week he was appointed to 2 lieutenant, but a colonel’s adjutant learned he had been killed twenty four hours before. His promotion had been arranged before death, so his widow will receive a lieutenant pension.
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Betian
Wilberm Welter
Pioneers Die in Seguin San Antonio Widow Also Passes
In Seguin Mrs. Cateline Schmidt aged eighty two died at her home last week and was buried at San Geronimo Cemetery after funeral services Friday. Another longtime Guadalupe County resident Mrs. Brewan aged eighty four died Saturday, survived by husband a son and a sister in San Antonio. Her funeral was Sunday with burial in a Catholic cemetery.
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Keeya
Ireland
Utter
San Antonio
Mand Bat Tourney Postponed by YMA Officials
The mand bat tournament at Tall Baralowl, attended by many players, has been postponed to Monday, November 92, per Chysteat Director George Wheeler. Four classes will compete, with Class A featured in each match. organizers expect many more entrants by week’s end.
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Chysteat
George Wheeler
American Boxing Association Meets Chicago on Title Moves
At a Chicago meeting the American Boxing Association proposed elevating seven former lightweights to welterweight and matching winners to crown a champion. Middleweights proposed elimination bouts among top contenders. other divisions saw title defenses and censure of a featherweight champion. The board aims to clarify titles across classes with promoters and club owners backing the plan.
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Chicago
Weller
American ‘Boxing Association
Mike O'Dowd
Sailor Raptfield
Nid Graves
Packy McFarland
Wille Ritente
Jac Britton
Tod
Tews
Ritente
Britton
Lewin
O'Dowd
Graves
Hartfield
McFarland
Young” Ancarn
Mike Giobons
Jett Stmith
Georgy Co
Timmy Clabby
Addie Me
Goorty
Frank Ista
Timmy Panpes
Artie Armstrong
Jack Jillion
Willie Hitchie
Charlie White
Johnny Dundee
Johnny Hilbane
Tim
Monarchial Question Postponed Indefinitely
A note from Minister Tu Chen Chang to British, Russian, Freece, and Japanese representatives announces the Monarchial question has been postponed indefinitely. The document signals a major shift in regional diplomacy and leaves the involved powers awaiting further guidance.
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Tu Chen Chang
Great Britain
Russia
Freece
Japan
Revival draws twenty six into Hillcrest Baptist Church
Revival by Rev. B A Owen closes with 26 converts at Hillcrest Baptist Church. Services were held twice daily over two weeks and attendance was good. Morning and evening topics were The Love of God and The Dividing Line. More than 100 dollars was raised for state missions and delegates to the Baptist state convention were chosen for the Austin meeting next week. Rev Owen will depart for Austin.
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Hillcrest Baptist Church
B A. Owen
God
Mr. Owen
Fund For State Missions
Baptist State Convention
Austin
Rov
Owen
Theaday
Sooner and Nebraska Elevens Lead Rivals
Oklahoma and Nebraska clash in Kansas City as early reports claim the Sooners and Cornhuskers lead rivals for the Southwestern championship. The week saw Texas, Baylor, and Oklahoma State in decisive results, with Alabama and Texas A and M also posting wins in diverse matchups.
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Sooner
Nebraska
Eastern gridiron season closes with Princeton loss and Vanderbilt outlook
New York Nov 15 Football season ends with Princeton setback and Syracuse routs while Cornell rallies past Washington and Lee. Army and Navy win as Vanderbilt defeats Auburn, Georgia outplays Tech, leaving Vanderbilt favored in Southern circles. Georgia Tech and rivals ready for Thanksgiving clashes amid tight championship race.
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Kashes Vale
Syracuse University
Cornell
Washington and Lee
Yale
Jigrvard
Daly
Princeton
Tigers
Caleate
Syracuse
Pittsburg
Pennsylvania
Michigan
Wal- Yorinna
Quikers
Ahl
Army
Navy
Nelher
Ons
Coldiere
Colby
Vantdortltt
Tean
Atlanta
Lvandersbilt
Birmingham
Auburn
University of Georgia
Georgia ‘Tech
Vanderbilt
Virginia
Vanderbitt
Tems
Southern Inter-collegiate Athletic Association
Auburn Alrnady
Georea
Georgia
Tech
Heaon
Aubirn
Vander Diles
Storms Sweep England and Ireland Across the Isles
Nov 18 reports intense storms sweeping the British Isles with heavy rain and snow, telegraph service disrupted, Irish Sea service suspended, numerous wrecks noted on coasts, Dublin area drenched for a day, and Kingstown railroad washed away by tremendous seas.
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London
British Isles
Irish Sea
Dublin
Kings+ town
Swiss Liberty Day Retakes In Mountain Pass Battle
November anniversary recalls Swiss victory at Morgarten when 14 500 Swiss under Unterwelden faced 76 000 Austrians led by Duke Leopold. President Motta pledges steps toward unity and liberty. In Austin, Charles H Page wins contract for three new high school buildings valued at 1.0 BN dollars. Football goods also noted.
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Unterwelden
Leopold
Morgarten
Erect Now
Austin
Tex
Charles H. Page
Orange
Wilding
Rain Delays Fort Sam Houston Postseason Baseball Doubleheader
A Sunday rainstorm drenched the Fort Sam Houston area delaying the planned postseason amateur baseball doubleheader. Officials from six teams in the race will gather with the chairman at The Light in Bodnell to discuss important matters and potential rescheduling.
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Fort Sam Houston
Arivid
Hograpady Nacy
Bodnell
Submarine Tragedy Spurs Mediterranean Security Talks
From Rome via Paris a report notes the sinking of the Ancona and the recent destruction of the Firenze and Bosnia. The catastrophe has sparked calls for Mediterranean measures similar to those in the North Sea to curb submarine activity. Efforts focus on missing sailors from the Ancona and Bosnia while 299 of 507 aboard the Ancona are confirmed saved, most being steerage passengers with 57 saved.
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Rome
Paris
Firenze
Mediterranean
North Sea
Bosnia
Parents form group to uncover sinecures for soldiers
Nov. has been formed here by the parents of six hundred soldiers serving at the front with the aim of discovering and reporting to the Minister of War the cases where influence places unfit men in posts at the interior. The effort targets sinecures and seeks accountability.
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Paris
Galltenl
Postona
Irish Emigrants Barred From American Line Sailing
About 750 Irish emigrants bound for the United States were prevented from boarding the American Line ship after authorities halted sailings. In Austin Texas Baptist delegates converge for the annual conversion session, many being lodged in hotels and private homes as they arrive.
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Austin
Tex
Driill Hotel
Alaska Facts Highlight Its Vast, Isolated Landscape
An oddly phrased summary extols Alaska as unique and immense, noting its 660,000 square miles as a vast, isolated region. It compares the territory’s size to multiple New Yorks and hints at its cost to Uncle Sam, underscoring its grandeur and significance.
Alaska Wealth Promise and Nation's Growth Behind Purchase
A fragmented editorial-like passage extols Alaska's wealth potential including gold copper salmon and cattle, argues for opening markets and lifting restrictions, and reflects on Alaska’s purchase and national economic expansion. It cites Alaska’s population 66,000 and Fairbanks as milestones, praising unity and national prosperity while urging readers to support broader development.
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Leas
Alaska
Gost
California
Michigan
Arizona
Goal
Pennsylvania
Captal
Aliska
Imea
Norway
Sweden
Russia
United States
Atessa
China
la Nome
Fairbanks
Brothers of
Germany
France
Rig
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