Phillies Edge Braves 2 0 in Opener of Series
Philadelphia pitcher Alexander hurled a sixteenth shutout to beat Boston 2 to 0. Moran surprised fans by starting the game with Alexander, who allowed two early runs on hits as Ragan struggled. The win gives Philadelphia a 1 0 lead in the best of six championship series.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Alexander
Boston
Moran
Brooklyn
Ragan
Snodgrass
Ma Yanville
Luderug
Niehoff
Withoit
Luderus
Konetchy
Paskert
Byrne
Stock
Gowdy
Maranville
Smith
Chapelle
Whitted
Egan
Cravath
Killifer
Wilhoit
Paskett
Connolly
Collins
Magee
Allen
Blackburn
Fitzpatrick
Zeppelins Raid London Destroyed In Night Assault
Ten Zeppelins took part in last nights raid over England. One airship was brought to earth in flames near Potter s Bar. The other attacked London from the northeast was driven off. No casualties or damages reported. Four raids on London and the east coast have occurred in the last month with fatalities and injuries noted in the September 28 raid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
England
Count Zeppelin
Saya
Amsterdam
Exchange Telegraph Company
Germany
Forty-three injured and dead in raid tally
The report states thirty-six persons were wounded and twenty-seven killed in the raid. In the September 2 raid two people died and thirteen were injured.
Russians Gain on East Front and Balkans
Berlin reports Russians make gains at Kalmakcalan height on the Macedonian front as Serbian forces advance 114 miles south and seize Kotchovie. Bulgarians counterattack British positions on the Struma left bank but are repulsed with many dead. French troops take a trench and prisoners in a Somme operation east of Bouchavesnes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ians
Kalmakcalan
Kotchovie
War Office
Struma
Somme
Bouchavesnes
Austrians Lose Ground as Russians Drive on Lemberg
In Petrograd dated Oct 2, the war office reports heavy Austrian counter attacks aimed at recovering lost ground near Lemberg were repulsed. The Russians captured 1600 additional prisoners in the engagement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Petrograd
London
Lemberg
War Office
Villistas Take Town in Chihuahua Region Action
A dispatch to army headquarters from Brigadier General George Bell Jr. reports Villistas captured Cusihuirachic and advanced toward Satevo, about fifty miles south of Chihuahua City. The report notes bandits commandeered horses and food as they moved through the occupied territory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cusihuirachic
Army
George Bell Jr
el Paso
Interior
Bell
Satevo
Chihuahua City
Custhuiachic
Chihuahua
Mexico Northwestern
Villa
Plans for a Home for Aged Eastern Star Members
Corpus Christi will host the Texas Grand Chapter convention next week where plans to establish a home for aged Eastern Star members in the city will be discussed. The event gathers state chapter leaders and members to address the project and other affairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corpus Christi
Tex
The
Eastern Star
Grand Chapter of
Texas
U boats Breman reported captured by Allies
Captain H Van Schoonbeck aboard the Elizabeth Van Belgie says two German Bremen merchant submarines have fallen into Allied hands. He claims one was captured by the British and another by the French, with a third Bremen en route to the United States. He cites French sources but does not name the port of capture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galveston
Tex
United States
H. van Schoonbeck
Elizabeth van Belgie
Barry
Bremen
Independent Voters Day Planned at Shadow Lawn
President Wilson designates next Saturday as Independent Voters Day at Shadow Lawn Long Branch under the Woodrow Wilson Independent League. California Representative Kent chairs the league while New York and New Jersey delegations travel in special trains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Wilson
Shadow Lawn
National Democratic Committee
Long Branch
Woodrow Wilson Independent League
Kent
California
New Jersey
British Officers Praised Yet Criticized For Inexperience
Berlin wartime analysis by Major Moraht of the Berliner Tageblatt says British officers show courage but lack modern training. He notes many officers were amateurs from London and Kitchener’s wave, with captains and majors under twenty who had little prior service. He argues regiments are led by Yeomanry veterans with limited strategic skill and that heavy losses stem from officer inefficiency despite strong troops and matériel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
The
Somme
Moraht
Berliner Tageblatt
Lond
Kitchener
Yeomanry
England
Fair Weather Forecast Clashes With Unsettled Western Weather
The bulletin notes fair weather may return Monday night and Tuesday but unsettled conditions persist across the west. Air pressure maps show a developing Canadian northwest high, a southern plateau storm, and a retreating eastern high, with cooler temperatures and snow reported in Manitoba Saskatchewan and Montana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canadian Northwest
Northwest
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Montana
New Texas Railroad Tariff Issued Following ICC Ruling
Austin Tex October 2 The new tariff published by Texas railroads per the Interstate Commerce Commission Shreveport rate decision has been issued as of September 25 and filed with the ICC in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austi
Tex
Texas Railroads
Interstate Commerce Commission
Shreveport
Washington
Cholera Quarantine Holds Yokohama Maru Passengers
One hundred sixty one steerage passengers including 78 Russian war refugees aboard the Japanese liner Yokohama Maru are detained at Diamond Point quarantine near Port Townsend for bacteriological cholera tests. Twenty eight first cabin passengers were permitted to proceed to Seattle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Wash
Diamond Point Quarantine Station
Port Townsend
Fire on Philadelphia cargo ship reaches port after blaze
Reachings port after a cargo hold fire aboard the American Line steamer Philadelphia, 800 miles from New York, smouldered under steam upon arrival. Passengers remained unaware of the peril until docking. The cause of the fire could not be determined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
American Line
Philadelphia
Four vessels sunk in Atlantic action including ships from Britain and Norway
The British schooners William George and Pearl of Truro and the Norwegian schooner Manuel of Lonsberg were sunk. The Norwegian steamer Rolf-Jarl was torpedoed, but its crew were saved, according to a Reuter dispatch from Trondhjem.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Get
William George
Pearl
Truro
Manuel
Lonsberg
Rolf-Jarl
Reuter
Trondhjem
Proprietor Frank Topoll Fined For Own Whisky Sale
Denver man Frank Topoll, proprietor of a soft drink emporium at 2400 Fourteenth Street, paid a $1000 fine in police court for selling whisky to himself last Thursday. He claimed the alcohol was for personal use only and not sold or given away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Topoll
Fourteenth Street
Denver Post
Topoll
Rice
Man argues drinking own whiskey not violation
Cook Kline and Schneider of the bootlegging squad recount a case where a man named Topoll claims he drank his own liquor and charged for the drink. He insists selling himself a pint is not illegal under prohibition law, while attorneys warn the legal question is delicate for the treater court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cook
Kline
Schneider
Topoll
Su Treate
Car Strike Sparks Police Activity In Atlanta
Atlanta authorities resumed service protection on the Georgian Railway and Power Company lines as a street car strike enters its second day. Company officials said under one hundred of over a thousand carmen quit, while union officials claimed about four hundred are on strike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Georgian Railway & Power Company
Carmen
Street
Famine Strikes Lampazos Near Laredo
A Texas ranchman reports dire famine conditions at Lampazos Nuevo Leon eighty miles south of the border. Twenty deaths in two days from starvation and half of good crops confiscated by the government for military use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laredo
Tex
Lampazos
Nuevo Leon
Hughes Resting After Campaign Return Home
Charles E. Hughes, back from a New York state campaign tour, rests in New York awaiting Wednesday. He clears letters and takes an automobile ride as cooling experiments using electric fans in hollow walls are reported in India. Australia notes an annual rainfall under fifteen inches for more than half the continent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Charles E. Hughes
New York State
India
Australia
Also Mentioned on This Page
Wes
Knox Fifth Avenue
Knox
COM. Outitins
Ilsbee
Phillies
Branes
East
Villistas
Lea & Perrins
West Street
New York City
Coca-Cola Bottling Company
Daing
4& Guaranty Fund Bank
Gunter Hotel Bldg
Roseoff
Jack W. Neal
Yeben Se Resor
Gunter
de Ipaaner
Chas. Boamberger
Amaze
Western
UNION
West Commerce Street
San Antonio
Greensboro
E A Schulz
Moore
San Antonio Tex
Jefferson Standard Life Insurance Company
Geo A Grimsley, Wrest
Jefferson Standard Life
E. A. Schulz
Hughes
State National Bank
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!