Athletics Win Opener of World Series At Polo Grounds
Philadelphia Athletics defeat New York Giants 6 to 4 at the Polo Grounds in the first game of the World's Championship Series. Eddie Collins gets a first inning hit as Marquard holds New York to limited offense while Barry and Schang drive late inning scoring including a three bagger for Strunk and a two run double by Barry.
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New York
Philadelphia Athletics
Polo Grounds
New York Giants
John Brush Hemnstead
Voung
Philadelphia
Marquard
Murphy
Murray
Oldring
Doyle
Merkle
Coul
Athletics
Collins
Baker
Burns
Bender
Shafer
Fletcher
Barry
Schang
McInnis
Herzog
Meyers
Philadelphians
Melnnish
Strunk
Baseball Box Score Drama at Polo Grounds
A plays by play summary shows the New York and Philadelphia teams trading innings with hits and fielding outs. Baker hits a key home run as part of a three run rally in the fifth, leading to pandemonium in the stands. Crandall starts the sixth for New York as both sides tally eight hits with no further scoring. continued on Page 2, Ast Cola.
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Bender
New York
Burns
Herzog
Baker
Collings
Murray
Meyers
Oldring
Philadelphia
Murphy
Bunting
Merkle
Bounder
Collins
Polo Grounds
Athletics
McInnis
Fletcher
Merkley
McCormick
Shafer
Barry
Doyle
Burns’ Bounder
Crandall
Strunk
Schang
Constitutionalist Troops Move West Before Enemy Arrives
Federal forces withdraw from the border city as Carranza loyalists flee toward the west ahead of advancing opposing units. The article notes the rapid shift of troops and strategic repositioning to avoid clashes at the border.
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West
Refugees Cross Border to Safety at Eagle Pass
Thousands of Mexican refugees crossed into the United States at Eagle Pass as federal troops entered Piedras Negras without confrontation. U S immigration and military officialsopened quarantine restrictions to allow safe passage and set up camps for observation and aid. Marine Surgeon Hume oversaw refugee care while city officials collected food and awaited federal housing arrangements.
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Eagle Pass
Tex
Piedras Negras
West
United States
Hume
Ed Schmidt
Department of Immigration
U. S
Jesus Carranza
Peyotes
Fuente
Mexican export tax on cattle shocks Nogales border
Sonora state officials under the Constitutionalists impose an export duty of 6 to 10 pesos per animal crossing into the United States. The tax targets beef prices for American consumers and applies immediately at all Sonora ports.
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Nogales
Ariz
United States Customs Department
Sonora
Arizona
United States
Imports Withdrawn Under New Tariff Rules
New York October 7 Withdrawals of imports from bonded warehouses in the first two business days after the tariff laws went into effect totaled 7500 with duties amounting to 2 383 000. Six hundred withdrawals exceeded the daily average.
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New York
Local Forecast For San Antonio And Vicinity
Tonight and Wednesday showers and cooler in the San Antonio area. Observations at 8 a m show varying conditions across major cities with warm fronts and cooler air entering overnight and into Wednesday.
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San Antonio
City Water Contract Discussed by Council Committee
An executive water committee session with Mayor Brown briefed on the contract. They will reconvene tomorrow at 2 p.m. with San Antonio Water Supply Co. reps. Officials consider whether purchase is required and seek concessions to avoid buying the plant, while planning for $3.45 million in public improvements and potential extra funding.
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Council
Brown
San Antonio Water Supply Company
Gillette
Wilson Plans Action on Trust Legislation
President Wilson initiated his anti trust program for the December session with a long talk in Washington with Senator Newlands chairing the interstate commerce committee. He planned further talks with Representative Clayton and other leaders guiding the bill through both chambers. Newlands said the president would send recommendations to his committee early in December.
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Washington, D. C
Wilson
Congress
Newlands
Nevada
Interstate Commerce Committee
Senate
Clayton
House Judiciary Committee
Poincare Visits Spain to Meet King Alfonso
President Poincare of France arrived in Madrid to confer with King Alfonso. The visit is expected to yield an agreement and Spain’s return to a leading role in European politics after years in a minor position.
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Madrid
Poincare
France
Alfonso
Spain
Vanderbilt Cup Race Plan Considered in San Antonio
San Antonio Automobile Club weighs accepting William Vanderbilt Jr offer to host the Vanderbilt cup race. A joint meeting with the Chamber of Commerce and local racing groups is set for tomorrow to decide funding, route plans through the south loop, and crowd management. Chicago glare headlight ordinance cited as precedent for San Antonio.
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San Antonio
William KK. Vanderbilt Jr
San Antonio Automobile Club
Gunter Hotel
Chamber of Commerce
San Antonio Automobile Racing Club
The
Automobile Club
W. A. Hering
Vanderbilt
Rock Hill Hunt Club
County Road Commissioners
John
Carrington
City of
Chicago
Mail Pouches Robbed Across Washington and Montana
Postal inspectors report $13,000 stolen from registered mail pouches in eight days across Washington and Montana. The first theft at Havre Montana yielded $1,000 from a mail sack on a station platform. A second theft between Seattle and Wilbur Washington took $10,000 in small currency. The third act occurred near Great Falls Montana with $2,000 taken.
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Spokane
Wash
Washington
Montana
Havre
Mont
Seattle
Wilbur
Great Falls
Search continues for girl's slayer in Chicago case
Police expanded efforts after an abandoned Palos Park car linked to the "Wilson" who lured Miss Ida G Leegson to a prairie near Clearing where she was killed. The murdered art student faced a taunting call for work and a black auto pickup. Coroner says torture occurred before dawn Sunday.
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Chicago
Palos Park
J. B. Springer
Miss Leegson
I C C to Locate Physical Valuation HQs in Key Cities
The Interstate Commerce Commission announced division headquarters for railway physical valuation would be in Washington Chicago Kansas City Mo Chattanooga Tenn and San Francisco The commission said these cities are logical economical points but additional offices may be opened later especially in western and southwestern districts covering larger territories
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Washington, D. C
Interstate Commerce Commission
Washington
Chicago
Kansas City
Chattanooga
Tenn
San Francisco
Aid for Negro Children From Liberia Fund
The American Colonization Society paid over 60,000 to Liberia for the education of the negro republics children. Caroline Donovan of Baltimore left the bequest twenty five years ago but distribution could not be arranged until now. Consul General Ernest Lyon received the funds from Dr Henry L E Johnson, with annual interest to aid American prose seeking emigration to Liberia.
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Washington, D. C
American Colonization Society
Liberia
Caroline Donovan
Baltimore
Ernest Lyon
Henry L. E. Johnson
City bids on bonds likely to be rejected
Houston reports that all bids for the Paying and bond issues totaling 1.2 million were likely to be rejected as bids came in at par plus accrued interest after commissions lowered figures. Local firms held the high bids, with no sale yet for the county road and bridge bond issue of 1 million despite approval over six months ago.
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Houston
Tex
More Chaplains Wanted in Army and Navy
The Federal Council of Churches representing 30 Protestant denominations petitioned President Wilson and the secretaries of war and the navy for an increase in military chaplains. The announcement came last night from New York on October 7.
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New York
Federal Council of the Churches of Christ In America
Wilson
Secretary of War
Secretary of the Navy
Army
Navy
Leased Wire Day Report From Associated Press
The San Antonio Light highlights its exclusive Leased Wire Day report from AP, describing it as the greatest general news service with about 20,000 words daily, supplemented by its own large special news service.
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San Antonio
Associated Press
The
Light
Sulzer Impeachment Defense Focuses on Sarecky
In Albany on October 7 Allan A. Ryan testified Sulzer sought Dems to contact Delancey Nicoll to influence Charles Murphy and halt the impeachment. Louis Sarecky, Sulzer’s former secretary, was to lay groundwork for a defense as Hinman highlighted Sarecky’s role in the campaign finance statements amid ongoing trial proceedings.
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Albany
N. Y
Allan A. Ryan
Sulzer
Delancey Nicoll
Charles F. Murphy
Murphy
Ryan
Root
Barnes
Stanchfield
Louis A. Sarecky
Sarecky
Harvey D. Hinman
Hinman
L. J. Josephthal
H. J. Reilly
Josephthal
Wall Street
Reilly
Dowie Voice Preserved in Australian Phonograph Records
The voice of John Alexander Dowie, founder of Zion City, spoke again to followers in Shiloh Temple as 60 preserved phonograph records from interior Australia were recovered after a three year search. Wilbur Glenn Voliva, then in Melbourne, received the records and left them there during Dowie’s illness. they were later sold by a former elder of the church.
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Zion City
Ill
John Alexander Dowie
Shiloh Temple
Australia
Wilbur Glenn Voliva
Melbourne
Dowie
Speedy Trial Hinted in Mrs Mil dred Allison Rexroat Murder Case
Chicago police promise a rapid trial for Henry Spencer who confesses to twenty murders. The Rexroat killing is supported by evidence, while many other crimes are linked to his burglaries. Investigators doubt most murders are real, attributing most claims to a delusion called stir simple.
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Chicago
Mildred Allison-Rexroat
Henry Spencer
Spencer
Rexroat
Annabel Wright
Victoria Local Train Cut From Schedule
Orders from the Galveston Harrisburg San Antonio Railroad in Houston direct permanent discontinuance of the daily Victoria San Antonio local train and the motor car service to Sutherland Springs. Only one train each way remains on the Victoria division with possible future revival if conditions improve.
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Galveston, Harrisburg & San Antonio Railroad
Houston
San Antonio
Victoria
Sutherland Springs
Division
Victoria Division
Burglar Shot During Stillwater Post Office Robbery
Frank Stumpf postmaster of Stillwater Saratoga county woke to an explosion at 3 am and fired through a window killing one unidentified man trying to rob the post office. A second robber fired three shots. two fled while the third died behind the left ear.
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Troy
N. Y
Frank Stumpf
Stillwater
Saratoga County
Stumpf
Bravery Rewarded for Surf Rescue at Vera Cruz
Frank Williams Heins chief boatswain's mate of the Louisiana received a secretary of the Navy letter of appreciation for carrying a line through heavy surf to a stranded launch near Vera Cruz. Harry Crooks and John Joseph Loftus were commended for rescuing a drowning shipmate aboard the Montgomery.
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Washington, D. C
Louisiana
South Carolina
Vera Cruz
Frank Williams Heins
Secretary of the Navy
Harry Crooks
John Joseph Loftus
Montgomery
Flooded Texas regions may see SP passenger service resumes
Flood conditions in Orange and Lake Charles areas improve enough for Southern Pacific to resume interrupted passenger service by tomorrow. Crop damage statewide in South Southeast and Southwest Texas is heavy. no total figures yet. September and October floods have claimed 18 lives in Texas.
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Houston
Tex
Orange
Lake Charles
Southern Pacific
Texas
Maxwell Evarts Dies At 51 In Windsor
Maxwell Evarts, general counsel for the Southern Pacific Railroad, died at his Windsor home this afternoon after three years of failing health. He was 51.
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Maxwell Evarts
Windsor
Ont
Southern Pacific Railroad
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