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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Oct 24, 1911

Page

15

Baker with Doug le and Baker save the Giants in loss

The Giants lose Game Four of the World Series to the Athletics 4 to 2 at Shibe Park Philadelphia. Christy Mathewson allows ten hits through seven innings as Frank Baker delivers a double in the fourth and a triple in the fifth driving in the fourth run. Wiltse relieves in the eighth. attendance matches the opening day 26,000 despite cold weather.

Shibe Park Philadelphia Giants Athletics Christy Mathewson Frank Baker Mack Collins Mathewson Ber New York Baker Wiltse

Bombardment by Italian Fleet Wounds British Consul

A British consul was wounded as Italian naval bombardment caused greater damage than reported. Shelling destroyed buildings including the British Consulate, with further damage reported to nearby structures.

Panic Grips Malta After Italian Bombardment

From Benghazi and Tripoli letters it is estimated that 4000 Maltese inhabitants died or were wounded by the Italian fleet bombardment. The British consulate suffered damage and Consul John Francis Johnes was wounded. Several British subjects seeking refuge were killed or wounded as many buildings fell, including a Maltese church. Panic ran through the city.

Associated Press Malta Benghazi Tripoli John Francis Johnes

Benghazi Affair Reported More Serious Than Censored

London dispatches relay that Tripoli correspondents say the Benghazi incident was far more serious than Italian censorship acknowledged, with details transmitted via Malta.

Associated Press London London Times Tripoli Malta Benghazi

Deaf Mute Pleads Guilty To Profane Sign Language Swear

August Carrado, a deaf mute, was fined $10 in St. Joseph police court for using profane language toward his wife who is also a mute. He pleaded guilty in writing after the word loud was removed from the charge. He wept when he wrote guilty.

Associated Press ST. Joseph August Carrado

San Antonio Area Forecast Warm Night Through Wednesday

For San Antonio and vicinity the forecast calls for fair skies tonight and Wednesday with warmer overnight temperatures. Winds light to moderate. Highs in the 70s and lows in the 50s to near 60. Continuous warm spell ahead.

San Antonio Vicinity

Weather Observations Across U S Cities

Observations at 8 a m report clear conditions with mild winds in several cities. Temperatures range from 36 to 50 degrees with unsettled or fair weather into Wednesday in most locations.

ST. Louis Chicago Milwaukeer Kansas City New York Boston Ashington

San Antonio Light Only Carrier of AP Leased Wire Says Notice

A statement claiming that any newspaper besides the San Antonio Light carries the AP leased wire into San Antonio is unfounded and baseless. The notice asserts sole carriage rights for the Light and rejects any supporting claim.

Associated Press San Antonio

Troops Ordered to Leave San Antonio During Mexican War

The War Department recalled most troops sent into Texas. Seventeenth Infantry moves from San Antonio to Fort McPherson Georgia. Twenty eighth infantry departs San Antonio for Fort Snelling Minnesota. Eleventh cavalry to Fort Oglethorpe Georgia. Engineers and signal corps battalion to Fort Leavenworth Kansas. Fourth cavalry at Fort Bliss and Fifth cavalry at Fort Huachuca remain.

Washington War Department Texas Seventeenth Infantry San Antonio Fort McPherson Fort Snelling Minn Eleventh Cavalry Fort Oglethorp Company of Engineers Signal Corps Fort Leavenworth Kan Fourth Cavalry Fort Bliss Fifth Cavalry Fort Huachuca

Richeson Case Prepared for Suffolk Grand Jury

In Boston on October 24, officials prepared for a Suffolk grand jury session to consider the murder case of Clarence V. T. Richeson, pastor of Immanuel Baptist Church in Cambridge, charged with killing Avis Linnell on October 14. Evidence review, legal defenses, and a Harvard analysis of the victim’s stomach are awaited as authorities exhumed the body for testing cyanide exposure and the robe pocket containment.

Associated Press Boston Mass Suffolk Grand Jury Clarence V. T. Richeson Immanuel Baptist Church Cambridge Avis Linnell Pelletier Whitney Harvard Medical School Richeson Newten Pee

Governor to Attend San Antonio Monster Automobile Parade

Governor C B Colquitt announced in a letter to D E Colp that he will participate in the monster automobile parade in San Antonio on November 10. He may also join the overland tour from Texas points and the good roads day exercises at the fair grounds in the afternoon.

San Antonio C. B. Colquitt D. E. Colp Texas Colquitt Fair Grounds

Government files fifth anti trust suit against lumber group

The government opens suit in St Paul to dissolve the Northwestern Lumberman’s Association and allied entities. Defendants include executives and directors from Minnesota Iowa and South Dakota connected to the trade group and its publishing arm the Mississippi Valley Lumberman. The action mirrors prior cases against regional lumber dealer associations.

Associated Press ST. Paul Lumber Trust United States Northwestern Lumberman Lumber Secretaries’ Bureau of Information Illinois Colorado Luke W. Boyce Minneapolis Minn The Lumberman Minnesota Corporation Mississippi Valley Lumberman Trust Platt B. Walker Northwestern Lumberman’s Association W. R. Wood Parker Charles Webster Waucoma Willard G. Hollis George F. Thompson C. M. Porter Oskaloosa Eri. G. Finn O. M. Botsford Winona W. H. Day Jr Dubuque M. T. McMahon Fergus Falls C. A. Finkbine Des Moines John W. Barry Cedar Rapids Eastern States Retail Lumber Dealers’ Association Michigan Retail Lumber Dealers’ Associa

Desperado Shot By Kentucky Posse Near Middlesboro

Reports say Cal Miracle was killed in a fusillade with a sheriff's posse at the head of the road in Bell county Kentucky near Middlesboro. Deputy Sheriff Thomas was also killed. no others hurt. Miracle had been sought for weeks for the killings of Matthew Johnson and Mrs. William Gibson near Pineville on August 27.

Associated Press Knoxville Tenn Sentinel Cumberland Gap Cal Miracle Bell County Kentucky Middlesboro Thomas Liracle Matthew Johnson William Gibson Pineville

First Inning Rally Sparks New York Lead

Devore hits infield single then Doyle drives a triple to right center scoring Devore. Doyle scores on Snodgrass' fly as New York fans erupt. Murray is retired, Davis unassisted, Merkle struck out. Athletics Lord fans three.

New York Devore Bender Barry Doyle Snodgrass Lord Murray Davis Merkle Hersog Fletcher Meyers Mathewson Oldring Collins Baker Murphy Thomas Herzog Collins Mathewson Athletics Cision Merkie

Batting Order and Early Baseball Action Between New York and Athletics

The game details the batting order for New York and Athletics, highlighting early at bats. Key moments include Mathewson striking out three Athletes’ strong hitters, Baker’s cheering entrance, Fletcher’s single, and Meyers making a running catch. Murphys two bases double and a near steal attemptcreate tension as the score remains scoreless after three innings.

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