Lancaster shuts out Allentown in rain shortened game
In Atlantic League action Lancaster blanked Allentown seven innings before rain halted play. Wilkes Barre and Paterson did not play as Rain affected Newark and Reading, and Philadelphia dropped to fifth as Brooklyn neared first place. National League standings show several changes.
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Lancaster
Wilkes-Barre-Paterson
Newark
Reading
Philadelphia
Brooklyn
St. Louis
Scranton
Richmond
Swift
Wilkes- Barre
Paterson
Where They Play Today Readings and Matches
Peranton hosts Reading while Wilkes Barre visits Richmond Newark travels to Lancaster Allentown meets Paterson in today’s local sports schedule.
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Peranton
Reading
Wilkes-Barre
Richmond
Newark
Lancaster
Allentown
Paterson
Ragged Fielding Costs Richmond in Loss to Scranton
Ragged fielding and inability to hit Risley cost Richmond a game as Hargrove hit a center field homer in the eighth and Seybold added a two bagger after Bisho n left. All runs by Scranton came via errors as the visitors prevailed in Richmond.
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Richmond
Risley
Bishop
Hargrove
Seybold
Bishon
Scranton
Wrigley
Shannon
Calhoun
Herarove
Dundon
Pranmiller
Knoll
Cone “ Tadhotl
Fagan
O'Connell
Voneen
McMahon
HS Sebeeene
O'Neil
Seybold Oconnell
Rain Ends Newark Wilkes-Barre Paterson Game Early
Reading Pa May 17 Newark led 3 to 2 when rain halted play at the start of the fourth inning. Minor struck out ball by Boyle and time kept by Umpire MacDermott. Wilkes-Barre Paterson game postponed due to wet grounds.
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Allentown
Lancaster
Boyle
MacDermott
Reading
Newark
Wilkes-Barre-Paterson
Portable baseball notes from early 1900s games
Fragmentary records show a Pittsburgh game with BatterloeTaylor and Nichole as players supported by umpires McDonald and Connolly. Other items mention Chicago, Baltimore New York Baltimore rain delays, and a Patterson Phillips pairing with Kittridgs as umpires Burns and Smith. Game called to catch trains amidst rain disruptions.
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Burg— R.le
Chicago
Pitteburt
Batterloe
Taylor
Nichole
Rhines
Bowerman
Ampires
McDonald
Connolly
Poieville
Phillips
Kittridgs
Power
Driger
Burns and Smith
Eastern League Scores Trickling In From Syracuse to Worcester
Eastern League results show Syracuse and Providence tied 3. Montreal beat Worcester 6 to 2. Rochester defeated Springfield 4 to 0. Toronto Hartford game postponed due to cold weather.
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Syracuse
Providence
Montreal
Worcester
Rochester
Springield
Toronto-Hartford
Kanene City Trails Milwaukee Detroit Tedianapolis lineup
A cryptic score sequence lists Kanene City and several other cities with paired values such as Milwaukee 6 Detroit 12 and Minneapolis 12 St Paul 6, ending with Huffalo Columbus Rain, suggesting a regional matchup or standings snippet.
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Kanene City
Milwaukee
Detroit
Tedianapolis
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Huffalo-Columbus
Mansfield and Fort Wayne Face Delayed Showdowns
A fragmented score note lists Mansfield leading 4 to 2 at Grand Rapids in a clash with Wheeling, followed by 3 at Tomela and 4 at Fort Wayne. New Castle and Youngstown Dayton fame are noted as postponed ruin events in a murky summary.
Incomplete Sports Scores From Various Matches
Fragmented OCR shows listings of games with teams such as Lafayette Princeton Cambridge Yale and Harvard, including odd notations like Butterles-Howa and Jleil, plus final scores some with a 16 point Yale win. Details are garbled and dates are absent.
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Faston
Lafayette
Rosloz
Howa Dt
Jleil
Taylor and Craft
Princeton
Brown
Cambridge
Tufts
Harvard
Middletown
Conn
Yale
Weeleyan
Paronk Battle Royal Promises Tough Three Day Stretch
Richmond errors marked by cowby plays as Scranton girl sample enters. Knell outplays Tiuesday Berantin makes a single error by McMahon. Wilkes-Barre shows strong form and Honesdale prepares a solid team as James Cummings of Scranton and Daffs of Singleton arrive to join rest of roster this week.
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Richmond
Ristey
Scranton
Knell
Berantin
McMahon
Wilkes-Barre
Honesdale
Tonesdale
James Cummings
Daffs
Singleton
Seminary Victories Defeated by Wyoming Seminary in Kingston
The School of the Lackawanna baseball team traveled to Kingston yesterday and lost 4 to 2 to Wyoming Seminary after rain affected the finish of the fifth inning. Williams and Barnes formed the Wyoming battery while Cooney and Gendall pitched for Lackawanna. A return game is set for Saturday May 27 in Lackawanna City.
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Wyoming Seminary
Seminary
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Barnes
Wyoming Battery
Cooney
Gendall
Lackawannas
Amateur Baseball Notes Spark Local Matches This May
The Alerts of West Bile seek a May 2 game at 2 pm against the Keystones of Green Ridge on the Alerts grounds. Grasshoppers beat Crickets 2 to 1. Orients challenge Use Sliders Jr on May 5. Reds seek any city team for a game on Sliders grounds at Gibson and Clay on Friday afternoon May 11 at 0.50 warps. respond via The Tribune.
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Tribune
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the Tribune
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Soldiers Arrive From Porto Rico On Delaware and Hudson
Arrived from Porto Rico are William O Har a of Company FY Joseph Rafter of Company OG Jack Guil foyle of Company EF all from the Eleventh Infantry. They reached New York on the transport McPherson and arrived at midnight on the Delaware and Hudson. Eleven more soldiers are expected this morning.
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Joseph Rafter
Jack Guilfoyle
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New York
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Elks Minstrels Delight Crowded Lyceum Audience
A large Lyceum audience hailed Elks Minstrels as a huge success with elaborate staging and standout acts. The cake walk featuring J. D. Loftus V A Simrell Frank J. McCann and T A Ruddy drew top applause, while Leo Coyne Thomas B D Van Osten and Ely impressed with specialty numbers. The program included strong chorus work and a lively ventriloquism piece before a repeat performance planned for nearby towns.
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Lyceum
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J.D. Berber
Tom Carroll
Alex Schreifer
T. 4. Muddy
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al Rove
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Gone Strong
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AE OM
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Wil Colling
T. J. McTiehe
Thomas Reynolds
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Sind Wilkesburrie
Moses
Washington Avenue
Hymns of Brotherhood and Charity by Edward A. Niven
A poem-like literary piece extols brotherhood and virtue. It envisions caring for a brother’s faults, offering encouragement, and maintaining a noble order to guard and aid the weak. The voice invokes kindness, duty, and shared burdens as a timeless mission.
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Fife
Edward A
Service for the Dead Held at Bt. Luke's Episcopal Church
Rev Rogera Israel conducted a private service for Plummer S Pare at his residence on North Washington Avenue. Miss Julian Allen played violin, Cordelia Freeman offered The Voice of Jesus, and burial followed at Dunmore cemetery in the family plot with numerous floral offerings. Attending out of town were several relatives from New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Buffalo.
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Plummer S. Pare
Washington Avenue
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Jesus
Julian Allen
Dunmore
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Dickson
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Rutherford
N. J
Joseph H. Page
Herbert Page
T. J. Tingley
Alford
Hayden
Joeseph Piage
Poytrielle
A. A. Hayden
Buffalo
Zuber Wins Verdict in Berks Coal Dirt Suit
David Zuber won a verdict of 800 in his suit against Lehich Coal and Navigation company after a three day trial before Judge Madlieh in Berks county. He claimed coal dirt washed into his Perry township farm from the Schuylkill watershed damaging 71 acres. He alleged prior mine discharges and a 1891 freight burst increased debris flow. A similar Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Transport case was settled for 2025.
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Judie Madlieh
Samuel Grier Dies in Long Acres Wreck. Survived by Moosic Kin
Samuel Grier, 77, of Moosic, father to Ramivel Grier who was killed Tuesday in the Long Acres Philadelphia wreck, is survived by his sister Mrs. Katherine El of Moosic. The engineer's death follows his son's fatal injuries, leaving the Moosic family mournful in this city.
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John" Grier
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Alec
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Dean
Imprinted Revenue Stamps to Be Ordered via Local Office
Officials report a new system for obtaining imprinted revenue stamps for checks drafts and papers through the local revenue office. Authorized printing firms previously took orders directly and paid the stamp price to the district collector, potentially obscuring district credits for wartime contributions.
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Local Revenue Office
Fragmented verse echoing a distant homeland
The text presents a scrappy, rhythmical fragment with phrases like southern cross and royal heritage. It blends dreamlike imagery of pride, warmth, and kinship with hints of a distant place and a shared brotherhood across borders. The lines are partial and nonselective, forming a poetic mosaic rather than a clear narrative.
Princeton and Harvard Face Off in Track and Field Debates
The piece discusses Princeton and Harvard controversies over pacing and strategy in a four mile college track race. It notes Penn and Cornell involvement, with claims of strength and weakness in late racing segments and mentions key figures such as Elliot, Ward, and Penn's track team.
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Harden
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Reid denies attempting to spike Koper in play at second
Reid states he did not intend to spike Koper when throwing to second, insisting the idea never entered his head during the rundown or exchange.
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Reid
Man Injured in Mudtown Car Collision
Teddy West was badly cut in the face and head after being struck by a Pittaten car of the Beranton Railway near Mudtown. He was taken by car to Lackawanna hospital around noon today.
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Lackawanna Hospital
O Clowk
Beranton
Mudtown
England and United States push tropical medicine school
The Baltimore Sun reports on a proposed English funded School of Tropical Medicine with initial 32,000 expenditure and 14,000 annual maintenance. It aims to train graduates to treat and study tropical diseases and to develop prevention and cure methods, to expand temperate-climate physicians' capabilities in hot regions.
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Americ
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Courting then and now in a changing social code
A reflective piece contrasts old fashioned courtship with modern dating noting how couples once hid behind etiquette while now women appear lively and human. It argues true courtship reveals character through shared outings facing difficulties and mutual respect rather than cosmetic polish.
Ancient White Oak Logs Unearthed After 7000 Years In Chicago
Chicago geologist Professor Guthrie reports white oak logs buried under the city for seven millennia have been excavated. Two toilet brushes crafted from the antediluvian timber astonish producers of imitation wood with their polish and color. Fragments from trunks reveal the forest dates from the postglacial era.
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Chilhrie
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