World Series Game at Shibe Park Recap
Immense crowd at Philadelphia’s Shibe Park for the second World Series game as Boston and Philadelphia play through a pitching heavy contest. James dominates nine innings with tenacious control while Plank struggles at times. Boston edges ahead in a tense ninth with Deal driving in the only run.
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Shibe Park
Khidie Plank
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Boston
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Mann
Barry
McInnes
Evers
Plank
Cathers
Baker
Schang
Collins
James
Athletics
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Schmidt
Murphy
Ville
Deal Maranville
Old Ring
Maranville
Oldring
Me Innes
Schi
Gowdy Fiied
Deal
Boston AB
Savsaerteveber
Parase
Ee Orme
Strunk
Ee Barry
M1 Schang
C Peer
Walsh
Seevns Essegresioess
Aod
Boston Adie
Osie'e
Sesevssesesee
Writer for The Star Under Fire
The account of the Wirhalten battle by Karl H. Von Wiegand details frontline danger as he reporters from the Eastern front. He describes censorship, field conditions, shellfire, chaperoned access, and vivid impressions of early war fighting amid German positions and Russian assault.
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Wirhalten
Karl H. von Wiegand
United Freee Berlin Bereas
Besse-Cierman
Vie Londen
Londen
The Meanest Cop in Seattle Exposed
A newspaper boy Jay Campbell confronts Patrolman Benjamin at Frederick and Nelson. Campbell resists graft for a paper and is arrested for disorderly conduct. The case leads to a courtroom scene and claims of police misconduct and illegitimate arrest. The narrative labels the officer a bully and grafting, alleging a pattern of abuse.
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Jay Campbell
Abe
Pink Pajama Boys Porch Mystery At University Of Washington
The Star probes which fraternity at the University of Washington keeps a pink pajama nightly sleeping porch viewable by nearby sorority girls. Reports say one brother in a bath robe, and the rest in pink pajamas, with calls for curtains or screens to block the view. The issue sparks long-standing sorority-fraternity tensions over closeness of houses and prior protests over adjacent living arrangements.
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University of Washington
Delta Tau Delta Fraternity
Gamma Phi Beta Sorority
Gamma Phis
Deltas
Ban on French language ordered in Saarbrueck
Advices from Saarbure in Lorraine report the German commandant has banned the French language. All French signs and inscriptions on buildings are torn down, and private and commercial papers bearing French words are ordered destroyed.
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London
Saarbure
Lorraine
Alaska coal leasing bill rejected in Senate vote
Washington dispatch reports the Senate rejected the conference report on the Alaska coal leasing bill by 26 to 23. Senator Myers of the conference committee said no Alaska bill would pass in the current session.
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Senate
Myers
Alaska
Police Let Jay Go Star Newsboy Freed After Alleged Arrest
Jay Campbell a noted newsboy was arrested Wednesday night for refusing to give a newspaper to Patrolman Benjamin at Union and Second. The police allegedly tried to railroad him with a trumped up burglary charge. He has been released and returned to his corner.
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Merchant
Star
Benjamin
Union
Second
Dreamland Benefit Dance Raises Funds for Home
Receipts from the Dreamland pavilion benefit dance totaled over $50 and will be turned over to Mother Ryther's home. The event was organized by Karl Schulze of the Bill Posters' union with pavilion provided by Joe Schermer.
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Dreamland Pavilion
Mother Ryther
Karl Schulze
The
Billposters’ Union
Joe Schermer
Great Battle Going Well for Allies in Northern France
Paris reports that the Great Battle in Northern France continues progressing satisfactorily from the allies' standpoint, according to the Bordeaux office communications received at 3 p.m.
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Bordeaux War Office
Cardinal Ferrata Dies in Rome at 70
Cardinal Ferrata, papal secretary of state, died in Rome at 10 30 p m today from appendicitis with peritonitis. He had been a leading candidate for the papal throne after Pope Pius X.
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Rome
Cardinal Ferrata
Germans Capture Antwerp and Liege as War Advances
The German army seized Antwerp after taking Liege and silencing forts, entering the city without full demolition. Belgian field forces prioritized preservation, enabling a retreat that prevented Antwerp’s total loss, yet King Albert’s army surrendered, strengthening German lines in Eastern Belgium.
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Antwerp
Liege
Albert
Belgium
Women Dope Trade Seen in Seattle Amid Police Action
A Seattle report ties local drug sales to Los Angeles rings as two Seattle stores are watched. A prominent Los Angeles socialite, Mrs May Fitzgerald, was jailed for six months plus treatment for morphine addiction after tapping drug stores with help from two physicians. The piece describes many “snow birds” in Seattle and warns of daily supply to addicted individuals in the city.
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Los Angeles
May Fitzgerald
Seattle
Beattle
Griffiths
King Albert Leads Belgian Army from Antwerp
Antwerp surrendered to German forces at 9 a.m. after two days of bombardment. King Albert led the army out and dynamited Fort Merxem to hinder pursuit. The city burned in multiple areas including Notre Dame cathedral as Belgians retreated and the inner ring forts remained.
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London
Antwerp
Frank
Berchem
von Wedeler
Albert
Fort Merxem
Germans Cut Off Belgian Army Threaten Antwerp Escape
German forces crossed the Scheldt at Termonde on pontoons and push northeast toward St Nicholas in an effort to trap the Belgian army as Belgians pull west to join Allied units.
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London
Antwerp
Scheldt
Termonde
St. Nicholas
Seattle Grand Opera Season Closes Tonight
Seattle's Standard Grand Opera Co concludes its second home season at the Metropolitan with a double bill of Cavalleria Rusticana and I Pagliacci after a matinee of Il Trovatore. The company has improved remarkably since opening last Monday as Seattle music lovers filled the theater and demanded encores.
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Standard Grand Opera Co
Seattle
Metropolitan
Hungry Austrian Officer Refuses Anaesthetic Eats During Amputation
An Austrian officer, after being wounded, declared he would endure amputation only after a meal. He refused anesthesia and reportedly ate throughout the operation, demonstrating remarkable composure under injury.
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