Baseball Notes From Fort Scott Remarks on Umpire and Players
The report covers Jack Hutton joining manager Harrison at Fort Scott, Billy White returning home for a relative's death, Plummer from the failed Oklahoma league joining the Goldbugs, and Gus Blanchard failing to make good with Clinton. It criticizes umpire Collins for erratic calls, notes Lawtner’s poor control, and suggests Sedalia protest. Fort Scott fans consider Sedalia strong. Farrell shines with four hits allowed by Rube Farrell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack” Hutton
Quincy, Ill
Harrison
Fort Scott
Billy White
Plummer
Gus Blanchard
The
Goldbugs
Clinton
Collins
Pittsburg
Lawtner
Sedalia
Farrell
Louisville Capitalist Captain Norton Will Probate
The will of Captain Norton of Louisville valued at about 1 million dollars was filed for probate. Bequests total 71,060 to friends with the residue to the Baptist Orphans Home. Executors are instructed to ship his body to Cincinnati for cremation with a Pullman car and a Bellstedt Concert band performance during the process.
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Louisville
Pullman
Cincinnati
Bourne
Bellstedt Concert Band
Sedalia Excursion Planned by Promoter Eugene Ott
Eugene Ott prepares another Sedalia excursion from Kansas City in June with 13 coach train. The trip on Sunday June 14 features Pittsburg baseball manager Claude East visiting Sedalia to play the local team. Round trip fare reduced to 1.25 dollars, expected record crowd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene Ott
Sedalia
Kansas City
Clergy to Address Conventions and Deliver Speeches
Rev B F Martin pastor of the First Congregational church will leave Friday for Rich Hill Missouri to address a Christian Endeavor convention. He then goes to Kidder Missouri to give the baccalaureate at the Kidder Institute. Rev J P O'Brien of Kansas City will preach at the Congregational church next Sunday in Martin's absence.
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B. F. Martin
Rich Hill
Kidder, Mo
First Congregational Church
Christian Endeavor Society
Kidder Institute
J. P. O'Brien
Kansas City
Congregational Church
Rev. Martin
Joplin Defeats Leavenworth In Featureless Game
Joplin beat Leavenworth 7 to 1 in a previous contest described as featureless. Scoring details show batteries Lindley Henry and Low ell Stoner contributing. Leavenworth struggled with a 16 to 6 deficit in earlier frames.
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Jontin
Leavenworth
Joplin
Lindley and
Henry
Lowell and Stoner
Joplin Presses Schedule Change For Sunday Games
Joplin seeks a revised Missouri Valley league schedule to gain four Sunday games, targeting August dates with Springfield. The affected towns Nevada Sedalia Springfield and Joplin would shift games in late July and August to reallocate home and away matchups and protect Sedalia profits from rail expenses.
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Joplin
Nevada
Sedalia
Springfield
Valley League Sets Fresh Pairings Tomorrow
Tomorrow the Valley league schedules new pairings with Sedalia at Iola Joplin at Fort Scott Nevada at Pittsburg and Springfield at Leavenworth.
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Fort Scott
Springfield
Lola
Aes Ee
Joplin Leavenworth
Nevada
Sedalia
Pittsburg
Valley League
Wil
Iola
Joplin
Leavenworth
Botanic Blood Balm Promoted for Skin Ailments
An advertise early 1900s claims Botanic Blood Balm cures eczema itching humors pimples scales and carbuncles by purifying the blood. It markets internal use with free samples and medical advice, noting availability from W. E. Bard Drug Co in Sedalia and Blood Balm Co in Atlanta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blood Balm Co
Atlanta
W. E. Bard Drug Co
Memorial services of Geo. R. Smith post at First Congregational
The Geo. R. Smith post G A R held memorial services Sunday morning at the First Congregational church. Rev. B F Martin delivered the sermon and a large turnout of post members and the Ladies Relief Corps attended in a body.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. R. Smith
First Congregational Church
B. F. Martin
Post
Ladies’ Relief Corps
Death of a Smithton rescuer after runaway team incident
Jake Craft, an elderly Black man, died from injuries suffered when he attempted to stop a runaway team owned by Monsees Bros in Smithton last Monday. He died today, bringing the toll of the incident to one.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jake Craft
Monsees Bros
Smithton
Moniday
Endorsed Remedy Peruna Praised by Odd Fellows Leader
O Fred Lindstrom past grand master of I O O F and former chancellor of Twin City Lodge endorses Peruna. He cites recovery from severe cold and urinary trouble linked to Bright's disease, praising the remedy as addressing the disease at its root and offering a free book on catarrh from The Peruna Medicine Co.
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Fred Lindstrom
Independent Order of Odd Fellows
Twin City Lodge
Knights of Pythias
Ridgely
University Ave
St. Paul
Minn
Peruna
Bright
Permal
O. Fred Lindstrom
Peruna Medicine Co
Columbus
Road work bids sought for city rock roads
Bids invited to build rock roads inside city limits to match the outside roads. Specifications from the superintendent. Locations include Barrett Avenue north 4 miles, West Main Street east 14 miles, Catholic Cemetery gate south 1 mile, Marshall Road south 1.4 miles. Bids due by 4 p.m. on Tuesday June 9, 1903. E R Blair secretary Six Mile Road District.
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Barrett Avenue
Main Street
Catholic Cemetery
Marshall Road
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Missouri Valley League
Codding
Baseball Club
Rell
Goldbug
Carrie
Mr. Codding
Sentinel
Billy
White
Oklahoma League
Kansas City Times
Nit
Shipke
Woodbury
Wood
Kane
Rellihan
Donovan
McLear
Rhe
Rellihan and
Burson
Taylor
Morgan
Scoggins
Price
France
Armstrong
Vanderhill
Ey tVo
Fort Scott Abh
Cooley
Downs
OR & & Bem
Bevis
Green
Cheech
Cower
Pennington
Schrant
Rohn
Ford
Bauers
Lee
Serre
Reid
Spaulding
Mitts
Gieschen & Wiebrock
Athletic and Sporting Goods
W. Main St
Nan Med
Benjamin
ST. Louis Clo. CO
Sedalia, Mo
Baseball Notes
Champaign
Louisville, Ky
Irton
Lou
Sville
Coro
Nado Beach
California
Baptist Orphans’ Home of Lou's
Ville
Norton
Joseph A. Sweeney
Coropado Beach
Douglas W. Robinson
Indiana
Atuzus
Ta Savage
North Madison, Me
Captain Norton
Shakespeare
Byron
Prior
Gene Ott
New York
Lackawanna
George A Cullen
Adams ST
Chicago
Memorial Services
E. R. Blair
Six Mile Road
U N. E. Gandy
Ohio Street
J.L. Kautzman
W.main St
Schiller
S. R. Payne
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