Pitchers Turn Pinch Hitters Stir Baseball Headlines
The passage lists Ray Coldwell and Walter Johnson as leading pinch hitters for the Yankees and Nationals respectively, with Babe Ruth acclaimed among top hitting pitchers. It references George Sisler seeking a pitching role, Mut and Bateman attempting power hits, and hints at Tris Speaker and Joe Jackson in past glory, noting the era’s overlap of star pitchers as batters.
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Ray Coldwell
Yankees
Walter Johnson
Nationals
Babe
Red Sox
Ruth
Basebell
George Sisler
Mit
Bateman
Tria Speaker
Jon Jackson
Grace
Club Seeks Higher Rates for Hotel Bills
President reports Chinese hotel guests paid higher daily rates, with seats halted. club plans $15 to $25 extra per day per man, totaling about $200 for the season, as hotel costs rise to $2,000 overall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geveral
Chub
Mack's Good Hitting Team From Connie Mack
James W. Gants a Philadelphia writer praises Connie Mack's plans for a strong hitting Athletics. He says Mack has drafted talent, recalling past minor league roots, and expects a lineup that will rival his best batting teams. Every player demonstrates readiness and fearlessness at the plate.
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James W. Gants
Philadelphia
Ito
Connie Mack
Mere
Athletics
Connie
Dhewm
Yale star Legore declines major league baseball offer
Yale football and basketball star Legore turned down a St Louis American club contract and Abe Hy Wade offered a position after the college year. Phil Ball, club president, said Legore told him he would not pursue professional baseball for 50,300 a year, though he could be among the greatest.
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Tlarty Legore
Bast Teall Mar
Yale University
Abe
Hy Wane
Phil ‘Ball
Sere
Sothe
Baseball chatter from the era on players and teams
Fragmented notes discuss Cubs catcher, Pirates proving strength, Braves second baseman Mile Masny, and weathered talk on National League warmup rules. Also referenced are Oakland and Philadelphia players, retirements, city clerks, and Bombshells about Ping Bodie and Pat Moran’s squad with a casual, florid tone.
Armour Says Prosperity Will Hold Through War
In Chicago J Ogden Armour argues for continued business as usual during wartime. He predicts strong demand, high wages, and widespread employment as the nation acts as a buyer for war needs. He frames the allied loans as domestic circulation and urges faith, efficient planning, and avoiding both wasteful economy and overbuying panic.
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Chicago
United States
J. Ogden Armour
England
France
Mr. Armour
Uiat
Gillions
Alles
Storchons
Uncle Sam
Woodrow Wilson
Auburn prisoner escapes in guard uniform
Reynolds Forsbrey, a nine year first degree assault convict, fled the state prison by donning a guard’s uniform and taking the keeper’s gun. He was found hours later in a barn and surrendered to two guards after a wide search by keepers, police, and sheriff’s deputies.
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Auburn
N. Y
Reynolds Forsbrey
John Betts
Betts
Polie
Sheriff's Deputies
Forsbrey
Filipinos Eager to Enter U. S. Navy
Manila reports strong Filipino enthusiasm for service in the U S Navy during wartime. Observers note near unanimous loyalty to the United States and recall how German threats at Manila in 1898 influenced loyalties. locals credit British support for the conquerors of the Spaniards.
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U. S. Navy
Manila
P. S
United States
Eat No Old Potatoes Movement Spreads Nationwide
Chicago clubs ignite a patriotic drive to skip old potatoes until after July 1 to boost the next harvest. Eugene H Grabb and Carl Vrooman back the plan urging substitutes and seed preservation. Investigations reveal speculators holding over half a million dollars in potatoes as farmers are urged not to sell seed stock.
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Chicago
United States
Hamilton Club
Eugene H. Grabb
Carl Vrooman
Hamilton
Hamilton Club Committee
Commission
Michigan
Minnesota
Montana
Mele Sam
Best Fed Children Harvey Wiley and Son Diet Sanctioned
Dr. Harvey W. Wiley describes his sons best fed on a planned diet emphasizing breast milk weaning to cow milk, gradual meat after age three, brown bread, fruits, vegetables and minimal sweets. He notes their teeth, digestion and growth reflect his nutrition teachings.
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Harvey W. Wiley
John Preston Wiley
United States
Doctor Wiley
Swamp Root Endorsed By Druggist In Marine Ad
A 1916 letter from L. A. Richardson, a Marine Illinois druggist, praises Swamp Root for liver and kidney relief after a local case drew attention. The ad urges sending ten cents for a sample from Kilmer Co. and notes available regular bottle sizes at drug stores.
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St. Va
L. A. Richardson
Marine
Ilindia
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton
Adr
Demand for Movie Doubles Surges in Patriot Films
Three Metro actors drawn from Broadway crowds attract attention with looks resembling Abraham Lincoln, George Washington, and Theodore Roosevelt. Doubles command high salaries due to rarity of precise likenesses as film studios rush patriotic productions.
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Moving Picture
Metro
Broadway
Aind
Abraham Lincoln
George Washington
Roosevelt
Washington
Lincoln
Wison
New York Herald
Freezone promises painless corns lift claims for quick relief
A Cincinnati authority touts Freezone drops to remove corns and calluses instantly by applying directly to the sore area. A small bottle costs little and, he says, will remove the entire corn or callus, root and all, without irritating surrounding skin. The article also notes wartime changes in seminary courses and an army chaplain candidate in Brooklyn, Ward G Meehan, awaiting active service and full credit for his theology studies.
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Cincinnati
Ward G. Meehan
Brooklyn
Catholic University N Washington
Freckles Cure Ad Narrows To Cosmetic Promise
An OCR fragment markets Freckles Now as a home remedy claim for a clear complexion. It touts double strength ointment guaranteed by money back and includes a Father-Tommy joke and a note about free schoolbooks and San Francisco annexing San Mateo county.
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Mack
Legore
Informa
Phil Gall
Louis Growms
Harry Legore
Mile Masny
Braves
Vers
Chiba
Nickelda
Pittsburgh
Jimmy Onlishan
Smoky City
Lee
Fred Fferbert
Giant
Robert Quinn
Browns
Hi. B. Citapny Harrison
LaPorte
Tex
Jack Adams
Quakers
Dave Bancroft
Phillies
Ray Richmond
Bloomington
Gary Fortune
North Carolina
Pat Moran
Natioonal Guard
Asheville
N.C
Titcher Hob Leonard
Red Sea
Currigan
Ping Bodie
Ehaw
Culinhin
Ping
Aceem
Reep
Patterson
Jenkins
Charlestown Navy Yard
Tommy
Gladys
San Francisco
San Mateo County
Murlini
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