Giants Fall To Red Sox In Fourth World Series Game
At the Polo Grounds on Oct 12 the Giants lost 3 to 1 to Boston. Tesreau pitched well amid dark skies as Wagner and Yerkes provided crucial support. Boston's early rally and Gardner's timely runs, plus strong defense, sealed New York's chance to even the series.
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Tesreau
Red Sox
Polo Grounds
New York
Joe Woods
Giants
Woods
Boston
Rube Marquard
Wagner
Yerkes
New Yorkers
Steve Yerkes
Post season standings summary notable teams and records
Postseason standings list several teams with win loss records including Boston New York Chicago Philadelphia Athletics Phillies St Louis Cardinals in series results. Records show varying win totals and percentages across series.
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Boston
New York
Chicago
White Sox
CDE
Philadelphia
Athletics
Phillies
St. Louis
Cardinals
Weathered Chicago and Philadelphia games in World Series note
In Chicago the Cubs and White Sox games were halted by darkness after varied scoring innings with batteries Cheney Archer for Cubs Cicotte Walsh Hasterly and Sullivan for Sox. In Philadelphia the Phillies defeated the Athletics 5 to 2 behind Rixey Walsh and Mo ran as Phillies Brown and Thomas aided the Athletics. St Louis saw a rain postponement for the Cardinal-Brown game. World Series receipts show 36 502 attendance 76 644.00 gross with pools and shares totaling 187 004 attendance and 279 282.00 gross across three games with specified club and commission allocations.
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Chicago
Cubs
White
Seana Supoelite Bach Club
Commission
Wagner’s Sensational Plays Fuel Giants Victory Over Red Sox
In a heated Giants at Boston game, Wagner’s sensational plays highlighted a tense inning sequence. Tesreau and Ames traded hits and outs as Fletcher, Yerkes, and Merkle paced the decisive frame while Gardner and Wood contributed key moments for New York and Boston’s fielding kept the score close.
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Tesreau
Joe Woods
Joe
Mr. McGraw
Jeff
Woody
Boston
Sox
Speaker
Hooper
Yerkes
Meyers
Fletcher
Harry
Lewis
New York
Gardner
Cady
Murray
Devore
Larry
Stahl
Jake
Doyle
Wagner
Snodgrass
Wood
Missouri
Speke
Giants
Freddy
Merkle
Tie
Herzog
Mer
Moyers
Lsat
McGraw
McCormick
Moose
Ames
Heinie
Tesreau, Ames and Meyers
Wood and Cady
Sacrifice
P. BE. Hooper
Sesevs O Lewis
Ssccene & Stahl
H. P. Devore
Widow seeks heirloom jewels of Well Fargo president family
Mrs J B Valentine widow of the Well Fargo Express president had John Sommers released on a $500 bond to help locate her $10,000 set of jewels he says he found and pawned. She aims to recover heirlooms and valuables, insisting Sommers assist in future recovery efforts.
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San Francisco
J. B. Valentine
Well Fargo Express Company
John Sommers
Langford Wins by Referee Decision Over McVea
Sam Langford known as the Boston Tar Baby was awarded the decision in the eleventh round after Sam McVea refused to continue the heavyweight bout declaring Langford fouled him. Local reports from Perth, Australia note Langford’s victory despite the dispute.
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Langford
Perth
West Australia
Sam Langford
Boston
Montenegrins win three quick victories near Scutari
Montenegrin forces under Crown Prince Danilo crush Turkish positions at Detchitch and Tuzi, seize artillery and three blockhouses, and drive toward Scutari. King Nicholas orders continued pressure as Scutari becomes the strategic objective with Montenegrin control now near the city.
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Podgoritza
Montenegro
Scutari
Crown Prince
Danilo
Detchitch
Tuzi
Albania
Nicholas
Detchitch Mountain
Martinovitch
Bejana
Tus
Salonika
Cettinje
Fifteen Indicted in Breathitt County Feud Killing
In Jackson Kentucky Ed Callahan former Breathitt county sheriff was killed in an ambush. His daughter Mrs Clifton Gross hunted season for evidence. A grand jury indicted fifteen members of the Denton faction marking a notable act in Breathitt county feuds.
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Jackson, Ky
Ed Callahan
Breathitt County
Clifton Gross
Lonely Mountain
Denton
Callahan
Steamer Ossabaw Collides With Battleship Montana
The steamer Ossabaw inbound from Texas collided with the U S battleship Montana in the lower bay near New York. The Ossabaw struck the Montana’s stern, tore its hull and remaining parts. The Montana, loaded with lumber, showed no major damage and continued toward the city.
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Montana
Lower
New York Bay
New York
United States
Texas
St. Lawrence
Two Killed in Rock Island Wreck Near Mounds Arkansas
A Rock Island train bound westward collided with a lumber car on a siding after two rear cars split a switch and broke their couplings. A. C. Mc Neal of El Paso Texas was killed and four others were injured in the wreck near Mounds Arkansas.
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Rock Island
Memphis
Ten
A. C. McNeal
el Paso
Tex
Mounds
Ark
Man Long Treasurer Embezzier
George B. Pine twenty three years treasurer of Yuba county is jailed in Marysville California under a five year sentence for embezzling eight thousand four hundred dollars of county funds Pine pleaded guilty and is over seventy years old.
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Man Long
Marysville
Cal
George B. Pine
Yuba County
Pine
Great Fleet Mobilized in the Hudson River
New York marks the official start of the Atlantic fleet mobilization on the Hudson River with a 6000 strong land parade and 123 ships lining the waters from Twenty third street to Yonkers. The Arkansas and Wyoming, each 26000 tons, draw major public attention as Riverside Drive glows with illumination. Religious services are set for St John the Divine and St Patrick's Cathedral tomorrow.
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New York
Hudson River
Grant
Ninety-sixth Street
Central Park West
Central Park South
Fifth Avenue
Twenty-second Street
Twentythird Street
Yonkers
Arkansas
Wyoming
Riverside Drive
Seventy-second Street
St. John the Divine
St. Patrick's Cathedral
Wife Dead in Cleveland as Husband Held for Murder
In Cleveland, Hazel Holliwill, 22, was found fatally shot in a vacant Collinwood lot. Husband Oscar Holliwill, separated for two years, is held on murder charges after he said they had been to a picture show and she went to the lot. A pedestrian heard shots and screams. doctor says self infliction would not allow a scream.
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Cleveland, O
Hazel Holliwill
Collinwood
Oscar Holliwill
Holliwill
Brothers Charles and John McQuaid Slain in Illinois Home
In North Vernon Indiana two thieves murdered farmers Charles and John McQuaid in their home. A crippled sister living with them witnessed the killings as one brother was shot and the other stabbed. The robbers allegedly seized substantial money.
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North Vernon
Ind
Charles
John McQuaid
Speer Suspension At Pittsburg Stock Exchange
The Pittsburg Stock Exchange announced on the floor that J. D. Speer was suspended from membership.
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Pittsburg
J. D. Speer
Pittsburg Stock Exchange
Crash on a trestle near Niles injures many
A rear end collision of interurban electric cars on a trestle at Berrien Springs 10 miles north of Niles, Michigan, sent passengers tumbling 30 feet into the St Joseph river. One likely fatally hurt and nine seriously injured as a flagman failed to halt an oncoming car after his own derailed. South Bend to St Joseph service run by Southern Michigan Railroad Co. both cars wrecked but stayed on the trestle. Passengers were thrown through windows by the impact.
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Mich
Peanut Lodged in Windpipe Fatal to Young Boy
Pittsburg report of two year old Pat Edgar Boggs, son of John Boggs, dying after a peanut became lodged in his windpipe during a peanut meal. Parents tried to dislodge it, a physician was summoned, and hospital surgery proved unsuccessful.
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Pittsburg
Pat Edgar Boggs
John Boggs
Child Dies After Bead Ingestion in Dayton
Lucile Ferguson, one year old, daughter of H S Ferguson of 27 Tecumseh street Dayton, choked while attempting to swallow a bead used by her three year old sister. Efforts to remove the object failed and the child died in agony. The family had moved here from Indianapolis three months ago for his clerking job.
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Dayton
Lucile
H. S. Furguson
Tecumseh Street
Indianapolis
Cars Collide in Frankfort Street Railway Crash
Two passenger cars of the Frankfort Street railway collided in a dead end injuring several people. Those hurt include Mrs Annie Sutherland David Sutherland George Wheat Miss Annie Parent Mrs Sam Parent Mrs Patrick O'Brien Richard Cruth er Louis Goins and Mrs Mat Me Daniel.
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Frankfort
Frankfort Street Railway
Annie Sutherland
David Sutherland
George Wheat
Annie Parent
Sam Parent
Patrick O’brien
Richard Crutcher
Louis Goins
Mat Me Daniel
Trains Back on Schedule in Georgia Rail Strike End
Georgia rail workers reach agreement, passenger trains move on schedule and freight service resumes. Officials say the settlement ends the walkout and restores normal operations on the line through Atlanta.
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Atlanta
Georgia Railway
Grandmother Napier, Lima Pioneer, Dies at 95
Lima, D. dies at 95. "Grandmother" Napier was Allen county's oldest resident and a Napier family pioneer who arrived from Pennsylvania in 1820.
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Lima
Napier
Allen County
Pennsylvania
Body of William Tidd Found Near Scioto River
The body of 60 year old farm hand William Tidd was found on the Scioto riverbank in Portsmouth Ohio. Authorities believe he may have fallen between the ties of the N W bridge while returning home.
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Portsmouth
William Tidd
Scioto
Kentuckian Found Dead on Rail Tracks
A. C. Fortner of Millville Kentucky, age 28, was found dead with both legs severed on the Louisville and Nashville tracks at Bagdad. The body was transported to Shelbyville for burial or examination.
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Frankfort
A. C. Fortner
Millville
Louisville & Nashville
Bagdad
Shelbyville
Cincinnati Markets Cattle and Hogs Prices Report
Cincinnati markets report cattle and hog prices with ranges for calves hogs sheep and lambs. Notable figures include calves extra 10.50, heavy hogs 9.20 to 9.25, good to choice packers 9.15 to 9.25, lambs extra 7.85 and stock ewes 3.50 to 4.25.
Auto Struck By Car Near Carroll Injures Three
In Lancaster Ohio Mrs M Clouse 77 died instantly and her daughter Josephine Clouse and Harry Green of Somerset Ohio were fatally injured when a car carrying them was struck by a vehicle on the Scioto Valley Traction line at Carroll a village near here Dr Michael Clouse driver of the hit vehicle escaped injury though unable to see the approaching traction due to a sharp turn.
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Lancaster
M. Clouse
Josephine Clouse
Harry Green
Somerset
Scioto
No cause for worry tale from the Plain Dealer
A Lakewood woman read to her son from a cautionary tale of a father who dies and leaves the family to cope. The boy asks if he would work to support his mother, and the child quips that they cannot eat the house or the pantry stock, suggesting she find another husband. The mother concedes.
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The
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Lakewood
Billy
A Cleveland Class Examines “A While” and “A Time”
A Cleveland Plain Dealer item describes a teacher asking students the difference between expressions "a while" and "a time." A boy finally delivers the class verdict noting that when papa goes out for a while, mamma understands he’s leaving for a time.
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Cleveland
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Papa
Warrant Sought After Woman Reports Desertion
A large woman declares she wants a warrant for her husband alleging desertion. The prosecutor questions the reason given, while the official begins drafting the warrant amid tense exchanges.
Credit for Waterloo victory questioned
The article debates whether Blucher or Wellington should receive credit for the win at Waterloo. It states Blucher did not relieve Wellington until about the eighth inning.
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Blucher
Waterloo
Wellington
Did You Have Any Osculatory Entertiment at Your Party
The dialogue jokes about kissing games at a party with a playful exchange. One guest asks if there was any osculatory entertainment. The other replies there were only kissing games.
Easily Remembered He I Haven't the Heart to Kiss You
Ulk exchanges bold lines with She in a terse dialogue fragment about affection and restraint. The pair banter on a memory motif with implied romantic tension and quick, coy retorts.
Postum Transformation: Coffee User Swaps to Healthful Drink
A housewife recounts nervousness and stomach issues tied to coffee. After trying Postum on a servant’s suggestion, she and her husband both feel better and attribute their improved health to the switch. She praises proper preparation and recommends the product from Postum Co. Battle Creek.
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Walsh
Moran
Brown
Thomas
Wells Fargo
Sultan
Greece
Take Turk
Kentucky Grand Jury Acte
Nemesis
E. T. Fairchild
Kansas
National Education Association
New Hampshire College
Durham
N. H
Navy
Cincinnati
Roxy Goitre
Abso Bine, JR
W.F. Young
P.D.F
Temple St
Springfield
Mass
Postum
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Wellville
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