Baseball Gossip Reflects on Sacrifice Hit Debate
The article records fans and officials debating the sacrifice bunt in baseball. Harry D. Paylor of the Eastern League condemns it as diminishing variety and excitement, arguing for aggressive hitting and base running instead. Manager Eddie Lee signs Steubenville and Clarksburg players, with talk of other rosters and protective league measures.
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Krom Ty
Harry D. Paylor
Bealing
Eddie Lee
Steubenville
Kid Smith
Ormer
At of
Baltimore
Lee
Revival meetings begin at Methodist church Saturday
Revival to begin in the Methodist Episcopal Church South Saturday night with Rev. A. J. Dalbow of Wilmington and other evangelists joining Pastor Hey Wade to conduct the meetings, expected to be fruitful.
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Methodist Episcopal Chrch
South
A. J. Dalbow
Wilmington
Ai As Unt
Hey
SS Wade
Dalbow
Small Fire at Otis Taylor Grocery Sparks Quick Containment
A minor blaze at Otis Taylor’s West End grocery started in a wooden sawdust filled cigar box and was caused by a discarded cigarette. Firefighters arrived promptly and extinguished the flames before significant damage, though the store lies beside the large Anchor Will wooden structure, risking wider damage if it spread.
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Onureday Wight
Otis Taylor
West End
Anchor Wills
Foot Bridge Petition Aims to Link Shinnston West Fork Spanning
Citizens of Shinnston plan to petition the county court for a foot bridge beside the county bridge over the West Fork. The project has broad local support as residents describe the crossing as essential and hazardous for pedestrians amid heavy foot traffic.
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Shinnston
West Fork
A. Short
Short
Tate
B.T. Harmer
Ellen Shinn
Koon
Leslie Vincent
W. D. Bryan
Bes
Fairmont Morning ‘Times
Clarksburg
Wheeling
Pittsburg
Cincinnati
Homer Martin
Buia May Snyder
Hern
S. Si Jones
Mire Martin
J. W. Martin
Mudlick
Meadowbrook
Meadowbrnok
AIG Coal Deal Consummated Near Waynesboro
A coal deal closed at a local enterprise when a Waynesboro capitalist acquired a tract of coal on the west bank of the river. The land transfer involved a price of 250 per acre. The coal was sold to Conaway Coal & Coke Company, a corporation formed by the landowners to develop the deposit.
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Tinterprise
Secur
Waynesbire
Pilace
Cote
sHl
Jeres Unt
Conaway Coal & Coke Company
Doal
Young Man Dies in Pittsburgh Typhoid Fever
A 24 year old man, son of Genge Ryan and MW Shinn, died in Pittsburgh last week from typhoid fever. His remains were transported to his family residence, where Davis conducted the services. Medical treatment had been given before death.
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Winstan
Genge Ryan
MW Shinn
Ilness
Pittsburg
Te Davis
Unclear City Court Tale of Drunken Gathering
A garbled report describes a January social event with VIPs accused of drunken behavior at a party in Albany. It hints at a festive crowd, mentions wine and youth, and notes plans toward the Gand Roads meeting with uncertain outcomes.
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Alvantun
Gand
Sweet Melody Flour Tevy’s 332 Inch Cigar Sn
Fragmentary note describes a cigar product or brand line with unclear details about size or packaging. No clear event or named organizations. Readable elements include a brand term Sweet Melody Flour and a personal name Tevy.
Funeral of A C Rector Held at View Cemetery
The funeral for Alfred C Rector who died at his residence near Bait o'dlock was conducted by the Masons and Knights of Pythias. The service occurred at Goi MM with officiating clergy and attended by friends from Salem, Randall, and Rogers of Tuudherport visiting the city.
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Alfred C. Rector
Bait O
Dlock
Goi MM
Tornaanab
Misoisie
Knights of Pythian Ordens
Rector Jis
Intin Joend
Mate
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