Cubs Triumph in World Series Opener Over Red Sox
Vaughn pitched a masterful game for Chicago, holding Boston to five hits as the Cubs beat the Red Sox 6 to 2. Hollocher and Paskert provided key hits while Mann made a spectacular ninth inning catch to preserve the lead. Crowd of 25,694 witnessed the first World Series game in five years, with wounded soldiers among the spectators.
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Labor and Capital Seek War Wage Agreement
Washington hosts secret talks between labor leaders and employers under the war labor policies board to settle nationwide wage scales for all war contracts. The aim is to prevent labor migration and stabilize pay, with talks hindered by employers resisting a basic eight hour day and time-and-a-half overtime. Government power to grant or deny contracts, prioritize materials, and enforce draft underpins the effort as talks cover metals and building trades and contemplate automatic wage increases tied to living costs.
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Wilson
Congress
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British Subjects Jailed in Petrograd
One thousand British subjects have been jailed in Petrograd as the Bolshevik regime clashes with Britain over the detention of Boris Litvinoff the Bolshevik envoy in London. German press reports say Moscow officials threatened to hold British diplomats in Russia as hostages unless Litvinoff is freed.
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Russia
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National Restaurant Expansion Aims Twenty More Openings
London reports the National Restaurant has proved a strong success and the Food Controller plans the early opening of twenty additional outlets. Proprietors oppose the move as their methods and prices are exposed to public scrutiny.
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London
National
Health report urges preventing deaths under fifty
Sir George Newman tells the Board of Education that medical training should prioritize prevention over cure. He cites records showing most fatalities under age fifty are preventable, urging a policy shift to reduce early deaths.
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London
George Newman
Board of Education
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Labor Board Placed 10000 Workers in August
Des Moines announces the state labor board placed 10,000 persons in August. The board operates with the federal employment bureau. Though the season ends, demand for farm and industrial labor is rising.
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The Vamp at Middlesex and Other Screen News
The Middlesex shows The Vamp starring Miss Bennett and a German spy plot, with accompanying travel and comedy shorts. Grand Theatre features The Scarlet Road with Gladys Brockwell and The Marriage Speculation, plus vaudeville and new pictures. Fedora screens at Middlesex Friday and Saturday with Pauline Frederick, in a Sardou inspired romance of Russian intrigue. Berlin Fair screens government films on roads and wool, while Iowa reports War Savings Stamps uptake varies across counties.
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Deep River Social News and Obituaries Summary
Deep River residents hear Pratt orchestra for a dance in Hamburg tomorrow night Byron Hatfield plans Brown University. Mrs Lane dies aged 71. Patrick Campbell funeral at Ches ter Catholic Church with requiem mass. interment East Haddam cemetery. Gerald Desmond and daughter visit Deep River. several locals travel to Boston. skim of daily life and farewells.
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New Haven
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Thomas C. Reilly
New York
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Wethersfield
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Sarah Lane
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Philadelphia
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New Britain
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Bristol
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East Haddam
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Peter Burgholzer
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T. D. Flaherty
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Essex local notices and obituaries run Sept. 11
Essex items report Mrs. Bodefield visiting Merritts Isle and Mrs. Katz dying in Deep River after illness. Residents announce job changes, registrations hours, and visits across Saybrook Westbrook and Middlesex. Hamburg fair set for Sept 18 and four-minute patriotic talks planned at Thelma venue.
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New Britain
Margaret Feron
Brooklyn
N. Y
Griswold House Inn
Main Street
Lillian Knowles
Westbrook
Joseph Katz
Deep River
Fred B. Bradeen
Maine
Frederick Clarke
Tiley, Pratt & Co
Lenore Holt
W. J. Prann
Centerbrook
Home Workers’ Society
Congregational Church
Warren Stapletop
Griswold House
Gloucester
Mass
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Saybrook
Aaron Perkins
Massachusetts
J. J. Murphy
Fred J. Corbett
Hartford
Edgar F. Brightman
Middletown
Thelma
A. F. Kokojan
Centenarian W Cook Records Card for War Service
Victoria announces 100 year old William Cook has his registration card on file for military service and states he is willing to do anything the government requires to help win the war.
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Centenarian Files
Victoria
B. C
William Cook
Chicago vs Boston baseball game highlights and stats
Chicago and Boston played a tight game with Mann Paskett and Strunk producing two base hits while Hollocher stole a base. Mann and Shean executed a sacrifice hit, and double plays featured Merk le Hollocher and Pick Merkle with Whiteman to Shean. Chicago left three on base, and Vaughn and Jones combined for five walks and five strikeouts. O'Day catcher, Klem, and others appeared, with the game lasting one hour forty two minutes.
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