Lookouts edge Mobile after costly errors in Aua
A rough two teams clash as Chattanooga Lookouts defeat Mobile 4 to 2. Mobile led 2 0 until costly errors and a third inning double by Schmidt sparked the comeback. Kitchens and Elberfeld entangled in a ninth inning dispute, delaying play but not changing the final outcome.
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Chattanooga
Mobile
Mos
Schmidt
Gondolfi
Mas
Kitchens
Texas
Lookouts
Messenger
Pitler
Allison
Allen
Cyorgan
Manr Elberfeld
Itchens
Mort
Ja” Elberfeld
Gulls
Games Today Southern
Nashville plays New Orleans in cloudy conditions while Little Rock visits Atlanta under clear skies. Chattanooga travels to Mobile and Memphis to Birmingham with clear weather. Pittsburgh visits Boston in rain and Cincinnati goes to Philadelphia with St Louis at New York and Chicago at Brooklyn cloudy.
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Nashville
New Orleans
Atlanta
Chattanooga
Southern
Little Rock
Mobile
Memphis
Birmingham
Pittsburgh
Boston
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
St. Louis
New York
Chicago
Brooklyn
Boxing Bouts Draw Crowds at Monroe Park
About twenty five hundred spectators watched three boxing matches at Monroe Park arranged by Park Cafe managers. Main event pitted Jimmie Quinn against John Oleson with Oleson outclassed. Peter Brown and Dan Dahlgren fought four fast rounds. The top bout featured Richard Bates and Pete Coronas with Bates pressing hard and Coronas seeking the bell at the end of round three.
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Monroe Park
Park Cafe
Jimmie Quinn
John Oleson
Peter Brown
Dan Dahlgren
Richard Bates
Pete Coronas
Bates
Coronas
Southern labor field sought by north for men
Mississippi and Louisiana pickups face new demand as northern munitions factories lure laborers from Georgia and Florida. Railroads report thousands of track workers shifting north for higher pay, while southern agencies recruit in Mississippi and Louisiana. Negro workers flock to eastern jobs, abandoning crops and long held positions as pay rises to about 4 to 5 dollars daily in better jobs.
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North
Hattiesburg
Miss
Mississippi
Louisiana
Georgia
Florida
East
Pennsylvania
New York
United States
Try to Discourage Emigration Now
Large landowners and manufacturers in Mississippi and Louisiana press to curb emigration. They warn that when munitions factories and peace return, workers will be discharged first, rail workers among them, forcing a return to old jobs and driving unemployed migrants back to Dixie.
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Mississippi
Louisiana
South
Dixie
Little Rock Recalls Pitcher Brooks in S A L
Augusta pitcher RB B Brooks, who spent the season with the Augusta club in the South Atlantic League, was recalled by the Little Rock club of the Southern Association today. Brooks will join Little Rock in Atlanta today.
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Associated
Augusta
B. Brooks
Augusta Club
Little Rock Club
Southern Association
Brooks
Atlanta
New Yorker Buys First U S Submarine
Dr P J Gibbons of New York purchased the historic U S submarine Holland known as the mother of all subs It is 61 feet long with an 11 foot beam and is said to be in Philadelphia's Commercial Museum awaiting a demolition.
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Associated Press
New York
Navy
P. J. Gibbons
New York Cools Down After Record Heat Spell
New York experiences relief as temperature drops 19 degrees by 9:30 a.m. and humidity falls to 78 percent. Cloudy skies and a sharp breeze make the city feel almost chilly after weeks of heat and humidity.
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New York
Weather Bureau
German writer Lily Braun dies in Amsterdam dispatch
Amsterdam dispatch to Central News reports the death of Frau Lily Braun the German writer and socialist lecturer in London on August 9.
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Associated Press
London
Amsterdam
Central News
Frau Lily Braun
Result Games and Scores Across Cities
In Mobile two games end 2-4-6 and Chattanooga 4-9-2 with Allison Schmidt Allen Kitchens. In New Orleans Nashville 8-8-0 over Walker Deberry Rogers Street 1-5-1. In Birmingham Little Rock 2-13-2 to 5-8-2 with Black Hauser Holmquist Gibson. In Atlanta first game Memphis 9-11-0 over 1-9-4 Day Perkins Kerr Ruel. Second game Atlanta 1-9-50 Memphis 0-2-1 Fer ry Nelderkorn Monroe Ruel.
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Mobile
Chattanooga
Allison
Schmidt
Allen
Kitchens
New Orleans
Nashville
Walker
Deberry
Rogers
Street
Birmingham
Little Rock
Black
Hauser
Holmquist
Gibson
Atlanta
Memphis
Day
Perkins
Kerr
Ruel
Ferry
Nelderkorn
Monroe
Scores Report from Brooklyn Philadelphia and New York Games
Brooklyn tied Chicago 6 to 11 1 in a doubleheader while Philadelphia split with Cincinnati 1 to 9 1 and 7 to 10 4 over 8 to 15 2. New York opened with St Louis 0 to 7 2 then won 8 to 10 0 over St Louis 4 to 9 1. No other games were played.
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Brooklyn
Chicago
Cheney
Miller
Vaughn
Prendergast
McConnell
Wilson
Elliott
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
Alexander
Killifer
Schulz
Wingo
Bender
Oeschger
McQuillan
Burns
Mitchell
New York
St. Louis
Benton
Smith
Rariden
Kocher
Doak
Gonzales
Perritt
Steele
Snyder
Baseball Scores From Chicago St Louis Cleveland Detroit
At Chicago American 1 Boston 10 1 0 Jim Scott Schalk Shore Cady. At St Louis 4 7 2 Washington 1 7 2 Hamilton Davenport Severeid Johnson Ainsmith. At Cleveland 5 10 1 New York 3 11 1 Covaleski Klopfer Coleman O Neill Shawkey Nana maker. At Detroit 1 4 2 Philadelphia 7 8 2 Dubuc Cunningham Mitchell Baker McKee Bush Haley.
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New York
Cleveland
Philadelphia
Detroit
Washington
St. Louis
Boston
Chicago
Jim Scott
Schalk
Shore
Cady
Hamilton
Davenport
Severeid
Johnson
Ainsmith
Covaleski
Klopfer
Coleman
O’neill
Shawkey
Nanamaker
Dubuc
Cunningham
Mitchell
Baker
McKee
Bush
Haley
Car Shortage Warned By Interstate Commission
The Interstate Commerce Commission warned carriers shippers and consignees of a threatened car shortage. It urged close supervision of loading and unloading, that cars not be used for storage, and that cars be returned to home lines quickly. Heavy grain movements are partly blamed.
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Associated Press
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Rise in Wheat Prices Cautions Speculators
Wheat traders opened with cautious bids as prices moved within small ranges. May futures edged up to 2 cents higher while September and December markets showed modest gains or declines, reflecting belief that recent crop damage has largely been priced in.
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Associated Press
Chicago
U. S. Dreadnoughts to Carry Anti Aircraft Guns
The battleship Nevada will be equipped with four anti aircraft guns and the Pennsylvania will carry four as well. Other large Atlantic fleet ships are expected to mount two or three new guns, while the Oklahoma is currently the only vessel in the navy already carrying such weapons.
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Associated Press
New York
Nevada
Pennsylvania
Oklahoma
Gorgas in Colombia to discuss port sanitation
General William C. Gorgas master of the yellow fever commission arrives in Bogota with staff from Panama. He will consult with the Colombian government on sanitary conditions in ports and work toward improving public health measures.
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Associated Press
Bogota
Colombia
William C. Gorgas
International Health Board
Rockefeller Foundation
Panama
Gorgas
Colombian
Castro arrives in San Juan amid warm Caribbean welcome
General Cipriano Castro former president of Venezuela reached San Juan on Wednesday from New York. He was enthusiastically greeted by the many Venezuelans living in Porto Rico, as crowds gathered to greet him with signs and cheers.
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Associated Press
San Juan
Pe. R
Cipriano Castro
Venezuela
New York
Porto Rico
Healthy skin hinges on kidneys and clean blood
The article explains that kidneys remove poisons and that a dirty body causes stiffness, rheumatic pains, backache, headaches, and swollen feet. It recommends buying a 50c package of Anuric from a drug store, then drinking hot water before meals with an Anuric tablet to achieve relief.
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Dr. Fierce
Buffalo
N. Y
Italian Gorizia Victory Details From Rome
Rome reports the Italian capture of Gorizia with an official narrative. The assault began August 4 in the Monfalcone sector near hills 85 and 131 east of Rocca, where 143 prisoners were taken but gas attacks by exploding bombs in abandoned trenches forced a retreat as counter attacks followed.
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Rome
Paris
Gorizia
Monfalcone
Rocca
Artillery Bombards Isonzo Front in August Actions
On August 5 and 6 the Italian batteries intensified fire along the Isonzo from Sabotino to Cavario and toward Monte San Michele. Commanders credit aviators and battery officers for precise target mapping enabling a mass, concentrated bombardment that devastated fortified enemy positions.
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Sabotino
Cavario
Isonzo
Gorizia
Monte San Michele
Gorizian
Italians Capture Gorizia Bridgehead After Three Day Battle
Italian third army under the Duke of Aosta states it secured the Gorizia bridgehead and Monte Sabatino Monte San Michele after a three day fight. They report storming Sa batino rampart Oslavia Hill 206 and San Michele trench lines and holding the captured positions against Austrian counterattacks. Gorizia’s defenses stretched across the Isonzo front as they pressed toward Trieste.
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Sabatino
Gorizia
Oslavia
Graffenburg
Podgora
Isonzo
Saint Andrea
Corso
San Michele
San Martino
Monfalcone
Monte Sabatino
Monte San Michele
Tolmino
Duke of
Aosta
Happiness in Sight for Autoists Gasoline Price Drop
Gasoline prices fall with the local Standard Oil manager announcing a cut to 23 and 12 cents per gallon following an official order attributed to Captain Rockefeller. Kerosene will drop half a cent per gallon per the local agent Reed's statement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Standard Oil Company
Rockefeller
Standard Oil Fame
Reed
Gorizia Area Heights Occupied After Artillery Barrage
Italian officials report yesterday in the Gorizia area that after intense artillery preparation their infantry completed the occupation of the heights west of the town, driving out the last hostile detachments at a key Isonzo district junction.
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Isonzo
Gorizia
Italians Break Through on Isonzo Front into New Campaign
Italian forces report heavy Austrian losses as trenches and dugouts yield corpses. A Casale and Pavia crossing to the left bank establishes a bridgehead while cavalry and Bersaglieri pursue beyond the river. Engineers build new bridges and repair damaged spans as Monte San Michele and San Martino trenches fall. Rome hails gains as the start of a new campaign.
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Casale
Pavia
Isonzo
Carso
Monte San Michele
San Martino
Rome
Giornale d'Italia
Russian advance moves toward Stanislau after Tysmienitsa seizure
London dispatch reports from Petrograd that the Russian advance guard moved westward toward Stanislau following the occupation of Tysmienitsa. The report cites Reuters telegrams and notes the strategic shift in the war theater.
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London
Reuter
Petrograd
Stanislau
Tysmienitsa
Peace Irks the Apache Scouts at Punitive Expedition Camp
Indian scouts with American troops in Mexico grow restless from inactivity at the punitive expedition base. Tensions rise as veteran and younger factions clash over status and get-togethers, with occasional dances and fights. Beverages strictness and hunting activities fill dull hours as metalwork yields keepsakes.
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Mexico
Columbus
N. M
Geronimo
Jesus Valesquez
J. A. Shannon
Loco Jim
George A. Dodd
Are You Looking Old Cham berlains Tablets Ad
An advertisement claims aging comes from neglecting the liver and bowels. It urges regular bowels and liver health for a younger look and feel and promotes Cham berlain's Tablets as effective for constipation or biliousness. The ad notes ease of use and broad availability.
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