Long Odds Against Braves in 1915 Pennant Talk
Frank G. Menke reports in New York on heavy bets that the 1915 Braves face long odds despite a strong 1914 showing. Analysts warn miracles rarely repeat, noting Braves strengths and Boston’s pitching, with many doubting a repeat pennant but not ruling out a surprise.
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Frank G. Menke
York
Wall Street
Braves
Boston
Tyler
Jes
Rudolph
Athletics
Promoter Arrested Over Unpaid Hotel Bills
Stewart Ross of Buffalo New York, promoter for General, faces police custody after failing to pay about 70 hotel bills. Details show a promoter responsible for arranging lodging and accommodations now held by authorities.
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Stewart Ross
Buffalo, N. Y
Russian War Report From East Prussia and Vistula Front
A Russian general staff communique reports progress in East Prussia and heavy fighting on the Vistula left bank. Russians recaptured a trench at Borjimov, repulsed German counterattacks, and took officers and soldiers, a rapid-firing gun, and three machine guns. Fronts in the Carpathians and Bukovina are described as generally secure with ongoing prisoner captures.
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Associated Press
Petrograd
East Prussia
Vistula
Borsimov
Gumbinnen
Pillkellen
Borjimov
Aig
Carpathians
Mount Dukla
Mount Wyszkow
Nignia Polianka
Solovisk
Bukowina
Great Basketball Doubleheader Delivers Fastest League Games
In Mobile two league games drew record crowds. Barton defeated U M S 22 to 8 after a slow start as U M S led 4 to 1 early. Medical College fell to YMCA Intermediate team as the Mi C A squad pulled away late.
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F. Barton
U. M
Medical College
Mobile
Barton
Mi C. A
Fragmentary Musings on Dust and Self
A disjointed text of fragmented questions ponders dust, identity, and perception. The lines hint at a meditation on living, truth, and the self amid a hazy stream of consciousness without clear events or sources.
Rate decrease refused in can goods shipping case
The Interstate Commerce Commission dismissed the Alexandria La traffic bureau complaint against a forty five cent rate per 100 pounds for carloads from Baltimore and Maryland points. The commission noted the complainants asked a thirty six cent rate.
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Washington
Alexandria, la
Baltimore
Maryland
Alexandria
Interstate Commerce Commission
Lehon and Two Acquitted in Perjury Case Linked to Frank
A Atlanta superior court jury found Dan S. Lehon C C Tedder and Arthur Thurman not guilty on subornation of perjury charges connected to the Leo M. Frank case. The trio, tied to false affidavits from Rawls Ragsdale and R L Barber about overheard confessions, faced potential bribery counts. Conley remains imprisoned as accessory to Mary Phagan’s murder.
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Associated Press
Atlanta
Dan S. Lehon
C. C. Tedder
Arthur Thurman
Leo M. Frank
Lehon
William J. Burns National Detective Agency
Tedder
Thurman
Mary Phagan
Air
Barber
Eg Davits
Conley
Phagan
Ragsdale
Dorsey
Dr Bell’s Cold Remedy Promises Quick Relief
A fragmented ad advises giving Dr Bell’s to a child showing first cold symptoms. It claims the remedy prevents worsening, loosens mucus, and eases sneezing, indicating early treatment as the key to stopping colds from growing worse.
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Dr. Bell
Yost Credits Wife For Key Football Strategy
Michigan coach Fielding H. Yost credits his wife with essential imaginative input in 1910 plans. He cites two forward pass plays from the same formation as producing the lone score against Minnesota, plus spotting a use for Benbrook to reach the ball carrier during Minnesota’s deceptive shift.
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Michigan
Minnesota
Benbrook
Ann Arbor
Mich
Fielding H. Yost
University of Michigan
Nashville
Tenn
German Women Stir Teutonic Spy Network Reports Paris
Paris reports a rising role for German women in espionage as the French government forms a special counterspy unit. German domestics in elite households and officers’ homes are among those arrested, while ads in French papers and uniforms shuffled through Switzerland aid spying. German agents use Belgian and Swiss IDs, study French POW records, and recruit deserters for the German secret service.
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Paris
Switzerlan
France
England
Charies Restaurant Sells Fresh Opened Plant Offerings
A fragment notes Charies restaurant at 3 5 7 North Royal sells fresh opened plant offerings. The unreadable text hints at a local business listing or ad item without clear dates or full details.
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Charies
North
Royal
Storm Warning Reaches Savannah For Atlantic Coast
Warnings from Washington reach Savannah about a southeast storm expected to affect the Atlantic coast from Jacksonville to New York, signaling potential weather disruption for the region.
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Atlantic Coast
Associated *Press
Savannah
Atlantic
Jacksonville
New York
Washington
Dwellings For Rent With Modern Conveniences
Electric lights and all modern conveniences available at 938 Government St. Describes hall, large parlor, dining room with pantry, two or three bedrooms, back porch, operating bath, and toilet. Monthly rent $23.00. Also another listing at 8 Stocking Street for a new and modern bungalow with dining room and parlor.
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Government St
Bat Seth
Wife of Skipper on Wrecked Ship
New Orleans reports Captain Godfrey and eight crew were rescued after their schooner Melbourne P. Smith was dismasted in a fierce gale off Cuba. His wife, aboard with him for twenty years, kept up cheer amid peril as the wrecked craft drifted before being transferred to the Arenas and brought to port. The captain planned to seek another ship in Mobile.
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New Orleans
Schoomer
Godfrey
Cape Horn
Melbourne P. Smith
United Fruit Company
Arenas
United States Shipping Commissioner
Atlantic
Cuba
Olk
Nova Scotia
Mobile
Women Must Tell Ages When They Register in Chicago
Chicago voters learn that women must disclose ages on registration forms, identical to men. County Judge Scully ruled that the same questions apply to women, a decision likely to deter many potential female registrants according to campaign managers.
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Chicago
Associated Press
Scully
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Harry Gissing
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Eveeasenseess
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U M. Otl Aiewuns
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Ironman
G. Saess
van Aller
College
Elly
Yost
Morrill & Lyons
Alabama, Tennessee and Northern Railway
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Birmingham
Hillman Taxi Service Company
ING
Conti
Windsor Hotel
Rothskeller
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