Hogg to Open Series with Volunteers in Nashville
Nashville and Mobile start a two team series in Nashville this afternoon with Williams or Beck slated to start for Nashville and Gid eon catching. Mobile will run Hogg and Schmidt as battery. The weather is fair. Atlanta faces Memphis after a six game win streak with Carl Thompson set to pitch and Chapman as catcher in perfect baseball weather.
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Associated Press
Nashville
Tenn
Mobile
Williams
Beck
Gideon
Hogg
Schmidt
Grasshoppers Threaten Kansas Corn Crop
Dodge City Kansas July 8 grasshoppers threaten corn as heat hatches millions and wheat harvest ends causing farmers to fear widespread crop damage across this Kansas region.
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Associated Press
Dodge City
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Kansas
Four Hurt as Street Car Hits Auto in Tennessee
Four people were seriously injured when a street car crashed into an automobile on the Harding Turnpike near Nashville Tennessee. The injured include Mrs James McClellan Mr and Mrs R W Smith and Miss Sofia Cameron. Mr McClellan escaped unharmed and Mrs McClellan is reported to have died. The other passengers are expected to recover.
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Nashville
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Harding Turnpike
James McClellan
R. W. Smith
Sofia Cameron
McClellan
Brown Versus Evans in Second Game with Barons
Montgomery will start Brown on the mound for Birmingham today as Rube Evans is set to pitch for the Barons in the second game of the series. Gribbens and Mayer catch for the teams. Weather is hot and dry in Birmingham.
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Ala
Montgomery
Rube Evans
Gribbens
Mayer
Second game in Chattanooga New Orleans series today
In Chattanooga Tennessee the second game of the series against New Orleans will be played today. Weather is warm and clear. Battteries listed Summers Street for Chattanooga and Brenton Adams for New Orleans.
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Arson by Suffragettes Mattes Sir William Lever Residence
An arson squad of militant suffragettes burned the Lever family mansion known as the Bungalow at Rivington near Chorley Lancashire. The unoccupied home held paintings and valuables, all destroyed. A message declared if Lever were loyal to the suffrage cause the fire would not have occurred.
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Airman and Assistant Rescued After Lake Michigan Plunge
Chicago reports that pilot Martin and his assistant Charles H. Day were toppled into Lake Michigan during a flight. Rescued by the life saving crew, they were unharmed and the aircraft was recovered. Martin is entered in the flying boat cruise starting today.
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Chicago Women Organize Political Machine In Cook County
The newly franchised woman's party of Cook county began active organization by naming a chairman for each ward in Chicago as of July 8.
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Associated Press
Woman's Party
Cook County
Baseball score roundup from Southern to Texas Leagues
Results across multiple leagues include Mobile over Nashville by off day, Birmingham 10 Montgomery 1, Chattanooga 13 New Orleans 7, Atlanta 12 Memphis 4. National League games show Boston 15 Philadelphia 11, New York 6 Brooklyn 1, Pittsburgh 5 Cincinnati, and American League totals with Philadelphia 7 Boston 4, New York 6 Washington 2, St Louis 10 Detroit 5. Other leagues note Clarksdale 3 Selma 2, Jackson 10 3 Meridian 0 2, Albany 5 Charleston 4, Savannah 2 Macon 0, Dallas 7 Austin 65, Galveston 9 Houston 8, Fort Worth 5.
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Appalachian League Scores: Knoxville, Middlesboro Lead
Knoxville beat Rome 7 to 4 while Middlesboro topped Morristown 9 to 7. Johnson City defeated Bristol 7 to 4 in the listed games.
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Baseball Scoreboard Recap Of Inning By Inning Results
Summary of multiple games from Birmingham to St Louis with scores by inning. Notable pitchers include Breen Gribbens Parson Seabough Brown Dickson Plank Houck and Detroites hitters. Key outcomes include Philadelphia and Boston doubleheaders and New York vs Brooklyn and Cincinnati vs Pittsburg matches.
Schedule Fragments Show Regional Matches Across Cities
A list of matchups includes Mobile at Nashville Montgomery at Birmingham New Orleans at Chattanooga Memphis at Atlanta St. Louis at Boston Cincinnati at Brooklyn Chicago at New York Pittsburg at Philadelphia Columbus at Pensacola and Clarksdale at Selma featuring two games. No games scheduled.
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New York
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Cotton States League
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Selma
Edwards stake winner in first Grand Circuit meet at North Randall
The opening Grand Circuit meet at North Randall track saw amateur drivers contest the Tavern steak with Del Rey favored to win. Seventeen horses started three preliminaries for $1,000 purses each, finals Friday for the remaining $5,000 purse. Uhlan failed to break his track record, racing the mile in 1:59 1/2 amid a strong breeze.
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Cleveland
North Randall Track
Edwards
del Rey
Uhlan
Bantamweight Champion Gouillon Improves After Hospital Stay
Gouilon, bantamweight champion, left hospital weighing 155½ pounds, up from a week earlier, after stomach trouble. Despite health gains he likely cannot box soon, and his Labor Day bout with Kid Williams, already postponed from July 28, may be delayed again.
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Charley Murphy Disputes Forfeit in Chicago-St Louis Game
President Charles W Murhpy of the Chicago Nationals wired President Lynch protesting the second game of yesterday's doubleheader with St Louis that was forfeited. Murphy asks the game be awarded to the Cubs and seeks reprimands for umpires Eason and Brennan. He admits players delayed five innings but says the visitors violated the rule first to shorten the game.
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Charles W. Murhpy
Chicago Nationals
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St. Louis
Murhpy
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Eason
Brennan
Police Team to Practice for Firemen Game
The police baseball team begins 5 PM Tuesday practice at City League Park for an August 4 picnic game against the fire department at Monroe Park. Manager Billy Nugent aims for full turnout. Chief Thomas Price may assemble his squad later this week.
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Five Flying Boats Off For Remarkable Trip
A fleet of five flying boats will depart Chicago harbor after noon for a 909 mile cruise to Detroit billed as the most remarkable trip yet by this craft. Delays and casualties trimmed entries to one half, with Anthony Janus of St. Louis aiming to depart first at 12 30.
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Detroit
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Fishkill
Logan A. Vilas
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New York
Roy J. Francis
San Francisco
Wrestler Falls Unconscious in Duluth Arm Wrestle Draw
Walter Miller of Duluth collapsed in a one hour fifty minute match with Joe Carr of Minneapolis. The bout ended in a draw and Miller recovered shortly after.
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Duluth
Minn
Walter Miller
Joe Carr
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Miller
Thompson to Debut After Signing with Atlanta Crackers
Special to The Item Carl Thompson former University of Georgia and Birmingham pitcher signed by Atlanta last night Musser sent back to Washington Thompson will debut Tuesday for the Crackers at home or in away game details omitted.
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Birmingham
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Los Angeles Installs New Administration Under Modified Commission Government
George Alexander who served as mayor of Los Angeles for over four years is succeeded by H. H. Rose a former police justice. A nine member city council also takes office inaugurating a modified commission government with nine divisions and each councilman serving as a special committee head.
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Los Angeles
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H. H. Rose
Three Year Service Adopted in French Army Bill Vote
Paris July 8 The chamber of deputies approved a clause in the army bill establishing three years military service by a 339 to 223 vote. Government expected to push the full bill through without difficulty.
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Associated Press
Paris
Chamber’ of Deputies
Electric fans boost comfort and cut bills says user
A user reports installing an electric fan in his office and later at home. He notes better work performance and comfort in heat, his wife remains less tired, babies stay cool, and electricity bills barely rise, claiming less than a cent per hour to run. Prices from $8.00 up. Purchase from dealer or by phone.
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