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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1916
Page
8
Allison and Walker star as the Gulls sweep Orleans in a rain interrupted twin bill. New Orleans takes one game but mobile hosts the other, with three hits from Racina and two from McDowell fueling the Gulls offense.
Honolulu athletes set three world records at a YMCA exhibition in a tank. Duke Kahanamoku swam 100 yards in 53 3-5 seconds, breaking his previous mark, and joined teammates to set a 400 yard relay record in 3 44 3-5. The Illinois Athletic Club teams also posted new records in the 500 and 400 yard events.
Umpire Johnson aged 25 serving as plate umpire in a St. Paul game in Toledo on Sunday was struck by a bottle thrown from the stands and rendered unconscious. He was taken to a hospital for treatment.
Detroit Mich July 24 A record breaking field of horses entered for the Grand Circuit meeting opening today at the Detroit fair grounds Monday's card features races named for local clubs The 2:10 trot 2:18 trot are Country Club events while the 2:17 pace is the Detroit Athletic Club purse The 2:08 trot class M and M purse worth 10000 runs Wednesday The Board of Commerce stake of 5000 is on Tuesday's program
Winston Salem North Carolina July 24 The Winston Salem Merchants Association appointed a committee to raise funds for relief of flood sufferers in counties north of the city A mass meeting was held to further the plan and boost donations
The Montgomery club is dropped from the South Atlantic League after Albany's withdrawal leaving six clubs. Players from both teams are offered to other league clubs as Albany cites financial trouble. Montgomery president Hurley vows to fight to keep the franchise in Montgomery.
Southern games include Birmingham at Atlanta cloudy Chattanooga at Memphis clear Mobile at New Orleans clear Little Rock at Nashville clear National matchups Philadelphia at Pittsburg cloudy American matchup Chicago at Detroit clear
The American schooner Carrie Strong from Mobile June 30 with 326000 superficial feet of lumber for Matanzas Cuba was towed into North Key Harbor Tor tugas by US coast guard cutter Tallapoosa. Later reports say the Strong was beached there Sunday. On July 14 Tallapoosa cabled she stood by Carrie Strong at coordinates 26 12 N 88 35 W. no crew report received.
Democrats and Republicans in Maine held primaries to choose nominees to succeed the late Edwin C. Burleigh. The special election is set for September 11, with Bowdoin College dean Kenneth C. M. Sills as the lone Democratic candidate. Republican hopefuls include Congressman Frank E. Guernsey and former Governor Bert M. Fernald.
An exceptionally large audience gathered in Bienville Square for Sunday open-air services. Rev. O C McGehee of St Francis Street Methodist preached on The Remarkable Refusal and the Remarkable Choice of Moses, with a notable musical program accompanying the event.
A rundown of game results across cities including New Orleans Nashville Memphis Chicago Cincinnati St Louis and Detroit with team scores and listed player pairings and pitchers. Key duos include Walker Brenton Higgins Allison Schmidt Rogers Street Hogg Gibson Brown Fisher Anderson Schupp Rariden Koch er and others with multiple doubleheaders noted.
Lieutenant Marchal of the French aviation corps flew from Nancy toward Berlin at low altitude dropping proclamations and attempting to reach Russia. He landed near Chelm in Russian Poland after 14 hours of fuel and was captured by German forces. he stated the mission avoided harming civilians.
Papers authorize transfer of Guy Johnson a scout with General Pershing's column in Mexico to this state. He was arrested in Columbus New Mexico by an army intelligence agent on suspicion he is Guy Hartman tied to moonshine whiskey frauds in Hartman date back over a year. Hartman bond of twenty thousand dollars forfeited after bail. bond paid in Kansas City by bondsmen.
A fragment notes Lt. Marchal was interned and references a bold boast to bombard Berlin but instead a proclamation was issued. The quoted lines imply a wartime ultimatum and a restraint shown by the occupiers amid mounting tensions in the city.
In Savoy and surrounding areas near Opelousas Louisiana a manhunt continues for Helaire Carriere who shot and killed Sheriff Swords of St. Landry Parish on July 16. Despite hundreds of posses over seven days the fugitive has not been captured and has been seen multiple times by locals. A scaled back search remains on standby with a small guard left near probable hideouts.
A meeting of the friends of Hon. Harry Pillans is scheduled for Monday evening July 24 1916 at 7 30 pm at 64 St Francis street upstairs. The purpose is to perfect the organization of the Pillans Campaign Committee.
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