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Newspaper

The Mobile Item

Location

Mobile, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jul 25, 1916

Page

8

Rain Delays Gulls at New Orleans Postponed May Game Rescheduled

In Mobile and New Orleans the rain forced postponement of the Monday game to August 18. Buck Brenton and Pug Cavet expected to duel if played. Dixie Walker faced criticism for pitching in the first Mobile Orleans game, later explaining back stiffness and cold muscles limited his effort.

NW Orleans Olone New Orleans Gulls Buck” Brenton Pug” Cavet Dixie Walker Times-Picayune John Mnager

Weather and sports schedule for today and tonight

In the Southern league Birmingham visits Atlanta in cloudy conditions. Chattanooga travels to Memphis with clear skies. Mobile plays New Orleans under rain. Little Rock goes to Nashville in clear weather. In the national slate Chicago plays Boston under clouds. Cincinnati hosts New York with overcast skies. St Louis visits Brooklyn in cloudy conditions. Pittsburgh plays Philadelphia with rain. American league shows New York in a clear game. Boston at Cleveland and Philadelphia at St. Ponte in clear weather, Washington at Detroit also clear.

Southern Birmingham Atlanta Chattanooga Memphis Mobile New Orleans Little Rock Nashville National Chicago Boston Cincinnati New York St. Louis Brooklyn Pittsburgh Philadelphia Cleveland St. Ponte Washington Detroit New Orleans-Mobile Ellis Marshall Holmquist Gibson Perry Perkins Black Smith Monroe Wallace Bacon Knowlson Walker Peters

John Fox Jr in Cherokee Links Invitation Golf Tourney

Knoxville Tenn July 25 John Fox Jr novelist is among entries in the invitation golf tourney at Cherokee links Thursday Friday and Saturday Perry Adair and Bob Jones of Atlanta are expected to participate. Nearly lg entries in the tourney have been sted.

Knoxville Tenn John Fox, Jr Perry Adair Bob Jones Atlanta South

Reilly Transfer Confirmed in National League Bulletin

New York July 25 Brooklyn releases Thomas H. Reilly to Atlanta. The move is recorded in an official bulletin issued tonight by the National League of Professional Baseball Clubs.

New York Brooklyn Atlanta Thomas H. Reilly National League of Professional Baseball Clubs

Record Entries for $5 000 Harness Event in Detroit

The Chamber of Commerce $5,000 stake for 2:06 pacers drew the biggest field in history as Detroit hosts the Grand Circuit program. Sadie Densmore holds the fastest record at 2:02, with rivals including the Savoy, Goldie C, the Beaver, and Ben Earl. The 1912 event record remains 2:02 3-4 by Joe Patchen II. The program also features the Hotel Wayne 2:12 trot for three-year-olds with $600 added and a 2:12 pace with a $1,200 purse.

Detroit Mich Chamber of Commerce Sadie Densmore Savoy Goldie C the Beaver Ben Earl Joe Patchen II Wayne

Rumler Sold to Browns Chapman to Travelers

The Little Rock Southern Association club sold catcher William Rumler to the St. Louis Browns. Catcher Chapman will join Little Rock as part of the deal. Rumler says he will not report to St. Louis unless granted a higher salary than his current pay.

Little Rock Ark Little Rock Club Southern Association William Rumler St. Louis Browns Chapman Rumler St. Louis

High Water Delays Mobile Traffic North of City

Southbound trains on the Louisville and Nashville line toward Mobile were stalled for six hours or more as high water covered tracks near Hurricane Bayou about 12 miles north. Pilot engines led trains through the flooded area due to backwater.

Louisville and Nashville Mobile Hurricane Bayou

Law and Equity Court actions listed in Monday session

In the Law and Equity Court judge Berney presides. The docket shows motions denied to set aside verdicts and grant new trials, demurrers sustained, and default judgments entered. Multiple cases involve costs, security for costs, election to stand upon one action, and land sales for judgment satisfaction.

Law and Equity Court Berney E. E. Walpole M. A. McDermott G. O. Hines J. G. Bowen Et al C. L. Davis & Co Taylor-Lowenstein & Co American Agricultural Chemical Co Baker-Lyons & Co Mobile Auto Co John Alexander Wizard Investment Co Henderson Iron Works Wizard Investment Frank Henderson Mobile Fish and Oyster Co Charles T. Ezell Merchants Bank G. E. Bradley M. P. Levy J. C. Weldy Rudolph Wurlitzer Co William Gass A. Leschens & Sons American Supply Co

Result Games At New Orleans Mobile Rain

Scores listed for several cities show varied results with teams and players named. The data includes locations such as Nashville Little Rock Atlanta Birmingham Memphis Pittsburgh and Philadelphia with associated records and contributor names. No additional schedules are provided beyond the listed matchups.

Detroit and Chicago Heads-Up Details

At Detroit 2-7-0, Chicago 38-12-38 with Covaleski and McKee Baker Wolf gang Williams and Schalk Lapp Lynn. No other scheduled.

Detroit Chicago Covaleski McKee Baker Wolfgang Williams Schalk Lapp Lynn

Record of Conscience Fund donations tops half a million

Treasury figures show contributions to the conscience fund for the year ending June 80 total $54,923.15, bringing overall receipts to $498,763.54 from individuals confessing to thefts against the government. Large gifts include two $30,000 and $10,000 donations, with a long history of anonymous gifts since 1811.

Washington Treasury Treasury Department

Wilson pressed by suffragist leaders

A delegation of woman suffragists met with President Wilson to press for support of the Susan B. Anthony federal amendment for nationwide woman suffrage. They reported he did not commit but left encouraged, suggesting he might shift toward federal action. They emphasized Western women voters favor a candidate who backs the federal amendment.

Washington Wilson Charles E. Hughes Susan B. Anthony Western

Acute and Chronic Rheumatism Overview and Treatments

The exact cause of rheumatism remains uncertain though linked to high uric acid. No universal remedy exists and many treatments have been tried. Some observers favor certain remedies while others report similar results. all agree on using measures to quiet the nervous system and relieve pain.

Ener Oe Jen

State Harbor Board to Meet on August 10

The State Harbor Board has called a meeting for August 10. Secretary W H H Green wood explains meetings are scheduled when the board sets a date, countering the impression that meetings occur on the second Tuesday each month.

State Harbor Board W. H. H. Greenwood Greenwood Harbor Board

Mobile and Gulf Telegraphs to Restore Service

The Mobile and Gulf Telegraph Company announces its wires between Mobile, the Eastern shore and Fort Morgan will be working within a few days. A large force is at work along the line to reestablish wire communication with the lower bay.

Mobile and Gulf Telegraph Company Mobile Eastern Shore Fort Morgan Lower Bay The Home Telephone Company

Incorporation Papers Filed for Tribune Publishing Company

Incorporation papers for the Tribune Publishing Company were filed in probate court. The capital stock is $10,000 with $6,400 paid in, and the firm will take over the Mobile Weekly Tribune plant. A daytime and Sunday morning paper is planned to begin around August 15. Officers include John C. O Connell as president, Vic Calver as vice president, Edward Orlyn Dorgan as secretary treasurer, with Paul B Hedrick and Max Rathberger as directors.

Tribune Publishing Company Mobile Weekly Tribune John C. O’connell Vic Calver Edward Orlyn Dorgan Paul 8. Hedrick Max Rathberger

John Hamilton Brown Dies Inventor of Segmental Wire Wound Gun

Hoboken resident John Hamilton Brown aged 79, inventor of the Segmental Wire Wound Gun, died Monday at his west Hoboken home.

Hoboken N. J John Hamilton Brown West Hoboken

Sweetheart Dropped Dead in Arms in Illinois

Roy Hinterliter, son of a farmer, is jailed in Olney Illinois charged with causing the death of his 17 year old sweetheart Miss Elizabeth Ratcliffe of Paoli Indiana. An inquest is planned after authorities say the girl died after a buggy ride and fainted in his arms at a sanitarium. An autopsy concluded poisons were not examined though surgeons faced a rare medical problem per the coroner.

Olney Roy Hinterliter Elizabeth Ratcliffe Paoli Ind Miss Ratcliffe Hinterliter

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