Batting and Pilfering Leaders of the Majors
Joe Jackson leads unofficial batting with 90 hits and a .411 average in the American League. Ty Cobb sits at .399, Tris Speaker at .385, and Blanding tops the National League with .375. Merkle and Kenesky notable hits leaders. Milan leads stolen bases with 37, Lobert tops NL with 20 steals.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Joe Jackson
Jackson
Caldwell
New York
Cobb
Speaker
Boston
Comeg Blanding
Cleveland
Eddie Collins
Philadelphia
Co. McDonald
Cravath
Viox
Wagner
Merkle
Kenetchy
St. Louis
Milan
Washington
Lobert
Myers
Doyle
One Dead and Many Hurt in Terrific Head-Ender
A westbound Pennsylvania passenger train collided head on with a work train at Woodville Ohio killing Steve Ladas and injuring 19 people including many Greek railroad workers. The passenger train was late and rode at high speed on a sharp curve. The engines were wrecked and both engineers hospitalized.
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Associated Press
Toledo
Pennsylvania
Woodville
Steve Ladas
Shippers' Forecast Warns of Heat for 36hour Shipments
The forecast cautions shippers about possible 96 degree heat affecting 36hour shipments north east and west. River forecasts indicate the Tombigbee river and its branches will show little change in the next two days while the Alabama river is also expected to remain steady.
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Tombighbee
Alabama
Weather Summary From The Great Lakes To The Gulf Coast
Warm fair weather dominates from the Great Lakes to the east Gulf coast with high temperatures in St Louis and Montgomery at 98 and Birmingham and Chicago at 96. A gulf storm moves inland over the Rio Grande Valley with 52 mph winds at Corpus Christi. Brownsville report missing. A low barometer system brings fair weather and summer heat to the north Atlantic states. Rocky Mountain region sees lake conditions. A high barometer system with cool air advances over the Pacific states as rain falls in the north. Thunderstorms expected for Mobile tonight or Sunday.
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Great Lakes
East Gulf Coast
St. Louis
Montgomery
Ala
Birmingham
Chicago
Rio Grande Valley
Corpus Christi
Texas
Brownsville
North Atlantic States
Rocky Mountain
Pacific States
Mobile
Albert Ashenberger
Weather Bureau
Trouble Brews In Camp As Lajoie Bench Taken Up
Cleveland reports a feud between W Napole on Lajoie and manager Birmingham after the second baseman was benched. President Somers plans a telephone talks to resolve the dispute. Lajoie says Birmingham lacks authority and seeks reinstatement as a regular. Lajoie batted .327 in 53 games and fielded .965.
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Associated Press
Cleveland
Ohio
Birmingham
Napoleon Lajoie
Lajoie
Charles W. Somers
Somers
Palmer Urges Wilson to Visit Gettysburg
Representative A Mitchell Palmer of Pennsylvania pressed President Wilson to attend the Gettysburg fiftieth anniversary. Palmer met Tumulty at the White House as Wilson was away playing golf and a conference was to be arranged later. Wilson had refused to go to avoid breaking his rule of avoiding public speeches during the present congress session.
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Associated Presse
Washington
A. Mitchell Palmer
Pennsylvania
White House
Wilson
Gettysburg
Police Court Fines and Proceedings Reported
A recorders court Saturday imposed fines for speeding and improper milk disposal. Several defendants faced jail terms or further hearings, including Powers for reckless driving and John Williams connected to robberies with a case continued to July 1 for more investigations. A pink silk glove was found and turned over to police, and Officer Bressingham returned from Hot Springs recuperation.
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Recorders Court
J. B. Drago
Noah Harrigg Jr
John Williams
Burch and Pearson
John Lincoln
Dauphin Street
Crenshaw
J. H. Bressingham
Mobile Police Department
Hot Springs
Ark
American Champions Pitt Against Britons in Wimbledon
Four champions from the United States Ireland Scotland Germany and Australia faced English rivals as the all England lawn tennis singles championship reached the fifth round. Maurice E McLoughlin J C Parke Oscar Kreutzer and Stanley N Doust were viewed as probable semi finalists, leaving the English contenders on the sidelines.
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Associated Press
Wimbledon
Eng
Maurice E. McLoughlin
United States
J. C. Parke
Oscar Kreutzer
Stanley N. Doust
The Lark Behind Bars and the Call for Compassion
The author contrasts a freed lark singing in morning light with a caged bird, arguing that captivity harms both animal and human conscience. He urges readers to recognize responsibility toward all creatures, avoid tyranny, and act with justice and compassion in how they keep and treat pets and other animals.
Jerry Simpkins takes job at beef canning plant
Rural Editor notes Jerry Simpkins begins work in a beef canning factory, a punchline about his ball throwing prowess. A fashion writer mentions a dressmaking treatise by a famous modiste, while Ote Snodgrass reports a missionary society plan to send phonographs to cannibal islands. A tenor named James Wilberforce, boarding at Snodgrass, weighs 480 pounds.
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Jerry Simpkins
Jerry
Ote Snodgrass
Foreign Missionary Society
Pennington Held on Embezzlement Charge
George L. Pennington former financial secretary of the Workingmen's Timber and Benevolent Association and of the Baymen's Benevolent Association was arrested on two warrants charging embezzlement. Bond posted. Alleged totals include 723.16 from the Timber organization and 150 from the Baymen group. Officials expect settlement before trial.
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George L. Pennington
Workingmen’s Timber and Benevolent Asociation
Baymen’s Benevolent Association
Inferior Criminal Court
Henry Chamberlain
Pennington
R. A. Green
Workingmen's Timber and Benevolent Association
John 4H. Duff
Two Ladies Illustrate Finesse Versus Veneer in Social Sense
The speaker contrasts Mrs A who shows genuine finesse by considering others and genuine good breeding with Mrs B who relies on surface polish. Mrs A quietly smooths social friction by valuing inner character over arbitrary rules, while Mrs B exemplifies the urge to impress regardless of merits.
The Delicate Balance Of Charm And Social Code
A critique outlines two women, Mrs L with a pleasant surface masking fragility, and Mrs A whose charm comes from a steadfast heart. It argues true understanding requires thoughtful restraint away from prejudices, a cultivated inner finess and steady pursuit of enduring human insight.
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Mrs. B
Mrs. Brown
Mrs. L
Mrs. A
Hke
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