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Newspaper

The Mobile Item

Location

Mobile, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jun 29, 1916

Page

8

Avet Stars as Gulls Win Again from Volunteers

In Mobile on June 29 Cavet pitched and hit safely in a 6 to 4 victory over the Volunteers. Cavet led the offense, his club scoring late to seal the win as Wells yielded 11 hits to Mobile. Home run by Cavet and key doubles highlighted the contest.

Avet Gulls Homer Tenn Ville ‘Vols Aegeries Cavet AB. R.H. PO Holly Burke Othe DOME Uss Weiss Bilam Diewndsste Hall Peer Beste Es Peece Herbert Sheehan Kores Ellam Marshall Swacina Ville Mobile Vna ball—Street Sere Wells Balle Massey McDowell Williams Ay. Schmidt Wells O'Toole

Baseball Standings and Scores From National and American Circuits

Result Games Southern. At Nashville 4 12 1 Mobile 6 13 3 Wella Herbert Street Cavet Schmidt. At Chattanooga 5 7 2 New Orleans 1 7 2 Allen Kitchens Walker Higgins. At Little Rock 0 7 2 Atlanta 7 12 1 Couchman Rumier Gibson Perry Ikorn. At Memphis 1 5 1 Bir Fee 2 6 0 Willett Ruel Smith. National At Anridge first game 2 6 2 tash 10 1 Lavender Vaughn Mammaux Gibson. Chicago Saintsburgh 3 12 2 McConnell Fischer Miller Jacobs Cooper Wilson. Boston 2 7 0 Brooklyn 8 5 0 Tyler Tragresser Gowdy Pief Meyers. At New York 4 12 1 Sphia 3 13 2 Schauer Benton Rariden De Burns. At Cincinnati 6 10 1 St 14 1 Toney Dale Knetzer Wingo Ames Meadows Snyder. American At Cleveland 1 5 0 Chicago 5 10 0 Cevaleski Coombe O Neill Russell Schalk. At Philadelphia 7 12 4 New York 9 8 2 Myers Meyer Keating Russell Nuna Maker. At Washington 6 12 0 Boston 2 8 1 Johnson Henry Shore Gregg Cady. At St Louis Detroit 3 5 1 Plank Upman Mitchell Boland Dunningham Baker.

Southern Nashville Mobile Wella Herbert Street Cavet Schmidt Chattanooga New Orleans Allen Kitchens Walker Higgins Little Rock Atlanta Couchman Rumier Gibson Perry Ikorn Memphis Bir- Fee Willett Rueln Smith National Anidge Tash Lavender Vaughn Or Mammaux Chicago Saintsburgh McConnell Fischer Miller Jacobs Cooper Wilson Boston Brooklyn Tyler Tragresser Gowdy Pief- Meyers New York Cleveland Chicago Cevaleski Coombe O'Neill Russell Schalk Philadelphia Myers Meyer Keating Nuna Washington Boss Johnson Henry Shore Gregg Cady St. Louis Detroit Plank Upman Mitchell Boland Dunningham Baker

International League Scores and Standings Snap

Reported scores show Newark defeating Rochester 7 to 3, Buffalo edging Baltimore 8 to 3, and Richmond beating another opponent 6 to 8. The fragmented scores indicate a busy day across the league with multiple games listed.

International League Newark Rochester Dence Buffalo Baltioti Oe Richmond

American Association results in brief highlight

Score snippets show Indianapolis defeating Columbus 2 1 and Kansas City 2 0 with Milwaukee 7 Louisville 5. The fragmented lines reference athletic results from the American Association standings or games, noting teams and partial scores.

American Association Indianapolis Columbus

League Scores and Standings Fragment Reveal Action

Fragmentary sports note shows 4-2 and 8-1 results for Columbia and Macon with Jacksonville 1-0 at Charleston. Details are incomplete but indicate early season scores and conference play.

Memphis Adants and New Orleans at Nashville

Fragmented text lists cities and matchups including Memphis, New Orleans, Nashville, Little Rock, Cleveland, Chicago with unclear details. Reads like a sports or transit schedule fragment and lacks complete facts for a fuller summary. The readable items hint at a series of events or contests across multiple venues.

Sporting Briefs: Yankees take lead and multiple results roll in

The American League race tightens as the Yankees surge past the Indians while the White Sox beat Cleveland 5 to 1 and the Athletics fall 9 to 7. Washington tops the Red Sox 6 to 2 to tie for third. the Browns beat the Tigers 6 to 3 as Detroit sinks to second division. Birmingham’s Barons edge the Chicks 2 to 1 with Meusel and Clark delivering the key doubles. Pirates win two 3–2 games over the Cubs, including an 18-inning victory powered by Art Wilson. Pfeffer leads the Giants to a 3–2 win over the Dodgers. The Lookouts fall 6–1 to the Pels, Dixie Walker and Hornsby spark the Cardinals past the Reds 9–6.

Themericane Cleveland Indians Yankees White Sox Cleveland Athletics Yanks Washington Red Sox Browns Tigers

Dillon Favored In Moran Bout At Brooklyn Park

In Brooklyn Washington Park a ten round bout pits Jack Dillon of Indianapolis against Frank Moran of Pittsburgh. Moran weighs about 208 pounds with a 6 foot 1 inch frame, Dillon about 170 pounds and 5 foot 7 1/2. Moran holds a 77 1/2 inch reach to Dillon’s 72 1/2. Purse totals 40 000 with Moran at 25 000 and Dillon 15 000 as Indianapolis fans travel to watch.

New York Jack Dillon Indianapolis Frank Moran Pittsburgh Washington Park Brooklyn Moran Dillon Willard-Moran

No Japanese Warships Found Off Mexican West Coast

Admiral Winslow reported a complete survey of the Mexican west coast and found no trace of Japanese warships despite rumors. He forwarded unconfirmed word that Villa leader Ochara was granted amnesty and commissioned as a general in the Carranza army.

Washington Winslow Villa Ochara Carranza

Gulf Coast Horticultural Society Holds Large Citrus Growers Meeting

The first quarterly Gulf Coast Horticultural Society meeting convened at Irvington with many leading citrus growers attending. Presiding over the session, President O. F. E. Winberg, the event opened in the morning and will run into the evening, featuring an early afternoon barbecue.

Gulf Coast Horticultural Society Irvington Gulf Coast O. F. E. Winberg

St Josephs Debating Society Meeting on Guilty Defenses

The St Josephs Debating Society will meet Thursday at 8 PM to discuss Is a Lawyer Justified in Defending a Guilty Client. Joseph G Espalla and Emile Tan speak for the affirmative, T C Patterson and George Hilliard for the negative, R Smith as critic, with James Duscan delivering the principal address as an invited guest.

Debating Society of St. Joseph's Club Joseph G. Espalla Emile Eee Tan T. C.patterson George Hilliard R. Smith James Duscan

Illinois Club Picnic at Monroe Park July 4

The Illinois Club plans a basket picnic at Monroe Park on July 4. Members met Wednesday night and decided on the event details for their community gathering.

Illinois Iinois Club Monroe Park

Cotton seed crushed drops sharply from 1914 to 1915

Washington June 29. Cotton seed crushed from the 1915 crop totaled 4,201,059 tons, down from 5,779,665 tons in 1914. Linters obtained equaled 930,469 500 pound bales versus 854,900 in 1914, with state totals listed for Alabama through all other states.

Washington Census Bureau Alabama Arkansas Georgia Louisiana Mississippi Missouri North Carolina Oklahoma South Carolina Tennessee Texas

Harrison Plans Strong Policy on Mexico Action

Congressman Harrison of Mississippi on foreign affairs supports a strong resolution to use all military power to enforce U S demands on Mexico. He notes Carranza's reply will determine if war is declared or a milder approach used, insisting there be no half measures.

Washington, D. C Harrison Mississippi Foreign Affairs Committee Mexico Flood Army Navy Wilson Congress Carranza

U S Ships 250 Lewis Machine Guns To Britain

The War Department reports it has secured 250 Lewis machine guns made by Driggs Seabury for immediate delivery to Britain. It also ordered 6,000,000 cartridges from US Cartridge Co and British specification ammunition is being produced for shipment to Allied forces.

New York War Department Driggs-Seabury Ordnance Company Europe United States United States Cartridge Company

Mexicans deny starting Carrizal clash in dispatch

The Mexican legation released a Mexico City report to the minister of war General Trevino denying Mexicans provoked the Carrizal encounter. He says American forces continued advancing into Mexican territory despite protests, forcing Mexican troops to oppose them by force.

Madrid Mexico City Trevino Carrizal Emiliano Zapata Pablo Gonzales

Army and Navy Union Offers Service to Raise Military Net

The Army and Navy Union veterans of the United States announced through Major General H Ogden Lake that they offer their services to the government to form a military force to be used if volunteers are called. The notice comes amid calls for extra troops as the nation prepares for possible mobilization.

New York Army and Navy Union Veterans of the Wars of the United States H. Ogden Lake

Feature Concert and Film Show At Monroe Park

A band concert is planned for Thursday night at Monroe Park with a selected program. The event will also include several reels of motion pictures and is part of the park's popular skating and dancing attractions drawing large crowds.

Monroe Park

U S Marine Slain in Fight With Haitians

Washington June 28 An engagement lasting an hour between American marines and Santo Domingo rebels at Monte Cristi left Frigate John Acriment dead. Marines seized two trenches after artillery fire in a strong natural position about 16 miles from Monte Cristi. Caperton reported rebels entrenched and dislodged by assault as Col Pendleton moved overland from Puerto Plata toward Santiago and Le Vega.

Washington Santo Domingo Montde Cristi Caperton John Acriment Monte Cristi Navy Department Col. Pendleton Puerto Plata Santiago le Vega

Federal building funds pass Senate for Southern states

A civil appropriations bill totaling 125 million dollars advances in Congress to fund federal buildings. It allocates 2.59 million to Alabama 112 500 to Florida and 240 000 to Mississippi for ongoing projects with specific post office repairs and site purchases in several cities including Andalusia Birmingham and Orlando St. Petersburg Holly Springs and McComb.

Washington Senate Alabama Florida Mississippi House Mobile Quarantie Station Andalusia Birmingham Decatur Jasper Opelika Bartow Deland Lakeland Orlando Palatka St. Petersburg DeFuniak Springs Holly Springs McComb

Relief measure dropped by house in draft resolution

Washington June 29. The house and senate leaders reached a conference report that removes the relief provision for families of national guardsmen drafted into federal service. The measure authorizes federal service for guardsmen who take the oath and allows consolidation of scattered units. The report was approved by the house and expected to be acted on by the senate.

Washington House Senate Hay Military Baker Clark War Department National Guard

Volunteer Aviators Sought by Aero Club of Illinois

The Aero Club of Illinois announced a call for licensed aviators to volunteer for army service ahead of a federal call. The move follows a meeting between local club officials and Albert Bond Lambert of St Louis, head of the U S aviation reserve and Aero Club of America vice president.

Chicago Army The Aero Club of Illinois Aero Club Albert Bond Lambert St. Louis United States Aviation Reserve Aero Club of America

Refugees Refuse Departure From Tampico

About 380 Americans refused to leave Tampico as the refugee ship Sumner was due to arrive. The Navy department said the transport Buffalo would sail to Guaymas today for San Diego with refugees aboard.

Washington Tampico Sumner Navy Department Buffalo Guaymas San Diego Cal

Roosevelt and Hughes Dinner Shows Complete Accord

New York June 29 Charles F Hughes Republican presidential nominee said after an interview with Theodore Roosevelt lasting over two hours that they are in complete accord. Hughes noted Roosevelt endorsed his telegram to the Progressive committee and would cooperate, including a possible speaking tour if Hughes wished.

New York Charles F. Hughes Theodore Roosevelt Hughes Col. Roosevelt Progressive Committee Mr. Hughes

Internal Revenue Receipts Rise in May

Washington reports May revenue totaling 38,351,363 dollars, up 7,065,918 from May 1915. Income tax drives the increase, with monthly receipts at 6,225,528 dollars and yearly projection for the income tax at 115,000,000 dollars.

Washington Internal Revenue McAdoo Treasury Mexico

Senators Seek Clarification on Allies Treaty Aimed at Boycott

Senator Stone introduced a resolution asking President Wilson to inform the senate about the exact nature of a commercial treaty negotiated by France's allies in the European war. The measure seeks to determine how neutral nations, especially the United States, would be affected by the treaty and its boycott objectives.

Washington Stone Foreign Relations Committee Wilson Senate France United States

Quarrel Over Powder Valued at 56 Million Begins

The federal suit in Wilmington seeks to force Pierre S. Dupont and eleven EB I Dupont de Nemours officials to return powder stock worth about 56 million dollars that allegedly was unlawfully taken from General T. Coleman Dupont.

Wilmington Del Francis I

Reorganization of Chinese Republic Hampered by Disputes

In Peking on June 29 disputes over constitutional questions between the militarist party and southern leaders hinder the reorganization of the Chinese republic. Efforts to reconcile differences have failed. Yuan Shi Kai’s body, escorted by the diplomatic corps, was moved from the capital to Changteh Fu for burial.

Peking China Yuan Shi Kai Changteh-Fu

Three Hurt When Mule Is Frightened

In Shubuta Mississippi on June 29 a northbound train frightened a mule near the Mobile and Ohio depot causing the animal to fall. A woman and two children were injured as the mule bolted over a bri dle limb and the people sustained flesh wounds.

Shubuta Miss Mobile & Ohio

World and Local Briefs Across Cities

A compiled dispatch reports Samuel Hifi heading the Trans Siberian traffic department in Vladivostock at Russia's request. Other items include Major Viscount Crichton’s fate confirmed, the Famous Players and Lasky merger forming the Famous Players Laskey Corp, Second Montana National Guard border orders, Morey returning to El Paso hospital, Prince Henry of Bavaria wounded, Berlin open poor kitchens, Ad Agents of America plan, Hughes endorsement defeat in Kings County, Argentine ambassador Dominguez dead, Molly Pitcher monument unveiled, Bissing denial of Belgian conscription claims, Zapata’s last stronghold captured, Frankfort prison fire, a Wilbaux tornado kill and injuries, Kate Mason Rowland’s death, Pine of Genoa survivors reaching Port Mahon.

Thousands Offer Their Services to General Funston

In San Antonio on June 29 officers at army headquarters urged volunteers to seek roles in Mexico the army or the national guard. Civilians are in demand only mildly and no regulation permits forming rough rider units. Washington holds final say on any such formations. Towns across Texas Arizona and New Mexico request nearby regulars or guardsmen with postings chosen for strategic need.

San Antonio Tex Mexico Army National Guard Washington Texas Arizona New Mexico

President Wilson to Address Advertising Clubs in Philadelphia

President Wilson planned to speak at a mass meeting in Independence Square Philadelphia this afternoon before returning to Washington. If the Mexican situation permits he would then travel to New York to address the New York Press Club banquet tomorrow night.

Philadelphia Wilson Associated Advertising Clubs of the World Independence Square Washington One New York New York Press Club

France Protests Evacuation Order For Civilians

Premier Briand protests to neutral powers over German order evacuating Lille Roubaix and Tourcoing civilians claiming the move violates The Hague Convention.

France Paris Briand Lille Roubaix Tourcoing Petit Journal

Richmond Upholds Police Justice Crutchfields Ruling

In El Paso reports say the Argentine Republic sold 180 machine guns to the Carranza government as observed by a Mexico City bank agent. In Montana a woman and two children drowned when a tent was swept away by a windstorm near Winifred.

EL Paso Tex Carranza Mexico City Lewiston Mont Winifred Here

Anuric from Dr Pierce Appeals to Flush Uric Acid

Uric acid buildup causes rheumatism neuralgia and dropsy and kidneys need regular flushing. Dr Pierce of Buffalo recommends drinking pure water between meals and outdoor exercise. Anuric tablets claim to stimulate kidney action and relieve uric acid symptoms with a $1 full treatment or a 10 cent trial package from Dr. Pierce Invalids' Hotel Buffalo NY.

Pierce Buffalo New York Dr. Pierce Invalids’ Hotel N. Y

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