Schwarz urges Mobile delegation to Tuscaloosa Centennial
Mobile City Commissioner Laz Schwarz endorses sending a large Mobile delegation to the Tuscaloosa Centennial. He argues such ties will benefit Mobile, urges broad participation, and plans a Chamber of Commerce effort to field at least one hundred travelers. If enough go, the Mobile and Ohio Railroad would run a special train.
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Laz Schwarz
Mobile
Tuscaloosa
Warrior River
Schwarz
Chamber of Commerce
Obile and Ohio Railroad
Machinery of Wrecked Steamer May Be Saved
Divers work at the scene of the Sunny South wreck to salvage its lower machinery. The river packet went down in the bay while being towed to New Orleans and lies in a difficult position making removal challenging.
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New Orleans
Boxer With One Good Foot Wins Twice in Night
Hugh Burke a New York youth with one good foot and an artificial leg won two bouts in the 110 pound class preliminaries of an amateur pugilist tournament. He knocked his first foe out in the opening round and after flooring the second in the second session was declared winner in the third.
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Hugh Burke
New York
Whistler Notes on Visits and Sewing Circle Guests
Rev Heywood Vaughan travels with his sons James and Joel to Lauderdale Mississippi to visit grandparents for weeks. Mrs Hl S Wolf and relatives host Eight Mile visit by Oliver Wolf family from Columbia Washington. Belle Welch hosts Wednesday Afternoon Sewing Circle with many attendees. Mrs Shields and daughter depart for Belize after visits to New Orleans. Walter Seabury’s absence opens a temporary filling by Thomas Seabury at the blacksmith shop.
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Heywood T. Vaughan
James
Joel
Lauderdale
Miss
Oliver Wolf
Columbia, D. C
Hl. S. Wolf
Eight Mile
Belle Welch
Wasson Street
John Ranagier
Robert M. Peterson
Stephen J. McCarty
George L. Lambeth
Thomas B. Allman
Thomas Dc. Agee
Georgia Newell
Nettie C. Peterson
Maggie McDonough
Maggie Welch
John W. Shields
Augustus H. Rayford
New Orleans
Belize
B. H
Walter
A. Seabury
Thomas H. Seabury
Wage Increase Planned at Yarrell Tin Plate Plant
Sharon Pennsylvania May 5 announcement says 2000 workers at the American Sheet and Tin Plate Company Yarrell plant will get wage hikes from four to fourteen percent on May 27. It marks the second advance this year.
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Sharon
American Sheet & Tin Plate Company
Yarrell
Waldbauer Sent to Newport News in Virginia League
Terre Haute Central League club transfers pitcher Albert Waldbauer to the Newport News club of the Virginia League under an optional agreement.
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Terrg Haute
Ind
Albert Waldbauer
Newport News
Terre Haute
Speaker vs Ed Collins Which Greater Player
Frank G. Menke weighs the value of Tris Speaker against Eddie Collins using 1909 to 1915 statistics. Collins leads in runs and stolen bases, with stronger offensive totals, while Speaker is the superior fielding outfielder. Overall the piece argues Collins is the more valuable player.
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Ed Collins
Frank G. Menke
New York
Cleveland
Tris Speaker
Eddie Collins
White Sox
Speaker
Indians
Collins
The
Athletics
Sted Sox
Letus
Baseball results across Southern National and American leagues
Scores list multiple games with teams and line scores from Atlanta Chattanooga Little Rock Birmingham Philadelphia New York Pittsburgh St Louis Brooklyn Boston Detroit and more. Notable outcomes include New Orleans over Birmingham 6 to 0 and New York over Boston 7 to 6.
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National
New York
Boston
Mathewson
Dooin
Tyler
Hughes
Gowdy
Pittsburgh
Chicago
Cooper
Schmidt
Lavender
Archer
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Schulz
Schneider
Toney
Clark
Wingo
Ames
Gonzales
Brooklyn
Philadelphia
Dell
Myers
McQuillan
Adams
Washington
Sheehan
Weaver
Schang
Johnson
Henry
Cleveland
Williams
Faber
Schalk
Coombe
O'Neill
Leonard
Carrigan
Caldwall
Nanamaker
Detroit
Dubue
Erickson
Dass
Covaleski
Baker
Davenport
McCabe
Groom
Hartley
South Atlantic nine innings results with delays
In the South Atlantic league game exchanges, Jackson edged Columbia 7 to 6, Macon defeated Albany 9 to 3, Columbus beat Montgomery 9 to 3, and Charleston defeated Augusta 2 to 2 after 11 innings as darkness halted play.
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South Atlantic
Jackson
Columbia
Macon
Albany
Columbus
Montgomery
Charleston
Augusta
Unclear Box Score From American Association Games
Scores listed for eight games show Louisville 3 over Minneapolis 2, Kansas City 7 over Toledo 1, Milwaukee 6 over Columbus 8, and Indianapolis 11 over St Paul 5.
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American Association
Louisville
Minneapolis
Kansas City
Toledo
Milwaukee
Columbus
Indianapolis
St. Paul
Baseball and boxing notes from leagues and champ update
International League results feature Rochester 10 Newark 6 Providence h Buffalo 4 Baltimore 3 Toronto 1 and Richmond Montreal Iain. North Carolina League games Durham 6 Greensboro 1 Charlotte 5 Raleigh 4 Winston Salem 8 Ashe ville 5. Texas League Fort Worth 7 San Antonio 0 Gal veston 7 Shreveport 2 Houston cs Waco 0 Dallas 4 Beaumont 4. Jac Britton is welterweight champion for over a week with manager Dan Morgan yet no letter to fight public.
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International League
Rochester
Newark
Providence H
Buffalo
Baltimore
Toronto
Richmond-Montreal
Iain
Durham
Greensboro
Charlotte
Raleigh
Winston-Salem
Asheville
Fort Worth
San Antonio
Galveston
Shreveport
Houston
Waco
Dallas
Beaumont
Jac Britton
Dan Morgan
A Morning Habit: Hot Water and Limestone Phosphate
A promotional note urges drinking a glass of hot water with a teaspoon of limestone phosphate before breakfast to cleanse the stomach liver and intestines. It claims improved digestion appetite and a rosy complexion, noting the treatment is inexpensive and benefits biliousness constipation and rheumatism.
Pitching duel and offense note in baseball briefs
Rube Marshall limited Memphis Chicks to five hits in a 2 0 win. Har ris drove in two with a three hit game. Rogers edged Little Rock 3 1 as Nashville scored all runs in the eighth. New Orleans beat Dick Robertson 6 0 behind strong hitting and Pop Boy Smith’s solid work. Mathewson lost his season debut in 10 innings as Boston won 7 6. Pirates beat Cubs 4 2 with Lavender shelled late. Reds edged Cards 2 1 as Ames pitched well. Brooklyn 2 0 over Phillies. Dell starred for Superbas. Johnson guided Senators to 5 1 win over Athletics. Yanks held to two hits in 3 4 0 loss. Browns toppled Tigers 7 6 in ten. Sisler key. Cubs’ Tinkers discussed. various notes on fighters and college ball items. Paris exploits recount enemy escape tale from World War I.
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Rube
Marshall
Memphis Chicks
Merritt
Harris
Mobile Infirmary Nurses Graduate in Graduation Ceremony
A large crowd gathered at the Mobile Infirmary lawn as nine women completed nurse training and received diplomas. Dr Alfred G Moses opened with prayer, Harry Pillans spoke, Rev Mathew Brewster addressed the graduates, and Miss Betty Hauer won the bandaging prize.
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Mobile Infirmary Association
Nela E. Jernigan
Rosalie Weil
Ruth V. McMaster
Ellen D. Morris
Mary White-Spunner
Ada E. Bovee
Frances M. George
A E. Hauer
Frances J. Joran
Alfred G. Moses
Harry Pillans
Mathew Brewster
Christ Church
Jacob D. Bloch
Pillans
J. Torrey
Brewster
Betty Hauer
Mdrago
J. D. Bloch
Central government enlists 7500 recruits in Yunnan revolt
Since the outbreak of the revolution in Yunnan the central government has enlisted 7500 recruits. Most come from Kern provinces. Compulsory service of a limited type has begun in Chi li province and will extend to other northern provinces.
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Peking
Yunnan
Kern Provinces
Chi li
Suffrage Work Shows Progress in Spring Hill
Mrs. Martin Holbrook and Miss Lola Trax spoke on suffrage at Mrs. Paul B. Bays home in Spring Hill, leading to the formation of a Spring Hill Suffrage Association with officers Mrs. Upham, Rose Hayes, Mrs. Bays, and Flora Gaillard. They then addressed a large Whistler audience on Democracy of Today and The Part of Women in Government. About 100 attended, and Trax plans another talk at Bay Minnette with substantial member signups during her stay.
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Martin Holbrook
Lola Trax
Baltimore
Spring Hill
Paul B. Bay
Suffrage Association
Upham
Rose Hayes
Paul B. Bays
Miss Trax
Progressive party selects 14 delegates to national convention
The Progressive state convention met in Seatlle Wash on May 6 and elected fourteen delegates to the national convention in Chicago and instructed them to vote for Theodore Roosevelt.
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Seattee
Wash
Chicago
Theodore Roosevelt
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