Week of Surprises In Major Leagues
A week of fluctuating form across the majors. Brooklyn rises to second place in the National League while Pittsburgh sinks. New Yorks in the American League reel off three wins in Detroit, improving their pace as Philadelphia and St. Louis press. Boston and Chicago also show solid play as Detroit faces infield concerns and Hal Chase trade talk looms for Detroit and New York.
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Associated Press
New York
Brooklyns
Pittsburghs
Bostons
Pirates
New Yorks
Chance
Detroit
Agilante
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Chicago
McGraw
Huggins
Cincinnati
Boston
Washington
Red Sox
Hugh Jennings
Frank Chance
Tigers
Jennings
Hal Chase
Chase
Southern League standings and week in Atlanta region
Atlanta notes the Mobile club, led by Finn, with an eleven game streak and only seven losses in 31 games, dominates the Southern Association. Chattanooga rises from last place, Atlanta bats lead, and Mobile shines in baserunning, sac bunting, and extra base hits as Memphis and Nashville improve while New Orleans and Birmingham lag.
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Associated Press
Atlanta
Finn
Chattanooga
Mobile
Norman Elberfeld
New Orleans
Nashville
Montgomery
Memphis
Birmingham
Frank and
Molesworth
American cricketers show strong display at New Jersey event
The Longwood Cricket Club pair Niles and Dabney won the round robin doubles in Tuxedo with a 6-4 5-7 1-6 6-0 6-1 victory over Hackett and Little. Larned and Wrenn beat Clothier and Watson 6-3 4-6 9-7 6-3, as Australians bound for Davis Cup trials showcased in a brief exhibition suggesting a formidable team.
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Associated Press
Tuxedo
A Y
N. W. Niles
A. Dabney
Longwood Cricket Club
H. H. Hackett
R. D. Little
Williams A. Larned
R. D. Wrenn
W. J. Clothier
C.F. Watson, Jr
S N. Yews
H. Rice
Ab, Jones
J. W. Hicks
Tariff Fight Moves To Senate After House Adjourns
Washington May 12 The tariff revision struggle shifts from the house to the senate tomorrow as the Underwood bill is sent to the finance committee. The senate is not in session today as the house aims to adjourn for three days. Democrats in the ways and means committee prepare to shape the regular committee personnel.
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Associated Press
Washington
House
Senate
Finance Committee
Ways and Means Committee
Committees On Committees
Two Sermons by Bishop Vincent in Mobile
Bishop John Vincent founder of the Chautauqua movement preached two sermons at St. Francis Street Methodist Church in Mobile. He urged deeper Bible study, denounced Sunday school frivolity, and emphasized reverence, dignity, calmness, and listening as essential to social success. He is in the city visiting relative Ben Vincent.
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John Vincent
America
Mobile
St. Francis Street Methodist
Dr King’s New Life Pills Advertised For Constipation Relief
John Supsic of Sanbury Pennsylvania praises Dr King’s New Life Pills as the best pills he ever used for constipation indigestion and liver complaint. They promise prompt relief and healthier bowels. Price 25c recommended by Van Antwerp Drug Corp.
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Dr. King
John Supsic
Sanbury
van. Antwerp Drug Corp
New York Team Loses United States League Franchise
The New York team of the United States Base Ball league forfeited a game at Newark after failing to appear for the scheduled match. Umpire Cullom announced the forfeiture and the franchise loss because the New York players played an exhibition in New Brunswick to draw a larger crowd.
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Associated Press
Newark
New York
United States Baseball League
Cullom
Newarks
Decie
New Yorks
New Brunswick
Suffragette Fire Hits Nottingham Boat Club
Militants of the suffrage movement in London burn the Nottingham boat club headquarter along the river Trent. Skiffs and race boats housed there are destroyed in the blaze, with damage estimated at 10 000 dollars.
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Associated Press
London
British Isles
Nottingham Boat Club
Trent
Reddick Shot by Sherman on Anna Street Early Sunday
Gus Reddick a dredge boat man was shot three times by Charles Sherman near Anna street early Sunday when Sherman found him attempting to raise a window on his front gallery. Reddick was wounded in the leg thigh and shoulder and taken to the city hospital. Sherman claimed he fired in defense believing a break in was occurring.
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Gus Reddick
Charles Sherman
Government
Anna Street
Mr. Sherman
Reddick
Sherman
Crenshaw
Cardui touted in Webster Springs letter
Miss Agnes Duff of Webster Springs West Virginia describes long lasting back and side pains and weakness she recovered after using Cardui the woman’s tonic after three bottles she reports feeling healthier and heavier and urges others to try it Chattanooga Medicine Co. Ladies Advisory Dept. is listed for instructions and a free 64 page book.
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Webster Springs
W. Va
Agnes Duff
N. B
Chattanooga Medicine Co
Chattanooga
Delegates To Baptist Meeting Depart Tonight
Mobile delegates head to the Southern Baptist Convention in St Louis May 14 21 leaving tonight by the Mobile and Ohio. W P Hines J W Phillips J D Anderson W P Wilks G M McRae SS Vaughn and J M Kailin attend with Mrs Hines and Mrs R V Taylor also serving as delegates to the Women's Missionary Union. Other delegates include Ed S Barnes Whistler J O Bledsoe Grove Hill M M Wood Repton Hall Richards Evergreen C W Henson Monroeville J S Lambert Bay Minette and W M Murray Brewton.
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Mobile
Southern Baptist Convention
St. Louis
Ohio
W. P. Hines
Dauphin Way
Kailin
Hines
Alabama
Women's Missionary Union
R. V. Taylor
Missionary Union
Ed S. Barnes
Whistler
J. O. Bledsoe
Grove -Hill
M. M. Wood
Repton
Hall Richards
Evergreen
C. W. Henson
Monroeville
J. S. Lambert
Bay Minette
W. M. Murray
Brewton
Lightning strikes wagon near Collinsville. four dead four injured
A wagon struck by lightning one mile east of Collinsville today killed four men instantly and left another perhaps fatally hurt. One horse died and the driver escaped injury while a man beside him had his shoes burned off but was uninjured.
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Associated Press
Tulsa
Okla
Collinsville
President confident Senate will pass tariff bill
President Wilson said he does not expect major amendments to the tariff measure and that no schedule will be reopened. He is certain the bill will pass the Senate and may share informal views on currency this week. He did not indicate whether hearings occurred in the finance committee.
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Associated Press
Washington
Wilson
Senate
House
Finance Committee
Three More Gettysburg Survivors Named for Reunion
The Item reports three additional Gettysburg survivors named after a partial Sunday list. The new names include Captain James L. Killion of Co A Eighth Alabama Guards and Captain Lafayette, with details confirming their wartime units and the forthcoming battlefield reunion.
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Gettysburg
James L. Killion
Gona i yuoKt
Aj Ni
Neenfantry
Alavane Siantre
Gunn Ls de Lafayette
Diabetic Compound Claims Longevity Aid For Various Ages
An 1890s era report discusses Fulton’s Diabetic Compound aiding patients from youth to seniors. It recounts a California insurance executive around seventy eight who improved then died at eighty six after the 1906 quake. A Sacramento patient recovered enough to work after six months then died in 1913 at a ripe age. The piece urges readers to try the compound and obtain pamphlets from Van Antwerp Drug Corp or John J.
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Fulton
California
Sacramento
Cal
van Antwerp Drug Corp
John J
Tennessee Election Law Under Fire Amid Quorum Challenge
A chancery bill filed by about ninety citizens led by former U S Senator W R Webb seeks to block new members added to the state election board during a house filibuster. The suit argues there was no quorum in the house when the amendment passed over the governor's veto and in both houses when the three new commissioners were chosen.
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Associated Press
Nashville
Tenn
United States
W. R. Webb
State Election Board
House
Senate
Railroads seek 5 percent freight rate rise in Eastern territory
A conference between the Interstate Commerce Commission and Eastern railroads will discuss informally a proposed 5 percent freight rate increase. Fifty-two eastern lines reportedly plan to apply, with formal tariffs possibly filed to prompt a commission inquiry, avoiding immediate tariff costs.
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Associated Press
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Mississippi
Ohio Rivers
Willard
Baltimore and Ohio
Commission
Importation of Gems Weighs on New York Officials
New York May 12 customs appraisers note a steady rise in gem imports with a monthly record totaling 16 million dollars since January. Officials suspect tariff fears influence importers and shape the growing gem wealth passing through the New York custom house.
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Associated Press
New York
New York Custom House
Five Thousand O R C Delegates In Detroit Session
Approximately 5,000 delegates of the Order of Railway Conductors and the Ladies Auxiliary gathered in Detroit for the biennial convention. Candidates opened campaign headquarters as the session began this afternoon.
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Associated Press
Detroit
Order of Railway Conductors
Order
Jail Transfer in Liquor Case Casts Brewton Trial
Jesse Prim, sought at Brewton in Es Cambia county Alabama for liquor sales violations, was arrested Saturday at Wilmer and brought to Brewton for trial Sunday afternoon by Sheriff Raley.
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Jesse Prim
Brewton
Escambia County
Ala
Wilmer
Raley
Rheuma claims soothe rheumatic pains for 50 cent cures
Advert describes Rheuma as a quick cure for rheumatic pains and swollen joints. It claims thousands freed themselves from rheumatism last year and warns uric acid leaves the system within hours, promising relief within a day and a week. It touts price and reliability over costlier remedies.
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van Anetwerp Drug. Corp
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