National League pennant hinges on today’s games
Brooklyn must beat New York and Philadelphia must drop two to Boston to secure the NL title. If Brooklyn wins three straight or Philadelphia falters, Brooklyn leads or wins the pennant. In the AL Philadelphia faces Boston while Washington meets New York.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Brooklyn
New York
Philadelphia
Boston
Greoklyn
Boak
Brooklye
Philadel Phia
Washington
Plateau Defeats Bloch Team On Lyon's Park Diamond 14 to 8
Plateau, hitting hard in every inning, defeated the Ajex Bloch team 14 to 8 at Lyon's Park. P. George pitched seven innings, allowing one clean single and three infield hits. Roberts led Plateau with two doubles and two singles. Plateau has won 17 of 19 this season.
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Ajex _Bloch
Barn
Lyon’s Park
Morrison
Feeney
Gehrie
Roberts
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P. George
R. H. E. Pvregm
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Imahorn
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Bloch, Morrison, Feeney
Burch
Teuton Prisoners in Siberia Dance For Relief
The Mobile German American alliance held a charity dance at German Relief hall Monday night to raise funds for Austrian and German prisoners in Russian Siberian camps. Drago's orchestra provided the music and several committees organized the event.
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Siberia
Result Games Natorial at Brooklyn Philadelphia and Boston
Baseball scoreline summaries from Brooklyn and Philadelphia venues show Brooklyn 2 6 1 to New York 0 6 0, Philadelphia 2 6 1 to Boston 0 3 1 in first game, and Philadelphia 1 6 2 to Boston 4 8 2 in second. Additional results place Boston 4 9 3 over Philadelphia 2 4 1 at Boston and New York 5 11 2 over Washington 1 2 3 with varied pitching lines.
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New York
Coombs
Miller
Schupp
Anderson
Rariden
Philadelphia
Boston
Alexander
Killifer
Ragan
Allen
Gowdy
Blackburn
Demaree
Bender
Keulbach
Games Today Featuring New York at Brooklyn and Philadelphia
Two American league games slated with New York meeting Brooklyn at 3 p.m. and Philadelphia visiting Boston at 1:30 p.m. A second Washington at New York clash and a Philadelphia at Boston rematch are listed with clear conditions.
New Voting Precinct Established by Board
The Board of Revenue and Road Commissioners at their monthly meeting established a voting precinct to be located on Wilson avenue. Previously voters in the suburb had to travel to Koster's store in Toulminville, over a mile away, to cast ballots.
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Board of Revenue and Road Commissioners
Wilson Avenue
Koster
Toulminville
Closing Arguments Noted in 1914 Election Conspiracy Case
Closing arguments were presented in Huntington for Greenway Hatfield and other Mingo County residents charged with conspiring in the 1914 congressional election. Court officials expected the case to go to the jury by late afternoon after a trial that began September 26.
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Huntington
W. Va
Greenway Hatfield
Mingo County
United States
Glass of Salts Cleanses Kidneys Says Authority
A health notice recommends Jad Salts as a harmless way to flush kidneys and neutralize uric acids from meat. It claims four ounces in water before breakfast for several days will restore kidney function and relieve night-time urination and bladder irritation.
Harry Hooper’s career highlights with the Red Sox
Harry Hooper, star outfielder for the Boston Red Sox, helped his team clinch the American League Pennant. A veteran since 1909, Hooper played college ball at St. Mary’s from 1902 to 1907, then joined Oakland in 1907 before moving to Sacrament o.
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Harry Hooper
Boston Red Sox
Red Sox
Hooper
Boston
St. Mary's College
Oakland
Sacragonna
Daubert Gains Oncase As Brookyn NL Bats Lead
Daubert and Wheat were the only prominent batters for the Brookyn National League team Monday. Daubert went two for four and gained two points on Chase to sit 18 behind. Wheat had one hit in three appearances and kept his percentage steady. The season’s top American League batsmen finished yesterday as the NL standings show Daubert J. 466 160 .323 and others leading with Hinchman, Wittemt, Hornsby and Sessa among the leaders.
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Wheat
Brooklyn
Chase
AB. H
Hinchman
Icc
Wittemt. Sessa
Pea
Hornsby
Kentucky Futurity Main Card At Louisville
Lexington, October 3. The Kentucky futurity for three year olds with a $14 000 purse was the principal event on day two of grand circuit racing Volga the champion three year old filly was expected to be the favorite in the race.
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Associated Press
Lexington
Volga
Lower Peach Tree Merchant Files Bankruptcy Papers
K. G. Mayer, merchant of Lower Peach Tree Alabama, filed a petition in bankruptcy in U S court on Monday. He lists liabilities of 010.67 and assets of 4871. The petition was referred to Referee in Bankruptcy R T Ervin.
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K. G. Mayer
Lower Peach Tree
Ala
R. T. Ervin
Looking Old? Liver Bowels Claim Youth Restorative
An advertisement urges readers to maintain liver and bowel health to look and feel younger. It promotes Chamberlain's Tablets as an easy to take remedy for constipation and biliousness and notes availability everywhere.
Contempt Charges Faced by Arkansas Editor and Lumber President
The Arkansas supreme court ordered Rk. H. Adams editor of the New Era and B. Faist to appear in court next Monday on contempt charges. An article signed by Faist allegedly reflected on the court and questioned motives and a $40,000 matter, prompting the contempt action.
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Little Rock
Ark
Arkansas Supreme Court
Rk. H. Adams
New Era
Benton
B. Faist
Adams
Faist
Supreme Court
West Leads in Counterfeiting Arrests for Year
Treasury report shows 61 California arrests on counterfeiting by secret service agents during the year ending June 30. San Francisco and San Diego expositions drew counterfeiters, with California reporting the most cases. Of 417 arrests, 229 convictions, 19 acquittals, 114 pending, and 55 lost in other ways. Italians were the largest foreign-born group.
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Associated Press
Washington
San Francisco
San Diego
California
Secret Service
Treasury Department
Five Million Spent in Three Months on Border Camp
Figures show about 5 million dollars spent in the three months ending September 30 to feed clothe and house 15 000 national guardsmen and regular army troops at Camp Wilson San Antonio caring for horses motor trucks and equipment. The same cost ratio applies to other camps along the border and in Mexico.
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Associated Press
San Antonio
Tex
Camp Wilson
Mexico
Anti-kamnija Tablets Advertised For Headache Relief
Newspaper ad claims thousands suffer headaches and doctors cannot always cure them. It promotes anti kamnija AK Tablets as the sole solution, offered at 10c to 25c, with a mono gram logo and urging readers to ask for the tablets at all druggists.
Use of Cotton in Explosives Gains
Washington reports a marked rise in cotton fibre used to manufacture explosives in the first half of 1916. Census figures from 178 establishments show 244,003 equivalent 500 pound bales used in 1915 and 142,725 bales in the quarter ending June 30, 1916, with 144,988 bales in the quarter ending March 31, 1916.
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Washington
Census Bureau
Cotton Inventory in Explosives Industry Reports
Prepared cotton held by explosives makers ended last year at 30 483 equivalent 500 pound bales. At end of March 19 993 bales and end of June 22 895 bales. Loss in bleaching cotton for nitrating varied 30 to 40 percent, average 35 percent. Gross weight of cotton fiber used in explosives was 375 000 bales last year and 223 000 and 220 000 bales for the first and second quarters respectively. Most firms bleach none or part of the fiber and buy already prepared material.
Cane Sugar Prices Climb Again In San Francisco
In San Francisco on October 3 prices for cane sugar rose to 7.10 dollars per hundred pounds wholesale and 7.60 dollars retail. The advance adds 15 cents over ten days and 65 cents since September 14, reflecting a continued upward trend.
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Associated Press
San Francisco
Police Withdraw Strike Duty In New York Subways
New York on Oct 3 reports the police have withdrawn all guards from strike duty on underground trains citing reduced danger of violence. Guards remain on platforms for a few days and elevated lines to follow after dispersing strikers. One passenger was wounded by a bullet from a 38 caliber revolver during attacks on trains.
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New York
Bronx
Third Avenue
Melville Wright
Luxemburg Cabinet May Quit Amid War Strain
The Luxemburg cabinet, led by M. Thorn, faces resignation after an unfavorable legislative measure. Personal clashes between Cabinet Chief Welter and Deputy Leval are cited as contributing factors. This is the fourth cabinet since World War I began.
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Associated Press
Berlin
London
Luxemburg
Welter
Leval
M. Thorn
Superbas Gain on Phillies With Victory and Split
The Brooklyn Superbas beat the New York Giants to gain a half game on the Phillies, who split their doubleheader with the Boston Braves after a 2 0 win behind Alexander’s shutout. The Phils then lost 4 1 in the second game as miscues aided the Braves. In the American League the Red Sox, pennant winner, beat the Athletics 5 1 while Ernest Shore spun five hitless innings. The Yankees defeated the Senators 5 1 in the only other game.
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Brooklyn Superbas
Phillies
Superbas
Giants
Phils
Boston Braves
Jack Coombs
Athletics
Brooklynites
New York Giants
Innin
New York
Benny Kauff
Coombs
Kauff
Brooklyn
Daubert
Wheat
Anderson
Schupp
Miller
Braves
Alexander
New York Yankees
Washington Senators
Moderate earthquakes recorded by Georgetown seismographs
Washington observers logged two earthquakes during the night, first starting at 8:43 p.m. and lasting past 10, with a center about 3,900 miles from Washington. A second shock began at 12:02 and lasted about ten minutes, weaker than the first.
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Associated Press
Washington
Georgetown University
New Trial Granted for Woman Guilty of Murder
Mrs. Ethel Winstead, found guilty last Friday of complicity in the January murder of her husband, Samuel Winstead, was granted a new trial. The court ruled the verdict illegal since jurors did not know the minimum sentence, and it lacked a recommended punishment. Two jurors objected to life imprisonment.
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Associated Press
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Samuel Winstead
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