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Newspaper

The Mobile Item

Location

Mobile, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Oct 06, 1913

Page

8

Clark Favors Disarmament at Perry Centennial Event

Speaker Champ Clark urged international disarmament as the best path to world peace in Louisville. He lauded American soldiers from 1812, hailed the one hundred years of peace with Britain, and praised both Wilson and Taft for restraint amid Mexican tensions.

Associated Press Louisville Champ Clark National House of Representatives Great Britain United States Wilson Taft

Fine day for opening at Lexington track

The KenTrotting Horse Association annual meeting opens in Lexington Kentucky with the track in superb condition.

Lexington Associated Press Gton Ken- Trotting Horse Association

Sweden's King Suffers Relapse After Appendicitis History

Reports say Sweden's monarch has suffered a relapse from an operation for appendicitis performed years ago. Doctors state the king remains under careful observation as his health is monitored.

Sweden

Balloon Ascension Ends in Fatal Fall in Barcelona

During a balloon ascent in Barcelona yesterday a spectator grasped the guide rope and was uplifted. The aeronaut tried to help and fell from the basket, dying. The spectator kept hold and landed safely several miles from the city.

Associated Press Barcelona

Baby's terrible skin humor cured in four days

Detroit June 21 1913 a mother reports her two month old with milk crusts and sores was cured in four days after using Resinol Ointment and Resinol Soap. She praises the remedies and recommends them to friends. The note adds Resinol is a doctor's prescription used for eczema ringworm pimples and skin affections. Free trial offer via Dept 12 R Resinol Baltimore Maryland.

Detroit Henry Mosher Leverenz Ave Resinol Baltimore

Day of Atonement Observed Strictly by Jews

The Yom Kippur fast falls this year on Saturday October 11 and will be observed with prayer and meditation from sunset to sunset. In Mobile services are planned at Shaarai Shomayim Temple and Temple Ahavas Chosed with readings by Rabbi Smolensky and H Lubel assisting in liturgy.

Mobile Shaarai Shomayim Temple Ahavaas

Harvard Leads Eastern Grid as Season Opens

New York Oct 6 Harvard backs headline Eastern grid scene as the season nears full swing. Critics note Harvard’s strong backfield while Maine Yale and Cornell show varied early form with La Fayette and Oberlin to come in weeks ahead. Carlisle faces tougher opposition next Saturday in Ithaca.

New York Yale Maine Harvard la Fayette Hastern Bates Williams Cambridge Cornell Oberlin Ithaca Carlisle Indians

Braves Farm System Adds Players For Next Season

Whitey Alperman to return at second base after appendectomy in July. Mee from Grand Rapids fields well and bats for a .266 with 12 homers, 44 steals. Kirchner to join in outfield, Reynolds to back up behind the plate with Dunn and Chapman. Dent Price Kissenger Perryman Efrid Browning as pitchers. Jacobson back with Mobile if fit. Geneseo report says he is in top shape. Walker Sloan from Montgomery contributed two hits in late season games versus Cleveland. Bisland played solid defense with one run but no hits. Clyde Wares had two hits and a steal in two games. Other Southern players mentioned include Austin Pratt Brown and McAllister.

Whitey Alperman Atlanta Smith Mee Grand Rapids Kirchner Dunn Chapman Reynolds Crackers Dent Price Kissenger Perryman Efrid and Browning Walker Sloan Montgomery St. Louis Browns Cleveland Bisland Clyde Wares Billiken Austin Pratt Brown McAllister

Chicago Finishes 1913 Season With 5 1 Win Over Pirates

Chicago clocks 5 to 1 over Pittsburg in the final National League game. Evers starts. recruits excel in batting and fielding on a slick infield. St. Louis follows with a 4 to 1 victory over Cincinnati, sparked by first inning offense and sharp baserunning.

Chicago Pittsburg Evers Msnicord O'Toole Cooper and Kelley Barbora Zabel Stark Brenahan Hargrove ST. Louis Cincinnati Cincinnati i. Oak Rowan Blackburn Harmon Doak Wingo Detroit Mich Scott Lathrop White Sox Comstock Williams Ox Lathrop Easterley Stanage

Cleveland and St Louis Split Final Cactus League Style

Cleveland and St Louis split a doubleheader in a late season clash. In the opener St Louis rallied for five runs in the twelfth to take a 9 to 4 victory as Blanding held St Louis to scattered hits until the ninth. In the nightcap Cleveland edged St Louis 4 to 3 after a tense late rally. Tomorrow Cleveland faces Pittsburgh in a seven game series start.

Cleveland Ohio St. Louis Blanding Cleveland Americans Pittsburg Nationals O'Neill Leverenz Wellman Taylor Agnew

Aviator Lifespan Traced in Marmanee France

The fragment from Marmanee France dated October 6 reports an aviator named oe taking part in unidentified aviation activity. The text is incomplete, with key details about the event, participant, or outcome missing.

Associated Press Marmanee France Oe. Oe

Evans Partner Loses Match to Englishmen at Ravnsloe

Charles Evans Jr formerly a Western open and amateur standout led Edward Ray and Harry Vardon in a 36 hole four ball event at Ravnsloe Country Club. Despite Evans steady scoring 143, Ray 145, and Vardon 146, Warren Wood’s off day helped the Britons win 3 up as Wood struggled with putts and tempo.

Chicago Charles Evans, Jr Edward Ray Harry Vardon Ravnsloe Warren K. Wood Evans Ray Vardon Wood

Amateurs A. and W.'s Take Second in City League

Albright and Wood’s squad secured second place by edging the Velvet Beers in the morning and Cream of Kentucky in the afternoon. Key performances included Johnson and Brown batting for the Velvets and Anderson and Monahan for the A. and W.'s. Norton starred behind the plate, allowing only three stolen bases in the two games. The Creams yielded in the fifth inning of their no hit bid, while Wiseman and Ponds, plus McBride and Norton, were noted for solid play.

Velvet Beers Cream of Kentucky Albright and Wood Mobile Velvets Johnson and Brown Anderson and Monahan Creams Norton

Crown Baseball Nixes Sunday Game Over Bry and Benedick Play

Crown club canceled the Sunday matchup with Moose at Spring Hill after Moose manager secured Bry and Benedick. Crown had beaten Moose on Sunday September 21 with Bry and Benedick in Crown lineup. Moose manager Yost remains eager to prove Crown can be defeated.

Crown Moose Spring Hill Bry Benedick Yost The

Tigers and Naps In Post Season Series

Cleveland, Oct. 6. The Pittsburg National League team and the Cleveland American League team were to meet this afternoon in the first game of a post season series. Chief interest lies in comparing Hans Wagner and Napoleon Lajoie.

Associated Press Cleveland Ohio Pittsburg Hans Wagner Naspoleon Lajoie

Endurance Swim by 275-Pound Amateur Elionsky

Harry Elionsky, 19, handcuffed wrists and roped ankles, completed a 14 mile endurance swim from the Battery to near Coney Island in five hours and thirty minutes. The amateur swimmer started at 1 PM and finished within half a mile of his destination.

Associated Press New York Harry Elionsky Coney Island Elionsky

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Clark Nilson & Bailey ROYAL King Gustav OF Baby Bank of Mobile National Banking Association Bile Gas Co Pladder Drug Corpo van An Jacobson Geneseo Ill RA Vorrgs S Saden Saas Sewenice Sv Wince Katt van James Carischihhers Ab- New Albright and Woods Voivoi- Fiorte Wiseman and Ponds Anderson, Monahan Norten Albright and Woods Cream. of Kentucky Batteries McBride and Norton Cream of Courtney and Tee Advan P. M. Hoyt. Shoe CO Mancher New Hampshire Beacon Shoe Store Dauphin Street Mobile, Ala Union Yao Tigers Naps Hay Bette U van Antwerp & Son
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