Giants Win Second World Series Game In Philadelphia
The New York Giants defeated the Philadelphia Athletics 3 to 3 in shoestring fashion in the second World Series game at Shibe Park. Merkle and Snodgrass struggled with injuries while Baker sparked the Athletics with a long drive. Mathewson and Plank pitched superbly in a tense, misty contest watched by about 20,000 fans.
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Shibe Park
Philadelphia
New York Giants
Philadelphia Athletics
Giants
Athletics
Merkle
New York
Snodgrass
Pero
Baker
21St Street
Baker's Alley
Eddie Plank
Mack
Mathewson
Herzog
Maryland
Frank
Johnson
Walter Johnson
Washington
Meyers
Larry McLean
20Th Street
Plank
Schang
Brown
Thomas
Weon
Wilson
Tesreau
Artey
Demaree
Danny Murphy
McGraw
McLean
Connolly
Umppire
Collins
Doyle
Pabegse Ae
Oldring
Murphy
McInnis
Burns
Burns Shafer
Murray
Barry
Lapp
Strunk
Wiltse
Fitch
Fletcher
Son
Wiltie
Matthewson
One Hundred Men Clearing New Steel Mill Site
One hundred workers clear river front land at the Dickens Tract for the Southern Steel Company's new plant. The contract is held by the Bachtel Swartout Horticultural Co of South Orchard. Site will cover about fifty acres with initial land clearing and preparatory work already underway.
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Southern Steel Company
Dickens
Bachtel-Swartett Horticultural Company
South Orchard
Bachtel- Swartout Company
Alabama Banker Is Given Honor In Banking Session
Delegates at the American Bankers Association convention in Boston hear the currency commission report opposed to the currency bill now pending in Congress. A. Barton Hepburn of Chase National Bank reads the report as Arthur Reynolds of Des Moines denounces the bill as an invasion of liberty. A committee including McLane Tilton Jr of Pell City and others is appointed to present resolutions from the Country Bankers Conference at the Glass-Owens currency discussion.
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Associated Press
Boston
Currency Commission
Congress
American Bankers' Association
A. Barton Hepburn
Chase National Bank
New York City
Arthur Reynolds
Des Moines
Inspection of Camp at Atmore Completed
A governor's special commission examined about 85 convicts and camp officials at Atmore on Tuesday. Testimony details remain unrevealed though signs point to possible unsavory conditions. Dr. William H. Oates led the inspection. commission members traveled to Mobile and Montgomery as their report is prepared for the governor.
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Montgomery
Ala
Atmore
William H. Oates
Howard Seay
Mobile
Violent Storm Off Charleston Triggers Warnings
A violent southern storm off the South Carolina coast prompted the U S Weather Bureau to issue hurricane warnings from Cape Henry to Savannah Ga. The system appeared to move northwest as warnings spread along the coast.
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Associated Press
Washington
South Carolina
United States Weather Bureau
Cape Henry
Savannah
Charleston Alarmed Over Gale's Approach
Charleston, S. C. Oct 8. The city faced a violent storm expected before night as hurricane warnings spread. Fire alarms sounded and school children were sent home at 10. The gale now moves off the coast to the northwest.
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Charleston
S. C
Four Deaths From Religious Mania in Liverpool
In October in Liverpool a youthful church worker William McDonald shot four colleagues connected to the Church of Humanity and beat their bodies with a bludgeon. Miss Crompton, daughter of the late Rev Henry Crompton, was among the victims. No witnesses reported the killings.
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McDonald
Church of Humanity
Miss Crompton
Henry Crompton
Liverpool
World Series Matinee Free at Item Office
The Item announces free details for World Series games at Shibe Park with daily reading of the schedule. The public may visit the Item office to obtain full information and fees related to the series.
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Item Office
Peel
Wilson Denies Quote On Democrats Rebel remark
President Wilson denies saying Democrats who oppose him are rebels and asks for prominent publication of the denial. The currency bill debate continues as Reed of Missouri backs careful committee action and mainstream support for a workable solution.
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Associated Press
Washington
Wilson
Washington Post
Woodrow Wilson
White House
Reed
Missouri
Administration
Banking and Currency Committee
O’gorman
Hitchcock
Nebraska
Senate Banking Committee
Glass
New York
Mr. Reed
Grewsome Find In Canned Goods Box In Kingston
In Kingston on October 8 a head and arm fragment of a woman were found in a canned goods box in a downtown lot. District Attorney Cunningham ordered a full examination to determine if the remains are of Anna Aumuller, slain in New York last month. The skull shows an amateur surgery with a saw across the occipital bone, and long dark brown hair with a comb. The box bore the name of a local grocery firm.
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Kingston
N. Y
Cunningham
Hans Schmidt
Anna Aumuller
New York
Witness Testimony Focuses on Sarecky and Impeachment Cross
In Albany the Sulzer impeachment trial resumes with Sarecky, the governor's secretary, back on the stand for cross examination. Attorneys discuss forged signatures on checks and letters while Sarecky confirms naturalization status and lists cities where he has voted.
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Associated Press
Albany
Cpt. Sarecky
Sulzer
Board of Mating
Sulser
Ecky
Mer
Sarecky
Sareckyther
York
Brooklyn
Stanchfield
Webb Floyd
Alliance Trust Company
Candeel
Gover
Germany Wants Rebates as 5 Percent Rule Sparks Diplomatic Row
Oct. 8 dispatch says Germany protests any ruling limiting the 5 per cent import differential to Prussia and two Hanseatic states. McReynolds argues against the clause while Germany seeks full recognition or broader remission. France Austria and Portugal raise questions as to retaliation and procedure.
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Associated Press
Washington
Gerr
Prussia
Mecklenburg-Schwerin
McReynolds
Germany
State Department
Berlin
Fance
Ing
Portugal
France
Austria
Congress
Chicago Faces Serious Problem Amid Mixed Weather Notes
Weather bulletin reports mobile forecasts through 7 p.m. Thursday with generally fair to night and Thursday conditions. Regional summaries cover Alabama and Mississippi, noting fair conditions tonight and Thursday. Readings from Royal and Dauphin streets show morning temperatures around mid 70s, dropping to the 40s by late morning.
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Matty
Shafer
Wiltsehut
Medinnis
Chief Bender
Richter
Alabama
McLane Tilton, Jr
Pell City
of Bankers
Liv Jol
Kev
William McDonald
Lanedead
Execu
Kingston, N. Y
Govenor
Neve
Chicago
Royal and
Dauphin Streets
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