This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 12 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1913
Page
14
B S A opened the local season with an 18 to 0 victory over Barton. Malone starred with multiple runs and two touchdowns aided by Holly, while Wetherbee and Ergin provided early defense as Barton struggled to score.
The Mobile Chamber of Commerce and Mobile Cotton Exchange sue Louisville and Nashville Southern and Mobile and Ohio plus 200 railroads over cotton export bids and lading refusals. Special Examiner George P Boyle leads Monday hearing in Mobile with attorneys and witnesses from multiple lines.
Sovereigns of W O W Maple Camp No 5 are urged to meet at the hall Sunday evening October 19 at 2 30 for unveiling ceremonies in Magnolia and Hebrew Cemeteries. Gus Seiple Clerk Chas H Delhomme Consul Commander invite Woodmen Circle and other camps to attend.
Two fast games slated Sunday at Whistler baseball diamond. Whistler White Sox versus Shamrocks, then Whistler WCS and St Joseph's. Clemens to pitch the first game, Raines in the second, Green catching both. Managers Croxdale and Matthews face Whistler hitters in strong form. A good crowd is expected for two intriguing contests.
In Cincinnati on Oct 18, the Giants defeated the White Sox 11 to 2 in the first game of the Around the World Series. Benz was knocked out in the fourth. Tesreau relieved Matty at the end of the fourth. Leverenz finished the game. Umpires were Klem and Sheridan.
Jimmy Dunn denies a coast story that Johnny Kilbane plans to abandon the featherweight throne and move up to lightweights. Dunn says Kilbane cannot safely reach 133 pounds and stay fit, and notes many challengers exist at featherweight who will keep him active through the coming year.
Harvard overwhelmed Holy Cross 47 to 7 in Cambridge. Holy Cross opened with a 26 yard TD return by Rogers after a fumble, then Harvard answered with repeated 10 to 15 yard plunges and long runs by Mahan and Hardwick. In the second period five Holy Cross players were carried off as Harvard tightened control.
Yale defeats Lehigh 37 to 0 in New Haven in the first football meeting between the schools. Cornish scores three touchdowns while Wheeler dominates with three carries for scores and Wilson adds two 30 yard runs.
Federal grand jury at Lawton Oklahoma returns indictments charging H H Tucker head of Uncle Sam Oil Company and eight others with conspiring to balk Interior Department officials and Osage Nation.
Miss Gladys Ravenscroft of England defeats Miss Marion Hollins of New York by 2 up to claim the American golf championship at Wilmington Country Club. The match featured a late drizzle, with Ravenscroft opening a two-hole lead and Hollins rallying in stretches as the rounds played out.
Dolly Parker, a young woman from Louisville, admitted using a pistol in Nashville over the past year. She faced a new trial denial on the charge of killing Herman Conditt, a prominent businessman. The verdict was voluntary manslaughter with a two to ten year sentence.
An advertisement urges poultry owners to use Conkey's Laying Tonic to restore laying after molt and improve appetite and digestion. It promises better performance, with guarantees and multiple package sizes priced from 25 cents to three dollars.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.