Murnane bets Cubs stay strong as Giants hope for finish
A veteran observer argues New York and Chicago will battle to the end. He praises Mathewson’s calm leadership, notes Giants slump but expects 60 percent win pace, and urges Cubs to keep fighting with proper spirit to satisfy fans.
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Arti- Paap
Byers
Sheckard
Chicago
New York
Broadway
Mathewson
Ned Mathewson
Ward
North Star
Meny
Giants
Cubs
Pirates
Sacas Giretch
Kaw
T. If. Murnane
Crusade Against Dress Sparks Siberia School Ejections
In Tomsk and nearby areas a campaign bans sheath gowns and ankle lengths in schools and churches. Officials dismiss teachers for violations while women entering churches risk ejectment for attire deemed improper. The drive cites moral failure and financial misconduct tied to extravagant dress.
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Siberia
Tomske
Olga Welssa Orfloffa
Hop of Saratott
Rusmi
Beene Worere
Nouth
Sweetheart's Skull Used as Drinking Cup Mystery
A German student in Colmar keeps a grim relic by the Abbe Wetterle in a "museum of German y" using his fiance's skull as a drinking cup. The incident, dated Aug 31, follows the skull's seizure during an investigation into a dissection head.
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Sweetheart
Abbe Wetterle
Germany
Colmar
Cobb on hitting and the pitcher’s art in baseball
A Detroit interview with Ty Cobb discusses hitting as a craft, the dangers of misquotation, and the evolving game. He compares old and modern pitchers, notes the value of hitting with runners on, and recalls his own rise from minor leagues to a .420 average.
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McGraw
Giants
Tinker
Chicago
Wagner
Pittsburg
Zimmerman
Cubs
Advan
Jackson
Cree
Lajoie
Irwin
Kelly
Keeler
Willie Keeler
Anniston
Eame
Detroit
Ban Johnson
Razors and Knives Wielded by Mexicans Riot at Joliet
A riot in Joliet Illinois left one man dead and seven fatally or badly wounded as about fifty Mexican laborers clashed over a Pedro game. Knives and razors were used with deputies searching for others. Workers on Rock Island track between Jenet and Mokena were involved. twenty men arrested.
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Joliet
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Pedro
Rock Island
Je- Net
Mokena
Bresnahan Promises Kept as Cubs Fall Behind Giants
Chicago Aug 31 Roger Bresnahan fulfilled his pledge to John Meshaw and helped the Cardinals pull within a half game of the Giants. Sallee outpitched Lavender in a pitching duel while the Cubs struggled. Five or six players delivered key hits as St Louis scored three runs in the seventh to seize control. Wingo Maggee Leach Mowrey and Koney contributed driving efforts in a tense finish.
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Chicago
Roger Bresnahan
John Meshaw
Cubs
Giants
Sallee
Lavender
Cardinals
Goth Téaims
Wingo
Huggins
Maggee
Leach
Wing
Archer
Magee
Mowrey
Koney
Mrs De Funiak Killed in Serious Auto Wreck
New London Conn Aug 31 Herbert De Funiak of Groton learned of the death of his wife Mrs De Funiak widow of Col Frederick De Funiak a Louisville official killed in an auto accident near Ziri Tyro The crash blamed on brake failure A Mrs Lang and her son and Miss Browning plus two men were in the party leaving another woman and the chauffeur injured Col De Funiak long served Louisville and Nashville Railway officials
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New London Conn
Herbert de Funiak
Groton
Frederick de Funiak
Louisville
de Funiak
Ziri
Tyro
Lang
New York
Pariy
Miss Browning
Garbett and Harrison
Col. de Funiak
Louisville & Nashville Rai
Grove's Taste Less Chill Tonic Uses for Malaria
Old standard tonic advertised to drive out malaria and build up the system. Suitable for grown people and children, price 50 cents.
Red Sox favored to win World Series over Giants says Ty Cobb
Detroit Tiger analyst Ty Cobb predicts Boston will win the World Series, beating the Giants in October. He backs Superior pitching, hitting, and steady play, noting New York’s pitching uncertainty and the Red Sox’s balance. Cobb singles out Joe Wood as a potential sensation and cites Bill Carrigan as the key veteran catcher.
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Tyrus Raymond Cobb
Taft
Detroit
America
Georgia Peach
Cobb
Detroit Tigers
New York
Bateman
TY Cobb
Boston Red Sox
Boston
Tiger
Red Sox
Johnny McGraw
Giants
Boston Bunch
Athletics
Myers
Joe Wood
Polo Grounds
Wood
Marquaré
Mathewson
Ray Collins
Redient
Hall
Bill Carrigan
Oo Lees
Sriety
Fire scare ends with near miss aboard Finland in Antwerp
Arrest threats loom for Belgian labor agitators after an unsuccessful attempt to burn the Finland which carried the American Olympic team to Stockholm. The blaze was located and extinguished by accident before serious damage occurred. The item also runs a cough medicine ad and a drug store notice for Foley's Honey and Tar Compound.
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Finland
Stockholm
Red Star
Foley
W. H. Allen
Chelsea
Wis
van Antwerp Drug Corporation
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