Baseball doubleheaders feature as New York and Philadelphia clash
In a sparse box score style report two afternoon twin bills appear with notable names Shawkey Hoffman and Perkins for the New York and Philadelphia matchup while Cincinnati and Washington Boston also show scores and pitcher lines Morri Meunin Wingo are listed in the core summaries.
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R.H
New York
Philadelphia
Shawkey
Hoffman
Heimach
Harris
Perkins
Washington
Boston
Beard Wins Morning Struggle in Mobile
Mobile defeated Atlanta 2 to 1 in a pitching duel. R Niehaus and Red Bird, lefties, faced off with Bird earning the win and Niehaus taking the loss due to a first inning wild pitch. Burke and Cueto starred in the field for Mobile with six and eight putouts and assists respectively.
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Mobile
Atlanta
Niehaus
Red Bird
Bird
Mike Burké
Manuél Cueto
Burké
Tragedy Hits Tokyo and Yokohama in Devastating Japan Crisis
International News Service reports massive earthquake fire typhoon and tidal wave devastations across Tokyo Yokohama and hundreds of towns within 100 miles. Death toll feared at 100000 with millions homeless martial law declared relief measures mobilized ships dispatched and city lifelines cut or strained.
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International News Service
Tokio
Yokohama
Yokoahama
Osaka
Japan
Kobe
Labor Day in Mobile Features Public Festivities and Races
Mobile marks Labor Day with a town holiday as shops stay closed and residents travel to gulf and eastern shore resorts. The day includes a Central Trades Council festival at Monroe Park with boxing, dancing, crafts, an open arena, and a prize program honoring workers amid a crowd of around 47 200.
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Mobile
Gulf
Eastern Shore
Mobile Country Club
Jimmy Pbell
Ifl
Atlanta
Monroe Park
Thor * Cosat
Monroe
Central Trades
Maer
George Huddleston Addres
H. A. Or
Brotherhood of Railway Mmen
Edward A. Sherman
Manists
Fred ©. Beard
United 16
Crown Theater
Aoe
Mmeénge
Sopen Air
Joe Nelson
Gulf Athletic Club
Franck
Central Trades Council
Whistler
Mobile F and
Tokyo and Yokohama Shattered in Japan Disaster
Reports from Osaka Yokohama and Tokyo describe devastating earthquakes and floods that destroyed government buildings, killed hundreds, and left refugees amid ongoing tremors. Bank offices and civilian centers reported damage as warships carried aid toward the stricken region.
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Osaka
Japan
United Press
Tokio
Ohama
Yokohama
Hundi
Nagabaki
Bank of J
Eastern Shore Yacht Club Earns Second in Lipton Event
The Eastern Shore Yacht Club finished second with 48 points in the fourth annual Gulf Yachting Club of New Orleans Lipton inter-club race at Lake Pontchartrain. The Pensacola Yacht Club led with 51 points, claiming overall South championship honors as the event awarded a $5,000 purse.
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Eastern Shore Yacht Club
Egk
Gulf Yachting Club of News
Lake ‘Ponchartrain
Cola Yacht Club
Sir Thomas Lipton
Mobite
Pensa
Pla
J.ah Walthers
David M
Houston
Yacht Club
Fia
American destroyers depart for relief work in Far East
Admiral Ison reported that destroyers have left Arthur for Japanese ports to carry relief supplies, signaling coordinated American relief efforts in the Far East.
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Ashington
Ison
Navy
Can
Arthur
Weather forecast for probable partly cloudy skies
Partly cloudy tonight and Tuesday with a likely continuation of mild conditions. Confidence in the forecast remains moderate as coastal and inland trends show limited precipitation and steady temperatures.
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Sgton
Arrests for Prohibition Violations Tallied Over Weekend
A weekend tally reports five arrests for violating the prohibition act by federal, county, and city officers. Medrick Dolive and Norman Flowers were brought from Bay Minette to the county jail. Jim Collings and J. W. Hicks were seized for possessing prod liquor. S Williams of 202 Scott Street was arrested for violation. Disorderly conduct arrests numbered thirty across county and city from Saturday to Monday, with nine involving intoxication.
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Medrick Dolive
Norman Flowers
Bay Minette
Baldwin County
Jim Collings
J.W. Hicks
S. Williams
Scott Street
Cherry
St. Michael
Negro Boy Struck By Car At Wilkinson and Elmira
Police cannot locate the driver after Henry Walker, a Black boy riding a bicycle, was struck near Wilkinson and Elmira streets Saturday afternoon. His bicycle broke, and he suffered cuts to the face and legs as the car reportedly left the scene.
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Henry Walker
Wilkinson
Elmira
Walker
Earthquake Felt at Georgetown University Centered Over Pacific
A severe earthquake shock was recorded at Georgetown University last night. The seismograph showed the tremor starting around 1:48 a.m. and lasting until 6:30 a.m. The disturbance’s center was estimated to be about 3,706 miles from Washington, likely over the Pacific Ocean rather than Japan.
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Washington
International News Service
Georgetown University
Father Tondorf
Pacific Ocean
Japa
Swimmer From Lake Pontchartrain Case Update
Ernest Co Hunt, who dived from Mandeville to swim to Spanish Fort, 22 miles across Lake Pontchartrain, was reported by steamer passengers this morning to be afloat and possibly in trouble near the lake shore. Currents are strong in the brackish gulf arm.
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New Orleans
Ernest Co. Hunt
Mandeville
Lake Pontchartrain
Spanish Fort
Notable Plays Highlight Early Baseball Inning
In the sixth inning Atlanta-Guyon was out on a pop to Hubbn. Mulvey was put out by A Niehaus on a tall fly. D Williams made a sensational catch off Clarke’s drive. No runs, no hits, no errors. Mobile-Marriott out on a fly to right. Niehaus retired Mdlvey unassisted. Henry singled over first. Ring popped up for Bird. No runs, one hit, no errors.
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Atlanta
Herby
Niehoff
A. Niehaus
Mobile
Zeider
D. Williams
Denny
Hahn
Cueto
Marriott
Mulvey
Clarke
Moore
Burke
Hing
Brock
Fingt
Heck
Guyer
Moe
Niehoffs
Texas
Niehaus
Henry
Bird
Ider
Hisha
Ring
R. Niehaus
Hoff
Huhn
Guyon
Mdlvey
Rons
Denny Williams
Mike Burke
Bert Niehoff
Miller
Seventh through ninth innings summary in Atlanta game
In the seventh inning no runs or hits for either side with defenses shining. Mobile and Atlanta each turn double plays and fielding miscues are minimal. The eighth and ninth saw no runs and only one extra hit, with tight defense and a final fly ball ending the game in an otherwise quiet late innings frame. Geneva dispatch notes arrival of the U S ambassador Torrence to a diplomatic session in Washington.
Senator Brookhart Sees Labor and Farmers Unite for Action
In an Labor Day address in Taylorville Illinois Senator Smith W Brookhart of Iowa argues farmers and laborers share common political aims against the old guard in both parties. He says capital profits unjustly from labor and farm products and claims earnings should be shared more fairly, with a 50 50 split between labor and capital and a basic capital entitlement of only half a percent.
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Taylorville
Ills
Associated Press
Smith W. Brookhart
Iowa
Central Trades and Labor Assembly
Dea
Agricu
Brookhart
Walker Begins English Channel Swim From Dover
Carbis Walker of Cleveland starts his attempt to swim the English Channel at 1 PM and has completed two miles in the first hour. Charles Toth of Boston plans to start at 6:30 PM. An earth tremor is reported near St Ignatius College in Cleveland with uncertain location. Sharp quakes are recorded near St Louis by the university seismograph between 4:43 and 6:20 AM Central Time.
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Dover
Eng
Carbis Walker
Cleveland
English Channel
Charles Toth
Boston
Ohio
United Press
St. Ignatius College
ST. Louis
Ies Press
St. Louis University
Two Die and Two Wounded in Madison Street Fracas
In Madison Illinois on September 2 two men were killed and two wounded in a rooming house fight. An unidentified victim was removed from the house while another, found miles away, is named by a roomer as Frank. A card bearing Arthur Smith at 427 North Sixth Street was found on the man.
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Madison, Ill
John Maroff
Frank
Arthur Smith
North Sixth Street
Charles
Final Edition Omitted for Labor Day Observance
The News-Item publishes only two editions today due to Labor Day. There is no six o’clock edition.
Italy Seizes Greek Islands Tensions Escalate
Rome announces seizure of Corfu Paxos and Antipaxos completes occupation plan unless Greece agrees to further steps. Italy demands Greece bear costs of occupation and indemnity while warning recognition of the Greek government is unlikely without Allied approval.
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Corfu
Paxos
Antipaxos
Italy
Greece
League of Nations
Mussolini
le Es
Samos
Cephalonia
Railroad Chief’s Mother Dies in Birmingham
Mrs. R. A. McFerrie aged 75, mother of Gen. Harvey H. Hannah chairman of the Tennessee railroad commission, died Sunday night in Birmingham Alabama. Interment is planned for Oliver Tennessee on Wednesday according to telegrams received here today.
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Nashville
Tenn
R. A. McFerrie
Harvey H. Hannah
The
Tennessee Railroad Commission
Birmingham
Alt
Oliver , Tenn
Cosme de la Torriento Elected to Head League Assembly
Geneva reports Dr Cosme de la Torriento of Cuba was elected head of the League of Nations assembly. He received 24 votes to 19 for Dr Giuseppe Mota of Switzerland as five nations abstained or voted.
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Geneva
Associated Press
Cosme de la Torriento
Cuba
assembly of the @ of Nations
de la Torriento
Giuseppe Mota
Ent
Switzerland
Italian Warships Quit Corfu Harbor
A squadron of seven Italian warships that had occupied Corfu left today for an unknown destination, leaving Corfu harbor and Athens in the path of the move.
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Corfu
Athens
Goda Daentete
Labor Finds Condition in Banks Is Good
Charles B. Nelson, Kansas City Central Labor Union secretary, says labor is satisfied with current conditions and wages. He notes cooperation between capital and labor is strong, wages will not fall, and buying power remains low. He warns immigration policy could affect future labor harmony if undesirable workers enter.
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Charles B. Nelson
Central Labor Union of
Kansas City
Labor Day Amid Arbiters and Steel Tracks
The speaker notes workers may celebrate despite coal field strikes and praises growing harmony between capital and labor. He cites the railroad labor board as a model and predicts widespread adoption of arbitration across major industries under progressive leadership.
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United States Railroad Labor Board
Railway Board
Farmer Kills Wife Then Ends Own Life
In Franklin Tennessee a tenant farmer Ezekiel Pavis shot and killed his wife at her father Marshall Robertson’s home near Southall at 7 this morning and then shot himself with a single barrel shotgun. He reportedly died en route to a Nashville hospital. domestic trouble was blamed for the tragedy.
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Franklin, Tenn
Ezekiel Pavis
Marshall Robertson
Southall
Davis
Nashville
Thirteen Hurt In Birmingham Trolley Crash
Thirteen persons were injured in a daytime collision between a South Ensley trolley car and an Owenton-Ensley car on Birmingham Railway Light and Power lines. One man suffered a broken leg. Cause of the crash not officially stated.
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Birmingham
Ala
South Ensley
Birmingham Railway, Light and Power Company
Owenton-Ensley
Navy Seaman Accused in Norfolk Murder Case
Norfolk police say 19 year old Conley confessed to killing his wife, a navy seaman’s bride, after a Friday quarrel. The couple argued over his alleged infidelity, and she was found dead with a butcher knife injury and his body was discovered in a room with blood spatter.
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Norfolk
National
Conley
Rena
Ruhr Miners Vote to Resume Work Under Control
In Dusseldorf a majority of miners from Ische and Humboldt Blumen mines voted to return to work under management after a five thousand worker drive to end stoppage. The project to cease operations was approved by a strong turnout.
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Ruhr
Dusseldorf
Ische
Humboldt
Imperial capital may move to Kyoto or Osaka
Confused dispatches indicate the imperial capital may shift between Osaka and Kyoto. The report notes uncertainty over the capital location and possible civil or political disruption.
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Osaka
Imperial
Kyoto
Blazing Buildings Stir Funeral Rites In City
Fragmentary OCR notes describe fiery buildings and funeral rites amid a city scene. Key names or locations are unreadable, but the terms suggest a tragic blaze linking to funeral proceedings and public hazard.
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