Chicago Leads in Ex tra Base Slugging in National League
National League standings through last Thursday show Chicago atop bases: Chicago leads in sacrifice batting and stolen bases while Boston hits most home runs and Pittsburgh tops in triples. Hans Wagner holds clutch batting honors with 15 extras, Brubaker and Flick strong in runs and hits.
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New York
Chieags
Cincinnati
Boston
Pitabure
Chicago
Hans Wagner
Flick
Brubl
Rhechard
McCording
Donovan Clowes
Barrett Ranke
Ffch
Tithe Jirecesalon
ScGinnity
Agia Tarmehitt
Sting
Enon
Bern
Het
Pittett Noodles
Weiter
Football at Missouri U Tigers Bright Prospects for Season
The Missouri university football team shows strong returnees from last year including Krum Martonerman BeeGder Cooper McCachin Houx and others. Fresh talent arrives with several players from Washington University and Missouri Valley College, hinting at depth for a successful season.
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Columbia Tigers
Columbia
Missouri University
Bank
Krum
Martonerman
BeeGder
Cooper
McCachin
Houx
Laat
Thetclam
Gore
Missouri Valley College
Gin Gentry
Washington University
St. Louns
Webers
Roy Robinson
Will Craig
Willian
Davidson
Anderson
Hiieon
Nestle
Don Cartes
Welty
Frost
Fte
Minouri University
Braneger
Chicago University
Heatherington
Stanford University
David Potts
Murdy
Tarsus
Coturstne
Trentenant Gideon Will Retired To The Stud
Chirag Sept 11 Trentenant Gideon Will, the great three year old and short derby favorite, has broken down again. Charles Head Smith refused $20,000, and the owner plans retirement to the stud as he cannot bear the hardship. The horse spends much time lying down, suffers bed sores, and is in a pitiful state.
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Chirag
Trentenant Gideon
Arain
Charles Head Smith
Mr Smith Caif
Prince of Wales Colt Wins Large Stakes in London
London September 15 reports that D. Jcbiler has won $150,000 in the Prince of Wales stake engagements. The St Leger week features Diamond Junie and Dewaghe with notable winnings in stakes around 100 to 1500.
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D.jcbiler
London
Junie Dewaghe
Prince of Wales
Ditipond Jublice
Unclear OCR fragment on horse racing season and Gold Cup
Fragmentary report mentions horses and riders including Donovan Flying Fox and Sisker. References Clare and Sybiles and parents in a Newmarket context. Hints at Ascot meeting and Gold Cup fame but text is garbled and not fully readable.
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Vic
Donovan
Ed Tuat
Flying Fox
Clare
Sybiles
Nateern
Grea Stairs
Sisker
Newmarket
Tle
Ascot
Naturel Ie Perelman
Baseball Season Closes with Mixed Praise from Clubs
The season ends amid praise from managers and players as the public follows the American League race. Rick Huey leads a Cincinnati team with Hartess and others, while Patterson, Kelly, and Pinber among the leaders shape the standings. Patterson’s pitching is highlighted as among the best in the country with a strong .883 win rate.
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Agers
Remirkshly
ORR
Rick Huey
Wen
Cincinnati
Hartess
Kelly
Patterson
Mes
National League Baca Game Resumes After Injury Recovery
In a National League contest, teams regroup as players return from illness and injury. The game featured key plays from St Doan and Pitte Lhuve, with a strong late surge converting chances into a two score lead before final adjustments.
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Enasapl
Eamon Funtee
Doan
Pittelhuve
California Ranch Sold and Corbett Ranch Sale Near San Mateo
James Rutier, a wealthy New Yorker and prominent harness breeder, buys the Corbett ranch near San Mateo. The San Mateo stock farm, founded in 1582 by William Corbett, will pass into Rutier’s hands and take effect October 1 as a major move for local breeders.
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California
San Francisco
James Rutier
America
Corbett Ranch
San Mateo
William Corbett
Sugar Factory Finished at Rocky Ford Plant
The Rocky Ford sugar beet factory, completed at about $150,000, opens after a local celebration. Santa Fe shops delivered 109 flat and beet cars remodeled for the project, with deeper ends and side openings to ease unloading.
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Rocky Ford
Santa Fe
Seneguvneen
Elevators not injured in rail yard damage reports
Taira Vice president J. M. Barr reports railway rain elevators suffered at most two percent damage in Galveston. Most buildings remain intact and ready after repairs. tracks and bridges remain the main hurdle before elevators can resume operation. A related lecture in September aids men, with Santa Fe officials attending.
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Taira
Canta Fe
J. M. Barr
Galveston
Railroads Offer One Fare for Adventist Camp Meeting
Railroads of the Western Passenger Association have announced a one fare round trip rate for Seventh Day Adventist camp meeting travel. The reduced fare applies to attendees and covers travel to and from the event, backers say, with details to be published by member lines.
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Western Passenger Association
Colorado Flyer Improvised Local Notice in Fractured Text
Fragmentary OCR reads like a Colorado notice: “Great Rock Benet ae Leaves Toveks 6110 fm” and mentions Springs with a date 29. The readable items reference a place and a time, but the text lacks clear event details or identifiable organizations.
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Benet Ae
Toveks
Guaranteed Cure for Piles Claim Advertised
An advertisement promises a guaranteed cure for piles including pugs, blindness, bleeding or protruding lem. It claims no cure no pay and lists Paris Medicine Co as manufacturer. Readers are urged to send a Bic and receive a mailed sample from St Louis Missouri.
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Samme
Paris Medicine Co
St. Laue
Grove
Lyons Resolutions Oppose Lyons Street Fair and Sunday Openings
Lyons Kansas Sept 18 considerable feeling rose over adopted resolutions decrying the street fair and Sunday openings passed at a union meeting of citizens. The document condemns Sabbath desecration by stores open Sundays and warns sheriffs mayors and police to enforce the prohibitory liquor law to keep the city clean endorsing a cautious approach to the October street fair while supporting lawful moral order.
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Lyons
Gopan
Tiem Vakhens
State of
Kaneas
Fesinese
Toy Clty
Newton
Apple Chop Light President Discusses Young Orchards</T:
Leavenworth reports Fred Wellhouse of Topeka, president of the Kansas State Horticultural Society, visiting Summit orchard near Fairmount. He details Jonathan crop gathering, packing, and expected winter apples, noting poor quality due to curculio and predicting stronger winter apple yields. He cites prices, grades, and top varieties including Jonathans, Missouri Pippins, and Ben Davis.
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President Wellhouse
Leavenworth
Fred Wellhouse
Topeka
Kansas State Horticultural Society
Summit
Fairmount
Welihouse
Senathangae
Jonathans
Guana
Osage
Trouble in a Town as Politics Shape School Plot
In a small town two teachers clash with a principal who is a state normal graduate. Debating societies and orderly routines mask underlying tension as a complaint arises revealing political entanglements affecting the school.
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At Chine Tam
Contested School Row Involving Montiaying and Local Figures
Disputed dispute over teacher employment and school policy surfaces as Principal McProud and attorney mandamas examine claims. Allegations connect George J. Montiaying and Jones family with racial tension, political affiliations, and accusations of elitism affecting colored students and staff.
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Tlon
Ilegety
Jostousy
Spite
Ben Langtts
Cather
Jones
Tat
Shooting at Emporia Ends with Wounding of Divorced Man
In Emporia on September 18 Frank Newcomb was shot in the breast at the home of his former wife Knox, reportedly after a divorce decree granted custody to the wife and usage rights to the father. The assailant arrived after a two week business trip and fled. Newcomb lies under surgeon care with the assailant unnamed.
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Emporia
Frank Newcomb
Knox
Newcomb
Mra
Gail
Fire devastates main block of Sabetha on Northants Street
Fire swept Sabetha destroying several buildings on Northants Street. Losses included Mendes restaurant stock valued at 1000 pounds with no insurance, Staub's harness shop, and Lon Cooks barbershop. Other properties like Minchell, Pohl, and Taragher suffered major damage with insured amounts noted. Insurance coverage varied. several claims remained uninsured or partially covered.
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Sabetha
Gay Sirecnoon
Northants Street
Mendes
W. C. Bush
Lora
Stork
Staub
Alec Lees
Lon Cook
the Masketer
Ae Minchell
LH. Pohl
H. W. Taragher
Calderhead hailed for aid to Otoe settlers in Congress
A delegation of Otoe land settlers from Marshall and Gage counties, Nebraska, praised Fifth District Congressman Calderhead for securing a bill through Congress that relieved settlers from excessive land payments. The effort, backed by Calderhead, saved the group over 220000, ending years of abuse by land speculators and collusion with local officials.
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Calderhead
Marysville
Sakaberdeen
W. A. Calderhead
Fifth District
Marshall County
Gage County
Matron Ile
Breese
Congress
General Land Office
Congressman Calder
Wedded in Their ae and Return Home Brief Trip
A fragment notes a couple’s marriage followed by a quick return journey. They traveled a distance by train or carriage and completed the entire trip in a little over half a day. Further details are unreadable in the clipping.
Long Distance Line Extended in Missouri Towns
Sept 18 report states Missouri and Kansas line extend to Independence and west to Win fed, connecting Independence and other towns along direct telephone line to Kansas City and eastern Missouri. The extension links several communities, expanding long distance service and improving telecommunication access across the region.
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The
Missouri
Ai Kanaan
Tephone Company
Fed
Kansas
Sie
Lowda
Raiding Tolata Imperia Under Prohibition Law
A partial report notes a raid on Tolata Imperia as authorities pursue violators of the prohibitory law. Four arrears are mentioned and government agents say the big witness in the case remains in custody as investigations continue.
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Tolata Imperia
Datuniayanon
Ute Kanese
For Dru
Late Corn Does Well in Blue Rapids Area
Blue Rapids report notes A W Arnott a farmers muttersnall, describing yields and field conditions as corn crops perform well after late-season planting in the area.
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Blue Rapids
A. W. Arnott
Organization of Transcontinental Association in Balance
Rail executives in St Louis report mounting friction over uniting the East and West of the Missouri River under a single Transcontinental Association. Santa Fe objections and east–west route issues through Ogden and the U S government rail traffic are shaping a pivotal New York meeting. The outcome may set headquarters and future governance.
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Missouri River
St. Louis
Santa Me
Glenwood
Tts
Ogden
Chicago
Santa Fe
Uman Sebastian
Transcontinental Passenger Committee
Hua
New York
Ia Br.senata
Firemen Assigned to Santa Fe Round House Trains
Division Master Mechanic Thomas Esterday announced the transfer of firemen to trains 111 through 118 and routes between Topeka Marveline Kansas City and Chapultepec. James Pattison, N F McAuley, E Williamson, R Robertson, J M Hermes, and M Miller are reassigned to specific trains and legs including 115 116 111 118 and others.
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Thomas Esterday
Santa Fe Round House
James Pattison
St. Jamer
Tata
Topekoa
Wichita
Sny
PB. E. Williamson
N. F. McAuley
Eae Cas
W- R. Robertson
Kansas City
Chapute
Hermes
Topeka
Marveline
Mark Miller
Dixcy Plans Galveston Fund Drive Progress
The report notes a donor effort led by the Rock Tirt treasurer to collect for Galveston sufferers. Agents in Rasess town received donations and reported strong support from farmers, women, and young operators. A large sum has been contributed and the drive continues to raise funds through local agents.
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Galveston
Ae Gnt
Dicey
Coy
Rasses
Ang Ser
Otkey
Dixcy
Ashe
Dincy
McPherson Seeks Missouri Pacific Line Extension
McPherson residents circulated a petition calling for Missouri Pacific to extend service to Marquette, aiming to connect with the main line. The request, signed by local business firms, has been sent to headquarters hoping the proposal spurs action after years of talk.
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McPherson
Missouri Pacific Railway
Marquette
McPhersin
Abolish Vice Presidents Proposed by Chicago, Milwaukee & St Paul
Roswell Miller, chairman of the board, asserts the company may dispense with high priced officials by eliminating the offices of first vice president and second vice president. The statement signals a drastic reorganization of executive leadership within the railroad.
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Roswell Miller
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
Luxuries in Tehavel Modern Passenger Coach Shows Improvement
The Glaper Democrat reports on passenger coach upgrades with berths, seats, and conveniences. It notes more comfortable entering and exiting, improved berthing, and enhanced amenities for travelers while hinting at price and service adjustments.
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Cease Gee
Fragmented train dining car report with faded details
A garbled OCR paragraph describes passenger discomfort in a dining car with heat from heaters and electric fans. The text references a traveler and inclusive comments about the dining trade, a display of lamps, and a scene at a depot as trains pass.
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Tobus
Ana Tor Nemo
Kent
Pune
Pabtic
Increased Business Sparks August Revenue Rise
The report shows August activity up by about ten thousand pounds in baghial or GL Berenet products, with overall gross earnings improving in September. Despite rough phrasing, the data indicates steady monthly gains since January and a notable rise in weekly receipts, led by Enterprise Seva and Caryn, amid the broader market.
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Hugnlrest Elias
Tenting of Drawheads at Santa Fe Shops
An excavation fourteen feet square and fourteen feet deep was made in the top of the Santa Fe shops. A foundation pavement has been laid in the hole. Plantings sit just west of the hole as work continues on the drawhead installation.
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Jane
Cara
Santa Fe
Msi
Cteseh
Island City Freight Office Receives Customer Message
A mystery note was delivered Monday at the Rock Island freight office from a Pemri station agent reading that a customer wished a cow milked while it met. The message, tailed with route details and tariff terms, arrived amid routine business at the Rock Island office.
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Hock Island
Mecera
Egent
Pemri
Telegraphers Fall Out Severs Lines. Union Dispute
A conflict among telegraphers disrupts service as workers and management clash over duties and lines. The dispute prompts stoppages and calls for arbitration, affecting regional communications and prompting officials to intervene.
Puet quits Hatlroading in move to Kansas City
Puett resigns from Hatlroading and plans to move to Kansas City with his wife Lave. He has served as chief superintendent and long was a respected figure in Wellington. The community wishes them well as they depart for their new home. A Burlington branch from Denver to Deadwood opened with the first train run Sunday night.
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Puett
Santa At
Wellington
Kansas
Santa Fe
Puett Waa
Lave
Welligton
Burlington
Burlington Road
Denver
Derdwood
Elills County
Santa Fe Locals Plan Winter in Albuquerque Report
Santa Fe locals Wultarn and his wife travel from Newton to spend the winter in Albuquerque. Jack Gorham returns from a Paris exposition trip. A Michiel te laging trial ei and an engineer report are noted in brief.
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Santa FE
Roundners
Newton
Bunday
Mex
Wileut
Albuquerque
Jack Gorham
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