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Newspaper
Twin Falls Chronicle
Location
Twin Falls, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1919
Page
7
Listless ball and losses marked the game as Brooklyn dominated with smooth offense led by New York. The Reds and their opponent struggled to find rhythm in a steady crowd-pleasing performance.
Cincinnati defeated Brooklyn 7 to 2 in the first game of the series. Ring struggled early, then pitched well the rest of the game. Batteries were Smith Mitchell Miller Ring and Rariden.
Philadelphia defeated Pittsburg 2 to 0 today as Meadows silenced five Pittsburg hits. Adams gave up three singles and a double in the first inning to drive two Philadelphia runs, then held the visitors to two more hits. Final score 2–0. Batteries: Meadows and Traves, Adams, Mayer and Blackwell.
In St Louis on August 6, May’s slow delivery troubled the Giants while the home club hit Douglas at will, building a four run lead before New York could respond. Doyle left with a leg injury after sliding into home in the fourth. Final tally 6-2 for St Louis.
Springfield Mo August 5 Officials of the St Louis and San Francisco Railway said an embargo on all freight shipments takes effect this afternoon except carload livestock and perishable goods The Frisco service is badly hampered by the strike as car inspectors and airmen joined the walkout Also report notes burglars using stethoscopes to hear safe combination locks in Paris별
Predictions crown Twin Falls boy LaVerne Fator as a future great jockey. Sold for 15,000 to Samuel C. Hildreth, he rode in Havana and Aqueduct wins, with remarks on weight, habits, and potential. Alfred Johnson also sold for 15,000. Six horses idle due to racing restrictions.
F Q Hale general manager of Southwestern Bell testified before the Missouri Public Service Commission that rates must stay higher due to the St Louis telephone strike. He warned that if wage demands are granted the company would raise rates, currently about 20 percent above the commission's allowed level.
Detroit defeated Washington 2 to 1 in the first game of the series as Piernich misplayed a passed ball in the eighth, Veach scored the winning run on Heisman's single, with Boland and Ainsmith pitching for Detroit and Johnson and Picinich catching. Boston beat Cleveland 7 to 5 as Hoyt earned his second win in as many starts after Bagby struggled. others games postponed by rain with two games slated for tomorrow.
Report from GOAST LEAGUE games in San Francisco and Los Angeles lists batters and pitchers. Lineups include Finneran Fromme Houck Mitchell Dell Devormer Smith Seaton Baldwin for San Francisco and Kremer Arlett Elliott Fittery Bassler for Oakland Los Angeles.
The Amalgamated Association of Street and Electric Railway Employes voted unanimously to strike at 5 a.m. The action affects about 8000 of Brooklyn Rapid Transit’s 13,000 workers, excluding subway and elevated motormen, and is expected to halt surface, subway, and elevated lines.
A Budapest wireless dispatch reports the city was shelled before Romanian occupation. Twenty one shells were fired with one hitting a target. Many arrests followed in Buda pest. those detained were shown to be connected with the Soviet system and were imprisoned.
A 130 strong contingent of military prisoners arrives at Alcatraz aboard a U S disciplinary train from Leavenworth. The transfer signals a new phase in the federal penitentiary system as guards move the inmates to the island fortress.
Racks at Fort Leavenworth Kansas arrived today and were moved to the disciplinary barracks on Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Bay. Among the men were several prisoners who took part in a recent mutiny at Fort Leavenworth. Guards say six men attempted to escape from the train en route here.
In Huntington West Virginia Aug 4 the Chesapeake and Ohio shops closed after a meeting where about three thousand workers voted to strike until wage demands are met. Two thousand had already been idle for days and tonight all shop workers were laid off.
The last day to register for the Home Makers trip is under the farm bureau home demonstration department. Four modern Buhl district homes will be visited to study built in features furnishings and labor saving devices. Mrs Spangler and Mrs Taylor from Salt Lake accompany the party. A report is requested by an Idaho farm publication. Two Castleford carloads will join from Twin Falls.
Washington Aug 56 Names of men who as supervisors will direct the taking of the 1920 census for about half the states were announced today. Appointments for other states will be announced later. Those appointed in Idaho are, first James Blaine Benedict Sandpoint second Edward F Goddard Mountainhomo
Liverpool Aug 5 municipal employes vote to give 24 hours notice of strike unless tramway workers demands are granted immediately. Also notice in Idaho bankruptcy case John Finke seeks discharge. creditors must show cause by September 8 1919.
In the Pastriet Court of the Fourth Judicial District of Idaho Twin Falls County Continental Type Manufacturing v Clyde C Anderson Ola L Anderson doing business as Anderson and Anderson. A writ of attachment issued June 16 1919 attaching defendant properties for 1163.22 with 7 percent interest from March 11 1919. Clerk signatures and official seal dated June 18 1919.
Public notice states J W Craven administrator will privately sell after July 6 1919 the one third interest in lot 6 block 163 and all of block 158 in Twin Falls original townsite Idaho with bids at Ash er B Wilson office Twin Falls terms cash. Sale subject to Probate Court confirmation.
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