Negotiations Under Way To Buy Portland Electric Route
In St Paul on May 9 Associated Press reports talks to purchase an eighteen mile electric railroad from Portland Oregon owned by Great Northern and Northern Pacific railroads. Circles of Salt Lake City shows interest. Timber holdings may be expanded if the line is acquired. Negotiations not yet advancing to a closing date. Raymond Early of the new company mentions planned development if the deal succeeds.
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ST. Paul
Minsi
Portland
Oregon
Great Northern and Northern’ Pacific
Salt Lake City
Paul
Bald
Keeles
Raymond Early
Newpany
Cleve land Alexander loses pitchers duel to Cincinnati
Grover Cleveland Alexander in his first game back from France is defeated 1 to 0 by Cincinnati in a pitchers duel. Ray Fisher allowed four hits with solid defense behind him. In the eighth inning Groh drew a walk Rehg sacrificed Magee doubled for the lone run. Other National and American league games postponed by rain.
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Chicago
Grover Cleveland Alexander
Irance
Cincinnati
Ray Fisher
Fisher
Groh
Rehg
Magee
Coast's League Batting Scores and Batteries Listed
In Coast's League game notes, teams Seattle Portland Oakland Salt Lake Sacramento San Francisco Los Angeles are shown with battery pairings and score indicators. Batteries include Schang with Bigbee, Jones with Baker, Dell with Devormer, Brenton with Mitze, Schorr with Spencer, Gardner with Fisher, Kantlehner with Smith, Brooks with Brown, and Lapan.
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COAS
Seattle Ee
Portland
Bigbee
Schang
Jones
Baker
Oakland
Dell
Devormer
Brenton
Mitze
Salt Lake Ou
Sacramento
Schorr
Spencer
Gardner and Fisher
San Francisco
Siese
Los Angeles
Kantlehner
Smith and Brooks
Brown and Lapan
Western League Scores and Battery Details Parsed
Western League results show Sioux City at 0-2 and Oklahoma City at 2-4 with varied battery pairings including Gregory and Wiffert for one team and Haines and Ma RA for Tulsa. Des Moines and St Josephs also appear with mixed scores and players listed, though OCR clarity is limited on several lines.
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RWFE
Sioux City
Oklahoma
City
Gregory
Wiffert
Dennis
Griffith
Unclear OCR sports notes with scattered standings
Fragmentary lines mention Nashvil, New Orleans, Atlanta, and a seven inning game. The text appears as misread notes with team hints and stray scores, lacking coherent structure or verifiable details. No clear event, date, or participants can be confirmed from readable content.
Stecher Defeats Zbyszko In Heavyweight Bout At Louisville
Associated Press reports Joe Stecher of Nebraska defeated Wladek Zbyszko of Poland in Louisville on May 9. Stecher used body scissors and bar arm holds to win after an hour and a half, with one fall deciding if needed. Zbyszko weighed 220 pounds to Stecher’s 215.
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Associated Press
Louisville
Joe Stecher
Nebraska
Wladek Zbyszko
Poland
Stecher
Blecher
Zbyszko
Allied Forces Bombed by Reds on Vaga Front
Archangel front reports May 5 enemy bombardment with 5000 shells and two infantry assaults. allied casualties are slight. Murmansk dispatch says forces occupied Korelska Maselga on Lake Segozers by May 8, clearing villages. enemy retired ten miles south of Mosalskaka.
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Associated Press
Archangel
Montreal
Ironsides
Vaga River
Murmansk
Maynard
Aim
Korelska Maselga
Lake
Segozers
Mosalskaka
Kolchak Gains In Russian Campaign
A London dispatch cites the May 1 report from Omsk that after Christopol on the Kama fell to Admiral Kolchak's forces, the Siberian advance averages seven miles daily reaching the Shenala River. Enemy resistance is said broken in the Buguma Bogoroslau area, with continued high tempo along the Samara front and murmurs of strategic pressure across the line.
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Kolchak
London
Omsk
Christopol
Kama
Biberia
Buguma-Bogoroslan
Samara
Twin Falls Wing Debate and Game in Boise
The Twin Falls team led by Theodore Keniston Burton Van Tassel and Elmer Wayland defended a wage reform topic in Boise. The Chronicle reports a hard fought game with Twin Falls missing key breaks. another ball game is scheduled for today.
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Ec Veatérangie Waldemere
Reed
Vitorious
Boise
Twin Falls
Theodore Keniston
Burton van
Tassel
Elmer ‘Wayland
The
Chronicle
Bolsheviki Refuse To Make Exchange Of U. S. Prisoners
Archangel May 9. Allied prisoner exchange talks at Vologda ended with Bolsheviks avoiding the prisoner issue and turning meetings political. Captain A Harzfeld and Private Earl Fulcher returned. Private August B Peterson died from wounds and shell shock after arrival. Fifty Americans in Moscow prisons were made free to roam streets.
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Archangel
A. Harzfeld
Kansas City
Vologda
Earl Fulcher
Tyre
Mich
Volgoda
Harzfeld
August B. Peterson
Whitehall
Moscow
Pitchers Released by Joplin Club Send to Terre Haute
Associated Press reports William Wright and Dor Voorhies were released by the Joplin club of the Western league today and left for Terre Haute to join the Three I club of that city.
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Associated Press
Joplin
William Wright
Dor. Voorhies
Terre Hautesiind
Thatii City
Derby field named for Kentucky derby at Churchill Downs
Fourteen of the best on American turf named to start in the 45th Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs a mile and 2 1/4. The race carries 20000 added money and about 25000 total value making it the richest stake of the year in the United States. Rain slows track conditions. Leading entries include Sir Barton Be Frink Vindex Carson St Benard Eternal Vulcanite Under Fire Senning s Park Regalo Sailor Frogtown Billy Kelly and Eternal.
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Louisville
Churchill Downs
United States
Sir Barton
Loftus
Frink
Trutwell
Carson
Senning
Parti-Mutual
Billy Kelly
Eternal
J. K. L. Ross
Hendrix Ready With Chicago Nationals After Salary Standoff
Pitcher Claude Hendrix arrived from Springfield Hill Kansas and reached terms with the Chicago Nationals. He is expected to be ready for mound work in a few days after departing Kansas City following a salary dispute with management that delayed the season start.
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Chicago
Claude Hendrix
Sprine Hill
Kansas
Chicago Nationals
Appointment of Dr J W Robertson as Canadian food director
Ottawa May 9 The appointment of Dr J W Robertson as Canadian food supplies director was announced by Minister of Agriculture T A Crerar. Robertson will oversee sale of Canadian agricultural products in Europe under the request of the supreme economic council of the allied governments.
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Associated Press
Ottawa
J. W. Robertson
Supreme Economic Council
T. A. Crerar
Mneister
Robertsonl
Bliss resident visits with Mrs J J Hentley
Mrs J J Hentley of Bliss hosted a visitor yesterday, sharing time with an 8 twin alls guest and other acquaintances in a routine social gathering.
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J. J. Hentley
Bliss
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Batie
Hain
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Tulsa
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Southern: Association
Nashvil
Orleans
Snéworleands
Atlante
Chaftandéga Botathe
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Er Ey
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Thay
AME
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Feerah Bee
Agia
U.S
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Harry Payne Whitney
Be Frank
Regalo
Frogtown
Hendrix
Ara Te Mere
Canada
Irrigated Lands Company
First National Bank Building
Idaho State Bank
Idaho
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