30 Oct 1914
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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1914
Page
1
San Francisco club owners Cal Ewing and Prank Ish reported three tentative bids for their baseball franchise. Prospective buyers include W. G. Anderson and others connected to theatre, a Los Angeles club stockholder, and a promoter, with a rumored $240,000 Berger-Molfrath bid. No option granted yet. sale would need Pacific Coast League approval.
Long, lean Mike Boland of Princeton is described as an animated bean pole with quick, piston-like arms. The piece frames him as a standout back field figure in the narrative tone of a college sports note. A separate item notes a rating formula based on revolutions and a proposed Panama Canal race with a $10,000 prize, plus Herbert T. Korr elected president.
Cambridge Massachusetts October 20 The Michigan Wolverines arrive for a Stadium clash with Harvard with forenoon practice and a final workout planned at Bindium ship facility Harvard guards gates to deter inquisitive observers Crimson report knee injury to Pannock may keep him out of tomorrow’s game Scouts from Princeton Harvard and Yale are expected to view the contest from the sidelines in the east coast stakes
Amateur naval officers and state naval militia members were admitted to amateur standing in the meeting presided by the American Pawne Moat. association. Delegates from all parts attended the annual gathering in New York last night.
American champion Willie Hoppe trounced challenger Inman in a decisive 18.2 length line contest. The match showcased Hoppe's superior form as spectators watched the title holder dominate from start to finish.
Seattle National All Stars falter in field as St Louis Americans win 4 to 1. Lush pitched the final inning for the winners while James and Kifer provided the batteries. The game followed a string of earlier performances with Inman notable in earlier events and Hoppe displaying refined control amid close margins.
Calvin Demarest defeated Albert Cutler 400 to 207 in a billiards league match at Pine Bluff Arkansas. Demarest posted 222 18 average with a high run of 222 to Cutler's 11 848 14.
From Bucharest to London a Times dispatch notes Albania now governed by six regimes. Local Moslem and Christian commissions rule Neutari while Aviona is led by a local panel, Merdites form a Reparats state, Malissari tribes stay under patriarchy, Greek incursions control the south, and Esad Pasha governs the central regions. The piece cites Italy’s six warships and a dim European outlook amid shifting authority.
A German cavalry party crossed into Portuguese Angola at Naulile seeking an interview with the commander. A clash followed as German and Portuguese forces exchanged fire, with three Germans killed. Berlin calls the raid a forged lie to justify Portugal's war participation. Additionally, a report from Petrograd notes American property destroyed in a prior bombardment, with full details to come.
Washington reports pre election campaign expenses of Pacific coast senatorial candidates. Vaness J Keney Progressive in California lists 1499.15 spent from 4175 in contributions including 2568 from Crane Ohicaga and Kent California. Knowland reports 112.20 spent. Oregon Senator Chamberlain 492.41 with 260 from McCombs and 100 from Martine. Bouthe Republican 688.35 spent from 1900 with 260 from Oregon citizens. Black Democrat Washington 1149.20 with no contributions. Hanseon Progressive 2106 spent with no contributions.
Washington dispatch reports Turkey's act of war against Russia shocks officials with potential far reaching effects. The move risks drawing Balkan states into broader conflict and disrupting food supplies for northern Europe, underscoring U.S. concerns during the European war.
The piece notes Turkish preparations for prolonged operations, with military experts predicting Moscow embarrassment if Turkey acts. It cites Morgenthau reporting the war party’s strength, Turkey’s neutrality efforts, and ongoing talks between Turkish foreign office and belligerents as Europe risks widening the conflict.
London reports a Daily Mail correspondent in northern France says two bombs were dropped on Bethune. The first failed to explode but the second killed nineteen women and wounded about forty others. Nearby Dunkirk also saw bombs, killing a woman and child and shattering windows. Townspeople remain terrified as hints of further actions emerge.
A telegraph report from London says Azavedo Castella Branco, the last foreign minister under the monarchy, has been arrested. Several officers are reported jailed in Cataria fortress as monarchist plots in Lisbon surge. Dispatches via Madrid and London reference October uprisings in the Portuguese capital.
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