Owen Bush Shines as Lead-Off Star for Detroit Tigers
By Jack Verock Detroit veteran Owen Bush at thirty next October remains a premier lead-off man. The shortstop consistently scores over 100 runs, ranking as a top fielder and savvy base runner with 112 runs in the last season and a history of 100-run campaigns.
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War adjustments tighten civilian commerce and labor
Bradstreet reports war work shifts labor from non-essentials to essentials, government controls and price fixing intensify, civilian demand weakens as delivery depends on war conditions. Textile markets wobble amid price stabilization and uncertainty, while retail trade remains overall favorable with high wages and more female labor entering profitable jobs. Labor is scarce. clerical help improves with graduates and volunteers. farm output aided by machinery. Business failures for the week ending June 20 total 203, up from prior periods.
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Thorughout Cantonment
Market rises at opening with mixed gains across stocks
The New York market opened with broad strength and fractional to two point gains. Bald win sold 6,000 shares at 96 1 4 after 94 1 4 close, with prices moving from 95 1 2 to 96 3 8 shortly after. Breul, Allis Chalmers, Coronado Fuel, Bethlehem Steel, United Cigar Stores hit new highs as General Motors and Studebaker advanced.
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Baseball scores and standings from a busy schedule
The page lists game results from Chicago, Detroit, St Louis, Cleveland, and Boston with battery lines and scores. Highlights include Detroit beating St Louis 2 1 and New York beating Brooklyn 5 2. Additional notes reference managers and historical remarks about the Athletics and General Crowder.
Davy Robertson Ready To Back 60 Giants
Norfolk Va June 24 Members of the mine sweepers Baseball team in the Naval League report Davey Robertson ready to back 60 Giants. The brief item notes Robertson was identified by team members as prepared for action with the squad.
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Race in the American League Opens Yankees Versus Red Sox
New York June 24 The American League race heats up this week with the Yankees and Red Sox opening at the Polo Grounds. Cleveland Indians push to overtake the Yankees after taking four or five from the White Sox. White Sox struggle to regain ground as pitching helps the Indians. In the National League the Cubs visit St Louis in Chicago and the Giants meet the Braves in Boston to defend second place.
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Rotten Team and Minor Leagues Amid War Time Rumors
Night shadows fall on a weary fan mumbling Rotten Team as a rooter traverses the village. The piece notes no rise in output since Joe Jackson joined Harlan and cites a Crowder order, hinting minors may gain company and a sober president could intervene.
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Butter-Kruste and Irvine Team Edge Dough Boys 8 5
Butter-Kruste and Irvine won 8 to 5 over the Dough Boys at Irvine. Connors led with three hits including a double as Norton allowed eleven hits and four walks. The Krusts built early leads, the Forgers surged, and four runs in the ninth inning sealed the victory. Norton left for Camp Lee after the game.
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St Et International News Highlights and Baseball Results
Benny Kauff reports to his draft board in Pomeroy Ohio as baseball takes center stage. The St Louis Browns sweep Detroit in a double header led by Listers timely hitting. Phil Douglas drives in two Cubs with a seventh inning single. Eight Athletics strike out while batting. The Senators push across the deciding run Bags10 is dominant for the White Sox. Reds drop a double header to Pittsburgh. McKechnie goes seven for nine yesterday. Toronto tops Newark in both games. War Savings Stamps urged forceful support against enemies.
Near Miss On New York Central Tracks Ford Driver Escapes
An unidentified man driving a Ford narrowly avoided a deadly collision when a freight train halted within six feet of his car at a crossing near a high board fence on the New York Central line. The man, a city stranger, escaped unharmed. A separate incident involved an Overland sedan owned by a West Find resident that struck a lamp post in front of Pickett Hardware Company. no injuries were reported and the cause remains unexplained.
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Millions Lost Through Frost Hits Indiana Crops
LaPorte Indiana June 24 Millions in crops have been ruined by a frost sweeping eastern central and northeast Indiana. J D Harper government inspector says thousands of acres of corn destroyed in northern counties. In the Muncie area tomato canning center the crop ruined entirely. Peas and beans partly destroyed with total losses in that section around 500000.
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Cold Weather Records Hit June 1918 Nights
Weather reports detail heavy frosts across the region in late June 1918 with three cold nights. Widespread frost damage feared from Titusville to Grand Valley and Chautauqua County. Warren County largely escaped major loss though some temperatures dipped to near freezing.
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Forts and Pill Boxes Shape Modern Warfare
The article explains how armored belts gave way to new fortifications called pill boxes. These small concealed concrete structures house a few machine guns and are often buried with turf to avoid detection. Air power threatens these tiny forts, and some include rising turrets that emerge during attacks.
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