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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 24, 1911

Page

6

Sigourney baseball guests rout Washington 12 to 0 in park game

Sigourney amateur nine defeated Washington 12 to 0 at the new ball park. Wallenbeck led with four hits, stemmed by strong pitching from Huddleson and errors by Washington. The game featured several Sigourney hits, a few late rallies, and a lengthy stray inning before the final score.

Ball Park Sigourney Pall Park Washington Agers Addleson Iing Thompson Pee Wallenbeck Ney Jer Mel Diar Pfaff Sigmirney Holm Benton Huddleson Wheeler Rebek Pilaff Namur Engman Sheridan Lund Wneman McNeely Wallenbeck Rebek McNeely Goorke Shifflet Bagman Bell

Michigan Groups Lead in Forming New Clubs

The War Department Navy Department and Bureau of Standards in Washington placed orders for thirty eight electric trucks. Toledo City Council enacted an ordinance punishing riders who hang on autos after several accidents. Greater New York ordered 760000 dollars worth of motor fire fighting equipment, the largest of its kind, boosting its fleet ahead of Paris. Nebraska requires motor cars to stop when passengers are boarding or alighting from street cars, until the car starts. Iowa updates its motor law as well.

New York Rosenheimer Iowa War Department Navy Department Bureau of Standards Washington Toledo, Ohio Greater New York Paris Nebraska

Baseball Box Scores From Four Cities

New York 6 defeated Chicago 3 with Richie and Archer in the lineup. Boston edged Cincinnati 5 to 2 behind Fromme and Kling. Philadelphia beat Pittsburgh 5 to 3 as Leifield and Gibson starred. Brooklyn topped St Louis 8 to 6 with Harmon and Bliss contributing for the winners.

New York R.we Chicago Oes Richie Archer Wiltz and Mey Boston Cincinnati Fromme Harmon, Golden and Bliss Rucker Erwin

Pet Phil and team racetrack standings likely excerpt

Fragmentary OCR shows batting or scoring lines with team abbreviations Cleve Chi Bos Wash St. L. and numbers. Most specifics unreadable. Reads like sports standings or player stats from a box score without clear context.

W. L. Pet W. L. Pet Phil Chi Bos St. L

Baseball results from multiple games across cities

Scores show Columbus defeating Kansas City 3-2 and 1-0 in two games at Columbus. Toledo edged St Paul 4-3 after a 3-2 outcome. Indianapolis beat Milwaukee 10-1 with a seventh inning call, and Louisville lost 2-5 to Minneapolis.

Columbus Kansas City Toledo -Toledo St. Paul Toledo Indianapolis Milwaukee Louisville Minneapolis

TIZ For Sore Feet Claim of Instant Relief

An old advertisement proclaims TIZ foot remedy relieves tired achy feet quickly and permanently. It claims cleansing action, faster results, and advantage over powders, with sale through Walter Luther Dodge & Co in Chicago at 25 cents a box.

Walter Luther Dodge & Co Chicago

Wolgast McFarland Bout Set in Milwaukee for Ten Rounds

Boxing fans eye a ten round Milwaukee bout on September 15 featuring Ad Wolgast and Packy McFarland. Analysts favor McFarland on weight and footwork while Wolgast looks to exploit rough close quarters.

Milwaukee Packy Tommy Clark Ad Wolgast Packy McFarland Wolgast McFarland K. O. Brown Wolcast Freddie Welsh England Los Angeles Cal Moran Welsh McParland

Widow drives 1000 miles in fragile buggy journey

Mrs. Sarah Connor traveled from Moose Jaw Canada to Wheeler South Dakota in a one seated dilapidated top buggy with a coop of chickens behind the seat. Four thilasen and the aldice twelve year old accompanied her as the family trudged westward due to crop failure and the death of the husband five months earlier.

Miller Sarah Connor Moose Jaw Canada Wheeler

Woman in Funk Suit Missing

Decatur Illinois Aug 24 efforts are under way to find Mrs Mellissa Zink of Fountain county Indiana who appeared before John Allen clerk of the circuit court to start suit for a portion of the 1 400 000 estate of the late George W Funk wealthy land owner and former Bloomington legislator. She claimed to be his common law wife and said an agreement signed in 1868 before a justice of the peace in Decatur exists.

Decatur Mellissa Zink Fountain County Indiana John Allen George W. Funk Bloomington Funk

Hetty Green Sees Tax Reductions On Chicago Properties

Chicago reports that Hetty Green, famed as the richest woman, gains $64 180 in assessed value reductions on six Chicago properties after the board of review action. Miss Katherine Dreier travels to Europe amid marriage troubles with Edward T Smith. Upton Sinclair announces plan to seek a divorce from Meta F Sinclair with Harry Kemp named as co respondent.

Chicago Hetty Green Board of Review Miss Dreier Europe New York Katherine Dreier Edward T. Smith Edward Trumbull Fneland Upton Sinclair the Sun Meta F. Sinclair Harry Kemp Lawrence, Kan

Mosquitoes Bad This Year Use DD Prescription for Relief

Use a mild cooling healing compound to stop itch instantly and draw poison from the skin. A mild wash of oil of wintergreen thymos and a few other ingredients known as the DD Prescription provides mosquito protection. Instant relief now only 25c Cook & Sherman. A Journal Want Ad will pay you every time.

Cook & Sherman

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