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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 22, 1911

Page

4

Washington Victorious Poorly Guarded Error Prone Ninth Inning

The Cedar Rapids Crescents defeated Washington 8 to 2 in a game marked by a string of errors by Washington and strong pitching by Jackson. Pat Leverich played an errorless third base as Washington built a lead before a late defensive collapse allowed Cedar Rapids to pull away in the fifth inning.

Cedar Rapids Crescents Washington Washington Boys Pat Leverich Pat Holm Freeland Thompson Jackson Crescents Visiors

Washington Triumphs 10-5 In Wild Mid-Summer Rally

Washington built a late surge scoring eight runs in the eighth inning as Holm and Lucens led a rally with multiple players crossing the plate. Visitors battled, Nelson Delay and Darragh contributed in the sixth, but the home team dominated the stretch, stealing home and seizing the game.

Cals Flrat George Eingman Leverich McNealy Wallenbeck Holm Rosie Holin Lucens Engman Leverieh Luc Ens Nelson Delay Darragh Crescents Monahan Fail

Riverside ballgame recap with Cedar Rapids win

Yesterday's struggle under foggy conditions produced a Cedar Rapids victory over Washington. McNealy Jackson Engman and Delay led with two base hits each. Holm Engman to Retek turned a double play. Jackson and Monahan combined for 17 strikeouts. Washington left runners on base and two runs unearned on errors. Final score 8 to 4.

McNealy Jackson Engman Delay Holm Retek Monahan Nelson Flrst Bave Washington Cedar Rapides Cedar Rapids Me Nealy Tine Houra Bell

Cowboys Next Tuesday Excursion Comes to Washington

The Arizona Cowboy team visits Washington next Tuesday to meet the local team. An exhibition of broncho busting by company members will precede the game. The Cowboys travel in two special cars and bring a big band, promising a worthwhile baseball day.

Arizona Washington

No Game Tomorrow as Keota Fails to Field Team

There will be no ball game tomorrow as Keota failed to assemble a team. The planned matchup is canceled due to the missing players.

Keota

Baseball Results National League Snapshot

Box scores show Chicago Pittsburgh Cincinnati St Louis and Boston in various games. Pitchers Camnitz Steele and Cattrell Hendricks Gibson McIntyre Archer plus Lillee Bliss Suggs Lean and Me Lean contributed. Scores include 11 to 9 2 to 0 and 4 to 1 style reports.

Chicago Pittsburgh Camnitz Steele Cattrel Hendrix Gibson McIntyre Archer Cincinnati R. H.E. St. Louis SK Lillee Bliss Suggs

Unclear OCR Sports Standings Include City Matchups

Fragmented text shows basketball standings with teams like Philadelphia, Cleveland, New York, Chicago and St Louis. It references game locations and scores, including mentions of Detroit, Boston, Louisville, Toledo and Minneapolis, with various win loss records and percentages.

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Woman of today rewards health with digestion aid

The advertisement touts Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets as a remedy for faulty digestion. It claims the product promotes good health and a pleasant complexion and notes Lemmon's Pharmacy as the selling outlet.

Chamberlain Lemmon

The Greatest Play Ever Saw At Comickey Swamp Hole

An oral reminiscence from 1908 recounts a remarkable doubleheader clash with Frank Smith vs Dunty Rhoades. Joe Birmingham makes a legendary throwing catch to cut down Tannehill at home, preserving a 3-2 lead and sparking a pivotal victory.

Swamp Hole Ninth Street Fielder Jones

Iowa Editors Meet in Des Moines Capital City

Southern Iowa editors gather in Des Moines for the annual summer meeting at the Savery hotel. Activities include social events at Ingersoll park, a luncheon with speakers, officer elections, and tours of Des Moines boulevards. Notables: W D Junkin Fairfield Ledger J L Long Osceola Sentinel Paul Stillman Jefferson Bee Phil Hoffman Oskaloosa Herald Lafe Young Des Moines Capital.

Kew Moines Iowa Southern Iowa Des Moines Savery W. D D. Junkin The Fairfield Ledger J. L. Long Osceola Sentinel Paul Stillman Jefferson Bee Phil Hoffman Oskaloosa Herald Lafe Young Des Moines Capital S. M. Greene Chariton Herald Horace Barnes Albia Charles K. Needham Washington Press M.L. Curtis Knoxville

Beaut Heiress Rejects Suit Against Plebeian Heritage

A dramatic dialogue unfolds as an heiress refuses marriage to a man she does not love. An elder relative laments the heiress’s divergence from her father’s plebeian ideas, while a judge’s presence hints at ongoing social pressure within the courtly scene.

Johanis Herita

Problem of Jipson and wasted energy idea

A fragment mentions Jipson an impractical figure pursuing a plan to harness energy wasted by wagging dogs’ tails, illustrating a quirky problem and speculation about inventive schemes.

Jipson Dres Mer

Do Wind Instruments Shorten Musicians Lives

A New York World report questions the belief that blowing wind instruments harms health. It cites Forcheimer and James F. Rogers showing no occupation-linked suffering. wind players average 63.5 years versus 62 for string players, with trumpeters and cornetists living longest among wind players.

L' Forcheimer James F. Rogers Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians Champlin Cyclopedia of Music and Musicians New York World

Summer Day Warmth Sparks Townsfolk

The article notes the second day of summer on June 21 with warm weather, citing temperatures around 94 to 96 degrees. It advises shedding heavy underwear and buying a straw hat. An unrelated health ad promotes Electric Bitters for women, claiming benefits for digestion, skin, nerves, and overall health.

Washington W. A. Cook

Seven and a Half Foot Halibut Tops Scottish Catch

A halibut from Thearse Bay measured seven and a half feet long and over three feet broad, weighing more than 250 pounds. It is the largest fish caught off northern Scotland in years and sold for over £4. Also notes that Chamberlain's Cough Remedy eases whooping cough and has been used in epidemics, sold by Lemmon's Pharmacy.

Thearse Bay Scotland Lemmon's Pharmacy

Dickens Characters Lived For Readers The Board Of Sympathy

The passage notes Dickens moved characters on and off the board with sympathy and consideration. A reader tells him she cannot forgive the death of Little Nell, and Dickens replies you would not have had her marry a butcher or a baker.

Dickens Nell

Man who borrows ideas risks responsibility for failure

A historical aphorism warns that relying on others’ ideas to win brings personal blame if the plan collapses, stressing accountability for those who copy rather than create.

Unclear Text Sparks Question About Employee's Fate

A reader quotes a colleague praising a worker as reliable while another line asks if the person is dead or has absconded, indicating uncertainty about the employee’s status.

Deep waterway proposal to pass or fail debated

A government body debated a deep waterway project with a recommendation against passage. The vote tally reported was ten to none, and Governor Deneen position was noted as of today.

Deneen

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