14 Oct 1912
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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1912
Page
1
Boston edges New York 2-1 behind Hugh Bedient with Christy Mathewson bested in a classic pitching duel. Yerkes and Gardner shine on defense and offense as Boston fans witness a tense World Series contest.
New York reached first base seven times while Boston managed ten to the game corner. Merkle and Hooper had big hits with Merkle collecting a two base hit and Hooper a three base hit. Speaker made a remarkable over the shoulder catch in deep left center.
Chicago and St Louis series results with Cubs and Browns notes. Sunday results show Cubs four Sox two and Cardinals two Browns two. World Series receipts report paid attendance 34 683 first five games gross 336 483 with players pool 147 572 and shares 77 631 per club. Jules Lombard Civil War singer buried in Omaha after Chicago death.
West Wisconsin 56 Northwestern 13 and C Illinois 13 Washington D 0. Ohio State 34 Denison 0. Iowa 21 Cornell College 0. Michigan 55 Michigan Agetes 7. Case 12 Wooster 0. Wabash 62 De Pauw 0. Drake 21 Alumni 7. Highland Park 12 Coe 5. Kansas 27 Missouri Normal 0. Nebraska 30 Kansas Aggies 6. Knox 72 Carthage 0. Cincinnati 21 Earlham 0. Missouri 14 Rolla S of Va 0. St Louis 20 Westminster 0. Vanderbilt 54 Rose Poly 0. East Yale 16 Lafayette 0. Marvard 26 Williams 3. Princeton 31 Virginia Poly 0. Swarthmore 6 Penn 3. Cornell 14 New York 6. Lehigh 14 Navy 0. Army 19 Rutgers 0. Millikin 16 Monmouth 15. Carlisle 20 Syracuse 0. Dartmouth 55 Vermont 0.
Washington reports census figures showing nearly 3,000,000 more men than women in the United States. The data released by the census bureau details a gender imbalance across the nation as of the latest count.
Washington October 14 Postmaster General Hitchcock ordered 20,000 scales the largest single order for scales. The devices will be used in post offices for the parcels post service.
More than thirty escaped Wyoming penitentiary inmates flood the Rawlings region prompting mass citizen mobilization. Fights erupt with several convicts killed and multiple civilians dead or wounded as the state guards rush two companies to restore order.
Rose swears Becker ordered Rosenthal killed and alleges others. Laura Merriam is named as a victim. In Rawlins, children are guarded by 150 armed men as prison guards and gunfire echoes from the prison. Mountain gun battles continue between hunters and convicts with casualties feared.
The Supreme Court began its fall session with twenty one major cases scheduled for argument. Highlights include the international rate case the cotton corner case the bath tub trust suit the L N rate case and the Breese and Dickerson embezzlement case from Ashville NC. Also likely is the Kansas ballot case on Roosevelt electors remaining on the Republican ticket.
San Francisco October 14 Lucy Good White will remain on the November ballot as a candidate for superior judge. Judge Sewall sustained the election commissioner demurrer to Frank B. Sawyer petition for injunction to block printing of Miss White's name on the ballot on the ground she is not an attorney and thus ineligible.
Sir Thomas Lipton arrived in New York aboard the Caronia and spoke of seeking a race and wanting his fighting flag to fly from the mast and the signal gun at Sandy Hook. He will stay in America for several weeks, his first visit since 1908.
In St. Petersburg on October 14 the American military commission abandoned its planned visit to Turkey. Brigadier General Edward J. McMernand and the officers watched cavalry maneuvers near Moscow and planned to move on to Vienna soon.
Chicago Oct 14 Richard Rolland ten years old of 621 South Springfield avenue died at St Anthony s hospital. He remained conscious an hour after his body was severed just above the hips by a Burlington train while playing near the tracks.
Bald Jack Rose testified in New York Supreme Court that Lt. Charles Becker ordered and gloated over gambler Herman Rosenthal's murder. Rose described a crime plot with gunmen, bribery, and threats, saying Becker aimed to silence Rosenthal and protect himself, while fearing for Rose's own safety if he testified.
A group of 60 geographers finished a nationwide trip studying natural resources. They traveled to towns including Washington and reached Virginia’s Jotteville after visiting multiple sites and surveying terrain and surges.
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