Washington season ends with 11 4 loss to Ottumwa
Washington completes the 1912 season by losing 11 to 4 at Ottumwa. Walter Schrenk pitched well until a disastrous fifth inning, as Ottumwa scored nine runs and pulled away. Washington finishes with 54 wins and 12 losses in 66 games, a strong showing for the campaign.
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Walter Schrenk
Ottumwans
Senna
Link
Holm
Tyree
Wal
Schrenk
Parks
Tommy
Lige Wooley
Dunn
Ducky
Fritz
Ellert
Davenport
Dutch Hellerich
Sehrenk
Ottumwa
Wise
Kensel
Wooley
Chapman
Washington
Washington Victories Latched In August Baseball Run
A newspaper log lists Washington scores through August and early September against multiple opponents including Leland Giants Keota Cedar Rapids Centerville Unionville Hiteman Newton Monmouth Des Moines Ottumwa and Hop King Bros of Des Moines with multiple games noted 12 innings and a swing from early August to September 6 Washington shows a string of wins and high scoring efforts across several dates and venues.
Baseball Standings Across Major Leagues and Leagues
A compilation shows American League standings with Boston Detroit New York Chicago and Cleveland, National League leaders New York Philadelphia St Louis Chicago Pittsburg Brooklyn Cincinnati Boston. American Association and Western League tables list multiple clubs with win percentages and records.
Baseball Scores From The Big Leagues And Regional Circuits
Scores across the American and National Leagues plus several minor associations show Chicago and Cleveland in an 11 inning game 2 to 5 while New York falls 2 to Philadelphia in another. Boston loses to Washington Detroit beats St. Louis and various other results include Cincinnati Chicago St. Louis Pittsburg Brooklyn Boston Columbus Toledo Indianapolis Louisville Minneapolis Kansas City St Paul Milwaukee Topeka Des Moines St Joe Lincoln and more with multiple games noted and no further schedule details. regional leagues in Wisconsin Illinois report Oshkosh over Wausau 5 to 0 Appleton 16 Green Bay 3 Racine over Rockford 7 2 Madison 1 Aurora 4.
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W.L. P.C
Boston
Detroit
PhileVta
Cleveland
New York
Chicago
St. Louis
National League
Phil'el'ta
Topeka
Three Eye League
Spr'ef
Dubuane
Quittey
Danville
Decatur
Peoria
Wise
Oshkosh
Wausau
Racine
Rockford
Appleton
Aurora
Green Bay
Madison
Philadelphia
Washington
Cincinnati
Pittsburg
Brooklyn
Columbus
Toledo
Indianapolis
Louisville
Minneapolis
Kansas City
St. Paul
Milwaukee
Des Moines
St. Joe
Lincoln
Bloomington
Springfield
Quincy
Dubuque
Davenport
Remarkable cures from Chamberlain’s Colic Remedy
Few medicines have met such uniform success as Chamberlain’s Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. It has effected cures in nearly every neighborhood and earned wide reputation. For sale by Lemmon's Pharmacy.
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Lemmon
Linen wrapped around mummies endures 4000 years in Egypt
Professor Flinders Petrie reports linen used to wrap mummies four millennia ago remains in pristine condition. The fabric is believed never to have gone to a laundress, suggesting remarkable longevity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Egypt
Flinders Petrie
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy Praised by Seller
An Ohio Falls Indiana dealer H W Hendrickson reports Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as the best for coughs colds and croup and notes it as his best seller. Lemmon's Pharmacy carries the remedy.
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Chamberlain
H. W. Hendrickson
Ohio Falls
Ind
Lemmon
Itinerant Tramp Says He Was Born Under a Lucky Star
A Yonkers Statesman brief recalls a kitchen door exchange where a hungry tramp tells a woman he is often out of work and believes he was born under a lucky star. The scene captures harsh poverty and a streak of humor in difficult times.
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Yonkers
Out of doors walks and Chamberlain's Tablets advised
A health notice claims daily outdoor walking and Chamberlains Tablets improve digestion and regulate bowels for women. Lemmon's Pharmacy sells the tablets.
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Lemmon's Pharmacy
Cowboys Ready 10 Cross Border
Douglas Arizona September 7 an organized body of cowboys with 120 rifles and 60 000 rounds of ammunition shipped here last night prepared to move at a moment's notice to Sonora where Americans are said to be gravely imperiled. The group met secretly to form a military body as reports warn of rebels threatening mining camps and potential loss of American property valued in the millions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas
Ariz
Sonora
Orozco
Insurance Settlements Reported by Washington County Mutual
Secretary Sidney Coon lists two weeks of settlements for the Washington County Farmers Mutual Insurance: J. S. Benson 421.00. James Swift 250.00. Jos Hise 15.00. Fred Newhart 18.00. Tom O Flaherty 200.00. Wm P McCauley 175.00. Geo Dusenberry 4.56. G G Griffith 75.00. Henry Tertroet 2.00. A P Sewell 2.10. Jos Augustine 23.00. The page mentions damages to calcs, barns, buildings and stock in Washington, Kalona, Rubio, Wellman, Crawfordsville and West Chester.
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Sidney Coon
Washington
Wellman
P. McCauley
Ewan
Geo. Dusenberry
West Chester
G. G. Griffith
Steer
Henry Tertroet
Gomigmie
Icre Cocks
Daredevil Dive From Eads Bridge Shocks St Louis Crowd
Richar S. King an 18 year old diver leaped from the highest span of the Eads bridge into the Mississippi river before Labor Day spectators. He plunged ninety feet turned two somersaults to break his fall and swam to a waiting skiff after several seconds submerged.
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St. Louis
Richar S. King
Eads Bridge
King
Please do not tip the porter on interurban train
Boone Sept 7. The Ft. Dodge Des Moines and Southern Railway car displays a large sign asking passengers not to tip the porter with the company noting it pays his salary. Despite the request some patrons still tip, and the porter gives attentive service without expecting gratuities.
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Boone
Ft. Dodge, Des Moines and Southern Railway Company
The Wine of Good Humor
A compact editorial quip from Washington Irving extols honest good humor as oil and wine of a merry meeting. It lauds jovial companionship built on small jokes and abundant laughter.
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Washington Irving
Eye Ear Nose and Throat Practice Opened by Dr Huston
Dr Irvin E Huston announces a new office limited to eye ear nose and throat care. He notes fitting glasses is his specialty for children and young people to relieve headaches from eye strain. Office at 8 W Cor Square Washington Iowa over Lemley’s Grocery Store Law
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Irvin E. Huston
W. Cor. Square
Washington
Iowa
Lemley
Law
Water care tried on male loafers in Hutchinson
In Hutchinson Kansas a plan to deter loafers at the Way station coping was implemented by inserting a lead pipe with holes along the inside of the coping. Water jets soaked the crowd of loafers and hoboes, who fled the curb, leaving the lawn peaceful for the rest of the day.
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Hutchinson
Kan
M. B. Way
Hl. A. Tice
Dodge City
Cost $10 To Swat Fly In Kans City Story
Topeka man Henry Clark declared against the antifly campaign after a fly tickled his head and a sequence of missed swats led to broken glasses costing $4.50 and a shattered case. He tracked the damage across Kansas avenue and streetcar tracks, ending with a totaled spectacle set and a final tally of ten dollars.
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Topeka
Kan
Henry Clark
Clark
Optician's
Kansas Avenue
Vicar Leads Peaceful Picketing Against Mormon Mission
In London Rev W H Longsdon of St Andrew's Stockwell organizes peaceful picketing at Stockwell hall to deter Mormon missionaries from holding meetings. Congregation members block approaches and use persuasive arguments to discourage attendance. The group seeks to stop proselyting aimed at local young women destined for Salt Lake City.
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London
Onions
W. H. Longsdon
St. Andrew's, Stockwell
Patcel
Stockwell Hall
Salt Lake City
Kensico business man charged with assaulting daughter
F Staples of Kensico N Y is under arrest for beating his seventeen year old daughter Ruth with a large strap and buckle from his touring car.
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Kensico
N. Y
F. Staples
Ruth
Attempted murder suspect dies after self inflicted wound
Warren Ingersoll, 32, who shot himself to avoid capture for the attempted murder of his wife, died at noon after being pursued by a posse and city officers. Mrs. Ingersoll survived with four gunshot wounds from a .22 revolver.
Gravel Train Kill S West Waterloo Worker
Frank Badding of Dunkerton was killed when his foot wedged between rails as he alighted from a gravel train engine at Dewar. The locomotive could not stop in time. he died at the scene. He resided in Dunkerton, survived by a widow and one child.
Farmland Jokes Reflect 19th Century Struggles
A Harper's Weekly quip presents a roadside conversation about farming woes. The countryman laments, noting workers leaving and farming falling out of fashion, illustrating economic hardship in rural life.
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Hinkley
Harper's Weekly
Artificial Wood Made From Straw Sawdust and Grass
In England a new process produces artificial wood due to wood scarcity. Straw, sawdust and grass are compressed to form the material.
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England
Confederate strength and unrest loom in Civil War dispatches
Fifty years ago today reports placed the Confederate army in Maryland at about 150,000. General Pope charged several subordinates with disobedience after the disastrous August battles at Manassas. Garibaldi, imprisoned, troubled the powers as much on as off the field, with Italy wary of punishing him and his followers.
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Maryland
Pope
Manassas
Garibaldi
Italy
Robert Louis Stevenson Visits New York with Wife Twenty-Five Years Ago
Twenty-five years ago today the author Robert Louis Stevenson, famed for Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Kidnapped and Treasure Island, arrived in New York city accompanied by his American wife for a notable visit to the United States.
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Robert Louis Stevenson
Dr. Jekyll
Treasure Island
New York
Fifty Years Ago Sunday September 8 Confederate Invasion Threat
Pennsylvania prepared to defend against Confederate forces crossing the Potomac. Philadelphia and Harrisburg faced threats as General R E Lee urged Maryland residents to seek independence. Lee proposed peace terms to President Davis and Washington, seeking recognition of the South.
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Pennsylvania
Maryland
Philadelphia
Harrisburg
R. E. Lee
Potomac
Lee
Davis
Richmond
Washbington
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Lowa Dor
American Pearl Button Co
Chester White
Jake Simmering
Phone
Imaker
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E. McKelhinney
O'Loughlin
Bath
Dupuis
Walter
Parison
POAE
Mensel
aAvorteees
Sullivan
Becca Lewes
Fiewming
Thompson
Ieee
Schliebner
Peer
Helierich
Tnnings
Ottuwa
Hellerich
Helm
Bell
Centerville
Center
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Richland
Rock
Trenton
Iowa City
Cedar Rap
Cedar
Sherrard
Wapello
Sigourney
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Ottumwa Red Sox
Chicago Union Giants
Tama-To
Ledo
Nebraska Indians
Albia
Newton
Tama-Toledo
Dysart
Belle Plaine
Ledo 2
Fort Dodge
Leland Giants
Leland
Giants
Leland ‘Giants
Keota
Cedar Rapids
Unionville
Unionille
Hiteman
Monmouth
Hopking Bros
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Helm Et Ee
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Schuebner
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See
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Boy
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Kansan
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