Franklin player dies after 5 yard run injury in Chester game
John G. Sommersgill right half back for Franklin collapsed after a 5 yard gain and died ten minutes later at Chester Hospital from brain hemorrhage. His wife, watching from the sideline, was unconscious from shock. The opening game of the season pitted Franklin against Homestead.
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Chester
John G. Sommersmit
Franklin
Homestead
Sommersgill
Request for Higher Wages by Fall River Textile Council
Fall River textile council votes to urge the Manufacturers' Association to restore a 12 12 per cent wage deduction from July 2 1904 and to implement the pay advance on October 23 1904. Secretary Thomas Taylor to present the request. council notes operatives nearly 30 000 in cotton mills have shared hardship while trade improves. Manufacturers silent pending official notice.
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Fall River
Mass
Textile Council
Holy Ghost Leader Escapes in Mistrial in Bartlett Case
Auburn Maine October 8 The jury in the third trial of Rev Frank W Sandford head of the Holy Ghost and Us Society at Shiloh reported a disagreement on manslaughter charges in the death of Leander Bartlett aged fourteen The boy was son of Mrs Elvira Bartlett of Winchester Massachusetts and was an inmate at the Shiloh colony Sandford had been accused of ill treating Bartlett and neglecting him The defendant was also recently convicted of neglecting his own child
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Auburn, Me
Frank W. Sandford
The
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Shiloh
Leander Bartlett
Bandford
Bartlett
Elvira Bartlett
Winchester
Mass
Bartletts
Sandford
Girls' Narrow Escape on Trestle Train Plunges Into Canal
Nellie and Frances Vanderburg two twelve year old girls were struck by a gravel train on a forty foot trestle in Princeton New Jersey and hurled into the Delaware and Raritan Canal below They were rescued unhurt but shaken by the incident The account includes a humorous London Chronicle anecdote about a New York girl asking what floor Windsor Castle was on and a magistrate hearing about youths shouting Get your hair cut at a church doorway.
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Frances Vanderburg
Delaware and Raritan Canal
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New York
Philadelphia
Windsor Castle
Queen Victoria
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London Chronicle
Marylebone
Contests Close as Chicago Beats St Louis in Gate Rush
A baseball doubleheader in St Louis drew 10 800 fans as Chicago defeated St Louis 4 3 in the nightcap after a 6 0 loss in the opener. Rockenfeld and Koehler led with two base hits, while Pelty and Patterson split mound duties in the first game.
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St. Louis
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Rock’feild
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Frisk
Davis
Ss. Wallace
Callahan
T. Jones
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Gleason
Rowe
Koehler
Sullivan
Spencer
Rockenfeld
Patterson
Pelty
Bells
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Mr. McCarthy
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D. Sugden
Oc. Powell
P. van Zant
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Mr McCarthy
Pigeons Liberated for Hagerstown Washington Race Practice
A total of 229 racing pigeons owned by Washington fanciers were released at Washington Junction yesterday morning to train for the race from Hagerstown to Washington on Thursday. Birds from Dr. R. R. Ashworth, C. F. Rupert, W. F. Dismer, Philip Krause, Walter Norwood, and others joined the practice. The birds were to be countermarked and sent to Hagerstown Tuesday for exhibition Wednesday and liberation Thursday morning.
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Hagerstown
R. R. Ashworth
C. F. Rupert
W. F. Dismer
Philip Krause
Walter Norwood
Joan Conrad
Harry Beach
Howard Donath
Harry Herfurth
A. & Johnson
L. B. Nye
Harry, Phillips
P. V. Thomason
My. Goldsmith
Ford E. Young
Roy Reed
Harry Richardson
Mr. Carroll
Tuesay
Horgan After Record Irish Shot-Putter Aims For Coe Feat
Denis Horgan of Banteer Ireland arrives in New York to challenge the sixteen pound shot put mark of 49 feet 6 inches set by W W Coe of Michigan. He plans to stay in America a year if needed to set a new record with the six pound shot, though his first practice with the twelve pound implement yields 60 feet 7.5 inches.
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New York
Denis Horgan
Banteer
County Cork
Ireland
Great Britain
W. W. Coe
University of Michigan
America
Horgan
Flays Cotton Report By A J Johnston In Mobile
Cotton expert A J Johnston ridicules the government report saying it overestimates errors and estimates the coming crop at about 10 500 000 bales He disputes acreage readings from railroad car windows and criticizes agents for faulty methods in the southern states. A Harper's Weekly note recalls a Denver desk clerk urging prompt publication of a football sermon manuscript.
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Mobile
Ala
A. J. Johnston
South
Harper's Weekly
Denver
World Series Battle Looms As Giants Face Athletics
TheWorld’s baseball championship opens with New York Giants against Philadelphia Athletics amid debate over Waddell’s status and McGraw’s pitching plan. Mathewson and McGinnity expected for New York, while Mack may start Bender or Plank for the Athletics.
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McGann
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Bowerman
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Hertsel
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Davis
L. Cross
Seybold
Murphy
M. Cross
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Waddell
Mathews
Pittsburg
Phillippe
Boston
McGinnity
Baltimore
Athletics
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Coakley
Mack
Philadelphia
McGraw
New York Herald
Two Great Pitchers Shaping World Series Prospects
Text discusses the pitching staff and individual form of Mathewson and McGinnity, noting Mathewson's peak condition and McGinnity's lingering shoulder strain. It contrasts the 1905 team with 1904, cites managerial strategy, and references opinions that American League pitchers are generally more effective than those in the National League.
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Giants and Athletics Face Tough Tests in Batting and Fielding
National and American league comparisons show New York’s Giants and Philadelphia Athletics each ranked among top clubs for batting and fielding. George M. Graham notes McGraw’s reliance but praises the teams as strong, with pitchers, catchers, and solid infield and outfield capable of handling key positions. He cites Weddell’s form as boosting confidence in an Athletic victory.
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Mack
New York
Philadelphia
Chicago
Athletics
George M. Graham
Philadelphia North American
McGraw
Huwerman
Bresnahan
Weddell
Philadelphians
Opening of Philadelphia New York world series games planned
Philadelphia prepares for a record crowd as the New York National League club and the Philadelphia American League club, winners of 1905, meet in the first world series in the city. President Johnson and other NL officials arrive. New York arrivals follow. A vaudeville benefit in New York features Nat M Wills James J Corbett and Emma Carus.
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Mack
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White Sox
Charles Comiskey
Johnson
Pulliam
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Garry Herrigan
National Commission
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Majestic Theater
DeWelf Hopper
Casey
Nat M. Wills
James J. Corbett
Emma Carus
Cheridah Simpson
Records of Nationals Chicago Lacrosse Defeat
Chicago lacrosse teams fell today as Brantford of Brantford Ontario defeated the Al Chicago eleven in Chicago with a clear score.
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Brantford
Ont
al Chillsgo
National League results and standings update
Yesterday's National League games included Cincinnati defeating Pittsburg 3 to 1 and 4 to 1, with Chicago beating St Louis 5 to 4 and 6 to 3. Standings show New York leading at 103 wins and 48 losses, Cincinnati 97 ? 27, St Louis 80? 27? plus others.
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Chicago Wins Doubleheader To Close Season In Twelve Innings
Chicago defeats St Louis in a 12 inning opener and a shorter nightcap, led by strong pitching and clean fielding. Slagle delivers three hits in the first game while Maloney’s catches save key hits. Brown hits a homer in the second game, with McDougal and Hoelskoetter pitching the nightcap before darkness ends play. Attendance 12,000.
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Hoelster
McBride
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McDougal
Cavey
Maloney
McCarthy
King
Kling
Tinker
Balle
Mr. Johnstone
Evers
Shay
Becley
Hy Brown
Hoelskoetter
Cincinnati Wins Twice Against Pittsburg in Daylight
Cincinnati took both games from Pittsburg in a twin bill ending the second contest at darkness in the eighth inning. The opener featured a dramatic bases loaded triple play by Cincinnati in the seventh, with sensational catches by Leach and Hugging and a benching of Brain for kicking. Attendance reached about 10,000 as Cincinnati prevailed 8 to 4. In the nightcap Cincinnati’s bats produced more, aided by key hits and two runs in the final frames to win 4 to 2.
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TE. Hughes
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Falkenbergae
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Champions Defeated in Brooklyn Exhibition Game
In an exhibition at Washington Park Brooklyn St. John's Catholic Club beat the Philadelphia American League team 8 to 6. The Brooklyn club’s win follows earlier local results with notes on players ROHL EL and others. A separate Zanesville Ohio report says Zanesville lost to Baltimore Eastern League on balls and errors in the first inning.
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Five Harlem Bronx robbers arraigned in kidney of court
Five men including Frederick Martin and John Mulcare were arraigned in Harlem Police Court for a string of flat house robberies across Harlem and the Bronx over two and a half years. Berkman and Levy were held on $3,000 bail as bent receivers. Police say the gang used a rig to move loot to pawnbrokers in small lots.
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Reilly
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Shot Twice And Stabbed In Black Hand Attack
John Clearwater a Westfield restaurant owner was shot twice and stabbed six times in a lone Plainfield street. Five Italians arrested after officer Canfield wounded three suspects and jailed two more, while a sixth suspect was pursued with a posse. Clearwater had received blackmail letters but ignored them.
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