Franklin player dies after 5 yard rush injury in Chester game
John G Sommersgill right half back for Franklin football collapsed after a 5 yard run and died ten minutes later at Chester Hospital. His wife, watching from the sideline, fainted in shock. Doctors cited brain hemorrhage as the cause. Franklin and Homestead opened their season in Chester, Sommersgill had earlier been kicked in the stomach but stayed in the game.
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Washington Post
Chester
John G. Sommersmit
Franklin
Homestead
Sommersgill
Fall River Textile Council seeks wage restoration
The Fall River textile council voted to urge the Manufacturers' Association to restore a 12 12 percent wage deduction applied July 2 1904 and to advance wages on October 23. Secretary Thomas Taylor will relay the action, noting operatives numbering about 30 000 in the cotton mills shared adversity with manufacturers as trade improves.
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Fall River
Mass
Textile Council
Holy Ghost Leader Escapes Mistrial In Death Case
Auburn Me Oct 8 The jury in the third trial of Rev Frank W Sandford leader of the Holy Ghost and Us Society Shiloh charged with manslaughter in Leander Bartletts death reported a disagreement Sandford was accused of ill treating and neglecting Bartlett the fourteen year old son of Mrs Elvira Bartlett Winchester Mass The Bartletts were once inmates of the Shiloh colony Sandford was 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 From Train on Trestle
Nellie and Frances Vanderburg, about twelve, were struck by a gravel train on a forty foot trestle in Princeton New Jersey and hurled into the Delaware and Raritan Canal. They were rescued unhurt but badly frightened, with the incident recounted alongside other brief notes from Lippincott’s Magazine and London Chronicle.
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Princeton
N. J
W Nellie
Frances Vanderburg
Delaware and Raritan Canal
Closing Contests with Chicago W by Ten Thousand
St Louis and Chicago split a doubleheader in St Louis as about 10 800 attended. First game saw Chicago prevail 3 1 with Pelty pitching and Rockenfeld driving two base hits. Second game ended 4 3 in favor of Chicago as Walsh held St Louis to three runs aided by Powell and Hart.
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St. Louis
Oct
St Louis Im Hoa
RB Stone
F. Jones
Rock’feild
Green
Frisk
Davis
Ss. Wallace
Callahan
T. Jones
Donohue
Gleason
Rowe
Koehler
Sullivan
Spencer
Rockenfeld
Patterson
Pelty
Bells
Ty Patterson
Mr. McCarthy
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Jones
Davia
Donchus
Rokie
A Koshler
D. Sugden
Oc. Powell
P. van Zant
Walsh
End Wallace
Wallace
Bally- Hart
Staten
Powall
Mr McCarthy
Pigeons Liberated for Washington Junction Practice Fly
Washington fanciers released 229 homing pigeons at Washington Junction for a practice flight ahead of the Hagerstown to Washington race on Thursday. Birds counted in from Dr R R Ashworth and other owners, to be countermarked and shipped to Hagerstown Tuesday for Wednesday exhibition and Thursday race morning release.
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Washington
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 Aims to Break Sixteen-Pound Shot Record
Denis Horgan of Banteer Ireland, famed amateur shot putter, arrived in New York to challenge W W Coe's sixteen-pound record of 49 feet 6 inches. He plans to stay up to a year to attempt a new mark with the sixteen and will practice with the twelve-pound shot reaching 60 feet 7.5 inches.
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New York
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Banteer
County Cork
Ireland
Great Britain
W. W. Coe
University of Michigan
America
Horgan
Flays the Cotton Report Expert Audits Acreage
A. J. Johnston, a noted cotton expert, denounces the government report as flawed and estimates the coming crop at about 10,500,000 bales. He claims agents miscalculated acreage by taking observations from railroad car windows across the South. The item also includes a Harper’s Weekly note about a Denver journalist pressed to submit a football sermon early for the sports page.
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Washington Post
Mobile
Ala
A. J. Johnston
South
Giants and Athletics duel in world series preview
In a battle line up for today New York faces Philadelphia and Philadelphia awaits McGraw's choice of starters. Waddell appears out of contention and Plank, McGinnity, and Mathewson loom as key pitchers for the impending world series as the rivals weigh form and stamina.
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New York
Philadelphia
Magesy
McGraw
Giants
Giants and McGinnity Put In Strong Show For World Series
A sports feature discusses the two great pitchers, Mathewson and McGinnity, and their season forms. It notes Mathewson’s peak health and strategic use, McGinnity’s shoulder concerns yet solid performance, and compares pitching depth to 1904. It also cites the New York Press view that the American League has stronger overall pitching.
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Mathewson
Mcflinnity
Mittress
McGinnity
New York Press
Giants
Giants and Athletics Duel For Pace In Gripping Season
National League leaders New York stand 15th in team batting as Mack’s era tests both clubs. Fast fielding could tip the balance with Chicago excelling in defense while Philadelphia tops the American leagues in hitting. George M. Graham lauds McGraw’s roster as strong on pitching catching and infield outfield, with Weddell in form boosting confidence for an Athletic win.
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Giants
Mack
New York
Philadelphia
Chicago
Athletics
George M. Graham
Philadelphia North American
McGraw
Huwerman
Bresnahan
Weddell
Philadelphians
Opening of Philadelphia New York series draws huge crowds
Philadelphia prepares for a record crowd as the New York National League champions visit the Philadelphia American League champions for the world series. Officials including Johnson Pulliam and Herrigan arrive. New York fans head for Philadelphia with a large delegation. The NY team plans a vaudeville benefit at the Majestic Theater before the championship game.
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New York
Uffis City
Mack
Philadelphia
White Sox
Charles Comiskey
Johnson
Pulliam
National League
Garry Herrigan
National Commission
New York National Baseball Players
Majestic Theater
DeWelf Hopper
Casey
Nat M. Wills
James J. Corbett
Emma Carus
Cheridah Simpson
Brantford Lacrosse Team Beats Chicago Eleven
Chicago match report shows Brantford, Ontario defeating the Chicago lacrosse eleven by a clear score. The Oct 8 game in Chicago marked a decisive win for Brantford as they outplayed the local side throughout.
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Chicago
Brantford
Ont
al Chillsgo
National League results from yesterday’s games
Cincinnati defeated Pittsburgh 3 to 1 and again 4 to 1 while Chicago beat St Louis 5 to 4 and 6 to 3. Standings show New York with 103 wins and 48 losses, Cincinnati 97 to 27, St Louis and Chicago with varying records.
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Pittsburg
Chicago
St. Louie
St. Louia
W. L
New York
Eitleburg
St. Louis
Twelve Inning Double Letdown Ends Chicago Stays Undefeated
Chicago defeats St. Louis in a doubleheader closing the season. In the first game a 12 inning affair decided by an error sacrifice and Slagle’s third hit. Maloney and Brown spark Chicago with key plays and a late home run. Attendance 12,000. Second game ends by darkness after Chicago leads 4-2. Brown hits a homer for Chicago and McCarthy stars for St. Louis with several hits and steals. Umpire Johnstone presides.
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St. Louis
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Brown
Mloney
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de Groff
Hoffman
Beckley
Burke
Himes
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Hoelster
McBride
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Maloney
McCarthy
King
Kling
Tinker
Balle
Mr. Johnstone
Evers
Shay
Becley
Hy Brown
Hoelskoetter
Cincinnati Wins Twice From Pittsburg in Doubleheader
Cincinnati took two from Pittsburg as darkness halted the second game in the eighth. A seventh inning triple play with bases full sparked the first game, while Cincinnati's hitting carried the second. Attendance was about 10,000 as Leach, Hugging, Seymour, Hinchman, and Corcoran starred for Cincinnati. Pittsburg received solid innings from Case and Kinsella.
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Oct
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Reds
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Leach
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Brain
Rhoase
Pittsboro
BOK
TO/Clymer
O Ganioy
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Hitler
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St Johns C C Beats Philadelphia in Exhibition Game
In Washington Park Brooklyn the St John’s Catholic Club of Brooklyn defeated the Philadelphia American League team 8 to 6 in an exhibition baseball game. The match featured pitchers Rohl El and others with several noted plays. Nearby Zanesville suffered a defeat to Baltimore Eastern League on October 8 due to a first inning error-filled miscue. The piece closes with a Chicago News note quoting a construction matter and a quip about life preservers from a hardware drummer and a Kentucky man.
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St. John's Catholic Club
Rohl
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Drgert
Schreck
Baltimore
Zanesville
Ohio
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Chicago News
Kentucky
Five Harlem Bronx robbers arraigned in police court
Five men including Frederick Martin and John Mulcare were arraigned as the Harlem Police Court exposed a two year theft spree. The gang targeted flat houses in Harlem and the Bronx looting interiors then pawning items in small lots. Police recovered a silver pitcher a pair of cut glass candlesticks and other items.
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Bronx
Washington Post
New York
Frederick Martin
Third Avenue
Philadelphia
John Mulcere
Syracuse
N. Y
Stephen Hazen
Bernard Berkman
Samuel D. Levy
Mulcare
Martin
Reilly
B4th Street
Lexington Avenue
Poace
Detective Bureau
Quan- Martin
Man shot and stabbed by Black Hand gang in Plainfield
John Clearwater proprietor of a Westfield restaurant was shot twice and stabbed six times by a gang believed to be Black Hand. He died about 1 a.m. Five Italians were arrested. Officer Canfield pursued the fleeing assailants and organized a posse to chase a sixth. Clearwater had received blackmail letters but paid no heed.
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Plainfield
N. J
John Clearwater
Westfield
Clearwater
Canfield
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