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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1907
Page
31
Veteran stars Kelley and Gleason deliver stellar ball for the Orioles while Brouthers and McGraw miss the lineup. McMahon, Swoler, and Clarke provide highlights as Baltimore battles tough pitching and heavy hits. Hunter steals, Brouthers mishaps, crowd-pleasing plays fuel a tense rhythmic contest amid late drama at the yard.
Trinity and the Hin teas a White's tt-Washingtons faced the Marquette Leaguers in a mixed exhibition at American League Park. Doc White of the White Sox will pitch for Hickman & White, with events including base throwing and distance events. The card features local stars and a postgame showcase, aiming to attract fans and showcase pitching talent.
Chicago sources report the World champion Cubs will hold a post season banquet at the Auditorium after a barnstorming trip and ceremonies to honor players. Treasurer Williams and trainer McCormick will distribute a $208.4 share to each player from receipts, with J Hamilton Tyers presenting the World Series funds, and managers and team members slated for additional presentations. The Cubs also plan limited barnstorming at West Side Park with Jake Stahl’s team for upcoming games.
Lester Garman of Aberdeen set a phenomenal mark at the Delaware State Trapshooters League fall tournament in Newark. He broke 179 targets of 180 with a straight run of 110, besting the field in a high precision display reported from Wilmington, Del.
Central Office detective Warren has misplaced his prize collie dog and asks precinct police to search for Jim. Yesterday morning the dog bolted from the home, and a neighborhood search failed to locate him.
Special to The Watengun case reports Miss Nora Langhorne youngest Langhorne daughter of Chiswell D. Langhorne of Mirador Alabama County will debut this winter in New York under sister Mrs Willan Waldort Astor Jr of Cliveden England The Astor household will host the season with Miss Langhorne joining London ties and a court presentation planned for next spring The Langhorne sisters and Mrs Reginald Brookes are expected to entertain and host events this winter in New York
Reported Chinese tales describe a marine monster that allegedly attacked fishermen along the China coast and even killed two men. Varying theories name it a giant shark or a debilla, with wounds described as deep and not shark-like. An English examiner suggested tortoise-caused injuries, while authorities face calls to destroy the creature.
In New York, Rev Max Valenta and his partner Dora Bauer were discharged from custody as insane after a court hearing. Police and crowds aided their removal from Manhattan Avenue Palace to a sanatorium, with their separation promised by the men’s and women’s supporters and legal counsel.
The present employees in this city approved forming a union for Postal Telegraph Company workers. Manager Procser said the majority have signed to join, and a proposed constitution will name the body the Postal Telegraph Employes Association. Details of organization will not be made public yet. At local telegraph headquarters the proposal was ridiculed.
A Washington crowd gathered at Van Tessell and Kearney s sale ring to bid on prize hunters owned by John B Valentino former master of the Radnor Hunt Bryn Mawr Pa Fifteen animals cataloged fourteen sold totaling 8650 dollars Montezuma failed to sell at 1200 top price 450 for Coronation bought by Samuel Willetts of Meadow Brook Hounds Golden Buckle sold for 1000 Niquinex bought by H W Sogo with whispers of Harry Payne Whitney long bidding session Riley bought for 25 after Hinkle Smith succeeded Valentino Mrs Charles Dennett of Washington bought Shamrock the chestnut gelding with racing bloodlines
The Vanderbilt party led by Mr W K Vanderbilt and Mrs Vanderbilt sails from Cherbourg to New York with the Duchess of Marlborough aboard. They plan to entertain extensively at their Long Island country home, Garden, after arrival, hosting numerous events for the Duchess and for Miss Hadys Vanderbilt and her fiancé Count Laszio Szechenyi.
Police arrested four men after a daytime robbery in a Bleecker and Bartow area building. The haul included silk waists lace and petticoats valued over 1000 with suspects named Carry Howard McGinn Blauth and Tutelman Bros. A wagon load of goods from LT Wooster street firm was also reported stolen.
The marriage of Joseph H. Dorn of Philadelphia and Mrs Julie L Davidson of Washington DC was announced. The couple wed after obtaining a license from Maylatrais Hobertson and being married by Rev C Wyatt at Harzlaon Street Church. The bride, a widow, is daughter of Frif Croix of Washington. A coincidence links the bride’s father to Rev Wyatt who once taught him French.
Ralph W. Ashcroft sues John Hagen Hammond of Washington in Brooklyn Supreme Court for damages of 95 000 alleging defamation. The trial before Justice Scudder began with Ashcroft claiming he was manager and stockholder in 100 entity connected to the libel.
In Clearfield Pennsylvania on October 16 William B Wilson international secretary treasurer of the United Mine Workers announced his candidacy for president of the union to succeed John Mitchell. He was elected to Congress from Pennsylvania's Fifteenth District last fall and will take his seat in December.
Two balloon teams facing delays in St Louis as weather interfered with plans for the International Gap races. The French team Renee Gasnier and Cheriea Lovee arrived, while Alan R. Hawley and Augustus Past pilot the St Louis entry. The American craft remained in its case, balloons guarded after prior damage incidents at the exposition.
Special to the WelMellington rose from Philadelphia reports Rev Nicolo Mucci of Our Lady of Good Counsel renounced the priesthood to marry a teenage bride in the Italian colony. He says restrictions are too severe and he will not be a hypocrite, leaving his clerical role to work as a coal office clerk.
Seventeen year old Hisle Gaddis of 1951 Irwin Street Northwest who disappeared from her home Monday was apprehended in Baltimore Tuesday night and brought back here yesterday afternoon by Central Office Detective Vermilion. The description had been issued by the police.
The defendant Ike allegedly sent a belestam telegram to Samuel L. Clemens, a stockholder, containing defamatory tales. The message urged turning over the company to Ashcroft's board of directors. Ike admits reading the telegram but claims privilege as a stockholder communication.
A Safe Roads Automobile Association report shows from June 7 to Septem ber 1 forty-one people died and 315 injured in Massachusetts vehicle crashes. The study records 42 collisions involving autos, trains, and other vehicles, with additional damage to stock and livestock noted.
An advertisement extols Contagious Blood Poison as a systemwide threat and promotes S S S as a cure. It claims the virus contaminates blood, causes ulcers, hair loss, and bone decay, and asserts transmission by touch and shared items. Testimonials from Harry Barrett in Chicago praise S S S's efficacy and offer a home treatment book.
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