davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Detroit times., 1908-07-22
BOSTON SHARES IN THE
TIGERS BIG TRIUMPH

CAL PERFORMERS, CAPPED BY
DOMES COMPOSED LARGELY OF
SOLID BONE. Pickering is famous
in this line, Altizer's fits of panic are
we'll known. Shipke's brainstorms &C.
cur at irregular periods and on most
unexpected occasions. Freeman has
failed 10 show himself an intellectual
giant by considerable margin.
The team is incapable OF getting
the runs which should accrue from
its hits. Yesterday, though securing
seven bases on balls from Ed XII
liam. whacking him for an equal num-
Der OF hits. and pilfering no less than
four bases on the scatter-gun throw
ing OF Ira Thomas. the Senators
could secure but one lone run.
With such opportunities as this on
day when the Tigers could score
but four runs themselves. Boston
would have been very dangerous.
or course. a considerable share OF
the Senator'S defeat should be laid al
the door OF excellent pitching in the
plpches. Husky Ed had men on the
sacks in almost every inning but al
ways braced In time to retire the
side with the exception, OF once when
pass. sacrifice, hit and double
steal were punched for one run In
the early stages.
The Tigers employed fine COM
bInatlon Of finesse and Drawn TO
accomplish the confusion Of Mr..
Bill Burns. After trying with but
80
In a consecutive manner and sue
ceedlng In scoring one run as the
result of the enemy's errors, Hugh
10 Jennings sent out word TO XIII
the bail, IL possible.
Schaefer was tho first TO land
one Of the Wild larrups. Burns
put one over In tho groove and
Dutch hammered II with all HE
might, driving against the left
field fence for clean homer.
That broke the tie and would have
been enough to win but Il didn't
cause the Tlges to let up a bit In
their efforts to turn the trick
again. II fell to the lot OF T.
Cobb TO land another telling
thump with Crawford on base.
Tvs smash was also into left but
Milan was playing away back for
him and Tyrus had to hustle to
make the circuit, chasing Wahoo
Sam home.
However, Ty is some on that hus-
The Detroit times., 1908-07-22

Ting stunt and made the circuit I'm
safety. putting the game in pickle
beyond, the shadow OF doubt.
The Boston club. OF whom De-
troit's appreciation is voiced above.
most appropriately licked the Browns
In both games OF double-header.
thus making II certain that the Tigers
will come home In first place, even II
they lose every one OF the three COM
bats remaining TO be played at Wash
ington and Cleveland.
They are already selling reserved
seats for Saturdays game when the
Champs strike their home lot again
The Detroit times., 1908-07-22
KELLEY QUITS
TORONTO CLUB

TORONTO, Ont, July 22.-Manager
Michael ]. Kelley. has rendered his
resignation as manager of the Toron-
to Eastern League team Kelley's
resignation was received by the man.
agement today. The Toronto team Is
now In fifth place. Kelley essayed TO
manage the Torontos, who were
brought from tail-ensers TO champions
In one season by hig predecessor, Joe
Kelley.
The Detroit times., 1908-07-22

sBatted for Burns In the ninth.
1873 Sc SO II
Washington .....I o o o D D o o. 4
Detroit ....... % o o D o. q
Home runs-Schaefcr, Cobb. sncrl-
nee hff--Shfpke. stolen bases-Ganley
2. Pickering, Mcbride. Double plays
Thomas and Coughiin, Cobb and Tbom-
M. Left ON bases--WnshfngtOn y. De-
troif 8. First base ON balIs-By XII
Han =. First base errors--Detroit
4. struck out--By Burns 2, by kiIIinn
z. Time--1,45. Umpire-Egan.
The Detroit times., 1908-07-22
Nv r. N. IAURENCE.

Numerous scratches marred the pro-
gram at the over-the-river track yes
terday Another big crowd was out
and saw Six races run over heavy
track.
The Detroit times., 1908-07-22
By PAUL. X. eRusKE.

Aside from the neat and conclusive
manner In which the Detroit Tigers
have cinched their league leadership,
che most sensational feature of the
present eastern campaign of the wes.
ern clubs has been the grand showing
which the formerly despised Boston
club has made on It's home park.
When Jim Mcclure started his
season with an cutfieid comprised
entirely OF minor league talent
and an infeId, half Of the men,
bers OF which had just secured
entry TO the select baseball ranks,
the world shuddered. IL was con-
coded that this was the proper
eaper for Jim to cut, but Alas!
How could he hope TO accomplish
anything In the team-building
line In one short season?
But the veteran Michigander weed
ed out from his 81 varieties until he
had the best of his men In their places.
He proceeded to teach them the sort
fof team work they needed and Bos-
\ ton now presents team that Is two
positions from the point where the
baseball world In general expected TO
ind the club at this stage OF the sea-
son, with an excellent prospect OF
landing in the first division, should
Cleceland's slump continue and the
Athletics fall down on the road again
a. they did in their first trip west.
With a couple more good pitch
ere, Il would require no vast
stretch Of Imagination to see 6os-
ton fighting for the pennant In an
other year, provided the remark
able Judgment and luck OF its oriz-
xIed manager continues to hold
good.
As team rebuilder, Mcclure,
backed by the Taylor coin. must be
conceded to have put II all over Joe
Cantillon, who essayed the same stunt
this year. In fact. it Is doubtful IL
he does not rank right alongside OF
Jimmie McAleer who Is also soma
thing OF rebuilder. although blessed
with far better array of material on
which to open negotiations.
McAI4EER DID 1T BY TRADING
BI6LEAGUERS FOR BIGLEA-
GUERS. MCGUIRE DID 1T BY SELL
ING BIG-LEAGUERS AND PUR-
CHASING MATERIAL FROM THE
MINORS-ADMITTE A FAR
MORE DIFFICULT FEAT.
The reason MCGUIRE has succeeded
where Cantillon has failed, is OF In
terest right now The Boston club is
but little stronger than Washington
with the stick and is not whit
more speedy on the bases. In all
probability. 1t is also inferior In field
ing technique. BUT INQUIRIES SD
LECTIONS ARE ALMOST ALL OF
THEM BRIGHT, BRAINY BALL
PLAYERS, WHEREAS CANTILLONS
ARE, GENERALLY SPEAKING, A
PRIZE SELECTION OF MECHANI-
The Detroit times., 1908-07-22
We'll sailed by AIpheus Jennings, Spit
Frank Farrell might do worse tina
T. poran Moves Again.

Tom Doran. formerly Boston and
Detroit catcher. has left the Tri-
State for Wichita, Kan. He was
signed up in Philadelphia by Frank
Isbell. the White Sox' first baseman.
who is president of the Wichita club.
The Detroit times., 1908-07-22

As the meeting draws 10 a close, the
crowds seem to increase In numbers
and the racing has improved since the
first day.
The Detroit times., 1908-07-22

The feature event. owing TO scratches
slmmered down TO duel betwee n
Laurence p. Daily and Martin Doyle
and IL was "hoss' race worth going
miles TO see DAILY led all the way
but Doyle was at his saddle. and only
a neck separated them at the finish
The Detroit times., 1908-07-22

Joe Hayman and Abe Carson have
gone TO Quebec. Jockey Delaby has
left Windsor for the same place.
The Detroit times., 1908-07-22

Charley Phair. one OF the best known
horsemen In Canada. was visitor al
Windsor yesterday, Mr.. Phair was M
one time one Of the best steeplechasc
riders in the United States and Canada
The Detroit times., 1908-07-22

Racing. with bookmaking, closed IN
Louisiana on Sunday. according TO tie
Daily states. OF New Orleans, but it Is
thought that the merry-go -rou nd
tracks VIII try TO evade the law, and
continue to race at the Crescent City,
Notwithstanding the Locke bill, which
is as follows:
AN ACT-To prohibit gambling
on horse races by the operations
OF betting books, French mutual,
polling devices. auction pools, or
any other device and 20 provide
penalties for the violation OF the
provisions thereof.
Be IL enacted by the General As
sefnbly OF the state OF louisiana
that any person who, either as
agent owner. officer. or employc,
shall In any room, hall. house, or
any ENCLOSURES or upon any track.
path, road or course, whether with y
fp without an enclosure, in this
state. engage In encouraging, pro-
noting, aiding or assisting in the
operation OF "A betting book or a
French mutual pooling device upon
any Kind or horse race or races or
In selling auction pools upon any
horse race which are hereby de-
clared 20 be gambling or shall by
any other device, encourage, pro-
mote, aid or assist any person or
persons to bet or wager upon
horse race or races. running or
trOtted, or paced. within this state
or elsewhere, shall be guilty OF n
misdemeanor. and upon conviction
shall be fined not less than g1OO
nor more than $500. and Imprisoned
for a period OF not less than six
nor more than l2 months.
The Detroit times., 1908-07-22

The first race was won by Minot az
ter battle royal with Edgely all the
way through the stretch.
The Detroit times., 1908-07-22
SUNDAY EXCURSION JULY 26TH
via
MICHIGAN CENTRAL

At the following low round trip
fares:
Detroit to Ann Arbor. ..........S go
Detroit 10 Jackson .,........... LOO
Detroit to Battle Creek ......... LIS
Detroit TO Kalamazoo. ......... 200
Special train leaves Michigan Cen
-
The Detroit times., 1908-07-22

President Williams. Of the California
Jockey club. announces the opening o,
that racing Will not be interferred with
In California.
The Detroit times., 1908-07-22

Anyone can make a fortune by rec
-efHeHAffg- remedy. to the New YORK
bookmakers, that will make their cus-
toners remember making losing pct
III, TO date no customer has failed ~
collect a winning bet but the po9s
bcokie" has to employ an army OF col
lectors to get his"
The Detroit times., 1908-07-22
MUDDY TRACK CAUSES MANY
SCRATCHES "HOVER 'OME''

and reports that there's nothing doin z
for the first named two countries. but
the latter might do. although 1t did
not look particularly good
The third race on the card was de-
clared of. owing to scratches on ac-
count OF the heavy going.
The books had slightly the better OF
the argument with the dear old public
as only one favorito won. although
every winner was well played.
The Detroit times., 1908-07-22

TsAnother explorer has returned To MS
native land. Tony Wallace. back from
visit TO Mexico. Panama, and CUBA
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-16

be taken to the hospital, although the
ankle swelled badly. He was placed
in Chief Eckhart's rig and taken to
the police station. where care was giy-
en- the injured limb.
Fire Breyit:es
The firemen found plenty of willing
helpers in the crowd of on-lookers.
Both the lumber properties are con-
trolled by the Weyerhaeuser interests,
aus. !, sN.---Sirickla land is .smanager Of
the Sash and Door works
The entire police force of the city
was on the job, but in the dense crowd
they had little effect. Five hundred po-
licemen could not have held the spec
tators in check
People will insist in going into the
most dangerous places despite the re-
peated warnings given them by those
who know. AS the poles containing
the transmission wires of the Peoples
Power company were falling it was
with the utmost difficulty that the
crowd was kept from standing directly
under them. Had one of the wires
broken and struck rail or fallen into
the crowd there is no telling how many
fatalities there would have been
The street cars on Fifth avenue were
compelled to stop running past the
scene of the fire because of the lines
|of hose stretched across the street.,
They innaugurated transfer service
that flied the bill pretty well, how,
ever.
The bridge to Davenport was alive
with people. mostly from Davenport.
Special cars were used to convey ,ne
thousands who wanted TO see the fire.
When it comes to fighting the flames
the firemen never considered whether
the fire was in this city. Moline OF
Davenport. They worked as hard as
they could. and deserve all the credit
that is given them for their prompt
and efficient work
Enough water was used to make a
small river. The railroad yards were
covered TO the depth of nearly four
inches for distance of some three
blocks. ~
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-16

store house of the lumber company
was also in a fair way of catching fire,
and in fact the great heat did cause
small fires to start on the roof and on
the sides a number of times, but
prompt attention from the firemen and
the many volunteers who willingly lent
their aid kept the water playing on
the hot places, and the. building was
saved, as the wind gradually swept
the, flames away to the north.
Big Fight nj Wood shop.
The big fight of the whole fire was
to save the wood shop of the Sash and
Door works, where hundreds of men
are employed, and where there is mere
than 100000 worth of machinery. The
great flood of fire swept right up to
the building and caught it in its em-
brace in dozen different places. and
lit was only the steady streams OF wa
ter poured out onto the roof that saved
it. A dozen lines of hose we're used
in keeping the roof of the building We.
and at that it took two hours of the
hardest kind of work before it was
seen that the water would finally con
quer.
The men who directed the hose en-
dured fearful heat while at work, and
| or of them was overcome and had tC
be taken, to the hospital. Zella Eagle
Eye. who is employed on the Island
was on top of the dry kilns. which are
located south OF the machine shop,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-16

Wilhelm Thoms, watchman at the
Rock Island Lumber companys yards,
first discovered the fire about 7:15.
He ran to see its extent, but soon fell,
overcome by the heat and the excite
ment. The alarm was soon turned in,
however, and the fire department was
soon on the scene.
The fire started in coal shed of the
Rock Island Lumber company. The
shed was used for storage, and it
was located east of Twenty-sixth
street and north of the office and lum-
ber storage buildings which front on
Fifth avenue The strong southeast
wind famed the flames, and pile after
pile of lumber ignited in rapid sue.
cession. so that when the first Of the
hose carts arrived it was already q
mammoth conflagration, and seemed
to be so far under way that it would
be impossible to prevent it from taking
everything between it and the river
Call ON Neishbors.
AS soon seriousness of the
confederation became apparent Moline
and Davenport were called upon. The
former responded with two hose com
panies. and the latter with three, al
of which did good service.
Heroic efforts were put forth at onct
to save the machine shop of the Sasf
and Door works and the other build
ings which were further removed from
the path of the flames. The huge
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-16

Blaze Starting in Yards Of Rock Island Lunl-
Der Company Spreads to Sash and
Door Works.
LUMBER PILES FIELD OF FLAME
Plant Of Sash and Door Works Most Ser
iousy Affected brave Fight by Fire.
men Of Three Cities.
IMPENDING DISASTER CHECKED
Millions of Feet o-Lumber DeVvo0uFeeda Before Before
the Fiery Element Is Put Down.
Three injured.


TIRE Il Rock
TINE
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-16
THAW LIKELY TO GO
TO PITTSBURG SOON
Counsel Pledged to Place No ohsta-
cIes in Way of Return il He is
Allowed to Testify.

New York. Oct. 16.--It was announc-
ed here last night that Harry K. Thaw
might go to PittsDarg next Sunday
morning or soon thereafter to testify
in connection with the bankruptcy
proceedings now pending against him
in that city. This information was
given out after conference had been
held by DR.. Amos T. Baker assistant
superintendent of the Matteawan hos
pitaf for the criminal insane, where
Thaw is confined, and Colonel ASA
Bird Gardiner. special deputy attor-
rey general appointed to take charge
OF the Thaw case IN behalf OF the
state.
A writ issued by the United States
court in Pennsylvania commandins
Dr. Robert f. Lamb, superintendent ol
the Matteawan hospital. to prodpel
Thaw in Pittsburg was served on DT
Lamb yesterday
Colonel Gardiner says the aThax rer
resentatiyes have promised not
any obstacle in the way Of
Thaw returned TO New YogkAh
he appears in Pittsnurs. and
Twas his main contention agatfs
ling the prisoner taken there sc
] Gardiner says he does not see7h
Icpn successfully oppose the n&s
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-16

place the hose, and when the cry came
for more hose he attempted to respond
by going after some but he fell pros
trate on the roof and lost conscious
ness from the effects of the fierce heat.
Help was summoned, and he wes TAX
EN- to the hospital.
Help Carry Lath Away.
Piles of lath which were near the
kilns, and which. if ignited, would
surely have spread the flames to the
kilns and the machine shop, were torn
down and carried out of danger by
dozens of men and boys, who eagerly
took up the work under the direction
lof the firemen. AS soon as the store
house of the Lumber company was
pretty we'll secured some of the hose
which had been used on 1t was rushed
| to the kilns and the machine shop,
and the effect was felt at once and
gradually the men began to beat the
| fire back from the places where it had
obtained foothold.
| After an hours work the firemen
were able to withstand the heat and
get down from the top of the building
and plant themselves between it and
+, the fire. From then on it was merely
matter of how long it would take the
!. lumber piles to burn down SO as to
remove the chance of a stray spark
setting 1t on fire. again.
Burned to Waters Edge.
! Infhe meantime the wind had swept
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-16

crowds had begun to assemble for the
evenings entertainment were emptied
as soon as the Fword was passed of
what was going on and actors found
themselves playing to empty seats.
Families Move their Goods.
A number of families living east of
Twenty-fifth street on Fourth and
Fifth avenues. becoming panic stricken
at the terrifying spectacle, and fearing
thai. their homes were about to be de-.
stroyed. hastily began moving their
household effects. Hand carts, express
wagons and other vehicles were press
eG into service and there was great
scurrying to get valuables out of the
threatened neiahborhood.
Property Fully Insured.
All the property destroyed is fully
insured the Rock Island Sash and
Door works risk being handled by the
Hayes & Cleveland agency. 1t is esti-
mated that there is 100000 insurance
on the lumber destroyed. and at least
half that amount upon the other prop
erty of the company which fed the
flames. There are in all probably 800
policies in force, ranging from $500
to $4,000. and practielly every COM
pany carrying fire risks in this part of
the country will be loser
The Rock Island Lumber company's
property and the railway property lost
is also insured for approximately it's
| full value
New building Planned.
| Plans have been drawn and arrange
ments completed to build a three-story
factory building just east of the other
shops of the Rock Island Sash and
| Door works, to be one of the largest
in the entire plant. Work was to have
begun in few days 1t is probable
that this will be delayed. though it is
believed that the fire will not interfere
with ultimate construction.
Old Pump at First i'm Use.
| When the fire started il happened
that the old pump at the waterworks
was on duty. 1t took some little time
superintendent Cavanaush and his en-
tire force were quickly on the job, and
when the big machine was placed in
operation there was a very noticeable
increase in the pressure
Moline came to the aid of Rock ISL
and with supply of water. the mains
at the east end of this city being con-
nected with Moline mains, and the
latter city's pump being set to work
lsending>Yater down from the east to
help keep up the pressure.
/ About to Move Old Mill.
/ H. w Horst. the contractor, is
mourning the loss of $4,000 contract
as result of the fire. 1t had been
Virtually settled that he should begin
the dismantling of the old saw mill
lnear the river bank during the coming
week. The structure was to be razed
and the machinery sent to another
city and again set up. OF course the
machinery is now mass of ruins. and
Twill be simply junk.
4 Fireman Injured.
4 Grant E. Zimmerman, member o.
j the Centra, fire department. sustaine,
\ a painful injury while fighting tn,
flames. He was on the roof of tn,
boiler room when he received order
: to bring the line of hose he was hant
Hing down to the ground. AS he ster
3 slped on the top round of the ,ladde
E which led to the earth the ladde
5 tslipped out from under him and b
. lfell distance of about 15 feet H
t tIlanded on his feet. and fortunately e
!. Icaped with nothing worse than
Q lsprained ankle. He eameiy refused
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-16

became so hot that they were COM
PEELED to give it up and watch the fire
burn.
The Burlington and Milwaukee
tracks which cut the burning yards in
two in the middle were badly damaged,
most of the ties being either destroyed
or weakened, while the rails were
warped out of shape by the heat. The
evening trains. both north and south
bound, were held back, neither being
abfee to- psssas.
AS soon as it was seen that the lum-
ber yards were doomed switching
crew was put to work on the Burling-
ton tracks and half dozen loaded
cars standing near the sash and door
works were drawn out and taken to
the yards farther west out of danger.
Two switch tracks with ears on them.
however, were in such shape that the
engine could not get to them. Both
opened onto the main line directly in
i front of the fire. Four cars were de-
IStroyed.
+ Telegraph Lines Tangled.
The telegraph lines of the three rail-
road companies were almost demoral-
ized and the dispatchers were handi-
capped in their work correspondingly.
| Along the Rock Island road several
poles near the Sylvan bridge and the
cross arms carrying scores of wires
burned. and the wires were tangled up.
| N II, -, r>F +I,1 ol,-
dozen heavy power wires over which
Davenport is served from the Peoples
Power plant in Moline were placed in
a precarious situation, the poles being
weakened and the insulation burned
Off
Not few telephone circuits in Rock
Island and a number connecting Rock
Island and Moline with Davenport were
put out of commission.
Begin Repairs at Once.
| D, time was lost by the Rock Island
road, in beginning repairs upon the
track and the telegraph lines. BY mid
might force of 100 trackmen and &c
linesmen were at work. The latter
Temporarily cut off Davenport's light
circuits, 90 wires carrying heavy volt
age being switched off for the time be
ing 10 avert danger to the men at their
work
| On the bridge it will be-necessary
to lay new ties nearly the entire length
and to put down new rails The wood
en- trestle at the south end will have
Ito be rebuilt.
| The southwest limited on the Mil
waukee road was caught at Clinton
and detoured by way of Davenport
while the Burlington reversed the eve
ming train from the south at Moline
and the one from the north at this
lcity.
Vast Crowd Sees Fire.
The crowd that saw the fire wa.
probably the largest that ever assem-
Ibled in Rock Island. There were
probably $4,000 people at the scene
The lurid flames lighted the heavens
being visible for miles even befor,
1.-THE waterworks whistle sounded tn,
lalarm, and thousands rushed to tn,
scene from this city and from Molin,
land Davenport as well. Every automo
bile and other vehicle for miles aroun
a was pressed into service. and in an in
lcredibly short time mass of peopl
4 had accumulated at every yantag
! point. While the great majority wer
! in the streets of the city hundred
5 flined the Sylvan bridge and even th
lisland and the railroad embanknaer
) twere thickly dotted with humanit
! ITheaters and other places where th
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1908-10-31
Two Crops a Year.

Wichita Falls, Texas, Oct. 31.-J. G.
Hopkins, living ten miles north of
Wichita Falls, in the Red river valley,
harvested 25 bushels of June corn to
the acre on patch of % acres, which
had yielded 40 bushels of fine oats
this season In addition Mr. Hopkins
sold more than $50 worth of green
corn from the patch. Samples of both
the oats and corn were brought to the
Chamber of Commerce and placed on
display. Several farmers have an
nounced that they are going to dupli-
cate this method of two crop farming
next year