A Travesty on Pitching to Madden
Boston wins hands down as Selee's men mount a strong effort, securing a decisive victory and extending their lead with decisive pitching performance.
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1891
Page
2
Boston wins hands down as Selee's men mount a strong effort, securing a decisive victory and extending their lead with decisive pitching performance.
In a dramatic Congress Street game the Boston club overwhelmed Baltimore with sharp hitting and tight defense. Brouthers and Murphy sparked the offense while Farrell’s fielding and Wise’s baserunning antics provided key moments. O'Brien pitched well after the third, and Boston maintained the lead despite Baltimore’s late pushes.
Labor leaders held a mass meeting at Caledonia Hall 43 Eliot street to back strikers at W D Vinai’s stable. A secret session pledged aid, with a likely return to work and the requested wage advance. Bricklayers and boot and shoe workers met at Eliot street, endorsing terms and sending a delegate to a national convention in June. May Day demonstrations loom amid Pennsylvania mine owner strife, while authorities brace for possible clashes between labor and capital amid Hungarian and Polish worker resistance.
General von Moltke rose from staff assignments to Berlin power guiding Prussia through the Austro-Danish and Franco Prussian wars. He shaped campaigns, earned titles, and inspired admiration for his quiet leadership. His daily life and character, described in detail, paint a portrait of a modest, public-spirited commander.
Dr George Baur of Clark University will begin an expedition to the Galapagos Islands on April 28 to compile a complete flora and fauna collection. Worcester philanthropist Stephen Salisbury funded the venture after previous funding was blocked by national status. Baur sails New York to Panama then to Guayaquil around May 13 and reaches the islands by small vessel. He is joined by C F Adams of Champaign IL to perform separate collections. Baur plans to return in October and deposit the specimens at the university.
The Tenants Defence Association met at Dusuin on April 24 with Justin McCarthy Michael Davitt Thomas Sexton and T D Sullivan among those present A resolution declared that because Mr Parnell had not replied to McCarthy's proposal to release the Paris fund for evicted tenants relief the entire £4000 in the association's hands should be devoted to their relief Davitt said he would go to California for rest and planned to return soon to England
In Dortmund about ten thousand miners are on strike with more expected to join. The strikers show strong resolve, inspired by the Paris Congress and Belgian miners. Employers rush to stock coal for a prolonged battle as the Verwirts predicts renewed government repression if excesses occur.
In New Haven on April 24 Governor Bulkeley and General Samuel E. Merwin did not file an answer to the quo warranto suit brought by Luzon B. Morris and Dr. Alsop. Bulkeley’s attorney asked for a postponement to consult with Merwin’s counsel, and the case was continued to May 8. This postponement was anticipated as a tactic of procrastination.
In CarcaGco April 24 Rev. Dr. Lorimer presented and accepted his resignation from Immanuel Baptist Church with effect in two weeks, salary continued to Aug 31, due to health and arrival of Tremont Temple Boston seeking his services. Wealthy church members propose a year vacation funded by the church.
Washington reports Major McKinley rejects personal attacks in Ohio politics and says he would debate only public questions if opposed to Governor Campbell. He notes Campbell’s Democratic nomination likelihood, and outlines his own near-term retirement after fourteen years in Congress. The McKinleys plan to move to Canton, Ohio.
The resignation of Charles W. Hendley private secretary to Secretary Foster is announced in Washington. Hendley had served as executive clerk at the White House twelve years from President Hayes through Cleveland's term, and his departure stretches general regret among Treasury Department circles.
Timmons of Braddock alerted Pittsburgh police that a gang of twelve Hungarians loading dynamite near a gully planned to blow up Henry Clay Frick. The group, each taking twenty sticks, was seen leaving for Braddock and reportedly boasted of targeting Frick. The carpenter described the gang as ignorant and dangerous.
Ballasting the six miles of new railroad between North Acton and Concord Massachusetts is nearly complete and service should start in a few days. The line, leased for ninety nine years to the Concord Montreal Railroad Company by the Old Colony, creates an independent route between the two units and extends the Acton Boston road. The New York and White Mountain summer parlor car service will use the new line, running from Nashua via Nashua Acton Boston to Concord and then over the Old Colony to Fall River, securing the entire haul in the state for the Concord Montreal line.
The Atlantic Monthly for May features Sarah Jewett's Native of Windy and a Voyage on the Grand Canal of China from Dana. It includes Parkman’s Capture of Louisbourg part three, Merwin on horse ethics, Goethe's Key to Faust by Andrews, Mrs. Kemple’s letters, poems by Coates and White, and an Unknown Scholar from New York.
In the May Harper's a river Avon study by Mr Quiller Couch opens the issue, aided by Alfred Parsons drawings. Moncure Conway explores Washington’s English ancestry with illustrations and handwriting facsimimles. Archdeacon Farrar and Bishop Walden offer views on the Salvation Army and Uruguay. Colonel Dodge writes on American riders, while Eugene Lawrence revisits Roman London. Hardy’s Wessex stories appear with a grave and a gay tale, and Easy Chair comments on Sherman and diplo matic usage. Howells critiques recent verse and disputes Aldrich’s praise.
Popular Science Monthly opens a new chapter by Dr. Andrew D. White titled Miracles and Medicine. The feature surveys the lay reader on the evolving conflict between science and religion, outlining arguments and historical context.
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