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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1890
Page
8
Postons Boston and Pittsburgh split a doubleheader on July 25. Pittsburg led early with hits but Boston rallied behind Brouthers and fielding by Sullivan Long and Miller. In the nightcap Boston’s fielding and Brouthers’s hitting again proved decisive as Galvin faltered and Gumbert struggled. Attendance 1,143.
Cincinnati won a twelve to ten slugfest over the New Yorks after seven innings of chaos. Foreman began, walked four, and Viau relieved as Cincinnati rallied with seven runs including six earned. Hitting featured 12 Cincinnatis and 7 New Yorks base hits, with multiple players collecting extras and two home runs noted.
Brooklyn P L team outscored Buffalo 8 to 3 with 14 hits to 11 and 1 error for Brooklyn. Key players include Weyhing and Buckley striking out, Orr and Stolen bases, while attendance was noted. Game details list bases on balls, double plays, wild pitch, and umpires Ferguson and Holbert. Time 1h 40m.
In Curenco on July 25 the Chicago team beat the Brooklyns 5 to 3. Hutchinson pitched well for Chicago while Lovett struggled with defensive support. Key plays included a sixth inning tie and an eighth inning surge aided by Brooklyns errors. Attendance 1537. Notable hits included Burns two base, Kittredge three-base, and Wilmot home run. Umpire McDermott.
In Chicago July 26 the Philadelphias beat the Chicagos before 10693 fans. Philadelphia offense surged late to overturn a early lead by Chicago. Home runs none. base hits 13 for Philadelphias and 6 for Chicagos. Errors 3 apiece. Pitchers King and Unfinton fanned four each. Stolen bases one each. Double plays Jogarty-Haliman. Umpires Knight and Jones.
In Philadelphia on July 25 the Phillies scored five runs in the fourth inning to defeat the Cleveland team seven to one. Attendance was about 600. Gleason and Clements handled the pitchers duties for Philadelphia while Beatin and Zimmer worked for Cleveland. Notable hits included a three-base hit by Beatin and a two-base hit by McCauley.
New Yorks bat 13 hits to 8 and score 11 runs while Cleveland adds 8. Attendance 700. Notables include two base hits by Larkin and Connor plus multiple players with extra bases and stolen bases. Pitchers O’Brien and Sutcliffe troubled by errors and wild pitches as Delehanty and Browning star for New Yorks.
In Harrisburg New York area Harrisburgs won 3 to 2 against the Harrisburg team while Rochester Loledos beat Rochesters 7 to 6 in American Association play.
The Minister of Customs in Ottawa grants a temporary resident permit allowing yachts to enter Canadian ports for the summer without duties. Conditions require non trade use, compliance with revenue laws, and surrender of the permit on leaving. Also reported are arrivals at Bar Hamper and the formation of the Atlantic Yacht Club with officers named.
Topeka reports the grievance committee and General Manager Robinson agreed on wage terms for passenger conductors and brakemen across main line runs. Conductor pay ranges from 100 to 125 dollars monthly, brakemen from 55 to 60 dollars, with per mile and irregular service rates for freight and work train duties. Also notes Pennsylvania lines earnings, other railroad updates, and Grand Army movements.
Rain dampens attendance but many still attend the Lakeview Lakeview SouTH FranineHaM session on July 25 as diplomas are awarded to class graduates. Drs Hurlbut and Dunning lead daily trainings while Fiske lectures on Bartholomew de Las Casas. Concerts feature Schauffler and Miss Annie Park with the oratorio The Daughter of Jairus by John Stainer. The final round table and temperance speech conclude with President Johnson declaring the eleventh annual assembly closed.
Early yesterday Officer John Fitzgerald spotted a rear first floor blaze at F L Youngs paint and oil store 111 Purchase street and contained it until fire apparatus arrived. Water restrictions cited as precaution. reservoirs hold three months supply with 35 to 40 million gallons daily. Drought shrinks grass growth and may raise milk prices August 1. Joseph Clancy 22 of Hudson Street severely injured after street assault. John Finnerty struck by a scythe on Washington Street and hospitalized. Brick laying underway on the State House annex with plenty of bricklayers reported.
The Haven tax dispute continues as a Post report and an Associated Press despatch align on an attempted 25 percent abatements for 1889 from prior values. The offer totals 1482 25 dollars of 588226 dollars, with Haven declining compromise and heading to court. no claimed abatements for 1886 or 1883.
Providence July 23 One hundred fifty prominent Rhode Island Democrats including Governor Davis Lieutenant Governor Wardwell Secretary of State McGuinness Treasurer Perry and legislators held their annual field day at Rhodes on the Pawtuxet. Activities ranged from clams and boating to poker as no political speeches were made.
The essay surveys Philadelphia's shift from orderly red brick houses with white shutters to a freer, more avant garde style. It credits Frank Furness as a pioneer, notes his conservative caution abroad, and praises William Eyre for bringing tasteful novelty that freshens the city’s traditional streetscape.
Yesterday’s rain ended a long hot spell bringing relief to farmers and promise of affordable produce for the poor. Temperatures ranged from 62 to 72 degrees with high humidity and a Turkish bath feel, while rainfall peaked in Portland at 1.04 inches and New York at 1.06 inches.
Danvers on July 26 reports Lttore Tassimari, the florist, again crafting elaborate flower led displays at Danvers Hospital. The main mound spans about sixty feet around and fifteen feet high with grotto-like sides, trickling water, and a calendar on the front. Sol's clock uses a floral pole shadow on Roman numerals in a horse shoe rim. About a hundred other beds of flowers are well kept amid favorable weather.
Excur sion managers Raymond and Whitcomb announce three autumn trips to the Pacific Coast with departures from Boston on September 11 and October 18. One September party tours Yellowstone National Park. October groups travel via Northern Pacific to Puget Sound or directly to Southern California via Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe. Short Sept trips to Eastern resorts are listed. descriptive circulars available at 296 Washington Street.
A visitor recalls arriving in Sioux Falls South Dakota in 1890 describing its growth from muddy barracks to a thriving metropolis. He extols rolling prairies rich crops red barns modern streets and extravagant public buildings including a quarter of a million dollar penitentiary and a handsome state capitol corridor.
A sale notice for ladies misses gents and boys attire opens Monday July 28 by GEO. E. Freeman & Co at 124 Tremont St Boston mass. The piece extols Sioux Falls as a growing city with education bridges railroads and real estate prospects and ends with an invitation to invest and move west.
A reader complains about rainy day fashion, lampooning macintosh wearers who drench others on streetcars. Letters discuss pronunciation of de haut en bas and a Cockney misuses of the letter i with Skeat’s theory on French influence on English spelling.
R. H. Riggins of Methuen was involved in a fight on Pitts street last evening resulting in a broken arm. He was transported to City Hospital for treatment.
Paine's Furniture Company at 48 Canal Street advertises a new mahogany desk noted for compact floor space and clever 80 design that boosts height for storage. The desk claims unusually large capacity and decorative appeal, urging all readers to view the latest pattern.
The fifth great Sunday concert at the Vines directed by J Thomas Baldwin features an augmented band of forty musicians. New York soprano Carol Robinson is reengaged for this event with James McLaughlin making a farewell appearance. The Haydn Quartette debuts at Pines concerts and The Apaches outdoor spectacle with 200 performers performs at 3 30 this afternoon and 8 30 this evening.
Activities at the Boston Y M C A include a 4 PM address by Rev E M Xavier of Charlestown for young men with a male quartet and listed soloists. A Sunday vesper at Union Hall features Rev Charles Conklin presenting practical religion for youth with musical selections and a contralto, soprano, and bass soloists. Also noted are CHI STADELPHIAN Bible lectures at Chandler Hall and a Landis scientific carnival at Tremont Street with musical performances and opera selections.
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