National League Update From Cleveland and Chicago Standings
From the National League schedule with matchups including Cleveland Philadelphia Pittsburg and Baltimore Cincinnati, Chicago under Cap Anson shows strong championship potential. Reports note pitching strength, fielding errors by Boston, and shifting standings as Boston Cleveland Brooklyn and Washington face tough weeks.
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Ton
Cleveland
Rock
New York
Chicago
Philadelphia
Pittsburg
Baltimore
Cincinnati
Washington
Louisville
Pawtucket
Lewiston
Fall River
Bangor
New Bedford
Augusta
Brockton
Portland
NEW England Association
Haverhill
Fitchburg
Lawrence
Salem
St. Louis Top Brooklyn in Heavy Batting Clash
St Louis defeated Brooklyn 14 to 10 in a high scoring game marked by strong hitting. Miller Connor and Griffin homered for St Louis while Kennedy left after being hit hard and Lyons sustained an injury in a fifth inning collision. Attendance was 9000 as Staley, Miller and Peltz combined on the win with Kennedy, Lucid, Grim and C Dailey handling Brooklyn pitching.
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ST. Louis
Brooklyn
Kennedy
Gudd
Lyons
Mulvey
Staley
Miller
Connor
Griffin
S1. Louis
Er- Trois
Staley, Miller and Peltz
Lucid
Grim
Dailey
Chicago Defeats Cleveland in One Sided Baseball Victory
Twelve thousand fans watched Chicago trounce Cleveland as the local team hit with runners on base and drew five free passes. Griffin and Kittredge held the mound for Chicago while Cuppy and O Connor worked behind the plate. Errors were even at six apiece.
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Chicago
Cleveland
Griffith
Kittredge
Cuppy
O’connor
Cincinnati Tops Baltimore in Cold Sixth Inning Game
In Cincinnati, 10,702 attended as Parrott left after the third. Baltimore made two hits off Phillips as fielding faltered on both sides. Final scores show Cincinnati with a late surge and Baltimore struggling to recover.
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Cincinnati
Baltimore
Parrott
Phillips
Spies
Hemmings
Robinson
Springfield and Rochester Battle to Ninth Inning Lead Change
A chilly game with errors on both sides ends in Rochester taking a late lead in the ninth. Springfield built an early advantage but Rochester rallied with walks and timely hits. Attendance 1200. Final: Springfield hygiene 2000212012 Rochester 43000001 8. Hits Springfield 14 Rochester 13. Erros Springfield 6 Rochester 8. Bat teries Gruber Lahey Payne White.
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Rochester
Springfield
Gruber
Eastern League opener features Buffalos over Wilkesbarre
In Buffalo New York on May 12 the Eastern League started as the Buffalos beat Wilkesbarre 18 to 13. Campfield was hit hard and Shannon hit a four run homer after Herndon filled the bases. Attendance 2500.
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Buffalo
Wilkesbarre
N. Y
Buffalos
Wilkesbarres
Campfield
Herndon
Shannon
Dowse
Diggins
Diamond Talk Highlights Sullivan as Boston’s Star Pitcher
Sullivan shines as twirler against Chicago on Saturday. Rumors of shifts in Haverhill and Boston benches surface. Bannon of New York may claim a field spot this week as teams adjust standings.
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Boston
Sullivan
Chicago
Tom Bannon
New Yorks
Nash
Maine
Augusta
Lewiston
Bangor
Alec Smith
New York
New Bedford
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Breitenstein
Ely
Haverhill
Jimmie Bannon
Amateur baseball clubs seek summer schedules and games
Local teams from Cambridge, East Boston, Charlestown, South Boston and beyond announce requests for summer games in June to August. Ages range from 11 to 18 with emphasis on strong or uniformed clubs and out of town matchups. Notices provide contact names and addresses for arranging fixtures.
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Warrens
Cambridge
Emersons
Beachmont
J. Haley
Lambert Street
Franklins
D. Mahoney
Riverside Press
Boston Grays
J. Edward Barry
State Street
City
D. N. Creed
Dorchester Street
South Boston
South Bostons
Institutes of Weymouth
Cottage Baseball Club
East Boston
G. McKillop
Everett Street
Elmwood Stars
Charlestown
Winthrop Fairies
E. Troy
Elmwood Street
Atlantics
Gillispie
Sumner Street
FE O’brien
Cottage Street
Winthrops
J. Rielly
Bow Street
West End Street Railroad
R. W. Kennedy
Cameron Street
North Cambridge
City Point
Lyons
Casey
Norton
O’connor
Fretch
Meagher
Turner
Newton Carney
Frank Turner
Broadway
Boston
Columbia Catholic Union
Newburyport
John O’brien
Ancient Order of Hibernians Division 25 Meeting Recap
Division 25 met at Alpha Hall 18 Essex Street with President Owen O Loughlin in the chair. One candidate initiated, nine membership propositions including Thomas F. Keenan and M W Brick. The group agreed to pay the Celtic chair assessment at Catholic University Washington DC despite recent exemption. A by laws report was adopted. A resolutions draft praised Rev Father Butler on acquittal and justice. Notables: J J Manning Peter Dolan M P O Connor Patrick Clarke J P Quigley P F McGuire W C Gallagher D A McCarthy J B O Higgins P J Fitzgibbon M J Corliss. Visitors included James A Murphy and Edmond Phelan.
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Ancient Order of Hibernians
Alpha Hall
Essex Street
Owen O’loughlin
Thomas F. Keenan
M. W. Brick
E. C. Fitzgerald
John D. O'Connor
John M. Grainey
Catholic University
Washington, D. C
Father Butler
J. J. Manning
Peter Dolan
M. P. O’connor
Patrick Clarke
J. P. Quigley
William C. Gallagher
D. A. McCarthy
J. B. O'Higgins
P. J. Fitzgibbon
M. J. Corliss
James A. Murphy
Edmond Phelan
Autopsy Finds Policeman Williamson Died From Blood Clot
Deputy Coroner Donlin announced the autopsy showed Policeman Williamson died from a ruptured blood clot in the heart pathway. Police arrested James Dineen John Hess and William Kelly on suspicion of robbing Williamson but witness Simon Pitziner could not identify them.
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New York
Donlin
Williamson
Allen Street
James Dineen
John Hess
William Kelly
Officer Williamson
Simon Pitziner
Cornell's Hope in Henley Challenge Eight
Ithaca May 12 Cornell's crew under coach Courtney faces a gaunt eight for Henley with a light, underprepared lineup. The piece notes the strain of constant training, doubts the coach's methods, and discusses a paper shell and potential Metropolis regatta implications on tidal water.
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Ithaca
N. Y
Cornell
Joe
Courtney
Henley
England
Putney
Hammersmith
Fishermen face peril as Edith Bean returns with missing crewmate
The Gloucester fishing schooner Edith Bean arrived at the wharf flying half mast for missing Norwegian crewman Christian Peterson who vanished in a dense fog while hauling trawls sixteen miles south of Thatcher's Island. Authorities expect he may be picked up by another vessel. The report also notes fog alerts affecting vessels from Europe and several passenger ships arriving under murky skies.
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Edith Bean
Charles Christianson
Middle Bank
Christian Peterson
Thatcher's
Peterson
Norway
Hafmover Street
Gloucester
Ned Dixon
Atlantic Yacht Club
Sylvie
Saxon
Alderman Nealon
Cambridge
Ned Holden
E. W. Bates
George
Silk
Boston
Liverpool
Queenstown
Bark Freeman
Gerrish
K. R. Freeman
Manila
Arracon
St. John
N. B
Boxing bout ends as Alexander yields to Buck Taylor
In East Boston a glove contest between Buck Taylor and Billy Alexander ends after the fifth round when Alexander quits and returns his gloves. Referee Jack Keefe and timer James McCarthy oversee the match at Jeffries Point clubs rooms amid local boxing fever and ongoing crossover talk of Brady Corbett rivalries.
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East Boston
Jim Corbett
Noddle Island
Buck Taylor
Billy Alexander
Jeffries’ Point
Alexander
Taylor
Kid Gleason
Hanson
A Corbett
Buck
Jack Keefe
James McCarthy
Sullivan
Jack
Biff
Goddard
Island
Rob Roy
Boxing Bout Between North End Lads Ends in Stop Shake
A Saturday night boxing match in a room on a busy street between State and Dudley pits Billy Librick against Young Gordon in bantam class. Gordon led the action with clear superiority, Librick absorbed heavy blows and bled, the fifth round ended the bout with a purse division. Referee Pangeen O Doherty oversaw the stoppage and the outcomes amid a small crowd of about thirty.
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North End
State Street
Dudley Street
Billy Librick
Young Gordon
Librick
Tommy Bean
Kelly
Sullivan
McGuinness
Gordon
Boxing Gossip Doubts O'Brien McCoy Bout Asks Forfeit Ties Up Match
The O'Brien camp faces a $750 forfeit against nothing after lawyer Tim Coakley attached $70 the club and McCoy posted. The Suffolk Club circulating notices, West Newton street venture at risk, and no match under proper management. Kennedy continues to push false Griffo Lavigne reports while Griffo remains in New York.
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O’brien-Mccoy
Bay State Combine
Suffolk Club
O’brien
McCoy
Tim Coakley
Coakley
West Newton Street
Jim Kennedy
Griffo-Lavigne
Griffo
Asbury Park
New York
New Manhattan Athletic Club
Kennedy
Seaside Club
Nutritious Econom ical Dessert Mix Mentioned in Ad
Fragmentary OCR note highlights a 25 count package promising 16 quarts of dessert uses with sea moss and receipts cited among grocers. Missing clear event or date due to damaged text.
Croker's two year olds scratched as Dwyer's stay races halt
In London reports Dublin trainer Richard Croker notes all his two year olds except Montauk are scratched and that Michael F. Dwyer's runners will not race again until August. Croker defends Banquet's sale and praises English turf supporters.
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London
Richard Croker
Montauk
Michael F. Dwyer
Harry Reed
Stonewell
Avington
Ravensbury
Throstle
el Diablo
Priestholme
Newmarket
Banquet
Mr. Croker
Dwyer
Brigham Family Reunion Planning Meeting in Boston
Representatives of the Brigham family will meet at 31 Avon street Boston Tuesday evening May 21 at 7 30 to organize committees for the Brigham Family Association reunion to be held in Boston likely September 11 or 12.
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Brigham Family
Avon Street
Boston
Brigham Family Association
Fire Damages Newburyport Shipping House in May Incident
In Newburyport a May fire severely damaged a local courier house after an apparent incendiary act. Investigators probe suspect motives and methods as structural assessors evaluate the destruction.
A Model of Industry Advised for April Weather
An old almanac image of a seed scatterer illustrates industry amid April’s gloomy days. The text promotes Dufty's Pure Malt Whiskey as an honest medicinal stimulant to revive strength, quicken circulation, and provide warmth after exposure and spring colds.
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Duffy
Dufty
Marblehead Fleet Out for Opening of Yacht Season
A sizeable yacht fleet anchors at Marblehead led by Adrienne owned by Commodore Smith and Ianthe linked to David Sears. Commodore Goodwin sails first with guests aboard Adrienne as squalls push boats to shelter. The Enterprise training ship arrives and will sail Monday with local activity and anticipated strong 20-foot knockabout class showing later.
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Marblehead
Adrienne
Commeodore
H. F. Smith
Foam
Gordon Dexter
C. L. Daven- Port
Ianthe
Sur
David Sears
Gladys
W. Fowle
C. §. Eaton
Fancy
Henry Howard
Elf
O. H. Perry
Mr. Bigelow
Crystal
Brenda
Commodore Goodwin
Burgess Yacht Club
Earnest Mason
Milo
Marena
Dexter Follett, Jr
Eli
Commodore Smith
Point Neck
Nahant
Frank McQuesten
Foster
Carl
Jane
Nancy
Percival
Sally
Friend
Lawley
North
Hello
Hobo
Nike
Main
Otatau
Susan
Francis
Betsy
Nina
Teal
Trouble
Vagrant
Pinta
Massachusetts
Enterprise
Corinthian Point
Liberty
Yachting News Highlights From A Gale Ravaged Harbor
A small yacht capsized half a mile below the disabled Venetian as a gale swept the harbor. Three crewmen were rescued by a three masted schooner and brought ashore. Several yachts battled the storm with sails up while others planned repairs and speed trials for coming events. The piece also notes yacht news from Cowes, Isle of Man, and Bristol Harbor including races, trials, and social events at yacht clubs.
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Simpson
Winthrop Yacht Club
William Daly
Syndicate
Winthrop Boat House
Ailsa
Cowes
Mediterranean
Jay
Southsea
Tilbury Docks
Manx House of Keys
The
Yachting World
Prince of Wales
Isle of Man
Britannia
West Ridgway
Duquesne
Herreshoffs
Theodore R. Hostetter
Pittsburg
Bristol Harbor
George H. Saunders
Bristol
R. I
Charles F. Herreshoff, Jr
Ellida
Commodore W. W. Hollingsworth
Atlantic City Corinthian Yacht Club
New England Yacht Racing Association
E. M. Brown
New York Yacht Club
Frank T. Robinson
House Committee
South Boston Yacht Club
Regina Guilmette
Harry Vaughan
Gerard Russo
H. H. Hamilton
Louise Russo
Minnie Gall
E. H. Frye
James Sharkey
Dudley Street Opera House Concert Under Freefield Bradford
The Dudley Street Opera House hosted a crowd for a concert directed by William H. Freefield and Lotta Dean Bradford. The program featured Orpheus Mandolin Banjo and Guitar Club, Gertrude Mansfield Ina G. Bagnall Frances Fellows of Arion Club and performers including Willie R. Lincoln John J. Quigley Sam Stearns Little Eddie Victor Moore Charles Avery Blfreda Sigeone Lotta Dean Bradford Hugese Bacet Eugene Sweet land and Frank A. Kenedy.
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Dudley Street Opera House
William H. Freefield
Lotta Dean Bradford
Orpheus Mandolin
Gertrude Mansfield
Ina G. Bagnall
Frances Fellows
Arion Club
Willie R. Lincoln
John J. Quigley
Sam Stearns
Little Eddie
Victor Moore
Charles Avery
Blfreda Sigeone
Lotta
Dean Bradford
Hugese Bacet
Eugene Sweetland
Frank A. Kenedy
Boston notices seek votes on property tax returns and stables
City documents from May 1805 announce calls to return property tax data by noon on June 15 under Board of Assessors orders. Notices also outline public hearings for petitions to erect wooden stables in West Roxbury Jamaica Plain and Roxbury with specified dimensions and notice procedures.
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City Hall
Boston
Board of Assessors
Frank A. Drew
Boston Aldermen Consider Petition For Stable Construction
In Boston on May 27 at 3 o clock the Board of Aldermen will hear objections to a petition seeking consent to erect a stable with six stalls on West Roxbury Street The notice will run in the Boston Evening Transcript with three publications and be served on the petitioner owners.
Petition to erect wooden stable on Arundel Street West Roxbury
Augustus Maier of Boston petitions the Boston board of aldermen for consent to build a wooden stable with two stalls on Arundel street in West Roxbury under city conditions. Building planned measures 25 by 22 feet and is dated May 4, 1895.
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C Ol
Jamaica Plain
Boston
Mook
Board OF Aldermen
Wood Avenue
Roxbury
Goodnow
West Roxbury
City of
Arundel Street
Notice of Aldermen hearing May 27 1895
In the Board of Aldermen on May 6 1895 it is ordered the petitioner must publish a notice to all interested. The board will hear the prayer on May 27 at 3 p m. Publication in the Boston Evening Transcript three times, last at least ten days before the hearing, and service on adjacent estate owners. City Clerk J M Galvin signed the order.
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Board of Ieereen
Boston Evening Ipt
Boston Post
Lee
Galvin
Boston
Board of Aldermen
Pet Aa Stanto
Boston Evening Transcript
Boston Pos
City Clark
Mas
Ton Post
J. M. Galvin
Boston At
Insolvency Notice for The Tuxedo Manufacturing Company
A warrant in insolvency issued by the Middlesex Court of Insolvency against The Tuxedo Manufacturing Company of Cambridge. Creditors must prove debts and may appoint assignees at a meeting to be held May 23, 1895 at eleven o clock in the forenoon at Cambridge. John R. Fairbairn, Deputy Sheriff, Messenger.
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Commonwealth OF Massachusetts
Middlesex
Tuxedo Manufacturing Company
Commonwealth
Cambridge
John R. Fairbairn
Citation for Edward A. McDonald Insolvency Hearing
Commonwealth of Massachusetts summons Edward A. McDonald of Everett to attend a Cambridge insolvency court on May 23 to show cause for discharge. Publication in Boston Post required weekly for three weeks with notices sent to known creditors seven days prior. Judge Charles J. McIntire presiding April 26, 1895.
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Commonwealth OF Massachusetts
Middlesex
Edward A. McDonald
Everett
Cambridge
Middlesex, On the Twenty-Third Day of May, A. D
Boston Post
Boston
Suffolk
Charles J. McIntire
H. Folsom
Insolvency Notice for FREDERI SMALL of Boston
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Insolvency notice from the Court of Insolvency Suffolk dictates that debts and property transfers by FREDERI SMALL of Boston are forbidden. Creditors must meet May seventeenth at two o'clock in the afternoon at the Insolvency Court on Everett Square.
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Commonwealth OF Massachusetts
Suffolk
Boston
Frederi Small
Court Eberton Square
H. Seavey
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