Old-time Baseball Banter Echoes From Wheelhouse Crowd
The rowdy sports critique recalls Boston’s peta circling the old cylinder and Cincinnati troubles, New York Giants knotty clubs, Senators baskets, and quizzical notes on John Ward, Quakers, Colonels, Pittsburgs, and Anson. Tebeau’s gang dominates the hall fifteen times, while Anson remains a wallflower.
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Boston
Peta
Cincinnati
New York
Giants
Senators
John Ward
Pittsburgs
Anson
Tebeau
Ward's Pitcher Did It In Brooklyn Darkened Game
Kennedy pitched a great game for Brooklyn holding Philadelphia to three hits. Brooklyn scored three runs off Carsey while Ward and Burns drove key hits. The game was called due to darkness with 447 in attendance. Brooklyn 7 Philadelphia 3. Umpires Reilly and Kinslow. Time 1 hour 26 minutes.
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Brooklyn
Kennedy
Phillies
Brooklyns
Carsey
Reilly
Kinslow
Philadelphia
Ward
O'Hamilton
Foutz
Hallman
Caruth’s
Thomp
Burns
Olbel’n'nty
Corcoran
Gross
C. Dailey
Dailey
Thompson
Caruthers
Bures
Griffin
Hamilton
Connor
Philadelpia
Bennet
Clements
Cross
Daly
Allen
Reilly and Kinslow
Giants Beat Washingtons In Cold Polo Grounds Victory
New York, Oct 8 Giants win easily at the Polo Grounds over the Washingtons as several regulars are missing. In the last inning Washington scores three runs, two earned, but Giants hold on for the win. Attendance 362. darkness halted play.
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New York
Giants
Polo Grounds
Washingtons
King
Senators
Poor Old Anse Defeated by Ireland Club in Cleveland
Anson and his colts arrived in Cleveland on October 8 and suffered a decisive defeat at the hands of the Ireland Club. Hutchison starred for the visitors with strong play and movement on offense.
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Cleveland
Anson
Ivéland Club
Hutchison
Chicago Clout Hurlers In Offense Rich Game
Chicago touched up for sixteen hits with fifteen runs as Yowgh pitched well and got strong support. Attendance: 1500. Chicago 15 6 7 1 2 2 0 hit totals listed. Cleveland 5 in final row. McKean Virtue McAleer contribute two base hits. Davis and Young homer potential noted. Umpire Snyder. Time 1h 35m.
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Chicago
Chila
Bapketiess
Parrott
Dungan
OS McKean
Anson
Virtue
O Newman
Cleveland
Davis
McAleer
Young
McKeen
Chilis
Burkett
McKean
Kittredge
Hutchison
Decker
Parrott, Decker
Snyder
Pittsburg Lapses in Fielding Cost Game to Louisville
Pittsburg, Oct. 3. Poor fielding by Pittsburg lost to Louisville as 8 to 1. Attendance 850. Bierbauer batted out of turn. Earned runs: Louisville 1, Pittsburg 0. Key hits by Smith Farrell Miller. Vin Haltren Bassett Shugart Whistler stole bases. Pitchers listed, several walks and strikeouts. Time 2h 15m. Umpire McQuaid.
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Pittspura
Pittsburg
Louisville
Bierbauer
Smith
Farrell
Miller
van Haltren
Taylor
Weaver
Pfeffer
Merritt
Jennings
Bassett
Clausen
Shugart
Whistler
Donavon
Brown
Vaner and
Mack
McQuaid
Johnson's Record Ride On Elliptical Gear Widens Gap
Minneapolis rider J B Johnson stunned cycling by a mile record from a standing start in 2 minutes 4% seconds and a flying start in 1 minute 56 1-5 seconds on an elliptical sprocket geared wheel. The device, geared at eighty inches, reduced friction and boosted performance, overturning previous beliefs about pacing and gear limits. Johnson had prior Minnesota wins but was not seen as extraordinary until the new wheel produced decisive times.
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Minneapolis
J. 8. Johnson
Johnson
Poo
Supreme Court
Minnesota
Anoni
Mr. Murphy
Zimmerman
Taylor
Berle
Windle
Brooklyn
Aoe
Chicago Cycling Club
Wheel racing advances with horse pacing test by Chicago club
The article notes a new wheel design and pacing method using a horse to reduce wind resistance. Johnson, a prominent rider, is contrasted with Zimmerman and others expected to break records once mounted. A Chicago Cycling Club test on October 22 will compare round and elliptical sprockets with horse pacing to ensure thorough results.
Local clubs form New England Cross Country division
Suffolk Athletic Club hosted a meeting to form a New England division of the Cross Country Association with seven of eighteen invited clubs represented by eighteen delegates. A credentials committee and constitution committee were appointed, debates touched on authority and seniors, and a follow up meeting was scheduled at the S A C rooms next Monday.
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Suffolk Athletic Club
New England
Cross Country Association
J. F. Morgan
Suffolk A. C
Messrs
Hodgkins
N. E. A. A. A. U Board of Managers
S. A.C
Ss. A. C
No Rush at Harvard as Bloody Monday Fails to Materialize
Harvard students witnessed a tame Bloody Monday as freshmen and sophomores gathered in the yard but offered only faint shouts and brief, gentle exchanges. The traditional rush faded into a quiet wallow with little action and no faculty intervention needed.
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Harvard
Orioles Today Bostons and Baltimores Clash This Afternoon
The Bostons and Baltimores did not play yesterday but will meet this afternoon. It is the last week of baseball in the city for the season. President Soden has traveled to New York for the National League magnates meeting.
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Bostons
Baltimores
Soden
New York
Cambridge A A gossip cross country event at Main street club
Cambridge A A club hosts a cross country run this evening inviting runners from other clubs. Performers include Ed Howlett James J. O'Brien Barnabas and Hardy Columbia Male Quartet Higgins Brothers and others. Captain Hodgkins teases a surprise as a club meeting on Oct 10 plans final ball arrangements.
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Cambridge A. A
Main Street
Ed Howlett
The
Star Banjo and
James J. O’brien
Barnabas and Hardy
Thomas Mitten
Columbia
John T. Shea
Collins and Mack
Higgins Brothers
Mullen and Connor
Boston
Harry Hodgkins
Young Cleary
French Riders to Compete as Amateurs in Local Races
Bicycle enthusiasts faced shock at news leading riders would turn professional for money, a claim branded as a fabrication. A team of French riders is set to visit, remaining amateurs while 48 prizes are offered in invitation races. Zimmerman and Windle are among those who would benefit from staying amateurs rather than turning pro.
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Zimmerman
Windle
Revere A A Holds Practice Cross Country Run
Twenty five members of the Revere A A gathered at the club house for a practice cross country run last evening led by Rushworth.
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The
Revere A. A
Rushworth
Lovells Defeat Harvard in Cold 8 Inning Game
The Lovells beat Harvard 2 to 0 in eight innings on Holmes field in Cambridge. Harvard fielded mostly substitutes and class nine players, with Sullivan of Amherst origin as a standout. The crowd was small and tempers cool as players battled in frigid air before football practice drew spectators away.
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Lovell
Cambridge
Holmes Field
Harvard
Frothingham
Lovells
Jarvis
Sullivan
Amherst
Cook
Lowells
Long distance race to Berlin reaches Iglau with several withdrawals
Vienna reports 48 officers started the long race to Berlin, 9 reached Iglau by night with 145% kilometres completed. Lieutenant Colonel Slonike rode 80 kilometres yesterday, meeting German riders en route. Of 45 who started Sunday, 18 reached Iglau. 5 riders have withdrawn. Weather is wet and foggy with lanterns used on some roads. The first German rider expected tomorrow evening.
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Vienna
Berlin
Iglau
Moravia
Slonike
Weiswasser
Landgraf Fuerstenberg
Morris Park Races At Morris Park October 3
First race six furlongs Elmer won Masher second The Fop third in 1 16. Second race one mile Parvenu first The Lionmaster second in 1 42. Only two ran. Third race five furlongs Balance first By Jove second Philanthrophist third in 1 01. Fourth race six furlongs Fashioner stakes Miss Maude first Minnehaha second May Lose third in 1 13 and a half. Fifth race one mile Dr Hasbrouck first Nomad second Kildeer third in 1 39. Sixth race seven furlongs Hydy first Mr Sass second. Time 1 28
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Morris Park
Elmer
Masher
the Fop
Parvenu
Lionmaster
Jove
Philanthrophist
Miss Maude
Minnehaha
May
Dr. Hasbrouck
Nomad
Kildeer
Hydy
Mr. Sass
Billy the Kid Died After Fight at Fashion Theatre
Sioux City and Covington report William Duffy known as Billy the Kid was knocked out by heavyweight Jack Keefe in five rounds at the Fashion Theatre. Duffy died within an hour. Keefe and seconds under arrest awaiting coroner’s jury decision.
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Sioux City
William Duffy
Billy the Kid
Fashion Theatre
Covington
Neb
Jack Keefe
Keefe
Phillies Win This Time In International Cricket at Manheim
In Philadelphia on Oct 3 the Gentlemen of Ireland were all out for 197 in their second innings as All Philadelphia won by 23 runs in the two innings match at Manheim. All Philadelphia totaled 338 while Gentlemen of Ireland scored 315. A bell will be given in honor of the visitors by the Germantown Cricket Club at Manheim tonight.
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Philadelphia
Gentlemen of Ireland
Manheim
All Philadelphia
Bell
Germantown Cricket Club
Entry List For Mystic Park Fall Meeting Nears Completion
The entry list for Mystic Park fall meeting to be held next week has filled, with remaining spots in the fast divisions including the free for all pacing and 2:19 trotting events still open for competitors.
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Mystic Park
Governor Buchanan Egged at Blountville Speech
A Nashville dispatch reports a disorderly scene at Blountville where Governor Buchanan spoke for the Peoples party. A crowd of tough Democrats pelted him with rotten eggs and tomatoes, interrupting the meeting. Officers intervened to prevent assault as the gathering dispersed.
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Cincinnati
Nashville
Blountville
Buchanan
Peoples Party
COUNTY WAR IN NEBRASKA REPORTS SHOOTING AT CULBERTSON
In Hitchcock County Culbertson and Trenton factions exchanged gunfire this morning with no injuries. Three militia companies are ordered to stand ready to move to the scene. Governor Boyd is out of state and Lieutenant Governor Majors heads to Lincoln to assume control as troops may advance to Hitchcock County tonight.
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Oman
Culbertson
Hitchcock County
Trenton
Boyd
Majors
Lincoln
Private Lectures for Ladies at Tremont Temple
Dr. Greene of 34 Temple Place Boston will give free illustrated private classes for ladies at Tremont Temple on Tuesday and Wednesday afternoons October 4 and 5 at 3 o clock. The lectures promise clear dissolving views and focus on diseases and weaknesses of the sex. Admission is free and crowds are expected.
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Greene
Temple Place
Boston
Tremont Temple
Nurses of the Fair Plan Nurses Day Program
A Boston nursing group met at Mechanics Building by invitation of Red Cross Nurses president Miss Laura A. C. Hughes to arrange Nurses Day on October 26. Ten minute talks by city training schools will run from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The Model Sick Room exhibit, supervised by Miss Hughes, will feature in Mechanics Fair's woman’s department.
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Boston
Mechanics’ Building
Red Cross
Laura A. C. Hughes
Woman’s Department of Mechanics
Hughes
Massachusetts Typographical Union Holds Second Convention
The Massachusetts State Typographical Union opened at Type Hall with delegates from eight unions. President Dwyer of Springfield led the session praising union prosperity. Committees were elected for credentials finances and more. Delegates toured the Boston Theatre in the evening and a banquet at America Halls was planned for the next day.
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Massachusetts State Typographical Union
Dwyer
Springfield
DeWolff
Union 13
Dugan
Worcester
Regan
Phelan
Curtain
Livingston
Harrigan
Casewell
Knapp
Fultz
Ayers
Chase
Jackson
Carey
Houghton
Fallen
Boston
Eugene Tompkins
Denman Thompson
America
Union 138
Carnegie Coming Home Rumors Stir Pittsburg
In Pittsburg rumors swirl that Andrew Carnegie is en route to America with reports of his imminent arrival. Carnegie office staff stay silent while streets buzz with possible timing. Four Homestead strikers charged with treason posted $10,000 bail each and were freed. David Lynch, wanted for murder, riot, and treason, was arrested and jailed, awaiting a hearing tomorrow.
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Pittsburg
Penn
Andrew Carnegie
Carnegie
Fifth Avenue
United Press
America
Homestead
John Derken
George Rylands
Daniel Lynch
W. H. Gaches
David Lynch
Chicago Fire at Caty Ogden Plant Causes Large Loss
A blaze at the Caty Ogden Company factory in Chicago destroyed the paint plant and three nearby frame cottages, with a two story brick building adjoining badly damaged. Estimated total loss is 160000 dollars covered by insurance. Engine No. 3 was struck by a locomotive en route to the scene, injuring several firefighters and fatally hurting driver Henry Waibaum.
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Carcano
Caty- Ogden Company
Egan Returning to New York in Early October
Patrick Ford of the Irish World reports a cable from Minister Egan saying he will arrive in New York on Tuesday Oct 4. He will be greeted by friends and Irish society officers and later receive a reception from Irish-Americans in the city.
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New York
Patrick Ford
The
Irish World
Egan
Frick Before the Jury in Murder Conspiracy Riot Case
Pittsburgh, Oct. 8. The suits against H. C. Frick, Secretary Lovejoy, Leishman, Curry, Potter and others of the Carnegie Company, and the Pinkerton detectives go before the grand jury tomorrow. Charges include murder, conspiracy and riot. Burgess John McLuckie and Hugh Ross act as prosecutors.
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Pittsbure
H. C. Frick
Lovejoy
Messrs. Leishman
Curry
Potter
Carnegie Company
Pinkerton
Burgess John McLuckie
Hugh Ross
Isaac Bemis Dies On Watertown Street At Age Sixty Eight
Isaac Bemis of Watertown aged 68 died suddenly while sweeping his Main street sidewalk. Born and raised in the same house he occupied, he was the son of lawyer Charles Bemis. He studied law but left practice after his father’s death due to health, remained unmarried, and attended the First Parish Unitarian church.
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Watertown
Main Street
Isaac Bemis
Charles Bemis
Prince Frederick Leopolds Aide Races To Vienna
Berun October 3 Prince Frederick Leopold of Prussia began an international officers race from this city to Vienna at 6 am Saturday and rode into Rum burg near the Austrian border at 11 am Sunday He was first to enter Weisswasser 549 kilometres from Berlin and is estimated to have covered about 160 kilometres in the first twenty four hours.
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Berur
Prince Frederick Leopold of
Prussia
Vienna
Rumburg
Weisswasser
Berlin
General Grant's Doctor Douglass Dies in Washington
Dr. John H. Douglass, who attended General Grant in his final illness and longtime family physician, died at his Washington residence after paralysis struck him weeks earlier. He was 69 years old.
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Washinaton
John H. Douglass
General Grant
Douglass
Death by own action club claims theatrical manager
New York on October 3 J B Moorehead a 21 year old theatrical manager of 56 West Thirty-fifth street was found dead in his bed having shot himself in the left breast. A letter to the coroner pledges the act and cites a death by own action club. Actor Nestor Lennon linked Moorehead to the club’s rule that members fix a date to end their lives. The coroner will investigate. Moorehead was Philadelphia born and reputed wealthy, with a career aiding touring troupes.
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New York
J. B. Moorehead
West Thirty-fifth Street
New York City
Moorehead
Lennon
Philadelphia
Era of crime hits Fall River after Borden case
Fay River Oct 3. District Attorney Knowlton argued for Lizzie Borden’s detention on murder charges, then Fall River entered an astonishing crime spree. Reports include Bear Sullivan shooting his wife, Charron killing himself, Navin bleeding to death, Meller’s throat slash, Tobin run down, Baker’s suicide attempt, ONeil’s death, Martin’s suicide, Larkin fall, Finnegan assault, Kennedy murder, all linked to heavy drinking.
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Fay River
Knowlton
Lizzie A. Borden
Bear” Sullivan
Elzear Charron
Watuppa Pond
William P. Navin
Charles B. Meller
Fall River
Maria F. Tobin
Mary Baker
Lizzie O'Neil Goep
Joseph J. Martin
Rom
Owen Larkin
Finnegan
Seventh Street
John Kennedy
Editor sues for copyright violation over republished article
General Lloyd Bryce, editor of the North American Review, sues the New York Evening Telegram for reprinting without permission an October Review article by William E. Gladstone. A temporary injunction blocks Sept. 26 Telegram issue. permanent injunction hearing set Oct. 5. Damages and accounting for copies sold sought.
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Lloyd Bryce
The
North American Review
New York Evening Telegram
William E. Gladstone
Lacombe
James W. Creelman
Telegram
Gladstone
Transatlantic Sailing Notices From Multiple Ports
Shipping briefs list sailing departures and origins including Boston London Liverpool New York Bristol and Rotterdam with dates in October. Vessels named include Stockholm City Naronic Lord Clive Lancastrian Maasdam Oranmore Ems Wells City and more with routes across the Atlantic and departures from Cape Race and off the Lizard.
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Boston
Stockholm City
London
New York
Naronic
Liverpool
Philadelphia
Lord Clive
Memphis
Bear Creek
Weehawken
Oranmore
Lizard
Maasdam
Rotterdam
Bremen
Youth on the stump in Lynn ward rally
Democrats of Ward 8 held a lively Lynn rally with young speakers John J. Cantwell of Brookline and John J. Walsh of Cambridge addressing tariff civil service and tax relief. Cantwell praised the party leader and urged support for a straight Democratic ticket led by top state officers. D V Curry of Lynn closed by urging voters to heed the young candidates.
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Lynn
Henry Marks
John J. Cantwell
Brookline
Cantwell
John J. Walsh
Cambridge
D. V. Curry
Free Debtor Mrs Knights Leaves Charles Street Jail
Mrs E Eliza Knights is released after months in Charles Street jail in an action of contract. An agreement reached on Saturday led to her freedom, marking her as the first woman jailed there for such a case.
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E. Eliza Knights
Charles Street
Knights
Boston College of Oratory Opens With Reception at Steinert Hall
The Boston College of Oratory began its first year with a reception in Steinert Hall hosted by the faculty. Principal Clara Power Edgerly and other faculty members addressed a notably large entering class. A Delsarte methods class will form at once for a Mechanics' Fair showcase.
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Boston College of Oratory
Steinert Hall
Clara Power Edgerly
Howard M. Ticknor
Miss Laughton
Maulsby
Miss Blackwell
Mrs Harrisons Not As Well
Washington reports Mrs Harrisons condition has improved slightly but remains unsettled. She is nervous and restless though not in immediate danger, with sentiments that her decline is not alarming tonight after a week of spacier symptoms.
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Washington
Austin's Dog Bread ideal for year round dog diet
The text promotes Austin's Dog Bread as the simplest care for a dog giving all the needed nutrients for health. It urges the product as an all-year regulator ready for use with no preparation and claims dogs relish it from the start.
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Austin
Nuggets and Quotes Span Several Papers
A collection of clipped quips and headlines from diverse papers notes sharp wit and varied topics. Entries reference Dallas News on feelings, Pica yune on a hello girl, Yonkers Gazette on farming quirks, Philadelphia Record on agriculture stats, Atlanta Journal on a cruiser’s terror, and Bangor Commercial on ambition and shade.
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Dallas News
Telephone Exchange
Picayune
Yonkers Gazette
Department of Agriculture
Philadelphia Record
Columbia
Atlanta Journal
Bangor Commercial
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Nurses OF the Fair
Frick
Prince Frederick Leopold
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