Detroit Big Four stars drive early National League lead
The Detroit club leads the National League race with Brouthers White Richardson and Rowe forming the famed Big Four. Long bios trace Brouthers first base career from Wappingers Falls to Detroit flagbearer. Also profiles Deacon White, Harding Richardson, Rowe, Sam Thompson, Getzel and Ganzell with notes on births, positions, and early teams.
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Detroit
Mich
Chicagos
New York
Boxton
Philadelphia
Washington
St Louis
Kansas City
Buffalo Club
Brouthers
White
Richardson
Rowe
Dennis Brouthers
Dennis
Sylvan Lake
N. Y
Wappingers Falls
Troys
Brooklyn
Buffalo
James L. White
Deacon White
Canton, N. Y
Canton
Monitor Club
Corning
Forest Citys
Cleveland
Boston
Spalding
Barnes
McVey
Chicago
Garden City
Cincinnati
Harding Richardson
Clarksboro
N. J
Woucester City
Janesville
Milwaukee
Peoria
Rockford
Lls
Astor Library Founding Chronicle and Legacy
The article reviews John Jacob Astor's 1848 will and the creation of the New York Public Library, detailing the initial trustees led by the mayor and descendants, the early buildings completed by 1853 and 1859, and gifts totaling over 1 million dollars. It notes Washington Irving, Horace Greeley, and other writers frequenting the alcoves, plus legends of hauntings tied to Dr. Cogswell.
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John Jacob Astor
Lafayette Place
City of
New York
City of New York
William B. Astor
Charles Astor
Washington Irving
Cogswell
Astor
Horace Greeley
Sands Mansion
Dr. Cogswell
New York Commercial Advertiser
Saengerfest 1886 Milwaukee Brings Prize Cantata
The Milwaukee saengerfest hosts a $1000 prize for best original cantata won by C J Brambach with Columbus. Maestro Ernst Catenhausen directs a 100 instrument orchestra and 3000-voice choir at Exposition Building as 100,000 visitors attend. Notables include Fraulein Lilie Lahmann and Caroline Goldsticker, with pianist Rafael Josephy and violinist S E Jacobsohn adding
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Exposition
John Plankinton
Bonn
C. J. Brambach
Plankinton
Ratzeburg
Duchy of Lauenburg
Gottingen
Leipsic
Ignatz Lachner
Riga
Konigsberg
Chemnitz
Cologne
Hamburg
Berlin
Thalia Theater
New York
Milwaukee
Musicverein
Ortrud
Opera
Karlsruhe
Albert Paulet
San Francisco
Germany
London
Waldeck
Frankfort
Stockhausen
American Opera Company
Rafael Josephy
Abbe Liszt
E. Jacobsohn
College of Music
Cincinnati
Fatherland
Catenhausen
The Cowboy Evangelist Branded Maverick Turned Preacher
The piece profiles 8S. W. Wesley a former Texas cowboy who became an evangelist after meeting Maj. Penn and claims descent from John Wesley. It covers his conversion in 1885 licensing in July and ordination in April, plus his fundraising trip to northern states for a Caddo church project. Also notes Maine gubernatorial candidate Joseph R. Bodwell, a Maine granite magnate and public figure, and details of the Goelet Cup yacht race, including its silver vase prize and August Newport race route.
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W. Wesley
Missouri
Texas
Anderson County
Maj. Penn
Matthew
Mordecai
Wesley
Caddo
Tex
John Wesley
The
Baptist Church
Maine
Joseph R. Bodwell
Hallowell
Ben Franklin
Lawrence
Mass
Methuen
Fox Haven
Chicago
Goelet
New York Yacht Club
Ogden Goelet
New York
Nereid
Mr. Wind
Newport
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Detroits
Deacon” White
Big Four
Sam Thompson
Grand Rapids
Ormel
Allegheny County
Hastings
Ieh
Charles Bennett
Newle
Neshannocks
New Castle
Zinas
Cass
Milwaukees
Worcester
Edward Hanlon
Hoe
Rhode Island
Providence
Rochester
Albany
Charles Getzein
Getzel
Ganzell
Tomlinson
Cincinnati Graphic
Hendrik Hudson
Holland
India
China
New York Harbor
Coney Island
Manhattan
Hudson
Troy
Europa
American
Massachusetts
Virginia
Great Gun
Killian Nan Rensselaer
Amsterdam
Killian
Dougan
Astor Library
Ily
Iglesias
San Luiz Potosi
Orizaba
Popocatapetl
Mexican Cordilleras
Coast
Nile
Egypt
River
Italy
Chicago Times
Chicago Herald
Chimney Point
Lake Champlain
Brambach
United States
Ireland
Northwest
Albert Pauley
Miss Goldsticker
Cowboy Evangelist
Great
Southwest
Sam Jones
Mississippi
Portland and Louiville Cement
Plaster OF Paris
RUD Cross Paints
Marshall & Welch
Mansfield’s
Omaha
Jand
St Pal Ry
Rock Island Freeport
Elgin
Madison
Beloit
Winona
LaCrosse
RK. Miller
Gen'l
J .F. Tucker
Geo. H. Herfford
J.T. Clark
Cinches
SPURS
Main Street
Greeley, Colorado
Hart
Dr. Clark
U. S
Ze. M. B. McLauchlin & CO
Skinner Brook
Denver
N. B
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