Shreves Day to Win Third Game at Home of Champions
Detroit faces Indianapolis as Shreve and Myers anchor a Hoosier battery while Buckley and Esterbrook clash with Gruber and Sutcliffe in a tight battle. Key miscues by Lynch and late scoring by Detroit deliver a 6 to 4 win in a pitchers’ duel with multiple errors and baserunning chances unfolding through nine innings.
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Detroit
Denny
Buckley
Larouque
Ganzell
Shreve
Myers
Hoosier Battery
Gruber
Sutcliffe
Detroits
Lynch
Cos Hanlon
Esterbrook
Hanlon
Rothers
Rowe
White
Ganzel
Seery
Hoosiers
Hines
Brouthers
Twitchell
Campau
Glasscock
Bassett
McGeachy
Indianapolis
Mr. Lynch
Hine
Brouther
Jack
Campan
Blank
Seery Hanlon
MacGeachy
Baseball notes from the era mention teams and players across the league
The article discusses Denny’s possible injury recovery, a “gap at third” threat, and the Monarch club challenging amateur teams. It notes Indianapolis and Chicago rivalry shifts, Healy’s strong hitting, McGeachy’s eleventh inning base hit, and uniform cleanliness as a spectator issue. Burdich’s unexpected success against top clubs is highlighted amid Chicago’s view.
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New York
Ces
Detroit
Philadelphia
Boston
Pittsburg
Indianapolis
Washington
Denny
Monarch Club
Indianapolis Reds
William Love
Smithst
Chicago
Jants
Deacon White
Burdich
Jim
Chicago Tribune
Robbery and Murder Try to Wipe Out Family in Reading
In Reading Pennsylvania on Tuesday night thieves chloroformed the Heffner family, ransacked the home and set it ablaze with kerosene. Police raided in time to save the family and halt a potential holocaust. The loot totals only a few hundred dollars.
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Reading
Martin Heffner
Chandler for Congress meets in Shelbyville
The Seventh district congressional convention met in Shelbyville with John W. Lovett presiding. A resolution to favor Albert G. Porter for governor was adopted. Thomas Chandler was nominated unanimously for Congress, with Sid Conger for joint senator and Warren B. King for joint representative.
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Shelbyville
Seventh District
John W. Lovett
Albert G. Porter
Scott
Thos. €. Chandler
Congress
Sid. Conger
Shelby
Marion
Hancock
Warren B. King
Senate Republicans Ready Tariff Bill Amid Holds
The senate Republican tariff bill is prepared for reporting but stalled by bickering. GOP leaders claim a bloc of shaky Democrats in the house can be corralled to pass the measure, hoping to force Democratic votes. Other items note wrecks near Barnesville, a train robbery disbarment in Cincinnati, and local notices about meetings and reunions.
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Senate
Washington
House
Porter
Steele
Chase
Hovey
Cumback
Robertson
Blaine
Leart
Revelio St John Eve Superstition and a London Clerk Fraud
A private letter notes St John s Eve beliefs in Revelio Italy where locals claim a fiery plank sighting as the sea warms after the holiday. The item also recalls William Hastings Toon of London arranging thousands of job applications for a clerical post and being convicted of fraud, then released on bonds. Parlor Goods at Wm. L Elder s.
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Italy
Revelio
Herodias
William Hastings Toon
London
Mob Hangs Jail Murderer Handley in Carthage
In Carthage Tennessee a mob of about fifty men stormed the jail and dragged W H Handley from custody. They hung him from a tree after seizing him for the September killing of Deputy Sheriff Warman, then dispersed quietly.
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Carthage
Tenn
W. H. Handley
Warman
Handley
Come Round in the Alley Fight Ends with Fines
Barry Gerty and Lewis Williams, 13 and 10 years old, fought after Williams struck Gerty s dog. Williams had his arm bitten and a finger chewed while Gerty lost part of an ear. Judge Smock fined both boys one dollar plus costs. Dave Turner, accused of assault on Dr. Watson, claimed self defense and was discharged for lack of evidence.
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Barry Gerty
Coon Chile
Lewis Williams
Willams
Gerty
Laporte
Williams
Justice Smock
Doc Watson
Dave Turner
Dr. Watson
Turner
Hin
Doctor Mayer in Cruelty to Animals Case Delayed
Justice Smock's court planned a hearing on cruelty to animals against Dr. Mayer known as the cuckoo man. He once treated humans and posed as a veterinary surgeon after practicing without a license, with claims of harmful prescription for a horse. Trial postponed to next week due to another case.
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Mayer
Smock
Humane Society i8
Damages Suit Arising From 1887 Cincinnati Arrest
Lemon Reinhold sues Mrs Grin and her husband for $1000 alleging false imprisonment and malicious prosecution after Reinhold was arrested in Cincinnati in April 1887 on a blackmail charge connected to a note from Maximiliana Strausner. Judge Fitzgerald discharged him and warned the prosecuting witness.
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Rheimhold
Lemon Rheinhold
Cincinnati
Maximiliana Strausner
Reynolds
John Goodreehs
Miss Strausner
John Gunn
Reinhold
Wife of Murdered Husband Attempts Suicide at Grave
The widow of John Phillips, murdered Sunday night by August Deltauf, tried to throw herself into his grave Tuesday night. Doctors declare her insane from the shock of her husband’s death.
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CuicaGo
John Phillips
August Deltauf
Explosion injures five after Reading locomotive blast
A Reading railroad locomotive exploded at the Columbia avenue station in Philadelphia on Wednesday. The engineer was killed instantly and five others were badly injured. The accident follows a separate string of notes on street railway disputes and international dispatches.
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Philadelphia
Reading Road
Columbia Ave
Harrison and Porter debates before Indiana crowd
1 500 voters from Morgan Brown counties march to hear Gen Harrison in a park. George A Adams leads speakers praising Tippecanoe veterans and Harrison's protective policy while Porter supporters plot a convention maneuver and possible withdrawal to boost a favorite.
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Morgan County
Hoop-Hole
Brown County
Harrison
Martinsville
Nashville
Monrovia
Cameron
George A. Adams
Ben
Resacca
Atlanta
the Sea
Washington
Cure-alls for Sheridan amid a flood of remedies
Nonquitt August 1 Special The Sheridan case attracts wide interest as Americans send patent medicines and home remedies from California to Florida. Mail brings advice from illiterate as well as well known sources. many cough syrups teas and lemon drinks flood the cottage. Yet the general improves despite the noisy prescription craze.
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Nonquitt
Nonqquirtt
Sheridan
United States
California
Florida
Gen
Cured by Faith Sparks Springfield Meetings
Mrs. Woodworth holds faith meetings in Springfield Ul Aug 1 with large attendance. Cures claimed daily include lung and throat relief for Mrs Valentine Goodpastors and cancer remission for Mrs McAllister. Others report rheumatism relief, deafness improvement, and ecstasy scenes. Meetings to continue indefinitely. Township Assessor Quill’s pay deduction leads to a cash settlement of 31 dollars per deputy.
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Springfield
Woodworth
Valentine Goodpastors
Curran
McAllister
Hoffman
Niantic
Dora Hilton
Anna Stoat
Ellen Batterson
Saulsburg
Ollie Dagret
Mollie Hood
Last Spring
Quill
Alford
Verdict for Christie in $50000 Malicious Prosecution Suit
The Madison to Jeffersonville suit Christie versus Lockhart ended with a plaintiff win of 20000 dollars after three weeks in court. Coroner Wagner is asked to probe the death of Mrs. Edward Brown at 102 Ray Street amid neglect allegations. A train strike near the city limits killed Zachariah Booker crossing the J M I tracks. Cincinnati reports deadly heat with multiple sunstroke incidents.
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Jeffersonville
Ind
Aug
Christie
Lockhart
Madison
Ray and
Clinoissis
Wagner
Edward Brown
Ray St
Zachariah Booker
Mystery Deepens In Disappearance Of Bookkeeper Frank Mott
Cincinnati reports the baffling disappearance of Frank Mott, bookkeeper for Daniel Stone, with no explanation offered. A New York dispatch notes the Murphy Haviland gang was halted by police before a planned prize fight, which was postponed. The fragment mentions an excursion and a centennial Pete’s Goad return, but details are unclear.
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Pundley
Lewman
Col. Holloway
Bheep
Cincinnati
Frank Mott
Daniel Stone
New York
Murphy-Haviland
Deliberate Murder Sparks Young Killer Arrest
In Larayvell Indiana on August 1 a 17 year old youth Buré White shot and killed Willie Ellsworth after an argument. White, described as a desperate armed character, fired at Ellsworth and was later arrested. Ellsworth died from a single heart wound.
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Larayvell
Buré White
Willie Ellsworth
White
Ellsworth
Belgravia Gossip Ends in Escape Plot
A peer’s daughter and a light comedian star in a gossip tale that spirals from stolen interviews to a stormy confrontation at a Belgravia mansion. She flees to her Gloucestershire family seat claiming love and vows to follow her heart despite parental restraint.
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Loxnoxs
West
Eid
Belgravia
Gloucestershire
Amd
Dudley Street Car Co. Rails on in Wake of Mule Trust Clash
Early Wednesday three Dudley street car gangs began laying track at Michigan and Alabama, Madison and South, and West Michigan near the city limits. Manager Shaffer woke to find the move, aimed at building lines to Garfield Park to Crown Hill and from Haughville to Wendruff Place, and the Citizens' Co. may seek contempt of Judge Taylor's injunction.
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Dudley Company
Mule Trust
Dudley Street Car Company
Michigan and
Alabama Sts
Madison-ave
South-st
West
Michigan-st
Shaffer
Lux
Dudley
Garfield Park
Crown Hill
Haughville
Wendruff Place
Citizens’ Company
Taylor
Skeletons Unearthed at Hast Dubuque Building Site
In Hast Dubuque workers uncover several skeletons during new building excavation. The grown men remain, one skull bears a bullet hole. The area once hosted a frame boarding house linked to disappearances a quarter century ago, with search continuing.
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Dusugur
Hast Dubuque
Fortville Town Sees Hancock County White Caps Activity
In Greenfield Indiana on August 1 a citizen reports Hancock County bands called White Caps distributing threats and a bundle of switches. The message warns residents to protect families and avoid beating spouses while demanding debts be paid. The note references the White Caps as a local group.
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Hancock County
Greenfield
Ind
Fortville
Sneak Thieves Rob Riches at Brunswick Hotel
Police detectives pursue a brisk weekday dawn robbery at the Brunswick hotel where F. J. Deschler loses diamonds valued at 300 and Lee Holtzman a 200 watch. The incident happened early Tuesday morning in Lafayette Indiana.
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Brunswick
Brunswick Hotel
F. J. Deschler
Lee Holtzman
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