Baseball League Clash Sparks Editorial Outlook
Leading Cincinnati residents back the Rublin-Jeffries fight as New York promoters plan a meeting to organize a split between the National and American leagues. Three teams may form in Philadelphia and Baltimore, risking losses as both sides grapple for dominance. Sporting News urges the National League to seek equal alliance and protection against American competition.
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Cincinnati
New York
New American Association
Ban’ Johnson
Philadelphia
Baltimore
National League
Sporting Mewes
American League
New York Athletic Club Vanishes Three World Champions
At a New York Athletic Club meeting on Tuesday night John Finnegan hammer champion, Rich ard Sheldon shot put champion, and Maxey Long running champion were expelled for unpaid dues. The move sparks anxiety among athletic teams.
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Finnegan
Sheldon
Long
New York
New York Athletic Club
John Finnegan
Richard Sheldon
Maxey Long
Indianapolis Boxer Invited for Fight in City
An Indianapolis man was invited by Gus Ruhlin to box in Indianapolis while awaiting a Cincinnati match. The Cincinnati paper notes that manager Madden has an offer from Ruhlin.
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Indianapolis
Gus Ruhlin
Cincinnati
Madden
Local figure hints at travel to avoid a bill
Fragmentary passage notes a person refusing to go to Indianapolis city limits unless he can settle a debt in the week elsewhere. The piece implies a financial dispute and travel considerations without full context.
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Oedianapolis
Local boxing visits mix with wedding trip tale
In West Baden a light heavyweight bout is hinted as Billy and Sharkey spar occasionally while a Chicago lightweight spends his honeymoon nearby. The scene blends boxing talk with a personal travel note from the Indiana hotel area.
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West Baden
Indi
Billy
Avin
Robinson and McGraw Paid Record $14 700 in Baseball History
Frank Robinson president of the St Louis club says for the season he and McGraw received 14700 dollars total, a record sum for two players, signaling historic pay scale in baseball.
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New York
Can
Frank Robinson
St. Louis
Robinson
McGraw
Steve Brodie in Critical Condition After Jump
SAN ANTONIO Texas January 16 Steve Brodie the famed bridge jumper is critically ill with pulmonary trouble He has lost 15 pounds and physicians fear there is little hope for his recovery.
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San. Antonio
Tex
Steve Brodie
Amateur three cushion tourney winner tops 50 points
In St Louis, on Tuesday evening, A. T. Lawrence won the amateur three cushion billiard tournament by scoring 50 points in 55 innings. His highest single run was eight points.
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ST. Louis
A. T. Lawrence
Minneapolis Club Sold to A B Beall
A B Beall purchases the Minneapolis ball club to compete in the Western league with Jack Glasscock named as captain.
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Minneapolis
A. B. Beall
Minneapolis Ball Club
Jack Glasscock
Nevada Governor backs Jeffries Ruhlin plan for Cincinnati move
Nevada governor asserts the Jeffries Ruhlin affair could proceed in Cincinnati if external conditions allow it, signaling regional maneuvering amid stalled plans.
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Nevada
Jeffries- Ruhlin
Cincinnati
Gardner Stops Hogan in Six Rounds in Memphis
Oscar Gardner KOed Tommy Hogan in six rounds at Memphis Tuesday night. The article notes Maine bans prize fights, while the Indiana league finals will be a six game series starting Saturday. Other items include misidentified fighters Austin Rice and Johnny Shields, and Lester Reiff denying plans for a California roadhouse.
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Tommy Hogan
Memphis
New Orleans
Fred Fox
Austin Rice
New London
Johnnony Shields
New York
Savannah
Kansas mob burns a man at stake in Leavenworth
A mob of about 8000 seized Fred Alexander from the county jail in Leavenworth Kansas chained him to a stake in the court yard and burned him to death after he protested innocence stating he was dying for what another man did. The crowd demanded a confession while authorities failed to protect him. Pearl Forbes’s murder case and alleged assault of Eva Roth were cited as context. The governor condemned the Sheriff for not protecting the prisoner.
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Leavenworth
Kas
Fred Alexander
Wvn Roth
Pearl Forbes
Lansing
Lanley
Everhardy
Alexander
Jeses
Miss Forbes
John Forbes
Quay Tops In Pennsylvania Senate Races For Seat
Washington dispatch reports seven state legislatures chose senators with notable battles in Pennsylvania where Matthew Quay secured 130 votes, enough to win and take the seat Thursday. Other states re-elected McMillan in Michigan and Hoar in Massachusetts while Patterson in Colorado and Dubois in Idaho won on fusion slates.
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Patterson
Hoar
Dubois
Burnham
Frye
Pennsylvania
Quay
Michigan
Detroit
Colorado
Colorado Fusionists Elected Hon. Thomas M. Patterson
Massachusetts
George Frisbie Hoar
New Hampshire
Henry F. Burnham
Maine
Idaho
Fred T. Dubois
Sulzer Says Ship Subsidy Bill Won't Reach Senate This Session
Congressman Sulzer of New York reports the ship subsidy bill will not be acted on by the Senate this session. He cites Senator Hanna's likely withdrawal within a day or two and states it will not reach the House during this session.
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Washington
Sulzer
New York
Senate
Hanna
Fine Apartment House in Ruins
The Aberdeen apartment building in Chicago was almost completely burned at 7 a.m. on Wednesday. The fire caused a $50,000 loss to property and may have claimed two lives. Twenty five families occupied the building. Frank Crowell perished in his room, others are believed trapped.
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Chicago
Aberdeen
Frank Crowell
Duchess Consuelo Vanderbilt Injured After Fall at Swefford
The Duchess of Marlborough Consuelo Vanderbilt suffered a severe fall while following the hounds at Swefford on Tuesday. Her horse stumbled and reared, causing her to be thrown and badly bruised. She was taken to Blenheim for care.
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Duchess of Marlborough
Consuelo Vanderbilt
Swefford
Blenheim
Relic Hunters Encounter Sparks. Sheriff Falls Ill
For by relic hunters. The crowd then dispersed. During the excitement the sheriff was taken ill and is now confined to his bed.
Gov. Stanley backs death penalty over Leavenworth case
Gov. Stanley denounces Leavenworth Sheriff Everhardy over the burning of Alexander and calls for full militia readiness. He asserts Alexander should have been protected to the last and contends the warden had no right to hold him, ordering troops to respond if needed.
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Lawrence
Seven Councilmen in the Gas Belt visit Gilman station
A Indianapolis investigation team led by Kel ler Munro Billingsley Moriarity Negrey Kelley Dailer with Secretary Lyman and Supt Shackleton toured the Consumers gas trust station at Gilman. The $100000 plant with 26 million cubic feet daily capacity serves 120 wells over 65 square miles and tests showed 80 psi inlet and 295 psi outlet. They noted potential gains from another station and anticipated a suit against the Big Four rail line over gas mains near Alexandria and Fairmount.
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Ind
Messrs. Keller, Munro, Billingsley and Moriarity
Council Investigating Committee
Indianapolis
Negrey, Kelley and Dailer
Lyman
Supt
Shackleton
Consumers’ Gas Trust Company
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Consumers” Company
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Fairmount
Farrmers
Reuben Day Before the Coroner
A public verdict on Harry Day’s wife Emma Belinke Day, found dead at home in Indianapolis. Coroner Brayton declined autopsy. Day, once a circus clown, described the death as sudden stomach trouble after milk with lime water. The couple had adopted a son, three infants lie in a San Francisco cemetery, and cash only two dollars and fifteen cents in the bank.
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Brayton
Washington St
Joseph Patterson
Patterson
Mrs. Day
Nolice
Mr. Day
Butte City
Mont
Frey’s
Harry Day
San Francisco
Emma ‘Belinke
Harry
Indianapolis
Plainfield Reform School
Indiana National
Death by Own Hand Shocks Milwaukee Politician W B Hunt
Milwaukee on January 16 reports the death of W B Hunt a republican politician and G A R veteran who died by his own actions Tuesday night officials stated. The case adds a note of tragedy to local political life and veteran circles.
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Milwaukee
Wis
W. B. Hunt
How Will She End
A lively reflection on female beauty and aging contrasts youth with aging women. The passage asserts that many women suffer from ailments of the female organs and promotes Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a cure for drains inflammation ulcers bearing down pains and nervous weakness.
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M. B. Wallace
Muenster, Cook Co
Texas
Dr. Pierce
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