Brewers Fall Short as Scott Shines on Mound and Bat
Indianapolis hosts Milwaukee in a tight 9 inning win. Bo Scott dominates with pitching and decisive hits while Stewart belts a threebase hit and key runs. The Brewers’ defense falters late, allowing a rapid double play to seal the game. Attendance reaches 800 as the home club edges Milwaukee to improve the club’s standing.
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Hickey
Milwaukee
Waldron
Barnes
Nicol
Weaver
Stewart
Ace
Kahoe
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A. EB. Hoghever
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Motz
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Reott
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Strafford
Salegestiee Cem
Rettger
Gray
Pases
Koch
Stafford
Brennan
Baltimore Batteries Edge Chicago in Close Battery Contest
In a tense match dense with battery names Garvin Donahue Kitson and Robinson the Baltimore team narrowly defeated Chicago 6 to 1 0 0 2 38 1. The scoring sequence included key runs and defensive stops as the rivals traded leads in a decisive finish.
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Chicago
Baltimore
Garvin
Donahue
Kitson and Robinson
St. Paul Batter Scott Shines as Team Extends Lead
Scott made two unusual put outs and contributed to a 21 win in 38 games as St. Paul remains in first place. Ed Scott also had a strong day with hits and defensive plays while Stewart and Hartzell provided steady results. Milwaukee and Kansas City played well but trail in the pennant race. St. Paul opens a series Wednesday as local papers claim the title.
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St. Paul
Scott
Jim Dandy
Stafford
Shoch
Spear
Minneapolis
Wally
Ed Scott
Stewart
Milwaukee
Hartzell
Kansas City
Hickey
Jeffries Offers Jeckson Chance Upon Return
Champion Jim Jeffries spoke at Youngstown on Tuesday saying Peter Jackson may get a chance to fight when he returns from Europe. Kid McCoy challenges Ruble after a Dayton bout claim, aiming to KO the giant in six rounds. Walcott may face Choynski in a 20 round match. Shamrock prepares for complete body protection for the Atlantic voyage. English hospitality welcomes the defeated American athletic team in London.
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Jim Jeffries
Youngstown
Peter Jackson
Europe
Kid McCoy
Beech Ruble
Ruble
Dayton
Walcott
Choynski
Shamrock
American Athletic Team
London
Rains Halt Cleveland Grand Circuit Races After Two Heats
Tuesday action saw two heats completed before rain halted the meet. Grand Baron won the 2:19 trot heat in 2:12 while the 2:25 pace had Coney edge Cambrian at the wire by a small margin. Hing Barleycorn’s jockey error let Cambrian surge to the Seagull Handicap mile win at Brighton Beach.
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Grand Baron
Coney
Keenan
Hing Barleycorn
Brighton Beach
Cambrian
Barleycorn
Richard Croker
Americus
Old Beresforda
Myakka
J. R. Bradley
Harlem
Chicago
Brigade
Bradley
Highwayman Battle Ends With Officer Wounding
At Clark and Peckham streets a failed robbery left Patrolman Stanislaus Menczynski in Emergency Hospital with facial wounds after a clash with a robber armed with a club. The attacker, also hurt, is in Fitch hospital. Patrolman Kohl aided his injured brother officer Follows bystander actions describe a brutal struggle as the assailant attempted the theft.
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Buffalo, N
Clark and Peckham Sts
Stanislaus Moncaynski
Fitch Hospital
Kohl
Menczynski
Secretary of War Alger Bids Cabinet Farewell
Secretary of War Alger bade adieu to the cabinet after presenting his successor, Mr. Root. Alger shook hands with the president and cabinet members as expressions of regret and good wishes were exchanged. Root will assume charge on August 1.
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Washington
Alger
Mr. Root
Root
Democrats hold convention as Gobel ticket opposed
Democrats in Louisville plan a convention on July 26 to oppose the Gobel ticket. John Young Brown, a former governor, will accept the nomination for governor on August 2.
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Louisville
William Gobel
John Young Brown
Ill Fated Regiment Reduces Nebraska Volunteers
German Towle, a noncommissioned officer of the Nebraska volunteers arriving in San Francisco, telegraphs that the regiment has been reduced to 280 men. He notes that every man has sacrificed years that nature will deduct with compound interest from his declining age.
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Omaha, Neb
German Towle
Nebraska Volunteers
San Francisco
Barker's Report on Manila Naval Forces
Capt. A. S. Barker reports to the navy department that on May 25 he ordered the Princeton to take Senator Beveridge to the southern islands of the group. He says all vessels are in good condition and Dewey’s former command at Manila is active.
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Washington
Barker
Admiral Dewey
Manila
Navy Department
Princeton
Senator Beveridge
Fire extinguished at Popular shoe store blaze and feed store fire
A wireman managed to extinguish a large fire under the Popular shoe store at 12 N. Pennsylvania street Tuesday night. A $75 loss was caused by a fire in J B Harley's feed store on West Washington street Tuesday evening.
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Popular
Pennsylvania-st
J. B. Harley
Washington-st
Forest protection plan aims to reserve 12 million acres
A Chicago forestry conference urged Congress to set aside 12,000,000 acres of forest and lake lands in Minnesota's northern counties at the headwaters of the Mississippi. The proposal seeks preservation for current and future generations.
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Congress
Chicago
Minnesota
Lava Threaten Hilo From Maunaloa Eruption
Edward Caypless formerly a Seattle attorney reports from Honolulu that Maunaloa lava flows threaten to destroy Hilo, a major sugar shipping hub, amid volcanic danger to the Hawaiian city.
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Seattle
Wash
Edward Caypless
Honolulu
Maunaloa
Hilo
Bryan named as delegate to next Democratic convention
Washington July 26 Congressman Clayton of Alabama says William J Bryan will be a delegate to the next Democratic convention. Clayton adds that Bryan would withdraw if leaders decide another man can make a stronger race, a move he does not expect.
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Washington
Clayton
Alabama
National Democratic Committee
Wm. J. Bryan
Bryan
Free masonry banned in Salvador state amid political tension
Advices from Salvador state report that free masonry is outlawed in the republic. Congress, meeting in June, passed a law prohibiting masonic lodges. The ban is linked to Minister of Foreign Affairs Arangon's hostility toward U.S. Consul General Jenkins, who is a mason.
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San Francisco
Salvador
Republic
Congress
Arangon
U.S
Jenkins
Cloudburst Hits Plainville Ohio Floods Valley
A cloudburst drenched Plainville Ohio on Tuesday afternoon sending Walton creek eight feet high. Sheds wagons and fences were carried away, crops ruined, and mud filled homes. Panhandle tracks flooded two feet delaying trains as water weakened several buildings.
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Ohio
Plainville
Walton Creek
Panhandle
Ada Gray Lingay Undergoes Successful Cancer Operation
Actress Ada Gray Lingay, longtime star of East Lynne, was operated on Tuesday at the New York cancer hospital to remove a cancer from her left breast. Doctors reported the operation a success Tuesday night.
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New York
Mrsa
Ada Gray Lingay
East Lynne
New York Cancer Hospital
Central Foundry Company Forms Coil Pipe Trust
New York July 26 announcement that the organization of the Central foundry company for constructing coil pipes is complete with capital stock set at 14 million dollars.
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Coil Pipe Trust
New York
Central Foundry Company
Croker denies heavy losses on English turf
Richard Croker says reports of large losses on English turf are false. Cloudburst in Morristown Tennessee causes major property and business district damage totaling about twenty thousand dollars. Griffins relocate from Clay County Kentucky to avoid trouble. Burghars steal five to six hundred dollars in Parsons West Virginia post office loot. New York City reports twenty thousand one hundred eighty births and sixteen thousand seven hundred thirteen deaths in a quarter. Dayton Ohio arrests for counterfeit money. Turkish empire hires American farming instructor. Fourteen boarding house residents in Montgomery Alabama poisoned by condensed milk cream. all recover.
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Griffins
Clay County
Kentucky
Burghars
Parsons
W. Va
New York Health Board
Daniel Horner
Thomas Adkins
Harry Allen
Dayton
Town State Agricultural College
Montgomery
Ala
Washington Notes and Navy Pension Highlights
Supervisors of the census in Cuba Porto Rico and Hawaii to be named soon. Battleships Kearsarge and Kentucky to begin speed trials in September. President McKinley leaves Washington for Lake Champlain. Congressman Berry of Kentucky says the political climate favors Republicans. Ah Yu a Chinaman civilian Navy pensioner from Shanghai receives $30 per month. Chief Wilkie reports on the secret service. A total of 679 people were arrested for counterfeiting 218 convicted 293 awaiting action. counterfeits totaled 76466 dollars.
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Porto Rico
Hawaii
Kearsarge
Kentucky
McKinley
Washington
Lake Champlain
Berry
Ah Yu
Navy
Olympia
Shanghai
Wilkie
Secret Service
Final Calls Across the Nation Claim Several Lives
Gideon J. Tucker 76 former New York state secretary dies on Tuesday. In Kentucky near Quinn George Daniels kills Mack Burgess at a barbecue. Daniel Hane 19 dies by lightning in a barn near Jewell, building burns. Peter C. Young Philadelphia politician and orator dies, former Ohio resident who backed McKinley. Dorsey Clagcott a prominent Democrat dies in Washington from kidney disease Tuesday night.
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New York State
Quinn
George Daniels
Mack Burgess
Daniel Hane
Jewell
Peter C. Young
Philadelphia
Ohio
McKinley
Dorsey
Clagcott
Beer spill injures two on city block corner
Thirsty revelers on the third floor of a West and Washington street block let a beer can fall from a window sill striking Jesie Stricher on the sidewalk below and prompting Dr. Karchner from the City dispensary to stitch the wound.
Crooked County Officials Investigation Shocks Highland County
Hillsboro July 26. After months of inquiry the county officials books were examined and the ten year report filed on Tuesday. It reveals illegal fees totaling nearly 7000 dollars drawn from Highland county treasury, a finding that has created a sensation.
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Hillsboro
Highland County
Spaniard joins American navy after visit to Cadiz
Francisco Beltrano Rodrigues, 27, a Spaniard who served with Cervera at Santiago, arrived from Cadiz and said he was impressed by the American navy and its treatment of its men and decided to enlist in the fleet.
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New York
Francisco Beltrano Rodrigues
Cervera
Santiago
Cadiz
Carnegie Gives $50,000 for Fort Worth Library Building
Fort Worth Texas July 26 Andrew Carnegie has wired the Fort Worth library association a donation of fifty thousand dollars for the erection of a building.
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Carnegie
Fort Worth
Tex
Andrew Carnegie
Ort Worth Library Association
Messenger Boys Strike Ends Quietly with Restored Service
Wednesday saw no violence as Supt Quigley, aided by the sheriff and state authorities, moved to avert bloodshed. With four discharged, the majority of messenger boys returned to work and the strike is declared over.
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Quigley
Michigan Lake Resort Tour by Pennsylvania Lines
Travel note describes visiting Mackinac Bay View Petoskey and other Michigan lakeside resorts reachable in a single night by sleepers on the Pennsylvania lines to Detroit and Mackinac. It mentions low rate tourist tickets and is signed by W. W. Richardson D. P. A.
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Michigan
Mackinac
Bay View
Petoskey
Charming Lake Resorts
Pennsylvania
Detroit
W. W. Richardson
Atlantic City Round Trip Fare Announcement
The notice advertises a $15 round trip to Atlantic City and back via C H D, B O S W, and B O trains on Thursday August 3. Tickets are valid fifteen days. For train times and details contact GEO W HAYLER D P A.
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Atlantic City
GEO
W. Hayler
Dedication Trip to St Anne's Church Big Four Route
Big Four announces a Lafayette excursion on Sunday July 30 1899 with round trip $1 leaves Union station 745 am returns Lafayette 730 pm. Special train will carry excursionists to Soldiers Home and Tecumseh Trail with electric cars to depot. Describes Wabash river boating and scenic areas. Tickets to intermediate points at corresponding rates. Buy at Big Four office 1 EB Washington St or Union Station. H. M. Bronson A G P A.
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Lafayette
St. Anne’s
Union Station
Tecumseh Trail
Indiana
Wabash
Washington St
H. M. Bronson
Travel ads and railroad prompts from The Sun liners page
The fragment shows a Colorado Midland Railroad invitation to request maps views and descriptive matter from Denver for travel. It references vacation in the mountains and a general passenger agent as contact, indicating a promotional notice for scenic trips.
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Colorado Midland Railroad
Denver
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