Baseball Gossip Hinting at Stratton and Old Cincinnati Stockings
The article profiles Scott Stratton of the St Paul club in the Western League, detailing his birth in Campbellsburg Kentucky on October 2 1869 his family move to Taylorsville and early ball beginnings. It notes his switch from pitching to strong batting and outfield play and his 1888 tryout with Louisville under John Kelly.
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Stott Stratton
Louisville
John Kelly
Louisvilles
American Association
Piicher
Stratton's Enduring Baseball Career Across Leagues
The article recounts C.S. Stratton's lengthy baseball tenure from 1890 to 1895, detailing his pitching and batting standings, teams including Louisville Chicago St Paul Pittsburg and Louisville again, and notes a standout 1890 season under John C. Chapman that led to the American Association pennant. It also covers manager Irwin's praise for the New York squad and mentions early Cincinnati Red Stockings performances and a knife attack incident involving M. J. Slattery.
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Stratton
Pittsburg Club
National Leage
Louisvilles
American Association
Louisville
National League
Chicagos
Chicago
St. Paul
John C. Chapman
Chapman
Harry Taylor
Hugh Jennings
Louisville First Baseman Cassidy Undergoes Wrist X Rays
Baseball Gossip notes Peter Cassidy of Louisville had a bone splinter removed from his wrist via X rays. It mentions Jiges Parrott being ejected for disputing an umpire, Norfolk shutting out the Bostons 9 to 6 in six innings, and a young 18-year-old Dexter in Louisville prospect center field praised alongside Clark and Haltiaecs in outfield contention.
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Peter Cassidy
Louisville
Jiges" Parrott
Norfolk
Bostons
Virginians
Duffy
Dexter
Clark
Haltiaecs
Diverse Sports and Local Notices Span Cost, Race, and Police
Director A. H. Moore paid 275000 and Jerome Eddy cost the Jewits 25009 with earnings over 37000. W J Andrews adopts the two in three heat system. Joe Bernstein open to meeting Geo Justus if a purse is offered. Roger Connor seeks a position on Waterbury police. Nancy Lee, Nancy Hanks 2004 offspring, has one eye and is owned by A H Moore of Cloverdale. A June meeting at Point Breeze offers purses around 209 each. A W Ransome named captain of University of California football. English Jockey Club weighs a new long distance weight for age worth 10000 sovereigns.
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A. H. Moore
Jerome Eddy
Jewits
W. J. Andrews
Joe Bernstein
Geo. Justus
Roger Connor
Waterbury
Nancy Lee
Nancy Hanks
Cloverdale
Point Breeze
A. W. Ransome
Chicago
University of California
English Jockey Club
Trotting Sire Abdallah Mambrino Dies Near Danville Ky
Abdallah Mambrino a famed trotting sire died at E. P. Faulconer’s Danville Farm Kentucky. He sired Mattie H. Geneva S. and brood mare Lark noted for producing fast performers. Also reports ATA officers elected in Chicago and Goshen Orange County Driving Park officers named. Bona Fide a trotting stallion and Hambletonian descendant died at Comstock New York. Morristown Driving Park fire caused about 10000 dollars in losses.
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Abdallah Mambrino
E. P. Faulconer
Danville
Almont
Mattie H
Geneva S
Lark
American Trotting Association
Chicago
W. R. Allen
Board of Censors
Gordon
Samuel Boyle
Lexington
W. T. Yams
Terre Haute
Ind
Orange County Driving Park Association
Goshen
N. Y
R.b.hock
A. H. May
James C. van Nuyse
Bona Fide
Gleason Rated a Discovery in New York Baseball
Andrew Freedman and Arthur Irwin strive to assemble a strong New York ball club with Tred Pfeffer, but Gleason emerges as a pivotal, divisive figure. After eight years in the majors, Gleason’s rise unsettles Pfeffer and sparks discord among New York executives who hail him as the season’s discovery and potential captain.
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Andrew Freedman
New York
Arthur Irwin
Tred Pfeffer
Gleason
Baltimore
Pfeffer
Freedman
Doyle
Glen
Hanlon Hs
War Angel of Agoleta dies fighting for Cuba's freedom
Ma tilda Agramonte y Varcua, known as the War Angel of Agoleta, was killed while fighting beside Cuban rebels. Heiress to a great Cuban-Spanish lineage, her family estate burned amid conflict as Spanish guerrillas advanced. Her remaining kin joined Maceo's forces. she sought refuge with rebels and perished in the struggle.
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Agoleta
Matilda Agramonte Y Varcua
Cuba
Spain
Agramontes and
Varonas
Maceo
Puerto Principe
Romance in Denhard divorce case in Ottawa Illinois
The Denhard divorce suit moves toward sensational court action in Ottawa Illinois with a cross bill by Mrs Denhard who arrived from Leipzig Germany to seek custody of her oldest child The husband Frank Denhard a piano teacher and choir master at St Hildas Ottawa has a strong musical background and social standing The narrative notes the romantic entanglement and competing suitors including a German artist father and the couple's past engagement
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Denhard
Germany
Onawa
Frank Denhard
St. Hilda’s Catholic Church
Ottawa
Leipsic
Leipsie
Frank
Cuban girl enlists in Maceo's camp and fights at Ayoleta
A Cuban girl joins Maceo's forces after coercion by family and serves as a volunteer at Ayoleta near Quemado de Guines. As Spanish troops close in, she frontlines with others to delay the march for the rest of the column to escape and falls in battle while shouting Viva Cuba Libre.
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Maceo
Ayoleta
Quemado de Guines
Bermuda
True to Their Love. Newark Couple Wed After Fifty Years apart
James Mote and Madge Pennington of Newark Delaware married on May 7 after courting for nearly thirty years. Pennington, once 19, and Mote, 22, faced repeated obstacles to marriage before finally tying the knot at last.
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James Mote
Madge Pennington
Newark
Del
Miss Pennington
James
Albany arrest over attempted grand larceny in hotel case
Dr M Mitchell of New York with Bellevue hospital connection was seized in Albany at the Hotel Kenmore for attempting grand larceny. He advertised blemish removal and hair cutting claiming partnership deals for $50. He gave the alias Norman Dean and claimed Plattsburg residence. a victim alerted authorities.
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M. Mitchell
New York
Bellevue Hospital
Kenmore
Albany
N. Y
Normandean
Plattsburg
Fictional tale ends in tragedy and elopement abroad
A hotel keeper, a lovesick artist, and a young couple centered a dramatic story. Denhard marries rapidly, sails with a child bride to America, while the artist commits suicide. The wife’s quarrels grow, a divorce suit follows in Ottawa, and her Leipsic parents react with shock and expulsion. She moves to New York then Ottawa with help.
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Denhard
America
Stiiate
Wilful
New York
Ottawa
Tragedy Near Bentonville Ends With Deaths
In Bentonville Arkansas Pulaski Duckworth a respected farmer killed his wife with an ax and wounded his four year old child before slashing his own throat and dying. A ten year old daughter escaped by being at Sabbath school. Duckworth is described as insane.
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Bentonville
Ark
Pulaski Duckworth
Duckworth
Fatal Shooting at Cedar County Funeral
Isaac Reubens killed Campion Battlest the Cedar County sheriff during a funeral at Cedar church ten miles east of Antlers Oklahoma. Reubens says Battlest fired twice, he drew a Winchester and shot Battlest dead. Reubens has not been arrested.
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Cedar Church
Antlers
I. T
Isaac Reubens
Campion Battlest
Cedar County
Reubens
Battlest
Beubecs
Queen Victoria Keeps Donkey Cart For Quiet Rides Abroad
The article notes Victoria, the oldest reigning queen and ruler of a vast empire, prefers a donkey to a horse for calm outings. At the Villa Liserle near Cannes she drives a donkey in a low phaeton, shaded by a parasol, with a groom leading the animal and Highland attendants nearby.
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England
Europe
Victoria
Villa Liserle
Cannes
France
Balmoral
Queen Victoria
John Brown
A Lighted Gun Shoots at Night with Luminous Sight
An English inventor unveils a gun with a small incandescent lamp in the stock powered by a storage battery. A light ray guides the shooter's eye to align sights, enabling accurate night game shooting and naval use to illuminate torpedo defenses.
Pigeons Let Loose at Japanese Warship Christening
In a Tyne shipyard ceremony for the Japanese battleship Yashima Madame Kato released pigeons instead of breaking a champagne bottle. This unusual custom contrasts Western champagne rituals with a thrifty, non wasteful Japanese practice.
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Elswick
Tyne
Collision on Broad Street Sparks Quick Retort
Two cross-eyed men riding on Broad Street collide. One man accuses the other of not looking where going. The other retorts to look where he is looking. Both continue riding away.
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Broad Street
Philadelphia
Calf Dispute Ends in Dismissal as Calf Found Dead
Two Beech Springs farmers sued each other over a calf valued at $2. After spending about $50 each on the suit, the case was dismissed. The next day the calf was found dead in a cave on land not owned by either man.
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Beech Springs
Portugal King’s Crown Restored as World’s Pricest Piece
The king of Portugal had his crown repaired by a jeweler who calls it the most valuable crown in the world. The piece is valued at five million dollars.
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Portugal
Sudden Honor Prompted Mr Huggins to Request Time
Mr Huggins expresses gratitude for an honor offered, but requests a week to consider the decision. A fragmentary line follows mentioning a name or title unsure in the source.
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Mr Huggins
How to Make 500 Dollars Yearly With 12 Hens
A practical poultry treatise describing methods to earn 6509 yearly with 22 hens, covering their diseases and cures. Details on a six day sitting process, new techniques, and endorsements from major agricultural societies. Includes price and distribution info with publisher and seller contacts.
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Societien
New York Herald
Chicago Tribune
Dangerous Hypnotic Experiment At Royal Aquarium
A London Royal Aquarium exhibit buries a man in a deep pit with only a funnel for air while in a trance. He will be dug up after a week, creating a sensational hypnotic demonstration that draws public interest and concern.
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Royal Aquarium
London
Remedy Promoted by California Fig Syrup Co
The ad touts Syrup of Figs as the best and simplest remedy from the California Fig Syrup Company. It questions a Christian who claims faith yet does nothing to help save the world.
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The
California Fig Syrup Company
Obsolete Latin Tongue Cited With Medical Claims
An odd clippet cites Latin as obsolete by 580 and warns of a 21000 for fake testimonials. It advertises Halu's Catarrh Cure as a liquid claimed to act on blood and mucous membranes, sold by L. J. Cheney & Co. in Toledo and mentions testimonials, a druggist network, and a bizarre note about snail head regeneration.
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Halu
Tir
L. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Coom Remedy CO
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