Local clubs keep on winning in early baseball action
Phillies open month at home against Pittsburg while Athletics begin final home series with Chicago. Phillies rallied to beat New York to rise to fifth. Athletics swept St Louis 3 of 4, with Connie Mack smiling. Other results: Boston over Detroit, Baltimore over Cleveland, Washington blanked Chicago. Standings and today’s schedule listed for both leagues.
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Connie Mack
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Baltimore
Cleveland
Washington
National League
Philadelphia
C. Pittsburg
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
St Landis
Athletics rally to beat St Louis in last-inning showdown
Connie Mack’s Athletics seize victory in a tense finale over the Browns, scoring the winning run in the ninth after trailing 3-1. Powell shut down the Quakers before Hartsel’s hit plated the decisive run, despite a late St Louis comeback and tied game earlier in the seventh.
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Browns
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Monte Cross
Athletics
Hastings
McCormick
Hartsel
Washington Wins As Griffith yanks relief in fourth
Washington defeated Boston in a game marked by a third inning barrage before Griffith retired for Garvin after three homers and a double. Attendance was 2,432. Box scores show Washington with hits and runs while Boston managed a late rally. Good innings by Boston starter Miller were noted with a running catch highlighting the day.
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Griffith
Garvin
Boston
Satins Miller
Wim
Streit Failing Pitch Shifts Baltimore-Cleveland Game
Streit unraveled in the third inning as Baltimore and Cleveland collided in a seven inning game. The Orioles committed six errors in five minutes while Kelley and Pickering led the hits but Cleveland pulled away late, final score Baltimore four, Cleveland eleven.
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Streit
Cleveland
McGuire Injunction Case Moves to Federal Court
Colonel John I. Rogers consented to removing the Brooklyn Club vs McGuire case from Common Pleas Court No 1 to the U S Circuit Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. McGuire, a Detroit American League catcher, is restrained from playing for any club other than the Brooklyn National League Club under contract for 1902 and a separate 1903 agreement. The rule to remove was made absolute and a June 19 hearing date was set in the federal court.
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Rivalry Grows for Atlantic City Cycle Meet Saturday
In Atlantic City New Jersey weather improves boosting cycle racing interest after world amateur records fell last week on the bowl track. Top bouts on Saturday feature W S Fenn New Haven vs William F King Salt Lake City and the motor tandem final Thompson Beake Canada vs Babcock Daly America. Munroe and Nat Butler train for the big races as crowds watch today.
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W.S. Fenn
New Haven
William F. King
Salt Lake
Munroe
Nat Butler
Letter on Cabinet age limits from National Liberal paper
London readers are urged to heed a National Liberal letter from Mr W B Jameson arguing for compulsory Cabinet retirement at 55 based on nine ministers totaling 616 years. The piece recalls Majuba and Gladstone era missteps, questions the age of Liberal leaders, and critiques empire policies as age and vanity influence policy.
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National Liberal Club
W. B. Jameson
Majuba
W. E. Gladstone
Egypt
Gordor
Polo Season Opens with Devon Defeating Philadelphia CC 19–14
Devon opened polo season at Devon defeating Philadelphia Country Club 19 to 14 for the Radnor challenge cup. Snowden and Kendrick sparked Devon with eight first period goals and a final surge as Devon outplayed the visitors despite handicap. Rosengarten led P C C with two near center drives but his rough play marred the effort. Final score Devon 19, P C C 14.
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Waterbury Sued in West London for Animal Cruelty
In the West London Police Court a summons by the Earl of Shrewsbury charges American polo player Lawrence Waterbury with cruelty to animals for using sharp spurs in a Hurlyam cup match last Saturday. The next hearing is Friday. the Hurlingham match date is set for June 7.
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From Bones to Goods The Efficient Bone Mill Process
The bone economy yields glue, gelatine, soap, glycerine, and fertilizers with no waste. Bones are cleaned, soaked in acid, digested, and pressed to separate glue, gelatine, and grease. Glue is concentrated, gelatine refined, soap produced, glycerine from spent liquor, and bone meal used as manure. All components are utilized.
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Nature's Own Euthanasia From the London Telegraph
Sir Henry Thompson argues in his republished essay that modern anaesthetics can prevent acute pain at death and that chronic illness often allows relief through ordinary anodyne methods. He contends no man should endure pain if a skilled medical attendant is available in public hospitals or local care centers.
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London Telegraph
Henry Thompson
London
Henry
Outsiders Win Big At Gravesend In Fast Track Day
New York June 2 Long price horses dominated at Gravesend with Outsiders winning most events. Injunction nosed ahead of Sir Voorhees in the Manban stakes while Duckey fell injuring rider L. Jackson. Multiple races list winners including Cepha laigia, Tebula, Injunction, Josepha, Ascension and others, with Fast track and clear weather noted.
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Knapsack
Frank Keane
Latonia card highlights horses and penalties at race meet
At Latonia Cincinnati on June 2 four favorites and others won as jockey Lindsey was fined for pulling up Jena. Eleven Bells led to a judge levying a suspension on A Weber. Track fast. Results list multiple races with horses, riders, odds, and times across six races and a selling event.
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McInerney
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Crimea
Mattie Harmon
Annie Bell
Lizale A
Pretty Rosie
Pat Morrissey
Garterman
Kimberly
Fesster
Lady Silverman
Wax Taper Raises Wake For Western Horses At St Louis
In St Louis on June 2 Wax Taper revived after oblivion to win a five furlong race in a strong field led by Bear Creek Flora Levy and Seize. Time 1.024% Dervish, Griffith, Layson, Immortelle, Ball, Tribes and Budweiser among others in the day’s earlier event. Second race went six furlongs with Maggie oo J. Ranesech winning and Precisel y1 to 2 for second with Sayres in the mix.
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Bear Creek
Heigerson
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Seize
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Harry Griffith
Ed Layson
Immortelle
Ed Ball
Tribes
Maggie Oo
J. Ranesech
Sayres
Old Mull the Silent Warden of a Cleveland Jail Kitchen
A Cleveland special portrays Edward Mullen known as Old Mull who has served nearly twenty-five years in the Cuyahoga county jail without trial or charge. He works as chief cook, wakes at 5 a.m. daily, counts prisoners and meals, and resists comfort or change. Despite health fears, he maintains a rigid routine and has survived repeated attempts to remove him from his post.
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Cuyahoga County
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Old Mal
Irrigation Work in Idaho Described by Mead and Ross
In Boise Statesman excerpts Professor Edward Mead urges irrigation support through Washington, praising Idaho’s potential as an irrigation state. State Engineer Ross sees Big Lost River Valley as a promising site for a storage reservoir to conserve water despite natural losses and subsurface disappearance. Mackay residents form an organized irrigators group, funding and backing the project to store water for the region.
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Idaho) Statesman
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Department of Agriculture
Ross
Idaho
Mead
Washington
J. D. Stannard
Big Lost River Valley
Big Lost River
Stannard
Mackay
Lost River
Age of Fishes Described by Royal Society Discovery
At a Royal Society meeting, J Stuart Thomson revealed fish scale growth records can determine age. Parallel eccentric scale markings indicate growth, while seasonal line spacing refines yearly aging. The method promises to aid fisheries by judging fry maturity and stock assessments.
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London Globe
Royal Society
J. Stuart Thomson
Thomson
Barbarians Still in Great Britain in Coastal Ethnography
A long investigative piece argues that remote British Isles communities resemble ancient savages in housing, dress, and subsistence. It highlights Hebrides, Connemara, and Kerry coast groups, noting Gaelic speech, turf fires, and seasonal migrations, with Flora worship in Cornwall and pagan rites seen in sacred trees, wells, and ritual feasts.
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Asia
Africa
America
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Monkeys Labor in Brazil on Nut Plantations
A New York World report recounts a Brazilian nut grower who trains dozens of monkeys to harvest nuts. He praises their speed and intelligence, noting they work with music and require only supervision. The planters defend humane treatment and fear rivals, though occasional "recruitment" by shooting intruders is described.
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New York World
A Santa Anna Veteran Dead in Beeville Texas
A white-haired veteran known as a familiar Beeville figure died recently in Beeville Texas. He was about 116 years old, christened in 1800 in Cadereyta Nuevo Leon Mexico, served as a soldier under Santa Anna, was twice married, and fathered thirty six children. His descendants are widespread and many he did not know. He could read without glasses.
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Special Steamer Train for New York Tomorrow
Pennsylvania Railroad announces a special steamer train to New York tomorrow morning. The service departs Broad Street Station and Germantown Junction at 7 10 A M to connect with the outbound steamer sailing from New York. The train will consist of Pullman cars and coaches, forwarded to the Jersey destination.
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