East End Gyms Hold Off Pittsburg Sluggers In Muddy Tilt
At Exposition Park a crowd watched the East End Gyms beat the local League sluggers amid muddy outfield and uneven play. Berger and Grant starred for the Gyms while Brices struggled. Gumbert pitched solidly for the amateurs and Camp offered a fair effort on the mound. Farrell and Hanlon sparked the home side with early base hits and steals, but errors and weak batting left Pittsburg short of a rally.
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Exposition Park
East End
Briggs
Grant
Beckley
Berger
Grant Brices
Brices
Gumbert
Gems
Pennsylvania
Barr Brothers
Farrell
Camp
Iit
grer+ ie
Hanlon
S. Bierbauer
Briges
Earle
Smith
Haller
Bulls
Thomaeson
Pittsborg
Barr
Hierhauer
Briess
del Meckler
Sraeegerd
Shugart
F. Berr
Farl. c
REO
Unp
Thompson
Pittsburg
Berger Wut
Stunanyy
Herkley
Esat
Gyo
Beree Doubly
piays—Shugart
Bierbauer
Recka
Pilteburg
A Grins
Swartwood
Tases
Smith L Earie
Blerbaner
Maller
Maserden Ye
S bin Oe Dees
Eettsyma
Dmivutes
C. Aiken
Whitney's Foolish Threat
Arthur Whitney threatens to sue the local club over pay claiming the ten day release clause is invalid. He refuses dismissal, bars from dressing rooms, and insists on staying all season to sue for salary, while officials defend their right to choose players and end his stay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur
Arthur Whitney
Whitney
Pittsburg
Milwaukee team to play at Exposition Park this afternoon
Weather permitting a ball game is set at Exposition Park between the Milwaukee team and the home nine. Expected crowd will greet the Brewers lineup with Epee and Miller likely forming the home battery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Brewers
Epee
Miller
Baseball players arrested await docket in Police Court
Credxsatt April 6 reports the players' cases are listed on the open docket of the Police Court with no trial likely. If no new crusade occurs, there may be little fuss over Sunday this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Credxsatt
Snecia
Supreme Court Attacks Bookmaking at Guttenburg Race Track
Supreme Court Justice Werts urges indictment of Guttenburg track bookmakers in Hudson County grand jury charges. He describes pool selling or bookmaking on horse races as contrary to state law and deems places where such activity occurs as nuisances, indictable for owners and participants.
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Janusry City
N. 4
Supreme Court
Werts
Hudson County Grand Jury
Guttenburg
Track meets April 6 feature large crowd and fast times
Gui Trssons reports a fine track and big attendance with five races. Uncertainty led the first race over Moon stone and Lithbert in 1 03. Stratagem won the second over Bob Arthur and McKeever in 1 0. Eleanor won the third ahead of Pisacolt and Whitehead. Lorengso won the fourth over others in six and one half furlongs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gui Trssons
Larse
Uncertainty
Moonstone
Lithbert
Tve
Stratagem
Bob Arthur
McKeever
Whitehead
Eleanor
Pisacolt
Lorengso
Unscrambled Race Placings Letter Fragments
Fragmentary lines list several runners with placements such as second and third, including names like Rambier, Belle, Ghisbey, and Forest King, with inconsistent timing phrases and unclear event details. The legible parts show a sequence of finish orders across multiple heats or divisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rambier
Miss Belle
Time
Rico
John Ghisbey Oe
Elyton
Furiongs
Forest King
Tine
First Annual Meeting of the American Trotting Register Association
Horsemen packed the Auditorium Hotel in Chicago for the first annual meeting led by President William R. Allen. Officers reported on the first year’s work as potential new officers were to be elected and rules possibly amended. The agenda included revising the standard adopted May 19, 1891, to better separate trotters and pacers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Register Association
Chicago
Auditorium Hotel
American Trotting Register Association
William RB. Allen
F. ¥. Waters
F. S. Gorton
J. H. Steiner
Lucas Brodhead
Spring Station
N. J. Coleman
Mid City
Neb
John L Mitchell
Milwaukee
Wis
Buccaneer Wins City and Suburban Handicap at Epsom
Buccaneer led the field to win the City and Suburban Handicap at the Epsom spring meeting with Trapezoid finishing second and Catarina third from a field of two starters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buccaneer
Trapezoid
Catarina
Johnston to meet Dixon in London boxing battle
English featherweight champion Fred Johnston to fight world champion George Dixon in London. Signed articles today for a match with an outside bet of 5000 dollars and a purse of 5000 dollars. Dixon to travel to England after his current theatrical engagement ends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Dixon
Fred Johnston
Lanhter
Johnston
London
Dixon
England
Smith Eyes Hall or Choynski Bout in Philadelphia
Ed Smith received a telegram from Philadelphia stating Hall and Choynski may accept his offer to fight either of them. Smith seeks an outside bet in a Philadelphia hall with the winner taking all receipts and stakes. A definite answer is expected today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Smith
Philadelphia
Hall
Choynski
Smith
Weight lifting contest at Academy of Music ends in upset
A crowd packed the Academy of Music last evening for a contest between Cyclops and Sebastian Miller. Miller promised H100 if he matched Cyclops feats but failed to lift a pair of 150 pound dumbbells over his head. Miller and Pickhart challenged Sandowe to a follow up contest this evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Academy of Music
Cyclops
Sebastian Miller
Miller
Pickhart
Sandowe
Three A’s Signed Lease for Lees d Recreation Park
The Three A s yesterday signed a lease to control Recreation Park for 12 months. The arrangement gives them the park for exclusive use and a venue for amateur contests. Improvements planned include foot racing and bicycle tracks, with dressing rooms to be built.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A's
Recreation Park
Baseball Gossip and Rumors Stir New England Circuits
The column notes Berger as a strong signer and Shugart shaping into form while Bresnam will manage Providence. It mentions Ellmer Smith’s strong left field catch, a New England League circuit meeting tomorrow, Brtts named Eastern League umpire, and speculation on Whitney-McGunnigie ties. Also covers teams like Marlboro, Stucky, Canavan and Pfeffer, and various player bids and injuries amid heated baseball chatter.
Boxing notes and bouts feature across clubs and fighters
A crowded boxing roundup lists Wick Fillenger receiving a letter, plans for contests in San Francisco and Jersey, and multiple matchups including Garrows vs Abbott and O Rotess. It notes Sin Sullivan plans and John L Sullivan training ties, amateur entries, and arrangements for the Montgomery Athletic Club tournament. Reports mention Carl Mitchell, Jimmy Carroll, Reuben Baxter, and Tom Ryan with upcoming bouts and training in various venues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wick Fillenger
Hall
Smith
Billy Suir
San Francisco
Austin Garrows
Stanton Abbott
Gushman
Tom O
George Dixon
de Wall
Ted Pritchard
Youngstown
Iron City Club
Sam Blakelock
John L. Sullivan
Wiefelt
Chariie Mitchell
Jimmy Carroll
Reuben Baxter
Manchester
England
ASA. C
Montgomery Athletic Club
Jersey
Siceiare
Record of European pacing tracks and horse lineages
The piece lists top trotting track status in Europe and future matings. It mentions Marcus Daly's four year old colt Montane, Ban Fox dam Imported i Queen, Tremont connections via Axs Fier and Hindoo, and Bell Bird race records. It notes Pescador’s mile at Little Rock and Lupwig as a very large horse. It cites Nashville secretary Gilcock reporting 150 horses at the track and sand improvements to the in-field for faster drying.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Marcus Daly
Electioneer
Bell Bird
Vlaraiga
Pescador
Little Rock
Lupwig
Igstrear
Nashville
Gilcock
Memo Phils
Sporting Notes and Olympic Ambitions Across 19th Century Athletics
Note on Schafer and Tres settlement. Entries sought for a female pedestrian contest in Chicago. Buffalo aldermen consider taxing billiard and pool tables. Moorheap’s terrier Star at Boston show. Prize awarded for a fist fight challenge. Eagle Gun Club in Allegheny reports daily winter shoots. Lamp metaphor joke. English pastimes rise as pasteine movement grows. E C Poreen Dartmouth champion to retire from pole vault. French authorities discuss a grueling Paris to Marseilles race about 1035 miles, with critics fearing strain on riders and sport’s future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schafer
Tres
Aggin Harvey
H. C. Exceptim
Locust Street
Chicago
Buffalo
Board of Aldermen
Minneapolis
Moorheap
Streatham
England
Sing Te Gymnasium
E. C. Porren
Dartmouth College
Pole Vannter
New England Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Paris
Marceilles
Hearcling Journal
Tux Brushton Borough Council rescinds right of way grant
Brushton officials revoke the right of way for a proposed Duquesne Traction line through Brushton. Separate items note a $75,000 damages suit by Joax A. Bartey against Pittsburg and Lake Erie, a promotion in the Sixth United States Cavalry, and local efforts for Indian famine relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tux
Brushton
Duquesne
Joax A. Bartey
Webster Street
Pittsburg
Lake Erie
Youngstown
Lrev
Texant
Epwann E. Deave
Sixth United States Cavalry
Charles Avert Dravo
Lawrenceville
Meanins
Allegheny
Pittsburgh Travelers and Visitors Lodging During Our City Visit
A list of names and affiliations shows numerous individuals staying at city hotels including the Monongahela House and Anderson New York. Notable arrivals include George McCayne, W. J. Welsh, Morgan, Sam Cunningham and wife, R. J. Linton, Conese E. P. Gillespie, B. C. Walker, J. E. Ferry, George Jeeves, D. E. Hill, Charles P. Duff, John W. Norton, and others from Akron, Can ton, Steubenville, Niles, and Believernow. The note records Pittsburgers checked in at multiple hotels such as the Holland House, Astor House, Metropolitan, Windsor, and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B.C. Walker
East Palestine
J. E. Ferry
Steubenville
George Jeeves
Niles
Monongahela House
D. E Hill
Akron
Charles P. Duff
Canton
John W. Norton
Duquesne Theater
Anderson
New York
Murderers on the Loose Spark State United States Tug of War
Revenue officers capture two accused moonshiners amid a clash between state and federal authorities over pursuing Miller and Pritts for murder. Garry and Pletcher, detained near Rockwood, face murder charges while moonshining cases await federal action.
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Rockwoop
Fisher
United States
Miller
Pritts
Abe Pletcher
Jacob Garry
Sherif Good
Somerset
Internal Revenue
Mason
Garry
Pletcher
R. G
H. G. Hochstetler
Jacob M. Garry
Jonathan C. Hochstetler
Miller and Pritts
Rockwood
Boroudal
Gilbert
Sebel
Bob
Jake
Three Greenburgers Mistook Stranger for Burglar
In Greensorne on April 6 Mrs. Daniel Krigzer alerted her husband and his brother to burglars at Daniel Pershing's store. The three men confronted a passerby, fired 11 shots, wounding William Krigger in the shoulder. the man turned out to be Charles Long of Nineveh, not the intruder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensorne
Daniel Krigzer
New Florence
Daniel Pershing
Wiliam
Pershing
Thia
William Krigger
Charles Long
Nineveh
Jottings From Youngstown Protest Lashes Lynchings
A meeting is called for colored citizens to oppose southern lynchings, led by local leaders and aiming to urge government action. Also reported: Home Gas Fuel Co awarded 27,000 against Bridgewater Gas Co by U S Court in Cleveland. J F Phillips of North Jackson loses his drugstore to fire and nearly dies from chloral. Hiram Williams arraigned for a December 15 bank theft in Fort Wayne area with mixed testimony. Marshall McDonald’s store burned after a threat made on his testimony.
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Yauxcetows
South
Home Gas Fuel Company
Bridgewater Gas Company
United States Court
Cleveland
J. F. Phillips
North Jackson
Tod Mouse
Denko Sharp
Massilox
Hiram Williams
Harmon Shriver
Shriver
Williams
Tiffin
Fostoria
Zanesville
Marshall McDonald
Kelfer
Enforce Contract Suit Over Baltimore Rail Securities
Baltimore businessmen Jewett and Miller sue D. Herbert Hostetter to compel surrender of securities tied to a railroad and coal property consolidation. They allege a contract for Hostetter to hand over his holdings in Deer Creek and Susquehanna, Maryland Central, and York and Peach Bottom lines. Hostetter denies any contract existence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George M. Jewett
John Henry Miller
Baltimore
D. Herbert Hostetter
The
Transportation and Terminal Company
Deer Creek
Susquehanna
Maryland Central
York and
Peach Bottom Roads
Baltimore Belt Line Road
Miller and Jewett
Hostetter
Mr. Hostetter
Body of James A. Jackson Recovered After Elaine Drowning
James A. Jackson of Clarington drowned off the Elaine at Steubenville February 9. His body was recovered here. A rumor identifying the body as Maier, the wife murderer, caused intense excitement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James A. Jackson
Clarington
Elaine
Steubenville
Maier
Cumberland Presbyterians Proceedings in McKeesport
The Pittsburg District Presbytery licensed student W. E. Howard for preaching after favorable review by the Literature Committee. He will be stationed at New Union. Also elected were delegates Montromery and Means to Grand Assembly and Elders delegate Buchanan with Boach as alternate. The session decided Beallville, Washington County, will host next September.
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Pittsburg
McKeesport
Cumberland Presbyterian Church
W. E. Howard
New Union
G. W. Montromery
Grand Assembly
Memphis
J. I. Means
Tarentum
J. Kelly Buchanan
A. N. Boach
Samuel T. Montgomery
C. P
Pennsylvania
Beallaville
Washington County
Six Westminster College Students Expelled At New Wilmington
Six Westminster College students at New Wilmington were expelled after a campus inquiry into a case involving Maggie Rutter. Earlier, 12 students and town youths were arrested for assault on the girl, with no direct guilt proven but clear indiscretion noted. The faculty, citing the incident as shocking, warned that scholars must behave properly or face trouble. Dr. Ferguson hailed the expulsions as needed to maintain discipline amid adverse press notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Castle
Westminster College
New Wilmington
Maggie Rutter
Dr. Ferguson
Maggie Rutter Wilti
Inquest Details on Marie Matter Murder Case
The inquest into the death of Mrs Marie Matter held this afternoon describes a deliberate murder by her husband. The suspect, identified as Mater, lit a match, fired a shot, paused, lit another, and then fired three additional shots before vanishing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wacetine
Marie Matter
Mater
Hungarian Child Drowns After Cellar Fall
A Hungarian child about three years old fell into a cellar containing about three feet of water and drowned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Breappock
Murderer Chantes Hawkins Begins Life Sentence in Canton
Chantes Hawkins of Canton starts his life sentence for the murder of Annie Lacy. In Wheeling, Dr. Gannisey awaits a second trial for Dr. Baird’s murder and has been denied bail. A Panhandle engine killed Holmes at Collier's Station, Ohio. Peter Free died when a sawmill boiler exploded at Ohio Pyle operated by Somerset Lumber. Melissa Rostysoy fatally stabbed Ida Foster after a quarrel in Wheeling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chantes Hawkins
Canton
Annie Lacy
Dr. Gannisey
Wheeling
Dr. Baird
Fresent Coxpceros Albett Holmes
Collier's Station
Ohio Pyle
Somerset Lumber Company
Peter Free
Melissa Rostysoy
Ida Foster
River News And Notes From Louisville Apr 4
River report shows water levels with 12 feet in the canal 9 feet 4 inches on the falls and 41 feet 2 inches below. The Grace Morris arrived this morning and the Kansas will pass up from New Orleans tonight. The Joe B Williams came up aided by the Onward. Twilight arrived with a tow. Departures include Accianati for Carrollton for Evansville and Kentucky river.
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Louisville
Grace Morris
State of Kansas
New Orleans
Joe B. Williams
John F. Walton
Jow
Carrollton
Evansville
James Guthrie
Kentucky River
City of
Clarkarilie
River Gauge Reports and Weather Notes
The report lists river levels and weather remarks for several places. Upp-r Ganges shows 4 feet 2 inches and falling with clear conditions. MO GASN TOWN river 5 feet 10 inches and stationary. Brownsville river 4 feet 1 inch and rising with a 49 degree thermometer. M. WaktEN Kilver shows 7 feet with clear cool weather.
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Reizny
Iver
Brownssville
Kilver
River Gauges Show Mixed Levels Across Regions
River reports vary with Evansville and Parkerstown noting rising levels while Wheeling and Cincinnati ports report falling readings. Vicksburg and Cairo observe rising waterways as ships like the Mary Houston and Guiding Star move through, amid cool and cloudy conditions.
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Evansville
R. Wheeling
Hudson
Cincinnati
Batchelor
Pittsburg
Scotia
Ben Hur
Parkersburg
Lizzie Bsr
Charleston
Parkersacng
Ohio
Andes
Charney Crown
Charles McDonald
Flowers Obituary Notice for Susanna Flowers
At the residence of her son J W Flowers 9 Nateliex street Mt Washington Susanna Flowers died 1899 at 9 r m age 78 years 11 months 27 days Notice of funeral hereafter Westmoreland county papers please copy
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flowers
J. W. Flowers
Allegheny Safe Deposit Company Ad Promotes Vault Rentals
An Allegheny Safe Deposit Company notice advertises rent of fire and burglar proof vault space at 112 and 114 Federal Street. It targets executors trustees guardians and others holding valuable items such as bonds securities and specie, with rental starting at 45 per year and upward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allecfeny Life Deposit Company
Federal Street
Aliquippa Real Estate Boom Sparks Invested Interest
Aliquippa tradesmen and investors crowded the office as plans for the new town drew strong interest. Over 50 lots were selected for April 14 sale day with hotel and stores planned, deeds offered after sale, and prices expected to rise once the town gains momentum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aliquippa
Aliquippa Seel Company
Westinghouse
Car rampage on Wash ington street injures rider
At about 8 50 p m an electric car on the West Side hill broke free and sped down the street. Motorman Samuel Maitland leaped clear and saved his life though his face was cut and his nose broken. The car smashed into a brick landing tearing out the front of the building and causing extensive damage. A separate item notes a decomposed body found near Beech Creek with 130 dollars in the victim's pockets and no identification.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Street
West Side
Samuel Maitland
Bellevonte
Big Sandy
Beech Creek
Lita
The Great Nerve Strengthener For Women
An 1900s style advertisement claims women suffer nervous weakness from work and spring fatigue. It promotes Dr Green's Nervara as a purely vegetable remedy to restore strength, vigor, and health, promising better mood, energy, and bloom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Green
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Lees d Recreation Park
M'.foero
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Buckley
Armstrong
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Stucky
Lontsevile
Canavan
Pfeffer
Sdmirers
East End Grms
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Watterrope
Tomurder
Catchen
Jim Reenasx
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Latham
Phillies
University of Pennsylvania
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Kelly
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John
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Italy
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Commonwealth
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Dopps
Allegheny High School
Dodds
Sneewy Grange McCormack
Fayette County
Western Penitentiary
James Hammond
Freset
Patrickee
Freep Scumier
Diamond Street
Joux Gilnoy
George McCayne
Carnegie
W. J. Welsh
Franklin
W. 4
H. Morgan
Alliance
the Duquesne
Sam Cunningham
Indiana
R. J. Linton
Believernow
Seventh Avenue
Conese E. P. Gillespie
Greenville
Washington
Pittsburgers
Brave Greensburgers
Jewett and Miller
Cumberland Presbyterians
New Wilmington College
West Virginia
River News and Notes
Mansdam
Hottertamn
Teutonic
Lverpool
Allegheny Safe Deposit Company
Warr
Arnheim's
Thonursday
Wanamaker
Baw
Bird's Eye
Sixth Street
Vaughan
Vaughan’s Seed Store
Aliquipp
McIntosh-Huntington Co
Cleveland, Ohio
Waertin
W. Va
Sole
Pittsbury
Buea
Apollinaris
Table Waters
the Times
the Apollinaris Co., LD
Eng
JAS. Fneil & Bro
Twenty-ninth Street
Allegheny Valley
Ahlers
Teilors
Dr. Greene
Greene
W. Mth Street
Market Street
Sir Gureert E. Camenone, Bart
Mandeville Square
Scenes From Lifes Stage
Sin Greeret
E. Carsent, Bart
Deer Park
Sie Guseer E. Camesers
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