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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1890
Page
6
President O Neill presses to sign Vine and Nichol after the Cincinnati release. He aims to bolster the Buffalo team during a rain plagued period while discussions grow on a Pittsburg and Chicago schedule shift and potential compromise to revive fan interest.
In a postponed Chicago versus Cleveland (P L) game O'Brien started for the visitors striking out seven but was hit during the contest as Chicago won 6 to 3. Box shows Comiskey and Tebeau among players with several hits and runs batted in.
In a rough box score from an August 5 game at OLeverarp the Chicago National Learuram dominated long in the box. Attendance reached 1,000 with CLEVE and Newark posting mixed totals as Kittridge and Ostein contributed strong scoring efforts.
Fragmentary text mentions individuals and names such as Keith Devie and O Brien with scattered references to boxing or athletics. No clear event, date, or outcome is readable. the fragment appears to be a torn association record listing members or participants.
Schedule shows SATIONAL League games including Pittburg at Cincinnati New York at Philadelphia Boston at Philadelphia at Brooklyn New York at Boston and Cleveland at Chicago. ASSOCIATION-Athletica pairs Columbia Brooklyn at Louisville Syracuse at St Louis Rochester at Toledo. Also referenced is the Death of the Washingtons.
A. G. Spalding, president of the Chicago National League Gleb, denounces tactics of Brotherhood managers and alleges false attendance figures. He says escorts counted crowds to expose actual attendance, claiming papers inflated turnout by up to 400 percent in some weeks. Critics say the league uses passes and publicity to mislead the public while Brotherhood clubs profit.
William Barnie filed two statements of claim in the Common Pleas seeking $10,000 against George W. Childs of the Ledger and Jacob E. Wagner. He alleges a December 6 1888 Ledger article wrongly claimed he had lost his mind and was confined to an asylum. He contends the statements damaged his reputation and employment as Baltimore Baseball Club manager.
John Ward's Brooklyn team played an exhibition against the local squad in Altoona. The one sided game drew about 800 spectators with Brooklyn winning 66 to 8. Errors credited to Altoonas Munroe and Hemmings.
Chicago officials consider canceling the license for Ed Corrigan’s West Side track amid a war between rival gamblers. Mayor Cregier and Corporation Counsel Houtebinser debate suspending the permit, which would halt racing at Saratoga and Mosmouth. Corrigan accuses gamblers and officials of corruption as the quarrel escalates.
Monmouth Park races list results for August day with winners in four events. Clarendon, Potomac, Morrow and Stockton Cres win in their respective sprints and middle distances, with runners-up and times noted where legible.
The note to the Sporting Editor references a horse or runner named Jay Eye See and records a 220 in Corry Pennsylvania during July. It mentions a trot at Pittabare in a 2 30 class and a prior mark, with unclear later name details following.
Saratoga August 5 weather fair and track good. First race a one mile win by Ruperta with King Crab second and Belle n'Ur third in 1 41. Second race one and one eighth miles Sinalon es Eminence second Daisy third. Third race unclear. six furlongs result shows Los sae lea first with Cassius second and Ploodtide third. Remaining lines note Sean won a race over Chesapeake with Bertie Campbell second.
Detroit hosts the twenty second regatta of the Northwestern Rowing Association on the Belle Isle course with a fair attendance and choppy water. Four oared trials see Wolverines and Tecumseh favoring the field while the Wyan-Lottes claim a double feat. the four oared final favors Detroit with Wolverines second Tecumseh third, time 30.31.
Prof Jimmy Taylor the oarsman letters regatta managers at Lachine near Montreal to seek a veterans prize in September. If offered, Taylor with Patrick Luther and Henry Coulter will attend. ages 53, 60, and 60 respectively. Taylor aims to race a Renan caveman in three years if no opponent steps up.
Parkersburg reports an outbreak of a strange hog disease in the county. Dr. Spence Cook's dissections found a worm boring through the hogs neck into the windpipe, causing death. Washington entomologist L C Howard confirms bot fly involvement and requests samples for study.
The Democratic County Convention named Thomas B. Wyant for Associate Judge Wesley Bennett and Samuel B. Brown for Legislature Samuel S. Gump for Sheriff John E. Ejobolt Prothonotary Joseph H. Sparks Register and Recorder Samuel Working and James Rhoads as Commissioners Jesse Willis as Treasurer Adam F. Diehl and Frans P. Barton as Auditors Robert C. McNamara as District Attorney Thandeus Hoenstine as Poor Director Dr A J Bowster as Coroner The platform endorsed Pattison denounced the McKinley and fares bills called for tax law reform favor ballot reform abolished fees and county office salaries and criticized Treasury looting by Congress.
Ed Reilly deposited $25 to back a match with Billy Cochran known as Billy the Kid for a side. Cochran prepared for a larger stake on Saturday night at 8 o'clock, with a second offer to fight for pleasure if the first fails. Race notes mention no Buffalo races due to rain and various baseball and league updates, including managers and players discussed in a contentious meeting.
Thomas D. Stewart, a Baptist minister living five miles from New Martinsville, was duped by three Wheeling confidence men. They enticed him to sell his farm for 6500, then he was drawn into a three card monte game and lost 500. He borrowed 500, won 200, and recovered 500 more for the stranger, but the safe box contained only newspaper clippings, not money.
Emancipation Day observed in New Castle with 800 visitors from Oil City Mercer Beaver and Butler counties. Speeches by Major Alex McDowell Sharon Colonel Jackson and Major J B Brown. a joint resolution thanked McDowell and pledged support for his Congressional bid.
Police records show numerous minor charges from Allegheny area. Ann Bradley arrested for drunkenness on Beaver Avenue. Emma Steecher alleges threats by August Klinging. G W Mileman and H M Devine renew a prior dispute. Lizma Aul accused of damaging clothes line. Cartary Guil and Lieutenant Fenola linked to cigar pendling. William Fredericks bail posted on cruelty charge. several locals face bail for disorderly conduct and assault cases.
Democratic County Committee in Chambersburg names ticket with John Sweeney for Congress W R Gillan for Legislature John Wilhelm for Legislature G A Britsch for Treasurer Daniel Talbein for Prothonotary W H Stewart for Clerk of Court David Zallinger for Commissioner Henry Spangler for Commissioner and denounces McKinley in a telegraphed dispatch from Chambersburg August 5.
Very Rev. Thomas A. Carey orders plans for a ladies seminary in Erie. The building costs $40,000 and will be 139 feet long and three stories high. It will be run by the Bistera of St. Joseph and not limited to any single district or family, as the project aims to serve the church community.
In August 6 at Caxton two men attempted suicide by stepping in front of a moving engine. Jacob Pui stood on the rails but was saved by the engineer. later another man called a printer Charles E. Slusser prepared alcohol and corrosive sublimate for self harm. Despondency led to both acts.
Special telegram reports a 10 year old girl from Alice Mings attempted to use carbon oil and was burned to death. In Carlisle Borough a residence and barn owned by James Eckles near Mechanicsburg burned after a spark from a steam thresher, causing about 4,000 in loss with insurance unknown.
A twelve year old boy, George Toker, was killed while swimming in the Twelve Pole river near OCranno West Virginia when a blast from a catapult struck him.
The Young Men's Republican Club of Western Pennsylvania with about 600 members held a meeting in New Castle. A heated vote settled the presidency and a State convention ticket. W. D. Wallace supported the anti-McDowell faction, while Jesse Reed and S. L. McCrackin were elected to state delegates amid accusations of bribery surrounding E. J. Phillips and W. D. Wall.
Knights of Labor Executive Board met and upheld Master Workman Kerfoot s stance on the Dunbar widows case and the responsible company. They condemned any group seeking to blemish Kerfoot, postponed the Moyer mass meeting, and prepared a plan for a local gathering. Peter Wise reports 1000 miners remain resolved to win a three month strike as strike tools were removed.
Candidate Dela mater attends Methodist campmeeting in Greensburg on August 26 and urges citizen participation to guard against corruption. He cites education and temperance as key issues and is joined by Latta and Judge White who supports local option and opposed licensing reform.
Warrants issued for A. J. Ambrose on a charge of marrying another man's wife and he waived hearing before Alderman Hart. Ambrose and the woman he married were bound over to court for bigamy. Neighbors plan to fund prosecutions and threaten tar and feather punishment for Ambrose and his wife. A shoe merchant linked to the estrangement also faces threats to his family.
Special telegram from Charles Tox dated August 5 describes a mob of about 40 masked men who stormed the house of Thomas Mears near the city, dragged him to a tree, tied him up, and severely beat him over alleged domestic misconduct.
Fragments report an unknown assailant placed a tie across the track near Vanclense to derail a southbound Ohio River Railroad train. The pilot knocked the obstruction off the rails, averting a wreck and possible murder or robbery. Other items note a fatal dog attack in Roffsdale, a pardon petition for J A Bobbs, and various regional notices from Pennsylvania and West Virginia.
The August 5 opening featured speeches by Dr H B Palmer and George Vincent, plus messages from Bishop John Vincent. Notables including Hurlbut Root Habberton and Dr McKee addressed a crowd of thousands. fireworks capped the evening at Lake Chautauqua. The Missionary Institute closed its session and Kent House reported a full house with overflow.
In Manchester a tangle of two Allegheny German families sparks legal clashes among three aldermen. Mrs. August Wetzel brings the Walz family from Germany. quarrels over living arrangements lead Wetzel to sue Walz, then Walz sues Wetzel for wages. Aldermen Rupp Foley Callee preside as disputes multiply, leaving the families in mutual ill will.
Mrs. Mark Donley wife of Twenty-eighth ward Common Councilman attempted suicide at her residence 2738 Carsonstreet Southside last night around 11. She took paris green in her room. Drs. Rossman and Koeller treated her. she remained unconscious briefly but recovered by 1 am. Officials suspect illness as the motive.
Water diverted by workmen on the Duquesne Trac tion line flooded the south wall of Forbes street and poured into the Jones residence on Cornett street Soho. The kitchen and lower rooms were soaked, walls and furniture damaged, and a baby in a cradle was wetted.
Secretary Reisar of the Central Board of Education received teachers permanent certificates from Harrisburg. The Committee on Vacation will meet Saturday afternoon to lay out the school calendar for the coming year.
People in position to know say a large crop of bankrupts has been jailed preparatory to taking advantage of the Torry bill if it becomes law this session of Congress.
Survey crews plan a field check of the historic Poor Farm site and are expected to identify more than 149 acres in the plat. The farm has not been surveyed since 1865 and was reportedly miscataloged at that time.
Monsieur Graf of Lyon with his daughter checks in at the region hotel. Wetzel couple from Lawrenceville plan three months in Europe via New York and the Fulda. Rev J L Milligan heads to Newfoundland for a month or more. H H Byram remains ill with guarded hopes. Aldermen Reilly McInerny Coakley Collins take Atlantic for a few weeks. Dr C A Leisher begins home visit at Courtenerville. Dr J P McCord and family ride Buffalo Express to Niagara Falls. Controller Morrow to Chautauqua for about a week. Chief Brown set for a ten day seashore trip.
The Fifth Iowa district nominating convention selected Elle Geers George for Congress. In Texas, the Sixth district Democratic convention nominated Hon. Joseph Abbott for another term. Arkansas Fifth district also backed Hon. W. Peel for re election with no opponent.
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