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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1891
Page
11
King the Pittsburgh pitcher subdued New York batters with a sharp array of fastballs and a twisting delivery. Poony Richardson delivered the lone clear hit for New York as Pittsburgh won 7 to 4 behind King’s brilliant fielding and efficient control.
Pataneheim reports a Philadelphia win over Cincinnati with Mullane wild early and Gleason effective until the sixth. Third base highlight by Shindie stands out as 2,505 attend. Key players listed include Hamilton, McPhee, Seman, Reilly, Mullane, and Halligan. Final score shows Philadelphia ahead in a one hour, ninety minute game under umpire Huret.
The Bridegrooms beat the Clevelands 9 to 4 in Brooklyn with superior batting. McKean Griffin and Tebeau starred in the field as 1,600 fans saw Brooklyn claim the win in a one hour 45 minute game.
Featured racing items include Rosalind Wilkes defeating Alvin in a free for all at Burravon with a 2:15 heat, Belle Hamlin's fitness concerns, and a 2:16 triple hitch event. The meet faced showers interrupting the 2:12 class and plummeting footing.
The Belipes Baseball Club replies to the Beaver Greys challenge by agreeing to a game for one cent aside and gate receipts under conditions but will only face the Beaver Greys. They will meet the Greys’ manager in East Liv Monday at one o clock in the morning to post their $108 feign articles of agreement.
Rumor says Bridgeville may quit the County League next week with two home games left. Manager Mayer cites insufficient gate receipts to cover expenses and a dispute with East End Gym over a postponed line. A Bridgeville withdrawal could lead to league collapse.
Telegram from McKeesport says the Greensburg club will host Goulds in a second game tomorrow. Goulds face two important matches at home and another with the Uniontown club, as the series continues.
In an 11 inning affair at PaTen Bertier Aug 7 Tarentum rallied late to win 10 to 1 over MHS. The Tarentum lineup featured Pinkerton Conwell and Elliott while Timer and Elliott to Tarentum provided pitching support.
New York hosts several athletes with Peter Parper and P Byatt in town. Frank Lloyd advertises Uniontown race entries while Bridgeville and Beaver Falls prep afternoon meets. Beverages and teams like The Silver Kings and Lesconscribe appear alongside local batters and pitchers with varied lineups and matchups announced for today.
Tomorrow The Dispatch will publish the first correct story of Junius Booths two marriages.
A crowd of about 6000 watched racing at Jerome Park where favorites won several events though no stakes were run. Races included a heat race, a steeplechase, and multiple sprints with Exotic, Pine, Roquefort, and Bassanto among the winners. Entries for tomorrow list handicaps and notable names across six races.
The Saratoga race day on August 7 reports fine weather and a good track. Races list results with horses placing, times, and betting odds for five races includingSt Charles Orinoco Little Mind Inferno Drizale Tormentor Rex Cottonade Espirite etc.
Carcase August 7 Hawthorne meet reports five furlongs Queen Trowbridge won with Piccadilly second and Dr Igeman third. Time 100M. One and one sixteenth miles Little Scheers won Patrick second Carus third. Time 2 ce. Six furlongs Jenneis Maud Howard second C L Brown third. Time 273. Six furlongs Main B second Warren Lelantard Th Time 1 siy. One mile Dundee first Tidus second Buckhouse third. Time 1:45.
At Cutoaco on August 7 the program featured multiple races. Drift won the first over Blue Malid and Leo, Honder Lass led the one mile second race with J J Healy second and Arundel third, Gala Stone won the three quarter mile, Jim Head placed, and Bran dorette led the one and one sixteenth mile fifth race with Marchma second and Jed third.
Races at Baappock on August 7 drew a large crowd though anticipated entries did not appear. Local borace managed the dashes but bettors were few and money staked was minimal.
The Island Gun Club wrapped up its second annual tournament in Wuertima with a larger crowd and strong shooting across eleven events. Winners included Howard, Townsend, Penn, Skinner, and Young, with high two day average earned by J. A. Penn of Wheeling.
In Wellsville on August 7 the Crescent club beat the Elite club four of five events. Edna Smith won the ladies singles and, with Adi Riggs, claimed the ladies doubles. John McGregor and Susie Stevenson took the mixed doubles, while A P Dennis and W H Scriven won the gentlemen's doubles. The next tournament is set for next Thursday with spectators from Pittsburg and East Liverpool present.
Walter Young and Robert Maxwell two local amateur sprinters from East Liverpool are matched to run a 100 yard race for a purse at the fair grounds in Wellsville next Saturday afternoon.
Harrisburg Aug 7 Attorney General Hensel’s public letter to Auditor General McCamant condemns costly Philadelphia mercantile tax suits. He cites a 9 percent cost of collection against 30 to 40 percent receipts and urges investigating mercantile appraisers for possible criminal prosecutions while advising Philadelphia to halt suits when no money can be recovered.
Omaha August 7. In a meeting of smelter employees John Quinn warned Denver workers that if terms are not reached soon trouble will arise there. He said the situation is a lockout not a strike and promised a notable action in Denver within days amid cheers.
Lina Aug 7 Miss Della Howard a 15 year old girl is jailed after seeking help from Officer Miller claiming cruel treatment by her aunt. She says she was hypnotized and that a kidnapper took her sister to the oil district where she was found after a two day search. A medical consultation will determine the cause of her actions.
At Ridgeview Park on Aug 7 hundreds of children gathered with mothers and sisters to meet a day express and enjoy a grand auditorium program. A white dressed crowd heard a chorus and Bible recitations from many young performers including Winona Nicely Emma Cartwright Beulah Gardner and more as four balloons were released at the end.
Marshall County Teachers Institute at Moundsville reports 185 teachers in attendance. Virgil A. Lewis urged preserving the mounds as priceless relics. A Berkeley County session at Martinsburg draws great interest with orthography lesson. seven of the teachers correctly spelled four frequently misspelled words.
Detectives in McKresfort pursue a bold gang after a break in at William Hamma of Greenoak. A coat and vest were stolen, linked to a cloth sample, leading to A Mondel a second hand dealer arrested for receiving stolen goods. Hamma’s coat and vest found.
Recurring controversy surrounds the resignation of Rev Joseph H Bausman pastor of the Presbyterian Church here Reports say some sessions criticized him for teachings not aligned with the Confession of Faith while the pastor claims dissent from parts of that creed and offers immediate resignation A church decision is expected after his Europe trip but likely before his return other than notes of cordial relations between pastor and session remain.
Jonystons Aug 7. Lee Rankin once a bright carpenter at No 12 Market Street grew silent after surviving the flood. Months of brooding culminate in today’s incoherent ravings about the flood and a plan to be sent to an asylum.
John Lambright of Beaver Falls filed a malpractice suit against Dr. T G McPherson seeking 10000 damages. Lambright says a grind stone fell on his leg while unloading at Emerson Smith and Co's works, the doctor set the bone, cast it, but neglect caused the ends to heal misaligned, shortening one leg by four inches.
From Denver Otto Schoendove Frank Young and Fred Roberts were jailed after stealing 2000 from Werner Printing. Judge Voris held a grand larceny trial and sentenced the trio to two years in the penitentiary each. Schoenduve and Roberts are 17. Young 18. One thousand four hundred ninety eight dollars was recovered, Denver officials deducting 100 as reward.
Foanrim Aug 7. The African Methodist Episcopal District Conference met in this city with Rev J Holliday of Pittsburg in charge. Ministers' attendance is large and committees were chosen. Rev J W Wilson from South Carolina was transferred to the Allegheny Conference to lead Cambria Chapel Johnstown and preached the opening sermon. Sessions continue until Monday.
J H McCleary, aged 60, who worked on cartridges at Ft Henry during the 1812 bombardment of Baltimore, begins a long walk across the country toward Uniontown to visit his old friends before they pass away. He is in good health and says the journey means little to him. Summer resorts report in The Dispatch tomorrow.
The eighth annual reunion of the Northwestern Association G A R Department of Pennsylvania will be held in this city on August 16. Treasurer Shattuck of Meadville reports more than 7,000 veterans have paid dues and nearly all plan to attend the event, promising one of the state’s largest veteran gatherings.
The Toledo and Ohio Northern Railway Company board authorized immediate construction of a line from Fayette Ohio to Shipshewana Indiana passing through Williams County Ohio and Beeuben and La Grange counties Indiana. The project aims to create a third Toledo to Elkhart route boosting Lake Shore system connections. Travel note previews Concepcion Chile in THE DISPATCH tomorrow.
Eight year old daughter of Hugh Burchinal Mt Vernon avenue was bitten by a large dog while it rested after running a rabbit. The dog seizing her arm tore flesh and broke bones, mauling face and neck. hydrophobia feared as she fights for life. In New Castle a telegram reports Edward Thompson killed in Leadville Colorado. he once lived in Pulaski County.
The National Association of Letter Carriers elected officers in Deruort on August 7. President T. C. Lennis of Boston was chosen, with A. E. Smith of San Francisco as vice president and J. F. Victory of New York City as secretary. Other posts include E. W. Crane as treasurer and D. W. Washington as sergeant at arms, plus several executive, legislative, and trustee posts across multiple cities.
Aug 7 John Sword of Mahonington residing in the county plans a suit for damages against the Pennsylvanian Company alleging losses from deflection of the Shenango river channel.
A two year old child of John Knight of ZaWESVILLE was seriously injured when it touched a hot car mechanism and suffered burns. Police report details are incomplete due to damaged text. Further inquiry expected to determine exact cause and conditions.
Frevuay August 7. Mrs Sherman Hill of Faulk Avenue retired to bed with a set of false teeth in her mouth and swallowed them during the night. Local physicians attended and reported no lasting injury as the teeth were recovered.
River activity shows a falling water level as of August with 3 feet 4 inches in the canal and 9 feet 7 inches below. The John A. Wood tow heads to Pittsburg while the Mabel Comeaux delays launch until Tuesday. Captain Leathers travels to New Orleans and the Sam Miller is due tonight. Pilots Faulkner and Douglas head to Pittsburg tonight. Eight homestead trails are towed to New Orleans by the Tennessee River Navigation Co. The Sous romans total over 4 0 tons. Leathers plans to tow Valley era in the New Orleans and Rend trade until his new ship T P Leathers finishes at Howard's yard in October.
The passage reports river levels and conditions for multiple locations including Brownsville, Mongantown, Allegheny Junction, Wheeling, Memphis, and New Orleans with rising or falling stages and clear warm weather. It notes packets like Jim Wood and C. W. Batchelor, dam gate work at Davis Island, and obstruction by the Wheeling Bridge Company affecting the channel.
Sedasta Missouri Aug 7 The tramp killed Wednesday night on a moving freight train is identified as Peter Smith of New York. He hailed from a wealthy Cologne family and has been in the U S six years fleeing militia service. After failing to find work and exhausting funds he rode freights. Smith carried a large sum in a New York savings bank.
Rev Dr Sherwood a colored evangelist held a camp meeting in South Omaha and trained boys from the orphan asylum into a band. He forced long work hours, took their earnings and paid 10 cents a day for food. He is charged with mistreatment and the preliminary hearing is set for tomorrow.
In Morden last night a bolt struck the house of Martin Skilling causing his wife to die instantly and the residence to burn. A second fatal lightning strike killed the wife of John McGinnis at another nearby dwelling.
An alarm from box 4 reported a small fire in the McCormick and Co warehouse on Sixteenth Street. The blaze consumed about 150 dollars worth of charcoal and caused minor damage to the premises.
The People’s Store on Fifth Ave Pittsburg promotes August savings across all departments offering discounts of fifty cents to a dollar per item as it clears stock for fall. Shoppers can outfit fully from shoes to millinery while summer remains.
A local shop promotes 25 to 33 percent discounts on novelties fall suits jackets wash waists wrappers and millinery at half price. Carpets are priced extremely low with shoe bargains including Misses and Children's Oxfords and a solid leather shoe at 1 00.
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