A Review of Sports The Absurd Notion of Transferring the League Club From Pittsburg to Indianapolis
The piece opines on fan reactions as Pittsburgh faces a pivotal series with Boston New York and Chicago in a tight pennant race. It argues for measured support, critiques harsh critics and urges managers players and crowds to focus on performance, unity and fair play amid a season of disappointments and potential roster changes. It also notes amateur regatta interest and forthcoming boxing bouts involving Carney Burge Gallagher Mitchell Slavin and Dixon while commenting on league politics and proposed relocations.
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Bostons
Pittsburg
Atend
Camerahi
Boston
New York
Chicago
Pitteburgs
Snes
American Association
von Derle & Co
Cincinnati
P. L
Indianapolis
Brush
Brash
von Ahe & Co
Pi R
Columbus Club
Allegheny Athletic Association
Columbia Club
Sponges of the Bahamas Before Market Study
A New York World sketch describes Bahamian sponge fishing led by United States Consul McLain. Iron hooks and water glass locate sponges, small specimens are left. Vessels haul catch to a kraal for washing and beating to remove organisms before drying and sale.
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Bahama Islands
United States
Conell McLain
State Department
California chemist touts chemical plant for home electricity
An American inventor from California claims a chemical process can generate and store enough electricity to run 25 to 30 lamps in a single house at low cost. He already has a system feeding about six lights. The chemicals used are new to the electrical field.
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California
A Woman's Preference For Chamberlain's Remedy
Mrs L.8 Hinton of Grahamville Florida states she prefers Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhea Remedy to all others after two years of use in severe cases with perfect success. The remedy has a wide reputation and great merit.
Pioneer Sample recalls frontier Pittsburgh life and Indian raids
Veteran Revolutionary soldier William Sample lived through frontier Pittsburgh times from 1791 when his family faced a brutal Indian raid near Girty’s Run to his death in Shaler township. The account recalls fort fights, river crossings, and the changing landscape around Fort Pitt as Pittsburgh grew from a frontier post to a city.
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Washington
Cumberland County
Pittsburg
Girty’s Run
William Sample
Allegheny River
Allegheny
Mr. Ewart
Butler Street Arsenal
Fort Pitt
Hos
Shaler
Mr. Sample
Sample
Early border tragedy near Dick's Run and Sharps
The Dick and Sample households suffer a frontier assault during the War of 1812. Chapman, a Sample hired man, is killed at Dick's house as natives raid, scalp him, and abduct the Dicks. Powers discovers the open door and Chapman’s body. a pursuing party tracks the assailants to Detroit, then British-held Michigan, where they are held until exchange.
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Dispatca
Sample
Allegheny County
Chapman
Esley Powers
Sharps
Powers
Miles Aroun
Ohio
Detroit
Great Britain
Widow of President Polk Remains In Mourning for Life
The obituary recalls Sarah Childress Polk widow of James K. Polk who died last week in Nashville. She lived a solitary life at the Polk mansion never left mourning dress for nearly forty years, refused Washington visits, and kept the president’s study as it was with an unused trunk, preserving relics of a long first lady’s devotion.
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Sarah Childress Polk
Polk
James K. Polk
Aira Polk
Nashville
Tenn
White House
Washington
Great Eastern Vessels Prospect Hinted by Ship Builders
Millwell on the Thames hosts Stephenson Brunel and ship broker W. 8. Lindsay who tour the Great Eastern. Lindsay calls it the largest affair of its kind but questions its profitability asking what trade would suit the giant vessel if he owned it.
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Stephenson Brunel
Lindsay
Millwell
Thames
Branel
Brane
Ship-building giants push for record Atlantic liner
The article notes a Cunard contract with Fairfield of England for a 600 foot ocean liner to reclaim the Atlantic championship from White Star flyers the Teutonic and Majestic. It compares modern lengths to the ill fated Great Eastern sold for scrap, reflecting rising costs and coal use.
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Pe Lindsay
Oeans Os
Fairfield Concern
England
Cunard Company
White Star Line
Teutonic
Majestic
Great Eastern
Doctors misdiagnose a case as fever then rheumatism
A New York case shows multiple doctors mislabeling a patient with trichinosis as Scarlet fever, then typhoid fever, then inflammatory rheumatism. Each prescription adds danger as the young man endures a torrent of medicines before recovery begins.
Berne Celebrates Seven Hundredth Anniversary
Berne Switzerland marks its 700th founding anniversary linked to the bear killed by founder Berthold V in 1191. Bears have been kept by the city since, with a brief noted stock loss during the 1798 French capture, and the bear gardens remain a popular sight for visitors today.
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Berne
Switzerland
Berthold V
Jardin Des Plants
Paris
Minnesota report redefines Mississippi source lengthen river
The State Park Commission reported to the Governor that Lake Itaska n is no longer the source of the Mississippi. The true source lies in a large reservoir nine miles above Italks, making the Mississippi River from the Gulf of Mexico to the reservoir 2 555 miles long.
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State Park Commission of
Minnesota
Lake Itaskan
Mississippi
Italks
Mississippi River
Gulf of Mexico
Henry George's Right Hand Man Dies in New York
William T. Croasdale of New York, long a devoted follower of Henry George, dies at 44. Born in New Castle Delaware, he served in the Seventeenth Delaware Regiment, helped edit the Wilmington Commercial, founded the Evening, and supported Bayard’s presidential bid. In New York he led George's Mayoral campaign of 1886, edited Standard, originated the National Single Tax Convention, and chaired its National Committee. He sought Congress in New York's Seventh District but was defeated by Dunphy on the Democratic ticket.
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William T. Croasdale
New York
Henry George
Croasdale
W. T. Croasdale
Mr. Croasdale
New Castle
Del
Seventeenth Delaware
Wilmington Commercial
Her F
Baltimore
Thomas F. Bayard
George's
Prince
Ing
Standard
Cronsdale
Congress
County Democracy
Dunphy
The Old Santa Fe Trail and Its Legendary Path
In 35 years after Columbus, Alva Nunez Cabem de Vara reached Florida and treks toward Mexico. The old route charmed travelers to New Mexico and beyond, tracing a level 500 mile road with no bridges, famed for Bearded followers, Kit Carson, and others. Colonel Henry Inman may be writing a book about it.
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Columbus
Alva Nunez Cabem de Vara
Spain
Florida
Mexico
New Mexico
de Vaca
Phil Skearney
Kit Carson
F. X. Aubry
Santa Fe
Independence
Henry Inman
Willie
The Wig Makers Petition the King for a McKinley Bill
A fragment of the 1765 Animal Register chronicles the era’s politics and press battles. It notes the wig makers petitioning the King for relief from foreign competition, the hatters and other trades seeking protection, and John Williams facing the pillory for the North Briton print. It also recalls steam pioneer Watt and rights-advancing themes amid stamp act tensions.
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Peruke Makers of
London
Washington
Harrison
John Williams
Fleet Street
King's Bench Prison
Westminster
Williams
The New Lake at Salton and Climate Report
Prof Wheaton of Palm Valley in San Diego county cites the Salton Sea as cooling the valley climate. He notes temperatures between 100 and 140 degrees and increased cloudiness, with extraordinary heat reported at Colton and nearby areas.
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Great Salt Lake
Salton
Prof
Wheaton
Palm Valley
San Diego County
St. Louis
Erade
Colton
Cnabadameee
Teutonic Shatters Ocean Record in 5 Days 16 Hours
Speed on the sea reports the White Star steamer Teutonic breaking ocean records by crossing in 5 days 16 hours and a few minutes. It also notes a 117 mile single day gain and raises safety questions about high speed ocean racing.
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Teutonic
Majestic
Globe
New Glass Stopper Bottle Aids Handling Of Liquids
A surgeon notes need for a better bottle design for essences and oils. The issue with ordinary bottles is drips, label damage, and shelf burning. A new stopper uses a glass pin to secure the neck, creating an airtight, non sticking bottle with a slimmer straight sided body.
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England
Virtue in Lemons and Cooling Lemonade Remedies
A writer extols lemon virtues to ease heat and suggests simple lemon drinks for summer. A medical authority endorses lemon use against harsh medicines and bilious attacks. The notes advise evening and morning lemon juice in water as a gentle health routine.
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Hocass
Patent aims to simplify beer froth creation
A historic note explains a new patent that streamlines froth production for beer. It replaces separate saponin extractions with a single process combining fining and frothing agents, avoiding concentration or drying steps and extraneous additives.
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Hord
Lead Charged Cotton Seed Oil for Metal Protection
The article explains a simple method to infuse cotton seed oil with lead to produce a hard protective paint. One gallon of oil receives two pounds of molten lead, yielding about 17 pounds of lead after cooling, with repeated additions absorbing roughly ten more pounds. The lead enriched oil is used to coat metal surfaces to resist oxidation.
Torpedo Use Sparks Debate in England Over Naval Tactics
A strong reaction emerges against torpedoes in England. Analysts question the current British naval torpedo as a formidable offensive weapon. American design claims success in tests and may soon be demonstrated to major European powers by the inventor.
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England
Tas Dreratca
German Engineer Invents Automatic River Bed Profiler
A German engineer designed an instrument that records river bed profiles from a boat at 4 to 5 miles per hour. A curved arm hinged at the upper end trails the bottom, and its angle reflects depth for automatic registration on a revolving drum as the boat advances. It has recorded a profile in 10 days.
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Instraum
Spectacles in Photographs to Keep a Ready For Such
A brief note explains the value of keeping spectacles ready for use when viewing photographs. It emphasizes preparedness and practical reading of images for readers.
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the Association's Movements
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Dixon
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