A Review of Sports Amalgamation and Boxing Talk
A long opinion piece surveys baseball league conflicts in Pittsburgh, debating the Players' League, national league, chances of one or two clubs, and the role of gambling, then shifts to boxing with Dempsey Burke Wall match talk, English boxing stars, and Salvator's mile record as context for American prowess in sport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burke
Dem
Ormonde Club
Teff Wall
Wall
London
England
Dempsey
Wail
Miserable end of a debauch in Maxton
Gibb Lee a 30 year old jeweler from Greenville Pa died in the home of Kittie Brown in Maxton after a spree and chloral for nerves. He had recently returned from a short vacation and died shortly after retiring. a coroner found a $100 bank check a gold watch and jewelry among his effects. His death is linked to an upcoming marriage planned in Greenville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maxton, Inc
Gibb Lee
Kittie Brown
Scott
Greenville
H.S. Mark
Miss Brown's Place
Marion
Order of Odd Fellows
Hamburg Fi Laxative and Hosiery Sale Notice
A Great Discovery notes castor oil as a laxative once held in high regard. New stock of medium and heavy weight hosiery and underwear for ladies children and men at BNAsLe SHUSTER 35 Fifth Ave offers special gains this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamburg
Hamsburg
Igland
Mack Deng Oo
Bnasle & Shuster
Fifth Ave
Pittsburg and Lake Erie Railroad Offers Special Excursion
September 2 the Pittsburg and Lake Erie Railroad runs a special excursion train leaving Pitcburg at 2 P M Central time and arriving in Chicago next morning. Returns via post for 10 days. Bargains listed for rain silks and other items at 35 Fifth Ave with vendors in Ponk anergy and Kwasis & Sevseren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Bieck Gesda
Ponk
Anergy
Apap Kwasis & Sevseren
Fifth Ave
Skidder Divorce Saga Ends in Wedding to Kate Delaide
In a romance across class lines Beverly Skidder, a wealthy banker Charley Devere and factory girl Kate Delaide navigate divorce and social expectations. After Beverly's illness and Kate's steadfast love the couple marry as Mrs Skidder and Mr Devere reconcile.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beverly
Katy
Divorce Plot and Stolen Heart in a Domestic Turmoil
In a melodramatic domestic scene Mrs. Skidder dreads telling her husband of an immediate divorce while Devere pressures reunion by next Saturday. The unexpected entrance of an unconscious Mr. Skidder from a park accident escalates the tension as proposals, vows, and a grim irony unfold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Devere
Devere
Charles
Mrs. Skidder
Mr. SkidJer
Carley
Carley Very Much Surprised, “Because It Would Kill Me," Sid Mr. Skidder
Sea Shore Charities Aid With Summer Help Near Asbury Park
A circuit of seaside aid organizations along the New Jersey coast near Asbury Park provides lodging and meals at low or no cost. Sea Rest on First Avenue serves poor working girls at about 3.50 a week with two week limits. Elim Cottage in Ocean Grove supports ministers and students at 4 a week, while Bradley Beach offers free summer care for worthy poor. Hey East funds Avon by the Sea incurables and helps crippled Quaker City children. A Memorial Hospital opens in Long Branch and a Good Shepherd branch operates in Asbury Park, all supported by summer visitors and donors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Jersey
Asbury Park
First Avenue
Ocean Grove
Elim
Bradley Beach
James A. Brad
Brooklyn
Asbury Par
Avon-by-the-sea
Hey East
Philadelphia
Long Branch
New York
Leper Lands Return. 14 Convicted in Molokai Disorder
A Honolulu steamer brought back Marshal Hopkins and officials from Molokai where 29 natives were involved in a disturbance. Fourteen of them were convicted of assaulting Superintendent Evans, who suffered ill treatment, amid fears of further house demolitions. King Kalakaua hosted Rear Admiral Brown at Lantana Palace before the cruiser Charleston sailed under sealed orders to the Pacific.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ban Feranotsco
Honolulu
Molokai
Marshal Hopkins
Evans
Kuijswao
Kalakaua
Lantana Palace
Brown
Charleston
Islands
Marion
Iroquois
Nipsic
Frightful Word Puzzle Fragment Security of Elated Franchise
Fragmentary OCR text discusses a valuable franchise and Hostetter's Bitters as a remedy. Mentions medical jargon and vague claims about dyspepsia and rheumatic fever. The readable portions offer no clear event, date, place, or named entities to anchor a specific news item.
Privileges of the Gay Policeman in the Ozarks Stay Untold
A mountain native in the Ozarksstrums a jewsharp by a stream on a log. A stranger praises the tune and the mountaineer vowst to marry the man who can play it, saying he will be his best man. The scene notes the jewsharp and fiddle as prized in Arkansas and Missouri mountain life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
County
Devons
Ams
Genblias Teatere J
Reieabrond
Esse
America
England
W. A. Lane Day
Colenel Rogers
Philadelphia N. L
Beodar
Bell Field
Rin
United States
W. A. Sanday
Scorps
W. A. Sunday
Avenica
William Sunday
London
Ormonde Club
Harry Overton
Bill Reader
Reader
Overton
Jem Carney
Carney
Birmingham
Egland
Mitchell
Tom Symonds
McAuliffe
Symonds
Slevin
Slavin
Indy
Beverly
Snyone
Gay
Kate
Ozarks
Stranger
Arkansas
Missouri
Byers
Sam
Mwa
Petrified Rumor Surrounds Wild Bill’s Grave in Deadwood
Tale rumors swirl through Deadwood about Wild Bill Hickok being petrified after the fatal shot. A mysterious stranger offered money to exhume the body, but undertaker Smith refused. Months later more strangers lingered as locals checked the new cemetery mound and found no disturbance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deadwood
Wild Bill
McCanl
Undertaker Smith
Bill
Smith
Kind Hearted Gulls At Astoria In Hunger Tale
An old traveler recalls a bitter cold day at Astoria where starving gulls huddled on ice blocks near a ship. Black and white birds shared scraps and helped each other, transforming despair into a moment of unlikely fellowship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Astoria
Duma
Hard Times and a City Job Loss Echoed at the Market
A sorrowful policeman laments job loss after sudden dismissal tied to a mayoral favor. He and a fruit seller exchange grim talk about hard luck and unemployment, worsening by the minute as tension rises near a fruit stand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerry
Mr. Murphy
Theo
Militia Gossip Notes Drill Return and Roster Hints
News item reports regiments resuming drills, officers changing posts, and inspections across the Eighteenth and Fourteenth Regiments. It notes Lieutenant resignations, election of Second Lieutenant in Company C, and plans for rifle practice at High Bridge range and other venues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benethis
Speatersv
Twenty-second
New York Regiment
John P. Peony
Comi Gion
Althe
Charles M. Bospsuva
Smith
Bundsbouh
Washington Lofantry
Washington Lolaany Stemrock & Rowley
Toney
Harrisburg
Lasa Texast Kenn
Hille
Lodiana
Tseawa
Indiana
McGreton
James M. Larmo
Greensburg
Laird
Stace
High Bridge
William M. Aul
Coasi
Pittsburg
Adjutant General’s Office
Multiple Global Crises Stir Readiness Across Nations
Brief items report floods in Switzerland and Michigan, influenza among German troops, destitution in Oklahoma, a fatal shooting in Council Bluffs, and political shifts in Ireland. Also listed are a London rent cut for Skye tenants and legal actions in Wisconsin flood cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liverpool
Germany
Switzerland
South Africa
C. BR. Boyce
Foster
Oklahoma
Burbank
John Asher
Blufts Lane
Beavers Falls patient praises low cost medical treatment
A Beaver Falls woman testifies that following Dr Beers treatment reduced noisy ailments and improved health. She notes the plan costs less than other physicians and appeals to workers who value value and affordability.
Lost Boy Samuel Hanry Missing From Saltsburg Pa May 1890
A 13 year old boy Samuel Hanry left his Saltsburg home May 25 1890. He is stout build black hair brown eyes heavy eyebrows dark complexion with a scar on one cheek and a raised scar on the left wrist. He wore a light salt and pepper coat and vest brownish red patched pants a striped shirt and soft blue felt hat. A $100 reward is offered by Dr Hugh Henry Jeannette Pa for information leading to recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saltsburg
Eft
Hugh Henry
Jeannette, Pa
Aultlitea
Also Mentioned on This Page
William A. Sunday
E&gatta
Salvators Peat
Pittsburg N. L
O'Neil
Pitsburg
Gemon
Connon
Deninis
American Association
Iefereet
Baseball
Ewing
New York P.L. Cird
Players’ League
Ergatta
Western Pennsylvania
Eastern Obono
West Virginia
The
Paziliets
Jack Burke
Jack Dempsey
Dewpacy
Atlantic
Englaso
John Burke
Dave Campbell
Campbell
Slavin and
M’auliffe
Salvvator
Salvator
Ten Broeck
St. Simon
Simon
Pringle
Chicago
Hacez
Beverly Skidder
Charley Devere
Skidder
Charley
Clara
Kte Delaide
Eviie Delaide
Mra Skidder
Kate Delaide
Kate Delaidle
Him
Mrs. Bhidder
SEA Shore Charities
New Jersey Coast
Jewsharp
Whitten
the Dispatch
BaTeey
Fifth Avenue
Saaae
Saltewor
Patterson
Mt. Gretna
London Land Commission
Michigan
Little
Missouri, Kansas and
Texsy
Heard
Wisconsin
Alexander Sullivan
Southern Pacific Baitens Int
T. H. Madden
Ireland
Lords Justices of Appeals
Mellor & Hoene
Hardman, Krakauer, Vose and
Kimball
Geo. J. Learzaf
Forbes
Beaver
Beaver Falls
Testich
Dr. Beers
Dra. Logan & Byers
Penn
Boy
Samuel Hanry
Salam Nyasehe
J Dyck
Philadelphia and
Penn Avenue
Pittstra
An Dyck
J. van Dyck
Penn Ave
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