Buffalo Bow to Host $30,000 Sullivan Jackson Bout Bid
Buffalo decides to back a $30,000 Sullivan vs Jackson fight with plans to form the Erie County Athletic Club. Sullivan is willing to fight if Jackson accepts, while Parson Davies is reportedly in Europe and may agree. The club aims to open in a Genesee Street building and stage a Marquis of Queensberry era bout.
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Burrao
Sullivan
Jackson
Providence
Renae
Buffalo Athletic Club
Erie County Athletic Club
James C
O'Brien
John S. Sullivan
Davies
Peter Jackson
Buffalo
Fullerton
Bullivan
Dispatch
Mul
Jackson Sven
St Louis Spring Meeting Plans Bigger Purses and Longer Races
The St Louis Fair Association announced the spring running meeting with longer races for three-year-olds and up, sprint events limited to yearlings, and two new stakes the Debutante and the Great Western each offering substantial purses. A Derby event on day one carries 2,500 added, with further stakes on subsequent days including yearling Debutante, Hotel stakes, Ellwood Percheron, and Granite Mountain Mining themed events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
The
Fair Association
Abule End
Ae Hotel
Fogarty Seeks Fight as Middleweight Challenge
New York boxer Jack Fogarty, famed for a strong bout with Jack Dempsey, offers to fight Mike Donovan or any middleweight. He calls for an exhibition in Brook and states he will accept a stake or money if he cannot secure a match.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mike Devovan
New York
Jack Fogarty
Jack Dempsey
Brook- T
Donovan
Iehiie
Dempaeor
Unreadable Racing Card Fragment With Multiple Entries
Fragmentary race list shows numerous horse names and weights with unclear odds and running details. Entries include Dougan Little Mickey James Moline Thomas Highland Mary Jarothus Hard ship Win Woodstock Grete Pros Little Faille Lady Archer Michiand Alveda Daleaman Arkina King Utility Annie Third Stiles Fire Pie Fan Chat Telilhean Feast Lancaster Wanderer Poesiehie Gide Lewin Fane Tr Bi Owen Gulden Madeline colt Vera tee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dougan
Little Mickey
James
Moline ‘Thomas
Highland Mary
Jarothus
Hardship
Grete Prosepee
Little Faille
Lady Archer
Michiand
Alveda
Daleaman
Doho Arkina
King i
Utility
Annie
Jobo Clarkson Nearing Pact With Boston Club
A private telegram from San Francisco indicates Jobo Clarkson has virtually bound himself to the Boston Club after days of wire negotiations. Serenens Te Beale remains in play at a year, with terms reportedly accepted in principle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cariaco
San Francisco
Jobo Clarkson
Boston
Annual Pennsylvania Trotting Horse Breeders' Event Planned
The Pennsylvania Trotting Horse Breeders' Association announces its annual meeting to be held at the Seventh Avenue Hotel in this city in December. Details on schedule and speakers are forthcoming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania Trotting Hore Breeders’ Association
Seventh Avenue
Leddy Knocks Out McCormick In Brooklyn Ring Bout
In a December telegram from New York Elizabeth lighter Jim Leddy battered Pittsburg middleweight Jim McCormick in a Brooklyn pavilion match. Leddy landed decisive blows ending with a right-hand swing that floored McCormick unconscious for about 15 seconds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Jim Leddy
Elizabeth
Jim McCormick
Pittsburg
Knuckles
Brooklyn
McCormick
Lyddy
Erey Brontan
McCormick Ae
Billy
Berriman
Robert Molitor
Lookout for British stallion prospects in 19th century racing
Spirit of the Times reports W. L. Scott seeks an imported stallion to cross with Bayon d'Ora and Galopin line mares. He favors St Simon offspring, noting past success of St Simon and Donovans, Ayrshire from a Galopin mare, and doubts about 3-year-olds of last season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. L. Scott
Donovan
Duke of Portland
St. Simon
Ayrshire
Hampton
J. Simon
St. Angela
Tom
Ormonde
Melton
Bend Or
Trarch
Rove & Borse
Thorn
St Simon
Spirit of the Times
Wilmot Leaves Washington for Chicago Club Sign
Washington fans react to news that Ben Wilmot will not return to the Senators next season. Wilmot is reportedly ready to join the Chicago League Club, with contract terms pending and official permission requested from club presidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben
Washington
Chicago
Dispatch
Washinettex
Wilmot
Hoy
Sexton
Pans Sealemmotan
Wecananienees
Seavnk
T Wilmot
Jan Ne
Lynch Ba
Vun
Question on newspaper errors and refunds stirs debate
A reader identified as H. v. asks about a racing issue and daily paper errors. The paper’s previous reply claimed only restitution of the reader’s own money, noting no formal rule governs the matter and sparking interest in how such disputes should be resolved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. v
Local boxing bout called off amid stalling talks
The proposed match between J Jennings and W Ryan has been declared off after unresolved terms. Jennings remains eager for a future bout while Ryan has yet to agree to a local venue and date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Jennings
W. Ryan
Bearle Demises Amid Foreign Medical Terms
A terse notice reports the death of Bearle in Adelaide South Australia. It mentions Searle the puller and names December and Adiapateh in connection with the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorpox
Adiapateh
Adelaide
South Australia
Searle
Puller
The Emperor Responds To Dethroning Message In Brazil
Details from Lispoma report the Brazilian revolution originated with the military while the populace stayed passive. Dom Pedro refuses republican funds, departs with family within 24 hours, and imperial dowry remains until a later assembly decides. Comte d Eu and others depart as monarchists face expulsion. The Alagoas ends voyage under a neutral flag.
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Dom Pedro
Lispoma
Atrato
Rio Janeiro
Brazil
Ladrio
Bania
Pernambuco
Bank of Brazil
General de Fonseca
Amret
Europe
Comtesse d’ EU
Comte d'Eu
Prince Augustus of Coburg
Suez Canal
Ec Domo
Alagoas
Between Life and Death in Zanzibar
Emid Pacha remains in dangerous condition in Zanzibar with Dr Parke hopeful for recovery though a complication could arise. The patient endures a bad hand and difficulty clearing his lungs as his prognosis hangs in the balance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zanzibar
Emid Pacha
Parke
The Famous Mt Vesuvius Erupts in Italy
Earthquake shocks felt in central Italy today but caused no casualties or property damage. Mount Vesuvius remains in eruption as Rome reports status.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Italy
Mount Vesuvius
Fight in Speak-Easy Ends in Possible Fatal Blow
James Lane was struck with a beer bottle during a fight on Sobo street near Fifth and Center yesterday around midnight. Dr. Goldin says the skull is not fractured and brain injury is uncertain, with Lane remains unconscious. Doyle and several others fled, with authorities pursuing leads and witnesses to be questioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Lane
Lane
Doyle
Dr. Golden
Sas
McAleese
Fitzral Reed Doyle
Witneses
Pittaberg Elke-Tender Tributes at Pittsburg Elks Lodge
The Pittsburg Lodge No. 1 of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks held its first Lodge of Sorrow honoring deceased members at Fourth Avenue hall. A distinguished lineup spoke on their lives with music, prayers, and a solemn memorial led by Exalted Ruler W. W. McClelland.
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Pittaberg Elke
Pittsburg Lodge
Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks
Lodge of Sorrow
Ball St
Fourth Avenue
Elks
William Chalet
Ing
Stephen Hornett
William W. Clark
John N. Haslett
Pittsburg
Haslett
Old Birmingham School
Bedford School
Wien
Ted
Nevin
Clark
Gilhooly
Iheir
J. Hazlett
Philadelphia
Bartley Campbell
New York
Campbell
Has
Asuery
P. W. P. O’brien
W. H. Wallace
John PF. McCord
O House
McCord
Mr. Chalet
James W. Davis
Quincy A. Robison
William Risser
C. V. Lewis
Charles 8. Brown
Frank McDonald
John Johnson
George Searsh
Tge Elphinstone
Hornett
Clearing House Exchange Table Shows Weekly Rates
A table from Boston dispatches lists gross exchanges for the week ended December 7 1889 across cities, with percent changes from the prior week in 1888. It places the subject in the ninth position and notes improvements over Piary while detailing rate movements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Piary
Boston
Matched at Last Race Articles Signed for McClelland Miller
E C McClelland of this city and Alexander Miller of Newburg New York have signed articles for a 10 mile Christmas Eve race in Philadelphia for 002 bide and all receipts. McClelland's backer in New York reports transfer and training plans with Philadelphia as the race site. The trainer is not yet confirmed but Chris Roserip is expected to continue in some capacity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. C. McClelland
Alexander Miller
Newburg
N. Y
Philadelphia
McClelland
New York
Quaker City
Chris Roselip
Eeaesres
Tae
Andes Ai
Twenty sixth ward independent voters meet to plan election
The Twenty sixth ward independent voters gather tonight to map actions for the February election. They expect to endorse a ticket including Squire Philip Hoorr Zio who is a leading candidate in the precinct.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philip Hoorr
Funeral of Jefferson Davis Draws Massive New Orleans Crowd
More than 40 000 people viewed Davis in state at City Hall New Orleans as memorial services spanned Protestant Episcopal Catholic Methodist and Presbyterian churches. The funeral plan includes a Brook portico ceremony with a choir and naval procession, pallbearers led by Mrs Davis and governors from various states, and veterans from the Army of Northern Virginia and Army of Tennessee marching near the caisson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson Davis
New Orleans
New
Keener
Methodist Church
Galleher
Protestant Episcopal Church
Markham
Hubert
Bakewell
Martin
Lafayette Square
Arthur Sullivan
Army of Tennessee
Lary Glynn
Davis
J. A. Payne
Grand Army
Army of Northern Virginia
Eulogy in Gotham for Jefferson Davis at New York memorial
About 100 Southern Society members in New York gathered to draft resolutions on Jefferson Davis’s death. Colonel W H Hardy delivered a lengthy tribute praising Davis as a hospitable neighbor, loyal statesman, and fearless soldier from Mexico to the Senate, ending with a patriotic salute to his duty to Mississippi and the country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Society of
New York
W. H. Hardy
John C. Calhoun
New York Southern Society
Jefferson Davis
New Orleans
P F
Colonel Hardy
Brierfield
Waters
Congress
Mexico
Buena Vista
Sol
Senate
United States
Fentoman
Clay
Webster
Cushing
Resolutions Adopted By Southern Society Committee
A committee chaired by J. C. Calhoun was appointed to arrange public services in New York. The resolutions express sympathy for Mrs. Davis and family and seek Bishop Porter’s consent for Grace Church services. Prominent Southern figures attended, including John C. Calhoun and General J im Wheeler, with many named others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Clarence Cary
Joseph Wheeler
John R. Abney
A. Robert Chisholm
J. C. Calhoun
South
Davis
Porter
Grace Church
John C. Calhoun
W. M. Polk
James Swan
John E. Bacon
Ray
Savannah
J.im Wheeler
Alabama
Roger A. Pryor
T. G. Stewart
Kent
Francis
Patrick Calhoun
M. J. Verdevery
William Wilmer
Dougherty
F. C. Morehead
A. W. Hamilton
Kentucky
J. L. Robertson
A. R. Chisholm
Livington Munns
Georgia
W. L. Kunst
H. C. Glenn
Henry Jackson
Josh Brown
Josh M. Nash
Johan ER
Abney
Secretary of War notes Jefferson Davis death in New Orleans
The War Secretary received a telegram from New Orleans announcing the death of former Secretary of War Jefferson Davis in New Orleans. A funeral is planned for December 11 at 12 noon in New Orleans, with Secretary Proctor sending condolences and urging peace and goodwill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Proctor
New Oratoaia
Washington, D.C
Jefferson Davis
United States
James A. Shakespeare
New Orleans
New Ur
Redfield Proctor
Norfolk Acts on Davis Funeral Arrangements
A large mass meeting at the Academy of Music in Norfolk and surrounding counties planned observances for Jefferson Davis's funeral next Wednesday. Resolutions praised Davis and formed committees to coordinate with Confederate camps to support Wednesday ceremonies and favor interment in Richmond, Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nowrose
Norfolk
Portsmouth
Academy of Music
Jefferson Davis
Davis
Richmond
The
Confederacy
Marshall Slapped in Hotel Lobby Slugfest
In Wheeling December 8 a public altercation erupted at Hotel Ruffner as attorney W A McCorkle slapped United States Marshal H B White after a disputed remark about Jefferson Davis. McCorkle challenged White to seek satisfaction any time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wheeling
Ruffner
W. A. McCorkle
United States
H. 8. White
Jefferson Davis
White
Davis
Potter's Field
McCorkle
Eecel Oer
Raids Target Suspected Speakeasy in Lawrenceville
Captain Brophy and Lieutenant Orth raided an alleged speakeasy run by John Beck at Charlotte and Thirty-fifth streets. Mr and Mrs Beck and 12 visitors were arrested and jailed at the Seventeenth ward station as the police call the place one of the worst in the city area. Police report hundreds visited the house yesterday to obtain drink.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brophy
Orth
Lawrenceville
John Beck
Charlotte
Thirty-fifth Streets
New Publications and Prize Stories Spotlight
The Youths Companion announces a 1890 short story prize with five thousand dollars in cash for top entries from authors worldwide. Almost six thousand stories entered, promising a prize heavy year for fiction as part of a broad 52 week program. Send for the illustrated Prospectus for 1890 from Youths Companion, 41 Temple Place, Boston, Massachusetts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vourth’s Companion
America
Europe
Bank checks to be protested for insolvent actions at Harrisburg
Lawrence Bank will present checks totaling 20000 dollars for payment today. If not cashed, Depositors' Committee will protest and forward to Harrisburg for Auditor General action after 30 days to seek bank insolvency. Depositors discuss further suits. Cashier Hoerr and President Young are mentioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Bank
Harrisburg
Hoerr
Young
Yiomd
Florida Days review and publisher details
An illustrated travel book advertisement for Florida Days by John Ward with Louis E. Harlow art, four color plates, two etchings, one full page plate and 48 illustrations in text. Cloth optional gilt top binding, Little, Brown & Co. Boston 24 Washington Street. Price not specified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Ward
Louis E. Harlow
Independent
Critic
Little, Brown & Co., Publishers
Washington Street
Boston
Holiday Clothing Offers Focus On Value And Service
The ad promotes practical clothing for gifts emphasizing good value, quality and service. It touts suits and overcoats as sensible presents, urges avoiding trinkets and gadgets, and promises exchanges or refunds if sizes are wrong.
Tailors Wanamaker and Brown Advertise Bespoke Trade
Wanamaker and Brown on Sixth Street and Penn Avenue offer tailoring to order. They cite three reasons for customer preference: variety of fine goods skilled workmanship and fair prices.
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Baseball
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Clarkson
Fogarty
Distaton
Leslompe
Ward F
St. Valentine
Maid of Woodland Geld
Cook
Lela May
Oxrem Ieee
Gan
Tete Ay
Carom Ena
Te-Day
Clifton
Pittsberg
Pillsburg
M'Cormick
Bull
Gibbons
Bearle
Emin Pacha
Dr. Parke
Emi Pache
Mt. Vesuvius
Baltimore
Louis
Milwaukee
Paul Or
Nee
Seeneweerere
Omaln
Anne Memphi
Columbus
Indianapolis
Fort Wo Tenes
Hartford
Duluth
Portland
Worcester
Sone
Syracuse
Wees
Grand Rapid Des Moines
Wichita Onan
Oane
Portlan Nee Oon Sane
Nashville
Birmingham
Montress
Canada
McCleland
Gotham
Virginia
Davie
Bis Waterloo
Ines Eer
Erro
Eural Eo
Teeta Druggist
Wolff
NEW Publications
W Exzhing
CompPanion
Temple Place
Boston, Mass
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
the States Signal Service
Ay F. M
Moncarrownn
Brownnesvil
Eewmors
Ek Pola
GEO
Stevenson
Birth Avenue
D. Lewis
Fifth Avenue
Wood Street
W. M. Laird
Florida
Margaret Deland
Sixth Street and
Penn Avenue
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