Pittsburg Defeats Youngstown in Local Football Camp
About 1000 spectators at Exposition Park witnessed a high quality football match where Pittsburg beat Youngstown 4 goals to 1. The Pittsburg forwards OBrien Warele Waldron and Brien starred as Pittabureers dominated with superior play and timely defense despite Youngstown's strong team. The article notes this victory amid league turmoil and outlines upcoming games against Youngstown and East team with lineup details for both squads.
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Exposition Park
Pittsburg
Youngstown
Pittabureers
Youngstern Hai
Obrien
Warele
Waldron
Pitteburg
Brien
Licbtning
Dar
Wittshares
New Boxing Rules Aimed at Scientific Sparring in Amateur Circuit
Boston athletes back a proposed amendment to boxing rules for future contests. The plan outlines three weight classes and two four minute rounds with a one minute rest, emphasizing scientific points over strength and endurance, with disqualification for repeated fouls or harmful accidents.
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Thostoy
Thee
Boston
B.A. A
A. A
Ted
Chicago market shows December buying surge and coke demand
The Chicago market reports higher than usual December buying with many small coke and charcoal orders and several larger deals. Coke irons are in strong demand due to low prices, while lake superior charcoal markets show no change. Leading furnaces report healthy activity and potential production cuts to balance supply.
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Crimenco
Rogers, Brown & Mereinsav
Lake Superior
Local Natatorium Swimming Contests Prompt Strong Showings
J P Fox the swimming instructor swam underwater for three lengths as part of the afternoon program at the Natatorium. Results included multiple sprint and distance events with several swimmers posting fast times and a three yard distance race won by second sired. The Natatorium team defeated the football team four tests to nothing in a four event meet officiated by Me L F McCormick and James Taylor Sr as timekeeper.
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Natatorium Testertag
J.P. Fox
Kave
P. Maguire
Tiret
B. Fawkeriy
Walter Cooper
Burt Prica
Cons
T. Tanior
Cloch Stein
Utsund
Fesjannl Rree
J. P. Fox
C. 4. Brace
J. Taylor
Natatoenium
Me. L. F. McCormick
James Taylor, Sr
Boxing match purse proposed for Piall and Pritchard in May
The Boling broke Club of London offers a $500 purse for Jim Piall and Ted Pritchard to fight in May with a side stake of £0 per man. Parson Davies, Hall's manager, discussed terms with Richaml A. Fox and weighed a larger early purse against betting odds. Betting was 100 to 1 on Pritchard. some doubt a 2500 payoff at evens. Peer Jackson has contract obligations in Philadelphia and New York. Also reports good shooting at Krashton with a brisk field at the racetrack.
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Crosco
Lee
Speréal
Bolingbroke Club
London
Jim Piall
Ted Pritchard
Davies
Hall
Richaml A. Fox
Fon Pritchard
Evens
Peer Jackson
Dn Rensasate
Piiledelphin
New York
Sweepstakes and shooting prizes at Sportsmen's Association event
John Newell won the sweepstake contest with Ajbbert Hoffmetter second and James Brooke and August Hoffmetter third. William Brown placed fourth. In the three shot contest James Burke scored 2 of 50 to win a carving set, with Dr. Keaggy scoring 2 and earning a revolver. G. W. Galbraith finished third with 2 and an ammo case. Other members including C. F. Frazes T. H. Seniors and st Hoffmeister won prizes as turkey shoots drew interest.
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Sportsmen's Association
John Newell
Ajbbert Hoffmetter
James Brooke
August Hoffmetter
William Brown
James Burke
Dr. Keaggy
Cota
G. W. Galbraith
C. F. Frazes
T. H
St Hoffmeister
A Little Boycott of Their Own at Guttenberg Track
New York special report details a split among winter track horseowners, trainers, and jockeys at Guttenberg. A posted notice asks whether riders back the Board of Centre or the Board of Free Horseowners after January 2. It bars any horse moved to new hands after December 28 to dodge the Board of Control.
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New York
Guttenberg
Board of Centre
Board of Free
Board of Control
Hudson County Jocker Club
Erie wrestler Parker wins $1000 catch match in Yorgastows
Harvey Parker of Erie defeats Jauck Brady of Kansas City in a two bout match at midnight. The first bout lasts two hours five minutes with Parker gaining the fall. Brady is reported to have a sprained arm after time is called in the second bout, sparking dispute over the stakes.
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Yorgastows
Harvey Parker
Erie
Jauck Brady
Kansas City
Police Gazette
Brady
Parker
Christmas Winners at Gottenburg
The report lists multiple short horse races with winners and placings. Tom Hares led the five furlongs, Kempland Ar r took six and a half furlongs, and other results mention Roquefort Little Fred and Parson among various placements.
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Gerrex Hares
Dee
Tom Hares
Matagorda Fills
Lomax
Kempland Arr
Roquefort
Little Fred
Tiara
Sania Saunterer
Text
Heme
Ink
Ainane
Tormentor
Ene Ee
McKeever
Vardake
John Hicker
Tez Dis patch chess and checker sections omitted
The Saturday Tez Dis patch chess and checker departments are omitted this morning and will appear next Tuesday. Solvers and contributors should note the delay and plan accordingly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Disratca
Cas
Shooter Challenges Ross for Glenwood Shoot Match
A note in The Drs-PATCH claims that a Homestead Rod and Gun Club member Ross will issue a challenge to certain men. If heard, the Glenwood shoot would be staged with five match events as requested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ross
Homestead Rod and Gun Club
Glenwood
McKeesport Beats New Castles 1–0 in Tight Football Fight
In McKeesport on December 5, a lively football match between New Castles and the local team ended with McKeesport triumphing 1 to 0 after a hard fought game.
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Mckeesporrt
Dec
New Castles
McKeesport
Horse Race Fraud Crackdown Draws Regional Attention
Loca patrons push to curb winter racing frauds. Tipton Indiana Trotting Association fixes August 2 to September 2 as meeting dates. Denver driver inducted to train for Schmulback Park Wheeling West Virginia. Hamilton Ontario leaders push for fair grounds and track. Kentucky Association track sold to Major Johnston with new races planned next spring. Major topics include winter racing curbs and potential legal actions.
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Loca
Tipton
Trotting Association
Doux
Pavxe
Schmulback & Park
Wheeling
W. Va
THER
Hamilton
Ont
Rat Place
Tarre Iss
Colorado
America
LaGranp
Fairview
Tom Ochiltree
Dawdle
Sluggard
James Dustrie
Cmiarm
California
Perkix
St. Louis
Gemocts
Garfield
Kentucky Association
Con. M. Lewis Ouank
Louisville
Garfield Park
Col. Clark
Lambert Tree
Baseball Notes and League Reshuffle Rumors
Eastern League will reorganize in January as reports detail changes for next season. Players like Dave Gen recover while others face uncertain futures with multiple teams and managers weighing options. Headlines note Lyons possibly joining Pittsburgh papers and Richardson drawing Giants attention amid trade talk.
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Dave Gen
Pete Browning
Louisville
Philtelphia
Lyons
Pittelurg
Tor Hin
Anson
Chicago
Dutty An Farrell
Olea
Sass Gots
New York
Richardson
Washington
Tim
Giants
Patnoss
Denny Lyons
Fxibed
Pirtsetea Msvaten
Sohela
Pittsvongers
St. Mavis Adic. O.P
Fred Pretter
League
Chicago Triteac
Porting Notes and Boxing Match Rumors
The article lists freedmen backing a crew for Columbia College and names figures like Aly Kennedy Maxi T aman and Simmy Carroll among entrants and rivals. It mentions boxing match plans between Harry Gilmore and Jack McAuliffe, a Pacific Athletic Club purse, and several eliminations at a Livebird shoot. A miscellaneous hotel notice parodies hotel etiquette and wine lists.
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Columbia College
Aly Kennedy
Iam
Bill Myer
Jimmy Carroll
Maxi T Aman
Simmy Carroll
Windle, Zimmerman and
Murphy
England
Mitchell- Corbett
Frazer
Harry Gilmore
Jon Chotsski
Pete Maher
Pacife Athletic Club
Meesamis
Horstleid
Quinn
Gleewood
MaxTaxka Lee
Mexican frontier turmoil as Garza followers clash near Rio Grande
Reports from Brownsville and San Antonio detail Garza revolts along the Texas border. Captain Johnson returns from scouting while Captain Hardie pursues revolutionists. Mexican troops rush to frontier and Fort Ringgold braces for siege as Diaz acknowledges misinterpretation of a cipher message.
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Antonio
Tex
Military Department
Catarina-Garea
Rio Grande
J. P. Martin
John
United States
Garza
Texas
Mexico
Ft. McTntosh
Francis Hardie
Second Cavalry
Carrizo
Department
Hardie
General Stanley
Captain Hardie
Stanley
John G. Rourke
Los Angeles
Diaz
Fort Ringgold
J. Plutarco Ornelas
Nuevo Laredo
Matamoros
Fourth Cavalry
Hogg
Te Tis
Brownsville
Theyi
Camargo
Backa
Laredo
Catarina Garza
Fort McIntosh
Garra
Encinal
Duval
Pena
International Railroad
Rio Grande City
Dias
Mexico City
Plutarco Ornelas
San Antonio
Romero
Washington
Fashionable tin trunks for transcontinental voyages
The passage notes that a woman from England who has been in the country less than a year often relies on tin trunks. It argues such trunks, common and aristocratic in England, are inadequate for a round trip across the continent. Immigrants typically acquire two or more of these disappointing baggage receptacles, with ladies especially affected.
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England
Atlantic
California
Christmas Riot Ends With Police Lockup In Chicago
A Chicago crowd on Custom House Place erupted into a running melee after a saloon fight. Officers in plain clothes were trapped, rescued, and hauled several prisoners to Harrison Street station amid a running gun and baton struggle. The mob scattered as more officers arrived.
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Chicago
Custom House Place
Robert Johnson
Harrison Street
Thought Transference Discussed by Prof Lodge
Youth's Companion reports on Prof Oliver J Lodge at the British Association meeting proposing that thoughts can transfer between minds via an unseen medium. He cites experiments and argues ether may carry ideas, offering a natural explanation for phenomena once considered miraculous.
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British Association For the Advancement of Science
Oliver J. Lodge
Lodge
England
Hartington a Duke. Fears the quarrel will expose soiled linen
The article outlines internal Liberal dissidence led by Lord Hartington with Mr. Chamberlain in the Commons. It notes Salisbury’s influence, the fight over leadership, and hints at royal honors and international diplomacy developments amid Bulgarian and French affairs.
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NEW York Associated
Lord Hartington
House of Lords
Joseph Chamberlain
Sir Henry James
Duke of Devonshire
Lord Salisbury
Mr. Chamberlain
House of Commons
Henry James
Gladstone
Stambuloff
M. Ribot
Berlin
Ribot
Milwaukee clash over Loyal Legion boycott by Chivas Post
A Milwaukee dispatch reports a growing conflict between Robert Chivas Post G A R and Loyal Legion members as Chivas Post urges ex-privates to boycott ex-officers at elections. The dispute stirs state reactions with calls for broader G A R support. Schuwate 1 previews a cold day with the thermometer at 71 degrees below.
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Chicago
Milwaukee
Loyal Legion
Robert Chivas Post
Chivas Post
Loyal Légion
Grand Army
Chivas
Schuwate 1
Arctic Explorer
Menthol Cone for Grip Suggested by Doctor
A physician in the St. Louis Grote-Democrat recommends menthol cones as a preventive and soothing aid against la grippe. Sniffing relieves nasal soreness and may reduce germs, with caution for mustached individuals to rub the area so breathing draws the menthol into the nostrils.
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St. Louis
The Tin Tranks of England
A fragment from the St. Louis Globe-Democrat notes a lady traveling with a tin item. The brief hints at a curious anecdote linking a tinsmith or tinware to English travel.
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England
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Comets Composed of Gold
A Youth's Companion item describes comets with short bushy tails bending backward. It suggests tails may consist of iron molecules, linking meteorites and comets. It notes a prior comet with a curving tail led to speculation that gold could be the involved element as a golden visitor in the sky.
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Youth
Space
Conference to form Pennsylvania tax convention to revise laws
Harrisburg reports a February meeting will assemble 30 representatives from varied state interests to draft a tax reform plan. Key figures include Rhone Tagesrt of the Grange, County Commissioners’ rep Giles Price, and Heber Sark of Philadelphia Manufacturers, aiming to unite manufacturing and local groups. A bill may emerge for next legislature.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Grange
Master Rhone
A. I L. Tagesrt
Gerard C. Brown
James B. McSparran
R. H. Thomas
Giles D. Price
Erie
Association of County Commissioners
Heber S (Ark
Philadelphia
Manufacturers’ Club
J. Price
Sersn
Senate Finance Committee
Grarger
Price
Vce
National Board of Trade
United Boards of Trade of
Wyoming
Lackawanna Counties
Pittsburg
Joseph PB. Weeks
The
Iron World
Youthful Harvard Grad in Argument with Businessman
A young Harvard graduate disputes with a hard-headed self-made businessman. The graduate asserts he knows much, only to hear the retort that the businessman likewise knows little in comparison. The exchange highlights pride and mutual underestimation in a sharp back-and-forth.
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Harvard
Weather Outlook for Watton and Ohio Regions
Increasing cloudiness and light rain in Watton Virginia and Western Pennsylvania with winds shifting to the northwest and strengthening, turning colder by Sunday morning. Ohio sees occasional rain or snow, clearing later with a chilly trend continuing.
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Watton
Virginia
Pennsylvania
Fort
Ohio
Weather Bureau report and forecast notes
A United States Weather Bureau officer provides local readings including temperature and conditions for the area. The dispatch references a forecast by Bob Burdette in the upcoming edition tomorrow.
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United States Weather Bureau
Sean
River News and Notes from the Dispatch
Weather cloudy and warm as the river rises slowly. Readings show 7 feet 2 inches at the falls and 9 feet inches in the canal with 1 1 inches below. Buckeye State moved up from Memphis to Cincinnati amid fleet departures including Wond for Cincinnati Owensboro for Evansville and Sherley for Carrion.
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Louisville
Dee. S
Memphis
Cincinnati
Owensboro
Evansville
Sherley
Carrion
Upper Ganges Show and Regional River Reports
Weather and river readings show the Allegheny at 1 foot 1 inch and falling while Morgantown and Brownsville report rising levels. Cloudy skies, mild conditions, and thermometers near Fr. M. indicate cooler air in the region.
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Allegheny
Ctoudh
Col
Morgantows
Brownsville
Wakken
Weather and river notes from Cincinnati and New Orleans
The report lists river levels and conditions across several cities. Cincinnati shows the river at 17 feet 4 inches with rain and cool weather while New Orleans sits cloudy and warm. Memphis notes 9 feet 7 inches river level with cloudy, cool conditions. Departures include Andes to Pittsburgh and Cleary in Savannah with varied arrivals from Cincinnati and Natchez.
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Wheettixe
Batchelor
Cincinnati
Congo
Ren Hor
Parkersburg
Cleary
Louis
Savannah
Tennessee
Cate
Charles Brows
UATRO
C Hn Brown
New Orleans
Lua Prince
Natchez
Kansas
J. F. Waller
Tow
Memphis
Ohio
Andes
Pittsburg
Fire losses total 140000 across multiple states
The blast wrecked businesses from Greentown near Akron to Hutchison Kansas and Waverly Illinois. Fires caused by gaso line in barrels led to damages at several shops and uniforms for Knights Templar and Masons. An Oakland residence ignition added to the excitement as Christ mans guests fled the scene.
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Ee Greentown
Akron
Gamp
Hutchison
Kan
Myton
Christmans
Final chance to use 85 rate for medicines and treatment
The notice proclaims six days remain to enroll in the 85 rate for medicines and treatment. It stresses this is the absolute last opportunity with no extensions, urging patients under or entering treatment before January 1 to secure the reduced half‑month rate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dre Copelanil
Hallanced Byers
Last Chance at 5 Dollar Cure for Chronic Ailments
Alfred Nickolds, edge tool maker at City Tools Works, describes years of throat and head trouble, breathing issues, stomach distress, and fatigue. After a week of treatment by Drs Copeland Hall and Byers, he reports complete relief and urges others to seek the same relief before December ends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Alfred Nickolds
Mr. Nickolds
Emyr
Ren City Tools
Thirty-Second Street
Greretom Avenue
West Penn Hospital
Reposted Case Endorses Permanent Cures By Drs Copeland Hall Byers
The article repeats that Mrs Margaret Perry of the city corner Ann and Moml rie streets says she is as well as ever and that the cure from Dr Byers is permanent and complete and long lasting. It cites earlier 1887 statements and emphasizes last chance under the 85 offer.
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Dr. Byers
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Jie Tall Will Pight Pritchard
Krashton
Brachton
Gottenburg
Chess and Checker
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Turf Notes
Brewer Ten
Washington Park Club
Winter Ee
St. Loois
Baseball Notes
Rigi
Caterino Garza
Jown
Professor Lodge
Hartington
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Sweet Society
M. Stambuloff
M. Stolloff
Balisborg
M. Chadouine
Paris
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Prince Alexander of Battenberg
Sofia
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Mr. Hargreaves
France
Spinks
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Earl Russell
Wimbledon
Prince of Wales
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Sandringham
Duke of Cambridge
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Duke of Buccleugh
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Dispatch
Bob Burdette
Morrow
River News and Notes
Erton
Mashonaland
London Spectator
St. Nicholas
the Century Co
East 17Th St
N.Y
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Lon- Dox
Fleming
Overholt
Finch
Gibson
Dunville
Wise
Ramsey
Cork Distilleries Co
Watson & Co
Glenlivet
JOS. Fleming & Son
Market ST
Cor. Diamond
Drs. Copeland
Hall and Byers
Mrs. Margeare Petry
Cor
Ann and Moultrie
Byers
Copeland
Sixth Avenue
Tod
Tor. W
Des. Copeland
Avenna Aaanens
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