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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1890
Page
6
Local Brotherhood talks in Chicago and East seeking to land Ad Gumbert from the East. Hanlon reported hopeful talks with Gumbert and possible Chicago permission to play for the new league club. Hanlon criticized a false stock sale report and outlined exhibition game plans and player targets.
Kansas City January 2 Fred Pfeffer Chicago Brotherhood Leader was in town returning from Williamsborg Kan where he met Charlie Bennett Chicago catcher to induce signing with the Rebels before the season opens Pfeffer claimed assurances Bennett would join the Rebels despite not succeeding.
President Nimick and Secretary Scandrett received a letter from Pete Conway yesterday. In the letter he states that if a release cannot be obtained for next season he will leave the team and seek elsewhere.
The article repeats a statement attributed to a manager that authorities would pursue the law in Hecklay, noting the denial of any implication of prosecution and referencing coverage in the paper’s pages.
In St Louis on January 1 James J Adams of the Colorado State League joins the St Louis Beon Baseball Club as catcher. He sports a 27d average and is expected to bolster the team behind the plate.
In a public challenge, EC McClelland and backers promise a match race with an unknown rival within six weeks after articles for 1300 a mile. A forfeited $25 was posted, with speculation centering on Spicer or another contender as the opponent.
Sim In confirms willingness to race for large prizes but rejects defending a championship in regattas with potential fouls and inexperienced referees. He recalls Hanlan and Watson Boyd disputes, insists on earning the title through worthy competition, and invites Thayer or Calkins to raise a match with a separate stake.
New York December 2 John Kelly of Thirty-first Street and Sixth Avenue posted $100 with Richard E Fox to back Frank McHugh of Cincinnati against Cal McCarthy or George Dixon for a bantam championship under 114 pounds. The stake includes £1 and a new Police Gazette belt with a purse to be shared, as Kelly claims Dixon and McCarthy are maneuvering while he pushes to stage a match in any form available.
A lifeKeesport Tournament at Blue Rocks for professionals and amateurs is being organized by President Ford Relher and Q A McClure of the McKeesport Gun Club. The event, in ten days, will include all McKeesport members and Herron Hill entrants Richardson and Shaner. It aims to feature 12 or more events with substantial prizes and blue rocks used. organizers hope it becomes the best outside Pittsburg this season.
On day fifteen of the winter meeting in New Orleans the lumpy track produced a close finish in a six furlong selling race. Probus rode at 2 to 1 led by half a length at the stretch and held off Dubme by a neck with Kenilworth a three length third. Dubme previously sold for 200 dollars as fans cheered the dramatic run.
Guttenburg races results listed with multiple horses in each event. First race results show Hardship top, Macao second, Gol Vase Aliy third. second race winner Carrie with Vigilant in a multihorse finish. third race won by Carrie with runner up Vigilant. additional details include odds such as 6 to 1 and 8 to 1, and several mis-spelled entries reflecting unstable telegraph transmission.
Wilton, by George Wilkes, sold for a significant sum in Lexixdroys Kentucky where the tale notes joint ownership and high bids. The report mentions the lot’s value and the seller’s name in a concise market update from January.
In San Francisco Pat Farrell pursues a top midweight bout with a leading rival at the California Athletic Club while Albert C. Fry and John Quin discuss purse offers and club politics. Fry reports no satisfactory reply from the club directors about arranging further matches or naming the club's future plans.
Entries listed for Clifton tomorrow include a long lineup of horses such as Miracle Sr Foolli, King Arthur, Joe Aa Sarl Rameneance, Persuader, and Ice M4 mers racing distances from one mile to seven and a half furlongs. The card features numerous stable names and race identifiers like Sixth race and Seven and One-Half Furlongs with various horses including Grimaldi and Sanford.
A familiar chicken fighting enthusiast says the receipt business is killing the sport. He says pits push for main events to secure 60 cents per spectator, causing conflicts as promoters herd friends to boost numbers and deprive others of good matchups. He notes 300 to 400 attendees at a main, with money also from refreshments.
Tuomas F Delaney writes to seek McClelland’s backing or guidance to run anyone worldwide from three to ten miles. He states he has beaten Miller on merit and asserts confidence in defeating an American at distance. He asks where McClelland or his representative can be seen.
George D. Normac of Philadelphia confirms the Miller-McClelland ten mile race had prize money. He says it was indeed up and that McClelland was a sure winner based on his knowledge.
In Havara on January L the chess match opened with Staunton’s defense. Tehigorin played fiercely against Gansberg, lasting five hours and 45 moves before Tehigorin secured the win.
Gastigh has signed to pitch for the Columbus club for the coming season.
A letter for Charity Moore arrives at the office. McClelland backers may aid Delaney. MacCLELLAND has run on the London Theater track. Possible match with Spiceree against McClelland discussed. travel plans and opponents noted. Also details on two year old stakes and track attendance, plus Champagne Charley death and 1880 stakes totals across Britain and Ireland.
In Jouret Illinois on January 2, John Dall a German farm owner and his elderly mother Mrs Amelia 70 are poisoned after New Year coffee and milk are tampered with. A hired man Seba and a servant girl fall ill but survive after drinking milk. Mrs Dall dies and John Dall remains in distress with uncertain poison. A former employee and rival suitor John Shafer is named in connection with the case.
Cincinnati January 2 Mr George E Topp late member of the Board of Public Works of the city was today removed to Longview Asylum after declaring hopelessly insane.
Dr George F Shrady editor of the Medical Record reports in his forthcoming issue that influenza in America is a mild epidemic with no fatalities to date. The piece notes symptoms include fever head and limb pains and emphasizes treatment with antipyrine tonics and expectorants while urging health maintenance to limit spread and aid recovery.
Special telegraph report from Chicago notes at least 20 000 flu cases in the city with many more claiming illness. Railroad workers on Milwaukee and Wisconsin divisions and half the Galena division staff are laid off or sick. Bank employees and local officials including Deputy Marshal Foote are affected.
A special telegram from Greensborg reports over 100 influenza cases locally with several patients severely ill. Latrobe records about 50 cases and the illness spreads to nearby towns. Dr. Crawford of the area suffered a severe bout and was bedridden for days.
January 2 in Scottdale Harvey Jones of the Union Supply Company store died this afternoon from influenza. It is the first fatal case of the malady in the area.
Jerrumson Crry Missouri January 2 there are 28 influenza cases reported in the town as Labor Commissioner Merriweather and Governor respond with health measures and guidance.
January 2 reports show influenza like illness sweeping Wasurmeton causing high absenteeism. District Commissioners and about half the municipal staff are incapacitated while Congress members in town nurse their symptoms. If illness continues lawmakers may not muster a quorum and government business shrinks.
Paris reports 389 deaths on Tuesday and 334 on Wednesday with schools reopening postponed. Vienna shows fewer victims but Prague and Dresden see rising cases. In London influenza hits shops with over half of workers prostrated.
An unconscious German man, 26, was found in Burgess alley near Ohio Street and was taken to Central ice station then Allegheny General Hospital. Doctors suspected alcohol influence and possible electric shock, but no wires were found. he later regained consciousness and identified himself as Von Moos of 9 Robinson Street.
The Young Men's Republican Tariff Club held a lively session electing 15 new members and 10 proposed. Board of directors contest drew interest as factions from the Americas Club race promise a notable feature tomorrow. Officers named include President Thomas M. McFarland and First Vice President Heber McDowell.
In a Finance Committee session W A Magee urged a higher millage last year but was overruled. Saloons facing pavements faced damage as beer from kegs leaked, rotting macadam. The panel approved compensation for saloon owners and discussed an extra tax on those establishments. Other items included a partial payment offer for a child’s injury, tax lien compromises, and a dispute over an incline bridge by the Pittsburg Incline Company.
A New York fire at the Edison Company’s original lighting station on Pearl and Fulton caused $200,000 in damage and cut power to 18,000 lamps, delaying traffic. In St. Louis the Missouri Electric Light Company’s lines crippled Bell Telephone and police services, with 90 percent of lines down and calls routed through a strained system.
G P Shane and James A Hoover, leaders of East End Electric Light, assured workers at the power house that East End is separate from Allegheny County Electric. Strikers urged men to quit while a committee sought to confirm the strike order. The officials promised affidavits to prove independence from the county company.
George Kelly a 14 year old son of a Pittsburg Forge worker was killed at Neville station on the Pittsburg Ft Wayne and Chicago Railway. He climbed a west bound train at Woods Run thinking it would stop at a local station, the train sped up and he jumped off, being hurled to the ground and killed instantly. His parents reside in Park House row near the works.
Jesse Sweed, a colored detective from Newcomerstown Ohio, arrived in Zanesville yesterday to arrest Harry Johnson on a burglary warrant from Quaker City Ohio. Sweed entered a Grant street poolroom where Johnson hid, and the manhunt continues.
Real estate dealers predict a strong year matching last year as multiple large deals unfold in the city. Buyers anticipate tearing down old structures for substantial new business buildings while some sellers expect only investment intent. Nearby properties change hands including Nos. 120 and 128 on Third Avenue through to Second, with 30 by 160 foot plots and existing buildings sold to E. M. Ferguson of the M. & M. National Bank. Lease notices affect McDonald’s caramel factory. a wave of new construction is expected as census-era lots open for development.
Insurance men resist Chief Brown’s plan to stop the tower bell from announcing fires. They argue the bell gives early warning enabling rapid response and property protection, noting incidents like the Mo a House fire where quick action and hoses could prevent total loss.
W S McKinney of McKinney Manufacturing denies charges of employing children under 14 at the Northside works after a Tam Distatce report. Ernest M Hirsch had alleged the practice, but McKinney says no child under 14 works there and O'Brien will defer to a State Factory Inspector.
Three Allegheny committees met last night to approve budgets and bids. The Printing Committee approved bills totaling $1,190.95 and urged the Controller to advertise for bids on stationery supplies. The Streets and Sewers Committee discussed street and curb improvements with bids from a single contractor for State, Tinsbury, and Staub's Lane at the lowest cost.
Samuel Breton of Wylie Avenue accused Mrs. Agnes Harris of felonious assault yesterday afternoon after she allegedly threw a smoothing iron at him, hitting the back of his head and causing a skull fracture. Harris posted $500 bail for a Saturday hearing. Separately, A K Menser, a Stanton Avenue brickworker, fractured his skull when he fell from a ladder onto bricks and was taken home for treatment.
Steamship movements report arrivals at 085 with crews and cargo details. The line notes a Sack oan thampton as a noted port call and ship activity in the harbor.
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