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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1892
Page
6
New York exchanges tension over 1900 schedule planning as clubs argue over adding Kelly and Pfeffer and others. League proposes ending player salary advances after next season with 10 percent deductions, tying players to teams to curb contract jumping and boost baseball’s prosperity.
Crmcaoa January 17 reports Fred Pfeffer has decided to retire from baseball. Skeptics dismissed earlier rumors, but Pfeffer’s retirement follows a lure of wealth from a friend in Louisville during the Players' League collapse and a shift after reconciling with Anton and joining Chicago.
The Allegheny pool tournament promoted by Champion Powers continues with matches resuming this afternoon. Hoy leads currently and appears poised to win as standings show wins and losses for each player. Lisa Powers seeks a world championship rematch against Dero, with a potential site decision pending and penalties if not agreed.
Special notes from Wasarsdon January 17 report that Danny Richardson will captain the Washingtons while W J Moran joins New York, Grimm gers to Louisville, and Leon Viau signs with Cleveland. Wagner and Barnie stay with Richardson as management signals preferencing marquee players. Albert Denmarsh of McKees Rocks seeks Columbia Boat Club membership amid objections from some club members.
A challenge offering $100 to any wolf hound owner who can outpace Hacke’s hounds in running down wolves is published. The loser pays all expenses. The notice cites numerous disparaging remarks about Mr. Hacke’s wolfhounds as motivation for the challenge.
A report uncovers W. C. Temple, president of the Pittsburgh concerns, in Indianapolis matters. The disclosure highlights Temple's role and connections to the ongoing inquiry and implies potential implications for his leadership.
A chaotic reminiscence about a clean shaven man named Mr Temple and Syrian Nobles of the Mystic Shrine includes a jest on wind disturbers and a sharp remark by George Washington Burnham about his future behavior in the business.
Boston, Jan 17. Sir Bedivere, a St Bernards owner says he will sell him if a high price is offered. E B Sears notes repeated price inquiries and telegrams from kennels, insisting the dog is not free. Sears also discusses prizes at the dog show tied to the World’s Columbian Expo with meager $40, $20 prizes and a medal.
In Dallas yesterday Joe Pickens of Sulphur Springs Tex and Frank Adama of Grand Rapids Mich staged a top cock fight for $1000 a side plus loser expenses. The match began at noon and ran to 430 in the afternoon with Adama giving Pickens odds in goff and nine tirds. Pickens’ birds won five straight heats and were declared the winners.
Wasnixetos January 17 President Young denies a rumor that the season will start April 7 and end October 10 He says the addition of Washington Baltimore Louisville and St Louis makes an earlier opening quite likely though not confirmed.
Tommy Warren faces George Siddons Thursday at the Metropolitan Club for a purse of 1500 to the winner and 200 to the loser. The winner advances to meet the Cal laghan McCarthy victor on the 27th in the same venue.
The piece mentions Warr as titled The Father of Divided Ball. It also references figures like Ack Buckexnereen and Knooklys earning around $200, with no dividend declared, and notes that the Eastern League may include cities such as Buffalo Rochester Syracuse Troy Albany Newark Elmira Lebrun Harrisburg Wilkes Barre Providence and New Haven.
A report links A. A. Zimmeimas planning a Chicago home season while boxers Fitzsimmons and Hall may avoid a high profile clash. Slavin and Jackson face England fight doubts. An amateur boxer seeks Allegheny county bouts and Belleflower races past rivals in spring. Massatter horse import and Thomascand stud planned near Lexington. Farther, large prize pools rise across Grand Rapids Nashville and multiple cities with totals near 600000.
Washington Jan 17 The push for electing U S Senators by direct popular vote attracts many in Congress with several joint resolutions. Mr Bryan proposes optional direct vote or other method state by state while Mr Miller suggests one senator per state plus an extra for each million in population. Critics argue wealth shapes outcomes but committee members show sympathetic interest.
In Hoopers Island an attempt by Rev W W Johnson pastor of the Methodist church to run away with Mrs Simmons failed when her husband Captain Samuel Simmons forcefully intervened after a confrontation over a letter. The incident caused a sensation in church circles and prompted a local inquiry.
A sea captain confronts Rev. Johnson during a revival on the island. The minister urges flee from wrath as the captain orders him to leave within 24 hours. Johnson and his family depart, amid a pattern of past gossip about the preacher.
Carroll D. Wright, Commissioner of Labor, argues labor conditions have improved with higher wages, shorter hours, and greater consumer value. He predicts the era of strikes is practically over, praising education, social progress, and a gradual shift toward fairer distribution of production as the solution unfolds.
Bishop Newman proposes a land drawing to allocate Cherokee Strip lands to prevent deadly rushes seen at Oklahoma. He favors numbered tickets and certificates proving U. S. citizenship, insisting the drawing be fair while avoiding chaotic violence. He calls it the lesser evil compared to a free for all lottery.
In Teacalco Mexico a priest’s betrayal of a village girl led to the murder of the clergyman. Adrian Garcia shot the priest and surrendered to authorities. A mob stormed the jail tearing the guard apart. Garcia fled and is in hiding. About thirty mob members are jailed.
Nyack January 17 Taxidermist William Felter showed a remarkable pig freak born a week earlier at Alfred Higginson’s premises. The creature measures ten inches, has bristled pig body and a diamond shaped forehead opening with lash covered eyes, a monkey face with an elephant trunk nose, a rat tail, two rabbit like feet and two pig feet. Felter offered the curiosity for $2 as witnesses marveled at its brief life and exhibition.
New York January 17. Rev. Dr. D J Burrell preached to a crowded Marble Collegiate Church defending biblical inerrancy against latitudinarian critics. He argued Scripture is the word of God and wholly true, challenging modern scholars who say parts may be false or merely contain truth. The sermon asserted original autographs were without error and denounced critic views as undermining faith.
A repeated dispatch notes an overall trend toward chillier conditions across the Northwest with widespread corroboration from multiple stations and regions. Forecasters warn of frost risk and demand for warmer gear as nights grow colder.
An intelligent Mexican visitor to Eagle Pass discusses the Garza matter, predicting clerical power will not return and praising Diaz’s liberal influence. He notes church seeks a national religion, Masons favor civil liberty, and clerics violate civil law. Drought in Coahuila and Durango worsens unemployment as hacienda owners cut jobs while the government supplies cheap corn.
Paris reports note that Mrs Potter Palmer's letters push for a French women’s committee to supervise exhibits at Chicago. Officials discuss costs and benefits, with Blaine seeking a favorable answer and France weighing private and ministry exhibits amid a shifting trade treaty scene.
Christian Long of Harrisscre died in Shippensburg at about 70. A clock peddler turned lobbyist and landholder, he left an estate valued at 5 million dollars. Long, once poor, amassed vast western land, railroad rights, and influence with Pennsylvania leaders including John Edgar Thomson. He faced bribery charges in 1877 but avoided conviction by feigning paralysis. He lived frugally, wearing the same suit for 30 years.
Washington reports on General Sherman's daughter Rachel arriving for her wedding at Senator Sherman's residence. The note connects the arrival and departure dates to a prior visit by Sherman and recalls the Khedive gift diamonds once subject to customs duties. The diamonds were later divided and sold among the Sherman family, with payment by the senator's wife.
The Senate moves in full tide with a dozen bills passed and sent to the House, including public building appropriations. The House delays persist as it prepares to tackle the Richardson printing and binding bill, while debates on Weil and Lamb fraud claims and judiciary nominations unfold. A pending Senate resolution funds transport of American food contributors, contested by a House vote. Northwest remains under a cold spell.
An article traces Benedictine liqueur origins to M Legrand of Fecamp. It notes Benedictine monks originally made it, the abbey was rebuilt after the Revolution, and the secret elixir survived, enabling continued manufacture in modern labs.
Between Eureka Mines and Oxmoor an engine of the Debardleben Coal and Iron Co ran out of water. Engineer Joseph Hunt opened the throttle to reach a distant water tank a mile away and the boiler exploded at full speed. Fireman Bradford also died in the blast. Both men were blown to fragments and Hunt's head was found a mile away.
In Marshalltown Iowa on January 17 the city faces potential lawsuits over 216 residence lots. Mrs L W Giddings of Los Angeles claims she never signed the deed to an 80 acre tract given by her late husband to Wells Rice 39 years ago. The holders plan to contest her claim.
In Carno on January 17 the news reports Abbas Pacha’s accession as Khedive and outlines a planned royal tour. The itinerary includes Constantinople Odessa Saint Petersburg Vienna and other capitals as official notices are distributed to powers.
On New York Central train No. 6 a brawl erupted as William Reardon Albert Burnseen and John Van Wnous rushed the buffet car. Chief Detective Humphrey intervened, disarmed Reardon, and after a tense struggle restrained him with help from passengers and the baggage-car team. All three men were jailed at Poughkeepsie.
The state Executive Committee of South Carolina declares that negras applying to join Democratic clubs or vote in primaries must produce a sworn statement from ten white men asserting they know from their own knowledge that the applicant voted for General Hampton in 1876 and has voted Democratic since. The rule requires ballot box and poll list handling to exclude many black voters, potentially affecting delegate elections and possibly leading to anti-Cleveland delegates.
Governor Buchanan and Mayor Guild issue proclamations inviting real estate brokers nationwide to Nashville for a February 17 18 and 19 convention to organize a National Real Estate Association. Representatives from Nashville push cities nationwide to spur the movement as brokers seek a national organization.
Newport R I January 17 The Howell torpedo scored another successful trial yesterday at Mackerel Cove from the torpedo boat Stiletto.
Legacy OCR fragment lists an ocean steamship from an unspecified origin to Rio de Janeiro and New York but text is garbled with unreadable segments. No clear dates, names, or definitive route data are recoverable.
An 8 45 last night chimney fire in Allegheny at Mia Smiths on Pike street caused no damage. A still alarm in Rankins Lang avenue burned small damage. In Fremont Neb twenty horses perished in a Barn fire at E C Smith livery. In Muassilion Hook way Foltz stock damaged 200. Chief Boats nearly suffocated. In Kansas City Deardorff building loss 150000, insured 40000. Browning King clothiers limited stock. Irwin Eaton Crockery insured 25000. In Greensburg Walker mill boiler room fire. 30000 loss, 6000 insured. In Charleston Palmetto brewery burned. plant value over 1000, insured partly. Jobs lost across regions amid widespread damage and sporadic insurance settlements.
A Washington expert states the Coeur d Alene mountains in Idaho hold future great silver lead ore deposits. He predicts the region is the most wondrous mineral district in the world and that railways are the only missing link to its development.
Readers flock to the cent a word columns as a popular service across classes. Figures show 24 754 responses to advertisements in The Dispatch, promising prompt returns from desirable sources and strong confidence in locating help through its want columns.
Brussels January 17 Belgium becomes the first nation to criminalize hypnotizing. The measure bans displaying a hypnotized person with penalties of two weeks to six months in prison and fines from five to two hundred dollars. It also punishes non physicians who hypnotize under age or mentally unfit individuals and those who induce signatures on contracts or papers for deceitful gain.
Prince Albert Victor’s coffin was moved from Sandringham to the parish church in Loxpox for funeral rites. The Prince of Wales and family attended the service as authorities announce national observances. Funeral details extend to Westminster and the chapel in London with royal mourning declared.
Special Telegram to the Diapaton reports John Bardsley, jailed for the great city funds theft, remains unyielding in his testimony. Though condemned by law, he clings to a faint hope of pardon as he endures prison life at Eastern Penitentiary with tearful, broken resolve.
A broad trough from the Gulf of St Lawrence to Texas drives a severe cold wave west of the Mississippi. Snow flurries are expected in Missouri and Ohio Valleys with rain in the Lower Mississippi Valley. Rivers rise above danger levels. Cincinnati up seven feet and Montgomery down about one foot.
The article notes mean temperatures and rainfall measurements with a 3 percent reference. It lacks concrete dates locations or named agencies, limiting specific factual detail.
River conditions report steady rise at three-fourths inch per hour. Falls measure 11 feet 0 inches with 2 feet 4 inches above. Dispatch notes weather clear and pleasant as river traffic includes departures to Cincinnati and the Big Sandy.
Weather fragment notes river levels at Gaxtows River and Wanke’s River with depths 2 feet 2 inches and 9 feet 0 inches and 27 feet respectively. Thermometer readings indicate mild, cloudy conditions with falling rivers and light precipitation.
Reports indicate river levels and departures affecting travel with rising or falling gauges in Wheeling Cincinnati and nearby areas. Clouds linger with cooler, fair weather in the forecast and observers note changing tides and possible delays.
A Greene New York reader recalls their father’s asthma years ago and credits Dr Jayne’s Expectorant with quick improvement after trying three doctors and numerous remedies. The testimonial urges obtaining genuine product from a local druggist.
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