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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1890
Page
6
Manager Hanlon defends big player salaries arguing they boost club quality and profits. He cites Detroit League’s success after signing top men and predicts a strong opening schedule for Chicago, with plans to land star players and a powerful lineup for the Herron Hill and Glenwood clubs.
The Chicago Stable will join Eugene Leigh and Tom Kiley’s strings for next season. Thirty five horses overall, fifteen under Kiley, head to Memphis in spring then the Southern circuit before Washington Park consolidation. Notable entries include Terre Cotta Jacouus Santalene Frea Fink Hunt rea Chilhowie Rambler Orderly Robespierre Wrestler Davidson Fan King Fakir Wimmer. Leigh and Kiley ship from Lexington to Chicago opening the season at Westside track. most horses will race in the West rather than the East.
Pittsburg firms win large acreage leases in Carroll County Ohio with one year terms and 1 per acre payment. Local merchants Ford Fiedler and Robert Fawcett fund leases, while farmers hope for immense returns from oil or gas. Drilling plans hinge on securing 4000 acres, with test wells possible within nine days and capital pledged by D Oliver Rutan Virgil E Stockton and others.
New York base ball manager Jim Mutrie issues a public address detailing Giants championships and the team’s unity. He credits players with earnings-backed success and cites loyalty to John KH Day and club management, pledging a New York City National League representation despite internal disputes.
Buck Ewing expresses jubilation over a letter from Tim Keefe predicting victory in the Players League test case. Keefe states there is no chance of losing and mentions progress by the Players’ League. Notes on grounds work in New York and concerns about Comiskey and Pfeffer for next season are included.
Washington January 10. President Young is busy drafting materials for the adjourned annual Ledlyoe meeting set for January 2. He aims to provide documents for the Negotiations Committee and will review SW applications from young players wishing to enter the League this season. The meeting follows last season’s unresolved actions and the need for a definite League status.
The Herron Hill Gun Club will shoot the Glenwood Club members in a match in response to a challenge. E E Shaner stated they will form teams of five or ten men on a side with 10 to 35 birds per man or per side and will meet to sign articles of agreement as soon as possible.
Jake Ellrain arrives from Richburg to finalize terms for his February 2 bout with Felix Vaquelin in New Orleans. Ellrain, who trains down to ten pounds lighter, says he feels excellent and ready. Vaquelin, a burly blacksmith with power but limited technique, has won several bouts, while Ellrain seeks a shot at Billy Mier after defeating Jimmie McHale in Philadelphia.
Dominick McCaffrey, billed as the Prince of Fighters, now displays himself in a New York dime museum for an indefinite run. He declares that exhibition brings more money than actual fighting.
Buffalo January 19 Jack Rowe the ball player. Ill with the grip he will go to California this week for his health. He will be absent until April 1.
Reports from Cincinnati and Chicago discuss the most scientific fighters, league contracts, and fallout from player defections. J. W. Morris declines public match while Jo O Brien faces injunction buzz. Brice joins Manhattan Athletic Club board as Brichor l notes shifts. White Stockings prep Hot Springs trip. February training to begin.
The Clearing House list from Boston reports weekly gross exchanges from dispatches of cities named. It shows percent change versus the same week last year for the period ending January 18 1890.
A Brockwayville telegram reports prolonged winter weather delaying lumbering. Log stocks lie in woods unable to reach mills due to snow, risking fire if left to thaw. Four weeks of snow are needed to meet spring and summer output, though lumbermen remain hopeful for a favorable spell of snow.
At Punksutawsney January 11 the miners strike remains quiet. Sheriff removes some strikers while about 50 or 60 negro workers are brought in to load cars at Wellston. Pinkerton guards stand by as strikers meet and vow to uphold original demands amid looming writs and possible settlement talks.
Charleston January 19. Democrats are expected to take seats with only possibly one Republican senator absent. Senators Scott and Smith are ill and not expected this week. Democrats plan to elect door keeper James P. Madison, a Republican who left the state, while Republicans resist though currently in minority.
In Tapacial Telegram town of Ties Diapatch Pennsylvania on January 19 a court trial concerns Clarence Showers who bought a four year old bull from C. W. Young in 1887. The bull attacked and killed Showers in October that year and his widow sues for damages from Young. The jury has been out three days awaiting a verdict.
In Wilkes Barre a Polish church feud escalates as Lithuanians attempt to bury a child in the Polish cemetery. Poles stop mourners at the gate and later seize the cemetery by force amid rising tensions. Nearby reports detail a fatal burn, a suicide note mixing crime and tragedy, and a robbery in McKeesport.
The Young People’s Society of Christ’s Methodist Church on Penn Avenue presents a monthly program of music and a lecture this evening with free admission. Luther Nelson, 29, a colored man, was rushed to Homeopathic Hospital Friday evening with a severe pneumonia attack. his friends and residence are not yet known.
A Lima tale recalls Senator Calvin Brice as a poor lawyer whose fortunes rose after a party where a guest foretold his future. The seer promised a future in ten years and a $1,000 Sweat diamond ring if true. Brice later celebrated by gifting her a diamond ring and a European tour, strengthening their ties.
Yorx dispatch reports John Weyler eight, an exhorter at Union Lutheran Church, collapsed and died of heart disease during a German language sermon. Pastor A C Fastpacht is ill. Weyler had asked him to fill the pulpit. Coroner says no inquest.
A blaze in Frugality Cambria county at dawn wiped out two leading business houses and the Frugality Coal and Company hotel. Loss tallied at 260000 with partial insurance indicated. Fire caused extensive damage and property ownership was held by Frugality Coal and Company.
A J Shedden advance agent of White Slave visits Pittsburg as friends greet him. Will Miller Jr new Western Pennsylvania Federal Bank Examiner stays at Seventh Avenue Hotel. Benjamin F Leeon returns to duty at City Hall after influenza. Filley family from St Louis at Hotel Duquesne. Others from Greensburg, Brookville, Youngstown and Irwin seen at area hotels.
A massive elm on the Avery Curfea farm between Palmyra and Marion in Wayne County stands 33 feet 10 inches in circumference at two feet above ground and 20 feet 10 inches at five feet. It could yield 16,250 feet of lumber, four cords of four foot wood, and eight cords of 16 inch stove wood. The tree is aged about 48 years by growth rules, would cover two-fifths of an acre if cut to boards, and has long been a landmark since the farm was cleared eighty years ago.
Data show Warren River at 41 10 feet and rising, Gan Town River at 6 7 inches and falling, Brownsville River at 9 3 inches and falling with cloudy skies and mild to cool temperatures. City Solicitor Elphinstone of Allegheny aligns with Mr James Young on Carnegie Library law interpretation, noting possible misunderstanding.
Listing of cambric corset covers No 14 and No 15 with embroidery details and prices. No 14 is low square neck with embroidering offered at 81 50. No 15 is high square neck with embroidery priced at 2 dollars.
The listing details multiple skirts No. 30 through No. 36 with prices from 50 cents to 2.00 and notes of embroidered ruffles flounces tucks and lace trim. It highlights a range of new styles and finer lace and embroidery options with varying prices.
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