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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1891
Page
6
Chicago captain Anson argues the national agreement will be readmitted, urging harmony to restore baseball’s strength. He warns against escalating fights, notes Pittsburg’s talent, and calls for accountable managers and unified player conduct amid ongoing league tensions.
Fragmented OCR text mentions players Clements Nichols and Keenan and Radburns. Lacks clear event, teams, scores, dates, or locations making a concise summary difficult.
The Association schedule features Chicago at Pittsburg Philadelphia at Boston Cincinnati at levy d New York at Brooklyn plus St Louis at Baltimore Cincinnati Wash'n Louisville Boston Columbus Philadelpa and other matchups. News covers resignations and debates within the league and notes on players Hannlton and Smith along with team moves and management changes.
Divided city views emerge as churches summon a mass meeting to protest the Fitzsimmons Hall boxing match. Leaders condemn the event as brutal and degrading while officials argue the bout will attract business and publicity. ticket sales climb with about 1,000 already sold.
SCS00 trotting on San Jose track next month aims to beat Maude’s record amid strong AMERICAS trotters results across waters. Hamburg meeting features American horses under 2 30 records, signaling peak scouting interest and tough times ahead. Various horse trades and boxing bouts are noted, including Longstreet and Reclare options, and a Queensberry rules bout set at the Olemple Theater with two thirds of receipts going to the winner.
Librarian Spofford entered The Battle of the Baltic a musical composition by C. Villiers Stanford published in London by Novello Ewer Co. The piece was manufactured wholly in Britain using English type and paper with a copyright certificate to follow.
George C. Haldeman, once a Bridgeport heir with a yacht, marries Nellie Steadman a Brooklyn schoolteacher. After disinheritance and hardship he turns to oyster piracy near Bridgeport, later selling the yacht and moving west. Now in Wichita with his wife, he seeks reconciliation with his estranged father as they head to Bridgeport.
West Point Mississippi July 19 A suit to recover possession of property leased to New York City 99 years ago the end of which has expired involves Colonel H. Clay King of Memphis and T C King of this city as heirs. The case centers on Broadway and adjacent streets once leased by Robert Edward to the city. Descendants of the Edwards family expect a large fortune.
Evangelist Sam Small of Atlanta and Rev. Joseph Cook of Boston drew about 6,000 attendees at Prohibition Park Staten Island. Small delivered a morning sermon on truth and led an afternoon address while Cook urged church voters to work with Catholics to outlaw liquor.
An ex army officer warns that a colonel's wife wields influence over her husband more than the colonel himself. He cautions Lieutenants to avoid marrying attractive women or courting other ladies at garrisons to prevent conflicts with the commanding officer. The piece recalls frontier days when such tensions could endanger missions and even lives.
A diamond ring found in a watermelon causes a stir in Union Market circles per the St Louis Globe Democrat. Experts say fruit can conceal buried objects as a melon grows and covers the ring, leaving marks through the skin early on.
Sheriff Woolery and four deputies pursue further trouble from striking miners near Gilman Washington. Deputy Case returns with arms while militia and Sullivan Guards depart, leaving only deputies. In New Castle, dynamite blast under a miner’s cabin cools but tensions rise as magne workers move in and strikers threaten Negro residents. Militia remain to prevent outbreaks.
Captain G H Shanafelt died at his residence No 8 Crawford street yesterday after a brief illness. He was in his 51st year. He enlisted in Company A Sixty first Pennsylvania Volunteers at the outbreak of the war serving through the war and returning home as captain of his company. He was well known in the vicinity and ran a claim agency in the city for some time.
A Chautauqua Sunday features Dr Wright delivering a sermon on Luke chapter eight verse 21 about the elder brother and prodigal, contrasting sins of wealth and poverty, with remarks on saving the young from vice. The day also includes lectures by Prof Harris on education and many religious activities across the Amphitheater Hall and Temple. The article notes the attendance, music by Prof Leason, and ongoing lectures on study windows of the soul.
HarrispunG July 19. James Thomas the Colorado miner who claims to pull a handkerchief through his body is in jail here. He arrived early this morning and was moved to a county prison to await funds for sending him to Philadelphia. He is in good spirits and likely to be sent to Philadelphia tomorrow.
In Chillicothe Missouri a boiler explosion at a local sawmill owned by a man named Simpson killed the mill proprietor's son and seriously injured two workers yesterday.
River traffic and conditions update as waters fall at 7 o clock with 4 feet on the falls and 12 feet 1 inch below. The City of Madison arrives from Cincinnati while the Congo departs downstream toward Memphis. The John Barrett clears Cincinnati after hauling stares as Captain Thomas Sheerer is buried at Cave Hill Cemetery.
MoNGANTOWN shows river at 4 feet and stationary with clear weather and a 85 degree thermometer at 4 PM. WARREN river at 26 feet 10 inches and rising with fair pleasant weather. BROWNSVILLE river 6 feet 3 inches and rising with clear weather and a 74 degree thermometer at 4 PM.
River conditions vary with stations reporting mixed readings. Wheeling notes five feet seven inches and rising slowly, Cincinnati and Pittsburgh area reports show light early morning movement, while Memphis and Vicksburg indicate river levels falling. Weather is clear and warm with hot sultry conditions in parts.
Quiet day along the wharf as a large rise is expected on the Allegheny. Reports indicate seven to eight feet at the headwaters, little coal in harbor, and several arrivals with empties. Notes on river navigation, vessels, and a humorous wedding story aboard a Cincinnati packet wrap this riverfront bulletin.
Pittsburg remains in seventh place in the clearance house business list as latest figures show the position unchanged from the prior report. Industry observers cite stable demand and steady competition among top lenders.
Washington reporters describe the Census Office dismissals and mass unemployment as a social failure, while detailing street railway tests and new electric systems replacing horse lines. They note cabinet tensions over using official envelopes and anecdotal tales involving the President and officials as Washington pushes toward underground wires and modern transit.
The article recounts officials in various departments appointing their sons to positions. After Nebeker and J Crounse were sworn in, promotions favored relatives. Secretary Foster objected, ordering changes and forcing the young men to seek other employment. The piece argues such nepotism is undesired.
Special telegrams report Kyrle Bellew and Mrs. James Brown Potter married in Hong Kong just before the Belgic sailed. The pair had earlier enjoyed success in India and Australia and are now said to be in dire financial straits after leaving Sydney with £5,000.
A loud sale promotes rapid clearance of clothing hats and furnishings at prices lower than standard auctions. Jacksons advertises home made suits 25 percent cheaper than foreign goods with free alterations for a year on purchases of ten dollars or more.
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