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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1890
Page
6
The piece surveys the ongoing baseball conflict between rival leagues and the Players, noting neither side shows clear weakness. It discusses attendance, salaries, and the financial strains on teams, plus upcoming transfers and scheduling questions involving Pittsburg, Cincinnati, and New York figures.
New York World reports on questions posed to National and Players' League presidents. National League officials respond while the Players' League sides show willingness to compromise, signaling possible room for both groups if a deal can be reached.
Fragmented OCR summary notes multiple baseball matchups with unclear team names. Mentions Pittsburgh Buffalo Cleveland with pitchers Baldwin Senders Gruber Keete and a June like scoring line. Overall records and line scores appear garbled and incomplete.
A crowd estimated between 30 and 400 watched Bates and Hargate clash. Bates led early and landed a right to Hargate’s chest that knocked Balltivan out as time expired. The fight went the distance prior to the knockout, with a sense of disappointment in Shoren’s corner as the decision favored Bates.
Nat Troxat League features New York at Pittsburgh, Brooklyn at Cleveland, Boston at Cincinnati, Philadelphia at Chicago. Platess League lists New York at Pittsburgh, Philadelphia at Buffalo, Boston at Cleveland, Brooklyn at Chicago. Association matchups include Toledo versus Athletics, Columbus at Brooklyn, Louisville at Rochester, St Louis at Syracuse.
Ep Swartwood named captain of Toledo club. Connor hits six home runs in seven games. Brodie extends to 33 consecutive errorless games. Tur A. H. Lesties defeats Etna Browns 16 to 4. Prreen Warren of St. Louis Browns released. Sullivan at Hempstead with Harrison and Harnitt on 8 ishing. Cleveland Nationals negotiating with McCarthy. Erie County Athletic Club offers 58 purse for Young Mitchell vs Orge La Manche. George Hodfrey sails for Ireland to train with heavyweights. Lewis and Acton to wrestle for 1,000 purse at California Athletic Club next month. International masters chess tournament moved to Manchester September 5. Cincinnati baseball report notes Henry on cross-arm foul and rat incident. US championship with no distance restriction to be held at Queen's, L I. Ward reminded of Home Sweet Home amid 300 in Cleveland. Palmer O’Neil resigns as Pittsburgh manager. War Boys seek games with several clubs via William Long, 121 Nineteenth St, Pittsburgh. Cincinnati team to undergo changes. Nichols released, Marr threatened with dismissal. Conway’s arm in question. Loft blamed for leniency amid drinking accusations. Goodwin interview reveals Brooklyn club’s season plans. no $2,400 reassessment.
Ex champion W J Hamilton’s 14 year old brother shows promise across the Atlantic. Grogan cup holder W Moreh attends tournaments while Irish stalwarts Meses Stoker and Pim plan Wimbledon doubles. Clarence Hobart shines at Country Club event and eyes Newport national singles. Rare matches see Miss Mand Watson beat W Renshaw, and E Hen shaw defeats Miss L Dod in fierce sets.
Atlantic City July 27 Friends of Mrs Lippincott now jailed in Camden are raising funds for her comfort amid anticipated legal delays. Her nephew David Pry has a subscription list growing with names and sizable amounts. Mayor Hoffman leads the effort with Louis Groff signing on, and hotel proprietors contribute substantial sums to ease her confinement.
A letter from J Lewis Good Philadelphia undertaker asks for help identifying Don O'Brien killed by a Pennsylvania Railroad train on Trenton avenue. O'Brien a local tailor worked for Thomas Morgan lacked family or close friends. He was eccentric and believed he deserved a pension and sent sons to New York to see an attorney. His body was taken to the Anatomical Institute.
Portiasd dispatch from Spokane Falls reports Wallace Idaho is burning down with few details available. Fire crews and residents await clarification as flames threaten buildings and safety. No par ticulars provided.
Dr. T. C. Smith of Charlotte North Carolina touts Dee Horsford Acid Phosphatt as an invaluable nerve tonic beverage and a top restorer when energy flags and spirits droop.
Our Low Price Lines Sale booms this week at Jos. Homwe and Co.'s Penn Avenue Stores with ads promising value.
Notes from Lake Chautauqua New York describe a perfect July day with a vivid Sunday scene in the amphitheater. Rev J H Crawford preaches on who is my neighbor focusing on brotherhood, inequality, and Christian duty amid a departing school for English Bible studies that struggles, with several arrivals at the Grand Hotel and mentions of notable visitors.
A mysterious ten foot tall figure with a torch has appeared in Boudinot burying ground in Hamilton O July 27. Residents claim disturbed graves and roaming spirits after park renovations. A local youth, frightened by the apparition, fled and later vanished near a blackberry patch twelve miles away, reluctant to go outdoors after sunset.
Providence dispatch reports Samuel H. Allen arrested at Rocky Brook village on a Brown University census superintendent’s complaint. He was sworn to map the west side, worked two weeks in a desultory manner, quit, went to Massachusetts, then returned and resumed in Rocky Brook. He pleads not guilty and is held for examination. He previously served as assistant trial justice in Wakefield and as assistant to Judge Bliss in East Providence court.
A correspondent in London depicts clerks and reporters as underpaid and overworked, detailing wages from 2 to 6 pounds weekly for sub editors while noting harsh, prison like workrooms. The piece laments the master clerk’s power and the culture of servility in British offices.
A Saturday Review piece notes two Paris circus monkeys engaged in a 25 paces duel over a dispute. They armed themselves, fired, and both died, illustrating an imitated yet tragic scene. The author questions motive, suggesting the apes misunderstood dueling as a harmless exercise.
A Cornhill Magazine excerpt describes Bahrein labor, where tickets limit workers and early departures are common. Arabs chant Marhaba and prayers, while a mix of enthusiasm and discipline sustains work. A stone bruise prompts vaseline, and a basaarmaster enforces effort with sparsity of follow-up.
The French steamer La Bourgogne arriving from Havre grounded for two hours and found a cabin steward with smallpox. He was isolated, sent to the Pest Hospital on North Brother Island, and the ship’s crew and all who sat at the table were vaccinated.
On July 26 in JoaAxNA PA a large iron plate about three feet square was found by Joseph F Moore on his farm. The plate, dated May 22 1770, bears an April 4 1570 inscription in German promising a better time when peace will prevail. Indian figures and anchors appear on both sides. Moore prizes the relic highly.
In Josefa Missouri July 27 a group from the Women s Christian Temperance Union visited the jail to garden. After service Charles Johnson a known burglar and jail-breaker slipped into the wheel and sprinted for freedom as the wheel opened to the front door. He was recaptured within an hour after a hunt by over 100 citizens.
Boston July 27 The following table from clearing houses shows last week's gross exchanges and percentage changes versus the same week in 1889. Pittsburg shows a 21.6 percent increase, with other cities reporting varying gains and losses in the period.
From noon to 2 pm a steady stream of people walked to the wharf for a ride on the Mayflower. The crowd was quiet and orderly. Only the Elizabeth departed, leaving early in the forenoon. Six feet at the pier and a foot more in the channel. Davis Island Dam downstream of the lock gate read 2 feet 4 inches with little chance of rise.
Telegrams describe river levels at Brownsville R4 9 inches stationary and clear weather. Moontown R4 and rising with clear warm air. Cincinnati R4 9 inches steady and pleasant. Cars o R12 7 rising with clear warm conditions. Louisville riverfall with canal 4 and falls 9 feet. weather clear but threatening.
About 150 persons joined yesterday’s excursion. The forward deck and stacks were updated on the John Moren. James Gae is due back midweek. Brownsville docked hull repairs on the City of Pittsburg, with keel and foot cuts to pass Lock No 1 gates. Captain Henderson’s condition improved, Captain Jenks from Cincinnati visited Monongahela House. Work on the esacyur tore street bridge extension continued without interruption.
Mrs Adam Wachter of White Hall Lehigh County has endured 120 days without food or water. About 2 000 people have visited her recently amid pity and curiosity. Doctors predicted she would die soon but she remains alive with severe spasms milder and eye sight lost. She rarely sleeps and refuses nourishment when offered. Dr C W Seiger has attended her.
Disturbance at Windsor Hotel No 8 Diamond Square at 1 am led to Officer Leetera's arrival. Daniel Hagan and hotel proprietor Edward Wallace fought. Wallace cut Hagan with a filter piece, Hagan hospitalized at Homeopathic Hospital. Wallace arrested. Hagan's wound not dangerous.
In Wilkesbarre on July 27 an extensive cave-in at Colliery No. 14 of the Pennsylvania Coal Company dammed flooding to extinguish a fire. No men were underground during the incident as surface disturbance was slight but expected mine damage is heavy.
Two obituaries record deaths on July 27. Thomas Jones aged 76 will be buried from 114 Franks town avenue East End on Tuesday at 3 PM. Joux G Lehman aged 68 years 4 months dies at Arch street Allegheny with funeral Wednesday afternoon at 2, inviting relatives and several fraternal organizations to attend.
In Woucorrvilie N. July 27 a lunatic named Yago beat poormaster Schultz to death with an ax. Recently released from asylum, Yago returned home and grew violent. Schultz and a constable went to apprehend him. Yago fled to the woods and remained at large by evening.
The Porte declares it will not accept the war’s ultimatum. In Sofia Lorbog reports the English Ambassador Sir W A White arrived at Constantinople at a pivotal moment to strengthen Turkey’s resolve against Russia. If Turkey had yielded peace would likely have collapsed.
Major Samuel Losch returned to his home in Porksville Pennsylvania saying he met with Senator Quay in Washington about his congressional bid. He recalled Dick Quay's anger after Jack Whitehouse’s Chicago speech that tainted Quay’s candidacy and said he remains a Congressional candidate seeking party service as justification for election.
The planing mill and chairback factory of Putmann & Robers at Third and Bay miller streets was entirely destroyed by fire this afternoon. Insurance light. Also from BERLIN Dr Peters to receive a new Imperial service appointment in East Africa. He is expected to command an expedition into the interior.
Several members of the Independent New York Shooting Corps arrived in FRAvUENFELD on July 27. Zimmermann won the legal gold medal.
Desires on July 27 report the committee of the National League calling for tying branches to support a total reorganization and to contribute to central funds as heavy calls are mailed.
A trice of items from Portland and scattered notes include population figures for Portland, a royal appointment in New South Wales, a Bishopric in Macedonia, and travels of a New York figure. A Santa Fe collision at Canon City, Colorado left an engineer dead. Suakim hurricane damage caused a water famine amid native deaths. An incident in Lynn, Wisconsin reported a mill proprietor murdered by a railroad worker.
Prices plunge in clothing markets as merchants compare cuts to auctioneering. The piece argues value and fairness drive low pricing, noting high prior costs and small profits on cloth. It promises deeper reductions on broken lots and a wide range of thin goods and tailor offerings.
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