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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1891
Page
6
Brooklyn edged Pittsburg 6 to 3 at Eastern Park in a lively contest. Umpire Lynch drew fan ire for ruling on balls and strikes as Brooklyn rallied in the late innings.
The Star Pitcher of the Reds dominates Boston in a headline making game. Nichols earns the win as Reds pitchers keep the Bostons off balance with wild and sharp deliveries. Crowd and time details are cited in a brisk old-time box score style.
New York Giants win at the Polo Grounds to move from fifth to second in the standings after a spirited contest against Cleveland. Attendance and scoring details are recorded, highlighting Gore Rich and Bassett contributions and a 7 to 4 final.
Fragmentary hockey baseball style notes show York and New York teams, mentions errors and first base, left on base, one hour four minutes, and an umpire but details are garbled and incomplete.
Chicago jumped to early runs as the Phillies committed errors throughout, allowing Anson’s squad to seize control in the first four innings. Stark fielding miscues and a flurry of hits produced the decisive early lead backed by solid pitching and a strong offensive push.
The North Avenue M E Church in Allegheny hosted the Weise Laufman wedding after a fire disrupted plans at Penn Avenue Church. Ushers guided guests as the bridal party moved to seats, and bride Miss Lydia E Weise wore white India silk with flowing veil and white roses. Rev Izer presided at the organ and a reception followed at the bride’s home.
The Fourth of July celebration fund at Schenley Park reaches 92,0100 with daily contributions. Magistrate Succop opens a Southside subscription book, listing donors such as Hays & Noble 10 and Adams & Co 25. Mayor Gourley invites all school children from the two cities to attend.
Police and surgeons report a series of minor injuries. Seven year old Marxxs George Mixner suffered a severe head cut on Fifth Avenue when hit by a cable car at Von Braam Street. Mosnaven-Clements Moshauer broke his leg after a horse accident on Forbes Street. Gnay John Oreo, a worker at Union Iron Mill, was badly crushed by a coc wheel and lost two fingers. John Coats sustained a serious head injury after being struck by a shifter at Cambria Iron Company in Johnstown.
The subcommittee of the Chamber of Commerce committee on quarters submitted an offer from the owners of the Vandergrift building on Fourth avenue for three rooms on the third floor at a rent of 3000 a year. They deemed the rent too high and took no action. The board will meet again before summer adjournment.
Obituaries report Mrs Many Hemen and Panomexa Brown dying at 67 and 60 respectively with coroner noting heart failure from grip. Municipal plans include blacksmith shop, four boilers for Howard street pumping, and water mains review. Also noted: anniversary event canceled, Bureau of Health move, a Pinta crossing wreck, Ammon burial in Kentucky, Knoxville Land Improvement sale success, and Encampment services on Sixth Avenue.
A terse sale listing notes the item sold for 3900 dollars with minimal additional context. No further details are provided in the readable text.
A long OCR list details numerous wholesale, retail, and manufacturing firms with their goods and monetary figures. Companies include Adler Heidelbein White side Bros, Duquesne Printing, Peters and allied houses, with varied inventories from liquor to furniture, hats, and tobacco.
Dogs can be licensed within fifteen days starting yesterday. Chief Brown expects about 1500 licenses as officers move the process to Central, Seventeenth, Nineteenth and Twenty eighth ward stations to ease crowds. At Central station 130 licenses were issued.
Celia Fisher, 63, of Allegheny, walked into the Allegheny River above Seventh Street Bridge yesterday morning and drowned. Her body was taken to Herman Ebbert's undertaking rooms after Coroner McDowell investigated. Fisher had left her husband four days earlier and stayed with her son Peter on Long Alley.
Charley Miller returns as chief clerk at the Monongahela House with J Morrow Arnoldson assisting. Captain Brown’s coal business is handled by Bove Duty as Mrs Lane’s hospital status is clarified. J H Kelly departs to manage the Kent House at Lakewood with Charles Holmes.
The summer excursion tickets to various points were put on sale by the station authorities. Services across lines anticipate strong demand as travelers seek affordable trips this season.
Captain Mercer and officers investigated the alleged haunted house of John D. Scully in Baspinod. They found nothing after locating the vacant two years.
New Orleans reports the long delayed details of the year old lynching case of Tump Hampton of Claiborne parish. Hampton resisted a white mob at his home after being suspected in a crime, killed one man, was captured and later sent to the penitentiary after plea and sentencing. The incident prompted mob actions and legal proceedings reaching the sheriff and state officials.
An affidavit notes Pence was confronted by a mob on the day of Gicharge Tole Te’s arrival, with the constable and others present during the incident. The fragment provides scant detail on the sequence or outcomes of the confrontation.
Robert Rathbone alias Roberts, known as the Gorilla, was captured in Canton, Ohio, after planning a West Side bank job with Benson. About $3,000 in notes were stolen when an official alerted a clerk and they fled, later arrested by Detective Hogg as crowds gathered at a show. Bail set at 2,500.
President Harrison delays nine Circuit Court judge appointments until December. No candidate selected yet. He will prioritize ability over political belief and will review candidates’ briefs and printed arguments before deciding. Possible Democrat appointment in a Southern circuit noted. Five landcaver judges expected this week.
A thunderstorm struck a yard in Anns Ohio last Thursday causing Ella Ragan to fall as if asleep. She remains unresponsive with normal breathing and appearance. The incident draws wide attention.
In North Amherst Ohio Misses Harriet and Emily Bryant were found dead in their bed. Decomposition indicates they were asphyxiated by escaping coal gas. No valuables were missing from the house according to the coroner.
William Cornell ius, cashier of the Saguichia Bank, left May 19 to attend a Masonic banquet in Salida and never arrived. His accounts remain correct, suggesting foul play. Detectives have pursued leads with little success as authorities warn of possible danger across Western Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Ohio.
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