Local Ball Teams Struggle Amid Ill Conditions and Shifting Players
The article blames poor conditioning, not just bad umpiring, for recent losses. It notes Maul and Robinson should rest due to injury and fatigue, while fields at Exposition Grounds host New Yorks and Boston games. It mentions manager Hanson and changes in lineup with Carroll and Fields.
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Iistances
Tee Disratcu
Robinson
Maul
Hanson
Fields
Carroll
Rebb
Tommy Quinn
Ethan
Expouition Park
Keily
Mike
Addison G. Gembert
Tener
Staley
Pittaburgs
League fights July baseball venue switch in 1900s
A telegraph report from Cleveland says efforts to move Fourth of July Brotherhood ball games to Philadelphia face resistance. President Johnson flags offers to move games for money but Cleveland rejects the change. Admission prices may drop after July Fourth as crowds have been small.
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Cleveland
Brotherhood
Philadelphia
Johnson
Pittsburg
Chicago
Browell
Players’ League
New Yorks Open Season at Recreation Park
At Recreation Park today Mickey Welch and Kirsty Baker, the Proba ble Pitchers, will start for the New Yorks in their season debut. Day brings a strong lineup with Bush as a feature, promising first class sport.
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Recreation Park
New Yorks
Day
Bush
Alth
Cintinnatie
Mickey" Welch
Pittsburge
Kirtly Baker
Hurd
Hecker
Guembert
Citizens Offer 10000 Dollar Purse for Sullivan Jackson Fight
A Niobrara letter to the Police Gazette proposes a $10,000 purse for John L. Sullivan versus Peter Jackson. The bout would be on land south of the 44th parallel between the Missouri and Niobrara rivers, a no man’s land free of prosecutions. It notes potential railroad access via Northwestern or Waco and St Paul routes. Also lists today’s baseball and early baseball league schedules with New York, Brooklyn, Boston, Cleveland, Philadelphia visiting various parks.
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Police
Niobrara, Neb
John L. Sullivan
Peter Jackson
Missouri River
Niobrara River
Nebraska
Dakota
Wacko
St Paul
W. Va
Ike
E. O. Hennig
Buck Ewing
American Association
St. Paul's
St. Paul Cadets
T. McTighe
Ann Street
Raixes
Haa
Cinci*sati
Pleper
Tae
Tarentom
Wednesda
Callahan
Reitz
Jehare
Ae McSteene
Leslica
Millvales
Hatteriens
HeliieKelroy
Haglon
Local Shooting Event Honors Veterans in New York
Summary of a historical shooting competition honoring American servicemen. Notable placers include Zimerman winning second prize at the field target event while Linme and Gry pose achieved top finishes. The report highlights New Yorkers as top contenders in a June event.
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Basover
Ee " Zimerman
Weni
Linme 2
Prize fighters eyed at Essex Market Police Court
A crowd gathered at Essex Market Police Court as Inspector Williams charged ten men including Dominick McCaffrey Jack McAuliffe Thomas Kelly Benny Murphy Billy Oliver Anna Dreste Jimmy Wakeley Scotty Cox Jack Quinn and Prof Nixey with participation in a prize fight. Bond set at 500 each for July 6 exam in Tombs Court.
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New York
Essex Market
Inspector Williams
In Spector
Dominick MacAaffrey
Jack McAuliffe
Thomas Kelly
Benny Murphy
Bily Oliver
Annia Dreste
Jimmy Wakeley
Scotty Cox
Jack Quinn
Prof. Nixey
Patterson
Murphy
Old England
Kelly
England
Oliver
McCaffrey
McAuliffe
McAuiliffe
Berry Wall
Justice Patterson
Murphy and
Lake Ridley
Lon Allen
Howe & Hummel
Sunday Baseball Controversy Halts Baltimore Game
Baltimore manager Barnie and player Tate were arrested for Sunday baseball violations under the Sabbath Association. Justice Green set bail after a brief hearing under the grand stand. The arresting actions were quiet and spectators remained unaware until after the game. The Sunday games will continue as before with periodic arrests anticipated until October.
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aPaToHr
Battmone
Barnie
Acton’s Park
Tate
Baltimores
Justice Green
Sarnie
Anns Arundel
Association Games in St Louis and Louisville Details
Report lists baseball or athletic match results with teams St Louis Rochester Louisville and Brooklyn. Scores show multiple innings and batter notes with players Callihan Blauvelt McKeogh Hite Ehret Becker and Toy among others.
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St. Louis
Hester Sy Bsiierion
Strock
Brooklyn
Frrars
Tee
Batteries
Meakin, Ehret and Becker
Toy
Scheme to replace Democrats with pension examiners in Washington
In Washington on June 29 the Pension Commissioner Raum outlined a plan to purge Democrats from his office by appointing clerks as special examiners for unsettled cases. The process, begun with batches of 40, is said to favor Democrats and could lead to later transfers to the limited examiner roll, with dismissals possible at year end.
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Distator
Washincaton
Raum
Baum
Week in Congress Highlights Idaho Statehood and Tariff Bill
The Senate will call up the tariff bill but likely delay debate until next week as appropriation bills take precedence. Idaho statehood leads the calendar with action expected soon, followed by river and harbor and other measures. Adjournment plans hinge on Fourth of July, with four days of session anticipated for the House and debate over the Federal election bill and Torrey bankruptcy bill on the schedule.
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Washington
Morrill
Senate
District of Columbia
Committee On Appropriations
Idaho
Wyoming
Committee On
Territories
House
Springfield Battery Sale Flyer Fragment
Fragmentary Springfield snippet shows battery related items and prices with unclear names O'Brien and Hai- possibly a local sale notice. Indicates promotional tone with numbers and partial product references.
Sporting Notes From The Baseball World
A foggy transcript of early baseball gossip and upcoming notes. Players move between teams, signings and releases are announced, and league amalgamation talk surfaces. Names like WhUTE Wheelock Callasan and Dan Gould appear among scattered game reports and fan questions.
London Chronicle outlines likely ministry reshuffle
The Chronicle predicts a near term cabinet remaking with W. H. Smith elevated to peerage, Sir John Gorst replacing Balfour in Ireland, Lord Hartington as Prime Minister, Lord Salisbury as Foreign Secretary, Sir Henry James as Home Secretary, and Lord Randolph Churchill possibly receiving a portfolio.
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the Chronicle
W. H. Smith
Agay
John Gorst
Mr. Balfour
Ireland
Lord Hartington
Lord Salisbury
Henry James
Lord Randolph Churchill
Tornado Wrecks Gallatin Church Kills Two. Many Hurt
A tornado struck Gallatin Tennessee at 5 50 pm causing the African Methodist Church to collapse. Ten people were removed from debris with two fatally injured and several more severely hurt including the minister Granville Brown. The storm also damaged a school and homes as patrons watched the roof collapse and furniture shatter.
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Gallatin
Terx
Granville Brown
Annie Martin
Mary Hoffmann
Gilbert Woodford
Mary Horton
Maryrey
Nannie Sawyer
Granville Beech
Brown
Cholera Excitement Grips Europe With Fears in South France
Londox reports cholera in Europe but not yet a panic as it appears tied to contaminated soil rather than direct Asiatic spread. Valencia shows high mortality at around 50 percent while fears of revival rise in Marseilles Toulon and Paris amid poor sanitation and weak water systems.
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Londox
Europe
Orient
Valencia
France
Marseilles
Toulon
Paris
Defaulter Lancaster Nabbed After Idaho Hunt
A Ellwood Lancaster, a Philadelphia real estate agent and alleged Eastern syndicate front, was captured in Denver and returned to Philadelphia. He used aliases and traveled through mining camps before being traced by Pinkerton and Philadelphia officials.
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Denver
A. Ellwood Lancaster
Philadelphia
Nampa
Idaho
Vine Bi
John Smith
eParland
Pinkerton’s
Linden
Lancaster
Singular infant death in Bridesburg
Philadelphia report states Willie Commeijer aged 15 months died yesterday afternoon in a singular manner. The child lay in his carriage near 4724 Carry Street while the mother attended to chores. About an hour after she left, she found him hanging by his head on the outside of the wagon and in discolored condition. A physician pronounced him dead.
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Philadelphia
Willie Commeijer
Carry Street
Bridesburg
The Way Out West Parkersville Officials Chosen
A humorous parable unfolds as Harper's Bazar introduces a new city Parkersville with a mayor and police captain. A New York capitalist arrives to meet the officials and questions the town’s location while plans to visit the site are discussed.
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Harper's Bazar
Connecticut Farmers Organize Labor Leagues Move to Influence Elections
Connecticut farmers form statewide Farmers Leagues as leaders foresee cross party influence in two months elections. Birth of the State Labor Congress noted with J H Hale allied to Knights of Labor. Democratic campaign managers wary of labor alliance shaping governor race.
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Hastrorp
Jone
Labor Congress
Sesson
Céof
J. H. Hale
Biste G
Knights of Labor
Trades Union Men
Hale
Sages
Democratic Party
State Labor Congress
Paris Ministers Unveil Joan of Arc Statue in Nancy
In Nancy on June 29 ministers Develle and Barbey unveiled a Joan of Arc statue in a ceremonies marked by impressive character. The town wore decorations and hosted many banquets afterward with 30 descendants of Joan of Arc’s brothers among the attendees.
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Paris
Develle and
Barbey
Joan of Arc
Nancy
Repudiation of Dutch Plenipotentiary on Congo duties
A Times Brussels report claims the Dutch plenipotentiary at the last moment repudiated prior support for the Anti-Slavery Convention clause on import duties in the Congo State. The issue is again in doubt as of June 6 in Lowpox.
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Lowpox
Times
Brussels
Congo
Cholera Spreads Through Spanish Villages
A Madrid dispatch reports increasing cholera in Gandia Enero and Suecs and surrounding villages. The Valencia prefect is traveling to Gandia to aid doctors battling the epidemic.
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Loxpow
Madrid
Daily News
Gandia
Enero
Suecs
Valencia
Oration Over Polish Bard’s Ashes in Paris
In Paris on June 20 M Renan delivered an oration during the ceremony moving the ashes of the Polish poet Mickiewicz from Montmorency to Cracow. Prince Czartoryski and other eminent Poles attended. The Austrian Government ordered copies of speeches made at the re interment be submitted within three days.
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Paris
M. Renan
Mickewiex
Montmorency
Cracow
Prince Czartoryski
Ept
Italians claim victory at Keren over der vishes force
A Massowahi dispatch reports Italian allied forces defeating a 1000 strong der vishes unit at Keren, with 150 killed. The brief notes along with unrelated items mention Tom Battle's visit and a Tennessee farmer's lightning bug illumination in beer bottles.
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Massowahi
Keren
Campbell A Kicker and the Lodge Bill Debate
Governor Campbell warns the Lodge bill to regulate Congress elections threatens South rights and risks federal control. He says it aims to appoint partisan election officials, empower federal judges, and disenfranchise voters, predicting a northern backlash and a guaranteed Democratic majority in the next House. He criticizes party tricksters in the House and defends home rule.
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Campbell
Washington
Congress
South
United States
Congresa
Lodge
Hemphill
North
Ohio
Hiamame
United States Court
House
Cincinnati
Pennsylvania
Quay
Republican
House of Representatives
Courts of Justice
Relic of Waterloo to be Sold at Auction in Brussels
A Brussels report says a Waterloo relic, the Rue de La Blanchesserie ball room where the Duke and Duchess of Echmond hosted the eve of the battle, is advertised for sale and may be demolished. Byron and Thackeray scenes are linked to the site, now with uneven floor and worn walls.
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Brussels
Waterloo
America
Mount Vernon
Old South Church
England
Rue de la Blanchesserie
Echmond
Byron
Childe Harold
Thackeray
George Osborne
Becky Sharp Crowley
Prince Ferdinand's Absence Draws European Criticism
In Loxpoxy on June 50 Prince Ferdinand signed Major Panitzs death warrant aboard a vessel en route to Vienna. The European press reacts with sharp remarks over his absence amid the controversy.
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Prince Ferdinand
Major Panitzs
Vienna
Pittsburg Clearing House Week Ending June 29 1890
Boston dispatches publish the weekly clearing house report showing gross exchanges for the week ending June 29 1890. The table notes rate of increase or decrease over the same period last year for Pittsburgh and other cities.
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Boston
Factory Fire in New Jersey Wallpaper Plant
A fire at Jardine and Co wallpaper factory in Barway New Jersey caused about 100000 dollars in damage with partial insurance coverage. Fire reported tonight and under investigation.
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Barway
N. J
Jardine & Co
Along the Wharves as River Falls and Excursion Boats Go
River levels drop across gauges at Market Street and dam as crowds flee heat aboard excursion boats. Departures include Scotia Cincinnati at 44 M and Keyston e State, while other vessels sail toward Parkersburg and Cincinnati amid clear and hot weather.
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Dispatot
Wannex
Browersville
Morgantown
Lovumii
Scotia
Cincinnati
Ren Hur
Lizzie May
Keystone State
Pi Rg
Shirley
A. M
Courier
Parkersburg
C. W. Batchellor
Pittsburg
Vaccination From Goats Promoted By French Physician
A New Source of Vaccine from goats is urged as public health policy progresses toward compulsory vaccination. M Herrieux’s Paris Academy paper is cited, asserting goat vaccine can rival calf vaccine in safety and efficacy. The report notes conditions for goat to human inoculation and the impact on future vaccination methods.
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M. Hervieurt
Academie de Medicine de Paris
M. Herrieux
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