Northeast storm dominates Maritime Provinces still
Weather bulletin describes a persistent storm centered over the Maritime Provinces with a second storm drifting northeast into the eastern Indian Territory. Rain spans from the Middle Atlantic to the Rockies and into Tennessee and the Southwest while fair conditions prevail in New England New York the Upper Lake region and the Northwest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maritime Provinces
Indian Territory
Middle Atlantic
Rocky Mountains
Tennessee
Southwest
New England
New York
Upper Lake Region
Northwest
Very Hopeful Officials Talk Pleasing Baseball Future
Local baseball officials express strong optimism about the team prospects and grounds improvements despite weather delays. Buckenberger vows discipline, players must report by April 1, Connie Mack expected to join with salaries around 2500 to 3000, with future salary adjustments planned.
Pugilists feud over Maher drug plot in New Oallaws
In New Oallaws Louisiana on March 3 a sensational boxing tale circulates about Peter Maher being drugged in a bout with Fitzsimmons. The story claims insiders were betrayed, money changed hands, and a wider plot aimed to influence rounds with supposed doping and hidden backers. Several named figures are hinted but not directly named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Maher
Oallaws
Frisco
Fitzsimmons
Dublin
Gus Tuthill
Sie
Pecenly
Maber
Fitz
Maher
A Veteran's Prediction on Fitzsimmons vs Maher Fight
A local boxing admirer shares an aged observer's view two days before the Maher Fitzsimmons bout. He argues reason matters, cites Dom McCaffrey predicting Maher, notes Dempsey's influence, and asserts Fitzsimmons can win by countering Maher if the latter fights defensively. He concludes Madden has bets on Fitzsimmons and predicts the winner regardless of outcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maher
Fitzsimmons
Manly
Dom McCaffrey
McCaffrey
Dempsey
Dom
Tim
de Maher
Metro
Satlin
Bill Aden
Madden
Track results amid muddy conditions at March meeting
About 5,000 attended as Panhandle won the first race followed by Oro and Brevier. Gutter led early in the second race with Derange second and Objection third. Sir G TL fret led the third race with Sand stone second and Frank L third. Etkwight captured the fourth race with Vocal osrae second and others faded as oil city was not represented at the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panhandle
Oro
Brevier
Gutter
Derange
Objection
Sir G TL
Sandstone
Frank L
Vocal Osrae
Meadville Considers Eight-Club League Route
Meadville explores forming an eight club league with towns in Eastern Ohio Southern New York and Northwestern Pennsylvania. A local league club could be formed without bringing in outside talent but no profitable grounds exist nearby to justify a club. Players writing this spring to seek league positions will find few playing opportunities and many players but no profitable venue.
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Meadville
Ohio
New York
Pennsylvania
Sullivan's Challenge to World Fighters for 25000 and More
John L Sullivan issues a high stakes challenge to fighters including Frank Slavin Charles Mitchell and James Corbett for a September bout at the Olympic Club New Orleans. He seeks a 25000 purse with a 10000 outside bet and vows not to fight nonwhites while urging Queensberry rules.
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Sullivan
St. Part
Associated Press
St. Paui
Mis
Palette
Frank P. Slavin
Charles Mitchell
James Corbet
Australia
Harrison
Fleth
Olympic Club
New Orleans
Advertiser
New York City
John Cockerill
England
James Corbett
California
Marquis of Queensbury
Free
Joan L. Sullivas
Noel
John L. Sullivan
Mitchell
Mr. Noel
St. Louis
Charlie Mitchell
Frank Slavin
John L
Lil
Slavin
Peter Jackson
London
America
President Williams Discusses Eastern and Western Leagues
President Williams denied ill feeling between the Eastern and Western Leagues. He praised relations as friendly and noted a New York meeting harmony. He described Western League organization, six month contracts April to October, and a salary cap of 2000 dollars per club per month.
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Williams
Columscs
Sid Pint
New York
White
Western
Chicago
Western Ree
Western Association
Eastern
Pefere
Seeloe
Orst
Southern League prospects for a strong season in Alabama
The Southern League in Mositz Alabama anticipates a successful year with Mobil Jans ballpark plans underway. Manager J F Kelly has received numerous player applications and Saylor Jlutton of Memphis seeks the Birmingham franchise backed by substantial money.
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Mositz
Ala
March
Mobil
Knoxville
Homestead to Furnish Many Pro Ball Players This Season
Homestead will produce more professional ball players than any town of its size in the United States this season. Mark Baldwin heads the list as a top pitcher, Alex Jones and “Hiney” Youngman follow, with Clark Armor joining the Western League. Jones will pitch for the Louisvilles with John Hess as catcher, while Ack Rowe, a famed shortstop, has declined minor league offers to pursue the game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homestead
United States
Mark Baldwin
Alex Jones
Hiney" Youngman
Clark Armor
Louisvilles
John Hess
Ack Rowe
Old Homestead
Bradfords
Faloth
Rowe
Anson
Git
Earle Leaves for Columbia to Trim Up
Will Eyrle Pittsburgs catcher leaves for Columbia South Carolina to join college nine as coach and shed old criticisms. He aims to prove himself in Smoky City style, after a farewell séance at Andersons on Sycamore. Pittsburg plans to welcome him with Po Corkhill and Hanlons team on April 13 opening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Will Eyrle
Pittsburgs
Columbia
South Carolina
College Nine
Pittsboro
Earle
Anderson
Sycamore Street
Pittsbury
Po Corkhill
Hanlon
Local Wrestling Match Advances With Full Card Yet
Bob Miller and Ed Reilly arranged a wrestling match for tomorrow evening at Hayes station. Referee to be chosen tomorrow afternoon. A large crowd expected as trains run from Pittsburg and Homestead to Hayes. Catch weight both to compete with Miller slightly heavier. Reilly around 140 pounds. Miller aims for Greco Roman style and confidence grows. Reilly favored in catch as catch can.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Miller
Ed Reilly
Hayes’ Station
Pittsburg
Homestead
Hayes
Reilly
Miller
Pritchard Told to Cables for American Bout
Tom O Rourke, manager and backer of George Dixon, cabled Ted Pritchard the English champion to come to America at once and to back him against Fitzsimmons. O Rourke is confident Pritchard can defeat the Australian and would invest 10000 or 15000 dollars on the result. An answer from the Englishman is expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom O'Rourke
George Dixon
Ted Pritchard
America
O'Rourke
Fitzsimmons
Pritchard
Ansao
Yale Winter Games Run Without Second Regiment
Yale will stage its winter games independently this year on March 26 and April 2. Wrestling sparring and fencing are new events, with finals set for the April meet. The Athletic Association will award silver cups to winners in sparring wrestling and fencing, and to seconds in other events. Times remain handicapped and open to university members only.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Haven
Yale
C. X.G
The
Athletic Association
Jackson in London sets date for big match
By cable from London, Peter Jackson the colored fighter surprises at the National Sporting Club trip. He plans two weeks training in London then a Brighton camp for Slavin fight in early April. Jackson, in strong health, expects victory and reports training costs around sixteen pounds. He travels with Police Ranger Dan from San Francisco and will be joined by additional arrivals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poiiyee Riordan
San Francines
Coroners Jury Rules Mrs. Stewart Died by Her Own Hand
The Coroners jury said Mrs. William P. Stewart died by suicide in her attic last night. Her husband, visiting a sister in Spring Hill township, returned home this afternoon and appears heartbroken over the tragedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William P. Stewart
Spring Hill Township
League talks trim cricket clubs to five teams
J C Schwartz George Macpherson and George Gamble met yesterday to discuss a proposed cricket league. No firm plan emerged but they suggested not forming a six club league, deleting New Castle and East Liverpool. Remaining teams would be two Pittsburgh clubs the Bloomfields and the Allegheny Thistles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J.C. Schwartz
George Macpherson
George Gamble
New Castle
East Liverpool
Pittsburg
Bloomfields
Allegheny Thistles
Manchester ball team lineup from Allegheny season plans
The Manchester ball team of Allegheny lists John Slattery Tom Pilkington James Dawson Bob Dawson Jesse Hayes William O'Donnell Mike Carroll Henry Craney and Dave Marshell as organizers for the season They invite all local amateur teams to respond Address H Crancy 100 Lake street
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
Allegheny
John Slattery
Tom Pilkington
James Dawson
Bob Dawson
Jesse Hayes
William O'Donnell
Mike Carroll
Henry Craney
Dave Marshell
H. Crancy
100
Lake Street
Corbett Says No Match Arranged With Choynski
Jim Corbett states in an interview that he has authorized no one to arrange a fight with Choynski and that he will not fight him. He notes he has defeated Choynski four times and is willing to meet Fitzsimmons or the Jackson Slavin winner instead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelfoia
Jim Corbett
Choynski
Corbett
Fitzsimmons
Factory Shutdown Ashes Grip Outbreak at Knott Harker Co
Braver Fauts reports the Knott Harker Co grate and mantel factory shut down today due to grip affecting workers. Special notice notes illness spread among staff and production halted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Braver Fauts
Knott, Harker & Co
Chicago Team to Train in Hot Springs for Season Start
Carcaco March 5 The Chicago team will leave for Hot Springs Ark tomorrow to trim time from now until April 13 and prepare for the season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carcaco
Chicago
Hot Springs
Ark
General Sporting Notes From The Liverpool Meeting
General sporting notes report arrivals and prospects for local dog shows in progress in Liverpool. It notes two boxers with catch weights not disclosed after weighing in at catch weight and mentions critics calling opponents pugilistic bilks in Frisco. A rider declines prize ring rules and a Metropolitan team faces a ball game with an earnings fee proposed. A public road advocacy campaign seeks support, while Ben Fitzsummons comments on Peter Maher’s fighting prowess. Local cycling reports mention Canon City and a stallion insured by J G Dashe.
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A. A. Zeimeaman
Liverpool
Joxan
Cuagter Kewnicn
Hite
Colonel A
Ben Fitzsummons
Peter Maher
Maher
Charles Saumwar
Canon City
Sarah Cain
Wes
J.G. Dashe
Fragmented Sports Notes From A Distant Era
A jumble of athletic references including football, baseball and boxing. Mentions 2008 era congress, Yale baseball, Olympic Club, Pritchard, Conroy, St Kilda, and various matches and plans to develop material from classes. Several names appear in scattered phrases, with brief mentions of venues like Arena and New Haven.
Gossip of the Guard and militia notes from local regiments
A bulletin from the Eighteenth Regiment and Battery B reports soldiers in transit between Youngstown and Philadelphia, inspections, and upcoming drills. Major Frank Patterson and officers inspect Company G, while Reyes of the Eighteenth resigns for ill health and New York change. Tax and armory issues loom, with Councils to decide the Fifth Avenue Market House transfer to Eighteenth Regiment and Battery B amid poor militia quarters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lign Trenast Jones BR. Treacy
New Orleans
United States
Anic Taxt
Reese
Smith
New York City
Battery B
Tain Huns
Self
Adjutant General's Office
Krumbhaar
Rind
Ostbans
Guard
Snowden
Avenue Market House
Finance Committee
Diamond Street
Old Criminal Court
People Coming and Going Crowd News Notes
Miss eee eee omer, one of the singing group, fell ill in Cleveland and will miss a month, plans to return April 1. Miss Van Dyke, a local favorite, bound for Philadelphia, expected back in early April. Gilbert McMillan and J. P. Hughart were seen at the Duquesne. F. C. Van Dusen and A. B. Patton noted at Monongahela House. W Dewees Wood and wife, W. P. De Armitt headed to New York. George W. Marshall and J. F. Mansfield staying at the Anderson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Clevelandy
Miss van Dyke
Gilbert McMillan
Michi Senators
Score
Detroit Dry Dock Company
J. P. Hughart
Hughart
Grand Rapids and
Indiana Road
Duquesne
F.C. van Dusen
Uniontown
A. B. Patton
Washin
Monongahela House
W. Dewees Wood
W. P. de Armitt
New York
Diphtheria and scarlet fever rise noted by health bureau
The Bureau of Health reported 61 diphtheria cases and four scarlatina cases yesterday. Officials of the Pennsylvania Company deny elevated tracks. A railroad brakeman was badly crushed while coupling at Gumpood Keighe, and a collision occurred on the Duquesne Traction road. A teachers institute is planned for Saturday at Grant School with or without notable drills.
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Bureau of Health
Pennsylvania Company
Pittsburg
Coupli i
Duquesne
William McConway
Frankytown Avenue
Teachers’ Institute
Scheol
Banker Kail Bolts a Mount Pleasant Sensation
Great excitement grips Mount Pleasant over the disappearance of Hugo Keil a foreigner acting as steamship agent and bank custodian. He ran the Slavinsky Bank and allegedly pooled about £8000 from Hungarians and Slavs awaiting remittances. Crowds mobbed his office, police quelled a looming riot, and locals fear he left town. A large Hungarian delegation headed toward Greensburg while searches spread across the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pleasant
Hugo Keil
Slavinsky Bank
Karl
Forsignern Ormiit
Greensburg
Cheniahs de
Oil City Bad Box Blocks City From Buying Plant
OIL CITY March 5 Special The electric light plant operated by Oil City Electric Company under Western Electric franchise cannot be purchased by the city this year or for several years due to constitutional debt limits. The plant’s value has reportedly doubled since last June, and city officials estimate the buyout price and accumulated costs. Further investigation is planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Om Citrr
Western Electric Company
Oil City Electric Company
William Hamilton
Pittsburg
Electric Company
Faxon Aeow
Youngstown Budget Notes Unresolved Heir Case and Local Politics
The advert seeking Philip Edwards information ties to his Brady's Bend fortune from relatives' deaths. Edwards, an aging coal digger, says finances prevent a claim push and may be sent to Pittsburgh. A push for William Wirt emerges amid Ripper bill support to reform city government. The Car Service Association claims over 200,000 dollars in uncollected demurrage from iron manufacturers in Mahoning and Shenango Valleys, with suits dormant after three years.
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Yousestows
Pittsburg
Philip Edwards
Brady's Bend
Edwards
William Wirt
Car Service Association
Mahoning
Shenango
CIA
Valley Taxpayers Protest After Beaver County Valuation Ruling
Beavers County commissioners hike city property values by 20 percent in First ward and 10 percent elsewhere triggering a mass protest in Beaver Fats. A large meeting at Central Hotel denounces the move as arbitrary and unfair, with rural areas facing tax relief while towns bear the burden. Additional notes report a reappearance of East Liverpool figure Ruibus Bavetti, a Greensburg Grange Hall dance with a stabbing, and bungling burglars targeting Tiffin homes and the local post office.
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Central Hotel
First Ward
New Brighton
Rochester
Crrr
Rurvus Bavetti
East Liverpool
Draine
Grange Hall
Greensburg
Oliver P. Smith
Joe Miller
Smith
Tiffin
Fire at Liverpool cotton warehouses injure none reported
A blaze swept a six story block of cotton warehouses on Birchfield Street near the Liverpool wharves. The fire caused heavy losses with damage described as substantial though no injuries were reported. The drygoods firm of J H Noynihan in the same building appears to have suffered part of the blaze. Investigations to determine the cause were underway.
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Liverpool
Birchfield Street
Sioux City
J. H. Noynihan
Sols Beantbone
Etree
River News and Notes Louisville Items Racing Steamer Draws Crowds
Louisville dispatch reports river stages with Falls at 7 feet 9 inches and canal 10 feet 10 inches. Various steamers arrive and depart for Pittsburg Cincinnati and New Orleans. A notable Ohio River race between two boats ends in a draw drawing thousands. Weather cool with light rain, river fluctuating and vessels listed for Madison, Kanawha, Carrollton, and Kentucky towns.
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Louisville
Missouri
New Orleans
Cincinnati
J. N. Bunton
J. C. Risher
Pittsburg
Ohio River
Memphis
Carrollton
James Guth
Angville
WiErLive
Courier
Ttsburg
Bedifoburg
Scotia
Levin
Kerstone
Crescen
Hudson
New Orleane
Tow
St. Louis
ted—Auereye
Cincinnat
John A. Wood
Jon
Newrleans
Minnetonka
Cairn
Houston
Monrow
Ocean Steamship Arriva's Brivaniaic Be York
Brianitis rasesseeeteew York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ocean Steamship Arriva's
Brivaniaic
York
Brianitis
drunkenness arrests and a fatal steelworks accident
Police picked up several individuals on drunkenness and suspicious activity on the Southside and Twelfth Ward, including Curist Errsz John O'Donnell and Steven McGill, and others with odd belongings. In a separate note, a Hungarian worker at Edgar Thomson Steel Works was crushed to death by ore, with an inquest scheduled for Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John O'Donnell
Steven McGill
Twelfth Ward
Frank Weretz
Charles Miller
Levi Waitraree
Twelfth Street
Lord John Russell
Joseph Hookner
McDowell
Edgar Thomson Steel Works
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Southern League
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Morrow
Mrs. Stewart
the Cricket League
Mr. Corbett
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Cox
Jose Oor
Michael Conroy
Cha Hen
Arena
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St. Kilda Font Gear Selbourne Saou
Ted Fritch
Carrain Huat
Youngstown
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Shiloh
Mason A. J. Locax
Howe
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Fourteenth Iegiment
Frank Patterson
George W. Marshall
Oakdale
J. F. Mansfield
Beaver
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Steubenville
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Alleghenyt Junction
Larry
Dickson
Fifth Avenue
Woodstreet
JOS. Fleming & Son
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Rex
Nepkins
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