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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1891
Page
17
A long, satirical column discusses Hugh Duffs and Pan American topics, with political jabs at Congress and press coverage. It notes baseball, salaries, and league prospects, plus a crowded mix of figures including Ward, Kelty, and Lauter, reflecting Chicago and New England mentions and travel to Europe.
In Ceramic City base ball minds push for an eight club Ohio Valley Amateur League with a five game schedule on Saturdays and holidays. Crockery City and Eclipse clubs back consolidation, East Liverpool urged to organize, with meetings planned near Steubenville to enlist Bellaire Wheeling Martins Ferry Wellburg Mingo Stubenville Toronto Weaver Rochester Phillipsburg Heaver Falls and others.
San Francisco dispatch reports Jim Corbett in poor health yet confident he can regain form with training under John Donaldson and Billy Delaney at Sansanin. Parson Davies departs as manager amid plans for a new Denver club and potential sparring with Sidvin and Mitchell.
The St Louis Republic condemns the arrest of Mark Baldwin as an outrage. It accuses Von der Abe and the assistant prosecutor of oppression and using justice as a tool to punish a citizen, arguing constitutional liberty is sacrificed in St Louis courts.
A dog fight in Hamilton county drew a large crowd and two dogs were captured while others escaped through windows and doors. No one claimed the dogs and an estimated 1 million spectators watched the incident.
Frank Slavin the Australian champion staged a benefit at Majesty's Theater in Loxpox. He offered £100 to any man lasting four rounds. Jack Ellis of Whitechapel accepted but was knocked senseless in the second round. The show closed with a sparring match between Slavin and Mitchell as Americans and sporting notables watched.
New York report details ongoing scheme by baseball magnates to settle the Cincinnati ownership dispute. They face internal fights with John T Brush and ongoing legal actions, while parties from New York Brooklyn and Chicago claim control. The situation remains unsettled as factions seek to assert influence and money for the club.
NEW Youre March 7 It reports a dispute within the League as John T Brush misses a meeting. Committees led by Abel O’Neill and Robinson are said to control Cincinnati matters. Brush seeks the Cincinnati franchise and financial support from other clubs plus remaining 300000 from Indianapolis, provoking a split with Hoosier backers.
Jahns Town March 7 All departments of the Cambria Iron Works shut down today after the natural gas supply was permanently cut off with only two hours notice. Officers blame the gas company while noting a prior pistol point shutoff at the Johnson Company last year. Cambria plans to produce gas by the Archer process soon.
A large Mt. Pleasant gathering at the Grand Opera House protests the arrest of United Mine Workers officers by Coke Operator Harney and condemns W. J. Rainey's actions. Peter Wise urges lawful conduct andlocal merchant support while James Melride and Mike Dismon speak.
A 14 year old girl, Alice Perry, married 17 year old B F Nolan after a trip to Marietta Ohio. Perry, her father, detained the groom and locked the bride in a wagon, while Nolan's brother plotted to obtain custody with a warrant. Perry released the license and faced later efforts to annul the marriage in Ohio courts.
A meeting of managers of amateur ball clubs around Pittsburo will occur this week to organize an Aleess league. Manager Hawley of the Oakland club shows strong enthusiasm and believes a profitable league can be formed. There are many players available.
Brancock March 7 Tommy Quinn may join the Baltimore team next season after a strong showing with the Marine club last year. Multiple clubs show interest and Quinn will consider any reasonable offer.
The unique sentence ordered Judee Kelly requires Samuel Poschman to board with his neighbor and sleep in a barn. his wife must lock herself in Poschman’s house for six days and admit no strangers. Poschman reportedly did not sleep in the barn, but neighbor Mr. Rogers provided a room. Since the sentence expired the couple appears to have reconciled.
Beaver Falls will see outdoor athletic facilities built at Geneva Park after a joint decision by the Young Men's Christian Association and Geneva College. Plans include a one sixth mile cycle track, a baseball and football program, and facilities for pole vaulting hammer throw and shot put to boost local youth sports.
The Dispatch previews rent lists and local sports notes with references to MACD Listo belored to Ansell, New Harvi kn, Smith, Natatorium Turkish baths, and a set of amateur matches. It notes President Iba, Manager Hanlon, and Pitcher Stratton, plus various upcoming games and intercity cricket and rowing chatter.
Sporting Editor notes a challenge from M DeMons and partners to local players for a series of euchre and carta games under Medmont rules for stakes from 40 to 1000 dollars. They claim the Mastern championship from the Sanita Quartet of Boston and express interest in arranging matches if welcomed by locals.
In New York on March 7 the sheriff acted to satisfy a $14,117 judgment for Garrett H. Haight by seizing the NY Limited Baseball Club's office furniture and lease of ground and buildings at 158th Street and Eighth Avenue. The process includes the club's onetime property and related rights as part of the execution.
Charles A. Farrell of last year's Chicago neighborhood team joined the Heston Association Club as catcher. Hugh Donny, the well known cutbhider, accepted the Mason Association manager's terms, but no contract has yet been signed.
Fire swept Sveaccuse S. Y. March 7 destroying Kutzech's pool parlors in the Grams Opera House. Loss estimated at $10,000. Tournament games halted and to be resumed in this city next Tuesday with championship tables arriving.
Loxnos March 7. It is now sought to raise the stake for which Ted Provehard and Burke will fight to £2000 and the attempt will probably succeed. Both men are training well with Burke the favorite.
A New York dispatch reports secret conferences among National League magnates with rumors that Al Johnson plans to exit baseball. A magnate hinted this evening that Johnson will be bought out so he can travel to Europe for a wedding trip.
Gustave Bently of Randolph township was arraigned before Alderman Went on cruelty to animals charges. He owns 175 sheep and sheared them mid February to fatten for market. He waived a hearing and posted $200 bail, with trial set for the next court term. Bently is noted as a former Crawford county sheriff candidate in 1887.
The Lawrence County Farmers Alliance met at the courthouse and passed a resolution urging the Pennsylvania Legislature to defeat road bill No. 16 and halt road laws until tax laws are revised. They also passed a resolution seeking rights for landowners to control wildlife and fish on streams crossing their lands, akin to domestic animals.
A wreck on the Southwest Railroad near here today involved the Fairchance passenger train and the Gransburg wreck train at Mover station. Several cars were demolished and three men were injured including Baggage Master Sorber with severely burned hands and other injuries, Fireman Beck cut about the face. Passenger William Buttlebauw suffered multiple gashes.
Allegheny postmaster failed to receive Wallace Idaho telegram stating William Ferrand was killed in the Custer mine near that town and asking relatives in Allegheny be notified.
This week offer includes 50 pieces of black cashmere at 19 cents per yard, 36 inches wide, with no similar value in either city. Also selesta remnants for dress waists at 11 and 19 cents, cheaper than other sellers. Black backs with colored checks and figures. Thornton Bros., Allegheny.
CISCISNATIL reports officers and a posse entered a Sharon area house after nightfall seeking alleged dog fighters. Police did not disclose names or charges but stated arrests were made and investigations continue.
Thornton Bros invites shoppers to compare city prices before buying table linen towels and napkins, emphasizing cash prices and urging appreciation of a bargain.
Pius Spyder, resident of Tywart Creek near Pankerssrnc, West Virginia, reports finding a gigantic primeval tooth two days ago. The tooth measures 7 inches long 4 inches wide and 4 inches thick and remains well preserved with enamel and cusps near perfect. Further searches planned when weather allows.
A 12 year old son of Joan A. Dawson of Stewart's Run accidentally shot himself in the chest while handling a horse pistol yesterday. He died soon after discovery.
A telegram from Uniontown dated March 7 reports Dr. J. M. Abrams of Brownsville has been indicted for offering Judge Ewing a bribe of 100 dollars.
Braddock March 7 The Braddock Wire Mill strike drags on with no settlement in sight as guards and workers clash. Two non union men Johnston and Cooley were arrested for carrying concealed weapons. revolvers seized, bound over for court. Townspeople in the west end grow alarmed as armed workers stay at home.
McKeesport hosts the Pittsburg district convention of the Young Men's Christian Association with Rev. Mr. Pierce of Pittsburg's Butler Street M E Church delivering the opening address. Delegates from Allegheny Washington Greene Fayette and Westmoreland counties attend as reports are praised and speakers plan church talks in the city.
A passenger train ran off a switch on the Southwest road near Connellsville brewery and struck a dwelling alongside the track. The house side and a downstairs room were demolished. The engine’s cowcatcher halted within feet of a cradle where a baby slept, who awoke and crowed at the sight of the visitor.
Scotdale March 7. T. W. Biiss of Bliss and Marshall, Percy Coke Works operators, met the Mineworkers' committee and adjusted differences. Miners will return Monday to the old wage rate with cars level full at the drift face and no non union men employed.
Judge Ermentrout granted a preliminary injunction against Rev. A S Keesee and his followers who disrupted St Athern’s Evangelical Church. The order restrains interference with anti Bowman pastor Rev F P Lehr at Immanuel Evangelical Church. Police were requested to be on duty tomorrow.
An advertisement extols Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery as a universal remedy for blood taints and various conditions from pimples to consumption. It claims guaranteed results, money back if ineffective, and suitability for adults and children, noting it contains no alcohol and is a concentrated vegetable extract sold at $1.00 per bottle.
The jury acquits Phares Strode of murdering Annie MecClou by furnishing poison for her to die by her own hand near Lancaster Pennsylvania. A separate item reports the drowning of John Sellers and the attempted rescue by Samuel, both youths, in the Schuylkill Canal. A telegram notes the Edgar Thomson steel plant reactivation delayed by brick work. Another brief reports 19 year old Benjamin Lamping killed by a train while crossing tracks near Cincinnati.
Wilkes-Barre March 7 The Board of Pardons declined to commute George W. Moss a wife murderer now in jail here Moss faces execution on the 26th
The Zimmerman brewery was purchased today by an English syndicate for $22,000. The plant will be enlarged and greatly improved. George Smith, 17, died at the Boys' Home in Dellefastaine Ohio from purpura tied to cigarette smoking and cheap pastry indulgence.
The stock of A. M. Glick, a clothing boots and shoes dealer, was seized by the Sheriff to satisfy five executions totaling $4,000.
Robbery at Sampson Ray and Company flour bill office in West Newton netted $100 on Friday. The report notes a suspect named fzil and mentions a prior homicide case and an asylum commitment for Tomas Moonr, a Franklin man who killed his aged wife. Rumors from Bentleysville claim West's body was stolen with a sand substitute, while West's brother asserts burial occurred.
Pittsburg city councils in session tomorrow with both branches meeting in the afternoon. Notices sent yesterday. Main item expected is the presentation of a new Poor Farm ordinance in the Select branch. Common Council to act on locating and survey ordinances. Daniel Kelly will be sworn in to the unexpired term of John Kearns, who joined the Legislature.
A special weather bulletin notes rain across the Mississippi Tennessee and Ohio Valleys with 1 to 2 inches and up to 4 inches in the region over 48 hours. Snow fell in New York Michigan Minnesota Wisconsin and Kansas as warmer conditions move east of the Mississippi and colder air enters Eastern Canada. The storm center remains over the Gulf States with rain likely across the Ohio Valley lake regions and Atlantic coast. highs and precipitation vary by region.
Telegraphic notes show river levels at Allegheny 5 feet 10 inches and failing Wheeling 9 feet 7 inches and stationary. Canals report varying readings with canal closed and weather cloudy cool rain.
H A McComas traveled from Hagerstown to pursue clemency for Frank Snyder in Pittsburg. Snyder, a Hagerstown native and former clerk, was a bookkeeper for Granite State agents and faces a pending sentence. McComas argues Snyder was not part of the schemes and seeks his release.
The annual election of the Allegheny County Bar Association was held yesterday afternoon. Officers elected for the coming year include President 5. A. McClung, Vice President M. A. Woodward, Treasurer W. S. Pier, Secretary E. Y. Breck, and Executive Committee members Lewis McMaullen E N Saith John B. Schaffer E Smith and J A Evans. New members elected are Jd. W. Over Omus H. Davis and J C Boyer Esq.
Advertisement notes agents Rand and Co offering Atlas of the World with new prices and latest changes. Includes liberal terms and samples. Listed address 5 Broadway New York appears in a dated 19th century catalog promotion.
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