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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1892
Page
7
A week of mixed results in baseball with Chicago and Louisville under scrutiny. Praises end of Pfeffer drama, urges fair play, notes Amateurs crackdown and new cricket league. Boxing notes hall and Fitzsimmons talks, lightweight plans, and upcoming Johnson Dixon bout amid broader sports discussion.
Public Librarian and self confessed embezzler A K Linderfelt remains jailed after a bond set at 5000 dollars could not be posted. The case was continued until the next day, with ongoing legal proceedings in the noted matter. A change in local businesses is referenced at Manaux Son's, 589 Pennavonan.
The Allegheny Athletic Association has secured the Schenley property at the corner of Duquesne Way and Third Street and will erect a clubhouse costing about $75,000. The ground measures 96 by 170 feet and will be leased long term, with possession July 1 for work to begin. The facility will house a full gymnasium, natatorium with Turkish Roman and tub baths, social spaces, and boating facilities on the riverfront. The club aims to train a strong amateur crew including Yale’s Eugene L. Messler and other top athletes, with plans for a year‑round program and a 100,000 dollar incorporation for the Athletic Company. Membership is expanding rapidly with 25 new names this month and 60 more expected, and no initiation fee until occupancy.
A charged rallying call urges the people to fight oppression and corruption. It decries hunger and tyranny, praises sacrifice, and demands unity and action against those who take the bread of the workers. The speech invokes national symbols and vows merciless struggle.
The East End Gym Wheelmen formalized leadership with J. P. Culbertson Jr. as Captain and President, Dr. George Proctor as First Lieutenant and Secretary, FE Everett Kehew as Second Lieutenant and Treasurer. They adopted a dark blue uniform with a white cap and crimson club emblem.
The club opens with over 20 members and hopes for many more. A 25 member ladies class starts May 1 in East End Gymnasium. Prospects for a lively summer program rise as tennis grounds near readiness. Prof Kirchner in Philadelphia attended amateur athletes meeting. no EGC men attended. Tom McNulty of Braddock joins East End Gyms as a strong amateur boxer.
Pittsburg cyclists plan a July trip to Washington for the L A W meeting with Keystones sending several men and about a dozen taking a Shenandoah Valley tour after. Allegheny orders riders report a wheeling mishap with Charley Petticord’s Victor and a pump shortage ending with an embalmer’s pump rescuing them. The Allegheny Cyclers host a farewell banquet for Charley and plan a ride to Butler plank road and back today.
Samuel G. Fleischman, a young San Francisco pianist returning from Europe, fled a Metropolitan Hall recital last night due to stage fright. He was found dazed in his home cellar with his flute, diagnosed as vertigo from excitement, and remains confined to his house today.
Profile of Prof C. V. Riley Government Entomologist of the United States. Praised for practical pest control methods including introducing Australia’s lady birds to control the citrus pest in California and influencing English agricultural policy through his studies of Hessian and hop flies. Born in Chelsea England, he built a vast national insect collection and received honors from France and Britain.
The Department of Charities sends Mrs. Bertha Frank and her three children from New York toward Berlin Germany. Her husband died at sea on the voyage to this country three months ago his body was cast overboard. Authorities assisted the family and arranged passage home with support from friends.
A tempest wrecked eight fishing boats off Nunoyospinimia and coastal areas on April 1 with nine bodies found by April 12. The Idzumo Maru sank after striking a rock near Csemulpo and Pusan on April 4, leaving 12 saved. Horonai colliery blast on March 18 killed and fatally wounded several. Yokohama reports a smallpox outbreak with hundreds of deadly cases. Chinese junkes attacked by pirates left captains beheaded and vessels looted.
A historical survey notes how wives of poets and writers endure unhappy marriages. Milton Burns Byron Tolstoi and others are cited as examples of genius paired with domestic strain. The piece argues women marry for admiration and sentiment yet face tyranny, neglect, and discord in literary households.
From Detvtn. April 29. Washington reports indicate strong likelihood of retaliatory tolls on Canadian vessels as Canada reimposes tolls on American ships via Welland and St Lawrence routes. Blaine and Duluth Chamber of Commerce leaders pushed for action, with announcements expected after further conferences in Washington.
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