Baseball Forum on Pittsburg Boston and Cleveland Matchups
The article weighs Pittsburg with Boston, noting weak Pittsburg pitching if Conway and Galvin are hurt and praising Staley as a pitcher. It highlights Cleveland facing the Giants and Tim Keefe, and discusses Phillies and Phillies rivals with varied injuries and form.
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Clevelands
Giants
Tim Keefe
New York
Keefe
Babs
Steels
Phillies Chicago
Phillies
Young Pitcher Nate Foil Praises Wheeling Club
Nate Foil, a Wheeling poolseller and baseball enthusiast, spoke in the city about the Wheeling Club. He claimed promising pitcher Kennedy is a gem and noted Kennedy was signed after a brickyard engagement for a salary during the convention.
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Wheeling Poolseller
Wheeling
Kennedy
Henry Chadwick Explains Real Sacrifice in Baseball
Henry Chadwick, veteran baseball writer, explains what constitutes a real sacrifice in the game. He argues that plays forcing a runner out at first to advance others should not be counted as sacrifices, and notes errors can affect how credits are awarded. He discusses fielding choices and runner advancement in various infield scenarios.
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Baseball Authority
Toof Shree Wen
Anson
Des
Jones
Brown
White
Samoansee
Senalienemsang
Samoa
Bang
U U.S
Pacific
Sta
Athletics and Louisvilles Play Six Inning Rainy Tilt
Louisvllle May 12 Only six innings were played due to rain. Stovey hit a notable home run while Vaughan and Ehret drew hits and were hit freely by pitchers Werhing and Ehret. Base hits favor Athletics and Louisvilles with three errors for Louisvilles and two for Athletics.
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Louisvinlle
Athletics
Louisvilles
Stovey
Vaughan
Pate
Eeeenet
Ehret
Uisvilles
Werhing
Athletica
Leonuisvilles
Cincinnati Batter-Crook Brooklyn Slugfest Ends In Defeat
Cincinnati defeated Brooklyn 8 to 7 in a high scoring slugfest. Joe Halliday hit a homer and contributed thefts by McPhee O'Brien and Corkhill. Attendance was 400 as both pitching and outfield play produced brilliant moments amid a tough battle at the field.
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Cincinnati
Brooklyn
Joe Halliday
McPhee
O'Brien
Corkhill
Local boxing bout ends with Ryan victory near City Hall
The brief fight pitted Billy Ryan of McDonald's station against a local challenger under Queensberry rules. Ryan, 24, from Altoona, weighed 175 pounds and dominated with decisive blows, finishing in the sixth round after knocking the opponent down twice and forcing a stoppage.
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City Hall
Q. T
Billy Ryan
McDonald's
Ryan
Alyee
Ioser
Sivan
Owever
Ayan Coon
Gene Sera
Altoona
Jack Joyce
Lavonia
Prominent Horsemen Gather for Gordon Trotters Sale
Crowds of horsemen in Cleveland gather for the Pasig sale led by Guy Clingstone Nobby Suison Mambrico Sparkie and Gordon brood mares and fillies. Notables like the Bonners Jameson Campau Middagie Paterson Harvey and Sheldon are among expected bidders with steepled values around five thousand dollars for Mambrico Sparkie and Nebby.
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Pasig
Tomarree
Guy
Clingstone
Nobby
Suison
Mambrico Sparkie
Gordon
Misa Gretchen Clingstone
Largesse
Leontine
Clim
Estone
Old Rysdyke
Bonners
James To
R&s
D. J. Campau
Detroit
T. J. Middagie
Paterson
Harvey
Neweee
Bert Bheldon
Pete Ey Noene
M C C adopts cricket law changes at Lord's meeting
The M C C met yesterday in the Lord's pavilion with Duke of Buccleuch presiding to consider proposed cricket law alterations. The changes proposed included five balls per over, bowlers ending ends freely and not bowling two overs in succession, and declaring innings at any time. All three alterations were carried by an overwhelming majority with varied opinions among Surrey Essex Notts and others.
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Duke of Buccleuch
Surrey
Essex
London Daily News
English Pugilist Billy Hook Arrives for City Bout
May 12 Billy Hook, champion 120 pound pugilist of Great Britain, arrives from Liverpool to meet challengers in his weight class. Casie Ed Holske travels from Philadelphia to arrange a match and bring Hook to Philadelphia for sparring and possible engagement. Hook previously toured with John L. Sullivan and is supported financially by Holske.
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Yous
Billy Hook
Great Britain
Liverpool
Casie Ed Holske
Philadelphia
Hook
Holske
Ae Jana
England
John L. Sullivan
Mr. Holske
Match Setup Aims for Mallet Versus Siirk Bout
Promoters seek to arrange a bout between Mat Mallet and Harry Siirk as backers pledge support for the match. The article notes continued efforts to line up the contested pairing and secure backing.
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Mat Mallet
Harry Siirk
Kilrais Likely to Quit City of Paris for Quiet Arrival
A London dispatch reports Joe Kilrais will probably resign from the City of Paris and seeks no public reception. He plans a quiet move to New York, avoiding demonstrations or fanfare.
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Youk
London
Yester- Joxe Kilrais
Paris
New York
Unclear fragment summary for historical report
Fragmentary OCR text mentions names likely including Sullivan, Pritchard, and Burns with a match or betting context. Details and dates are unreadable. No coherent event or outcome can be established from the provided fragment.
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Barth
Joe
Marin
Asy
Bel Fritchard
Burns
Lon Pritchard
Clark Stake Field Grows with Spokane in Derby Mix
Spokane will be in the Clark stake next Thursday with more starters than the Derby as Hindeversft and Bookmaker are out. California entrants include Senator Hearst's Robin Hood and Halawin with others still joining. one rider may be added for each starter.
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California
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Halawin Wit
Bostings Result In Earlier Association Games
Ray halted the Association games later. The report mentions Lews and Kansas CS and references the former Tar McKt club planning three see Cantie and two at-hat te amen. Wickle McKeesport Batarday next.
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Gs. Lews
Kansas
Tar McKt
Cantie
Race War Terror Roils Gretos After Fire and Stabbing Incident
A race tension near New Orleans erupts into violence as white firemen clash with Black residents. Whites fired on fleeing Negroes after arson at the Good Intent Fire Company and a church. Fire destroyed homes including C E Brown’s, a legislator. Panic prompts state aid calls and white patrols in Gretos.
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Mississippi
New Orleans
Negro Justice of the Peace
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Milie Colesome
Wcletk
Second African Baptist Church
Ong
C. E. Brown
Sere
Jeans
Jealousy-Driven Self Destruction At Southside Mill Worker
Wolf Sellers a laborer at Oliver and Roberts wire mill on Ninth Street Southside shot himself in the head this morning. A young, unmarried man, jealousy is believed to have driven the act after a dispute at 2323 Harkins Alley with Mrs Teresa Webber who claimed his attentions to her daughter. He was removed to the Homeopathic Hospital in critical condition, unlikely to survive.
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Oliver & Roperts
Ninth Street
Southside
Teresa Webber
Harkins Alley
Seller
Webber
Sellers
Twenty-fourth Street
Prohibition speeches at constitutional amendment meeting
At the Opera House last night John W. Moreland and Ed Murphy spoke on the proposed constitutional amendment. Murphy declared himself a Prohibitionist and argued power lies with the people, predicting opponents of liquor will vote against the measure and noting liquor interests do not fund their share of workmen.
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Opera House
John W. Moreland
Ed Murphy
Gas Range Ads Showcase Elegant New Designs
Forty new and elegant designs in fires and gas appliances in iron glaze Victoria bronss aemenkind porcelain enamel nickel and gold. Gas ranges and stoves offered by O'Kuere Gas Arranatos Co. at 34 Fifth avenue promoting use with meters.
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Victoria Bronss Aemenkind
O’kuere Gas Arranatos Co
Fifth Avenue
Painless Dental Services Advertised in Penn Avenue Stores
Dr F H Smith offers painless extractions and various dental work at 604 Penn Ave Pittsburg PA with hours 9 to 5. Lew Pricee French house sale claims big discounts and half price deals. Jos Homwe Co Penn Avenue Stores advertise range of dental services.
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Jos. Homwe & Co
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Admiral Kimberly pushes peace in Samoa with proclamations
Admiral Kimberly issued a Samoan peace proclamation urging natives from rival factions to end the war and seek unity. He met with local chiefs at Suatuanua and asked Temasesa to distribute circulars among his men while Mataafa’s followers remain engaged with German and American authorities.
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Uni States
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Mattea
Tamaseses
Uhar
Tamasesa
Sangeet
Alther
Ruined by His Son Gordon Corwith in Copper Crash
May 12. Nathan Corwith Sr., once America’s richest lead merchant, nears death in obscurity. Investigators reveal his son Gordon secretly drained $1,100,000 from the elder’s coffers as copper schemes collapsed, leaving Corwith Sr. in frail health and facing a heavy settlement.
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Nathan Corwith
Corwith
America
Gordon Corwith
New York
Donnersberger
Clearing House Exchange Table Remains Seventh Place
Boston May 12 a dispatch table from managers of leading Clearing Houses shows gross exchanges for the week ended May 11 1689 with rates per hundred dollars comparing to the same week in 1888. Pitaborg remains in seventh place in the ranking based on these figures from U S Clearing House reports.
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United States
Catholic Colonization Society plans southern settlements
The Catholic Colonization Society of Pennsylvania met on Penn avenue with many Catholic gentlemen. George P. Stromm and Dr J B Sullivan spoke. Nearly 20000 in stock taken, with books open in Altoona Houtzdale Greensburg Blairsville and Rochester. Plans call for purchasing land in the South Georgia and Alabama to build mills factories and farms for colonists to settle and become independent. Delivered in a program to establish dairies barns and cultivate land.
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Pennsylvania
Penn Avenue
George P. Stromm
Wilkesbarre
J. B. Sullivan
Albee
J. A. Uiden
Altoons
Houtzdale
Greensburg
Blairsville
Rochester
South
Georgia
Prohibition Meetings Held in Moorhead Building
Two Prohibition meetings were held yesterday in the Moorhead Building. The Moorhead Union W O T U No 2 met in their hall last night and heard speeches by Broadax Smith Captain Spohn George Kuntz and Rey Cheaney.
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George Kuntz
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Train Warns of Impending Trouble Seer in New York
George Francis Train addressed several hundred at Chickering Hall in New York on May 12. He appeared in a loose suit and declared his fast was a square, prophesying economic or political trouble on the horizon amid his dramatic rhetoric.
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Jiepator
New York
Anya
Schweinfurth Cult and Deluded Followers Gain Attention
A reporter visits Schweinfurth's community where a woman declares Schweinfurth is Jesus Christ returned, guiding a group of dedicated followers including 13 women called angels and a famed “soul's mate” Angelica. Final rites, nude Garden of Eden tests, and near identical Christ-like appearance are described along with church trials sparked by the movement's claims.
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Jesus Christ
God
Schweinforth
Schweinfarth
Angelica
Garden of Eden
Christ
Kansas City Presbyterian
Officers Elected in Emerald Beneficial Association Branches
Branch 43 elected officers including President William McAlister and Vice President James T. Smith. Secretary J. A. Kirk, Treasurer George W. Gardner Jr, Marshal P. C. Boyle, Assistant Marshal M. E. Goulden. Branch 8 officers named Vice President T. J. Mullin Secretary Michael Kirk Jr Treasurer Louis Presse Marshal Andrew Cronin.
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Emerald Beneficial Associsciation
Yestrday
William McAlister
James T. Smith
J. A. Kirk
George W. Gardner, Jr
P. C. Boyle
M. E. Goulden
Gardner
FE. B.A
Ran
Retary
T. J. Mullin
Michael Kirk, Jr
Louis Presse
Andrew Cronin
Couldn't Prove Him Guilty
Howard Spencer, arrested in Salt Lake City, was acquitted due to lack of evidence. Coreen Pike, over 30 years, was involved in the case. details remain unclear as the trial concluded without a conviction.
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Salt Lake City
Uraz
Howard Spencer
Mane
Coreen Pike
Concession to Exhibitors in Paris May
The Government announces visitors to Paris during a specified period will pay the regular duties on two dutiable goods. The directive aims to regulate imports for exhibition attendees and imposes standard taxes on the assessed items.
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Curtain Room Sale Offers 80 Pairs of Chenille Portieres
B and B advertises 80 pairs of six dollar all-chenille portieres today in the curtain room sale.
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B&b
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