Desperate Struggle as Green Morris Wins Brooklyn Handicap
Twenty five thousand at Gravesend watched Green B Morris's Judge Morrow beat Pessara by a head in the $25,000 Brooklyn Handicap after a furious finish amid chaotic crowds and weak starting. Longstreet faltered to finish behind in a dramatic upset as 1890s racing scenes and betting turmoil shaped the day.
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Pessara
Green Morris
New York
Green B. Morris
Judge Morrow
Brooklyn
Gravesend
Walcott & Campbell
Longstreet
Longfellow
Taral
Morrow
Russell
Raceland
Clarendon
Banquet
Geo W
Kingmaker
Fairview
Madstone
Postchester
Blue Wing
Hidalgo
Bard
Hanover
Exile
Prince Royal
W. Lakeland
Castaway SL
Badge
Eric
Castaway
Sway-Beck Tenny
Tea Tray
D.T. Pullifer
Tenny
Local money lost and won in Brooklyn handicap
Vivid betting tale from Brooklyn handicap day with local interest in Judge Morrow. Widespread wagers from Pittsburgh and New York bookmakers shifted odds from 30 to 1 down to 4 to 1 as crowds backed or rejected contenders. The so called talent favored Longstreet and Russell while Judge Morrow’s supporters claim a winning outcome for Captain Sam Brown.
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Brooklyn
New York
Judge Morrow
Penn Avenue
Crash injures multiple on Big Four line near Cleves
Cixers Natr of Lawrenceburg Indiana a passenger on the Aurora accommodation on the Big Four road near Cleves was injured in a morning collision with a fast train the sixth of the dis h others hurt are reported.
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Cixers Natr
Holton Terrell
Lawrenceburg
Ind
Aurora
Cleves
Columbus Carons to Be Replicated for World's Fair Naval Review
Washington May 16 The forthcoming World s Fair naval exhibit will feature exact reproductions of Columbus era ships the Santa Maria Nina and Pinta built with Spanish government aid and US supervision. Lieutenant Little will oversee construction in Cadiz with Spanish experts and bids in Spain range from 5000 to 14000 for Nina and Pinta, much cheaper than US costs. The vessels will sail to Chicago by river and lake routes then anchor with the great battleship exhibit before a Washington display permanent basins south of the Executive Mansion for youth education.
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Washington
New World
United States
Little
Navy
Spain
Coronels
Santa Maria
Columbus
Cadiz
America
Congress
Dars
Ats
Chicago
Hudson River
Erie Canal
Great Lakes
Straits of Mackinaw
St. Lawrence
Erie
Chicaco
Buffalo
Ene
Cleveland
Detroit
Port Huron
Mackinaw
Milwaukee
Exposition Grounds
Meade
New York
Long Bridge
Executive Mansion
Body of Mrs Rosamond Peckinpaugh Found in Hudson River
The body of Mrs Rosamond Peckinpaugh 28 wife of Dr G R Peckinpaugh Mount Vernon Indiana was recovered from the Hudson River at Riverdale this morning. She had 60 in bills in her pockets and had disappeared April 22 after a period of illness and a painful operation affecting her mind.
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New York
Rosamond Peckinpaugh
Peckinpaugh
Mount Vernon
Ind
Hudson River
Riverdale
G. R. Peckinpaugh
Posey County
Ind. In March Last Dr. Peckinpaugh
Not Living With His Wife Prompts Separation for McAllister
New York May 16 Special reports Heyward Hall McAllister and wife Miss Janie Garmany of Savannah have separated instead of honeymooning. McAllister is in Yonkers while Mrs McAllister remains with kin unknown. Attorneys say the cause has not been disclosed.
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New York
Heyward Hall McAllister
Janie Garmany
Savannah
Mr. McAllister
Yonkers
Couple remains apart after marriage announcement
The couple did not leave the city together last week but are awaiting and will continue to live apart. Heyward McAllister says he has not seen his wife since the marriage announcement and has no plan to live with her. Rumors of divorce or separation circulate, but Gallup remains silent on the matter.
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Heyward McAllister
Mr. Gallup
Levees Give Way Endangering East St Louis Water Works
In Louisiana a Bonnet Carre levee breach near New Orleans widened from 50 to 200 feet by 3 PM, threatening hundreds of acres of cultivated land below the crevasse and endangering East St Louis water works as officers rush to shore up defenses.
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East St. Louis
New Orleans
Bonnet Carre Levee
Charles Richardson
Arf
John A. Grant
Mississippi River Valley Railroad
Lake Ponchartrain
Bonnet Carreridge
Cooke
Illinois Central
St. Louis
Bowman
Saved by a Woman's Love: Chicago Man Freed by Marriage
Alfred Taylor faced grand jury over charges of stealing 285 dollars in money and 200 dollars worth of jewelry after being housed with Mrs. Mollie Owens on State Street. Owens arranged defense through Attorney Burrowes, posted bonds, and then married Taylor to allow her testimony. The grand jury returned no bill. Taylor was released and the case ended with a laugh.
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Alfred Taylor
Mollie Owens
State Street
Taylor
Owens
Burrowes
Mr. Taylor
Stranded in St. Louis With That Girl From Mexico
Mr and Mrs Sidney Drew and their company stranded in St Louis waiting for funds from home. They were booked at Hagan Opera House this week but shifted to Pope's Theater after Hagan closed. Drew refused to act at Pope's, debt disputes arise as the troupe seeks pay or return tickets. Mrs Drew is former Phyllis Rankin, daughter of McKee Rankin. Manager J M Hill had initial interest in the show but left before the tour.
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Board of Control
St. Louis
Caldwell
Howe
Correction
Morris
Foxhall Keene
Dette
Gravesend
Dwyer
Bugle
Fred Taral
Pessara
Pizarro
Monica
M. F. Et
McLaughlin
Receland
Fitzpatrick
Ban
Cg Taemposin
France
Ate
Sidney Drew
Mexico
Hagan Opera House
Pope's Theater
Hagan
Drew
Phyllis Rankin
McKee Rankin
J. M. Hill
Drews
Two More Deaths Reported From Wyoming Cattle War
In Burra o Wyoming on May 16 stockman J P Flagler was found shot in his dugout, as the feud with cattle thieves widens. Deputy parties seeking witnesses to the George Wellman killing have not returned. Alexander Lowther, wounded at the T A ranch, has died. Kid Donalds and Jim Taylor fled Powder river after warnings of raiding Texans. scouts are being sent out as bands of strangers concentrate near the area.
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Burra
General Conference Election At Omaha May 16 1880
The General Conference in Omaha tomorrow will elect officers including secretaries of missionary societies official editors and department heads. Leading candidates are Dr Grandison for Freedman’s Aid Society secretary with strong black support and Dr Bowman Young or Dr Creighton as editor of the Christian Advocate.
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Omaha
Missionary Societies
Auxily
Grandison
Freedman's Aid Society
Bowman Young
Creighton
Christian Advocate
Two Men Burned In Zollner Maennerchor Hall Fire
Fire destroyed the Zollner Maennerchor hall at Broadway and Willoughby in East Brooklyn. Two Maennerchor employees slept on the top floor and are believed dead, John Kutzky aged 24 and Carl Mitzell aged 20. Total loss is about 150000 with insured between 80000 and 90000.
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New York
Zollner Maennerchor
Broadway and
Willoughby Avenues
Brooklyn
Maennerchor Society
John Kutzky
Carl Mitzell
Jury Finds No Cause for Action in Mercer Suit
In Trenton New Jersey on May 16 a sensational suit ended with a verdict of no cause for action. Benjamin F. Everitt contractor sued ex Chief of the Fire Department Charles H. Fuhrman for 10000 dollars claiming the abatement of his wife's affections. Evidence showed Everitt connived at his wife's dishonor. The jury found no action.
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Trenton
N. J
Mercer Court
Benjamin FE. Everitt
Charles H. Fuhrman
Fuhrman
Everitt
Defiant Challenge to Assembly at Union Seminary Alumni Dinner
New York May 16 Alumni of Union Theological Seminary urged unfettered inquiry and doctrinal liberty defying the forthcoming Presbyterian General Assembly. Speeches from Rev J W H and William E Dodge condemned attempts to fetter thought, others pledged the seminary and board loyalty to their course amid mounting tension with the church.
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New York
Union Theological Seminary
Columbia
Presbyterian General Assembly
Union Seminary
Rev
William E. Dodge
Charles Butler
John Crosby Brown
Seminary
Presbyterian Church
General Assembly
Presbyterian Church of the
Mr. McKenzie
Cambridge
Andover
Congregational Church
B. Rossiter
North Presbyterian Church
Philip Schaff
C. H. Woodbury
J. M. Dixon
Frederick Terry
Rufus King
Jimmy Powers to Be Married in Rochester Nuptials
New York reports comedian James T. Powers will wed Rachel Booth tomorrow at the bride’s sister's house in Rochester. They plan a honeymoon abroad aboard the Etruria, with passage already booked for Europe. Powers rose from vaudeville to stardom in A Straight Tip and other productions. Booth is a Rochester actress with ten years in the profession, known for operatic comedy and last season's Spooks.
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New York
James T. Powers
Rachel Booth
Rochester
Europe
Etruria
Powers
Casino
New England
Edwin Booth
Hungarian chemist tries arsenic death over wife trouble
Charles Polanky a well connected Hungarian chemist in Trenton May 16 attempted suicide by arsenic. Jealous husband of a beautiful woman, he believed a German suitor Charles Schmidt urged his wife to go to New York. Polanky followed them down Broad street playing a violin then returned home and drank poison. He was found nearby about 1 o clock with his wife and officers nearby.
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Trenton
N. J
Charles Polanky
Charles Schmidt
Schmidt
New York
Polanky
Broad Street
Nearly
Polanky and Wife Declared Wealthy Yet Ambitious
The passage notes Polanky and his wife are highly educated and considered wealthy by their countrymen while the other party declares not. He is reported to be out of danger.
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Polanky
Westinghouse Bid Enters World Fair Lighting Fight
A fierce bidding war over lighting for the World’s Fair grounds pits Edison against Westinghouse and Lackstaedt. Edison offered 92,000 lamps at about 5.95 each. Westinghouse underbids to around 399,000 total while claiming capability for alternating, direct, and combination systems. The Grounds and Buildings Committee will revisit the decision as officials debate lower costs and system requirements.
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Edison General Electric Company
Southside Machine Company
Lackstaedt
Westinghouse
Edison
Edison A
Son
Westing. E
Burnham
Grounds and Buildings Committee
First Sherman anti trust suit filed against American Preserver’s Co
In Chicago on May 16 Judge Blodgett hears A D Bishop suit under the Sherman act seeking threefold damages amounting to 125000. Bishop, once with the defendant, alleges market manipulation and coercion prompting his exit from the business. The American Preserver’s Company demurs. both sides to file briefs for the judge’s ruling.
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Chicaco
Blodgett
A. D. Bishop
American Preserver's
Bishop
Combine
False Teeth Sold At Auction In Derby Town
A red flag and bell drew a crowd as ex-dentist and pawnbroker E. L. Jocelyn auctioned a Derby man’s full upper and lower false teeth. Bidding started at 10 cents and ended at 23 cents, sold to John Grady, with a note for 1 1/3 dollars as payment.
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Lem
Derby
Henry A. Bradley
John Grady
Jocelyn
Grady
Cyclone devastates Greer county Turkey valley
News from Gainesville Texas reports a terrible cyclone in Greer county’s Turkey valley. It swept the area demolishing structures and lifting people from dugouts to be hauled across the prairie. Five are known dead and ten fatally injured, with many others injured or missing. Coffins are being hauled from nearby towns.
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Gainesville
Tex
Turkey Valley
Greer County
No French Duel Ends With Two Kentuckians Wounded
In Moorefield Kentucky on May 14 two farmers Jet Irvin and William Lambert fought a duel at arms length using pistols. Both weapons were emptied and Irvin suffered a broken arm while Lambert received two scalp wounds a bullet pierced his cheek. The men then continued fighting with revolvers after the exchange. Irvin had accused Lambert’s son of cutting some harness.
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Owingsville
Moorefield
Jet Irvin
William Lambert
Irvin
Lambert
Seventh annual Convention of the Order of Railroad Telegraphers
In Chattanooga on May 16 the seventh annual Convention of the Order of Railroad Telegraphers began with delegates from every U S state and Canadian territory. The gathering numbers over 360 and the group ranks as one of the world’s largest railway employee organizations with international reach.
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Clattanooga
Tenn
Order of
Canada
Pittsburg Councils Grant Rail Franchises Amid Protests
In a lengthy session, Pittsburgh councils awarded street railway franchises including Market Street and Bloomfield routes with minimal riders attached. Protests by Mr. Ferguson and Mr. O’Donnell centered on lack of safeguards and a proposed $50 per car tax that was defeated.
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Pittsburg
Market Street Railway
Bloomfield
O'Donnell
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Haceland
George Madstone
Port Chester
George W. Pessara
Dogcett
Fred Littlefield
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Hassell
King’s Highway
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Mek
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Arn
Littlefield
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Major Covington
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Little Covin
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Portchester
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Mes Peckinpaugh
Ward McAllister
Sis
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Scotch Presbyterian Church
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Texas
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National Academy
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Mr. O'Donnell
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Frenceville
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Bloomfeld
East End
Bloomfield Company
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Frauwenheim
O'Malley
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Uesne Company
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Kler
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Fox
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Stewart
Mesara
Charles Hook
J. Wainwright
Sloane
Max Leslie
William Dryness
Achenly Park
Atieman
Fitteburg
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Widener
Elkins-Widener
Council
Duquesne
Fifth Avenue
Liberty Street
Citizens
Transverse Lines
Allegheny Traction Company
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