Pittsburg Team Wins Decks in Home Game at Exposition Park
The home club beat Philadelphia 8 to 6 in a lively contest at Exposition Park. Galvin pitched well amid strong hitting from Bierhalter, Mack, and Reilly, and the crowd of 240 plus spectators fueled a boisterous scene despite some betting trouble at the bleachers.
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Allegheny
Galvin
J. Palmer Neil
sInccers
Pittsburg
Exposition Park
Philadelphia
Pictsburg
Harsh
Gleason
Cole
Chicago Victors After Safe Hit and Errors in Ball Game
Chicago won today's game before clinching it on goal batting aided by Caruthers six bases on balls and hits. Burns Pinkney and Foutz made key plays as injuries and errors shaped the contest. Umpire McQuaid presided in a tense, rain-soaked plate action with total runs noted as 4 to 9 in a compressed summary.
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Chicago
Burns
Pinkney
Foutz
Caruthers
Mwost
Pea Se Ag Aeregen P Wi
Reds Hold Off Boston In Tight Home Win
Cincinnati defeats Boston 2 to 1 in a close contest as both pitchers excel. Boston led until the sixth. Cincinnati rallied in the last inning for the win before 1,838 spectators. Scoring details include Stovey’s two-base and three-base hits with Bennett driving in runs. Umpire Po.
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Cincinnati
Boston
Scwuany
Stovey
Bennett
Strick
Michal
Giants Poor Show Beaten by Cleveland on May Day
The Giants were overmatched as Cleveland defeated them before about 2,000 fans. The game featured wild fielding and muffed plays with both lineups seeing heavy action. League schedule listed Philadelphia at Pittsburgh and New York at Cleveland among others while Washington and Baltimore posted decisive scores.
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Cleveland
Giants
Baseball chatter and player moves in tense pennant chase
Fragmented notes recounting Coleman denying a Peoria signing, letters for Cap. Martin, Hanlon’s steadying hits, and Giants momentum. Reports of C. W. Monks beating Scottdale MSN 2 to 16, New York and Cincinnati club chatter, and various player trade rumors and leadership tensions.
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Pigeermantighstela
Coleman
Peoria
Cap. Martin
Hanlon
C. W. Monks
Scottdale Msn
Washington
Paget
von Pen AE
Inove
Cincinnati
Toxy Mullane
Windy City
Jim
Wort
West End Star Baseball Club
Stone Omen
Thirty-fifth Ward
Henile
New York
Keefe
Ganfern
Repli
English runner Marry Darrin aims to beat Peter Priddy on Decoration Day
English professional Harry Darrin trains at Berkely Oval New York for a $1000 side race and three mile world championship at Exposition Park Pittsburg on Decoration Day. A reporter found him hopeful yet cautious noting recent seven mile training spin and improvements but cautious about Priddy, Cannon and the stronger American competition.
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Darrin
Peter Priddy
New York
Harry Darrin
Berkely Oval
Exposition Park
Pittsburg
West Chester County
Bath
Priddy
Pete Cannon
Fix
Cannon
Tenny Dominates Brooklyn Handicap at Sheepshead Bay
New York May 18 Tenny the conqueror of Prince Royal Tea Tray and 34 others in the Brooklyn handicap appears fresh after an airing with two stable companions. He carries strong shoulders and muscle despite a pronounced hollow swayback, and he’s sound after the race. Next he targets the St James Hotel stakes at Gravesend, with potential meetings against Prince Royal Cy and Kingston.
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New York
Tenny
Prince Royal
Brooklyn
Daisy
Sheepshead Bay
Gravesend
Joe Clob
Temmeroy
Kingston
Kiton
Eeseasy
Femataca
Races at Gravesend report results and times
Gravesend May 18 racing yielded results across six races. A Minity won the first over McCormick and Recess, time 1 0 4 4. Eon captured the second, Lavinia Belle second, BB Million third, with no official time listed. La Testa claimed the third in a close finish over waciane, time near 1 0 4. Strideaway led the fourth as Drizale placed second and others trailed. Alnat St Mount Vernon won the fifth over Verbena with time around 1 24. Adventure Bist took the sixth, Sand Stone second, King Alia third, time about 1 17 percent.
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Gravesend
McCormick
Recess
Lavinia Belle
BB Million
la Testa
Waciane
Reay
Strideaway
Drizale
Alnat St
Mount Vernon
Verbena
Adveture Bist
Sandstone
King Alia
White Hat McCarthy Heads East With Five Horses
White Hat McCarthy known as Rocky Mountain Joe boards the Limited for California. He plans to enter five horses in Eastern races. He wears his famous white bark hats and shows a notable winnings wad, including a four dollar Hart sale. The readable text is fragmentary.
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McCarthy
San Francisco
California
Ieee
Races Hinge on Pool Sales Prompted by Fear of Injury
Adam Fuchs traveled to Philadelphia to assist Secretary McCracken in securing entries for the Homewood races. He fears the ban on pool selling will harm attendance, arguing that men will not enter fast horses when pools are not sold, potentially injuring the meeting.
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Adam Fuchs
Philadelphia
McCracken
Sporting Notes and Athletic Contests Across Clubs
A collage of athletic updates covers Boston Cricket Club captaincy, Peropy’s daily footrace training for Decoration Day, Elmer Shaner contending in Wolstencroft's Philadelphia shoot, and Priddy’s challenge as Danern’s confidence wavers in Pittsburg. We note boxing questions, Latin American influences, Princeton sprinters, cricket matches between Tone and Hamilton, and Jack McMasters’ improving form. Additional items mention boxing from Chicago, Thomas Jefferson’s era, and racing concerns at Macon and Nashville with new Cumberland Club plans.
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Groner Wilcat
Boston Cricket Club
Perne Peropy
Elmer Shaner
Wolstencroft
Philadelphia
Danern
Pittsburg
Priddy
HL BaxTen
Bill Reader
England
Ano
Huniler
Manhattan Athletic Club
Boston
Lex
Jocke
Colonel Clark
Lorenzo
Palestine
Tarquin
Eny
Oe Maore
Avenue
F.F. Darison
Swails
Princeton
Seenassee
TAN Ladies
Tone
Hamiltom
Great Britain
India
Jack McMasters
Jack
Hae
Honey Gilmont
Chicago
Chi
Pugiliator Canada
London
Thomas Jefferson
Bayonne
York
Severacy City
Epes Crawel Ag
Lexington
Wassville
Ashville
Nashville
Ee Cumberland Club
Raum Not to Resign At Pensions Office
General Raum denies resigning and says he faces a conspiratorial faction in the Pension Office seeking to ruin his reputation. He asserts loyalty to the President and Interior, praises staff, and notes handling over 30,000 cases monthly while aiming to speed pensions to living veterans. He says no quarrel with Secretary Noblie and will stay at the post.
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Washincton
General Raum
Chandler
Actin
Interior
Bussey
Ablic
Ash Om
Pension Office
Pension
Tme
Lancer Bang Zon
Nobie
Two Vessels Reported Lost Off Alaska
Revenue Cutter Bear reports loss of schooners Premier and Dashing Wave near Shumagin Islands in April. Bear rescued 15 from Premier, others missing. Bear to coal and prepare for June departure to Bering Sea to join Russ.
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Revenue Cutter
Bear
Alaska
Shepherd
Revenue Marine Bureau
M. A. Healy
Seattle
Wasa
Department of Justice
Healy
Shumugin Islands
Bering Sea
Russ
Detectives Arrested Crew Member After Friday Altercation
Detectives say a Kennedy crew member pulled away about five feet from the car they stood by and reversed, ran back with force nearly knocking officers from the car. Brown allegedly threatened the detectives and shouted for Kennedy to run away and not to submit to arrest.
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Kennedy
Martz
Stan
Brown
Exiled Queen Natalie Seized By Students In Belgrade
In Belgrade on May 18, Prefect and gendarmes force Ex Queen Natalie toward the Danube quay where royal yacht lies. Students swarm the carriage, seize the horses, redirect the vehicle to her residence amid cheers. Crowds clash with authorities as regents weigh next steps and potential unrest.
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Belgrape
Natalie
Servian
Danube
Servia
Belgrade
Itata Chase Continues as Charleston Probes Chilean Case
A Chicago era dispatch reports the Charleston pursues the Itata after Esmeralda refuels. Mexican neutrality stance limits actions. Deserters testified to rifles and ammunition aboard Itata, with munitions possibly moved to Esmeralda at Pichiluque. Taft office seeks telegrams on Chilean affairs and related suspects.
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Los Angeles
Itata
United States
Charleston
Cape San Lucas
Tata
San Diego
Robert
Minnie
Esmeralda
Pichiluque
California
Hether
Acapulco
Iquiqui
Taft
Miller
Los Ailes
United States Government
Western Union
Postal Telegraph A
Persian priest in America collecting for Catholic works
Rev Father Bar Silman of Persia visits American cities to raise funds from German congregations. He stays with Benedictine Fathers at St Marys Allegheny and reports the Persian government grants Catholics liberty to build churches and schools if outside funds are secured, though locals cannot contribute due to poverty.
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Father Bar Silman
Persia
St. Mary's
Allegheny
Father Silman
Weather outlook promises warmth with no rain
The Signal Service predicted warm weather with frosts at night and no rainfall. Fruit growers and planters hope the weatherman errs, wishing for a deluge to save crops in Allegheny County, while officials urged patience.
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Seid
Allegheny County
May Festival concerts bring wide audience and praise
The May Festival in this city featured talented artists from home and abroad. The concerts drew large crowds and high praise for the management. An accompanying testimonial touts Draene Blair's treatment as a cure for catarrhal troubles, with local patrons praising its results after years of illness.
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Piorea Ant
Stacy Co
Treasury silver policy sparks question at Treasury
A May 18 report from Washington notes a Treasury question over the silver act. The act authorizes monthly purchase of 4,500,000 ounces of silver and issue of Treasury notes on bullion. The department credits indicate notes total to 43,532,000 so far and discuss whether silver certificates can be issued against this bullion.
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Wasniveton
Treasury Department
Secretary of the Treasury
Treasury
Department
Sciencrage
Frosts Wreck Fruit Crops in Northwest District
KaLaMazoo May 18 Frosts last night and two nights ago damaged the fruit district with half inch ice. Strawberries and cherries suffer most while raspberries and grapes on low ground show more injury. Some crops in the hills fared better despite prolonged cold and drought.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
KaLaMazoo
Navassa riot case clemency reduced to life terms
May 18. The President today endorsed clemency for Navassa riot defendants. He found the killings felonious yet set aside death sentences, ordering imprisonment or life terms, considering the prisoners and their fellows’ peculiar circumstances.
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Waanrsattor
Navassa
Henderson Martin Captured in Maryland Shooting Case
Henderson Martin colored was arrested last night in Gar rison alley Rockfield Md by officers McHay Burke and Cole for shooting a man named Washington. He was locked in the Central station and Maryland authorities notified. Inpe inspection of Company F Eighteenth Regiment Captain Awl by Major A J Logan found 48 men and three officers absent. Major praised the company’s improved standing.
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Henderson Martin
Rockfield
Washington
Garrison Alley
McHay, Burke and Cole
Rockfiel
Central Station
Maryland
Awl
A. J. Logan
Comany
Counterfeiters' Molds Found In a Log
John Martin, a Chartiers township farmer, found a complete counterfeiters outfit in a hollow log on his farm. Detective McSweeney was out of town and no other office holder has information about the matter.
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John Martin
Chartiers Township
McSweeney
Cured Patients Endorse Dr Copeland’s Home Treatment
A fragment from a testimonial list cites several named patients from Pennsylvania and Maryland who credit Dr. Copeland’s Home Treatment with relief from persistent ailments. Names include Thomas C Hooper Braddock Pa Lottie J Forker Arch Street Mr W C Wilson Canonsburg Pa Williams Hickman Pa G C Bellis Butler Pa Eckhart's Mines Md J Henry Rose. The text presents praise, dates and locations in a brief endorsement style.
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Copeland
Thomas C. Hooper
Braddock
Lottie J. Forker
Arch Street
Eee
W. C. Wilson
Canonsburg
Williams
Hickman
G. C. Bellis
Butler
Weather Outlook for Ohio West Virginia and Western Pa
For Western Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Ohio: Generally fair weather, slightly warmer conditions overall. Stationary temperatures expected in extreme North Ohio with southerly winds prevailing.
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Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Ohio
Alaska Mail Service Authorized By Post Office
The Postmaster General authorized a comprehensive Alaska mail service upon return from the Western trip. A contract with North American Commercial, San Francisco, will run steamers west to Unalos, touching intermediate ports. The service will connect vast stretches to civilization, previously cut off from U S. communications by chance sailing vessels.
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Department
Territory of
Alaska
San Francisco
United States
Afro-American League Names Officers at Har risburg Convention Delegation
The Afro-American League met at the Arthur street hall with Isaac Morton chosen president and Eugene McGuire as secretary. Dr Cliften and W F Stinson were elected delegates to the state convention to be held in Harrisburg.
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Arthur Street
Isaac Morton
Eugene McGuire
Dr. Cliften
W. F. Stinson
League
Harrisburg
Identified by a Brother in Pennsylvania Railroad Killing
The body of the man killed on the Pennsylvania Railroad after Saturday night was identified yesterday as that of Jim Dorazio, an Italian. Dorazio, about eight years of service as a teamster at Secaco, was identified by a brother.
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Pennsylvania Railroad
Jim Dorazio
Secaco
New Entrance to Erie Railroad Gets Charter
Erie May 18. A charter was granted to the Erie Terminal Railroad Company by the State Department. The line will run from central Erie to a connection with the Pittsburg Shenango and Lake Erie Railroad at Girard Junction. Capital stock is 150,000 with 283 in length of line. Officers include Colonel B. Dick as President, with John Reynolds John Dick A S Hoveline W Sargent C Huidekooper and E S Temple.
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Pittsburg
Shenango
Lake Erie
Erie
State Department
Erie Terminal Railroad Company
Pittsburg, Shonano and
Girard Junction
Colonel
B. Dick
John Reynolds
John Dick
Hoveline
W. Sargent
C. Huidekooper
Tempie
Fire at Rockwell House and Minor Roof Blaze
The Rockwell House at Luzerne New York a summer hotel with about 30 rooms burned yesterday morning destroying part of the structure. A second small roof fire at No 2 Vine Street caused by a chimney spark was reported after a still alarm at 1 30 p m damage to roof and house not yet totaled.
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Rockwell
Luzerne
N. Y
Paket
No. 4
Exneryus Company
C. Coldbeck
Vine Street
Refused to Make the Leap
A gasoline stove exploded at rear of 519 Post Street San Francisco. One man died and a woman was seriously injured as flames forced residents to jump from a window. Olaf Erickson and wife escaped. lodger Eric Anderson suffered severe head burns. a third occupant Charles window is reported burned. The cause remains unknown.
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Post Street
Olaf Erickson
Eric Anderson
Charles
Evie
Hope for another chance as express visit recalls sale
Black silk ties and colored stripes offered in two lots priced at 50 cents and 150 dollars. Small lots, new pretty goods. Bicycles and tricycles highlighted as specialties. Dealers Grove and Horxe & Co advertise dress goods for summer travel and seaside needs with emphasis on low prices.
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Express
Baces & Bun
James W. Grove
Th Avenue
Jos. Horxe& Co
Penn Avenue
Two Boats Launched on Monongahela River
Tax Gwendoline and Ava were launched on the Monongahela yesterday. The Gwendoline was overhauled and lengthened with new gear. Pat will make 15 miles per hour. Katee stands as a fine yacht. Dry spell has slowed navigation but river traffic remains active with passenger service ongoing.
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Gwendoline
Ava
Monongahela
Cozy Peae
Eget
G. FE
C. Pat
Katee
River levels and weather across streams reported
Special telegrams to the Dispatch note river gauges with figures for DaowNsvILLE Antown Allegheny Louisville and Cincinnati rivers showing depths at stations, trends rising or falling and weather described as clear or warm. An advertisement touts two hundred fifty pieces of best magnetic carpets from Hartford Smiths at Welty's 120 Federal Street.
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Daownsvville
Wanrken
Antown
Allegheny
Louisville
Tulle
Hartford & Smith's
Welty’s
Federal Street
Tl Park Way
Engineer and Fireman Arrested After Assault Incident
Detectives arrested two more suspects, R. B. Martz an engineer of South Thirtieth street and J. L. Brown a fireman of 225 Larkins alley, for interfering with an officer. They were part of the Pittsby and Charleston road shifting crew and were named alongside Robinson and Fitzgerald in the attack report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. B. Martz
South Thirtieth Street
J. L. Brown
Larkins Alley
Robinson
Fitzgerald
Martz
Brown
Pittsby
Charleston
Tron Crry beer Builds up trade
A concise trade brief notes that Tron Crry beer builds up trade wherever placed on draught with an offer to order directly by telephone at 1186.
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Tron Crry
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