Draw Ends Bout Between Danforth and Brennan in Texan Rings
Memrars Texx November 9 A Tyson bout between Tommy Danforth of New Orleans and Reddy Brennan of Streator ended in a draw after eight rounds darkness halted further action. Crowds voiced disappointment as managers planned a quick rematch while Fitzgerald and Carroll backed Danforth and Brennan’s corner noted hopes for future middleweight fights.
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Memrars
Texx
Tommy Danforth
New Orleans
Hkreenan
Danforth
Fitzimmons
Jimmy Carroll
Billy Myers
Hugh McManus
Reeds
Hrendan
McCarthy Dixon Bout Looms Over $2500 Purse Dispute
Ken Youre reports that Cal McCarthy and George Dixon may meet in a 25 round bout with four-ounce gloves for a $2,500 purse from the Puritan Athletic Club. Joe Early argues McCarthy risked 25 percent of his gate by signing and suggests a skin-tight glove match could yield higher earnings, with $1,000 bet if McCarthy wins.
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Ken Youre
Cal MacCarthy
George Dixon
McCarthy
Siave
Dixon
Puritan Athletic Club
Joe Early
Cal
The
Sun
McCarth
Waiting for the meeting delays on amalgamation in Players League
New York magnates delay any action on uniting with the National League club until after the Pittsburg Players League meeting. Brooklyn figures, led by Colonel McAlpin and Captain Ewing, plan to attend. John M. Ward to head the Brooklyn delegation. A Brooklyn Players League stock meeting raises capital to 40000 to cover deficits while no legal action is announced. Two more local players join the Key West team en route.
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York
Players League
Players’ League
Pittsburg
E H. Talcott
Mec Alpin
Robinson
Ewing
Talcott
Stalin
McAlpin
Erooklyn
John M. Ward
Goodwin
Brrce
Brooklyn National League
Brooklyn Club
Key West
Surey
Origine
Dork
Buck Ewing Urges Settlement of Baseball War
Buck Ewing, famed catcher, wintering in Cincinnati, advocates a compromise between baseball factions. He argues clubs need peace to pay salaries and profits, and says players should support an equal deal with merit determining placement.
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Buck Ewing
America
Cincinnati
East End
Buck
An- Quirer
Brotherhood
Cincinnati Enquirer
Delegates of the Players' League Arrive for Annual Meeting
Delegates of the Players' League are expected to arrive today for the annual meeting to be held in town. A possible meeting of capitalists may occur this evening. Manager Hanlon declined to discuss potential actions by the magnates last night.
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Players' League
P. L
Hanlon
Consolidation urged to unite Pittsburg baseball clubs
The article notes a growing public desire for consolidation and a conference among P. L. directors to create one strong Pittsburg club. Supporters seek a fair and honorable path to unify the local clubs into a single premier team for the city, ending the dispute soon.
Wendell Baker Breaks 200 Yard Record At Berkeley Oval
Wendell Baker of the Berkeley Athletic Club ran 200 yards in 20 seconds at the Berkeley Oval, surpassing the prior best of 20.45 seconds set by L. E. Myers. Baker trained months for record attempts, facing a cross wind during the first trial but finishing strong in the second run. Timers recorded 20 seconds flat at the finish, with observers noting the course measured exactly and spectators numbering about 40.
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Wendell Baker
New York
Berkeley Athletic Club
Berkeley Oval
L. E. Myers
Baker
Yesteray
Wendeller
Fashion Stud
Henry N. Smith
Trenton
Oval
Charles A. Read
George Avery
Mortimer Bishop
Robert Stohl
C.F. Matthewson
Sam D. Lee
Mr. Baker
Haker
Inish
Messrs
Reed
Bishop
Connolly
Avery
Stoll
Matthewson
Six Buffalo Gentlemen Return From Merry Hunt in Pennsylvania
A party of six Buffalo gentlemen visited FrrciaL TELEG hunting grounds yesterday and enjoyed a successful outing. They were hosted by local sportsmen Alelessis Foster Crossly Shattuck and others, guided by area locals, and returned with abundant woodcock pheasants rabbits and quail noted as plentiful this fall.
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Titusvi.e
Buffalo
Alelessis
Foster
Crossly
Dogs Fight Near Brownsville Road Ends Briefly
Several dog fighters from McKeesport Pittsburg and New Castle battled two dogs along Brownsville road early yesterday. The Gettings dog and the Nice dog began a $100 bout. heads cracked and faces cut, but the clash did not finish.
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McKeesport
Pittsburg
New Castle
Brownsville Road
Dora
Gettings
Nice
Pace and honor mix in a racing and turf roundup
A chaotic digest notes backers weighing a Hammond Malarkey sprint match, tracking turf chatter across England and America. It mentions Fire, El Dorado, Stanford canvassing at Palo Alto, Daly stock moves, and race incident probes along with Brownville and Marcus Daly’s Montana interests.
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Tom Hammond
Malarkey
Teading
Cominry
Seecs
Shaenae
Pr. L. Ana
ST. Simox
England
Perry County
Pennsylvania
Brop Doble
Crit Davis _ erar priding
Filot M
Carrie Russell
Magna Cuarta
Jack Hafelton
Cal McCanthyy
Heston Frilows
Georgeson
Brooklyn
el Dorado
Donovan
Hungary
Sedden Funeral Notice At 7 Madison Avenue Allegheny
At his home 7 Madison avenue Allegheny at 1 20 a m Monday November 10 1890 John Sedden son of the late William Sedden notice of funeral hereafter
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Sedden
Madison Avenue
Allegheny
John Sedden
William Sedden
Son Denies Mournful Mother He Is His Killer
A Canadian death reveals a dramatic scene in a Monongahela case. Charles M. Sterling, awaiting execution for Lizzie Grombacher’s murder, refuses to acknowledge his mother Mrs. Sterling who traveled from Maxwell to see him. He tells counsel he cannot break her heart by admitting the truth, prompting a striking tale of silence and sacrifice.
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Younestown
Canada
Sterling
Charles M. Sterling
Lizzie Grombacher
Maxwell
Mr. Anderson
Miners Not A Unit In Monongahela Strike Question
Monongahela City November 9 report says local and district miners have not unified on striking to enforce the dead-work scale. Some men doubt a strike will be ordered this year as season work ends. A half-cent per bushel demand with the dead-work scale seems unlikely to gain support.
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Monongahelsa
Monongahela City
Monongahela
Farmer Turner's Fatal Erie Track Death
Henry Turner, a farmer from Freedom, was walking on an Erie Railway track when he stepped onto a parallel line and was struck by an approaching train. He was hurled about 40 feet and killed instantly. Trainmen believe he was under the influence of liquor.
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Younsestown
Henry Turner
Erie
Freedom
Turner
Fearful Crime Suspected in Missing War Veteran
Friends fear John Thompson, a Civil War veteran from Per king County, vanished after leasing a Edinburg area farm and employing Jackson. He was last seen with a wad of cash near Ho ostown, then disappeared. neighbors suspect foul play and body concealment, though no charges have been filed.
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John Thompson
Younestows
John Thomas
Perking
Thompson
Edinburg
Jackson
Cleveland
Hootstown
William Smith
Parkersburg Defalcation Vanishing Funds Reported
T H Marshall from the Auditor's office in Charleston reviews Clerk Ward Clouston records as thefts grow. total defalcation may reach 100 dollars with ten years of possible fraud. Four investigated cases show forged fees and forged certificates, some lasting hundreds. Witness fees from 100 to 400 dollars appear as forgeries. letters from Rev T G Caldwell surface. Caldwell unavailable for comment. Marshall vows full investigation until all frauds are uncovered and all funds accounted for.
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Parkersburg
W.va
T. H. Marshall
Charleston
Ward Clouston
T. G. Caldwell
Caldwell
Marshall
Gunsmith Crosby the Hermit of Great Barrington
Clinton Crosby a recluse gunsmith living in the Great Barrington mountains has a secret he will not sell. The 75 year old Connecticut native devised a method for boring gun barrels with extraordinary penetration and accuracy, a skill the U S Government reportedly seeks.
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Boston Globe
Stone
Great Barrington
Clinton Crosby
Connecticut
Mountairs
Clinton
Crosby
Great Barsington
United States
Yankees Buying Greek Land for Delphic Ruins Project
The Archeological Institute of America plans to buy 350000 acres around Kaatri Greece to study Delphi ruins. Chapters in Boston Chicago and New York pledged 90000 total toward an $80000 target with Greece granting first option to purchase. A deadline of November 18 is set to close the deal.
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New York
Archeological Institute of America
Greece
Kaatri
Delphi
New York Society of the Archeological Institute
William R. Ware
Boston
Chicago
Institute
London
America
Board of Trade
Aew
LITIGATION AHEAD IN GLASSWORKS CASE IN ASIONTRONSX
The Warren and Thompson glassworks sue Fayette Fuel Gas Company over a gas cutoff that ended production. Superintendent Abraham says two pots were damaged and reconstruction to coal could cost about 4000 dollars. Judge Inghram denied an injunction, sending the matter to court for Tuesday.
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Spectal
PATOR
Asiontronsx
Warren
Thompson Glassworks
Fayette Fuel Gas Company
Abraham
Warren and Thompson
The Patters of the Shingle Naughty Spanking Debate
In Leisure Hours a discussion on corporal punishment argues opinions differ on spanking. Some mothers reject physical discipline while educators caution that a teacher failing to use it may not deserve to teach. The piece notes occasions when moderate pain can curb temper and naughty conduct.
Gas Kilns Adapted as Potteries Shift to Coal
Telegraph dispatch from East Liverpool reports all potteries in the area removing gas fixtures from bisque kilns and replacing them with coal. The move is driven by gas shortages and high prices, with glost kilns likely to follow for cost reasons. The Goodwins have already completed the transition to coal.
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Dispator East Liverroom
Goodwins
Deadly boiler explosion at Mississippi saw mill
At M S Wright & Son saw mill four miles east of Macroura Mississippi a boiler exploded killing Samuel Pritchard Jr and Nelson Andrews instantly. Fireman Charles Taylor and workers Wiley Cook Will Miller and Joe Douglass were badly scalded with Taylor and Cook in a dying condition. The boiler and site were severely damaged.
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Macroura
Miss
M.S. Wright & Son
Samuel Pritchard, Jr
Nelson Andrews
Charles Taylor
Wiley Cook
Will Miller
Joe Douglass
Mercer County Jail Prisoners Escape
All ten inmates at Mercer county jail escaped Friday night including Rob Burnett a noted desperado who once tried to shoot the mayor of Bluefield Morris Jones who killed a man at Mill Creek and Randolph Franklin who killed a woman at Bluefield with skull fracture all readable on the dispatch telegram from Wheeling November 9.
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Wheeling
Mercer County
Rob Burnett
Desperado
Bluefield
Morris Jones
Mill Creek
Randolph Franklin
Fatal duel on West Virginia tracks ends in death
In Hirxtox West Virginia at Round House J A Burnett a white man driving a team fired on George Linsley a colored engineer after an argument. Linsley grabbed a pick and leaped clear as Burnett shot him three times killing him.
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W.va
Round House
This County
J. A. Burnett
Elean
George Linsley
Burnett
Linsley
Killim
Fishing Fleet and Night Trains Link Sea Spoils to Markets
A report notes the east sea coast has about 9 000 fishing smacks with 18 000 men employed. It outlines plans to improve sea fishing facilities and create direct rail connections to Berlin and other major cities with special night trains to speed the catch to markets.
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East Sea
Berlin
Secret German Cure Report Sparks International Interest
Berlin reports Prof Bergman inoculated 15 consumptives using Prof Koch's method and presented one patient to doctors after 24 hours. Bersen Courier cites Koch remedy success. National Zeitung notes caution before publishing research. Remains a secret formula.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Bergman
Prof. Koch
Bersen Courier
National Zeitung
Koch
Charity Hospital
Butcher Bird Shrike Taught By Brooklyn Ornithologist
A rare shrike known as the butcher bird is described by John Akhurst of Brooklyn who recently acquired one shot on Long Island. The bird, seen in the West and occasionally the East, is noted for impaling prey and killing more than it can eat. Ornithologist Colonel Nicholas Pike recalls observations and a scar from a prior encounter near Greenwood Cemetery.
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New York Sun
John Akhurst
Long Island
California
Nicholas Pike
West
Greenwood Cemetery
Retires from Football amid Injury Pranks
The Springfield Republican reports Princeton rusher Mr. Hayden has quit the team after repeated injuries including a broken leg last year and multiple knee strains this season. He is described as brittle boned and may seek divorce on grounds of incompatibility of temper.
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Springfeld
Hayden
Princeton
Fit 2 Gangs Pittsburgh Weather Note
Pittsburgh November 9 1800 United States Signal Service officer in the city furnishes details on time temperatures and mean temperature range with a maximum of around 70 and a minimum around 50. The note cites a 100 dollar reference and provides hourly values for the day.
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Pittsburg
United States Signal Service
Haingall
Special Weather Bulletin Details West Storm Impacts
A special weather bulletin describes a rapidly developing storm centered near Salt Lake City and moving east quickly. The system brings heavy rain and snow across the West, with Milwaukee recording the heaviest rainfall and Fort Sully the heaviest snowfall. Winds push cold air southward, with freezing in Nebraska and Kansas, while the Atlantic coast experiences high pressure and milder conditions in the Lake region. River readings across Morgantown Wheeling Cincinnati Louisville show rising or falling levels amid cloudy and threatening weather and light rain in some areas.
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Fort Sully
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South Atlantic States
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K. M. Bhuownstille
Caren
Wheeling
Lizele Bay
Pittsburg
Vickeburg
Hickman
Mary Houston
Cincinnati
CO. W. Batchelor
Louisville
Seventh Place for Pittsburg in Clearing-House Report
Boston November 9 The Clearing-House table lists last week’s gross exchanges with rate changes against the previous year. The report includes steamship arrivals and lists ships such as Martello and others arriving at New York and London, with entries from the Gas City bank reporting.
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Greeca
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Martello
York
Ine
Dee
Pittsburg
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Ooe
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Aon Sioux Cay
Ase Pererre Sone Sane
Eowa Ios Drpeesspeeeaueesejs
Syracuse
Aeee Montreal
Houston
Nashville
Bochosset
Ccsens
Owe Sone
Dogo
Ata
Fires Wreck Two Stables In Newark Town
Special dispatch reports two stables burned at Newark Ohio last night. Incendiary fires destroyed the livery stable of Eeee and the Commercial Hotel stable, with two horses killed. Conductor Ground to Pieces. In Lima, Frank Duval a yard conductor was killed in the Ft Wayne yard while making up a train. A mystery near Altoona: Charles Suder found dead near Altoona.
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Newark
Commercial Hotel
Altoona
Charles Suder
Unis City
Marry Graley dies as two cities report incidents
Local items summarize the death of Italian child Marry Graley aged 18 months and the suicide note of William Kemmelz, longtime Poor Farm inmate found dead in his bed. Also notes Rev J Z McCartney elected State Secretary for Pennsylvania American Baptist Union and Borg branches of Pittsburg Councils meeting this afternoon.
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Marry Graley
Ec Oyed
J. Z. McCartney
Pennsylvania
American Babbath Union
Dr. Everett
William Kemmelz
Borg
Pittsburg
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Pittsburg, PA
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