RIFTS IN THE CLOUDS JUST ONE CLUB FOR PITTSBURGH
Nation wide sports turmoil and a proposed merger dominate the National League meeting at Fifth Avenue Hotel New York with delegates from Boston Brooklyn Chicago Cleveland and Philadelphia plus Pittsburgh and Baltimore weighing plans to reorganize into two leagues The drama includes talks of absorbing clubs and switching leadership with Cincinnati likely to gain a new entry while Pittsburgh faces potential changes involving Al Johnson and O Neils club and preparations for further talks set for October 22 in St James Hotel
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Dispatch
New York
Fifth Avenue
A. H. Soden
W.H. Conant
Boston
C. H. Byrne
J. J. Doyle
Brooklin
A. G. Spaldise
J. W. Spalding
A. C. Anson
Chicago
F. de H. Robinson
George W. Howe
Davis Hawley
Cleveland
John BR. Day
C. T. Dillingham
Joseph T. Gordon
A. J. Reach
John T. Rogers
Philadelphia
P. Palmer O'Neil
W. A. Nimick
Pittsburg
John T. Brosh
W. H. Schmidt
Indianapolis
R. van der Holst
William Barnie
Baltimore
Allen W. Thurman
Columbus
Chris von der Ahe
St Louis
Nick Young
A. W. Spalding
Cincinnati
Seague
Thorougly
Brooklyn
Reston
Washington
St. Louis
Louisville
O'Neil
al Johnson
American Association
Therman
von der Ale
von der Horst
Phiadelphia
E. B Talcott
Wendell Goodwin
Tobn M. Ward
A. Jobson
Messrs
Talcott
Wednesias
Leage
National League
Aga
Nelson Beats Stallion Trotting World Record at Terre Haute
At Terre Haute Indiana on October 9 harness fans witnessed Nelson driven by his owner race the Maine stallion to 2:12 mile pace, 2:14 fastest stallion heat, and three fastest heats ever recorded. Spectators crowded the amphitheater as Pointer and Adonis clashed in a gripping rivalry, with implications for the season and pools estimated in tens of thousands of dollars.
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TerRe Haure
Inn
Terre Hante
Sawa
Nelson
Axtell
Maine
Pine Tree State
Godeha
Maloney
Geers
Pointer
Adous
Debie
Godelia
George Starr
Budd Dobie
John Lieckerson
Stine
Edgewood Estas Neene
Navidad
John Spian
Mattie H
Mike Bowerman
Kiack
Dickerson
Seevesseevee
Husear
Rhody Matterson
Hal Pointer
Adonis
Pickaway
Dr. M. Geers
Mal Pointer
Eda Geers
Matt Matoner
John Dickstoon
Po Wath
Artin Hickor
Mocking Bird
Verius
Gold Leaf
Hendryx
Andrews
Sceeeeees Cane Veritas
Dobie
Eeeeseneente
Hills
Milly Mack
McHenry
Danemont
Sebro
Ripple
Robbins
Henry Note
Steve
Treats
Bow
GELF
Igi
Sitiq
Dick Smit
Field
Ce Ne Wilkes
Frank Boston Tirl
Tinld. Ga
Clase
Margaret M. Jr
Mocking Hird
Local P L Club Opinions on Baseball Conference Request
The Local P L Club discussed sending a proxy to a New York conference this week. President Hanlon, Meal Lin, and Directors Lemon and Kerr considered the issue, endorsing President McAlpin’s plan to appoint a three member committee to meet three National League reps. Lemon could not leave the city. the club approved the appointment while Lemon was asked to attend personally if possible.
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P. L
Baseball Conference
New York
Players' League
Manarer Hanlon
Meallin
M. E. Lemon
W. W. Kerr
Lemon
Hanlon
McAlpin
One sided game at Recreation Park yesterday
The local N. L. team faced the Oaklands in a lop sided ball game at Recreation Park. Oakland could muster little against Anderson of the X. I. aggregation as Pittsburg and others compiled runs with few errors recorded.
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N. L
Oaklands
Recreation Park
Anderson
X. I
Pawo
Vaklingses
Pitteburg
Hite
Pitteborg
Oakland
Twostase
Miller
South
Dechur
Bales
Lauer
Pitts
Ite Tae Decker
Thornton Signs with Philadelphia Brotherhood Club
Milwaukee pitcher John Thornton of the Western Association signed a contract today with the Philadelphia Brotherhood club. The move marks a transition for Thornton as details of the agreement and future plans were not disclosed.
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Milwaukee
John Thornton
Milwaukee Western Association
Philadephia Brotherhood Club
Races at Morris Park feature Verette winners and tight times
At Morris Park New York on October races ran with Verette winners. First race saw Eon first and Salvini third. Second race listed Annie and Michael Deceath with Intriguante third. Third race Montegue won over Lavinia Belle. Fireworks and Can Cantatrice placed in subsequent races with times improving. Sixth Panster led over Mamie B and Woodcutter. Seventh race saw Syracuse win with Mascott filly second and time 1:02.
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Morris Park
N. Y
Nile
Raceland
Salvini
Annie
Michael Deceath
L'intriguante
Montegue
Lavinia Belle
la Tuscn
Cantatrice
Fireworks
Can Can
Hectare
Druidesgs
Panster
Mamie B
Woodcutter
Tweee
Syracuse
Mascott
Cincinnati Race Results From Today’s Meet
Races held in Cincinnati today with multiple events. First race won by Consignee ahead of Weldon and Pullman. Second race saw Gymnast with Eugenia and Nina Archer following. Third race led by Business, Hamlet, Virge trail. Fourth race won by Palestine, Vallera and Str Abner. Fifth race topped by Saxonette, Sara and Mary Courer. Be.
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Cincinnati
Consignee
Harry Weldon
Pullman
Gymnast
Eugenia
Nina Archer
Hamlet
Virge Dr
Palestine
Vallera
Str Abner
Uline
Saxonette
Sara
Mary Courer
Lucille Mannette
Mosedell
Edith L
Time
Beaver Falls Wins Close Shooting Contest at Geneva Park
A tight match at Geneva Park sees Beaver Falls team defeat Salem Gun Club 191 to 179. Both sides shot at 25 targets from 16 and 18 yard rises, with Beaver Falls prevailing amid accurate volleys by Wilkingon Mullens Silvi and others.
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mePater
Beaver Falls
Geneva Park
Salem Gon Club
Salem, O
Spring Chicken Gun Club
Prize Fight Near Shingiss Park Ends in KO
Early yesterday morning two elderly boxers, Harry Brown of Browns town and Harry Clark of McKee's Rocks, fought eleven rounds in a bare knuckles prize bout for 18 dollars near Shingiss Park. Brown won by knockout as many noted sporting men from Char ters and the Southside looked on.
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Shingiss Park
Harry Brown
Brownstown
Harry Clark
McKee's
Tarentum Race Meet to Start Tomorrow at Park
The Tarentum Agricultural and Driving Park Association fall races begin tomorrow with many horses entered. The track is reported in excellent condition and favorable weather should ensure strong Grat-class sport. Excursion tickets will be sold on the West Penn railroad for the races.
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Tarentum Agricultural and Driving Park Association
West Penn Railroad
Race results at Greensburg meet lead to Cesarewitch trial
Special telegram from Greensburg reports the Cesarewitch trial at Sein at Sania run over two miles two furlongs and 85 yards with 22 starters. Prince Soltykoff's Rheen won narrowly ahead of Alicante in second place while Greensburg races continued amid excitement for the season.
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Ron
Sein
Sania
Prince Soltykoff
Alicante
Princeton and Yale to settle game site at Eastern Park
Princeton and Yale football officials near a decision to move the Princeton Yale game to Eastern Park in Brooklyn. Captain Poe and President Wilson endorse the site for its capacity and drier, better draining field, with a final choice expected after a visit by Yale and Princeton representatives.
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Princeton
Yale
Eastern Park
Brooklyn
Poe
Berkeley Oval
Berkeley
Berkeley Grounds
Wilson
Max Farrand
Neston
Eastern Park Foday
Brotherhood
Allegheny Club Faces Shadyside in Tomorrow's Game at Exposition Park
The Allegheny Athletic Club selects its football lineup including Moorhead at quarterback and McCord at full back to meet Shadyside tomorrow at Exposition Park. Kickoff is set for 3:4 with potential for a strong contest if weather allows.
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Allegheny Athletic Club
Shadyside
Exposition Park
Rush
Robinson
B. Brown
C. Townley
J. Hammond
Scott White
J. Oliver
John Moorhead
W. C. Carnegie
Harry Fry
James McCord
H. Oliver
C. D. Thompson
Chicago Athletic Club
Shorty
A. H. Pratt & Co
Yale University Football Schedule and Sports Notes
Yale University Football Association confirms its season schedule with games against Wesleyan Lehigh Trinity Williams Wesleyan Crescent Amherst Rutgers University of Pennsylvania and Harvard. sports notes discuss cricketer W H Tromrox base stealing records and various player movements and legal actions involving racing and football candidates at Princeton and other clubs.
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New Haven
Yale University Football Association
Wesleyan
Middletown
Lehigh
Trinity
Hartford
Orance Athletic Club
New Jersey
Williams
Crescent
Brooklyn
Amherst
Rutgers
University of Pennsylvania
Harvard
Cure of Consumption Sees Hopeful Medical Outlook
Medical men report progress in tubercular inoculation as a preventive, with authorities like Dr. Williams of London issuing hopeful statements. Data from physicians including Dr. Bradley and Loskoff show substantial portions of patients improving or recovering under treatment, while creosote and other methods report benefits in many cases.
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Koch
Williams
London
George B. Bradley
New York Tribune
Loskoff
Sommerbrodker
Breslau
PICTURED IN DEATH RUBE BURROWS ARRIVES FOR IDENTIFICATION
The dead body of bandit king Rube Burrows arrived in Birmingham at 3 30 this morning to be viewed by crowds. A search party that hunted him since the August 29 robbery accompanied the coffin and a photograph was planned with Burrows’s rifle and pistol beside him. At 11 o clock the coffin was moved to the express car for identification before burial options.
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Birmingham
Rube Burrows
South Alabama
Burrows
Martini
Kansas City, Memphis and
Birmingham Road
Jackson
Agee
Allen Burrows
Express Company
Jubilee Joggins Declares Stage Career Amid Mixed Reaction
The New York World reports Jubilee Joggins plans to enter the stage, prompting Atlantic commentary. The piece contrasts him with noted actors and cites his money troubles, repeated court appearances, and a jail spell as critics warn the move practices limits of propriety. Lady Danilo publicly protests allowing such figures on stage.
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Jubilee Joggins
John L. Sullivan
Sybil Johnstone
Leslie Carter
Regent Street
Danilo
Visitors tour Pittsburgh industrial exhibits and mills
A 300 strong party of British visitors toured the city’s Industrial Exposition and nearby mills. They praised the exhibit though noting it was a small sample of local production. The trip included guided Penn Avenue mills visits and a downstream river excursion on the Nellie Hudson with views of blast furnaces and steel works.
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Messia
W. K. Given
Emil Swerisser
Morris
Penn Avenue
Ohio
Davis Island Dam
Penn Avenue Mills
Ohio Connecting Bridge
Nellie Hudson
Pittspurg
Allegheny
Zog
Zug & Co
Mr. Zug
Oliver Brothers
Verner
Distinguished Coal Mission to Monongahela Mine
A party of delegates and engineers visited the First Pool Monongahela Gas Coal Company mine near Willock station to observe Westinghouse Tesla powered drilling. Notables included John Scully and Sir William Thomas Lewis. they praised the machine’s efficiency but denounced coal waste, urging washings to recover small coal and shale.
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Monongahela Company
Willock Station
Wheeling
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
First Pool Monongahela Gas Coal Company
John §. Scully
Hercules Mining Machine Company
Westinghouse-Tesla Motor
Baltimore and Ohio
Sir Wiliam Thomas Lewis
Aberdale
South Wales
Franz Sommersbach
Bochum
Germany
George Salter
West Bromwich
England
Herbert Harlakenden Gilchrist
London
J. H. Pearson
Staffordshire
H. A. Wheeler
Washington University
St. Louis
Arthur B. Meeker
Washington
H. M. Reed
Thomas B. McKaty
The
Hercules Company
Visitors tour Southside mills limited by long programme
British visitors received a brief tour of Busy Workshops among Southside mills. The programme lasted too long for one day so the visit was confined to the Olivers and Jones & Laughlins mills. The planned Southside tour was not as extensive as intended due to impracticality.
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The
Olivers and
Jones & Laughlins
Up the Allegheny Visit to iron works stirs talk on colored labor
A 3 PM tour by about 14 visitors from England and local managers examined McIntosh Hemp Hills foundry, Park Bros Steel, Carbon Iron Works, Pittsburg Reduction Works and Adams direct process plant. Officials and workers discussed methods and the high presence of colored labor in Pittsburgh plants.
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Penn Avenue
James Platt
Atlas Works
Gloucester
Eng
J. F. Hall
Norbury
Sheffield
George Liddell
Pitsmoor
R.A. Hadfield
Alexander Jack
McIntosh & Hemphills Bio Foundry
Pittsburg
Adams Direct Process
Park Bros
Blair
Field
Hemphill
Messra
Crowds Gather Outside Duquesne Club for Iron and Steel Magnates
A large curious throng lined Sixth Avenue last evening to watch guests arrive at the Duquesne Club for a reception of iron and steel magnates. Carriages entered from Wood Street and crowds were kept back by police to allow the processions, while spectators included people from all walks of life. Inner views contrasted the club’s guests with onlookers, highlighting social distinctions and the public’s varied reactions to the spectacle.
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Duquesne Club House
Sixth Avenue
Wood Street
Club House
Wood
Duquesne Club
Tereso
Manly Bea
Younga
Weather records from Signal Service officer in city
The United States Signal Service officer reports daily weather readings with times and temperatures. Morning low and afternoon highs are listed, noting a maximum around 73 degrees and a late afternoon reading near 50 degrees as the day progressed.
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United States Signal Service
Maziinum
Snow Falls Across Colorado and Wyoming
Special weather bulletin reports three inches of snow in Colorado and Wyoming with more expected. An area of high pressure brought clear cold conditions to the eastern lower lakes and New York, while rain affected the South Atlantic Gulf states and the Northwest. Denver and Cheyenne measured three inches, and the storm system drifted into Canada from the Dakotas with a Pacific storm anticipated to bring the rainy season to the western coast.
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Lower Lakes
New York
New England
Canada
Washington
South Atlantic
Gulf States
Upper Lake
Northwest
Colorado
Wyoming
Denver
Cheyenne
Dakotas
Upper Lakes
Pacific
California
British Columbia
River conditions bulletin across towns report falling levels
Special telegram to the dispatch notes river stages in multiple towns. Brownsville shows 46 inches and falling with clear weather. Morgantown at 7 feet and falling with a 72 degree thermometer reading. Allegheny Junction reports 7 feet and falling with pleasant skies.
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Waehen
Brownaville
Morgantown
Alleghent Junction
Stamping The Letters At The Postoffice Machine
Ex Postmaster Thomas L James describes New York Postoffice mail handling in the Christian Union. He cites an automatic stamper that cancels postmarks counts and stacks up to 25 000 items per hour. In two hours and two minutes it processed 46 450 items, with 21 000 letters. The machine runs on electric power or foot power like a small press. Dobbs Pittsburg photographer offers cabinet size self portraits as souvenirs with strong likenesses including Carnegie.
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Thomas L. James
Christian Union
New York Postoffice
Electric Display Brightens Court House Tower
The Court House tower was early and tastefully illuminated with colored lights last evening. County Commissioners aimed to honor visiting guests and did so in style with a mammoth American shield and the Stars and Stripes, bearing the bold letters I. 8. against a grand backdrop.
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Court House
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Bristol
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ATS
Southside Mills
Duquesne
Iron and Steel Kings
Pennsylvania
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Special Weather Bulletin
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Mr. Carnegie
Egypt
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L.goldsmit & Bro
Liberty St
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Gething
Grant and
Diamond Sts
Duff’s College
Fifth Ave
Jackson's Tailoring Department
MR. I. Jackson
Jacasons
Jackson’s Hat Department
Liberty Street
Lyro Piskgam
Cas. H. Prosmam
Lydia E. Pinkham
Cash and Credit House
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