Pittsburgh Tennis Scheme Promises Giant Club Plan
A Pittsburgh movement aims to form a large tennis organization with grounds in the suburbs and a club house. The effort, led by the inshore Croquet Club, seeks to attract top tennis and cricket players nationwide and may involve up to 40000 pounds in funding. Public meetings are planned to discuss methods and timelines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Uost
Pitsburg
Enid
Tittsborg
Crocket Club
Stile
Germantown
Mysterious High Stakes Turn at Sandown Leger Odds
An anonymous man bankrolls a hefty wager on Common for the St Leger at Sandown. He pays with six shares and a talking point is his confidence and secrecy. The stranger later visits Doncaster with plans for settlement, offering a promissory note rather than cash and prompting wary replies from bookmakers.
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Kepler
Lomson
Sandown
Totter
Tuessas
Pi’ Clork
Doncaster
Fry Saged
Mr. Fry
Baltimore's Fall Racing Set to Renew Turf Interests
Baltimore Jockey Club announces a six day fall meeting starting tomorrow with at least 16 200 in purses and stakes. Notables from Lorillard Jennings and other stables will ship to the Bealings course and Washington Jockey Club plans a ten day meeting featuring 233 races across classes including veterans and owners with Secretary Thomas M traves of the Washington Jockey Club cited as a key figure.
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Beatsiong
Spetelj
Baltimore Jockey Club
Tomorow
Wil
Altimore
Timilien Nonree
Maryland
E. Brown
J. E. Iracnive
WeHendrie
Pr. Dawes
C Onxx
Melewee
B T. Pulaiter
W. C Daly
Sengyre Stelies
J. R. Ress
G. T. Leach
F Leyiwoc
Olomoersact
Baltimore
Beonings Course
Washington
Westington Jockeys Club
Thomas M.traves
Washington Jockey Chat
Jooks
New Association Circuit Names Major Cities
The text lists cities slated for the next year’s Association circuit including Louisville St Louis Chicago Kansas City Cincinnati Milwaukee West end and Boston Baltimore New York Philadelphia East. It notes efforts by Von der Sue and other magnates and hints at west coast expansion with towns to be "copped" and questions about New York and Brooklyn joining later.
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New York
Brooklyn
Noux
Plimmer and Askinton Sail to New York for Debut Bout
Two English boxers arrive in New York to challenge for fame. William Plimmer weighs around 10 stones with a noted stature and aims to win a purse of 21 pounds. His opponent Thoms Askinton hails from London and carries a strong record, entering the bout with high hopes as the national public interest grows.
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New York
England
William Plimmer
Thoms Askinton
Piianner
Hisiist
Dem Stepuens
London
Plimmer
America
Newcastle Youths Rising Boxing Prospect
A 19 year old Newcastle on Tyne fighter, 5 feet 6 inches, 116 pounds, has appeared in 20 contests with six wins and one draw. He has never been beaten and seeks to challenge any pupil in America at 116 pounds.
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Newcastle-on-Tyne
Callahan
America
Schaefer Arrives in New York for Big Billiards Match
Champion Jacob Schaefer landed in New York with his wife and Billy Catton after a Cincinnati express ride. He met with Billy Sexton and discussed form changes and a three-city tournament plan in New York Chicago and Cincinnati to crown a touring champion. He noted Slosson was playing steady and predicted strong showings from Tres Carter and Catton in the balk line billiards race.
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New York
Jacob Schaefer
Cincinnati
Billy Catton
Billy Sexton
Roome
Broadway
Thirty-third Street
George Slosson
Tam
Slosson
Chicago
America
Tres
Carter
Catton
Schaefer
Youthful depravity cases involve 16 year old male and younger girl
A sixteen year old boy faces serious charges after alleged misconduct with a younger girl, who is about a year his junior. The case highlights troubling juvenile behavior and legal actions pending.
Poisoning Murder at Wisconsin Farm Shocks Community
Milwaukee district recounts a grim murder as 16 year old Albert Kohts confesses to killing Annie Kodutz, 15, with a hammer in a barn and body hidden in a floor hole. Earlier there was a poison attempt on the Kohtatz family. The suspect was described as quiet and unexcited during police questioning.
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Milwaukee
Annie Kodutz
Albert Kohts
Kohts
Annie
Kodatzs
Duke of Westminster's Orme Eyes Derby Favoritism
Orme, the Duke of Westminster's two year old who won the Middle Park plate, is named as a likely Derby favorite for next year. Odds are light as betting nears, with Orme expected to head to the Derby unless winter issues arise. The Czararewitch result unsettled bettors as favorites failed to place in the top ranks. Beaufort also won, though with modest wagers and turnout.
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Duke of Westminster
Orme
Ormond
Buenos Ayres
Duke of Beaufort
Raghonade
Beaufort
Kilrain and Maher May Meet in Olympic Club Bout
New York Oct 17 report says President Noel of the Olympic plans a January contest between Jake Kilmin of Baltimore and Peter Maher the Irish champion at the Olympic Club with a $5,000 purse. Billy Madden, Maher’s manager, indicates Maher would fight Corbett Mitchell or Jackson if a suitable purse is posted.
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New York
Police Gazette
New Oallays
Noel
Olympic
Jake Kilmin
Baltimore
Peter Maher
Prenetoy
Billy Madden
Maher
Kilrain
Madden
James Corbett
Charley Mitchell
Peter Jackson
Olympic Club
Immigrants In Texas Arrests Reach Fifteen This Week
The report states that civil agents captured 15 individuals on the Texas side last week while others evaded officers. Those jailed will be sent back to China via San Francisco as part of the enforcement action.
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Eivil
United States
Texas
China
San Francisco
Baron de Baam on Pacific Cable Feasibility
Baron de Baam, associate of Cyrus W. Field, argues Pacific cable lay is not practical now. He cites weight, strength, and cost, suggesting staged routes via islands and Hawaiian links, with Atlantic cross plans seen as more feasible at about 21.8 million. He notes depth and distance pose challenges but sees potential island hopping as viable.
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Cyrus W. Field
Pacific
San Francisco
Baron de Baam
Palace Hotel
Field
America
Europe
Hawaiian
Atlantic
Azores
Bermudas
United States
Hawaiian Islands
Why He Won't Run Morrissey Declines Hogan Race
Patrick Morrissey and backer Nathan Jinks publish a letter alleging Hogan is a ringer and that Morrissey will not race a professional field. They claim Morrissey is a mid man and cannot compete, and note a forfeit of $350 handed to Megan at the office last evening.
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Morrissey
Jacker
Hogan
Patrick Morrissey
Nathan Jinks
Ron Megan
Blaine House Reopens as Blaine Prepares Return
The Blaine residence on Madison Place is opened and aired for the Secretary of State and his family who plan to move in by week’s end. Blaine, though not fully well, is ready to resume duties and oversee the preparation of his annual report within weeks.
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Dispatch
Washington
Blaine
Races Listed for Battmorny Meet Beginning Monday
Entries announced for the Battmorny races starting Monday with fields in four events. First race at eight eighths of a mile includes G W Conk and Promenade. second race over a mile and a sixteenth features Jud Morrow and Sir John. third race five eighths lists Holmdel colt and Grand Prix. fourth race one mile three sixteenths includes Strathmarth Portchester and Bellewur.
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Battmorny
Tve
G. W. Conk
Dallarat
Busteed
Adam
Villige Mald
Versaille
Dr. Hasbrouck
Berkon
Tid
Thiers
Cokena
Promenade
Jud
Morrow
Sir Johm
Fairie Owls
St. Luke
Voss H
Tenac Lewis
Marx
Madrid
Maid of Screen
Knapsack
Slander
Strathmrath
Portchester
Russell
Bellewur
Panthree
Seth
Halliroo
Sir Jean
Ger Dellini
Lanier
St. Charles
Hoodlum
Lynn
Senator
Directors of local ball club may meet this evening
Reports of potential signings and contract talks circulate as Chicago and Cincinnati clubs eye players. Mentions Wremont, Jenny Dexxy, Pitcher Thornton, Hallman, and McPhee among others in a fever of pre season activity.
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Wremont
Chicago
Jenny Dexxy
Thornton
Bowl
Philadelphia
American Assocision
Marnates
Iris
Hallman
Athletics
Phillies
Lexington
Cincinnati
Association
A. S Stern
Rock Cannon
King Rene
Jacob Huppert
Hudson River
Poughkeepsie
XN. Y
A.J. Joyner
Evangelical Conference Plan for 1891 92 Published
Bishops of the Evangelical Association release the conference schedule listing time and presiding bishops for many regional meetings. Dates span from February in Norristown to June in Dresden with many times and places yet to be set.
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Indianapolis
The
Evangelical Association
Central Pennsylvania
Pittsburg
Greest Texas
Post Oaks
Horn
East Pennsylvania
Norristown
Bowman
Breyfogel
New York
Amsterdam
Esher
Erie
Toledo
Platte River
Nebo
Neb
Kansas
Coal Creek
Kan
Bishop Breyfogel
Nebraska
Wahoe
Michigan
East Raisinville
Mich
Bishop Esher
Indiana
New Paris
Breyfor
Bishop Horn
California
Sacramento
Oregon
Portland
Minnesota
Crow River
Minn
Dakota
Goodwin
Japan
Lincoln Belief Alleged Spiritualist Seance Claims
In a work titled Was Abraham Lincoln a Spiritualist Mrs Nettie Colburn Maynard of Lincoln New York claims Lincoln was advised by an unconscious medium not to issue the Emancipation Proclamation. She says Mrs Lincoln and prom inent Washington figures attended seances and that Lincoln felt intense pressure to delay the proclamation before it was issued.
Driving Out an Evil Spirit in Chinese Performance
A letter from China describes a wealthy boatman hiring a boss medium to exorcise a devil, cure a sprained ankle, and treat bilious fever. The ritual includes a lantern lit arena, a drum chant, a Joss doll, and priests burning paper while five porters are driven by the exorcism. The ritual ends with the devil exorcised and a book of Joss dictated remedies is shown.
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William E. Fales
China
Arena Ane
Coolies
Joss
Solomon
A Hoe or a Pencil
An old New Hampshire farmer counsels his son to swap foolish verse for work and a sensible trade. The father urges that poetry is hard and a skilled trade like using a hoe or a pencil may suit him better.
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New Hampshire
Bill
Outrages in China Raise International Demands
Washington reports the Chinese government faces a united foreign demand for protection and reparations over the Ichang riots. British, German, French, and American fleets crowd Chinese waters as tensions escalate, with Hunan troops blamed for anti foreign violence and Beijing pressed to answer or risk a broader showdown.
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England
France
Germany
United States
Washington
Navy
State Department
United
Ichang
Peking
Shanghai
Hunan
China
Yellow Sea
Trade With Mexico: San Francisco Imports and Exports
In August San Francisco imported from Mexican Pacific ports 231 198 dollars and exported 118 399 dollars to Mexico. Mexican silver dollars totaled 146 456. silver bars 184 912. Mexican gold 830. Shipments to Hongkong and Japan added 869 318 Mexican dollars to East absorption.
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WasHincrox
Bureau of American Republics
San Francisco
Mexico
Hongkong
Japan
East
Young Haines Leaves the Country for South America
Thornton J. Haines, who killed his friend Ned Hannigan at Ft. Monroe, has left Washington and the United States. The departure, kept secret, is believed to place him on the ocean bound for South America, probably forever.
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Washington
Thornton J. Haines
Ned Hannigan
Ft. Monroe
United States
South America
Fires sweep multiple cities causing heavy losses
In Grand Forks North Dakota a gasoline explosion damaged Henry Gotzian's brick block including the Opera House and five stores for about 15000. Opelika Alabama saw the Ovelike Hotel and outbuildings burned with guests escaping. Norwich Connecticut gutted coal and lumber building causing large losses. Jeannette Pennsylvania saw Gondola Tanning Works partially burn. Wellsville Ohio brick yards burned with machines and 15000 brick destroyed and 40 workers displaced.
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Grand Forks
N. D
Henry Gotzian
Opelika
Alun
Ovelike
Jeannette
Norwich
Conn
John A. Morgan & Son
Wellsville
Vulcan
Chinamen Coming From Mexico
The San Antonio dispatch notes a steady influx of Chinese men entering Texas via the Mexican border. Deputized marshals arrest one or two nightly, with some entrants aware they violate the law while others remain ignorant.
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San Antonio
Texas
Child Burned To Death In Churchtown County
A two year old son of farmer Good near Churchtown was burned to death when his clothing caught fire from a burning chip. The mother was upstairs at the time of the accident in CaRussel Pennsylvania.
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CaRussel
Farmer Good
Churchtown
Lappe Family Notices Death of Serge R Lappe
On Sunday evening October 15 at 11 30 at the residence 107 Washington Street Alleghens Serge R eldest daughter of Charles O and Kats Lappe aged 21 years 2 months. Funeral services Wednesday afternoon at 3 oclock. Interment at a later hour.
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Lappe
Lefi
Washington Street
Alleghens
Serge R
Charles O. An Kats Lappe
From Poverty to Wealth: 80-Year-Old Inmate Named Heir to $8 Million Estate
Mrs. Ann A. Dodge of Barre Massachusetts, an 80 year old poorhouse inmate, was notified she is the heir to an English estate valued at eight million dollars. The inheritance traces through her matrilineal line to a London family estate and travels to Virginia Kentucky Missouri and California before reaching her. Documentation including family Bible and letters are being sent to confirm the claim.
Origin of the Baton. Lully Inventor of the Wand
Investigators credit Lully the celebrated Italian violinist as the inventor of the leaders baton. The article notes his six foot baton and a fatal wound from stamping the floor. It traces baton use through Strauss Meyerbeer Fetis and Mozart, and recalls Lully's death on March 22, 1637.
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Lully
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Sequier
Hedarius
Strauss
Johann Strauss
Meyerbeer
Fetis
Mozart
Salzburg
Variety vs. meat rich meals at Pittsburg restaurants
A Pittsburg observer notes summer diners consume excessive meat with little vegetable variety. He argues restaurants overemphasize meat on menus and that adding several nutritious vegetables would benefit diners and society, though a vegetarian restaurant would face ridicule.
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Pittsburg
Weather Summary for Western Pennsylvania West Virginia
The United States Weather Bureau reports rain for Western Pennsylvania and West Virginia with stationary temperatures. Ohio reports rain in the east and light rain in the west with cooler air except a stationary lake temperature. Winds shift to northwesterly as the region experiences varied rainfall and mild temperature readings.
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Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Ohio
Pittsecre
United States Weather Bureau
River Notes Show Low Water and Clear Weather
River reports indicate Moncaxtons River at four feet and stationary with a 62 degree temperature at 4 PM. BrowsavVille River stands at four feet five inches, stationary, with clear skies and a 62 degree reading. Warren River remains stationary 0.5 feet below low water mark with clear and pleasant conditions.
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Moncaxtons
Elondy
BrowsavVilLe
Waarien
Dismissal Predicted As Senate Delays Testimony
The article reports on a Senate session in Hareissune with plans to adjourn for Senator Mehard’s funeral. Judge Orvis predicts the inquiry will end in a party vote and dismissal, as all testimony and letters will be admitted but the accused cannot testify against themselves. Adelbert L. Tilden returns from Philadelphia and predicts Democrats will win the state ticket amid Republican scandals.
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BTAPT
Hareissune
Senate
Mehard
Sloan, Dunlap
Logan
Showalter
Orvis
Bellefonte
Boyer and
McCamant
Philadelphia
State Senate
Councils of
Pittsburg
Synod of the Presbyterian Church
Legislative Investigating Committee
Bardsley
Adelbert L. Tilden
Pennsylvania
Carlisle
Chambersburg
Wright
Mr. Tilden
Herbert
Mrs Kendals New London Gowns at Stage and Fashion
Mrs Kendal has received tailor made gowns from a London firm. A gendarme blue dress for stage use features astrakhan trim and fur at the sleeves. A navy serge gown with black braiding and gauntlet cuffs mirrors Newmarket styling with trim and a rolled collar. Both dresses are long enough to trail the ground.
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Newmarket
Yesterday's hotel arrivals list many travelers across cities
A crowded hotel register shows guests from Boston to Cleveland and beyond. Names include Moroxseaanrta Hotar A and Foltz New Castle D B Forten bauch Cleveland J F Dravo Beaver and many more, with numerous couples noted.
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Willam
Baltimore Taces—General Sporting News
Ormonde
Kileain
Maine
General Sporting Notes
J. W. Roorns
Jerome Park
Trotting Association
Columbus
Ind
Ariving Park
Latuam
Holliday
Billy Barning
McPhee
Mullane
Rivites
Hartington
Juliane. Mart
Heston Reds
Christ von der Abe
St. Louis Browns
Cincinnati Eneiier
Srkakine
Chicago Dream
the Times
LaSalle Street
Evangelical Conference Plan
Lincoln
Spoces
Haines
River News and Notes
Louisville
Carno
Sidney Tillon
St. Tomis
Goat St. Lane
St. Louis
Lake Revience
Meuens
Kate Adams
Arkansas City
Eurma Pace
Monroe
Florence
McEwrerr
New Mexico
J. M. Gunsky Bs
Tomor
Boyer
Tilden
Mrs. Kendal
St. Caantis
Thomaae John
Hazleton
Arthur FE. Montion
G. S. Woodworth
Lynne
Mass
Jonas Me. Curdy
J. F. Dravo
Beaver
N. Smith
Wife
Providence
R. I
C. H. Faurat
A. M. Vail
HJ. Bareart
Joseph F. Wanning
F. M. Drake
Centreville
T. W. Phill
New Castle
Gorton
Boston
Luke Schoolcraft
N.ef. Fletcher
St. Paul
W. L. Perkins
L. M. Warden
Oil City
Vinly Andrews
Denniston
B. Lysinger
Hollidayville
E. L. Anasett
Sevesta Avenue
M. Geary
Liverpool
J. H. Connell
Cresson
Effie Morris
Waynesburg
G. A. Price
Attleboro
Mullally
James
James Funk
White Lime
Dunkinsville
Mair County
Rls. Ware
Tyrone
BL Anderson
Cleveland
James Me Lewis
Blairsville
Ira J. Dun
Meadville
D. E. Biddle
Hollidaysburg
Southampton
City of
Home
Harred
Armour's Armour * CO
Liberty ST
Cormer
Lke Scott
Klein
Duquesne
Federal ST
Allegheny
Uloruid
Sixth Street
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