Brotherhood Players Refuse to Sign With Local Club
Legal battle over the reserve rule unfolds as Pittsburg club tensions rise. Representative Robison contends the league rule is unenforceable and players may seek other clubs after the season ends. Nimick notes notices aim to bind players, but lawyers doubt their legal effect.
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Robison
Spalding
Lexingtan
Nimick
Sunday
Beckley
Pittsburg
Hanlon
Day
New York
Young
Nimith
PJ. Daniels
Louisville
Quincy
Huis
Biz Ae
Bie
Kittridge
la Secade
Quincy Clun
Pittsburgs
Cis Ae
A6 Ft
Tom
Piay
Ae 2
Ion Br
Sun- League
Eed
Phillips benefit arrangements for Recreation Park announced
Arrangements for the Phillips benefit at Recreation Park on Thursday are completed. Great Western Banc has volunteered its services for the occasion and will give a concert of the grounds prior to the game. A sufficient number of Pittsburgh players will remain in the city to make every team. The picked nine are all right and if the weather is suitable there will be an enjoyable afternoon. Tickets will be on sale.
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Bowe
Beckley
God Sanday
Nimick
Sanday
Hom: Son
Mr. Phillips
Santa
Sra
Rowr Wervier
Alleghrs * Baseball Club
A. K. Suaxdrett
Phillips
Recreation Park
Great Western Banc
Pitsburg
Wrestlers Arrested in Burglary Case Shocks Rendie's Audience
Two well known athletes William Jeffrey and Hart Caddy were arrested by Sheriff Foles of Bessemer on charges of a recent burglary at Ironwood just as they prepared to begin a Cornish wrestling match at Rendie's Opera House. The arrest caused a sensation among local spectators.
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Lkosx Movuntals
Mica
William Jeffrey
Hart Caddy
Rendie
Opera Bouse
Sheriff Foles
Bessemer
Ironwood
Primrose Day Stakes Controversy Delays Newm ar Event
Objection over the Primrose Day filly in the Crarewitch stakes at Newmar alleges improper ownership. Weather concerns cause delays as New York racing officials postpone the meeting due to wet grounds.
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Newmar
Spalding Deflects Brotherhood Rumors in Open Chicago Talk
In Chicago on October 21 Mr Spalding president of the Chicago club discusses the Baseball Players Brotherhood and lease pressures. He notes signing delays due to incomplete talks while denying solid details about the rumored group and its impact on the League. Attorneys from Springfield promote a separate club tied to the scheme.
Lexington Races Opening Fall Meeting Pleasant
The Kentucky Association fall meeting started in Lexington with pleasant weather and fast tracks though attendance was light. Winners included Kate Malone in the first race, May Mae in the five furlongs second, and Zalu in the sixth selling race, with Meadowbrook leading domins in the Robinson stakes for 2 year olds. Tomorrow’s entries list races and contenders across six events.
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Lexineg
Tos
Kentucky Association
Mate Malone
Birthday
Himyar
Hettina
Bridgelight
Princcss Rowling
Catalpa
Kate Malone
Princess Howling
Silver Lake
Mary Mac
Tom Smith
Workmate
Reviver
Merry Maiden
May Mae
Poree
Swamp Fox
Daisy Wootaf
Soko
Plantea
Ford Haben Heer
Zalu
Daisy Woodtut
Tine Iz
Meadowbrook
Domkins
Hettie Waddell
Maduma
Alarm Hell
Mora
Longshore
Poliikins
Madama
Latonia Course Bars McGregor and Roth Over Forged Ticket
Latonia Jockey Club directors ban Lemuel McGregor known as the St. Joe Kid and Otto Roth from all U S tracks after a forgery involving a bet on Clamor. The ruling extends to Lexington and suggests Roth may be an unwitting participant. a full confession is required to clear him.
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Cincinnati
Latonia
Crane and Fraunfelter Arraigned in Larceny Case
Samuel Crane, baseball player, and Hattie Fraunfelter were arraigned in Scranton on larceny and receiving charges after being brought from New York. Fraunfelter’s husband and prosecutor is sought for receiving stolen goods and cannot be present. the court ordered the pair returned not guilty by the jury and set costs on Fraunfelter.
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Scranton
Samuel Crane
Hattie Fraunfelter
New York
Fraunfetter
Darrin and Cummings Race Bulky Mile for Championship
London Referee reports the Queen's Ground mile bout on October 6 ended in a dull contest won by Cummings in 4 minutes 9.85 seconds after Darrin’s left shoe burst, leaving about 4,000 spectators disappointed as the race failed to match championship expectations.
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London
Darrin
Cemmings
Queen's Ground
Darrit
Cummings
Captain Wines Again Leads Race Card At Empire Track
In New York on October 2 Captain Wines, racing as Captain Wines Again, tops a card at Empire Track with six furlongs first race won by Swi %. Cracksman places second and Facial Bithird. Huntress wins the second race over Larchmont and Delachter. Robespierre captures the six furlongs third event with Cortland second. Cap won the fourth at seven sixteenths, Lonely second. Brown Stephan Mage Charlie Glendale and Jerome Resigns noted in a political update from New York.
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Captain Wines
Eliabeth
Cracksman
Facial Bithird
Huntress
Larchmont
Delachter
Robespierre
Cortland
Geoypete
Cap
Stephan Mage
Charlie Glendale
Coney Island Jockey Club Elects Officers Today
A meeting of the Coney Island Jockey Club is held today for the election of officers. Mr. L. W. Jerome announces his resignation as President of the New York Jockey Club.
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Coney Island Jockey Club
L. W. Jerome
New York
Jockey
Horses arrive for Westside Park Club meeting in Nashville
Seventeen carloads of horses reached Nashville from Latonia to compete in the autumn Westside Park Club meet starting Tuesday November 11 days of racing are planned with James Ferguson handling the starter’s flag as additional entries arrive from Lexington.
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Nashville
Tesy
Latonia
Westside Park Club
Lexington
James Ferguson
Seven Survivors Tell of Earnmoor Shipwreck at Sea
Philadelphia dispatch reports seven survivors from the steamer Earnmoor, lost Sept 5, detailing a brutal voyage in an open boat after a gale. Eleven ships passed them by before a schooner rescued them off Hatteras. losses include master Richard J. Gray and crew members from Philadelphia and Baltimore.
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Philadelphia
Earnmoor
Turk’s Island
Gulf Stream
Carl Grane
Richard J. Gray
A. Painter
H. Soulas
Thomas Hunt
W. Dummer
Stephen Perry
James Durand
Robert Johnson
Karl J. Jurkeisen
Edward Johnson
William Robinson
James C. Hysatude
Madee
A. Flagge
Hemreh Massat
Athletics Defeat Phillies 9 to 0 In Sporting Notes
The Athletics overwhelmed the Phillies by nine runs yesterday. Manager Davis’s six day pedestrian event postponed to April. Columbus beat Cincinnati 5 to 2. Manager Hanlon to represent Pittsburgh at Brotherhood meeting. The piece notes league bluff and a historic mile record set in London by W G George in 1808 with William Cummings holding an 880 yard mark set in 1880.
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Athletics
Phillies
Davis
Columbus
Cincinnatis
Hanlon
Pittsboro
Brotherhood
OxLo Sport
W. G. George
London
Illiam Cummings
Pilot Exonerated After Mount Auburn Inclined Plane Inquest
Coroner's inquest attributes the crash that killed five of eight aboard to a tiny iron fragment blown from a steam pipe into the cutoff valve. Expert George Young traced the piece and its fracture, supporting that Pilot Charles Gable could not shut off steam, exonerating him from blame.
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Cincinnati
Charles Gable
Mount Auburn
George Young
Newport
Pilot Gable
Y M C A Awakening Reported At Lawrenceville Meeting
The Lawrenceville Y M C A met at Butler Street Methodist Church for a first post New Castle annual meeting. Speakers included L D Strauss and W K Brown General Secretary, who urged awakening the city’s young men to salvation and noted expected results in the next three months.
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Lawrenceville
New Castle
Butler Street Methodist Episcopal Church
L. D. Strauss
W. K. Brown
Y.M.C. A
Brown
Desperate Jail Break Attempt At Herkimer County Jail
Warren Shipman confined on highway robbery charges in Herkimer County Jail made a bold escape bid. He fought Sheriff Morey and under sheriff after they heard a jail noise, trying to saw bars from a window, but a pistol shot to the wrist ended the clash. Prisoners were found dressed, suggesting a coordinated breakout plan.
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Urica
Warren Shipman
Herkimer
Morey
Shipman
Sheriffs
Supreme Court to Hear Tunnel Precinct Cave Case
Helena Mont October 2 at a judges meeting it was decided a special term will be held next Monday to hear the Tunnel precinct cave case from Silver Bow county. The decision will determine the complexion of the Legislature.
Tammany Defies County Democracy on Shared Seats
New York October 21. Tammany Hall drafted a communication to County Democracy leaders refusing to coalesce on a plan to divide the Senators and Assemblymen from the city equally between the two organizations.
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New York
Gnats
Tammany Hall
Brooklyn Steamship Brooklyn Overdue Lost in Gale with 18 On Board
Reports from New York describe the steamship Brooklyn a lumber carrier from Darien Georgia overdue six days after sailing October 12 with 18 crew aboard. A weirder sighting matched her description near Body Island October 17 showing bow submerged and stern down. Other steamers sighted the vessel on October 18 and 19 while a sunken wooden steamer was noted near Body Island Light.
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Brooklyn
New York
Tonawanda
Carson
Darien
South Brooklyn Saw Mill Company
Cherokee
Body Island
Iroquois
Santiago
Chalmette
Philadelphia
South Brooklyn Sawmill Company
State of Texas
Fernandina
Island Light
Prisoner In Central Station In Delirious Knife Attack
William Rankin was arrested yesterday afternoon and placed in a Central Station cell. He roared and lunged with a long-bladed knife, resisting officers for two hours until a doctor calmed him and detectives secured the weapon. Rankin was padded and jailed to prevent self harm.
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William Rankin
Central Station
Rankin
Dr. Moyer
Coulson
Fitzgerald
Missing Kittanning Boy Heightens Police Search
Police were notified last night about the disappearance of 11 year old Ralph Kells of Kittanning. He left yesterday to visit his sister Miss Cora at 83 Sheffield Street Allegheny. She waited for him but received no return and the search was started.
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Ralph Kells
Kittanning
Miss Cora
Sheffield Street
Allegheny
Murdered by his wife in Kansas City
William Brown aged 24 died from a knife wound in his wife’s room on West Fourth Street shortly after a quarrel. The weapon was Brown’s own knife, and it is unclear if he killed himself or was murdered by his wife. No witnesses. Mrs. Brown arrested. coroner to hold an inquest. Brown worked for United States Express Company.
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Kansas City
William Brown
West Fourth Street
Brown
United States Express Company
Bargain Carpet and Lace Curtain Sale at Exposition
A Wednesday morning sale offers half price on all goods in the display at the Exposition. Enwarp GR or TzInceEr, 627 and 629 Peon avenue, hosts the event.
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Peon Avenue
Grodizinger’s Special Sale at Exposition Next Wednesday
Real estate savings bank advertises capital 100000 surplus 45000 and deposits from 1 upward with 4 percent interest. Grodizinger’s Special Sale next Wednesday includes short lengths of Brussels and ingrain carpets at half price. Pieces range 10 to 30 feet. sale at 629 Penn Avenue near 27 and 629 Penn.
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Smithfield Street
Cor
Fourth Avenue
Brussels
Penn Avenue
Trial remarks by Superintendent on Alderman Beene case
Superintendent Roger O Mara says no use will be made of Tom Car neys statements in Beene trial. He asserts that the attorney and Wereng will not exploit public sympathy by railing into the case.
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Roger O'Mara
Tom" Carney
Beene Ue
Cronin Jury Faces Peremptory Challenges In Chicago Case
Nearing a jury completion in Cronin murder case, five trials today tested peremptory challenges. William L. James identifies Kunze as present at Clark street flat theft scene, while defense plans to argue no Camp No. 20 committee was appointed by Beggs to try Cronin.
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R. A. W. James
Kunze
Clark Street
Carlson Cottage
James
Kaiser and Empress Visit Genoa in Royal Gathering
The Kaiser and Empress Victoria visited the King of Monsea in Genoa on October 21. The Emperor promised to return November 11 en route from Constantinople. King Humbert presented Emperor William with a diamond tiara for Princess Sophie. Weather delays the Hohenzollern voyage.
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Genoa
Victoria
Monsea
Constantinople
Humbert
William
Sophie
Hohenzollern
Court Martial at Naval Academy Names Members
A court martial convened at the Naval Academy with Commander H. Glass as president and Lieutenant Commanders Lentze and Walker, plus Lt Wainwright as judge advocate. Accused are Edgar Alison of Pennsylvania and Herbert E. McReavy of Washington Territory, both third-class, who allegedly forced cadets to stand on their heads.
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Annapolis
Naval Academy
H. Glass
Lentze
Walker
Wainwright
Edgar Alison
Pennsylvania
Herbert E. McReavy
Washington Territory
Illinois Miners Return to Work After Wage Victory
In La Salle Illinois on October 21 after six months idle the miners at La Salle Oglesby and Pena mines reach a settlement with operators. Workers resume work tomorrow and gain a raise of 2 14 cents per ton above the May 1 offer plus additional value from maintaining their stance.
Fire destroys sawmill and large lumber stock
A Larabee dispatch reports a major blaze at J. J. Newman's sawmill destroying 24,000,000 feet of lumber and the mill itself with a $24,000 loss. J. C. French's store suffers $6,500 in damage, two barns and ten tons of hay belonging to D. C. Young lose $2,000, and Mrs. D. C. Smith's boarding house is put at $800. Insurance covers the mill and lumber loss.
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Braprorp
Larabee
J. J. Newman
J. C. French
D. C. Young
D. C. Smith
Boulangist Fund Exhausted and Resignations Reported
Count Dillon says the Boulangist fund is exhausted after his resignation as secretary. He adds he will not engage in political debates if seated in the Chamber of Deputies. Reports indicate a majority of Boulangist deputies may join Republican groups.
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Loypown
Count Dillon
Boulangist Fund
Chamber of Deputies
Munich Murders Echo London Jack the Ripper Case
Two girls were found murdered in Munich with mutilated bodies, sparking fears of a Whitechapel style killer roaming Bavaria. In Allegheny a meeting elected division marshals Oswald Werner John Arras and Fred Beilstein for the Pittsburgh Turner Hall dedication parade with plans to meet again Monday evening for details.
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London
Munich
Bavaria
Whitechapel
Ohio Street
Allegheny
Allegheny Turner Hall
Pittsburg
Oswald Werner
Southside
John Arras
Marvalde
Fred Beilstein
Missing Boarder Steals From East End House
Mrs. Mary Lanigan reports a plausible young man who boarded at her house absconded with $105 and a suit of clothes belonging to several boarders. Mrs. W. F. Wilson reports $20 and an overcoat stolen in a separate incident. Police investigation underway.
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Mary Lanigan
Enterprise Street
East End
W. 4. Wilson
Jackson Street
Highly Connected Forger Arrested in Montreal
A Boston citizen described as highly connected was arrested in Montreal for forgery on the Mercantile National Bank of Hartford. Six additional forged checks were found on him.
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Montreal
Boston
Mercantile National Bank
Hartford
Conn
Biddle Arrested After Fatal Stabbing Near Payne
Cleveland dispatch reports John Biddle stabbed Andrew Fisher in the temple during a fight near Payne resulting in Fisher's death. Biddle is under arrest. Also notices the Seventh District County Democracy convention endorsing Amos J. Cummings for Congress.
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Cleveland
Payne, C
John Biddle
Andrew Fisher
Fisher
Biddle
County Democracy
New York
Amos J. Cummings
More Evictions in County Donegal
Doublin reports eighty tenants face eviction at Palcargrragh in County Donegal on October 21. Local authorities move to clear the property as part of housing enforcement.
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County Donegal
Doublin
Palcargrragh
Donegal
Judge Cooley's Son Gets a Job
Superintendent Porter of the Census Bureau appointed Charles H. Cooley of Michigan a special agent for railway statistics. He is the son of Judge Cooley of the Interstate Commerce Commission. The day before, William F. Willis of Reynolds to be United States Consul at Havre.
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Judge Cooley
Washington
Porter
Census Bureau
Charles H. Cooley
Michigan
Bureau
Inter-State Commerce Commission
F. Willisnss
of Rewny
United States
Havre
Lawyer Bowman Shot by Chambers in Ferguson Confrontation
Frank J. Bowman, a noted St. Louis lawyer with a stormy matrimonial record, was killed when B. M. Chambers shot him at Chambers’ Ferguson home while Bowman attempted to levy on Chambers life interest. The incident stemmed from controversies over the old Times newspaper and related litigation over an Associated Press franchise.
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Frank J. Bowman
nRewspaper
St. Louis
B. M. Chambers
Bowman
Chambers
Chicago
BR. M. Chambers
Ferguson
Old Times
Associated Press
Garrett
St. Louis County
Flinn Republican Club Forms Committee in Allegheny
The Plinn Club committee including Smith Bell Watson Delphy and Spencer met on Arthur Street to draft a platform. The group vows Republican purity and aims to engage young colored men in politics, defend school systems, and protect ballot integrity. The committee will report to the club tomorrow evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Broad Ax" Smith
John Bell
Moses Watson
J. C. Delphy
Gordon Spencer
Flinn Republican Club
Allegheny County
Arthur Street
Jary
Pat Renetene
Re. Eee
Squirrel Hill Railway Board Debates Power Plans
The Executive Committee meeting yielded no public actions with bills approved for work and materials. Mr Bay reported progress but denied authority for claims the line would buy electricity from Pittsburg Traction, stating the company will build its own power house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Squirrel Hill Railway Company
Bay
Pittsburg
Pair Arrested in Larceny Case at Southside Shop
Andrew Smith and Frank Siebert were arrested last evening by Officer Smith and jailed at the Twenty-eighth ward station on a larceny charge. They are accused of stealing from John Musser's shop on the Southside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Smith
Frank Siebert
Officer Smith
Twenty-eighth Ward
John Musser
Delayed Limited Train Ties Freight Wreck at Swissvale
The limited train arrived an hour late last night after a freight wreck at Swissvale, delaying mail which did not reach the station until shortly before midnight.
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Swissvale
Wanamaker and Brown Outline Bold Clothing Plan
The firm touts dependable clothing built with its own methods and a unique selling style. It proclaims readiness to face customers in the year and to push for top quality and fair prices, aiming to attract shoppers by offering the best garments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wanamaker & Brown
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Times
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Plinn Club
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