Brooklyn Wins Two and Advances in Standings
The Brooklyn club returned from the East with one win and looked toward finishing the season strong. Manager Hanlon blamed the disastrous trip on weary players and pitchers out of form while praising the effort as the team prepares for a final stretch at home. Pitcher changes and potential new signings were discussed as Cleveland challenges loom and the season nears its finale.
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Hanlon
Brooklyn
Louisville
St. Louis
Athletics
Boston
New York
Dunlap
Hess
Mr. Nimick
Jones
Homestead
Nimick
Haves
Clevelands
Brooklyn Wins Two More From Loulevilles and Athletics Beat St Louis
Brooklyn defeats Loulevilles 4 0 in 14 innings on base on balls and Fouts’s two-bagger after a rough seventh through fourteenth frame. Second game Brooklyn wins easily behind Terry’s pitching as rain and crowds affect play. Attendance about 1,560 in Ridgewood Park.
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Brooklyn
Loulevillen
Aime
Athletics
St. Lona
New York
Brooklyns
Louievilles
Ridgewom! Park
Fouts
Bhunnen
Goldsmith
Terry
ST. Loves
Athleticn
Latham
Fenselly
Fulict
Robinson
Vie Mn
Milligan
Lyons
Stover
Bauer
Pureril
McMahon
Larkin
Fennelly Brennan
Comiskry
Chamberlain
Colum bus-Cincinnati game halted by rain in fifth inning
Rain ended the Columbaus at Cincinnati game after four runs by Cincinnati in the third inning gave them the lead. Attendance 5,000. Box shows detailed batting totals and player names from both teams. Various league standings and schedules noted.
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Columaus
Columbus
Cincinnati
Pitsburg Leads Over Baltimore and Cincinnati in Clearing House
Boston September 15. A table from Clearing House managers shows gross exchanges for the week ended September 14 1889 with percentage changes vs the prior year. Pitsburg leads on growth over Baltimore and Cincinnati as listed in the dispatch table.
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Boston
Cleveland Baseball Rumors and Managerial Views Stir City Cranks
The Dispatch from Cleveland reports on speculation around Al Johnson and John M. Ward attempting control of Cleveland and Pittsburgh clubs, warns with sharp criticism, and notes dismissal of plans while praising Tom Loftus as a top manager. It mentions Jimmy McAleer’s injury and reflections on minor league talent, with Cleveland to play exhibitions against Detroit Toledo Columbus and Cincinnati.
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TI Dispatch
Cleveland
al Johnson
John M. Ward
Johnson
Pittsburg
Lucas
Cleveland Club
Brotherhood
Itr
Hawley
Canucks
Jimmy McAleer
Younstown
McAleer
Bug" Holliday
Detroit
Toledo
Columbus
Cincinnati
Tom Loftur
Joun
Foster
Pimlico racing club to form new Exposition and Racing Society
Pimlico Racing and Exposition Association, to supersede Maryland Jockey Club, plans exposition and races at Pimlico with a 1000 member cap and $25 annual fee. Buildings to host state exposition hall and clubroom. grants for track improvements, breeding center, sales, and potential electric rail link.
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Iatecial Teleg.m
Disratcn
Baltimore
Pimlico Racing and Exposition Association
Maryland Jockey Club
Fea
Pimlico
Maryland Eres
Exposition
Jockey Club
Old Pennsylvania canal to be abandoned
The old Pennsylvania canal, once the state’s main transport link, is to be permanently abandoned. Losses have mounted, and with ownership by the Pennsylvania Railroad the canal will be allowed to fall into ruin. Flood damage destroyed sections westward to Petersburg, now a debris ruin. The railroad surveys routes to relocate tracks to bypass sharp curves.
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Pennsylvania Railroad
Philadelphia
Pittsburg
Petersburg
Washington Pa Races Feature Mixed Entries and Trot Event
The listing covers Washington Pennsylvania races this week with multiple entrants across horse classes and harness events. Notable names include Waddle West Liberty and Jefferson entries along with trotting horses from Clarksburg and Bancroft. The lineup also mentions a free-for-all on September 19 and notable owners and riders in attendance.
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Washington, Pa
Pomnemie McDonald
D. Collins
Ritts
Hadas Wilkes
X. Moore Floyde
Ritteburg
Howmpheey
David Lauber
Pittstt Tren W
Aan Sewicklev
Milly
T G. L. Minton
Old Con- Muggle
J. Reynolds
Weib
Coles
Weed
Baldwin & Ellsworth
O Prsilinr
W. M. Waddle
West Liberty
Tictie Wilkes
George W. Beale
Ona. R
A. M. Bowers
Benistio
T. J. Mead
Clarksburg
Harry
Walter Sedwick
Tom
Stephen Hill
Weyneebere
Dick Long
Rush
Jefferson
bin Naylor
Smithfeld
Ravey Wilkes
Wee Wy Cake Smithfield
Membrino
W. Emery
Nealleville
Maxio
Lds
Warnesty Urs
Homer
B H
Jacob Rush
J. C
Mt. Pleasant
Twist
Thomas Marshall, Jr
Fisteburg
Plympton
Grant
Brg
J. E. Berryman
Tebe
Newsboy
H. H. Willis
Oreida
W. Lamartine
T. A. Miller
Bancroft
Sally K
Ioanedy
Georgie W
Ewicking
Molly H. Bier
Tiliam Connor
Braddock, Heller, &m
George B. Whitheld
Hraddock
Silver Heel
de Refsaing
Wagsecinig
Teemer Gaudaur boat race verdict sparks row over rules
The Teemer Gaudaur boat race ends with a disqualification based on alleged interference by Gaudaur's trainer Hamm on the river. The official cites a rule against directing a competitor and notes steamer interference. critics vow to challenge the ruling while supporters back the decision.
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Teemer- Gaudaur
Teemer
Gaudaur
Hamm
McKeesport
Gandaur
Ry Suaga
Grand Circuit Opens at Fleetwood Park Crowded Trotters
Fleetwood Park hosts opening Grand Circuit meeting with flyers arriving from distant tracks. Budd Doble drives Oliver K in 2:24 mile he’s warmed up despite past lameness. James Goldsmith’s Gean Smith attracts attention as plans set for Beacon Park race against Harry Wilkes and Susie 5.
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New York
Fleetwood Park
Lfe
Budd Doble
Gean Smith
Messrs
Cook and
Craig
Texas
Boston
Beacon Park
Harry Wilkes
Susie
Fleetwood
Tymons
Goldsmith
Longford
John Fison
Murphy
Amazon Wins Omnium Stakes at Paris Race
In Paris on September 15 the Omnium stakes race was won by Amazon by a length and a half. Tirelaricot placed second, two lengths ahead of Achille who finished third and Eighteen also ran. Betting favored Amazon at 7 to 1, Tirelarigot at 20 to 1, and Achille at 5 to 1.
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Paris
Amazon
Tirelaricot
Achille
Tirelarigot
Achilic
Smith Will Do Rome Fighting
Lonpox September 16 Jem Smith agrees to fight Slavin Australian champion for £400 and will also box Peter Sack. Son, the colored pugilist, ten rounds for £1,000. For indigestion no remedy is so apt to afford immediate relief as Klein's Silver Age Eye.
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Smith
Rome
Lonpox
Jem Smith
Slavin
Peter Sack
Son
Klein
Murder Case Shocks Camden N J Uncle Arrested At Funeral
Philadelphia dispatch reports Chankley Le Coney of Camden New Jersey charged with murdering his niece Annie E Le Coney to avoid wages owed. He was arrested at Waverly Ohio while attending the victim’s funeral after detectives traced money and clothing linked to the crime. District Attorney Jenkins led the case amid persistent questions and confessions from Garrett W Murray and others.
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Chankley le Coney
Camden
N. J
Waverley
Philadelphia
Annie LeConey
Merchantville
Edward Burroughs
Chankley LeConey
Garrett W. Murray
Chaukley LeConey
Murray
Burroughs
Richard LeConey
Chaukley le Coney
Samuel Pee
Chaukley
Barweee
Corret
Jenkins
Geraliey le Cone Ae
Chankley
Chillicothe
Warner
John Cherry
Cherry
le Coney
Wagner
Annie E. le Coney
Camden N. J
Marshal Donovan
Annie le Coney
James le Coney
Waverly
Wilson H. Jenkins
Donovan
Schwartz
Whites and Blacks Arm Themselves in Alabama County Tensions
A telegraph dispatch from Birmingham reports rising race tensions in Sumter and Choctaw counties as whites stockpile Winchesters after missing Mississippi outbreaks. Negroes outnumber whites, prompting secret meetings and fears of conflict though no violence has occurred yet. Gun stores in Livingston Als Meridian Miss cleared out. Planters relocate families to towns amid unease.
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Birmingham
Ala
Sumter
Choctaw
Mississippi
Livingston
Als
Meridian
Miss
Gates of Heaven synagogue dedication marks 50th fraternity anniversary
The Shaar Hashomagin congregation on East Fifteenth Street in New York was dedicated with a large turnout. The ceremony celebrated the Jewish fraternity founded in 1839, with stone construction costing 120000 dollars. Services, in Hebrew German and English, were led from the pulpit as doors were locked to manage crowds.
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New York
Congregation Shaar Hashomagin
Gates of Heaven
East Fifteenth Street
Stuyvesant Square
R. Gotter
Ingenious thief uses hospital ruse to steal in New York home
Miss Kate Seeley, posing as a sick visitor at 436 West Forty-second Street, feigned cramps to gain shelter. She later slept in the house and plundered valuables including a diamond ring worth $40, while police filed reports of similar thefts.
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Ispactal
New Yor
Forty-seventh Street
Charles McNamee
West Forty-second Street
McNamee
Miss Seeley
Russian Exile Accused Of Robbery In New York
The Dispatch reports Stanislas Bartkiewitch a former Russian dragoon lieutenant and Paris languages instructor lies in the Tombs on a charge of highway robbery. Miss Annie Brown identified him as the thief who grabbed her four dollar pocketbook in the Equitable Building hall. He protests his innocence describing a hidden romance and travel from Cracow to America.
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New York
Stanislas Bartkiewitch
Fifth Dragoon Guards
Iater
Paris
Annie Brown
Fifth Avenue
Dispatch
America
Boston
Cracow
Rutland Square
Rider, Peabony & Co
Miss Brown
Man Dies in Baltimore Tunnel. Coroner Refused Entry
A railroad worker fell from a freight train inside the Baltimore and Potomac tunnel and lay unconscious for an hour. Police delayed until a coroner arrived, but the man insisted he was dead and would not submit to examination. James Lacey, an employee of the railroad, is identified as the deceased.
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Baltimore
Central Station
Baltimore and Potomac Tunnel
Union Station
Schultz
James Lacey
Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Company
Got His Commission at Last
Deputy Collector Peter B. Ayars of Wilmington received a brevet captain commission for meritorious war service and bravery at Sailor's Creek. The document, dated October 31 1866 and signed by Edwin M Stanton, was delayed by a lost valise before finally reaching its rightful owner William F. Robinson after Gettysburg events.
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Philadelphia
Peter B. Avars
Wilmington
Del
Sailor's Creek
Mr. Ayars
Peter Fritz
Fritz
Ayars
Gettysburg
Captain Ayars
William F. Robinson
Edwin M. Stipton
Proprietor Arrested After Cartridge Factory Explosion
The proprietor M. Corvil Taine of the cartridge factory where a disastrous explosion occurred has been arrested. The incident prompted investigations into factory safety and accountability.
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Antweep
M. Corvil- Taine
Maulsby Battery Reunion Voices Pension Debate at Palatine
The fifth Maulsby Battery reunion at Palatine near Fairmont drew a large crowd. Speaker John W Masse urged liberal pension laws, arguing for service pensions for discharged soldiers while warning against bankrupting the country. He contended government revenue could cover pensions without heavy tax burdens, citing daily income and widespread distribution across the nation.
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Maulsby
Palatine
Fairmont
John W. Masse
Ees
Internalié
Sion
Secur
Imptatillers
Es Een
Uni
Wall Street
Sousa
Young views show Tanner issue shaping Ohio politics
General Charles L. Young, visiting Pittsburg, notes Indianapolis veteran sentiment over Tanner's removal and a potential shift in pension policy. He cites 800,000 pensioners, warns against retrenchment, and predicts a hard fight in Ohio with Paynes, Brice, and Foster influencing the gubernatorial and senatorial battles amid a solid German vote for Republicans.
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Tanner
Ohio
Charles L. Young
Gettysburg Battlefield Monumental Association
Pittsburg
Washington
Geo. 5. Merrill
Massachusetts
Chas. H. Grosvenor
Gettysburg
General Barnum
New York
Milwaukee National
Comrades Iy
Young
United States
Santo
John Sherman
James G. Blaine
Indiana
Brooklyn
Harrison
George
Merrill
Warner
Buckeye
Paynes
Colonel Brice
Charles Foster
Fire destroys Exposition main hall at St Joseph
A devastating blaze gutted the Exposition main hall in St Joseph Missouri this night. The 1100 foot long building and its exhibits burned despite heroic efforts by fire crews. Reported losses exceed 250000 with only the Lafayette carriage saved.
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St. Joseph Exposition
St. Joseph
General Lafayette
Exposition
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