Scranton Gains Ground After Providence Win in Eastern League Standings
In yesterday’s postponed league action Providence defeated Buffalo boosting Scranton’s bid for fifth place. Rain halted the Syracuse Wilkes-Barre clash and several games Tuesday featured Toronto Scranton Buffalo Wilkes-Barre Springfield Rochester Providence and more with pitchers Meekin Farrell and others noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Providence
Buffalo
Scranton
Syracuse
Wilkes-Barre
Springfield
O & Ies
Rochester
Toronto
Providence Bats Beat Buffalo In Close Contest
Providence defeats Buffalo 8 to 4 in a well contested game. Rudderham pitches well for Providence as Lyons Bassett Knight and McAuley spark the offense with multiple hits. Lewee hits a homer for Buffalo, but Providence extends lead late and holds on despite a late Buffalo rally. Attendance 1,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Providence
R. I
Buffalo
Herndon
Rudderham Pite
Buffalos
Field
Lewee
Clymer
A.B. RH. O
EL Lyons
Cf.c
Bassett
Knight
Looney
Stroker
Murray, Rf
McAuley
Rudderham, P
Rogers
Cracy
Wise
Murray
Rudderham
Stricke
Cooney
Eld
Balle
Orange Athl Club Narrowly Edges Torontos in Net Shutout Loss
Orange Athletic Club faced a near shutout by the Torontos of the Eastern League on the Orange Oval. Orange avoided a complete shutout with a ninth inning run, final score Orange 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Toronto 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6. Westervelt relieved Priest after two innings as Batteries Sie Westervelt Cumming Payne.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orange
Orange Athletic Club
Torontos
Orange Oval
Priest
Weastervelt
Toronto
National League Leaders Rally In Ferocious Midseason Day
Pittsburg swept a profitable day as Cincinnati Brooklyn New York and Philadelphia won. Meekin of the New Yorks limited Washington to four hits while Boston’s miscues cost them against Brooklyn. Pittsburgh’s opponent was St. Louis with Broteinstein in the box for the latter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
New York
Philadelphia
Porttford
Broteinstein
St. Louis
Meekin
New Yorks
Washington
Bostons
Cleveland
Sesssees
Pittsbur
CSR
Baltimore
Chicago
Louis
Louisville
R. Hle
Bt. Louis
Batteries-Yeager and Arthur Protested by Unclear Locale
Game postponed on account of darkness. At Hazleton R. H.E. Hazleton and Carbondale Batteries Yeager and Arthur listed with others. At Lancaster Allentown Batteries Yeager and Arthur P Fox and Milligan noted amid unclear stationing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hazleton
R. H.E
Yeager
Arthur
P. Fox
Milligan
Scranton Club Gains and Losses in Weekly Baseball Totals
The table tracks Scranton's performance across weeks from June through August with gains and losses, noting ten wins in thirteen games including two vs Syracuse and a later stretch of ten wins in fourteen games. It discusses forthcoming games against Toronto, Buffalo, and Wilkes-Barre, plus lineup changes featuring Schriever Sweeney Bannon and Smith. It also notes internal payroll tensions in Wilkes-Barre and various minor league shuffles and local club matches across the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scranton
Syracuse
Rochester
Toronto
Buffalo
Wilkes-Barre
Scrantons
Schriever
Beranton
Luby
Sweeney
Tommy Bannon
Smith
Local teams issue late afternoon baseball challenges
The Sliders led by J Pettigrew and captain Jerome Barrett issue a series of Aug games at Moses Taylor and hospital grounds. Linden Street Stars, Green Ridge Stars, Our Boys Juniors, Actives, and other squads challenge rivals across dates Aug 8 to Aug 14, with captains named and grounds listed. Responses requested from managers and players.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olyphant
Hickorys
Jermyn
Farview
South Washington Avenue
Tribune
Moogie Antara Cot
Hice
Bate
J. Pettigrew
W. Gillespie
The
Sliders
Jerome Barrett
Linden Street
Moses Taylor Hospital
Jerome Harrett
Carbondale
Scranton Young Men's Christian Association
Simpson
Siiders
Monitors
Green Ridge
Shamrocks
Beranton
Dutch Hollow
North End
Driving Park
Sharp
Mert Kelleher
Taylor Reds
Moosic Populars
Taylor
James Scriven
Bicycle Ambulance The Steel Steed In Hospital Service
The Philadelphia Record reports a Berlin invention by Dr. Hoentz the bicycle ambulance or velocipede used by Berlin and the city’s sanitary authorities. It moves fast with a three wheel litter, electric night illumination and a bell system. The device proves superior to horse ambulances and may transform urban medical transport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Hoentz
Berlin
Etylea
Great
France
United States
New York
England Coach Critiques Cornell Training Over-Preparation
J. E. Stillwell, famed English rowing coach, advises Cornell was overtrained and climate hurt their effort. He notes English crews unlikely to visit America and doubts the America's Cup will leave England this year. He praises Henley racing and doubts English yachtsmen’s optimism for a distant contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cornell
J. E. Stillwell
England
Philadelphia Press
New York
London Rowing Club
Henley
Mr. Stitwell
Courtney
Stilwell
America
Alibi Evidence Arises in Maine Horse Theft Case
A Maine woman offered a quick alibi for a boy in a horse theft case. A witness testified the boy was in the village on the day, prompting the woman to shout that he had not left and his pants hung on the clothesline all day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
Improbable Verse Refrains From Zola And Gum
The poem fragment muses on a future day when maid readers avoid Zola books and chewing gum. It contrasts graduations and moral plenty with a wary view of impending changes, set in a journalistic voice from Atlanta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
De Witt Eldridge Nuptials Highlight West Side News
Mrs Myrtle De Witt and William K Eldridge of Waterbury Conn quietly wed after news of a Wednesday evening plan. The couple, living on this side for years, left by train for a New York stay and will reside in Waterbury. West Side notes report social activities, visits, and local incidents including police attention on Jackson Street and a pay day night disturbance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson Street
Mary Conway
Annie Walters
Feeney
Oxford
S Atted
L. Steenback
West Side Bank
PRU Athier
Vince Youreett
Senet
South
Malin Avenue
John H. Reynold
Fairchild
Revere
F. Ma& Co
J. C. King
Wall Paper
Fred Reynolds
Peewaeem D. Griffiths
North
New York
Waterbury
Bik Mountain
Lake Idyllwild
Will Watkins
Hadyn Evans
D. ©. Powell
Lnter
George Powell
Will C. Monroe
Belgium
Monroe
Professor Powell
Hampton Mine
Lake Ariel
Hugh Davies
Calvinistic Methodist Church
Lewia E. Jones
North Main Avenue
Forty Fort
Delaware, Lack
Ben Evana
Ad McCracken
B.robathan
Atlantic City
J. J. Roberts
Middle Granville
N. Y
Daniel Hughes
North Clyde Park Avenue
West Side
Friends of
EB. H. House
Rullson
Bikepene
Silver in Missouri: Bland Converts, Reforms State Machinery
In Pertie Springs Missouri Aug 6 the Missouri Democratic convention of 2000 attendees including 514 delegates endorsed free silver at 16 to 1 and reorganized the state central committee to remove control from the old Mof fit Francis machine. Richard Bland dominated the gathering declaring silver men would run the party. The move followed a bitter caucus with Senator Cockrell and Governor Stone amid strained ties with former committeemen. The convention featured few speeches despite major party reform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Mland
Pertie Springs
Democratic Party of Missouri
Eilver
State Central Committee
Silver Dick" Bland
Ollver
Bland
Old State Central Committee
Moffit-Francis
Cockrell
Stone
Baptism of Prisoner Postponed Amid Ridicule
In Cincinnati on August 6, the planned baptism of Robert Pierson at Covington jail was delayed after jokes circulated about performing the ritual in a jail bathtub. The Christian Endeavor evangelists decided the ceremony would lack dignity and may seek U S court permission to move Pierson to a proper location under escort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Endeavor
Cincinnati
Robert Pierson
Covington
Pierson
Findeavor Evangelista
United States Court
United States
Five Hundred In Pursuit Wyatt Gang Heads Toward Indian Territory
Wyatt Gang escapes from the Glass mountains and moves east toward Indian Territory with over five hundred armed pursuers scouring the countryside. A running fight was under way with Wyatt reportedly seriously wounded and being sheltered toward Harper's ranch by comrades seeking safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyatt
Wichita
Kan
Glass Mountains
Harper's Ranch
Prostration Yields to Nourished Body Health
The passage asserts that a well nourished body ensures all organs function properly and the blood is enriched, preventing nerve or brain trouble and promoting overall systemic health.
Bovinine Endorsement From St Paul Pioneer Press Editor
Bovinine is praised by editor H. C. Chapin of the St. Paul Pioneer Press for curing his nervous prostration with remarkable rapidity. The quotation emphasizes the product’s claimed restorative effects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. C. Chapin
St. Paul Pioneer Press
Bovinine
Worth $1.00 Men's Calfskin Shoes Hand Sewn
Ad notes men’s all leather fine shoes in calfskin offered at $1.25. The item emphasizes hand sewing and value compared to a dollar baseline.
Unclear OCR Fragment Highlights Local Agency Names
An OCR fragment mentions a general bureau head and street locations with partial names. The readable text references a city street, a police or municipal agency, and a general authority figure, but lacks coherent events or dates. The piece shows garbled sequences needing full transcription.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Sporting News
Free & Buffalo
Batterlee
Breltenstein
Miller
Hawley
Merritt
Hewitt
Sugden
O Day
Hatterles
Farrell
Mercer
McGuire
Emaslie
R. HE
Paliadelphia
National League
Shannon
Baeh
Tom Burns
Jock Huston
Texas
Ironsides
Newark
Hoyd
Michel Johnson
Bannon
Ward
Chambersburg
Clark
Stranton
Olice Bros
Main Ave
Price ST
Lessy
Police
West
the Tribune
Emerson Owen
Miss Case
Daisy Case
Edith Beavers
Vida Sterling
Margaret Madigan
Margaret Stanton
Helen Sleepy
May Gurrell
Gertrude Amey
Kate
Laura Edwards
Louise Simon
Anna Ross
Laura Seeley
Ernest Mansfield
Charles Stewart
George
Bert Baldwin
Charles Ginader
George Seeley
Fred Reers
Don Keene
Dan Kellow
John Courtright
Richard Lonergan
John Slavin
Maggie Schall
Patrick Schall
John Warner
Patrick Henry
Amos Thomas
E. R. Griffiths
Spring Brook
L. H. Gibbs
Margaret Gibbs
Elmhurst
Sophia Wade
Montrose
Elsinore
Lake Winola
Harry Kresge
Tenth Street
Sayre
John H. Thomas
Bert Harrington
Long Pon
Missouri
Eles
Davidow’s Store
Penn Avenue
Rick
Victor
J.D. Williams & Bro
Lackarve
Aylesworth
Wyoming Ave
Castoria
Miss
William S. Millar
Gap and Water Co
Guilding
Canter $Y
Hanar
Dupont’s Mining, Blasting and Sporting
W ’ le ™ Cards
Bevena
Wi ‘Ware
Henry Belin, Jr
Wyoming District
Wyomingave
Mardenal Bank
G. Dub
Dimmick
Spruce Street
Tolestene
Beraston
Sorartor
AL Hove
Soren
R Olley
Erty Street
Orth Ieee Ie
Sean
SRE
Olhauben
Gen
Bupt
Kieme
Ington
Ethies Morris
Bul
North West
Southwespee Ac
A. Inghamton
Bihghamton
Elmira
Allman de
Budeon
Rere
Hemant
Erie and
Wyoming Valley
Lea Sorenton
Onine m
Phi
Lsve
Revaneee
White Haven
Hagieton
Pottaville
Beaver Heeton
Birral
Alee Lehair
Ae Gage Buffalo
H. Wilkes
Agi
Bethlehem
Nton Hmason
Ainept Audday
Prrivela
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!