Miners Sweep Grays as Buffalo-Syracuse Tie Continues
In Eastern League action the Providence Grays fall to the Miners 9 4 while Buffalo ties Syracuse for first place after a 6 4 win. Wilkes Barre hosts Springfield as Syracuse slips to fourth behind Scranton, with Toronto Toronto and Rochester also on the slate.
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Ee Maswey
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Boston takes National League lead as Baltimore loses
In yesterday's standings Boston wins while Baltimore suffers a defeat. Philadelphia slips from sixth to eighth, dropping below Pittsburgh and Cleveland as the National League table reshuffles its top positions.
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Boston
Baltimore
Philadelphia
Pittsburg
Cleveland
Athletics Earn Pair in Doubleheader Over Lancaster
The Philadelphia Athletics swept Lancaster in a doubleheader, winning the second game 1 0. Calin pitched a beautiful game for Sharsig’s team as Lancaster managed only four scattered hits. Umpire was Weldman. Paterson defeated Reading in an one-sided contest with Paterson batting Lueld all over the field.
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Lancrster
Calin
Sharsig
Lancaster Boys
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K.H.E. Athletion
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Reading Today
R.H.E. Teading
Cambridge Sports Roundup Yet Sparse
In Cambridge the day’s notes mention Maas at Harvard with a vicccceececeee score and various players Paine Beamel Hecker Goodwin and umpire Murray listed in a terse club recap.
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Cambridge
Maas
R. EL
Harvard
Paine and Beamel
Hecker and Goodwin
Murray
Wilkes-Barre outfielder Brott quits after criticism
Wilkes-Barre Eastern League centerfielder Brott, who signs M. D. D., abruptly left the team after a game with Springfield. He departed for Waterloo Ohio on the midnight Lehigh Valley train with about $60 due, citing recent health issues and growing criticism as the reason.
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Brott
M. DD
Wilkes-Barrre
Waterloo
Ohio
Springfield
Manville
Bottents
Trott
Scheffler
Local Baseball News From Wilkes Barre and Scranton
Shaw returns home after a game while Ryan remains quiet. Dutch Berger may be loaned from Syracuse, and Jim Knowles reenters baseball with the Norfolk club in the Atlantic league. Wilkes-Barre fund tension continues as 70 dollars of a one fourth portion is secured. public aid hoped to ease the load, per committee signatures William McLean Jonac Hand HM Dennin.
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Ryan
Vary Low
Dutch Berger
Syracuse Standard
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Syracuse
Jim Knowles
Powers
Wilkes-Barre
McLean
Jonac P. Hand
HM. J. Dennin
Boxing in Bellevue Exhibition Ends Quietly at Golden's Hall
About a hundred spectators attended an Arlington Athletic Club boxing card in Bellevue. Three round bouts featured 110 and 118 pound fighters from Bellevue, the West Side, and Arlington, with draws for Nallin vs Dunleavy and Sheridan vs Ruddy. The standout bout matched Henry Woods and Bartley Mangan in a closely contested 140 pound exhibition.
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State Shoot At Ease at Reading and Harrisburg Trophies
The Pennsylvania State Sportsmen association second day featured team contests for the Reading and Harrisburg trophies and the Remington gun handicap. Independent of Philadelphia won the Reading trophy with 105, Herron Hill of Pittsburgh 87, Independent of Reading 4, Meadville 44. Keystone of Philadelphia won the Harrisburg trophy as their only competitor. Remington gun handicap open had 42 entries with a four-way tie at 46 in the first shoot off. Call and Fuller tied at 26 in the 25 target tiebreaker, Fuller winning with 25. BE C trophy handicap open saw Gilbert scratch, Jones 10, Hood 4 tie at 40. Jones won the shoot off 43 to 21 and 20.
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Baseball lineup and injuries cloud Wilkes-Barre game
Beranton at Wilkes-Barre features Weliner and Boyd facing Orwell and Gronding In the points. The catcher now in right field for Mana field is the former Beranton. Walters halts a potential Greya run in the third. Providence falls in order 6th and 7th as Reading contends with Scott Stratton. Daly fuels Reading with a strong day. Massey praised for fielding and general play. Shaw’s illness and Ryan's absence hit the Stare hard. Buckenberger eyes ONeill as he seeks Wall and Nevins from Lafayette to line up today.
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Central New York circuit races draw large Elmira crowd
At Elmira Trotting Races on June 23 the second day of Central New York circuit drew a large audience as Li class pacers Nellie 8 Harper won three straight heats and the race. Boho Boy took multiple heats in 2 class pacing while Maule, Tony, Wilson, and Duster competed in others.
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Tony Wine
Seemeare
Wilson
Duster
Cyearchie Abso
Threo
Unclear Race Heat Lineup Draws Several Starters
Straight heats show a lineup featuring Amy Rodd Frank McGraw Trinity Debutanto and Juliette as contenders and others vie for fast times in the race.
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Frank McGraw
Trinity Debutanto
Juliette
Yale Crew Sets Freshmen Two Mile Record
Three freshmen crews rowed on the Hudson achieving a new two mile mark. Yale led in nine minutes nine teen and a half seconds with Harvard and Cornell close behind in the race that eclipsed the previous best of nine minutes forty one seconds by Columbia.
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Yale Freeh
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Cornell
Columbia
State Tennis Championship concludes with few matches
In Philadelphia on June 2 the state tennis championship saw limited play and low attendance. Belmont Cricket club’s Bingles-Robert Steel defeated F. Morgan 6-3 6-3. George P. Dearon of Germantown Cricket club beat James A. Hill 6-1 6-1. W. Morehead and John Stokes Morris of Pottsburg Tennis club won 6-1 6-4 over D. L. Magrober Jr. and B. L. C. Griffith of Belmont club.
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Belmont Cricket Club
F. Morgan
Game Club
George P. Dearon
Germantown Cricket Club
James A. Hill
Belmont Club
W. Morehead
John Stokes Morris
Pottsburg Tennis Club
D. L. Magrober, Jr
B. L. C. Griffith
Semper Lex DieS After Fire on Travel to New York
Plymouth Indiana June 3 The celebrated race horse Semper Lex died after suffering burns while en route from Chicago to New York He was among the swiftest on the course and valued at 10000 dollars.
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Ind
Chicago
New York
Hermit Deerman Found Dead Near Cortland
Otto Deerman known as the hermit was found dead in his hut a few miles from Cortland by hunters. He lived alone on a large land tract and subsisted on what he gathered. Police found over two thousand dollars in gold and banknotes hidden in various spots and mortgages totaling more than five thousand dollars. He was eighty years old and died from starvation.
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Otto Deerman
Cortland
Survivors of Seventeenth Pennsylvania Cavalry Hold Annual Meeting
Gettysburg June 24 The veterans gathered for their yearly meeting Adjutant J A Clarke of Washington spoke. Officers elected Colonel Coe Durland Honesdale president William Thompson Pottsville vice president James A Clark Laurel Md treasurer Harry G Bonebrake Waynesboro Pa secretary. Next reunion scheduled in Lebanon Pa October 19 1898.
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Seventeenth Pennsylvania Cavalry
J. A. Clarke
Washington
Coe Durland
Honesdale
William Thompson
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James A. Clark
Laurel
Harry G. Bonebrake
Waynesboro
Lebanon
Our Fing in the Dust. Halifax Daily Fragment
Our Fing in the Dust notes a fragment from Halifax on June 23 describing damage to a United States flag torn deliberately from a location. The short record preserves the event with minimal details and neutral phrasing.
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N. 8
United States
Fragmentary note on street scene and threats
A garbled item describes a banner on Geachville street and a large flag rope scene. It mentions Queen Vittoria and a threatened letter to Mr. Lownds about a United Staten flag displayed at his residence.
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United Staten
Western Reserve University NAMES McKinley and Williamson LL D
Trustees confer the degree of LL D at Western Reserve University on President McKinley and Judge Gam wel B Williamson of Cleveland at the meeting held today.
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Western Reserve University
McKinley
Gamwel B. Williamson
City
Washington June reshuffle at Indian bureau chiefs
William B. Shaw of Pennsylvania, formerly head of the finance division, was deposed weeks ago when he was transferred to chief of the accounts division of the Indian bureau.
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Wiliam B. Shaw
Pennsylvania
Olay
Indian Bureau
Fissures in the earth near Franklin Pa uncover storm upheaval
A stormy upheaval on George Whitt’s farm south of Franklin caused acres to be torn up and fissures two to four feet deep to form a half circle a quarter mile long and twenty feet wide. Houses shook, residents frightened, but no injuries. Investigators remain unable to explain the phenomenon.
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George Whitt
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