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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1896
Page
11
Scranton loses to Wilkes-Barre as Conkrey and Lovett shine on the mound. Raffles Springficht wins two games against Providence, while Delaney is knocked out of the box.
Eastern League schedule lists Stanton at Wilkes Barre Providence at Springield Tito at Rochester and Syracuse at Buffalo for an upcoming round of matchups.
Wilkes-Barre wins 6 to 3 over Scranton after a late rally, with key hits by Lezotte and Moss, and a costly seventh inning error by Scranton. Coakley, Lyttle, and McMahon shine for Wilkes-Barre as errors limit Scranton's effort.
Massey starts a scoring sequence with a double and singles by Maguire Moss and Bersa. Lovett’s force hit plates Berger at second to retire the side. Luzerne’s last inning yields only a single as Griffin’s team goes down in order before Luckey. A pitched ball in the seventh hinders the big man’s effectiveness. Foore.
Springfield Ohio? actually Springfield Mass. Ponies win two from Providence in a double header. First game ends tied late then Springfield pulls ahead with eighth inning errors by Cooney and Madson. Harley makes stellar catches as attendance remains high.
Rochester secured a near whitewash win as Herndon starred on the mound and Horton contributed on defense. The victory keeps Rochester in second place and features a strong pitching effort and solid defense with Delaney Mason and Zatner in key roles and Swartwood umpiring.
Buffalo action reports Mason substituted after being struck as he left the field. Attendance 2400. Score not fully shown. Batter lines include Bitteries He rndon and Boyd Horton and Toyle. Vonpire Gaffney.
The champions won the treat game from Chicago and the second match ended in a darkness stoppage. A noisy afternoon featured close revisions and bold plays, with Anson ejected for arguing. Attendance was 7,87, and the scores show Baltimore winning the first game while the second ended without a complete result due to darkness.
Philadelphia toppled Pittsburgh with a three run rally in the ninth, led by Lardeles triple Grady double and Boyle homer as both sides fielded superbly. Umpires Lally and Henderson. In Boston the Red Sox beat St Louis 3 to 2, Nichols and Bergen pairing behind the plate. The Cincinnati Reds lost to the New York Giants in a night game halted by darkness, Foreman producing hits for New York.
In Washington first game Louisville lost 9 to 3 as pitchers King and Farrell tangled with Emigant Miller behind the plate. The Billups battery for Washington faced Lynch as Louisville yielded costly errors in the late innings. Second game saw Washington lose 6 to 1 despite a late push, with batteries MeJamen and McGuire for Louisville defeating Dexter and Frag ler, umpire Lynch enforcing the calls.
The South Side baseball team accepts a challenge from Harmonies for a Brickyard grounds game in Minooka. The Nonpareils challenge Walla Wehs or Sunsets to play on Priceburg grounds September 6. The Walnut Street Stars cannot meet Little Potatoes on September 6 but will play September 18 on James Hoys grounds. John H Welland, manager.
Umpire Curry stopped play to admonish a foul mouthed crowd in Wilkes-Barre as crude language echoed from the grandstand. A second game was rescheduled for the afternoon with Johnson and Gunsen listed as today's battery. A parade and school event drew seven spectators to the outing amid the Ninth regiment participation.
The piece highlights Murat the fastest green trainer at 18H working at 2.2 and claiming £15 with no record to date. General Turner compares a half mile track to a slower mile track while Lavies predicts a new Peter Jackson in Armstrong who plans to fight top contenders. Pacemaking expands overseas as Rattle Creek Michigan shows a bicycle boom with city officials joining a growing chorus of cyclers.
A Sunday Journal note describes a fashion trend of diamond studded bicycle outfits led by a city actress. She wore gems high on her costume and a jeweled breastpiece drawing attention on boulevards and park paths, inspiring jealousy and fascination before a Western journey and a local pigeon shoot notice.
The article previews a busy New York season with artists Carreno Carl Halis Gregoro witech Russian violinist David Bispham Adele Aus der Obe Frang con Pavies Selveking and others awaiting the election outcome before committing Rosenthal the renowned pianist is anticipated to be the year’s real sensation. Moriz Rosenthal born about thirty five years ago in Lemberg Germany.
A long musical feature outlines the career of Rosenthal a child prodigy who began at age four and will debut at Carnegie Music Hall on November 10. The piece also highlights Lillian Russell Katharine Timmerman Van Der Voort and local musicians returning to teaching and performance in Scranton marking a busy season.
A dispute unfolds in the yard near the old Kentucky home after a man returns from town empty handed, having forgotten to bring a present as demanded by his companion. Quarrels have lingered for some time, signaling rising friction.
A long tobacco scented parting scene unfolds as a man readies to leave with pistol belt and horse. The woman pleads for attention and vows true love, ending with a prolonged kiss and affectionate talk. She teases his breath as sweet as old store tobaccos.
Harleian manuscript entries recount a Scottish weaver and his wife as parents of sixty two children. Forty two sons survived to manhood with only four daughters reaching adulthood, most living near Newcastle upon Tyne by 1630. Sir J Bowers and three other landed gentlemen adopted several sons. the rest were raised by their parents.
The article recalls Fred Grant and Gillmore cadet fights at Annapolis in the 1870s. It notes Grants, including Fred and his father General Grant, endured early defeats before a decisive victory. The piece describes a Fourth of July exchange and a boastful exchange about George Washington.
A Chicago Tribune narrative recounts a South Side saloonkeeper and his wife waking to a burglar in the bar room. Mrs. TomanJerry hears the intruder lighting a cigar and insists until the thief retreats, while her husband dismisses the danger.
The Illinois Editor mocks a baseball game with graphic slang and sharp satire. Omaha roughs crush the Gems City team as Hickey errors plague the lineup. Quincys show weak hitting and poor base running while the crowd laments fatigue and mock-heroic figures.
Fragmentary text describes a messy scene with strong color images and strained sports imagery, mentioning a team and a rival. Specific details, dates, names, or outcomes are obscured by garbled words and typos, yielding a hazy snapshot rather than a clear report.
Judge Atcherson in the United States circuit court overruled the Delaware Lackawanna and Western Railroad company’s demurrer and ordered it to answer the complaint by the New York Susquehanna and Western Railroad company. The suit seeks an injunction to restrain further New York litigation and coal deliveries under the February 184% agreement restricting shipments to the Lackawanna as the sole carrier, which the Susquehanna and Western contend is void as against public policy.
In Topeka Kansas on September 4 United States District Judge Foster granted the request of Girard Life Insurance Annuity and Trust Company of Philadelphia and put J B Watkins Land and Mortgage Company of Lawrence into receivership. Liabilities total four and a half million dollars chiefly from debenture mortgages on farms in Kansas Nebraska Iowa and Texas with 48000 debenture bonds in default. Attorney Samuel Bishop Lawrence says assets will nearly cover liabilities. The firm has fought to survive for eight to ten years.
Dr. Gallagher arrived on the St. Paul from Southampton and is described as greatly distressed and mentally unbalanced, though physically well with vigor. He was greeted at Quarantine by old friends including General Obeline and O'Donovan Rossa, who he did not recognize.
Berlin Sept. 4 Herr Krupp the Tron King of Essen has purchased the Ger mania shipbuilding works for 6 225 000 marks The entire plant will be transferred to Herr Krupp on October 1 and the capacity for building ships will be increased considerably
Town Toptes reports Mrs McBride Mary demands no male visitors and apologizes to "mum" while a policeman is kept at the kitchen door each night. The letter carrier is told to stop coming.
An 1895 prospectus advertises a list of 380 promoters with over £100 million in foreign investments in six years and £18 million in the first seven months of 1895. It offers introductions and specifies bonds shares lands patents or mines as profitable avenues. Directors listed include Linned Edward C. Ross Walter Pepys and Captain Arthur Stiffe.
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