Baseball season opens as Louisville tangles with expectations
The 1895 National League season is welcomed with bold predictions and roster reshaping. Anson faces pitching gaps and second-base doubt while Chicago aims for top six. Clubs wrestle with holdouts, especially Baltimore and New York, as minor leaguers surge toward major leagues and veteran trades reshape power dynamics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack ‘Ott
Great Lakes
Ireland
United States
Louisville
Colonels
South
Anson
Galveston
Anse
Texas
Tom Burns
Burns
Chicago
Chicagos
Tusie
Meekin
McMahon
View of the Woman Behind Vanderbilt Divorce Case
Paris based profile of Ellie Neustretter, a 25 year old woman linked to the Vanderbilt divorce. Described as tall and striking, she has two children, a history of mobility between Brussels and Paris, and a reputation for publicity. The account, sent from Paris to the New York World, notes she is not the best in her class but radiates presence.
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Ellie Neustretter
Vanderbilt
Paris
Brussels
Helland
Sellie Neustretter
Ell
Nellie Neustretter
Mme. Neustretter
New York
Noyes
Glade
Warren
Alien & Langley
Warren County
Small Boys With Big Salaries In Horse Racing Era
The piece reports jockeys and trotting drivers earning large sums, with Fred Taral leading at a salary near 20,000 annually. It notes Griffin at 16,500, Simms and Doggett around 10,000 to 12,000, Lamley 7,000 to 8,000, and Alonzo Clayton with a 3 percent share on 3,000 to 4,000. Others like Midgeley and Little Perkins also earn sizable amounts.
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Fred Taral
Keenes
Taral
Little Griffin
Simms
Dwyers
Doggett
Lamley
Alonzo Clayton
Midgeley
Little Perkins
Taralor
Griffin
Johnstone Bennetts Fads Revealed In Portraits
Johnstone Bennett, the original American Jane, is portrayed as a meticulous actress with a creed of cleanliness. She favors masculine fashion elements, shows manly interest in poker, and is rabid about amateur photography, though she fears using the kodak in public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnstone Bennett
Jane
Comedienne
Kodak
A Champion on Ice and Canadian Trotting Honors
A look at ice trotting growth in the United States and Canada cites Sheriff’s record breaking performance at a Hamilton meet, Clara K’s five mile mark, and a fast Canadian circuit including Quebec Montreal Toronto Hamilton Ottawa. Notes cover barns, horse shows, and key figures like James Gordon Bennet, Directum, and Hulda 2081 with mentions of Jacques Cartier, Ramapo, Sir Walter, and Clifford.
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United States
Canada
Quebec
Montreal
Toronto
Hamilton
Ottawa
Sheriff
Clara K
Dexter
James Gordon Bennett
Directum
Chicago
America
Faure
France
Anid
Baltimore
Ramapo
Sir Walter
Clifford
Hulda
Orrin Hickok
Hospital for Moral Invalids and a Call for Reform in Justice
A man born of criminal parents writes from the New York Tombs to the New York Sun arguing for a public hospital destinated to treat moral invalids. He calls for psychological evaluation and cure rather than punishment, urging society to share responsibility for crime and to separate young offenders to prevent contagion. He questions judges who sentence youths to near maximum terms for the good of others and asks if individual rights can be upheld.
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J. Kelley
Pfeffer
Stewart
Sioux City
Anson
Iowa
Chicagos
Briwaker
Anso
Duffy
Farrell
Hemming
Louisvilles
Baltimores
Hemming Meekin
Ward
Giants
Meekim
Pittsburgs
Hart
Pittsburg
Hawley
Ehret
Music
Wilson
The
New Yorks
New York Tombs
New York Sun
A Strange Duel in Brussels Over Love
Two young men in Brussels dueled with ropes after competing for the same girl. The bout was interrupted by police and left both covered in blood, the challenger worse off with a bruised face. Meanwhile Cambridge officials address Harvard athletes’ scant attire by ordering more modest clothing.
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Brussels
Cambridge
Harvard College
Charming Candor Census Returns Reveal Odd Descriptions
The Hindoos give frank census responses naming odd livelihoods such as village thieves and living on Yeans. A Georgia negro woman near Dawson, age 22 with nine children, has twins born four times. the father is 24.
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Dawson
Women Cooler Than Men In Sea Disasters Claim
A surgeon aboard an Atlantic steamship line says in his wide experience women are cooler and more self possessed than men in disasters at sea, based on his observations.
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Hien
Atlantic
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O., P. Caylor
Westerreit
Aivelihead
Heller
McGrawnings
Keeler
Kelley
Joseph J. Kelley
Lowells
Bostons
Omaha
van Haltren
QO. P. Caylor
Ini
Hospital For Moral Invalids
Harvard Living Pictures
Celluloid Company
Broadway
Lalia Ae
U. S
Washington
U.S
C.a.snow & CA
Patent Office
Wasuineett Wena
Vitalis
Mai
Calumet Renedy Company
Forsania
Siegfried & Co
Olay
Laura EB. Patterson Neswrov
Pas
Franklin Jamuesos
Dig
Puritan Publishing CO
Boston
Mass
Ferns
Columbus
Allen & Langley
Second St
Warren, Pa
Pickett Hardware Co
Ferris
Childreen’s
W.jarvis
Water
T. O. Slater & Co
Bissell
Milford
Goshen
Landers, Ferry and Clark
Manning, Bowman & Co’s
Pearl Agate
Water Street
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