Publication Title REPORT OF THE UNITED STATES COMMISSION OF INVESTIGATION UPON THE “BROOKLYN SEVEN SCANDAL.” AUGUST 19, 1904 Category Proceedings of Congress and General Congressional Publications Collection Additional Government PublicationsCongressional Record (Bound Edition) Publication Name Congressional Record (Bound Edition) SuDoc Class Number X 1.1: Date Issued August 19th, 1904 DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICEWashington, D.C., August 19,…
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Elysian Fields
Sunday, August 14th, 1904Madigan Hall, Manhattan Rain scoured the island of Manhattan in thunderous waves. The storm wrapped the city in a biting wind, setting the August air in an unseasonable chill and raking the cobblestones with swirling water and tumbling billows of rubbish–including several hundred copies of the New York Times, each baring the…
LBL APPROVES COMMISSION TO ESTABLISH NEGRO COLLEGIATE LEAGUE
Madigan HallManhattan, NYJuly 29th, 1904 At ten o clock this morning, in the midst of a lively Legacy Cup series currently headed to Minneapolis, Commissioner Alexander Madigan took to the east garden of the lavish Madigan Hall to announce the formation of a provisional committee tasked with locating and incorporating twenty-four negro universities into an…
Joseph Benson
by John Momberg The words that struck terror into 11-year-old Joe Benson’s heart: “All right, now, Joseph… Time for you to come up to the board and recite your Latin translation.” As he moved to the front of the classroom, he felt the usual flush of redness creeping up from his collar to his cheeks….
An Intimate Baseball Conversation
By Steve Meyers Julien Henri (GM): That is about the dumbest thing I’ve ever heard, Thaddeus.Thaddeus Wolcraft (Owner): Look, here, Julien you work for me. Don’t you forget it.Henri: I’m aware of that Mr. Wolcraft.Wolcraft: That’s better.Henri: But it is still the dumbest thing I’ve ever heard.Wolcraft: It’s your job not to think. Your job…
1903 Richmond Rifles Review
By Drew Visscher RICHMOND RIFLES: 1903 SEASON REVIEW Following a dramatic nine-game series against the Saint Louis Beavers, the Rifles of Richmond secured their first Legacy Cup at home with an excellent Game 9 performance from hometown hero Ivy “Iron Horse” Maw. A surprise contender for the 1903 title, the seasoned Richmond roster enjoyed an…
BREAKING: OILER HERO DONALD HENWOOD DONS THE RICHMOND MAROON
Jericho Downing, Richmond Daily NewsDECEMBER 15, 1902 After a great deal of activity in the grandstand offices above Libby Hill, General Manager Preston Kirby spoke with the Daily News this afternoon to confirm that longtime Oiler hurler Donald Henwood will join the Rifles arsenal for the 1903 campaign. Donnie is a 9-year veteran of the…
Guns of Autumn, Part II
“When rich villains have need of poor ones, poor ones may make what price they will.” –William Shakespeare, “Much Ado About Nothing” (Scene 3, lines 112-114) GUNS OF AUTUMN, PART IIThe Richmond Saga, 2.2 Manhattan, New York September 15th, 1902 The corpse was covered with a tattered blanket. Removed with little decorum from the alleyway…
Guns of Autumn, Part I
The Richmond Saga, 2.1 Near Wakefield, VirginiaSeptember 8th, 1861 In the morning light of a dew-laden clearing, barefoot boys with baggy suspenders and sun-stained cheeks emerged from the wood like acolytes to play the game of base ball. They hooted and whistled with the cardinals, darting at the crack of the worn-down ball, yarn bursting…
Breaking: Richmond Manager Frank Selee sacked
Jericho Downing, Richmond Daily News 14 August, 1902 Insiders at Libby Hill report that Frank Selee, one of the few Managers left from the National League era, was fired by Rifles owner and tobacco magnate Michael Monroe this morning. Selee managed the Boston Beaneaters of the National League from 1890-1894. He led the Richmond Rifles…