ON THIS DAY IN 1875 , the Brooklyn Daily Eagle reported, “Commodore Perry’s flagship, Laurence, which was sunk in Erie Harbor sixty-two years ago, was raised on Monday last, and the bottom found to be in a good state of preservation. She is to be exhibited at the Centennial.”

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ON THIS DAY IN 1920 , the Eagle reported, “CHICAGO — Grand jury investigation of alleged gambling by baseball players in last year’s World Series between the Chicago American and Cincinnati National League clubs, and of charges that the Philadelphia-Chicago National League game of Aug. 31 was ‘fixed’ for Philadelphia to win, began here yesterday. A dozen baseball officials, players and writers had been subpoenaed and it was announced that others probably would be called before the hearing was concluded.”

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