Music recorded in October 1889
October 1889 saw the modernization of political systems, public health, and industrial infrastructure around the world, with the adoption of the Washington State Constitution, congressional elections in France and Portugal, the full-scale spread of the Russian flu (1889–1890 pandemic), and the completion of the Sapporo Breweries Sanda Factory (later to become the Yebisu Brewery) in Japan. It was also a month packed with events symbolizing modern science, technology, and popular entertainment, including the opening of the Moulin Rouge cabaret in Paris, the international proposal of Santiago Ramón y Cajal's (1852–1934) theory of the nerve cell, and the deaths of James Prescott Joule (1818–1889) and Antonio Meucci (1808–1889).
Confirmed recordings this month: 239
1 day (10 songs)
| Title | Artist |
|---|---|
| Cat Song | Will Lyle |
| Daddy's Song | Will Lyle |
| When Daddy Picked The Old Banjo | Will Lyle |
| Banjo Solo Medley | Will Lyle |
| Jawbone | Will Lyle |
| Roster Song | Will Lyle |
| Lulu Lyle Song | Will Lyle |
| Phonograph Medley | Will Lyle |
| Miller's Baby | Will Lyle |
| And The Phongraph Is Listenings | Will Lyle |
[Events that occurred on October 1, 1889]
・The Birth of Nagoya City
In Aichi Prefecture, the central city of the Owari region was incorporated as "Nagoya City" on October 1, 1889, and a framework for modern urban administration was established. This gave the castle town of Nagoya the foundation for its development as a major city, with the development of infrastructure such as railways and water and sewage systems.
・The Birth of Tottori City
In Tottori Prefecture, Japan, Tottori City was officially established as a modern local government on October 1, 1889, based on the former Tottori Town. This was part of the nationwide simultaneous introduction of city and town systems during the Meiji period, and marked a turning point from a castle town to a modern city.
2nd (9 songs)
| Title | Artist |
|---|---|
| Going To Rain Any More | Will Lyle |
| Miller's Baby | Will Lyle |
| Gospel Engine | Will Lyle |
| Rain A Little | Will Lyle |
| Gospel Wraft | Will Lyle |
| Old Kentucky | Will Lyle |
| Stop That Knocking | Will Lyle |
| Medley | Will Lyle |
| Barnyard Song | Will Lyle |
[Events that occurred on October 2, 1889]
・First International Conference of American States / First Pan-American Conference
The First International Conference of American States (First Pan-American Conference), attended by representatives from 19 American countries, opened in Washington, D.C., USA. Discussions began at this conference on matters of cooperation among the American countries, including tariffs, arbitration, communications, and railroad connections, as well as the framework that would become the precursor to the Organization of American States.
・Discovery of the Amethyst Vein
Near Mineral County, Colorado, USA, prospector Nicholas Creede (1843–1897) discovered a rich silver vein known as the Amethyst Vein. The Holy Moses Mine, named after Creede's exclamation, "Holy Moses!", and the mining town that would later be named "Creede" quickly grew, marking the beginning of what is known as "the last great silver rush in the American West."
4th (10 songs)
| Title | Artist |
|---|---|
| Concert Polka – Dana | DB Dana Ed Issler |
| Concert Polka – Dana | DB Dana Ed Issler |
| Welcome Pretty Primrose – Pinsuti | DB Dana Ed Issler |
| Song – Farewell Marguerite | DB Dana Ed Issler |
| Swiss Boy & Variations | DB Dana Ed Issler |
| Swiss Boy & Variations | DB Dana Ed Issler |
| Amusement Polka | DB Dana Ed Issler |
| Amusement Polka | DB Dana Ed Issler |
| Song – Twickenham Ferry | DB Dana Ed Issler |
| Sea Flower Polka | DB Dana Ed Issler |
[Events that took place on October 4, 1889]
・Premiere of the opera "Il vassallo di Szigeth"
In Vienna, the capital of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, composer Antonio Smareglia's (1854–1929) opera "Il vassallo di Szigeth" premiered as the season opening performance of the Vienna Court Opera (Hofoper). According to recordings and other sources, Emperor Franz Joseph I (1830–1916) attended the performance, and critics Eduard Hanslick (1825–1904) and composer Johannes Brahms (1833–1897) also gave it favorable reviews, making it a great success in the Viennese music scene.
8th (12 songs)
| Title | Artist |
|---|---|
| Sylvia York Dance | Wm Tuson G. Schweinfest |
| Medley Waltz Don't Leave Your Mother Tom | Wm Tuson G. Schweinfest |
| Song & Dance – My Black Eyed May | Wm Tuson G. Schweinfest |
| Polka – Clover Leaf | Wm Tuson G. Schweinfest |
| Air Varie | Wm Tuson G. Schweinfest |
| Song & Dance – Dream Of Love | Wm Tuson G. Schweinfest |
| Hungarian Czardas | Wm Tuson G. Schweinfest |
| Galop – Phonograph | Wm Tuson G. Schweinfest |
| Brilliante Scene & Arie – Luisa Di Montfort | Wm Tuson G. Schweinfest |
| Coming Thro The Rye – Variation | Wm Tuson G. Schweinfest |
| Lovely Angeline Schottische | Wm Tuson G. Schweinfest |
| Santiago Waltz | Wm Tuson G. Schweinfest |
[Events that took place on October 8, 1889]
・Anna-Lisa Öst (1889–1974)
Anna-Lisa Öst (1889–1974) was a hymn singer from northern Sweden who was affectionately known as "Rapp-Liisa" and was heard on the radio and in church meetings. Numerous SP and 78 rpm recordings, including "Barnatro," from the 1930s onward still exist, and her singing can still be heard today through online archives and streaming services.
9th (14 songs)
| Title | Artist |
|---|---|
| Medley Waltz – Don’t Leave Your Mother Tom | Wm Tuson G. Schweinfest |
| Hoboken Pioneer's Schottische | Wm Tuson G. Schweinfest |
| Spanish Serenade | Wm Tuson G. Schweinfest |
| Grand Fantasia | Wm Tuson G. Schweinfest |
| Song – In The Gloaming | Wm Tuson G. Schweinfest |
| Santiago Waltz | Wm Tuson G. Schweinfest |
| Impromptu Polka | Wm Tuson G. Schweinfest |
| Hungarian Dance | Wm Tuson G. Schweinfest |
| Love's Dreamland – Waltz | Wm Tuson G. Schweinfest |
| Air Varie | Wm Tuson G. Schweinfest |
| Dream Of Love – Song & Dance | Wm Tuson G. Schweinfest |
| Rock A Bye Baby | Wm Tuson G. Schweinfest |
| Nichols March | Wm Tuson G. Schweinfest |
| National Airways | Wm Tuson G. Schweinfest |
[Events that took place on October 9, 1889]
・In re Kemmler: Constitutionality of the Electric Chair
On October 9, 1889, a New York State court ruled that execution by electric chair was not a "cruel punishment," denying the habeas corpus petition of murderer William Kemmler (1860–1890). This decision, which later led to the Supreme Court case "In re Kemmler (1890)," was one of the earliest important decisions to recognize the electric chair as constitutional, and is considered the starting point for the debate over the relationship between the death penalty and science and technology.
10th (15 songs)
| Title | Artist |
|---|---|
| March – Nichols | Wm Tuson G. Schweinfest |
| Hoboken Pioneer | Wm Tuson G. Schweinfest |
| Galop – Phonograph | Wm Tuson G. Schweinfest |
| March | Wm Tuson G. Schweinfest |
| Hungarian Dance | Wm Tuson G. Schweinfest |
| Song – In The Gloaming | Wm Tuson G. Schweinfest |
| Medley Waltz – Don’t Leave Your Mother Tom | Wm Tuson G. Schweinfest |
| Polka – Johnny Get Your Gun | Wm Tuson G. Schweinfest |
| Schottische – Dancing In The Barn | Wm Tuson G. Schweinfest |
| Mazurka – Sylvia | Wm Tuson G. Schweinfest |
| Fantasia | Wm Tuson G. Schweinfest |
| Waltz – Santiago | Wm Tuson G. Schweinfest |
| Fantasia | Wm Tuson G. Schweinfest |
| Spanish Serenade | Wm Tuson G. Schweinfest |
| March – Nichols | Wm Tuson G. Schweinfest |
[Events of October 10, 1889]
・Groundbreaking for the New York World Building
Construction of the New York World Building (also known as the Pulitzer Building) officially began on this day in New York, and it would later become one of the tallest buildings in the world, surpassing the spire of Trinity Church. The Skyscraper Museum records that "Construction began: October 10, 1889," and it is considered one of the starting points of the global era of skyscraper architecture.
・Graphophone Recordings as a Time Capsule
A message was dictated into a graphophone at the offices of the Metropolitan Phonograph Company for a time capsule to be placed in the cornerstone of the newspaper New York World's new headquarters (World Building). The message begins with a clear statement of the date and purpose: "Today is Thursday, October 10, 1889, and this cylinder is to day be placed beneath the cornerstone of the New York World Building," and is considered one of the earliest reliable examples of a recording intended for a time capsule intended for future listeners.
・Adolf von Henselt (1814–1889)
Adolf von Henselt was a German-born composer and pianist who also worked at the Russian court. He is known for his etudes that make extensive use of arpeggios. He died near St. Petersburg on October 10, 1889, and his works are now primarily valued in the context of piano education.
11th (8 songs)
| Title | Artist |
|---|---|
| Polka – L'elegante – Cornet | DB Dana Ed Issler |
| Song – Annie O' The Moy – Wiegand | DB Dana Ed Issler |
| The Favorite – Hartman | DB Dana Ed Issler |
| Pizzicati Polka – Ballet Sylvia – Delibes | DB Dana Ed Issler |
| Song – Take me Jamie Dear | DB Dana Ed Issler |
| Waltz With Vatiations | DB Dana Ed Issler |
| Anna Polka | DB Dana Ed Issler |
| Russian Fantasie With Var. | DB Dana Ed Issler |
[Events of October 11, 1889]
・The electrocution of John Feeks and the "Power Line Panic"
On October 11, 1889, John Feeks (1850–1889), a lineman for the Western Telegraph Company, was electrocuted when high-voltage alternating current was mistakenly applied to a line intended for low voltage in the tangle of electric wires above the government district of Manhattan in New York City. His body remained dangling from the wires for some time in front of a crowd, and the incident was widely reported in the newspapers. This incident sparked a surge of fear and pressure for regulation of AC power transmission, known as the "Electric Wire Panic," and marked one of the turning points in the so-called "War of the Currents."
・James Prescott Joule (1818–1889)
A British physicist who made significant contributions to the formulation of the equivalence of heat and work and the law of conservation of energy (the first law of thermodynamics), his name remains in the SI unit of energy, the joule. He died on October 11, 1889, at his home in Sale, Cheshire, England, and is considered one of the most iconic figures in 19th century physics as a researcher who led the energy debate during the Industrial Revolution.
12th (10 songs)
| Title | Artist |
|---|---|
| Dancing In The Barn | DB Dana Ed Issler |
| Surf Polka | DB Dana Ed Issler |
| Snow Drop Polka | DB Dana Ed Issler |
| Facilita & Var. | DB Dana Ed Issler |
| Waltz – Love's Dreamland | DB Dana Ed Issler |
| [Waltz] Sweet 16th | DB Dana Ed Issler |
| Come Along Sinners – Song | DB Dana Ed Issler |
| Way Over Yonder [Song] | DB Dana Ed Issler |
| Lizzie Polka | DB Dana Ed Issler |
| Pearls of Euchien Polka | DB Dana Ed Issler |
[Events of October 12, 1889]
・The Wright Brothers' newspaper, the West Side News
The first issue of the West Side News, a weekly newspaper in Dayton, Ohio, was published on October 12, 1889, with the young Orville Wright (1871–1948) as editor-in-chief. According to a preserved copy of the issue's description, it contained a satirical article about a congressman involved in a plagiarism scandal, an article about a man suing for damages after his clothes were soiled, and a short editorial entitled "The Importance of the Congress of the American States," demonstrating that the teenage Wright brothers were already interested in journalism and international affairs.
14th (14 songs)
| Title | Artist |
|---|---|
| Emily Polka | DB Dana Ed Issler |
| Washington Guard Polka | DB Dana Ed Issler |
| The Lucky Hit [Polka] | DB Dana Ed Issler |
| Robin Adair Song | D.D. B. Dana Ed Issler |
| The Comet Polka | DB Dana Ed Issler |
| Boston Belle I [Polka] | DB Dana Ed Issler |
| Robin Adair Song | DB Dana Ed Issler |
| The Comet Polka | DB Dana Ed Issler |
| Boston Belle I [Polka] | DB Dana Ed Issler |
| Dancing In The Barn | DB Dana Ed Issler |
| Song – Jamie Dear | DB Dana Ed Issler |
| Snow Drop Polka | DB Dana Ed Issler |
| Come Along Sinners | DB Dana Ed Issler |
| Waltz – Sweet Sixteen | DB Dana Ed Issler |
[Events of October 14, 1889]
・Establishment of Tokyo Bay Steamship Co., Ltd. (Tokyo Bay Steamship Co., Ltd. / Tōkyō-wan Kisen Kabushiki Kaisha)
On October 14, 1889, four companies, including the Tokyo Plain Steamship Association (Tokyo Plain Steamship Association), the Second Boshu Steamship Company (Miura Steamship Company), and the Naikoku Tsuun Kaisha (Domestic Transport Company), merged to form the Tokyo Bay Steamship Company. Businessman Shibusawa Eiichi (1840–1931) became a shareholder in this new company and was involved in the modernization of passenger and freight transport along the Tokyo Bay coast.
・Clarence Muse (1889–1979)
Clarence Muse (1889–1979) was born on October 14, 1889, in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. He had a long career as a black actor, screenwriter, film director, singer, and composer, and is considered a pioneer of black performers in early Hollywood.
・Spencer Williams (1889–1965)
Spencer Williams (1889–1965) was a jazz and popular music composer and pianist born in Louisiana, USA, on October 14, 1889. His signature songs include "Basin Street Blues," "I Ain't Got Nobody," and "Royal Garden Blues," and he had a major influence on the formation of jazz standards in the first half of the 20th century.
15th (12 songs)
| Title | Artist |
|---|---|
| Jamie Dear | DB Dana Ed Issler |
| The Favorite – Hartman | DB Dana Ed Issler |
| Waltz White Rose | DB Dana Ed Issler |
| Come Along Sinner | DB Dana Ed Issler |
| Anna Polka | DB Dana Ed Issler |
| Love's Dreamland Waltz | DB Dana Ed Issler |
| Russian Fantasie & Var. | DB Dana Ed Issler |
| Emily Polka | DB Dana Ed Issler |
| Felicia Waltz (Liberati) | DB Dana Ed Issler |
| Silverstream Polka | DB Dana Ed Issler |
| Enchantment Polka | DB Dana Ed Issler |
| Amazon Polka | DB Dana Ed Issler |
[Events of October 15, 1889]
・Official opening of Amsterdam Centraal station
In Amsterdam, Netherlands, Amsterdam Centraal station officially opened on October 15, 1889, attracting many visitors. The Gothic and Renaissance Revival style station building was designed by architect Pierre Cuypers (1827–1921), and its opening marked an important turning point in Amsterdam's transformation from a port-centered city into a railway hub.
・Japan Brewery Company Board of Directors Meeting (Yokohama)
On October 15, 1889, the Japan Brewery Company, the predecessor of the Japanese beer company Kirin, held a board meeting at its Yokohama headquarters to discuss the construction of new brewing facilities and storage facilities. Kirin's corporate history documents state that the decision made at this board meeting was an important step in the full-scale development of Kirin Beer and the establishment of the brand.
18th (11 songs)
| Title | Artist |
|---|---|
| White Rose, Waltzes | Duffy & Imgrund's Band |
| The Diamond March | Duffy & Imgrund's Band |
| Sounds From Home Waltzes | Duffy & Imgrund's Band |
| Dancing In The Barn Military Shottische | Duffy & Imgrund's Band |
| Kentucky Jubilee Singers | Duffy & Imgrund's Band |
| Golden Hours Song & Dance | Duffy & Imgrund's Band |
| Southern Roses Waltzes | Duffy & Imgrund's Band |
| Secret Love March | Duffy & Imgrund's Band |
| Golden Shower Waltzes | Duffy & Imgrund's Band |
| Ellenoren Waltzes | Duffy & Imgrund's Band |
| Jubilee March | Duffy & Imgrund's Band |
[Events of October 18, 1889]
・Antonio Meucci (1808–1889)
Antonio Meucci (1808–1889) died on October 18, 1889, at his home in Staten Island, New York, USA. He was an Italian inventor who developed a voice transmission device called the “teletrophono” in the mid-19th century and is regarded as one of the pioneering inventors of the telephone.
19th (16 songs)
| Title | Artist |
|---|---|
| The Gladiator March | Duffy & Imgrund's Band |
| The Crown Prince March | Duffy & Imgrund's Band |
| Southern Roses Watlz | Duffy & Imgrund's Band |
| Always Happy Schottische | Duffy & Imgrund's Band |
| Golden Hours Schottische | Duffy & Imgrund's Band |
| The Night Alarm Desriptive Piece | Duffy & Imgrund's Band |
| The Night Alarm | Duffy & Imgrund's Band |
| Pretty As A Pansy Song & Dance | Duffy & Imgrund's Band |
| The Night Alarm | Duffy & Imgrund's Band |
| Pretty As A Pansy Song & Dance | Duffy & Imgrund's Band |
| The Night Alarm Desriptive | Duffy & Imgrund's Band |
| Everybody's Darling | Duffy & Imgrund's Band |
| Canary Polka | Duffy & Imgrund's Band |
| Everybody's Darling (by Request) | Duffy & Imgrund's Band |
| Nadjy March | Duffy & Imgrund's Band |
| Louisen [Louisien?] Mazurka | Duffy & Imgrund's Band |
[Events of October 19, 1889]
・Arthur Edward Satherley (1889–1986)
Arthur Edward Satherley (1889–1986) was a record producer born on October 19, 1889 in Bristol, England. He later emigrated to the United States and made numerous country and gospel recordings for labels such as Columbia and Victor, and was known as "Sunny Satherley."
・Luis I of Portugal (1838–1889)
Luís I of Portugal (1838–1889) was the King of Portugal and died on October 19, 1889, at the Citadel Palace in Cascais, Portugal. He was born in Lisbon on October 31, 1838, and reigned from 1861 to 1889, during which he modernized the navy and promulgated the abolition of slavery. Upon his death, the throne was passed on to his son, Carlos I.
21st (13 songs)
| Title | Artist |
|---|---|
| Defiance – March | Duffy & Imgrund's Band |
| Mamie – Polka | Duffy & Imgrund's Band |
| The Beggar Student | Duffy & Imgrund's Band |
| Fedora Waltz | Duffy & Imgrund's Band |
| The Admirals Favorite – March | Duffy & Imgrund's Band |
| Oneida Parade March | Duffy & Imgrund's Band |
| Billington Promenade | Duffy & Imgrund's Band |
| Fantasia From Stradella | Duffy & Imgrund's Band |
| Beggar Student Waltzes | Duffy & Imgrund's Band |
| The Gladiator March 1st | Duffy & Imgrund's Band |
| The Gladiator March 2nd | Duffy & Imgrund's Band |
| To Thee Waltz | Duffy & Imgrund's Band |
| Society York | Duffy & Imgrund's Band |
[Events of October 21, 1889]
・John Ball (1818–1889)
John Ball was an Irish politician, naturalist, and mountaineer, best known for serving as the first president of the Alpine Club. He died in London on October 21, 1889, and left a significant mark on the development of modern alpinism and mountain science through his climbing records in the Swiss Dolomites and his publications such as "Alpine Guide."
22nd (15 songs)
| Title | Artist |
|---|---|
| Escort Of The Color – March | Duffy & Imgrunds 5th Regmt. Band |
| Pretty Katie Ryan Song & Dance | Duffy & Imgrunds 5th Regmt. Band |
| Puritan – March | Duffy & Imgrunds 5th Regmt. Band |
| Our Naval Officers | Duffy & Imgrunds 5th Regmt. Band |
| Mrs. Brady's Daughter Schottische | Duffy & Imgrunds 5th Regmt. Band |
| I Think Of Thee Watlz | Duffy & Imgrunds 5th Regmt. Band |
| Happiness Of Youth Waltzes | Duffy & Imgrunds 5th Regmt. Band |
| Strangers Yet – March | Duffy & Imgrunds 5th Regmt. Band |
| Approach Of Spring Waltz | Duffy & Imgrunds 5th Regmt. Band |
| Pretty As A Pansy Song & Dance | Duffy & Imgrunds 5th Regmt. Band |
| Parole Waltzes By Pete | Duffy & Imgrunds 5th Regmt. Band |
| Metropolitan Waltzes | Duffy & Imgrunds 5th Regmt. Band |
| Orange Club Schottische 1 | Duffy & Imgrunds 5th Regmt. Band |
| Orange Club Schottische 2 | Duffy & Imgrunds 5th Regmt. Band |
| Invitation March | Duffy & Imgrunds 5th Regmt. Band |
[Events of October 22, 1889]
・Nikola Tesla's "Method of Obtaining Direct from Alternating Currents" US Patent No. 413,353
Nikola Tesla's (1856–1943) patent for "Method of Obtaining Direct from Alternating Currents" was registered in the United States on this day. This patent, which describes a method for obtaining direct current from alternating current, was an important invention that contributed to the subsequent development of rectification technology in power systems.
・John Lloyd Balderston (1889–1954)
John L. Balderston was born on October 22, 1889 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He is a playwright and screenwriter known for his stage play Berkeley Square and the screenplays for horror films such as Dracula and Frankenstein.
・Jules-Louis-Olivier Métra (1830–1889)
Olivier Métras was born in Reims, France on June 2, 1830, and died in Paris on October 22, 1889. He was a composer and conductor who gained popularity for his ball music and waltzes, and his ballroom dance pieces, such as "La valse des roses," enriched the musical culture of 19th-century Paris.
23rd (14 songs)
| Title | Artist |
|---|---|
| Onward – March | Duffy & Imgrund's Band |
| Wanda – York | Duffy & Imgrund's Band |
| Dancing In The Barn (By Request) | Duffy & Imgrund's Band |
| Susy Schottische | Duffy & Imgrund's Band |
| Angella Waltz | Duffy & Imgrund's Band |
| Good Humor Polka | Duffy & Imgrund's Band |
| “Welcome” – March, Sousa | Duffy & Imgrund's Band |
| White Rose Waltz | Duffy & Imgrund's Band |
| Welcome – March 2. Sousa | Duffy & Imgrund's Band |
| On Sail Waltz In Sparrow Brook | Duffy & Imgrund's Band |
| Don't Be In A Hurry – Galop | Duffy & Imgrund's Band |
| Bicycle Galop | Duffy & Imgrund's Band |
| Sunny Days – Schottische | Duffy & Imgrund's Band |
| The Vagabond – March | Duffy & Imgrund's Band |
[Events that took place on October 23, 1889]
・Canada: Steamer Quinte fire and sinking Quinte）
On October 23, 1889, the steamship Quinte, operated by the Deserent Navigation Company and sailing in the Bay of Quinte in Ontario, Canada, caught fire on board while en route from Deserent to Picton, and was driven ashore and almost completely burned. A newspaper at the time (Kingston) reported that at least four people were killed, including the mother and brother of Captain Duncan B. Christie. British Whig) reported the incident, which came as a major shock to the local community as the ship was the company's largest and most popular pleasure boat.
24th (12 songs)
| Title | Artist |
|---|---|
| Gladiator March | Duffy & Imgrunds 5th Regmt. Band |
| Resolute March | Duffy & Imgrunds 5th Regmt. Band |
| Song And Dance } 1 DVD. | Duffy & Imgrunds 5th Regmt. Band |
| Song and Dance } 2 DVD. | Duffy & Imgrunds 5th Regmt. Band |
| See Saw Waltz | Duffy & Imgrunds 5th Regmt. Band |
| Put On The Golden Shoe | Duffy & Imgrunds 5th Regmt. Band |
| Sea Saw Waltz By Request | Duffy & Imgrunds 5th Regmt. Band |
| Oneida – March 1 | Duffy & Imgrunds 5th Regmt. Band |
| Oneida – March 2 | Duffy & Imgrunds 5th Regmt. Band |
| St. Albans Commandery Mch | Duffy & Imgrunds 5th Regmt. Band |
| Monarch Line – Mch | Duffy & Imgrunds 5th Regmt. Band |
| Climbing Up The Golden Stairs | Duffy & Imgrunds 5th Regmt. Band |
[Events of October 24, 1889]
・Adoption of indoor baseball rules, which became the origin of softball
On October 24, 1889, the Mid-Winter Indoor Baseball League of Chicago in Chicago, Illinois, USA, officially adopted special rules for indoor baseball.
This rule is considered the origin of Chicago's unique softball, which uses a 16-inch ball, and it stipulated detailed conditions that were passed down to later softballs, such as the distance to the pitcher's plate, the distance between bases, and the restriction of throwing only fastballs.
25th (12 songs)
| Title | Artist |
|---|---|
| Defiance – March | Duffy & Imgrund's Band |
| Elenoren Waltzes | Duffy & Imgrund's Band |
| Sounds From Home – Waltzes | Duffy & Imgrund's Band |
| The Gladiator March | Duffy & Imgrund's Band |
| Susy Schottische | Duffy & Imgrund's Band |
| Southern Roses Waltzes | Duffy & Imgrund's Band |
| Nellie's Blue Eyes Waltzes | Duffy & Imgrund's Band |
| Southern Roses Waltz | Duffy & Imgrund's Band |
| Pretty Pond Lillies } 1 | Duffy & Imgrund's Band |
| Pretty Pond Lillies } 2 | Duffy & Imgrund's Band |
| Happiness Of Youth } 1 | Duffy & Imgrund's Band |
| Happiness Of Youth 2 | Duffy & Imgrund's Band |
[Events of October 25, 1889]
・The resignation of the Kuroda Kiyotaka Cabinet (Japan)
On October 25, 1889, Japan's second Prime Minister, Kuroda Kiyotaka (1840–1900), resigned, marking the en masse resignation of the Kuroda Cabinet. This was a cabinet change shortly after the promulgation of the Meiji Constitution, and the subsequent transition of power to the Yamagata Aritomo Cabinet marked one step in the solidification of modern Japan's political system.
・Abel Gance (1889–1981)
Film director Abel Gance (1889–1981) was born in Paris, France on October 25, 1889. He is known for his masterpieces such as the silent films J'accuse (1919), La Roue (1923), and Napoleon (1927), and had a major impact on the history of cinema through his experimental use of montage techniques and widescreen.
28th (7 songs)
| Title | Artist |
|---|---|
| Barnyard Song | Will Lyle |
| Rattle On The Old Banjo | Will Lyle |
| Cat Song | Will Lyle |
| Banjo Solo | Will Lyle |
| Cat Song | Will Lyle |
| Bull Frogs Ball | Will Lyle |
| Hunky Dory Darkey | Will Lyle |
[Events of October 28, 1889]
・Premiere of Richard Strauss's song "Standchen"
German composer Richard Strauss (1864–1949) premiered his song "Ständchen" (Op. 17, No. 2) on October 28, 1889, in Weimar, accompanied by tenor Heinrich Zeller (date of birth and death unknown) and the composer himself on piano. Strauss wrote to his family that the song had been encored at this recital, marking an early success that would later lead to his fame as a lieder composer.
29th (9 songs)
| Title | Artist |
|---|---|
| Cat Song | Will Lyle |
| Barn Yard Song | Will Lyle |
| Stop That Knocking | Will Lyle |
| Nidder Every Day [?] | Will Lyle |
| Ain't Going To Rain No More | Will Lyle |
| Miller's Baby | Will Lyle |
| Barn Yard Song | Will Lyle |
| When Daddy Picked The Old Banjo | Will Lyle |
| Chicka Dee Dee | Will Lyle |
[Events of October 29, 1889]
・Lynching of Japanese immigrant Goto Masaru in Honokaa, Hawaii
In Honokaa on the island of Hawaii, Japanese merchant Goto Masaru (1862–1889) was attacked by local white and Portuguese residents, and his body was found hanging from a telephone pole in the early morning of October 29, 1889. The incident arose out of racial discrimination and conflict over wages and working conditions for sugar plantation workers, and is considered a symbolic event of the violent discrimination experienced by Japanese immigrants in Hawaii in the early days of the era.
30th (9 songs)
| Title | Artist |
|---|---|
| Jingle Bells | Will Lyle |
| Rattle On A Banjo | Will Lyle |
| Stop That Knocking | Will Lyle |
| Cat Song | Will Lyle |
| Gospel Raft | Will Lyle |
| Cat Song | Will Lyle |
| Nigger, Nigger, Nigger Never Die | Will Lyle |
| Gospel Train | Will Lyle |
| Barn Yard Song | Will Lyle |
[Events of October 30, 1889]
・The earliest recording of "Jingle Bells"
Theodor Wangemann's recording ledger records that banjoist Will Lyle's "Jingle Bells" was recorded on an Edison wax cylinder at the Edison Laboratory in West Orange, New Jersey, USA, on October 30, 1889. Although the recording itself no longer exists, it is considered an important historical document showing that "Jingle Bells," known as a Christmas song, was used on the phonograph as part of entertainment repertoire from a very early period.
・Public Gramophone Demonstration and Brahms at the Vienna Grand Hotel
On October 30, 1889, Edison recording engineer Adelbert Theodor Edward Wangemann (1855–1906) gave a public demonstration of the Edison phonograph at the Grand Hotel in Vienna, Austria, and the event was reported in detail in newspapers such as Die Presse that day. Composer Johannes Brahms (1833–1897) is said to have been in attendance, and this was one of the first important contacts between the European music world and the phonograph, which later led to Brahms' own recording session in December of the same year.
・Erik Baumann (1889–1955)
Erik Baumann (1889–1955), born in Sweden on October 30, 1889, was a composer and conductor who was primarily active in the field of film music. He provided scores for numerous Swedish films in the first half of the 20th century, and is known for promoting the fusion of orchestral music and recording technology during a time when theatrical films and the development of sound technology were becoming intertwined.
31st (7 songs)
| Title | Artist |
|---|---|
| March | Geo. Schweinfest |
| Mazurka – Melodie | Geo. Schweinfest |
| Polka – Bouquet | Geo. Schweinfest |
| Waltz “The Oolah” | Geo. Schweinfest |
| Dreams Of The Forest | Geo. Schweinfest |
| Fantastic Galop | Geo. Schweinfest |
| Polka – GPI [?] | Geo. Schweinfest |
[Events that occurred on October 31, 1889]
・Closing of the Paris Universal Exhibition (Exposition Universelle, 1889)
The 1889 Paris World's Fair (Exposition Universelle, 1889) closed on October 31, 1889. Approximately 32.25 million people visited the fair between its opening on May 6 and this day, and the world was introduced to such icons as the Eiffel Tower, the Decauville railway that ran through the fairgrounds, and Edison's latest phonograph as symbols of modern technology and entertainment.
・Bark Chesebrough
Off the coast of Shariki Village (now Tsugaru City) on the Tsugaru Peninsula in Aomori Prefecture, Japan, the American sailing ship "Bark Chesebrough," which had set sail from Bass Harbor in Maine, ran aground and was lost in a storm on October 31, 1889. While many crew members were killed, local fishermen carried out a rescue operation in the stormy weather, and this incident has since been spoken of as a historic episode symbolizing the sister state relationship between Maine and Aomori Prefecture.
・Charles Joseph King (1889–1944)
Charles Joseph King (1889–1944) was an actor born on October 31, 1889 in New York, USA. After working in vaudeville and on stage, he became known for his starring role in the early talking musical film, The Broadway Melody (1929).
Summary of information on recordings made in October 1889
The recording-related events of October 1889 coincided with Edison's European demonstration tour and the full-scale launch of commercial recording at the West Orange Laboratory. This section highlights recordings with October dates directly identifiable from primary sources, as well as recording, technology, and corporate trends around that time that are considered important in the context of recording history.
Shipment of gramophones and wax cylinders to local distributors and expansion of the recording network (October 2nd)
A letter dated October 2nd from Jonathan Lewis Young (date of birth and death unknown) to Edison Phonograph Works provides a detailed report on the packaging and shipping of exhibition phonographs, wax cylinders, batteries, etc. These shipments to local distributors formed the basis for phonograph demonstrations and recordings at offices and expositions around the country, and played a role in supporting the geographical expansion of the recording network from the fall of 1889 onwards.
Wax cylinder recording of Bismarck's voice (Friedrichsruh, October 7)
On October 7, 1889, German Imperial Chancellor Otto von Bismarck (1815–1898) recited several texts into a phonograph operated by Edison representative Adelbert Theodor Edward Wangemann (1855–1906) at his residence in Friedrichsruh near Hamburg. This collection of wax cylinders, which includes the beloved British and American song "In Good Old Colony Times," the student song "Gaudeamus igitur," and even the opening of "La Marseillaise," remains highly valued as one of the earliest recordings directly conveying the voice of a national politician.
Recorded family message from the Bismarck family
During the same visit to Friedrichsruh, Bismarck's wife, Johanna von Puttkamer (1824–1894), and other family members also spoke into the gramophone, recording a family message on another wax cylinder. Bismarck himself is said to have added only a short sentence to this second wax cylinder, marking it as an example of a recording of private family conversations rather than a political message.
Recording of Field Marshal Moltke and reading of Faust (Kreisau, October 21)
Prussian General Helmuth Karl Bernhard von Moltke (1800–1891) recorded himself on at least four wax cylinders at a Wangemann gramophone at his Kreisau residence in Silesia on October 21, 1889. In the recordings, he praises Edison's inventions and recites passages from Goethe's Faust and Shakespeare's Hamlet. These recordings are considered extremely rare examples of the voice of someone born in the 18th century still being heard today.
Paid gramophone performance at the Kaiserhof in Berlin
Before leaving for Vienna, Wangemann organized a paid charity performance at the Hotel Kaiserhof in Berlin, where he played back wax cylinder recordings of the Crown Princes and Bismarck to an audience. Despite the high admission fee of 20 marks, the performance drew a full house, indicating that the business model of using recordings of famous people as "star products" was being experimented with as early as October 1889.
Arrival in Vienna and first recordings with the Eduard Strauss Orchestra (October 25–28)
The Wangemanns arrived in Vienna on October 25th and began exhibiting gramophones at the Grand Hotel, catering to various clubs and high society. On the 28th, they made the first Viennese recording, featuring musicians from Eduard Strauss's (1835–1916) Elite Capelle, marking the beginning of dance music as an important pillar of the wax cylinder repertoire.
Second contract confirmation between Edison Phonograph Works and American Phonograph Company (dated October 25th)
The New Jersey court record HM89ABU contains a summary of the second contract between the Edison Phonograph Works and the American Phonograph Company, dated October 25, 1889. This contract gave the company the exclusive right to commercially manufacture, use, and sell the "phonograph/graphophone," and, through a system of wax cylinder supply and royalties, marked an important step in defining the framework for the commercial recording business that followed.
Use of Edison Voice Records at the Missouri Exposition (October 12th and 30th)
In a telegram dated October 12, 1889, Thomas Alva Edison (1847–1931) requested the Missouri Phonograph Company to urgently send five wax cylinders containing his own voice, indicating his desire to have them ready in time for a phonograph demonstration at the ongoing World's Fair. A letter dated October 30, later that month, reported that the company had repeatedly played wax cylinders containing "Mr. Edison Talks" to visitors at the fair, which proved very popular, marking an early example of using the inventor's own voice recording as the centerpiece of an event.
