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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Apr 03, 1893

Page

3

Riders in the Relay Scorchers Set for New York Journey

A lengthy roster details the Post-Recorder Chicago Herald relay race lineup with clubs from Boston to New Bedford and Framingham to Stamford. Notable riders include Willie Windle Hoyland Smith J. P. Clark F. B. Emerson and Harry Tyler. The relay travels Framingham to New York via Worcester and Hartford before continuing toward Buffalo and Chicago.

Post-Recorder Chicago Herald Lon Feck Boston Springfield Willie Windle Hoyland Smith Seeley Tyler Press Cycling Club Guy L. Gary J. B. Clark F. B. Emerson A. M. Beers W. G. French James Clark Mt. Washington Peter Alexander Massachusetts Bicycle Club A. E. Dennett Malden Emerson Beers Hyde Park Club Mt. Washington Club Massachusetts ER. A P. J. McDuffee New England J. J. Berle Merrill Wethergreen Stratton Harry Tyler Ed Nelson William van Wagoner Hoyland Smith New York Hart Framingham Spencer Bay State Bicycle Club of Worcester H. W. Whitney John Gray Northboro Shrewsbury Theo Parker I. M W. W. Windle Bert A. Livermore Leicester W. Miles Hollis Adams E.G. Bullard H. N. Davis Parker Windsor Locks Windsor C. I. Seeley William Harding C. E. Stedman Hartford A. A. Francis F. Larman Herlin B. Yalamea H. Starkey Berlin Meriden Ed Brainard Wilcox Wallingford Walter Barker William Parker North Haven Collett and Lane New Haven C. RK. Brewster J. W. Tabb Milford W. Pp. Weaver George Smith Bridgeport W. Seltzman George Knapp Norwalk F.L. Moore Harry Elliot Stamford T. Walsh E. Benedict Portchester J. B. Perry Kh. Gregory New York Recorder Hudson Buffalo Cleveland Chicago

Ruck Meet Draws Wheelmen and Officials in Boston

A miscellaneous bicycle gathering at Chestnut Hill shows no single club dominant. Key figures from Coolidge Corner, racing boards, Bicycling World, and Massachusetts and Press clubs discuss a May 3 race sanction for Boston. Notables include Perkins, Robinson, Dean, Crowther, Ayres, Marsh, Cook, and Roe who aims to beat records in transcontinental runs.

Chestnut Hill Consul Perkins Coolidge’s Corner Robinson Racing Board Dean and Crowther Boston Miller Press Club Massachusetts Club Ayres Tarbox Arnold Cade Harry Marsh Kimball McGlewen Savage Evans Dennett Fecitt Roe San Francisco Chicago Eagle Cycle Club Franklin Park Press Cvele Club A. J. Ochs B. W. Isfort Willard Small Bailey’s Hotel South Natick F. ©. Ayers Dr. Cook Harry March Frank Marsh A. KE. Dennett Quinton Kilby W. H. Frances George H. Carle

Hull Yacht Club Dinner Set for April 15 at Brunswick

The Hull Yacht Club dinner committee announces the annual event will be held at the Brunswick on Saturday April 15. Samuel N Currier Jared R Dorr and E K Friend believe the late date will boost attendance near the start of the yachting season.

Hull Yacht Club Brunswick Samuel N. Currier Jared R. Dorr E. K. Friend

Boston Dog Show Promises Grand Kennel Pageant

Society eyes spring festivities as the ninth annual New England Kennel Club show dominates the season in Boston. Some 800 pets expected, with blue ribbon winners, green entrants, and notable entries from St. Bernard and greyhound lines. J. F. Batcheller and Miss Anna H. Whitney headline a program of eight performances and a parade, while the New England Field Trials Club enters seventy three dogs for regular and special prizes.

New England Kennel Club Boston Mechanic’s Building New England St. Bernard Bedivere Thayer New York Back Bay Anna H. Whitney Whitney

Guttenburg Entries Monday Horse Races and Weights

First race maidens five eighths selling features Blueblood Pisacolt Pearl Blue Bird Steadron La Favorita filly Conquest Vocalist Billy S Ce leste Kitten filly Charlie R Kitty N Banjo Kingwood etc. Second race five and one half furlongs lists Carnalite Brookdale Spot Tartarian Sea bright Pessimist seen Dixon. Third race six and one half furlongs names Void St Denis Hamilton Tom Tough Oxford Running Bird Dallyrian Pagan shell bark Prince Howard Badge Vera Innovation Mabelle. Fourth race four and one half furlongs handicap includes Nicky or Pay April Fool Red Erin Charley Wilson Robusta. Fifth race one and one sixteenth miles selling names King Mac Transit Nativity Sir George Hyacinth Gloucester Headlight Addie B. Sixth race six and one half furlongs selling lists McMarty Blackburn Firefly Van Wort Peralta Romance Detroit Mulatto Rithal Signature Hazelhurst Ed Connolly Buddhist Dr Wilcox

Blueblood Pisacolt Pearl Blue Bird Steadron la Favorita Conquest Vocalist Billy S Celeste Kitten Charlie R Kitty N Banjo Kingwood Carnalite Brookdale Spot Tartarian Sea Red Erin Charley Wilson Robusta King Mac Transit Nativity Sir George Hyacinth Gloucester Headlight Brooklyn Addie B McMarty Blackburn Firefly van Wort

Beverly Plans Mile Kite Track For Summer Racing

Bevery April 2. Several horsemen in and about Boston consider laying out a driving track at Beverly Farms this summer. It will likely become an association track to draw horsemen from across the state. Beverly is famed for fast trotters and Rial Side Stocks Farm will move several trotters to track this spring, promising increased renown.

Bevery Boston Beverly Farms Beverly

Roxbury Athletic Club Meets to Decide Tournament Plans

The Roxbury Athletic Club will hold a regular meeting this evening at 5 Hampden Street. All members are requested to be present as business for the sporting tournament will be transacted. Ten membership applications will be acted upon.

Roxbury Athletic Club Hampden Street

World's Fair Goods Exhibit at Pierce Building

The Pierce Building displays World’s Fair goods open Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. Electric lights illuminate the exhibition rooms so daytime workers can view items destined for Chicago.

Pierce Building Chicago

New Explosive Tested for German Army Use

Berlin reports a commission of artillery experts testing a new explosive at Jueterberg intended to replace gunpowder. The brown fatty compound stays solid to 112 Fahrenheit, uses a chemical trigger for detonation, produces little smoke and recoil, and allows rapid firing with easy cartridge refilling. Four rifle models, led by inventor Dr Weiss of the Gedern dynamite factory, passed small arms trials.

Berlin Jueterberg Dr. Weiss Gera Dynamite Factory

Man Struck by Frightened Horse in Newton

A man likely Ed Barnes of Boston was thrown from a carriage on Washington street at 3 30 pm. The horse dashed into a post, causing Barnes to crash to the ground. He was unconscious and taken to Cottage Hospital with severe facial wounds and possible skull fracture.

Newton Ed. Barnes Boston Washington Street Mr. Barnes Cottage Hospital

Opera House Fire Destroys Temple Building in New Jersey

A gas explosion in the Temple Opera House property room caused a blaze in EvizasetuH New Jersey. The stock company owned building suffered a total loss of 35000 with 20000 insured.

Evizasetuh N. J Temple Opera House

BISMARCK'S VISITORS

Berwyn reports over 4000 men visited Friedrichsruhe to see Prince Bismarck today. Early crowds gathered before his home while yesterday he received congratulatory messages from Empress Frederick Prince George of Prussia the King of Saxony the regent of Bavaria and the Grand Duke of Baden. The Emperor William did not send a message.

Berwyn Friedrichsruhe Prince Bismarck Empress Frederick Prince George Prussia Saxony Bavaria Baden Emperor William

Arrest of Wollaston Rampant Young Man After Pursuit

Quincy reports reveal weeks of terror by a young man who accosted women on the Wollaston to West Quincy road. Officer McAloun pursued, arrested, and struggled with the suspect Edwin Shunk, 20, who will be arraigned in court tomorrow.

Quincy Wollaston West Quincy McAloun Edwin Shunk Shunk

Painters at World’s Fair Strike Over Wages

Three hundred painters at the World’s Fair grounds walked out demanding 40 cents an hour, five cents more than before. The strike, not officially sanctioned by the union, may be resolved tomorrow per President Higginbotham. Carpenters are not expected to strike, with arbitration planned if directors and leaders cannot agree.

CuicaGco Higginbotham

Father and son drown after boat sinks during hunting trip

In South St. Paul Minnesota on April 2 Joseph Hattermack and his 12 year old son were drowned when their leaky boat sank during a hunting outing. Hattermack reached land but returned to save his son and both perished.

South Dakota Iowa Minnesota Illinois Wisconsin Register Natwick Chamberlain Land Office Lyman County Missouri Chamberlain Jim Valley St. Paul, Minn South St. Paul Joseph Hattermack

Transportation schedule highlights for New England routes

Southern Division timetables list several departures from ton on Causeway Street to Manchester Concord and beyond. Multiple daily runs to Boston and Montreal are shown with times including 9 am 11:30 am 7:30 pm and 8 pm, plus Sunday services. A Transcontinental section notes Fastex and other long distance services to Chicago, St Louis, Philadelphia and West Coast routes, with managers J W Sanborn and W F Berry overseeing operations.

Portland Haymarket Sq Causeway St Augusta Ee Haymarket Sq Bar Harbor Concord N. H Upper Roads Lewiston Anchester N. HS St. John St. Andrews Malifax the Provinces Haymarket St North Conway Intervale Glen Crawfords Fabyans Twin Mountain Whitefield Jefferson Lancaster St. Johnsbury Causeway Maine Central Grand Trunk Wiscasset Thomaston Rockland Quebec Enatport Calais N. BB Hlaymarket Sq Ton Causeway Street Portland Street Manchester and Franklin, Lebanon and White River Bristol Mavement Stohnsbury Newport Sherbrooke Norwich Hanover Thetford Bradford Newbury Montpelier K&urlington White River Junction Montreal Boston Air Line Chicago and the West Fastexpress G. T. Ry P Ry Chicago Cincinnati New Orleans St. Louis West Poughkeepsie Bridge Philadelphia Baltimore Washington South St. Paul Minneapolis Central Division Kneeland Street Brockton Fall River Sacene New Bedford Plymouth Abington Duxbury aTaunton Central Station Dean St Cottage City Nantucket Northern Division Boston & Albany Marlboro Fitchburg and Leominster

Through Car Service Boston Albany Freight Train Schedule

Boston and Albany railroad announces through car service effective January 21 1893 with multiple through trains from Boston to Albany Chicago Cincinnati Cleveland Detroit and New York. It lists laborious connections via Wagner cars including vestibuled sleeping drawing room and dining cars and times for no 3 no 15 no 19 no 6 no t no 63 no 83 no 493 no 43 no 75 nov 63 night express and the New York Limited with ticket offices at 232 Washington Street Boston.

Old State Pen Washington Street New York, Fall River Line Stonington Line Boston Wagner Albany Syracuse Chicago St. Pieviz Michigan Central Wabash Cincinnati St. Louis New York New York Limited Springfield Washington St.ormas Hon Padi Wanson Liberty St North River Philadelphia Baltimore Washington New England Fitchburg Causeway Street J. R. Watson

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Scorchers Windle, Tyler, Nelson, Smith, Berle, Alexander and the McDuffies McCune Cycle Wecune Cycle CO Franklin St THE Lafayette Lafayette Social and Athletic Club Sun Ashe William Garry Gus Shea Wetzel Brown Dan McGivern East Boston Frank Kelley South Boston Dogoom DR. Mudge Pero Barnard Mike W. C. Reick Sir Bedivere Guttenburg Roxbury A. C. Meeting S&s Weekly Speern van Nostrand’s Bunker Dill Bismarck Samuel W. Clifford Maynard F. Stiles Court Street Tony Post Omia W.h.parker M.D Bulfindst Mass Peabody Medical Institute National Medical Association Cook Remedy Coo Oviscon Boylston Sts Brailroades Boston &Aine Canada Provinces Washington St Corner State St Old Colony Old State House Cape Cod Provincetown Buzzards Bay Miyannis Fairhaven Ae Hall Spm Chatham Providence Dedham West Roxbury Readville Hyde Park Wickford Junction Pawtucket Taunton Wrentham Walpole Centre Central Div Geo. L. Connor J. R. Kendrick Boston & Albany. Railroad VIA Fitchburg Railroad May Street Hoosac Tunnel North Adams Williamstown Troy Saratoga Utica Binghamton Hornellsville Elmira Rochester Watertown Niagara Falls Hamilton Toronto Detroit Points Fast Express Linghampton Pacific Express Lake Champlain Keene, Bellows Falls White River Jct Rutland Whitehall Fort Edward Glens Falls Plattsburgh Adirondacks Burlington St. Albans Malone Ogdensburg Ottawa Vermont Panor Montreal Flyer Montreal Express Fall River Line Park Square Station Cor. Washington and State Streets Old Colony Railroad J.R. Kendrick Connor H. Palmer Stonington Maine New Hampshire Washingts Street Park A E Ca .S. F. Cons É. W. Mille H. Briggs
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