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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1902
Page
4
In Lexington on April 8 the 999th Artillery Association of Charles Town won two of three from the Old Belfry Club. Peabody led with a high 2% score and Paul's 113 single string was the top game, just one pin shy of the league record.
Calumet won three straight games at Charlestown in the Mystic Valley Bowling League on Charlestown lanes. Purinton rolled a best string of 101 and Benjamin led with a 277 total for the evening.
Charley Wittmer of Cincinnati defeated Professor M J Dwyer of New Haven in a best two of three falls mixed style wrestling match at City Hall Waterbury drawing about 800 spectators.
Savannah Ga April 8 Jack Dunn utility infielder for the Baltimore AL club accepted an offer from manager Fogel of the New York NL club to play third base for that team.
Roswell B. Hyatt of Meriden was tonight elected captain of Yale University basketball for next season. E. B. Whittcomb of Milwaukee was elected business manager.
William W. Coe of Somerville the champion shot putter and hammer thrower in England plans to enter Harvard next fall. He will likely become Harvard's premier shot putter and perhaps the top hammer thrower, though John Flanagan and Plaw are considered his only superiors in that event. Coe will finish this year at Oxford and then seek admission to Harvard, a move that may challenge eligibility rules and trigger college reactions.
After the National Cycling Association adjourned, awards went to New Haven Hartford and Springfield for the national amateur championships, with the grand circuit set to run after July 4 and finish by year end. Suspension issued to Tom Butler of Boston for conduct detrimental to the sport pending Rochester investigation.
Abe Frank ridden by Nash Turner held at 1 to 6 odds to win the Tennessee Derby at a mile and an eighth, beating Lou Woods by a neck. Buccleuth finished third a length back as four starters contested the race in Memphis.
Bowdoin Square officials halted a planned fix in a Monday boxing bout featuring Charlie O Rourke and Hugh Winters. Don Keefe and associates intervened after rumors of a rigged outcome and heavy wagers circulated. The quick action cleaned up the card and upheld fair play amid pressure from bettors and promoters.
More than 700 youths attended the second annual ball at Lyceum Hall East Boston with a grand march led by Mrs. Mary McClellan president and several degree staff members Tessa McLaughlin Mary Helland Flora A Mary Butt Ella Cash Mary Flynn Susie McGovern Annie Muldoon Mary Sheehan Mary McGovern Annie Moran Mary Canty Helen Delehanty Mollie Healy Margaret McSweeney Mary Pugh Margaret McUlre. Mrs McClellan received a bouquet from her protégés County President Mia Cavanaugh and Senator J Sullivan and wife attended the event.
A historical discussion on Canada US trade balance cites 1901 figures showing Canada’s foreign trade near 386.9 million dollars, half with the US, and a large US deficit. Speakers advocate closer ties and warn against annexation, emphasizing Canada’s independence, empire loyalty, and a shared Anglo American future.
The passage notes a discussion on Canadian demography, estimating that Americans emigrating from Europe who settled in Canada could raise the Canadian total to 1,600,000. It states that American Canadians would be one fifth of the Dominion’s population. The Hon. J. W. Longley was the next speaker.
Atty Gen Longley outlines the reciprocity question with Canada, recalling Canadian electoral defeats, American politicians’ insinuations, and past tariff barriers. He notes Canadian desire for liberal trade was thwarted since 1867 by McKinley and Dingley tariffs, urging a sober view of an independent, self-respecting nation.
The Royal Arcanum Club plans a banquet and reception at the Quincy House next Friday with invitations extended to Supreme Regent Joseph A. Langfitt, Vice-Supreme Regent Robinson, Supreme Treasurer F. E. Skinner, and Supreme Orator Howard C. Wiggin. Mayor Collins, Rev. John S. Lindsay, and Speaker James J. Meyers are also invited. Tickets sold indicate a large attendance. reception from 6 to 7 p.m. in the hotel parlors, followed by dinner in the banquet hall.
American cyclist Harry Elkes crashed at Parc des Princes Velodrome while training at 43 mph when his front tire burst. He was taken to the hospital with serious injuries and will miss next Sunday's race despite likely recovery in a few days.
Three British transports load horses and mules at Chalmette amid a ship lers strike seeking four dollars a day instead of three. Sailors outfit the ships while Army officers and secret service men investigate. No traffic interference expected. The operation costs about half a million dollars monthly, with around thirty million spent to date.
Dr. and Mrs. George C. Lorimer were yesterday guests of Deacon Oliver M. Wentworth at Tremont Temple, visited their Brookline home, and attended meetings at Tremont Temple in the afternoon and evening. He will return to New York on the 10 o'clock train today.
The elevated line between Charlestown bridge and Pleasant street was shut down from 8:30 pm to after midnight after a mutinous car jumped the track near Scollay square station and refused to be moved. Track was restored at 12:18 am and riders hesitated to return.
Last evening the second annual Shuman Minstrel Show at Union Hall 48 Boylston street offered coon songs jokes and ragtime dances. Emcees wore original costumes and the male chorus wore black silk knickerbocker suits while the ladies displayed handsome gowns in a lively performance noted as more successful than last year.
A historical review notes the performance featuring an all male chorus and soloists with a strong singing order. It lists opening numbers like I Hates to Get Up Early and When the Roses Bloom Again, plus a Petpherin dance and a diamond ring gift to Jesse Cunha.
In Wellesley on April 8 two youths Ernest Cookson and Francis Coughlin were jailed on arson charges following a spate of fires over the past year. Coughlin pleaded guilty to three counts and was held on 3500. Cookson pleaded not guilty and faced a like amount. Coughlin admitted to setting fires with accomplices for two years, with a major blaze destroying barns and hay and a large academy building burned the night before the October fire.
All freight conductors on the Boston and Maine system have been vested with special police powers. Previously only passenger conductors held these powers. Orders were issued last week to swear in freight conductors as special policemen, and by week’s start every conductor on the road could arrest.
The Times publishes a four verse Kipling poem to be read at Cecil Rhodes funeral. The second verse notes a dreamer guided by visions who linked nations to prove his faith before the crowd.
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