Harvard Track Opens Season With Interclass Meet At Home
Harvard track starts the season with the annual interclass games on Holmes Field at 4 p.m. The ’97 team is favored but all classes are closely matched. Captains Brewer Hollister Bigelow Fish have prepared 119 entrants across sprints field events and distance races, with Munro 96 favored in high hurdles and Eaton likely winning the 100 yard dash.
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Harvard
Holmes Field
Yale
J. S. Brewer
E. Hollister
F. H. Bigelow
H. H. Fish
Vr. Munro
B. T. Williams
J. C. Rice
N. P. Hallowell
M. F. G. Conneff
G. A. Cole
M. &. Savage
A. Dyrenforth
A. W. Eaton
F. L. Hardenbrook
J. T. Harrington
Eaton
J. G. Clarke
R. W. Jennings
L. W. Redpath
J. T. Roche,Jr
Redpath
Roche
M. G. Gonterman
W. J. Denholm
H. G. Brooks
H. E. Shore
Gonterman
Denholm
J. D. Phillips
C. J. Liebmann
H. A. Reed
Hewitt
White
Burdett
D. Grant
G. Newell
C. S. Butler
J. L. Matthews
Cook
E. N. Fenno, Jr
P. A. Hutchinson
EB. Lestner
H. W. Foote
J. L. Bremer
W. G. Morse
J. B. Bowen
F. B. Fox
C. S. Tilden
W. L. Barnard
F. Mason
C. S. Bryant
W. H. Grimes
Bigelow
F. L. Hutdekoper
H. Williams
A. B. Ruhl
A. W. Blakemore
E. St. J. Johnston
W. C. Burton
W. H. Orton
N. P. Breed
BE. Hollister
Williams and Blakemore
R. B. Bull
F. G. Shaw
W. D. Hennen
H. G. Holt
H. A. Curtis
A. B. Holmes
G. Holt
Andover
Shaw
Hennen
A. Lovering
A. Stickney, Jr
P. L. Stowers
J. F. McJennett
F. Holt
R. B. Flershein
W. H. Conroy
Stickney
Smith, Clarke and Conroy
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New racing plan debuts at Old Saugus June 22
Manager James O Gray will launch a dash system trial at Old Saugus with four daily heats except opening day. Each heat pays 200 dollars to the top four, totaling 600 per race, aiming to shorten races and curb heat laying up while boosting earnings for horsemen.
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Saugus
James O. Gray
Mr. Gray
Gray
Harvard to Seek New Head of Athletic Committee
Harvard universities reshuffles its athletic leadership as Professor James Barr Ames resigns, Professor J H Beale serves for one year only, and Beale may leave academia. Possible successor include Professor Ira D Hollis, currently on the committee, with Ames and Beale to advise on the choice.
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Harvard
James Barr Ames
J. H. Beale
Beale
Bkesle
Ames
Ira D. Hollis
Lawrence Scientific School
Billiard tournament opens with Schaefer versus Garnier at Bumstead Hall
Jacob Schaefer and Albert Garnier face off in the cushion carrom championship kickoff at Bumstead Hall this evening likely drawing a large crowd. Veteran John Creahan predicts the Frenchman may edge Schaefer and Daly, with Ives and Garnier arriving to play in Portland Saturday. Cues from Rippert arrive. tickets go on sale today for all matches through the week.
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Jacob Schaefer
Albert Garnier
Bumstead Hall
John Creahan
Schaefer
Ives
Daly
Garnier
Portland
Rippert
New York
Button Saves Boy From Stabbing on Causeway Merrimac
A near fatal stabbing occurred on the Causeway Merrimac corner last night as James A. Riley, 2, of 186 Albion Somerville, sustained a chest wound from Generoso Mater, 48, arrested for murderous assault. The blade struck a coat button, averting a lethal injury. Riley’s condition remains serious but not dangerous. Mater, found at 140 Prince Street, will be brought to court tomorrow after identification by a bystander.
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Causeway
Merrimac Streets
James A. Riley
Albion Street
Somerville
Massachusetts General Hospital
Generoso Mater
Station 3
Riley
James
Prince Street
Sullivan to Lecture for South Boston Irish Club
J. H. Sullivan former president of the Philo Celtic Society will speak to the Irish feties of South Boston at Clan Na Gael Hall on a date to be announced. He will discuss whether the Irish are equal to American institutions in his talk titled Are the Irish as to American Institutions.
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J. H. Sullivan
The
Philo- Celtic Society
South Boston
Clan-na-Gaey Hall
Ingersoll Addresses Militant Church in Chicago
In Chicago on April 12 Colonel Robert G. Ingersoll spoke at Hooley's Theatre for the Militant Church led by Rev. Dr. John Rusk. He pressed for a naturalist religion, condemned reliance on the supernatural, urged homes with libraries, reform of prisons, divorce rights, and worker protections, and urged practical community use of church buildings.
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Chicago
Windy City
Robert G. Ingersoll
Mr. Rusk
Militant Church
Hooley’s
Fullerton Avenue
Ingersoll
Rusk
Dr. Rusk
Nature
Europe
Christendom
New England Athletics Secretary Hints at Resignation
The indoor season sparks growth yet bitter divide. Secretary R P Russell of the New England Amateur Athletic Union contemplates resigning, threatening a blow to regional athletics after being dropped from the championship committee. Worcester and Boston hosts feature stars like McLaughlin, Delaney, Conneff, and Wefers, with Mills and Curtis delivering notable performances across major meetings.
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New England
R. P. Russell
Russell
New England Amateur Athletic Union
Union
Post
Boston
Worcester
City Guards
Holy Cross College
Jerry Delaney
Jimmy McLaughlin
McLaughlin
Charley Kilpatrick
Tommy Conneff
Ninth Regiment
Conneff
German athletes fail to shine at Athens Olympics
In Berlin on April 12, sporting circles express disappointment over the German team's performance in Athens last week. The picked men were expected to excel, but the Americans’ success at home and abroad reinforces the view that the United States leads in global sport.
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Berlin
Athens
Olympian Banquet Honors Greek Hosts and Contestants
In Athens on April 12 a grand palace banquet marked Olympian celebrations with 26 guests including organizers and contestants. The European royal guests received loud applause as the King spoke in French praising foreign contestants and lauding Louis of Greece for winning the Marathon to Athens race. The Queen sent best wishes though she could not attend.
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Athens
Louis
Marathon
German starch producers warned of U.S. price edge
Dr Saare, sent by the German Starch Producers Association to study American starch industries, reports that American competition rises mainly from lower prices caused by industry concentration. He urges German manufacturers to form combinations like the Americans to avoid being beaten in the market.
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Berlin
Dr. Saare
United States
America
Liquor Raids In Somerville Target Two Dwellings
Somerville liquor squad raided two locations over the weekend under Mayor Albion A. Perry’s administration. At 122 Linwood Street officers found lager beer in cases and seized it. The following morning 24 Webster Avenue, the Hannah Casey dwelling, was raided with a small quantity of whiskey found.
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Somerville
Albion A. Perry
Bedena Demont
Linwood Street
Hannah Casey
Webster Avenue
Philo Celtic Society Holds Irish Language Session
The regular weekly Philo Celtic Society meeting was held last evening in Unity Hall Seattle. M J Murray and staff taught Irish while J H Sullivan spoke in Irish and English. Members including M J Mulray Daniel Cushman Daniel Lynch Mrs Feenan contributed to a strong bilingual program. Irish School sessions occur Sundays 3 to 6 p m.
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Philo-Celtic Society
Unity Hell
Washington A Street
M. J. Murray
J. H. Sullivan
M. J. Mulray
Daniel Cushman
Daniel Lynch
Feenan
Russell favorite for Democratic nomination signals new leadership
The article reports that supporters favor William E. Russell as the fresh face to lead the Democratic ticket, arguing his independence from national entanglements and his image as the vitality of young Democracy. A Washington conference and White House talks hint at strategy shaping the Chicago platform and a push to nominate a younger leader.
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Russell
Carlisle
Tts
Russel
Seanethel Whitney
Mos
Washington
White House
Cleveland
Morton
Chiago
Wiliam E. Russell
Labor Study A Science by Professor Bemis on Factory Legislation
Professor Edward W. Bemis of the University of Chicago spoke on factory legislation at Wells Memorial Hall. The third in a six lecture series on Social and Industrial Reform urged greater labor rights, safer belts and machinery, and overtime wages, while balancing conservative safeguards to prevent disruptive socialism.
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Edward W. Bemis
University of Chicago
Wells Memorial Hall
Bemis
William Pittt worth noted Boston architect dies at 67
Newton April 12 William Pittt worth longtime Boston architect dies at his Washington street home after heart trouble at age 67 He was born in Bellows Falls Vermont and designed churches and hospitals across New England including Nor folk Jamestown Newton and Medfield He served Grace Church Newton as clerk for 15 years Funeral at Grace Church Newton Tuesday at 4 pm interment Bellows Falls Vermont Widow survives.
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Newton
William Pitttworth
Boston
Washington Street
Bellow’s Falls
Norfolk
Jamestown
N. C
New England
Newton Hospital
Lynne Hospital
Washington Home
Medfield
Grace Church
Bellows Falls
Georg W. Shinn
Grace
Rider Thrown From Horse in Roxbury Parkway Crash
Resident P. Cook aged 20 of 220 Prepe Street Cambridge fell after colliding with a wagon in Roxbury early in the evening. He suffered a severe scalp wound and was taken by ambulance to City Hospital.
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RE. P. Cook
Preepe Street
Cambridge
Roxbury
City Hospital
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