City Hall Gossip On Mayor Curtis Charter Plans And Mt Hope Board
City Hall talk centers on Mayor Curtis new charter bill and aldermen review. Controversy grows over two colored appointees to city posts and a deputy sealer of weights and measures, stirring GOP friction. Mt Hope Cemetery trustees overhaul and civil service clashes add to a tense political outlook.
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Mr. Hope Cemetery
Curtis
Board of Aldermen
City Hall
Back Bay
Ward 19
West End
William H. Hardy
Ward 11
Hardy
Dyar
Major Dyar
Charles W. Hallstrom
Mr. Hardy
Joseph W. Hendricks
Mt. Hope Cemetery
John H. Collamore
Albert Brackett
Ward 23
Republican Committee
Forrest Hall
Hall
Young Hall
Civil Service Commissioners
Civil’ Service
Morton
Charley” Belford
Belford
Roxbury
Matthews
Water Department
Civil Service Commission
Sondermeyr Wanders on U S wager trip to Portland
A 25 year old man named Harry Sondermeyr passed through Lochester New Hampshire walking to Portland Maine claiming a bet to visit major cities in the United States Mexico Central America and Canada in three years without money. He started with $200 in cash and two suits and had so far visited Massachusetts Rhode Island Connecticut and other states.
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Sondermeyr
New Hampshire
Lochester
N. H
Portland
Harry Sondermeyr
United States
Mexico
Centrafrica
Canada
Mas- Rhode Island
Connecticut
Baker Kidney Pills Offer Relief for Tired Kidneys
Side Tracked on account of sickness, workers with back strain wear out faster. The ad claims Baker's Kidney Pills revitalize tired kidneys, ease backache, and aid nature without narcotics or mercury. Sold by druggists for 50 cents with a free book from Baker Pill Co. Bangor Me.
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Nature
Baker Pill Co
Bangor
Orioles Beat Yale In Exhibition At Baltimore
Baltimore Apr 16 The Orioles hosted Yale College in an exhibition with Carter as the starter for Yale and Gleason and Esper on the mound for the Orioles. The Orioles compiled eighteen hits and four runs before Carter left the game for Trudeau. Yale tallied two runs on an error a double and a single. Attendance reached about 1500. Score:
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Baltimore
Yale
Carter
Orioles
Trudeau
Gleason
Esper
AB H
A . E. McGraw
Keeler
Kelley
Stonthers
Brodie
Coe
Eis Ceeteese
Reitz
Jennings
Tobinson
Eens Gleason
Ses Renste
Brouthers
Metrow
Keater
Bates
Robinson
Malone
Young to His Umpires
President Young issues strict umpire directives on rule changes for batting, coaching, game conduct, equipment, and enforcement. He emphasizes timely infield and outfield hits, sealing balls, and eliminating vulgarity and rowdy behavior to protect patrons.
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Washington
Young
Giants Hit hard by Columbia College Nine at Polo Grounds
New York Giants were defeated by Columbia College 2 to 0 in a game played at the Polo Grounds. The weather was cold and threatening with few spectators. New York had 18 hits to Columbia’s 7 and 8 errors to 2.
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New York
Columbia College
Giants
Polo Grounds
Columbia
Meekin
Farrell
Stewart
Marsh
Shattuck
Washington Club Cancels Nashua Game In April
The Washington club cancelled its Nashua game due to travel delays. Manager Norton plans to schedule the match here in May to complete the series.
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Nashua
N. H
Washington
Town
Norton
Harvard Dartmouth Game Called Off In Hanover
Harvard baseball cannot travel due to a telegram from Manchester, so no games will be played here tomorrow. Dartmouth plans to meet Harvard at Manchester on Thursday if travel becomes possible.
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Hanover
N. H
Harvard
Manchester
Dartmouth
Cornell Tops Syracuse 6 to 4 In Ithaca Game
Cornell defeated Syracuse 6 to 4 in Ithaca as the nines faced off on April 16. Strong pitching and timely hitting helped the Big Red secure the win over the Orange.
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Ithaca
N. Y
Cornell
Syracuse
MIT Juniors Celebrate With Pierce Hall Hop Reception
The MIT junior class of 9 percent held a large reception at Mrs. Francis A Walker’s home at 37 Beacon Street. Guests then moved to Pierce Hall for a dance that lasted until midnight with refreshments and lively company of Tech men and their guests.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Pierce Hall
Francis A. Walker
Beacon Street
Pure California Wines and 4 Bottles Advertised
An old newspaper line advertises Pure California wines and four bottles to lure buyers. It lists brands and prices in a scattered catalog style with partial product names and misspellings. Details on brands and vintages are unclear.
Croker's Eau de Gallie wins Crawford plate at Newmarket
At Newmarket Craven meeting on opening day, Richard Croker's Eau de Gallie ridden by Willie Simms won the Crawford plate 2½ sovereigns plus 300 added. Erin the favorite finished third as Simms held the lead from the start. Dancing Laddie captured the 200 sovereigns two-year-olds race, with Thorn Bush second. Montauk did not start.
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London
Richard Croker
Eau de Gallie
Willie Simms
Simms
Erin
Gemely
Estar
Messrs. Croker
Dwyer
Hardy Campbell
Simins
Jockey Club
Dancing Laddie
Thorn Bush
Donegal
Montauk
Talk of the Turf Horses and Racing News From Morris Park
Gideon reports Butterflies Keenan Waltzer and Ramoao in strong form as horses head to Chicago for major stakes. Donohue’s Lazzarone admired at Morris Park. Hornpipe praised at 106 pounds. Bassetlaw shows fitness at Morris Park after illness. Daly seeks racing bill in New Jersey. Morse schedules National Trotting Association board review in Chicago May.
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David J. Gideon
Butterflies
Keenan
Waltzer
Ramoao
Chicago
William Donohue
Lazzarone
Morris Park
Hornpipe
Albert Cooper
Marcus Daly
Hampton
Bathampton
Patsy Rogers
Hot Springs
Patsy
Gideon & Daly
Bassetlaw
Allen
Brooklyn
Dennis McLaughlin
Guttenberg Fame
New Jersey
Ives
Mike Daly
Jockey Club Faws
St. Asaph
Alexander Island
Fred Foster
Tom Walsh
Move to secure dollar gas for East Boston and Charlestown
East Boston residents plan a circular and push for gas price reductions to one dollar. Charlestown residents will petition and hold a public meeting to demand dollar gas. Ex Councilman John Hurley of Ward 6 leads Charlestown effort as actions are expected this week.
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East Boston
Charlestown
Noddle
John Hurley
Entries at St. Asaph Racecard Sellings and Entries
Racing card from St. Asaph lists six races with listed horses and weights for each division. First race five-eighths of a mile Sale Bene factor The Kelp Senator West Mabel Glenn Oxford Herkimer Johannes Chevalier Wheeler Deno. Second race half mile Hermia Religion Summertime Bandala Felicia Lady Greenway. Third race six and a half furlongs Albert Sidney Travesty Foundling Sue Kittle Ceremony Hawarden Reform Salvor The Scalper. Fourth race one mile Copyright St. Michael Restraint Major General Peter Great Paladin. Fifth race five-eighths of a mile Lorimer Lochinvar Ina Velvet Rose Ducag Cuckoo Lillie K Bound Broook Tancred Minnie S. Sixth race five-eighths of a mile Bon nivelle Vision Tolosa Teardrop Wilton Stanley M.
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Senator West
Mabel Glenn
Oxford
Herkimer
Johannes
Chevalier
Wheeler
Deno
Hermia
Religion
Summertime
Bandala
Felicia
Lady Greenway
Albert Sidney
First race results at track meet
Five races listed with winners, runners up, and times. Ella wins five-eighths of a mile in 1 08. Tommy ein takes six and one quarter furlongs in 1 22. Trunciflo places second with Forest. Gallatin wins one mile with Pat Woodcock second. Rama wins six and one quarter furlongs with arstic Johnny second. West Side wins seven eighths of a mile in 1 30. Track is reported as good.
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Ella
Key West
Tommy Ein
Bellagio
Dama
Trunciflo
Forest
Tammany Hall
Gallatin
Pat Woodcock
Marguerite
Rama
Arstic Johnny
West Side
Mattie Chunn
Vestibule
Unclear Race Cards From Nashville Hidden in Text
Nashville race results list six furlongs with Leonell first Catttarsugus second Miss Lillis third time 1 16. Pollock wins four furlongs with Rags Claude Martin second time 51. Nicholson House stakes 1000 for 3 year olds and up eight furlongs Uncle Luke second Mills third time unknown.
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Nashville
Tenn
Leonell
Catttarsugus
Miss Lillis
Pollock
Rags
Claude Martin
Nicholson
Uncle Luke
Mills
Bicycle club schedules April May events and races
A special meeting of the Commonwealth Bicycle Club discusses badges and uniforms. The club lists April 18 to May 7 social rides, theatre trips, whist parties, club runs to South Natick Lynn Middleboro Bedford and Mayflowers if bloom, plus a minstrels show attendance and rail trips.
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Commonwealth Bicycle Club
South Natick
Lynn
Medford
Malden
Cliftondale
Lynnfield
Peabody
Salem
Keith's New Theatre
Kneeland Street
Old Colony
Middleboro
Bostonian Cycle Club
Association Hall
Roxbury-Malden
Roxbury Bicycle Club
Maldens
Roxbury
Mr. Brown
McKim
Jacobs
Connor
Dillingham
Lloyd
Ehrlich
Perry
Johnson
Boston College Association
Charles T. Foley
Thomas Burke
J. Joseph Hennessey
Philip Doherty
George E. Linehan
W. J. Morgan
New York
Messrs
C. W. Fourdrinier
Spencer T. Williams
J.C. Kerrison
Mosquito Fleet Yacht Club Open Regatta Rules
The Mosquito Fleet Yacht Club announces the Patriots' Day race at 4 p m off the club house. Open to boats 15 feet sailing length with three crew. Prizes: 10 5 3 50 dollars. Entries to A T Bliss Milk Street Boston with certified measurement from a recognized club measurer. Races set courses from line to red buoy to middle shaft and back with sails on starboard or port. Crews three men. Measured Friday 3–4 pm at City Point floats. Judges listed. Race starts at 4.
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Mosquito Fleet Yacht Club
Thompson's Island
Herreshoff
A. T. Bliss
Milk Street
Boston
E. J. Powers
T. A. Maguire
G. L. Paget
A. J. O'Leary
Donovan Baseballists Gather for Table Ball in Quincy House
The Donovan Baseballists, South End supporters of the national game and Hon. James Donovan, meet at Quincy House. Twenty five members, led by D. J. Bergin, join James Sheehan J W Lovering Henry Dunn Thomas O Connell Charles Read and others as Henry Read and William Keeler entertain with songs and Alexander Blake on piano after dinner.
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Donovan
James Donovan
Democratic City Committee
Quincy House
D. J. Bergin
James Sheehan
J. W. Lovering
Henry Dunn
Thomas O'Connell
Charles Read
William Lyons
John Hickey
John Cook
George Seymour
William Dennis
James Quirk
Robert Read
Robert E. Neilson
John Finn
Michael O'Donnell
John Fenton
John Sheehan
James Doyle
John B. Dolan
Alexander Blake
Richard Russell
James Collins
Frank Healey
Henry Read
William Keeler
Fred Eames Defeats Carter in Local Billiard Tourney
Fred Eames defeated George Carter in a local billiard tournament last night. Eames ran 124 in his sixth inning as the final score reached 400 to 111.
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Fred Eames
Invincible
George Carter
Eames
Smith College President's Son Missing on Mt Tom
Arthur Seelye, son of Smith College president, has been absent from home for thirty six hours on a pedestrian tour to Mt Tom. Volunteers from Northampton and Easthampton search the mountain after he was last seen walking toward the hill near Easthampton while on vacation from Harvard post graduate studies.
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Northampton
Arthur
Seelye
Smith College
Mt. Tom
Easthampton
Harvard University
First Grand Ball at Cotillon Hall Hosted by Locals 34 35 47
The Hotel and Restaurant Employees National Alliance of America held its first grand ball in Cotillon Hall last night. Dancing ran from 9 p m to 4 a m with a midnight collation under local locals 34 35 and 47.
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National Alliance of America
Cotillon Hall
Bicycle Trade Grows With Popular Warwick Wheel
The Very Cycle Company strains to meet rising demand for Warwick cycles with no other make. H. B. Shattuck & Son report Stearns and Pierce wheels selling fast. Indiana Bicycle Company showcases Easter window in white and lilies around the Waverley cycle. Overman Wheel Company offers sporting goods and Victor cycles at Columbus avenue store. Second-hand wheels at Columbia headquarters offer great bargains.
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Very Cycle Company
Warwick Cycles
Very
Indiana Bicycle Company
Overman Wheel Company
Columbus Avenue
Columbia
Pittsfield Licenses Granted by Commission
The Pittsfield license commission announced the list of successful applicants for licenses, including Berkshire Brewing Association, Burbank House, American House, Daley & Downs, Barry & Colbert, Byrnes & Dumont, Williams & Cummings, Cullen & Fleming, Hayne, Heidel & Grunow, Daniels Bros., Davis & Meehan, Barry & Burke, Wood & Qua. Four more licenses will be granted later.
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Pittsfield
Berkshire Brewing Association
Burbank House
American House
Daley & Downs
Barry & Colbert
Byrnes & Dumont
Williams & Cummings
Cullen & Fleming
Hayne
Heidel & Grunow
Daniels Bros
Davis & Meehan
Barry & Burke
Wood & Qua
Bradley Fertilizing Company Challenged Tax in New York
Deputy State Comptroller Morgan heard the Bradley Fertilizing Company of Boston contest a tax of about 3000 dollars on capital here over fourteen years. The firm, active in New York mainly via a Rochester agent, shows roughly 125000 dollars capital employed annually. A decision was not reached today. payment is likely.
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Albany
N. Y
Morgan
Bradley Fertilizing Company
Boston
Rochester
People's Party Club of Boston Organized at Tremont Street
The People's Party Club of Boston met last evening at 241 Tremont Street. W Larkin and Amos W Rideout acted as temporary secretary and led the reading and adoption of the constitution. Officers elected: President T M Ladd Secretary Fred A Luck Treasurer Dr P P Field. Meeting adjourned.
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People’s Party Club of
Boston
Tremont Street
W. Larkin
Amos W. Rideout
People’s Party
T. M. Ladd
Fred A. Luck
P. P. Field
Dwyer offers to back Fitzsimmons stake in boxing dispute
The Post reports Philip Dwyer will fund the remaining Fitzsimmons stake due May 1, a move that shocks boxing circles and drew verification from rival papers. The note highlights Dobbs O’Brien bout plans at the Farragut and mentions other local matchups and boxing developments across Boston and New London.
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Post
Philip Dwyer
Fitzsimmons
New York City
New York
Dwyer
Boston Herald
The
Herald
Farragut Club
Suffolk Club
James W. Westcott
Revere House
Dan Murphy
al Powers
Doc O'Connell
William R. Connelly
J. A. Boutelle
John Keenan
William Daly, Jr
Thomas Boles
Ed Harmon
Jack Smith
Morris Clark
Frank Hanson
Boston
Don Hartigan
Charles Robinson
the Post
Coleman Conley
Darby Conlon
Columbian Club
Conlon
Young Connolly
Barney Donohue
Connolly
Jack Hamilton
Wesley Carn
Peter McManus
Fall River
Boston Press
McManus
Jack Green
Police News
Seattle
Washington Territory
Pnlice
Boxing Exhibition at the Cribb Club in Boston
The Cribb Club hosted a boxing exhibition last evening with a fair. Tim McCarty served as referee as George Gerard fought George Byers in a four round bout where Byers knocked out Gerard. Frank Steele and Joe Mullen of Boston battled four rounds with a draw.
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Puget Sound
Harry Connors
Williamsburg
N. Y
Fred Strre
Ann Arbor
Jack
Seattle
New London
Conn
Patsey Broderick
Providence
Paddy Gallagher
Brooklyn
Broderick
Charles H. Bell
South Boston
Nick Glynn
Phil Brennan
Frank Arcadia
James Westcott
Billy Smith
Kennedy
The
Seaside Athletic Club
Ryan
Westcott
Parson Davies
Smith
B. Monigat
Dick English
St. Mary’s Gymnasium
Columbian Club
Rob Roy
Cribb Club
Tim McCarty
George Gerard
George Byers
Byers
Gerard
Frank Steele
Joe Mullen
Boston
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