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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1898
Page
3
Dr Robt C Kenner reports Kutnow's Improved Effervescent Powder as a prompt laxative and remedy for constipation acid dyspepsia biliousness and uric acid tendency. He notes its use for chronic rheumatism gravel and as a substitute for European mineral water. Sold by all druggists with direct contact if difficulty arises.
Harvard squads clash with Washington College in Chestertown while Burdett meets Boston Latin. Pennsylvania State College visits Brown, Brockton travels to Manchester New Hampshire. Boylston A A competes with Harvard freshmen as the Cuban Giants play in Fall River.
Baltimore's pitching dominates as McJames hurls eight strikeouts and keeps Boston scoreless except in one inning. The Orioles crush the ex-champions with 18 runs while Sullivan and Willis struggle, in front of more than 3000 spectators on a cool windy day.
Philadelphia defeated New York this afternoon thanks to better batting. Meekin was hit hard at times while Dunkle kept York hits scattered except for one inning.
Pat Tebeau and his Spiders defeated the Browns 10 to 5 in St. Louis. Cy Young pitched masterly, scattering Browns hits as Cleveland played a fast, hard-hitting game. Attendance was about 2 000.
Washington defeated Brooklyn 8 to 6 in a rugged game marked by solid pitching and power hitting. Kennedy held the Senators to nine hits, with several going for extra bases. Attendance was reported at 2,500.
Morse held Harvard scoreless until the eighth inning as Maloney belted a two run homer to give Georgetown a 3 4 victory. The game featured ten strikeouts for Morse and a late rally for the Hoyas.
At New Haven Yale 12 Williams 3 in five innings. New London 4 Williams 3. Lancaster 18 Montreal 10. Ithaca Syracuse Cornell 4. Providence Saiene 9 Brown 7. New Haven Yale 12 Williams 3.
Reports of multiple early season games with teams including Magnolias, Dedham, Unions, St Johns of Roxbury, Lafayettes, Mt Hope Juniors, and Concord Freshmen. Frye and Hoppy to play at South End grounds with Austin and Eaton as battery. Citizens watch scores via Tom Boles's emporium as season begins.
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Champion George Lavigne sparring at the Palace Theatre plans an international fight under the National Sporting Club. Likely opponents include Jimmy Curran Johnny Hughes or Tom Causer with a substantial purse. Lavigne expects to depart for England in June if negotiations close.
Managers Tom O Rourke and Charley Horan signed for a twenty round bout with George Dixon and Joe Bernstein at 124 pounds. The purse is $509 aside with the winner taking the entire purse. Bernstein, a New York featherweight, has faced top foes nationwide and shows continued improvement. The match is likely to draw strong public interest.
The O Doherty Coaching Club of the West End held a Patriot’s Day banquet in Lafayette Hall Waltham with a parade from Leverett Street at 3 pm led by Chief Charioteer Michael O Doherty. The event featured Inishowen Band Irish music and a literary program with performers including Annie Doherty Manus O Doherty and Michael O Doherty.
Twenty men compete in a $100 prize candle pin bowling tournament at Murray and Irwin's. Preliminaries end tomorrow night at 8 30 with finals that evening. Top scores include Wilby 405 Williams 398 Farrell 397 and Harrison 895 among others.
Murray and Irwins defeated Roxbury by a score of 1256 to 1232 on the home alleys in the post End Candle Pin League series last night.
Boston Latin publishes its complete season schedule with dates and opponents including Burdett Newburyport Fryes Dorchester St Marks Thayer Academy Brookline Salem Somerville Winchester C H and L Happy Lynn Danvers EHS North Shore A C and an open date on June 17. Teams include Franks Franklin Field Newburyport South End South Braintree Tafts Oval Taft s Oval Brookline Common Salem Taft s Oval Winchester Lynn Danvers open.
The Norfolk Probate Court in Dedham postponed the petition by Peter J. Casey of Boston seeking to appoint Frederick A. Mackenzie of Cambridge or another suitable person as administrator of the estate of the late James Stevenson of Brookline. The hearing, originally set for yesterday, was moved to Wednesday, May 4, due to unprepared counsel.
Superintendent Benjamin W. Wells of the street department answers complaints about Columbus avenue. He says temporary brick repaving is used until warm weather allows proper work and that openings will be attended to at once. Old asphalt between Berkeley street bridge and Massachusetts avenue is in poor condition and should be repaved, but limited appropriations may restrict this. He promises such attention as possible.
The article discusses potential changes in the L. A. W. leadership with Albert Mott likely unavailable, A W Robinson or Henry W Foltz as temporary chairs, and Dingley's support for a $2 bicycle tax for war revenue opposed by President Potter. It notes staffing moves, pacemakers, a new L. A. W. local consul for Saugus, and an attempted diamond smuggling hidden in a bicycle frame.
Notice to all A C C delegates states member clubs have preference for grand stand seats. Treasurer H. C. Nickerson must be notified of ticket numbers, and each club should send a representative to the drawing at Massachusetts division headquarters on Saturday April 30 at 2 30 p m to choose seats.
The Purcell Envelope Company of Holyoke Massachusetts won the four year Post Office Department supply contract. The bid is 467206 dollars per year and the government will save about 1090000 dollars over four years compared with the previous contract.
In Superior Criminal Court Judge Hardy sentenced Ralph H. Matthews to one year at the House of Correction and Harry A. Kappel to the Massachusetts Reformatory. Both were convicted of larceny after the arresting officer testified they stole satchels from trains at Parl Square station.
Fourteen year old Charles Burke was riding on the sideboard of fire department wagon No 6 when he fell or was thrown off. A wheel passed over his right leg causing a deep knee wound. Dr. Young treated him and an ambulance from Station 6 transported him to the hospital.
Charles B. Gardner was arrested yesterday afternoon charged with larceny of ten shoes valued at four dollars from Thoms White & Co located at 62 Temple Place.
Morris Humphrey aged 50 of North Cambridge fell thirty feet from ground level into a cellar while unloading stone at the new Masonic building at Boylston and Tremont streets. He struck his head, fractured the skull base, and died en route to City Hospital.
James J. Connolly, a 2 year old from 45 West Second street, is charged with robbing Jeremiah O'Brien of 47 dollars and a watch on Alger street. A man about 30, 5 feet 5, 160 pounds, in a light overcoat and black derby, tricked William Gorham out of 5 dollars. William B. Flynn at 549 Massachusetts avenue found his bicycle stolen from in front of the Public Library, leaving him to walk home with his bicycle absent and the loss noted.
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