The Big Relay Race Plans by Boston New York Chicago Papers
The event to be held April 30 will be managed by the Boston Post New York Recorder and Chicago Herald. Multiple club runs are listed from Suffolks to Medford and Cambridge to Waltham with start times from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Bay State Club announces parade prizes and planners discuss joint runs and a May 29 parade changing Decoration Day timing.
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Chicago
Boston Post
New York Recorder
Chicago Herald
Post
Suffolks
Waltham
Mt. Pleasant
Roslindale
Union Cycle Club
Commonwealth Avenue
Chester Park
New Club
Haverhill Club
Rowley
Concord
Riversides
Harvard Bridge
Malden Club
Reservoir
Eagle Club
Quincy
Shawmut
Charlestown Rovers
Woodlawn Park
Somerville Club
Lexington
Medford
Salem
Cambridgeport
Belmont
Press
South Natick
Campella
Weymouth
Abington
Boston
Copley Square
Chestnut Hill Reservoir
Woodland Park
Auburndale
Curtis
Haverhill Cycle Club
Hannah Dustin
Bay State Club
Worcester
Brown & Simpson
Big Racquet Bout Sets Purses and Pro Players
The second racquet match for a $500 purse hosted by Bayard Thayer will be at the B A A court this afternoon at 2. George Standing, who won the first match at the New York Club court, faces Tom Pettitt with Pettitt holding a slight court-knowledge advantage. The two famed players previously opened with a tense four handed game featuring Standing and H C Leeds defeating Pettitt and Hunnewell. Standing’s career spans Brighton England 23 born, early play under Judy Stevens and later success in international handicap events. Pettitt, a veteran marker since 1876 in Hollis Hunnewell’s courts, has a storied record including Lord's 1883 victory over Lambert and world championship duels in Dublin and at Hampton Court.
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Standing
New York
Tom Pettitt
Pettitt
H. C. Leeds
Hunnewell
George Standing
Brighton
Eng
Judy” Stevens
Prince’s Club
London
Charles Saunders
Peter Latham
A. W. Gray
A. J. Crosby
Walter Gray
Latham
Albert Bridges
Hollis Hunnewell
Buckingham Street Court
Tom
Newport Casino Court
England
Lambert
Lord’s
Paris
Hampton Court Palace
Saunders
Dublin
Sir Edward Guinness
Robert Moore
Albert Wright
Harvard faces Holy Cross in Worcester showdown at Holmes Field
Harvard baseball travels to Worcester this afternoon to meet Holy Cross with Stafford pitching and Cotter at first base. Expected close contest features Hallowell Cook Hovey Abbott Sullivan Frothingham Trafford Corbett Highlands in the batting order.
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Harvard
Worcester
Holy Cross
Stafford
Cotter
Bannan
Cambridge
Cook
Abbott
Hallowell
Hovey
Sullivan
Frothingham
Trafford
Corbett
J. Highlands
Holmes Field
Brown
Providence
O’malley
Winslow
Paul
Hayes
Paine
McCarty
Gonterman
Fuller
Warden
Dover Seeks Entry to New England League
Dover baseball enthusiasts gather as Frank Leonard outlines funding needs for joinning the New England League. Seven hundred fifty of the one thousand dollars required has been subscribed and the balance is expected by next Monday ahead of the league meeting.
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Dover
N. H
Frank Leonard
Amateur Circus Promises Unusual Lectures and Spectacle
Professor Ananias will lecture on Pigmies from Africa and unusual body forms at the Amateur Circus. The finale features The Fall of Zero with local hits and a burlesque of Paderewski, including performers carrying hot water and a piano.
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Ananias
Curio Hall
Africa
Zero
Paderewski
Nero
Rome
The Waltham Races Set by Cycling Clubs
Delegates of the Associated Cycling Clubs appoint George A Place as judge for Decoration Day races at Waltham. Events include novice and handicap sprints, scratch races, two mile events, and a two mile team race. Prizes total 2000 dollars.
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Associated Cycling Clubs
George A. Place
New Hampshire
George A. Perkins
Waltham
Caravels Join the Fleet at Fortress Monrogr
The three Columbus caravels arrived with Spanish warships amid salutes and flags of Castile Aragon and Isabella. The flotilla moved from the Virginia coast to Monrogr with the Etna flagship and officers led by Rear Admiral Magnaghi, followed by ships Nueva Espana Reina Regente and Nina Pinta in formation.
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Monrogr
Jibboom
Castile and Aragon
Isabella
Virginia
Infanta Isabel
Santa Maria
Nueva Espana
Nina
Reina Regente
Etna
The
G. B. Magnaghi
Maurizio Sartoris
Augusto Aubry
Arturi
Mario
Casadnova
Arturo Resio
di M. Lovera
Giovanni Cervina
Guiseppi
Verrett
Nicolo Castellini
Giovannini Vaccaneo
di Loreto Candeo
Roggiano
Elmi
Scelsi
Capelli
Basso
Anfossi Tacchetti
Gatti
Grassi
Etna flagship details and Italian naval salutes noted
The Etna, completed in 1889, is a steel protected cruiser 283 feet long with a 3530 ton displacement and 171% knots speed. It carries eighteen officers and 96 men with two 10 inch and six 6 inch rifles plus torpedo tubes. Captain Sartoris mentions upcoming salutes for the twenty fifth wedding anniversary of King Humbert and Queen Margharita.
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Etna
Charleston
Sartoris
Humbert
Italy
Margharita
Coors
Five Story Franklin Hawley Fire Damages Block
Early today a five story granite building at Franklin and Hawley streets suffered a major fire. Watchman Barnes detected smoke at 1 30 and alerted Box 49 as flames spread from the McCune Cycle Company on the fourth and fifth floors. Firefighters fought the blaze for twenty minutes using eight water lines, quelling the fire before complete destruction. Estimated losses approach 20000 with the McCune Cycle Company hit hardest due to damaged stock and disrupted orders. American Express, American Bank Note and Lithographing, and Everett Press Company also affected by smoke and heat.
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Franklin and
Hawley Streets
Barnes
Summer Street
Cheswell
American Express Company
Franklin Street
Engine 26
McCune Cycle Company
Franklin and Hawley Streets
American Express Co
American Bank Note and Lithographing Company
Everett Press Company
McCune Company
Sailors Named For Enterprise Voyage And Plans Revealed
The article lists numerous sailors including Rex Bennett Fred J. Brady and George A. Collie among those aboard the Enterprise. It notes J. W. Baker as an instructor and describes the board of commissioners John C. Soley C 58 McClellan William H. Lincoln and Thomas B. Fitzpatrick directing the vessel. Governor Russell may sail to New York or travel by rail with staff, then join the ship Tuesday for a nine day trip followed by a summer cruise to Southampton Lisbon and possibly the Azores and Madeira before returning to Charlestown for the winter course.
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Waltham
J. P. Lennahan
Nahant
William A. Rogers
Springfield
William ©. Bailey
Leominster
Robert Livimore
William J. Maguire
Robert W. Meehan
Edward A. Mack
Jamaica Plain
Phillip Macomber
Newton
Howard T. Manley
West Roxbury
William E. Reed
Saxonville
Arthur E. Soper
Norton
Albert L. Walker
Waverly
Board of Commissioners
John C. Soley
McClellan
William H. Lincoln
Thomas B. Fitzpatrick
Soley
Annapolis Academy
Enterprise
Provincetown
Russell
New York
Boston
Southampton
Lisbon
Azores
Madeira
Anchorage
Charlestown
Pugilistic Gossip and Fight Plans Highlight Boston Cards
Jack Green offered a $600 purse for a finish with Jack Falvey and would meet Harry Tracy if declined. Two Cribb Club matches were arranged and a 15 round New England title bout fills the programme. Dempsey rumors push Billy Smith elsewhere. Manaffit Flaherty withdraws until fall. Ed Ho lske and Bob Fitzsimmons scenarios loom as Joe Lewis pressures Fitzsimmons in Boston.
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Jack Green
Captain Cooke
Metropole Club
Jack Falvey
Green
Falvey
Harry Tracy
Cribb Club
Billy Wilson
Jack Fallon
Brooklyn
Tom Lucas
Tom Chandler
Dick O’brien
Jimmy Conley
New England
Gus Tuthill
Jack Dempsey
Boston
Dempsey
Billy Smith
Coney Island
Smith
Billy
Dick Burge
Tommy Ryan
George Dawson
Manaffit Flaherty
Ed. C. Holske
Bob Fitzsimmon
Somerset Associates Hold Inaugural Masque At Gray's Hall
The Somerset Associates held their invitational masque at Gray's Hall last evening with 225 couples in attendance. Floor directing was by Frank J. O Malley and William T. ONeil, with multiple aides listed. Dancers were photographed at intermission and costumes were described for numerous entrants by name.
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Somerset Associates
Gray’s Hall
Frank J. O’ Malley
William T. O’neil
D. J. Sullivan
G. A. Martin
J. A. Coughlin
T. J. Donovan
J. L. Coomes
J. E. Riley
J. J. Hussey
J. F. O’malley
J. S. Buckley
M. F. Brickley
Baker
J. H. Maley
J. F. Sullivan
W. J. O’brien
Berry Wall
J. J. Norton
D. J. Driscoll
T.M. Gorman
Mr. P. Fay
W. F. Condon
C. F. Walsh
H. Walsh
E. Ryan
T. F. Holland
P. J. McCarty
M. F. Crowley
T. J. Lane
Lizzie Lyons
Delia Joyce
Maggie Kline
Minnie Donavan
Alice Sullivan
Bridget Scanlan
Mamie Scanlan
Alice Leahy
Katie Sullivan
Fannie O'Neil
Annie Sullivan
Nellie Sullivan
Maggie Crimmins
May Crimmins
Mollie McFarland
Nellie Tierney
Maggie Toomey
J. A. Coughlan
Uncle Sam
J. H. Hussey
Joseph Young
John E. Riley
G. C. Woodbine
G. D. McMillin
Dude
James Murdock
William Ludlam
W. H. Sullivan
Lamp Post
M. J. Mellody
Robert Lever
J. T. Donahoe
M. Morrison
Mobile Face Photo Gallery Portraits of Columbus
A visitor admires a gallery of portraits mistaken for ancestors while the friend clarifies they are portraits of Christopher Columbus. The scene captures a humorous misidentification in a Puck cartoon.
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Picture Gallery
Christopher Columbus
Puck
Two Noted Crooks Arrested in Brockton Burglary Sweep
Police from Station 1 arrest William Carney and Thomas Wang on multiple break in and burglary charges. Officers Boothbay and Rooney stopped the pair on Cross street after spotting suspicious activity near pawnshops and recovered thousands in stolen jewelry at the station.
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Station 1
William Carney
Thomas Wang
General Bridge
Charlestown
Brockton
Boothbay
Rooney
Cross Street
Arrest nets pair in Brockton jewel theft case
Officers seized 128 gold rings many with diamonds plus bracelets watches and pins valued at about 2000 matching the Brockton description. The suspects were identified by Brockton police and transported there after photos were taken. Wang recently released from custody carries his discharge. charges include breaking and entering nine stores in a single night. The force reviews Carney's record.
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Brockton
Yallery
Cain
Wang
House of Correction
Carney
California Bottles Association Purity Hold Sues
A California matter concerns four bottles linked to Blanchard and Fakhar at Dock Square and Hall Square. The case references bottle purity standards and associations. Courts weigh the 1 per gallon limit and enforcement at the two locations.
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Blanchard & Fakhar
Dock Square
al Fancull Hall Square
Gladstone's Home Rule Bill Wins Second Reading Amid Cheers
In a party line division 347 to 304, Gladstone's Home Rule Bill passes the Commons on its second reading. Nationalists support the measure while dissident Liberals oppose. The Marchioness of Londonderry tours Westminster with an anti-Home Rule petition signed by 25,000 Irish women.
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Ireland
Lord Salisbury
Queen Elizabeth
Liberal Party
George Bartley
North Irvington
Morley
William Saunders
Gladstone
Mr. Gladstone
Marchioness
Londonderry
Westminster
Gitana Wrecked Off Darien After Nightlong Stranding
The schooner yacht Gitana, owned by George W. Weld of Boston, ran ashore on Delroy Sound shoals during a storm and spent seventeen hours afloat. The mate rowed fifteen miles to Darien for a tug. all aboard were saved and brought to Brunswick on the steamer Bessie. Tugs continue efforts to move the vessel, with hopes of salvage.
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Framingham
D. R. Dalton
W. H. Hammond
Boston
Taylor
Bessie
Booth In Worse Health In New York Crisis
Edwin Booth, in New York, was reported to be in the greatest danger as his condition worsened. Late tonight officials feared a crisis had been reached, with information indicating a serious turn in his illness.
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New York
Edwin Booth
College and university scores flow in yesterday games
In New York Wesleyan topped Columbia 7 to 6. In Richmond Boston defeated the University of Virginia 35 to 18. In Springfield Holyoke beat Amherst 8 to 4.
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New York
Wesleyan
Columbia
Richmond
Boston
University of Virginia
Springfield
Holyoke
Amherst
Union Hall praise service and Shawmut sermons advertised
A union hall praise service at 48 Boylston street features the Damon family in a concert style program. Shawmut Congregational Church offers morning and evening sermons on theology and Job with organ and choir classics. Free seats and broad attendance expected. long-standing civic sermon by Rev J D Fulton noted.
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Shawmut
Tremont Corner
Brookline
Barton
Job
Lemaigre
Murray
Stainer
Marthe Solonnelle
G. Collin
West
Tors
Mendelssohn
Shawmut Chorus
Henry M. Dintham
J.D. Fulton
D. D
Longwood
David Sears
C.D. Radlee
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Bayard Thayer
Holy Gross
Tel Cec
BEC
McCune Cycle CO
McCune
McCune Cycle
Franklin St
New York Harbor
Baudin
Samuel W. Clifford
Maynard JF. Stiles
Court Street
John W. Dole
Eureka
N. B
Eureka Skirt Company
Temple Pl
Fillebrown & Co
Tremont St
Boston Directory
Sampson, Murdock & CO
American Bank Note Company
J. W. Baker
Rex Bennett
George A. Collie
Barton L. Damon
Martin
George C. Moore
W. Moran
Leon C.pulinx
Carroll Purman
James E. Reardon
G. Arthur Savage
Fred W. Sumpter
W. H. Boardman
Lawrence
Frank A. Berry
Frank E. Hudson
Watertown
Buck
Lovett T. Eames
Horatio C. Goulding
Charles M. Greene
John W. Jordan, Jr
Dwight B. Lawton
James F. Leshie
Alfred J. O’leary
Albert H. Putnam
Willson H. Rathburn
F. W
Jupiter
Saturn
Europe
America
Carlsbad
Eisner & Mendelson Co
Barclay Street
California
George W. Weld
Booth
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