Irish Citizens Rally for Stars and Stripes at Faneuil Hall
In Boston at Faneuil Hall, 273 men of Irish birth or descent sign on to form the Boyle O Reilly Battalion, pledging to defend the United States and cooperate with A O H divisions. Speakers including Mayor Quincy and Fr Cummins urge unity, drill rights, and readiness to serve if called.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Faneuil Hall
John Boyle O'Reilly
Timothy W. Coakley
Tts
Coakley
Quincy
Erin
Wolfe Tone Guards
Brighton
P. W. Powers
Suffolk Guards
Boston
Michael Dillon
Thomas’ Francis Meagher
Fife and
Suffolk County
Cambridge
Somerville
Arlington
Newton
Brookline
Lyinn
Malden
Emmet Guards
Roxbury
John Mitchell Club
William J. Cronin
United States
Boyle O'Reilly
Order of Hibernians
Wolcott
Timothy Wilfred Coakley
Quist
Treland
Maine
Patrick Mullen
Havana Harbor
Reir
Massachusetts
Meagher
Sheridan
Kearney
Mulligan
Cass
Liberty
le O'Reilly
F& Committee
Father Cummins
Commonwealth
Order of
Hibernians
Old Bay State
Bay State Hibernians
Hibernian
John
W Edward J. Slattery
Brockton
McKinley
Thomas J. Gargan
Wall Street
George Fred Williams
Mr. Gargan
Mr. Coakley
Gargan
John T. McNary
South Boston
Columbia
Dennis Brennan
Edward J. Slattery
T. W. Coakley
Charles McCarthy
Strate
B.A. A
Army
Navy
Reds Lose After Early Lead in Cincinnati Game
Cincinnati April 25 Reds lost after a comfortable lead in the eighth. Attendance 500. Pitchers Hill and Briggs combined for six strikeouts and multiple errors as Cincinnati yielded late.
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Cincinnati
Reds
Indians Beat Colonels Behind Tebeaus Strong Rally
Louisville game details: Indians defeated the Colonels as Umpire Woods altered a call three times in the third. Attendance 200. Wagner ejected for interference. Cleveland earned 8 runs with Childs stealing second and Blake hitting a two base hit. Dowling struck out 4, Young 8. Five left on base for both teams. Time 2h 80m. Umpires Swartwood and Woods.
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Hill
Harned
Cincinnati
Lange
Donohue
Miller
Penn
Everett
Briggs
Dime
McDonald
O'Day
Louisville
Colonels
Tebeau
Indians
Woods
Cleveland
Wagner
Childs
Blake
Young
Dowling
O'Connor
Smith
Dexter
Swartwood and Woods
Special Bouts Highlight Charlestown Card At 406 Main
Evening at Charlestown Associates drew 50 members to a sequence of four round bouts. Matches featured Hanson Gailbraith vs Kid Mackin, Lewis Sullivan vs Johnny McCann, Charley Scarville vs Frank Scott, Jim Davenport vs Ben DeBarry, Jim Stone vs Joe Dopperger, Tom Wilson vs John Powell, Tim Dacy vs Charley Lynch, Jim Brennan vs Paddy Connolly, Con Brotherson vs Sailor Smith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlestown Associates
Main Street
Hanson Gailbraith
Kid Mackin
Lewis Sullivan
Johnny McCann
Charley Scarville
Frank Scott
Jim Davenport
Ben DeBarry
Jim Stone
Joe Dopperger
Tom Wilson
John Powell
Tim Dacy
Charley Lynch
Jim Brennan
Paddy Connolly
Con Brotherson
Sailor Smith
L A W Consulate Moves to Suppress The Scorcher
The local L A W Consulate convened at the Metropolitan Wheelmen house with President Winsor presiding. A three member committee was named to curb the Scorcher, while plans urged safe riding and coordinated police patrols on Massachusetts avenue to stop fast bicycle riding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winsor
Commonwealth B. C
A. D. Peck
Signboard Comittee
Pierce
Wells
Committee On Roads
Columbus Avenue
New England Telephone and Telegraph Company
League
Scorcher
Walter A. Woods
F. H. Smith
Chelsea
A. R. Duryea
Cambridge
Boston
Lynn
W. F Stearns
Massachusetts Avenue
Harvard Bridge
Lafayette Square
Racing Clash Opens as Two 15 Mile Matches Set
Henry E. Ducker returns from New York with contracts for two 15 mile match races. McDuffee faces Titus in Cambridge on May 14 with 24 men pace. McDuffee meets Michael on June 2 at the same track with unlimited pace. Shafer backs Titus and Michael while Elkes battles Martin if a 1500 prize is offered. A. W. Robinson named referee. Distance 30 miles.
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Henry E. Ducker
Charles River Park
New York
McDuffee
Titus
Michael
Cambridge
National Cycle Track Association
American Racing Association
Shafer
Harry Elkes
Billy Martin
A. W. Robinson
Bicycle Notes and Local Racing Sanctions
The L A W membership stands at 96 501 up 744 this week with New York 157 and Massachusetts 132 quota readings. A road condition bulletin warns riders to avoid Melrose until roads improve and a full weekly bulletin will launch weather permitting with forty correspondents. A Boston 99 Meet Club gathering is set at Copley Square Hotel tomorrow at 8 am to distribute membership tickets. Racing sanctions: W J Morgan of Waltham July 2 and 30 at Haverhill High School May 7. Morgan relinquishes June 2 and 29 sanctions. Nat and Tom Butler registered under L A W rules with numbers 201 and 2002.
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New York
Pennsylvania
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Connecticut
Boston ’99 Meet
Copley Square Hotel
A. W. Robinson
New England
Racing Board
W. J. Morgan
Waltham
Haverhill High School
Harvard Rowers Lead Enrollment Wave to Navy Service
Harvard figures Goodrich and Cabot enlist in the navy joining the move of students drilling for emergencies. Ex Captain Goodrich and Norman W. Cabot, once class day marshals, depart with two other notable harvard men C. C. Bull and L. G. Coleman, signaling a college shift as the senior class prepares to fill vacancies.
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Harvard
David M. Goodrich
Norman W. Cabot
Navy
Charles Grilk
Goodrich and
Cabot
New York
C. C. Bull
L. G. Coleman
Bull
Spike Sullivan Returns to Boston After England Tour
Spike Sullivan the Boston lightweight arrived at Park Square depot from New York to a crowd led by Dan Donnelly and the Nonpareil Associates. He reports a prosperous trip, weighs 183 pounds, and seeks further matches including a 20 to 25 round bout with Joe Gans if offered. He plans to head to New York to arrange fights.
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Spike Sullivan
Boston
Park Square Depot
New York
South Boston
Dan Donnelly
O . Spike
England
Spike
Sverybody
Jimmy Curran
Burge
Tom Causer
Johnny Hughes
Philadelphia Arena
Joe Gans
Uncle Sam
Metropolis
Indiana Proclamation Calls Guard to Assemble in Indianapolis
Governor Mount issued a proclamation ordering the Indiana Guard to assemble in Indianapolis tomorrow as tensions rise in the state. The decree directs units to mobilize for duty and maintain readiness amid unspecified local concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ind
Mount
Indiana Guard
On to Washington Pennsylvania railroad tours depart Boston
The final series of personally conducted tours to Washington Mt Vernon and Arlington leaves Boston May 16 with a stop in Philadelphia. Tickets include a capital tour with escort, rate 23 dollars. Gettysburg battlefield tour visits Lusby Caverns and Washington on May 27, rate 36 dollars. A chaperon accompanies each tour. Inquiries to D N Bell tourist agent 20 Washington street Boston.
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Pennsylvania Railroad
Washington
Mt. Vernon
Arlington
Boston
Philadelphia
Gettysburg
Lursy Caverns
Chaperon
E.c
D. N. Bell
Washington Street
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Fr. Cummins
Slattery
John D. Long
T. J. Gargan
Cra Pee Corley
Thos. d Gargan
Wall ST
OID Glory
Voraed By
John Cumming
Cook Remedy CO
Masonic Temple
Chicago
Ill
Evans Chemical Co
Ohmoinnati
Newell Manufacturing CO
AMES
ver-Johnson
Iver-Johnson Sporting Goods Co
Washington ST
Brooklyn
Baltimore
Pittsburg
St. Louis
Roxbury High
Burdett College
Franklin Field
Frye
Boston Latin
South End
Attleboro
New Bedford
Dartmouth
Exeter
Springfield
Meriden
Povic
AB PO
Kilroy
Tio Fis
Dahlen
Lverett
Ryan
McCormick
Holliday
Aeeere Ride
Seeee Leckley
McPhee
Corcoran
Enee Steinfeldt
Seer
Peltz
Saree
teFarland
PO Burkett
McKean
Wallace
R. F
McAleer
Connor
Curso
Renee
Louteville
Mallia
Nashville
M’duffee
Bicycle Notes
Tally HO
Bedrock Frices
C.f.porter & Co
Mott Haven
Grant
Fox
Hoyt
Emmons
Roche
Morse
Fish
Boal
Ellis
Green
Harris
Robinson
Draper
Aap Mills
J. G. Clarke
Hallowell
Goddard
A. N. Rice
Averley
Waverley
Indiana Bicycle Company
Colionbis
The
E. Howard Watch & Clock Co
Liverpool
Tremont St
Tremont Street
Bright
Goodrich
HOWE
Indiana
R. M. Read
M. D
Moston
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