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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Aug 01, 1889

Page

3

Brown Hal Lowers Stallion Record at Goodwood Meeting

Spectacy reports a lively day at Cleveland circuits with Brown Hal shattering his own 2:13 mark to 2:12 and Roy Wilkes tied at 2:13. The program featured heat races from 2:27 class to the free for all amid strong attendance and fast times, including Annie Wilkes dominating early events and a dramatic finish in the final heat with Brown Hal carrying Roy Wilkes off his feet for a narrow win.

Cleveland Brown Hal Roy Wilkes Sprague Golddust Jim Fuller Annie Wilkes Annie H Jewett Bessemer Wilkes Kroy Roy Hal Tennessee Flyer Gossip, Jr Axtell Guy Annie George H. G Pehomas van Méter Onustere Rbs Boothevine S Irwin Tippie Bever Miss Alice Walker Eee Marie Jansen Doble Olmedo Wilkes Dickerson Dr. Harrison Patterson Stanley Adrian Wilkes m Allie West Petit Ssemer Ossip, Jr Turner

Saratoga Races Amid Muddy Track Draws Larger Crowd

Saratoga July 31 rain left a muddy track but attendance exceeded yesterday. Few scratches and large fields kept racing lively. Mignon broke her leg in the first race and was shot. Results: Eminence 1st, Successor 2nd, Mil ton 3rd in 1:22. Whitenose won the second race in 1:56%4, Leontine 2nd, Minnie Palmer 3rd. Marshall Luke, Golightly, Kitty R. won by June in the sixth. George Corbett 1st, Fred Zeibig 2nd, Woodburn 3rd in 1:52. Royaly Garter 1st, Boccaccio 2nd, George Argus 3rd in 1:55.

Saratoaga Mignon Milton Whitenose Leontine Minnie Palmer Marshall Luke Golightly Kitty R George Corbett Fred Zeibig Woodburn Royaly Garter Boccaccio George Argus

Veracity and Enthusiast Triumph at Goodwood Races

The second day of the Goodwood meeting featured the Chesterfield cup won by Veracity, with Mercy second and White Legs third. Enthusiast captured the Sussex stakes, Gold was second and Criniere third, in a race worth 25 sovereigns with 500 added.

Veracity Wisdom Varnish Mercy Barcaldine St. Clemence Albert Victor Flora McIvor Prince Charlie Duchess Sterling Lucetta Criniere Robert the Devil Crinon

Senator Evarts Said to Be North Dakota Constitution Author

New York report claims U S Senator William M Evarts drafted a model constitution for North Dakota at the request of Burleigh county landowners many of them non residents The document included an appeal clause to the Supreme Court and was attributed to Evarts and a second New York jurist Judge Williams kept the source secret and assumed responsibility The piece notes wealthy non residents own land west of the Missouri and paid for the work

New York Grand Forks Dak United States William M. Evarts Missouri Burleigh County Evarts Williams Bismarck State Board of Equalization Supreme Court

Elastic Starch No Cook Solution Gains Quick Attention

Home cooks and hobbyists explore Elastic Starch as a no cook thickening agent praised for simplicity. Reviewers note easy handling, smooth texture, and rapid results for sauces dressings and cold desserts.

Whitney denies backing newspaper or presidential run

William C. Whitney, writing from Lenox Mass, rejects a circulating item claiming he will back a Washington weekly newspaper as a presidential candidate. He states he is not a candidate for the nomination, praises other Democrats, and says the notion is absurd and unfounded.

New York Lenox Mass William C. Whitney New York Star Washington Democratic Party Sam

Managing Indian Schools Stresses Reform and Unity

Dr Dorchester reports on a tour of Indian Territory Nebraska and Kansas, urging better buildings sanitation and teaching methods. He criticizes frequent staffing changes, backs nondenominational schooling, and notes improvements in reading penmanship and art among students. He supports the government aiding denominational schools only within constitutional limits and discusses his wife’s role as special agent.

Washington Sproran Daniel Dorchester Indian Territory Nebraska Kansas Haskell Institute Lawrence Kan Lincoln Philadelphia Carlisle Hampton Morgan United States Indian Service New England Oberly Noble

Phillies and Boston Ground hold up rain soaked game

Boston and Philadelphia failed to play when 3:30 approached despite usable conditions. The Bostons left for Washington as President Soden and team pressed to play while the Phillies were unavailable. In other reports, Cleveland babies shut out Indianapolis in a pitching duel, and Pittsburgh Chicago game halted by rain with grounds ruled too wet. A Washington New York postponement followed a heavy rain storm after thirty minutes.

Bostons Philadelphias Soden Phillies Washington Cleveland Cleveland Babies Indiana Spark Bakely Indianapolis Clevelands Seery Stricker Glasscock McAleer Denny McKean Hines Twitchell Sullivan O'Tebean Buckley Faatz O McGeachy Ranford Bassett Zimmer Boyle Kakely ee _ TORML Brs Fantz Lakely Umpue Curry Pittspuro Pittsburg Chicago Chicagos Anson McQuaid New York Washingtons

Hull Club Ladies Day Rain Dampens New England Yacht Race

A special meeting of the New England Yacht Racing Association and Hull Yacht Club event was spoiled by heavy rain and no wind. Commodore Whitten's Troubadour collided with a coal schooner causing major damage. Numerous members and guests rode the steam launch between yachts Troubadour White Cap Adrienne Albatross Aglain Echo. A late meal and a promenade concert plus hop concluded the day with many visitors from nearby resorts attending.

Hull Yacht Club Old Prob Commodore Whitten Troubadour Charles V. Whitten E. C. North Charles Fourdrinier A. L. Andrews Franklin Adams Helen Jacobs Harry A Ecere Arthur L. Brackett E. Russell Elisha Jared E. H. Church Laura Clark J. J. Eaton Eaton Pattee Locke Ford Dr. Brown Albatross John J. Henry George FE. Hatch Bertram Henry Itzroy Kelly Horace S. Woodbury William «. Fish Frederick H. Nazro Aglain Miss Davis Florence Davis Mary Chase Bernard Jenny J. E. Davis Sabin P. Sanger Henry Taggrard L R. Burwell Burwell Isham Joslyn Lillian Burwell

Pleon Yacht Club Race Relies On Stormy Marblehead Test

Pleon Yacht Club open race and sixteenth regatta at Marblehead faces light winds, squalls, and thunder as Gardner Pierce's new boat leads early, with Don, Foam, Fly, Volunteer, Anna L., and Minna chasing. Nine boats start in each class. Don and Norris's new dory duel ends with Von narrowly ahead by seconds.

Pleon Yacht Club Marblehead Point Neck Gardner Pierce Don Foam Fly Volunteer Anna L Minna Norris Dory Von H. M.S H. M. S. Don Blaney J. H. Nor J. Stacey Eens J. J. Blaney Pink K. Russell Apna H. Martin Mabel H. Stone Oswa H. Hildreth Edith W. Sleeper G. Corbett Gypsy F. M. Baker Milo Damagons Minnie J. Bertram Laura F. Merkland Lucy W. H. Rawson Keenls. Estelle C. Pierce Madge H. D. Jackson Eeen Kittie F.O. Gould Ween Ae Enigma J. F. Swalleee Reba, Palmer & Toole Rane F Borden Rccess Nanepashemet Hall New York Yacht Club Iroquois New London

New England Yacht Racing Assn Elects Officers

Eight clubs attended a NE Yacht Racing Association meeting at Parker House. G W Mansfield presided in absence of a president. W Lloyd Jeffries has resigned. A nominating committee proposed Louis M Clarke for president and George G Saville for the vacant executive seat. both were unanimously elected.

The New England Yacht Racing Association Louis M. Clarke Yachting Notes Parker House G. W. Mansfield Salem Bay Yacht Club H. L. Parker Lynn Yacht Club W. Lloyd Jeffries Beverly Club T. D. Bagley Monatiquot Club Fred S. Clayton Chelsea Club Mansfield Dorchester Club George G. Saville Quincy Club

Yacht Alice Disabled After Collision near Marblehead

Marblehead July 81 P D Wheatland reports the cutter Alice arrived crippled after a collision with another yacht during an Eastern Yacht Club cruise. The vessel broke its gaff and rigging and sailed to Boston this morning to go on a railway.

Alice Marblehead P. D. Wheatland Eastern Yacht Club Boston

London Yacht Club Regatta Triumph at Cowes Nab Course

Valkyrie led from start to finish in the London Yacht Club regatta from Cowes to the Nab and back. Yarana finished second and Irex third. Official times: Valkyrie 41 minutes 11 seconds, Yarana 3 hours 52 minutes, Irex 3 hours 56 minutes 49 seconds.

London Yacht Club London Cowes Valkyrie Yarana Irex

Movements of yachts report from New England ports

Provincetown July 31 schooner yachts feetwing Wanda Quickstep proceed to Bar Harbor Warwick and New York while Neves and a small cutter stay. Wingyard Haven cutter Gorilla arrives from Hyannis and will sail to New York. Nashawena and sloop Eclipse await weather. Fredonia enters Quick's Hole for Boston Triton sails west. Harbinger arrives from East Greenwich to join the railway. Merlin the Forbes schooner at Fairhaven.

Provincetown New York Bar Harbor Sea Fox Quickstep Warwick R. I Neves Sunset Wingyard Haven Gorilla RK. P. Carroll Hyannis Nashawena Eclipse New Reptorp Wanda Fredonia Quick’s Hole Boston Triton Harbinger

Yachts and vessels maneuvers amid gale and wreck off Monomoy

Railway receives a coat of black lead. The steam yacht Ballymena loaded coal today and will sail for Boston in a day or two. The schooner yacht Iroquois will haul out at Fish Island for New York races prep. The August Belmont sloop Marquitta was overhauled after railway work. Griselda and Elma stay in port due to the southwest gale. Yacht Sea Fox bound to New York ashore on Shoveliul Shoal near Monomoy. wreckers dispatched. Wind heavy, southwest, foggy.

Ballymena Boston Iroquois Fish Island New York Marquitta Griselda Elma Chatham Sea Fox Shoveliul Shoal Monomoy

American cricketers win in London match

In London on July 81 the Gentlemen of Southampton and Philadelphia met. Philadelphia totalled 329 in two innings while Southampton finished their second inning for 210, giving the Americans an 11 run victory. Morgan of Philadelphia notably caught Nicholson.

London Gentlemen of Southamton Philadelphia Morgan Nicholson

Champlain the Founder of Quebec lecture at Old South

The Old South Meeting House hosted the summer course opening with Charles Carleton Coffin speaking on Champlain the Founder of Quebec as part of a series linking American and French history. Coffin described Champlain’s daring voyages, governance, and battles with Iroquois and Algonquins, noting his role in Quebec's 1608 founding and later life.

Old South Meeting House America France Washington Charles Carleton Coffin Champlain Quebec Coffin Cabots Brittany Newfoundland Nova Scotia Spain New World West Indies Stanley Africa Canada John Smith Jamestown Dieppe St. Lawrence Maine Henry Hudson Lake Champlain Hudson China Manhattan Montreal Cottin Verrazzano W. E. Griffis la Salle Great West Old South Mr. Holt Pilgrim Hall Somerset Street

Keany Expected to Accept Democratic Ward Chair

Mr Matthew Keany, named as likely permanent chairman by both factions, said he would accept if offered but prefers to wait and notes he does not seek office. He cites confidence from both sides and expects conventions to back the same choice for permanent leadership.

Matthew Keany Post Keany

Republican State Committee Selects Tremont Temple for Sept 25 Convention

The Republican State committee met with President Burdett presiding to set the state convention date and site. Tremont Temple Boston will host on Sept 25 with ex-Governor George D Robinson as president and Henry Cabot Lodge as chair of the resolutions committee.

Republican State Committee Burdett Tremont Temple Boston George D. Robinson Henry Cabot Lodge John D. Long Hingham A. A. Putnam Uxbridge T. G. Spaulding Northampton John $. Brayton Fall River Theodore C. Bates Worcester Joseph O. Burdett J. Otis

Fine Imported Spirits Offered by Pierce & Co

Pierce and Co at Scollay and Copley squares advertise a selection of French imported brandies guaranteed pure. The display includes port wines, gin, Jamaica rum, and assorted gingers.

Pierce & Co Scollay Copley France Burnett’s Jamaica

Long List of Boston Custom House Applicants Eligible for Posts

Civil Service rules publish lists of candidates who scored at least 70 percent in recent exams for clerks inspectors weighers and sugar samplers at the Boston Custom House. The names from October 1888 to June 1889 are posted today with disabled-soldier prioritization. Only a few appointments have been made since October, so many eligible candidates face slim chances.

Boston Custom House Civil Service Commission Custom House R. G. Frye Thomas Flatley Edward Donovan F. McGuinness William O. Childs Frank L. Sanford William H. Keyes Robert W. Wilson Albert W. Provan Stetson W. Cushing William H. Crowley George P. Brown Carl A. Scott John M. O’reilly John T. Masterson Ban J. Saunders Frank Ans Rilt James W. Cotter Pierce T Murphy William D., Hanley John E. Riley Thomas F. Keefe Martin Gilbert Henry W. Keefe Charles P. Gavin Tene A. Keliher Martin C. Crowe la Roy Perry Timothy J. Swift Edward H. Maloney John H. Flanders Michael W. Ahearn Francis J. W Shere Peter M. Riordan W. J. Middleton John J. Schayer Willis E. Flint M. L. Poland William P. Barnes John J. Killion Ada E. Brown Charles W. Trask F. L. Ward G. W. Armstrong W. H. Burdakin Charles W. Curtis John F. Egan John F. Gillespie John J. Ford Hugh F. Kerr H. W. Kimball Joseph O’ Hare David F. Bennett Edmund Cussen John F. Loughlin Hale Chadwick Maurice A. Duffy John B. Sheevin Josiah H. Pratt Bryant J. Sweeny Thomas A. Maloney George F. Braley E. W. Mitchell Eben T. Brackett Lewis F. Smith Henry H. Collamore Patrick E. Daly Amos A. Nudd Albert KE. Fraser Benjamin P. Park Everett IT. Hatch George Lufkin Orion G. Dutton Herbert C. Sumner Chester M.flanders J. D. Powell, Jr R. J. Ferguson Frank W. Rand Aeides X. Gray Frank I. Howe John W. Hitchings J.J. Shanahan Frederick Bunker G. Q. Kingsbury Michael H. Travers Sargent Joe ‘. Forristall Daniel J. Daly Jas Charles N. Stearns Harry H. Q.connor H. Millett R. A. Boudreau John J. Green Emery W. Frost Jeremiah Carroll George Prieble Warren Osborne John C. Kerr William T. Parker Richard M. Batty J. B. Hamblen, Jr P. A. Mungovan John L. Gannon John 8S McGrath Richard McGowen John F. Donovan Samuel H. Hume Frank P. Fulton W. J. McCarthy John J. Lane E. S. Hemenway Patrick J. Connor Edin D R.kittredge Henry W. Brown Richard A. Beneee John H. O'Donnell John Norton Daniel Lane John J. Hoar William T. Quinn Charles H. Carey Patrick Doody Patrick T. Downey Dunleavy John Bromerman Reddington Daniel E. L. M Nyem John B. Frederic Thomas L. Whelan Patrick J. Malley Frank W. Bragg William 8. Hudson Aaron ©. Bell John H. Fennerty Ambrose G. Bennett Atidohn N. Fox Ee C. J. Charmody Sible Ain Ay James J. Leary Michael McGiveran McCraith Frederick Cate William H. Perkins George P. Morris William JJ. Cain Michael P. Greary James J. Friery A. W. Batchelder Daniel J. Mullen Bertick H. Hooley J. Ae Ete Ghiin Timothy H. Carr John Fanning John H. Finnerty James A. Callen J W. Twombly T. F. McDonald Gilbert D. Fales Aaron Twigg Henry FE. Eskildson Vont Pene T. J. McLaughlin D Clason Charles A. Floyd Edward Hayden Thomas Oyt Joe Td Lawrence Roche John Donaldson Bernard ©. Kane Harry H. Clifford Joseph Merrill John E. Gallagher John Clifford Orange S. Canefield John J. Hayes Charles McHugh E. O ‘Donoghue James H. Arnold John F. Ryan Martin E. Evans Joseph Ternan

Mail wagon driver Cassidy held on charge of destroying letter

U S Commissioner Hallett held Edward D Cassidy, a mail wagon driver, in 500 bond for the September term of the District Court on a charge of destroying a letter addressed to Mrs Cook of Onset Bay. A witness reported seeing him tear the paper from his wagon on Sudbury Street and toss it into the street before it was recovered.

U. S. Commissioner's

City notes on revenue chief take charge and local changes

Mr. Orcutt assumes the internal revenue post today while General Sewall inspects the office, counts stamps and cash, and reviews Collector Fitzgerald's accounts. The Burnham estate on Tremont Street passes to Edward O. Prichard & Co, with plans to extend the exterior and alter interior layout. A list of inspector-general officers is assigned to the Second Brigade camp, and Patrick Cohen dies after a 48 foot fall at Purchase and Oliver. Councilman Hahto may resign for health and a Europe trip, as Pain's London Fire exhibit draws praise for realism.

Orcutt Internal Revenue General Sewall Internal Revenue Agents Fitzgerald Burnham Tremont Street Parker House Tremont Temple Edward O. Prichard & Co School Street Inspector-General’s Department Horace T. Rockwell E. E. Currier A. N. Sampson Fred W. Wellington Newell A. Thompson Patrick Cohen Middlesex Street Purchase and Oliver Streets Hahto Ward City Hall Common Council Europe Pain London

Obituary of Edward H. Rollins Ex Senator Dies at Isles of Shoals

Portrsmouth New Hampshire July 31 ex Senator Edward H Rollins died at 8 this morning at the Appledore House Isles of Shoals after never regaining consciousness from a Saturday shock His wife and three sons were at his bedside The funeral will be held at St Pauls Church Concord at 1 pm Friday with interment at Blossom Hill Cemetery Born Oct 8 1824 in Somersworth he held multiple NH Legislature terms and served in Congress from 1861 to 1865 and 1877 to 1883 He was a banker railroad investor and a prominent Free Mason.

Edward H. Rollins Portrsmouth N. H KE. H. Rollins Appledore House Isles of Shoals Rollins Concord St. Paul’s Church Blossom Hill Cemetery Somersworth Rollinsford Stratford County Boston New Hampshire Lincoln Congress Union Pacific Railroad Company United States Senate District of Columbia Rollins & Co

Weather prophet Francis Capen dies in South Boston

Francis Lemuel Capen a noted weather predictor born in Sterling in 1817 died in South Boston yesterday morning. He studied at Boston Latin School and Harvard, won Boylston elocution prizes, and pursued weather theory publishing predictions and defenses of failed forecasts. He never earned income from his work and lived at times in Jacksonville and Florida before returning to Boston. His brothers included Bernard Capen, once master of the Boston Latin School, and John C. Capen, librarian of the Haverhill Public Library.

Vyrancis Lemuel Capen Francis Lemuel Capen South Boston Sterling Dorchester Lemuel Capen Jancis L. Capen Boston Latin School Harvard College E. E. Hale Samuel Longfellow Boylston Divinity School Vesuvius Gibraltar National Signal Service Unitarian Association Jacksonville Florida Boston Bernard Capen John C. Capen Boston Public Library Public Library of Haverhill

Ouida on English literature critique of today

Ouida claims English literature lacks artistic style and polish compared with French writing. She argues writers like Carlyle and Dickens would not have tolerated grotesque diction, and laments puritanism timidity and worldly ignorance restraining England’s literary growth.

Ouida Sinyle Jarlyle Dickens

Hotels Host Notable Californians At Monthly Meeting

A large attendance of the California Pioneers gathered at Crawford House for the regular monthly meeting led by William H. Thomas. Speeches and tales of the gold land were exchanged as notable guests and residents checked into United States and Parker House hotels along with numerous others from cities including New Bedford, Washington, New York, Chicago, and Providence.

Crawford House William H. Thomas W. W. Crapo New Bedford United States Hotel J. A. Jewell Washington Parker House Dan Lamont New York Young’s Hotel Sorrento Plankinton D. T George Howland Chicago J. Q. A. Henry Denver William Barbour A. McLean Cincinnati J. J. Herrick A. D. Morse Omaha United States George E. Moore D. M. Johnson L. H. Rogers T. Hill Toledo W. B. Borden, Jr Fall River E. W. Stickney Milwaukee C. A. Phillips William A. Ainsworth Providence A. H. Russell U.S.A William W. Crapo Brunswick Malcolm Lloyd Philadelphia Charlies P. Cassidy W. F. Sayles F. A. Sayles M. F. Sayles R. L. Davis Pawtucket R. 1 B. H. Bristow William HL. Bristow Vendomer William Storrs Wells Newport John Clinton Gray F._A. Morrison Troy P. A. Rhodes Isaac C. Atkinson Portland E. H. French Concord N.el George H. Fitzgerald Island Pond Henry M. Rich and Family Gardner

Grammatical Errors From John Randolph of Roanoke

Boston letter writer quotes John Randolph on English usage in 1816. Notes common errors such as lie and lay, sit and set, sowed versus sown, and pronunciation shifts. Encourages Walker as authority and remarks on Virginians’ dialect alongside nonstandard forms. Mention of Leigh Hunt and Murray's wharf.

Taverner John Randolph Roanoke Philadelphia Leigh Hunt American Review Grave Reverend Semers Senate Piquet Walker Boston

A Dangerous Custom With Bottles In Parks

A reader condemns tossing empty bottles and cans in parks and picnic grounds after incidents like a boy nearly losing a finger on a horse car door. He recalls foot injuries from broken glass and urges care to keep toys and drinks away from children.

Taverner Boston

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