Yachts and Yachtsmen Race at Newport Goelet Cup
The Newport Goelet cup races host the Gloriana and Beatrix among favorites, with Owenee, Sayonara, and possibly Mineola, Jessica, Nautilus and Avira entered. Royal Rhode Island yacht Gloriana is favored to win, while the Beatrix is expected to challenge. The New York Club's 47th annual cruise begins today at Glen Cove with Electra as judges boat.
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Newport
Owenee
Beatrix
Rhode Island
Jessica
John B. Paine
Shamrock
Atlantic Club
Titania
Clara
Cinderella
Bedouin
Merlin
Mayflower
Fortuna
Constellation
New York
Gerry
Glen Cove
L. I
Myndhert Stalin
New Bedford and
Nantucket
Commercial Wharf
Windward
Leeward
Electra
Rochester Yacht Club
Charlotte
Honahiquet Yacht Club
Weymouth
Hull Yacht Club
Hull
Lynn Yacht Club
Johnson
Piscataqua Yacht Club
Kittery Point
Frolic
Clytie
American Yacht Club of Newburyport
James F. Chase
Newburyport
Moondym
W. d. Shaw
K. G. Hunt
Susie
Erin
Heels
The
Echo
Burrell & Isham
Hall & Johnson
Swordfish
T. L. Dunn
E. &. Rogers
Eureka
Madge
W. M. ‘Shayer
T. Ware
Egeria
J. McIntyre
Friend Bros
Rocket
H. M. Faxon
E. B. Lambert
John Shaw
Messrs
William A. Cary
James B. Forsythe
William E. Sherifff
H. S. Woodbury
John R. Chadwick
E. F. Souther
J. J. Souther
E. L. Burwell
KK. K. Callerder
C. V. Souther
H. K. Stitson
Gordon Dexter
Hawk
Beverly Yacht Club
Marblehead
Hornet
H. P. Benson
W. L. Jeffries
Wanda
Brooklyn Cricket Club to Tour Massachusetts for Regional Matches
The Brooklyn Cricket Club visits Massachusetts this week without some stars for a series of games against Fall River Medford Boston Athletic Association Somerville Lowell Wanderers Brockton. Notable players include G Tuttle A Durant and captain F S Greene with other members listed. George Wrights eleven leaves for Halifax Saturday for three two day matches against Wanderers garrison and St Johns.
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Brooklyn Cricket Club
Massachusetts
Fall River
Mystic
Medford
Boston Athletic Association
Longwood
Somerville
Lowell Wanderers
Brockton
Brooklyns
G. Tuttle
Durant
E. Hopkinson
Jerome Flannery
George Wright
Halifax
Canada Atlantic Steamship Line
Wanderers
St. Johns
Thorpe
Lowells
G. Wright
L. Haughton
C. L. Ig
W. Dutton
J. A. Estabrook
Wright Cracknell and
Chambers
J. H. Comber
Tt. Hart
FE. Fairburn
Mudie
Liquor raids seize hidden barrels at Ring and others
Liquor officers from Division 5 accompanied by a Division 11 plainclothesman raided Edwin Ring’s kitchen bar room and recovered twelve gallons of whiskey and seven gallons of lager hidden under floor sheds. Ring, with prior fines, was arrested. Officers also found lager, a bottle of whiskey, and a barrel at William Eagan’s Rochester street address. Police later raided Nelson House at No 11 Pitt Street, arresting twenty. Prohibition-era actions targeted Gibson and Hard, noted as notorious.
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Hanley
Division 5
Division 11
Edwin Ring
Ring
Files
William Eagan
Rochester Street
Eagan
West End
William Gibson
William Hard
Charles Scribner
Pitt Street
Exhibition Doubles Match At Longwood Draws Crowd
At Longwood on Saturday an exhibition doubles match preceded the tennis tournament. F. H. Hovey and P. Sears defeated H. Tallant and E. L. Hall 6 3, 6 4, 12 10 in a closely contested session. Hovey dazzled at the net while Hall and Sears displayed fine line play. The Nahant tournament starts Tuesday on Dr Haven’s grounds, with entries already published in the Post. The Kearsarge event in North Conway, N H also opens Tuesday and is expected to attract a large field.
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Longwood
F. H. Hovey
Sears
H. Tallant
E. L. Hall
Hovey
Hall
Nahant
Dr. Haven
Kearsarge
North Conway
N. H
Time They Were Afraid of Police Pay Cut
The Board of Aldermen faced a mistaken pay cut amendment for the police. Alderman Lee proposed a copy of last year’s ordinance but a clerk duplicated the 1880 text by mistake. He will withdraw the misdated measure and substitute the prior year's ordinance to keep police pay unchanged.
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Board of Aldermen
Lee
Funeral of Edna Bragg Held After Self-Inflicted Death
The funeral for Edna Gragg, who drowned herself in the Charley River on July 24, was held at Cortez Street Church Saturday at 9 15. The Rev Mr Allen of the Church of the Messiah officiated with Episcopal burial rites as relatives and friends attended. The body traveled on the 10 15 Boston and Albany train to Ellyville for interment in the family lot. Only one carriage followed the hearse carrying her mother an aunt two young cousins and Minister Hicks.
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Edna Bragg
Edna Gragg
Charley
Cortez Street
Mr. Allen
Church of the Messiah
Quinn
Fune
Bay
Boston & Albany
Ellyville
Hicks
The Sad End of James Smith
James Smith a 50 year old former city merchant fell down stairs at his lodging house 2 Bowdoin Street Saturday night was found insensible. He was carried by ambulance to Massachusetts Hospital where he died shortly after. He was penniless.
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James Smith
Bowdoin Street
Massachusetts Hospital
Ex-Senator Ingalls Addresses Prohibition Park Audience
Ex-Senator John J. Ingalls of Kansas spoke at the National Prohibition Park in Port Richmond before about 1500 listeners. He urged a goal to improve the social condition of the masses, urged partisanship for ordinary politics, ridiculed third parties, and critiqued wealth concentration, Jay Gould, and government roles in railroads and the Postoffice. He warned of future social violence and pondered remedies including state railroad ownership and broader wealth distribution, ending with a satirical look at outcomes for society.
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New York
John J. Ingalls
Kansas
Port Richmond
Mr. Ingalls
Pilgrim Fathers
Eli
Dennis
Mr. Jefferson
William M. Evarts
John L. Sullivan
James G. Blaine
Mr. Blaine
Ingalls
Grover Cleveland
Blaine
New York City
Jay Gould
Wall Street
Cleveland
Postoffice
Congress
National Union of Textile Workers Convene in Faux River
The second convention opens tomorrow at 11 oclock in Cotton Weavers Protective Association Halls Faux River. Secretary Cahill arrives from Lawrence and executives from Philadelphia join delegates from New Ledford Lawrence Taunton and twelve from the host city. Representatives discuss broader organization of textile workers and a plan for united action to protect members and friendly manufacturers from undercutting mill owners and wage cuts.
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Faux River
National Union of Textile Workers
Cahill
Lawrence
Cotton Weavers’ Protective Association
Progressive Union of Textile Workers of Philadelphia
New Ledford
Taunton
Weavers
Lowell
Nashua
Dover
Accidental Shooting at Pine Island Injures Teenager
Brockton Aug 2 A serious non fatal accident occurred at Pine Island between Brockton and Avon. Wilfred Hall sixteen and Charles Shoults fourteen were shooting at a mark when a pistol in Shoukts hand fired. The bullet struck Hall in the head and remains unrecovered. He is unconscious and the outcome is believed to be fatal.
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Pine Island
Brockton
Avon
Winifred Hall
Charles Shoults
Shouktsa
Hall
Fata
Alliance Gains Strength in Kansas as Old Parties Falter
A Topeka Despatch report claims the Kansas Alliance demoralizes Republicans and cripples Democrats by expanding education campaigns, promoting membership, and pursuing fusion. It notes leaders like Mrs Diggs and Mrs Lease, cites lecturers and a policy of rotation in office, and predicts the Alliance will seize control if rivals fail to unite.
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Topeka
N. S. Times
Kansas Alliance
Kansas
Alliance
Campain
Lucy Parsons
Diggs
Parsons
Lease
Petter
Simpson
Plumb
Ingalls
Jumb
President of this port reports whale oil cargo
New Reprorp notes Captain Edwards of whaling bark President reports from the Western grounds July 22 with 260 barrels sperm oil aboard. The catch now totals 800 barrels.
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New Reprorp
Edwards
Death of a Dyer at Fart River
John Clarkson died this morning aged 72. He led the dyeing department of the American Printing Company for over thirty years and was well known in the calico printing field nationwide. He leaves three sons and three daughters.
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John Clarkson
American Printing Company
Calico
Obituary notices from Medford to Allston dated Aug 1–2
A sequence of brief death notices from Massachusetts locations including Medford Dorchester Clifton House Marblehead Roxbury Charlestown Charlestown Boston Highlands Brighton Street South Boston Allston. Names include Rodney C Boutwell Charlotte Merrill Mrs N L Mathews Robert Warnock Margaret J Dunshee Mabel F Savage Albert G McDermott Nora Jane Johnson and Daniel McDermott. Ages range from 15 years to 63 years with dates Aug 1 2. Funeral and prayer details given for some entries with locations such as Lyndeboro NH and Maple Avenue Medford.
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Brighton Street
Michael A. Savage
Fall
Charlestown
Albert G
Frank O
Jennie M. Fall
McDermott
South Boston
Daniel McDermott
Hnson
Allston
Nora Jane
Eugene M. Johnson
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Herreschoff
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Corinthian Yacht Club of
George A. Adams
Brooklyn
Canada
Fairburn
J. J. Hart
Lynn
Cambridge
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Hyde Park
Pawtucket
Ashton
Everett
Franklin
the Times
London
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Mich
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Presque Isle County
Sullivan
William Kepke
Melke Township
Frederick Denny Larke
Larke
Moliter
Inglis
Cross Village
Eprass Bedsteads
A. W. Wheeler & CO
Hanover St
American House
Campbell—Carruthers
Rev
E. W. Darst
Warren H. Campbell
Margaret E. Carruthers
Hall—Smith
Arlington
Henry L. Hall
Mattie F. Smith
McQuesten
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James W. Allen
J.P
Harry G. McQuEsten
Jennie Blake
Perry Davis
Pain Killer
Nantasket
Brooks’ Military Band
Brooks
Wit Cornet Solotat
Downer Landing
Edmonds
Rowe's Wharf
Pamberton Landing
Y. C. Pier
Retu
Hingham
I Brees
Pemberton
Melville Garden
Geo
F. Cushing
Uranus
Tremont Temple
Pery
Isis
Arbaces
Egypt
Temple
Gome
Tremont Place
Broom
coeSeee
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T K. Schlumberger
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Voslau
London Daily Telegraph
Brockhausa
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Corner
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E. van Noorden & CO
Harrison Ave
F.W. Prescott & CO
Bankers and Brchers
Devonshire Street
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West Newton Lagist
Allen Brothers
West Newton
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Abby H. Johnson
Newbury Street
Plesleyan Academy
Wilbraham
G. M. Steele
Prin
Boston Museum
R. M. Field
Abbott & Teal
Comedy Company
Curiosity Hall
Court ST
Devonshire ST
Pearl St
Kingston, Cor
Essex ST
Avon Place
Bedford St
Wh. Minot, JR
South Street
R. E. Townsend
School St
No. 7
State Street
Boston Wharf Co
Boston Postoffice
J. B. Russell
I4state Street
Charlesgate
Back Bay
Beacon Street
Charlesate
Charlies River Basin
Temple Place
Park
Heacon Street
Commonwealth Avenue
River Basin
Murray Howe
School Street
Campobello Island
Tyn-Y-Coed Hotel
International Line
Eastport
Portland
Haymarket Square
Campobello
T. A. Barker
Alex
Porter
Exchange Building
Norwell
Hanover Depot
D. C
John Jeffries & Sons
Santa Fe Copper Company
Ehe Bigelow
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