Elusive Out Shoot Holds Reds to Two Hits in Brooklyn
A quick changing delivery by Chamberlain of the Athletics limited the Reds to two hits as Boston lost 11 to 3 in Brooklyn. Haddock and Mulvey led sharp defense, with Radford and Hallman muffing plays. Boston benefited from walks and sacrifices to score. In the eighth, Brooklyn moved ahead, McTamany drove two bases after Stricker’s muff, and Murphy and Kelly closed strong.
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Chamberlain
Athletics
Bostons
Reds
Philadelphian
Radford
Murphy
McTamany
Hallman
Stricker
Mulvey
Murpey
Milligan
Tom Brown
Dan Brothers
Mac
Boston
Duffy
Farrell
Dan Brouthers
Corcoran
Larkin
Brown
Traddock
Mike Kelly
McGeachy
Kelly
Richardson
Haliman
K. BH. PO. A. E. Ft. RH. PO. Ale
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C.f
Buffy
O'Farrell
O Hallman
O O Murphy
VU Mulvey
O Kelly
O Crosa
Rich’son
Hasoar
Menhy
O OfStricker
Ferguson
New York
Philadelphia
Clarkson
Rusie
Wackley
Kling
Esper
Clements
Ewing
Connor
Glasscock
Bail
Buckley
Hurat
Chicago
N. L
Cleveland
Curiaco
Colts
Gruber
Rhode Island Yacht Club Regatta Opens Largest Day Yet
The fifth annual open regatta at the Rhode Island Yacht Club enjoyed ideal wind and sun as classes started early. Shark beat Fancy in the sloop class by a narrow margin while several Burgess models dominated, with Surprise of East Wareham winning class three and Unknown of Swansea taking class five. Multiple Cape Cod cats showed well with boats like Khedive and Bertha May among noted entrants, though some entries did not finish.
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R. L
Spectan
Gort
Rhode Island Yacht Club
Khedive
Ben Davis
Providence
Austin
Synan
Newport
Fancy
Burgess
Fall River
Shark
Tomboy
Cape Cod
Hector
Mattapoisett
E. C. Stetson
Brothers
Swansea
E. C. Young
Bertha May
Edna Zanita
Olivette Seud
Victor
Evelyn
SS Tycoon Sa Vbcuece Cave
Baseball Case Settled in Cincinnati Judge Rules Pro Rata Payout
Judge Maxwell ruled in the Johnson Prince baseball case that twenty thousand dollars held as part of the Cincinnati Baseball Club purchase money must be paid pro rata to all clubs and individuals who contributed to the purchase from Stearn & Stearns, the former owners.
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Cincinnati, O
Maxwell
Johnson-Prince
Cincinnati Baseball Club
Johnson
Prince
Stearn & Stearns
Cambridge Trade Association meeting on street extension
The Cambridge Citizens Trade Association held a meeting discussing the proposed extension of First Street through the Damon property to the West Boston bridge Causeway. Action on the proposal and meeting rights changes was postponed to the next meeting. Elected members included Charles Wentworth, Reuben Wentworth, J J Horgan, A P Kelley, Elbert P Wilcox, Nathan L Allen and Austin Ford.
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Cambridge Trade Association
Cambridge Citizens’ Trade Association
Messrs. Rand
Raymond
Messrs Bird
Jose
First Street
Damon
West Boston Bridge
Charles Wentworth
Reuben Wentworth
J.J. Horgan
A. P. Kelley
Elbert P. Wilcox
Nathan L. Allen
Austin Ford
Bennington Trip Ends With Harrison Stand Crash Incident
Massachusetts delegates return from Bennington dedication with praise for Vermont hospitality. President Harrison spoke as a grand stand collapsed thrice causing a scare but no harm. Governor Russell's banquet speech drew praise while Gallinger’s hopes for 1892 were rebuffed. Pillsbury notes lobby law cases await action.
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Massachusetts
Commonwealth
Bennington
Vermont Veterans Association of
Boston
Vicinity
John Warden
Harrison
Senator Gallinger
New Hampshire
Gallinger
Alger
Michigan
Mr. Harrison
Russell
Old Bay State
Post
Vermont
Haile
Crapo
Allen
Counceillor Keith
Courellor Truell
Pillsbury
Potts
Savage
Stearns
Barrett
Howe
H. R. Luther
Abbott
Edward Howard
G. M. Towle
James A. Lewis
H. T. Cady
Ferrin
Low
G.S. Merrill
Richard F. Jarrett
J. Baker
J. G. B. Adams
A. E. Pillsbury
Burlington
Secretary of the Commonwealth
City Flower Vendors Nuisance Prompts Merchants Petition
Flower vendors on Tremont and Winter streets offend shopkeepers by persistently cry ing wares and blocking sidewalks. Merchants urge city action to curb the nuisance on central thoroughfares, noting narrow streets and heavy pedestrian traffic. A signed petition lists numerous local businesses including Shepard Norwell Co and Shreve Cramp Low among others.
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Tremont
Shepard, Norwell & Co
H. Stowell
Isaac D. Alien
Galvin Bros
B. F. Bradbury
John J. Stevens & Co
Jackson & Co
George Johnson
J. H. McCormick
RK. H
Weber, Hecht Bros
G. H. Gates
R. H. Stearns
Thayer, Mc Neil & Hodgkins
Republicans Call for Massachusetts State Convention 1891
The Republican State Committee issues a call for a State Convention at Tremont Temple Boston on September 16 1891 at 11 am. Delegates chosen by towns and wards per 1888 Republican vote tallies with at least one delegate per town or ward. Caucuses must be held a week prior, tickets required for admission and credentials bearing names.
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Republican State Committee
Massachusetts
Tremont Temple
Boston
East Cambridge Y M C A Dedicates New Quarters
The East Cambridge Young Men's Christian Association branch opened in the basement of the Second Baptist Church on Cambridge Street. A large audience toured the new office reading room game room and parlor that can form one large space. The dedication included brief remarks by local leaders and was accompanied by the association orchestra.
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East Cambridge
Young Men’s Christian Association
Second Baptist Church
Cambridge Street
Samuel Hotchkiss
Robert E.ly
George H
Bank directors set Newport outing with Robert s hotel dinner
Manufacturers National Bank board plans a Newport day trip with private friends. They will dine at Cliffs Hotel run by L. P. Roberts. An earlier Post error claimed aldermen raised theatre license fees. theatres stay unchanged while circus licenses are fixed at 500 dollars.
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Manufacturers National Bank
Newport
Cliffs Hotel
L. P. Roberts
Boston
Narrow escape when electric car strikes Cambridge teamster
Richard Johnson, a Phillips Bros. teamster of Cambridge, narrowly escaped death in Brookline after speeding along Kent street and attempting to cross Beacon street tracks in front of an electric car. The horse freed himself, but Johnson was thrown and unconscious, suffering only slight bruises while the wagon was badly smashed.
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Richard Johnson
Phillips Bros
Cambridge
Brookline
Kent Street
Beacon Street
Johnson
Salem Hearing on North River flats damages continued
Essex County Commissioners opened a hearing on damages for flats flooded by North River filling and then continued the case to September 5 after witness testimony. The Board of Health met to pursue immediate abatement of the nuisance at South Mill Pond. A 14 year old boy, son of Thomas Kenney, was severely bitten on the thigh by a Newfoundland dog owned by a man named Questard. the dog was killed.
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Salem
Essex County Commissioners
North River
Board of Health
South Mill Pond
Thomas Kenney
Questard
Water supply in Norwalk reduced to eight hours daily
Norwalk borough officials at a joint meeting voted to limit water service to eight hours per day as reservoirs hold only 10,000,000 gallons of a 125,000,000 gallon capacity. Domestic use only is allowed. manufacturers must ship water to feed boilers. In Medway, Johnnie Carr, 22, bound over for arson charges amid claims of mental imbalance. property owners seek restraint rather than punishment.
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Norwalk
Conn
Norwalx
Burgesses and Commissioners
Medway
West Medway
Johnnie” Carr
Grand Jury
Carr
Street railway men and the union clash over organizing efforts
The article recounts ongoing disputes between labor groups including Knights of Labor and the American Federation of Labor, tracing street railway workers attempts to rejoin unions after concessions. It questions Pioneer Federal Labor Union's role, funding, leadership, and potential as a genuine organizing force versus a “fake.” It notes seed tensions within labor movements and suggests a more solid, public-facing union structure could aid workers.
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Knights of Labor
American Federation of Labor
Federation of Labor
West End
Boston
Cambridge
West End Company
Knights
Federal
Federal Labor Union
Detroit
Boston Pioneer Federal Labor Union
Pioneer Federal Labor Union
Pioneerederal Labor Union
George Jocelyn
Pioneer Labor Union
Jocelyn
S. A. Wright
Knight of Labor
Sma
Court Street
White Squadron sails for training and ports visit
The White Squadron led by the Chicago left its harbor at 10:30 am with ships in column. They conducted sub-target practice using a dummy cartridge to train crews. The squadron then proceeded toward Portsmouth and may visit Portland Bath Bar Harbor and Halifax. Admiral Walker and staff toured Harrison Spring Works while cruiser No 11 is built. Secretary Tracy plans to join at Bar Harbor as forts are studied for harbor protection.
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Chicago
Portsmouth
Portland
Bath
Bar Harbor
Halifax
Walker
Naval Committee
Harrison Spring
South Boston
Naval
Tracy
Post's Forecast Improves Cloudiness and Rain by Regions
The forecast notes increasing cloudiness in Vermont, New Hampshire, and southern New England with showers in the afternoon or evening, a fair to improving trend in Maine with late-night showers, and warmer temps overall. It cites prior rain amounts across the Midwest and Northeast, with winds turning southerly. Saturday looks fair and cooler.
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Vermont
New Hampshire
Maine
New England
Dakotas
Lakes
Lake
mid-Atlantic
St. Paul
Green Bay
Duluth
Dubuque
Chicago
St. Louis
Knoxville
Ste. Mere
Waslington
Lake Huron
Rhode Island
Pacific
Texas
Buffalo
New York
Boston
Washington
Prairie City Man Claims Perpetual Motion Invention
Lynn August 20 A special to the Post reports H T Crepeau of Lynn declares he has invented a perpetual motion machine. He says it powers small devices like clocks and runs until it wears out. Crepeau, 24, born in Saint David Canada, has pursued invention for fifteen years.
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Lynn
H. T. Crepeau
Crepeau
St. David
Canada
Jail incident and Lynn Yacht Club regatta announced
In Bennington Vermont a special policeman shot a pickpocket, wounding James Leonard in the abdomen. The officer was jailed with a gang of pickpockets before release after a mob attack. The Lynn Yacht Club regatta at Bass Point Nahant is set for Labor Day with entries due by Sept 6 and about 150 boats expected.
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Bennington
Uaythorne
James Leonard
Haythorne
Lynn Yacht Club
Lynn
Bass Point
Nahant
Labor Day
Lynn Club
Shortage in Hayti Budget Spurs Cabinet Scrutiny in Port-au-Prince
A Haitian special commission to audit last year’s budget reports a $2,000,000 deficit. National Chamber aims to arraign former Cabinet members Virmin and Ledhand, who request accountability. In Melbourne, the Anglo-Australian Bank, tied to a British Bank of Australia land venture, suspends with £120,000 liabilities.
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Hayti
Port-Au-Prince
National Chamber
Virmin
Ledhand
Melbourne
Anglo-Australian
British Bank of Australia
Air for fuel boosts coal saving steam gains
Edward Fales of Boston demonstrates a new air burning process that claims to evaporate 14 to 18 pounds of water per pound of coal and produce steam 108 degrees above boiling at 40 pounds pressure. He asserts no tubes or coils, less smoke, non explosive boiler, and higher efficiency than conventional systems. Public tests and circulars are offered at 85 Purchase Street, Boston, daily at 11 o'clock A.M.
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Edward Fales
Ineventor
Fales
Purchase Street
Boston
Mass
E. Fales
Purchase Strest. Td
Court—Injunction Denied Over Alewife Brook Alteration
Suffolk Superior Court heard Whittemore versus City of Cambridge seeking an injunction to stop widening and deepening Alewife brook for sewage disposal. Judge Sherman declined injunctive relief, noting legal remedies exist if land suffers harm. Attorneys: Sanderson for complainant. Hunt and Alger for city. Separate ex parte James Chase vs Hopkins case granted a temporary injunction to halt a projected building encroaching on a neighbor’s land. Melrose involved. Carpenter & Lowle argued for complainant.
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Superior Court
Suffolk
Sherman
J. Samuel B. Whittemore
City of
Cambridge
Bull
Equity
G. A. Sanderson
F. Hunt
A. B. Alger
James
Chase
O. Hopkins
Melrose
Carpenter &Lowle
Annual picnic of Kueler Co. brewery staff at Squanton
The eighty employees of Messrs. Kueler & Co. celebrated at Squanton with five barge floats pulled by four horses. The Bavaria Harmony joined the parade, barges decorated with brewery themed motifs. A German caterer provided an excellent switch and the day featured games and pastimes.
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Messrs. Kueler & Co
Highland Spring
Squanton
Bavaria Harmony
Bicycle collision injures man on Nahant road
At about 4 30 this afternoon William G. Vinturg of 14 Northern Avenue rode a bicycle on Nahant road and collided with the White Express wagon. Vinturg's legs were badly cut and he was removed to the hospital.
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Lynn
Speeial
William CG
Vinturg
Northern Avenue
Nahant Road
Two Men Killed By Train Near Jones Point
Nyack N Y Aug 20 two unknown men walking on West Shore Road near Jones s Point were struck by a train and killed instantly.
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Nyack
N.Y
West Shore Road
Jones’s Point
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