Colorado E sets new 3 year old trotter record at Empire
In Yonkers seven thousand harness racing fans saw Colorado E. Bay colt by The Bondsman win the Matron Futurity stake in straight heats 2.07% and 2.07% with Gus Mace driving for George H. Estabrook. Native Belle, last year’s favorite, finished third. Emily Ellen placed second after Native Belle broke in heat two. Evelyn W. won the pace race, driven by Shank for George W. B. Chisolm. amateur Peter Dorsey also triumphed. The five day meet opened with Western horsemen dominating.
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New York
Colorado E
Bess McGregor
Empire City
Yonkers
George H. Estabrook
Denver
Col
W. J. Spears
Lexington
Gus Mace
Native Belle
Emily Ellen
F. Whitney
Cleveland
Peter Dorsey
Evelyn W
George W. B. Chisolm
Shank
Yeshion
B. m
Lady Iste
Cox
Buster Brown
B. G
Kelly
Mike Wilcox
Br. G
Opdyeke
Amanda
Reegan
Claro
Eh. G
Gibbons
Colorado
G. Dedeotrian
Ellen
L. McDonald
Murphy
Fya Bellini
Dickerson
Whitney ST Ac Ee
Discharged on Charge of Reckless Driving in Wareham
Harold Jobs son of a wealthy shirt maker from Leominster faced a district court arraignment for operating an automobile under liquor influence. He claimed the car hit a rock, injured a passenger, and later damaged a sign while taking friends to a drug store for liniment. Eleven witnesses testified he was not intoxicated and he was discharged.
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Wareham
Harold Jobs
Leominster
Jobs
Clifton M. Cooley
Norwalk
Conn
Those 1915 finals at Wood Island Park capture Hub athletics
Abrour Duffeys column previews upcoming athletic finals at Wood Island Park with prospects for top performers from interscholastic meets. He notes Beals Wright and Hans Wagner comparisons, calls for the Athletics pennant, and hints at football prep, police retirement chatter, and racing magnate Tex Rickard considering baseball. Readers are invited to submit questions through Duffey’s Post column.
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Wood Island Park
Miss Pitonof's Boston Light Swim Legality Question
A reader questions whether a swimmer may be followed by nonofficial reporters to Boston Light. The issue contrasts Pitonof’s feat with the absence of formal sports officials while noting wide newspaper coverage and public witnesses.
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Miss Pitonof
Boston
South Boston
Boston & Eastern Electric Railway Seeks Rehearing
The Boston & Eastern Electric Railway petitions the railroad commission to reopen the certificate of public convenience and necessity case, arguing the 1910 memorandum misstates law and deprived petitioners of full argument, and claims the board ignored rights from a 1908 decision.
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Boston & Eastern Electric Railroad
Association For the Formation of
The
Boston & Eastern Electric Railroad Company
Board of Railroad Commissioners
Flying Fish Wreck Halts Burge ss Airplane at Plum Island
Newburyport August 23. The Flying Fish from the Bur gess company suffered another wreck at Plum Island aviation grounds during a trial by John G. Stratton. Propeller failure shattered a plane section and nearly hit Shatter. Repairs will be rushed ahead of the Harvard-Boston meet.
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Newburyport
Burgess
Plum Island Aviation Grounds
John G. Stratton
Shatter
Topeka Star Beckley Maintains .400 Batting Pace
About ten years on, Jake Beckley remains tied to baseball as he plays first for Topeka. The Mexican war veteran displays strong form with a .400 batting average, proving his enduring skill in the field.
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Jake Beckley
Topeka
Smiting
Tenney Delivers Lone Run To Defeat Lynn
In Lynn on August 23 Lowell edged Lynn 1 to 0 as fans stayed tense from start to finish. Tyler yielded strong defense and avoided bases loaded jams with key fielding and timely outs. In Worcester New Bedford capitalized on Worcester errors to win 4 to 1, Walsh Noblett Rising and McCormick among the scorers, while Brockton and Haverhill split a doubleheader 6 to 2 and 0 to 8 with McHale and McLoughlin notable pitchers.
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Lynn
Lowell
Tyler
New England
Worcester
New Bedford
A.E
A.E. Walsh
R. F
OjPage
C. F
Nobi't
Rising
Haas
Conin
OlRus'l
OjAnt'ny
Baum'n
Groh
Wils’h
OlCrum
Pratt
MecCune
McTight
Thomps
Walsh
McCormick
Anthony
Noblett
McCrone
Koh
Cunningham
MeTight
Bauman
Wilson
MetCrone
Thompson
Rorty and Evans
Brockton
Haverhill
McHale
McLoughlin
Clinton
Fishing Fleet Brings Fresh Catch to Markets on Harbor Front
A flotilla arrived with 452,200 pounds of mixed fish including haddock 189,500 cod 109,200 hake 61,000 pollock 62,500 and cask 40,000. Prices ranged haddock 2 cents per pound, cod large steak 6 cents, pollock 1 1/2 cents, cask 8 1/2 cents. Ships listed include Matchless, Washakie, Gladys & Nellie, Allee M. Guthrie, Mand F. Silva, Louisa R. Sylva, Hattie F. Knowlton, Evelyn M. Thompson, and others with varying catches. The Induna arrived after 7 am from Buenos Ayres and Montevideo, carrying quebracho extract, hides, and guano among cargo. Groundfish fleet also brought heavy hauls and a judging sale of the Robert Pettis is set by U.S. Marshal. The Sator to haul lumber after unloading. Harbor repairs completed on the Doane fleet tug onward at Rockland.
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Pennington
Blanche F. Irving
Fannie
T Wharf
Evelyn M. Thompson
Washakie
Gladys & Nellie
Allee M. Guthrie
Mand F. Silva
Louisa R. Sylva
Hattie F. Knowlton
Mary Silveira
Stebecca
Georgiana
Eva Avina
River Plate
National Dock
Boston
Buenos Ayres
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Maceio
Pernambuco
Brazil
Trinidad
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Sator
J. Beckman
Frey Bentos
South America
Mystic Wharf
Hale
United States District Court
Portland
Robert Pettis
Garry Cove
Portland Head
U. S
Henry W. Mayo
Kentucky
Copenhagen
Christiania
Siekarnbis
Baltimore
Doane
Rockland
Shipping News Mini Almanac Aug 24
Maritime bulletin lists sun rise and set times, high tides, and vessel arrivals and clearances. Includes Induna, Lichtenfels, Prince George, Governor Cobb, Coastwise ships, barges, and schooners with origins such as Buenos Aires, Calcutta, and Portland. Ship movements feature ports like Port Antonio and Jam. Clearances include Limon and Admiral Farragut among others.
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Philadelphia
Paoli
McGaldrick
Portland
Radnor
Devon
Portsmouth
South Amboy
Wilkie
Rockland
Mercury
Wail
Wingyard
Avea
Sator
Beckmann
Frey
Bentos
Harriet C. Whitehead
Peterson
Albany
N. Y
Eva May
Calais
Limon
Port Limon
C. B
Admiral Farragut
Port Antonio
Jam
Ocean
Curious coincidence sinks Fall River in 7-0 loss
Lawrence edges Fall River 7 to 0 as catcher Perkins injures a finger in the fifth, Haight repeats the injury while catching the first pitch and continues crippled. lineup details and scoring highlight Kyle Norton and Catterson with multiple hits amid a futher miscues.
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New England
Lawrence
Fall River
Perkins
Haight
Lavsenue
Fall Rivae
Kyle
Butler
Cat
Weaver
Ren'ys
Cris'm
OlDevine
Ibowelk
Kruger
Norton
Ensign
Perkingg c
Eastm
Fraight
Leas'd
Catterson
Fastman
Bowcock
Garnstrom
Don Playre
Crisham
Gnat Wins Iris Cup in Manchester Y C Race
In a stiff southerly breeze at West Manchester the Gnat owned by Oliver Ames won the Iris cup race for the Manchester Y C one-design class. The Gnat also won this morning's invitation race with Wianna leading class P and Ellen defeating Hevella by four minutes eleven seconds in the sonderklasse. Morning results show El. time Am.s Gnat 1:69:02 with Asteria, Alien, Lamb, Blue Grass and Terrapin among others. afternoon standings list Gnat 1:41:13 and Blue Grass 1:45:04, with several entrants noted as completing or withdrawing.
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Manchester
Gnat
Oliver Ames
Manchester Y. C
Francis P. Whitehouse
Ellen
Sonderklasse
Am.s. Gnat
O. Ames
Asteria
C. E. Hodges
Clarice
Ess-Areuetes
Solitaire
George Lee Sitar
Axe
H.m.s. Perial Covavsrsascenves Frogsaceestsdieken
Seeeseg
Lamb
Seeebang Eer
Relay Race Set for Boston 1915 Meet at Wood Island
The Boston 1915 track meet returns to action with a final Wood Island event featuring three relay races for junior intermediate and senior divisions. Each senior runner covers 220 yards and 110 yards for intermediate. Prizes total six for track and field with preliminary placers reclaiming numbers from district instructors. First calls go out at 2 o'clock for sprints and jumps including 50 75 and 11 yard dashes senior and intermediate high jumps shot puts and junior broad jump.
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Boston
Wood Island
Wright and Bundy to meet today in all comers final
Beals C Wright of Boston and Thomas C Bundy of California advance to the final match of the thirtieth annual all comers national lawn tennis tournament at Newport. The winner earns the right to play champion William A Larned for the title. Wright edged E H Whitney in five sets, Bundy defeated F C Colston, and both promise an exciting contest tomorrow.
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Newport
R. L
Beals C. Wright
Boston
Thomas C. Bundy
California
William A. Larned
Wright
E. H. Whitney
Bundy
F. C. Colston
Baltimore
Maryland
Lewis Edged in Twelve Rounds at Armory A A
Leo Houck of Lancaster Penn defeated Harry Lewis of Philadelphia in twelve rounds at the Armory A A last night. Lewis endured his severest beating yet the bout was hailed as one of the most sensational contests ever held in the Armory ring.
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Leo Houck
Lancaster
Penn
Harry Lewis
Philadelphia
Armory A. A
Lewis
Armory
Houck Crushes Lewis to Take Title in Brutal Bout
In a ferocious contest, Houck overwhelmed Lewis from the third round onward, punishing him with bull-like rushes and resealing the verdict by action inside the ropes. Lewis offered brief resistance but never slowed Houck’s assault, as the crowd watched a decisive turnover in the title race. The undercard featured Joe White versus Young Jasper in six rounds and a six-round draw between Tom Foley and A J Duffey, with Cambridge’s George Alger defeating Ralph Tickle. The next meet’s feature bout pits Tommy Quill against Young Loughrey.
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Houck
Lewis
Moffitt Flaherty
Joe White
Young Jasper
Tom Foley
A. J. Duffey
George Alger
Cambridge
Ralph Tickle
Pawtucket
Tommy Quill
Young Loughrey
Menagerie cargo arrives in port aboard Lichtenfels
A miniature menagerie of monkeys, peacocks, and three Himalayan bear cubs arrived in port aboard the Hansa line steamer Lichtenfels. The crates, part of a wholesale shipment to a local dealer, traveled 42 days from Calcutta despite a fierce Indian Ocean storm that damaged the vessel but left the animals unharmed. The ship also carried jute, gunnies, cotton, tea and indigo worth about $1,000,000 and will move to Mystic docks after anchoring in the stream.
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Hansa Line
Lichtenfels
Calcutta
Indian Ocean
Mystic Docks
Uncle Cyrus Young Retires From Baseball This Year
The item notes the annual retirement of Uncle Cyrus Young from baseball and marks it as a sure event alongside the death of H. Wagner's dog. The reference contrasts these as the only hardy annuals remaining since Theodore’s departure.
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Cyrus Young
H. Wagner
Theodore
Unannounced Philly Fight Set for Labor Day
Philadelphia Jack O'Brien and Mike Twin Sullivan will clash in Philadelphia on Labor Day. The announcement prompts questions about scheduling and lingering controversy over the bout’s terms and crowd control.
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Philadelphia
Jack O'Brien
Mike “Twin
Sullivan
Stark Sticks By George III Aboard White Star Zeeland
Promptly at noon yesterday the White Star liner Zeeland sailed from Pier 44 Charlestown bound for Queenstown and Liverpool with 26 saloon 35 second cabin and 200 steerage passengers including historian James H. Stark. He repeats charges against Adams and Franklin claiming Royalists did their duty while colonial discontent rose. Seventeen passengers were refused admittance and sent back. The cargo aboard was large for the week including 24000 bushels of wheat 400 tons of flour 450 tons of provisions 200 tons oilcake 150 tons of lumber 50 tons hay 1500 barrels of apples and sundries.
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White Star
Zeeland
John Mathias
Hoosac Docks
Charlestown
Queenstown
Liverpool
James H. Stark
Savin Hill
Stark
Europe
George III
Samuel Adams
Benjamin Franklin
John T. Boyd
Margaret I. Boyd
George
Morrill
Edward F. Mullen
Henry Schaeffer
Richard F. White
Robert Whittemore
H. A. Willis
City
Jesse
Mner
Runaway Horse Wounds Roxbury Man on Tremont Street
A runaway horse dashed down Tremont Street in Roxbury yesterday afternoon and struck Edward H. West, 54, of 26 Williams Street. He sustained a scalp wound, facial cuts, and a slight injury to his left leg. West was knocked into the gutter as he stepped into the street to board a car. He recovered and went home. The horse was stopped almost immediately.
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Tremont Street
Roxbury
Edward H. West
Williams Street
West
Tremont
Ruggles
St Mary's field day sets two track records at Poughkeepsie
At Hudson River Driving Park on August 21 two records were broken. Elvin Sheppard of the New York Irish-American A. C. lowered the 800 yard running mark to 1 43 8 5, cutting four fifths of a second. John Flanagan of the Irish-American A. C. set the world record for the 56 pound weight throw at 39 feet 8 inches.
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Poughkeepsie
N.Y
St. Mary's
Hudson River
Would Break the Fences Prowess of Snodgrass Cited
The article credits Fred Snodgrass of the Giants with batting prowess to a Latin quotation. It muses on how Wagner and Cobb might perform if they possessed a college education.
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New York
Fred Snodgrass
Giants
Speaker
Ty Cobb
Wagner
Cobb
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