Death claims Fleet Athlete John B. Taylor
Philadelphia reports the death of Dr. John B. Taylor former Penn quarter mile champion and first colored athlete to wear the American flag in Olympic contests He held the intercollegiate 1 4 second quarter mile record at Cambridge in 1897 and matched the world 600 yard record in 1907 He ran in the London Olympic 400 meter race last summer and was noted for his smooth stride and speed.
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Philadelphia
John B. Taylor
University of Pennsylvania
J. B.waylor
Yale
Cambridge
Melvin Sheppard
Taylor
Madison Square Garden
London
Carpenter
Cornell
Haleswelle
Bowling Gossip Sparks City League Rivalries This Week
City league bowling chatter highlights Poehler versus Portland rivalries with bets on who brings home the bacon. Major McDonald under scrutiny after a 243 roll off, while Leonard Grant slides in form and Dave McCandless contends for the blind men’s title.
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Leonard Grant
Dave McCandless
Bowling Scores From Boston Alleys League Night
Commercial League matches at Boston alleys show Lane Teest and Shawmut teams posting high series totals. City Hall lanes list multiple players with varying scores as Shore Emerson Malden and Chelsea entries appear in the score logs.
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Lane Teest
Shawmut
Hollis Oon
Pratt
Ober
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Vaulkner
Hurlburt
Thomas
Kenney
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J. Kenney
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Malden
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Gunbright
Jordan
Leonard
Blois
McCarthy
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Hill
Morrison
Graner
Skerry
Cook
Ambrose
Danhoffr
Cowell
Hollenback Grabs Season Touchdown Record at Penn
The University of Pennsylvania leads in scoring with Hollenback the captain and fullback topping touchdowns at 15 this season. Scarlett stands out as the top goal kicker from touchdowns, while Manier, Coy, Richardson, and Walder follow in the scoring ranks. A full list of leading teams’ point totals for the season is given.
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Walder
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Yale
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Bergen
Cunningham
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Mowe
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Sen
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Wright
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King
Lange
Kilpatrick
Reifsnider
Peace Brides
Cobb
Reinecke
Eses l Cutting
DeVorre
Means
Pennsylvania
Conningheam
Fon Caldwell
Boston and Maine 1908 Financial Figures Reach Records
The report shows gross corporate income including equipment and interest at 1 155 929 65 and 1 114 626 64 for the period. Net corporate income after charges and dividends stands at 338 551 05 and 174 950 82 respectively with four months figures for rentals and preferred stock dividends.
Changes at Wolfs for Christmas
Wolf's My Clothier on Hanover and Portland streets unveils Christmas upgrades. The women’s department widens by a third to the stairway, the boys’ clothing moves toward the front near the Hanover entrance, and the men’s furnishings nearly doubles into space formerly used by men’s clothing.
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Wolf's “My Clothier
Hanover
Portland Streets
Hanover Street
Wildey extends City league lead with four straight wins
Wildey swept Murray and Irwin to take a four point edge in the City league standings. Noddle Isl sits second, Carruth third, and Adams Square fourth as the Boylston team boosts. Galway totals 315 in premier rolling, closing on Poehler, while Christopher posts a 180 string for 384.
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Murray & Irwin
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Christopher
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Greenway
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Walsh Veeeek
Dolan
Burke
OS Moulton
McDonough
Orr
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Kiley
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Come
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Torrey
Auto Tire Trail Aims to Nab Pepperell Bank Burglars
Pepperell police chase five burglars who blew open the First National Bank safe and stole 14805 after wiring doors. A peculiar tire tread links suspects through Groton Nashua and towns toward Boston where arrests are expected. one suspect described as 5 feet 6 inches tall about 25 to 30 with dark hair and complexion.
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First National Bank
Groton
Nashua
G. G. Tarbell
Boston
Fillmore J. Dubray
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Algin Greenache
Groton Street
Hollis Road
R. B. Taft
Nashua River
East Pepperell
Canal Street
Ernest Tarbell
Annie Cuthbertson
Nettie Bartz
Main
Mill Streets
Fred Dunlap
Foster Street
Towner's Corner Drug Store
Central
Lowell
Professor claims cancer origin tied to germ in Sicily
Francesco San Felice a university professor in Messina reports long studies showing malignant tumors arise from tissue cells infected by a germ he names Saccharomyces neoformans. He says he found an antidote using anti toxin serum methods to neutralize the toxin he attributes to the disease.
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Messina
Sicily
Francesco San Felice
San Felice
Maine Ships Out from Portsmouth Yard to New York
The United States battleship Maine departed Portsmouth navy yard for New York to take on supplies.
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Portsmouth
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United States
Maine
Portsmouth Navy Yard
New York
Peers Expected to Propose One-Third Cut in Lords
London December reports that a committee formed in June 1907 will back reducing the House of Lords by about one third. It also favors eligibility based on merit or election by peers rather than heredity alone.
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London
Roosevelt Couple Celebrates 22nd Wedding Anniversary
Washington today marked the twenty second wedding anniversary of President Franklin D Roosevelt and Mrs Eleanor Roosevelt. The couple attended services at St George in London this year and the President later hosted the Chinese special envoy in the White House east room.
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Washington
Roosevelt
St. George's
London
St. Patrick’s Church
White House
Woodruff rules out ambassadorship and port post
New York December 2 Timothy L Woodruff returned to town and denied any pursuit of ambassadorships or the New York port collector role. He emphasized no ambassadorship exists that he would take and he would not accept the collector job even for vast pay. He said he is not seeking any place and will not have any place.
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New York
Root
Timothy LI. Woodruff
Thread Co Starts Full Time Again
Glasgow Conn Dec 2 Orders were received today at the mills of the American Thread Company to start at once on full time of 58 hours a week. Since late November 1907 the running time had been four days a week. About 200 hands are affected.
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Glasgow
Conn
American Thread Company
Dover Councilman’s Wife Catherine Sheehey Dies at 50
Mrs. Catherine Sheehey, wife of Councilman Edward Sheehey, died yesterday at her home on Waldron Street after a long illness. She was 50 years old.
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N. H
Catherine Sheehey
Edward Sheehey
Waldron Street
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