New York Yacht Club Receives Lord Dunraven’s Challenge
The full copy of Lord Dunraven’s America’s Cup challenge reached the New York Yacht Club via Secretary J W S Oddie who secured it after a cable request by Secretary Grant of the Royal Yacht Squadron. The club delays public release until the mail copy arrives, while yachtsmen gauge time to prepare a defender and possible aluminum racing craft.
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New York
Lord Dunraven
New York Yacht Club
J. W
Oddie
Grant
Royal Yacht Squadron
Cable
Yacht Club
Dunraven
Great Britain
Europe
Eastern League Circuit Sets 10-Club Expansion Plans
The Eastern League announced a tentative ten-club plan with Toronto Buffalo Rochester Syracuse Springfield Providence Scranton and Wilkesbarre plus Bridgeport and Newark under consideration. A committee revised the constitution while Powers was retained as president with salary increase and a board of directors named. The league seeks National league reservation privileges for Class B players at 75 per club, with 500 to acquire players.
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New York
Toronto
Buffalo
Rochester
Syracuse
Springfield
Providence
Scranton
Wilkesbarre
Fall River
P. T. Powers
Thomas E. Burns
George N. Kuntzsch
Bridgeport
John &. F. Bogart
President Powers
Charles H. Morton
Erie
EB. A. Johnson
National League
Boston Triumphs Over Salem in 7 to 1 Victory
The Bostons defeated the Salems 7 to 1 before more than 700 fans. Wodtke stood out with multiple goals and fierce drives, while Salem’s Smith scored their lone tally. Parsons also added a late goal as Boston dominated from start to finish at the arena.
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Salem
Bostons
Salems
Witches
Wodtke
Smith
Cotter
Parsons
Boston
Rushers
Maynard
Everett
Mills
Salem—Smith
Cook
Wiley
Stanaford
Phelan
Reed
O'Malley
Timer
Boyle
Baseball Talk and Possible Franchise Moves Across Leagues
Umpire Tim Wurst may manage Scranton if awarded an Eastern League franchise. Hurst eyed St Louis for Chris Van Der Ahe but negotiations collapsed. Giants consider Stafford at second as Davis of New York endorses that move. Cupid Childs linked to New York in possible deal with Cleveland. New England League plans Boston meeting January 16. O’Rourke’s legacy endures despite changing umpires. Rumor circulates Baltimore selling to Ward and Talcott as potential buyers.
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Tim Wurst
Scranton
Hurst
St. Louis
Chris van der Ahe
Davis
New Yorks
Stafford
Giants
Sam Wise
Cleveland
New York
Cupid Childs
New England League
Boston
James O’rourke
Baltimore
Ward and
Talcott
Peter Maher’s Property Tied Up in Contract Suit
Hartford Conn Dec 6 The theatrical effects of Peter Maher were attached today in the suit of James W Ringrose of New Britain for breach of contract Ringrose seeks 100 dollars claiming Maher hired his opera house at New Britain and failed to appear with his company
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Hartford
Conn
Peter Maher
James W. Ringrose
New Britain
Ringrose
Maher
Pugilist Notes Preview New Orleans Card And Injuries
A week from tonight three ring bouts are planned in New Orleans with Jimmy Barry facing Johnny Connors, Andy Bowen meeting George Lavigne, and Tommy Ryan against Jack Dempsey. Bob Fitzsimmons nurses a broken hand from a Philadelphia rehearsal, while Oscar Gardner also injured. multiple matchups and potential clashes are discussed by boxing writer Jimmy Duffy and local promoters.
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New Orleans
Jimmy Barry
Chicago
Johnny Connors
Springfield
Lil
Barry
Harry Gilmore
Andy Bowen
George Lavigne
Ess
Tommy Ryan
Jack Dempsey
Bob Fitzsimmons
Philadelphia
Tom McCarthy
Fitz
McCarthy
Oscar Gardner
Sally” Smith
Buffalo
Dave Brown
Charles River Athletic Association
Cambridge Street
Price Williams
Young Carton
Lynn
Williams
Cribb
Jimmy Duffy
the Post
Ryan
Farragut
Charlesbank Athletic Club
Kentucky Rosebud
Bud
George Dixon
Peter Maher
Steve O’donnell
Hall
Maher
Jack O’brien
Tom Lucas
Isaacs
Washington Street
Fight Between Carroll and Belliveau Halted Near Dover
In Portsmouth New Hampshire on December 6 the planned bout between Tim Carroll and W Belliveau of Worcester was blocked by police. The fighters fled toward Strafford County crossing the Dover Point bridge to avoid arrest with Dover City Marshal Fogerty and a pursuing posse ready to intercept if they return to Rockingham County to stage the fight.
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Portsmouth
N. H
Tim Carroll
W. Belliveau
Worcester
Mass
Dover Point
Strafford County
Fogerty
Dover
Rockingham County
B. A. A. Withdraws From New England Association
The Boston Athletic Association leaves the New England Association of the A A A U amid internal strife and concerns over professionalism. An investigation ordered at a Monday meeting could lead to reapplication for membership if corruption and fake clubs are exposed.
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Boston Athletic Association
New England Association
Athletic Club
Walter Stimpson
Trotting Decisions By National Trotting Association Board
The National Trotting Association board ruled on deductions from premiums and other cases. The Fall River Agricultural Society may deduct six percent from a single winner’s account as from four winners. R I Demorest won a dispute over entrance fee deductions with the Rhode Island State Fair. Flora mare release was denied. Ramsey’s suspension case continued. Salisbury Fleetwood entanglement discussed leading to reinstatement of expulsion but a $100 fine and suspension until paid.
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New York
Board of Review
National Trotting Association
James McNicholl
Fall River Agricultural Society
R. H. Demorest
Rhode Island State Fair Association of
Providence
R. I. Demorest
Secretary of the Fair
Demorest
C. B. Whittaker
Turner’s Falls
Mass
Flora
John Ramsey
Boston
Salisbury-Fleetwood
Mr. Salisbury
Polo Gossip Sparks Lone Pawtuckets vs Bostons Match
The Pawtuckets meet the Bostons at Boston Polo Rink West Newton street tonight. Captain Canavan and his men play a scientific game. Salem needs stronger shooting and better goaltender resistance to challenge. John Wiley leads Salem rushes while Cotter and Wootke deter shooters.
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Pawtuckets
Bostons
Boston Polo Rink
West Newton Street
Canavan
Hadley
Rush
Griffin
Salem
Cook
Smith
Cotter
Wootke
Salems
Stamford
McKay
City of Witches
John Wiley
Chelsea
Waltham
Lynn
Menard
Pierce
Fred Clark
Billy Murray
Providence
Providence tops Whalers in red hot 6 5 at New Bedford rink
Providence defeated the Whalers 6 to 5 in a high tempo game at the New Bedford rink. Lynn fell 8 to 7 at Pawtucket in a tight contest, with the home side edging out the visitors by a single goal.
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Providence
Whalers
New Bedford
Lynn
Pawtucket
National speed skating title decision and local athletic events
The national speed skating championship will be decided on Orange Lake New Jersey January 19 with figure skating events between January 15 and February 1. The Boston Athletic Association hosts a gymnasium meet for Harvard Technology and B A A athletes Wednesday evening. A grand shaving contest features Al Hayden and Ed Murphy Friday December 14 at Music Hall Dorchester. Worcester Athletic Club indoor meet entries close Saturday with handicap events including 40 yard dash 880 yard run one mile run high jump and pole vault plus a half mile scratch for novices and a scratch potato race.
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Orange Lake
N. J
Boston Athletic Association
Harvard, Technology
al Hayden
Glover's
Ed Murphy
Field’s Corner
Music Hall
Dorchester
Worcester Athletic Club
Wrestling Championship Ends In Draw In Haverhill
In Haverhill on December 6 the world lightweight title bout between James Gilligan of Haverhill and Tom Jones of England ended in a draw after one bout lasting 1 hour and 14 minutes. Officials called the match off as neither fighter held an advantage.
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Haverhill
James Gilligan
Tom Jones
England
Anderson arrested after shooting at hospital entry
In a flu r after a shooting, Anderson is captured by Barry and McLaughlin at a dark entry. McCauley obtained the revolver and Anderson is taken to surgery where Dr Dunn treats O'Brien who identifies him as the shooter. Witness John Henry from Cambridgeport is held for questioning. Anderson to be arraigned in Municipal Criminal Court.
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McLaughlin
Patrick J. Barry
McCauley
Barry
Anderson
Dunn
O’brien
O'Brien
John Henry
Cambridgeport
Young McLaughlin
Municipal Criminal Court
Crooks Caught at 36 Plain Street in Fall River
Two crooks were captured at 36 Plain street by Inspector Perron. George Gould, the older man, faces a charge of trying to shoot Annie Connelly. Andy McCormick, younger, is accused of highway robbery. Police found Confederate money and a revolver in Gould's clothing.
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Fall River
36 Plain Street
Perron
George Gould
Annie Connelly
Andy McCormick
Central Police Station
Gould
McCormick
Mowbray Talks in Boston Hall About Industrial Crisis
Charles W. Mowbray, English communist, spoke at Knights of Honor Hall on Washington street last evening. His audience, mostly Hebrew Socialists, interrupted the discourse on The Industrial Crisis and the Way Out. He plans a Sunday lecture on The Fraud of Political Action in Relation to Labor Questions before leaving Boston for Providence.
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Charles W. Mowbray
Knights of Honor
Washington Street
Deadly Coasting Accident Shock Hits Lynn
A group of young men on a double runner on Jefferson street at night collided with an obstruction and overturned. William Foss 21 of 20 Lilian Avenue was thrown hard to the ground and crushed by companions. He was unconscious and later found to have a brain concussion at the hospital.
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Lynn
Jefferson Street
William Foss
Lilian Avenue
Foss
Scarlet fever outbreak at Ayer Home hits forty two children
In Lowell on December 6 an epidemic of scarlet fever strikes the Ayer Home. Thirty-nine of forty-two children are affected as the matron, Dr. Hill, and others monitor the spread. No serious outcome anticipated.
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Lowell
Ayer
Hill
Brookline Carpenters Tragedy Falls Twenty Five Feet
John Goodwin, a carpentry worker at a Middlesex road building site in Brookline, fell from the roof to the ground and died from a broken neck. He slipped while shingling, tried to grasp the gutter, and plunged twenty five feet. He lived at 13 Tufts Street Everett with a wife and six children led by a 14 year old eldest and a 17 month youngest.
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Middlesex Road
Brookline
John Goodwin
Goodwin
Tufts Street
Everett
Harvard and Pennsylvania Football Gate Receipts Share
The Harvard Pennsylvanla football game on Thanksgiving yielded over 87 thousand dollars in gross receipts with expenses near 13 thousand. Each college’s share totaled about 12 thousand dollars.
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Philadelphia
Boston Tax Revenue Down This Year
General depreciation in stocks reduces Boston's corporation tax receipts by 148 956 dollars compared with 1893. The shortfall exceeds the city auditor's estimate by 43 000 dollars, drawn from the assessors' surplus as a balancing entry.
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Boston
Reading slump sinks Philadelphia broker firm
Philadelphia stock brokerage W. A. Stavers & Co. members of the Philadelphia Stock Exchange suspend operations as Reading stock declines today. The notice was announced this afternoon.
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Philadelphia
W. A. Stavers & Co
Philadelphia Stock Exchange
Reading
Alland Bros Haircutters Advertise in Tremont Rowe
Lovers answer ad for physiognomical hair cutting. Alland Bros. promote name and fame as hair cutters known citywide from 19 Tremont Rowe.
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Alland Bros
Tremont Rowe
Williams of Boston Involved in Haverhill Blackmail Suit
Haverhill reporters detail a civil suit for 50000 dollars over alleged alienation of a wife’s affections brought by William C Sothern of Boston against George A Barnes of Boston. Gladys Hodgdon Murray known as Mrs Murray was arrested on alleged blackmail charges with bail set at 1500.
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Haverhill
William C. Sothern
Boston
George A. Barnes
Barnes
James A. Williams
Yadys Hodgdon Murray
Sothern
Calkins
Williams
Murray
Gladys Hodgdon
Portsmouth
N. H
Huntington Avenue
Watertown
Brown
Mr. Murray
Lewis and
Norton
Washington Street
Haverhill Cigar Company
Raymond
Richard Webster
B. F. Brickett
Charles A. Jewell
Gaston & Snow
Charles W. Bartlett
New York Casino Company
Boston Directory
Bartlett
Wyoming Street
Dorchester
Anderson
Cambridge Red Jackets' Ball Ends Season Honors
The Red Jacket Veteran Firemen's Association held its second annual ball at Union Hall Cambridgeport after a summer crown as Champions of the New England League at Pawtucket. The Red Jacket engine earned third prize at Waltham second at Milford first at Pawtucket and first again at Attleboro to close the season.
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Red Jacket
Mrs Diaz Reads At The Fair For Suffrage Fund
Mrs Abby Morton Diaz attended the suffrage fair at Horticultural Halls and read from The Henry Letters plus other works. The event featured occasional instrumental music and was well received as it aimed to boost funds.
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Abby Morton Diaz
Henry
Travers Bros Cordage wins in cordage fight at circuit court
Justice Coxe delivers ruling for Vincent P Travers of Travers Bros Cordage against the American Cordage Company in a long running U S Circuit Court case. The decision favors the complainant in New York court.
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New York
United States Circuit Court
Justice Coxe
Vincent P. Travers
Travers Bros. Cordage Company
American Cordage Company
Bride in Grief Seeks Missing Somerville Painter Hoyt
Julius Frank Hoyt a 33 year old prominent Somerville painter, disappeared after a Saturday night trip to Boston. His wife Mrs. Hoyt reported he left home at 28 Bowdoin Street with 60 to 70 dollars, after an emotional scene and a razor tucked away. Searches by friends and employer Robert Barton yielded no trace. Hoyt was last seen after crying “You will never see me again” and was described in detail: 5 feet 4 inches, black suit and overcoat, black derby, brownish blue eyes, sandy mustache.
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Julius Frank Hoyt
Frank Hoyt
Somerville
Union Square
Bowdoin Street
Boston
Robert Barton
Hoyt
Gas Killed Him at Brookline Residence
Thomas W. Underhill a Brookline butler employed by Mrs. Elien H Weld was asphyxiated at her Avon street home during Wednesday night. The gas cock was on letting gas escape in full force. discovery occurred Thursday morning and police were notified late. How the flame was extinguished and cock turned on remains a mystery.
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Thomas W. Underhill
Elien H. Weld
Avon Street
Brookline
Mass Meeting Condemns Turkish Crimes in Armenia
A Malden citizens gathering at National Hall condemns atrocities by the Turkish government against Armenians. Attendees include the Union Veteran Commandery. resolutions urge U S Senators Representatives and the President to pursue an investigation via American or joint European commissions.
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Malden
A_ citizens
National Hall
Armenia
Arthur H. Wellman
H. W. Downs
United States
Congress
Community Socials Highlight West End Evening Events
The West End crowd packed Mrs. Casnos Greenwich street home for a social and musical, featuring piano banjo guitar and violin performances. Proceeds aid the A M E Church fund as James A Ross of Alabama visiting to influence local colored Republicans toward Democrats.
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Messrs
Richardson
Potter
Jackson
Kellogg
A. M. E. Church Fund
James A. Ross
Alabama
National Colored Democratic Association
Ross
Republican Party
George L. Betts
Washington Street
Cambridge
Louis FE. Pasco
Young Men’s Congressional Club
Pasco
Robert A. Bell Post
Joseph H. Smith
Harvard Street Methodist Church
M. Jackson
J. Kellogg
W. H. Richardson
C. E. Butler
W. D. Campbell
NO ANNEXATION, Canadians Do Not Want It Says Longley
Nova Scotia Attorney General J W Longley tells Post reporters that loyalty to the British flag will drive the coming Canadian election. He says Canadians reject annexation, favor British free trade, and prefer peaceful cross border relations with the United States. He criticizes the New York Sun for implying Canadian desire for annexation and discusses Joseph Howe and liberty of the press.
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Canada
J. W. Longley
Nova Scotia
Post
Macdonald
United States
New York Sun
Charles A. Dana
Longley
People’s Church
Joseph Howe
Maritime Provinces
Curtis Campaign Opens With Marketmen Club Reception
The first Curtis campaign event was held at Young's Hotel Marketmen's Club in East Boston. Republican candidate Curtis and Aldermen candidates Sanford Witt Folsom and Horace G Allen attended a reception with about 100 members and a host of local figures including Rev A A Berle.
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Curtis
Marketmen’s Club
Young’s Hotel
Sanford, Witt and Folsom
Horaceg. G. Allen
Joann A. Scott
Scott
Mr. Curtis
A. A. Berle
Brighton
Mr. Berle
Parkhurst
Tammany Hall
City Hall
Boston
New York
Democratic Party
Bosston
East Boston
Dorchester
John A. Scott
Horace G. Allen
Alpheus Sanford
Charles E. Folsom
Charles T. Witt
Harris S. Bean
Charles H. Porter
Charles M. Bruce
T. Decanter
A. W. Yon
C. J. Hatch
J. P. Browne
J. H. Nute
A. W. Patch
Alexander Miles
T. E. Friend
G. F. Mead
B. F. S. Bullard
B. A. Plumley
Alonzo Spear
S. S. Kelley
W. Simes
W. J. Scott
H. Waite
W. H. Sawyer
Edward F. Newell
J. H. Nugent
A. P. Calder
H. C. Pickering
Clarence Adams
John H. Lang
George H. Glidden
Fred H. Young
E. D. Grant
Captain censured for overstepping authority in arrest
Newton police committee finds Captain Charles E. Davis exceeded authority in assisting Boston officers during the October 10 arrest of Mrs. Corinne M. Cleveland and Edwin C. Lewis. He is severely censured for lack of judgment and insufficient knowledge of relevant law.
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Newton
Charles E. Davis
Boston
Corinne M. Cleveland
Edwin C. Lewis
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