Smallpox Strikes Morrison Family at Westminster Street
A tenement on 98 Westminster Street reports a Morrison family outbreak with six infected across top floor and others ill. Doctors vaccinate tenants, quarantine strict, three moved to Canterbury Street Smallpox Hospital. two parents vaccinated. niece from Nova Scotia linked to transmission as investigation continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morrison
Westminster Street
Milas
Aenae
Déas
Johnny
Dr. Martin
J. MecCollum
Board of Health
Smagllpox Hospital
Canterbury Street
Hospitak
Providence Polo Team Falls to Boston After Extra Time
Providence's polo squad battled Boston at the Casino building, forcing seven minutes of overtime before losing 4 to 3. Key players include Wootke for Boston and Parsons Newcomb for Providence as the teams exchanged goals and fierce defense in a fast, high effort match.
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Providence
Bostons
Grays
Boston
Everett
Sword
Ds. 3
Providences
Wootke
Rusnop
Cane Geeeees
Pribons
Rush
M.s
Parsons
Murray
Boston Newcould
Wadtke A
Wodtke Brice
Providence Newcomb
Hipeca
Wodtke
St Im
Ioecaind Chitier da Has
Brockton Kangaroos Rally To Beat New Bedford Leaders Five Four
The Brockton Kangaroos defeated the New Bedford leaders five goals to four in a high spirited game. Brockton trailed early before a late surge led by Pierce and Curley as teammates delivered standout play.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Bedford
Brockton Kangaroos
New Bedfords
Brockton
Pierce
Curley
Ginith Gullivan
Mitegerald Gatleyee
Jon Butt
Arlington Bowlers Triumph Over Old Dorchester Club
Arlington bowlers defeated Old Dorchester Club on Spy Pond Club house alleys last evening. The score was Arlington ahead, with a clear victory record noted by local sports editors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arlington Bowlers
Old Dorchester Club
Spy Pond
Arlington
Worcester Bowling Club Members Enjoy Ride and Supper
A Worcester Bowling Club gathering yesterday included a cheerful sleigh ride and supper at the Commercial cafe on Essex Street. Hosts R D Stahl W Stehl and Tom McGuinness made visitors feel welcome while the event highlighted local social business connections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Worcester Bowling Club
Eesex Street
R. D. Stahl
W. Stehl
Tom McGuinness
Gossip of pugilists stirs Boston boxing scene
Champion Billy Smith clarifies talks with Metropole Club and O'Brien bid hopes while Montana Kid Eagan claims O'Brien can beat him in four rounds. Metropole offers 3000 purse or 50 percent gate. Other matches ratified at Americas Club and Jack Burke welcomes newborn son Jack Dempsey as he trains for upcoming bouts. Rob Roy
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy Smith
Metropole
Smith
O’brien
Metropole Club
Dan Wagan
London
Dunn
Cribb
New York
Jimmy Kelly
California
Jack Buckley
Charlestown
Pat Coffee
South Boston
Jim Ashé
Billy White
Dick Moore
New England
Jack Burke
Tommy West
Jack Dempsey
Exworld
Lawrence
Lynn
Jack
Boston
Bowdoin Square
Columbian Club
Connolly- Barrett
Kaveny-Kelly
Tommy Connolly
Pride
Barrett
Rob Roy
Blood and Williams to wrestle at 145 pounds
Manager John Graham arranged a B A A boxing and wrestling meeting in the gym on December 24. J P Williams of Cambridge and Blood of the Suffolks will test locks at 145 pounds. A possible Walsh vs champion 125-pound bout may be added and two local lightweight boxers may spar at 140 pounds with diamond snake ring prizes for the winners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Graham
J. P. Williams
Cambridge
Blood of
Walsh
Trotting Board Denies Release of Expulsion for Dudley
National Trotting Associa tion Board of Review met in New York. Fletcher I. Dudley, expelled May 31, 1892 for driving a horse under an assumed name, had his request for release denied. The session also permanent reinstated Albert Reed and John Maheux and named Williams and Davis for continued reinstatement.
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New York
National Trotting Association
Fletcher I. Dudley
Dudley
W. Lamson
Ticonderoga
Joe Davis
P.S. Lannan
Lowell
Mass
Lamson
J. E. Williams
Natick
Waterbury
Ira W. Davis
Webster
Frank Wallingford
Boston
Albert Reed
Manchester
N. H
John Maheux
Stanstead
P. Q
John B. McCoy
St. John
N. B
Horse Races at Washington Four and One Half Furlongs
First race results list Brooklet filly Blue Mass first Infatuation filly second with 67.5 seconds. Subsequent races name winners Bessie Bisland Pekin and others with times and placings for each event.
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Washington
Brooklet
Blue Mass
Infatuation
Bessie Bisland
Pekin
Captain T
Yucatan
Pottowattomle
Ixion
Woodban
Tuberose
Trump
Kingstock
G. W. Cook
Red Light
Equity
Tom Finley
Sullross
Horse Racing Card Summary with Noted Entries and Selections
The page lists race details for multiple events including six and a half furlongs and one and one sixteenths miles. It names horses such as Little Matt Curacoa Acrelian Tiger Syrac Bol Elmstone Tom Karl Sonora Robin Freezer Grace Brown Yellow Rose and Moonraker with various numbers and identifiers. It also cites Rob Boy's Selections and names selections like Aureling Little Matt Sonora Panway Philora Robin Hood Play or Cee and Turtarlan along with uncertain entries and phrases.
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Little Matt
Curacoa
Acrelian
Tiger
Fiction
PTO
Silence
Elmstone
Tom Karl
Sonora
Robin
Freezer
Grace Brown
Venta
Yellow Rose
Sae
Equity
Philora
Panway
Sullrosa
Restraint
Moonraker
Bessie Bieland
Lithbert
Rob Boy
Tiset
Aureling Little Matt
Qua Pecend—Aero
Robin Io Istralat
Robin Hood
Play
Cee Allyiter Turtarlan
Cisssare
President appoints committees for NRAAA boxing season
President Stimpson of the NBA A A U appoints Investigation and reinstatement committee with George W. Beals as chair and includes R P Russell Suffolk AC BE B Babb Melrose and others. Schedule committee lists R P Russell chair with Doherty Fisher Pearson among members. Finance committee names James K R Doyle chair with M J Moore James E Morse and others. Boxing championships management includes R P Russell T I Riley Father Scully A A J Hendricks J B Moore F L Stockford and others.
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Stimpson
George W. Beals
R. P
Russell
Suffolk A. C
BE. B. Babb
Melrose A. Co
R. P. Russell
Tt. O. Doherty
Dorchester A. C
Fisher I. Pearson
Lowell C
Stoves and Ranges at Enormously Low Prices
Shawmut Furniture Co Boston advertises returned leased goods equal to new stoves and ranges at enormously low prices. including Shawmut Ave inventory 44 to 64 Boston.
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Coods
Ual
Pri
Shawmut Furniture CO
Shawmut Ave
Boston
State Board of Education Depleted by Dickinson Resignation
Dr John W Dickinson secretary of the State Board of Education resigned effective December 31 after over thirty years in state schools. Governor Russell declined comment. Kate Gannett Wells praised his service noting his role in funding district superintendents and normal schools. Dickinson's successor had not yet been named.
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John W. Dickinson
State Board of Education
Russell
C. B. Tillinghast
Kate Gannett Wells
Dickinson
Severiteen
Board of Education
Williams College
State Normal School
Westfield
William H. Wells
Joseph W. White
Sovereign Calls Knights to Free Mortgage Labor Fight
James R. Sovereign, new general master workman, declares two great forces at war between organized monopolies and organized labor. He urges mobilization to demand free coinage of gold and silver, reduce toil hours, move children to schools, end sweatshops, and curb banking power while reshaping government to serve the masses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New
York
Knights of Labor
James R. Sovereign
Order
J. R. Sovereign
Boston Labor Powers Fight Non-Union City Paper
In a mass meeting Typographical Union No. 13 denounces Alderman Lee over moving city government printing to a non-union paper. They urge labor unions to oppose Lee at the polls and defend reading of official actions by union workers. Speeches condemn Lee and defend the union position.
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Transcript
City Hall
John H. Lee
Board of Aldermen
Labor Unions
Friends of Organized Labor
Lee
Printers of
Boston
Type Hall
Typographical Union No. 13
Railroad Men Choose Officers at Ty Hall Meeting
The West End railway employees elected officers for their unions in Ty Hall early yesterday morning led by President William J. Connelly of Division 8 and Vice President J. J. Murphy of Division 1. Others include Secretary J. A. Ratigan, Treasurer J. J. Shaughnessy, Marshal M. McCann, Sergeants at Arms J. Grover and Charles Currie, and an examining board led by J. H. Grover. Delegates to the Central Labor Union were named including Murphy and Connelly among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West End
Ty Hall
William J. Connelly
J. J. Murphy
J. A. Ratigan
J. J. Shaughnessy
M. McCann
J. Grover
Charles Currie
J. H. Grover
J. J. Shaugnessy
M. J. Flaherty
R. W. Garrity
M. 8
Crew
Central Labor Union
H. M. Powers
T.looby
W. J. Connelly
J. H. Ratigan
J. H. Murphy
William Irish
Hart Endorsed for Mayor by Lathers Union
At a meeting of the Lathers Protective Union held at 987 Washington Street last evening, Candidate Hart was endorsed for mayoralty while Candidates Fived and McClellan were endorsed for the Board of Aldermen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lathers’ Protective Union
Washington Street
Hart
Fived
McClellan
Board of Aldermen
Damaged steamship Ban gor under construction at Atlantic works
Steamship Ban gor of the Boston and Bangor line, being built by McKie of East Boston, caught fire at the Atlantic works wharf about 10 30 yesterday morning. Damage estimated from 5000 to 24000 dollars. Foreman John Muir burned while fighting the blaze. Insurance covers the yard risk. cause believed spontaneous combustion.
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Bangor
McKie
East Boston
Boston & Bangor Steamboat Company
Atlantic Works
John Muir
Everett
Atlantic Works Company
The Tiger Roadsters Parade Bicycle Military Style
The Tiger Roadsters of Boston unveil a spring bicycle costume resembling a military uniform. Dark blue coats with braid trim, signaling use for soldiers and messengers. The Pope wheels dominate army and militia roles, with Columbia and other makers serving various units. A gun-carrying carrier and a petite Babcock extinguisher add to the evolving military applications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tiger Roadsters
Boston
Connecticut
Ohio
Pope
Babcock
Fire bicycle and cycle clubs in civic safety efforts
The report notes blue cloth cavalry trousers and white caps with blue bands as part of bicycle attire. It mentions private dances by the Bostonian Cycle Club, a Lin coln Hall event, a Union Bicycle Club election with Albert Abingham as representative, and rapid growth of the Jamaica Cycle Club with tourneys. It also discusses bicycles as versatile tools for fire and emergency use, including a Brussels cycle corps and equipment like rope and a hatchet attached to a bike, urging fire commissioners to consider bicycles as an adjunct to the fire service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bostonian Cycle Club
Lincoln Hall
West
Concord Street
Union Bicycle Club
Albert Abingham
Jamaica Cycle Club
Brussels
Fire Department
Wage cuts at Berlin Iron Bridge Co spark protests
The Berlin Iron Bridge Co of Hartford announces a 30 percent wage reduction to begin next Monday, cutting unskilled pay below one dollar per day. Burglary suspects Eagen Kerwin and McDonald receive three years in state prison. Officials report increases in vagrant lodging requests in Franklin Mass. and state news cover various local incidents, awards, and deaths.
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Berlin Iron Bridge Company
Hartford, Conn
Eagen
Kerwin
McDonald
Lathrop
Davis
Foster's
Hartford
James Trehy
Dennis Richards
Company A
First Regiment
Connecticut
Franklin
Mass
Maine
The
Loyal Legion
Portland
George Varney
John M. Brown
Selden Connor
George L. Beal
Robie
H. 8. Melcher
J. L. Chamberlain
Frederick A. Faulkner
Keene
Triton
Vineyard Haven
Henry Cutler
North Wibraham
Colorado College
Cutler
Cutler Academy
Charles King
Lenox
Saranac
N. Y
William Bailey
Melrose
Hannibal Forbes & Co
Hannibal Forbes
W. B. Fisher
Ellen B. Franzell
Mr. Fisher
Melrose Public Library
Salem
Samuel R. Rever of
Maiden
Thomson-Houston Electric Company
Thomson-Houston Company
General Electric Company
Suffolk County
Jennie
Farnham
Newcastle
A. H. Dunlap & Sons
Nashua
N. H
Philadelphia
A. H. Dunlap, Jr
New York
Frank Do
Louis Cotourt
City of
Boston
Buson
A. Bierweller and Company
Providence Street
A. Blerwweller .O
King’s Bohemian Beer
Regitee
Bston
Masa
A. Blerweller & Co
Aldikew Plerweiler
A. Bierweiler & CO
Irwin Named Manager for Philadelphia Baseball Club
Arthur Irwin will manage the Philadelphia Baseball Club next season with all arrangements completed though the contract remains unsigned. The move positions Irwin to lead the team as plans for the coming season proceed.
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Philadelphia
Penn
Arthur Irwin
Philadelphia Baseball Club
Mr. Irwin
O'Connell and Russell Duel in Murray & Irwin Pool Match
Russell defeated O'Connell 75 to 24 in last night’s Murray and Irwin pool contest. Connell and Casey are scheduled to play next, continuing the tournament.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O'Connell
Russell
Murray & Irwin
Connell
Casey
Politically funded figures show party expenditures and receipts
A detailed audit reveals Republican state and city committees led in spending with receipts totaling 29,600 for the state GOP and 6,529.47 for the city, while Democratic and Prohibitory groups report varying balances and large donor lists. Major contributors include lawmakers and business figures, with notable names such as Roger Walcott, Henry Cabot Lodge, and Thomas Nevins.
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Republican State Committee
Eben
G. H. Lyman
John A. Faulkner
William H. Hatle
Washburn & Moon Manufacturing Company
Walter Clifford
W. W. Crapp
Elijah Morse
Samuel Winstow
J. Otis Wardwell
State Committee
A. A. Miner
Prohibition City Committee
Prohibition National Committee
R. Jackson
T. H. Roberts
Edward Kendall
Cambridge
F. W. Phillips
EB. H. Clapp
John M. Fisher
A. W. Richardson
Walcott Hamlin
W. Walker
T. J. Bartholomew
Worcester
Roger Walcott
T. Jefferson Coollidge
Edwin A. Curtis
William T. Hart
W. S. Bigelow
Thomas N. Hart
F.H. Prince
Elijah George
J. Arthur Beebe
Standard Clothing Company
A.warren Spencer
John C. Haynes
A. E. Pillsbury
Republican Club of Massachusetts
Democratic
Ward 19
John F. Cronin
Democratic Committee
Charles 8. Lilley
J. L. McGaregill
Michael Corbett
Charles H. Taylor
Frank W. Bird
Jerome Jones
Samuel D. Warren
George Roper
William Moore
E. H. Gilbert
Benjamin Dean
H. G. Curtis
Patrick A. Collins
P. H. Donahoe
Selig Manilla
A. Hemenway
J. T. Wheelwright
David Nevens
J. L. Gardner
A. Hathaway
W. A. Gaston
H. P. Tobey
C. 8. Hamlin
W. B. Rice
R. C. Hooper
Moses T. Stevens
Martin Brimmer
T. J. Coolidge, Jr
Charles Head
E. W. Hooper
H. M. Whitney
Thomas Nevins
William H. Dennin
Thomas Randall
Lambert H. Snyder
John C. Schoenberger
Lawrence Gardner
Henry L. Pierce
Jol. B. Sayles
Richard BE. Warner
William C. Endicott
H. W. Lamb
Young Men's Democratic Club
J. A. Teeling
Banner
T. A. Byrne
F. K. Foster
Boston Mailing Company
J. H. Sullivan
Democratic Committee of Boston
Young Men’s Democratic Club
J. A. Conway
Baldwin
Broadway National Bank
M. J. Kiley
J. J. Cantwell
K. F. Keville
Republic Pubishing Company
Democratic City Committee of
Boston
Boston West End Street Railway petitions for track realignments
Petition to construct and move double tracks near Beacon Street Commonwealth Avenue junction. Requests approval for overhead electrical system and street alterations. Notices to be published in Boston Herald and Boston Post. Includes related filings and dated 1898 notices.
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Alveren
City OF
Boston
West End Street Railway Company
Beacon Street
Commonwealth Avenue
A. L. Filrapton
Prentiss Cummings
Board of Aldermen
Boston Herald and Bosco Post
J. M. Galvin
Board OF Alden
Brighton Avenue
North Beacon Street
Cottage Farm
Watertown
North
Henry M. Whitney
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POST
Ae Be
Polo League
Kangaroos
New Bedford Whalers
Salem Vs. Waverly
Allston
Jeffries Winter
Dorchester Central
Carter
Flanders
Old Dorchester
Mingman
American Wringer Co
Blood
Williams
Wash Netch
Committees
Sec’'Y
Kate
Gannett Wells
Sovereign
K. OF L
Local Labor Matters
Fire Bicycle
Dolpse
Charles T. Nims
Greenfield
Cotourt
F. K. Hawley
Hawleyville
New York City
Danbury
Greenfield Board of Trade
Fitchburg Railroad
Union Station
Ewing
Gleason
Mayne
Conant
John P. Bradstreet
Lawrence House of Correction
Georgetown
Fiftieth
Massachusetts
Harry Wright
Arthur A. Irwin
Inge, Fires & Q
W. H. Parker
Iontoc
Ariass
America
Pabody Medcal Institute
Parker
Medical Review
Pure California
Oud
Dee
Jane
Boston Post
Brighton
Zluuy Puison
Monada Pny
Odging House
Columbus
Vanue
Geo. D. Cox
Its & Co
Comonwealth
Massachu
SWTTS
Suffolk
Frank E. Richardson
Offolk
John F. Kelly
Commonwealth OF Massac
Usetts
Gardner P. Kingsley
Esta
Court House
Pemberton Square
Fred H. Seavey
Commonwealth OF MA Bac
Bosaton
Snes Estenger
Swampscott
Dee 1
J Ton
Egg Rock
Ted
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