Walsh Knocked Out in the Eighth Round
In ringside action the 122 pound limit was observed for the main bout. Attell favored in betting, with wagers of 1000 against 600 on himself. Gate receipts reached $5000 as Walsh was stopped in the eighth round. Preliminaries saw Eddie Conroy KO Battling Nelson in two, Abdul the Terrible Turk lose to George Brown on points, and Burns serving as referee.
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Attell
Jack O’brien
Jack
Twin) Sullivan
Walsh
Young Battling Nelson
Eddie Conroy
Abdul
Turk
George Brown
San Francisco
Brown
Tommy Burns
Kid Barry
John Hogan
Frank McDonald
Kid Dalton
Eddie Mooney
Billy Conroy
Eddie McKeever
Attell vs Walsh In RingFight Ends With Knockout End
The report details a boxing bout between Attell and Walsh through rounds seven and eight. Walsh suffers a mouth injury and finally is floored and counted out after a brutal exchange, with Attell appearing dominant throughout.
East Boston Boys Convert Old Powder Hulk Into Clubhouse
Fourteen East Boston youths averaging 15 years bought an unused powder hulk for $1 near Meridian street bridge. They built a warm clubroom with stove and furniture, planning a summer houseboat if winter holds. The ship, over 60 years old, was once used to carry powder to harbor forts.
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East Boston
Meridian Street Bridge
Falcon A. C
Ronald Halsall
Chapman School
Harry Needham
Ryan
Jeffries Point
Post
Boston
West Indies
American Powder Manufacturing Company
East
Fake Detective Sentenced and Threatens Exposure
Charles B. Anthony was sentenced to six months in Greenfield jail and fined $200 for impersonating a United States secret service agent. Deputy Marshal James Juhl took him to Greenfield yesterday. Anthony threatened to implicate others but disclosed nothing. His wife, recently married, remains faithful and works as a Springfield stenographer, planning to visit him.
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Charles B. Anthony
Greenfield
United States Secret Service
United States
James Juhl
Anthony
Springfield
Sheet Metal Workers Ball Draws 600 In Boston Event
Fully 600 attended the eighth annual ball of Sheet Metal Workers Local No. 17 in Paine Memorial Hall. The grand march featured 150 couples led by John J. Hynes and Miss Mamie Cairnes with guests including Arthur Huddell of the Boston Central Labor Union and Dennis D. Driscoll, among others vying for Alderman seats.
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Local No. 17
Boston
Paine Memorial Hall
John J. Hynes
Mamie Cairnes
Arthur Huddell
Boston Central Labor Union
Martin J. Joyce
Dennis D. Driscoll
State Branch
Fred Sxneeland
Fred Finnigan
Board of Aldermen
Still Stand by Flag Despite Mayor's Bomb
City council resists removal of a Confederate flag measure as Mayor Fitzgerald faces opposition. Councilman Doherty cites Butler's 1863 gift tale while Assistant City Clerk Priest recalls the flag being moved from a vault. Boston and New Orleans factions weigh return, with telegrams from Confederate veterans aiding the debate.
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Fitzgerald
New Orleans
Doherty
Butler
Boston
Faneuil Hall
General Butler
Samuel F. McCleary
McCleary
Lowell
Ceipt
Hart
Sons of Confederate Veterans
Dredger Breaks Adrift Near Boston in Seaward Drift
A dredger broke adrift from its moorings in the channel near Boston and drifted seaward in a strong northwesterly wind. The Stony Beach life saving crew found no one aboard two miles below Point Allerton and were towed back by the pilot boat America. The drifting vessel was later towed to an anchorage in the roads by the tug Pallas.
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Boston
Stony Beach
Point Allerton
America
Pallas
Mikado Presented by North End Church Choir
The Mikado presented by the St Mary's Church North End choir for the Ladies' Catholic Club Boston delighted a large audience in Jordan Hall. Miss Mary A Barr organist directed the performance and was presented a basket of roses by the chorus.
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St. Mary’s Church
North End
Ladies’ Catholic Club Association of
Boston
Jordan Hall
Mary A. Barr
Chofs
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Wolf
Earnal
God Furs
Eee Cers
Beacon Falls
Adier
Way
Hanover and
Portland Streets
Patent Colt
Nga
Abe
Jan
Burns
East Boston Boys
Beecham’s
Beecham
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