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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1901
Page
3
An advertisement for Dr. Liverpool at 260 Tremont Street Boston claims extraordinary diagnosis and cures for numerous diseases. It offers free consultations all week with no prior exam, lists high cure counts for many conditions, and invites the public to seek his treatment today.
Charley McKeever of Philadelphia and Jack Palmer met in a 15 round purse bout in Newcastle on Tyne. Palmer fouled repeatedly in the first round and a general fight broke out in the second. Referee declared the match a no contest as the crowd surged the ring.
A noisy mix of boxing plans and rivalries as Young Corbett delays a McGovern rematch, Maud Slater wedding plans loom, Kid Lavigne prepares for Tim Hegarty, and Chicago forms a boxing club. Jeffries eyes a New Year NY visit, with promotions and licensing bills bubbling in New York State.
National League owners except Philadelphia members convene at the Fifth Avenue Hotel in New York for the annual winter session. Key topics include a successor to N E Young as president, possible Spalding candidacy, Brush opposition, minor leagues reorganization, and league-minor league relations. The board of directors will open sessions at noon tomorrow.
Bobby Lowe, former second baseman for the Boston Nationals, reportedly will join an American League team. Possible destinations include McAleer’s St Louis squad or Cleveland. Home from Newcastle, Lowe’s departure disrupts Boston’s plans after a nine year tenure. He was unhappy last season and refused to sign a contract. His exit leaves only two incumbents, Long and Hamilton, on the roster.
Yale's track team gears for annual dual meets with Harvard at Cambridge on May 12 and with Princeton and California likely later in May at New Haven.
Charles F. Colby of Quincy died at Quincy City Hospital yesterday morning from the effects of an operation. He was an enthusiastic yachtsman and member of the Quincy Yacht Club. Years ago he designed and built the racing yacht Gismonda.
The New England Women s Press Club in Boston hosted Ella Wheeler Wilcox who cited Cheerfulness as the recipe for success. The text extols health as wealth and promotes G O Taylor Old Bourbon or Pure Rye Whiskey as a digestion aid and mood lifter, endorsed by Chester H Graves & Sons with trademark seal and cork signature.
Last night’s Lenox A C meeting showcased NY era fighters George Murray of Lynn and Austin Rice of New London in a six round draw. Rice targeted Murray’s body while Murray used a sharp left jab and right uppercut. Also featured were Tommy Cunningham of Cambridge versus Sol Schindler, Peter Brooks of Lawrence versus Kid Goodman of Boston, and Johnny Lynch of Cambridge against Young Baird of East Cambridge with mixed results and spirited action.
In New York on December 9, George Sutton of Chicago defeated George Slosson of New York in a brisk afternoon match. Sutton surged from the start, building leads of 16 22 45 20 and 38 as Slosson failed to reach double figures. After seven innings Sutton led 26 25 and closed out the unfinished run of 34 in his twenty ninth inning.
The East Boston Athletic Association Boat Club reports its new colonial style club house almost finished and set to host a grand athletic exhibition on Jan 14 limited to members. The building features a 71 by 34 foot boat room a 61 by 36 foot social hall steam heat electric lights and two piazzas. Membership applications surge the $3 admission and $6 yearly dues. Club officers are J. B. Maccabe president W. A. Morrison vice president W. B. Pigeon treasurer and J. J. Corrigan secretary.
Prospects are bright for a fast basketball team at Tufts College this season. A schedule of games has been arranged with leading New England colleges, and class teams will also be formed for a series of games at College Hill.
The second annual exhibition of the Melrose Bantam and Pigeon Association will be held in Hawthorne Hall from December 17 to 20, inclusive, showcasing local fowl displays and competitive classes.
Maud Slater, Colorado’s cakewalk champion, will wed Young Corbett on Christmas Day. She earned large sums entertaining at private events, once netting nearly 30 dollars in profit from a dance. Since Cripple Creek days she built banked savings and a list of high paying patrons. The couple met when he judged a cakewalk and later grew closer after Swift Hensley’s death. Slater is athletic, sparred with Corbett, and claims a firm chance in their union.
The ad shows yearly shoe pair totals rising from 1899 to 1901, a 809,115 pair increase in four years, and claims orders for 1902 will exceed 1901 by about 18 to 20 percent. It extols William Douglas shoes as best value, prices from 3.50 to 5.60, and promises home or mail delivery from Boston stores at Summer St, Court St, and City Hall Avenue.
Guissepp! Coveia aged 87 of Charter street was arrested by Station 1 officers for assault and battery with a razor on Gironda, 28 of 4 Washington place. Gironda suffered a left eye cut and a neck wound. Coveia also had a knife wound to the left side. Both were treated by Dr. Dunn. Coveia remained jailed as a witness.
About 375 plates will be laid at the Boston Merchants' Association 25th anniversary banquet tonight in the Hotel Ven dome parlors. The reception runs 5 to 6 pm, with the banquet to follow at 6 in the main dining hall. Stewart's Orchestra will provide music and speakers include Henry Watterson, Senator Hanna, and Postmaster General Smith. Wu Ting Fang is not expected. Marion E. Taylor will accompany Watterson to Boston. Watterson stays with George A. Draper at 297 Commonwealth Avenue. Hanna at James Lord Rhodes’s home, 382 Beacon Street. Smith is invited to Amory A. Lawrence’s home, 59 Commonwealth Avenue.
Boston election commissioners ruled Carey and wife were not Boston citizens after a forenoon hearing. Carey, formerly of 29 Fairfield Street, now houses in Cambridge, claimed Boston franchise while paying city taxes. Also removed were John F. H. Mellen of Charlestown and Leo Brennan of Mayo Street after they moved or requested removal.
In a letter to the editor from South Boston dated December 9, M W Norris warns against mysterious groups renting rooms on Sundays in Ward 13 and Ward 18 for political purposes. He urges payment for the rooms and an abandonment of such efforts, asserting Democratic unity for Mayor General Collins and pledging vigilance at all Ward 18 polling places from 6 a.m. to 4 p.m. on election day.
In Brockton on December 1991 the Commercials won two of three against the Newtownes. The first string carried the win while Thatcher left injured and Caldwell substituted. In Boston the Waltham Commercial League saw the Fed erals rally in the third game after easy early wins for the Walthams, ending with a mixed score as the Federals avoided a whitewash.
William J. Baldwin of Ogdensburg New York has been chosen to lead Holy Cross football next season. A three year varsity member he is regarded as one of the best halfbacks Holy Cross has ever had and he also participates in track and baseball teams.
A Baltimore American poem fragment describes life as a tavern journey where Landlord Death greets travelers with a grim smile. Some enter sedate, others parley or hurry, and all must leave behind luggage, fortunes, sins. Death is quiet, kind to some, and unanswered on the road beyond.
An old Boston Daily Post advertisement promotes Dr Kilmer’s Swamp Root as a universal cure for kidney and bladder troubles. It cites testimonials from doctors and patients, describes symptoms of kidney disease, and offers free sample bottles and an informational book from Kilmer Co. Yardage includes origins in Brooklyn and Binghamton, with mailing details for solicitations.
Massachusetts cities including Worcester Salem Lowell Lynn Cambridge Chelsea Woburn Malden Newton Everett and more vote on mayoral races. Key contests feature Salem with Mayor Hurley facing reformer Robert Rantoul and independents Daniel Haggerty and Thomas Brennan. Cambridge pits Mayor Dickinson against John H. MecNaMee. Lynn headlines with William Connery opposing Mayor William Shepherd. Lowell sees Mayor C A R Dimon challenged by John C Wilson.
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