Gardner swindler's rise and fall linked to law and order schemes
A Boston to New York tale portrays Gardner fleeing employment with the Law and Order League, using blackmail and extortion to extract funds from businessmen. Detectives, officials, and a Charlestown intermediary are named as part of a broader pattern of vice-society scams. The piece recalls a four year old Trundy case and notes ongoing concerns about fake society affiliations and assured fraud.
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Law and Order League
Boston
Gardner
Trundy
Society For the Suppression of Vice
Franklin Park
Teddy Leonard
Mike Meehan
Tundy
Lynn Courts
Parkhurst
Northboro
Law and Order
New York
Round the Ring sets big night at Back Bay athletic meet
Front page note outlines Friday night program featuring four bouts with two alternates. Local boxers include Mike Coleman and Pete Ward, Jim Doherty and Steve Fitzgibbons, Andy Brown and William Critch, and Dick Moorhouse with John Butter. Extra pairs add depth as talk swirls around Hall Fitzsimmons potential matchups.
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Back Bay
Mike Coleman
South Boston
Pete Ward
Jim Doherty
Cambridge
Steve Fitzgibbons
Roxbury
Andy Brown
Malden
William Critch
Brooklyn
Tommy Ryan
George Dawson
Olympic Club
Johnny Murphy
Visi
Cooke
Boxing Championships Entries Set by B A A Committee
The B A A committee approved the boxing championship entries and rejected D Mc Gowan. The list includes multiple weight classes with fighters from Lowell Boston Fr S A A and other clubs. Officials were named and preliminaries planned for December 19 at the B A A gym followed by fourteen finals at Music Hall with $1 admission and public seats Tuesday at noon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. McGowan
Humphreys
Lowell
James O'Brien
R. B.C
C. E Waugn
J.P. Riley
A.C
A. Kaveney
C.S
A. C
D. J. Mahan
J. T. Wallis
T. Gettings
Iroquois
T. Mellagh
R B. C
J. &. Reardon
Boston
L. J. Heenan
J. M.casey
East Cambridge
L. Berkeley
W. M. Evette
East Boston
John Bowman
A. McGovern
A. E. Roche
J. F. Moran
Col
Cie
Tgs Welly
A. A
John Manning
E. Koche
Col. C
Reserve
F. R. Peters
J. F. Daly
JA. Kelcher
Timer
John Graham
C. Bank G
H. S. Cornish
T. F. Coyne
Music Hall
Canadian heavyweight title bout ends in McDonald KO
A morning prize fight outside Montreal limits featured Black Frank Taylor of Montreal facing Paddy McDonald for a $500 purse and the Canadian heavyweight championship. After three furious rounds McDonald was knocked out and badly punished.
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MonTreal
Canada
Blck
Frank Taylor
Paddy
McDonald
Goddard Challenged for Finish Fight in Wichita
Ed Smith of Pittsburg telegraphed a challenge to Joe Goddard this morning for a finish fight before the Wichita CAE Athletic Club with a forfeit of 500 dollars posted by Smith's friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wichita
Kan
Ed Smith
Pittsburg
Joe Goddard
Wichita Cae Athletic Club
Smith
Cable House Accepts Challenge for Sailing Cup Race
New York December 12 cablegrams between Lord Dunraven and the cup committee remove final obstacles to a race. The committee will recommend accepting the challenge and the club will endorse the action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Lord Dunraven
Cup Committee
Horse racing results from Guttenburg Gloucester NJ special to Post
Multiple races listed with winners placed first to third, race distances from five furlongs to seven, and times. Betting odds are given for each race along with notable horse names such as Theirs L Belle D Mohammed Marmont Marmont etc. The sheet also lists riders and a long slate of horse numbers for various heats.
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Guttenburg
N. J
Theirs L
Bell D
Bolivar
Belle D
Mohammed
Vespasian
Spot
Marmont
Jamestown
Charley Wilson
Chirley Wilson
Earl Blossom
Luray
Benjamin
Early Blossom
Manrico
St. Luke
Ecarte
Miss Bess
Gray Rock
Shotover
Gloucester Racetrack Results Reflect Diverse Furlong Races
Special to First race results list Miss Clay beating Macgregor and Turner over four and a half furlongs with a 59 time. Second race saw Selah winning in four and a half furlongs with Patrick and Freedom second and third in 39 seconds. Multiple races follow with winners including Aftermath, Crocus, Smuggler, Black Knight and others. betting odds listed alongside each finisher.
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Gloucester
N. J
Miss Clay
Macgregor
Turner
Selah
Patrick
Freedom
Cat Orey
Apollo
Tine
Marty B
Crocus
Arapahoe
Forest
Black Knight
Jim Dunn
Wahoo
Race Track Gossip and Trainer Moves At Year End
Philadelphia column notes Black Knight’s decisive win sparked questions about Honig’s earlier scratch. Repeater, Verbena, Silver Queen, and Comrades lead a busy week of brackets. Vocalite rumored dead. Overton won’t ride for Corrigan next year. Starlight, a two year old filly, is gravely ill with influenza. Keene family turf plans split. James KR Keene to keep old colors while son pursues separate interests. Phil Dwyer to California after Christmas. Sims to remain with Lorillard owner if Ranecovas stud declines. Reclare, shifted to Dwyer, injured a nail and rests.
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Philadelphia
Dan Honig
Black Knight
Verbena
Silver Queen
Comrades
Vocalite
Overton
Corrigan
Starlight
Guttenberg
Walbaum
Marty B
Billy
Lakeland
Kentucky
Brighton Beach
Keene
St. Blaise
Belladonna
Lidgerwood
Bowers
Miser
Fuscarora
Mr. Pickwick
Don Alonzo
James KR. Keene
Phil” Dwyer
California
Sims
Pierre Lorillard
Ranecovas Stud
Phil’” Dwyer
Reclare
Phil
Dwyer
Stallion Ormonde Delivered to New Owner in Buenos Aires
The famed stallion Ormonde has been delivered to William McDonough in Buenos Aires. He will depart for England to stud for several months, leaving December 20, then proceed to his owner's home in the United States.
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Buennos Ayres
Ormonde
William McDonough
England
United States
Matthews Campaign Promises Tax Cuts and Local Improvements
A brief political item urges voters to back Matthews highlighting lower taxes and local improvements and to vote early today.
Jamaica Plain Club Bowled by Arlingtons in Narrow Defeat
In a tight inter club bowling match last evening the Jamaica Plain Club fell to the Arlingtons by only seven pins. Carter delivered clever bowling and did not miss a spare as the score indicates a close contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jamaica Plain Club
Arlingtons
Carter
Left guard M'Grea's arrest at Yale event
New Haven detective sergeant Cowles arrested James A. McCrea Yale football team member for breach of the peace against Emil Adler of the New Haven Opera House orchestra. McCrea released on $159 bond. not believed to be the torpedo attack suspect on Adler.
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New Haven
Conn
Cowles
James A. McCrea
Yale
Emil Adler
Newaven
Opera House
Brethaur
McCrera
Adler
Harmony Associates Dance at Gray's Hall in South Boston
Gray's Hall hosted the Harmony Associates third annual dance last evening with many district residents in attendance. M F Doyle oversaw the event with J J Higgins as assistant and a roster of aids. The party ended about 2 AM and included Alderman Flood and Mr M J Field among the guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. H. Eggleston
J. J. Fields
J. F. Keegan
W. P. Smith
J. Jr. Kelly
C. Collins
Alderman Flood
Mr. M. J. Field
Debating dispute over Matthews and local candidates
Moran and McDonough clash over a debated forum before election. Moran defends invitation details while McDonough denounces the timing and terms as unfair to his campaign. Moran replies asserting fairness and cites witness plans and residency questions surrounding Bernard F. Lamb and William Mooney.
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McDonough
Democratic City Committee
John B. Moran
Dudley Opera House
Lam
John H. McDonovan
Mr. Moran
Bostoon
John AH. McDonough
Constable Shrieves
Bernard F. Lamb
Berard F. Lamb
Mooney
Leary
Lynch
William L. Mooney
John Lamb
Ninth District
Board of Aldermen
Chal- Street
Vote for Matthews and the development of Boston
A brief ballot call urging support for Matthews tied to Boston development plans. The message emphasizes progress and civic improvement, urging voters to back Matthews to advance local projects.
Labor rally at Independence Hall voices steel in unions
At the American Federation of Labor opening in Independence Hall President Gompers denounces wartime attacks on unions and calls for eight hour workday limits immigration controls, Sunday closing debates, and renewed labor reforms. Swinton lauds strikes and Homestead impact as delegates tally eighty-one present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
American Federation of Labor
Independence Hall
Gompers
United States
Tennessee
Homestead
Buffalo
Cour d’Alene
United Labor
Labor Movement
Congress
the Fair
Board of Directors
KOGD
Committee On Credentials
John Swinton
New York
Napoleon
First City Vote in Boston and Surrounding Cities
Boston election draws attention as mayoral race shows one likely outcome with Matthews ahead while Homer Rogers trails. Medford Cambridge Everett Lowell and surrounding towns vote on candidates for mayor and aldermen amid intense campaigning and strong party splits.
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Boston
Cambridge
Everett
Lowell
Lynn
Medford
Newburyport
Salem
Worcester
Matthews
Homer Rogers
Alpheus B. Alger
Willian A. Bancroft
A. F. Sortwell
J. J. Kelley
Samuel C. Lawrence
Mr. Child
George E. Smith
Alonzo H. Evans
Morris W. Child
Reynolds T. White
Child
Lawrence
Henry Dunster
Harvard College
Dunster
Common Council
White
A Gay Old Boy on a Wollaston Train
A well dressed man around fifty entered the Brockton Old Colony train at Wollaston bound for Boston. He flirted with a young woman while two others sat behind her and he offered to escort her off the car. She stumbled in escaping, catching her dress in a door and falling to the floor as onlookers watched.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brockton Old Colony
Wollaston
Boston
Boston Merchants' Association Banquet Adds Speaker
The executive committee of the Boston Merchants' Association reports General C E Hooker will attend and deliver an address on consular service reorganization. He joins speakers Hon Robert R Hitt Hon Joseph B Potter Hon J L M Curry and Hon John T Abbott already announced for the annual banquet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Merchants’ Association
C. E. Hooker
Congress
Mercainry
Committee On Foreign Affairs
Consular Service
Robert R. Hitt
Joseph 8. Potter
J. L. M. Curry
John T. Abbott
Hayes for Alderman in Ward 24
Ex councilman Water L Hayes runs as an Independent in Ward 24 Dorchester. He is praised for his Dorchester work but says party bosses opposed him. He expects a large vote and a chance if Republicans rally to his candidacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Water L. Hayes
Hayes
Dorchester
Waves
Presbytery votes on charges against Professor Henry Preserved Smith
The Presbytery considered charges two and three against Professor Henry Preserved Smith, voting 88 to 20 against on charge two and 32 to 26 against on charge three. Charge one passed in favor of the accused by 81 to 27. A mixed committee was appointed to fix the penalty and report tomorrow morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cinominati, O
Henry Preserved Smith
James, Richie
Maxwell
Spraul
Eudaly
Presbytery
Matthews Promotes Pay As You Go Tax Plan In Election
Matthews champions a pay as you go municipal policy urging supporters to vote today and vote early to favor low taxes and efficient spending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matthews
Petition Dismissed in Redmond Election Case
In London the anti-Parnellite petition against William Redmond’s East Clare seat was dismissed under the corrupt practices act. In Aberdeenshire East, Thomas Tyburn Buchanan Liberal won the by election for the Scottish Fishery Board chairmanship vacancy, defeating Colonel Russell Unionist 4243 to 2917, with a reduced majority from 1624 to 1326.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
William Redmond
East Clare
House of Comemons
Aberdeenshire
House of Commons
Peter Esslemont
Tragic double death in Vienna after alleged murder
Theresa Struckel, described as of bad reputation, was found with her throat cut in a room she shared with Franz Huber. Police traced Huber, who fled the city and was later found dead hanging from a Prater tree, believed to have died by his own hand to avoid punishment. He had served in the Austrian army.
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Gardner
Boston
Chapman
Fall River
Wood
Byrnes
Charlestown
Chase
Mr. Chase
Stanu
Vienna
Theresa Struckel
Franz Huber
Prater
Huber
Hollander Street Proposed Highway Hearing In Loston
City of Loston Board of Street Commissioners gives notice to lay out Hollander Street from Crawford to Harold as a public highway. A public hearing is set for December 21 at eleven in the morning at city offices. Clerk J. W. Morrison attests this true copy.
Sunnyside Street Planned in Roxbury Public Hearing Notice
City of Boston Board of Street Commissioners on December 7 1882 orders Sunnyside Terrace Roxbury between Centre and Creighton streets laid out as Sunnyside street. Public hearing set for Wednesday December 21 at 11 o clock a m at the office to consider laying the highway under general law. Signed P J W Morrison clerk.
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Board OF Street
Bert
Hol Street
Roxbury
Crawford Street
Harold Street
Hollander Street
J. W. Morrison
Board of Street Commissioners
Sunnyside Terrace
Centre Street
Creighton Street
Sunnyside Street
We Morrison
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Blanchard & Fabrare
Dock
Faneui Hall
Back Bay Club
Carroll
Hall
Donald
Goddard
Harry Treland
Frink L
Blacklock
Foxford
Menthol
Lillie K
Gloriana
Enola
Jack Rose
Woodchopper
Berwyn
Balbriggin
Brussells
Sweetbread
Azrael
Gladiator
Sallah
Power
Vandyke
Jester
Main Stoops
Blitzen
Miss Belle
Lord Harry
Alarmer
Trinity
Prince Howard
Elect
Greenwich
Fidget
Helen
Miss Fisher
Susie Fullergeld
Vocalize
Ska ii
Prince Fortunstas
Kirkover
Frontenac
Glenbery
Shenandoah
Tasso
Mollie Divis
Bob Sutherland
Hevwilight
Remorse
Brown Cuke
Edmund Convoly
Adelina Gonzales
Quartermaster
Alma T
Hesperus
Eph
Little Phil
Battle Cry
John Atwood
Foxhill
Startle
Harry Russell
Jim Gates
Citizen
Frejols
Ned
Patrocles
Owen Golden
Cammack
Aftermath
War Paint
Magee
Freeland
Orphan
Lindsay
Plevmar
Sucre
Secret
Madge L
Pokino
Maj@lla
Great Guns
Schuyhill
Lost Star
McKeever
Vovalite
Juggler
Mirthwood
Lucky Clover
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Regina
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Veralt
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Llewellyn
Piemont
Comrade
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Hdna
la Cigale
Paddoge
Tragk
Lucre
Hammer
Rob Roy
State ST
Arlington
Whittemore
Jamaica Plain
Hyde
Scott
Moulton
Haseltine
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Scntt
Hagin
Durgin
Hill
Hagan
M’grea
Harmony Associates Waltz
Moran
Labors
Vention
Federation
Evans
Treasury
Bexcuan
Everett Hall
Francis Batchelder
Amos Stone
George M. Nash
Friends
S. F. Hoogs
Gay
Alderman
Professor Smith
Samuel W. Clifford
Fay
Maynard F&. Stiles
Court Street
The
Post
Gibson
Thos. J. Fuller & CO
Essex Street
Robert Leonar
D & CO
Essax Street
TY. C, Sco’tron
Loa Fund Company
Washington St
Henry Wyzauski
Charles L. Hunt
Amelia I’. Hunt
Charles
Suffolk
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
G. Ellis
St Botolph Street
Guid Amelia
Seth R. Baker
Gale
Henry Wyzanski
Loston
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