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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1901
Page
4
Frank Selee, former Boston manager, returned from New York confident the next season will be among baseball history’s best. He will manage Chicago Nationals this year and believes Chicago will not finish last. Selee credits Spalding as league president with boosting the game nationwide.
Former Boston manager Selee says Spalding's election as league head benefits baseball and favors conciliation with other leagues. He notes Greminger as a first class player for Boston and that his Chicago club will field a strong, promising lineup. Selee plans to depart Melrose for the West by March to ready his squad for opening day.
Charles Threshie of the Boston Athletic Association is expected to compete in the National Association backed 114 inch balk line billiard tournament to be held next month in New York. Threshie narrowly missed the New England title at the recent Hub tournament and has prior success in New York where he captured a class championship in the national amateur event last year.
The Massachusetts Basketball League standings show South Framingham leading with 7 wins and 1 loss, followed by Burkes of Lowell at 5-2 and Institute of Cambridge at 4-3. Upcoming week games: Monday Burkes at Cambridge. Wednesday P. A. C. at Burkes. Friday Cambridge at South Framingham. Saturday South Framingham at Maynard and Pawtucketville at Burkes. South Framingham has the highest points scored at 142, followed by Institute 139, Burkes 127, Maynard 75, and Pawtucketville 50.
Post readers note wins by M F Matia R and Robert Henderson. A misdeal incident at the pitch is mentioned. El Hartney Burke is identified as a winner. Requests go out to eastern Massachusetts hockey managers for team names and contacts. Thomas A Nolan of Jamaica Plain is named captain of Mechanic Arts hockey.
WHITMAN Dec 15 Mrs Alice Cook of Boston learned she has a sister in Richmond Me and now that her father Henry Burton Slack is alive married with a Weymouth Mass family He was separated from Mrs Cook as a child and is to visit Weymouth tomorrow with plans for a grand reunion including Mrs Mansur of Richmond Mo Mrs Leavitt of this town had adopted her sister years ago after her mother died
Dispatch from Willemstad reports 160 Liberals aided by 400 Venezuelan troops seized Rio Sacha after Venezuelan generals Castillo and Pupo defeated 260 Conservative troops near Treinta. Uribe Uribe directs campaign from Maracaibo then moves toward Tachira and Bucaramanga.
Harvards senior class votes begin today with contests expected to be close and high turnout. Campaign work has intensified over the past week as a 10 member committee dominated by three clubs attempted to run nominations, though not all committee members are elected today.
B C Storrow Harvard crews head coach releases a long communication supporting his claim that a three mile race is preferable to a four mile contest. He contends extended races cause injurious strain and potential unconsciousness, while a three mile format reduces exhaustion and time by about five minutes, lessening effort overall.
A Gaelic school was formed in Taunton with Professor O Callaghan of Boston as organizer. A large crowd gathered at Hibernian Hall where Ex Mayor O Hearn chaired and introduced the speaker who spoke in English and Irish on preserving the language. Rev Father Smith delivered an address.
Patterson the English secretary to Sixto Lopez, expelled from the Philippines for refusing to swear allegiance to the United States, departed Manila today aboard the U S Army transport Warren bound for Hong Kong.
The Chicago & North-Western Ry. serves as the short line to Duluth Ashland and Superior with four superb daily trains to St. Paul and Minneapolis. It offers fast trains through sleepers to Houghton Hancock Calumet and the copper country of Michigan. Through first class and tourist sleeping cars to California and Oregon daily. Information and tickets at North-Western Line Office 368 Washington st Boston.
Major James Albert Clark resigns from the Blavatsky branch in Washington, revealing his why he left and recounting Ayers lecture on Theosophy. Ayers describes Lemuria and Atlantis, polar origin, three eyes myth, and linking Maya language to biblical events, asserting humanity’s Lemurian roots and future return.
Over 300 Armenians gathered last evening in Knights of Honor Hall on Washington Street for the final Huntchagist congress session. Speeches denounced the Turkish government for Armenians oppression and discussed paths to freedom. Speakers included Laurin Lourenson of London Rev Thomas Mortengerian Worcester John Huntehiagion and others.
The Handel and Haydn Society held its last regular rehearsal at Paine Memorial Hall before Christmas Messiah performances. Most members attended as the chorus and roulades impressed critics with steady accuracy and clear runs. Mollenhauer expressed confidence in repeating last year’s success. orchestral rehearsal is set for next Sunday at 1 30. The Messiah first concert is scheduled for the evening at Symphony Hall with a Christmas night second performance in the same venue and time.
A new A. T. Freeman steam launch anchored at Cook's wharf sank as wind shifted at 4 pm. Two Lunenburg vessels bound for New York and the Boston yacht Hildegard rode out the gale safely in mid harbor. a woman was hurt.
A heavy southeast gale plagues Wood's Hole Massachusetts with rain and a rapidly falling barometer. Winds reach 60 miles per hour as the harbor reports the highest sea on record. forecasters expect a shift to the northwest by night.
A landslide at the Metropolitan Water Board built Foulston street embankment in Clinton damages river road and over 500 feet of fence after heavy rains and clay subsoil. Temporary repairs verge. a prior Easter Sunday slide also affected the embankment. Water flow controlled to prevent wider damage. Boston's Nashua river supply disrupted. Streetcar service along Leominster Clinton Worcester line disrupted.
Fresh snowmelt from last night’s warm rain caused a sudden freshet in both branches of the Hoogsae at North Adams. The north branch overflowed its banks, damaging property along River Street while Bemb Street's streetcar tracks were washed out and traffic stopped. Arnold Print Works sustained damage and a street railway bridge moved a foot before the rain ceased in the afternoon. Authorities expect a cold wave to stem the freshet by tomorrow.
Chatham reports a southeast gale with rain shifting to northwest winds and falling temperatures with possible snow squalls after midnight. Schooner Amanda, carrying lumber for Monomoy life saving station, rode out the storm safely but cannot land cargo yet. Lifesaving crew boarded the vessel and helped set an extra chain in anticipation of the northwest gale.
The schooner Marguerite reports speaking the Anglo Saxon and the loss of Thomas Hickey, 21, a Newfoundland native, after his dory overturned while trawling on the Grand Banks. His mate was rescued.
In Adams on December 15 the Hoosac River overran banks causing $600 in damage. The new bridge foundations washed away, cellars flooded, and the State road near the Cheshire line torn up. Grove street washed out for three quarters of a mile. damage also to the Boston and Albany railroad and to Renoe Manufacturing Company's store.
A southeast gale at high water caused the schooner Ring leader from Friendship Maine to part its moorings at Railroad wharf Hyannis this afternoon and run up onto the beach, leaving the vessel stranded and partially in the surf.
A terrific southerly gale reached 65 miles per hour at noon and persisted through the day with heavy rain. Winds shift to the northwest tonight with high gusts, followed by clearing weather. No disasters occurred due to offshore wind conditions.
The Kennebec River swells to a record freshet with 10 feet 4 inches of flow at the dam. Sheltered schooners break free from ice, merchants evacuate goods, and seven landslides along the Maine Central line halt trains. Washouts on Togus and Gardiner branches disrupt rail service.
Rail traffic across western Maine collapsed on Sunday with no trains reaching Bangor since noon. Night trains to Portland were canceled and the westbound 4:35 PM train was stalled at Waterville, unlikely to pass before tomorrow.
A December freshet swells Sandy and Androscoggin rivers causing washouts and bridge failures across Maine. Norton bridge at Kingfield is gone and lines on Phillips & Rangeley and Sandy River roads are disrupted. Logs afloat from Chisholms Mills threaten wider distribution before freezing.
Waterville, Me. dec 15 a violent storm of wind rain in the central part of the state continues with rising waters. Kennebec River ice drifting downstream has driven away small bridges and flooded basements. Clinton reports stalled trains and overflow disrupting travel. Hayden Brook backs up flooding dwellings but property damage seen as limited.
A heavy rain since last night causes Kennebec River ice to break up and move downstream. Water levels surge about six feet at Richmond, Maine, with further breakup expected and potential widespread damage feared along the river.
Gardiner Maine reports the southeast storm the worst in December for years. The river rose nine feet, two washouts on the electric railroad at Farmingdale block service to Augusta, and many roads are badly gullied.
The funeral of Mrs. Albert Chappell could not be held at the Methodist church as planned because the roads to the cortege were underwater due to the day’s storm.
Storms Saturday night and today sent Hoosick River rising floodplain areas around Mark Haynes Flats a mile south of Hoosick Falls. The Hoosick Falls Water Supply Company station and powerhouse were flooded and cut off. Ice breakup earlier in the week left high water. trains on the Boston & Maine eastbound line are tied up with tracks washed out at Pownal eight miles east, blocking traffic and leaving trains at a standstill.
A severe storm produced landslides on the Erie railroad between Middletown and Pond Eddy, causing a collision of two trains that left one man dead and several injured. The gale persisted, damaging property including a barn on the Cummings farm owned by James W. Sproul of New York, blowing it down and killing 45 cattle.
Cunard liner Etruria arrives from Liverpool and Queenstown after four hour delay leaving Queenstown and a stormy voyage along the American coast. She reached Fire Island at 11 45 p m and Sandy Hook lightship about six o clock this morning. Captain McKay said conditions were very dirty outside.
Captain McKay would not confirm taking command of the Lucania from his retiring brother as heavy swells and thick weather compelled the vessel to keep under way. The Etruria carried 132 cabin and 136 steerage passengers.
Ithaca New York records its worst flood since 1857 with over 150000 dollars in damage. The Ithaca Street Railway Company power and lighting plants were washed out and two trolley cars swallowed by floodwaters. Gas mains flooded leaving the city in total darkness. University power plants near Sibley College were abandoned as workers barely escaped.
In six hours the Lehigh River overflowed the canal and adjacent railroad tracks in Bethlehem. Lehigh Valley and Jersey Central railroads suspended traffic. Canal damage estimated at 30000 dollars. About 200 homes flooded with losses near 50000 dollars. River stood 17 feet above low water.
Onondaga Creek surged six feet in eight hours flooding Syracuse New York property and forcing several hundred residents from their homes. Police and fire crews rescued many by boat but no fatalities are reported as waters recede.
The Chemung and Canisteo valleys suffer their worst flood since 1889 as nine hours of rain followed by seven inches of snow raise rivers over banks. Painted Post is submerged with two feet of water in most homes. Railroads Erie Lackawanna and New York Central report washouts and landslides. no trains through Buffalo or New York since last night.
A heavy rainstorm caused extensive damage around Utica New York, washing out tracks and washing away dredges. The Mohawk and Rome Watertown Ogdensburg rail lines are completely tied up. Damage totals run into hundreds of thousands of dollars.
The three mast schooner Mary Gray was blown ashore near Seaside Park New Jersey last night. Captain Lynen and six crew members were rescued by life savers and are being cared for at the life-saving station. The vessel, bound from Boston to Brunswick Go in ballast, lies in a bad position and is thought to break up despite favorable offshore wind.
Black River floods wash out 100 feet of retaining wall at Ontario paper mill, part of International Paper. Mill shutdown likely through spring. North of Malone winds reach tornado velocity battering northern New York. Adirondack railroad washout delays trains. country wagon travel disrupted.
A dam at Hinckley Lake on East Canada Creek north of Herkimer failed this afternoon releasing about 100,000 logs valued at $75,000. Logs were swept into the creek and into the Mohawk River, disrupting area timber operations.
A phenomenal rise of the Mohawk River in Rome New York floods East Rome with streets under three feet of water. Residents evacuated by boat. many families left without fuel as city officials rush to relieve the suffering.
A severe rain and wind storm struck Troy early today causing about $50,000 in damage across the city. No injuries were reported, but several buildings suffered roof and facade damage and downed trees blocked streets. Emergency crews assessed the aftermath and began repairs.
William T. Fuller ton, 18, of 22 Maple Street, Somerville, was arrested on charges of drunkenness and later accused of stealing two fountain pens from Paul R. Valentine on Webbster Avenue. A large handbag in his home cellar allegedly held property from about six stores. Fullerton confessed to breaking into the shops and will be arraigned on breaking and entering and larceny charges.
A rare, torrential storm drenched Lackawanna and Scranton areas last night. Flooding filled Olyphant flats to second-story levels, boats were used for riverbank rescues, and a two-mile washout disrupted the Laurel Run reservoir and Lackawanna railroad. The American Federation of Labor convention is stalled in Scranton, with Gompers and five national presidents preparing to attend a National Civic Federation session in New York tomorrow.
A miner, John Burns of Oneida, drowned after being swept from a bridge during a Saturday storm in the Lehigh region. More than 10 mine mules drowned, mines flooded, railroad tracks and bridges washed away, delaying trains. Damage estimated at $209,000. operations unlikely to resume before the new year.
Pottsville Pennsy area endures its worst flood in two years after several days of rain. Schuylkill River overflows, flooding 48 collieries of the Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron Company and others, delaying traffic and causing bridge washouts and landslides. Water reaches second stories in Schuylkill Haven residences. extensive damage reported. Fire breaks out at Otto colliery west slope in Branchdale, wires down, extent unknown.
Pittsburg rivers were rising at 9 tonight with Monongahela and Allegheny still climbing. The Weather Bureau says a cold wave should keep them below 30 feet. Seven coal barges from Monongahela River Consolidated Coal and Coke broke loose at Brown's landing and drifted downstream, prompting swift towboats to pursue.
Allentown Pennsylvnia reports the most destructive flood since 1862 starting at 8 am. The Adelaide silk mill alone suffered losses over $50,000 while the American Steel and Wire plants were submerged with extensive damage. Other local industries along the streams also suffered. rail service north of Allentown halted and wire communication entirely cut.
A major blaze at Salem, east of Parkersburg on the Baltimore and Ohio line, destroyed 56 houses stores and other buildings. Insurance coverage was light and losses exceed 200000. The fire began in a newspaper office with the cause still unknown.
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