English Lightweight Champion Burge Arrives in Boston
English lightweight champion Dick Burge, with Teddy Wilson and Haggerty, reaches Boston for talks on a world title with Jack McAuliffe. He notes overtures from Judge Newton and Captain Williams, aims to sign fair articles, and predicts a world championship bout if McAuliffe agrees. Burge praises American clubs and hospitality, compares Jem Carney, and hints at meeting McAuliffe in New York next week.
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Cooke
Dick Burge
Boston
Boston & Albany
Teddy Wilson
Haggerty
Patsey Sheppard
Burge
Judge Newton
Williams
States
Jack McAuliffe
Mac
Crescent City Athletic Club
McAuliffe
New York
America
Jem Carney
Esses
Austin Gibbons
Gibbons
Staunton Abbott
Austin
London
England
Manu
McDonald
Wilson Burge
Clarendon Hotel
Captain Cooke
Jimmy Carroll
Captain Williams
Roy Roy
Melrose Highlands defeat Old Dorchester in inter-club bowling
In Dorchester last evening Old Dorchester lost to Melrose Highlands in an inter-club bowling match. Notable performances came from H. J. Hollings and Millay on the Melrose side, while Merrill, Plummer and Carpenter led the Dorchester team with several strong strings.
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Old Dorchester
Melrose Highlands
Dorchester
Dorchesters
H. J. Hollings
Millay
High Rollers
Merrill
Carpenter
Plummer
Hollings
Saeta Seemsavekoe
Follis
Ee Plummer
Ham
Kingman
Wright
R Follings
I Chaes Merril
H. Holling
Upham Kingman
Merri
Larenter
Hepee
Upham
Ol Ngs
Down the Alleys in Local Bowling League Roundup
The report highlights Flanders of the Arlingtons steady at over 450 pins and Lynch of the Waverleys near 500. Follis of Melrose Highlands scored 565 pins with three missed spares, plus notable contributions from Burton, Shaw, Dickerman, Heod, Milley, Merril, and H. J. Collins in recent matches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flanders
Arlingtons
Aubin
Allstons
Waverleys
Lynch
Follis
Melrose-Highlands
Burton
Newton Lowell
H. J. Collins
Glever Amateurs Prep for New England Boxing Meet at Music Hall
Tickets go on sale Tuesday at Music Hall with seatchecks only and three price tiers. Notable bantam contenders include Riley Kaveney and O'Brien, with favorites Wallis Heenan and McHugh among others. weigh-ins Monday and a packed finals card expected with ten trial bouts and at least fourteen contests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
Music Hall
Jimmy O’brien
Austin Kaveney
Kaveney
J. P. Riley
Sam Francis
T. A.C
Mahan
Coopers
Lowell
Humphreys
Waugh
Riley
O’brien
Wallis
Tommy Connolly
Young Heenan
Heenan
O'Brien
Young McHugh
Reardon
Boston College
Getlings
Troquois A. C
Hartfords
Burns
Buckley
Coreys
Roche
Horse Racing Results from Utterbury NJ Meet
Special to the Post lists six races at Utterburg Glozeaster N J on December 16. Menthol leads the first race with Jerquet second and Adalgisa C third, time 20. Early Blossom wins the second over Greenwich and Gray Rock with time 1 25. Miss Bess takes third race with False Ahrens and Spot placing. Burlington wins fourth with Blitzen second and King Crab third, time 1 46. Berwyn captures fifth over Gold Digger and Gladiator, time 56. Azrael wins sixth over Pan Handle and Running Bird, time 1 33. Betting and settings are included for each race.
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Uttenburg
N. J
Menthol
Jerquet
Adalgisa C
Belting
Early Blossom
Greenwich
Gray Rock
Miss Bess
False Ahrens
Spot
Burlington
Blitzen
King Crab
Berwyn
Gold Digger
Gladittor
Gladiator
Azrael
Pan Handle
Ketting
Running Bird
Glouster Race Results Report From Gloucester NJ
Special to the Post details daily results at Gloucester New Jersey with six races listing winners, runners up, times, and betting odds. Spartacus led the first race followed by Onager and Grattan, while Moderate won the second with Silver Queen second and Orphan third.
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Gloucester
N. J
Spartacus
Onager
Grattan
Silver Queen
Orphan
Samaritan
McKeever
Apollo
St. Patrick
Great Gans
Herald
Ralph
Rtalph
Green Bay
Shakspere
Shamrock
Tod
Paddock Echoes Innovation Stakes At Hudson County Track
The two year old Innovation stakes for L893 will be run Monday Jan 2 at Hudson County Jockey Club. Entries close Dec 26 with $20 entrance and $10 forfeit if declared by Dec 30. Three furlongs distance with yearling beaten horses receiving allowances. Afterward more two year old races to be set by the executive committee. Mentions Trinity Reese Young Duke Amos A and a Burlington vs Blitzen race with Iron Horse. Menthol beats rivals in first races yesterday.
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Hudson County Jockey Club
Trinity
Reese
J. J. McCafferty
Young Duke
Albany
Eugene Leigh
Amos A
Guttenberg
Burlington
Blitzen
Jones
Martin
Barrett
Nish
Blossom
Greenwich
Menthol
Boston set to defend the Americas Cup in coming race
Boston yachtsmen crowd the talk with plans to build a defender for the Americas Cup next year. Generals and builders circle the effort as Ex Commodore Savage and racing man George Stewart push for a Boston entry. The rivalry with New York spurs interest, and Boston boats are seen as likely contenders in the trial races.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry W. Savage
Massachusetts Yacht Club
Boston
George A. Stewart
Edward Burgess
Corinthian Club
Binney
Bayard Thayer
William H. Cary
Hull Yacht Club
Thomas Dean
The
Boston Yacht
Boston yachtsmen weigh defender plans for 1893 cup
The article describes Boston’s preparations for the America's Cup defense in 1893 with multiple designers mooted. General Paine may back a syndicate, and Edward Burgess is mourned yet others like Herreshoff and Dr. John Bryant could build here. Boston hopes to create one or two steel cup defenders locally, avoiding Herreshoff, with costs around 200 to 350 thousand dollars.
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Boston
General Paine
John
Adms Brothers
Edward Burgess
Herreshoff
New York
John Bryant
Alert
Bryant
South
Herreshoffs
Carroll
P. T. Jackson
Eastern Club
Apri
Paine
Pichongat
Union Gymboasts Modern Improvements and Equipment
Old members and others should visit the Union Gymnasium to see notable upgrades. The facility now uses arc electric lighting and offers dumbbell barbell wand club and pulley weight drills with piano accompaniment. New apparatus includes adjustable parallel bars and 1276 lockers, enabling many athletes to train in a culture of modern physical development.
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Union Gymnasium
Yale Men Fined For Breach Of Peace In Yale Celebration
Judge Rufus S. Pickett fined Yale students James A. McCrea of Pittsburgh and F M Wyrehauser of St. Paul $100 each for breach of the peace during a December 3 freshman football season celebration. Both cases were appealed. Wyrehauser is a Yale Y M C A prominent member and McCrea played left guard on the Yale varsity champions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Haven
Conn
Rufus S. Pickett
James A. McCrea
Pittsburg
Penn
F. M. Wyrehauser
St. Paul
Minn
Yale
Wyrehauser
Yale Y. M. C. A
McCrea
Yale Agrees to Race Harvard at B A A Meeting
Captain Jones of the Yale College Athletic Association accepted the invitation for a team race with Harvard to be held at the big B A A meeting in February. Manager Cornish received the acceptance yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones
Yale College Athletic Association
Harvard
Cornish
Sawyer case testimony reveals memory decline and estate tensions
In Salem on December 16 Captain Charles H. Sawyer testified the testator bought the homestead for 7000 to keep it in family and charged rent despite promises. Witnesses described peculiar behavior, memory loss, and disputes over monuments, graves, and a Sunday will. Adjourned to Monday.
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SaLem
Charles H. Sawyer
Port Townsend
Wash
Sawyer
Agnes Sawyer Coffin
Charles A. Coffin
Samuel E. Sawyer
Charles Cummings
Mr. Sawyer
Tremont House
Edward Griffin
Sawyer Lot
Samuel FE. Sawyer
Esate
James A. Goodridge
Katie Farren
Frances Bixby
Myron E. Brooks
James R. Whalen
Back Bay Club Hosts Refined Boxing Night Show
The Back Bay Athletic Club drew about 100 patrons for a boxing evening led by Bob Green and Tommy Chandler. Green dominated early rounds and won the 10 round main bout against Chandler as Moorhouse narrowly outpointed Butler in a spirited bout. Brown outlasted Critch for an 11 round finish before Roy noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Back Bay Athletic Club
Bob Green
Black Spider
Tommy Chandler
Newton
Biff
Green
Chandler
Pete Ward
Mike Coleman
Ward
American delegates set to sail from Southampton on Dec 21
The American delegates to the International Monetary Conference plan to sail from Southampton to New York aboard the steamer Luhn on December 21. There will be no planned celebrations or dinners in honor of the departure.
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London
Southampton
New York
Old Crow Whiskey Four Years Old at $3 Per Gallon
A reading mentions Old Crow Whiskey aged four years offered at a price of three dollars per gallon in Galion. Distilleries and merchants are labeling this whiskey as a value buy for the period.
Goldman's Runaway with Moses Found in New York
Moses H Goldman ten year old son of a Boston real estate dealer ran away with 300 dollars from home. They were found in Mott Haven and jailed at Morrisania police station. Isaac Cadezie eighteen, who fled with Moses, was caught on Grand Street days earlier and turned over to his parents. Cadezie had over 100 dollars. Goldman had no money.
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New York
Moses H. Goldman
Boston
Mott Haven
Morrisania
Isaac Cadezie
Moses
Grand Street
Cadezte
Goldman
Visit to Goldman Home and Tube Telephone Attempt
A reporter visited 5 Ashland street and attempted conversation via tube telephone. Mrs Goldman said her husband has one to New York but would not reveal when. She refused to come to the door and said the boy did not act alone and she could not explain how the money was obtained, adding I am sorry but I can't see you.
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Goldman
Ashland Street
Bowling Results From Casinos League Meet
The Casinos lead with 2495 pins, Salem with 2465, Melrose A C 2336, Kernwoous 2318 in a close bowling results column.
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Casinos
Salems
Melrose A. C
Kernwoous
Charlestown to Erect New Brick Buildings on Park Street
Charlestown plans beauty upgrades in spring with two substantial brick structures replacing old corner buildings at Park street and a ten foot widening project to Warren. Owner M J Roughan will tear down both existing structures to build a five story brick building facing the square and Park street. Across Park street, Bunker Hill National Bank will replace its current building after directors name a committee to prepare plans and specifications.
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City Square
Charlestown
Park Street
Warren
Crook Herbert details stolen jewelry and watches haul
Police describe a cache of gold jewelry including a gold thimble, hair comb back, cuff buttons, a gold breast pin with topaz, turquoise and garnet settings, a gold teapot charm, two gold-plated watch chains, and two gold watches. Items bear inscriptions and coats of arms. Herbert claims Canadian flight. police expect to turn him over to State Prison after Division 8 detention.
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Howard Fom L. J
Henry Rowlands
North Pearl Street
Albany
N. Y
Delaware & Hudson
West Troy
Troy
George IV
Waltham
J.L.C
Jennie L. G
Herbert
Canada
Boston
Division 8
Boston & Maine Seizes Connecticut River Railroad Control
Boston & Maine management earns praise as it gains control of the Connecticut River railroad, enabling valuable connections through central New England while the New York New Haven Hartford line loses access to the game.
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New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
Connecticut Road
Boston & Maine Railroad
New England
Boston & Maine
Connecticut River
F. H. Prince & Co
Connecticut River Road
Springfield
Northampton
Central Massachusetts
New York & New England
Boston & Maine Railroad Corporation
Consolidated Road
Clark
New Haven
Boston
Toe Post
Maine
Labor federation foes militia in strikes at convention
At the American Federation of Labor session in Philadelphia the plan to convene a labor congress during the World’s Fair was defeated. Resolutions urged state laws to control militia use in labor disputes, oppose Pinkerton peace officers, and bar federation members from enlisting in the national guard. Separate notes discuss railroad maneuvers involving Boston and Maine, Connecticut River, and the Consolidated system, plus reactions in Northampton and Holyoke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Penn
American Federation of Labor
Knights of Labor
American Federation of Labor and Affiliated Bodies
Pinkerton
Federation
National Guard
Locomotive Upends Near Mill on Saco River Line
A night train engine on the Saco River railroad jumped the track near Russel Bros. and Estes’ variety mill at Farmington Maine. The engine wrecked while baggage and passenger cars stayed on track. No serious injuries. engineer Boston and others bruised and shaken. Cause of the accident is unknown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmington
Saco River
Russel Bros. & Estes
Boston
George Turnbull, Boston Merchant, Dies in Philadelphia
George Turnbull once a leading Boston and New York dry goods merchant died after a protracted illness at his nephew Dr Charles Turnbull's residence in Mount Airy Philadelphia. He was in his 75th year and had lived in New York since the war era.
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Philadelphia
George Turnbull
Boston
New York
Charles
Turnbull
Mount Airy
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Agnes T
Reba T
St Pell
Calantha
Plevmar
Silvana
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Tioga
Jno
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Blazeaway
Comrade
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Sea Bird
Dr. Wilson
Frank L
Queen d
Paddock
Larrange
Roy
State Street
the Union Gym
Sawyer Will
Moorhouse
Butler
Dick Moorhouse
Jim Butler
Lynn
Mother Worth
Andy Brown
Bill Critch
Critch
Brown
Ros Roy
Dock Aa
Faneuil Hall
Scapegrage Goldman
Mr. Goldman
Crook Herbert
Federation of Labor
Knights of
Labor
Connecticut River Railroad
H.R. RK
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Post
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Consolidated Railroad
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Gonto
Worcester
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