Burge and McAuliffe to clash for 45000 purse in New York
Boston boxing circles trumpet the Burge McAuliffe lightweight title plan with a $45000 purse offered by Coney Island Athletic Club. Articles of agreement outline twenty rounds under Marquis of Queensbury rules, weight limits, forfeits, and referee powers amid ensuing signings and travel arrangements as Boston asserts boxing primacy.
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Burge
Jack McAuliffe
Coney Island Athletic Club
Crescent City
McAuliffe
Dick” Burge
England
Jack"’ McAuliffe
America
Marquis of Queensbury
Coney Island
McAuffffe
Ed Stoddard
John W. Mumby
Richard Dhe
Coney Island A.C
Horse Race Results and Entries From Guttensere NJ
Special to the Post reports today’s results at Guttensere NJ with six races led by Bob V and Balbriggan. Tonight’s entries for Friday list horses such as Kerry Gow Gloriana Eclipse Thorndale and King Mac among others with odds and weights in multiple six furlongs and longer races.
Amateur Boxing Meets Planned by B A A at Mechanics Hall
The Amateur Ring annual monster boxing meeting in Mechanics Hall Jan 28 will feature open police classes and special bouts arranged with Manager Cornish. Reardon and McHugh may be matched. Toland against a top New Yorker also planned. Jimmy O'Brien and Riley eyed for sparring and favors. The A A A plans a March boxing meeting at the club gym and possibly two events next month. Roxbury Athletic Club may host an early-year exhibition. Coopers show around Jan 18. Stockford, noted at Bowdoin, will appear in several meetings with J Fitzgerald as his partner.
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Mechanics’ Hall
Cornish
Reardon
McHugh
Toland
Jimmy O’brien
Riley
Club
Roxbury Athlenie Club
Coopers
Rieyad Beanton
Stockford
Bowdoin College
J. Fitzgerald
Indoor Championships Discussion And Plans For April Meet
Indoor championships are favored by athletes. B A A manager Cornish suggests April in an armory with a full program and good seating, expecting a successful meet. A Manhattan and New York clubs team race may be dropped, and Worcester club proposals for half mile relay are not favored. Phil Stinger remains with Melrose A C and Cambridge A A. The Technology A C plans its annual scratch to door race on March Street.
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Phil Stinger
Suffolks
Melrose Athletic Club
Cambridge Athletic Association
Perere
The
Technology Athletic Club
Mareb St
Gloucester Tracks Race Day Results Report
Gloucester New Jersey December twenty second special to the post lists race by race outcomes. Budd ist Montlece Comforter Line place in the first race while Bunker hill Calantha War Paint follow in the second with times and betting. Juggler General Gordon St Pell lead the one mile third race and Little Silver Gloster Doncaster top the six and a half furlongs, then St Patrick Censor Forest win the five furlongs. Eddie M Pete Wahoo top the seven furlongs, with numerous entries across five further events including Arizona Jae Lackland Keystone and Jersey fields.
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Sue Rydervelding
Honest ‘Em
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Amateur Circus Returns with New Tricks This Spring
The Amateur Circus repeats next April 25 to 29 with evening shows on 25 26 27 28 and an afternoon performance on 29. New specialties will be added alongside the regular circus features including a notable 4 horizontal triple bar act.
Lowell Seconded the Motion Over Cholera Threat
A fragment from the Lowell Citizen notes a 19th century council moment endorsing Boston in a bid related to Etruria and broader efforts, while distancing from cholera fears and urging progress in that line of endeavor.
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Lowell
Boston
Early Wire Trade Offer Warns Away Defectors
A terse note declares the writer has valuable information and warns others to stay away from his business unless they act honestly and confidentially. He promises two superior offerings and urges quick action with terms of 81.00 per wire ready by noon and commissions placed.
They Build Yachts and Design Legends of Bristol’s Herreshoff
The Herreshoff family of Bristol Rhode Island leads American cup challenges with famed yachts like Gloriana Wasp and El Chico Dilemma. George L Watson, Clyde designer, works on Valkyrie for Lord Dunraven while tracing a career from Napier to Clarke.
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Peg Wettington
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May
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Yachting Pioneers of the Herreshoff Firm in Narragansett Bay
The article profiles John B. and Nat Verreshotf of the Herreshoff yard in Narragansett Bay, detailing Nat’s early sailing prowess, his engineering career, and the family’s yacht designs from Stiletto to Vamoose. It notes Henry Bryant and Archibald Rogers as rivals, the progress of new boats like the 84 and 90 foot sloops, and discusses costs and prospects for defending the Americas Cup with modern steel sloops.
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Genesta
Ace
Forbes
New York
Archibald Rogers
Wasp
Herreshoffs
Burgess
Lynch Sets Bowling League Record in Jamaica Plain Match
Lynch of the Waverleys bowled steadily against Jamaica Plains at Jamaica Plain, totaling 589 to break the league record of 588 by Corwin of the Vespers at the Norfolk House. He struck four times in a row on the third string, with Scott posting 230 on the second string and two three-strike sequences.
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Waverleys
Jamaica Plains
Jamaica Plain
Corwin
Norfolk House
Scott
Hyde
Reviewers Dominate First String in Chelsea Match
In Chelsea last night the Lowell High lands team faced the Review bowlers who piled up 44 pins on the opening string. Foye led the roll with the high score as the Review appeared to nearly clinch the match early.
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Lowell Highlands
Foye
Obsequies of Colonel Candler Held at Trinity Church
Services for Colonel William L. Candler will take place at noon today in Trinity Church under the Commandery of the State of Massachusetts Military Orders of the Loyal Legion of the United. The commandery will muster in Trinity chapel at 11 a.m.
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Trinity Church
Massachusetts
Loyal Legion of the United
reMirk
Trinity Chapel
The Work of the Bowlers in Tuesday's Match
The Casinos easily defeated the Centrals on Tuesday night as four Casinos scored over 500 and Davis contributed a solid performance. Bailey and Pushee led Centrals with weak totals amid many missed spares, while the Centrals total 2128 points. Three matches are slated tonight with the Casinos strong and favored in Lyon.
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Pushee
Davis
Bubo
Goodman
Smith
Salems
Kennywoods
Oxford
Lyon
Inter-Scholastic Polo League Formed in Boston Meeting
The Inter-Scholastic Polo League, formed by six schools with fourteen delegates, will contest for a cup from the New England Skating Association. F. J. Goodrich was elected president and EK. B. Ensign secretary. A Dec 27 start opens a schedule with games at Melrose Spy Pond and Somerville, featuring Medford C. M. T. S. and Somerville High among others.
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F. J. Goodrich
EK. B. Ensign
Melrose
Medford
Somerville
Spy Pond
Somerville High
Nea Somerville
Elford
C. M
Waltham Narrow Polo Win Over Worcester at Home
A close polo match in Waltham drew 600 spectators as the home team recovered from early fouls to beat Worcester. Worcester led twice but Waltham dominated the second half, with Woodike scoring the tying and winning goals as Everett left with an injury and Susith filled in.
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Everett
Giame
H. Susith
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Standish Guards Celebrate Plymouth Anniversary Parade
Plymouth, Dec 22 Special to the Post Today marks the anniversary of Plymouths Pilgrims landing and the Standish Guards organizing in 1318 Their birthday observances include a parade led by Captain Willard C Butler a concert at the armory a public dinner featuring succotash and speeches by Colonel Bancroft Major Oakes and other townspeople The Guards now tied to the Fifth Regiment marched routes past Plymouth Rock and held a grand evening march and reception
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Mexican Southern Fatality Derailed train in Mexico City area
A Mexican Southern train derailed today near Mexico City killing four people and injuring several others. Local authorities reported the disaster and began investigations into the cause as emergency crews attended the scene.
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City of Mexico
The Christmas Drug Store at 52 Bromfield Street
CG E Woodward markets a festive display at 52 Bromfield Street offering perfumes puff boxes cut glass toilet sets and unique token gifts for Christmas. The shop emphasizes eye catching window arrangements and urges a personal visit to appreciate the full range of items on hand.
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Bromfield Street
Diamonds Recovered After Fire At Aspinwall House
Fire at Lloyd Aspinwall residence 9 Gramercy Park driven from basement to first floor. Mrs Aspinwall and family fled to window sills awaiting rescue. Police report a parcel worth $25,000 in diamonds lost, later recovered. property damage estimated at $20,000.
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Lloyd Aspinwall
Grammercy Park
Firmen
Aspinwall Toll
Gallager
Paid $35 for $200 Certificates in Woonsocket
Woonsocket residents were stirred by a Boston Guardian Endowment Company agent buying 28 certificates. Certificates due Feb 26 could be redeemed for $200 with a $60 per certificate payment. Holders who relinquished their paid up certificates received their paid-in sums.
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Tremont Street
Woonsocket
Mandate in Edison Favor Issued by Court
New York December 22 Judge Brown of the United States Circuit Court issued the mandate from the Court of Appeals granting a permanent injunction to the Edison Electric Light Company against the Sawyer Mann Electric Company to stop manufacturing incandescent lamps.
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New York
Brown
United States Circuit Court
Court of Appeals
Edison Electric Light Company
Sawyer-Mann Electric Company
Dropped Out of Sight Harold Maynard Missing
Harold F Maynard 21 of 94 Chandler Street has disappeared since December 12. His worried family finds no clues despite police checks from Boston to New York and Detroit relatives alerted. He attended Bryant and Stratton College and carried 105 dollars and a golf watch at disappearance. He was last seen at 2 PM with his brother and failed to keep a planned evening engagement.
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Bryant & Stratton
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Post
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Boston
Inspector Byrnes
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Aie
Coal Prices Hover As Weather Tests Demand
Local coal dealers warn that winter cold and fuel freight costs could push prices higher after January twentieth. They note supply remains tight, with New York and Boston markets affecting New England prices, while no Boston combines are active. If cold snaps persist, stocks may deplete and prices rise for consumers nationwide.
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Cousin of Mrs. Cleveland Killed Crossing Rail Line
Theo Folsom, a cousin of Mrs Grover Cleveland, was struck and killed by a train near this city while crossing the Lehigh Valley railroad yesterday evening at about 5 30.
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Taahway
N. J
Theo Folsom
Lehigh Valley Railroad
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Grover Cleveland
Attorney General Pillsbury Worse in Northampton
Northampton December 22 The Attorney General Pillsbury who is ill with pneumonia at the Norwood Hotel is worse today He will probably be confined to his room for three or four weeks.
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Pillsbury
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