Curious 45 000 Signatures On Pope Road Petition Unveiled
A drum wrapped in a petition bearing 45 000 U S signatures was shown at the Pope building as part of Col A A Pope’s push for good roads. Senator Hoar of Massachusetts presented the petition to the Senate praising Pope’s role in promoting bicycling and calling it the poor man s carriage.
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Pope
United States
Colonel Pope
Senate
Senator Hoar
Massachusetts
Hoar
A. A. Pope
Mt. Pleasant
Walpole “Street
Kentucky Division
W. W. Watts
National Assembly
Hartford Cycling Company
Pope Company
Ed A. de Blois
de Blois
Willison
Boston
Press Club
Annis
French
Americus Boxing Tourney Opens at Casino in Boston
Dick Moore dazzles in his debut at the Americus Athletic Club boxing tourney held at the Casino before a Boston audience. Eight bouts feature strong showings from Moore, Murphy, Weir, Ashe, Clarke, Burke, Haugh, and Woods with several decisive wins and a few draws or disqualifications.
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Dick Moore
Boston
Casino
Americas Athletic Club
Jere Dunn
Moore
Roche
Billy Murphy
Ike Weir
Jim Ashe
Billy White
Ashe
Billy Clarke
Joe Burke
Brooklyn
Burke
Clarke
Paddy Bannon
Philadelphia
Jack Campe
Bannon
Campe
Maxey Haugh
Dave Ross
Cambridge
Ross
Haugh
Tommy West
Portland
Ore
Jack Burke
Maine
West
Murphy
New Zealand
Jack Woods
Spider Weir
Eddie Loeber
Weir
Loeber
Spider
Ed Roche
Early Card of Five Furlong Races at Georgetown
The program lists multiple five furlong contests with weights and entries including Annie Moore 106 Joe 91 Charger 99 Van Delight 91 Currency 97 Norton 103 One Dime 102 Vendome 8 Bor a 1 Castro 100 Vulcan 103 Conde second race features Jessie 109 Saline 91 Border Las sie 85 Vamoose 100 Zaragoza 112 Toads Only 114 Thelma 8 Remus 9 Nicodemus 109 Red Chief 89 Third race covers one mile and a quarter Racine 128 Wildwood 122 Rudolph 119 Charmion 103 Imperial Stromboli 100 Cadmus 95 Romain 95 Imperial Marcell0 92 Marigold Fourth race steeplechase Crest Course First Lap Ballarat 173 Eldorado 129 Cito 125 Templemer 147 Mariner 138 Fifth race five furlongs for two year olds The Lark 110 Broad Head 110 Annie R 115 Gussie 110 Gordius 118 White Cloud 108 Lewanne 105 Sallie M 105 Raphael 105 Happy Band 113
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Ichi
Annie Moore
Georgetown
George Ls
Joe
Charger
van Delight
Currency
Norton
One Dime
Vendome
Bora
Castro
Vulcan
Conde
Jessie
Saline
Border Lassie
Vamoose
Zaragoza
Crest Course
Ballarat
Eldorado
Cito
Templemer
Mariner
the Lark
Broad Head
Annie R
Gussie
Gordius
White Cloud
Lewanne
Sallie M
Raphael
Happy Band
Police raid arrests pools and betting suspect at Parole Club
Officers of Division 2 raided several pool rooms in the city yesterday afternoon finding nothing at Nemo Club Addison Club Mascot Club but arresting Thomas Kelly aged 24 at Parole Club 12 Faneuil Hall Square for selling pools and registering bets.
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Lowing
Nemo Club
Vice Street
Addison Club
Province Street
Mascot Club
Corncourt
Parole Club
Faneuil Hall Square
Thomas Kelly
Zeramby Wins Narrow Pool Victory at Murray & Irwin’s
In a pool tournament at Murray and Irwin’s Zeramby defeated Carey by 7 to 65. The report notes an interesting match and that Carey and the winner will play again Tuesday night. Deciding games are set for next week.
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Zeramby
Carey
Murray & Irwin
Worcester Beats Boston in Polo at Worcester
Worcester defeats Boston 2 to 1 in a polo match at Worcester Worces arena with competitive play and a decisive final score. The event highlighted local teams and showcased regional polo talent in a tight contest.
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Worcester
Bost
Worces
Boston
Smith In A Pickle In World Welter Title Talk
Billy Smith the welterweight champion faces a clash over fight commitments. Howie Hodgkins holds power of attorney and could sue Smith for breach if he backs Ryan on Jan 9 after agreeing to meet Dick O'Brien for the title. The Providence bout at the Metropole Club on Feb 12 is in doubt.
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Billy Smith
Dick O’brien
Howie Hodgkins
Tommy Ryan
Smith
Billy
Ryan
Hodgkins
Boston
Dick O'Brien
Howle Kine
Howle Hodgkins
Suffolk
Mass
Paul K. Blackmer
O'Brien
Metropole Club
Providence
Smith- O’brien
Metropole
Boxing and Wrestling Meet at B A A Gym Tonight
A boxing and wrestling meeting is set for the B A A gym this evening with about six bouts. Frank Peters serves as referee while Henry Taggard and J A Kelcher judge. Joan Bowler keeps time. John Graham acts as master of ceremonies.
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Frank Peters
Henry Taggard
J. A. Kelcher
Joan Bowler
John Graham
Misplaced Kindness Missing Woman Lucy Ambler and Child
Melrose police and regional authorities search for Lucy Ambler 35 who disappeared yesterday with George E Cornwall's infant son after being released from Sherborn women's prison. They last saw her in a black sack dress and dark blue waist with the child in a light plaid cloak and hood.
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Melrose
Boston
Lucy Ambler
George E. Cornwall
Bachelder Street
Cornwall
Prison Commission
State House
Sherborn
Tee
Providence
Fire at Friend Street destroys property and stables
Fire on Friend Street spread to Ham's stable on Canal Street prompting the removal of forty horses and several wagons to safety. By 7 o clock the blaze was controlled though over 200000 dollars in property was lost as Captain Cain led about fifty firefighters with help from multiple stations and city officials.
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Ham
Canal Street
Friend Street
Cain
Dan Ritter
Howe
Rosetta
Eldridge
Whiting and
Lee
Fatal Elevator Fire Engulfs Building on Friend and Canal
Flames leaped up elevator wells as doors remained open allowing rapid spread. Crowds blocked streets while six engines at Market Canal Friend and nine more elsewhere fought the blaze. Police led by Deputy Superintendent Burrill and Captain Lawrence Cain organized crowd control and hydrant coverage.
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Friend and Canal
Market
Canal
Friend
Travers
Portland
Causeway
Haverhill
Burrill
Lawrence Cain
Body found on fourth floor of Wakefield building
Hoseman Callahan of Engine 8 discovers a burned corpse on the Wakefield building’s fourth floor at 82 Canal Street. Chief Keyes and Commissioner Innes surge crews to search for more remains as rumors swirl about the deceased. A red haired girl says a packetbook with $60 was left on that floor, sparking speculation about identity.
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Callahan
Engine 8
Wakefield
Canal Street
Keyes
Innes
Corps of
James Conroy
Ham
Conroy
J. W. Lally
Engine 6
Rumors on Brazilian Crisis Stirrious but Unconfirmed
Dispatches from Rid. Pernambuco and Rio de Janeiro report unverified claims that Rio has fallen to Admiral Mello and President Peixoto is a prisoner. Officials say no evidence supports the capture and the San Francisco sails to Rio as flagship of the South Atlantic station.
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Pernambuco
Rio de Janeiro
Mello
Peixoto
Washington
Mendonca
Legation
Rio
San Francisco
Benham
Trinidad
Vienna
Pierre’ d’Alcantara
Brazil
Paris
France
d’Eu
Admiral da Gama
West End Men Rally Over Work Hours At Mass Meeting
About 1500 West End employees filled Caledonia Hall for a mass meeting on proposed conditions from President Little. Voters rejected the h prng system and backed ten hour days with daily pay for regular workers while favoring hourly pay for mitra men where practical. A conference committee was named to negotiate terms.
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West End
Caledonia Hall
Little
Ttle
Mitra
J. Murphy
J. J. Bevins
W. J. Conley
Boston Garters and Coat Sleeve Identified in Exhibit
A fragment describes a pair of Boston garters and a coat sleeve as part of an artifact set. The text notes these items were recovered and cataloged for inspection, with emphasis on their material make and historical context.
Fire at Ham's stable causes heavy damage and job losses
Frederick Powell, 54, injured assisting to move wagons in Canal street, is treated and sent home. Boston Chair Manufacturing Company loses stock worth 12,000 to 15,000 with 15 workers laid off. 300 chairs and M. W. Cain & Sons samples destroyed. Emergency Hospital aids dispatched. electric and streetcar lines briefly disrupted as wires are cut and turned off for safety. Firemen on the fourth floor escape narrow by a burst of flames from windows below.
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Frederick Powell
Ham
Canal Street
Powell
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston Chair Manufacturing Company
M. W. Cain & Sons
Boston Fire Department
West End
Portland
Canal
Merrimac
Tremont
Shawmut Avenue
Norfolk House
Grove Hall
South Boston
Field’s Corner
Merrimac Street
East Cambridge
Summer Street
Cambridge
Tremont Street
Huntington Avenue
Sudbury
Charlestown Street
Unions form aid plan for unemployed in West End meeting
Five divisions led by U. L. Irish James McConnell U. L. Gage met West End officers on December 13 to devise practical aid for the unemployed. Committees were appointed to canvass divisions for funds with President Richard N. McGarrity presiding.
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U. L. Irish
James McConnell
U. L. Gage
West End
Richard N. McGarrity
Colonel Higginson Observes Seventieth Birthday Quietly
The seventieth birthday of Colonel Thomas Wentworth Higginson was quietly observed at his Cambridge home. Friends visited, messages arrived by mail, and the parlor decorations created a festive atmosphere. Tokens included a loving cup from the Round Table Club of Boston, with a Knights of the Round Table quotation, and flowers from local clubs.
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Thomas Wentworth Higginson
Cambridge
Knights of the Round Table
Round Table Club of
Boston
Higginson
Women’s Journal
Cantabrigia (Ladies) Club
Fire at Mystic wharf Charlestown injures building
At about 12 30 a m watchman Jacob Ross of the Boston and Maine discovered a fire in the garret of the freight office on Mystic wharf Charlestown. He pulled Box 429 and the blaze was checked but the two story wooden building with slate roof sustained about 1500 in damage. It stands between the Boston and Maine monster grain elevator and the Reading coal pockets.
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Jacob Ross
Boston & Maine
Mystic Wharf
Charlestown
Monster
Reading
First Ninth Infantry ball ticket sold for $100
The first ticket for the Ninth Infantry ball on January 2 in aid of unemployed Bostonians fetched $100. Simon J. Donovan of Boston purchased the winning ticket.
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Boston
Simon J. Donovan
Cheap cloth bound classics on sale at Post Building
A sale offers several classic works at a deep discount. Titles include The Scarlet Letter, Soldiers Three, Stageland, Tom Brown's Schooldays, Vicar of Wakefield, Weaker Than a Woman, Plain Tales From the Hills, The Coming Race, Dora Thorne, Essays of Elia, Gulliver's Travels, House of Seven Gables, Lucille, Phantom Rickshaw, Reveries of a Bachelor, and Lowell's Poems.
Fire wipes out Manchester Centre business district
A Thursday night blaze destroyed Hamilton's clothing store and swept Howe bank building Esterbrook's Opera House and three more structures. Masonic Hall in Howe block was a total loss. The total property loss is estimated at 40 000 dollars.
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Manchester Centre
Hamilton
Howe Brock
Bank
Esterbrook
Masonic Hall
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O’brien
Friend ST. Fire
G. W. Bent & Co
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Macangue Islands
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Armacao
Nictheroy
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Col. Higginson
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Washington Irving
Holden
Dickens
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Rudyard Kipling
Stageland
Jerome K. Jerome
Tom Brown
T. Hughes
Vicar of
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Bertha M
Clay
Rud
Yard Kipling
Lord Lytton
Dora Thorne
Bertha M. Clay
Elia
Charles Lamb
Gulliver’s Travels
Dean Swift
Nathaniel
Hawthorne
Lucille
Owen Meredith
Ike Marvel
Lowell
Rob Roy
Barbera
Tiuman
Dick Rodney
Edgeworth
Eric Dane
Frank Wildman
Gascoyne
Gilbert R. Trapper
Mexico
Jackanapes
Jack Wheeler
Luke Bennett
Paul Blake
Sandford & Merton
Cooper
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Fred B. Bogan
Washington Ot
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