Indoor cycle racing open in Boston at Park Square Garden
Moeing season opener draws big crowd as Jimmy Michael Albert Champion Howard Freeman and Sammy Sulkin shine. Freeman wins 26 mile pro open Sulkin takes 5 mile amateur Michael clocks 1m 28 4 5s for fastest indoor mile and Gougoltz and others deliver fast pacing. A brawl upstages some events but crowd and riders press on as six day race looms with new entrants Moran Kramer Maya and Keegan joining the card.
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Boston
Park Square Garden
Jimmy Michael
Albert Champion
Howard B. Freeman
Sammy Sulkin
Freeman
Sulkin
Michael
New England
Jean Gougoltz
Paris
Madison Square Garden
Oval
Willian Younle
East Boston
J. F. Galvin
Hartford
IE. L. Collins
Lynn
Collins
Sam Sulkin
Joseph Currie
Galvin
Charles McConnell
Patsey Keegan
Roy A. Carni
MccConnell
Hugh McLean
Howard
Nat Butler
George R. Leander
William H. Ruiz
McConnell
Leander
Ruiz
McLean
Will Stinson
Alice Champion
Champion
Carni
Keegan
Gougoltz
Gaul
Monroe
Butler
Maya
Wilson
J. P. Callahan
Providence
William Stinson
Herman Relner
Bill’ Tenzler
Stinson
James Moran
Chelsea
Frank Kramer
America
Otto Maya
Erie
Lowell
Nicoll replies to Spalding on National League control
Delaney Nicoll attorney for Andrew Freedman of the New York Baseball Club releases a letter responding to A G Spalding. He says Spalding withdrew from the office of president secretary treasurer and urges clubs to act in their own interests. The letter asserts Spalding’s election was illegal and the league’s status remains unchanged.
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New York
Delaney Nicoll
Andrew Freedman
New York Baseball Club
Boston
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Gs Spalding
Spalding
A. G. Spalding
National League
Fifth Avenue
Washington
Edward B.talcott
Talcott
Freedman
Christmas Football Clash Between City Point and Dorchester A A
City Point meets Dorchester A at Locust street grounds in a hard fought holiday game. Rivalry boosts wagers as South Boston captain John O Reilly leads with Brick McDonald directing Dorchester. Boston College players, guards, tackles, and ends are listed among rosters and expected key matchups.
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City Point
Dorchester A. A
Locust Street
Dorchester Avenue
John O'Reilly
Holy Cross
South Boston
Brick
McDonald
Dorchester
O'Reilly
Skip" Sherlock
Tom
Teevans
Benny'' Bolles
Frank Connolly
Hub" Hart
Boston College
Humphrey McCarron
Hapgood
Crowley
George Dean
Frank Warren
White
Charlie
Dorchester A
City Point A. A
Boxing Gossip Sparks Stage Link To Champions
A physical culture professor claims stage life ruins boxers and hastens declines. Notables like John L. Sullivan and Terry McGovern are cited. Upcoming bouts include Oscar Gardner vs John Whittaker in Omaha, Billy Corcoran vs Hugh McPadden, Jim Jeffords vs Jack McCormick, Jimmy Handler vs Peter Jackson in Waterbury, and Sharkey versus Howle talks amid Philadelphia dispute.
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West
John L. Sullivan
Terry McGovern
Oscar Gardner
John Whittaker
Omaha
Billy Corcoran
Pittsburg
Jack McClellan
Hugh MecPadden
Lenox A. C
Corcoran
Big Jim Jeffords
California
Jack McCormick
Philadelphia
McCormick
Allentown
Jimmy Handler
Newark
Peter’’ Jackson
Waterbury
Jim Jeffries
Colorado
Tom Sharkey
Jim Jeffords
Penn
Sharkey-Ruhiin
Kelley
Tom Howle
Howle
O'Donnell
George Murray
Lynn
Austin Rice
Springfield A. A
Springfield
Mass
Lenox Athletic Club
Belfield Walcott
Colby McDermott
Thomas Duffy
Harry Boles
Kid Goodman
Jack Woods
Worcester
Goodman
Woods
Hogan
Fred Maguire
Lowell
Patsey McKenna
Boston
Box Flanagan
Brooklyn
Salem Polo Triumph Over Lowell 8 to 4
Salem polo team defeated Lowell 8 to 4 with O'Hara debuting at halfback and Doherty at centre. Stops: Heffernan 35, Fox 29. Rushes: Murphy 11, Lewis 4. Referee Connolly, Timer Porter. Attendance 300.
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SALEM
Lowell
O'Hara
Doherty
Heffernan
Fox
Murphy
Lewis
Connolly
Porter
Lewiston Polo Beats Plymouth 6 to 1 in Fast Contest
Lewiston Maine defeated Plymouth 6 to 1 in a fast polo match. Home team dominance showed in scoring and pace with Hipson and Miller starring for Plymouth, while Burgess and Mullens led the stops for Lewiston. Referee O'Brien and timer Mac Donoghue oversaw the 1,000 attendance game.
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Lewiston
Plymouth
Hipson
Miller
Mercer
Murtaugh
Burgess
Mullens
O'Brien
Timer—Mac Donoghue
Harvard Chess Team Crowned Best in History
Harvard has now the best chess team in her history with Rice as captain. The team beat Yale by a large score and will represent Harvard in New York at the intercollegiate tournament on Dec 27. Large American universities will compete, but Rice's team is favored to win.
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New York
Edward Hanlan
Columbia
Dublin
Baron O'Brien
Harvard
Rice
Cable
Yale
Unclaimed Body of Umilian Lies in Prison Lair
Franciszek Umilian remains unclaimed in Charles Town prison as his fellow countrymen avoid the supposed murderer. If no relative steps forward tomorrow, his body will be sent to Potter’s Field. A young wife who wed him two years ago reportedly abandoned him the day of arrest, and a child may never know its father. Relatives have previously claimed and buried deceased prisoners, as in Storti’s case, but no one seeks Amilian.
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Franciszek Umililan
Charlestown
Umilian
Amillan
Storti
Holy Cross
Stortt
Amilian
Polo for Charity Formed in Clinton for Hospital Benefit
Clinton Athletic Association is formed to run polo this season for Clinton Hospital. The club secures the Brockton franchise and hires Samuel T. Upton to manage the Clinton team, sanctioned by the American League with a $2100 bond. Lincoln Cunningham Hadley Gardner and Cashman named to start. first game tomorrow against Worcester, with Worcester again tomorrow night in the city. Arthur Trout is president of the association.
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Clinton
Clinton Athletic Association
Clinton Hospital
Brockton
Samuel T. Upton
American League
Morse
Lincoln
Cunningham
Hadley
Gardner
Cashman
Worcester
Arthur Trout
Association
Cambridgeport Gymnasium Team Aims to Challenge Boston University
The Cambridgeport Gymnasium Association basketball team seeks winter games against top college clubs while keeping amateur status. With two years of play, the squad has only one loss to Dartmouth, has defeated Yale and Holy Cross twice, and captain Neil McCarthy is highlighted as a premier New England player. The team hopes to interrupt Boston University’s winning streak.
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Cambridgeport Gymnasium Association
Dartmouth College
Joseph W. Bean
Yale
Holy Cross
Neil McCarthy
New England
Boston University
London Gloomy Christmas War Casualties Reported
London Christmas editorials decry ongoing war for the third year in succession as 49 killed and 71 wounded are tallied. Despite losses, colonies shown steadfast loyalty. Weather turns to rain and sleet, dampening festivities while commerce suffers. royal gift distribution at Sandringham proceeds.
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London
Europe
New York
Rome
St. Petersburg
Paris
Berlin
Vienna
Prince and Princess of Wales
Sandringham
Weding Out Volunteers in Royal Navy Training
London dispatch reports an admiralty order barring volunteers who can only spare time for elementary drill. The commander in chief emphasizes that modern warfare demands full participation in annual instruction camps and field maneuvers, a move expected to eliminate most current volunteers.
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London
British Loss Heavier At Tafel Kop Engagement
London December 24 The casualty list from Colonel Dament’s action at Tafel Kop on December 20 near the Orange River Colony shows heavier losses than initially reported by Lord Kitchener. Three officers and 29 men were killed while five officers and three men were wounded after Boer forces dressed as British yeomen defended the kopje.
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London
Dament
Tafel Kop
Orange River Colony
Lord Kitchener
Midnight on Christmas Eve Street Tale
A widow in mournful dress reaches a Chinatown cafe on Christmas Eve to find her lost daughter. Patrolman Dennissey aids as a young intoxicated woman lies uncovered in a passageway, doomed to spend Christmas in jail.
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Chinatown
Harrison Avenue
Dennissey
Station 5
Dover Street
Washington Street
Shawmut Avenue
IGE JAM IN THE PENOBSCOT
Bangor Me December 24 The Penobscot river remains with anchor ice and no clearing begun. Tugboats work on the Kennebec and will move to Penobscot once finished. Weather is favorable and no danger unless heavy rain develops.
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Bangor
Kennebec
Penobscot
Italian carpenter killed by electric car on Charles Street
Providence report: Philip Malouchi a 50 year old Italian carpenter was struck by an electric car on Charles street this evening and almost instantly killed. He was unmarried and had one relative in this country.
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Providence
R. I
Philip Malouchi
Charles Street
Malouchi
Adjutant General Seamans Illness Slightly Improves
In Washington on December 24 Adjutant General Seamans of California showed slight improvement as his pulse grew stronger respiration deepened and he was able to take nourishment during the day according to reports from the capital.
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Washington
Seamans
California
Edward Bradford Dies Suddenly in New York
Edward Taylor Bradford a wealthy mining expert formerly of Denver Colorado died suddenly tonight after about a week of illness. He was a grandson of Father Taylor the sailor preacher of Boston.
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New York
Edward Taylor Bradford
Denver
Col
Taylor
Boston
Jury finds Lacroix murder in first degree
Ottawa report states in Hull today the Stanislaus Lacroix murder cease concluded with a verdict of murder in the first degree. Lacroix killed his wife and awaits sentencing on Saturday.
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Ottawa
Ont
Hull
Stanislaus Lacroix
Lacroix
Lopez Hanged for Treason in Manila
Senor Lopez, linked to Aguinaldo's circle and a Manila Bataan merchant, was hanged in Batangas after treasonable talks with insurgents. Notes say in 1898 he supervised handing over 1738 Spanish prisoners and ordered their massacre with bolos, allegedly aiding in killings and corpse robbery. only one Spaniard escaped.
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Manila
Senor Lopez
Batangas
Sixto Lopez
Aguinaldo
Macedonian plot thwarted against Monastir Metropolitan
A Bulgarian Macedonian committee plot to murder the Metropolitan of Monastir has been frustrated after he denounced their murderous actions. The incident was reported from Constantinople on December 24.
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Monastir
Constantinople
New Pastor Chosen for Roxbury Church in Massachusetts
The Rev Murray Wilder Dewart son of Rev J H Dewart former Owatonna pastor has been elected pastor of St James Episcopal Church Roxbury Mass He is 27 and a graduate of the State University
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Owatonna, Minn
Murray Wilder Dewart
J. H. Dewart
Owatonna
St. James Episcopal Church
Roxbury
Mass
Dewart
The
State University
Mrs. Leslies Condition Unchanged At Roosevelt Hospital
Mrs. Frank Leslie remains in unchanged condition at Roosevelt Hospital tonight. In Washington, Captain Frederick S. Foltz of the Second Cavalry is appointed captain of the port of Havana, relieving Lieutenant-Commander Lucien Young of the U.S. Navy.
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Leslie
New York
Roosevelt Hospital
Frank Leslie
Washington
Frederick S. Foltz
Second Cavalry
Havana
Lucien Young
U. 8S. N
Argentina May Appease Ghill in Chile Talks
Buenos Ayres reports renewed conciliatory negotiations between Argentina and Chile. Senor Alcorta informs Florence das Dominguez that documents ending the present dispute will be signed in Santiago de Chile tonight. Argentina has asked Portela to resume talks with Chilean minister Yanez and authorize signing of termination documents.
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Buenos Ayres
Galveston
Tex
Senor Alcorta
Florence Das Dominguez
Argentina
Great Britain
Chile
Senor Dominguez
Arbitration Commission
Chill
Santiago de Chill
Senor Portela
Senor Yanez
Germany faces ultimatum to Venezuela in press reports
Berlin dispatch notes German newspapers with government ties claiming an ultimatum to Venezuela is imminent though not yet delivered. Ultraroman Cologne Volks Zeitung praises Monroe doctrine support while lamenting U S tutelage and asks if Germany must seek Washington’s permission to demand 3,000,000 marks from Venezuela.
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Berlin
Germany
Venezuela
Cologne Volks Zeitung
von Holleben
United States
Prince Bismarck
Hamburger Nachrichten
Bismarck
Europe
South America
Washington
Provo Man Survives Trek for South American Specimens
J B Fairbank of Provo City Utah arrived in New York aboard the Atlan Haer Andes after a 20 month trek from Provo to Central and South America with eight companions. Fever illness rashly struck four in Guatemala while others faced rebel activity. Despite hardships and disease Fairbank reports scientific success for Brigham Youngs Academy as specimens were sent home.
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New York
J. B. Fairbank
Provo City
Utah
Port Simon
Feirbank
Valparaiso
Fairbank
Magdalena River
Santa Marta
Calamity on the street car line in Chicago
A wagon full of soft coal slack breaks down on the street car track causing a chain of halted cars. Passengers and two men inside each car, including a sleeping copper, are left in a line of silent, gloom filled carriages as the street is blocked. The incident halts transit across multiple blocks in Chicago.
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G. A. KR
Chicago Tribune
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