Americus Fails To Top Cyclone Burns In Fast Boxing Style
In a Christmas card wrestling bout at Mechanics Building, Gus Schoenlein Americus of Baltimore could not pin local star Cyclone Burns, though both showed phenomenal speed. The main match ended with Burns avoiding defeat, while preliminaries featured Perelli versus Manogoff and Paulsky with varied outcomes. A crowd of about 500 filled the venue.
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Mechanics’ Building
Gus Schoenlein
Americus
Baltimore
America
Burns
Cyclone
Americus- Burns
Perelli
Turkey
Fixin
Tuohey
Manogoff
Perelli-Paulsky
Parelli
Paulsky
Gossip of School Athletes and Local Hockey News
High school and alumni games were canceled. Worcester Academy builds athletics with new basketball and football coaching plans. Ice shortages threaten hockey schedules while Dorchester and Somerville prep teams organize, and Medford unveils a new rink amid hopes for a clean sweep this year.
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Joe Vaheyo
Medford
Joe
Fulton Street
Yankees Chief Farrell Assists Hemphill With Recruits
President Frank Farrell of the Yankees plans to help Charley Hemphill new manager of the Atlanta team by placing three recruits at his disposal. Revelle a promising pitcher joins along with Russell and Bailey an infielder and an outfielder.
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Frank Farrell
Yankees
Charley Hemphill
Atlanta
Revelle
Russell and Bailey
Twin Sullivan to Meet Joe Jeannette in Buffalo Bout
A top marked matchup tonight features Jack Twin Sullivan facing Joe Jeannette in a 10 round bout at Buffalo. Jeannette, returning from a southern tour facing weaker opponents, seeks to boost his standing while Black Joe counters with speed and resilience to challenge the heavier Twin.
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Jack
Sullivan
Joe Jeannette
Buffalo
Jeannette
Tlne
South
Black Joe
Jack Twin
Boy Slips From Roof to Death In West End
Six year old Morris Siegel of 19 North Russell Street West End fell from a five story roof at 22 North Russell Street and slid 60 feet to the street dying instantly. His sister Jennie watched unaware until the body struck pavement near Massachusetts General Hospital where Dr. Loring Swain declared death. Father Henry Siegel suffered a deep temple gash and the mother was prostrated as the crowd reacted to the fatal accident.
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Morris Siegel
North Russell Street
West End
Jennie
Massachusetts General Hospital
Benjamin Grant
Royal Arch
Shekinah of
Chelsea
Masonic Hall
New Temple
Thomas M. Carter
M. E. H. P. Martin J. Pleschinger
Robert Mackenzie
R. Perry Bush
Grand Lodge of Masons of
Massachusetts
America
Brethren
P. H. P. Melvin M. Johnson
Waltham
Charles E. Eaton
St. Paul’s
Henry Goodwin
Washington Lodge
Boston
M. E. P. Martin J. Pleschinger
Shekinah
Melvin M. Johnson
Palestine
Knights Templars
Allen H. Legg
United States
Widen Avery Street Proposed Over Washington Street Plan
Daniel A. Griffin of the Boylston Street Merchants Association urges widening Avery street as a permanent relief for crowded Washington street. He opposes one way traffic plans and favors a foot passage under Boylston street and diverting electric cars to Essex Chauncy and Summer streets to ease congestion. He argues Avery street widening would boost values lower taxes and improve city traffic.
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Daniel A. Griffin
Boylston Street
Washington Street
Tremont Street
Avery Street
Essex
Chauncy
Chauncy Street
C. F. Hovey and
Jordan Marsh Company
Abductors Fail to Get Groom at Wedding Home
Several unsuccessful attempts to kidnap a bridegroom from his new wife and friends caused excitement around the residence of John W. Hendrickson after the marriage of his daughter Alice R. Hendrickson to David G. Dabbeck. Dabbeck, a traveling salesman from New York, was the groom.
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David G. Dabbeck
New York
John W. Hendrickson
Gould Street
Wakefield
Alice R. Hendrickson
Mr. Dabbeck
Groom and Bride Flee Pursuing Captors After Wedding
After vows, Dabbeck and his bride elude would be abductors at a Wakefield home. Guests chased them to the front stairs and sidewalk then to Wakefield station. Dabbeck, son of Rev. Joseph Dabbeck, and Miss Hendrickson, a Wakefield social figure, plan a New York residence after a brief honeymoon.
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Dabbeck
Bride
Wakefield
Boston
Joseph Dabbeck
Syria
Hendrickson
New York
J. T. Dennehy Dies Sudden at West End Hotel
James T. Dennehy, a Charlestown real estate figure and owner on State Street, died suddenly of heart trouble yesterday afternoon in a West End hotel. He had been unwell in the morning and worked in the claim department of the Boston & Northern Street Railway. His wife was notified at the family home 182 Chelsea Street Charlestown.
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James T. Dennehy
State Street
Charlestown
West End
Mr. Dennehy
Boston & Northern Street Railway Company
Assault and Robbery Charged by Police in Brighton
George Kios aged 22 of 64 Market Street Brighton was arrested last night charged with assaulting and robbing Stephen Genuskeh 30 of 61 Market Street Brighton. Genuskeh said he was in his yard around 9 30 when Kios struck him over the head with a bottle. Wounds were dressed at the station house and Genuskeh held as a witness. The money was not found.
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George Kios
Market Street
Brighton
Stephen Genuskeh
Genuskeh
Kios
Porto Rican visit yields praise for island people
Myer Bloomfield and A N Rafter returned from Porto Rico where they toured more than 6000 miles of schools labor conferences and meetings with business leaders. Governor Colton joined the trip and Bloomfield plans to report to the War Department soon praising Porto Rican intelligence and resources.
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Myer Bloomfield
A. N. Rafter
Boston
War Department
Porto Rico
New York
George R. Colton
Washington
Rafter
Bloomfield
Hyde Park A A Defeats Attleboro Five at Waverly Opera House
Six hundred and fifty spectators watched Hyde Park A A trim Attleboro by a decisive 45 to 13 at Waverly Opera House Hyde Park yesterday afternoon The Hyde Park five controlled the game from start to finish with sharp passing and easy scoring The Dorchester A A will clash with Hyde Park Friday evening in the same hall.
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Hyde Park
A. A
Attleboro
Waverly Opera House
Dorchester A.A
Massacre Reported in Resht Persia Amid Russian Offensive
London reports say since Saturday a massacre in Resht, capital of Ghilan, with 500 Persians killed including women and children. Government houses bombed, officials slain, and martial law proclaimed as opposition newspapers are suppressed and demonstrations anticipated.
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London
Resht
Ghilan
Shuster
Shiraz
Fars
Russians Kill Four Mohammedans in Armenian Tabriz Fight
Dispatches report four armed Mohammedans killed in the Armenian quarter of Tabriz amid street fighting. Persians express shock at Russia's stance after Persia accepted the second Russian ultimatum. Russian troops abandon the Russo-Persian bank in the bazaar, with about 150000 in specie left unguarded. Fighting continues between the Russian Guard and Persian constitutionalists as reinforcements arrive from Dec 28.
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Tabriz
Persia
Russia
St. Petersburg
Persian treasurer-general Shuster dismissed after Russian ultimatum
Dec 25 report that the Persian cabinet notified W. Morgan Shuster of his dismissal from office as the National Council and ministry agreed to bow to the Russian ultimatum. The cabinet signaled it would inform him further of the action and its implications.
Silent mob lynches slayer in Maryland
Baltimore December 25 King Davis a 28 year old negro who last Saturday night shot and killed Frederick A Schwab a white man at Fairfield Anne Arundel county was taken from the Brooklyn lockup early today and shot to death by a small party of unknown men.
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Baltimore
King Davis
Frederick A. Schwab
Fairfield
Anne Rundel County
Brooklyn
Guards Salute Baby Kaiser Prince At Potsdam
In Potsdam an infant prince, youngest grandchild of the Kaiser, aroused a guard salute as 50 grenadiers presented arms. William and the hereditary Princess of Meiningen watched as the ceremony echoed through palace yards, amid light taunts and royal banter about the youngster’s reception.
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Potsdam
William
Meiningen
Lotte
Charlotte
Baby near burial revived in Christmas surprise
In Kingston New York on Christmas Day an undertaker planned a funeral for Frank Guirdano's ill infant but found signs of life during preparations. The revived baby was rushed to a hospital and may recover, a remarkable holiday incident.
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Kingston
N. Y
Frank Guirdano
John J. Murphy
Santa Claus
Nearly Well Man in Richeson Case Receives Turkey Dinner
Clarence V. T. Richeson, charged with Avis Linnell death, is reported out of danger after a personal injury. Dr Lothrop says the prisoner can recover and he ate a turkey dinner provided by Cambridge parishioners, with Butts overseeing the patient’s care.
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Clarence V. T. Richeson
Avis Linnell
Lothrop
Richeson
Cambridge
Butts
Prisoner Richeson Recovers Amid Visitors and Care
Richeson received no visitors besides his attorney William A. Morse with flowers from the Edmands family and former parishioners. Dr Lothrop tended wounds and allowed meals. Richeson sat up for meals later, while Butts stayed by his side. Doctors deemed blood poisoning risk passed and the minister is improving though Morse cautions he remains seriously ill.
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William A. Morse
Richeson
Edmands
Violet Edmands
Lothrop
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