Corey Hill Toboggan Slide Opens Amid Winter Thrill
A brisk Boston crowd filled Corey Hill as the mid winter season opened the toboggan slide. The first night drew many enlivened by speed and shouts of merriment while the Postman noted the scene and joined the ride. names listed include Henry B. Evans Miss Gertrude Hayes Miss Hattie Brown Frank Tim mons and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corey Hill
Henry B. Evans
Gertrude Hayes
Hattie Brown
Frank Timmons
Mamie Marsh
George E. Burrill
Harry Grey
Mark Doane
Emma Southwick
Josie Hammond
William Cook
Agnes Blanchart
Bert Forristall
Winnie Glover
Flossie Harkins
George Watson
Arthur Wheeler
Pinkie Loud
Kate Beard
Eddie Moore
Frank Brown
Ella Pettingill
Richard Evans
William Emerson
Lizzie Frazers
Albertine Butterick
Frances Fenderson
Percy D. Herman
Julia Locke
Bessie Speare
Ethel Booth
George M. Snow
Arthur Peterson
Howard Cole
Georgie Turner
James Snow
William MacvVitters
Charles H. Monroe
Jennie Williams
Runners and Trotters To Race On Pro Rata Basis Next Year
The Trotting Association and Fair Association of Terre Haute plan pro rata race meetings next year with purses of 50000. August fair meet and October trotting meet set plus a three day July event around the 4th. New entries include Wah Jim and Little Tom. Budd Doble to switch to thoroughbreds. Starter Pettingill faces criticism for starting methods hurting owners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Trotting Association
Fair Association of
Terre Haute
Ind
Wah Jim
Little Tom
J. McLaughlin
W. Sheppard
Sheppard
Tom Skidmore
Jonathan
Gideon & Daly
Hawthorne
Harlem
Butterflies
Keenan
Waltzer
Oakley Park
Budd Doble
Pettingill
New Orleans
First race card at the track features multiple contenders
The opening race at four and a half furlongs lists Dashing Charlie Wang St Laurent Dr. Johnson and others with weights 107 106 and more. The card continues with six and a quarter furlongs events listing Leigh Woodchopper Reynard My Lady Blackfoot and more with various weights and handicaps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlie
Wang
St. Laurent
Dr. Johnson
Fagot
Tammany Hall
Tube Rose
Salisbury
Charlie R
Dutch Lou
West Side
Despair
Western Star
Leigh
Woodchopper
Reynard
Pickaway
My Lady
Blackfoot
Gonzales
Billy Boy
Drizzle
Headlight
Thiers L
Red Cross
Explorer
Gorman
O’hearn
Farragut
Glimpse
Bradley
Calista
Lady Danby
Prince John
Berwyn
Bobolink
Sonora
Spinner
Walcott
Bouts at the Suffolk Club Box Meet Set for Jan 3
Suffolk Athletic Club to hold first winter boxing night at its club house Boston polo rink 59 West Newton Street on Jan 3. Matches include Sun Ashe vs Patsey Broderick 110 pounds six rounds Bert Mace vs Cy Hickey 133 pounds six rounds Tom Brown vs Tommy Heffernan eight rounds Tommy Kelly Harlem Spider vs Mike Sears ten rounds Referee John A. Kelcher and judges Spencer Williams Arthur Hunt. Contests governed by Blanchard fair play rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Suffolk Athletic Club
Boston Polo Rink
West Newton Street
Sun” Ashe
Boston
Patsey Broderick
Providence
Bert Mace
England
Cy” Hickey
East Boston
Tom Brown
Malden
Tommy Heffernan
Tommy
Polo Games Last Night Results
At Salem Pawtucket Salem 6 1 Phelan suffered a jaw fracture from the ball. At Boston Lynn 6 Boston 4. At Providence New Bedford 7 Providence 12.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salem
Pawtucket
Phelan
Boston
Lynn
Providence
New Bedford
The A. O. H. In Watertown Form New Division
In Watertown on December 28, a new division of the Ancient Order of Hibernians will be organized next Sunday by County President John P. Mahoney of Lowell. More than thirty prominent Irish born citizens are attached to the call for formation of the society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Watertown
Order of Hibernians
John P. Mahoney
Lowell
Carleton Club to Visit Boston for Three Games
The Carleton Club of New York will visit Boston on Saturday January 12 for a trio of inter club games against a Boston Athletic Association team. About a dozen supporters travel with the Carleton five. The article also notes rowing rule amendments and the Pfeffer legal fund in Chicago with lawyers offering aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carleton Club
New York
Carleton
Boston
Cub
Boston Athletic Association
Middle States Rowing Association
National Association of Amateur Oarsmen
Chicago
Fred’’ Pfeffer
Pfeffer
William Barnie
National Board
Barnie
Young
International Games Stir Up Amateur Athletic Union Debate
The piece notes opposition to the proposed international games program and quotes W B Curtis of the New York Athletic Club urging careful, context accurate planning. A tentative English American match could involve eleven events including sprints, distances, jumps, and throws with both sides confident of victory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
New York Herald
W. B. Curtis
New York Athletic Club
Amateur Athletic Union
C. A. Kilpatrick
England
New York Athlec Club
Herbert
Bolingbroke Club Guns for Tommy Kelly Fight
London cable reports the Bolingbroke Athletic Club will sponsor the purse for a bout featuring Tommy Kelly of Hoboken and Harry Nickless but will not fund Kelly’s expenses. Frank P. Slavin declines South Africa clash with Owen Sullivan and accepts Frank Craie challenge for £4 and a large purse. Peckson ignores Frank Craig’s £500 challenge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
London
Police Gazette
Bolingbroke Athletic Club
Tommy Kelly
Hoboken Cyclone
Harry Nickless
Kelly
Frank P. Slavin
South Africa
Owen Sullivan
Frank Craie
Teag
Peckson
Frank Craig
Unsent Christmas Gifts Misrouted Through Boston Post Office
In Boston the inquiry office reports a flood of misdirected holiday mail. Many packages lack proper addresses or postage and are mixed with other parcels, with some destined for Europe and Mexico failing to pay required postage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Postal Department
Ryder
Post
Europe
San Sebastien
Spain
Christiania
Norway
Acambaro
Mexico
Our John
Washington
Man assaulted at home in Dorchester near Barrington Street
Henry Jennings of 8 Barrington street Dorchester reports he was struck by an unknown man at his door about 7 pm Thursday. A second assailant attempted a kick as Mrs Jennings intervened. Three men lingered nearby before fleeing, police later summoned with suspects to be identified by the couple. Jennings, a Richardson Bros. grain dealer and author of Jenningss Code Book, says he has no known enemies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Jennings
Barrington Street
Dorchester
Meeting House Hill
Mr. Jennings
Jennings
Richardson Bros
Chamber of Commerce
Will Spaulding Settle
Rumors say Spaulding may offer a compromise to settle the Haverhill factory dispute. The plant runs with about 100 workers, far fewer than usual, while union secretaries push for a conference. Strikers and discharged workers hope for an early settlement as the shoe industry’s fate in Haverhill hangs on him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haverhill
Spaulding
Pomeroy
International Union
Hodgkins
Lasters’ Protective Union
Kneebs contests claim over Bethel mare in Germany
Kneebs, the American horseman detained in Germany on a charge linked to the mare Bethel, says Bethel is in the United States and he can prove it. He accuses Heffner of a prior misrepresentation and vows to defend himself while withholding Bethel’s location for safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City
Kneebs
Germany
Bethel
Heffner
Nellie Kneebs
Salem sportsmen move to claim unused baseball league franchise
Salem activists announce a push to organize and apply for the unused New England Baseball League franchise noting the opportunity exists for local clubs and investors to enter organized baseball this season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
SALEM
NEW England League
New England Baseball League
Exoneration of Kid Lavigne fuels boxing promoters hope
Boxing writers urge safer rings after the Kid Lavigne acquittal relieves blame for Andy Bowen's death. They argue padded floors and posts prevent fatal impacts and note Tom O Rourke's postless rings as a safer model. The piece also reports on Manhattan Athletic Club's initial tournament and various proposed matches for upcoming bouts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kid Lavigne
Andy Bowen
Bowen
Lavigne
David H. Blancherd
Blanchard
Tom O’rourke
Columbia Club
Johnny Griffin
Braintree
Sally Smith
Smith
Griffin
Johnny
Joe Walcott
George Dixon
Dixon
Griffo
Tom O’ Rourke
New Manhattan Athletic Club
New
Jimmy Fox
Martin Gleason
Andy Walsh
Johnny Butler
A. C. Faulkner
New Orleans
Wero
Jackson
Peter
Kid Mulligan
Ed Carney
Young Fierkeley
Young Harrison
Pittsburg
Young Callahan
Rob Roy
Acknowledgment from Foresters Court Star of the East 6744
The Ancient Order of Foresters Court Star of the East 6744 passes a resolution thanking The Boston Post. Committee members Louis Davis, Charles Fitzgerald, Joseph Jacobs, John Murphy, and Isaac Polak pledge to increase the paper’s circulation and endorse it as the leading state paper. Boston December 27.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Post
Boston Post
Court Star of the East
Ancient
Order of Foresters of America
Agper
Order
Order of Foresters of
Amnerica
Louis Davis
Charles V. Fitzgerald
Joseph Jacobs
John F. Murphy
Isaac Polak
Boston
Backer quits over Ives Vignaux challenge
Abel Levy, backer of billiards champion Frank Ives, rejects a cable from Vignaux confirming a 6000 point 10000 dollar side match. Levy calls the offer wind and says no formal challenge exists. He doubts Ives was serious, and predicts no matches soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Abel/ Levy
Napoleon
Kf Ives
Champioin
Vignaux
Ives
Alan Llawera
Umlubmcubl
Rega
Levy Challenge
Anyhogo
Schaefer
Nojfone
Iosition
Cape Cod Pirate Hero in Sundays Post Romance
The Post next Sunday reveals the romance of James Hoar, describing his strange life and the events leading to his marriage, and noting his cousin’s Cape Cod pirate exploits as part of the unfolding drama.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senator Hoar
Cape Cod
James Hoar
Luxuriant tropical voyage to California via isthmus
The water route to California offers a luxurious tropical voyage with views of the canal work and Pacific ports. E A Adams Co reports heavy Mediterranean steamship travel and warm climate routes. tourists are advised to visit 115 State Street and consider the Adams Cable Codex for travelers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Mexico
Pacific Ocean
Messrs. E. A. Adams & Co
State Street
Customs feud over herring trade touches Elector case
An dispute at Gloucester and Boston involves Inspector Warren and customs officials over frozen herring imports aboard the Elector captained by Gayton. Allegations of misconduct, tariff implications, and a paper seizure task mark a high-stakes clash amid the fishing trade and port authority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Customs Department
Gayton
Inspector Warren
Newfoundland
T. Aubrey Byrne
Nathan P. Smith
Wellman
Warren
Treasury Department
Pew
Gloucester
Byrne
Fortune Bay
N. F
Boston
Gloucester Custom House
Joseph Gayton
Elector
Washington
Rumor
C. A. Browne
Charles A. Browne
Browne
Death 10 Moraes in Brazil as Army Factions Rift
Rio de Janeiro faces panic as troops refuse southward deployment. President Moraes suspects army loyalty to Peixoto while officers balk at Rio Grande do Sul action. Over 200 officers detained in forts amid rumors of a possible prison break. Soldiers shout anti Moraes slogans during riots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Rio de Janeiro
Moraes
Peixoto
Rio Grande Do Sul
Female blackmailer flees with husband from Springfield
C H Young of Brooklyn arrived with his wife Eva M Young to reclaim her after she surrendered to police here. Eva admitted extorting money from Frank C Joslin, a Brooklyn dry goods merchant, claiming she threw it overboard. Police doubt her account and believe she still has the funds. the couple departed for Brooklyn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
C. H. Young
Brooklyn
Eva M. Young
Fort Green Place
Young
Frank C. Joslin
Myrtle Avenue
Marlboro Adopts 1890s City Budget in Joint Session
In Marlboro on December 28 the City Council approved the finance committee's 1890s budget plan allocating funds for contingencies street damage fire and police departments schools water and highway work and sinking funds. Essex Street relocation and state highway construction were ordered or considered with salaries laid out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marlboro
Finance Committee
Essex Street
Bear Valley Irrigation Company Stockholders Meet in New Haven
A committee of Bear Valley Irrigation Company stockholders from California met in New Haven to develop a plan to restore the company to a solid footing. The firm owns water privileges in San Bernardino County and is backed by New York and Boston capitalists. The panel will report to the stockholders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Haven
Conn
Bear Valley Irrigation Company of California
San Bernardino County
Cal
New York
Boston
Taylor Club Presents Oil Portrait of General Charles H Taylor
The Taylor Club1s meeting at Young's Hotel Room 12 resulted in an oil portrait of General Charles H Taylor by young artist Albert E Smith being presented to Mr. Taylor after he consented to sit for the work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taylor Club
Charles H. Taylor
Albert E. Smith
Hotel Pelham
Young’s Hotel
Taylor
Newton Lodge 110 Knights of Pythias Elect Officers
The semi annual election of Newton Lodge 110 Knights of Pythias was held at Tremont Hall Newtonville last evening. Officers chosen include Joseph W Parker as C C Charles H Fessenden as V C Charles E Hatfield as M A Charles W Young as M W Jesse H Walker as prelate Henry S Sisson as K of R and 8 M Sinclaire Williams as M of , Joseph T Bailey as M of E.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newton Lodge
Knights of Pythias
Tremont Hall
Newtonville
Joseph W. Parker
C. C
Charles H. Fessenden
V. C
Charles E. Hatfield
M. A
Charles W. Young
M. W
Jesse H. Walker
Henry S. Sisson
M. Sinclaire Williams
Joseph T. Bailey
Fire kills two women in Sprague incident
Michael Brennan returned to his Sprague home near Hanover to find his wife and sister dead in a closed upper room after a bed fire. Mrs Brennan, 60, was partially blind and helped extinguish the blaze before both women suffocated from dense smoke. Miss Mary Brennan, 70, is believed to have started the fire by smoking in bed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norwich
Conn
Michael Brennan
Sprague
Hanover
Baltic
Cambridge Aldermen End Year’s Work at City Hall
The 1894 Cambridge Board of Aldermen completed its session at City Hall with all members present. Fortified by key votes, they referred and debated Boylston street widening and ambulance maintenance, confirmed the new superintendent of public buildings, and approved school and water works expenditures. The meeting closed after adjournment at 11:10. Funeral services for Edwin A. Alger and death of Mrs. Emily Todd were noted, alongside university and Cantabrigia Club activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lerned
Boylston Street
Ponce
Rady
William H. Gray
Benjamin Steele
L. H. Bryant
Charles Street
Water Department
Richardson & Bacon
Health Department
Board of Health
George F. Clements
Broadway
Old City Hall
John R. Fairbairn
James Cox
Park Commissioners and Board of Health
Cambridge
John McAusland
Main Street
Edwin A. Alger
Mt. Vernon Street
C. E. Biddle
North Avenue Universalist Church
Mendelssohn
Red Men
Lowell
Emily Todd
Inman Street
Boylston Hall
Harvard College
Colonial Club
Brattle Street
Peabody and Agassiz
Cantabrigia Club
Epworth Methodist Episcopal Church
Merrill
Treasury
State Federation of Clubs
East End
T. W. Higginson
Bancroft
Coldest Winter Morning Records 20 Below in St Johnsbury
The thermometer in St Johnsbury Vermont registered 20 degrees below zero this morning marking the coldest spell of the winter season in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Johnsbury, Vt
Shaw poised for police post successor role amid rumor
Lawyer J O Shaw Jr a Bostonian born Republican and Harvard trained attorney stands as a quiet potential successor to Police Commissioner Whiting if reappointment fails. He runs a busy practice at 27 State Street, serves as counsel to several firms, and participates in Boston clubs and social circles. He is about 40, tall, married, and lives at 246 Marlboro Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. O. Shaw, Jr
Whiting
Police Commission
State Street
Curtis
Shaw
Boston Latin School
Harvard
Boston University Law School
Rockport Granite Company
United States Hotel Company
Collateral Loan Company
Boston Athletic Association
Algonquin
St. Botolph, Union and University Clubs
Country Club
Eastern Yacht Club
General Martin
Marlboro Street
OBrien Renominated For City Council President
Christopher F. O'Brien Jr. was renominted for president of the Common Council after a single ballot. The Democratic caucus convened in City Hall with the clerk of committees as host, and prior to the vote the room was prepared for the election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christopher F. O’brien, Jr
Common Council
City Hall
Christopher T. O’brien
The
Caucus Chooses O'Brien President After Informal Ballot
The gathering of candidates and supporters ended with Christopher N. O'Brien named president on a formalized ballot tally of 28 votes to Norris 11 and Miller 4. Michael Callahan withdrew his candidacy as the caucus planned ongoing organization for the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fitzgerald
O’brien
William J. Miller
Patrick E. Riddle
Ward
Edwin S&s. Field
John J. Browne
Michael T. Callahan
Christopher N. O’brien
Michael W. Norris
A Watertown Christmas Tree at First Parish
The Sunday school of the First Parish Church Unitarian Watertown held its annual Christmas party and tree in the Unitarian building. Fifteen poor Boston children attended with a supper and a stage tree loaded with gifts. James D. Evans acted as Santa Claus and distributed gifts, candy, and fruit. Mrs. Henry Locke and Misses Lydia Masters Grace Horne and Mina Evans led the event and decorations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Watertown
First Parish Church
Unitarian
Boston
James D. Evans
Santa Claus
Henry Locke
Lydia Masters
Grace Horne
Mina Evans
Brady to Speak on Sacred Concerts at People’s Temple
Dr. Brady will preach tomorrow morning on the great preparation for the coming of the Canadian Moody and Sankey. On Sunday January 6 Messrs Hunter and Crossley visit the Temple, with a prelude on grand sacred concerts at theatres and a sermon on Boston’s greatest necessity. The temple prima donna will sing at both services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Brady
People’s Temple
Moody and Sankey
Messrs
Hunter and Crossley
Boston
Somerville Boy Killed by Train Near Millville Station
Charles McCarty aged 11 of Somerville Mass visiting Millville Mass was struck and killed by a passenger train on the New York New Haven Hartford line near Millville station this morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woonsocket
R. I
Charles McCarty
Somerville
Mass
Millville
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
Head of the Gorham Company Dead
George Wilkin son, head of the Gorham Company and a pioneer in American silverware, died today in Providence. He led the Gorham Company and shaped the industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gorham Company
Providence
George Wilkinson
Silverware Industry of
America
Corvaltnn von Wale and Woodbury Derm Institute Ad
An ad promotes Woodbury’s Derm Institute founded by Corvaltnn von Wale in Philadelphia at 11 Winter Street with branches extending to New York. It claims eczema pimples freckles treated by H. Woodbury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dane
Corvaltnn von Wale
H. Woodbury Derm T Institute
Winter
Caleage
New York
Woodbury
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Massachusetts Club
Somerset
Newbury Street
Illinois
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Columbia
Batavia Street
Massachusetts
W. T. Libby
Winnisimmet
F. E. Edwards
Union Cycle Club
Salt Lake City
Utah
Vassar Girls
Wheeling
Bull
Potter
Alexander
Suffolk
Do” Jennings
Tremont ST
Order of Foresters
Frank Ives
Howlwe
Rio
Bear Valley
General Taylor
A Newton K
P. Election
Richmond
Virginia
Allen & Ginter
AME Iican Tobacco Co
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