Techs Defeat B A A In Slow Polo Clash
Techs edged B A A 2 to 1 in a slow polo hockey match last evening. Morse and J E Morse starred for B A A while W Morse and Spear anchored the Techs. Final scoremaker Boyd sealed the win as crowd noticed disjointed play and plans to move games to the South Armory floor.
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Tech
W. Morse
J. Paine
Spear
Simonds
Parker
Morse
Bb. A. A
J. E. Morse
Boyd
Che
J. EK. Morse
Igleu
Parker Nee
Rcolos
Gente
Heor
Paine
Spear Bowen
Shephard
Bowen
John Morrill
South Armory
Ninth Regiment A. A
Naval Battalion
Carmencita Talks Dances Language In Boston Interview
In a Boston theatre dressing room Carmencita discusses her multilingual interview. She explains how she composes dances and the fatigue they cause while promoting her new piece La Petinera to debut tonight.
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Boston
Carmencita
Carmenella
New York
Venez
Gibbons Defeats Bowen in Met Club Ring Bout for 2500
The Lowes Gibbons fight at the Metropolitan Club ended in Gibbons's knockout after ten fierce rounds. Both fighters exchanged heavy blows, with Gibbons gaining the upper hand late and securing the purse of 2500. Bowen entered first at 9 PM, delivering several solid hits but failing to dominate.
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New Orleans
Lowes Gibbons
Bowen
Gibbons
Bowen Ted
Lowen
Metropolitan Club
Engraving Coupon Delayed Until Engravings Ready
The Post reports the engraving coupon will reappear only when the engravings are ready for delivery due to missing portraits. Many gentlemen are absent, delaying completion of high quality work. Hold complete coupon sets until the engraving is announced. incomplete sets can be finished when the coupon reappears.
Poison verdict urged in Barnaby case against Dr Graves
The speaker asserts Josephine Barnaby died of poison and should implicate Dr Graves despite defenses. Testimony describes a year of relations with her and patienthood, with her husband’s long care contrasted with an outsider. Pence spoke five hours and Col Ballou continued the defense as court adjourned.
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Josephine Barnaby
Mrs. Barnaby
Dr. Graves
Barnaby
Mr. Pence
Col. Ballou
Bnai Zion Society Ball Brings Jewish Community Night of Arts
A large crowd gathered at Odd Fellow's Hall for the Bnai Zion Educational Society event. Speeches by Rev H S Shoher and David Blanstein of Harvard opened the program, followed by a Baldwin Place synagogue chorus. Hamlet’s closet scene, a new poem, and dancing with Paul Sigelman’s orchestra concluded the evening as proceeds fund library purchases and society work.
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Odd Fellow
B’nai Zion Educational Society
H. 8. Shoher
David Blanstein
Harvard
Baldwin Place
H. M. Pitt
Paul Sigelman
Samuel L. Silverman
Coleman Mead & Co Employees Dinner At Revere House
The tenth annual dinner of Coleman Mead & Co employees was held at the Revere House with fifty attendees. J B Perkins presided and served as orator. R D Marr read a poem. Speeches were delivered by E Ennie Revere, D N Hardacker, A Chick, H C Needham, F D Griffin, Moss Brown, G E Sherman, C E Chadbourne, and J Walter Dyne.
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Coleman, Mead & Co
Revere House
J. B. Perkins
Messrs
I. N. Joslyn
F. M. Crosby
F. B. Rich
C. M. Masters
R. D. Marr
E. Eennie Revere
D. N. Hardacker
Stoddard Lectures on Mexico At Music Hall
Mr John L Stoddards lecture in Music Hall last evening was a second discourse on Mexico focusing on the capital and its surroundings The ancient city with historic associations charms Americans as a favored tourist resort The illustrated canvas was beautiful and well chosen The lecture will be repeated tomorrow evening and Saturday afternoon
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John L. Stoddard
Music Hall
Mexico
Stoddard
Robbery Report From Beach Street in Milton
Timothy McGowen of Milton says he was knocked down and robbed on Beach Street around 7 30 last evening. He could offer only a vague description of the assailant, who took a gold watch and chain and a small amount of cash. Police at headquarters have no report of the incident.
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Boston
Timothy McGowen
Milton
Beach Street
McGowen
Prepared Defenses for Boston Harbor in War Time
Military briefing outlines Boston harbor defense plans with Fort Independence as base. Naval Battalion catalogs vessels Orion Saturn and other tugs, upgrade armaments, torpedo tubes, and rapid fire guns to deter fleet attack. Harbor would be patrolled by emergency crews, lighthouses darkened, and torpedoes placed to hinder an invading warshipreach.
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Boston Harbor
Fort Independence
Boston
Orion
Saturn
Atlantic
Storm King
Taurus
Herald
Mercury
William S. Slater
The Retort Courteous Corrects Finney Death Rumor
A Boston paper printed a notice of William H. Finney's death based on a misinformed obituary. The Post reports Finney is alive and better, asserting the neighboring paper was misled and not intentionally fraudulent.
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Boston
William H. Finney
Dinner Held At Youngs For Mr Horace F Hill Retirement
A dinner was given at Youngs last evening for Horace F Hill retiring chief clerk at the post office. Postmaster Hart and department heads hosted. Attendees included Hart Ernst Howland Barker Thomas Weston Loring and Adams with J B Smith a former post office employee. Thomas presided as cigars were shared and speeches praised Hill’s service and wished him future success.
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Young
Horace F. Hill
Hart
Ernst
Howland
E. T. Barker
H. A. Thomas
A. B. Weston
Omar Loring
H.S. Adams
J. B. Smith
Story of Brook Farm to be told at Wendell Phillips Union
Dr. John T. Coaman, associated with the Brook Farm cooperative, will recount the history and remarkable group of men involved this evening at the Wendell Phillips Union located at 812 Washington Street.
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John T. Coaman
Brook Farm Cooperative
Wendell Phillips Union
Washington Street
Australian Champion Hall Spars Marley in Four Rounds
Jim Hall the Australian champion fought local middleweight Owen Marley in Durveve Louisiana in a four round sparring match. Marley was outclassed and in poor condition, making the exhibition tame.
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Durveve
Jim Hall
Owen Marley
Marley
Torpedo History Lecture Delights Wet Foot Militia
Two naval officers spoke on torpedoes and related gadgets before the Wet Foot Militia. Lt Cmdr W J Moore traced torpedo history from early explosive barges to the Howell and Whitehead models, while Lt Franklin J Drake explained the Whitehead and Howell designs and noted a postponed concert date.
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Foot
W. J. Moore
U.S. Navy
United States Torpedo Station
Newport
R. I
Antwerp
David Bushnell
Connecticut
Robert Fulton
France
England
Austin
Fulton
United States
New York Harbor
Commodore Rogers
Rogers
E. Mix
Norfolk
Cock Work
Samuel Colt
John Hare
University of Pennsylvania
United States Navy
Rio Janeiro
Franklin J. Drake
Hotchkiss Ordnance Works
Providence
Howell
Whitehead
Suburban Happenings Fire Sparks Tragedy in Somerville
A 7:20 fire alarm at Vox 421 reports minor damage from a kerosene lamp overturn in Walter Barnes's Highland avenue home Somerville The Grip at Lynn. Foreman William Barlow of George EK Barnard's shoe factory on Washington street died this forenoon from the grip and Mrs Mary A Saunders died today from the same disease.
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Vox
Walter Barnes
Highland Avenue
Somerville
Lynn
William Barlow
George EK
Barnard’s
Washington Street
Mary A. Saunders
Christmas Festival at St Luke's Chelsea by Sunday School
The St Luke's Episcopal church in Chelsea hosted a Christmas festival in the vestry yesterday evening. Infants sang Christmas carols, Rector Odell gave an address, and each child received a gift. A minor fire incident occurred at 717 Broadway Chelsea when a piano lamp toppled, causing slight damage of about 25 dollars.
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St. Luke’s Episcopal Church
Chelsea
Odell
Broadway
Green
J. F. Madden
C. E
Vesper Services at Y M C A Union January Program
Public invited to Sunday evening services at the Y M C A Union hall 48 Boylston Street Boston January events include New Year’s service by Right Rev Phillips Brooks January 3 1892 vesper address by Rev William H Lyon January 10 on The Sting of Sin and other talks by Rev Charles T Billings Rev W D Roberts and Rev James De Normandie with an illustrated lecture Jerusalem and Its Sekotcecod all through January confirming a series of sermons and lectures by notable clergy from Roxbury All Souls Roxbury Hingham Trinity Church and more.
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Y. M. C. Union
Union Hall
Boylston Street
Phillips Brooks
William H. Lyon
All Souls Church
Roxbury
Charles T. Billings
Hingham
Mass
W. D. Roberts
Trinity Church
Boston
James de Normandie
Jerusalem
French Joe Soucey Arrest Follows State Line Crossing
Westport Harbor resident Joseph Soucey known as French Joe and an associate Wilcox crossed into Rhode Island to disrupt Howland land work. State Detective Seaver and Deputy Kirby lured them back, Soucey resisted and was subdued by local officers in New Broroup after a clash on Howland land with spectators and a teetering wall collapse.
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New Broroup
Joseph Soucey
Joe
Westport Harbor
Westport
Edward W. Howland
Seaver
Kirby
Soucey
Wilcox
Rhode Island
Howland
Massachusetts
Parnellites Rejoice at National League Meeting in Dublin
A meeting of the National League in Dublin chaired by John E Redmond praised his Waterford city parliamentary victory. Speakers praised the revival of trust in the Parnellites and Redmond's leadership while noting Davitt’s defeat stemmed from his party desertion.
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National League
Dublin
House of Commons
Ossory
Queens County
Waterford
Davitt
M.r. Kelly
Manchester
New York
Ireland
Parnell
Redmond
Lord Randolph Churchill Seeks Diplomatic Role
Dec. 29 reports indicate Lord Randolph Churchill has signaled a wish to enter diplomatic service and may become British ambassador to St Petersburg in place of Sir Robert Morier, though officials later denied the appointment. The Standard views it as a rash move and the St James Gazette hopes the plan is blocked as folly.
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Loxton
Lord Randolph Churchill
St. Petersburg
R. 5
D. Morier
Standard
St. James
Russia
Gladstone Eighty-One Celebrated Abroad and at Home
In Biarritz on December 20 the Gladstones marked Mr. Gladstone’s eighty first birthday with municipal officials and a British Club floral tribute. Hawarden bells rang in Hawarden that day as messages of congratulations arrived for the former prime minister despite his stay abroad with Mrs Gladstone and friends.
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Biarritz
Mr. Gladstone
Gladstone
London
Hawarden
Mrs. Gladstone
King Shows Little Improvement Amid Influenza Illness
The King remains severely affected by influenza with lung involvement and is incapacitated from state duties. The Crown Prince serves as regent during this period of illness.
Paris Chamber approves tariff bill by wide margin
Paris reports the Chamber of Deputies approved the tariff bill by a 396 to 112 vote. The measure moves forward after a lengthy debate, marking a decisive government trade policy decision.
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Paris
Chamber of Deputies
Wreck Blocks Fitchburg Railroad Near Arnon Station
A noon collision between Extra No. 94 and a wild train east of Arnon station halted both tracks for about five hours. Two brakemen sustained minor injuries while trains were delayed.
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Arnon
Fitchburg
Robbery at Anthony Swift Co ends with $500 stolen
Police fail to find the first crew behind the sand bagging of Clerk Lewis at Anthony Swift & Co last night. The bandits escaped with $500 in cash. Authorities search for suspects and review ledgers and security footage.
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New Reprorp
Lewis
Anthony, Swift & Co
McAuliffe Wins Fifteenth-Round Fight in San Francisco
In San Francisco tonight a purse of 1500 dollars was on the line in a bout at the California Club. Patsy Cardiff of Minneapolis fought Joe McAuliffe of San Francisco, with McAuliffe emerging victorious in the fifteenth round.
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San Francisco
California Club
Patsy Cardiff
Minneapolis
Joe McAuliffe
McAuliffe
Hussars Welcome Guests at Hotel Huntington Dinner
The Underwood Hussars hosted a reception and dinner for their lady friends at Hotel Huntington last evening with twenty five attendees. Lieutenant Colonel Charles M. Campbell and Jay B. Crawford were among the guests, along with numerous ladies. After dinner, guests enjoyed social conversation and no formal speeches were given.
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Underwood Hussars
Hotel Huntington
Charles M. Campbell
Jay B. Crawford
Hussars
Electrical Executions and a Call for Inquiry Into Electrocution
A leading editorial argues electrocution as New Yorks capital punishment remains unsettled. It urges a twenty member independent inquiry detailing current methods, safeguards, and public access, with findings published to guide Legislature and influence national reform.
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New York
Kemmler
Slocum
Wood
Swmiler
Loppy
Sing Sing
New York State
Massachusetts Governor Urges 1892 Campaign Unity
Governor Russell of Massachusetts urges the national Democratic campaign in 1892 to be led by a unifying figure from 1588 with a platform of honest money and tariff reform. He contends such a course would bring Massachusetts and most New England states into the Democratic column, and predicts support if President Harrison vetoes a free trade bill.
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Pittsburg
Russell
Massachusetts
New England
National Democratic Organization
Harrison
Congress
Maine
Vermont
Border War Rumors As Mexican Troops Move South
Senor Lameda the Mexican consul denies General Sandoval is in Cotillo with a force to attack Garza. He claims Garza aims at the U S government, recruits among Americans, and operates from American soil. In Laredo 800 Mexican troops arrive, two U S companies join to guard the lower Rio Grande while a cavalry unit is missing.
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Larepo
Tex
Senor Lameda
Sandoval
Cotillo
Garza
Lameda
United States
Mexico
Rio Grande
Captain Rourke
New Laredo
Mex
Saltillo
Texas
United States Cavalry
The Stranger Within Our Gates
A narrator recounts a close encounter with a confidence man in a Washington hotel. The man tests charm, offers cigars and wine, and spins stories as the narrator weighs potential swindles, then冷 leaves without incident after exposing the con artist’s game.
Cabinet minister’s wife harassed over reception trip
A London Spectator report describes the minister’s wife travelling with a young woman and her aunt who pressured for an invitation to the minister’s wife’s upcoming official reception. The niece vocally complained of the intrusion while the minister’s wife read, then faced talk of invitations during the carriage ride.
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London Spectator
Euston
Man lives but to die Have a cigarette
Oil City Blizzard brief item notes a stark line about life and death with a casual question about smoking. The fragment hints at a reflective or ironic aside within a sports or local column. No clear names, places, or dates are readable.
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Oil City
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