Corey Hill toboggan Carnival Lights Up Core y Hill
A lively Corey Hill carnival last night drew a moonlit crowd amid flashy costumes and rockets. Uncle Sam mingled with revelers while a mock New Woman and a parade of characters added comic color. Harvard exams loomed over one student as others whirled down the shore on toboggans with festive cheer. Illumination night promises further spectacles as rockets brighten the town.
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Corey Hill
Uncle Sam
Mother Hubbard
Plains
Simon
Yacob Strauss
Annie Laurie
Harvard
A. H. Coolidge
S. G. Hoffman
F. J. Burrage
William A. Wheeler
E. E. Blakeley
Gibbs
Belle Longstreet
Juliet Longstreet
Georgia Ramsdell
Scott
Chamberlain
Parker
Charles Parr
Harry Joll
Herbert Appleton
W. T. Underwood
F. P. Webster
W. S. Belcher
C. le Moyne
A. H. Edgerly
A. P. Waterman
R. S. Wayland
Frank Reed
R. C. Sargent
Harold Addison
Mr. Delaney
Albert August
Charles A. Wardell
William McNeally
Archie D. Friend
Boxing Gossip About Frank Craig Return and Match Prospects
Boxing gossip reviews Frank Craig’s alleged plan to return to the United States after Slavin, possible fight with Peter Jackson, and avoidance of Creedon. It notes Craig’s private motives, Mike Finn’s new boxing management role, Kaveny and Doherty’s preparations, Billy Quinn’s injuries, Maher’s fights with O Donnell, and a Philadelphia report on lighweight chatter.
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Frank Craig
Harlem
Peter Jackson
Creedon
Choynski
Craig
Slavin
Philadelphia
England
Dan Creedon
Howver
Mike Finn
Mike
Jimmy Dime
Finn
Tim Hurst
Ike
Dime
Hurst
Boston
Alaska
Jimmy Kaveny
Paddy Doherty
Crescent Beach
Kaveny
Quinn
Billy
Carrolle
Tag’ North End
John J. Quinn
Maher
Gossip of the Turf in strong Brooklyn handicap scene
Sir Walter rated a likely contender for the Brooklyn handicap at 124 pounds. The season opens with Red Oak, Indiana hosting the $10,000 2:20 class and a $5,000 2:25 pacers stake in June. Directly is champion of January with improving 2:08+ records. Minnie King foals a filly by John R. Gentry. Locust Grove Farm owns. Harry Hathaway joins with W M Halsted for 1895 at Great Barrington. Alcyoner 2:27 sire Martha Wilkes 2:08 Harriet Ta 2:09 3-4, stallion shows 2:23 and aims under 2:2. A match Simmons vs Yo Tambien. Tom Walsh owns Simmons after buying from Fred Foster. Leo Mayer arranged Gascon vs Simmons. distances one mile with 120 vs 125 pounds. Oakley or St Louis Fair spring meet. Each side posts 500, forfeit if not matched within 30 days. bet stands 800 Tambien against 4000 Simmons.
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Sir Walter
Red Oak
Minnie King
Mambrino
King
John R. Gentry
Locust Grove Farm
Hughesville
Harry Hathaway
John H. Shults
Parkville Farm
W. M. Halsted
Mr. Halsted
Great Barrington
Alcyoner
Alcyone
Martha Wilkes
Harrietta
Yo Tambien
Simmons
Tom Walsh
Madison Race Track
Fred Foster
Leo Mayer
Gascon
Oakley
St. Louis
Billiard and Pool Men Form Local Association
Billiard and Pool Association supporters met in Chandler Hall Essex Street last evening to discuss organization and business. Another meeting is planned for Sunday February 17 at the same hall. R A Neilson was chosen chairman P McCabe secretary and C E Blodgett treasurer.
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Billiard and Pool Association
Chandler Hall
Essex Street
R. A. Neilson
P. McCabe
C. E. Blodgett
Anne Bates will gifts to public charities in Suffolk Probate
The late Anne Bates left bequests in her will filed yesterday in Suffolk Probate Court. The Church Home for Orphans and Destitute Children receives $0, while St. Luke's Home for Convalescents and the Home for Aged Women each receive $10.
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Anne Bates
Suffolk Probate Court
Church Home
St. Luke’s Home
Laughing all week as a sleigh ride ends in cold
Jack Fecitt recalls a sleigh ride last Sunday when a horse walked off leaving him and a guest in the cold air. He chased the horse and joked that chasing it gave him a cold. The column notes various local society updates from Popes’ San Francisco branch to Somerville Cycle Club events and Holy See bicycling decisions for priests.
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Jack Fecitt
Mr. Fecitt
Cyclers push move to erase race bias from league
The Post reports a widening push to strike the word white from the League of American Wheelmen constitution. New York Sun bicycle column notes Southern division pressured exclusion of colored riders last year to boost membership by 5000, now facing abolition of race discrimination. I. B. Potter and R. J. Betts back amendment. Boston clubs active. A. Blake calls it a shame and supports removal.
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Post
The
New York Sun
Illinois
I. B. Potter
New York
Jacquist
R. J. Betts
Manhattan Bicycle Club
A. Blake
Natural History of Drinking Water and Sewage
The Boston Society of Natural History held a general meeting on the Natural History of Drinking Water and Sewage and their Purification. Professor W T Sedgewick lectured with stereopticon slides comparing Massachusetts waters and illustrating life growth and disease germs in sewage water. Plans for purification by the State Board of Health were explained.
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Boston Society of Natural History
State Board of Health of
Massachusetts
W. T. Sedgewick
State Board of Health
Walker's new yacht Ailsa to launch tomorrow
The Yachting World reports A. B. Walker's yacht Ailsa will be launched tomorrow and sail south to participate in Mediterranean regattas.
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London
A. B. Walker
Ailsa
Baseball Notes Signals Busy Spring In 1890s Era
Manager Chapman signs McCormick from New England League as Buffalo plans. Davis skips exhibitions until season starts. Chicagos and Louisvilles train in Galveston with games arranged. Anson protests yearly rule tinkering. Third basemen may wear big mitts. Doyle notes Welch runs a profitable emporium in Holyoke. New Yorks may hire a trainer for Southern trip. Bannon to Jacksonville. Stafford to second base upon arrival. Davis and Doyle back him with encouragement. Fuller assists. Kerr replaces Robison on rules committee. Pfeffer to coach Princeton March 10. Davis bets Rusie Meekin Farrell join without trouble. doubt persists. Selee touts Collins as young blood find. Collins to replace Bannon in right. Louisville despatch hints Pfeffer trade for German and Wilson. Davis confident no deal. Baltimore seeks to unload Gleason. Cincy trade talks with Chamberlain. Byrne confirms no Kinslow-Gumbert trade. Spalding denies Freedman purchase link. recalls past donations. Baldwin ordered to report March 1 for Hampton Roads spring.
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Chapman
Buffalo
McCormick
Davis
Chicagos
Louisvilles
Galveston
Anson
Jack Doyle
Mickey” Welch
Holyoke
New Yorks
Tom Bannon
New York
Jacksonville
Baltimores
Stafford
Doyle
Fuller
Kerr
Pittsburg
Frank de Haas Robison
Fred Pfeffer
Princeton
George Davis
Rusie
Meekin
Farrell
Selee
Collins
Bannon
Louisville
Pfeffer
German
Wilson
Baltimore
Id’ Gleason
St. Louis
Gleason
Hanlon
Cincinnatis
Dwyer
Cincinnati
Ewing
Chamberlain
Brooklyn
A. G. Spalding
Chicago
J. W. Spalding
Walter
Mark Baldwin
Philadelphia
Maren
Hampton Roads
Quakers
YACHTING NEWS: 40-Foot Tomahawk Sold to George H Perry
The 40-foot Tomahawk designed by Burgess for Commodore Morgan was sold to George H. Perry of the Massachusetts Yacht Club. The vessel, deepest among 40-footers with a ten foot draft, later belonged to Commodore Crowinshield of the Corinthian Yacht Club and proved a fine cruiser. Captain Terry oversees rebuilding of Dilemma after it wrecked ashore. Eleanor sails around the world and was last spoken at Bombay on Jan 24. Ex-Commodore Benttt will again fly Namouna in the Mediterranean regatta with skipper Martin J. Lyons.
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George H. Perry
Massachusetts Yacht Club
Burgess
K. D. Morgan
Commodore Crowinshield
Corinthian Yacht Club
Marblehead
Terry
Grayling-Vigilant Fame
E. A. Fish
Shelter Island
Herreshoffs
Ww. A. Slater
Eleanor
Bombay
India
Joseph G. Wilson
Clayton
Chelsea Yacht Club
James Gordon Benttt
New York Yacht Club
Martin J. Lyons
Sandy Hook
Lyons
Lord Dunraven
General Sporting Notes From A Busy Season
Ed O Hara, a strong catcher, seeks a New England league trial after a solid previous year. Sam Merritt, famed Madison Garden walker, and Frank Reynolds set a 27 hour go as you please match in Bridgeport for 1000 dollars aside within a month. Reynolds raced a mile in snow in a bathing suit with ice creepers for 250 dollars on a Sunday. Daniel Fagan of the North End wants a $100 side match with James V Donnarumina. the Post offers to arrange for any amount if a forfeit is deposited and will meet Fagan or his reps at a designated time.
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Ed O’hara
Sam Merritt
Walker
Madison Garden Fame
Frank Reynolds
Bridgeport
Conn
Reynolds
George S Nazzaro
Daniel Fagan
North End
James V. Donnarumina
Fagan
Valley Chief Wins Snow Race On Arsenal Road
Valley Chief defeats Josie Howe in a four heat snow speed trial on the Arsenal road near Boston. George Draper rode the winner with E W Baker guiding Josie Howe in heats and Pope in the final. The match showcased fair competition and excellent footing despite cold weather.
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Valley Chief
Jesl Howe
Arsenal Road
George Draper
Josie
E. W. Baker
Pope
Arsenal
Elm Street
Boston
Josie Howe
Bay State Logic Walker Attacks Bankers in Bond Fight
Washington February 6 the House began debate on a currency bill under the five minute rule. Amendments favored by Walker of Massachusetts sought gold parity and a tax on national bank notes while limiting bank note issues. Everett of Massachusetts urged passage of the committee bill citing gold bonds and retirement of greenbacks. The House adjourned amid debate over the bill and a District of Columbia appropriation, with conference called on Senate amendments.
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Washington
House
United States
Haugen
Rep
Wis
Treasury
Hartman
Montana
Committee On Banking and Currency
Walker
Massachusetts
Hendrix
New York
United States Treasury
Messrs. Simpson
Bryan
Everett
Bland
District of Columbia
Senate
Bond sale announced amid gold policy shifts
Washington reports from high sources that a bond sale is an accomplished fact. Its secrecy is an official fiction to avoid congressional interference. Announcement will come once the pending bill's defeat is determined in the House or Senate. If the House fails to pass the bond measure Thursday, sale will be proclaimed Friday.
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Washington
House
Senate
Senate Finance Committee
Immigrants Ordered Back From Polaria At Mystic Wharf
Four named immigrants face return to their homeland aboard the German steamer Polaria after immigration officials ordered them back. Mrs Klein, an elderly woman abandoned by her son, pleaded for help but was refused. Other items report a blizzard impact on the pilot boat Adams, a three masted schooner in distress off Cape Cod, a wreck near Pollock Rip, and vessels including Richard S Learning and Shatner Bros awaiting conditions.
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Woerpel
Hamburg
Baltimore
Schiome Taler
Aaron Mendelsohn
Esther K Klein
Herschel Steinman
Klein
Mystic Wharf
Adams
Frank C. le Fray
Lewis Wharf
A. W. Chesterton
John Smith
Cape Cod
Nauset
Orleans Life Saving Station
Floyd
Richard
Learning
Delaware Breakwater
Boston
Philadelphia
Lbgearse
Pollock Rip
Vineyard Sound
Royal Arch
Shatner Bros
le Cain
Annapolis
Boston Light
Vesta
Stubbs
New London
Meikle
Swansea
Landsman
Carlisle’s Revenue Statement and Senate Trust
Republican senators will accept Carlisle’s word on receipts and expenditures as the Revenue Statement is presented in Washington on February 6. The article notes political camaraderie and scrutiny by GOP members as Carlisle asserts figures and fiscal posture amid ongoing budget discussions.
Senate debates Hawaii cable plan for US ownership
In Washington on February 6 the Senate discussed an amendment to the Hawaiian bill authorizing a transpacific cable. Senator Hale urged direct US ownership and operation, arguing rapid news would stabilize the islands. He pegged total cost at 2 to 2.6 million dollars, with 0.5 million needed before the next session.
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Washington
Senate
United States
Hawaiian Islands
Hale
Committee On Appropriations
Mr. Allen
Nebraska
Allen
Republican Senate Now Sworn In Clark Fills Wyoming Vacancy
Washington February 6 The Democratic margin in the Senate was eliminated today as Clarence D Clark the newly sworn in Senator from Wyoming filled a vacancy that had existed for two years.
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Washington
Senate
Clarence D. Clark
Wyoming
New Massachusetts Postmasters Named in Feb Appointment
Washington reports the appointment of fourth class postmasters in Massachusetts including I. E. Foley in Bemis and W. M. Brown in Pigeon Cove among others. The Senate also confirmed Holmes Conrad as solicitor general and J. M. Dickinson as assistant attorney general with Massachusetts nominations listed for Hagerty in Woburn Charles in Reading Keith in Campello and Elliott in Clinton.
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Reading
Walter L. Keith
Campella
Connecticut
John L. Elliott
Clinton
Boston Laborers Pension Bill Sparks City Hall Debate
A Boston Legislature hearing on pensioning city laborers after twenty years of service drew support from Councilman Corcoran and Alderman Flood with proposals to raise eligibility to thirty years and add a sixty five year cap. Mayor Curtis opposed the plan citing finances and potential job cuts. If enacted, 455 workers could receive half pay at an annual city cost of about 142 thousand dollars.
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Boston
Curtis
Bailey
Rourke
Sox
Corcoran
Ward 1
Alderman Flood
Sanger
Michael J. Bishop
Knights of Labor
Flood
Cleveland Favors Brazil in Arbitration Decision
President Cleveland announced his ruling in the Brazil versus Argentina arbitration stating that Brazil is favored on every point. The decision marks a decisive victory for Brazil in the international dispute reported from Washington.
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Washington
Cleveland
Brazil
Electric signaling devices on West End streetcars
New streetcars for the West End will include electric push buttons at window posts to signal the conductor. A dry battery powers the buttons, ringing on both platforms to alert the conductor and motor man. The system, common on St. Louis cars, is also found on some Lynn and Boston street railway units.
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West Ind
St. Louis
Lynn
Boston Street
Young Campbell Seeks Boxing Match at Mast Boston
Young Campbell and two representatives visited the Post office last night to meet Ike McArthur of the Riverside Boat Club for arrangements to box at an amateur tournament. McArthur and friends did not appear after a forty five minute wait. Campbell is willing to fight Joe Vargues or Ike McArthur at the Columbian Rowing Association event at Mast Boston soon.
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Campbell
The
Post
Ike McArthur
Riverside Boat Club
Dartmouth Delegates Chosen for Intercollegiate League
At Hanover meeting of the Dartmouth Athletic Association Captain Stephenson Chase and Manager A. E. Bugben were selected as delegates to attend the intercollegiate athletic league convention in Boston on February 9.
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Hanover
N. H
Dartmouth Athletic Association
Stephenson Chase
A. E. Bugben
Intercollegiate Athletic League
Boston
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