Harvard Athlete Smashes Indoor High Jump Record
G R Fearing Jr of the Harvard Athletic Association equaled and then surpassed W B Page's 1887 indoor world amateur high jump mark with 6 feet 2 1 2 inches at a South Armory meet. The event drew large crowds including Governor Russell as Fearing edged Harvard teammates Green and Morse in a dramatic finale. The program featured additional track and field results, with the meet concluding amid strong attendance and official praise for Cornish and the organizing bodies.
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G. R. Fearing, Jr
Harvard Athletic Association
W. B. Page
Page
Baltimore
Fearing
Boston Athletic
First Regiment
South Armory
Burns
Fearing and Green
Harvard
Morse
Boston Athletic Association
Green
Lambrecht
Roddy
Cadman
Pennington
Conneff
Ae. Cornish
Russell
Keeler
Andrews
Whealwright
Amateurs Board Reinstatements Highlight A A U Meeting
The Amateur Athletic Union Board met at the Boston Athletic Association clubhouse. Members opposed parts of the conference committee report on expenses and appointed McMillan and Mathewson to confer in Washington on allied membership. Reinstated athletes include J B Denny W H Wild C O Walton R E Burnett G O Block E E Johnson J A Moakley. Crowley and Gray denied. New member clubs Xavier Athletic New York Queen City Buffalo Mutual Rowing Worcester Athletic Cambridge Athletic. Next meeting set for Astor House New York. Inter Collegiate Association met at Quincy House and voted to ...
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Board of Managers
The
Amateur Athletic Union
Boston Athletic Association
Exeter Street
Harry McMillan
J. E. Sullivan
George B. Morison
C. F. Mathewson
F. W. Janssen
J. G. Tighe
A.A. W
McMillan
Washington
George W. Carr
Manhattan Athletic Club
New York Athletic Club
Manhattan Scene Club
A.A.U
A. Au
J. B. Denny
W. &. Wild
C. O. Walton
New York
R. E. Burnett
Rochester
George O. Block
Detroit
E. E. Johnson
Brooklyn
John A. Moakley
Boston
C. Crowley
George J. Gray
Frank P. Fetes
Buffalo
Gobo J. McDonough
Worcester
W. Wompson
Opening of New Building for Woman's Medical College
Nearly two thousand visitors attended a reception by the trustees at the Woman's Medical College of the New York Infirmary on Livingston Place to celebrate the formal opening. The event marked four years of effort, with laboratories drawing the most interest as students explained modern apparatus. The college, founded to elevate medical education, has spent 63 000 dollars on the building, with 12 000 dollars still owed. Funds include 2000 dollars for a histological lab from Lydia Wadleigh’s pupils and a physician-alumnae financed physiological lab. The infirmary near the corner at 5 Livingston Place hosted many visitors.
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New York Times
Woman’s Medical College
New York Infirmary
Livingston Place
Fifteenth Street
Robert Haydock
Josiah L. Chain
Julia B. de Forrest
Louis C. Tiffany
William B. Parsons
D. M. Stimson
John T. Willets
W. P. Griffin
Robert Olyphant
P. M. Bryson
Rachel Kennedy
Emily Blackwell
Robert Hoe, Jr
Helen Iselin
Edwin Tatham
Gera Thompson
mThe Woman’s Medical College
Lydia Wadleigh
Twelfth Street Grammar School
Yale and Harvard discuss Thames race conditions
Representatives from Yale and Harvard met at Crocker House New London to negotiate a possible June rowing on the Thames. The talks, led by Harvard President Lawrence Brooks and Yale President J B Townsend, aimed to cut crew expenses and secure New London support, with a second conference planned in three weeks.
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New York Times
New Haven
Yale
Harvard
Crocker House
New London
Thames River
Lawrence Brooks
R. N. Perkins
R. T. Derrick
Harvard Navy
J. B. Townsend
Brewster
George A. Adee
New York
Thames
Springfield
Mass
Connecticut River
John C. Crump
New London Board of Trade
Bernhardt Visits the Seney Collection in Green Plaid Dress
New York Times notes Sara Bernhardt visiting the American Art Association to view the Seney collection. She wore a dark green plaid wool dress with gold bands and a long circular blue wrap. Her black lace hat featured violets and a twisted lace scarf at the hairline.
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George Bancroft
David Dudley Field
American Art Association
Seney
Sara Bernhardt
Bernhardt
Mr. Knoedler, Jr
New York Times
Boston Press Club Entertainment at Globe Theatre
Remaining seats for the Boston Press Club show at Globe Theatre will go on sale this afternoon. Sol Smith Russell is replaced by the second act of Ship Ahoy, with Annie Pixley, Amelia Glover, Lydia Thompson, and Kendals joining the lineup alongside George Wilson's Minstrels and Howard Athenaeum Star Specialty Company. Curtain at 1 pm. souvenir programme has 72 pages with portraits and a poem by Nathaniel Childs and a Savage greeting.
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Press Club
Boston Press Club
Globe Theatre
Theatre Box Office
Sol Smith Russell
Park Theatre
Annie Pixley
Chattanooga
Tenn
Amelia Glover
Russell
Providence
Lydia Thompson
Miss Pixley
George Wilson
Cinquevalli
Miss Jover
M. J. Savage
Nathaniel Childs
Young man fatally wounded by pistol accident at home
About 5 30 this afternoon Frank Smith a resident of 129 Shepard street was handling a revolver when it discharged the ball entering the right side of his head near the temple. He was removed to the hospital with a probable fatal wound.
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Lynn
Post
Frank Smith
Shepard Street
Escaped Prisoner Surrenders in Salem
Salem reports Jakey O Connell the burglar who fled custody while en route to jail last Friday turned himself in at Peabody yesterday. He is back in jail and will face trial this week on an additional burglary charge.
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Salem
Tremont House Opens New Dining Hall With Stereo Relief
The Tremont House in Boston debuts a dining hall featuring stereo relief wall and ceiling panels inspired by Renaissance and Romanesque motifs. Propietor Robert Stranahan hosts a Thursday dinner. the 250-seat hall showcases turkey red carpets, mahogany wainscoting, ivory cream nails, and electric chandeliers.
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Tremont House
Robert Stranahan
Boston
New England
Vatican
Rome
Each One A Mission at Vesper Service
The vesper service at the Young Men's Christian Union featured a fine musical program by Rev. De Normandie’s quartet with Merrill, Edlesson, Fish, and Ederiy. Rev. James De Normandie of Roxbury delivered a practical sermon on Exodus iii 14, urging faithful fulfillment of one’s God given mission as the key to a meaningful life.
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Young Men's Christian Union
de Normandie
John D. Merrill
William F. Edlesson
Charles Fish
Walter H. Ederiy
James de Normandie
Roxbury
Ature
Army of Aspirants Compete for United States Marshalship
The piece notes a large field of candidates to fill Colonel Lovering's old post, describing ex mayors ex secretaries and Boston figures as contenders. It highlights Henry B. Peirce and J. J. McCarthy as likely favorites, with ties to General Banks and his 1888 campaign support.
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Lovering
United States Marshalship
Wild West
Higgins
Lynn
The
Commonwealth
Henry B. Peirce
Hart
Chelsea
J. J. McCarthy
Charlestown
Julius Casar Chappelle
Boston
Clark
Home Market Club
W. H. H. Andrews
J. W. Robbins
J. K. Hayes
Peirce
Mr. McCarthy
General Banks
McCarthy
Is She for Mr Morgan The New Steam Yacht Construction
Strong belief among yachtmen in New York that the large American yacht building at Neste Levy Philadelphia is for J Pierpont Morgan owner of the Corsair. Building under J Frederick Tams with architect J Beaver Webb.
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New York
Neste & Levy’s
Philadelphia
Arab Horse dispute over ownership and lineage corrected
Randolph Huntington contests an editorial on the Arab horse, correcting ages, sires, and ownership. He asserts Leopard and Linden Tree are Grant’s Arabs, notes breeding results since 1879, cites letters from Henry Champlin and Earl Bradford, and defends Arab blood as essential. The letter ends with Huntington’s long lineage claims and requests proper credit.
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Anazeh
General Grant
General Beale
E. F. Beale
Abdul Hamid I
Henry Champlin
M.P
England
Earl Hradford
Gladstone
Desert
Ranpourx Hountimeron
The
Arab, Anglo-Arab and Clay Stock Farm Company
Cold Spring Harbor
Long Island
N. Y
Rochester
Keany's Future With Boston Democratic City Committee Unclear
The Boston City Committee may change leadership as Chairman Matthew Keany is not a candidate for reelection. Keany has never sought the role, having previously led during internal rifts and chosen to stay for counsel. Three months remain before ward caucuses elect new members, making any successor uncertain and predictions unreliable.
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Boston
Matthew Keany
Democratic City Committee
Keany
Ward
Boston Democracy
Staten Island Yacht Club Formed by Staten Islanders
Saturday fifty Staten Islanders organized into the Staten Island Yacht Club as yacht owners join in forming a new club. The group elected nine officers including Commodore Nathan Taylor and Vice Commodore William H. Ludlam, with other officers Charles E. Hoyer E Simonson and trustees William E. Horn C A Schultz Frank Lauer.
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New York
Staten Islanders
Staten Island Yacht Club
Nathan §. Taylor
William H. Ludlam
Charles E. Hoyer
E. Simonson
Kennedy Held on $26,000 Bond After Wife’s Murder Charge
John Kennedy was arrested Friday night for the murder of his wife. He appeared before Judge Hardy in the Municipal Court Saturday morning and was held in $26,000 bond until Wednesday the 18th for examination by the medical examiner.
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John Kennedy
Hardy
Labor and Capital Formations of Chicago Labor Committees
The Central Labor Union met at 724 Washington St to form committees across organization, legislative, public buildings, grievance, educational, label, eight hour, statistics and credentials. Members from Carpenters, Typographical and Cigar Makers unions joined, with reports on Franklin Park hearings, biennial elections, and constitutional revisions.
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Central Labor Union
Washington Street
Henry Abrahams
Cigar Makers’ Union
James Daly
United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners
Jeremiah Harrington
Bricklayers’ Union
C0. O. Wood
Typographical Union
A. A. Pillar
Federal Union
John F. O'Sullivan
Sailors and Firemen’s Union
L. M. Hill
Carpenters’ Union
Cyrus F. Willard
Federal Labor Union
Frank K. Foster
Typographical
George E. Mc Neil
J. F. O'Sullivan
Sailors and Firemen's Union
R. H. Alexander
Local Assembly
Committee On Public
Hugh McKay
John Heffernan
Granite Cutters’ Union
M. E. Gormley
W. B. Fitzgerald
Plano Polishers
P. J. O’neil
J. A. Carr
Carriage Makers’ Union
L. N. Hennessey
Steam Railroad Men’s Union
B. F. ‘Tracy
Cizar Makers’ Union
James O'Neil
Laborers’ Benevolent Association
Otto Ribber
Hatters’ Union
Edward O’donnell
A. ©. Smith
Charles Walker
Saiors’ and Firemen’s Union
J. F. Daly
Printing Pressmen’s Aid Society
James Murphy
Journeymen Tailors’ Union
Frank Thompson
William Reardon
Hat Finishers’ Union
J.C. Barker
Typographcal Union
R Rosenthal
Hat and Cap Makers’ Union
Andrew Guiding
J. C. Barker
Benjamin Stamper
Ceoras E. McNeill
Typograpical Union
James A. Carr
M. F. O’brien
Committee On
W. P. Fitzgerald
Piano Polishers’ Union
O. Buckley
Adolph Wolf
Bakers’ Union
Solomon Jacobs
William Walsh
George E. Miller
James Phelan
Printing Pressmen’s Union
Nicholas Kennedy
Franklin Park
Legislative Committee
Howard
Chauncey
Messrs. Thompson
Foster
O’brien
Golden
Wood
Gormley
P. F. O'Neil
P. A. White
Bakers’ Union No. 4
Pokes Union No
Building Trades Council Elects New Officers in St Stephens Hall
The Building Trades Council met in St Stephens Hall and elected John H Barry president F W Snyder vice president J R Stevens recording secretary Michael Sullivan financial secretary J A E Eaton treasurer D A Eaton sergeant at arms. An auditing committee was chosen and a special meeting was set for next Friday to act on the constitution and by laws. Credentials were received from Local Assembly 479 Mayapapests Union No 1 and Electrotypers Union.
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Building Trades Council
St. Stephens’s Hall
John H.barry
Marble Cutters’ Union
F. W. Snyder
Steam Fitters’ Union
J. R. Stevens
Michael Sullivan
Building Laborers
J.A.E Eaton
Stair Builders’ Union
D. A. Eaton
Carpenters’ Union
Courts Naturalize a Large Group as Citizens in Federal Session
The U S Court held a day devoted to naturalization with a large number receiving citizenship papers. The Supreme Judicial Court calendar for February lists many equity assignments and civil actions with numerous case numbers and parties including Burbank v. Order of An nual Friend and Woods v. Perkins. The Superior Court first and third sessions proceed with numerous docket items and names such as Miller v. Tubbs, Knowles v. Strout, and Graves v. Johnson, interleaved with multiple party actions and orders.
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United States
Probate Court Suffolk List of Probate and Guardianship Items
Suffolk probate entries list wills and administrations with executors trustees guardianships and guardianships including accounts final and interim and licenses to sell personal estate. Names include Hannah Adams Paul Adams Marianna W Laker Charles E Allen Sophia Cummings James Jackson Mary Jacobs Charles W Smith Sarah Smith and many more with various probate administration guardianship and settlement actions.
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Suffolk Ss
Hannah Adams
Paul Adams
Albee
William B. Burns
John H. Campbell
Henry Chambers
Charles N. Choate
Sophia Cummings
Thomas Cunniff
Benjamin Dearborn
John M. Dearborn
DeRosary
Albert H. Dix
Augustus Edgcomb
Richard Fletcher
Lienry M. Farristall
Ellen m. Hart
Joseph A. Liart
Roy Harrington
Catherine
Johnson
John P. Johnson
Margaret A. Killeen
William B. Killeen
Anna M. Kraft
Timothy Lynch
Thomas McGee
Emily Merriam
Mary O'Donnell
Noroman Parsons
Caleb Pratt
Charles A. Richardson
John H. Seipp
Gamaliel B. Smith
Charles W. Smith
Sarah 8. Smith
Same
Samuel Spurr
Mary Welch
John Welch
Mary L. Walker
Gertrude Wert
Charles H. Wetherell
Owen Winn
Patrick Winn
Frank T. Anderson
Guardian
William A. McMillan
Minor
Arthur A. Woodbury
John J. Low
Lewis W.nuts
Thornton Penrose
Emily Penrose
Peter Cannon
Steamers Arrived in Boston and New York
Shipping news lists arrivals including Cephalonia from Liverpool to Boston and Sarmatian from Glasgow, with multiple other steamers reported at Boston, New York, and Liverpool. The Massachusetts Horticultural Society held a weekly meeting with prize awards for committee reports and an accepted invitation for the Board of Agriculture to hold meetings in horticultural events. John L. Gardner showed four fine orchids in bloom while P. M. Augur delivered a discussion on strawberries.
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Boston
Cephalonia
Liverpool
Loston
Sarmatian
Glasgow
Ottoman
Oranmore
London
York
Havel
Bremen
New York
Werkendam
Rotterdam
Etruria
Celtic
Galileo
Hull
Eng
Portland
Dominion
Bristol
Amalfi
Hamburg
la Normandie
Barre
Ludgate Mill
Umbria
Bellmore
Gothenburg City
St John
Holland
the Horticultural Society
Massachusetts Horticultural Society
Joseph H. Woodford
Charles N. Brackett
E. W. Wood
Board of Agriculture
John L. Gardner
P. M. Augur
Captain Collins named chief of fishery exhibit at World’s Fair
Glasgow Feb 15 news notes Captain J W Collins longtime U S Fish Commission officer is appointed chief of the fishery exhibit for the World’s Columbian Exposition directing all related exhibits and handling special U S Fish Commission displays. His career includes Berlin 1880 London 1883 and Cincinnati 1888 exhibitions and work aboard the Gram pus conducting Newfoundland Labrador science work.
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Gloucester
J. W. Collins
United States Fish Commission
The
Fish Commission
Collins
New England
United States
Berlin
London
Cincinnati
United States Commission
Capitan Collins
Grampus
Newfoundland and Labrador
North America
Narrow Escape At Chapel Station In Brookline
Miss Mary Field of Longwood narrowly escaped death crossing the outward track at Chapel Station Saturday night. She was struck by the inward train from Brookline to Boston leaving at 7 15, thrown to the cowcatcher, and saved by William Dee a Brookline policeman who leaped to the cowcatcher and held the bay until the train stopped. She suffered only bruises and was taken to the station for care.
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Mary Field
Longwood
Chapel Station
Brookline
Boston
William Dee
Fiela
Smokers advised to use Soden Pastiles for mucus
Accumulations of mucus appear most in the morning after evening smoking, with a thick coating on the gastric walls hindering digestion. One or two Soden Pastiles taken before breakfast will clear throat and stomach of mucus. Price 50 cents.
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Roxbury Latin School
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