Corbett-Ar rival plans loom as boxing circus nears
Quinn agrees to a March 17 unknown bout with Maher as Sharkey is preferred. Stuart eyes a Greene vs winner of Tracey Ryan for a substantial purse. Reno backs an amphitheatre site while Carson City locals demand $1000 license fees and Corbett opts to skip there. General admission set at $3.
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Quinn
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Sharkey
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Tracey- Ryan
Mr. Pratt
Nevada
Dan Stuart
Reno
Corbett and McVey
Thousands to see the fight in Carson City
New York reports that about 9266 people will travel to Nevada's capital for the prize fight. The figure comes from estimates of largest cities and excludes smaller towns and mining camps that will contribute additional spectators. The crowd is expected to spend substantial sums on travel and admission.
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Carson
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Francisco Alone Attendees Rally For City Trip Fare
The text notes a round trip from the city costing 16.40 and that all who can attend plan to take the opportunity. No additional names or dates are given.
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Boxing Gossip Sparked By Sparring Night At Manhattan A C
The Manhattan A C in Troy N Y hosts a sparring exhibition with Mike Leonard vs Hugh Winters for twenty five rounds. Eddie Connolly tours Ireland and may challenge Kid Lavigne after returning to America. Frank O Neil disputes a KO claim by Paddy Fenton.
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Bustling Cambridge Ball Amid Runaway Pacer Chaos
The Cambridge Glee and Athletic Club hosts a fifth grand ball at Taunton this season as Roughan's Society Hall in Charlestown features a smoke talk. Report covers two runaway horses on a crowded boulevard, resulting in injuries and police pursuit, plus a lavish dance with numerous notable attendees and a well attended floor under Commodore Dixon and officials.
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Bunker Hill
Boxing Odds and Boxing Matches Stir Frisco and East Coast
The report outlines heavy betting on the Corbett-Fitzsimmons fight in San Francisco with bets from Pittsburg Phil Reilly Grannan and Harry Harris among followers and police bets. It notes large crowds and railroads planning to handle traffic, plus a slate of upcoming boxing showdowns and events from New York to Philadelphia and Boston with purses and dates mentioned.
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Corbett-Fitzsimmons
Carson
Ingleside
Oakland
George F. Smith
Pittsburg
Phil
Reilly Grannan
Harry Harris
Fitzsimmons
Dwyer
New York
Dave Gideon
George Wheelock
Corbett
Mose Gunst
Pittsburg Phil
Gunst
Grannan
Harris
San
All Cities and Distances Listed in OCR Fragment
A dense list of city names with numbers follows, including Baltimore 20 and San Francisco 6000 among many others. The fragment reads as a travel or distance table with multiple pairs, but full context or header is missing.
Chestnut Hill Club Hosts Monthly Match Games
A spirited set of match games at the Chestnut Hill Club Newton opened a month long series. Four pairs played last night with prizes for the winning pair and top two-string and single-string scores among both ladies and gentlemen. Mrs F D Williams with Mr E L Kent and Mrs H S Frazier with Mr F D Williams won the opening matches.
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F. D. Williams
E. L. Kent
H. S. Frazier
Harvard Names 3 Coaches for Next Football Year
The athletic committee of Harvard University yesterday chose William A. Brook R. W. Emmons captain of the 19% team and Lorin F. Deland as coaches for next season.
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William A. Brook
R. W. Emmons
Lorin F. Deland
Everett Aldermen Confirm Green to Public Works Board
The Everett Aldermen met in a special session to receive mayoral nominations. Richard T. Green was confirmed as a member of the board of public works by a 4 to 1 vote. Nominations from Mayor Cate included E. W. Young as city physician F. T. Cannell as overseer of the poor and Dr. M. T. Harvey as trustee of Glenwood Cemetery.
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M. T. Harvey
Glenwood Cemetery
Bicycle Notes on Racing Board and Local Cycles
Chairman George D. Gideon is expected to be reappointed head of the L A W racing board amid party splits. Henry W. Robinson’s reappointment from Massachusetts is doubtful. Costs include two shows in Chicago and New York totaling $1 5 million and the national assembly $6,000 for L A W divisions. The 1897 Victor catalog highlights wheel points with a North American bias. F A Zimmerman of Boston buys a racing wheel to focus on track work this season. Hodgman reports Falcon wheel agency with Albee Cycle Co at 99 Blackstone Street. Covey of Lozier in Cleveland promotes the Cleveland exhibit at the New England cycle show. J S Moseley of Somerville moves stock to basement, denying rumor of closing. Alter Ego Club’s tenth annual minstrel show at Chelsea Academy of Music draws a local crowd. Everett Wheelmen plan its second annual hall at Everett Hall, with Orient Cycle Club to perform at Booths Hall Orient Heights at 8 p m. Tiger Roadsters hold their fourth annual hall at Berkeley Hall with a large cyclist turnout. William H Bryant directs the floor with Edward J Wynde. aides include F B Crane W B Chipman Jr J A Christie C O Vegelahn W S Webber F W McKeen Sol Wolffson and H T Wilber.
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Salem school committee seals Frye geography decision
The Salem school committee finally approves the Frye geography series after two years of debate. The body, split between Rand McNally and Werner during the vote, calls the move a sharp trick, with Almy likening it to a shell game.
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Merry Yachtsmens Hall Enjoys Annual Atlantic Yacht Club Ball
St Johns Hall on Moon Street hosted the Atlantic Yacht Club annual social event with themed decorations and dancing. Commodore Dixon led the march and circle with Miss Dixon, followed by Councilman Donovan and partner.
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Grover Wins $400 Checker Match in Boston
Samuel Grover defeated Harry Freedman to claim a $400 stake paid by the Post sporting editor. Grover to face Freedman again next Monday in a rematch, with Freedman sharpening up in Boston this week. Supporters hail Grover while some doubt Freedman’s title claims and note Scotland’s current champion Ferrie.
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Cambridge burglary suspects arrested after break ins
Inspectors of the central office arrested William Slade and Edward Sav age on charges of breaking and entering three Cambridge houses since Feb 1. Officers recovered about 200 dollars worth of clothing and jewelry in a South Indian shop. The men appeared about 7 pm at a pawnshop and were arrested. Savage had a loaded revolver. They were taken to police headquarters and booked.
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William Slade
Edward Savage
Cambridge
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Boston TeamSigns Stivetts Yeager and M Gann Solo to Toronto
Boston President Soden signs pitcher Stivetts and catcher Yeager as McGann goes to Toronto. Jimmy Slagle will play in Grand Rapids and the club plans a March trip South for spring practice. Selee discusses lineup including Ganzel while Duffy delays joining.
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Irwin on Coaching for Boston College Hopefuls
John Irwin, former Penn coach and standout pro, spoke to Boston College baseball candidates. He led Penn to defeat all rival colleges, with the team averaging eighteen runs per game, and urged focus on teamwork and instinctive fielding and hitting decisions to benefit runners.
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Baron to Be a Jockey in New York Race Tracks
Baron Franz von Erlanger a German noble plans to ride at New York tracks this season wearing the professional jockey silk. He keeps riding crops and gold cups at his Hoboken home and rides with his French wife, while his father Baron Wilhelm von Erlanger supports him yet wishes him to earn a living. A Berlin Union Club certificate confirms he rode and won races at German tracks between 1886 and 1895.
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Beacon Street Owners Blamed at Cambridge Club Meeting
At Young's Hotel the February Cambridge Club meeting attended by 58 members heard ex Mayor Bancroft preside. An election filled two vacancies with Mayor Sortwell and city engineer Hastings chosen. Joseph G. Thorp condemned Beacon Street property owners for opposing riverfront lots funding a dam and urged support for Metropolitan Commission plans to develop the Charles River.
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Joseph G. Thorp
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Free consultation and cures touted by Dr Liver pool on Tremont
An advertisement promotes Dr. Liverpool at 238 Tremont Street offering free visits and medicines. It lists vast cure tallies for diseases from rheumatism to Bright's disease, claims success across many conditions, and urges readers to seek evaluation 10 am to 4 pm daily and evenings for men.
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Bright
Senate shows clash over Clayton-Bulwer abrogation resolution
In a February Senate session Mr. Morgan began remarks on the Clayton-Bulwer abrogation joint resolution but was disrupted by Mr. Sherman. After ruling and appeals, Morgan withdraws and moves to take up the measure. The vote 32 to 31 carries the motion. The session proceeds in secret legislative discussion after a gallery clearing. The conference report on the appropriation bill is then presented and agreed to.
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Sherman
Ohio
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Hoar
Treaty talk avoided as Davis nomination referred for probe
In Washington on February 15 the executive session did not raise the arbitration treaty. Mr. Morgan discussed the Clayton-Bulwer treaty resolution referred to the foreign relations committee. Henry E. Davis of the district of Columbia was sent back to the committee to investigate a charge he helped remove silver men recently discharged from the Treasury.
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Morgan
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Henry E. Davis
Istrict of Columbia
Hoyt's New Play The Stranger in New York Shines in Buffalo
Hoyt's latest farce A Stranger in New York drew strong praise in Buffalo with Harry Conor delivering personal humor and Miss Marie Jansen offering strong vocal turns. The Baron's Sands character by Harry Gilfoil was well received and Richard Stahl provided fitting musical numbers. The Bowery Ain't What It Used to Be and Someone Pulls the String highlighted the evening.
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United States Monitor Puritan Sets Sail for Charleston
The Puritan left New York harbor this morning bound for Charleston as part of a naval movement. The monitor’s voyage follows routine scheduling for fleet deployment.
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