Samuel Wins Speed Skating Carnival at Wood Island Park
Snow delayed events at East Boston, but the New England amateur skating program proceeded with six starters in each race. Bob Warner dominated the one, three, and five mile events, beating Omstead and Flagner as crowds cheered the Somerville star's sweeping victories and the strong field of Canadian and local skaters.
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Ose
Wood Island Park
East
Boston
Esterday
Spy Pond
Arlington
Joe Donoghue
Bob Warner
Somerville
Warner
I. W. Omstead
Canada
Joe Finneran
Samuel Winslow
Worcester
Mr. Stevens
Barney & Berry Skate Company
Omstead
Flagner
Sam Myers
Bob
Jack
Jim Warner
Stanley Flagner
A. McMillan
G. White
Warner Brothers
Young Warner
Pye
McMillan
Geome
Myers
P. J. Finneran
Frank Bemis
J. 8
S. Flagner
H. H. Pye
Cycle Show Thrives Amid Boston Weather and Rumors
Amid severe weather crowds still packed the cycle show in Boston with 5000 to 6000 attending last night. Records fell as Kreive of Worcester clocked 1 45 1 2 seconds for the mile and Cambridge’s Frank Butler led a fast boys race, while posters stirred talk and inspectors checked claims of flyers sent to Back Bay ladies.
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Boston
Back Bay
Inspector White
Kreive
Worcester
Mass
Ernest Ford
Weymouth
Frank Butler
Cambridge
C. Bangs
Auburndale
W. S. Reynolds
Hyde Park
J. C. Ward
E. F. Wisner
West Newton
Mike Elroy
Newton
J. S. Shaughnessy
Harry Edwards
C. L. Evans
New York
Fred Seavey
Waltham
Boston dog men attend Westminster Kennel Club show
Boston entrants from Duchess Kennels Melrose and Bayonne Kennels South Boston compete at Westminster's twentieth annual beach show in New York Madison Square Garden. Dogs include Diana Nance Tot Jane Topsy Lord Bayonne Baron Baroness Baron Sally Pilot Dandy Mollie Trixey and more with notable entries from Phelps and Davis and Ruppert Jr.
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New York
Boston
Westminster
Diana
Nance
Jane
Bayonne Kennels
South Boston
Nankin
Phelps
Davis
Cricket
Doctor
Bingo
Sir Bruce
Baron
Baroness
Lord Bayonne
Prince Walnut
Lady Bayonne
Sally
Pilot
Dandy
Mollie
Trixey
Bridgeport
Topsy
Commissioner II
Barnard
Punch
Nancy
Phelps and
Chilcatabuts Club Dinner Highlights Boston Ties
President Henry B Blackwell presided at the Chickatawbut Club dinner in Youngs with Jonathan A Lane John L Bates and Bernard T Wheeler as speakers Lane discussed equitable taxation and the harbor plan Wheeler recounted his odd rebating episode and service as ex superintendent of streets Bates spoke on memorials in Dorchester The evening touched city politics and the tax bill amid remarks on Mayor Curtis and public service.
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Henry B. Blackwell
Chickatawbut Club
Young’s
Jonathan A. Lane
John L. Bates
House of Representatives
Bernard T. Wheeler
Lane
New York
Boston
Mr. Lane
Reed
Washington
Treasury
Senate
Dorchester
Wheeler
Curtis
New England
Cerberus
Edwin A. Curtis
Executive committee meeting and social events on schedule
The local board of trade executive committee will meet Sunday at 3 PM. The Metropolitan Wheelmen plan their annual ball at Berkeley Hall on March 3 with an active committee. A Pope Manufacturing poster exhibition opens the 22nd featuring leading artists and 600 posters shown in major cities from New Orleans to San Francisco. Tickets for the L A W entertainment at the Bijou on Feb 29 are free to members. The Press club faces the Massachusetts Bicycle Club tonight at Scotia street alleys, aiming to extend their undefeated streak.
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Board of Trade of Cycle Manufacturers and Dealers
Berkeley Hall
R. A. Moses
Howard Golden
Eddy Fitzpatrick
W. A. Woods
Williams&. Ellis
Pope Manufacturing Company
Boston
Pope Company
United States
Reeves
Union
New Orleans
San Francisco
Maxfield
Parrish
Reed
Romez
Knapp
Cairnes
Huntington
Gottlibh
Rotterdam
Schretbick
Hamburg
L. A. W. Entertainment
Bijou
Lon” Peck
Massachusetts Bicycle Club
Scotia Street
Massachusetts
Yale Club Seeks Henley Regatta Rules Details
Yale Rowing Club asked for regatta rules and details. Henley committee sent the rules to President di Sibour on March 12, noting the July 7 8 9 dates and March 31 entry deadline. Yale may provide a list of twenty five potential crew members.
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London
Henley Regatta
Yale Rowing Club
di Sibour
Yale Club
Yale considers entering Henley race after faculty review
President di Sibour of Yale University states Yale is seeking faculty guidance on entering the Henley regatta. He notes the campus inquiry aims to assess conditions for entry, with a university mass meeting likely within a week. Yale may submit a formal entrance if both bodies approve. It is unclear whether a four oared crew will be entered.
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New Haven
Conn
di Sibour
Yale Navy
London
Yale
England
Wizard Schaeffer Beats Eaton In Billiard Match
A large crowd watched world famed billiardist Schaefer play local Eaton in a safeties match at Murphy's private room. Schaefer won decisively after a cautious start, outperforming Eaton with high inning scores and finishing the day with strong averages while plans continued for more play the next day.
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Schaefer
Eaton
Murphy
Baton
Eames
Fames
Boxing Gossip and Local Match Ups This Evening
News brief outlines plans for a Post meeting at 8 pm to pair Mat Leary and Peter Corrigan for an eight round bout at Music Hall on March 5. It notes a heavyweight attraction planned by City Point residents and details past results and upcoming club events in Boston.
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Mat Leary
Peter Conigan
McEnneny
Corrigan
Leary
Music Hall
City Point
Boston
Glenwood Social Club
South Boston
Broadway
Cliftondale
Town Hall
E. F. R.—Mcauliffe
Maxwell Moore
Coney Island
Nantasket
Griffin
Dave Sullivan
Tommy Carter
John Smith
Edward Keyser
Jerry Sullivan
Ben McArthur
Riverside Club
McArthurs
Eugene Buckley
Kennard
St. Paul
Martin Flaherty
Sportsmen Meet at Hotel Thorndike Mass Fish and Game
Over forty members of the Massachusetts Fish and Game Association met at the Hotel Thorndike with President Benjamin C. Clark presiding. Edward B. Hardy was elected despite opposition, twenty four prospective members were named, and Captain F H Harrington spoke on The Sports of Alaska while urging attendance for a legislative hearing on Mr Reed's bill.
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Massachusetts Fish and Game Association
Thorndike
Benjamin C. Clark
W. M. Brackett
Edward B. Hardy
Hardy
Clark
Reed
F. H. Harrington
Alaska
Hubs Triumph Over Rexfords In Club Bowling Match
The Hubs defeated the Rexfords 2159 to 2088 on the club alleys in a lively bowling night. The win caps a spirited head to head, showcasing steady strikes and solid frames from both sides.
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Rexfords
Nellie McDonald Death Investigated in Portsmouth
Nellie McDonald daughter of Patrick McDonald of Newington died a week earlier in a Worcester Street lodging house. Her brother questions the cause as death reportedly followed taking rough on rats. Coroner Rider ordered the body placed in the receiving tomb for an investigation with Medical Examiner Jenkins reporting suspicious circumstances.
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Portsmouth
N. H
Newington
Nellie McDonald
Patrick McDonald
Boston
Worcester Street
Yale Alumni Weekly outlines planned Eastern football conference
Yale Alumni Weekly will say plans are under way among prominent Yale alumni in the New York Athletic Club for a general football conference of Eastern colleges. A Yale Harvard reconciliation is possible if Harvard joins. The proposal has strong Yale student support.
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New Haven
Conn
Yale
New York Athletic Club
Harvard
Polo And Bowling Results From Regional Meet
Polo results list Clinton Woburn Fall River Salem Haverhill New Bedford Melrose and Brockton clubs with scores and partner venues including Salem Melrose Athletics Cape towns and area bowling clubs. The mixed scores reflect regional competition standings across multiple venues and teams.
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Clinton
Woburn
Fall Aliver
Fall River
Salem
Melrose
Salems
Haverhill
Haverhil
Lawrence
NEW Bedford
Taunton
Commercials
Highlands
Brockton
Campello
Randolph
Jamaica
Jeffries Winter Club
Meyers
Jeffersons
Vespers
Casino
Norfolk Cycle Club Tops Providence In Candle Pins
South Weymouth February 19 The Norfolk Cycle Club team defeated Providence at candle pins. Four strings were rolled with Norfolk totaling 1693 and Providence 1551.
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South Weymouth
Norfolk Cycle Club
Providence
Norfolk
Dartmouth's New Manager elected at mass meeting
In Hanover New Hampshire on February 19 W H Rollins of Portland was chosen manager of the Dartmouth College football association at a mass meeting.
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Hanover
N. H
W. H. Rollins
Portland
The
Football Association
Senate considers 1894 1896 bond issue inquiry and pension bills
In Washington, February 19 the Senate debated a Lodge resolution to investigate US bond proceeds from 1894 1896 and how funds were used and a later call to revive lieutenant general grade. The Cuban resolution schedule and urgent deficiency bill passed. Numerous pension measures were discussed and some approved including widows of Boughton Poe Gibbon and Ewing. a contentious line about officer versus soldier widows ended in recommittal. A pension for W Gresham was postponed.
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Washington
Senate
Lodge
Rep
Mass
Finance Committee
United States
H:ll
Dem
New York
United States Army
Elkins
W. Va
Allen
Neb
Pacific Railroad
Pacific Railroad Commission
Horace Boughton
O. M. Poe
Blunt
Gibbon
Thomas Ewing
Nathan Kimball
Joseph R. West
Sutherland
Eliza Sandford
Morrow
Spencer
Alabama
Pop
Berry
Ark
Cathode Rays Lecture at Harvard by Prof Trowbridge
Professor John Trowbridge of Harvard's Jefferson Physical Laboratory lectured on the cathode ray under the Engineering Society. He explained Roentgen discoveries, practical uses in surgery, and how a Roentgen photograph can be taken with simple equipment.
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John Trowbridge
Jefferson Physical Laboratory
Harvard
Engineering Society
Trowbridge
Hopkins
Roentgen
Ana
Odos
Crook
Ruhmkoff
Tax Talk Brings Boston Merchants and Labor Together
At the Quincy House Mayor Quincy hosted a wide gathering to discuss a proposed tax reform. Merchants led by Lane Cobb and Webster met labor leaders including O'Sullivan Foster and Lloyd to debate methods of taxing personal property and probate transfers while balancing business growth and wage-earner burdens.
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Quincy
Quincy House
Jonathan A. Lane
John C. Cobb
Robert M. Burnett
Andrew G. Webster
John F. O'Sullivan
Frank K. Foster
Harry Lloyd
John Lavis
W. L. Crosman
John L. Rodden
Robert Murray
William E. Bell
Thomas Pritchard
John Galvin
George E. McNeill
McNeill
Boston
Jonathan A. Lawes
Merchants’ Municipal Committee
Lane
Merchants’ Committee
Massachusetts
John F. O’sullivan
Central Labor Union
Congress
How Hotels Make Money and 15c Cigar Sales
The copy suggests hotels sell a 15c cigar marketed as a good value. It touts Lawrence's 103 cigar as a 15c for 5c with Havana filler and Sumatra wrapped, claiming fine flavor. The ad warns not to pay more than 1c.
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Lawrence
Ante Lent Dancing Party By Two Whist Clubs
Mr and Mrs W B Bradford hosted a Tuesday night ante Lenten dance at 276 Summer street Somerville ending with readings at midnight. About twenty five guests attended including Mr and Mrs C A Wheeler Mr and Mrs E L B Tuttle Mr P Ammann Mr and Mrs Kathune Mr and Mrs Chandler and the Chandler sisters Miss Warren Miss Shepard Mr and Mrs MacGinnis Mr Shepard Mr Bonnelli Mr Gardner Bradford Mr Frank Bradford and Mr and Mrs H J Tefft.
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W. B. Bradford
Summer Street
Somerville
Dane
W. B. Bradgford
Cc. A. Wheeler
Britain to Arbitrate Venezuelan Boundary Directly with U S
The Daily Chronicle reports Great Britain will arbitrate the Venezuelan boundary dispute directly with the United States. Details and method of settlement are being considered while influential figures urge a swift conclusion.
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London
Chonicle
Great Britain
United States
Death of Mrs Hannah Kelley Hotel Brighton landlady
Mrs Hannah Kelley longtime Brighton resident and hotel proprietor of the Brighton Hotel died after several weeks illness. Born in County Cork Ireland she lived in Brighton thirty six years and ran the hotel for twenty five. She was active with St Columbkille Church and leaves a daughter wife of J M Fitzgerald a Washington street wine dealer and a grandson. Funeral at 8 30 am Saturday from the Brighton home with church services to follow.
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Hannah Kelley
Brighton
J. M. Fitzgerald
Washington Street
Mr. Fitzgerald
Life of a Modern Gun Revealed at Town Meeting
Major Reilly of the Watertown arsenal spoke on recent improvements in ordnance during the Waters town Young Men's Assembly and Board of Trade meeting. He noted a modern gun weighs many tons and costs thousands to build, yet its life is about three seconds.
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Reilly
Waterstown Young Men’s Assembly and Board of Trade
Army
Navy
J. W. Reilly
Watertown Arsenal
Keyes Nominated by Democrats for Rockland Mayor
S A Keyes was nominated tonight by the Democratic committee for the Rockland mayoral race in Maine. The event occurred on February 19 and highlighted Keyes as the party’s choice for the office.
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Rockland
The
Democrats Tonight
A. Keyes
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