Cycle racing notes from Olympia London and world records
The piece covers Charley Percival’s silk hat query, Gideon as racing board chairman, Hettie Green’s bicycle devotion, and C Edward Wood’s Syracuse Cycle Co visit. It highlights the Olympia London combination race between American and English pairs, and lists numerous Sycamore riders’ world records, including W W Hamilton, Herbert McCrea, C S Wells, Taylor and Hewitt, with times for various distances.
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Baltimore
Charley Percival
Gideon
Racing Board
Hettie Green
America
C. Edward Wood
Syracuse Cycle Company
Olympia
London
Eng
Shillinger
Mayo
Merry and
Howard
England
Sycamore
Boston may see new League racing board chair
Speculation runs through the League of American Wheelmen over whether George D. Gideon of Philadelphia will retain the chair of the national racing board. Rumor also ties H. W. Robinson of Boston to the position, with plans to consolidate league headquarters in Boston where Abbott Bassett serves as secretary.
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League of American Wheelmen
Elliott
George D. Gideon
Philadelphia
National Racing Board
Gideon
Racing Board
H. W. Robinson
Boston
Massachusetts
League
Abbott Bassett
Robinson
New York Father Forces Bride Exchange for Cash
Mt Vernon tale of Antonio Razori pressing a $100 sale of his daughter Julia to Columbia Racasoni. The girl wed Ducio Dominimeco against the father's plan, a pistol and knife brandished at the eloping couple. The groom seeks legal action to secure the bride after the failed bargain.
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New York
Julia Razori
Antonio Razori
South Eighth Avenue
Mt. Vernon
Columbia Racasoni
Ducio Dominimeco
Father Albinger
No-License Rally Held by WCTU in Revere
A large crowd attended the second no license rally in Revere last night at the town hall under the WCTU. Mrs. J. P. Bixby presided and the entire platform was occupied by women. State WCTU president Mrs. S. Fessenden called liquor a national monopoly and urged Christians to act to abolish the liquor curse.
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Revere
J. P. Bixby
S. Fessenden
Massachusetts Amateur Bowling League crowns three division champs
The league ends a fourteen week season with Les Miserables of Lowell Dorchester Centrals of Dorchester and Reviews of Chelsea winning first second and third division titles. Charlestown SS trophy wins high team total and Osgood cup. Nine Hundred Ninety-ninth Artillery narrowly misses first division title. Dorchester Central strong second division finish. Individual leaders include Grover of Vesper top average Cox of Dorchester Central second and Remington of Jeffries high weekly score 621.
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Charlestown Boys
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Jeffries
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999Th Artillery
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Artillery
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Boxing Gossip Preview Promises Star Boxing Night in Boston
Boston readers learn of Nick Burley vs George Godfrey and Spike Sullivan vs Martin Flaherty at Music Hall on March 5 with Joe Mullin, Johnny Foley, Matt Leary, Peter Corrigan, and others charted. Burley trains hard despite a swollen arm while Sullivan recovers from illness and remains committed to the card.
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Maher
Lowell Man
George Godfrey
Nick Burley
Godfrey
Peter Jackson
Jake Kilrain
Burley
Armory
Charley Strong
Castle Square Athletic Club
Morris
Woburn
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Mexico
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Chelsea
Bernard Magee
Boston
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Mitchell
Jacksonville
Fla
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A. Foley
Malden
Kid McCoy
Charlestown
Foley
Jim Ward
Cambridge
Jerry Buckley
Shawmuts
Eddie Coffey
Shirley Social Club
Jack Washington
Salem Athletic Club
Lad
Joe Lester
Manchester
England
Saco
George S. Neese
St. Louis
Jimy Duffy
Dave Ross
Quincy
Spike Sullivan
Joe Mullin
Quincy House
Sullivan
Nick
Choynski
Spike
Gans
Martin Flaherty
Music Hall
Flaherty
Sporting World
Mat Leary
Peter Corrigan
Jack Foley
Ward
Casey
Peter Ward
Boxer Rivalries Echo Across Rings and Critics Weigh In
The piece compiles quotes from Peter Maher James J Corbett and others debating the Fitzsimmons Corbett Maher bout. It includes Mahers boastful vow to rematch and backing worth 50000 along with critics who praise Fitzsimmons while sizing up boxing legends Sullivan Corbett and OBrien.
Slavin Challenges Fitzsimmons to £1000 Fight
London reports Frank Slavin has issued a challenge to Bob Fitzsimmons for a £1000 a side bout. He offers to back himself for £1000 to stop Corbett in six rounds.
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London
Frank Slavin
Bob Fitzsimmons
Corbett
Indoor Games at Worcester Rink Mark City Guards Event
Worcester City Guards host annual indoor games at Worcester Rink with Boston entrants. Boston Latin School gears for next Saturday’s events. AAU national body and YMCA athletic department seek alliance, referred to McMillan and Patterson. Joe Whitehead debuts a new single scull as runners push to revive steeplechase and cross country.
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Worcester City Guards
Worcester
Boston
Boston Latin School
United States
Young Men’s Christian Association
Harry McMillan
Patterson
Joe Whitehead
E. C. Carter
Boston To Pay Lewiston Five Hundred For Pitcher Mains
Boston officials led by President A. H. Soden and treasurer J. B. Billings left for New York as delegates to the National League meeting at the Fifth Avenue Hotel. Boston plans to keep key holidays at home and manager Frank Selee will follow. A prior claim with Tom Smith was settled for 64 dollars after two games with Boston. Smith, a South Boston hurler, had been released in 1893 and later pitched for Philadelphia and Louisville.
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Boston
Lewiston
A. H. Soden
Soden
A. H. Conant
Smith
Philadelphia
Louisville
Funeral of General Douglas Frazar Held at St Thomas Church
The funeral for General Douglas Frazar was held yesterday afternoon at St Thomas Episcopal Church in Union Square Somerville with 1 pm services. Notables attended as Rev Andrew Gray and Rev N K Bishop led Episcopal rites. a First Universalist quartet from Charlestown sang two pieces. Wall bearers included ex Mayor George A Bruce and others. remains to Mt Auburn Cemetery receiving tomb before final burial in Duxbury.
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Douglas Frazar
St. Thomas Episcopal Church
Union Square
Somerville
Andrew Gray
D. D
N. K. Bishop
First Universalist Church of
Charlestown
Lyman K. Brackett
Sanford Hanscom
Benjamin Hall
Fred C. Hall
George A. Bruce
F. H. Raymond
William H. Brine
A. M. Robinson
Philip Highley
A. R. Brown
Mt. Auburn Cemetery
Duxbury
Perry Bateman At Roxbury Poem Fragment
The fragment notes a Roxbury setting and credits the Rev. Dr. Plumb with Emery Perry, indicating a literary or commemorative piece. The incomplete entry hints at a pair of names linked to a short verse or elegy in progress.
Generous John L Sullivan’s philanthropy on the train
Mike Donovan recounts John L Sullivan giving from his pockets to aid the needy. Sullivan’s morning routine involved drawing $20 to $30 in silver from the treasurer to help applicants, especially Massachusetts or Boston natives. On a Atlanta to Chattanooga trip a brass band of young colored men earned Sullivan’s aid with $2 each, then more money as they played Irish tunes before the conductor intervened.
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Mike Donovan
John L. Sullivan
Sullivan
Massachusetts
Boston
Atlanta
Chattanooga
St. Patrick’s Day
John
Oldest Native Man: Witness Describes 140 Year Old Indian
A prose account recalls meeting a Flathead elder near Puget Sound who claimed to be 140 years old. The observer details the man’s withered, ossified body, immobile joints, and sightless eyes, concluding he may have been the oldest human seen.
Radcliffe College Receives $11 568 From Bequests and Gift
Radcliffe College gains 5000 from Mrs. Josiah Fiske of New York in honor of her late husband, once of Cambridge, plus 6568.38 from the remaining balance of the Caroline B. Perkins bequest, boosting the college funds.
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Radcliffe College
Josiah Fiske
New York
Cambridge
Caroline B. Perkins
Nashua Businessman Allando B. Murry Dies at 74
Allando B. Murry, a Nashua businessman and prominent Mason, Odd Fellow, and Republican, died tonight at age 74.
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Nashua
N. H
Allando B. Murry
Oldest Man of Puget Sound Rumored 150 Years Old
An American explorer describes Qwo kanum, chief of the Ski-wam-ish tribe, claimed to be the region’s oldest man. The aged leader, said to survive centuries, is photographed and questioned as tribesmen prop him up and translate his responses in a rough Tsthalis tongue.
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Rider Hagegard
Salmon Bay
Puget Sound
Ballard
Washington
Cascades
Old Chief Qwo-kanum Lingers Atop Sand Bed
A narrator finds Qwo-kanum, famed as the oldest Indian chief, aged and blind, lying half buried in hot sand. The scene paints an almost corpse-like figure with iron gray hair, skeletal frame, clawed hands and feet, and a sunlit gaze that brings no sight.
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Qwokkanum
Qwokanum
Qwo-kanum
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