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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1901
Page
3
An advertisement extols Dr Clark's Neurogen as a miraculous nerve and digestion tonic. It claims lasting strength for the aged and weak, cites Mrs G H Reed of West Somerville Mass as a testimonial, and urges readers to try the vegetable remedy sold by druggists with a teaspoonful dose.
In Dover on Feb 25 Pats Haley defends his stance on matches with Billy Gardner noting weight limits and readiness to sign in a week. Mentions rival boxers Ned Maher and Charley O Rourke, planned heavies at 128 or 180 pounds, and a failed DeBarry match due to club control.
William H. Clearwater defeated W. H. Stubbs 152 to 64 in a championship pool exhibition at the Hub rooms. Clearwater showed near flawless shooting with only four misses, compiling 15 high frames as spectators applauded the ex-champion’s display.
The Mosquito Fleet Yacht Club of South Boston met at the club house foot of K street. Reports from committees were received and disposed of and Theatre Night was planned for within three weeks. The group favored staying in the Yacht Racing Association, though withdrawal was discussed but not acted on.
Fragmentary scores listed for matches across multiple locations including Brockton East Weymouth Lewiston Biddeford Portland Bath. The text mixes pairings and results without full context or dates.
In New York on February 26 1901 a National League hearing on Players Association demands produced no action. President Charles Zimmer signaled most requests would be granted but an arbitration clause caused contention. Umpire candidates and a looming league confrontation with Ban Johnson dominated talks.
Dudley Club defeats Commercial by five pins to seize a clear first place edge. Armstrong tops Dudley with strong marks, while Tower and Swift pace the comeback, nearly denying a 600 total by Brockton visitors. Other matches see A W W Co forfeited to Chamber of Commerce and Carruths topping St Alphonsus.
Harvard has refused Cornell's challenge to row on Lake Cayuga and appears to reject entering the American Henley at New London. The athletic committee deferred to crew managers, noting costs and Soldiers' Field needs, while public interest wavered as Yale and Penn balked at the scheme.
The notice references Castoria Furlstants and children under the familiar label The Kind You Have Always Bought, signaling a product familiar to readers. It presents a historically common marketing phrase associated with trusted remedies and childhood care.
Ernest Roeber, the champion, defeated Billy Couch at the old Howard in a tense Greco Roman match. Couch fought hard, nearly lasting fifteen minutes before Roeber used a half Nelson to pin Couch in a thrilling finish observed by referee Professor Joe Cummings. Frank Moran of Lynn plans a bout with Roeber for a $50 prize, either tonight or tomorrow.
The Boston dog show promises a lively competition with blue ribbons. The Ladies Kennel Association of America offers trophies and, for members only, thirteen special prizes from donors including Mrs J A Stewart Miss Fanny Brooks G M Phelps and others with cups such as the Windmill Wakefield and President's cup among those listed for 1901.
At the Boston Colby Alumni Association twenty annual reunion in Hotel Bellevue employees decided President Butler remains head of the college despite resignation. Officers elected include Charles F. Hall as president with Whitten and W. H. Furber as vice presidents and M. S. Getchell as secretary and executive chair. Notable speakers featured Holman F. Day author of Down in Maine with readings and Colby Stories exhibit.
Albert Reed and Elizabeth Patterson, both colored, were convicted of robbery in the Superior Criminal Court. Reed received nine to twelve years in State Prison while Patterson was sentenced to three years at the House of Correction. Patterson became hysterical in detention, tearing clothing and pulling hair as officers restrained her. She required forcible removal to the institution in Southaton.
John ONeill of this city filed in the United States District Court a suit against the steam lighter Medora now at Plymouth. He alleges he was engaged as engineer on the fighter for 73 a month from March 24 to Sept 18 1900 and discharged. He seeks 176.69 dollars in wages and 62.40 for overtime.
Chief Thomas J. Casey of the Cambridge fire department files charges of drunkenness untruthfulness and general unfitness against Moseman ONeill. ONeill had been acquitted of drunkenness and ringing false alarms after a hearing by the Mayor and Aldermen. The charges were preferred by assistant chief N W Bunker.
Boston yachtsmen watch for the T. W. Lawson cup defender as Crowninshield and Lawson delay naming the entrant. Captains Haff Watson and designer push for faster progress while hull frames rise at East Boston and talks turn to potential entries from Shamrock Belmont and Columbia in a Massachusetts Bay race.
Harvard observers noted hazy skies while Nova Persei gradually fades. Scientists discuss distances via parallax, star life cycle, and theories on ignition from crust rupture or a collision, with Harvard urging cautious interpretation and no firm causes.
James Connolly known as One-eyed Connolly, a national figure among sporting men, was today committed to the Kings County Insane Asylum in New York.
The Chelsea Board of Aldermen spent two hours on salary orders for the year rather than liquor law enforcement. Principal increases include city solicitor from 1000 to 1200, city engineer from 1700 to 2000, milk inspector from 490 to 800, and fire engine engineers from 1075 to 1125.
John K. McDonald a broker was convicted of larceny in the Superior Criminal Court and his sentence was postponed to allow counsel to file exceptions. Margaret A. Fonda gave McDonald $1000 to invest for her in the Chicago Burlington and Quincy railroad, but he diverted the funds to his own use. Cambridge Board of Aldermen session features an attack on city electrician Charles F Hopewell for alleged excesses in expenditures.
In Worcester tonight Charles J. Jackson defeated James J. Tellier in a wrestling match after each man won a fall Tellier forfeited due to an injured ankle The stake was £106 a side Ernest W Moore defeated Tommy Wilmot in the preliminary bout.
Last night a smoke talk was held in Roughan Bociery Hall under Bun ker Hill Court Knights of Columbus. James J. Nolan from Jamaica Plain Council spoke on cooperative banks and banking outlining their function and benefits.
The Yacht Racing Association of Massachusetts held a meeting in the Equitable building office of L. M. Clark. Samuel Small of Harrison square Dorchester was named official measurer with his brother John Small as deputy measurer. The committee will report a rule to abolish the use of trusses in small boats at the March annual meeting.
Prince George of Greece asked Crete enter union with Greece but foreign powers rejected the proposal after consultation with the consuls. The decision affects the island of Crete and its political status amid regional tensions.
At a packed mass meeting in Oakland Hall Mattapan, Mayor Hart said the Blue Hill avenue boulevard cannot be completed until the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad raises its track grade, expected this spring. He pledged city work on the boulevard and new sidewalks for many Mattapan streets.
A competitive entry period ends at 6 PM Friday for the Post's $500 prize based on coupon submissions. The tally lists numerous names and addresses across Boston and surrounding towns, with participants from Brighton to Roxbury and Cambridge.
Letters to the editor report private votes for Edward Whalen Charles A Lynch George C Field and Josephine Hunter from readers in Portland Dorchester Bradford Boat Club and Boston area. Contributors urge credit and praise the Best Boston Sunday paper.
About 500 friends of Edwin H. Knight in South Berwick Maine gathered at Christian Church to present a purse of 30 dollars to help cover expenses from his recent murder trial. Speeches praised the outcome, and Knight held a reception. the community views the arrest as persecution and his standing is strengthened.
Edward B. Earle a leading Newton resident and senior partner of Swain Earle Co Boston died at his Galen Street home after weeks of illness with a complication of diseases He was a prominent Boston business man and part of the Swain Earle Co firm in Boston Thomas Thayer Brackett 28 dies in Portsmouth Typhoid Fever MIT graduate son of a Minneapolis man married to singer Mollie Montgomery the Brackett family note
Physicians attending ex Senator William M Evarts report he has pneumonia but is not in immediate danger and is progressing well in New York.
In Charlestown readers are urged to credit twenty five votes to Harry Perkins, popular Boston Sunday Post newsboy. The note highlights his growing route and the $5 prize Sullivan square win, calling on Post readers to support him for a larger prize.
The Pan-American exposition cycling events in Buffalo from May 1 to November 1 are set to feature top riders from the L A W and N C A leading to a historic gathering. Eastern stars will attend, and Major Taylor and Jacquelin may appear. A large reunion banquet of the Eagle Cycle Club is nearly finalized with about eighty members expected.
A self proclaimed expert claims thirty years of study and offers the Dr Sanden Electric Belt and Fiava improved device to restore manhood. He urges readers to visit or write for advice and a free book Health in Nature, promising testimonials and no cost consultation.
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