Burge Sails Home After Failed World Championship Bid
Dick Burge and Jack Haggerty depart East Boston for England aboard the Cunarder as efforts to stage a world lightweight title match with McAuliffe collapse. The Boston Post promises to publish insider dealings by McAuliffe and Kilian & Co. and notes a spate of recent match negotiations and sparring plans involving Tracy, Butler, Gibbons, Daly, and other fighters.
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Post
Dick Burge
Jack Haggerty
England
East Boston
Meauliffe
McAuliffe
Burge
Dick Rovhe
Patsey Sheppard’s
Barge
Nct
Mau
Ness
McAuliffe, Kilian & Co
M'AULIFFE BOXED AT MUSIC HALL IN CROWDED SHOW
Jack McAuliffe headlined a varied bill at Music Hall attracting fewer than 500 spectators. The program featured the Fremonts John Whitman Magee and Langley the Dawsons Kelley and Morton Elena Eddie and the Nestor brothers with a three round sparring session involving Patsey Kerrigan and Tom McManus and Frank peers against Jimmy Nelson. McAuliffe himself boxed Billy Frazier in a gentlemanly bout. A floral horseshoe and roses were par for the night as he demonstrated the skills that toppled Billy Myer and other opponents.
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Jack McAuliffe
Music Hall
Fremonts
John Whitman
Magee and Langley
Dawsons
Kelley and Morton
Elena Eddie
Nestor Brothers
Patsey Kerrigan
Tom McManus
Frank Peers
Jimmy Nelson
McAuliffe
Billy Frazier
Jack
Billy Myer
Frazier
Billy
Boxing notes promise big Cooper Club show at Music Hall
Amateur boxing notes announce a Cooper Social and Athletic Club meeting at Music Hall on Saturday February 25 with several planned special matches. It also mentions the Riverside Moat Club annual boxing meeting and an upcoming monster tournament at Union Hall on March 17 aimed to eclipse prior events.
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Cooper Social and Athletic Club
Music Hall
Riverside Moat Club
Union Hall
Harvard Football Association elects Lane Harvard manager
The Harvard University Football Association met last evening and elected Daniel W. Lane 04 as resident and manager for near year with Larris Kennedy 04 as treasurer Kennedy previously served as treasurer, and Lane comes from Boston Latin School where he was manager of the school eleven in the fall of 8.
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Harvard University Football Association
Daniel W. Lane
Larris Kennedy
Lane
Boston Latin School
Kennedy
Jersey Lass Prevails in New Jersey Horse Meet Upset
Special to the Post reports a hilltop race day with Jersey Lass winning at 4 to 1 and Laura 8 triumphing despite high books. About $15,000 reportedly won by Laura 8 backers as Mohican’s bettors fared poorly in a day of quick betting and swift results across six races with times and payouts noted.
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Gutrennure
N. J
Jersey Lass
Laura
Mohican
Eovill
Leveller
Ben March
Ketting
Leigh
Lizzie
Lizzie T
West Park
Patroness
Patronness
Persistence
Sir George
van Wart
Dr. Helmuth
Laura S
TAN
WEST
Amdivon Icave Jersey Lass Atul
Ant Pringle
Boston
Vrovilence
Hartford
Syracuse
New Haven
New York
Cote
Rob Roy
State ST
Susi Chink
Lacrass
GY Tis
Gloucester Racing Results Report for January 13
Special to the Post from Gloucester New Jersey details today’s racing card across six selling races. Winners include Spavonia, Shy Ellen, Plevmar, Maid of Blarney, Queen D Or, and Miss Clay with assorted placings and betting odds for each event.
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Grooncrester
N. J
Spavonia
Nelson G
Montlece
Shy Ellen
Misery
Mutiny
Plevmar
Pelham
Brown Charlie
Maid of Blarney
Silence
Arapahoe
Queen D'Or
Malel
Fernwood
Mabel
Miss Clay
Jim Fagin
Wrestler
Track Gossip and Horse Showings in Cold Meet
Void is in peak form while Chauncey Jacobs faces a stiff challenge. Jockey French is reprimanded after a riding incident. Mike Daly’s tactics draw questions as Persisting challengers struggle in cold weather. Excellenza filly secures second behind stronger rivals. Weather hampers effort, and opinions vary on horses like Mohican and Persistence.
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Void
Chauncey Jacobs
Jimmy McLaughin
French
Mike Daly
Guttenburg
Winters
Feeney
Trainor
Howe
Penny
Martin
Mohican
Bill Brien
Boston club signs pitcher Jack Stivetts for 1898 season
In Philadelphia Treas urer Billings of the Boston Baseball Club secured Jack Stivetts by autographing an official document granting him pitching rights for next summer. Stivetts and Lake are the only two players signed so far, signaling the Bostons will be competitive in the 1898 race.
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Philadelphia
Billings
Boston Baseball Club
Jack Stivetts
Tig
Bostons
Stivetts
Jack
Lake
Fireworks Factory Blast Claims Life and Losses
A fireworks maker, about 65, faces his first serious accident after a keg of powder exploded igniting rockets. Maggie, the eldest of the workers, died. Seven nearby buildings held combustibles within a rod of three homes. Estimated total damage under $800, including $250 in a wallet. The shop was insured and owners hoped for calm rest.
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Wedger
Maggie
Mr. Wedger
Mr. Tully
Harvard Athletic Meets Planned for Three Winter Meetings
The Harvard Athletic Association unveils a three meeting program on March 41, 18 and 25. First meet includes seven boxing classes and wrestling weights plus a shot put. Second features bars tumbling trapeze sword exhibition and potato race. Third opens to ladies with fencing vaults swinging and flying rings. New trapeze and aerial exhibitions anticipated to draw interest. Invitations sent to colleges and amateur associations for running high jump and fence vanities.
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Harvard Athletic Association
Eden Dominates Amsterdam Skating Meet
Eden of Haarlem swept two highly anticipated races in Amsterdam on January 15. In the 1500 metre event he clocked 2m 48 15s among nineteen entrants, and in the 6000 metre event he secured victory in 91m 59s to claim backers’ hopes for the championship. The course was in poor condition and no other details are given.
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Amsterdam
Jan
Eden
Haarlem
Yale's New Gym Presented to Yale Corporation
The formal presentation of Yale's new gymnasium by the gymnasium committee to the Yale corporation will occur Monday evening January 28 in the presence of invited guests. The program includes a presentation address a response by Professor Dwight and a gymnastic exhibition by Dr. Anderson the director of the gymnasium.
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New Haven
Conn
Yale
Yale Corporation
Dwight
Anderson
Worcester Athletic Club moves meeting to February 4
The Worcester Athletic Club changes its athletic meeting from January 21 to February 4 with team races planned as a feature. The Suffolks may hold an indoor meeting with the Ninth Regiment A. A. A proposed White versus Bean race faces a postponement until summer due to Bean’s winter unavailability.
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Worcester Athletic Club
Suffolks
Ninth Regiment
A. A
White
Bean
Summmer
Inter-Collegiate Football Meeting At Fifth Avenue Hotel
Mippletown Connecticut delegates Thorndike and Gordon of Wesleyan attend the Inter-Collegiate League meeting in New York. Wesleyan may push to limit membership to undergraduates, a move Yale and Princeton reportedly favor. Penn would be largely affected. Wesleyan’s league membership could hinge on the decision.
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Mippletown
Conn
Dan
Thorndike
Gordon
Wesleyan Football Association
New York
Fifth Avenue Hotel
Wesleyan
Yale
Princeton
University of Pennsylvania
Yale to press graduate-member ban in football row
New Haven January 13 Yale officials Walter Camp Captain McCormick of the Yale football eleven and Captain Bliss of the Yale nine will attend the Inter Collegiate Football Association meeting. The major questions are debarring graduates from athletic teams and dropping Wesleyan from membership. Yale will advocate removing graduate members from teams.
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New Haven
Conn
Walter Camp
McCormick
Yale
Bliss
Inter-Collegiate Football Association
Wesleyan
Inter-Glub Bowling Results At Arlington
Arlington defeated Allston 2362 to 22387 with strong late strings. Salem topped Melrose Highkinds 2470 to 2906 while Lowell Highlands beat Kirwoods 2475 to 2161 and Vespers defeated Jeffrys 2622 to 171.
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Arlington
Allston
Salem
Melrose Highkinds
Lowell Highlands
Kirwoods
Vespers
Jeffrys
Newton Bowlers Defeat Melrose Athletic Club by Seventy-Eight Pins
The Newtons defeated Melrose Athletic Club by seventy eight pins. Newton led by six pins after the first frame and extended the margin to 108 by the second. Melrose rallied with ten strikes in the third, while Webster struck four times in the same string. Final scores show Newton 2481 and Melrose 23538.
Friend of Labor and Waiters Unite Over Butler Death
Boston Waiters Alliance mourn General Butler and plan a reception for Knights of Labor leader Powderly next Tuesday. Cigar Makers union endorses boycotts against Bouve Crawford shoes after Lasters Union adopts blue label. Freight Handlers vote to attend Powderly reception. officers installed and four new members initiated.
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Powderly
Knights of Labor
Fitzgerald
Boston Waiters’ Alliance
Benjamin F. Butler
Lower Columbus Hall
Benjamin S’. Butler
National Waiters’ Alliance
Back Bay
Bishop’s
Bouve, Crawford & Co
Boston Laster’s Protective Union
James Danlevy
Marden
Lilly
Brockton Lasters Union
George BK. McNeil
Dailey
Labor Index
Lasters’ Protective Union
Bouve-Crawford Shoe Company
Quiet bargaining and boycott in clothing trade strike
Walking Delegate Louis Ash and the joint executive boards of Local Unions No Land 25 of the United Garment Workers report employment secured for nearly all striking workers at Hollander and Vithy shops. Walter Chuck travels to promote the official boycott on Rhodes and Ripley products.
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Louis Ash
Shirt Makers Unite Invite for Street Car Ball Night
Pioneer Labor Union members praised by the fair sex. Secretary James H. Rattigan spoke to the Shirt Makers Protective Union and invited every shirt maker to attend the annual street car men ball set for January 18 at Mechanics Hall.
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Pioneer Labor Union
James H. Rattigan
Central Labor Union President Fitzgerald to retire after next meeting
President William B. Fitzgerald of the Central Labor Union says he will retire after the upcoming meeting. He notes he has served two terms and is satisfied with his tenure.
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William B. Fitzgerald
Central Labor Union
Fitzgerald
Local Labor Unions Elect Officers and Initiate Members
Machinists Union No. 28 will elect officers at the next meeting. Plate Printers Assembly No. L608 inducted four new members at Blatchford Hall. Paper Hangers Assembly No. 256 installed officers at 53 Hanover Street. Ex-President John Burke of Painters Union No. 11 addressed the gathering. District Assembly 1598 K of L held a large meeting in Blatchford Hall Wells Memorial Building and initiated four new members.
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Machinists’ Union No
International Machinists’ Union
Plate Printers’ Assembly
Blatchford Hall
Hanover Street
John Burke
Painters’ Union
District Assembly
K. of L
Mike Kelly to Appear at Imperial Music Hall
Mike Kelly returns from Boston and signs with Doc McDonough to perform at Imperial Music Hall for $260 a week starting soon.
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New Yorke
Dan
Mike Kelly
Boston
Doc” McDonough
Imperial Music Hall
Providence polo team Gataase triumphs 4 to 2
Pawtucker reports the Providence home polo match ended with Gataase defeating their opponents 4 to 2 this evening. The game showcased quick offense and strong defense by the home squad to seal the win.
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Pawtucker
Providence
Gataase
Atlantic Works Horse Stolen From State Street Doorstep
A horse and sleigh belonging to the Atlantic Works in East Boston were stolen yesterday. The horse, chestnut with cropped mane, stood in front of Furness Line steamers office on State Street. It bore an A. W. rosette on a light harness and wore a torn back cushion, a gray buffalo robe, and a yellow blanket. The sleigh was black with a damaged cushion.
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Mlck
Horne
A. W
Atlantic Works
Boston
Office of Furness Line of Steamers
State Street
Singhe
Funeral Procession for General Butler Draws Wide Respect
Carriages gathered at the Belvedere residence as General Butler's body is moved to the station. Veterans guard the remains while civic groups and Catholic societies plan parades and a joint City Council committee makes funeral arrangements. The city expects business to pause during services and procession.
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Belvedere
West
Funeral Arrangements for General to Be Held at St Pauls Church
Procession will follow from the residence on Middlesex to Andover Street with fire-alarm bell tolls. The body lies in state Sunday at Huntington Hall with draped interior and catafalque from Boston. Funeral Monday at 1 30 p m at St Annes Church with Rev Dr Chambre officiating. Only relatives and invited, 150 seating. Grand Army and Veterans to guard casket. delay in Bishop Clark’s attendance. schools and mills to close for services. Delegations from Army of the Gulf and Massachusetts Volunteers set to attend.
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Middlesex
Church
Andover Street
Belvidere
Guard of Honor
Huntington Hall
Lowell Mills
Catafalque
Boston
St. Annie’s Church
Thomas W. Clark
Rhode Island
Chambre
Clark
St. Anne’s Church
Army of the Gulf
Thirtieth
Thirty-first Massachusetts Volunteers
Grand Army
Sons of Veterans and Women’s Relief Corps
St. Paul's Church
Congress Mulls Social Vice Commission as Sessions End
In Washington and Wasumaron on January 13, Senate members reported back a bill to extend fur seal protections to the North Pacific, while discussions and brief votes addressed the McGarrahan bill, anti option trade, and a proposed social vice commission. House activity included free coinage of silver, private calendar moves, and failed quorum efforts. evening session yielded no pension bill actions.
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Wasumaron
Sherman
Committee On Foreign Relations
Senate
North Pacific Ocean
Frye
McGarrahan
Mills
Texas
Wilson
Secretary of the Treasury
Baker
Kansas
Beltzhoever
Pennsylvania
House
Firau
Johnson
Enloe
Tennesse
Yeas
Governor Russell Prepares Lowell Escort Action
State headquarters finalize escort arrangements with Colonel Parsons and Quartermaster Carpenter of the Sixth Infantry. Adjutant-General Dalton coordinates supplies and hot coffee at the Lowell armory. Governor Russell and staff, along with legislative committees, depart Boston Monday at noon by train. Serjeant-at-Arms Adams arrange train lunch. Floral tributes sent by Governor Russell and Adjutant-General Dalton accompany the delegation.
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Parsons
Quartermaster Carpenter
Sixth Infantry
Dalton
Lowell
Russell
Boston
Adams
Russsell
Funeral Services Notice at Huntington Hall and St Anne’s Church
Funeral services will be held at his home Sunday morning at 9:80. The body will lie in state at Huntington Hall from 8 to 11 and 11 to 5. Public funeral at St Anne’s Church at 1 o’clock Monday. Admittance by invitation due to many military and State officials.
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Huntington Hall
St. Anne’s Church
Telegraphers Ball in Boston Seventh Annual Telegraphers Ball
The eighth annual ball of the Telegraphers Mutual Aid Association of Boston was held in Odd Fellows Hall last evening with 200 couples attending. Thomas F. Clark served as marshal, assisted by F B Gray, J E Flynn, J B Clancy, and a list of telegraph chiefs including J J Flaherty and C E Bagley among others.
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Telegraphers’ Mutual Aid Association of Boston
Odd Fellows’ Hall
Thomas F. Clark
Messrs
Daniel Carter
Charles E. Bagley
F. B. Gray
J. E. Flynn
J. B. Clancy
W. A. Hazelbloom
J. A. Coughlan
J. P. Higgins
G. B. Creee
Dius Culliner
H. B. Potter
Blaine Grows Languid Yet Steady In Latest Bulletin
Washington reports doctors updated on Blaine after his visit. They note he improved slightly this afternoon with no unusual weakness, maintaining the condition seen in recent days. Drs Johnston and Hyatt observed him in the morning and found him languid but not worsened.
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Washmaton
Mr. Blaine
Blaine
New House Rules To Expedite Legislature Debated Adopted
Speaker Barrett demonstrated his debating readiness as the House debated reform of new business handling. The two year old rule directing petitions to the rules committee proved disappointing, and after about two hours Barrett’s plan was adopted by a large majority. Meanwhile water supply bills and a bribery petition against Senator Ratshesky stirred discussion, with caucuses planned on Senate leadership and a return session set for Tuesday at 2 pm.
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Barrett
Royal Rabbits
Ward 11
Boston
Rosnosky
Commonwealth
A. N. Hoxie
Ratshesky
Senate
Pinkerton
House Democrats
United States
John E. Russell
P. A. Collins
Collins
Russell
J. H. O'Neil
A. Shuman
Matthews
Prince
Boston Through Car Service Timetable and Notices
Time tables show local and through service between all stations. through car service in effect Nov 27, 1892. No. 3 leaves Boston to Albany, Chicago connection. No. 15 Boston to Chicago via dining and sleeping cars. No. 19 Boston to Chicago arriving next day. No. 7 New York Limited to New York with dining car. No. 63 Boston to Albany via Sleeping Car. No. 83 to New York with Housetie Drawing Room Cars. No. 49 to New York. No. 43 Boston to New York with special coupon. No. 9 Boston to Cleveland and Chicago. No. 63, No. 83, No. 49, and No. 43 include varying schedules. Tickets and timetables available at all ticket offices and city station.
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Boston
Wagner
Albany
Syracuse
Chicago
Gee Wagner
Utica
Toledo
No. S
St. Louis
Michigan Central
Wabash
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Detroit
M. C. RR
Hartford
New Haven
New York
Springfield
New York Limited
Boseton
Washington St
Kneelant St
Hanson
Gen’ Pass
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