Whitted Holds Out as Braves Face Signing Stakes
George Whitted remains opposed to a contract with the Boston club as talks with Philadelphia over the Magee deal hinge on cash compensation. The Braves fear losing Whitted could disrupt second base plans with Johnny Evers possibly sidelined by illness. Archie Hurlburt wins Georgia cross country while Stallings and Gaffney weigh replacements and trades amid Philadelphia interest.
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Braves
Gaffney
Stallings
Whitted
Flunters
Durham
Philadelphia
Phillies
Sherwood Magee
Boston
Chance
The
Philles
George
Pat Moran
Tais
Magee
Philly
Bray
Johnny Evers
Johnny
Whitten
Byers
Army Football Schedule Set for Nine Home Games
West Point announces nine home games for the upcoming season with Navy at the Polo Grounds on Nov 27. Notre Dame visits on Nov 6 and Holy Cross opens the slate, with Gettysburg making its first appearance Oct 9 and Georgetown returning after two years.
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West Point
N. Y
Armys
Navy
Polo Grounds
New York
Gettysburg
Foster Sanford
Rutgers
Stevens Institute
Army
Holy Cross
Georgetown
Notre Dame
Colgate
Villanova
University of Notre Dame
University of Maine
Springfiell Training School
Deadlock Persists in Checker Association Championship Semifinals
In Chicago twelve hours of play failed to break the stalemate in the American Checker Association biennial championship semifinals. By recess, four players Hugh Henderson Pittsburg Louis Ginsberg New York city Alfred Jordan London and Newell W. Banks Detroit each had four drawn games.
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Chicago
American Checker Association
Hugh Henderson
Pittsburg
Louis Ginsberg
New York City
Alfred Jordan
London
Newell W. Banks
Detroit
Tigers and Braves pair entertain Roxbury fans at Hall
Actor-manager Hugh Jennings of the Detroit Tigers and Kit Maranville of the Braves joined to entertain Roxbury Brookline fans at St Alphonsus Hall. Jennings spoke on baseball while Maranville urged discipline. Also present were Arthur D. Cooper and Ben Smith, Jennings' stage partner.
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Ey Jennings
Detroit Tigers
Kit Maranville
Braves
Roxbury
Brookline
St. Alphonsus Hall
Jennings
the Rabbit
Arthur D. Cooper
Ben Smith
Body Found on Revere Marshes Near Saugus River
Earle G Hobart of 14 Martin street Revert spotted a man’s body on the flats of a Revere marsh near the Saugus River. Police notified. medical examiner will determine cause of death, believed to be drowning or exposure.
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Earle G. Hobart
Martin Street
Revert
Saugus
Revere
Magrath
City Hospital
Four Entrants Limit Set for 1000 Yard Run
The committee in charge of the annual regimental indoor meet of the Boston High School track and field league limits entries to four per school for the 1000 yard run. Previously schools could enter many runners, but overcrowding and injury concerns prompted the rule change.
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Boston High School
Vaughan's Letter to Americans on Belgium Relief
The open letter by Bernard Vaughan urges U S citizens to support the Commission for Relief in Belgium. It praises American donors based in London for organizing a vast food relief network reaching seven million Belgians, detailing ships, tonnage, and weekly funding needs. The message emphasizes American duty and memorializes the relief effort led by Herbert Hoover and the commission.
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London
United States
Page
Senate
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France
England
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Atlantic
America
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Herbert Hoover
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Labor meeting asks Wilson to sign alien bill in push for immigration limits
Delegates from the Boston Central Labor Union sent resolutions to President Wilson urging him to sign the immigration bill while a New England committee plans to ask for a veto. The group argues immigration restrictions are essential and aims to curb cheap alien labor with city and state action.
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Boston Central Labor Union
Wilson
New England
Labor bodies push for city projects and anti-immigrant fears
Resolutions warn that after the European war thousands of foreigners will flood American labor markets already oversupplied. They urge Mayor Curley to fast track Roxbury industrial school, Ward 12 building, Tremont street admin building, Fenway horticultural building, and other City Hall projects to ease the building trades crisis. Delegates seek a dry dock for Boston and fault private construction on Commonwealth pier for a $2 million loss. A Freight Handlers' Union probe into closed freight houses and reduced Boston Maine operations is requested, with action before the Public Service Commission and Chamber of Commerce.
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Rourke
Public Works Department
Women’s Trade Union League
General Court
Central Labor Union
Standish Wilcox
Congress
Frank Higgins
Wilcox
Higgins
Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Gallivan
Wilson
Roxbury
Ward 12
Tremont Street
Fenway
City Hall
Central Labor Body
Walsh
Executive Council
Boston
Commonwealth Pier
South
Boston & Maine Railroad
Maine
Public Service Commission
Chamber of Commerce
Co. I. U
Postal Clerks Hear Address by Murray in Boston Meeting
The regular monthly gathering of Branch 5, Boston Postoffice Clerks' Association, held at Longfellow Hall, featured Postmaster Murray as principal speaker who outlined his administrative policies. Postmaster O'Donnell of Holyoke also spoke. Plans were set for a large smoke talk on February 7.
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Boston Postoffice Clerks’ Association
Longfellow Hall
Murray
O'Donnell
Holyoke
Boilermakers Support Woman Suffrage at Meeting
Members of Boilermakers Lodge 585 endorsed woman suffrage during a Cupid Hall gathering at 724 Washington Street yesterday. The group invited a Massachusetts Woman Suffrage Association representative to speak at the next meeting.
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Boilermakers’ Lodge 585
Cupid Hall
Washington Street
Massachusetts Woman Suffrage Association
District Assembly 80 Knits of Labor elects officers in Wells
Officers were elected at a meeting of District Assembly 80 Knights of Labor in the Wells Memorial building with Thomas H. Canney named master workman. Linotype machinists in Boston held their annual banquet at the Quincy House with Frank W. Lee as toast master.
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Knights of Labor
Wells Memorial Building
Thomas H. Canney
Linotype
Boston
Vicinity
Quincy House
Frank W. Lee
Boston Public Library Printing Department
Bunker Hill Lodge
Brotherhood of Railroad
Cal Teamsters’ Union
Boston Boot and Shoe Workers’ Union
Odd Fellows’ Hall
Curley
Peeiutts
Boston Maine Railroad
Stephen Bartlett Collapses in Street in Back Bay
Stephen L Bartlett 68, a cocoa merchant, collapsed last evening in front of 28 Commonwealth Avenue Back Bay. He was taken by police ambulance to his home at 175 Commonwealth Avenue, where Dr Daniel L Hunt said the patient was in danger following an acute attack of indigestion.
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Stephen L. Bartlett
Commonwealth Avenue
Back Bay
Daniel L. Hunt
Boston Bakers Demand End To Wheat Exports
Union bakers of Boston call on President Wilson and Congress to halt wheat exports citing prices that have soared in recent months. Independent bakers warn they would face bankruptcy if they could not maintain bread loaf weights under current market conditions.
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Union Bakers of
Boston
Wilson
Congress
Eastern delegation to fore ign trade convention departs for St Louis
About a hundred New York and New England business leaders will travel by special train to St Louis for the second annual foreign trade convention. Delegates include members of the New York and Boston Chambers of Commerce along with industrial firms banks railroads and steamship lines from New York. Prominent Boston and New England business figures also will attend.
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New York
New England
St. Louis
Boston
Counterfeit Coin Plant Sought in Lynn
United States Secret Service agents search Lynn for a counterfeit coin plant amid a flood of spurious coins. Local police arrested Mrs. Jennie Zarragosa of Brookline Street for passing counterfeit half dollars and will turn her over to federal authorities.
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Lynn
United States Secret Service
Jennie Zarragosa
Brookline Street
Funeral services for Captain Harry Brown
The funeral of Captain Harry Brown from his Melrose home on Winthrop Street drew a large crowd. The Odd Fellows, of which he was a member, conducted their burial service and the Melrose police department filled the home and attended the ceremony.
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Harry Brown
Winthrop Street
Melrose
Odd Fellows
Captain Brown
Odg Fellows
Police Department
Clarendon Street Pastor Resigns to Take Worcester Call
The Rev. John S. Blair assistant pastor at Clarendon Street Baptist Church resigned after receiving a call from Adams Square Baptist Church Worcester. The resignation was read at forenoon service and will be acted on by the church later.
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John S. Blair
Clarendon Street Baptist Church
Adams Square Baptist Church
Worcester
Cobb GUEST OF PRESS CLUB IN BOSTON
Irvin S. Cobb, famed journalist and war correspondent, was the guest of the Boston Press Club. He recounted front line experiences from the European war, answered questions for over two hours, and predicted a long conflict with each nation confident of victory. He departs for Portland this morning and will be hosted at an informal luncheon later in the week.
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Irvin S. Cobb
Boston Press Club
Cobb
Portland
United Improvement Assn Seeks Public Support Drive
The United Improvement Association of Boston plans a campaign this week to gain broader backing. A committee of 25 active workers will visit hundreds of professionals and business leaders on Tuesday and Wednesday to urge involvement in the organization’s work.
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United Improvement Association of Boston
B A A Favorite For Game Against Arena Hockey Club
The B A A is favored to win as they host Arena Hockey Club at the Arena tomorrow night. Unicorn players’ health and form against Hobey Baker's St Nicholas team are cited as key factors in their expected victory.
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The
Arena Hockey Club
Hobey Baker
St. Nicholas
Arena Players Struggle In Forward Line, Queen's Encounter Looms
Arena hockey teams show skating edge but rely on European style play, while Queen's University uses a similar Canadian approach. Dartmouth faces Harvard midweek with Bags Wanamaker and Leon Tuck leading a strong lineup. Yale, Princeton, and Harvard set up a potential second clash. the Interscholastic league lists Arlington versus Medford today and Newton versus Medford Wednesday.
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Queen’s University
Queen's
Dartmouth
Bags Wanamaker
Leon Tuck
Harvard
Yale
Princeton
Old Nassau
Crimson
Arlington
Medford
Newton
Melrose
Cambridge Latin
Lawyers' Retreat at Blessed Gabriel's Monastery
A retreat for laymen has been held at Blessed Gabriel's Monastery 156 Washington Street Brighton since Friday 5 130 p m and ends with services at 8 this morning. Notable for drawing hundreds of retreats, this one stands out as all participants except the clergy are lawyers.
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Blessed Gabriel’s
Washington Street
Brighton
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