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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1907
Page
9
Abe Attell won the featherweight championship by defeating Harry Baker in the eighth round as Baker's corner threw in the sponge. The bout occurred in Los Angeles on January 18 with Attell claiming the victory in decisive fashion.
The round by round boxing match ends with Attell overpowering Baker who is knocked down multiple times before his seconds throw in the sponge. In a separate note, South Boston High School crushed Commercial High 47 to 6 in an afternoon game.
Police from Lagrange Street Station stormed 70 Oxford Street last night and cornered five Chinese men while seizing a complete fan tan layout. The raid, the first of its kind here in months, caused an uproar in Chinatown as officers spread out in groups and forced entry. They found a high stake fan tan game in a back room.
The 12th rehearsal featured Mendelssohn overture to A Midsummer Night's Dream Grieg piano concerto and Schubert seventh in C major. Pianist Katherine Goodson in her American debut drew praise for technical mastery and mature artistry while Dr Mack offered a dramatic modern reading of the Schubert work.
Newton reports Miss Dorothy Burton a 21 year old pretty blonde charged with larceny of 150 dollars worth of property taken from J R Leonard’s Pearl street house where she rented a room. She was arrested by Station 5 Boston police and will be arraigned tomorrow. Yale Beats Princeton In Basketball 29 To 20.
The Eben C Burke delivered 30 000 pounds haddock 11 000 pounds cod and 10 000 pounds cask while the Helen B Thomas brought 8000 pounds haddock 1000 pounds hake 2000 pounds pollock and 1000 pounds cusk. Prices ranged from 23 4 to 5 cents per pound for various species as the Royal Exchange awaits port with 14 000 bags sugar.
Shipping data shows arrivals of steamers Canadian Mullock Columbian Livingstonia Mystic Boston Royal Exchange and more with merchandise and passengers. Cleared steamers Duraneo Mystic City of Augusta Helen sailed others listed. Sailed includes Georgian Wildenfels Katahdin Nantucket and James Whitney with routes to London New York Jacksonville and Baltimore.
Dr H J Schenck former Boston dog catcher seeks recognition as rabies commissioner with power to deploy sheriffs police to seize rabid dogs. The bill creates a governor appointed official working with cattle board and local health boards to prevent and extirpate rabies with city mayor and town selectmen notification.
A special committee from the Boston Stationary Firemen’s Union will protest to Governor Guild about convict labor running boilers at Charlestown State Prison without a state license. The union cites unsafe lap-seam boilers and says licensed firemen were replaced to cut costs.
A blaze erupted at about 1 a.m. at the Jefferson Manufacturing Company on Fletcher Avenue. The town's entire apparatus is fighting the fire, but the factory and nearby structures appear doomed as flames threaten the complex.
Twenty five new autos were registered for the week ending last night. Entries include George C Day Roxbury Autocar. John Marshell Fall River Autocar. Samuel F Rockwell North Andover Autocar. Alicia I M Kennedy Dorchester Welch. Curtious & Pope Lumber Co Boston Reo.
Riverside snow racing drew large crowds as Fasig Tipton cup sparks renewed interest. Up to 20 horses expected in afternoon heats with Tom Phair vs Frank Jones and a $100 stake. J. W. N. Stults holds the purse. if Phair wins, the owner plans a club supper.|
A fragmented OCR list shows multiple names and addresses across Massachusetts cities including Cambridge Brookline Somerville Boston Melrose Pittsfield and Boston area streets with assorted surnames and house numbers. The text references individuals and vehicle brands such as Ford Packard and Autocar along with street addresses.
William J Wheatley 07 was elected manager of the BC A A open games to be held Monday evening February 25 at the BC gym on James street. Events listed include 25 yard dash 440 yard run 880 yard run one mile run and the running high jump with fast team races planned. Entries close February 18.
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