Newbureh Skater Wins National Championship Five Mile
The amateur speed skating championships at Silver Lake Staten Island continued with the quarter mile and five mile races. E Reynolds of Chicago won the quarter mile over E A Thomas of Newburgh by two feet, with A Y Morgan third. The five mile saw Thomas edge Cooney by two yards, McClare taking third. Morgan and R Warner also finished. Tomorrow the ten mile is contested.
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New York
United States
Silver Lake
Staten Island
E. Reynolds
Chicago
E. A. Thomas
Newburgh
A. Y. Morgan
New York City
Robertson
Thomas
Cooney
Morgan
Phillips
McClare
O’brien
Worth
Philips
R. Warner
East Boston
N. Y
T. Cooney
Cornwall
C. McClave
John L. Arch
Charles McClave
Port Chester
Charles.McClare
Elmer Kent
Body of an Unknown Found on Ice at East Weymouth
The body of an unknown man was found on the ice near the woollen mill pond dam in East Weymouth. Authorities believe the deceased may be Maurice Connell of Boston, once a worker at a local shoe factory. A Murphy pledge with the name was found in his pocket, supporting the guess.
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East Weymouth
Maurice Connell
Boston
Murphy
Boxing Night Promises Big Bets and Big Fights
Eddie Connolly meets Dick Burge at the Olympic Club Birmingham in a $5000 purse bout with $4000 to the winner. Prolific fight news covers Philadelphia sparring, Tommy Ryan vs Jack Gouldrick, and Dixon Brown’s christening.
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Eddie Connolly
Dick Burge
Olympic Club
Birmingham
Eng
Burge
Connolly
Jimmy Kelly
England
London
St. John Lad
Tuxedo Athletic Club
Philadelphia
Martin Judge
Jack O’brien
Leslie Pearce
Tom McCune
Tommy Ryan
Jack McGouldrick
Watertown
N. Y
Charles Brown
Cincinnati
George Dixon
George Dixon Brown
Dixon
Paradise
Schroeder
Short and
River Streets
Carrollton
Miss
Billy Madden
Joe Goss
John L. Sullivan
Paddy Ryan
Corbett
Andy Bowen
Cal McCarthy
Charley Johnson
Dick Moore
Patsy Haley
Buffalo
Dave Sullivan
Polo A
Haley
Jack McDonough
Lowell
Mass
Jack Baty
New Rienzi A. C
Rochester
Baty
Gilbert Goulette
Jack Hamilton
Syracuse
Jerry Callahan
Samuel Simon
Cambridge
Peter Jackson
California Athletic Club
Peter T Sop Binith
Radical Departure of Hicks Plan for Purse Racing
Manager Hicks of Combination Park Medford introduces a novel purse plan for the track season. Two entry fee based schemes split gate receipts and purses, with a majority vote by entrants. The plan includes one trainer, one breeder, and one expert as judges and no season tickets or badges.
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Hicks
Combination Park
Medford
Harvard Triumphs In Ice Polo At Spy Pond
Harvard defeated Cambridge High and Latin 3 to 2 in a spirited ice polo match at Spy Pond Arlington. Beardsell Stevens and Clark son scored for Harvard, while Cambridge answered with W Clarkson Warnock and W Clarkson. Referee Webb officiated two twenty minute halves.
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Arlington
Harvard
Cambridge
Spy Pond
W. Clarkson
C. H
Warnock
Clarkson
Beardsell
Stevens
Goodrich
Crimson Boys
Gs. R
Clark
Baldwin
Cambridge High
F. R
World of Sport Briefs and Local Notes
The Brooklyn baseball team plans a South trip starting March 20 for Columbus Georgia with first practice games March 1 and 2. Columbia seeks admission to the Gun Club League with Harvard Yale and Princeton. Amesbury and Everett may play a basketball match. Edwin Griffiths owner of Flying Gib rents a Cal farm. Princeton guard Armstrong allegedly shot himself while out gunning near his Alabama home. injury not serious. Missouri Legislature trails Sunday ball ban bill by a backwoodsman who never saw a game. Washington Club offers to pay all players’ expenses if they report by March 2.
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Brooklyn
Columbus
Columbia
Harvard
Yale
Princeton
Amesbury
Everett
Edwin Griffiths
Monroe Salisbury
Pleasingtown
Cal
Armstrong
Alabama
Missouri
Washington Club
Dorchester Central Edges Salem In Tight Bowling Match
Dorchester Central defeats Salem in a close Massachusetts Bowling League contest at Shawmut. The teams traded momentum through three strings with Dorchester pulling ahead late. Cox Richardson and Broadley led scoring for Central, while Brophy and the Salem lineup faltered late. Team totals ended Dorchester Central 2485 to Salem 2452.
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Salem
Massachusetts
Dorchester Central
Shawmut
Dorchester
Witches
Cox
Williams
Richardson
Brophy
Cutter
Hay
Hussey
Bowler
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Wageres
Broadley Eee
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Boophys
Local Scores From Melrose Waltham Rockland and Lynn
Reading shows numbers attached to teams and names such as Melrose Kernwood and Waltham Artillery with figures 252 and 2287 respectively. Other entities include Rockland Whitmans and Lynn Oxfords with figures 2417 and 2870 linked to Jeffries Winter and Phi ledians.
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Melrose
Kernwood
Waltham
P C C Visit to Massachusetts BR C on Batavia Street
The P. C. C. visits the M. B. C. on Batavia street for a social evening with two games of pool and whist. J. M. Fennell leads the party. meeting time is 7 39 at the club house on Massachusetts avenue. The event follows a prior M. B. C. visit last week.
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Massachusetts BR. C
Batavia Street
Massachusetts Avenue
J. M. Fennell
John Gilliam
New York
Thorndike
Carle P. Cubberly
Eagle
Columbus Avenue
Albany
W. D. Cox
Globe Hotel
N. Y
W. W. Stall
Bicycle Department of
Dame, Stoddard & Kendall
Frank 8. Mayo
Harry 8. Lee
New England
Hermes
George A. Macker
Westboro
Messrs
Horace Partridge & Co
Worcester
Robert W. Blanchard
Hinsdale
N. H
Harry Walker
Blanchard
Western Wheel Works
Crescent
Wright & Ditson
H. C. Lee
Remington Arms Company
Chaffin
Dayton
Frank Waller
Washington
Press Cycling Club
Roxbury Bicycle Club Grand March Draws Large Crowd
Sixty five couples joined the Roxbury Bicycle Club grand march at Odd Fellows Hall with numbers later exceeding a hundred. Floor Director Wallace Silver and Miss A C Montgomery led the march, assisted by Edward A Martin and a corps of aids. Among attendees were many club members from Massachusetts and Cambridgeport, with numerous family names listed in attendance.
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Roxbury Bicycle Club
Odd Fellows’ Hall
Wallace &. Silver
A. C. Montgomery
Edward A. Martin
H. H. Wheeler
W. BE. McCarthy
H. A. Winkleman
W. F. Stone
F. S. Hassler
A. W. Montgomery
A. R. Kelt
F. W. Merrill
David Jacobs
C. H. Peters
N. H. Newell
C. E. Rice
Alexander
John
James Keltie
A. M. Lloyd
M. Marks
George Dorr, Jr
C. W. Eaton
Wiliam McCarthy
Florence Hathaway
Annie O’brien
A. Hamilton
J. C. Calhoun
F.S. Hassler
Lindsey Hurt Dies at 42 in Newburyport
Newburyport business leader Lindsey P. Hurt died tonight at age 42. He leaves a widow and two children.
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Newburyport
Lindsey P. Hurt
Blue Ribbon Winners at Boston Poultry Show
Attendance plus a lively animal display highlighted the Boston Poultry Association event in Mechanics Hall. Prizes were awarded for prize cats with names and owners listed, and a bat and a raccoon caused comic intrusions as spectators viewed hens roosters pigeons and other animals.
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Boston Poultry Association
Mechanics’ Hall
Coen
Duke of Wellington
R. H. Hawthorn
East Orange
N. J
Jumbo
Alvin A. Vinal
Conn
Tig
Mr. Blue
Tricksey
H. L. Hammond
Columbia
Li Hung Chang
E. A. Turnbull
Boston
Shu Fong
Billie McKinley
Renie McKinley
Winthrop
King Max
E. R. Taylor
Medford
Tony
H. F. Hunter
Dorchester
Topsy
Carmencita
Blanche Pierce
Newtonville
Rettman Bros
Roxbury
Tom Thayer
Neil & Hodgkins
Jerry
A. M. Joy
North Cambridge
Grover
Dorches
L. J. Calley
Newton
B. Gilman
Roslindale
Tina
Thomas F. Walsh
West Medford
Titwillow
BE. A. Turnbull
Tom
George D. Lyshorn
Coonie
W. G. Kimball
Atlantic
Manx
Mr. Bobby
Oakland Farm
Taunton
Bobbie
C. W. Bowman
Needham
Mansfield
Lyon
G. RB
Bishop
Shag Thayer
McNeil & Hodgkins
Peter Teazle
W. T. Emery
B. L. Stevens
Liquor at Learoyd’s Courtroom Testimony Secrets Surface
Testimony centers on Mrs. Learoyd and Kennedy with mentions of liquor at Learoyd’s farm. Witnesses describe sightings, car rides, and absences while police trace movements around Salem and Beaver Brook. Admitted illnesses and a teapot scene hint at toxic exposure amid a court case.
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Kate Hall
Gedney Court
Salem
Learoyd House
Mead
Louis LaPage
Learoyd’s
Kennedy
Princeton Athletes Barred From Nine Tryouts
Professor H. B. Fine, head of the faculty committee on outdoor sports, announces that all men back at work or with conditions at the midyear exam will not be allowed to try for the nine.
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Princeton
H. B. Fine
Patent ideas sought by John Wedderburn & Co. in Washington
Wanted an idea readers invited to submit simple invention concepts to Wedderburn and Co. patent attorneys. Offers and new list of 1000 inventions promised. Readers urged to protect wealth by writing for guidance.
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John Wedderburn & CO
Washington, D. C
Egypt turned informer seen in Seeley indictments case
The article describes rumors that the Seeley indictments stem from Little Egypt turning state's evidence. It notes grand jury activity, lawyers including Oscar Hammerstein and Maurice Eyres, and Minnie Renwood and Minnie Renn attending proceedings. Indictments reportedly involve Seeley and associates with public decency offenses and conspiracy. Bail set at $500 each with further action pending.
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Seeley
Egypt
Chamere
Minnie Renn
Mr. Olcott
Fryers Maurice Eyers
Oscar Hammerstein
Bonnet
Minnie Renwood
George S. Chapman
Phipps
Rich
Esay
Beales
Morning session details in Learoyd poisoning case
Witness Katie Price and Sawyer Crowley recall a white cup from the Learoyd farmhouse used on Friday. The cup and tea setup are discussed as evidence with police involvement and routine morning tea practices documented. Dr Baldwin testifies about Albert Learoyd found Friday evening.
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Hardy Hall
Robert Hall
Katie Price
Learoyd
Baldwin
Mr. Learoyd
Kennedy
Salém
Bert
Sawyer Crowley
Kimball
Crowley
Neglected Five Children Found In Water-Damaged Home
Patrolman Crowley discovered five starving children aged 4 to 11 alone at 41 Fabin Street. Water poured from the upper floor as the family slept on a damp mattress. The children were cared for at Dedham Street station and then sent to Chardon Street Home. A warrant seeks the mother for common jailer acts and the reputed father for non support. The mother is white with three prior husbands, all said to be colored.
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M. J. Mead
Danvers
Professor Wood
Asylum
Kennedy
Casey
Beaver Brook
Learoyd’s
Bert
Learoyd
Coe
Fabin Street
Crowley
Norah Eglin
Jennie
Lizzie
Robert
Posey
Dedham Street
Chardon Street
Smythe
Pillsbury Showalter Chess Match Negotiations Continue
In New York on January 24 arrangements for the Pillsbury Showalter chess match are off while negotiations with the Boston Chess Club proceed. Plans for the meeting are expected to be concluded early next week.
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New York
Boston Chess Club
Missing Persons Report From Boston Area
Four unexplained disappearances reported since Sunday at police headquarters. Annie McKernan 22 from Dorchester left home last Friday after hospital release. Fred White 17 from West End. Co Sumner Shreve New York drummer. Frank L. Wells 29 from Roxbury. An officer checked hotel registers but could not locate Shreve.
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Annie McKernan
Selden Street
Dorchester
Fred White
Phillips Street
West End
Sumner Shreve
New York
Boston
Shreve
Frank L. Wells
Chadwick Street
Roxbury
Thief Steals Glasses From Steamship George W Clyde
Special Officer Hines recovered Captain Judia Robinson’s First Officer Colin Smith’s and Second Officer Charles W Devereaux’s marine glasses stolen Tuesday from the Clyde line steamer George W Clyde at Lewis’s wharf. The glasses were pawned on Endicott street. 37 year old sailor Fred E Daley confessed after pawnbrokers identified him.
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George W. Clyde
Clyde Line
Lewis’s Wharf
Judia Robinson
Colin Smith
Charles W. Devereaux
Hines
Grace Church Newton Choir Hosts Boston YMCA Entertainment
The Boston Y M C A Union featured Grace Church Newton choir of over fifty men and boys led by organist Harry Brooks Day with reader Mrs A D Martin assisting.
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Boston Y. M. C. Union
Grace Church
Newton
Harry Brooks Day
A. D. Martin
New Great South American Kidn Cure Offered
Relief in six hours for kidney and bladder diseases from a new remedy. It promises prompt relief of pain in the urinary passages for both men and women and eases retention of water. Sold by George C. Goodwin & Co in Boston.
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George C. Goodwin
Hanover Street
Boston
John Wedd and Patent Attorneys Offer Patent Service
John Wedd and Patent Attorneys in Washington DC announce their offer to assist with invention patenting. The notice mentions a reference to a 1006 location and wealth related ideas.
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Casino
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Dudley
Candle Pin League
McCarthy
Jefferson, Jameson
St. James
McCarthy’s
M’ Carthy
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Lavin
Mary
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Farrell
McKee
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Fancall Mall
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Chester
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Hawes Steerer
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Stray Bat
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Jackman
Columbian Hotel
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