Marathon Stars Set for World Title Showdown
Four premier long distance runners Shrubb Jongboat Dorando and Hayes prepare for an international world championship race on St Patrick's Day in New York. Earlier match races fire up form with Shrubb versus Jongboat in Madison Square Garden on Feb 5 and Dorando against Hayes in Chicago on Feb 17.
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New York
Shrubb
Wrongboat
Hayes
Dorando
St. Patrick’s Day
England
Jongboat
Canada
Italy
America
Shrubbs
Longboat
Madison Square Garden
Kayes
Dexter’s Pavilion
Chicago
Yale Football Elevates Winter Practice For Quarterbacks
New Haven Conn Jan 26 Yale football launches winter drills for quarterbacks and centers. Daily gymnasium passing and receiving work will be led by Captain Coy and backfield coach Henry Wheaton. Players train generally with no training table formed.
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New Haven
Conn
Yale
Coy
Henry Wheaton
Harvard Men on Track Meet at B A A Board Track
Harvard trainer Pooch Donovan will test a few of his half milers against Dr. Whalen s Volkmann middle distance stars on the outdoor board track. The event showcases a workout meet between rival programs and offers a chance to assess up and coming sprinters.
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Pooch” Donovan
Harvard
Dr. Whalen
Volkmann
New Store Opens for Andrew J Lloyd & Co at 7 Summer Street
Andrew J Lloyd & Co unveils a new retail location at 7 Summer Street, Store No 4, featuring a remodeled interior. The facility includes a photographic department optical services scientific gear and a six optical experts team with Horace Spear appointed to manage the new shop.
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Andrew J. Lloyd & Co
Summer Street
Andrew J. Lieyd & Co
New England
San Domingo
Optical Department
Turney Te
Scientilc Department
Lloyd
Horace Spear
Quincy
Lloyd Company
Washington Street
B A A Wins the Roll Off at Dudley and Newtowne Club Scores
B A A took three points from Dudley on the latter's alleys but a roll off decided it after a 2529 tie. Newtowne Club defeated O B C 2713 to 2562, with detailed scores listed for each bowler from Dudley and A B C matches.
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Dudley
Newtowne Club
B. A
Ficox Plympton
Holland
Guthein
Brooks Ian
Tuttle
Houghton
Kemp
Ashworth
Clarkson
Puffer
Skinner
Allen
Finest Game Of Season Ends In Darkness
Somerville and Malden high school ice hockey sevens battled to a scoreless draw after three overtime five minute periods, with both defenses stalwart and goaltenders Donahue and Seaward thwarting all attempts. Referee Cuddy, umpires Hoyt and Miller, timer Anderson.
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Broadway
Somerville
Malden
Donahue
Seaward
Woodman
Woodworth Paribitcon
Morgan Port
Woodworth Gvatiarg
Essee
Randall
Benefit for bike riders draws large crowd at Columbia Theatre
A testimonial for bicycle riders burned in Park Square Coliseum relief drawn a full house at Columbia Theatre. The program featured stationary bicycle races, a wrestling match between Joe Halligan of Canada and Russian Devonovitch, plus songs and a monologue by George Twohey. Devonovitch defeated Halligan in straight falls, with Halligan’s two quick losses. Patsy Logan and Peter Drobeck won two heats on wheels, Halstead beat Morgan in a two mile race, and a final mile heat saw the Dane surge to victory.
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Columbia Theatre
Park Square Coliseum
Joe Halligan
Canada
Devonovitch
George Twohey
M Halligan
Halligan
Patsy Logan
Peter Drobeck
South Boston
Halstead
Morgan
Anderson
Moe Portland
Harvard '12 Beats Stone in Freshman Relay at Holmes Field
Harvard University freshmen defeated Stone's School in a 390 yard relay on a board track at Holmes Field Cambridge in 8 minutes 19 35 seconds. Windy cold weather aided a fast time with Billings leading Barth Cummins Ranney and W Bradley as Fernald fell late letting the Harvard quartet claim the win.
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Stone
Holmes Field
Cambridge
Billings
Barth
Cummins
Ranney
W. Bradley
F. Bradley
Fernald
State School Team Defeats Brookline in 50 to 9 Victory
The State School basketball team overwhelmed Brookline with a 50 to 9 win in Waverly. Pill sbury Sheehan Maguire Eglin Keith Hatch and Murry Biglin scored. Pillsbury led with twelve points. Time was 20 minutes per period with A Crowell as referee.
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Brookline
Pillsbury
Smith Sheehan
T. B
Hatch
Ross Maguire
Keith O’ Hearn
Buskirk
Murry Biglin
de Cs Ce Eets Veers
Greenwood State School
Sheehan
Maguire
Eglin
Keith
Murry
A. Crowell
J. Friend
William Donald
Harvard Candidates Hold Handicap Meet
Harvard candidates closed yesterday afternoon with a handicap meet featuring broad and high jumps pole vault and shot put. C O Mueller won the high jump with a J P Long and J S Wheelwright tying for second. Long won the broad jump Gregory Dennis and Barr swept the top three in the other events. Little Stock and Long led the 16 pound shot put with Comstock second and Long third.
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Harvard
C. O. Mueller
J. P. Long
J. S. Wheelwright
T. M. Gregory
W. A. Dennis
J. R. Barr
L. C. Seaverns
Clarence C. Little
George M. Comstock
Boston Boxers Feature In Six Round Local Card
Tommy Rawson from Boston defeated Mike Cunningham of Lewiston in six rounds. Jack Freeman of Boston and Tommy Bergin of Lewiston fought a fast six rounds that would have ended in a draw without a decision. Tom Larrabee of Lewiston knocked out Jack Williams of Boston in the second round.
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Augusta
Tommy Rawson
Boston
Mike Cunningham
Lewiston
Jack Freeman
Tommy Bergin
Jack Williams
Tom Larrabee
Waltham High School Football Team Praised at Banquet
William H. Lewis, former Harvard football figure, lauded the Waltham High School team as football’s king at a banquet in Maynard Hall. Speakers included Captain Ted Coy of Yale and Brown University’s Charles Hughes Jr. The event drew over 500 attendees as the city honored the champions with letters and a festive program.
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Waltham
William H. Lewis
Harvard
Waltham High School
Maynard Hall
George A. Clark
Citizens’ Committee
R. L. Greene
Charles E. Hughes, Jr
Brown University
Hughes
New York
Ted Coy
Yale
Greene
Coy
Waltham High
Lewis
Makepeace
Hope Street High School
Providence
E. A. Walker
Jack Leary
Nat Tufts
Driscoll Beats Marlo in New York Featherweight Bout
Jim Driscoll of Cardiff Wales English featherweight champion scored a ten round decision over Johnny Marlo in New York. The Englishman led from the fifth round when he opened Marlo’s eye and controlled the bout to the limit.
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New York
Jim Driscoll
Cardiff
Wales
England
Fairmont A. C
Johnny Marlo
Marlo
Driscoll
Sinclair may head Canada as governor general
London dispatch reports that Right Hon. John Sinclair secretary for Scotland newly raised to the peerage will become the next governor general of Canada. He married Lady Marjorie Gordon in 1904, daughter of the seventh Earl of Aberdeen who served as governor-general from 1893 to 1898.
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London
John Sinclair
Scotland
Canada
Marjorie Gordon
Earl of Aberdeen
Furniture Sale at R. H. White Company Enlivened by Deep Discounts
The February sale at the R. H. White Company features more than 250000 dollars of furniture offered one third to one half off. Showrooms display mahogany and leather pieces by class and price, with weekly specials and brisk early sales of mission chairs, rockers, couches, and dressers.
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R. H. White Company
German Oak tops three wrestlers in MSG bout
Ernest Siegfrid displayed wrestling skill at Madison Square Garden by throwing three grapplers in a rapid sequence, clocking 17 minutes 40 seconds for the quartet of throws in New York on January 28.
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New York
Ernest Siegfrid
Madison Square Garden
Rough seas greet skippers at fish pier cargo tally
Thirteen fishing craft reported rough conditions returning to port with no serious damage. The Dictator carried 20 000 pounds of hali 10 000 of hake and 7090 in cask. Total catch across vessels totaled 146 400 pounds with haddock 75 700 and cod 20 800 among others. Market prices ranged haddock 31 2 cents per lb cod 88 4 cents hake 31 2 to 51 2 cents pollock 3 and cusk 2.
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Dictator
Haddock
Richard J. Nunan
Sadie M. Nunan
Athena
Blanche Irving
Asuidel
Madaleine
Sas
Victor
Ethan
D. A. R. Line
Boston
Yarmouth
N. S.S
Leyland Line
Iberian
Thomas B. Jago
Columbian
R. F. Masters
London
Melrose
Everett
Baltimore
Boston Barkentine Antioch
Emery Fleet
Buenos Ayres
Leland
January 20 Miniature Almanac and Arrivals List
The page lists a January 20 almanac with sunrise and sunset times, daylight length, and tide details. It then notes numerous ships arriving or expected to arrive, including steamers Iberian Jago Lady Sybil Boston Simms Everett Abbott and schooners Major Clana EB Randall Carlson, with cargoes and towing operations noted for Salem Portland Baltimore and other ports.
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Jago
Manchester
Eng
Wrayton
Halifax
N. S
Boston
Simms
Yarmouth
Everett
Abbott
Baltimore
Kershaw
Bond
Norfolk
Katahdin
Maguire
Jacksonville
Charleston
Massachusetts
Barrett
New York
James S. Whitney
Hawes
Cto
Ransom B. Fuller
Allan
Portland
City of Gloucester
Ober
Gloucester
Mass
Melrose
Irostad
Daniel Willard
Fitzgerald
Weehawken
Rondout
Plymouth
Jansen
Port Johnson
Salem
Ontario
Hersey
Guttenburg
N. J
Fillenville
Cadossa
Western Belle
Lackawanna
Lewis
Hoboken
Pocono
Tobyhanna
Monocacy
Taylor
Philadelphia
Richardson
Paxtang
Lynn
Tunnel Ridge
Watuppa
Hammond
Bristol
Sagua
Covington
Tateman
Newport News
Indiana
Mary B. Mitchell
Cumberland
Svendsen
Charles T. Gallagher
Guilmet
Vermonters Hold Banquet
The Vermont Association held its 2nd annual meeting and banquet at the Hotel Vendome. Rev. George A. Crawford endorsed President Roosevelts bigger navy and his world naval cruise. Elected officers include President Josiah R. Clark and vice presidents Charles K. Darling and William Craig.
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Roosevelt
George A. Crawford
Vermont Association
Iotel Vendome
Vermont
Josiah R. Clark
Charles K. Darling
William Craig
Esmond A. Burnham
Fred G. Holden
James Harvey Holden
Miss M Laren Drinks Poison in Personal Crisis
Grace McLaren lies in East Boston Relief Hospital in serious condition after taking poison, believed in a personal crisis. She lives with her mother at 394 Bennington Street and was found unconscious around 7 p.m. Police took her to the hospital. motive unknown at home.
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Grace Mclaren
East Boston Relief Hospital
Bennington Street
Boston College Sophs Gather at Class Dinner
The Boston College sophomore class of 191 assembled at Young's Hotel for the second annual class dinner. James J. Cotter served as toastmaster while Rev. David W. Hearn and other college officials spoke. Student speakers included David W. Waters Leo P. Noonan Frank E. Low and Frank A. O'Brien.
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Boston College
Young's Hotel
Jolly Good Fellowship
James J. Cotter
David W. Hearn
Michael Ebarles
S. J
Charles J. Lane
Phillips
Chetwood
Father Bridges
David W. Waters
Newton
Leo P. Noonan
Quincy
Frank E. Low
Wakefield
Frank A. O’brien
South Boston
New Factor in Warfare from Wireless Balloon Control
New York report on Mark O Anthony an electrical engineer who claims a wireless system can steer balloons to drop explosives over battleships forts or coastlines Demonstrations in Hoboken show a dirigible moving in all directions from 200 feet away with potential to control balloons over greater distances and threaten modern defenses.
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New York
Mark O. Anthony
Anthony
Hoboken
N. J
Setback for Ballooning Funds Narrowed by House Panel
Washington January 28 The House committee tightened purse strings on a large war balloon appropriation. The Signal Corps aimed for 500000 dollars but with current sentiment may be lucky to obtain only about 150000 dollars.
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Washington
House Committee
Signal Corps
Berlin Trials Failure Zipfel's Flying Machine Re
French aviator Armand Zipfel staged a trial of a Voisin biplane at Tempelhof Field in Berlin. About 60 000 spectators gathered but the craft failed to fly. Trials will continue for a week with royal observers including Prince Henry of Prussia and Princess Victoria Louise present.
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Berlin
Armand Zipfel
Tempelhof Field
Prince Henry
Prussia
William
Prince Eitel Frederick
Victoria Louise
Everett Cross Country Meet Won by Munroe
Everett January 28. The annual cross country run of the local high school association was held today. Robert O. Munroe a sophomore won the five mile race in 30 minutes 20 seconds with a lead of 25 yards. Maynard Moore finished second and Algar Lewis a freshman finished third.
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Everett
Robert O. Munroe
Maynard Moore
Algar Lewis
WIT WINS NEW HATS IN HAT COMPANY CONTEST
Over 200 responded to Hawes Van Gal Hat Company contest asking best route to the South station. Three winners include John Todd of Manchester & Concord Express, Fred R. Doherty of South Boston, and S&S. W. Paris of Roxbury. prizes are hats to be fitted by Manager Townes.
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Hawes van Gal Hat Company
Washington Street
South Station
John Todd
Manchester & Concord Express Company
Boston
Fred R. Doherty
Emerson Street
South
S&s. W
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Bowen
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O'Neill
J. McKenzie
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Dow
O'Donnell
O’brien
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Harrington
D. McKeon
C Ryan
Batt
Collins
Crowley Oy
BO McCann
H. McKeon
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Maplewood
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Dale
Burns
Ahern
Fire Insurance League
Adams Square
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ANA
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Arey
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Jenks
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Sargent
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Rh. A. B. & CO Ager
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Chubbuck
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York See
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Jordan Oee
RG Jackson
de Avella
Cooke
Custom League
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Conker
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Stone & Downer Co
Elite League
Exchange
Wahlus
Golding
Mangan
Day Eee
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Paul Tee
Dustin Cree
Cardoffo
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Mercantile League
Ballou
Smith Patterson
Hartford
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Brunswick Alleys
Age
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Norcross
Ilerim Ee
Somerville and
Rawson
Aberigents
the King OF Games
W.H. Lewis
Sinclair
Douglas
W. L. Douglas
UL. Douglas
Brockton, Mass
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Lincoln
Court Street
Cor. Howard
Dudley Street Terminal
Pickands
Pinkham
James B. Jordan
Cole
John Maxwell
Foss
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Viking
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Young Brothers
Snow
William L. Douglas
McLean
Alice Holbrook
Ellis
Mary KE. Palmer
Sawyer
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Zipfel
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