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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1900
Page
3
A sensational 19th century notice touts Dr. Liverpool as a powerful magnetic healer. It promises examinations without prior knowledge of the case and claims permanent cures through hands on treatment. Free consultations are offered daily for both sexes, with evening hours for men at 233 Tremont St. corner Eliot.
The L A W saw membership dip below 50 000 for the first time since the boom as 33 new members joined in the past week with Pennsylvania supplying 16 and New York 3. Massachusetts holds the best yearly gain at 9858 members, while 1899 leading divisions list Massachusetts 2185 and Pennsylvania 1919. A New York campaign seeks a new official organ for the league and Albert G Frothingham is eyed for chief consulship. The article also notes shifts toward mechanical efficiency in bicycles and mentions fare reductions secured by H Nickerson for delegates to the national assembly.
The Charlestown Club bowled to a decisive three-game win over Newton Club, with Tower leading in pins and Dr. Southwell close behind as Charlestown led throughout the match.
Yale's largest athletic candidate meeting in memory gathered at the trophy room with Captain Gascom Jonson Trainer James Robinson and ex-Captain Sherrill among speakers. Candidates learned scholarship status and split into three running squads to train under three lieutenants starting tomorrow.
Detroit January meeting notes nine-city grand trotting circuit for the coming season. Meetings begin July 16 at Detroit with Providence expected after Boston and before Hartford and New York to ease horse shipping.
Philadelphia January 2 Baseball men from several regions arrive for the opening to organize a new American Association. Prominent figures include H D Quin Adrian C Anson A G Haeckel and J McGraw while Louisville Washington and New York push applications. Plans and potential clashes with the National League are discussed as Philadelphia seeks a representative.
Work on the revamped Insurance League schedule began last night at Hub alleys with two matches. G C Carpenter faced Bullard Davenport. Bullard Davenport captured one game and narrowly missed another. J C Paige played Travelers. Paige won two of three games while Travelers took the final by five pins.
The Automobile Club of America forms committees on runs tours contests exhibitions laws and more with two horseless shows planned for next summer one in New York in May and another in October. The New England Motor Vehicle Company reports rising orders and factory expansion while Albert Champion seeks a match race with English rider Charles Jarrott who resists to protect amateur status. Amateur motorists remain plentiful in the United States.
New York boxing action reports Kid McPartland was knocked out in the first round by Matty Matthews at the Hercules Athletic Club in Brooklyn on January 2.
W N Brier of Batchelder Lincoln, a popular employee and North Shore Trade League member, departs this week for a Michigan house. coworkers honored him with a gold watch chain and charm yesterday, presented by ER Tileston. Brier thanked them amid three cheers for his success.
Brookline plans an evening skating carnival at Clyde Park ponds with a 8 o'clock start if weather permits. A band will play along with bonfires illuminations and other features that mark past Country Club celebrations. Dinner at 7 at the club house. Carriages may be arranged for trains and trolleys with early notice to the superintendent.
Senator Jeremiah E. Mahoney was honored at a Quincy House dinner hosted by the Bradford eight of 1890. Notable attendees included Congressman John F. Fitzgerald and crew members Joseph Bergin Edward Caliin John Cummings Henry Corcoran Douglas McPhee Coxswain James Neal and Captain John Ryan. A diamond charm watch was presented to Mahoney by Chairman Eugene Buckley after tributes from speakers including Fitzgerald and Ryan.
The notice covers boxing chatter around Jim Jeffries and Corbett, Kirtland club membership, and multiple match shuffles. It lists challengers from Tom Sharkey to Martin Mulvihill, offers for fights in several weight classes, and various club and management moves in New England boxing circles.
Continued from Page 1 the record names Second Middlesex Major E W Scott Moncrieff captains G W Savills R de H Burton and W Bently and Second Lancashires Captain W Saubach lieutenants A Dykes J A Nixon G R Stephens staff officers General Woodgate Captain F M Carlton lieutenants A W Forster J W Baldwin Thornycroft s Mounted Infantry Captain R A Bettington Lieutenant Howard Imperial Light Infantry Captain Coleman
The document names captains W. F. Elmslie Hicks and G. B. French with the Second Lancashire Fusiliers. It also lists Major G. A. Carson, Second Royal Lancashire Fusiliers, Lieutenant Power-Ellis, and Thornycroft's Mounted Infantry among the ranks.
From London comes word of Ladysmith’s crisis as relief efforts fail. Rumors say General White may surrender or break out under Roberts guidance while Buller’s column remains distant. The piece emphasizes England’s morale, political pressures, and calls to expand and train forces at home.
Military experts say White cannot cut through under current conditions as Boers hold strong positions on all sides. They note Buller’s failed Tugela attack as a missed chance and warn any breakout would be crushed by overwhelming forces. Rumors claim severe British losses at Spion Kop.
German papers criticize British conduct in Ladysmith as untenable and expose the failed operation. The National Zeitung says Lord Roberts must pull back or shift his strategic center. The Vossische Zeitung laments the collapse of a carefully planned British move and questions Britain’s world power prestige.
A wartime letter from Manila describes dangerous fighting and a lucky charm, the Hindoo Good Luck Box, credited with saving a soldier. The piece centers on Henry Parker, a Boston merchant at 26 Bromfield Street, who imports and sells the boxes for 99 cents to aid those in need, with testimonials of improved fortune and health cited from multiple sources.
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