Yale Crew Beats Harvard in Varsity Boat Race at New London
Yale defeated Harvard by four and a half boat lengths in 22 minutes 26 seconds. Other items note a Saratoga session closure, a late interior department clerk deficit report, tariff league prizes for essays, insolvency hearings, baseball league winners, racial tensions in the south, and several regional incidents and political updates.
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Yale
Harvards
New London
Saratoga
Levi Bacon
Interior Department
American Protective Tariff League
Volney R. Anaberlain
Chicago
Bartlett
Dartmouth
Malden
Rumsey Bros
Lynn
State Normal School Association
Salem
George Seibens
Hawaiian Kingdom
Utah
Harvard
New York
Champion Hot Wave Dominates New England Boxing Scene
A Texas born champion, the Hot Wave, arrives in Boston and defeats challengers in swift rounds between 1 and 3 PM to claim heavy weight supremacy. Record stands at 98 for the day, surpassing last year’s 94 in festive Fourth of July heats. Nearby heat waves cause injuries and deaths across New York Brooklyn and Lincoln.
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New England
John L. Sullivan
Texas
Boston
Lastear
Great Western Lakes
Stephen O’donnell
Egleston Square
Weather, trials and post office changes in city news
In the city reports a fair and hot day with a heat wave. The trial of Sergeant Libby of South Boston for assault on Jeremiah J. Casey opens in Superior Criminal Court. Assistant Postmaster Dale discusses recent Boston Post Office removals. Wisconsin Central stock drops amid heavy liquidation as the market stalls.
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Sergeant Libby
South
Boston
Jeremiah J. Casey
Superior Criminal Court
Dale
Boston Postoffice
Wisconsin Central
Homeopathy Institute Closes Annual Session in Saratoga
Saratoga July 1 The American Institute of Homeopathy closed its annual session with censors delivering final reports and intercollegiate and other committees completing their work. The session proved interesting and profitable for members.
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Saratoga
American Institute of Homeopathy
Intercollegiate
Whitefield to vote on railroad bills at July meeting
Concord New Hampshire July 1 The town of Whitefield schedules a town meeting for Saturday July 9 to instruct its two representatives Hazen and Trickey to oppose the Boston and Maine railroad bill and back the Concord railroad bill The Hazen bill is named after Whitefield’s representative who introduced it Brown Lumber Company the state’s largest lumber concern will suspend operations to allow workers to attend the meeting.
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Concord
N. H
Whitefield
Hazen
Trickey
Boston & Maine Railroad
Concord Railroad
Heston & Maine
Brown Lumber Company
New Hampshire
Jacob Sharps Condition
There is no material change in Mr. Sharp's condition today. He continues to eat sparingly. Mr. Stickney visited him this forenoon and spoke at length. His daughter Mrs. Sharp remains by his side and refuses to leave him.
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New York
Yale Ties the Score in Great Thames Race
Yale defeats Harvard by four and a half lengths in a famed Thames race witnessed by 10 000 spectators amid cannon salutes and cheers. The event tied to long rivalry origins from 1876, with Yale and Harvard crews described, odds shifting, and New London rejoicing at the result.
Dartmouth President Bartlett Denies Resignation Rumor
Hanover July 1 President Bartlett of Dartmouth refutes a Boston paper report asserting his resignation and views, stating it is another groundless rumor. He is in excellent health and confirms no intention to resign.
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Hanover
N. H
Bartlett
Dartmouth
Boston
Iron Works Shut Down After Wage Cut Rejected
In Arapina Pennsylvania 2000 workers at the Reading Iron Works refuse a 10 percent pay cut and management replies by closing all plants, leaving employees jobless.
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Iron Works
Arapina
Penn
Reading Iron Works
Yale Wins Historic Yale Harvard Boat Race At New London
New London July 1 Yale and Harvard crews raced in gusting wind with Yale pulling clear to win by four or five lengths. Yale led by half a length at the half mile and extended to four lengths at the finish in 22 minutes 56 seconds to Harvard 23 14. A strong wind and current made the race slow but both crews displayed fine form and discipline.
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New London
Harvard
Yale
Secon
Navy Yard
Gill
New Haven
Pequot House
Crocker House
New Lowpox
Conn
Reveree
Crimson
Shell
Farvard
Yales
Bob Cook
George A. Adee
J. St. John Yemeld
Watson
Fred
Harvard and Yale Rowing Teams See Varsity Crews Compared
New London July 1 Sprcrat follows a brief comparison of Yale and Harvard eight crews with weights for each rower. Yale led by captain Rogers features Wilcox Middlebrook Woodruff Stevenson Carter Caldwell and others averaging 158 pounds. Harvard crew includes Butler Wood Keyes Schroll Pfeiffer Brooks Storrow Browne and others with an average around 160 pounds. Yale deemed among the best and perhaps fastest on the Thames. Wilcox from Portland is 28, 5 ft 11 in. Rogers 21, 11 ft 5 in. Middlebrook 22, 5 ft 8 1/2 in. Woodruff 23, 5 ft 9 1/2 in. Stevenson 20, 6 ft, Carter 20, 5 ft 9 in. Caldwell 28, 5 ft 8 1/2 in. Harvard lists Butler 88 158, Wood 23 5 ft 11 in, Keyes 87 6 ft, Schroll 8Y 161, Pfeiffer 80 6 ft 0 in, Brooks 87 6 ft 0 in, Storrow 87 5 ft 10 in, Browne 88 5 ft 11 in. The piece notes Yale’s strength and identifies several members and origins.
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Harvard
18 & Keyes
Boston
Brooks
Haverhill
Land
Butler
Wood
South Orange
Schroll
Decatur
Iil
Louis
Pfeiffer
Portsmouth
Storrow
Brookline
Omahca Plain
Mass
N. J
Davis Iis
YALE
R. M. Wilcox
Esererserse
Oy GA
Bos
J. Hogers
Sreererreres
J. W. Middlebrook
G. W. Woodruff
F. A. Stevenson
G. R. Carter
J. L. Caldwell
St. Thompson
P. Butler
Wi Wood, Jr
Oss
H. W. Keyes
Sehroll
Davieses
O. B. Pfeiffer
W. A. Brooks, Jr
C. Storrow
T. O. Browne, Jr
Thames
Wilcox
Portland
Connecticut
Gillig
Orange
Rogers
New York City
Middlebrook
Wilton
Carter
Honolulu
Caldwell
Indsor
Conn
Record of the Races Between Yale and Harvard
The Yale crew wins the race in a tight finish over Harvard, tying the series at six wins each as the intense contest captivates observers along the river. The narration details the course flags from Winthrop’s Point to Gales Ferry, the signaling, the shifting currents, and the final blue boat overtaking crimson near the finish line.
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Springfield
Yale
Harvard
Winthrop’s Point
Gales’ferry
Ursa Major
Orion
Connecticut
Maine
Crimson
Mamacoke
Navy Yard
Pequot
Mohegan
College Races Across Two Thanes Compared
The article contrasts old England university boat races at Cambridge and Oxford with American Yale Harvard contests on the Thames and nearby rivers. It highlights cultural stakes, spectator scenes, and regional histories from the Isle to Saybrook and the Mystic with references to Ledyard and the Pequots.
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New London
Sprcrau
Thames
England
Dr. Blimber
Paul Dombey
Old England
New England
Houghley
Hudson
Freeman
Putney
Cambridge
Oxford
Isis
Max Muller
Atlantic
Yale
Harvard
Ledyard
Uneas
Chingachgook
Yunuiticut
Connecticut
Saybrook
Yale Crew Victory Triggers New Haven Celebration
New Haven celebrates Yale College victory with fireworks and bells after news arrives at 7:50. A special train arrives at 11:30 and the crew is honored on a tally-ho ride to campus with a long victory parade and a speech by President Dwight.
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New Haven
Conn
Yale College
Yale
Dwight
Treasury reports June coinage and debt drop. districts merged
In June standard silver dollars rose by 84 687 and Treasury gold holdings grew by 207 896. Mint output totaled 6 731 555 coins valued 4 837 502, with a public debt fall of about 16 450 000 for June and 109 800 000 for the year. Julius ie Conrad and John M Palmer named cadets at large for West Point.
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General Washington News
Washington
Treasury
Internal Revenue
Miller
United States
Julius Ie Conrad
John M. Palmer
Illinois
West Point Military Academy
Conrad
Palmer
Prizes Awarded for Tariff Essay Competition
The American Protective Tariff League announced awards for essays on tariff benefits to labor and industry. Forty eight competitors from thirty five colleges entered. Crawford L. Henning of the University of Pennsylvania won first prize of 250 dollars. Silver medals went to fifteen finalists including Royal Robbins of Harvard Herbert Cushman of Bates George A Jepherson of Brown and George Otis of MIT.
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New York
American Protective Tariff League Today
United States
Crawford L. Henning
University of Pennsylvania
Amon
Royal Robbins
Harvard
Herbert E. Cushman
Bates College
George A. Jepherson
Brown University
George Otis
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Rumsey Bros to switch to free shop system in 1887
Rumsey Brothers, Lynn shoe manufacturers, informed their employees a free shop system will be adopted after July 1 1887. The move has left workers out of work as they resist the change awaiting an adjustment.
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Lynn
Rumsey Bros
Royal Scottish Clans Hold Annual Convention
Choaco July 1 The annual convention of the Order of Royal Scottish Clans concluded with the installation of new officers after handling minor matters. The next convention will be held in Boston.
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Choaco
Order of Royal Scottish Clans
Boston
No perceptible change in Morrill condition
Avcusta Me July 1 There is no perceptible change in ex Governor Morrill s condition tonight.
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Avcusta
Morrill
Mary Donovan of Peabody Dies by Suicide
Mary wife of Denis Donovan of Peabody died yesterday by her own action taking Paris Green.
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Mary
Denis Donovan
Peabody
Paris Green
Bomb found under Judge Baker's desk in Chicago court
A dynamite bomb was found under Judge Baker's desk in the Criminal Court last Tuesday evening. The fuse was burned to within a quarter inch of the shell. The weapon matched the Haymarket type, but its source and motive remain unknown.
Fire devastatesMalden block. losses tallied
A major blaze in Malden today destroyed a row of rentals and storefronts on Railroad Street. Fire caused by a lamp explosion at Cook & Co. led to one hour of rapid flames and smoke. Several residents and workers were injured and insurers anticipate total losses around five thousand dollars.
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Malden
C. C. Walworth
Boston
Osborn B. Hall
Occu
A. Lerned & Co
Apothecaries
George Baldwin
Billiard Hall
St. Mary’s Catholic T. C. Association
A. W. Wheeler & Co
Adam Cook & Co
John A. Lunt
Maplewood
Merrill’s
Alos A. Co Companies
John A. Wheeler & Co
Cook & Co
Cook & Co. Lose $5500; Insured In the Mmonwealth
Sun, Howard and Northern Lunt & Co
Chapman
Brannell
A. ©. Willey
William J. Costelo
Daniel Bowker
Tracey
Clerk Barrett
Hook and Ladder
Fire Alarm at Emerald Street Roof No Damage Likely Firecrackers
A small blaze on the roof of 67 Emerald Street triggered box 72 at 12 23 this morning. No damage reported. Authorities suspect youngsters using firecrackers caused the incident.
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Emerald Street
Internal Department Clerk Levi Bacon Deficit Found
Washington July 1 The committee probing the accounts of Levi Bacon late financial clerk in the Interior Department reports a deficiency of over 25000 dollars. About 16000 are due bills from office employees to whom Bacon advanced money. Some due bills date to 1879. The inquiry does not prove theft but suggests he was overly accommodating to friends.
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Washington
Levi Bacon
Interior Department
Leaf tobacco sales rise in Danville market
Leaf tobacco sales in Danville for June totaled 3 702 716 pounds at an average price of 911 per hundred. Through June the market has sold 21 070 416 pounds since October at an average 868. This compares with 30 052 886 pounds sold by the same time last year.
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Danville
Immigration at Castle Garden Soars in First Half of Year
New York reports 212 655 immigrants entered Castle Garden from January 1 to July 1 an increase of 63 948 over the same period last year. The figure reflects heavy inflows amid ongoing migration trends through early summer.
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New York
Castle Garden
White Men the Cause in Southern Color Line Tension
Columbia South Carolina July 1 reports of organizing colored people in Greenville Laurens and Pickens counties persist with whites blamed for stoking trouble farmers charged exorbitant prices for tenant supplies riots and discontent grow from perceived wage theft incendiary speeches and threats accompany black meetings
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Corumbia
8. C
Greenville
Laurens
Pickens
Lea
Greenville County
Russian drive to Constantinople and Herat outlined
Washington dispatch reports ex Governor Curtin's briefing on European war prospects. He describes Russian aims in Asia, the drive toward Constantinople, and the potential Anglo Russian clash. Curtin notes Russian advance to Herat, Khiva, Bokhara and Merv, with rail growth aiding supply lines.
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Washington
Philadelphia
Curtin
Europe
Asia
Herat
Russia
Vernor Curtin
Foreign Office
India
Constantinople
Selay
St. Sophia
Balkans
Bosphorus
France
Turkey
Peoje
Ramia
England
Khiva
Bokhara
Merv
Turkestan
Oxus
Hindoo
Koosh
Cabul
Afghanistan
Indian Ocean
Squires Comments on Sharp Conviction Stir in London
London dispatch reports many American visitors interviewed about Sharp case. Rollin M. Squire praises Martine for conviction, voices readiness to stand trial, and states intent to return to New York in November to pursue further action.
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Squire
Sharp
New York
London
Rollin M. Squire
Martine
Acquitted of Arson in Provence Trial
Roscoe M. Floyd, a jeweller, was acquitted by the jury this afternoon after a trial that began yesterday on charges of setting fire to his tenement in Provence.
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Provence
Roscoe M. Floyd
Canadians Win the Victory at Seabright Cricket Match
The Canadian cricket team en route to England defeated a local New York club selection by five wickets at Seabright New Jersey. In the first inning New Yorks scored 98 and Canadians 82, while in the second inning New Yorks made 81 and Canadians 99.
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New York
Seabright
N. J
England
New Yorks
Three Children Fatally Burned In Pennsylvanian Explosion
Parisburg report says during Mrs. August Belder's temporary absence from Mt. Washington three of her children were fatally burned when a can exploded. Further details are not disclosed in the excerpt.
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Parisburg
Penn
August Belder
Mt. Washington
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