Big Three Celebrate Fourth in Rapid Bicycle Day
Cyclists filled the Fourth with races and tours. Five thousand spectators watched Class A heats where Walsh and Clauss fell, Jenney won two sprints, and Hardson set a new quarter mile mark. Touring groups bound for Asbury Park depart at dawn and later join Albany, New York, and New York City legs.
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Charles V. Q. Walsh
Jersey
City
Peter Clauss
Paterson
Walsh
Fred Titus
L. D. Cabanne
Cabanne
Frank Jenney
Ernie Johnson
Jenney
E. C
L. ©. Johnson
Leo B. Hardson
Chicago
Johnson
E. L. Blauvelt
Earl Kiser
Asbury Park
Fitchburg
Troy
Albany
New York
Asbury
Post
W. G. French
Quincy
East Boston
Butlers
Keene and
Waltham
Tourists Cycle Club Opens Fourth Annual Meet in Paterson
The fourth annual two days race meet of the Tour ist Cycle Club opened on Clifton three-quarter mile track in Paterson New Jersey with the largest individual entry list recorded to date.
Boston Area Bicycle Races Set for Today
City of Boston events list multiple bicycle races across Franklin Park Waltham and surrounding towns with schedules 9:30 2:00 2:30 and 9:00 results to be announced. Massachusetts L A W chief consul Sterling Elliott names local consults for Athol Bridgewater Concord Junction Dedham and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City of Boston
Franklin Park
Waltham
East Boston
Keene
N. H
Spencer
Mass
Dover
Manchester
Palmer
Newton
Lee
Turner’s Falls
Lake Walden
Natick
Sterling Elliott
Massachusetts Division
Athol
Fred R. Richardson
Bridgewater
Albert Cushman
Concord Junction
Charles Noll
Dedham
William C. Weller
Pequot Cycle Club plans July ten mile road race
The Pequot Cycle Club announces its first annual ten mile road race set for July 13 starting at Boston street and Ellery, with four laps ending at the start. The club will also be represented in the July 4 races and a club run to Arlington at 10 a m today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bert W. Reynolds
Whitinsville
George W. Russell
Winchendon
Charles A. Morrill
Winchester
Henry T. Brown
Sterling Elliott
Henry C. Nickerson
Boston
Massachusetts
Henry Crowther
Pequot
Columbia
Richfield
Olney
Bewden
Hancock
H. B. Mann
Arlington
George R. Cutter
W. G. French
George Dorr, Jr
O. W. Smith
Rob Urquhardt
E. Ford
F. P. Kent
J. W. Manning
George B. Hersey
BE. Arch
C. L. Anderson
T. A. Barnaty
A. B. Speirs
D. F. McCarthy
E. F. Kimball
H. D. Merritt
F. W. Walleston
G. Christopherson
C. W. R. Pembroke
A. M. Thomas
A. M. McLean
C. W. Pike
Nelson Towle
G. P. Rupert
W. J. Riley
H. 5. Keen
C. T. Graham
J. Schledeber
J. M. Souza
T. N. Christofferson
Henry Becker
J. V. Verkampen
Thomas Spottswood
William Simonetti
F. G
D. V. Goodwin
H. Hooper
G. H. Kaulback
C. Larsen
H. W. Ries
H. Edwards
J. B. Bassing
J. Boxbaum
C. H. Blais
H. C. Brooks
W. T. McLoughlin
Harry Purdy
A. R. Sutherland
J. B. Downs
J. W. Hayward
A. L. Hurd
W. A. Partridge
Charles Rogers
J. 8. Katzman
J. L. Kelly
A. Knox
R. McDonough
C. J. Shahr
F. H. Antonio
J. A. Bakeman
A. G. Chase
F. L. Cousins
W. Dealey
R. Frye
T. F. Flynn
W. E. Humphrey
J. A. Molloy
W. H. Sampson
Thomas Speirs
J. F. Speirs
J. F. Stevens
J. J. Sullivan
W. H. Westlae
W. E B. Walker
W. C. Campbell
M. T. Hoey
J. H. Healey
W. G Harrington
W. S. Langan
L. D. F. Marston
Young Men’s Christian Association of Sann Francisco
City Board of Supervisors
Honorable Board of Supervisors
Newton Athletic Association
Rising
Newton Centre
Pendleton
Wright & Ditson
Railroad Station
Landreth
Woburn
Butcher Cyclometer Praised Across Nations
The Butcher Cyclometer is described as a perfectly correct chronometer clock that has seen 13 years of use from Maine to California. It is hailed as the only cyclometer used in Europe and the instrument for measuring all bicycle road distances, including those in the Northeast and around Boston, earning unasked approval from expert wheel men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
California
Europe
N. E
Boston
Fitzs Free. Jury Finds Fitzsimmons Not Guilty
In Syracuse New York on July 3 the jury lowered the case against Bob Fitzsimmons by returning a not guilty verdict after being brought in at 4 20 pm and answering their names. A large crowd erupted in cheers as the foreman read the verdict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Syracuse
N. Y
Bob Fitzsimmons
Good Templars Adjourn At Zurich Two Years Hence
The Good Templars adjourned after finishing convention business and will meet in Zurich, Switzerland, two years later. Motions and amendments to be acted on at the next session were read, along with committee reports on literature. The Massachusetts Scandinavian members were granted the same privilege as Illinois members, regalia required in the supreme lodge. Memorials reported the deaths of Daniel Wilkins, B. A. Millis, A. J. Chase, and Fred A. Henshaw.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Good Templars
Zurich
Switzerland
Massachusetts
Illinois
Supreme Lodge
Committee On
Daniel Wilkins
B. A. Millis
A. J. Chase
Maine
Fred A. Henshaw
Vera Holden Vera Stanley Stanwood Involved In Corbett Case
In Chicago on July 3 a tainted romance involving boxer James J. Corbett and his wife unfolds. Vera Holden Stanley or Stanwood known as Vera is named as the Corbetts correspondent and central figure in the divorce saga. A San Francisco incident where Vera kissed Corbett’s lithograph led to a violent confrontation with a rival, leaving Vera wounded in a knife attack on her rival. Vera later returned to Chicago and is linked to eventual marriage to Corbett by local friends.
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Chicago
James J. Corbett
Hattie Clark
Vera
Lee
Blumenthal
San Francisco
Jim
Grace
The Brigands and The Sphinx Fireworks In Boston Theatre Row
The Tremont and Palace theatres feature The Brigands and The Sphinx with lavish scenery and comic burlesque. A matinee today and a special Tremont matinee celebrate Fourth of July with new songs and topical humor. The Sphinx closes soon at Boston venues as Keith’s New Theatre touts a strong bill including Rossow Brothers and Mabel Fenton.
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Castle Square Theatre
Rose
Miss Fording
Trilby
Wooley
Wolff
Tremont Theatre
The
Tremont
Egypt
Boston
Keith
Rossow Brothers
George Thatcher
Charles J. Ross
Mabel Fenton
Kismet
Carroll and Kerker
Messrs. Thompson
Melange and Malliday
Seraglio
Constantinople
Rossow Bros
Geo
Thatcher
Ross and
Fenton
Keith’s
Bricands
Mite Box Thefts Plague City Hospitals Collections Rise
Emergency Hospital reports ongoing mite box thefts across the city as two more boxes were broken into in a restaurant and a Roxbury store. Police note a possible conspiracy to steal from the boxes, which have common locations including churches and ferries. Most robberies use a lever to pry locks, with losses estimated at four or five dollars per box, while boxes in saloons remain untouched.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Co. J. Logan
Roxbury
Logan
Boiler inspectors appointed by the Governor announced
Chief Wade assigns four boiler inspector districts with offices in Fall River Worcester Springfield and the State House. New inspectors will begin duties immediately and applications to become engineers of steam boilers are directed to district offices and owners notified under the new act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wade
Suffolk
Middlesex
Essex
Thomas Hawley
State House
Bristol
Norfolk
Plymouth
The
Cape
Charles Ferguson
Fall River
Worcester
John H. Wilson
Hampden
Hampshire
Franklin
Berkshire
George A. Lord
Divorce Trial Opens Over Alleged Cruelty and Infidelity
London July 3 The novelist Mrs Cragie known as John Oliver Hobbs began divorce proceedings against her husband before Justice Sir Francis Jeune. She accuses him of cruelty and infidelity claiming her maiden name was Pearl Richards. Born in the United States she married in 1887 at age 19. During their honeymoon in southern France she endured deathlike illness caused by his relations with other women and he allegedly threatened to shoot her.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Cragie
John Oliver Hovbs
Francis Jeune
France
Deatth
Nantucket Telegraph Line Outage Delays Centennial Events
Nantucket reports telegraph service cut off after the government cable burned near Cottage City by contact with trolley lines. Linemen, led by the chief operator, head to Cottage City to repair it. No further telegraphing beyond Vineyard Haven until restoration, threatening summer traffic. Centennial events include a Middlesboro goal Nantuckets game and banquet tickets, with hotel and house bookings rising as the rush begins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nantucket
Cottage City
Vineyard Haven
Midaleboros
Nantuckets
Summer steamer service resumes to Kennebec River
Daily trips resume except Sundays by the Kennebec Steamboat Company from Lincoln Wharf Boston. Steamers run to Popham Beach and all Kennebec River points, connecting at Bath with Eastern Steamboat for Boothbay and nearby islands. Boats return daily and arrive in Boston early the next morning to connect with trains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennebec Steamboat Company
Popham Beach
Kennebec River
Bath
Eastern Steamboat Company
Boothbay
Boston
North Shore
Frederick A. Jones
Lincoln Wharf
Kennebec
Sagadahoc
Kennebec Steamboat Co
Ken Sagadahoc
Richmond
Gardiner
Hallowell
Augusta
Squirrel Island
Boothbay Harbor
Frederick’ A. Jones
Opium Joint Case Fines Set by Municipal Court
In the second session of the Municipal Criminal Court Judge Hardy fined Joe Sing Quong $125 total for maintaining an opium joint and presence. Joe Lee Hin Sing and Joe Sing were each fined $25 for being present where opium paraphernalia was found.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Sing Quong
Joe Lee
Hin Sing
Joe Sing
Hardy
Municipal Criminal Court
Quong
Post Offices Drop Canceling Machines Nationwide
Washington move orders all main post offices to discontinue stamp canceling machines. First Assistant Postmaster General Jones says the devices are too costly. Postmaster General Wilson confirms the nationwide shift, affecting letter postmarks across the country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Jones
Gene
Wilson
Double Oklahoma murder shocks Garvin area
Guthrie Oklahoma July 3 A double murder is reported from Garvin Postoffice seventy five miles east of here Noel Gardner was to marry Miss Durant Monday but her brother Rudolph Durant objected Each shot and killed Gardner and Cephas Garvin at the doorway Durant fled to the woods and escaped
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guthrie
Garvin Postoffice
Here
Noel Gardner
Miss Durant
Rudolph Durant
Gardner
Cephas Garvin
Donr
Durant
Sea Moss Farine and Gad Package Groceries
Fragmentary note lists sea moss farine and Gad package groceries including 7 and 16 quarts of various dishes. Mentions receipts and grocers, unclear context or dates.
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Johnson, Sanger and
Tyler
H. P. Mosher
Ray Dawson
Boonton
Dawson
A. W. Able
N. J
Jacob Teggelman
Frank J. Jenney
Utica
E. C. Johnson
Cleveland
L. C. Johnson
H P.mosher
Stormking
Elmer Pevenen
Lyndhurst
Bert Ripley
C. Johnson
C. S. Henshaw
Slevin
C. A. Beckwith
L. D. Cabbane
St. Louis
Walter Sanger
White Flyer
Yonson
Bradstreet
Jewell
Sailor Jack
Henry C. Tyler
J. S. Johnson
New England Piano Co
Tremont St
H. E. Shattuck & Son
Columbus Avenue
Dean
Walter C. Sanger
East Pepperill
Edw. A. Johnson
East Somerville
W. J. Emerson
J. Myron Moore
Medford
Fred A. Tucker
North Easton
Henry A. Kennedy
North Somerville
George A. Marshall
Reading
Charles W. Lee
Rockland
George Clapp
Salem
Frank G. Rich
Wareham
Fitzs
Riordan
Onondaga County Court House
Ross
Fitzsimmons
Jim Corbett
Music Hall
Gettysburg
Austin
Fatmah
A $S & Stone
Dane
Lil
Palace Theatre
Palace
Mardo
Lerious
Kilauea
Tremont Gettysburg Bull Street
Park Theatre
Barney Fagan
Carroll & Kerker
Boston Music Hall
A. DE Novellis
Garry Askin
Morrison Steamboat CO
Salem Willows
William Storie
A. F. Doane
John Endicott
A. J. Rathburn
Pearson
Beverly and
Baker’s Island
Cial
David Morrison
Eas
Lillie
Winthrop
Bvuat
Atlantic Ave
Bowe
F. D. Gallupe
NORTH
Anda
Portland
Jadda Wharf
Portland. Co. F. Williams
Hgent
Old Saugus Race Course
New England
Saugus
R. R
Malden Square
James
Gray
Brocktons
Metropolitan Band
Union Station
Grove
Point of Pines
Baldwin
Russell
Narragansett Racing Association
Narragansett Park
Providence
Park Square
Castle SQ
Bosvo
Austin & Stones
Austin & Stone
Tremont Bow
Ama Wer
Ummer Resorts
Cape Central
Circular
D. C. Baker
New England Mutu Life Insurance Company
Post Hag Squat
Hne Assess
Alfred D. F . & FT. Trull
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