This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 18 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1900
Page
3
Advertises Van Nostrand's Bunker Hill Lager as pure and wholesome. Claims it uses select ingredients, clean brewing methods, and German aging. Promotes health benefits and pleasant flavor, contrasting with impure beers that cause heaviness and dullness.
Boston delegation trains on the river for the national regatta with Millstream eight and Jeffries senior four aboard. Oarsmen complain of crowded sleeping arrangements and seasickness on the voyage. Vesper eight protest noted and Paris fours selection debated as Worcester and New England crews compete under Ed Ten Eyck.
Till sixth frame Dineen struck twice with two singles and a wild throw scored four runs as the offense exploded with two doubles and four scorers.
New England harness star Lady Geraldine defeats Annie Burns to win the Merchants and Manufacturers stake at Grosse Pointe Detroit as 12,000 spectators witness the event with about $100,000 bet on the tote. Henry 8 lame, Battle Sign tendon cut, Sagwa not started. Geraldine driven by Ed Geers for multiple heats and final victory.
The Nashua light harness meeting produced top class racing across three events with seven pacing entries and large crowds. Factor won the 2:36 pace in three straight heats, Nordhoff claimed the 2:22 trot, and Rex swept the first division of the 2:23 pace while a dead heat in the second division left Nellie W. and Harry Hotapur tied before darkness halted play.
At Old Orchard Maine on July 18 the fast six heats in the 2:08 to 2:11 classes thrilled crowds. Maxime led the 2:08 pace, Bow Gun and Enoch set new marks in the 2:19 trot, while Pilot Medium Jr. scored twice in 2:09. Final day props a 2:20 pace and an 2% pace with several contenders aiming for top times.
JIURROWS LICHT promotes the most brilliant and cheapest artificial light yet produced claiming 80 percent gas savings for city consumers. Experts baffled by the new commercial light technology advertised by IMGLMDEACENT GAS-LIGHT CO at jdaverhill Bt.
Billy Madden signed for Gus Ruhlin and Percy Williams for Hob Fitzsimmons to seal the Twentieth Century Club contract. Arrangements were completed in ten minutes. Training underway at Bergen Beach for Fitzsimmons and Bath Beach for Ruhlin.
Boston boxing gossip notes rumors that Tom O Rourke plans to take boxers to Paris for September and October contests and may lure Tom Sharkey there after one more U S bout. It also reports McGovern knocking Erne out, receipts of the McGovern Erne event at 84000 with 17000 to the fighters, and Twentieth Century Club bidding for Fitzsimmons Ruhlin Aug 10 while Seaside Club bid 49 percent.
New York and Cincinnati mixed in a close contest as Breitenstein and Scott struggled. Beckley doubled twice and Steinfeldt drove in key runs to power Cincinnati past New York 9 to 8 in a high scoring affair. Attendance reached seven hundred as the winning run came with none out.
Eastern League matches feature Worcester vs Springfield 9 9, Hartford at Rochester 11 Syracuse. Montreal defeats Toronto 2 0 in opener with Montreal 3 Toronto 1 in second. Connecticut League Derby 11 90 Derby over Bridgeport. Norwich 9 New Haven 3. Meriden 5 Bristol 4. New London 10 Waterbury 8. American League results include Cleveland over Kansas City 7, Detroit 4 over Milwaukee 0, Buffalo 11 over Minneapolis 1, Indianapolis Chicago game postponed due to wet grounds.
Chicago faces Boston in Boston. Cincinnati meets Brooklyn in Brooklyn. St Louis hosts New York in New York. Pittsburg battles Philadelphia in Philadelphia.
Brooklyn defeats Boston 10 to 8 as Beaneaters suffer ill luck and sloppy defense. Sullivan allowed many hits while Collins and Barry spark Brooklyn offense. The win halts Boston surge toward third place and pays tribute to Billy Barnes.
Loftus's men visit after a string of home wins with Griffith Callahan Taylor and Garvin on the mound. Dineen vs Hanlon shows Boston favored by Brooklyn so far. Pirates face tough East in a crippled lineup with Williams and Ritchey out, O'Brien at second, Leach at third.
In New York on July 18 Mrs Jane Lindsay rode 600 miles by 3 43 am to finish in 4 hours 40 minutes beating Margaret Gast’s 600 mile mark by 1 hour 24 minutes. She resumed at 6 am riding the Valley Stream to Springfield course while Mrs Emma R Bayne pursues a 4500 mile thirty day goal and completed fourteen centuries by 8 am.
In New York on July 18 the New Yorks defeated the Cincinnatis in the last inning due to errors by Quinn and Beckley and timely hits by Van Haltren and Smith. Van Haltren led with multiple hits as Selbach and Pereira contributed, while the box shows crowded lines and scattered fielding miscues.
Heat at Charles River Park prompts night races under lights. McEachern and Nelson contend for the title with McEachern the main rival. Jimmy Michael plans an hour race in August against Nelson and Burns Pierce, with possible ties to Bridgeport and New Haven contests and a European trip for Floyd McFarland.
Newport Rhode Island July 18 fair weather and light winds predicted for the Newport Yacht Racing Association ten race series for 70-footers. The course tops 15 miles triangle in open sea with noon start. Mineola returned from Bristol after sail overhaul and Yankee also back with mast patch. Rainbow crew unaware of captaincy change to Sycamore.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.