Corbett Fitzsimmons Camp Reports and Sullivan Interest
Corbett in improving shape with outdoor work and appetite returning as Mrs Corbett travels to San Francisco. Fitzsimmons fans hype his chances despite Nevada whiskey rumors. Billy Smith promotes support in Boston. Sullivan's upcoming arrival draws crowds as 10,000 tickets already sold for the 17,428-seat arena in Frisco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carson
Nev
Billy Brady
Corbett
Jim
Fitz
Nevada
Fitzsimmons
Jersey Lightning
Maine
Brady
Delaney
New York
White
Sullivan
John L. Sullivan
John
Julian
Piuto
Stuart
Frisco
San Francisco
Pacific Coast Sports
Indoor Newton Tournament Showcases Brisk Tennis Action
The Newton Winter Tennis Club hosts an indoor event at Newton Centre with several competitive matches. Key results include Leo Ware defeating Kenneth Horton 6-3 6-2, and Marvin beating Davis 6-2 6-2 before Davis won 6-3 2-1 in the final set. Hollings edged Field 6-4, Codman outlasted Holt 6-2 6-3, and Cabot defeated Shannon with strong finish before beating Ware 6-5 in a tight finish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newton Centre
Newton Winter Tennis Club
Kenneth Horton
Leo EB. Ware
Horton
Ware
E. R. Marvin
D. F. Davis
Marvin
Davis
Network
Jove
H. B. Hollings
T. Field
Hollings
Field
Holt
Codman
Cabot
Shannon
Recommendations for a Department for Children and Board of Insanity
The report urges creating a seven member Board of Trustees heading the Department for Children to custody juvenile wards and licensing infant boarding houses. It also proposes a State board of insanity to supervise asylums and hospitals, with state funding for all insane residents and continued commitment laws, plus state control of county prisons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William F. Wharton
Charles F. Folsom
Davis R. Dewey
State Board of Lunacy and Charity
Commission
Lyman _ School
State Industrial School
State Board of Charity
Commonwealth
Lyman and Industrial
Department For Children
House of Correction
Massachusetts Hospital For
Massachusetts School
Hospital
Boston and Albany Tourist Sleeping Cars to Chicago Start Soon
Commencing Tuesday March 9 the Boston and Albany railroad will run tourist sleeping cars from Boston to Chicago each Tuesday via Michigan Central and each Wednesday via Lake Shore and Michigan Southern. Cars leave Boston at 3 p m and arrive in Chicago at 9 p m next day. Second class tickets accepted for passage. berths cost $2 each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston & Albany Railroad
Boston
Chicago
Michigan Central Railroad
Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railroad
Union Drug Company promoter identified in Concord death case
The post office inspector confirms Frederick Brown, promoter of Union Drug Company, as the man who died in Concord, New Hampshire, on Saturday. A report will go to the district attorney and Brown’s $1500 bond for using mails to commit fraud will be released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Post Office
Frederick Brown
Union Drug Company
Concord
N. H
Brown
New England School of Boxing Offers Evening Classes
Skilled instructors teach ladies, seniors, and children at Tremont Street Room 12. Open sessions in daytime and evening provide boxing training for all ages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Eng
Rei
Tremont St
Dr. Warren
Warren Remedies CO
Boston
Mass
Navigation Hazard Looms From Sunken Schooner Modesty
Captain Johnny Degen reports a dangerous obstruction to navigation three miles east southeast of Bug Light, from the sunken schooner Modesty. Several British steamers report heavy gales and seas, with cargo ships driven ashore and towed to safety during the gale. A stowaway named Patrick Kiermer is aboard the Sachem, while other vessels cope with disabled machinery and towing demands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnny Degen
Elsie
Modesty
Bug Light
Cunard
Catalonia
Liverpool
Queenstown
Warren
Sachem
Johnston
Parkmore
London
Patrick Kiermer
Germany
Pennsylvania
Lucy E. Friend
Weymouth
Long Island City
Windmill Point
Pemberton Hotel
Hull
W. 8. Doane
Regalia
Gloucester
Juno
Nantasket
Galileo
Vala
Liverool
Galveston
Cambrian
Azores
Beaver Line
Lake Winnipeg
St. John
N. B
Bergenland
Grover Cleveland Declines Chamber Dinner Honor
At the regular monthly Chamber of Commerce meeting in New York on March 4 Cleveland declined the invitation to attend the dinner in his honor. In his letter he says his service to the country already reflects his obligations and does not seek special recognition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Chamber of Commerce
Grover Cleveland
Dunfee Defeats Butler in Quick Bout at Rienzi A C
Syracuse light heavyweight Joe Dunfee knocked out Jim Butler of Brooklyn in the Rienzi Athletic Club bout. Referee halted after 1 minute 50 seconds of the sixth round to protect Butler from further punishment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rochester
N. Y
Joe Dunfee
Syracuse
Jim Butler
Brooklyn
Rienzi A. C
Butler
McGill Beats Harvard 14 to 1 in Montreal
McGill University dominated Harvard 14 to 1 in an international college hockey match in Montreal. Corbett scored Harvard’s lone goal. McGill’s offense overwhelmed the visitors as Harvard plans to meet Queen’s University in Kingston tomorrow night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal
Harvard
McGill
Corbett
Queen’s University
Kingston
Pillsbury Showalter Chess Match Sees Showalter Win
In Brooklyn at the Hamilton Club the sixth game of the Pillsbury Showalter match began yesterday and after forty four moves was adjourned. The game resumed early this morning and ended with Showalter winning after seventy moves. The current score stands Pillsbury three Showalter one drawn two.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooklyn
Pillsbury
Showalter
Hamilton
McKinley Inaugural Pages A Grand White House Night
President McKinley and Vice President Hobart arrive to a jubilant reception with 5000 onlookers. Mrs McKinley's silver cloth gown with pearl embroidery draws admiration as the couple mingles with guests. A lavish supper follows in a private room, ending with their first night at the White House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherman
Alger
Gage
Mark Hanna
William McK. Osborne
Abner McKinley
Hobart
McKinley
van Dyck
Mabel McKinley
Grace McKinley
A.ne Duncan
Major McKinley
Helen McKinley
M. A. Hanna
Garret A. Hobart
Miles
Hanna
Gary
Interior
Bliss
Gardner G. Hubbard
Myron T. Herrick
William Boardman
Duncan
Cleveland
L. C. Hanna
W. C. Whittemore
H. B. Brown
Justice Harlan
Stephen B. Field
Allen
George B. Williams
Saxton
Canton
Phelps
White House
Executive Mansion
The Iluminations Display Over Washington Buildings
The fireworks outdid all prior shows as the retiring Cabinet issued a general order lighting all great department buildings. Treasury roof lines glowed with bulbs, the State Department flashed a shield, and a sixty foot War Department flag burned atop a high elevation. Searchlights highlighted the Capitol and Washington Monument while a balloon ascent released the national colors in fire above the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Treasury
State Department
War Department
Washington Monument
London Press On McKinley Inaugural Address
The Standard urges protection over peace with all nations warning of blows to British iron and woollen trades and Canadian dairy lumber. The Daily News calls the address satisfactory and reassuring. The Chronicle deems it safe and manly while The Times notes protection dominance may end Republican free trade unity. All praise arbitration remarks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
The
Standard
McKinley
Daily News
the Chronicle
the Times
Thief Steals $28 From Keefe’s Room On Third Floor
Daniel J. Keefe reports at Station 3 that $28 was stolen from a bureau drawer in his room on the third floor rear of a house. The thief climbed to the shed roof at the rear and entered through a window.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel J. Keefe
Allen Street
Station 3
Keefe
Market setback dims hopes for inaugural boom today
The day closed with general price declines as investors rejected McKinley’s anti trust stance and copper stocks slid. Osceola faced short interest speculation while Centennial, Montana and other mining shares saw varied activity. Atlantic Mining reports 1896 copper output and a $40,000 dividend paid in February 1897.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McKinley
Sears
Osceola
Calumet
Montana
Boston
Richardson, Hill & Co
Centennial
Tewksbury
Keith
Seabury
Chynoweth
Atlantic Mining Company
Messrs. Dillaway & Starr
Butte & Boston
Old Dominion
Kearsarge
Tamarack
Tamarack, Jr
Atlantic
Franklin
Quincy
Calumet & Hecla
Franklin Mining
New England
Pinkham
Atchison
BCTIP
Ccias
OM & St
Ft S & M
West End
Ce Atchison New
Sno
Boston & Albany
Boston & Maine
Central Mass
Maine
NH & H
Union Pacific
Ual
Mining Arnold
Bonanza
Monta
Pioneer
Wolverine
San Diego
American Bell
Erie Ae
Seiss Dhe
Westing Blee
Reliable under all circumstances in Dr Bull's Cough Syrup
A historic advert claims the product is reliable under all circumstances as a cough remedy. The phrasing positions Dr Bull's Cough Syrup as a trusted household staple and “people's friend” in the period.
Cambrian Adrift Towed by Vala After Stranded Voyage
The steamer Vala reports towing the disabled Cambrian from London bound for New York after picking her up 1500 miles toward the Azores from Galveston. Rough weather forced Vala to leave Cambrian adrift.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liverpool
Vala
Galveston
Cambrian
London
New York
Azores
Local Market Ad Mentions Pecans and Coffee
Fragmentary listing shows items like pecans and coffee with incomplete shop names and prices. Readable pieces reference Merrimac and an online domain.
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Boston Theatre
Eugene Tompkins
Park
NW. YY
Boston Museum
Igr
Charles Frobmar
Henry
Dixey
Garrick Theatre
William Gillette
Ecret Service
Model Playhouse
Country
Sibyl Johnstone
Charles Bell
Oes
Telegraph
Clay M. Greene
Morris
Pony Circus
Frank V. Dunn
Court and
Sudbury Streets
John Grieves
Vsc
Matinee Daily
Nickelodeon
Trewlett
Human Wise
Lady Flower Makers
Punch
Strong Man
Viola Russell
Femal Minstrels
Billy Kelly
Irene Young
E. D. Bryant
Eva Reid
Ed Burt
May Crowell
Lillie Frye
Baldwin Sisters
NCKEL
Howard
Little
Egypt
Lilly
Hammerstein
Olympia
Haines and Pettingill
W. J. Mills
Wills and Collins
William Foote
Rialta
Hanley
Logan
Charles T. Ellis
Myrtie Peek
the Levines
Carlini
Monkeys
John and
Nellie Healy
Jessie Millar
Teresa
Knabe
Madame Pianka
Tom Chumb
Count Magri
Baron Littlefinger
Tall
Ston Symphony
Emil Paur
Ats
AR Cvmur Whiting
Goldmark
Whiting
Mendelssohn
Rosamunde
Schubert
Thomas
CAS Ae
Wuma Tre
Tremont
Tremont Street
Wed
Ant
Matas
B. Vignon
IL Trovatord
Stock Co
Silver King
Mimic
OPERA
Bowdoin Chas
Fi, Atkinson
Fiir
Charles
Rosedale
Maggie Cline
Broadway
Andstone
Tremont Row
Scotland
Ronnie Jean Gordon
Wallace Ross
Webb
Seals
West Newton St
M. Raymond
Portland
BAY Ae
India
Wilaiama
Mrs. Corbett
Billy Smith
McVey
Bob
Sierra Nevada
Chipper
Eielgey
Billy McCarthy
Choynski
Smith
Newton
Hoiton
Tremont Theatre
Abbey, Schoeffel & Grau Co.(Ltd
Johng
Hare
Irection
Chas
Frohman
A. W. Pinero
Mr. Hare
Mr. Spencer Jermyn
Eccles
Nana
Malonec
Everorowsky
Hollis Vu
Isaac B. Rich
Sooteiern
Entira
Ber'gs
Columbia Theatre
Leah
Ziogawn
Hoyt'’s
Dunfee
M’gill
Fillsbury
Walier
Kinley
M’kinley
G. Howard Jones
Harvard Medical College
Fifth Massachusetts Regiment
Reliable
Peabody Medical Institute
Bulfinch St
National Medical Association
Boston Herald
Bulfinch Street
America
Louisville & Nashville
Manhattan
Missouri Pacific
New Jersey Central
New York Central
Ohic
St Louis
Ont & West
Norfolk & West
Northern Pacific
Northwest
Stefaul Oss
St Paul & Omaha
Searee
Southern Pacific
Cse
Southern Railway
Tenn
Boston Spock Exchange
Rey
Btchiigod
Ois Co
Canadia Southern
Canadian Pacific
Chesapeake & Ohio
Cc & Q
Chicago Gas
Mers & Con
Delaware & Hudson
del, Lack & West
Illinois Central
Kansas & Texas
Laake Shore
Wilson W. Fay & Co
State Street
Utah
Etna
Mollie Gibson
United Telegram
Harvard Landees
Altham International Motor
Cambrian Adrift
Uruguay
Montevideo
Lucigen
Rotterdam
Baltimore
Plymouth
Eay
Ohio
Zanesville
Baltimore & Ohio
Deep Cut
Louisa D. Hunt
William Morris Hunt
Hallock Medical Institute
Court St
Bodston
Parisian Remey CO
Tolman
E. W. Gahan
Stan Yr
P. O. Box
Commonwealth OF Massachusetts
Charles B. Daniels
Suffolk County
Suffolk
George A. C. Ernst
Getty
Walter E. Morris
Winthrop
Court House
Charles R. Morse
School Street
Merrimac
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