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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1895
Page
3
Pomeroy Tour Through Charlestown Penitentiary Described
A brief item notes Jesse Post Woman attempting contact and nearly reaching ten feet, followed by a tour through Charlestown Penitentiary with vivid sights and scenes described for readers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlestown
Yorkers Debate Guard Rule For Hammer Throw
Yorkers discussed a guard to prevent the hammer thrower from overstepping the limit, settling the question while the remaining task is selecting the teams.
Reform in College Football Offers Three-Point Plan
Harvard Graduates' Magazine presents R. W. Emmons analysis of football reform. He calls for shorter hard training seasons, reduced public notoriety and expenses, and elimination of objectionable features. Proposes extra umpire, stricter disqualification, maintained open play, regulated fair catches, and stronger spirit of fair play to elevate the game's standard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvard Graduates
R. W. Emmons
Harvard
Emmons
Baseball Notes From The Baseball World
Pitcher Breitenstein signed for well under the 2400 salary cap. St Louis Browns will train in Little Rock Ark due to smallpox in Hot Springs. Philadelphia team trip starts March 20 with practice games at Hampton Va March 23 to month end. Exhibition games begin April 1 at Portsmouth. Philadelphia pavilion seating totals around 6600 with 35838 on lower, 1685 on upper, plus press seats and under-stand area. Kerr and Von der Ahe clash. Delehanty at third and Turner in left boost Philadelphias batting. Princeton refuses to play Penn. local sports fans condemn. Manning signs Frank Connaughton for Kansas City Blues at short.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis Globe- Democrat
Breitenstein
St. Louis Browns
Little Rock
Ark
Hot Springs
Philadelphia
Hampton
Portsmouth
Kerr
Pittsburg
von der Ahe
St. Louis
Irwin
Philadelphias
Delehanty
Turner
Princeton
University of Pennsylvania
Manning
Kansas City Blues
Frank Connaughton
Bostons
Judge McMahon Hires Jockey Boyle for Year Ahead
Judge McMahon engages jockey Boyle for balance of the year amid praise for the rider's honesty and promising prospects. Andy Welch sells Rachael to J A Thayer of Lexington for 1000 dollars, sired by Warlock from Miss Nailer. First of Tenny's get opens Kentucky foaling season. foal described as symmetrical and beautiful. Quesal foals to Rayor a' Or, previously owned by Starter Dick Dwyer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judge McMahon
Boyle
Andy Welch
J. A. Thayer
Lexington
Rachael
Warlock
Tenny
Kentucky
Miss Nailer
Quesal
Dick Dwyer
Rayor
Hamlin in Warren for uniform delivery talks at ports
Assistant Secretary of the Treasury Hamlin visits Warren for two hours with Collector Warren and Appraiser Stearns. He aims to fix lack of uniformity in examination package delivery at ports and plans discussions with importers at the Custom House. Hamlin also meets General Peabody briefly at the opera.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Treasury
Hamlin
New York
Warren
Stearns
Ir. Hamlin
The Grand Opera at Mechanics Building
Last evening Me chanics' building hosted Malstaff with Victor Maurel in the title role along with Emma Eames Zeke de Lussan and Mme Scalehi. Maurel sang louder and the show improved over the original. tonight Romeo and Juliet features Melba and Jean de Reszke. On Saturday Mile. Sybil Sanderson will sing Manon, hoping to do justice amid fans and anxiety from the managers. London dated Thursday March 7 1890.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Malstaff
Mechanics’ Building
Victor Maurel
Emma Eames
Zeke de Lussan
Mme. Scalehi
M. Maurel
Romeo and Juliet
Melba
Jean de Reszke
Sybil Sanderson
Messrs. Abbey, Schoeffe
Grau
Massachusetts Sunday School Association District Convention
A district convention of the Massachusetts Sunday School Association convened at Pilgrim Congregational Church in Cambridgeport with delegates from Cambridge Somerville Allston and Brighton. The program included devotional exercises greetings sermons a children’s service a teachers conference and a reception and banquet followed by an evening service led by William A. Munroe and George B. Caswell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massachusetts Sunday School Association
Pilgrim Congregational Church
Cambridgeport
Cambridge
Somerville
Allston
Brighton
A. E. Reynolds
Charles Olmstead
O. W. Hutchinson
Medford
W. J. Reynolds
New Bedford
J. N. Dummer
Bertha F. Vella
Miss Vella
William A. Munroe
George B. Caswell
Press Club program to feature music and stage acts
Musical features dominate the second part of the Press Club programme with afternoon and evening shows. The matinee will spotlight actors and actresses who have agreed to appear while the Shoe and Leather amateur minstrels and professional musicians handle most entertainment duties. Tickets for March 26 at Music Hall are available from club members or at 14 Bosworth Street clubhouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Press Club
Music Hall
Bosworth Street
Chick Bros Move Machinery to Salem Factory
Chick Bros of Haverhill leased a building at Salem and will, it is said, move a large amount of machinery from the Haverhill factory to Salem. It is claimed the firm intends to perform all stitching in the Salem factory going forward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chick Bros. of
Haverhill
Salem
Boom in Pittsburg Iron Sales Sets January Record
January raw iron sales in Pittsburg reached 263,730 tons, 8,000 tons more than last January and 18 percent higher, said to beat all previous records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Ailsa A Wonder Wins Maiden Race At Cannes
The Ailsa defeated Britannia in a 30 mile test over three ten mile rounds at Cannes. Britannia led early but finished behind as Ailsa, owned by A B Walker and designed by Will Fife, showed strong handling, easy stays, and and stiff performance, praised as best race seen here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cannes
Ailsa
Britannia
Corsair
A. B. Walker
Will Fife
Ailsa Called a Wonder by Ex Commodore Smith
Ex Commodore James D Smith lauds Ailsa after Cannes performance praising designer Fife and noting potential substitution for Valkyrie III under America's Cup terms He places faith in the Herreshoff team to beat Ailsa, while acknowledging her superiority among yachts afloat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commodore Smith
Herreshoff
New York
James D. Smith
Ailsa
Cannes
Fife
Britannia
England
Herreshoffs
Highway Robber Held In Salem District Court
James Roach of Brooklyn was held in 1000 bail for the grand jury on highway robbery charges after allegedly grabbing a small bag from Mrs. W Frank Powers on Essex Street. The purse, with one dollar, was recovered near Roach’s cell after he was found hiding behind a door in a house. Roach claims no prior arrests and says he has a wife and child in Bath, Maine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salem
James Roach
Brooklyn
N. Y
Roach
W. Frank Powers
Essex Street
Cambridge Conference of Young People Societies Held
The sixth annual joint Cambridge Evangelical Churches and Cambridge Y M C A conference met at the Association building Cambridgeport. Devotions led by Ralph C. Goodwin opened at 4 pm. Talks on youth relation to missions by Hershey Gordon and Waterbury. Supper for 225. Closing address by Gordon. Music by Y M C A Orchestra and chorus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young People’s Societies
Evangelical Churches of Cambridge
Association Building
Cambridgeport
Ralph C. Goodwin
Scott B. Hershey
Columbus Avenue Presbyterian Church
G. A. Gordon
New Old South Church
N. M. Waterbury
Newton Centre
C. H. Spaulding
American Baptist Publication Society
J. O. Paisley
Temple Street Methodist Episcopal Church
Boston
Cambridge Y. M. C. A
Alfred Clifford
Flora Clifford
Gordon
Boston Y. M. Cc. A
Harvard Baseball Sees Indoor Tryouts Amid Freshman Push
Harvard weighs cutting varsity roster as candidates train indoors. Captain Whittemore tests daily effort. all candidates, including last year’s players, are required to practice unless excused. Brown series added four games set for Cambridge May 7 and June 6 and Providence May 18 and 28.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvard
Whittemore
Cambridge
Providence
Brown
Yale
University of Pennsylvania
Funeral of Col Roland G Usher Ex Mayor of Lynn
The funeral for the late Colonel Roland Greene Usher ex mayor of Lynn occurred at St Stephen's Episcopal Church Lynn. The service was led by Rev J H Van Buren with pallbearers T B Knight J C Bennett R A Spaulding Judge R B Harmon Lewis B Breer and Enoch S Johnson. Interment followed at Pine Grove Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roland Greene Usher
Lynn
Mall Street
St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church
J. H. van Buren
T. B. Knight
J. C. Bennett
R. A. Spaulding
R. B. Harmon
Lewis B. Breer
Enoch 8. Johnson
Harwood
Pine Grove Cemetery
Bristol bulletin on Nat Herreshoff's condition issued
Providence report states Dr Neylan at Bristol issued an 8 o'clock bulletin on Nat Herreshoff's status. Temperature 99, pulse normal, respiration normal, good nourishment, slept well, cough improved, feeling fair. No further bulletins will be issued tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Providence
Neylan
Bristol
Nat Herreshoff
Salem Salem Pawtucket at Salem game score note
A fragment from the Salem area scoreboard shows teams from Salem and Pawtucket with a 4 to 2 score, followed by an additional line listing Bedford New Bedford 11 and Boston. The text is incomplete but reads as brief sports score notice with multiple city pairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salem
Pawtucket
Per Bedford
New Bedford
Boston
Cyclists attend Haworth opera night despite bad weather
The Guardian article notes a stormy evening for a Boston grand opera party but Joseph Haworth in Rinaldo delivered superbly. Cyclists dominated the lobby and boxes, with Press Club members and many club figures in attendance. Haworth received a bicycle-themed floral tribute and a bouquet in Press Club colors after a fourth act speech. The event was a financial success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Haworth
Rinaldo
Boston
Ochs
Pease
Mesdames Snow
Gaudelet
Clark
Walker
Miss Mulcahy
Messrs. Ochs
F. E. Howes
B. W. Isfort
W. H. S. Hill
Edward Skinner
Annie Skinner
Skinner
F. A. Very
J. E. Anderson
Savage
Collings
Joseph
Haworth
W. O. Bullard
J. B. Walker
Congedon
A. A. Knight
Miss Splaine
Williamson
A. E. Peck
C. G. Percival
J. C. Kerrison, Jr
Miss Kerrison
Miss Atwell
Elena
Press Cycling Club
Roxbury Cycling Club visits Hyde Park for pool and whist
Roxbury Bicycle Club members visited Hyde Park on Wednesday night to play pool whist and billiards, winning both whist and one pool game while losing one pool match and all billiard games. Harry Booth scratched twenty seven times yet won his pool game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roxbury Bicycle Club
Hyde Park
Harry Booth
Roxbury
Commonwealth Bicycle Club Formed in Boston
The Commonwealth Bicycle Club, a non social cycling group for both sexes, formed at the Clarendon with 31 charter members. Officers elected include George L. Cade as president and Bessie L. Newman as secretary, with Fred L. Crocker and others on the executive committee. Membership requires references and applications may be sent to listed officers. The club aims to promote pure cycling and does not seek to rival the Massachusetts club, but to fill a local niche despite bad weather keeping potential members away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commonwealth Bicycle Club
Clarendon
George L. Cade
Charles £. Hunt
Bessie L. Newman
Henry H. Lowell
Fred L. Crocker
A. C. S. Wood
J. M. Savage
Massachusetts Club
Boston
Cycle Trade Notes Reflect bicycle boom and delays in supply
Bicycle dealers say business is strong but manufacturers fall behind orders. Buyers ask when the special styles will arrive, with promises for by the 15th. Eclipse rep Walker notes unprecedented demand and hires R. M. Gay to cover Connecticut. EB Stearns & Co. recall F. C. Riggs to Syracuse to head the bicycle department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffum
Stearns Agency
Walker
Eclipse
R. M. Gay
Quadrant
Gay
Connecticut
Messrs
EB. C. Stearns & Co
F. C. Riggs
Syracuse
Attractively Booklet on Vice from Boston Hose Co
A caller asks if the Boston Woven Hose and Rubber Company at Winthrop Square Boston has issued a booklet titled Vice. The note urges every wheelman to obtain a copy, describing it as full of meat and worthy of attention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Woven Hose and Rubber Company
Winthrops Square
Boston
Boston Hose Company vice president sails to Chicago
Mr. Davis of Boston Woven Hose and Rubber Company departs for Chicago reporting a buoyant business with orders pouring in.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Davis
Boston Woven Hose and Rubber Company
Chicago
Cyclists Question Scale of Bicycle Industry Growth
The writer asks how many cyclists grasp the bicycle business’s scale. He notes capital invested in wheel manufacture rose from about $7,000,000 seven or eight years ago to roughly $96,000,000 now.
Window display shows Head Sons’ New Mails and curios
Messrs William Head Sons showcase their entire line of samples in a shop window. A conspicuous 50 inch high wheel, origin debated by Major Atwell, could be the original 1870s wheel costing 323 dollars and weighing 113 pounds. Major Atwell remains undecided. The firm is shipping New Mails by carload.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mail” Cycles
William Head
Atwell
New York businessman lauds Boston branch opening
The genial Mr. John H. Telfair of New York returned to New York after starting the Equitable General Providing Company in Boston. He expresses gratification at the Boston branch's success and credits liberal newspaper advertising as the best way to reach the general public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John H. Telfair
New York
Equitable General Providing Company
John Hancock Building
Boston
Snow and ice woes loom over spring bicycle rush
Riders ask when the snow and ice will end as anxious buyers await the first clear spring weather. Dealers, unprepared for the rush, fear crowds will surge to the front with the change in season.
Indiana Bicycle Co to display catching bloomers this Sunday
Keep your eyes open for the catching bloomers the Indiana Bicycle Company will show in their windows this coming Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana Bicycle Company
Boxing Gossip Sparks Australia Griffo Dime Battle at Music Hall
Boxing gossip previews a featherweight clash as Young Griffo faces Jim My Dime in Boston. The piece highlights Griffo’s training attitude, Dime’s preparation near Chelsea, and rumored bouts with O’Brien Smith Fenton Donovan Kelly D’Arcy Mullen Powell and Erne.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Griffo
Jimmy Dime
America
Music Hall
Dime
Griffe
Chelsea
Dick O’brien
Billy Smith
Patsey Fenton
Jerry Donovan
Fenton
Jack McGea
Steve Mahoney
Charlesbank
Ted Kelly
Cambridge
Tom D’arcy
East Boston
East
Peter Maher
George Dixon
Tom Ou’rourke
Nahant
Bobby Dobbs
Jimmy Kelly
Joe Walcott
Charles L. Costello
Joe Mullen
Post
Harry Tracey
Jack Burns
Brockton
New England
Boston
Burns
Main Street
Charlestown
Dave Heffernan
Everett
Young Powell
Bill Murray
Providence
Powell
Phil Brennan
Jimmy Duffy
Tom Denny
Frank Erne
England
Seaside Athletic Club
Denny
Ed Holske
John Fleming
National Sporting Club
London
New York
Rob Roy
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Washington
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Jesse
Curtis
John L. Sullivan
Columbian Rowing Association
Sumner Hall
Ben McArthur
Will Box Jerry McLaughlin
Cooper Social and Athletic Club
Pat O’brien
DB D. J. Griffin
John Linehan
Pastime Athletic Club
Jim Leahy
Ike McArthur
Jack Hayes
The
Columbians
Don Hartigan
M. J. O’connell
Hilly Berkeley
Riverside Boat Club
West Lynn
Tom O’connor
James By
London Athetic Club
Ajestic
Parker
New York Ath
Aer
Massachusetts
999Th Artillery Association
Dorchester Centrals
Artillery
Young's Hotel
New England Kennel Club
Mechanics’ Hall
Ee Ag
James Mortimer
Hempstead
Chesapeake Bays
Charles B. Mason
York
Smith
Worcester
Y. Cohasset
Boston Terriers
Greyhounds
Mr. Arthur Mu
Baseball Notes
Turf News
Opera
General Peabody
the Grand Opera
MASS
Sunday School Association
Chick Bros
John
Kila
Samuel W. Clifford
Court Street
GEO. C. Goodwin & CO
Manover St
May
Valkyrie III
Bath
Mabel E. Beers
Mobile
Ala
New Orleans
Jamaica Cycle Club
Tapis
A. D. Peck
Castle Square
Arthur K. Peck
Maescens
Cambridgeports
Boylston
California
Blanchard & Farrar
Dock Square
Halli Square
Cycle Trade Notes
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