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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1903
Page
3
An advertisement explains the difference between bock beer and Bunker Hill Beer and promotes a delivery deal in Boston. It offers a case of two dozen Crown Cork Pints for $2.25 with $1.00 allowed on return of case and bottles. Charlestown contact Tel Charlestown 103.
Dudley leads the candlepin Gilt Edge league with 32 wins in 39 games and eyes the championship as Old Belfry, Medford, Old Dorchester, and B A A chase second place. Medford and Old Dorchester trail by one game. South Boston Y C and Old Belfry at 19 20. Highland 16. Colonial 4. Top averages feature Wait and Ross of S B Y C, Cole of Medford, with standings and 10 high averages listed.
Arlington now leads the Mystic Valley league by one game after last week s action. Calu met is third, with 999th A A Towanda and Kernwood tied for fourth. Wall of Medford set a league record by rolling a three string total of 291, three pins better than Cole s mark.
Last week in the City league the top three remained unchanged. Louiston holds first place five games ahead of Columbia Road, Sudbury 8 sits third and one game behind. Murray & Irwin and Hub are tied for fourth with Williams of Boylston leading the individual averages and Beatty of Chauncy second.
Standings show W I L Av WWW IT Av So Boston with Norwood Webster Independents Roslindale Hyde Park Mt. Pleasant Boylston results. The scores list 17 7 44 for Norwood 12 12 420 for Webster 16 5 447 for Independents 10 14 431 for Roslindale 15 9 440 for Hyde Park 8 16 414 for Mt. Pleasant 12 12 428 for Boylston 6 18 428.
The Mammoth Barbers and Wason & Co tied for first with 48 wins and 18 losses, set to play a championship roll on Hubatleys Thursday evening. Middleby, third, will complete three postponed games with Mercantiles tonight. results won’t alter standings.
A fragmented OCR line lists various codes and numbers tied to Jamaica and OsgooD with figures like 4921, 2994, 396, and 400. The text resembles financial or registry codes without a full narrative or clear context.
Individual averages show Dudley and Medford leading a tight duel with scores listed for each player. Names such as Newell Cousens and Drisko appear among the top performers, while Old Belfry and Belfry figure in the standings and team references.
The week’s top performances include Candlepins with a 1398 team total by Boylston in City league and 495 by South Boston in New Century. Individual leader Coleman posts 303 in City league. Hedge Carruth hits 120 in Greater Boston. Beacon Commercial sees 2519 team total and 893 by Wilkins Curtis. Brackett con 2.
E. E. Smathers of New York emerges as a leading figure in both trotting and flat racing. He owns Lord Derby and the prized McChesney, aiming to race McChesney against Hermis in what could mark a major shift to running turf. Smathers already dominated trotting with Lord Derby, who beat Bormalo in a $40,000 match race last summer.
The Rev. David L. Yale of the Central Congregational Church read his resignation today in Bath Maine. A year earlier he drew attention by trying to end boxing in the city and secured a postponement of some bouts before witnessing events himself. Boxing continued after his action.
Adirondack guide from Adirondack lodge recounts guiding Theodore Roosevelt on his perilous night ride to the station at North Creek. Cronin, invited as Roosevelt’s guest, shares the President’s praise for forest and fish game protection and notes Roosevelt’s kind treatment and pride in Cronin’s family.
Harvard sprinter and adviser Evert J. Wendell denies calling Yale thieves in commentary on the Schick case. He says he believed in Schick's eligibility and did not doubt Yale's athletic authorities motives.
A cable despatch indicates two English polo teams may cross the Atlantic next summer to challenge Lakewood Myopia and other leading U S crack teams around New York Boston and Newport.
Charles Threshie and Charles Eaton each have one win after the first week in Class A. Henry Clark son leads Class B with a win over William Paige. Paige has one win and one loss, King has two losses, Schmidt has one loss. King vs Paige set for tonight.
James J. Corbett announces in a Bayside Athletic Club letter that he will train in Bayside and join the Bayside baseball team as first baseman this season while preparing for a later bout with Jim Jeffries in California.
Henry Killilea owner of the Boston American club and Manager Gavin toured Huntington Avenue grounds in the city to discuss potential plant improvements. No changes were made and Killilea departed for New York on an early morning train. Gavin said the New York Pearl location would be announced today by resident Johnson.
Delegates from the Suffolk county organization of the American Federation of Catholic Societies met in St. Alphonsus Hall Roxbury yesterday afternoon Dennis F Sheehan was elected president to replace T H Mullan The other officers are those of last year
In Lynn at the Eureka House on Washington street stones were hurled at midnight injuring windows. Later the Lasters' Union met to discuss the 30 machine lasters at William Porter's factory and reports say 18 plan to return tomorrow while Porter expects enough workers to resume operations.
In Malden on March 8 funeral services for Representative William H. Ruston were held at Centre Methodist Church. Governor Bates, Senate President Jones, and House Speaker Myers attended among many officials and relatives. The body was interred in Forestdale cemetery after services led by several ministers and floral tributes.
Hodgenville Kentucky March 8 The old Lincoln homestead near here the birthplace of ex President Lincoln will probably be sold at master's commissioner sale within the next few weeks to satisfy a creditor of the last owner.
Gloucester March 8 Captain John Hendrickson commander and part owner of the schooner Agnes died by suicide today drinking carbolic acid. He had recent successful winter trips and returned with good fare. A 45 year old man he leaves a widow and three children.
March 8 report from Brockton says Joseph D Godette, a shoe worker shot by Daniel Doucette at their boarding place last evening, was alive but not expected to recover. Doucette killed himself after the shooting. his body remained in the undertaker room. Doucette's mother Mrs. Joseph Doucette of Spencer was notified today. Police believe the deadly act stemmed from a quarrel a week prior.
Edward Parker former captain of the Century Cycle Club of Worcester plans a Boston to San Francisco ride starting May 30 from Copley Square. The current wheel record is 42 days and Parker targets 100 miles daily to beat it.
Tuesday night at the Physical Culture Club Jimmy Briggs faces Kid Goulette in a 12 round fight. Goulette rose to prominence in New York boxing while facing top contenders and touring the West after 1900, defeating notable rivals and building a reputation for strength and punching power.
Prominent fighters like Cuban wonder Joe Leonard from Buffalo and Chicago rivals Ed die Santry and Buddy Ryan arrive for last minute prep in Rochester. Local boxing clubs face legal scrutiny after court rulings support club control and disallow aggressive promoter tactics. A wave of anonymous letters targets officers and promoters, with Postoffice Inspector Evans taking charge to build evidence against a nationwide gang.
The Keatest boxer in years Young Kid Griffo will fight Danny Duane Thursday night at the Essex Club at catchweights.
In Vienna on March 8 a remarkable five year old, Bernard Falk's son Dolo from Stanilau Galicia, amazed masters by swiftly mastering chess. He learned by watching his father and playing daily, soon defeating his father and local veterans, earning the title of neighborhood chess champion before visiting Vienna.
Seven persons were burned to death in a fire this morning at a small hotel in Leiter, a mining town near Elkins West Virginia. Several escaped with minor injuries by leaping from a second story window.
The Handel and Haydn Society offered an extra Symphony Hall concert last evening featuring Gounod Gallia and Rossini Stabat Mater. Soloists Kathrin Hilke Mme Schumann Heink Thomas Salignac Marcel Journet performed under Emil Mollenhauer with Otto Roth as principal and H G Tucker on organ. The event supported a building fund.
A large audience enjoyed last evenings concert supporting the Handel and Haydn Building Fund to acquire a new society hall with rehearsal, library, and other facilities. Soloists Schumann-Heink Hilke Journet impressed. Salignac had pitch issues. three other numbers included Mozart Titus aria, Cesar Franck Panis Angelicus, and Haydn Seasons aria.
The Sunday night concert at Music Hall was the 21st in a series by the B. S. Benevolent Association. A large crowd enjoyed the programme and stayed until the end, applauding enthusiastically.
At a Building Trades Council meeting a committee was formed with the C S U to investigate wage worker treatment at City Hospital. The panel urged including a union wage worker on the hospital board and endorsed death benefits and service pensions for city employees with 15 years service. A May or Collins appointment for a new Building Commissioner was urged, a woodworkers strike against Derby Desk Co was supported, and a fund for the late John L Turner widow was begun.
Painters, decorators and paper hangers unions from Boston and nearby cities organized a district council for eastern Massachusetts at a city convention. Temporary officers were named including T. F. O Leary as district organizer and A H Du Verger, W H Hanley, W D Estabrook, and Charles Hoole in key posts. The group aims to promote union principles and wage equality across Boston area communities. A follow up meeting is planned for Sunday with more delegates expected.
The Coal Teamsters and Handlers Unions 21 and 170 met yesterday demanding overtime pay be included in next year's schedule. They cited firms not granting time and a half and docking workers for late arrivals. Union 21 added 43 members. Union 170 added 29. Committees to enforce union member coal delivery by union teamsters and card checks were appointed in Boston and nearby areas.
The Grocery and Provision Clerks Union voted to seek Wednesday afternoon closures for all grocery stores during summer. They formed committees to present the plan to employers. Over 100 labor groups endorsed the position in its dispute with M O Keefe. The John T Connor Corporation was ratified as unionized and Henry Abrahams of the C L U and Cigarmakers was named an honorary member.
Sanitary and Street Cleaners Union No. 6064 approved a 10 cent monthly dues increase to fund sick and death benefits for members or families. The meeting also mourned John F Spellman, honoring him with resolutions and a funeral pallbearer group.
The International Longshoremen Marine and Transport Workers Association held a meeting yesterday at 28 Commercial Street with a large turnout. Business Agent Thomas F. reported on union activities and future plans.
Gilligan said visits to multiple steamship company agents drew favorable responses with one exception. He expects that agent will align with others in a few days as the union adds 28 new members.
Leather Workers Union 35 notes M C Dizer Co of East Weymouth adopts both its and Boot and Shoe Workers stamps the first Massachusetts firm to do so. The district councils announce strikes, endorsements, new headquarters and a mass meeting as unions rally in Boston and vicinity.
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