Albion Paper Company in Holyoke Faces Insolvency
Springfield March 9 The Albion Paper Company of Holyoke cannot meet obligations and calls a creditors meeting for Saturday at 2 PM. Reported debts exceed $500000 with some estimates up to $700000 while assets include a mill plant valued over $400000 and twelve power sites totaling about $125000. Creditors plan to organize a new company to protect their interests.
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Springfield
Albion Paper Company
Holyoke
Boston
Worcester
Bicycle Stores Close In Honor Of Governor
Deference to the late Governor leads to all bicycle stores on the avenue closing yesterday from 2 to 4 PM. Tonight at the Boylston street alleys the Consolidated Cycling Clubs will play Pequot versus Roslindale and Wollaston versus Shawmut. The Metropolitan Club hosted a large concert with a strong Eagle Bicycle Club delegation in attendance. Zimmerman, head of the bicycle department at the New York World, faces press scrutiny for his cycle news. Reports claim Johnny Johnson’s Europe trip rumor circulated by allied papers last week.
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Boylston Street
Pequot
Roslindale
Wollaston
Shawmut
Metropolitan Club
Eagle Bicycle Club
Zimmerman
New York World
New York
New York Recorder
Johnnyohnson
Europe
Et Zimmerman
Cambridge Hearing Clears Park Board in City Charges
The Cambridge City Hall hearing on charges by John T. Scully of Brighton focused on the park commissioners Henry D. Yerxa Rev Father OBrien and George Howland Cox. Witnesses including Scully and Hastings defended actions on filling contracts and sea wall repairs amid accusations of overpayment and favoritism.
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Cambridge
John T. Scully
Brighton
Hastings
Streets Brown
Board of Health
Park Commissioners
Fairbairn
Board of Aldermen
Henry D. Yerxa
Father O’brien
George Howland Cox
James H. Aylward
Scully
Yerxa
Richardson & Bacon
Richardson & Baron
Charles Derry
Quincy
Derry
Commercial Avenue
Boston
Somerville
Bleiler
Alderman White
Isaac Chase
Chase
Cook
Park Department
Boston City Hall
State House
First Street
Mr. Cook
Aylward
Park Commission
Reaton Asher
Massachusetts Amateur Bowling League Holds Sixth Annual Meeting
The Massachusetts Amateur Bowling League convened at the Parker House with 16 of 31 clubs represented. Prizes were allocated including a $20 bonus for a record single string, dinner planned for March 21 at Young’s, and secretary salary proposal of $200. Officers elected include C D Palmer president and J H Rubin treasurer. A proposed rule change to adjust triangle size and pin base was debated with Stimpson opposing.
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Massachusetts Amateur Bowling League
Parker House
Charles Gann Palmer
W. C. Prescott
Charlestown
Young’s
Treasury
American Bowling Congress
Committee On Rules
C. D. Palmer
Vesper
Walter Stimpson
Arlington
Robert B. Loring
Nine Hundred and Ninety
Stimpson
Sensational Lebaudy scandal unfolds in Paris court
The Max Lebaudy case balloons into romance and ruin as conspiracy figures and a famed French actress, Mlle Marsy, face exposure. De Cesti’s control, extortion, and lavish expenditures are laid bare while the heir’s death intestate sparks rumors of a claimed fortune.
Burke Drawn With Sisto In King Philip Club Fight
Providence boxing card ends in confusion as Sisto and Lowell’s Joe Burke clash in a chaotic fourth round. Referee stops bout after fouling concerns. match declared a draw with earlier preliminaries also ending in draws. Burke’s attack keeps him competitive until mid late exchange and two knockdowns.
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Providence
King Philip Club
Sisto
Joe Burke
Lowell
Burke
Lowell Boy
Tim McCarty
Joe Murphy
Frank Murphy
McCarthy
Walter Allen
Joe McCarty
Tim King
Manchester
Eng
Fred Jackson
Manville
R. I. King
Boston A A A aims to send team to Athens for Olympia games
The Boston Athletic Association plans to represent America at the Olympia games in Athens. Interest runs high in Boston and New England as a strong team is being prepared. A proposed route would send the team on March 9 to Naples aboard the steamer Fulda, with ship officers offering rooms for the group if funds are raised.
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Athens
America
New England
Boston
Naples
Fulda
Bull's Cough Syrup Promoted for Children
The notice encourages keeping Dr Bull's Cough Syrup on hand where children are present, signaling its use for common pediatric coughs and cold symptoms.
Infamous Lebaudy Heir Squandered Vast Fortune in Reckless Debauchery
The Lebaudy heir Max, 21, plunged into gambling and debt after a fortune of 43 million was entrusted to him by guardians. He borrowed heavily, issued notes to courtesans, and repudiated debts at twenty one. Creditors, lawyers, and extortion schemes followed until illness and death from malaria ended the saga.
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Maisons-Lafitte
Max
Count Lionel Werther de Cesti
de Cesti
Lebaudy
Hay
Robert
Jacques Lebaudy
Mme. Lebaudy
Jacques
Count Trish de Fels
M. Lebaudy
Duc de Dino
Comte de Talleyrand-Perigord
Mlle
Liane de Pougy
M. Waldeck-Rousseau
Senate
Casimier-Perier
Republic
Salvation Army in New England Denies Secession Rumors
Brigadier William Brewer releases a public statement denying rumors of a division within the Salvation Army in New England. He emphasizes unity, rejects reports of corps withdrawals, and commits to transparency with the press and public.
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Brewer
New England Army
Salvation Army
New England
Woonsocket
Birds of the Air
William Brewer
Russian naval moves spark alarm in East Asia
A Tacoma special reports that Russia privately chartered five Norwegian and German steamships at Shanghai on February 20. The ships Tamarind Darin Vorwaerts Progress Amoy are listed with tonnages 1170 1124 781 1098 and 1072. Russia is also rushing surveys of the Korean coast amid the tensions.
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New York
Tacoma
Wash
Victoria
Japan
China
Shanghai
Tamarind
Nor
Darin
Vorwaerts
Progress
Amoy
Corean
Interscholastic Meet Events and Team Matches
The program lists team races Worcester High versus Worcester Academy Newton High versus Boston Latin Hopkinson against Cambridge High and Latin Phillips Andover against Berkeley and Chauncy Hall Engish High versus Portland High School and other events including sprints distance runs walks jumps and throws. Three prizes awarded in all events.
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Worcester High
Worcester Academy
Newton High
Boston Latin
Hopkinson
Cambridge
Phillips Andover Academy
Berkeley
Chauncy Hall
Engish High
Portland High School
Joe Russell Wins At Murray & Irwin's Pool Tournament
Joe Russell defeats Harry Wilson in the professional pool event at Murray and Irwin's. The scoreline lists Russell with multiple incremental frames and final tally 125 points to Wilson's 16. Wise and English Tom are slated to play tonight.
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Murray & Irwin
Joe Trussel
Harry Wilson
Russell
Wilson
Wise
Tom
Boston Inventor John H. Woodbury Promotes Facial Soap
Advertisement for practical experience in skin treatment by regular physicians. John H. Woodbury, inventor of Woodbury's Facial Soap, located at 11 Winter Street, Boston.
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John H. Woodbury
Woobury
Winter St
Boston
Universalist Club Holds Banquet and Addresses
An appointed Universalist Club meeting at the Hotel Thorndike drew over 100 gentlemen with Alden E. Wiles in the chair and Rev. Stephen H. Roblin as special guest. Roblin spoke on Phases of Courage while debate touched on a Stanford chair and California university funding, then pressed privacy of private discussions by request to reporters.
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Universalist Club
Thorndike
Alden E. Wiles
Stephen H. Roblin
Roblin
Columbus Avenue Universalist Church
H. D. Metcalf
Leland Stanford University
Palo Alto
Cal
J. D. W Jay
California
New England
H. B. Metcalf
Joy
Boxing Gossip Highlights Fitzsimmons Corbett Duel Talk
The piece relays Bob Fitzsimmons taunting Jim Corbett after defeats, claiming he can beat Corbett and would face him for fame. It notes public skepticism, Corbett’s strong standing, and mentions other boxers and potential matches in a broad New York boxing scene.
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Bob Fitzsimmons
Jim Corbett
Peter Maher
Bob
New York
Corbett
Fitzsimmons
Fitz
Fitzsimmonses
Tom O'Rourke
Joe Walcott
Ryan
Lavigne
Smith
McCoy
Creedon
Columbia A. C
Martin Flaherty
Jack Skelly
J. J. Buckley
Nick Burley
Buckley
Harry Tracy
Bunker Hill Street
Jack McAuliffe
Dick Burge
England
George Lavigne
McAuliffe
Jim Leahy
Jack Toland
Riverside Boat Club
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BAIS
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Ellott
Wedner
Randall
John Hancock
Sutherland
Monnbou
Powers Ee
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Ener Eee
Cummins
Dune Es Gee
Muchopun
Malden
Rexford
Prospect Street
Rexfords
Wiimimn Aes
Wson Ee
Mutios
Sieeve
EOE Ghivpcbeeeenee
Miutchingen
Elena
Erie Medical CC
Buffalo, N.Y
Scully Charles
Cambridge Councils
Bill OF
Eix
E. B. Hale
Stully
Massachusetts
Marsy
Harpy
Paris
Max Lebaudy
la Haute Noblesse
Madagascar
Comedie Francaise
Balensi
de Civry
Mlle. Marsy
Blanchard & Farrar
Dock Square
RY Panewil Winall Savare
Ing
Mile
de Costi
M. Balensi
Francaise de Banque Et Change
Justice
Fontainebleau
Commissariat
Boden
Vernon
Amelie-las-Ba‘ns
Corea
Joe Russell
Liverpool
Tremont St
Tremont Street
Bright
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