Newtowne Club Wins Cambridge Interclub Championship
In Reading on March 13 Newtowne Club of Cambridge captured the pool and bowling titles in the Massachusetts interclub series at Reading A C. Close pool and bowling contests favored Newtowne with key performances by Hales Small and Callaghan. Reading’s Conti and Conti plus Tuttle and Carrick among notable showings. whist went to the visitors.
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Reading
Massachusetts
Reading A. C
Newtowne Club
Cambridge
Newtowne
Elliot
Herne
Holmes
Callaghan
Small
Hales
Conti
Billards
Eliott
Scott
Horne
Pool
Coon
Carrick
Iwombly
Tuttle
McCarthy Team Wins City League Pin Match at Murray & Irwin
McCarthy defeated Murray and Irwin after losing the first game by a wide margin. Peverly posted 188 followed by Fossa 173 and Wilkins 177 powering the opening win. McCabe Cochrane and French led Murray and Irwin with McCabe and Cochrane over 100. The score:
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McCarthy
Murray & Irwin
Peverly
Fossa
Wilkins
McCabe
Cochrane
French
Bowler
Stout
Irwin
McC
Ds Amowes
Carthy
Jamaica A A Team Wins Opening Pound Then Drops Two Games
The Jamaica A A squad won the opening pound from the Federals in the Trade League last night, then lost the next two games. Glynn of the Federals was high roller with 5vv even.
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Jamaica
Cleveland Nationals Aim for Championship Honors in 1914
Manager Oliver Tebeau stated Cleveland will play in Cleveland this year and be a strong title contender. The team departed by train this afternoon for Hot Springs as part of its spring preparations.
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Cleveland
Oliver Tebeau
St. Louis
EGAN'S GREAT THROWING COUP at Jersey City
Michael gan the amateur champion hand gper showed a remarkable hammer throwing ability in Jersey City. Before about 200 spectators he first tried the twelve pound hammer reaching 164 feet 7 inches and the sixteen pound hammer 147 feet 1 inch showing performances that astonished the crowd.
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New York
Michael Gan
Handgper
Jersey City
Marine Corps Promotions Announced By Navy Department
Washington March 13 promotions in the marine corps were announced under the naval personnel law. Colonel Geong Hayward is named brigadier general and commandant while Captain Charles H Lavichhemer becomes assistant adjutant and inspector with major rank. Lieutenants A J Moses and S B org are elevated to captains.
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Washington
Navy Department
Geong Hayward
Charles H. Lavichhemer
A. J. Moses
S. 8
Busy Business Men and the Dean’s Kidney Pills Cure
The ad portrays the busy life of business men as a strain on the kidneys with backache dizziness and urinary troubles. It claims poisons in the blood arise from poor kidney function and promotes Dean’s Kidney Pills as a cure used by hundreds in Boston to improve health and productivity.
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Boston
Dean
T. B. Googins
T. B. Googins & Co
Commercial Street
Doan
Knight’s Pharmacy
Court Street
Strike at Gloucester Bay View Quarry Shuts 200 Workers Out
March 13 200 workers at Rockport Granite Company Bay View refuse to work after a dispute over a day's work. Quarry men left last week while engineers and powers join today. Company posted a ten hour work option or quit. workers unanimously vote to strike.
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Gloucester
Rockport Granite Company
Bay View
State controls of prisons face strong opposition from county DA
District Attorney Robert O. Harris of Plymouth and Norfolk counties urged against state supervision of all county prisons. He argued probation officers and sentencing data already aid judges, while noting concerns over current facilities and women prisoners. Mrs. Alice N. Lincoln defended the bill as necessary reform.
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Robert O. Harris
Plymouth
Norfolk
Sherborn
Boston
Harris
Concord Reformatory
Alice N. Lincoln
Ladds Resignation Refused By Church Society
The War ren Avenue Baptist Church society met in the vestry and declined to accept the resignation letter of George F. B. Ladd. Deacon P. Hall presided while Mr B. E. Meritt acted as clerk. The group authorized borrowing 25000 secured by a mortgage to cover church indebtedness. No charges were filed and the meeting adjourned after about thirty minutes.
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Society of the
Warren Avenue Baptist Church
Co. P. Hall
BE. B. Meritt
Clerk Ladd
George FB. Ladd
Edgar A. Harr
Retired Van Plans New York Bachelor Hotel Venture
Van plans to return to work by opening a hotel in New York for bachelors only with a breakfast priced at 50 cents. John previously flirted with the idea, and there is doubt he will be more successful. Betting in New York centers on the Teddy McGovern Patsey Haley bout at Lenox A C tonight as rivals are closely matched. Bobby Dobbs challenges Mysterious Billy Smith after Smith defeated Lavigne. Smith’s manager Billy Roche eyes a 142 pound match at ringside. Jim Stone claims Andy Daly failed to win a decision against him at City Point A C and offers to bet $10 with referee involvement. Daly agrees and a 122 pound match is proposed, though Daly wants 118 pounds.
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Van
New York
John
Teddy McGovern-Patsey Haley
Lenox A. C
Daly
Stone
Injury to Fitzsimmons Arm Slight Yet Limiting
The X ray shows no bone fracture but the cartilage around the olecranon is chipped and lodged in the elbow joint. This may cause stiffness and could handicap future fights, though the injury currently appears relatively minor and not career ending.
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Fitz
Fitzsimmons
Cycling Tourists League Forms National Touring Bureau
The League of American Wheelmen's executive committee created a national touring department modeled on the Touring Club of France. The office will be in Boston and will organize routes and provide rail and hotel rate information for interstate travelers. President Keenan of Pittsburgh plans a Europe trip to broaden scope, with a New York Boston Philadelphia press committee and a racing board member, George E. Stackhouse, named.
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New York
League of American Wheelmen
Astor House
League
France
Boston
Keenan
Pittsburg
Europe
Ihe
Philadelphia
Racing Board
The
George E. Stackhouse
National Board
T. J. Keenan, Jr
Pennsylvania
Abbott Bassett
Sterling Elliott
Massachusetts
R. J. Wingsbury
New Hampshire
Herbert W. Foltz
Indiana
J. C. Tattersall
New Jersey
Isaac B. Potter
Boxing Gossip and Rumors From the Ring
Assemblyman Bulkley proposes a Horton law amendment to permit boxing at Madison Square Garden and Grand Central Palace though its fate remains doubtful. Memoirs praise Johnny Griffin as a respected fighter, while reports recount Hall versus Lawler antics and Fox discovering a new heavyweight prospect William Kennedy.
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Bulkley
New York
New York Assembly
Madison Square Garden
Grand Central Palace
Johnny Griffin
Dixon
Sally Smith
Jim Hall
Lawler
Memphis
Lawlers
Fall
Vrece Fox
Joe Hopkins
Addyston
William Kennedy
Pox
Robert Pitzsimmons
Mn Fox
Pitzsimmons
Kennedy
Vale of Oblivion
Mr. Jox
Cal Hawkins
Frank Erne
Hawkins
Billy Murphy
Casparson
John Ih Sulll
Boston Horse Show Preliminaries Prepare Stabling at Mechanics Building
Builders in the Mechanics building basement prepare stalls for blue ribbon candidates as Boston horse show preparations start. The entire building will be used after the dog show ends in April with carriage exhibits in half and the main hall for ring and steeds. Entries close Saturday March 25 and the list is expected to set an original record for Boston. F S Sayles of Pawtucket has secured stabling for a large string of trotters. New York March 13 Showalter and Janowski to play five games at the Manhattan Chess Club starting Wednesday.
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Boston
Mechanics’ Building
F. S. Sayles
Pawtucket
New York
Showalter
Janowski
Manhattan Chess Club
Rockland Beats Taunton 8 to 6 In Tight Local Game
In Rockland on March 13 the home team defeated Taunton 8 to 6 in a closely contested matchup. The crowd saw a strong late push helping secure the win.
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Rockland
Taunton
Boston Meet Club holds first executive meeting
The Boston 99 Meet Club executive committee met in the Exchange building to hear President F Howard Porter report on his Montreal trip with the Canadian Wheelmen's Association. They approved the L A W meet week of August 14 in Boston and discussed pacing races and funding. Secretary Abbot Bassett to chair veterans entertainment committee with noted figures.
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Boston ’99
Exchange Building
F. Howard Porter
Montreal
Boston
Orient
Dunlop
National Cycling Association
Porter
Mississippi
Ohio
Abbot Bassett
Veterans of the League
Albert A. Pope
E. C. Hodges
A. S. Parsons
W. B. Everett
F. W. Weston
League
EB. O. Winsor
G. L. Cain
G. L. Cain, “Lon’ Peck,Dr. A. A. Bryson, E. P. Burnham and F. L. Purnham
Bicycle Notes and Local Racing News in Cambridge
Frank Waller returns from San Francisco and celebrates with a tour of eyebrow. He warns to protect his eyes after near blindness in the six day race and plans to race while able. The Massachusetts L A W gains wrestling approvals for May 22 at Mechanics Hall to aid the Boston Meet Club and wheelmen visitors. Local racers Billy Saunders Frank Gately Tom and Nat Butler train on the road while Major Taylor, busy with his gear business, weighs in as the “colored whirlwind.” Unity Cycle Club hosts its first ladies night tomorrow on Massachusetts Avenue with a dance to follow. Park roads remain in fair condition.
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Frank Waller
San Francisco
Cambridge
King Ryan
Board of Aldermen
Massachusetts L. A. W
Mechanics’ Hall
Boston '99
Efity
Meet
Billy Saunders
Frank Gately
Tom
Nat Butler
Gately
Major Taylor
Unity Cycle Club
Massachusetts Avenue
Swamp Root Kidney Remedy Ad Promises Free Sample
An advertisement touts Dr. Kilmer's Swamp Root as the great kidney and bladder medicine. It claims cures for kidney disorders and related symptoms, promotes samples by mail, and cites testimonials from readers of the Boston Post.
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Root
Boston Post
Binghamton, N. Y
Long Distance Cyclists Face Fines and Future Plans
Miller plans a month rest in Chicago with wife and trainer John West before heading to Europe. Miller, Taylore, and Gardiner seek recognition by the Union Velocipede Federation but face reinstatement only after paying fines. The Met Wheelmen vote close, 165 ballots, selecting Anderson as president and detailing other officers and committees.
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Jamaica Pond
Cr. W. Miller
Chicago
John West
Miller
Europe
Taylore
Gardiner
France
Bassett
New York
Massachusetts
Pennsylvania
Connecticut
Rhode Island
Interclub Racing Association
Henry FE. Ducker
Charles River Park
Springfield
Consul Elliott
I. A.W
Metropolitan Wheelmen
George H. Anderson
George W. Newton
A. G. Frothingham
EF. P. Wright
Charles H. Brown
Telegraph and telegraph bill heard by mercantile committee
The committee on mercantile affairs held a hearing on Representative Whipple of Brockton's bill to place telegraph companies under the gas and electric light commissioners. Whipple argued for joint supervision with telephone firms, noting lower demand for telegraph oversight yet potential linkage with telephone regulation.
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Whipple
Brockton
Ife
George Albrep
Western Union
Bell Telephone Companies
Bell
Telegraph and telephone pact sparks Boston inquiry
The contract between the Bell company and Western Union drew scrutiny over alleged anti competitive practices. Testimony showed payments to Western Union from 1879 to 1884 totaling over 770000 dollars and evidence that several Bell directors also sat on Western Union boards. Critics argued rates and competition suffered, while defenders cited municipal controls and interstate commerce concerns.
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New Telephone Company
Western Union
Albrea
Arthur Lord
Whipple
Albree
Boards of Trade
Boston
Mr. Albree
G A R Special Election Call From Cincinnati
W Johnson senior vice commander in chief of the Grand Army of the Republic called on the national board of administration to meet in Philadelphia on April 12 to select a new commander in chief.
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Cincinnati
W. Johnson
Grand Army of the Republic
National Board of Administration
Philadelphia
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Marine Corps Promotions
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