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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1897
Page
3
Hub City League candlepin bowling edged McCarthy last night as four pins decided the outcome. McDonald and Dickerman led the Hub with strong scores while the McCarthy pace stayed fast but could not overturn the visitors.
Ten teams bowled in the two men teams big pin tournament at Murray and Irwin’s alleys last night. Tonight and tomorrow night the preliminaries will continue with matches to determine the finalists.
Pur Re California Wines lists products and prices at Dock Square and St Faneuil Mall Square. The entry notes availability and shop locations in a brief storefront notice.
Pat Sheehan teams with Charles Fay to lure Owen Kimble to Waltham Manufacturing for 1897. Clarence Lee joins Very Cycles, Transit tandems shown at Columbus Ave. Willie Windle drews a pro ride offer but cites scruples. Pope Publishes bicycle care booklet. P C C banquet set at United States Hotel. Worcester considers a new three lap track. Major Taylor may stay in Boston. Lozier exports 4000 singles and 300 tandems. Tom Winder plans a new material trip. Flynn Chase ride century but snow blocks. Wolff American crowns W W Archer best builder claim. Notables include Catherine Jewett, F H Heald, J B Crampton.
Reports from Carson detail weigh in expectations and rival form as Corbett and Fitzsimmons prepare for the big showdown. Nealon notes Corbett in prime, while Fitzsimmons trains at Shaw's Springs and Reno road, with bettors watching Hawkins and Green in lighter wagers.
John Leavitt, famed swimmer, plans multiple new marks in the Brookline Swimming Club tank on March 25 aiming to lower times for 220 and 440 yards. Alfred M. Davis also targets quick distances, as Baseball Editors are asked to forward team details. Interscholastic indoor meeting under Knickerbocker A C is set for Madison Square Garden on March 27 with Captain Daly reporting on a big fight at Music Hall Wednesday.
A lyrical meditation on Ireland’s enduring faith and global mission. It extols Erin as a cradle of Christian learning, liberty, and progress, tracing a history from Innisfail to holy missions abroad and the spread of faith, education, and hope across nations.
The Shuman Corner Tie has leaped into popular favor at the corner of Washington and Summer streets. For 50 cents one can dress one’s neck eminently de rigueur with this celebrated film production item’s offering.
Prof Shaw of the Hotel Pelham Boston declares James J Corbett the fastest living fighter. He says speed matters and predicts Corbett will emerge victorious within twenty rounds.
Boxing school offers skilled instructor for ladies gentlemen and children at 127 Tremont Street Room 12 inviting trials of six lessons by call or write.
Playwright Charlie Hoyt and partner Frank McKee joined thousands in Chicago bets on the Corbett Fitzsimmons bout. A Boston man received $800 on Corbett for $1,000 bet, the city’s largest single stake. Other top wagers included John J. Murray betting $500 on Corbett against $400 for Fitzsimmons with Frank Leland of Worcester.
The twenty round bout in Buffalo pitted George McFadden of New York against Hiram Goldstein of Buffalo. McFadden broke his right hand in the third round yet pressed the match keeping Goldstein's eyes swollen and nose broken as the eighteenth and twentieth rounds produced a ding dong exchange, ending with a draw.
New York lightweight Kid Mc Partland defeats Owen Zeigler in a six round arena bout praised as clean boxing with no clear leader. Local fight notes report Charlie Johnson KO Jerome Quigley in the sixth round from Philadelphia.
In New York at the American Sporting Club boxing exhibition Don Doyle of Chicago defeated Jack Reid of Ireland in a 20 round 150 pound bout. Doyle finished the fight with a right hand to Reid's jaw at one minute ten seconds into the 15th round.
Pacific Coast middleweight champion Alec Greggains reports a April 8 bout with Jack Stelzner at the Pacific Club in San Francisco. Lon Agnew and Thompson also fight the same night, with heavy betting on Hawkins versus Flaherty at Carson.
Jeremiah T O Sullivan was arrested for criminal libel after the Sunday Sentinel he allegedly edits criticized John J Donovan the new license commissioner. A warrant brought Marshal Bailey to detain him and he posted 1000 bond to appear before Judge Stone Tuesday. He is a Democratic party figure and has a history in national convention work.
Fire at the Ely Walker Dry Goods Co. on the fourth floor of a seven story granite building causes vast stock losses. Fire chiefs cite crossed wires and delayed water. one firefighter fatally injured, porter seriously affected. Loss estimated at about 1 million in stock, with 200000 insurance coverage on the building.
The executive committee of the Victorian Diamond Celebration Association met at the Savoy with large attendance. Louis H. Ross chaired in President Perry s absence and officers were elected, with sub committees named for hall organization invitation programme banquet and press. The secretary announced a thirty member executive committee chosen from a 100 strong delegation representing societies with over 40 000 members.
John Hamilton M D accuses Simon M Landis of puffery and delusion in a blistering letter to the Post. He questions Landis claims of reform medicine and 50 years of practice with 16 patient losses, while defending Harvard and traditional M Ds against the “blow pipe” critic.
Bogus gas inspectors called at 207 Newbury Street yesterday afternoon and robbed Mrs. William R. McKay of a gold hunting-case Swiss watch and a long link gold chain valued at 17 dollars after a claimed fixture examination.
Tim Crowley, aged 82, arraigned on breaking and entering in Maynard. He claims an unnamed accomplice helped him obtain liquor, while authorities doubt his story. The case centers on laudanum and a bottle seized by district attorney Weir. Autopsy pending. officials consider manslaughter possible in connection with alleged poisoning of Mrs. Florence Marchant and Daniel Parks.
At Montpelier Vermont on March 15 the Marsh murder trial hears Joseph Trochka describe staying overnight at the Marsh home and noting Mrs Marsh kissing Buzzell. Fellow witness Joseph Garney recalls the earlier quarrel over Buzzell remaining in the house as minor discrepancies arise in cross examination.
A dealer asks if you have ordered a case of Bunker Hill back supplies, seeking confirmation of purchase via a deal maker.
Rome reports semi official authority that foreign admirals in Crete have been ordered to declare a blockade of the ports. A Greek port blockade will follow only if the Cretan effort fails. The Greek fleet will be escorted outside Cretan waters by foreign warships.
In Paris the Chamber of Deputies debated the Greco-Cretan crisis. M Goblet argued France should not coerce Greece and should withdraw, while M Hanotaux said Crete must be evacuated by both Turks and Greeks except jointly held zones, and that France would follow the concert policy.
Kisamo west of Can ea lies in ruins from bombardment and fires by insurgents. The surrounding fort remains intact as Turkish infantry hold the position. Garrison may surrender due to shortages with little foreign naval aid. Anarchy and marauding rampant in several districts.
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