Scan nell Accepts Abbot Boralma Race Challenge
John J. Scannell owner of The Abbot replies to Thomas W. Lawson's proposal for a race with Boralma. He demands standard terms with $0 or $8,000 deposits and $10,000 the night before, pledges charity only by mutual consent, and sets a September 1901 date on a track with best incentives.
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New York
John J. Scannell
Thomas W. Lawson
Boralma
Scannell
Boraima
Boston
New Yorker
John
J. Scannell
Bowling Season Nearing Close in Local Leagues
The final week of amateur bowling looms with Dudley and Newton atop a tight pack and Arlington Boat Club rising as a key spoiler after last week. Dudley leads the standings with strong home conditions, while Newton faces Old Dorchester and Charlestown in close pursuit.
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Udley
Arlington Boat Club
Newton
Battery
Dudley
Dorchester
Charlestown
Pins
Ee Heenee
Dudley ClUb
N90th Artillery Asco
Old Dorchester Club
Calumet Club
Av’ Ge
Armatrong
Ateing
B. C. Shadestowne
Rees
E. Lankin
Pray
Tower
Commercial Club
Newton Club
Scesesseseses
Saunders
A. A
Ceeene Ceeee
Harding
Obotn A. A
Scceecesecerees
Hales
Newtowne Club
Ceccecee
Buntin
Scscreceee
Hil
Calumet
Old Belre
Old Belfry Club
Charlestown Club
Medford Club
Littlefield
Purrington
Benjamin
Peabody
Fox
999Th Artillery Association
Seereeseaee
Grey
Arlinton Boat
Homer
Arlinon Boat
Lyman
Charestown Club
Reed
Gilmore
Belfry
Sepaebeaneas Eae
NEW Century League
Old Dorchester
Dedham
Webster
Jeaders
Rouse
Dorchester Centrals
Harriman
Shawmuts
Indications of Royalty Dispute Over Independence Vessel
The Atlantic Works watchman reports no injunction on the Independence project amid questions about royalties for a solid cast trough kneel. Builder George F. Lawley calls the claim unproven and notes only four people know the patent meeting details. Crowdinshield and Lawson discuss crew berthing on the Independence with A W Chesterton serving as tender for two months, while trial races and a voyage south of the cape are planned for August.
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Atlantic Works
Thomas W. Lawson
Post
McIntyre
Stetson
George F. Lawley
Lawley
James
John
Herreshoffs
Lawson
A. W. Chesterton
Crowninshield
Cape
Plens
Kittredge Signs With Boston National League Team
After a quiet Worcester trip, Frank Belee of the Boston National League club signed Malachi Kittredge of Worcester. The catcher hit over 100 games last season and has been Worcester Eastern League catcher. His addition is viewed as valuable by Boston magnates despite the quiet leak of news.
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Worcester
Frank G. Belee
Bost
National League Baseball
Turday
Malachi Kittredge
Kittredge
Boston
Trials of Shamrock I and II Stir Cup Race Prep
Glasgow March 17 Sir Thomas Lipton plans to restore Shamrock I to her classic racing trim after talks with Fife adit designer. A refit is under way as Scott & Cox fit new spars. Both Shamrocks are to sail to America for intensive tuning before the cup races, promising exceptional trials between them.
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Glasgow
Fife
Thomas Lipton
Messrs
Scott & Cox
Greenock
America
Boston Horse Show Entries Close March 23 Auction April 1
Exhibitors are reminded that entry forms for the Boston Horse Show must be mailed by midnight March 23 to be eligible. An auction of boxes will occur April 1 at Leonard's Bromfield Street. Entries include hunters from Union County Hunt Club Elizabeth New Jersey and riders from Myopia and Norfolk Hunt Clubs with several New York clubs expected to bid for the plate prize.
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Boston
Leonard’s
Bromfield Street
Louis Batter
Union County Hunt Club
Elizabeth
N. J
Hunt Club
Ereat Hunt Clubs
Myopia Hun Hunt Club
Norfolk Hunt
New York
Spencer Borden
Fall River
Banat Manill
John Shepard
Senator L
Astro L
Readville
Police Rama
Interclub Racing Association selects officers and limits clubs
The Interclub Racing Association meeting at Press Cycling Club elected officers for the year with Van Molineux as president and C. F. L. Sampson as treasurer. Membership was limited to six clubs including Jamaica C C and Press C C while Roslindale Cycle Club and The Spindle City Wheelmen withdrew.
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Interclub Racing Association
Press Cycling Club
van Molineux
Jamaica C. C
C. F. L. Sampson
Press Co
Spindle City Wheelmen
Lowell
Roslindale Cycle Club
Waltham B. C
Metropolitan Wheelmen
Chelsea C. C
Shoe City Wheelmen
S. Carmichael
F. B. McGowan
Harry Thompson
Harvey Giles
Fred I
Medfield
Martin EB. Downey
George H. Donohue
F. W. K.—Moran
Stinson
Ross and Elkes
Brockton
Cambridge
Tom Cooper
Ile
Pacific Coast
John Ruel
Johnny Lake
Kramer
Frank Waller
Will Stinson
Racing Brigade
Terry McGovern Seeks Featherweight Championship Fights
New York March 17 Terry McGovern featherweight champion pugilist plans rapid matches on the Pacific coast after his bout with Oscar Gardner. He prefers Frank Erne or Tom Haggerty as next opponents and is willing to concede weight to take on any fighter in featherweight or lightweight classes.
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New York
Terry McGovern
Pusgilist
Oscar Gardner
A. C
San Francisco
Pacific Coast
Frank Erne
Buffalo
Tom Haggerty
Gardner
Boxing Gossip and Rumors From the Bantam Ring
The B M A C meeting is postponed to March 25. Nadeau-Goodman bout is on, with Young Boles and Flavin preliminaries under consideration. Sparring tournament at the B A A is praised for talent and entries. Notes on Patsey Sheppard birthplace debates and various boxing figures including Gardner, O Rourke, Creedon, and Sullivan are recounted with conflicts over matches and control.
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Business Men's Athletic Club
Nadeau-Goodman
Young Boles
Young Vlavin
Jim McGahan
Young Boled
Flavin
John Graham
Thomas J. Ryan
2 Atlantic Avenue
Patsey Sheppard
Patsey
Hayward Place
Dan Murphy
Blarney Point
Ireland
Bill Dalynsista
Riverside Club
R. C
Sydney
C. B
McKinley
Bryson
Bryan
George F. Wilsop
Batterymarch Street
George Gardner
Tom O’rourke
O’ Rourke
Gardner
Dan Crasden
Kirtland
Lynn
O’rourke
O'Rourke
Creedon
Jimmy Sullivan
Boston
Charlie Mathison
The
Telegraph
Dixon, Sharkey, Byers
Walcott
Tom Sayers
Mathison
Martin Flaherty
Billy Gardner
Knickerbocker Athletic Club
P C
John L, Sullivan
Spike Sullivan
Roz
Sullivan
B. H. Benton
Rob Roy
Russia warns of reprisals over German duties
St. Petersburg March 17. The official organ of the Russian ministry of finance threatens strict reprisals if Germany raises duties on Russian goods.
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Russia
ST. Petersburg
Ministry of Finance
Germany
Harvard and Yale Challenge Oxford and Cambridge Track Meet
Harvard and Yale have issued a track competition challenge to Oxford and Cambridge to be held in New York in the early part of next July. The British team is expected to accept, with team members hopeful after brief delays in confirming a response.
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Harvard
Yale
Oxford
Cambridge
New York
J. W. Hallowell
Harvard University
John Graham
Hallowell
Graham
Gerrish
Post
Traci
Portia Knight and the Manchester Betrothal Suit
Portia Knight, once a Baker City social figure and actress, sues the Duke of Manchester for breach of promise. Her life spans wealth to indigence with trials including a London illness and a convent confrontation before the alleged betrothal. She later appeared in Marie T’s company at the Wales Theatre.
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Portia Knight
Duke
Manchester
Baker City
Ore
London
Bakerony
N. P. Knght
Denver
Knight
Portiam
New England
Metropolitan Cement
Frederick Warde
Sarah Cowell le Moyne
E. H. Sothern
Miss Knight
Miss K Knight
Helena Zimmerman
Tapid
Moe
Madely
Udde A
Micsiene
Paris
Betat
Miss Zimmerman
Ian Portia Knight
Readin Rts
Marie T *Spany
Nee of Wales Theatre
First Shot at Manila Bay Fired by Brookline Native
Patrick Mahoney of Brookline has returned home after a twenty year U S Navy career ending with discharge as chief electrician. He fired the opening shot of the Battle of Manila Bay aboard the cruiser Concord under Admiral Dewey. Mahoney served in multiple ships before retirement and later considered reenlisting.
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Manila
Patric Mahoney
Manila Bay
Brookilne
Philippines
Poe
Mahoney
Concord
Dewey
Stockline
Wav
Jackie
Tien Tsin Friction Grows Between British and French
Tien Tsin reports rising tension as British and French forces clash over presence near the railway siding. British authorities bar French entry except on duty after French soldier misconduct. Major Heckler attacked in the French concession. Russian land purchases continue. Count Von Waldersee due Tuesday from Kiao-Chou. Guards reduced to twenty seven each side to prevent clashes during negotiations.
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Tien Tsin
Russia
Heckler
Tien Tain
Count von Waldersee
Kiao-Chou
Pekin
Li Hung Chang Near Death as Ministers Weigh Implications
Li Hung Chang remains gravely ill and near collapse, with American special envoy Rockhill warning of possible death at any moment. Russian minister De Giers lauds Chang as a unique and influential diplomat guiding Chinese relations. Diplomatic leaders differ on foreign troops. United States orders a month of troop withdrawal while others urge retention of a larger foreign presence, or a minimal, limited force.
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Reckhill
Earl TA
Rockhill
Id Hung Chang
M. de Giers
Chang
China
Senor de Cotogns
United States
Japanese House of Peers Passes Taxation Bills Amid Ito Cabinet Hostility
In Yokohama on March 17 the Japanese House of Peers approved the government taxation bills though opposition to the Ito cabinet remains strong.
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Yokohama
Japanese House of Peers
Ito
Forced into office again against his will in Brookline
Prominent Brookline man William D. Paine was unexpectedly elected constable after a crowded caucus and last minute campaigning. He won by a solid margin over Carl M. Goodspeed, who received 142 votes and was surprised with celebratory gifts including a two foot badge and a pair of toy pistols.
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Brookline
Pest
Citizens’ Caucus
William D. Paine
Mr. Paina
Carl M. Goodspeed
Ashington Street
Citizens
Paine
Constable
Goodspeed
Goods
Zere Yene
Munroe Goodspeed
Washington Street
Town Hall
Beacon Street
Eliot's Triumph of Time Mural Revealed at Public Library
John Eliot's mural The Triumph of Time was unveiled in the Public Library during a private view attended by critics and society figures including Mrs. Julia Ward Howe and Miss Maud Howe. The allegorical ceiling piece features thirteen winged figures and twenty horses across five rows, with a frame by Eliot and architect Charles Fox. The work, begun and completed in Rome, marks Eliot as a leading mural decorator of his day.
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John Eliot
Jack Gardner
Julia Ward Howe
Frank B. Sanborn
Anagnos
Bdiot
Thomas Fox
Louise Chandler Moulton
Samuel Slater
Dwight
Bowditch
Barrett Wendell
Edward Robinson
William L. Parker
Eliot
Charles Fox
Lbrary Trustees
England
Italy
Maud Howe
Rome
Beacon Street
Cock Fight Amid Secrecy Draws Near 100 In Braintree
In Weymouth Woods near the Braintree line a scrub order cock fight drew about 100 spectators. Quincy won four of five bouts with heavy wagering. The event, held with no authorities interference, featured a notable 4-14 black Hamburg from Quincy vs a 5-2 black red from Weymouth. The Quincy bird, five years old, logged its fourteenth straight victory before a rare defeat when coupled midbattle.
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Braintree
Weymouth Woods
Quincy
Weymouth
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Shawmut
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Hyacks
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Telephore
Tremont
Sir Thomas
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Terry
Rece
Kennedy
Portia
Duke of Manchester
Aims’ Dupont
Patrick Mahoney
Phkin
Li Hung Chang
New Enny Aery
Associat
Sole Bess Bys
J. H. Thayer
Lexington
Massachusetts
Albert C. Bostwick
New York City
C. P. Doble
Apalachin
N. Y
W. G. Durfee
Upavercley
Cal
Tenac Il. Goff
Providence
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Joston
W. Leavitt
Charles C. Lloyd
Lookout Farm
South Natick
Pawtucket
R. I
Maplehurstcaster
Papewoo
Portsmouth
N. H
W. H. Potter
Mill Creek
Mich
Millard Saunders
Pleasanton
Henry Schmulback
Wheeling
W. Va
Smathers & Shaffer
George van Dyke
Eeld and
Whiteley Stables
Muncie
H. N. Bain
Poughkeepsie
David Cahill
Cochran Bros
He Brack
Edgar Bronk
J. Malcolm Forbes
Nancy Hanks Colt
Admiral Dewey
Fred Gerken
A. L. Gerst
Nashville
Medford
John Swan
Athol
Vinton
Grafton
Carthage Girl
Laconda
Brown Heels
Miss Irma
Elastic Pointer
Gambit
Baroness Evelyn
Schemmerhorn
Colorado
Dan Patchen
Armorel
Breden
Sapphire Gray
Council Chimes Arrister
Gus Warble
Jack Harding
Wavelite
Neponset
Belle Mead
the Bishop
Daphne Dallas
Theodore Shelton
Norvin G
Diavolo
Carmine
Fred
Wedgewood
Pilot
Mma E
St Sophia
Evolute
Hal McBowen
Naundry Boy
Early Bird, Jr
Balmy
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