Fight plans and sports notes clash in March dispatch
March 19 dispatch from Oakland and Louisville reports Jeffries Fitzsimmons boxing talk with club bids and charity sums, plus Erne McFadden signaling a world lightweight title bout on April 14 in Louisville. Also covered are a Boston Y M C A fencing tournament tonight, and Harvard lacrosse schedule from April to May with opponents Johns Hopkins and Columbia.
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Fitzsimmons
Erne
M’fadden
Louisville Ky
Frank Irne
George McFadden
Boston Young Men’s Christian Association
T. D. Roberts
H.W. Holmes
H. C. Barber
H. J. Blain
K. Id. Gibson
Harvard
F. N. Benson
Boston
H. Wiggars
J. T. Shaw
G. Allsebrook
Portland Defeats Lewiston 9 to 1 in Poorly Played Game
Portland beat Lewiston 9 to 1 in a poorly played contest. Lewiston was weakened by Roberts absence and Burgess left after being struck on the head in the third period. Scoré Portland 9 Lewiston 1. Rushes Campbell 8 McGilvray 5. Steps Mallory 22 Burgess 24 Hayes 11. Referee O'Brien Timer Dyer.
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Portland
Lewiston
Roberts
Burgess
Campbell
McGilvray
Mallory
Hayes
Miller
Clinton Defeats Lowell 10 To 4 In Tight Game
Clinton beat Lowell 10 to 4 tonight in Clinton. The lead changed hands until the third period when Clinton pulled away for the win.
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Clinton
Lowell
Detroit Signs McGuire As Brooklyn Catcher
Detroit announces James McGuire, catcher from Brooklyn, has signed today to join the Detroit Americans.
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Detroit, Mich
James McGuire
Brooklyn
Detroit Americans
Why Not Be Wise Ask for What You Want Beer
An advertisement argues readers should demand Bunker Hill Lager to avoid substitutes. It emphasizes health benefits, compares quality to rivals, offers home delivery in Boston at $2.25 per case, and credits a $1.00 bottle-return allowance.
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Bunker Hill
Charlestown
Boston
Lawson Enters 36 Dogs in Five Classes at Kennel Show
Lawson leads with 36 dogs across about 75 classes for the New England Kennel Club show. Notable entrants include Champion Prince Charlie and Thackeray Soda, a top bull bitch recently bought for 4000 dollars. List of principal owners features Croker, Belmont, Kernochan, Keyes, and others. entries reportedly exceed previous years by over 2 percent.
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New England
Champion la Roche
Mr. Lawson
la Roche
Hingland
Thackeray Soda
Loveland
Frank Croker
August Belmont
James Kernochan
C. W. Keyes
George C. Thomas
Boxing Gossip Sparks Claims of World Bantam Title
In a wild boxing column, manager claims Kid Goodman holds the bantamweight crown while others dispute legitimacy. The writer lampoons the scene, namechecks Sandy Ferguson as England’s latest champion, and hints at staged matches and early spring boxing bouts in Boston, Brockton, and Chicago with fighters like Joe Flaherty and Emergency Kelley.
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Kid Godman
Kid Goodman
Sandy Ferguson
England
New England
Kelley
Joe Flaherty
Win Sullivan
Charlie Scarville
Sullivan
Joe Walcott
Walcott
Twin Sullivan
Charley O’rourke
The
Wabash Athletic Cluo
Chicago
Large Crowd Attends Retreat at Immaculate Conception Church
The Young Men's Catholic Association retreat drew about 25600 men to Immaculate Conception Church for last evening services. Rev Henry Van Rensselaer S J preached on Death urging heed of mortality regardless of health or luck. He warned that death can come suddenly and unannounced.
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Immaculate Conception
Young Men's Catholic Association
Henry van Rensselaer
S. J
Father van Rensselaer
Dorchester Beats Newtowne in Candlepin Series
Old Dorchester won two of three games against Newtowne in the Siasatear. Minnee candlepin match at Dorchester featured Jouett with the highest single score of 100, while Duhig rolled 271 for the best total. The score line remains unclear.
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Murray & Irwin
Carruth
Carruth’s
Rouse
Murrays
St. James
Webster
Boylston
McCarthy
Hub
Jefferson
T'd. Rouse
Linnegan
Mason
Potter
Hedgeee
Bowler
T'd
Barry Seeee
Lavis
Bradbury
Morrison
E. Harriman
Jackson
Boles
Nelson Ee
McCabe
Cres Vies
Eve Eusas Gira
Callahan Eee
Eomeetisall
E. Ee Ee
T'dl Nayson Steeee Vee
Coleman
Russell Ateeee
Dale Creer Ae
Wilby
Old Dorchester
Newtowne
Dorchester
Jouett
Duhig
Warrant Sought in Domestic Assault Case in Municipal Court
Hettie Jones applied for a warrant to arrest her husband for beating her in Municipal Criminal Court before Judge Forsaith and was remanded pending a hearing. Officer Lin ton identified her as a suspect in a separate Feb 12 robbery case involving Isaac Flielstein of New York and a $112 loss at a Wheeler street house. Dora Cronin received four months for robbing Thomas Norton of $16 in a Court street drinking place. John H Hunnefeld fined for striking a woman over a 20 cent piece on Tremont street.
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Hettie Jones
Forsaith
Municipal Criminal Court
Court Street
John H. Hunnefeld
Baxter Street
Tremont Street
Morphine Death of Mabel Weston At Relief Hospital
The Medical Examiner conducted an autopsy on Mabel Weston who died Tuesday at the relief hospital. He stated the body shows appearances consistent with opium poisoning and the investigation proceeds with Weston detained at Station 3 pending his report.
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Mabel Weston
Relief Hospital
Harris
Weston
Station 3
Dr Kilmer Swamp Root Kidney Remedy Ad
A medical advertorial promotes Dr Kilmer Swamp Root as the leading kidney remedy for Brights disease and kidney liver and bladder troubles. It claims hospitals and physicians use it and offers free sample bottles by mail with a forwarding book. Readers are told to mention the Boston Daily Post. Available bottles priced fifty cents and one dollar.
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DR. Kilmer & CO
Binghamton, N. Y
North Dakota
Puget Sound
Nature
Bright
Kilmer
Boston “Daily Post
Dr. Kilmer
Binghamton, NX
Miss Burns to Face Her Double in Murder Case
New York March 19. Florence Burns will appear before Justice Mayer again on the murder charge of Walter S. Brooks. Ruth Dunne, sometimes called Burns’s double, testifies Brooks spoke of Burns once or twice and hoped she would go home. Dunne describes letters to Brooks and claims Burns could not have been jealous of her.
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New York
Florence Burns
Justice Mayer
Walter S. Brooks
Ruth Dunne
Miss Dunn
Miss Burns
Walter Brooks
Brooks
Twenty-third Regiment
Walter
Countess De La Warr Granted Restitution Decree
In London today the divorce court granted Muriel Agnes Countess De La Warr a decree restoring conjugal rights. The case was undefended. The countess and Earl De La Warr visited South Africa in 1899 1900 and have had a troubled marriage since. The Earl owns extensive land with historic title ports of nobility tracing back to 1200.
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London
Countess de la Warr
de la Warrs
South Africa
Hved
Muriel Agnes
Lord Brassey
Earl de la Warr
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Jack Root
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Oldbury
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Piensity
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Teddy
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Newtown
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New Yorker
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Maryland
Westmoreland Club
Ulman, Boykin & CO
Baltimore, MD
T. F. McHugh, Esq
Tacoma, Wash
T. F. Mettugh
E. St
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Boston Paper
Boston Paper Trade Associat
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James B. Forsythe
Curtis Guild, Jr
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