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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Mar 21, 1891

Page

8

New England Baseball Association Debates National Protection

An adjourned meeting at Tremont House with delegates from Worcester Portland Lowell Haverhill Lynn and Salem voted 6 to 1 to seek protection under the National agreement. They deemed $800 too high for uncertain protection and discussed a reserve rule in class C. Committees were named to gauge sentiment in Springfield and Providence and to handle air matters. The group plans another session Saturday. M J Kelly arrived, pursuing players for his Cincinnati team and Ed Crane’s signature may follow.

New England Baseball Association Tremont House E. B. Fuller Haverhill Worcester Portland Lowell Lynn Salem New England Association Fuller Frank Bancroft Tom Lovell Springfield Providence Messrs M. J. Kelly Cincinnati Ed. Crane

League may split after base ball meeting in Hartford

Hartford March 20 delegates from Hartford Waterbury Bridgeport New Britain and Bristol attended a meeting to form a State base ball league. A. W. Lang of Hartford was named president and H. R. Wurant of Waterbury secretary treasurer. No agreement on visiting club payments, Waterbury seeking fixed guarantees while others want 40 percent of gate receipts. It appears the league may split with five cities as the only certain members. No vote was taken and the meeting adjourned under the president’s call.

Hartford Conn Waterbury Bridgeport New Britain Bristol A. W. Lang H. R. Wurant

New Football Rules Adopted by Collegiate Representatives

Representatives from Yale Harvard Princeton Wesleyan and the University of Pennsylvania met in New Haven to approve new football rules. If ratified at the May Intercollegiate Association meeting the changes take effect. otherwise they go to the Graduate Advisory Committee for referral.

New Haven Conn Yale Harvard Princeton Wesleyan University of Pennsylvania Intercollegiate Association Graduate Advisory Committee

Beach Show Entries Top 600 for New England Kennel Club

Boston hosts the annual beach show at Mechanics Hall with 633 entries booked so far. The lineup includes winners from Pittsburg Baltimore Washington and New York and features John A. Logan of Youngstown entering fox terriers. Spratt’s patent kennels will be used for benching.

New England Kennel Club Mechanics’ Hall Pittsburg Baltimore Washington New York Boston John A. Logan General Logan Youngstown Spratt St. Bernards

Resignation of National Board Chairman Thurman to Young

Correspondence from March 17 to March 20 shows Allen W. Thurman resigning as chairman of the National Board due to time demands, expressing respect for the board and belief in the nation’s game. N. F. Young replies in regret, affirming friendship and confidence as Thurman retires.

National Board Washington A. W. Thurman N. F. Young Cotumagus Ohio M. F. Young D. C Allen W. Thurmay Columbus Messrs Kauthoff N. F. Youna

Lynn to Host Beaters in New England League Debut

Lynn will host a New England league baseball game against the Be at ons on Monday April 20 at the Glenmont grounds. Manager Harry Putnam says a Boston backer will contribute 1000 with hopes of raising 1500 more. local support aims to boost the Lynn club’s season start.

Beatons

Victory for Chelsea in Norfolk House interclub bowling

Chelsea defeated the Arlingtons in a Norfolk House Casino Alley inter-club bowling clash last night, lowering the colors of the Arlingtons in a tightly contested am-Meur match.

Arlingtons Norfolk House Chelseas

Norfolk House casino al leys match ends 81 pin spread

A short bowling match at the Norfolk House alleys saw both teams struggle. Neither side bowled well, and the final score stood at a narrow 81 pin margin.

Norfolk House

Extraordinary Prices for Autographs of Declaration Signers

Brisk bidding at Leffingweil auction yielded figures above $100 for many historical items. Significant sales included Nathan Hale letters, Walter Raleigh era documents, and a Baldwin of signatures from George Washington to Robert Treat Prine, with the whole set of signers totaling $10,360.

Leffingweil Nathan Hale Union” School Hale New London Devon Elizabeth Walter Kareish T. Buchanan Paul Revere George Washington Lue Sume Penobscot Ajor Johm Andre Beredict Arnold Baron de Kalb Charlestown Paladelphia Fort Moultrie Jane Christopher Gads James Moore Boston Israel Putnam James Reed Alexander Scammel Arnold Vman Kiall Savannah Roger Sterman Georgia Confederation Grinnett General Moultrie Thomas Heyward, Jr Augustine Button Grinnett Catharine Samuel Adams Dausis de Berdt N.v Josiah Barnett G. Brittain Europe John Adams James Warren First Continental Congress Arlopagus Philip Livingston Abraham Yates, Jr Hudson's River Thomas Lynch, Jr Arthur Middleton Lewis Morris Thomas Nelson, Jr John Page Robert Treat Prine New Hampshire Philadelphia Penn Washington Howe John Witherspoon Committee of Secret Correspondence Richard Stockton Committee of Congress Roger Sherman Jonathan Trumbull George Ross James Searle

Navy official to inspect battalion before banquet

Assistant Secretary of the Navy Soley will travel from Washington on Wednesday evening March 24 to inspect the Naval Battalion. The following night the corps will mark its anniversary with a banquet, with details to be announced later. In Brighton District Court, Miss Mattie Sugden was convicted of cruelly killing a dog by shooting him on March 9 and fined $10. the dog, a valuable retriever owned by Frank H. Ricker, suffered four hours before death. The next Channing Hall free course lecture is today at 3 p.m. by Rev. F. Lb. Harnbrooke of Newton on Transcendentalism and other Liberal Tendencies.

Soley Washington Brighton District Court Mattie Sugden Frank H. Ricker Channing Hall F. Lb. Harnbrooke Newton

Harvard University Calendar Event Dense Schedule

Harvard calendar lists multiple events across March with lectures debates and chapel services. Notable items include President Eliot talks and a Weston West topic, geological papers by G A Barton, and a Yale professor lecturer on Homeric life. Open public lectures at Harvard Hall and Jefferson Lab.

Harvard University Appleton Chapel Brooke and Lord Boston Harvar College State Street Tursuay Faculty of Arts and Sciences University Harvard West Eliot Sevel G. A. Barton Oes Islands Geological Laboratory rounsway—Divinity School St. Paul's Society Farlow W. Sprague My George's Church Charlestown Grays Greenough White van Clas T. S. Seymour Yale Dien Harvard Hall Dinamo Electric Machinery Rofessor Jefferson Physical Laboratory Tanespay Engitah Harvard Union Arrison Harties Ros U Divinity ‘School Oxford Cambridge Cook Boylston Hall

Royal Baking Powder Proven Faultless in Many Tests

Exhaustive government and city health tests, juries of exhibitions, rival maker tests, and American housewives using it in daily cooking for 25 years confirm Royal Baking Powder as faultless. It is described as the greatest leavening strength, absolutely pure and wholesome with every test showing superiority.

Importations Offer Bargain Glove and Luminous Linens

A period piece notes a special bar gain on imported Biarritz gloves at 85 cents in the coming week. Chamois in yellow and white are highlighted for driving and daily wear as they wash clean in warm soapy water. The Paine Furniture Company from Emerald Isle has received fine curtains with point applique, lattice frieze borders, and oriental patterning. A prominent Marlboro Street newspaper man’s home has been refitted with these elegant items, adding a charming touch to the drawing room.

Hollander & Co Chandler & Co Messrs. Stearns & Co Chanuler & Co Faunel Jordan & Marsh’s Audib Bernhardt Messrs. Gilchrist & Co Biarritz Emerald Isle Paine Furniture Company Paris Marlboro Street

Anniversary of the Roxbury City Guard banquet at Quincy House

The Roxbury City Guard Company D marked its 107th anniversary with a 175 strong banquet at the Quincy House. Notables included General N A M Dudley Colonel T R Matthews and Colonel Horace T Rockwell. Speeches honored past service and discussed staff eligibility for governors.

Roxbury Quincy House J. H. Frothingham N. A. M. Dudley Stone Regular Army T. R. Matthews First Infantry J. P.gragg Horace T. ‘Rockwell John A. Scott J. W. Phillips First Massachusetts Isaac Burrill Matthews Rockwell Dudley Frothingham Massachusetts Alliance W. W. Bartlett Massachusetts Fire Insurance Company Young T. H. Johnson Central Club of Somerville Charles Lincoln New Orleans General Caylor Order of United Friends Crawford House Grand Council of Massachusetts L. B. Lyman Choate Phi Delta Phi Harvard Law School Thorndike F. A. Huntington B. Rand Prescott, Jr C. B. Roerts E. W. Blake

A GOOD YEAR S WORK ANNUAL REPORT OF NURSING ASSOCIATION

The fifth annual report of the Instructive District Nursing Association by secretary Mrs W J Sedgwick shows increases of 483 cages and 6719 nurse visits over last year. It details aims, cases treated, teaching results, and work methods, noting funds raised to add a new district and plans to extend to three districts lacking nurses, seeking 5500 for the current year and support to open an eighth district if funds permit.

Boston East Boston South Cove South Boston East Bus

Modification sought on yacht documentation order by Burgess

Naval Architect Burgess sought action to modify a Commissioner of Navigation rule requiring all yachts over five tons burthen to be documented. A Boston yachting advocate and Captain Clark of the Boston Yacht Agency voiced opposition to forcing small pleasure craft to obtain papers, arguing many yachts would be affected and suggesting alternative data collection or builder disclosures. The Post published a reader letter urging reconsideration, noting the practical issues of enforcement and the effect on foreign yachts if enforced.

Commissioner of Navigation Burgess Custon House Buress Washington Boston Yachimsen Marblehead Bureau of Navigation Puritan Heil Gate Lave Clark Boston Yacht Agency Boston Light

Boston Architectural Club informal supper and talk

Last evening at the Boston Architectural Club rooms an informal supper and discussion featured F Hopkinson Smith explaining Bohemian artistic unity. Prof E R Morse discussed Japanese art influences on architecture, highlighting asymmetry and bold contrasts. W R Emerson urged architecture to reflect completion, not a mere ready made image. R S Peabody described Columbian Exposition projects. The event drew a large, lively audience and was highly successful.

Boston Architectural Club Blackall F. Hopkinson Smith E. R. Morse Pulding Sirest W. R. Emerson R.8. Peabody

Boston rector praises bishop candidate in Winslow letter

One of Boston’s leading rectors responds to Rev Dr Winslow’s letter in yesterday’s Post. He says he hopes the bishop would be a great man for Massachusetts and that if his spirit prevails she will get him.

Sunday Lectures on Religious Progress at Horti cultural Hall

A course of eight Sunday afternoon lectures on Religious Progress begins March 29 at Horti cultural Hall under the Free Religious Association. Leading figures from progressive religious movements will speak on topics such as The Messianic Idea, The Creed of Today, A Church Founded on Moral Science, The Scientific Basis of Ethics, and The Order of God. The series closes with Institutions, Their Rational Evolution and Thought by Rev. William J. Potter, president of the association.

Horticultural Hall Free Religious Association Solomon Schindler M. T. Save Mangasarjan Francis E. Aubott E. L. Rexford Julius Ord of God William J. Potter Free Religious ‘Association

Hood's Sarsaparilla Promises Whole-Body Health

An advertisement extols Hood's Sarsaparilla as purifying the blood to reach every organ. It claims improved blood quality preserves health and suggests simple, fair use will convey benefits to the entire body.

Sunday notices of religious events across Boston streets

A string of Sunday program listings from Boston churches and groups includes services at Emmanuel, South Congregational, First Church in Roxbury, and Arlington Street Church. Events feature sermons, Sunday schools, expositions, and a Young Men’s Christian Association gathering with music by local musicians, plus an evening vesper and a “Learning to Think” talk by the Rev. Charles G. Armes.

Newbury Exeter Mra. H. S. Lake Boston Young Men's Christian Association Boylston Helseet James G. Tatierson Enauler George and Roderick MacDonal A. T. Lerey Joseph Stewart Willian MacDonald J. W. Cone Manuel Churoes Mowbury Leighton Farks Music Hall Emory J. Haynes Tonic Jesus Cuerca Ellot Square Roxbury James de Normandie South Congregational Cagaca Newbury Street Exeter Street Hale sSunaay School Catron Thebischius Second Courch Boston Copley Square Aton Street Edward A. Horton Arlington Street Brooke Herford Herbie Chris Ian Union Hall Houston Street Charles G. Armes Church of the Disciples Carnally Flora &. Barry

Boston Courts Hear Libel and Personal Injury Actions

Supreme Judicial Court sessions list libel case against Alfred G. Stones in Boston Daily Advertiser, plus numerous tort and contract suits in progress. Cases include Bridget Thornton v Salmon for services, John Murphy v Robinson for injury, and city of Boston wire injuries with multiple plaintiffs. Insolvency court notices finalize meetings and dividends while trial lists for the week are set.

Superior Court Hompson Alfred G. Stones Boston Daily Advertiser Company New York Philadelphia Boston H. D. Moore W. H. Baker H. N. Sheldon Bridget Thornton Thomas Salmon J. A. Maxn Henry E. Fales Bordum Hall John GB. Lamontague United States James F. Sweeney J. C. M. Bayley John Murphy Frank Robinson Milton E. B. Hale J. Lowell, Jr L. H. Smith DomnBak Joseph Graham City of Clarkstown Street James McGonigle John Haskins John McGonigle D, Allen G A. O. Ernst T. M. Karton Kate Libbey West End R. R. Co C. F. Sullivan M. F. Dickinson, Jr F. D. Braman Suffolk McKim Nathaniel G. Finney Patrick J. Maguire Abert Trenholm Home Safety Razor Company Edith M. Bimeney Phillips Bros William Reardon Robinson & Fitzsimmons Prieptala Oil Company Fred L. Whitcomb Oscar Ruiz & Cox Susie B. Field Silas A. Bessie Charles A. Dearborn Benjamin P. Walker

Attractive Spring Excursions by Raymond and Whitcomb

The tourist managers Raymond and Whitcomb announce a carefully priced list of sightseeing tours across the continent with a departure from Boston on Monday April 20. One party travels Colorado New Mexico Arizona and California while another visits Oregon Washington and possibly Alaska returning via the Northern Pacific through Yellowstone Park. Full particulars are at 296 Washington Street opposite School Street.

Messrs, Raymond, & Whitcomb Beson Colorado New Mexico Arizona California San Francisco Salt Lake City Glenwood Springs Manitou Springs Denver Oregon Washington Alaska Pacifc Yellowstone Park Raymond & Whitcomb Washington Street School Street

Mosquito Fleet Races Set at South Boston Yacht Club

Mosquito fleet regatta announced for Fast Day at 10 a.m. off South Boston Yacht Club with an open subscription race. Entries go to James Bert ram at 330 Broadway or Mosquito Yacht Club or to W C Cherrington at 288 Federal Street. A series of races follow on June 17, June 27, July 11, July 26, Aug 8, Aug 22, Sept 7 and Sept 12 with cash prizes and cup or pennant stakes.

Mosquito Fleet South Boston Yacht Club James Bertram Broadway Mosquito Yacht Club W. C. Cherrington Federal Street Mosquito Fleet Yacht Club

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