Racers Dining With Boston Cycling Club Guests
About 100 cyclists and reporters dined at the United States Hotel to honor racing men. The event featured many names including Clark, Snow, French, Pettigrew, Ourish, Williams, Doubleday, Bassett, Elliott, Perkins, Towne, and Fourdrinier. Toasts, readings, songs, and remarks praised the club and urged support for Massachusetts racing efforts.
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Post
United Sates Hotel
Lastight
James Clark
BB. Clark
W. Clark
E. Clark
Clarks
E. H. Snow
W. G. French
W. M. Pettigrew
Frank and
Banquet Marks First American Club To Honor Racing Men
Mr Williams praised the racing lot and the club’s support as spring training began. His speech topped the evening’s success, and the banquet closed with singing Auld Lang Syne as the company dispersed at midnight, the first such event by any club in America for its racing men.
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Williams
America
Elmwood Cycle Club plans Lexington ride on Patriots Day
The first Elmwood Cycle Club of Winter Hill Medford announces a Lexington outing on Patriots Day. Club colors are a white flag with blue borders and red lettering. President and captain is John A Parker for now. The postal note mentions Issac Isaacs and L A W membership.
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Elmwood Cycle Club
Winter Hill
Medford
Lexington
John A. Parker
Local dealer Sees High Demand For Falcons Wheels
J. M. Linscott reports receiving 140 Falcons and plans to ship all to buyers due to strong demand. He cannot keep wheels in stock and expects to add a new wheel to his assortment this week, with an announcement to follow.
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J. M. Linscott
Local Bicycle Shops Paint Facades in Red White and Blue
The Union Cycle Company plans white fronts for its two Colum bus avenue storefronts while nearby Very Cycle Company adopts red. The trio create a patriotic display along the street, aligning with a national color scheme.
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Union Cycle Company
Columbus Avenue
Very Cycle Company
Columbia Bicycle Boom Crowds Demand Wheels
Columbia headquarters filled with eager buyers as demand outstrips supply. The company acknowledged a bicycle year with high shopping activity and noted it cannot meet current demand. Local riders search for available bikes amid shortages.
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Columbia
William Read & Sons New Mails '94 models sale
William Read and Sons offers new mails from the 1894 line at 65 dollars. The public shows strong interest and takes advantage of the deal. Act quickly, as stock may run out soon.
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William Read & Sons
Eclipse rep returns with orders as factory runs day and night
Mr H E Walker, Eclipse representative, comes back brimming with orders. Beaver Falls factory operates around the clock. Fred Dudley hires extra clerks due to busier workload. 16 pound Premier not yet arrived. Fine weather pulls cyclists out. I saw riders everywhere yesterday.
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Fred Dudley
Yatter Defeats Paige In New England Billiards Final
In Bruce & Paige parlors last night Yatter beat Paige 350 points in a 10 inch balk line match. Yatter led from early, Paige rallied in the 34th inning with a 61 run but fell short. Yatter's highest run was 35 and his average 91.3. Paige’s best stint was 61 with an average of 51.8. Referee H Wallis, scorer T S Veader. Campbell of Lynn and Carter of this city to play tonight.
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New England
Bruce & Paige
Yatter
Paige
Paige—White
H. Wallis
T. S. Veader
Campbell
Lynn
Carter
Monmouth Park Race Track Sold at Court House
The Monmouth Park race track and appurtenances were sold in Freehold New Jersey with lot 1 including the tracks buildings stands and stables going to Judge A C Monson and A J Cassatt for 50000 dollars. Lot 2 hotel and grounds sold to the same bidders for 10000 dollars. Lots 3 and 4 bought by the same buyers for 10000 and 2500 dollars respectively.
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Freehold
N. J
Monmouth Park
Court House
A. C. Monson
A. J. Cassatt
City of Lowell Sets Coastwise Speed Record as Greyhound of the Sound
The Norwich line steamer City of Lowell covered 24.8 miles in one hour last Monday night from Bart lett's Reef to Faulkner Island. The feat marks the fastest coastwise voyage on record and bolsters pride in the new Greyhound of the Sound title for the vessel and its line.
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Norwich Line
City of Lowell
Choynski Wins Narrow Fight Over Creedon in Chicago
Dan Creedon and Joe Choynski battled in Chicago with Creedon holding a lead early but Choynski dominating the second half. Creedon bled from a broken nose, was floored by a left hook in the sixth, and the crowd favored Choynski as the match ended unresolved with both men standing. Additional notes touch on boxing plans and manager disputes.
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Chicago
Dan Creedon
Parson Davies
Joe Choynski
Creedon
Choynski
Althoug
Joe
Cleveland Prize Fights End In Fakes At Imperial Club
In Cleveland on March 21 two advertised lightweight bouts at the Imperial Club collapsed as fake fights. Billy Vernon and Jack Everhardt danced without harm, referee John Donaldson ordered them out, and a planned Philadelphia and New York bout between George Siddons and Jerry Barnett was halted after three rounds amid crowd jeers. Referee Kelly condemned the event as a sham.
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Cleveland, CO
Cleveland
Billy Vernon
Jack Everhardt
Imperial Club
Cleveland Athetic Club
Vernon
Everhardt
John Donaldson
George Siddons
Philadelphia
Jerry Barnett
New York
Cleveland Athletic Club
Kelly
Boxing licenses sparked by Aldermanic politics in Boston
Boston boxing clubs lose hope for licenses as Aldermen oppose action after pressure and corruption hints. Joe Walcott and Billy Smith headlined a Music Hall show under scrutiny, while Alderman Dyar reveals personal motives tied to political funding. Peter Maher draws interest nationwide as outlines of a Kilrain bout in April emerge.
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Boston
Dyar
Music Hall
Joe Walcott
Billy Smith
Smith
Walcott
Board of Aldermen
Hallstrom
Dyars
Peter Maher
Parson Davies
Chicago
Coney Island Club
Steve O'Donnell
Baltimore
New York
John Ae Quinn
Care
Boston Post
Will Maher
Kilra
Mine Disaster in Evanston Claims Sixty Lives
Evanston Wyoming reports the Red Canyon mine disaster with sixty men dead, including fifty one married workers with large families. Names of victims listed. about thirty belong to the AOUW, with $2000 suffered per injured. Eleven more bodies recovered today as recovery work continues amid dangerous conditions.
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Evanston
Wyo
Red Canyon
James Bruce
O. B. Maltby
Albert Clark
John lLapar
Henry Scuthern
Isaac Johnson
William Graham, Jr
Samuel Halston
Hugh Sloan
William Tellers, Sr
Henry Burton
James Hutchinson
John Dexter
William Weedup
Thomas Hutchinson
Aaron Bull
Walter Miller
Gus Kasola
Matt Silta
Charles Kasola
John Lehte
John Wilkes
James Hyden
William Pope
Charles Clark
William Mason
William Wagstaff
Thomas Booth
John Lester
Angel Dermodi
John Theby
H. A. Hyburn
Critchley
Matt Johnson
George Hardy
David Lloyd
John Fearn
Marshall Langdon
Baptiste Julian
William Landon, Sr
Demure Nellie and a Boston visitor in a theft tale
Frank P. Wilder, from Biddeford Maine, visited Boston on February 23 seeking work and encountered Nellie Cronin. After a night at her Harrison Avenue apartment, Wilder claims $104 vanished from his pocket while Nellie and an accomplice, Harry Arthur, allegedly absconded with his baggage worth $15. Police later arrested Nellie Cronin and Harry Arthur after Wilder identified them at Station 4.
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Frank P. Wilder
Biddeford
Maine
Frank
Wilder
Harrison Avenue
Nellie
Scholl and
Leavitt
Nellie Cronin
Asylum Street
Harry Arthur
Station 4
Fan Tan Players Taken in Chinatown Raid
Twenty flower of the flock were jailed for participating in fan tan. In the morning they face court to hear charges, plead, and pay fines. Two wagon trips carried arrestees from a raid at 1912 Harrison avenue to the station, with a third trip for furniture. Bail commissioner posts forty dollars and releases them amid Chinatown rejoicing and ceremonial rites.
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Chinatown
Durance Vile
Harrison Avenue
Cambridge School Board approves slate abolition policy
Dr. Clancy won a victory at the Cambridge School Board meeting by adopting his order to end slates slate pencils and sponges in public schools. Beginning Sept 1 students will use pens or pencils paper and ink instead of slates. The measure passed 8 to 6 after a lengthy discussion.
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Clancy
Cambridge School Board
O Ferrall Defends Incident With Teamoh Visit
Governor O Ferrall in Richmond denounces the episode involving a Massachusetts legislative committee and the negro member Teamoh. He says he would have treated any colored member with stricter formality and rejects insinuations of discord with the visiting group. Senator Darling says Boston interviews misrepresented the affair and he will forward papers to clarify.
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Richmond
O’ferrall
Senator Darling
Massachusetts Legislative Committee
Boston
Teamoh
Cornell Varsity Crew to Visit Henley for World Championship
Cornell announces the Ithaca crew of sixteen will sail May 29 from New York to England aboard the Paris to train for the Henley regatta in the second week of July. The American eight, coached by Charles E. Courtney, will row in paper boats on English waters with American shells and American gear facing Leander and other top crews.
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New York
Southampton
American Line
Cornell
Varsity
Ithaca
Paris
Henley
Thames
England
France
Oxford
Cambridge
Charles E. Courtney
America
Gentlemen's Night With Roxbury Suffrage Club at Langham
Last evening the Roxbury Woman's Suffrage Club held a gentlemen's night at Hotel Langham with a 7 to 8 reception and banquet attended by about sixty. Speakers included Mrs. Mary A. Livermore, Mr. Henry Blackwell, Rev. A. H. Plumb, and Rev. E. D. Burr. President Mrs. J. B. Bryant opened the program and Livermore urged cooperative housework as a future victory.
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Roxbury
Woman’s Suffrage Club
Hotel Langham
Mary A. Livermore
Henry Blackwell
A. H. Plumb
E. D. Burr
J. B. Bryant
State House
Peace Not Wanted In Yokohama Dispatch
London reports from Yokohama that peace negotiations face doubts as the military element dominates and Parliament signals a motion opposing early peace. The lower house notes that negotiations may not have yet arrived.
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London
Morning Post
Yokohama
Presidential Appointments Include Customs Post and Judges
The president named John Desmond of Massachusetts and Cornelius B. Crandall of Connecticut as collectors of customs for Fall River and Stonington districts. William M. Springer of Illinois was named judge for the northern district of the Indian Territory, Constantine Buckley Kilgore of Texas for the southern district. Secretary Carlisle also appointed William Martin Aiken of Cincinnati as supervising architect of the Treasury, succeeding Jeremiah O Rourke who resigned three months ago.
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Washington
John Desmond
Massachusetts
District of
Fall River
Mass
Cornelius B. Crandall
Connecticut
District of Stonington
Conn
William M. Springer
Illinois
United States Court of the
Northern District of the Indian Territory
Constantine Buckley Kilgore
Texas
Southern District
Indian Territory
Carlisle
William Martin Aiken
Cincinnati
the Treasury
Jeremiah O'Rourke
Peace Conference Credentials Approved at Shimonoseki
Central News from Shimonoseki reports that the peace conference credentials were submitted in due form granting full powers to both sides. Today's conference opened at 2 30 p m and closed at 4 p m.
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London
Shimonoseki
Nichols Ready to Rejoin Boston Team in March
Nichols, the pride pitcher for Boston, has wired manager Seles from Kansas City that he is ready to join the team. He is expected to arrive here around March 28 and come to terms with the club.
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Columbia
8. C
Nichols
Boston
Kansas City
Seles
Boston and Maine Baseball Team Probes Strong Season Plans
The Boston and Maine railroad team seeks strong clubs for games with manager B M Rowand at Union Station. East Cambridge Warren club, led by manager J Haley and captain J Owens, ages 17 on average, competes for a robust season. President Freedman praises Stafford's second base and Jimmy, while Davis and Murphy are noted as reliable. Free agent moves include Fred Pfeffer to Louisville and Tom Bannon excelling with New York. Jimmy Casey signs with Toronto Eastern League. East Boston gym fields a solid unit. John McKillop may join New England League. Don Lucid writes in Haverhill. Crishen and Lerouche to join league ball. George Ryan under contract with New England Association has West offer. Amesbury’s Manager Quinn pushes for strong carriage town team.
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Boston & Maine Railroad
B. M. Rowand
Union Station
Boston
Warren Baseball Club
East Cambridge
J. Haley
Lambert Street
J. Owens
Freedman
Stafford
Jimmy
Davis
Murphy
New York
Fred Pfeffer
Louisville
Tom Bannon
Jimmy Casey
Lawrence
Portland
Toronto
East Boston
John McKillop
Don Lucid
Brooklyn
Haverhill
Michael J. Crishen
Dick’’ Lerouche
Amesbury
Mass
Crishen
Lerouche
George Ryan
Haverhills
New England Association
Quinn
Harvard Nine Schedule Reveals 27-Game Campaign
Harvard's baseball schedule announced by Manager White shows 27 games, including 15 at Cambridge. Opens March 30 with Andover at Cambridge, with key clashes against Dartmouth, Williams, Brown, Princeton, Yale, and others, plus possible late additions.
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Harvard
White
Brown
Dartmouth
Pennsylvania
Yale
Princeton
Cambridge
Andover
Holmes
Soldiers Field
Hanover
Tufts
Amherst
Holy Cross
Worcester
Williams
Williamstown
U. of P
Philadelphia
Providence
Colgate
Georgetown University
New Haven
University of Vermont
New York
Yale Baseball Schedule Publicized For 32 Games
The Yale baseball schedule for the season totals 32 games with two conditional Harvard and Princeton matches. Highlights include Easter trip games in New York Washington Norfolk and Virginia venues and a plan to hold Harvard Princeton tie games in New Haven and Williamstown while limiting games in large cities.
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New Haven
Conn
Yale
Harvard
Princeton
Trinity
Hartford
Murray Hill
New York League
New York
New York University
Georgetown
Washington
Norfolk League
Norfolk
University of Virginia
Richmond
Charlottesville
Baltimore League
Baltimore
Williams
Toronto League
Brown
Newten
Wesleyan
Middletown
Andover
Providence
Lafayette
Orange
East Orange
Amherst
Britain Field Club
Gradge
Holy Cross
Washington and Boston Club Open Weather-Hampered Game
In Charleston on March 21 the Washington and Boston clubs played the first game allowed by weather. Boston led 6 to 4 with 12 hits to Washington’s 7 and 1 error to Washington’s 4. Pitchers Dolan Wilson Warner Mercer Mularkey McGuire.
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Charleston
S. C
Washington
Boston
Dolan
Wilson
Warner
Mercer
Mularkey
McGuire
Salem Poloists Benefit at The Rink
A benefit game for the Salem polo team was held in Salem last night with Salem defeating the Bostons 7 to 3 led by Wootke and Parsons. Earlier Cambridge Press beat Alpine 8 to 1. Maynard of the Bostons won the orange race as over 1000 spectators attended.
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Salem
Salems
Bostons
Wootke
Parsons
Bone
Smith
Cambridge Press
Alpine
Maynard
Somerville Team Wins 2-1 In Union Hall Basketball Duel
Company H Sixth Regiment of Stoneham and Company M Eighth Regiment of Somerville clashed in Union Hall Somerville last night. The Somerville squad triumphed 2 to 1 with Wiley scoring for Somerville and Sweetser securing Stoneham's lone goal.
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Stoneham
Somerville
Union Hall
Wiley
Sweetser
Pure California Wines at Faneuil Hall Square
Purported sale of wine at 14 to 17 Dock Square Faneuil Hall Square offers four bottles assorted for one dollar per gallon. Listings mention Blanchard space and price.
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Blanchard
Dock Square
Faneuil Hall Square
Steve Brodie in distress over New York raid at Bowery saloon
Steve Brodie, famed for the Bowery saloon and his play On the Bowery, faced trouble after a New York raid seized seventy five pictures and forty poems. He recalls Anthony Comstock twice pinching him and promises to fight but hide it from his three children. His wife secured his April 2 examination as police watched his Hartford lodging.
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Steve Brodie
Brooklyn Bridge
Bowery
Columbia Theatre
New York
No. 114
Anthony Comstock
O’connor
Tombs
John T. Reilly
Grand Street
L’’ Station
Steve
Jim Corbett
Mitchell
Brodie
Parker House
Reynolds
Boston
Anthony
Ormsby
John Doe
Bob
Thirteenth Street
Hartford
Peninsula Aid Meeting Debates Harriman Tower Plans
South Boston Citizens' Association held a May meeting at Gray's Hall with a large turnout. Discussion covered Harriman tower idea, street railway improvements, and the need for electric lighting at Fifth and K, plus plans for a new South Boston High School and gas price relief. New members and officers were noted, including President John B. Martin and Secretary E. J. Powers.
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South Boston
Martin
Hudson
Robert F. Means
Harriman Tower
Paris
Marine Park
C. M. Bromwich
W. W. Nichols
Bromwich
Fifth
K_ streets
Paul Hebert
John J. Toomey
John W. Reardon
George F. Smith
P. J. Smith
John Hogan
Joseph H. Miley
Walter G. Drew
South Boston High School
West End
Charles B. Belt
A. E. Whitmore
John P
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Toast “National L. A. W
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Perkins
W. H. H. Hill
George A. Perkins
Racing Board
Robinson
J. A. Kerrison
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Dan Ahern
Lst
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Linscott
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Jaquish
National Racing Board
Bull
Columbia Riding School
Isaac Isaacs
Mr. Isaacs
The
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Suffolk Club
Cycle Trade Notes
Fitzsimmons
John P. Eckhardt
Maher
Kilrain
John Moore
Pastime Athletic Club
James McCourt
Chelsea
McCourt
Morris Clark
Jack Smith
Nick Long
Tom O'Rourke
Tom O’rourke
O’rourke
Long
Walter McNamara
Joe Donovan
Columbian A. A
Ben McArthur
Jerry McLaughlin
Ike McArthur
John Hayes
Don Hartigan
W. J. O’connell
James Leahy
John Linehan
Pat O’brien
D. J. Griffin
Eugene Buckley
Rob Roy
Frank Wilder
FAN Tan
Woman's Suffrage Club
Thurlow
Marie Zakrazwska
Alden Frink
Fredee
A. Lancaster
Dr. Osgood
S. E. Currier
R. G. Morse
John F. Newton
R. G. Ford
Maude Ford
Josie Bryant
Anna Putnam
Lucia M. Peabody
M. A. Mitchell
H. B. Blackwell
Spofford Barker
J. N. Morrill
C. W. D. Wood
L. A. Hamilton
Perley Ramsay
H. Hallett
C. H. Hallett
Peters
Graham
Noles
A. M. Clark
Hanscomb
William A. Bowdlear
Lizzie Bowdlear
Crombie
Sibley
Foote
Nellie Hamiilton
Emily McLaughlin
Lucy Ockbridge
Japan
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