Policy Holders Arouser in Massachusetts Benefit Probe
A committee of Massachusetts Benefit Life policy holders plans a thorough investigation of the company to check mortuary call expenditures and push for legislative reform. The effort, backed by Rev. T. J. B. House, targets board control by policy holders and may seek to appoint half the directors, with hearings tied to the state insurance debate.
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Massachusetts Benefit Life Association
Litchfield
Boston
Supreme Court
State House
T. J. B. House
Ruggles Street Baptist Church
Post
Warner Avenue
Dorchester
Massachusetts Benefit
Security Mutual Society of New York
John R. Hague
Ruggles Street
S. Brainard Pratt
Pratt, Bailey & Co
Kingston Street
Charles H. Cole
Globe National Bank
Oliver H. Durrell
Brown, Durrell & Co
Joel Goldthwaite
J. Otis Wetherbee
Benjamin I. Page
Haverhill National Bank
Benjamin F. Peach, Jr
Lynn
John J. Whipple
Cé& Brockton
Bicycle clubs take to Commonwealth Avenue in early spring ride
A lively outdoor ride on Commonwealth Avenue draws clubmen and private riders, with ex-Captain H. E. Walker and ex-Lieutenant C. H. Finley among tandem pairs. Riders from Massachusetts Club, Press Club, Metropolitan and Tiger Roadsters join cyclists touring the Reservoir, Roslindale and park areas despite sharp winds.
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H. E. Walker
C. H. Finley
Jack Fisher
Press Cycling Club
Middlesex
Press
Commonwealth Avenue
Massachusetts
Reservoir
Roslindale
Metropolitan
Tiger Roadsters
Roxbury Wheelmen
Corbett and Mitchell purse offered in London bout
George Stevens of the Bolingbroke Club posts a $12,000 purse for a Corbett against Mitchell fight in London. He also offers $500 to each fighter for training expenses.
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London Club
London
George Stevens
Bolingbroke Club
Corbett
Mitchell
Boxing Gossip Sparks Roanokes Smoke Talk
Boxing circles hum with talk of matches as Frank Erne and Jack Downey plan a ten round bout at Empire Arena on March 3. Everhardt lines up with Leeds, while Pat Daley eyes a visit to America. Steve O'Donnell stays for workouts and wagers may follow from New Manhattan A. C. figures for an Apr 7 exhibition.
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Post
West End
Frank Erne
Jack Downey
Empire Arena
Everhardt
Leeds
Pat Daley
London
Daley
America
Steve O’donnell
Europe
O’donnell
Steve
Manhattan A. C
J. L. Sullivan
Lewiston, Me
Jack Cobb
Newton
George Byers
Kirtland Club
Lynn
Cobb
Halifax
N. S
Mike Sears
Selecting the Champions in Greece Marathon Trials
About 40 000 spectators watched preliminary races in Athens to determine Greece’s Olympic representatives. King George Crown Prince Constantine and Prince George supervised the Marathon course from Marathon. The race covered 25 miles on a rough road, with the winner finishing in 3 hours 18 seconds. The discus event saw a 29 metre throw with a two kilogram discus.
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Athens
Greece
King George
Crown Prince
Constantine
Prince George
Marathon
Germans to Compete at Athens Olympian Games
Berlin dispatch says German competitors preparing for Athens Olympian games will depart March 28. The squad includes Berlin’s champion eleven gymnasts, two skiff sculling champions, four runners, and six champion bicycle riders.
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Athens
Berlin
Bankers Cyclist Banker Denies Nice Death Report
Paris cablegram confirms George A. Banker, American cyclist, is alive and recovering from typhoid fever. Manager Charron says he was very ill but is now slightly better and denies earlier reports of death.
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Pittsburg
Paris
Charron
George A. Banker
Nice
Banker
Riciie The Chronograph Club weighs charging for timing services
The Chronograph Club debated offering their timing services at race meets for free except under specific conditions. Promoters will receive these terms to ensure clear understanding of the club’s stance amid talk of possible professional status.
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Chronogaph Club
Massachusetts
George
L. N. Walleston
Providence
Walleston
Rhode Island
Narragansett
Kain
Philadelphia
Gideon
Boston
Dedham
Linscott
Harvard Cycling Association
Harry T. Burnett
New York
Recorder
League Pitchers Work Standing Of The Pitchers
The National League has issued the latest pitchers averages with Cy Young of Cleveland atop the list Nichols of the home team eighth and Dolan close behind. Batsmen are gaining on curves while 1894 leader Amos Rusie of New York had a higher average.
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Cy Young
Cleveland
Nichols
Dolan
Amos Rusie
New York
Young
Runners Set for Weekend Meet at Worcester Rink
Harvard’s Gerry Newall and Worcester’s Jimmy McLaughlin, ex New England 80 yard champ, to duel in a 1000 yard race at Worcester Skating Rink Thursday night. Other entries include Billy Holland of East Boston A A in the 440, Bascom Johnson at New York interscholastic trials, and Eddie Mills in the New York inter scholastic one mile.
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Gerry Newall
Harvard
Jimmy McLaughlin
Worcester
New England
Worcester Skating Rink
New York
Mike O’brien
George Dow
Larry O’toole
J. J. Quinn
Eddie Mills
C. Gillette
White Hall
New Haven
Harlem
Bohemians
Nassaus
Lone Stars
New York Athletic Club
Riviera Yacht Regatta Fails To Finish In Monaco
March 22 in PGOR Monaco saw light winds delaying finish as Britania led all day to win the main race while Ailsa took second. Ogden Goelet’s Samphire won the twenty rater race. Prizes paid £600 to Ailsa and £400 to Samphire.
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Monaco
Riviera
Britannia
Ailsa
Ogden Goelet
Samphire
Cannes
Nice
Fall River releases Patsey Rollins to Portsmouth VS League
Baseball notes report Fall River releasing Patsey Rollins to Portsmouth of the Virginia State League. The Boston club faces the University of Virginia again. Tenney Bannon Harrington Stivetts Sullivan and Dolan failed to hit in the opener while Herman Long led with five hits. Yerrick and Jimmy Collins were at Jersey City and will report tomorrow. Ducky Holmes from Louisville broke a collarbone in Montgomery Alabama and is seriously hurt likely sidelined for weeks.
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Fall River
Patsey Rollins
Portsmouth
Bostons
University of Virginia
Tenney
Bannon
Harrington
Stivetts
Sullivan
Dolan
Boston
Herman Long
Jimmy Collins
Yerrick
Jersey City
Charlottesville
Ducky
Holmes
Louisville
Montgomery
Ala
Boston Trust Company Forecloses on Cleveland & Canton
The International Trust Company of Boston filed suit for foreclosure of the first mortgage totaling 32,000,000 against the Cleveland and Canton railway. A receiver was requested. Interest on the mortgage was in default since January 1.
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Cleveland, O
Cleveland & Canton Railway
International Trust Company of
Boston
Hat Change Sparks Tailor Made Vanity
A man and woman debate hat fashion with a feather as the solution. He suggests buying a small feather to place in her old hat to achieve the desired style, and she agrees that it will suffice.
Victims Lost at Sea From Two Philadelphia Vessels
Philadelphia reports two ships Havana and Robert S Patterson declared lost with crews totaling about thirty. Havana departed February 9 for Cuba under Captain Rice with eleven crew, last seen at Delaware Capes. Patterson sailed January 28 from Punta Gorda for Baltimore under Captain Tunnell with eighteen crew, carrying phosphate rock hazardous cargo.
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Philadelphia
Havana
Robert S. Patterson
Cuba
Rice
Delaware Capes
Penn Gas Coal Company
American Gas Works
Bath
Patterson
Punta Gorda
Fla
Baltimore
Captain Tunnell
Millbridge
Tunnell
Notable First for Woman in Holland and Other World News
A Charity sister becomes the first woman decorated in Holland by the Queens of the country. Dr Barnardo reports rescuing 22 000 waifs in twenty nine years with over 6000 sent to colonies. Byron letter excerpts sell in London for 60 dollars. Morocco Sultan uses live lions as guards and has about 6000 wives. Dr Jameson receives many marriage offers in Plymouth. Miss Jennie Hilton of Kansas City is a leading active woman gold miner in the Southwest, selling an Arizona mine stake for 35000 dollars.
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Charity
Holland
Order of Nassau- Orange
Barnardo
England
Byron
London
Morocco
Fez
Jameson
Plymouth
Eny
Jennie Hilton
Kansas City
Southwest
Arizona
New Mexico
Belleville Tree Saved By Arch Passage Through Trunk
A 250 year old seven foot diameter sycamore on Stephen street Belleville New Jersey faced removal due to road widening. Barber Christian Ortholf recited Woodman Spare That Tree to move contractor McCann to carve an arched passage instead of cutting the trunk, with plans to light the arch after the street project completion.
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Stephen Street
Belleville
New Jersey
McCann
Christian Ortholf
William and
Stephen
Contractor McCann
Tanquary and the Telegrapher Dog Poker Tale
A Graneros Colorado telegrapher Tanquary trains a dog to fetch lunch and perform tricks. In a poker game behind a barber shop, the dog helps win 1743.50 for his operator, who realizes the dog stood on a chair all night as bets settled.
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Tanquary
Denver & Rio Grande
Denver
Pueblo
Graneros
Col
Perham
Wanzee Street
Tan
Grace
Empress Walks Twelve Miles Daily With Homer Reading Escort
The Empress of Austria travels daily on foot for twelve miles in the open air with a male attendant who reads Homer aloud in Greek during the routine.
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Empress of
Austria
Chief dependence of howe liable to sudden colds
The source notes a medical claim referencing Dr. Bull's Cough Syrup as a remedy for sudden colds, indicating it as a primary treatment option referenced in the text.
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Howe
Dr. Bull
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