Bicycle Notes from Charles River Park Track
Fred Hoyt and Austin Crooks, famed pacemakers, arrived at Charles River park track to await Harry Elkes. Hoyt may pace in the open paced event on April 19 if fit, as Nat Butler Cesar Simar Otto Maya Harry Caldwell Charles McConnell and others train for the season opener. Carpenters and painters work on the grand stand while Tiger Roadsters face Somerville C C in candlepin match games tonight and the Metropolitan Wheelmen hold their annual banquet Saturday.
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Fred Hoyt
Austin Crooks
Charles River Park Track
Harry Elkes
Hoyt
Nat Butler
Cesar Simar
Otto Maya
Harry Caldwell
Charles McConnell
Tiger Roadsters
Somerville C. C
Somerville
Metropolitan Wheelmen
Celebrated Wing Shots Prep for Grand American Handicap
In Kansas City entries for the Grand American Handicap are rolling in with 437 entrants. The purse totals 10 925 dollars to be shared among 63 shooters. The top three split 1500 dollars with 600 for first, 00 for second and 400 for third. After deducting 1500, 5000 remains to be allocated to other top shooters and the rest is divided among all participants.
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Kansas City
National League Ends War Moves Toward Schedule
President Dreyfus of the Pittsburg club announced he will attend the league magnates meeting in New York on Tuesday April 1 to adopt a playing schedule. Other magnates including Nick Young and A H Soden joined the call, signaling an amicable settlement and an intact league ready to start play on time.
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New York City
Freedmanites
Spaldingites
Barney Dreyfus
Pittsburg Club
Dreyfus
Pittsburg
New York
Mr. Dreyfus
Nick Young
C. H. Ebbetts
John S. Rogers
A. H. Soden
Lowell Strike Looms as Workers Press for Wage Rise
Continued from page one, Lowell operatives recount rising costs taking a quarter of wages. They vow a fight to end until mill agents grant the advance amid harsh boarding-house rates. Wages by job are listed, with overseers earning 18 to 20 dollars and weavers 6 to 8.50, while mills produce vast cloth outputs annually.
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Corporation
Board Incorporation
Lowell
Fall River
New Bedford
Rhode Island
Lowell Cotton Mills
Statement by Mill Agents With Looming Industry Question
A statement issued by the agents of Merrimack Hamilton Appleton Boott Massachusetts Tremont and Suffolk and Lawrence corporations says it should be clearly understood that the matter requires careful consideration before any action is taken. The brief release indicates concern over conditions affecting the mills and potential implications for workers and markets.
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Lowell
Merrimack
Hamilton
Appleton
An Influential Woman Leads Lowell Mill Strikes
The passage describes women workers in Lowell mill towns debating seating and pay. They accept two beds and four girls per room while facing wage issues of 75 cents a week under a dollar a day. Annie McMullen, financial secretary of the Cotton Weavers' Protective Association, wields influence in potential labor actions.
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Annie M'Mulilen
Cotton Weavers’ Protective Association of
Lowell
Annie McMullen
Cotton Weavers’ Protective Association
Lowell textile leaders resist wage rise amid strikes
Thomas F. Connolly, Lowell labor head for 15 years, resists returning to Lowell to lead again. He notes spinners may strike, risking 30,000 idle workers, with total union funds over 40,000. He cites diverse nationalities among workers, low wages, and differing market prices between Lowell and Fall River.
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Thomas F. Connolly
Lowell
Washington Street
Roxbury
Connolly
Europe
Asia Minor
Weavers threaten strike over loom system at Waterford mills
A committee of weavers at the Saranac mills of the American Woollen Company Waterford informed management late this afternoon they would strike if the two loom system is not abolished in the mills.
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Providence
R. I
Saranac Mills
American Woollen Company
Waterford
Hargedon and Lynch Open New Store
The ad extols a new Hargedon & Lynch store, arguing quality alone cannot sustain business and that style and finish attract customers. It claims beauty wins buyers, urging shoppers to seek eye catching hats with lasting wear value to “stand the rackets.”
Olneyville Weavers Strike Signals Wider Labor Action
The committee claims majority support among weavers while management doubts this. Olneyville strikers say Saranac and Fitchburg weavers may join before next week, expanding the labor action. Prices are listed as 2.00 2.50 and 3.00, with open evenings noted.
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Olneyville
Saranac
Fitchburg
REFUSE TO COMPROMISE The Quarrymen Union Rejects Offer
The Quarrymen Union of Quincy voted again against the quarry owners eight hour day proposal with a 10 percent raise for six months and nine hours for the rest of the year. They will not compromise and may keep yards closed Saturday. Businessmen plan renewed efforts to settle the strike and the State Board of Arbitration will be asked to intervene.
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Quarrymen’s Union of
Quincy
State Board of Arbitration
Connecticut Ball League Taks Steps To Rename
The Connecticut Baseball League met at the Hotel Garde voting to drop the word State from its name. Umpires Shan non Morrissey Finnegan Reardon appointed with Boraty as sub. Forfeit fee set at 100 and five innings to constitute a game. Holiday fixtures announced including New Haven Meriden Bridgeport Waterbury Hartford Springfield Norwich New London games.
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Hugh Boraty
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Springfield
Norwich
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Labor Day
Maine Team at Work in Cage With Coach Rudderham
The University of Maine baseball team trains in the cage under Coach Rudderham ahead of the season opener. Players work on batting and fielding drills as part of early preparations in Rond, Maine.
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Maine
Ramsdell & Halloran
Bangor
Harry M. Carr
University of Maine
Maine Takes New York Trip Schedule in April
The season begins with Harvard in Cambridge on Saturday April 6. Maine then faces Wesleyan in Middletown Conn on the 7th and the College of the City of New York in New York on the 8th. Other games include the New York National League team on the 9th, Manhattan College on the 10th, and Andover in Andover on the 12th, marking Maine's first New York trip.
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Harvard
Cambridge
Middletown
Conn
Wesleyan
College of the City of New York
New York
New York National League
Manhattan College
Andover
Maine
Big Entry List for Horse Show at Mechanics Building
The Heston Horse Show directors reported a strong entry day with 200 more entries than last year, driven by an unusually attractive price. They expect a successful show and are planning a record auction sale of boxes Tuesday at Leonard's on Bromfield Street.
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Heston
Mechanics’ Building
Leonard's
Brom- Neld Street
High men lead in Murray and Irwins candlepin tourney
The 20 top scorers in the $100 prize candlepin tournament at Murray and Irwin's alleys are listed led by Schneider 417 Harriman 416 Lane 410 and Twitchell 00 with Burns 892 Finnegan 302 Corcoran 386 Harrop 885 Mack 880 Madden 871 Long 8T and other performers.
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Lane
Twitchell
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Burns
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Tagrader
Bao
Corcoran
Harrop
Bates
Mack
Johnson
Suburban League bowling results highlight Jameson and Inman wins
Jameson and Inman each won two of three in the Suburban League last night. Jameson defeated Meyers on Meyers alleys and posted a grand total of 1847. McPhee led with a high single of 121 and a three-string of 299. Inman defeated Prospect by eight pins in a tight Inman Prospect match.
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999Th Artillery Association
Arlington Boat Club
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Philbrick
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Herb Eenee
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T'tl Marden
Brooks
Homer
Durgi
Cmos
Ideenee Pre Rays
Jameson
Inman
Meyers
McPhee
Butter Beats Beef in Marketmen League at Carruth Alleys
In last evening's Marketmen Candle Pin League series at Carruth alleys Butter defeated Beef by over 200. Beef rolled 1044 and Williams of Butter posted best totals with a 108 single and 277 for the three strings.
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Carruth Alleys
Williams
Century Athletic Club offers Fitzsimmons Jeffries bout
The Century Athletic Club of Los Angeles offers a fight between Robert Fitzsimmons and Jeffries for about May 10. They propose 7 percent of gross gate receipts with a guaranteed minimum of $25,000 and require a $2,500 deposit to insure good faith. Fitzsimmons was granted until April 1 to decide.
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Century Athletic Club
Los Angeles
Cal
Robert Fitzsimmons
Fitzsimmons
Jeffries
Ank
King to Rage the Kaiser at Cowes Regatta
London, March 25. A novel feature at the Cowes regatta off the Isle of Wight promises great interest a race of two royal yachtmen. King Edward will enter his cutter Britannia the fastest single stick racing craft in England barring Shamrock I and Shamrock II. Against Britannia will be Emperor William s new schooner Mateor now nearing completion in the United States.
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England
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Mateor
United States
Yale And Harvard Tie In St Nicholas Rink Hockey
Yale and Harvard tied 3 to 3 at St Nicholas rink with a large crowd watching. Goals by Stoddard Birdsall Palmer T Barron Campbell and Hardy featured in a stirring, closely contested match in two 20 minute halves.
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St. Nicholas
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Arrington Strong
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Stoddard
Birdsall
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Nicholas
Boston Dogs Enter Atlantic City Kennel Show Opens Today
Boston participants lead entries at the Atlantic City Kennel Show the first beach event opening this morning and running through Saturday night. Thomas W. Lawson of Boston shows toy spaniels including Ashton Crystal and Ashton Aristocrat among others, with many competitors.
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Atlantic City Kennel Show
New England
Atlantic City
Thomas W. Lawson
Ashton Crystal
Ashton May Flower
Defender
Lord Too Woo
Donald Donington
Ashton
Eadcliffe
Mood
Midge
Thornton Bros
Providence
Glen Monarch
Boxing Gossip Highlights Aging Joe and rising boxers in Chicago report
The column reviews Joe’s fading strength against Kid Carter in Chicago, lauds his long career, and notes his high standing among pugilists of the past 15 years. It also covers Jimmy Briggs improving, Bost on boxing prospects, and offers to match young fighters, with editorials on local clubs and figures like Macon and Mathison.
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Choyuski
Atlantic Yacht Club
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Dan Snyder
Snyder
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Matty Baldwin
Charlestown
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Cribb
Inquirer
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Suamthovwess
Igcttiie Ind
Sullivan
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O'Rourke
Cole
RB. H. Benton
Rob Roy
Boston Athletic Association considers enlarging club house
At the annual meeting next month the Boston Athletic Association will discuss expanding the club house to accommodate a growing membership and long waiting list. The plan includes remodeling the entire building to include two adjoining houses on Blagden Street already owned by the club.
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Boston Athletic Association
Blagden Street
Tie seals shared championship in final leg
The season ends with two players tied for the title and a playoff to decide the champion scheduled for tomorrow night. The conclusion of this event determines sole winner and honors the tied competitors.
Neptune Associates Ball Set for Monday Night in Charlestown
The Neptune Associates of the North End will hold their second annual ball Monday evening in MRoughan Hall, Charlestown.
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North End
Mroughan Hall
Charlestown
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