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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Mar 28, 1901

Page

3

Public healing by Dr Henson at Bromfield church

Dr Henson offers free weekday healing at the Methodist church on Bromfield Street from 10 to 11 am. He claims to cure longstanding illnesses deemed incurable by others, with the blind receiving sight and the deaf hearing..office visits are available at Quincy House 81 Brattle Street from 9 am to 6 pm, excluding the 10 to 11 am church hour, with free consultations.

Dr. Henson Bromfield Street Henton Henson Quincy House Brattle Street

Harvard Freshman Strength Test Record Broken by Hall

R G Hall, Harvard freshman, total 1871.8 kilograms in a strength test. He suffered a sprained ankle but is expected to improve and likely beat his own mark with another test soon. Test details include lungs 31, back 320, legs 560, forearms 80 and 70, weight 77.7, push-ups 15, pull-ups 25, chest/arms 310.8. total 1371.8.

Harvard R. G. Hall C. G. Herbert Hall

New Cycle League Talk Spurs Attention in New England

The Post reports unrest in American cycle racing with calls for a new association seen as a likely success. Prominent riders cite delays by the N C A and payments due, noting suspensions while others sign contracts and race. Charles G Percival hints at plans while traveling to Jacksonville and Florida, saying he could rally substantial backing if he joined a new venture.

New England L A. W Charles G. Percival Jacksonville Florida

Harvard Men Stare at Pratt Institute Visit

Yesterday ladies visited Randall Hall as about thirty Pratt Institute students toured Harvard's dining hall. They ate with 800 Harvard men present and left with a good impression of the place and its boarders. The trip is part of a New England library study tour.

Randall Frall Ard Pratt Institute Harvard Randall Hall New England

Murray and Irwin Win City Candle Pin League Title

Murray and Irwin clinched the championship by one game over Carruth as both teams swept their final three matches. Rouse starred with a 314 total, while Murray and Irwin rolled 19898 against Sudbury. Carruth beat the Broadways in a tight first game, with Tatton topping at 280 for the McCarthy team.

City Candle Murray & Irwin Carruth Sudbury Rouse Broadways McCarthy Jeffersons Tatton St. James Barry

Schoolboys Drill Draws Big Crowds at Mechanics Hall

Crowds filled Mechanics Hall yesterday for the English High School Battalion drill with pony company leading the program. Prizes were awarded for individual pony and drill performances with sergeant and private recipients named from Companies D and M.

Mechanics’ Hall Pony Company F. R Tk Pony Jackson Gerder Dodge Elmer A. Meram Comene J. A. Houghton Milne W. L. Lwis English High School Hoto Purdy Elmer A. Merriam First Regiment

Callahan Chosen Assistant Manager For Boston Club

Joseph A. Callahan named by C W Somers as assistant business manager of the Boston American League club. He is popular, well connected, and previously managed with Thomas Boles & Co. The selection is expected to aid Somers in Boston.

Joseph A. Callahan C. ‘W Somers Boston Callahan Joe Somers Gavin Thomas Boles & Co Bouston Boston Theatre Cy Young St. Louis Pat Donovan Young Muggery McGraw Illiams Pittsburg Donlin Conlin

Harvard Crew Feature Sheafe Rejoins Newell Lineup

C M Sheafe, last year’s Harvard varsity crew captain, returned to row yesterday on the Charles River, filling in for Blake on the Newell Law School crew. Blake is indisposed and absent for a day or two. The 1902 Newell crew raced the course for the first time, covering the distance quickly in good form with no time recorded.

C. M. Sheafe Harvard Charles Blake Newell Law School Sheafe Newell 1902

Newell crews rate Harvard after two months of rowing

After two months of hard rowing the Newell crews at Harvard were graded yesterday. First boat: Phillips seven, Dunb six, Nickerson six, Peabody four, Seabury three, Bell two, Walldon, Poe. Second boat: Hunt seven, Rainsford six, Robinson four, Davie three eight, Grilk five, Durfee two, Tsanoff bow. Third boat: Roosevelt seven, Howell six, Jardiner six, Hull four, Parker three, Marshall two, Bradley bow.

Newell Harvard Phillips Dunb Nickerson Peabody Seabury Bell Walldon Poe Cruger Hunt Rainsford Yumball Robinson Davie Grilk Dill Bow Wilcox Uideevee Anysi Crane Ocelrichs Pierce Cott Durfee Tsanoff Peck Yourth Roosevelt Howell Jardiner Hull Parker Marshall Bradley Dler

Boston bids for Pittsburg star pitchers in tense chase

The Boston National League club remains linked to Pittsburg’s quartet of top pitchers but the move is less certain as talks continue and other teams watch closely.

Theeague Boston Pittsburg

Amherst College Baseball Schedule to Begin Training

Amherst College announces baseball practice starts next Tuesday with a schedule ranging from Yale in New Haven on April 17 to Williams in Williamstown on May 30 and June games against rival Wesleyan, Dartmouth, and Maine among others in Amherst and Middletown locations.

Amherst Amherst College Yale New Haven Brown Trinity Williams Wsleyan Middletown Harvard Cambridge Andover Dartmouth University of Maine Dartmouth Anover Tufts Wesleyan Williamstown Riverview Military Academy Columbia Fiory Cross Une

Mertes Signs To Move From Chicago NL To AL Infield

Chicago outfielder and utility player SBandon Mertes signed a contract to play second base for the Chicago American League team this coming season, leaving his previous National League club.

Chicago Sbandon" Mertes

Officials to address Middlesex Club banquet in Boston

Assistant Secretary Hackett and Admiral Robley D. Evans departed Washington for Boston to speak at a Middlesex Club banquet tomorrow night. The event will feature remarks by the two officials and highlight regional affairs.

Washington Hackett Robley D. Evans Boston Middlesex Club

Goudat's Challenges Accepted for Worcester Fencing Match

Boston fencer Henri Goudat challenges Henri Genoud and Worcester Club's Professor Lucien Fournon to a duel in Worcester. Fournon demands dark attire chalked foils two seconds and a referee jury with no appeal winner takes all bets and earliest date. Genoud backs the plan with same terms plus donating gate receipts to a Worcester charity.

Henri Goudat Boston Henri Genoud New England Lucien Fournon Worcester Fencing Club Fournon Goudat Orcester Genoud Worcester

Scott’s Emulsion and Oxygen in Blood Claim

An advertisement from Scott & Bowne promotes cod liver oil emulsion as a way to enrich the blood with oxygen carrying red cells. It compares nutrition and oxygen delivery to building a railroad into a famine struck country and offers a sample to try.

Scott

Country Club Brookline Announces 1902 Steeplechase Schedule

The Country Club of Brookline reveals its spring meeting 1902 with steeplechase events and purses including 5000 in the grand annual steeplechase and 1500 in the Duke's cup. Also listed are the St Botolph, National Hunt, Myopia, and Myopia Norfolk races plus hurdle and flat events. The meeting runs May 28 80 and June 1.

Country Club of Brookline Country Club

Oxford Athletes Weigh Harvard Yale Track Challenge

English athletes hesitate over the proposed regular track series with Harvard Yale against Oxford Cambridge. Weight throwing and two added events draw disfavor among Oxford competitors who fear two events on a round course. July timing and finances loom as main obstacles.

London Harvard Yale Oxford Cambridge Oxford University Athetic Club

Boxing bill fight sways Connecticut governors signature urge

Gubernatorial pressure mounts to sign a bill legalizing boxing in Connecticut amid opposition. The piece notes letters stirring agitation, police scrutiny, and alleged forgery attempts, plus boxing developments in Bangor and Louisville. It includes remarks from Knickerbocker Athletic Club president Don Desmond and mentions upcoming Lowell events and fighters such as Carter Bonner Gardner Flaherty.

Connecticut Tom O’rourke Boston Bangor Dick O’brien Billy Payne Billy Long O'Brien Payne Carter Loulaville Jack Bonner Bonner Brooklyn Don Desmond Knickerbocker Athletic Club Lowell Mr. Benton Billy Gardner Joe Flaherty Con Desmond Young Allen Tom Devine Mike D'Arcy Charles Gibbs Tim Harrington Frank Casen Kid Rogers Dave Anderson B. H. Benton Rob Roy

Sampson Views Independence Works in Boston

Admiral Sampson and friends inspected the Atlantic Works yesterday and checked progress on the new cup defender Independence. Riveting continued on the keel fin bronze plates. the mainsail finished as a record 200 square yards of canvas.

Admiral Sampson Atlantic Works Messrs. Wilson & Silsbee City

Bicycle notes on damming Charles River path and racing

State House action at 10 30 Friday promises a bicycle parade in favor of a riverfront cycle road to Watertown. Prominent wheelmen will speak. John Irwin may manage Arthur W Ross the New Jersey midget. Al Smith’s status and pacing race plans in Jacksonville are noted. legal sparring over Michael Downey race and other racing figures round out the item.

State House Charles River Watertown John Irwin Arthur W. Ross New Jersey al Smith Jacksonville Los Angeles Cal Nat Gerry Jim Kennedy Boston Michael Downey Frank Waller Lester Wilson Frank J. Cadwell

California Racing Party Heads East For Newark Meet

The article notes a ten mile event with Robbie Walthour at Jacksonville next Sunday and Johnnie Lake riding ponies on the Pacific coast. It states ponies are no match for motors and that the California racing contingent leaves the coast April 16 for Newark, New Jersey, including McFarland Cooper Freeman Downing Kiser and Hoffman, the Pacific coast amateur.

Robbie Walthour Jacksonville Johnnie Lake Pacific Coast California Newark N. J McFarland Cooper Freeman Downing Kiser Hoffman

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