Caricature Show at Allston Hall Ends Sunday
Management announces the Allston Hall caricature show will close Sunday as attendance for the coming week is not promising. Most ladies are away at the park or preparing to leave town. Mrs William Otis will preside at the table today with several young ladies assisting. Mrs Augustue Thorndike will pour tea tomorrow. The show will be open Sunday from 1 to 6.
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Allston Hall
William
Otis
Augustue Thorndike
The Post's Offer for a Lady's Bicycle Costume
The Post invites designs for a lady bicycle costume to be made by leading Boston tailors or sold for cash. Submissions should include a full description and a sketch or photo, with photographs preferred. The item outlines a brownish gray corduroy skirt, black tights, and a Tam O Shanter cap among other period-appropriate details.
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Fost
Ldy
Boston
Bicycle Department
the Post
Margaret
Postman and Craig Ride Century from Boston
The Postman and Mr. Craig rode a century from Copley Square at 7 30 a m on a clear day. They traversed through Beaconsfield East Cambridge Everett and Lynn reaching Newburyport routes with a brief halt for refreshments and a soda stop. The pace remained brisk despite road conditions and a minor tumble in Wenham as the riders endured a lively test of endurance and nerve.
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Boston
Copley Square
George Wright
L. T. Craig
Wright & Ditson’s
Craig
Mr. Craig
Charlestown
Long Bridge
Everett
Newburyport
Linden
Cliftondale
Saugus
Lynn
Lynn Aga
Salem
Essex House
Beverly Bridge
Wenham
Races, Routes, and Reform in Early Bicycle News
The Malden and surrounding cycling scene reports training rides for Callahan, McDuffee, Butler, and others on the Linscott course with crowds and officials noting the course in fine condition. City events list May rides, a Towanda Cycle Club schedule, and a push for women’s dress reform affecting cycling. State and regional racing boards announce schedules, championships, and new divisions, with riders like Charles Earl and Henry Ducker shaping the season.
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Malden
Callahan
Nat
Linscott
Louis Callahan
Eddie McDuffee
Arlington
Nat Butler
Burns Pierce
Bianchi
Hans Hansen
Mike Welsh
Murphy
England
Jack Wettergreen
Warren
Butler
Finley
French
South Wellfleet
George Stiles
Towanda Cycle Club
Woburn
Lawrence
Boston
Bostonian Cycle Club
Ipswich
Acton
Massachusetts
League of American Wheelmen
Waltham
E. Cc. Leathe
Grand Rapids
Mich
Charles T. Earl
Kings County
Earl
Henry E. Ducker
New York State Division Racing Board
Cohoes
N. Y
Brooklyn
Albany County
Albany
Long Island Century Association
Sag Harbor
New York Stock Exchange
Academy of the Metropolitan
Sixtieth Street
Boulevard
Eddie Talcott
C. C. Goffe
E. T. Williams
F. E. Ballard
A. Housman
J. S. Bairns
J. H. Benedict, Jr
N. Thayer
Pennsylvania
McKeesport Cyclers
Pittsburg Athletic Club
West End
Ilkesbarre
Latrobe Bicycle Club
Pittsburg
Ath- Club
Mercury
Lehigh Valley bicycle championships and county events listed
The notice lists upcoming bicycle races in Lehigh county and nearby areas with dates for July and September. It names Mercury Wheelmen Allentown and several county championships across Allegheny Luzerne and northeastern regions and notes an extensive record reference in the Sporting Manual available at the Post counting room.
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Irvington
Milburn
Chicago
Poorman
Pullman
Hoyland Smith
Rhode Island
Winnisimmet
Post
National cycling championships slated for Asbury Park dates
Gideon's weekly racing bulletin lists the quarter mile half mile and two mile national championships set for Asbury Park Wheelmen on July 11 12 and 13 Other national circuit dates go to Scranton Penn June 24 and Carbondale Penn June 2 with clubs bearing rain risk Sanctions also include Yale Athletic Association New Haven Conn May 4 and Altair Cycle Club Danbury Conn May 30
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Philadelphia
Gideon’s Weekly
L. A. W. Racing Bulletin
Asbury Park Wheelmen
Scranton
Penn
Carbondale
Yale Athletic Association
New Haven
Conn
Altair Cycle Club
Danbury
Hearing on Bulfinch front report draws prominent Boston figures
About fifty attended the State House hearing on the Bulfinch front report. Clement K. Fay and Henry Lee led arguments for preserving the Old State House while ex Governor Long and ex Senator Blanchard urged careful funding. State House Commission member Clark warned the $325 000 appropriation is insufficient and costs may reach $500 000.
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State House
Bulfinch
Clement K. Fay
Henry Lee
Long
Blanchard
Fay
Old State House
Dedham Officials Face Injunction Over Eagan Claim
Dedham selectmen and town treasurer hold an order of notice signed by General Stephen M. Weld and others restraining payment of Patrick Eagan for highway labor. Town meeting April 8 authorized $217 payment 220 to 76, with court date set for May 7 in Boston. John R. Bullard named town counsel and moderator of the meeting.
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Dedham
Stephen M. Weld
Patrick Eagan
Eagan
Boston
John R. Bullard
Bullard
Scarlet fever outbreak hits Conlon family in Holliston
In Holliston on May 2, the worst scarlet fever case yet develops in the Conlon family on the Medway road. The attending physician and Board of Health closely monitor the situation as cases rise in town.
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Holliston
Conlon
Medway Road
Board of Health
Will of Mrs. Clarissa L. Crane Filed in Probate
The May 2 probate filing in New York outlines Mrs. Clarissa L. Crane's estate valued at 277500 in realty and 132000 in personal property. Bequests total over 56000 to religious and charitable institutions including 20000 to the Thomas Crane Public Library in Quincy Massachusetts. Her son Albert Crane receives Stamford Connecticut real estate and half the residue, with the other half placed in trust. if he fails to dispose by will it goes to the Quincy library, Chapin Home for Aged and Infirm, and other relatives.
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New York
Clarissa L. Crane
Thomas Crane
Big crowd at Pharmacy Fair features lectures and exhibits
Attendance at the Mechanics' building Pharmacy Fair was large, with many city physicians praising the exhibit. New displays will open tonight as the fair nears completion. At 11 a m Miss Alice Norton lectures on the states water supply titled A Glass of Water with MIT charts. The veterinary department hosts a 2 30 pm session on horse docking led by John Ritchie Jr. Concerts follow at 3 pm and 8 pm by Reeves American Band and Fadette Women’s Orchestra.
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Alice P. Norton
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Veterinary Department
John Ritchie, Jr
Reeves American Band of
Providence
Fadette Women’s Orchestra
Exhibition Hall
Express train hold-up near Carlinville ends in death
The St Louis and Chicago express on the Chicago Alton road was held up half a mile north of Carlinville in Mascoutin county last night. Three men boarded the locomotive and ordered engineer Frank Holmes to surrender. He refused, and was shot and killed. Fireman Frank Tuggle escaped. The robbers were novice, bungling in execution. one wore a gunny sack wrapped about his body.
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Springfield
Chicago & Alton Road
Carlinville
Mascoupin County
Frank Holmes
Frank Tuggle
Portland Beef Trader Sells to Chicago Firm
John L. Best longtime Portland beef dealer sells out to Hammond Bros of Chicago. The move places Portland meat trade under control of the so called Big Four, affecting the city and state markets.
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Portland
John L. Best
Hammond Bros of
Chicago
Harvard Lacrosse Team Heads to New York for Two Games
The Harvard lacrosse squad departed last night for New York to face Crescent Athletic Club tomorrow and Stevens on Saturday.
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Harvard
New York
Crescent Athletic Club
Stevens
Court likely to decide Curtis eligibility for Boston police board
Boston politics swirl around Charles P. Curtis Jr being named to the Boston Board of Police amid contested eligibility. The Executive Council and lawmakers seek a Supreme Judicial Court ruling on whether a registered voter in another city can be eligible under the police commission act.
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Charles P. Curtis, Jr
Executive Council
Boston Board of Police
Curtis
Boston
Supreme Court
Reidy
Supreme Judicial Court
Police Commission
City of
Governor Greenhalge Starts Sea Vacation From Boston
Governor Greenhalge travels to the South aboard a Norfolk Steamship Company boat with Colonel Kenny and General Champlin. He will take a one week to ten day respite from public duties by advice of his physician while Lieutenant Governor recovers.
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Greenhalge
Colonel Kenny
General Champlin
Boston
Norfolk Steamship Company
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Washington ST
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Spalding
Wright & Ditson
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Haan Shoess
Clent Co
Gage
Dartmouth
John F. Foss
Bunker Hill
Lassie
Wolfe
The
Boston Post
Gideon
Quincy Library
BIG Four
Curtis III
Case
Virginia
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