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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1895
Page
6
Paris May 3 The Journal des Debats reports from an absolutely trustworthy source that Japan will abandon occupation and claims to all Manchurian territory except Port Arthur in exchange for compensation from China to be determined later.
St. Petersburg dispatch notes Russia hopes Japan will consider the protest, but the correspondent doubts the optimism. Japan reportedly insists it cannot yield to Russia's dictation and is preparing for complications. Japan orders war materiel, and buys small swift cruisers abroad while China ratification time remains decisive. Armistice MOE inquiry and Pekin moves loom.
Odessa report states Russia has completed war preparations and is fully ready to mobilize for hostilities against Japan should Japan fail to meet Russia’s demands.
A concert at Winthrop Hall Up ham s Corner Dorchester on Thursday evening, hosted by Savin Hill residents, celebrated Mr and Mrs G W Sterling parents of Alice Sterling the murder victim. A large sum was realized.
The annual prize drill of Company E Second battalion Boston school regiment took place in Charlestown High School hall last evening. Senior prize went to Sergeant M. F. Greene and Corporal J. N. Smith while Otis Clark won the junior prize. Judges were Major Oakes Captain McGuire and Lieutenant McDonald.
Fred Eames defeated Lloyd Robinson in a three cushion billiards match at Brice and Paige's last evening with a final score of 70 to 70. Robinson led most of the match and displayed greater skill.
In Bay Ridge on May 3, Harvard College lost to the Crescents of Brooklyn by four goals to two ahead of tomorrow's intercollegiate championship game against Stevens Institute in New York.
Complaints from suburban residents lead General Martin to order a midnight closing rule for pool rooms billiard halls and bowling alleys. After May first the venues must close by midnight disrupting late night revelers and reducing suburban receipts while city hotels feel little impact.
The police commission outfits patrol wagons with canvas covers to shield occupants from curious spectators. Station 4 debuted the covered wagon last night, easing public scrutiny and protecting individuals, including unfortunate women, from intrusive attention during transport.
Dennis Shea celebrated Salem’s two year no license status by visiting the new saloons. He drank heavily on Thursday, was arrested, and later sentenced in District Court to one month in the House of Correction. He fled the dock after his verdict, leaping the prisoners’ rail and escaping.
In Chicago on May 3 the McCormick Theological Seminary board rejected unanimously the Presbyterian General Assembly’s bid to surrender control and property. Nearly all forty directors attended the meeting, ending a long Chicago dispute over the $9 million property.
The Palace Spa at 10 Court Street completes its build out after Thanksgiving opening. A $10,000 onyx soda fountain runs at full capacity with an expanded lunch service. Strawberry shortcake is a highlight as the venue operates day and night.
The Waltham Health Board, impressed by its anti-toxine diphtheria cure, plans extensive use and an practically unlimited supply. Notably, contractor W. C. Howe was the last patient treated and recovered swiftly, stunning observers.
Thomas R Daley admitted the Lynn shooting of John Hughes in police court saying he was not sorry for it. He was held for trial.
Mrs Anna Almeda McWain Sanderson wife of Charles C Sanderson a Dedham real estate lawyer and Board of Assessors chairman died at her Walnut street home this afternoon She was born in Waterford Maine and was 60 years of age.
Special to Our Lady Readers advocates Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for relief during the change of life. A testimonial from Mrs. W. L. Day of Bettsville Ohio claims the remedy revived her health after a dangerous womb and bladder issue and also cured her husband’s kidney trouble.
At Newmarket on May 3 American entrants Stonewell Harry Reed Don Alonzo and Banquet were scratched from the Bretby plate handicap due to overweight concerns. Galeottia won the thousand guineas for 3 year old fillies La Sagesse was second and third. Harry Reed Montauk and other bets are noted with heavy losses by Croker and Dwyer.
Pittsburg Phil plans to ship eight horses to Chicago mid next week. Marcus Daly sends twenty seven to Chicago yesterday under trainer Matt Byrnes to begin Hawthorne Park campaign. Belmont horses, trained by A J Joyner, will leave Virginia for Sheepshead Bay next Saturday for the opening of the Brooklyn Club meeting. Dr Rice at Brooklyn track shows form with 1:16 1 4 for three quarters. Ramapo and others shine at Sheepshead Bay trials. Ramapo in pink condition expected to win the Brooklyn Handicap as Gideon Daly move twenty eight racers from Holmdell to Sheepshead Bay with fliers like The Butterflies and Keenan. Rumors also place four Hyland-trained horses with Colonel W P Thompson. Meanwhile England’s Harry Reed Montauk and Stonewell are not yet ready for a race.
The program at Alexander lists six races with multiple entries in each selling division. First race covers four and one half furlongs with Calista and Velvet Rose among the runners. Subsequent races run six and one quarter miles seven eighths of a mile five eighths of a mile one mile and six and a half furlongs featuring numerous named horses and implied weights.
First race at five-eighths of a mile paladin wins Ettairre second Phobus third Time 1 07 Second race half mile selling Fifield wins Tyrana second Wat third Time 538s Third race one and one sixteenth miles Ellerslie stakes Pug wins Sandowne second Charade third Time 1 55 Percent Fourth race half mile selling Lambent Summertime Florence Hubbard third Mme 52s Fifth race six and a half furlongs selling Darkness wins Little Tom second Van Brunt third Time 1 29 Sixth race five eighths of a mile ac on Fidget wins Foundling time 1 07
Hawthorne results list five races with winners and placements. Race one: five-eighths of a mile. Berefest Ottyanna first, Martha R. second. Race two: four and one half furlongs selling. All first, Birdie S. second. Race three: seven-eighths of a mile Oakwood first Oakley second Landlord third. Race four: one-half mile Zanone first Miss Maxim second Millie M. third. Race five: one mile selling Siva first Mise Clark second Neutral third. Time data shown for several events.
An extended ride proposal describes a bicycle trip within New England, detailing a Boston start and a route through Cambridge Harvard and Tufts College to Nashua and Lowell. It notes on road conditions, scenery along the Mystic and Merrimac rivers, a 25 cent steamer option, and a return via Chelmsford and Woburn with a final stop at the Central House.
The document lists handicaps by time brackets with numerous players and towns. Runners include E A McDuffee Boston Tracy Holmes Chicago C H Peck Chicago Nat Butler Boston Monte Scott Plaintierc N J L H Callahan Buffalo A H Barnett Newark and many others across accounts from Boston, New York, Rhode Island and Maine.
Beecham's pills priced at 10 and 25 cents for relief. A book available at druggists to guide use. The ad claims annual cases exceed 6,000,009 bezes.
A dense OCR list records numerous runners and towns including Roxbury Worcester Malden and Boston with times noted such as 6 minutes 15 seconds 5 minutes 30 seconds and 7 minutes 30 seconds. The compilation names athletes and places with no explicit results.
Riders from many states gathered in Malden as Cambridgesport Cycle Club May events loom. Linscott plans a tougher Maplewood banked turn while Jim oversees details. The Pequot and Sloppy Weathers clash are framed by upcoming races and club activities with a tour of May dates.
A detailed progression begins on Eastern avenue at Ferry street in Malden, winding through Maplewood square to Lebanon and Forest streets, across Main to Clifton, over the railroad bridge to Highland and Elm, then Pleasant and Salem streets, Medford square to High and West Medford, Arlington, Massachusetts avenue, Pleasant, Quince, and finally Beaver and Quinte streets, returning by the same route via a flagpole.
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