This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 18 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1898
Page
3
Baltimore and New York both suffer defeats as games on other fields unfold. The headline notes a 65 point gap behind Cleveland and hints at standings shifts across leagues and venues.
National League schedules list Boston at Louisville New York at Cincinnati Brooklyn at St. Louis Baltimore at Cleveland Philadelphia at Chicago Washington at Pittsburg New England League games include Pawtucket at Newport New Bedford at Brockton Taunton at Fall River Yale at Newton Dickinson at Villanova Cambridge H and L Hopkinson at South End. Chigasg victory details show Chicago 00100081 Philadelphia 000010000. Left on bases Chicago 1 Philadelphia 7.
Boston's champions overwhelmed Louisville with 11 hits and seven first-inning runs. Tenney Long and Lowe led Boston with three hits each. Bergen and Duffy added two apiece. Louisville errors fueled the surge as Ehret pitched for Boston and Lewis struggled for Louisville.
An advertisement touts Dean's Ointment as a universal remedy for eczema and all itch diseases of the skin promising instant relief and permanent cure.
At Rochester Buffalo dominated 11 to 1, Montreal beat Toronto 6 to 2, Lancaster over Patterson 6 to 1, Reading routed Richmond 9 to 0 by forfeit.
Readable notes show Worcester High School and Harvard freshmen eights contest on Lake Quinsigamond tomorrow. Also listed are New England Kennel Club open-air dog show at Braintree June 4 and Interscholastic Rowing Association finals planned for tomorrow afternoon. Gaelic sports season opens on Decoration Day with Emmets, Garryowen and Young Irelands matches noted. Celtic Park hosts Emeralds Worcester versus C J Kickhams Gaelic football in New York.
R. M. READ offers free consultation at 175 Tremont Street, Heston with a guaranteed cure. pamphlet available. The notice also mentions Marine Corps recruitment seeking able-bodied unmarried men age 21 to 35 in Portland and Boston areas.
Race day forecast looks for clear weather tomorrow at the Brookline Country Club as twenty two horses enter the opening steeplechase. Weights are led by Shillalah at 164 pounds and Olindo at 164 with contenders Mars Chau 148 and Scud 138. Myopia handicap, hurdle race, back race at one mile. No schooling on course after the flag went up yesterday.
Boxing circles weigh the chances as Kid McCoy and Joe Choynski sign for a twenty round bout. The piece chronicles the shifting field of heavyweight contenders, Jeffries Corbett Fitz and Maher, and notes possible matchups with Ruhlin Byers O’Brien and others, highlighting training plans and upcoming cards across multiple clubs.
The Intercollegiate Athletic Association of America meet unfolds at Berkeley Oval New York today and tomorrow with Penn favored to win and a tight duel for second place expected between Harvard and Yale Georgetown’s chances weaken as Bernie Wefers breaks down overtraining removing a key sprinter from the lineup.
At Jefferson alleys last night Hotel and Railroad News Company defeated the Boston Globe mailing room candle pin team in a five game series that ended tied two games apiece after two strings. In the final string the Hotel quintet won by 16 pins totaling 429 while Globe neared 400. Rockwell led with 271 and Himeon surpassed 100 in the last string with 101. Rockwell and Himeon starred in the closing stretch.
A dialogue snippet shows a young woman praising a linguist while he questions whether she aims to impugn his accuracy. The exchange carries formal tone and uneasy power dynamics as the speaker asserts linguistic superiority.
Enthusiastic riders at the Waltham Velodrome train despite a cool day, with top New England amateurs entered for Monday events. The one mile international features Cooper Iden and Bald, while a ten mile pursuit pits Kaser against Bourotte. Officials listed, 10 000 portrait buttons offered starting today at three locations.
Eddie McDuffee leaves Boston with trainer Culver and ten pacing team members for Bridgeport to prep for the ten mile pacing race against Hoyt on Monday. Pacers Davis Henshaw Barnaby Sherer Tenzler Allen Ferre Kent Leonard and McLean join five quads and four tandems, with additional pacers from New York to join later. Doc Brown of Cleveland signs with the National Cycle Track Association to wear its colors for the rest of the season.
Teddy Edwards plans a ride through Winchester Woburn Tewksbury and Lowell to complete his 140th century and return for an unpaced mile at the A C meet at Charles River Park. He has used the same bevel gear chainless bicycle throughout his streak and has only had minor incidents such as punctured tires since starting. He left Boston and will ride west to Buffalo via major cities, stopping briefly along the way. he completed his 146th century yesterday.
A letter to the editor argues against a proposed bicycle pathway across Boston Common. The writer says the Common is sacred and should remain free of wheeled traffic to protect recreation and safety, urging that opening the path invites more paths and desecration.
Gaston Rivierre, the French rider, wins the Bordeaux Paris road race in 20 hours 89 minutes 145 seconds, just outside last year’s record. Garin is second, Robl third. Rivierre paced by motor omnibuses, with food and drink for sustenance. Local riders Solari and Cronin plan to pace in New Bedford for Bolting versus Gatenby. The National Track Association seeks a fast unknown to challenge top sprinters. Johnny Johnson has not heard back from Angus McLeod on a challenge. Dave Shafer backs Johnny and Michael to win nine races, and notes harder work this year. Marlboro club hosts cycle meet. Suffolk BC hosts Prescott Wheelmen with clubhouse entertainment.
In damp rough water two interscholastic rowing semi finals were completed. Roxbury Latin beat Chauncy Hall by four feet in the first race, Time 7m 33s. Boston Latin upset Cambridge High and Latin in the second, finishing a length and a quarter ahead, Time 7m 30s. Final set for Saturday. Also noting the death of Blanche Sully, daughter of Thomas Sully, famed portraitist.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.