Cornell Upsets Harvard and Yale in Intercollegiate Games Opener
Cornell surprised the field at Franklin Field to lead after preliminaries, taking hammer and shot titles while Yale and Cornell fight for tomorrow’s championship. Harvard lagged in the sprints and field events, with Yale strong in quarter mile and hurdles as the field narrows for final events tomorrow.
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White
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Squieres
Lockwood
Cook
van Dyne
Shevlin
Pew
Oveson
Weber
Simons
Knox
Hill
Johns Hopkins
Smoking Evils Sermon for Rainsford Island Boys
Miss Lucy Page Gaston spoke to the House of Reformation boys on the cigarette evil at Rainsford Island chapel. She urged quitting smoking as a path to freedom and goodness and introduced a Liberty Pledge for youths to avoid tobacco until age 21. The plan includes organizing a national league branch and transfer cards for boys who leave.
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Miss Gaston
Lucy Page Gaston
House of Reformation
Boston
Seavey
National League
Elmer Chickering & Co
Langford Wins Gripping 15 Round Battle Over Jackson
Sam Langford of Cambridge edged Young Peter Jackson of Baltimore by decision in a Queensberry rules bout in Marlboro. Langford fought cautiously yet landed the cleaner punches and showed superior footwork and distance. Jackson had moments with body work and a late rally, but Langford clinched the victory. A prior prelim between Duffy and McLean ended early after Duffy suffered an eye injury.
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Marlboro
Sam Langford
Cambridge
Peter Jackson
Baltimore
Highland A. G
Langford
Jackson
Sam
Jack
Son
L Langford
Young Duffy
East Boston
Ike McLean
Hudson
Duffy
McLean
Two Women Escape From Danvers Insane Hospital
Two female patients escaped Danvers Insane Hospital at 2 am by a ground leap and improvised ladder. Mrs. Mary Burns was returned by Lynn police. Mrs. Eleanor McCormick is believed headed toward Vermont. Dr. Page defended the hospital’s liberal policy and noted escapes are not uncommon and the pair were weak minded rather than insane.
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Danvers
Danvers Insane Hospital
Mary Burns
Lynn
Eleanor McCormick
Vermont
Grace Darby
Lynn Road
Page
Big Bike Race at Revere Off
A telegram from Atlanta says Bobby Walthour Harry Caldwell and James Moran missed their northbound train so the proposed race between McLean Caldwell and Moran at Revere tonight is canceled. Walthour and Moran plan to train at Revere for the 25 mile motors-paced Memorial Day world championship. The two-mile Revere handicap entries reopen with a Monday noon deadline for late entrants.
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Atlanta
Bobby Walthour
Harry Caldwell
James Moran
North
McLean
Caldwell
Moran
Revere Track
Walthour
Revere
Alec McLean
Frank N. Bemis
Post Building
Gorman Tops Burdick in Eight Round Championship Bout
In Pittsfield under the Pittsfield Athletic Club Johnny Burdick of New York was knocked out in the eighth round of a scheduled twelve round fight by Tommy Gorman of Albany. The preliminary matched Young Lenny of Brooklyn against Matty Malone of Springfield with Malone stopping in the third.
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Pittsfield
Pittsfield Athletic Club
Johnny Burdick
New York
Tommy Gorman
Albany
Young Lenny
Brooklyn
Matty Malone
Springfield
Autoists Train At Readville Ahead Of Memorial Day Races
Readville track opened to racing cars for the first time since last year as Bay State Automobile Club drivers gather for Memorial Day events. The facility will stay open until race day for workouts and practice sessions.
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Readville
Bay State Automobile Club
Hill Suit In Judge's Hands In Middlesex Probate Court
Judge Lawton of the Middlesex Probate Court reserved his decision in the case of Hattie E. Hill suing for separate support from her husband H P Hill of Somerville. The evidence included a scrap of a love letter said to be from a woman to Hill. Hill is the sole heir of the late Colonel Hill, with an estate valued near $80 000 in trust to be turned over at age 21.
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Lawton
Middlesex Probate Court
Hattie E. Hill
H. P. Hill
Somerville
Hill
Colonel Hill
Massachusetts Sinking Fund Dispute Over $4 Million Tax
State Treasurer Arthur B. Chapin and State Auditor Henry E. Turner clashed before the Senate ways and means committee over sinking fund apportionment and courtesy. Turner protested lack of consultation as Chapin defended fund allocations. Committee then backed the $4,000,000 measure, sent to both houses and signed by the Governor.
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Massachusetts
Arthur B. Chapin
Henry E. Turner
Senate
Ways and Means
Mr. Turner
Chapin
Turner
President Dana Joins Special Recess Committee
President Dana of the Senate will serve on the special recess committee to study railroad and street railway issues raised this year. The panel will consider merging steam roads with trolley lines and eminent domain land takings by trolley companies. Senate members include Cummings, Peters, and Munroe. House members include Taft, Hayes, Pingree, Cole, Schofield, Lowell, Davis, Andrews, Peabody, Ames, and Mooney.
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Dana
Senate
House
Cummings
Brookline
Peters
Roxbury
Munroe
Worcester
Taft
Hayes
Lowell
Pingree
Haverhill
Cole
Andover
Schofield
Ipswich
Newton
Davis
Plymouth
Andrews
Holyoke
Peabody
Cambridge
Ames
Orange
Mooney
Boston
Man Charged With Disorderly Riding Through Nonantum Streets
John Montgomery was taken in charge by Officers Goode Kiley and Butler for riding disorderly and dangerously through Nonantum streets. He will appear in court tomorrow and additional complaints beyond drunkenness are expected.
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Nonantum Newton
John Montgomery
Goode, Kiley and Butler
Nonantum
Legislature Ends After Prorogation And Gifts
Secretary Olin prorogued the Legislature after tense closing sessions. The House handed Speaker Frothingham a French clock amid laughter as Democrats mocked him for future Congress and Governor races. Gifts for clerks and pages followed, while tax and Cambridge subway bills went to the Governor and the Senate rejected Schofield’s gratuity bill on a 16 to 18 vote.
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Standard Oil
Frothingham
Congress
Schofield
Ipswich
House
Cambridge
Senate
Dana
Jimmy Kimball
Coolidge
Remington
Pedrick
Davis
Waldron
Horton
Marshall Thompson Symphony Orchestra
Kenney
Holyoke
Norcross
Monson
Annie Laurie
Tuttle Urges Wise Rail Supervision Over Hauls
At Cincinnati dinner Lucius Tuttle of the Boston and Maine railway urges fair government oversight of railroads. He defends past practices as historical but argues current abuses are curbed and that tariffs should be set by those who bear costs. He opposes drastic new laws and favors continued Interstate Commerce Commission powers to enforce fair rates.
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Cincinnati
Cincinnati Commercial Club
Lucius Tuttle
Boston & Maine Railroad
Interstate Commerce Commission
Railroad
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