Auto Races Postponed at Readville After Rain
Readville May 30 Rain caused a postponement of the Massachusetts Automobile Club events at Readville trotting park disappointing between 12 000 and 15 000 enthusiasts. After three heats rain turned the track to a quagmire and the races were moved to next Saturday. Oldfield Bullet 2 flared briefly but was extinguished. Five mile open results Hollander over Donohue Morrison over Webb. Ten mile open Basle over Ross time 12 24. The entry list will be reopened and free admission offered next Saturday.
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Readville
Massachusetts Automobile Club
Oldfield
BE. R. Hollander
C. J. Donohue
Charles Basle
Louis 8S. Ross
Heroes of 3 Wars Honored at Roxbury Cemetery
Graves of veterans from the French and Indian, Revolutionary, and Civil wars in Roxbury were visited and decorated by Post 26 G A R and the Roxbury Historical Society. It marked the first year the society joined veterans in the commemorative duty.
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Roxbury Cemetery
Eustis Street
Roxbury
Post 26
Crowded Cells Hold 38 Gamecocks After Woburn Raid
In Woburn on May 30 police seized a cock fight in progress. Thirty eight gamecocks and three men were captured. Birds were housed in every cell and even cupboards to keep them from killing each other. Bantams continued to spar as officers rounded up horse drawn gear and gear.
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McDermott
Welsh
Murphy
McKenna
French
Woburn
Japanese Women Train for Strength Through Jiu Jitsu Practice
The article argues Japanese women can achieve physical parity with men through outdoor exercise, breathing, and strength routines. It cites early-life training as crucial, warns against anemia, and endorses Dr. Pierce medical remedies with testimonials and offers for The People’s Common Sense Medical Adviser.
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PT Nhe
R. V. Pierce
Philadelphia
Penn’a
Dr. Pierce
Buffalo
N. Y
Work horses parade marks newest veterans in city parade
The second annual work horse parade on Commonwealth Avenue drew nearly 450 entries led by King Cole a 20 year old winner of blue ribbons driven by John Boyle. Major 23 years in fire service and Denie 43 years old also featured with drivers and special ribbons awarded to veterans.
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King Cole
Commonwealth Avenue
Rning
John Boyle
Sara
Metropolitan Coal Company
Major
Boston Fire Department
Fire Engine Company 8
H. ©. Houghton
Denie
Chubb
Boston Elevated Railway Cmpany
William J. Harkness
Carney
John Carroll
City of Newton
Timothy Foley
Michael Murray
Fifield, Richardson & Co
Solon J. Richardson
City Laundry
Frank Sturtevant
Boston Elevated Railway Company
George C. Lienhard
C.F. Hovey & Co
Clarence H. Jones
S.S. Pierce Co
J. S. Hilliard & Son
August “F. Doty
R. A. Lawrence
R. K. Clarke
Joshua Atwood
Arthur Perrin
H. O. Houghton
Sullivan Beats Ashley in West End bout
Tommy Sullivan of this city defeated George Ashley of Fall River in the third round of a scheduled 12 round fight at the West End Athletic club. Ashley's seconds threw in the sponge as their man neared a knockout.
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Lawrence
Tommy Sullivan
George Ashley
Fall River
West End Athletic Club
Ashley
McFadden Coffey Bout Declared Draw in Bellows Falls
In Bellows Falls Vermont tonight George McFadden and Kid Coffey fought 15 rounds at Fall Mountain Athletic Club and the referee Kelfeher ruled the match a draw.
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Bellows
Falls
George McFadden
Kid’ Coffey
Fall Mountain Athletic Club
Kelfeher
Charlestown Lad Drowned Near Fitchburg Dock
William A. Linehan a 9 year old son of John J. Linehan of 71 Lawrence Street vanished after stepping on a slippery sill while watching two men fish from a lighter moored at the Fitchburg dock. Harbor police were notified and dragging for the body continued after his hat was recovered under the Warren bridge. He attended St Marys Parochial School on Warren Street and his mother remains in shock.
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William A. Linehan
John J. Linehan
Lawrence Street
Fitchburg Dock
Warren Bridge
Harbor
St. Mary's Parochial School
Warren Street
Charlestown man drowns after fall from Fitchburg wharf
A Charlestown resident slipped from the Fitchburg railroad wharf and drowned yesterday afternoon. Details of the incident and exact time are unavailable.
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Charlestown
Fitchburg
Mayor Daly's Memorial Talk Honors Cambridge Soldiers
Mayor Daly of Cambridge spoke at a memorial address for local veterans at Bridge Cemetery. He praised Cambridge for sending one sixth of its population to the war and asserted the transformation of the negro from slavery to citizenship through moral, intellectual, and physical uplift.
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Daly
Cambridge
Ibridge Cemetery
St. Petersburg Holds Silence On Cossack Fight Report
In St. Petersburg May 31 no official despatches were issued about a Cossack defeat at Ai Yangpienmen. Officers at military headquarters question Japanese reports and suggest General Mistchenko's raiding force in Corea may have met the Japanese.
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ST. Petersburg
Mistchenko
Corea
Roxbury P O Clerks Lose to Carriers in Columbus Ave Game
The Roxbury post office letter carriers defeated the clerks from the same office by 25 to 16 on Columbus avenue yesterday.
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Roxbury
Columbus Avenue
Memorial Day Parade Scenes From Chelsea Bugle Corps
The Chelsea Independent Bugle, Fife and Drum Corps led by Robert H. Crisp performed in new suits, providing music for multiple groups in the Boston area. They accompanied Spanish War Veterans and Abraham Lincoln Post to ceremonies at Charlestown Monuments and Woodlawn Cemetery, with trips to Winchester and dinners in between. Despite heavy demand, Crisp cancelled several engagements as schedules filled. Chelsea plans to honor the corps with a large American flag.
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Chelsea
Bugle, Fife
Robert H. Crisp
Boston
Soldiers’ Monument
Charlestown
Sullivan Square
Woodlawn
Son
Winchester
Abraham Lincoln
Independent
Bugle, Fife and Drum Corps
Fifth Regiment
Decoration Day
Rainy weather halts Chelsea veterans grave visit
Superintende nt Nash of the Soldiers Home in Chelsea led a delegation to decorate comrades' graves at Forest Hills. Halfway there a sudden storm forced the group to turn back, ending the planned observance.
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Chelsea
T Nash
Soldiers
Forest Hills
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