Directum Surges Past Mascot In Noted Match Race
New York November 2. Diretum defeats Mascot in a match race for a purse of 000 at Fleetwood track. Kelly rode Directum and led at the quarter, Mascot breaking badly then later lapping. Directum pulled clear in the home stretch to win by a length. In heat two Directum again led late with Mascot breaking. final margin four lengths. In the deciding heat Directum outpaced Mascot to win by a length. Time records posted for the event.
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New York
Directum
Mascot
New York Driving Club
Fleetwood
Kelly
Clyedum
L. A. Burke
Pascel
San Francisco
Horse Races at Elizabeth Five Events Reported
In New Jersey on November 2 results show multiple stakes-like sprints and routes. Florence wins the first race at five and a half furlongs, with Long Brook second and Oporto third, time 1 09 1 3. Marshal wins the one mile race, Red Banner second, Restraint third, time 1 43 4. The Ironmaster leads the one and one sixteenth mile event with Hasty second and Chief Justice third, time 1 50. Armitage wins the six furlongs with Aurelian second and Rama third, time 1 15 4. Economist takes the seven furlongs, one is second, Enfield third, time 1 29 4. Rico wins the six furlongs, B oléro second and Detroit third, time 1 16.
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Aurelian
Rama
Economist
Enfield
Rico
Boléro
Detroit
Unclear racing chart with multiple finishers and times
A fragmented horse race card lists runners Vocalize Lyndhurst Cant Tell and Artillery along with finish orders in several races. It records distances from seven furlongs to two miles, with horses Penzance Warpeak La Cigale and Ontario among others, but many names are garbled.
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Porepaverone
Ontario
Agaseen Senne
la Cigale
Warpeak
Valodia
Record Meeting Closes Season with World Record by Greenlander
TERRE HAUTE Ind Nov 23 Today’s meeting on the Nancy Hanks 2 04 track closed the season with one world record broken Greenlander ran two miles in 4 1 2 beating the stallion record of 4 46 and within half a second of Nightingale’s Nashville mark from last year The first mile went 2 18 1 2 and the second 2 15 1 2.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Nancy Hanks
Nightingale
Nashville
Dunraven Eyes 1895 America’s Cup Challenge
Lord Dunraven plans a future challenge after stating he has no lost heart. His representative says an entry is likely not before 189 at the earliest, with a new boat planned. Commodore Smith notes rules bar a defeated yacht from challenging within two years and doubts a 1895 entry for Valkyrie or other yachts.
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New York
London
Lord Dunraven
H. Maitland
Kersey
Dunraven
Commodore Smith
New York Yacht Club
Mr. Smith
New York Watch Club
Fifth social of the Mattapans set for November 17
The Mattapans social club votes against joining a union consolidation. Coventry Machinist Company of England withdraws its local agency. Aleck Hill will return to England, and the Union Company will occupy their store. The piece notes advertising gimmicks and pace schemes, with several cycling feats and planned long-distance rides comparing riders and times.
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Mattapans
Coventry Machinist Company of
England
Aleck Hill
Union Company
Coventry Company
U. O
O. K
Johnson sets world two thirds mile record in Independence
Johnson lowered the two thirds of a mile world mark to 1 16 this morning with a flying start. He was paced by Bird, Dorner and Burton, the triplets. The half mile record fell to 56 seconds as Windle’s mark stood at 1 16 1 5.
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Independence
Johnson
Bird
Dorner
Burton
Windle
Harvard Eleven Heads to New York for Cornell Game
Harvard football departs Boston at 4 pm with about twenty five men to play Cornell in Manhattan. Injuries loom as Beal Waters Dunlop and Foster miss practice. ex captain Cumnock coaches and aims to boost the squad at the Windsor Hotel base.
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Harvard
Cornell
Manhattan Field
New York City
Boston & Albany
Fai
Cumnock
Beal
Waters
Dunlop
Arthur Foster
Massachusetts General Hospital
New York
Blanchard
Newell
Mackie
Lewis
Acton
Manahan
Emmons
Fairchild
Clarke
Gonterman
Brewer
Nightingale
Windsor Hotel
Weir Beats Murphy in Six Rounds at Cribb Club
Ike O Neil Weir known as the Spider defeated Bill Murphy in six rounds in a boxing bout at the Cribb Club. Weir avoided Murphy's leads, landed powerful counters and forced the Australian through the ropes for the stoppage. Sears vs Ross also went long with Ross winning in nine rounds.
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Ike O'Neil Weir
Bill Murphy
Cribb
Weir
Murphy
San Francisco
Sears
Ross
Johnny Eckhardt
Coney Island
William Daly, Jr
Johnny Ekhardt Havin
Eli
Billy Hennessey
Howie Hodgkin Murphy
Jim Gibbons
Passaic
Johnnie Griffin
Jimmy Gorman
Charlie Burke
Wei
Spider
Ike
Eir
Dick O'Brien
Aleck Greggains
Billy Frazier
Harry Tracey
RINK RUSHES AND TEAM NOTES IN PROVIDENCE LEAGUE
The Providence players train daily at the Bostons rink as the season begins in Mootay with Fred Doe leading New Bedford CAITS. John Connell may rush for Brockton, while Dickey Pierce declines to play with manager Keough. William Barry, an experienced referee, remains a keen student of the game. Several teams appear evenly matched, Billy McCarthy from Providence last season’s goalie won’t play this year, and an upcoming Waltham versus Woburn tourney is hinted. Halfback Fitzgerald of New Bedford is noted as a top polo player.
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Providence
Bostons
Mootay
Fred Doe
New Bedford Caits
John Connell
Brockton
Keough
Dickey Pierce
William Barry
Billy McCarthy
Providences
Waltham and
Woburn
Halfback
Fitzgerald
New Bedford’s
Football Notes Highlight Upcoming Games and Players
B A A faces Crescents in Brooklyn with Fred Wood timer using his new football watch. Yale names Richard Armstrong as star half back successor to Graves, McClung and Bliss. Harvard last played in New York in 1887 after Yale defeat. Princeton v Pennsylvania betting near five to four as Quakers beat Tigers last year. Yale tackle Murphy injured and hospitalised. Inter scholastic matches today at South End grounds with Newton vs. High School and Cambridge clash Hopkinson vs Manual Training. Howard Holmes of Georgetown Mass captains Phillips Exeter left tackle for second year. Brookline High defeats Franklin 10 0. Somerville High beats Winchester 22 0.
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Crescents
Brooklyn
Fred Wood
Yale
Graves
McClung
Bliss
Richard Armstrong
Hampton
Harvard
New York
Princeton
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Tigers
Quakers
Newton
South End
Cambridge
Hopkinson
Howard Holmes
Georgetown
Mass
Herman E. Baumer
Phillips Exeter Eleven
Brookline High School
Franklin
Somerville High School
Winchester High School
Somerville
Jim Cunningham honored with testimonial exit and ball
The well known athlete Jim Cunningham who trained Dartmouth College athletes last summer and was injured a few months ago will receive a testimonial exit and ball at Union Park Hall corner Washington and Union Park streets next Monday night. The American Wringer Co. at 13 and 16 Broadway extension city manufactures wringers mangles spring beds and carpet sweepers. All wringers and sweepers repaired. Orders promptly attended to.
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Jim Cunningham
Dartmouth College
Union Park Hall
Rner
Washington
Union Park Streets
The
American Wringer Co
Broadway Extension
City
BLAISDELLS OF CHICOPEE FAIL FOR 275000
S Blaisdell Jr and Co wholesale cotton and wool dealers in Chicopee failed yesterday for 275000. The firm once claimed assets around 250000 to 300000, but recent years saw reduced estimates and Bradstreet ratings drop. Lack of business and financial stringency were blamed for the collapse.
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Bradstreet
Boston
Not Guilty By Prendergast In Murder Trial
Patrick Prendergast, charged with the murder of Mayor Harrison in Chicago, stood before Judge Horton and, despite being nervous, answered not guilty. He stated he had no attorney and sought a continuance to obtain counsel. The judge signaled that a public defender could be appointed if he could not secure representation.
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Chicago
Patrick Eugene Joseph Prendergast
Harrison
Anna Bels Woollen Mill Near Full Restart in North Munmouth
Winthrop Me Nov 2 The Anna Bels Woollen Mill in North Monmouth has largely resumed operations after a shutdown of several weeks. Improvements and additions were completed during the suspension, and it is expected that all machinery will be running soon.
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Winthrop,me
Annabels Cook Woollen
North
Monmouth
Aypocrite Exposed in Waquoit Scandal Case
A sensational Waquoit revelation follows a string of misdeeds by Strickland, a traveling preacher and bigamist. The piece traces his England beginnings, moves to Rhode Island and New Hampshire, and his eventual fall in Falmouth, where wives and creditors pursue him amid a tangled life of false papers, shifting faiths, and failing enterprises.
Democrats Hear Governor Russell In Lawrence Rally
In Lawrence a large City Hall crowd saw Governor Russell and Rep. O Neil address their fourth campaign rally. Russell praised Democratic policy, tariff reform, and labor protections while attacking Republican claims and stressing relief for wage earners. He cited measures like weekly payments and the Board of Arbitration, urging workers to uphold the party’s platform at the polls.
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John B. Rusedll
James B. Carroll
Charles G. Rutter
Noyes
D. C. O'Sullivan
George Hogan
Ed Arundale
Representative Parker
Mettiuen
Charles A. Decourcy
Decourcy
O’neil
Russell
People's Cause
Democratic Party
People's Party
Massachusetts
Board of Arbitration
Democratic Congress
New England
John Sherman
Rogton Journal
Stevens
Lyman
Bleakie
McKinley
Lowell
Greenhalge
Anti Saloon League
Church League
Anil
Hugh Montgomery
Maplewood
British American Association
Washington
Wolcott
Dr. Miner
Board of Education
Republican Council
President approves measures for cutter and coast report
Washington November 2 The President approved acts to build a steam revenue cutter for the New England coast and for joint regulation of reporting marking and removal of derelicts.
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Washington
New England
American Protective Association spreads anti Catholic bias in Massachusetts
Reports reveal the A P A or American Protective Association is expanding across Massachusetts with councils in Boston and East Boston. The Boston convention heard claims Governor Russell favored Catholic judges, while editors and clergy discuss anti Romanist aims and potential political impact on Greenhalge.
Democratic Stand Against sectarian State Funds Scheme
A political skirmish centers on treasury controls and funding for sectarian use. Republicans alleged to press Catholic interests via legislative agents. Democratic leaders vow to counter Know-Nothing tactics and defend the Commonwealth's fair reputation, warning opponents will not endure.
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Rch
Democratic State Committee
Republi
Bayard Voices Hope at Sheffield Cutters Banquet
United States ambassador Thomas F. Bayard attended the Sheffield cutters banquet with Lord Roberts Earl Spencer and the Duke of Norfolk. He praised shared heritage between England and America and urged lasting peace and goodwill, expressing a wish that the War of 1812 remain their last war and that Anglo American friendship endure. Bayard, guest of the Duke of Norfolk, was cheered as he spoke.
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London
Thomas F. Bayard
United States
Lord Roberts
India
Earl Spencer
Admiralty
Duke of Norfolk
Mr. Bayard
England
Bayard
Cutler's
Sheffield
Sheffield Steel
That Holmes Case at Porter Street Tenants Deny Eviction Claim
A letter to the Post from the owner of the rear house at 21 Porter Street disputes eviction claims by the Holmes family of East Boston. He says rent troubles exist but that he and wife sent food, sought work for Holmes via former employer Mr Gove, and attempted to reach Holmes without success. Mrs Holmes reportedly told where he could be, furniture was moved when tenants were told to vacate, and the owner asserts the house was well kept with no broken glass or lights not in use.
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Strickland
Waquoit
England
Rhode Island
Providence
Miss Potter
Moultonboro
Continental Company
Falmouth
Mr. Sufflin
Baptist Church
Meredith, N. H
Post
Boston
Young Men's Christian Union
Boylston Street
Wood's Hall
H. G. Budd
N. H. Baker
A. H. Baker
Oo. R. Baker
N. E. Baker
F. B E. Baker
Henry L. Davis
Joseph R. Davis
Clarence Eldredge
Gilbert Fuller
Charles Fisher
W. A. Tobey
Whelan
Wheelan
Pagel
Springfield Republican
Gilly
Russell
American Protective Association
Massachusetts
Greenhalge
John B. Russell
Spanish America
William B. Russell
Maggachusetts
The
East Boston
Charlestown
South Base
Roxbury
Chelsea
Malden
Somerville
Cambridge
Lawrence
Pittsfield
Springfield
New Bedford
Fall River
Lowell
Executive Council
Senate
House of Representatives
Bromfield Street
East Boston Council
Republican State Committee
J. R. McCready
American Protestant
McCready
Cambridgeport
Washington
Winslow
John E. Russell
Hugh Montgomery
Porter Street
Holmes
Mr. Holmes
Mr. Gove
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Tom Eck
Eck
Arthur Linton
Meintjes
F. Perkins
C. J. Pope
Quinnock
Dave Ross
Mike Sears
California
Blaisdell, JR. & CO
FAIL
Prendergast
Rantt
New Hampshire
Charles Scott
Congregationalists
Cape Cod
Ezra Smith
Jo West
Utah
Leneed & Goods
Shawmut Furniture CO
Shawmut Ave
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Stamd
Meg Hoe
W. H. Parker
M. D
Sfrotalien
America
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Wegen. Freepers
Esany
I. Parker
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Tnyeelf Medical Hove
Capitarpehin
Nepal
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Dana Estes
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