Boston and New York spark in early baseball clash
Boston extended a hot streak after beating New York as Cy Seymour faltered with a wild delivery and passes. Sullivan hit a homer and Tenney Duffy and Frisbie added triples while Meekin opened with bases loaded. Boston pitchers Lowe Collins and Long fielded cleanly as New York’s Davis Gleason Warner led the visitors. The score:
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Bostons
South End
New Yorks
Cy Seymour
Boston
Sullivan
Tenney
Duffy
Frisbie
Meekin
Lowe
Seymour
O’brien
Collins
Davis
Van
Stahl
Long
Gleason
Warner
New York
AB. BR
PO. A. BE. Hamilton, Co. F
Il Lon
Frisbie, R. F
New Xor K
van Haltren
C. Feee
Woodruff
R. F
Cksereresesl
Eeese
Eaeseucs Sebsceva Oo
Hamilton
Tong
Pavis
Wilson
Balk Seymour
Tie Game Between Nops and Donahue Sparks Darkness Finish
Baltimore and Philadelphia battled to a 2 2 tie on October 6 as both pitchers excelled. A dropped ball by Smith in the fifth prevented a scoring chance and darkness ended play after nine innings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Nops
Donahue
Smith
Kidney Trouble Remedies Promoted by Kilmer Swamp Root
An advertisement warns of kidney trouble causing back pain and irregular heartbeats from uric acid buildup. It promotes Dr Kilmer’s Swamp Root as a cure for kidney bladder and urinary issues, offering sample bottles and a book, with mail requests to Dr Kilmer Co in Binghamton New York.
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Binghamton, N. Y
Boston Daily Post
Pittsburgs Extend Win Streak Against St Louis
St Louis lost to the Pittsburgs who built a four game run as Gray exited early and Leever stood in. Attendance was about 3300. The score remains to be confirmed.
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ST. Louis
Pittsburgs
Gray
Leever
Boston guardsmen dominate fielding honors in unofficial tally
Unofficial figures rank Collins second among third basemen and Long second among shortstops. Collins leads in assists, while Long secures the most high quality putouts. Washington signs McManus from Coal Oil League and Schiebeck from Eastern for 300 dollars. Freeman and Delehanty tie for total bases with 314 each, Delehanty credited as overall leader due to plate appearances. Notables include Dolan, Shannon, Connaughton, Burns, Doe, Murray and Lyons at nearby clubs as teams prepare for Gotham trip.
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Collins
Long
Boston Inner Guardsmen
Washington
McManus
Coal Oil League
Schiebeck
Nick Young
Freeman
Delehanty
Del
Williams
Gotham
Phillies
Slowtown
Harry Dolan
Frank Shannon
Springfield
Frank Connaught
Massachusetts division lists candidates for office election ticket
Announcement reveals the full list of nominees by the Massachusetts division election committee for mayor, vice consul, secretary treasurer, and representatives at large. It names Josiah Quincy, Ellis L. Howland, Aaron Wolfson, and an extensive slate including J. Fred Adams, Louis H. Adams, Leopold Abraham, and many others with their towns.
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Massachusetts
Josiah Quincy
Boston
Ellis L. Howland
New Bedford
Aaron Wolfson
Dorchester
Sterling Elliott
Herbert W. Hayes
George A. Perkins
Arthur W. Robinson
Eliis L. Howland
J. Fred Adams
Haverhill
Louis H. Adams
Springfield
Leopold Abraham
Roxbury
G. Arthur Babbitt
Taunton
Adelbert A. Bryson
Fall River
Walter B. Brackett
Somerville
BE. P. Burnham
Newtonville
J. W. Bragdon
Alfred M. Chadwick
Lowell
William B. Chipman, Jr
Leon EB. Cadman
Warner Demand
East Boston
George W. Dorntee
Malden
Newton
Charles E. Fay
Cambridgeport
C. W. Fourdrinier
A. G.frothingham
James S. Gray
Mattapan
Bertram Farriott
Cambridge
Lincoln Holland
Worcester
Fred Hinkley
Chicopee Falls
Horace A. Keith
Brockton
Alexander R. Keltie
T. F. Kennedy
Fitchburg
J. C. Kerrison
Revere
G. W. Kendall
Neponset
George H. Lowe
Jamaica Plain
F. Miller
Pittsfield
Howard E. Marine
George
Hyde Park
H. E. Strout
Walter J. Stone
Thomas
Webb
Lawrence
Elmer G. Whitney
Harrie Parker Wood
Marlboro
E. O. Winsor
Chelsea
A. F. Wyman
Walter A. Woods
Transylvania Stakes Surprises as Lord Vincent Wins
Lord Vincent defeats Peter the Great in the 10,000 Transylvania trot at Lexington Kentucky after Peter the Great loses the third heat by a break near the wire. Thomas W Lawson backs Peter heavily as crowds and pools surge, with Vincent taking the final heat and the 2:12 pace title amid a chaotic betting scene.
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Lexington
Transylvania
Peter the Great
Kentucky
Peter
Lord Vincent
Thomas W. Lawson
Boston
Charlie Herr
Hallie Rockett
Charlie
Ringmond
Herr
Laren
Lawson
Kingmond
Vincent
Tudor Chimes
Tudor
Free Bond
Praise
B. S
St. Vincent
C. Doble
B. G
Titer
Kelly
Geers
Hallie Rocket
B. m
Conley
Surpol
Curry
Bonnatella
McHenry
Sarah S
Wallace
Simon (Miller
Hartford, Jr
West
Joe Watts
Seccereseres
Lady K
Woodward
Serers
Corea
Long
Cozad
MeeKay
Cosee
Tiger Roadsters Half Century Ride Plans At Acton
The Tiger Roadsters announce their annual half century event at Acton on October 22 with three divisions starting at 9 9 30 and 10 from Copley square. Entries may be made at the start or with Captain F O Hatch. W A Rutz and Everett Ryan are matched to ride behind motor pace at Hillsgrove R I on the 8th with Rutz paced by Hausman and Beauregard and Ryan by Kent and Henshaw. Harry Elkes aims for another world hour record at Berkeley Oval Monday next or at the first good weather opportunity, vowing to surpass thirty seven miles. Kenneth A Skinner motor expert is in New York but may accept Eddie McDuffee's motor tandem race challenge upon return. A Bunker Hill Consulate L A W meeting in Charlestown featured an address on Consular Work the Life of the L A W by Wolfson, with whist after.
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Tiger Roadsters
Acton
Copley Square
F. O. Hatch
W. A. Rutz
New Haven
Everett Ryan
Waltham
Hillsgrove
R. x
Rutz
Eddie McDuffee
Pates
Bunker Hill
Eugene N. le Beau
Charlestown
Wolfson
Golf Notes Reflect Club Rounds Open and Prominent Events
The Hoosick-Whisick Club Canton to hold bogey handicap on club rounds with odd entry list. Winthrop Golf Club elects W. H. Vincent president and others to committees. Newton Club to hear A Talk on Golf by B A Wilkie on Oct 10. Possible match William Smith and Willie Dunn purses $1000 across Western and Eastern courses. Women’s national championship entries at Philadelphia reach 79, broad New England representation. Harvard golf committee seeks new links location for intercollegiate prep and lists college club officers for 1900.
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Hoosick-Whisick Club
Canton
Arge
Winthrop Golf Club
W. H. Vincent
H. C. Ring
J. M. Staveley
J. 8. Rowe
Waldo McLaughlin
C. Woods
J. Wilson Parks
Ella Abbott
Edith Griffin
Raport Cushing
P. A. Morse
Horace Magee
Frank E. Fisher
Eva Rich
B A. Wilkie
Newton Golf Club
Newton Club
William Smith
Baltimore
Willie Dunn
Enle
Philadelphia
New England
Ountry
Louisa A. Wells
Rs. G. H. Francis
Brookline
Emily N. Lockwood
Lexington Golf Club
Genevieve Hacker
Wee Burn Golf Club
Pauline Mackey
Oakley Country Club
Harvard Golf Committee
George C. Clark, Jr
Conrad Bell
J. G. Averell
Co. T. Richardson
W. B. Cutting
Harvard Tennis Wins Intercollegiate Championship
Harvard clinched the nineteenth annual intercollegiate tennis title at New Haven Lawn Club. Dwight Davis beat Holcomb Ward 6-3 7-5 to win the singles, while Ward and Davis defeated Hackett and Allen 6-1 6-3 4-6 6-3 in doubles. Harvard retains the cup. a new trophy is planned for next year.
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New Haven
Conn
Harvard
Emmet to Meet New York Team as East Championship Path Opens
The Emmet football club plans a Sunday match at 53 Hanover Street with the C. J. Chickens of New York on Oct. 22, aiming to decide the East title. The Roxbury A. A. seeks schedules with athletic clubs and high schools. Laurel Star A. C. invites teams around 95 pounds to open dates on Oct. 4 to Nov. 18 and Thanksgiving Day. Joe Upton, Harvard lineman of 1894, leads Cornell coaching as Pete Faughton nears Annapolis duties. Amherst game prompts Captain Rymer to resign Oslegan command due to injuries. Yale fields a 300-pound freshman centre candidate, Thomas, from New Jersey. Billy Church at Georgetown adopts old Princeton plays. Hudson Carlisle scores five field goals in two games, all from beyond the 20-yard line.
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Emmet
Hanover Street
New England
C. J. Chickens
New York
York Euncey
Roxbury A. A
Laurel Star A. C
Willae N. Adams
Laurel Street
Somerville
Joe Upton
Harvard
Cornell
Pete Faughton
Annapolis Cadets
Upton
Tufts College
Amherst
Rymer
Oslegan
Yale
Thomas
New Jersey
Billy Church
Princeton
Georgetown
Wk Hudson
Carlisle
Emmets
New Englang
G. J. Chickens
H. G
Harlem Rowing Club
Fred Morris
Jonah
Gravesend
St. Clair
Abuse
Morris Park
Peace
L. B
Emmet FC to Meet G J Chickens for East Title
The Emmet Football Club gathers Sunday at 53 Hanover Street to decide on a trip to New York for October 21 and to crown the East champion by facing the G J Chickens of New York on October 22. Bet odds are unsettled as both teams chase the title.
Praise for Mrs Dr Eddy at Tremont Temple lecture
Judge William G. Ewing of Chicago extolled Mary Baker Eddy and Christian Science at Tremont Temple last night. He urged Christian listeners to seek intellectual moral and religious balance through Christian Science and praised Eddy for devotion to God humanity and fearless service to the sick and dying.
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William G. Ewing
Christian Scientist
Chicago
Tremont Temps
Mary Baker Eddy
Joanna
Ewing
Earth
Hell
Derby Comb Company Fire Destroys Factory
Fire gutted the Derby Comb Company plant on Water street causing a large loss and leaving seventy five workers jobless. The blaze started from a lighted paper dropped by an employee, officials said.
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Derby, Cgnn
Derby Comb Company
Water Street
Brockton Fair Sets Attendance Record and Railroading Pace Win
At Brockton Fair on Oct 6 a record crowd of about 3,000 enjoyed a day's events led by Prince Alert winner of the free-for-all pacing. The horse clocked 2:07 in heat one and 2:06 3-4 in heat three, breaking the world half-mile track record by 4 1-2 seconds. Chehalis and Rubenstein followed in place, with 2:21 pacing run in two divisions due to many entries. Lew Glen won the 2:30 trotting, and a three-heat cycle race crowned Moran, Ingraham, and Cartwright with close finishes.
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Brockton
Brockton Fair
Prince Alert
James Hanley
Providence
Joe Patchen
Chehalis
Rubenstein
Domino
Island View Farm
Bethel
Robert Procter
Lew Glen
BP. G
Thorndale Stock Farm
James Moran
Chelsea
J.F. Terenas
Lynenee
Northampton
Moran
Ingraham
G. B. Chase
Edwards
Partridge
Hargraves
Flaherty Dowrey Fight Ends In Draw At 25 Rounds
In Brooklyn at the Hercules Athletic Club Martin Flaherty of Lowell faced Jack Downey of Brooklyn in a 25 round 10 pound bout. The two clashed in clinches refusing to break with a left hook dropping Flaherty in round fifteen, but he recovered to drop Downey three times. The referee scored the bout a draw after the 25th round.
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New York
Hercules Athletic Club
Brooklyn
Martin Flaherty
Lowell
Mass
Jack Downey
Flaherty
Boxing Gossip sparks near championship bouts tonight
Numerous bouts headline the boxing card with Kidavigne vs George McFadden and Oscar Gardner aiming for a comeback. Other matchups include Choynski versus Kid at Chicago, Dougherty challenging Sullivan, and Henniger versus Kinslow for a 20 round bout with multiple regional contests noted.
Fitchburg Builds New Combination Horse and Baggage Cars
Fitchburg railroad unveils three new combination horse and baggage cars shown at the old station car shed. Each 60 by 10 feet, with copper exterior, three interior sections, air ventilation, twenty four electric lamps, and capacity eighteen tons. Cars designed to run with regular passenger trains.
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Fitchburg Railroad
Acme
Rmney
German Friends Quarrel Ends With Fined Larceny Case
Leopold Finck a Scollay square waiter was convicted in Municipal Court of larceny of two 20 mark and one 10 mark gold pieces from William Werder also a waiter at Gahm's German restaurant. The crime included a 10 cent US note Werder says was found on a battlefield in the Franco Prussian war and kept as a priceless memento.
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Leopold Finck
Scollay Square
William Werder
Gahm
United States
Werder
Registration Opens for State Election Ends Oct 18
Registration began last evening and will continue on weekday evenings in every ward until October 18. Hours are from 7 p m to 10 p m. Returns started arriving at the board of election commissioners rooms after 11 p m, with the first night showing light registration.
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Board of Election Commissioners
Harvard ThL Lucks for Cochems Return to Crimson Squad
Harvard faces a faculty decision on H. F. Cochems, once declared a professional at Wisconsin, with reinstatement delayed until Jan 1. Harvard hopes the ruling clears him to join the football eleven as practice injuries sideline seven varsity players.
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Harvard
Wisconsin
H. F. Cochems
Cochems
Daly
Eaton
Swain
Reid
C. Sargent
Burden
Campbell
Harvard ‘Varsity
Gierash
Warren
Fincke
Varsity
Ristine
R. E
Gray Swain
Biagden
R. T
Nickerson
Spratt Rainsford
L. G
Ates
R. G
A. Sargent Sargent
Burnett
C., Carroll
Burnett Barnard
Hollingsworth Lawrence
Peyton Hallowell
Motley Fincke
Q. B
BE. Motley Hierash
Sawin
Brayton Warren
Kendall
F. B
Hurley Lawin
Devens
R. Lawrence
Yale Football Practice Under Captain McBride
Yale coach Bull assists Captain McBride in a lengthy drill session on the varsity field. Scrubs worked through plays before the varsity and college sides joined for persistent practice totaling about two hours. The week has been strenuous yet producing encouraging progress.
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New Haven
Conn
McBride
Yale
Bull
Capen Elected President of American Board of Missions
At Providence on Oct 5 the American Board of Missions elected officers. Samuel B. Capen of Boston was named president and D Willis James of New York the vice president. Corresponding secretaries are Judson Smith Charles H Daniels James L Barton with Frank H Wiggin as treasurer and Elnathan as editorial secretary. The next board meeting will be held in St. Louis.
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Providence
R. I
American Board of Missions
St. Louis
Samuel B. Capen
Boston
D. Willis James
New York
Judson Smith
D. D
Charles H. Daniels
James L. Barton
I‘rank H. Wiggin
Elnathan
Capen Presides as Missionary Society Holds Three Year Session
The meeting appointed officers including CEEEEE EE G Henry Whitcomb as vice presidents and D D Strong as prudential committee for three years. Rec secretary Edward H Packard and auditors Elijah R Brown were named. Addresses were given by Rev O P Emerson of Honolulu Rev Desha of Hilo Hawaii and Rev Wardlaw Thompson D D foreign secretary of the London Missionary Society.
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E. Strong
D. D
Prudential Committee
G. Henry Whitcomb
Samuel C. Darling
J. M. W. Hall
Edward C. Moore
Henry A. Stimson
Edward H. Packard
Edward H. Baker
Elijah R. Brown
Henry S
Sneak Thief Breaks In Moran Apartments
A thief used false keys to enter William C. Morans rooms at 161 West Springfield Street Suite 5. Between 10 am and 3 pm the place was ransacked and a Five Cents Savings Bank book for 1000, a Union Institution book for 20, and a watch valued at 15 were stolen.
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William C. Moran
West
Springfield Street
Savings Bank
Union Institution
Duryea Moves Arm in Recovery from Spine Op
Walter Duryea shows improvement after spine surgery in New York. He moved his arm for the first time yesterday and is recovering well.
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New York
Walter Duryea
Chicago Lawyer Edward R. Jewett Dies in Cherryfield
Edward R. Jewett a prominent Chicago lawyer and Cook County deputy sheriff died suddenly in Cherryfield Me of heart failure at an elderly age He graduated from Bowdoin College and is survived by his widow a daughter of G K Campbell of this town two sons and one daughter
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Cherryfield
Edward R. Jewett
Chicago
Cook Coupe
Bowdoin College
G. K. Campbell
Navy adjusts plans to reinforce fleet to Manila
The Navy Department refines its Manila reinforcement plan after Admiral Dewey's briefing. The Marietta and Machias are dropped, Brooklyn redirected to New York, New Orleans to fix galley gear and sail in six days, Nashville ordered to Manila via Suez, and Badger set for Mare Island to also head to the Philippines.
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Washington
Navy Department
Philippines
Dewey
Marietta
Brooklyn
Manila
New Orleans
New York Navy Yard
Hampton Roads
New York
Department
Nashville
San Domingo
Suez
Badger
Mare Island
Otis Under Fire as Philippine Policy Scrutinized
Washington reports say the President is troubled by the Philippines situation under General Otis despite official denials. Admiral Dewey reportedly shares the public impression, while President Schurman of Cornell offered no praise on Otis upon his return.
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Washington
Otis
Philippines
Admiral Dewey
Schurman
Cornell University
Alleged Embezzlement Arrest In Boston Case
Francis P. Moriarty a resident of 17 Worcester square was arrested after alleged embezzling 27.55 from John Hancock Insurance Co of 178 Devonshire street. He allegedly collected funds from James Culverwell of 5 Forrest street Roxbury weeks earlier and did not return them. Arrest followed in Fitchburg by agents of the National Security Company and Inspector Cleary after he failed to make good.
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Francis P. Moriarty
Worcester Square
John Hancock Insurance Company
Devonshire Street
James Culverwell
Forerest Street
Roxbury
Fitchburg
National Security Company
Concert at A M E Church Aids Anti Lynching Petition
The Bishop W B Herrick Club staged a charity concert at the A M E Church on Charles Street. Notable performers included Hutchinson, a longtime ally of colored people, and Steamboat Joe Horn. After the show many attendees signed a monster anti lynching petition to be sent to Congress targeting over a million signatures.
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Bishop
W. B. Herrick
Charles Street
Mr. Hutchinson
Joe Horn
Congress
Exergrtate
Pleasant Alton Knight entertainment by local lodges
A very pleasant evening in Knights of Pythias Hall Somerville featured Maxwell Lodge Degree of Honor A O U W. Master Nolan Miss Grimes and Millie McGrath performed readings and songs with banjo accompaniment, encores requested. Mr Perry led the cake-walk, audience delighted. A collation followed, deemed a most enjoyable event by all attendees.
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Knights of Pythias
Somerville
Maxwell Lodge
Degree of
Nolan Miss
Baby) Grimes
Millie McGrath
Mr. Perry
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