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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1895
Page
3
A Boston clothing firm warns that a rival with a similar name misleads customers and claims succession to the old Eagle store. The letter notes the other Almy & Co. businesses and asserts the writer is the true successor at the Washington and Hayward location, promising to reveal more facts if ads persist.
The Lexington Minute Men Bicycle Club and Hudson Club plan a 147 mile open triangle ride from Copley Square Boston to Westboro and return via Boston Cambridge Lynn Salem and Worcester. Riders meet Sunday Oct 27 at 4 am with two pace options 10 and 15 mph. Dinner in Uxbridge and supper in Worcester or Boston. Souvenir promised.
Boston boxing gossip centers on a Pickaninny versus Watson bout where spectators believe the foul was unintentional and Watson outclassed. Other notes mention Eddie Connelly’s stoppage of Garrard, upcoming 25-round Ziegler vs Everhardt in New Orleans, and a new South Boston boxing club forming under Prof J J Foley. Hucksters plan future matches with Smith and Kaveney, plus local meetups at the Pastime Club and Police News.
Saugus racetrack results show Lady Watson win the 2:21 heat after a strong start, with Brown Jim and Wag also in contention. Merrill claimed the 2:17 pace with a 2:12 effort, while Caprice captured the 2:13 trot. meet manager James O Gray plans a third week starting Oct 30.
The 189th Kentucky Trotting Horse Breeders Association meeting ends in Lexington. Rachel wins two heats in the Wilson stake for 2.25 pacers, lowering her first heat record. Bert Oliver secures a seven-heat victory. Lady Wilton sets a new first heat mark in the Blue Grass stakes. Times include 2:08 1-4 for Bert Oliver and 2:11 1-2 for Lady Wilton. other noted marks are 2:19 for Carillon and 2:41 1-2 for Nahesa.
At the Country Club a match race pits Altis owned by R F Strane against Triumph owned by Frank Skinner with equal wagers of 100 dollars. Golf events start around 11 a m with side bets noted. Gymkhana games postponed and not held this fall. A ladies golf tournament is planned for Tuesday Oct 22 and a general tournament on Tuesday Oct 28.
The Brown eleven, after holding Yale to four points, meets Harvard at Soldier Field at 3 PM. Harvard rests Cabot and Hallo well, Brown fields a strong lineup, with Gontermann likely in the second half. A Brown section occupies part of the grand stand as crowd anticipation builds for a hard fought campus game.
The Riverdale Club of Brookline will host a bowling match against the Medford Club next Tuesday evening at the Riverdale Casino. On Wednesday evening the Riverdale team meets the Aero House team at the Aero House alleys for another bowling event.
A meeting of the Massachusetts Amateur Bowling League at the Parker House discussed the upcoming season from November 12 to February with three divisions and final championship play after February 20. Cadmus Club of Dorchester and Waverlys of Hyde Park withdrew. An annual tournament meeting will adopt new rules and an umpire will rule on player removal. Games are set for Monday to Thursday nights. Schedule committee members include Reed, Smith, Macdonald, Dixwell. Division lineups feature clubs such as Les Miserables, Boston Athletic Association, Vesper Boat Club, Highland Club, Melrose Athletic Club, and others across Charlestown, Dorchester, Roxbury, and Somerville.
Roxbury Latin won 44 to 0 on a one sided afternoon at Stony Brook Reservation. Roxbury’s heavier lineup dominated from the start with strong quick play. Hyde Park’s lone touchdown came on a fumble by Roxbury’s fullback as an attempted punt. Captain Barney George and Graham starred for Roxbury with Weston Sanborn and Whittemore top Hyde Park performers.
Washington reports a tragedy as Nashville and Wilmington gunboats prepare to launch at Newport News. Miss Emma Thompson is urged to sponsor Nashville instead of Miss Guild after Mayor Guild’s family learns his son William was accidentally shot and killed in Nashville. Congressman Joseph Washington to represent the mayor. Wilmington’s christening will be by Miss Gray, daughter of Delaware's senior senator.
In Little Rock on October 18 Governor Clark dismissed Corbett habeas corpus issues and vowed to prevent the Corbett Fitzsimmons fight in Hot Springs. Militia General Taylor said the brutality of prize fighting is overrated and would stop any planned event there. Corbett held an exhibition glove contest before a large crowd.
Chester T. Cornish, long time nights editor of the Lowell Mail, resigns to become treasurer of the Nashua Gazette. The change takes effect immediately as he departs Lowell for Nashua.
Harvard Memorial Society appeals for return as iron Louisburg Cross vanished from library entrance on Wednesday night. The relic, valued since colonial times, was torn from its place and no clue to the culprit exists though theories point to students or relic hunters. Authorities recall similar previous thefts at Harvard and elsewhere as a public appeal intensifies for its recovery.
The American legation in Peking provides a population table listing provinces such as Manchuria Chihli and Szechuan with figures, alongside other provinces and regions. It notes total population near 413,000,000 and measures the empire's dimensions, including a 2350 mile northeast to southwest span, 2100 mile breadth, and a 14,000 mile circuit, with a 5300 mile Russian boundary and 4400 mile coastline.
Hyde Park High School lost to Roxbury High School by 46 to 6 in Hyde Park, Mass. on October 18. Roxbury dominated with early scoring drives and held Hyde Park scoreless until late in the game. The defeat drops Hyde Park further in the standings.
A passenger said to be Edward Martin of Boston died suddenly aboard the Dominion Atlantic railway between Yar Mouth and Halifax on Oct 18. Police and railway officials investigated the abrupt death on the train.
Harvard sophomore eleven defeated Boston Latin School 14 to 0 with all scoring in the first half. The pace included a safety for Harvard and two touchdowns with goals after, plus a 6 yard run by Shepard. Strong performance by Harvard in a chilly contest.
A dying miser resists giving or bequeathing assets. His lawyer adapts the instruction, proposing to say he lends until the last day, a plan the sick man finally approves, framing the final act as a loan rather than a bequest.
In Upton on October 18 a large Democratic rally featured Hon. George Fred Williams and William J. Burke of East Boston. Williams attacked dishonest candidacy and urged voters to trust the party contender.
In a campaign speech Senator Hoar and the speaker discuss curbing corporate power, reforming the Governor's council, and elevating ethics in Massachusetts politics. They argue for bipartisan action to detect and defeat corruption, require an independent public attorney, and back Democratic platform measures as the path to a fairer legislature.
Three Americans Russell Moray and Henry Anderson were arrested in Bruges on suspicion of a September 21 Ostend robbery worth 100000 francs. A woman believed to be Anderson’s mistress also was detained. Stolen jewelry was found later washed ashore after containers were emptied and discarded into the sea.
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