Fort vs Early Dawn Yacht Race Opens Nahant Series
At noon today the first of a twelve mile series between the 25 foot yachts Early Dawn and Flirt will start off Nahant. Joe Turner sails Early Dawn with Marlin commanding Flirt. The course features windward reaches and a final four mile rule. George Lee acts as referee. Betting runs 3 to 1 on Flirt as government police patrols the course. Ownership of a $1000 pot is at stake with half provided by each boat’s backers. The official steamer will start at 19 this morning. Second race Monday, third if needed Wednesday.
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Flirt
Nahant
George F. Lawley
Joe Turner
Dawn
Marlin
George Lee
Beverly
Henry T. Naphen
Revenue Cutter
Build to the limit for America's cup challenger
London interview with Sir Thomas Tinton details plans to build a ninety foot challenger to outrun Shamrock II and the Herreshoffs. He notes faster speed may come from better trim and stronger hull, despite tight time before next August races. He vows to construct a boat capable of beating the American and Herreshoff teams.
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New York
London
the Sun
Thoms Tinton
Hea
Shamrock S
Shamrock Tr
Shamrock IL
Columbia
Shamrock
Sir Thomas
Herreshoffs
Plans for Defender in America’s Cup Defense Rumors
Rumors sweep yachting circles about defending the America’s Cup against Shamrock II. Cornelius Vanderbilt named as possible builder but declines comment. August Polmont and Vanderbilt possibly team up to order and sail the new defender. Frederick I Adams of the Atlantic Yacht Club advocates a syndicate from Atlantic, Larchmont, Seawanhaka and Corinthian clubs to build a trial vessel and two designers competing for the honor.
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Yoris
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Vanderbilt
August Polmont
Frederick I. Adams
The
Atlantic Yacht Club
Atlantic
Larchmont
Seawanhaka
Corinthian
Divided Honk as BU Freshmen win football game
Boston University freshmen beat sophomores 6 0 in a dual event on Franklin Field with Weeks and Klein starring for the freshmen. The cane rush ended with sophomores holding 12 to 10 canes as female supporters cheered on.
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College of Liberal Arts
Franklin Field
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Weeks
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Merritt
Tucker
Hartwell
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Wei
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Eae Thompson
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Q. B
Espovich Farrell
R. H
Meo
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Harvard Team Heads to West Point for Hard Showdown
Twenty three Harvard players and support staff left Cambridge for West Point. West Point has beaten Trinity 28 to 0 and Tufts 56 to 0 this year and is expected to challenge Harvard. Daly notes poor form but Ellis will play. Lawin cannot. Putnam, noted for key plays, travels and may start. Expected line includes Campbell Graydon Bee Sargent Parnard Lawrence Ristine Daly Kernan Kendall Millis.
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L. E
Campbell
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Ristine
Q. B
L.h. B
Kernan
Kendall
Millis
Tufts Varsity Leaves For Dartmouth Game Tomorrow
Tufts university eleven depart from College Hill for Hanover to meet Dartmouth on the gridiron tomorrow. The trip sets up a key early season contest between the two East Coast programs with the outcome likely shaping local standings.
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Tufts
Varsity
College Hill
Hanover
N. H
Dartmouth
Fencing Master Furonon Accepts Godat Challenge
Lucien Fournon of Berga states he will accept Henri Godat's foil challenge in a 15 point bout after prior exhibitors stalled. He mentions past refusals by instructors and promises to arrange conditions and place mutually.
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Copley Hall
Lucien Fournon
Bicyclenotes and long crank trends from early bicycle era
Aspen rider Thomas J. Corcoran heads toward Boston on a go as you please schedule with no records planned. Will Stinson clocked 23 44 for fifteen tiles at Montello track, hinting at Elkes’s hour record attempt and pace makers Alec and Hugh McLean Jordan and Waller. Massachusetts hosts the first handicap century with riders entering at 6 Jishmouth street as River wheelmen prepare double, single, and half centuries to Boston and Providence.
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Col
Boston
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Elkes
Alec
Hugh McLean
Jordan
Waller
Waltham
Major Taylor
Clyde Cheney
Milford
W. G. Miller
West Medway
New York
I. F. Whiting
Maasssachusetts
Jishmouth Street
State Division
R. C. All River Wheelmen
Providence
Crazy Chase Through Streets Ends With Barber Pursuit
A description of a dramatic pursuit in Waltham where a man with a long beard and an oversized weapon chased a barber through crowded streets, signaling intent with a large iron bar as onlookers watched the scene unfold.
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Waltham Barber
Barber's Narrow Escape in Waltham Chase
Peter McDonald, a barber, narrowly escaped an armed assault by Chin Que Lang after a clash in McDonald's Main Street shop. Lang, who had a history of violence, broke glass and stormed the shop with a six foot iron bar, pursued through Lexington Street to the police station where officers subdued him. Lang is held on assault charges and possible insanity evaluation. a prior late night fight at the same laundry is noted.
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McDonald
Chin Que Lang
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MccDonald
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Lexington Street
Taft
Wright
Lexington
Yap wins Horshaw 2-year old race at Sandown Park
London Oct 19 At Sandown Park meeting Yap the Horshaw 2-year old race winner with 000 sovereigns, ridden by J Reiff. The Hook plate for ?-year-olds goes to Garter Knight owned by S. Newton and ridden by Danny Maher.
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London
Sandown Park
Horshaw
Lord William Beresford
Yap
J. Reiff
Mr. (. S. Newton
Garter Knight
Danny Maher
Kid McCoy Disappears Amid Race Track Debts Scandal
New York Oct 19 The mysterious disappearance of Kid McCoy unfolds with claims he fled taking thousands, including over $50,000 owed to Eddie Burke and other bookmakers. Close associates say he may have disposed of or tied up his saloon, with further investigations promised to reveal the full motive and a looming scandal.
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New York
Kid Mc.Coy
Eddie Burke
South Africa
McCoy
Rumors Fly Over Kid McCoy and Boxing World Gossip
Boxins gossip details Kid McCoy mysterious European trip and elusive whereabouts. Chicago and New York boxing chatter cites Ole Olson and Bill O’Rourke matchups while noting Corbett to Boston and a postponed Manchester benefit.
Pyramid Pile Cure Promises Lasting Rectal Relief
Physicians long sought a cure for piles that avoids surgery and delivers lasting relief. The Pyramid Pile Cure is claimed to instantly ease pain and inflammation, then steadily heal by normalizing nerve and blood vessel function. Sold as a night suppository containing emollients and astringents, it is nonpoisonous and harmless, advertised at 60 cents per package.
Amateur Bowling League of Massachusetts Adopts Rule Changes
A meeting at the B A A adopted the season schedule and rules clarifications. A key point bars professional bowlers and club employees from league play while allowing house tournaments, and a new constitution renames the league Amateur Bowling League of Massachusetts with a substitution rule and four team prizes breaking down to $50, £49, $9 and $29, plus various other prizes for totals and singles.
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Old Dorchester
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Calumet
Dudley
Harvard Freshman Track Games Report Slated as Lacking Interest
Freshman track events at Harvard yesterday were marked by cold weather and sparse entries, with the mile omitted due to a single hopeful runner. Winners included R F Edmonds Cyshpp in the 100 yard dash heat, G Fry in final dash, T L Maneen Jr in the 440, C Barnes in the half mile, and E C Kerans in the shot put among others.
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J. A. Kargtey
Bell
LP. Oakes
L. DeKoven
G. Fry
R. BE. Clapp
J. F. McGirr
T. L. Maneen, Jr
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A. Peterson
C. Barnes
G. Faton
W. B. Egan
Fr. Bell, Jr
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J. Hambleton
Loft. Tin
E. C. Kerans
A. Goodhue
R. G. Hall
Lin
B. G. Hall
Prasper
A. Robeson
G. Hall
F. O. Kerans
F. L. Arensberg
Schooner Kioka in Trouble Off St John New Brunswick
The American schooner Kioka bound from Boston for St John with a general cargo endured a rough gale. A deck load of coal tar casks broke loose flooding and burning the crew. She will come up tomorrow.
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N. B
Iran
Boston
Brooklyn Chess Club Receives Cable Match Challenge
The Brooklyn Chess Club today received a challenge for another cable chess match from the British Chess Club. The data for the match are not yet settled.
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New York
Brooklyn Chess Club
British Chess Club
Gas kills man in Haverhill hotel incident
Frank F. Ambin of Newburyport died at Hale Hospital from asphyxia after a gas cock was found partially opened in a room at Hotel Boston. Martin Snee, also present, remained unconscious. The incident occurred Wednesday with Ambin dying this afternoon.
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Frank F. Ambin
Newburyport
Hale Hospital
Martin Snee
Boston
Snee
Dus ham reunites with children. mother seeks husband
Lawrence dated Oct 19 report William Dus ham who came from Fitchburg recently to find his wife and two children found the children at the grammar school and took them away. Now the mother searches for her husband and two children.
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William Dusham
Fitchburg
Alledged Attempt on Gates In Chicago Ends in Morris Arrest
S I Morris was arrested in Chicago for an alleged attempt on John W Gates life. Police tagged two revolvers found on him and linked signs of a plot against W J Brimson Kansas City and Southern Railroad manager. Brimson visited Gates at the Rookery after receiving threatening letters from Morris. Gates is a Chicago magnate who recently returned from Europe.
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Judge Gay for Bryan in Delaware Rumor Statewide
In Wilmington excellent authority says Judge George Gray of the United States Circuit Court and Paris treaty commissioner will vote for William J. Bryan for President. Judge George M. Dallas of Philadelphia is also expected to back Bryan but won’t publicly announce it. Andrew Gray, Gray’s son, a rising lawyer, now campaigns for Bryan in Delaware with a Dover mass meeting planned before Bryan’s visit.
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George Giay
United States Circuit Court
Paris Treaty
McKinley
United States
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George M. Dallas
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Bryan
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