Fortunes Lost Turf Plungers Suffer Big Losses This Year
A crowded review of 1893 racing losses details Mike Dwyer and others hit hard as turf gamblers face multiyear reverses. Pittsburg Phil and John McCafferty suffer severe drains while Pierre Lorillard and Walcott Campbell also endure heavy draws. Few winners like Dave Gideon John Daly and Phil Dwyer emerge, with Gottlieb Walbaum buying new stable after wins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mike Dwyer
Dwyer
John McCafferty
McCafferty
Ed’ Wishard
Taral
Sims
Pierre Lorillard
Rancocas
Lorillard
Walcott & Campbell
Walcott
Johnny" Campbell
Fairfax Stable
Dave Johnson
Fortune
Monmouth Park
Dave Gideon
John Daly
Count David
Europe
Gideon
Ramapo
Phil Dwyer
Mike
Gottfried Gottlieb Walbaum
Guttenburg
Lamplighter
Tammany
Pugilist News Noted Death and Promising Career
In a tribute for B. B. B. Mitchell of the Globe sporting department the writer recalls his promise in lawn tennis and athletics and his modesty. The boxing world notes Costello loss, Moore defeats him, and Burge-Dempsey talk continues as other fighters and events unfold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. B. B. Mitchell
Globe Sporting Department
Batesey
Mitchell
Coney Island Athletic Club
Corbett
Cooke
Buffalo
Costello
Dick Moore
Minnesota
Minneapolis
Moore
Combine
Dick Burge
Dempsey
Burge
England
Patsey Sheppard
New York
Steve O'Donnell
George Godfrey
Metropole Club
O'Donnell
Godfrey
New York Herald
Bob Fitzsimmons
Jack McAuliffe
Boston
Aleck
Power of Attorney
Patsey
Ike Weir
Billy Murphy
Jere Dunn
Rob Roy
Horse Racing Entries for Linden and Gloucester Tracks
Daily race card lists six races at Linden with horses and weights led by Tor mentor and Wah Jim, plus seven events at Gloucester featuring Long Knight and Lonely. Entries include multiple horses per race with weights, names, and related stables in a dense listing.
Demfargilla and Tormentor Lead Early Card Picks
The narrator predicts Demfargilla to win the opening event and favors Tormentor for the race. Contenders include Pittsburg Phil, Candelabra, La Misere, Maggie Smith, Nelglen, Mamie B, and Nico in the maiden. Other hopefuls noted are Detroit, Volunteer I, Minnehaha 4, Skidmore, Sandowne, Wah Jim, Restraint, and Gloucester runners Chauncey and Joe Carter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linden
Tormentor
Aloha
Major Daly
Charade
Terrifier
Demfargilla
Rival
Faithful
Annie Bishop
Correction
Candelabra
Stockton
Bonnie Mead
Golden Valley
Enfield
Miss Primrose
Nero
Miss Kittie
Benvolio
Captain Wagner
Airslant
Kien
Larimer
Bob Sutherland
Sorcerer
Jatlands
Detroit
Dallyrian
Watterson
Bess McDuff
Laughing Water
Lifeboat
Blue Blood
Reginald
Uncle Jess
Minnehaha
Tartarian
Piny Or Pay
Sandowne
Postmaster
Ingel
Tom Skidmore
Johnnetta
Marguerite
Wah Jim
Restraint
Mary
Aerolite
Pittsburg Phil
la Misere
Maggie Smith
Nelglen
Mamie B
Nico
Volunteer I
Skidmore
Gloucester
Chauncey
Joe Carter
Robin Shadow
Text
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Boston bicycling clubs celebrate historic runs and races
Governor Russell starts cycling on a Columbia wheel and clubs mark 14 years since Boston’s first overnight club run to Auburndale. The Tremonts host a ten mile road race at Back Bay Fens with prizes and a gold medal winner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Governor Russell
Columbia
Boston
Lee’s Hotel
Auburndale
Frank W. Weston
Augustus Nickerson
J. S. Dean
W. G. Kendall
Charles E. Cartwright
C. P. Donahoe
H. Crowther
G. W. Hodgkin
Thomas Thursby
Albert Bernard
E. S. Meyers
George Wright
F. Whitney
H. Soule
C. Z. Rophe
D. E. Perrin
J. E. Hill
Walter V. Lawson
J. C. Kerrison
Tremonts
Back Bay Fens
Mt. Washington
C. H. Ferguson
F. A. Ferguson
C. W. Pike
H. T. McArdle
A. P. Benks
E. J. Hornill
W. S. Sampson
The
Suffolks
Columbia Hall
Jamaica Plain
Tremont Street
Brockton
Franklin Wheel Club
Opera House
Franklin
Ryder
E. B. Pillsbury
Massachusetts
Roxbury RB. C
Joe Darby on the Way to New York Circus Debut
English jumping star Joe Darby known as the Man Bird sails from England on the Umbria to join the Country Circus company opening in New York Oct 30. He will perform thirty nine seats including a water jump from England to America and challenges Americans to face him for up to five thousand dollars per side.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Darby
England
Umbria
Darby
Country Circus’ Company
New York
America
Staffordshire
Racing notes on horses and owners from the era
Harrington shows promise for a future bet and Gloucester horses resist clear lines. Connolly targets Commodore Roughan with favorable odds while Shelly Tuttle strengthens. The Morris brothers ship two car loads to Texas with top thoroughbreds and insure each car load after a railroad accident. Fleischmann shifts trainers amid denials. Lamplighter may beat Western challengers next week. Mike Kelly may handle Clifton flag or start at Washington. Ham Brock plans Gil Curry at Lawrence. The American Wringer Co advertises wringers sweepers and repair services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrington
Gloucester
Joe Connolly
Commodore Roughan
Joe
Melanie
Linden
Elizabeth
Shelly Tuttle
Messrs
J. A
A. H
D. H. Morris
Texas
St. Florian
Winfred
Sport
Reckon
Ambulance
L’'Intriguante
Morris
Fleischmann
Cincinnati
W. O. Scully
R. Tucker
Scully
Lamplighter
Mike Kelly
New York
George Engeman
Brighton
Clifton
Kelly
Washington
Ham Brock
Gil Curry
Lawrence
Workers Aid From Boston Newsboys Over Paper Boycott
During the feud between Typographical Union 13 and the defunct Telegram the newsboys refused sale of the paper. About 200 boys gathered at Wells Memorial Hall escorted by music then marched to Bowdoin Square Theatre to view Span of Life at union expense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union 13
Telegram
Wells Memorial Hall
Bowdoin Square Theatre
Theatrical Mechanics' Union Endorses Action in Brewery Dispute
The Theatrical Mechanics' Union met at 995 Washington Street and endorsed Union 14 while condemning the Knights of Labor. Plymouth Rock Pants Company was condemned for refusing to recognize union men in the dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theatrical Mechanics’ Union
Washington Street
Union 14
Knights of Labor
Plymouth Rock Pants Company
Pantmakers Union 63 Admits 85 Members at Hanover Street
The Pantmakers' Union 63 met at 53 Hanover street and admitted eighty five vestmakers. The Trades Council action to levy a 50 cent assessment for promoting the union label was endorsed. The strike was endorsed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pantmakers’ Union 63
Hanover Street
Trades Council
Plymouth Rock Pants Company
Cloth Hat and Capmakers' Union Endorses Plymouth Strike
The Cloth Hat and Capmakers' Union met in Carroll Hall Saturday evening to discuss grievances in the trade and endorsed the strike of the cutters at the Plymouth Rock Pants Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll Hall
Plymouth Rock
Boston Union Delegates Toast At City Convention
Boston Branch 97 of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen hosted a reception for convention delegates in En campment Hall yesterday. At the United Garment Workers Union meeting, F. W. Riley was elected to the joint executive board, and P. Harris with S. Harris were chosen as delegates to the national garment workers convention in Rochester, New York on November 13.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Brotherhood of Railroad
United Garment Workers’ Union
Washington Street
F. W. Riley
P. Harris
S. Harris
Building Trades Council Pushes for City Building Inspectors
At a yesterday meeting in Pythian Hall a committee was appointed to approach Mayor Matthews about appointing practical mechanics as city building inspectors. The committee urged selecting inspectors from the Building Trades Council.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Building Trades Council
Pythian Hall
Matthews
Plymouth Rock Strike Seeks Labor Support and Unity
The Plymouth Rock Company dispute with Clothing Cutters' Assembly 3074 continues as strikers seek organized labor backing. A delegation visited Typographical Union 18 Theatrical Mechanics' Union and the Building Trades Council asking for aid to their union principles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plymouth Rock
Plymouth Rock Company
Assembly 3074
Theatrical Mechanics’ Union
Building Trades Council
Mass meeting of Hebrew Carpenters Union 56 at 53 Hanover
A large crowd gathered yesterday afternoon at 53 Hanover Street for a mass meeting of the Hebrew Carpenters Union 56. Speakers from Carpenters Union 33 and the Garment Workers Union urged unity and organization, and ten members were initiated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hebrew Carpenters’ Union 56
Hanover Street
Joseph Clinkard
Carpenters’ Union 33
Charles Goodman
Garment Workers’ Union
Mr. Bond
Socialistic Labor Party
Freight Handlers Endorse Labor Positions in City Meeting
The Freight Handlers’ Assembly 5572 met at 3 Hanover Street yesterday afternoon and endorsed the Knights of Labor in the American Brewing Company's brewery trouble. They also backed clothing cutters in their dispute with Plymouth Rock Pants Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Assembly 5572
Hanover Street
Knights of Labor
American Brewing Company
Plymouth Rock
Carpenters Union elects business agent for multiple locals
At Saturday evening's meeting Josep R. Clinkard of Union 33 was elected business agent for carpenters unions 33 67 218 561 and several others in the city and vicinity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carpenters’ City District Council
Josep R. Clinkard
Union 33
Carpenters’ Unions
Athletic Exhibition Promises Boxing and Sculling Acts
The Charles River Athletic Association presents a grand athletic and boxing exhibition in Partridge Hall on Oct. 31. Champion sculler George Hosmer will imitate Hanlan and Stanbury, with several boxing bouts featuring competitors from Roxbury Charlestown Cambridge and Boston. Heavyweight wrestling match planned between Joe Faulkner and Tom Coffey. Thornell of Brighton faces an unnamed opponent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles River Athletic Association
Partridge Hall
George Hosmer
New England
Hanlan
Stanbury
Duffy
Roxbury
Farrell
North End
McGunigle
Callahan
Boston
Billy Christie
Cambridge
Jim Sullivan
Somerville
Benny Green
Charlestown
F. Green
JL. Cronan
Deacon Smith
Laxey Joyce
Northnd
Dan McLaughlin
Sam Francis
West End
Joe Faulkner
Tom Coffey
South Boston
Thornell
Brighton
Burglar Raids Apothecary Store on Boylston Street
Between 11 30 Saturday night and 7 30 Sunday morning a burglar entered A W Stiles at 24 Boylston through a cellar window. Stolen were cigars 3 75 a bottle of cologne 4 postage stamps 2 50 and 53 67 in bills and change. The break was found when the store opened yesterday and reported to Division 16 police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. W. Stiles
Boylston Street
Division 16
Switchman Dies of Injuries After Train Collision
Hugh Murray aged 38 died at Massachusetts General Hospital from injuries after being run over by a Boston and Albany train near the Shawmut avenue bridge on the evening of September 27. He worked as a switchman for the railroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh Murray
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston & Albany Railroad
Shawmut Avenue Bridge
Murray
Registration deadlines vary across cities in late October
Boston closes registration on Oct 24 while other cities end on Oct 28 and towns on Nov 1. Register now to secure a spot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Socialist Labor Party Nomination for Massachusetts Governor
Patrick F. O’Neil declares his Socialist Labor Party nomination for governor of Massachusetts. He argues for collective control of the means of labor, denounces private capital, and appeals to the working class to vote for socialism to end economic serfdom and achieve justice. He contrasts socialists with Republicans and Democrats and cites unity with the People’s Party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Socialist Labor Party
Massachusetts
Socialist Party
Trades Unions
Europe
Dromies
People’s Party
People
William Barry
Bay State Gas Company
Patrick F. O’neil
Floating body found near Chelsea ferry slip
The body of an unknown man about 35 years old and 5 feet 10 inches was found yesterday afternoon by the steamer Patrol near the Chelsea ferry slip on the city side. He wore a dark suit with white stockings and congress shoes and was taken to the morgue for identification.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chelsea
Congress
Mr Ferris's Condition After Apoplexy At Cambridge Street
Edward F. Ferris the Hemenway gymnasium instructor was prostrated by an apoplexy on Cambridge street Friday afternoon. He was reported last night to have slightly improved but remains unconscious at Massachusetts General Hospital with little hope of recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward F. Ferris
Hemenway Gymnasium
Cambridge Street
Massachusetts General Hospital
Man Dies After Freight Train Accident At Lynn Bridge
A man identified as about 32 year old John McDonald died in Lynn Hospital from injuries after being found under the Silsbee street bridge near outbound railroad tracks. A switchman's key was in his pocket and investigators believe he was struck by a freight train after falling from the bridge. No local railroad employee matches or missing person reports have been found.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynn
John McDonald
Lynn Hospital
Boston & Maine Railroad
Silsbee Street
George Brown
Boston & Maine
McDonald
Brotherhood Trainmen Hold Service at Faneuil Hall
Delegates of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen attended religious services at Faneuil Hall yesterday afternoon with Rev. L S Coffin of Iowa officiating. The hall filled before 3 o'clock as all sang America and listened to prayers and Scripture selections. Each attendee received a pamphlet of good advice printed for their benefit. A business meeting is set for 9 o'clock today to conduct routine affairs.
Ward 11 Democratic Workingmen's Club Officers Elected
At Caledonian Hall the Ward 11 Democratic Independent Workingmen's Club held its regular meeting last evening and elected officers: President James Conroy, vice-president P. J. O'Connor, recording secretary T. J. Diggins, financial secretary James Daur, treasurer J. P. Fleming, sergeant-at-arms J. McFarland. The session was well attended with several new proposals offered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Independent Workingmen's Club
Caledonian Hall
Caledona Hall
James Conroy
P. J. O'Connor
T. J. Diggins
James Daur
J. P. Fleming
J. McFarland
Furnace blaze triggers false alarm at Adams Express building
A smoky furnace in the Adams Express building at 43 Court Street set off a fire alarm from Box 36 at 6:35 PM last evening. Fire crews found no blaze beyond the furnace, and there was no fire elsewhere in the building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adams Express
Court Street
Ex-Candidate Hart Attacks Silver Compromise
A Post representative questioned ex-candidate Hart at his Commonwealth avenue home. Hart condemns the silver compromise as a weak move prolonging business depression to Oct 1, 1894, criticizes Senate, and doubts President Cleveland's stance. Lane calls the plan shameful and harmful to employment and business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas N. Hart
Commonwealth Avenue
Senate
Mr. Hart
Cleveland
Hart
House
Jonathan A. Lane
Lane
Republican Campaign Fund
Jokester Killed in North Springfield Woodlands
Eddie Spofford shot Andrew Bridge after a prank gone wrong in North Springfield woods. Bridge and Frank Moore planned to scare Moore’s brother. Spofford, returning from hunting, fired as darkness hid his target. Bridge is believed mortally wounded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Eddie Spofford
Andrew Bridge
North Springfield
Bridge
Frank Moore
Spofford
Moore
Cholera Rumor in Mecca Pilgrimage
Consul Sundberg at Bagdad reports a Mecca pilgrimage rumor that 75,000 died of cholera this year. He notes the absence of any public health measures and describes locals washing cholera-contaminated clothes by the river while water carriers draw daily supplies nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Sundberg
Bagdad
Mecca
Police raid uncovers gaming implements at Harrison Avenue site
Officers from Division 5 found a table eight chairs and thirty eight chips and a pack of cards in a rear room at 511 Harrison avenue early yesterday. They arrested George Campbell John Ss Kuhn Michael Sullivan Charles O'Brien and John Fitzgerald for being present where gaming implements were found. Ages range 22 to 30. The cases go to criminal court today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Division 5
Harrison Avenue
George Campbell
John Ss. Kuhn
Michael Sullivan
Charles O'Brien
John Fitzgerald
Kunbn
Woman Injured by Boiling Water During Epileptic Fit
Mrs Ellen Sullivan, 41, of Wellesley Hills, is hospitalized at Massachusetts General Hospital with severe scalds after a boil over incident. She toppled a pot while suffering an epileptic fit at home yesterday and is expected to recover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellen Sullivan
Wellesley Hills
Massachusetts General Hospital
Statue of Mer Satolli to be unveiled at Hoboken church
The Rev. Father Corrigan of the Church of Our Lady of Grace in Hoboken will place a marble statue of Mer. Satolli the Papal delegate in his church. It will be unveiled on Sunday November 12 with extensive preparations and Mer. Satolli expected to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Father Corrigan
Church of Our Lady of Grace
Hoboken
Mer. Satolli
Cook Remedy Co
Boyleton Bldg
Col
Washington Andoyleton Bto
Boston, Mass
Arrests Hit Quincy Store Break-In Suspect Jere Callahan
Officers of Division 4 jailed 20 year old Jere Callahan on charges of breaking and entering Granite Clothing Company in Quincy and stealing clothing valued at 130 dollars, with 88 dollars recovered. Walter Baker & Co of Dorchester received World's Columbian Exposition awards for their cocoa and chocolate products.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jere Callahan
Granite Clothing Company
Quincy
Walter Baker & Co
Dorchester
Mass
Archbishop Gross speaks in Boston on history and faith
Archbishop Gross of Portland delivered a lecture titled The One Great Fact in the History of Mankind at the Boston Theatre for St Marys Infant Asylum Dorchester. The address praised life origin from God and cited universal belief in God by great thinkers and nations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Archbishop Gross
Portland
Ore
Boston
St. Mary's Infant Asylum
Dorchester
Peter Rowan
Byrne
Corcoran
Oates and
Feeney
Roxbury Mission Church
William Byrne
S. J
St. Mary’s
Oswald
Mission Church
Patrick Donahue
John J. McClusky
Asylum Corporation
Roxbury
Savannah
God
Rail lines require rear guard on trains to prevent wrecks
Santa Fe announces every passenger train between Chicago and Kansas City must have a rear flagman who cannot leave his post to eat or sleep until relieved. The rule aims to prevent rear-end collisions and other lines may adopt similar safety measures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Santa Fre Company
Chicago
Milton Boy Missing Reported In Canton
James Dolan reports his 18 year old son Francis Dolan missing from Canton avenue last evening with $400. He may have taken a train for New York. He is about 150 pounds with light complexion and was last seen wearing a silk sack coat blue pantaloonos and a black Derby hat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Dolan
Canton Avenue
Francis Dolan
New York
Decision in Wichita Case Cuts Agricultural Freight Rates
The Kansas State Board of Railway Commissioners ruled in favor of the complainants in the Wichita case, cutting rates on agricultural implements from the Missouri River to Wichita from 32 1/2 to 23 1/2 cents per hundred in carload lots. The decision, likely to be appealed to the Supreme Court, followed testimony on reasonableness and justified the reduction despite railroad expert arguments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kan
State Board of Railway Commissioners
Wichita
Missouri River
Supreme Court
The Trend of Industrialism Toward God’s Kingdom
Rev. Thomas Van Ness spoke at the Y M C U vesper on the trend of industrialism toward divine aims. He urged the natural then spiritual text as inspiration for the industrious and praised modern industry as disciplined for the masses. Mrs G E Howes and M B Lischer provided the musical program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas van Ness
Y. M. C. Union
Kingdom of God
G. E. Howes
M. BB. Lischer
Funeral of Charles B. Newton in Massachusetts
The funeral of Charles B. Newton a famed Massachusetts lodgeman was held at the Unitarian Church yesterday with Rev George H Hosmer and Rev Frank Cadman officiating He was past grand master of Lodge No 4 I C O F and past chancellor of the Knights of Pythias He leaves a widow and one daughter Burial will be in Hudson tomorrow with delegations from several societies in attendance
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles B. Newton
Massachusetts
Unitarian Church
George H. Hosmer
Frank Cadman
Lodge No. 4
Knights of Pythias
Hudson
Strike at Le National By Lowell Compositors
Compositors on Consul Lenthier's Le National in Lowell are on strike for weeks of unpaid wages. Lenthier promised settlement last week but left Friday for the World's Fair without arranging payment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowell
Consul Lenthier
le National
Lenthier
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