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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1891
Page
8
Anson's Chicago nine beat Boston with steady play while the Boston nine faltered under pressure. Lowe's baserunning lapse and a sparkling catch by Brodie sparked the home team, Chicago, to a midgame lead that held throughout as Stovey Nash and Anson starred.
Feature coverage notes a hard, competitive game with attendance figures from 1896 and scattered player lineups including FitzGerald, Duffy, Taylor, Brouthers, and Griffith. Mentions a Louisville versus Boston AA RK contest with multiple players named and a late push by McGill and Hoyle in a separate St Louis Baltimore stretch.
Northern New England will be partly cloudy with light showers and little temperature change today, slightly warmer tonight with variable winds turning west. Southern New England may see clouding and showers, clearing tonight with southwest winds and a rising temperature. Thursday looks fair with warm south winds.
A stylish crowd in carriages watched the Newport and Hingham polo teams clash for the Alden cup. Newport won 24 to 17 as Havemeyer starred with five first-period goals and steady teamwork from Stevens and Agassiz. The event featured Baldwin’s Cadet Band and rich turnout from local dignitaries.
Last night the Grand Union Commandery No 12 held a grand gala event for children and families in Odd Fellows Hall. The program featured the Nelle Miles Orchestra, Matthews family, Miss Miles, EB Matthews, and RK Gordon with humorous readings. The evening closed with a grand march, children’s circle, and dances including the Highland ring led by Miss Walte.
The Rapid Transit Commission held a second public hearing in the Exchange Building. South Boston residents and a Citizens' Association delegation urged improvements. Speakers favored underground lines, elevated routes, or loop systems to relieve car crowding and blocked bridges, with discussion on Broadway and Broadway extensions.
The late George B. Loring will be buried from the North Church tomorrow at 3 o'clock in a public funeral. The Rev. R. B. Williams will officiate with Leveron Tuckerman as master of ceremonies. Interment at Harmony Grove. Winslow Lewis Commandery Knights Templar to handle Masonic services.
The annual Massachusetts Horticultural Society exhibition opens in Agricultural Hall with over 100 contributors. Notable displays include ninety five grape varieties from Massachusetts Agricultural College, large exhibits by Ell Wangers & Barry and others, and extensive potato, pear, and apple tables. The show runs daily until closing time and promises a rich display for visitors.
The government contracted with J. W. Preston of Boston Fruit Company to carry nails to Port Antonio Jamaica for an indefinite period. After discussions with Wanamaker and the Assistant Postmaster General the service was deemed unsatisfactory, and arrangements were made for Moston Fruit Company's steamers to operate mail runs to Port Antonio. Sailings average two weekly, voyage about 1600 miles taking five and a half to six days. Steamers include Bowden Ethelword Sama and Leon. First mail departed last evening on the Ethelred. Tickets are round trip and valid on any line's steamer within sixty days. The service will not conflict with New York steamers landing at Kingston. Mails to Kingston via inland route reach in 24 to 30 hours. a railroad is being built between Port Antonio and Kingston to improve facilities.
James O Neill, 36, fell fifty feet from the mainmast of the steamer Colum bian at Pier 4 Hoosac Tunnel docks Charles town yesterday morning. He died from a fractured skull. The captain took charge of the body.
Auction of Symphony rehearsal seats began at Music Hall yesterday at 10 with premiums rising to 850 dollars. Seat 1152 fetched 12 dollars, center last row commanded six dollars, others sold from 25 cents to 7 50. Remaining tickets go to box office today and concert sales resume Thursday at 10 A M.
The Security Safe Deposit Company in the Equitable Building showcases elaborate vault protections against burglary and fire. It features fifty rooms of various sizes, separate coupon rooms, a director's room, a ladies department with over 1000 safes rented to women, a bright reading room, Yale-locked cabinet for books, and clublike conveniences. Smallest safe priced at $10 yearly to ease anxiety over valuables.
The Norfolk Club Executive Committee met at Young's Hotel and held an informal vote. Members declared unanimously for Crepo and Haile as the ticket for the coming election.
The Melrose Athletic Club open handicap meet set for Saturday at 3 p.m. at Melrose Baseball Grounds features a large slate of events and many top athletes. Handicaps were set by H. S. Cornish, with Boston and various clubs well represented in novelties, sprints, hurdles, distance, and field events.
Cambridge City Council renewed veterinary work with Dr. Ferguson at 360 dollars yearly and authorized 5000 dollars from incidental funds to repair the West Boston bridge. Aldermen approved a gas contract with Cambridge Gas Light Company at no more than 1.20 per 1000 cubic feet for three years and discussed a Union square drinking fountain. Additional police signal boxes were authorized and trolley petitions referred to the Roads and Bridges Committee amid bridge delays on Walden street.
The Star Course opens in October with a strong lineup. Lilian Norton and her operatic concert company headline the season, and Walter Damrosch and his New York orchestra will close the program, marking a notable series for the popular old lyceum.
In equity the Supreme Judicial Court considers whether legacies to Thomas Wentworth Pierce’s children should have priority over other bequests when total legacies exceed estate assets. Pierce, a railway magnate, left about 1.26 million to two children and 2 million in total legacies. Executed objections challenge the proposed priority, with lawyers for executors and legatees listed. Also noted are claims in a writ of mandamus seeking damages for highway land taking in Dedham, and various probate and superior court actions with multiple parties and firms.
Boston telegraph companies seek 4000 miles of overhead lines plus new poles. New England Printing Telegraph and Postal Telegraph press for city rights while Western Union delays. Committee proposes consolidation using shared poles to curb pole proliferation. Fort Point channel to be crossed by submarine cable.
A Denver city commission on urban planning toured Boston with City Hall meetings. Officials from the Board of Aldermen, City Engineer, and Streets Superintendent met at 2:30 pm to inspect Moon Island pumping station and parks. The delegation includes I. E. Poole, Frank Anderson, J. S. McGilvray, J. B Hunter, and Otis B. Spencer, and has already visited Omaha, Chicago, Detroit and Buffalo before heading to New York and Brooklyn.
The Middlesex Republican Executive Committee reports unanimous support for Allen after a meeting at Young's Hotel yesterday afternoon. The group plans a convention in Lowell on Thursday, with 18 delegates noted and no dissenting voices.
The Boston area faces a Supreme Court case over whether gas and electric companies may erect and maintain poles in city streets. The 1887 act requires permission from local boards before pole construction, a rule upheld by the Gas Commissioners against Walworth Light and Power Company. The company challenges the statute as unconstitutional.
The Boston convention of the New England Christian Workers opened last evening at the United Presbyterian Church on Berkley Street with a praise service and Rev. Gray’s address on the inspiration of the Scriptures. He urged belief in the Bible as the word of God and promised a week of sessions with many speakers to promote evangelical and revival work.
George E Bartley, 35, of 58 Princeton street East Boston, died last night after a lung hemorrhage suffered while returning from a trip and entering Kneeland street station. He had battled consumption for three years. His body was sent to Undertaker Brown of East Boston and a brother visited the hospital in distress.
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