No Baseball Peace Says Hart
New York September 25. National league reps met led by John T Brush to discuss the league situation. Hart of Chicago said no peace with the American League next season and that the Amercans want teams in New York and Pittsburgh. Manager McGraw said he hired two AL stars for next year, names not revealed. Kennedy predicted he will manage an AL team in New York next year with options on two sites.
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New York
National League
John T. Brush
Andrew Freedman
Fred Knowles
A. H. Soden
Boston
Barney Dreyfuss
Harry Pulliam
Pittsburg
Harry van der Horst
Ned Hanlon
Charles Ebbetts
Brooklyn
John S. Rogers
A. J. Reach
Philadelphia
James Hart
Chicago
Max Fleischman
August Herman
Cincinnati
Mr. Brush
James A. Hart
Mr. Hart
Hart
McGraw
James O. Kennedy
Wakefield Fair Draws 12000 for Parade and Races
At the Wakefield and Reading Agricultural Society fair the third day drew about 12,000. Driving horse parades and horse races topped the program with top prizes going to Godfrey Ryder Malden, Oliver Walton Wakefield, and Robert D. Harris Malden. Other wins included single driving horses O B Shapley Maplewood and single working horses Willard Turner North Reading and ladies driving prize to Mrs N K Littlefield Quincy. The 2 40 class trotting went to Leon Wilton S and the 2 23 pace to Coasterine after five heats.
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Wakefield
Wakefield and Reading Agricultural Society
Godfrey Ryder
Malden
Oliver Walton
Robert D. Harris
O. B. Shapley
Maplewood
Willard Turner
North Reading
N. K. Littlefield
Quincy
J. H. Perkins
Lynnfield
Leon
Wilton S
Coasterine
Young Corbett to star in Boston boxing and theatre
The famed featherweight champion Young Corbett is booked for an appearance in Boston next week after New York contracts, with three upcoming bouts including Eddie Lenny in Philadelphia. The schedule also lists possible bouts in Waterbury, Chicago, and a potential Corbett vs Jeffries match next May amid his theater commitments.
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Boston
Lothrop
New York
John Groves
Grand Theatre
Eddie Lenny
Philadelphia
Penn A. C
Dave Sullivan
Billy Crowley
Waterbury
Conn
Jim Jeffries
Jim Corbett
Corbett
Kid Hessell
Providence
Hessell
Chick Monahan
We Gardner
Lenox Club
Kid Smith
Kid York
Johnny Powers
Portland
Ham
Patsey Haley
Chicago
Abe Pallock
Eddie Connolly
Windy City
Lewis
Criterion Club
Joe Reed
Cambridge A. c
England
Faldie Connolly
Woodley
Connolly
Connelly
Wandley
Madie
Tonglana
B. H. Benton
Rob Roy
Harvard Football Practice at Soldiers Field Draws 93 Players
Harvard held a long practice on Soldiers Field with three scrimmages among varsity and reserve elevens. Hodges punted well, Foster shone at running back, and new coaches joined Percy Haughton and Captain Kernan oversaw the session as 93 players trained and about a thousand students watched.
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Soldiers Field
Hodges
Milton
Leatherbee
Foster
Crimson
Hurley
Mook
Mills
Knowles
Tenney
Kernan
Percy Haughton
Shirley Ellis
Joe Upton
Muddy Chicago Defeats St Louis In Final AL Game
Chicago won decisively behind pitcher Patterson in a rain soaked game at the city. Attendance reached 359 as Chicago led early and built a comfortable margin over St Louis in the American league finale played in the mud.
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St. Louis
Patterson
Chicago J
Cincinnati Reds Triumph Behind Poole's Pitching
The Cincinnati team won easily as Poole delivered superb pitching and Currie also pitched well. Four runs in the third inning were aided by errors. Attendance was about 1,200. Cincinnati led St. Louis with a decisive early performance.
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Cincinnati
Poole
Currie
St. Louis
Seven stenographers in Fisher Betts court room headline
In a United States District Court trial of Fisher and Betts seven young stenographers sit together on a long settee as witnesses recount investments. Ernest Stevens, a Boston dry goods clerk, testifies about $100 and $350 copper stocks plus sugar stock lost under Fisher. Mildred Ann Chambers of Philadelphia testified before adjournment. she had invested $75.
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United States District Court Room
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Ernest Stevens
Boston
Fisher
Mr. Stevens
Stevens
Stock Exchange
Mr. Fisher
Mildred Ann Chambers
Casey
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Lowell
Miss Chambers
Philadelphia
Penn
Piece of Meat Strangles Man in South Boston Restaurant
Hugh Devine aged 55 of 18 Gold street South Boston died after a piece of meat while dining with John Plaherty at a Dover street restaurant strangled him. The incident occurred about 6.20 p.m. as he gasped and collapsed. Patrolman Corcoran helped, but Devine died en route to City Hospital. He was a widower.
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Gold Street
Boston
Dover Street
Devine
John Plaherty
Corcoran
Division 5
Man Killed When Wheel Traps Teamster John McManus
John McManus aged 42 of 1 Heath street Roxbury died at City Hospital from injuries after a fall from his wagon yesterday afternoon at Dorchester avenue and Leeds street. He suffered a brain concussion and internal injuries. He leaves a wife and family.
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Heath Street
Roxbury
City Hospital
McManus
Dorchester Avenue
Leeds Street
Teutonic Collides With Mayo In Mersey Fog
The White Star steamship Teutonic from New York Sept 17 collided today with the Dublin Mayo in fog on the River Mersey. The Mayo suffered considerable damage while the Teutonic sustained no injuries.
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Liverpool
White Star Line
Teutonic
New York
Dublin
Child Burned While Extinguishing House Fire in Jamaica Plain
John Shaw aged 2 was severely burned on the face and hands at his home 433 Walnut avenue Jamaica Plain as a kerosene lamp overturned spilling burning oil. Shaw's clothing caught fire but was rapidly extinguished by others present.
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Walnut Avenue
Jamaica Plain
John Shaw
Shaw
St Marys Infant Asylum officers elected at Dorchester meeting
The Rev Mr Ronan was named president with Bernard Carr as vice president. William H Hardy became secretary and Edward Kelly Jr as treasurer. Directors include J C Spillane P F Mac Donald and Charles V Casey, elected at Catholic Union Hall last evening.
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St. Mary's Infant Asylum
Dorchester
Catholic Union Hall
Mr. Ronan
Bernard Carr
William H. Hardy
Edward Kelly, Jr
J. C. Spillane
P. F. MacDonald
Charles V. Casey
Jealous man blows up hotel in Washington
The Golden Eagle Hotel on New Jersey Avenue and D Street was dynamited at 4 30 this morning. Frank McKee, a guest, then killed himself. Proprietor Louis Brandt and his wife were injured, wife seriously. McKee had quarrelled with Brandt over attention to Mrs Brandt after a banquet the prior night. McKee, about 28, came from Philadelphia and had money losses at the races. He was once employed at the navy yard.
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Golden Eagle
New Jersey Avenue
D Street
Frank McKee
Louis Brandt
Germany
McKee
Brandt
Philadelphia
Navy Yard
Anarchist scare over Roosevelt assassination report
London crowds hailed a New York dated news agency story claiming an anarchist attempt on President Roosevelt led to the wrecking of the Golden Eagle Hotel in Washington and the suicide of the attacker. Specials and flaming placards amplified the alert as crowds rushed through city streets.
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New York
Roosevelt
Golden Eagle
Washington, D. C
Grandma Kelly Denies Gould Gossip In New York
New York gossip centers on Frank Gould and his mother-in-law Mrs Edward J Kelly amid rumors of estrangement. Kelly, returning from the Gould yacht Helenia off Oyster Bay, declares the talk baseless and notes she only just met her granddaughter, dismissing claims of tension between Gould and herself.
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New York
Frank Gould
Edward J. Kelly
Mrs. Kelly
Helenia
Alleged Coat Thief Nabbed Near Middlesex Registry
A man described as 32 year old Frank Sullivan was caught in the act of stealing a coat from the dressing rooms at the Middlesex Registry of Deeds building in East Cambridge. He was locked up and believed to live in Cambridge. While enroute to the station in a patrol wagon he hid his face.
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Middlesex Registry of Deeds
East Cambridge
Frank Sullivan
Cambridge
Sullivan
Italian Freemasons urge Boers relief subscriptions
Rome reports the grand master of Italian Freemasons directs all lodges to open subscriptions to aid destitute Boers, signaling coordinated charitable action across lodges in Italy.
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Rome
Women Golfers At Brookline Chase Crowded Championship
The Country Club hosted a busy day with about 50 entrants for the women’s championships. Notables included Miss Genevieve Hecker the current champion and Mrs. Caleb F. Fox among foreign entrants from Fall River, Philadelphia, and Morris County.
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Clyde Park
Genevieve Hecker
Ruth Underhill
A. Manice
Bessie Anthony
Caleb F. Fox
Huntington Valley Country Club
Brookline
Fanny Osgood
Blanchard
Elizabeth Howe
Pittsburg Golf Club
Katherine C. Harley
Fall River
Herman B. Lewis
Philadelphia Cricket Club
Charles M Hinckle
Palmetto Golf Club
Weston
G. M. Bishop
Brooklawn Golf Club
I. W. Goffe
Essex County
Florence Borden
Mall River
C. 8. Price
Huntington Valley
Anita Phipps
Springfield Country Club
Elliot Rodgers
Edgeworth Club
William Shippen
Morris County
Cornelia G. Willis
F. B. Lund
Beaver Meadow
Ruth Milne
Albany Country Club
Amy N. Jones
Edgewater
Engine patent promises Atlantic crossing in three days
A London despatch reports John Wills has secured a patent for a novel marine propulsion engine. The inventor claims the design could shorten transatlantic crossings from the current duration to three days, dramatically altering ocean travel.
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New York
London
The
Tribune
John Wills
Muster at Amesbury fair features hydrant race victory
Amesbury Sept 2 Firemen staged a water hose competition drawing seven handtubs from nearby towns as the Amesbury and Salisbury Agricultural Society fair closed. Neptune ofburyport won $150 first prize, City of Lawrence claimed $100 second, and Protection of Amesbury $50 third.
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Amesbury
Salisbury
Weymouth Handtubs Contest Attracts Statewide Entries
Twenty one teams from eastern Massachusetts competed in a wind driven handtub contest at Weymouth fair. White Angel of Salem won $275 with a 233 foot run. Prizes of $200 $150 $10 $75 $25 $15 and $10 were awarded to entrants including Somerville Defender Weymouth Active Everett General Taylor Pepperell Nonantum Newton and General Butler Lowell.
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Weymouth Agricultural Society
White Angel of
Salem
Somerville
East Weymouth
Active
Taylor
Everett
Warren
Pepperell
Nonantum
Newton
General Butler
Lowell
Motley to Coach Harvard Freshman Football Team
E Motley has been appointed coach of Harvard's freshman football team this fall. Motley is the twin brother of I Motley, who has played sub end on the crimson varsity the last three years and on his freshman eleven.
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E. Motley
Harvard
Motley
I. Motley
Crimson
Boston College and Holy Cross Resume Athletic Ties
The faculty at Boston College officially announces the restoration of athletic relations with Holy Cross College, ending a long-standing break and reopening competition and cooperation between the two institutions.
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Holy Cross
Boston College
Holy Cross College
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