Mohairs Defeated by Strong Andover Cricket Team
Mohairs second eleven played at North Billerica Fordway Park, losing to the cricket club 98 to 40. Greig led batting with 49, Meiklejohn added 12. bowlers Southam and Humphriss starred for Mohairs, taking 4 and 5 wickets respectively as Billerica failed to reach double figures.
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Mohair
North Billerica
Fordway Park
Mohairs
Greig
Bingley
Matt Meikiejohn
Billericas
Southam
Humphriss
Billerica
Tonge
Cricket scorecard snippet from Humphriss innings
Bingley b Southam Espin b Southam ton Ballington b Humphriss POY Greenwood b Humphriss Fielding b Humphriss Tonge b Humphriss Bailey b Southam Radcliffe b Southam Butterfield run out Willis b Humphriss Townson not out.
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M. Meiklejohn
Aspin
Ps Hee Sie
He Saunders
Bingley
A. Harriman
Southam
Espin
Ton Ballington
Humphriss
Poy Greenwood
Fielding
Smith
Humphriss Tonge
Bailey
Radcliffe
Butterfield
Wilis
Townson
Andover Defeats Mohair in Saturday Cricket Match
Andover thrilled by H Saunders and Haddon batting while Boyle bowled well. Mohair’s Priestly contributed timely runs and Harrison dominated with the ball. Final score 96 to 51. notable dismissals include Hird Aveyard and Bruce.
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Mohair
Andover
H. Saunders
Haddon
Boyle
Priestley
Harrison
Hird
Aveyard
McGlynn
Bogie
Priestly
Harrison Bruce
Stirks
Parkinson
Rhodes
Harrison McCarthy
McDermott
Olsevevet
Aes Matthews
Mohair, Priestly
Boyle Waveyard
Bruce
Greenwood
Cisyeseenis Liigeneoaes
Hindle
Cricket scores from multiple games in New England
Results show Pawtucket 63 over Fall River 38, Everett 54 over Lynn 27, Lawrence 27 over Methuen 26, and Lawrence East Boston 59 over Merrimacs 66, reflecting a round of matches with close finishes and varied victors.
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Pawtucket
Fall River
Everett
Lynn
Lawrence
Methuen
East Boston
Merrimacs
Lawrence club tops Merrimack Valley race with Buntings
The Lawrence club defeated the Methuens Saturday to lead the Merrimack Valley league with the Buntings. Senator Guy W. Currier of Lawrence offered a silver cup for the league’s best batter. The league met at Hotel Brunswick in Lawrence Saturday night and voted the championship pennant to the year’s winning club.
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Lawrence
Methuens
Guy W. Currier
Brunswick
Big Shop Nine Rout Riversides In $20 Purse Clash
At Atherton Saturday Lowell Machine Shop nine routed Riversides 21 to 5 after a tight start. Niland pitched superbly as the machine shop pulled away from a 2-1 deficit in the second inning. Beavers of Dracut then defeated Atlantics of this city 14 to 6 at Fels oval, with Joe Jordan on the mound and Joe Riley’s effort fading in the eighth.
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Atherton
Lowell Machine Shop Nine
Riversides
Big Shop
Machine Shop
Hhe
Niland
Fels’ Oval
Beavers
Dracut
Tlantics
Atantics
Joe Jordan
Joe Riley
Atlantics
Champions Elms Defeat Oaks 19 to 6 on South Common
The Elms dominated the Oaks 19 to 6 after a one sided game Saturday. Punk Ryan pitched an invincible effort for the champions. In another game the Wamesits beat Pilling's shoe shop 18 to 5 with two double plays by the Wamesits and strong defense by Toohey. Cox's team then beat Dozois' sluggers 28 to 16 at Moody grounds after nine innings of fierce play.
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South Common
Elms
Oaks
Ryan
Shoe Shop
Dawson
Wendell
Wamesits
Toohey
Pilling
Keefe
Donohoe
Allard
Cox
Dozois
Moody Grounds
Baseball Saturday Scores Across Cities
Baseball results from Saturday show Cleveland? no, Cincinnati beating Boston 2 to 0 in 11 innings. Pittsburg defeated Philadelphia 4 to 3. Chicago beat Brooklyn 6 to 2. St. Louis top New York 9 to 0. Chicago over Brooklyn 3 to 1. Cincinnati over Pittsburg 3 to 1. St. Louis defeated New York 10 to 0.
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Pittsburg
Philadelphia
Chicago
Brooklyn
St. Louis
New York
Cincinnati
Wee
Tittsburg
Boston
Standings From Mixed City Rivalry Scores
In Minneapolis Cleveland and Milwaukee Indianapolis results, Minneapolis beat Cleveland 3 1 while Milwaukee defeated Indianapolis 5 1. Rochester Hartford 7 edged Rochester Montreal Providence 5 and Syracuse Worcester 14 beat Syracuse Detroit 2 Chicago 1. Kansas City Kansas City 3 defeated Buffalo 2.
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Minneapolis
Cleveland
Milwaukee
Indianapolis
Rochester
Hartford
Detroit
Chicago
Kansas City
Buffalo
Slipper City Wheelmen Hold Haverhill Meet Highlights
Haverhill, Aug 5. Slipper City Wheelmen hosted five cycle events at the Haverhill track. The Arlington club won the interclub pursuit over the International Club on the 11th mile as races produced exciting finishes. Notables include G. He Eaton and Joseph Curry in the one mile and mile open events, Claude Hamilton and Robinson in two mile handicap, Earnest Hill versus Fred Smith in the three mile, and Hutchinson with Dudley winning the interclub pursuit for Arlington.
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Haverhill
Slipper City Wheelmen
Arlington
National
G. HE
Eaton
North Reading
E. H. Burdett
Malden
Joseph Curry
Mroxbury
Claude Hamilton
Lowell
C. F. Robinson
Chelsea
Sam Sulkin
Boston
Earnest Hill
North Andover
Fred
Smith
Lawrence
International
Haverhil
Hutchinson
Dudley
England and Australia champ wins Pennamaquan Lake race
Percy F Cavill the champion swimmer from England and Australia won his first race in the United States on the Pennamaquan Lake course. He defeated Will H Smith of Calais by an eighth of a mile at the finish of the one mile event with a time of 29 1 2 minutes.
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Eastport
Percy F. Cavill
England
Australia
Will H. Smith
Calais
Pennamaquan Lake
Gardiner and Sears Featherweight Bout Set in Lynn
Billy Gardiner the local featherweight heads into a 15 round title bout against Mike Sears the featherweight champion of New England next Wednesday evening at the Kirland Athletic Club in Lynn. Gardiner in good form is favored to win and many Boston sports expect him to stop Sears before the limit.
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Billy Gardiner
Mike Sears
New England
Kirtland Athletic Club
Lynn
Sears
Gardiner
Boston
Veterans to vie at New England Firemen muster in Waltham
The Butler Vets and the Lowell Vets join thirty one companies for the big muster of the New England Veteran Firemen Association in Waltham on August 16.
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Butler
Lowell
New England
Stampede echoes at Democratic convention in Kansas City
The text recalls the 1904 Republican and 1908 Democratic conventions with New York figures Croker Platt and Keller. It notes the New York delegation’s shift to Roosevelt style tactics, Hill's forceful stand against accepting second place, and Tammany Hall’s astonishment at his resolve as a stampede built.
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Kansas City
New York Democracy
Croker
New York Republican Organization
Platt
New York
Gov. Woodruff
Roosevelt
John W. Keller
Grady
Senator Hill
Hill
Philadelphia
Tammany
Enetor Platte Ideal
Botn
Dick Croker
Dave Hill
Prom Lestie’s Weekly
Firebug Suspected After Dracut Barn Blaze Near Streets
A Sunday morning fire in a barn owned by Martin Farrell near Riverside Pleasant and Hampson streets quickly controlled by firefighters. Bernard Hampson first spotted smoke and alerted Farrell. Vincent Leary summoned the Lowell and Suburban fire department. Damage limited to upper and back sections with an estimated loss around $400, partly insured. State Fire Marshal Stone inspected ruins of recent town fires, while locals discuss firebug theory and a potential Collinsville school annex decision affecting the rear site.
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Dracut
Martin Farrell
Riverside Pleasant
Hampson Streets
Emery
Bernard Hampson
Mr. Hampson
Farrell
Vincent Leary
Lowell & Suburban
Mr. Farrell
Chief Hosmer
Hosmer
Stone
Whitman
Shooting match ends with Company C victory in village
Saturday afternoon a shooting match between Company C 6th Regiment Lowell and Troop F cavalry produced a 589 to 5568 score in favor of Company C. Private Saunders led Company C with 64 points. Corporal Fisher topped Troop F with 63. Other results list multiple shooters and totals, while ancillary notes report local visits and mill operations.
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Company C
6Th Regiment of
Lowell
Troop F
Cavalry
Saunders
Company
Corporal Fisher
Funeral of Mary Spalding Shed. long life honored
The funeral from the late home of Mr Geo A Byam was held Sunday at 3 pm with Rev H Ellis of Central Baptist Church officiating. The deceased, nearly a century old, was praised for her deep faith and worldliness. Arthur J M Warren sang hymns. committal prayer given at Centre Cemetery. Walter Perham was director. bearers included Bernard Byam and Arnold Byam. Also reported is Mrs Geo H Knowlton remaining unconscious after an electric car accident Friday, with slight signs of nourishment and head injury sensitivity.
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Mary Spalding
Geo. A. Byam
H. Ellis
Central Baptist Church
Arthur JM. Warren
Eilis
Walter Perham
Fred Emerson
Walter B. Emerson
Bernard Byam
Arnold Byam
Geo. H. Knowlton
Rebuilding Underway At Talbot Dyewood Co After Fire
The Talbot Dyewood and Chemical Co plans new structures after summer fire losses. The largest building, a carboy and packing house, will be 60 by 25 feet, with others from 30 by 15 feet up. Water mains, a six inch main with four hydrants, will serve the yard, with Taylor and Tylee and Warren Pipe Co. providing labor and materials. Completion is targeted in about two weeks, and chemical works resume by September 1. Mills at Talbot are also repairing and rewiring for more lights, while the river is drawn down to install new gates at Faulkner’s mills. The lowered water reveals old river features and piers from the Middlesex Canal era near the Acre.
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Talbot Dyewood and Chemical Co
Carboy and Packing House
Taylor and Tylee and Warren Pipe Co
Talbot Mills
Faulkner's Mills
Old
Middlesex Canal Co
Acre
Smart horse George knew fire district boxes
A Washington Star anecdote recalls a firehouse horse named George who could count and knew his district. If a box belonged to their first alarm area he hurried to his stall, otherwise he paused to eat until the foreman called him. He sometimes miscounted but rarely and resented mistakes.
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Fire Department
George
Washington Star
Chicago inventor makes canteen to keep water cold and coffee hot
A Chicago inventor develops an army canteen for soldiers that keeps water cold and coffee hot in extreme weather. The device uses a tin core wrapped with cork, another substance, and a felt and duck cover, weighing four ounces more than standard. Tests showed water stayed 72 degrees in sun vs 112 in an old unit and 82 degrees after steam heating.
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Chicago
United States
Buffalo Express
Farm Accidents Prompt Call for Dr Thomas’s Oil
Farmers report frequent cuts burns and sprains on the rural work, and Dr Thomas’s Electric Oil is advertised to relieve pain instantly claiming safety when used promptly.
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Dr .Thomas
Comfort in hot weather A bath method keeps cool
A New York Sun piece by a physician with ample adiposity proposes a bath based cooling routine for hot spells. Enter the tub with cold water for several minutes, then gently press dry and air as you dress. Use mornings and midday baths to stay comfortable, cautioning it is not for invalids or those with heart or lung disease.
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New York Sun
Detroit Artist's Chicago Studio Irony
One of Detroit's famed artists, after selling a portrait to fund a studio in Chicago, returns home to lament that Chicago's refined audience has faded. His friend asks why he didn't try harder, and the artist mourns that those future visitors were mostly dead.
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Detroit
Chicago
Ree Press
Tobacco Disfavor Warns For Future of Boys
William Allen White voices a warning from the Atchison Globe on tobacco, likening it to whisky and predicting its taboo status within 25 years. He argues modern competition will cull damaged brains, leaving clean minds as the key asset in employment and success for young men.
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William Allen White
Empora
Atchison Globe
Lessons from Aging Habits in Courtesy
The piece notes how aging erodes small courtesies and warns youths to avoid heedless mannerisms. It mentions a woman past fifty who taps her foot during church, a habit that unsettles nearby worshippers and hints that such nervous quirks can become entrenched with age.
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Harper's Bazar
Lowell and surrounding train schedule corrected for June 25 1900
Trains depart Merrimack Street Depot Lowell for Boston and multiple points with numerous daily and Sunday times. Middlesex Street Station Lowell lists extensive schedules to Boston and other cities including Lawrence Haverhill Salem Newburyport and Bangor. The notice ends with a routings and agent credits.
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Lowell
Middlesex Street
Taunton
New Bedford
Newport
Providence
Pawtucket
Marlboro
South Framingham
Way
Boston
Albany R. R
Worcester
Springfield
Albany
Concord Junction
Fitchburg R. R
Stonington
New York City
Mansfield
Peter Clark
A. C. Kendall
Pass
Merrimack Street Depot
Middlesex Street Station
A. m
Lawrence and Haverhill
Reading
Western Division
Salem
Mass
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Amespury
Portsmouth
Haverhill
Hampton
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York Beach
R. R
Exeter
Dover
Rochester
Alton Bay
Somersworth
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Saco
Old Orchard
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Lewiston
Augusta
Bath
Waterville
Bangor
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Skowhegan
Rockland
St. John
N. B
Halifax
Montreal
Quebec
Eastport
Castine
Deer Isle
Sedgewick
Bar Harbor
Jonesport
Machiasport
Frank Jones
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Highland Avenue
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Revere Beach
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