Collins Three Fine Plays Save Boston In Tight Win
Collins made excellent fielding plays to salvage the game for Boston against Brooklyn. He handled difficult chances at crucial moments, except for one miscue. Nichols struggled with wildness that produced Brooklyn runs. Boston benefited from clean hitting in the first, fifth, and seventh innings, with an attendance of about 2,300.
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Powell
Mouse Island
Frederick A, Jones
Scores From Chicago Cleveland Milwaukee and Rochester Hockey
In Chicago Chicago 1 Kansas City 2. Cleveland 4 Buffalo 6. Milwaukee 2 Minneapolis 1. Indianapolis 0 Detroit 3. Rochester split two games with Montreal 2 5 and 1 0.
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Chicago
Kansas City
Cleveland
Buffalo
Milwaukee
Minneapolis
Indianapolis
Detroit
Rochester
Montreal
League Games Scoreboard From New York New York Rain Delay
League scores from the day show New York New York beating Philadelphia five to four. St Louis tied Chicago four to two when rain halted play after four innings. Pittsburgh led Cincinnati three to one in the incomplete Pittsburgh game.
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New York
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Chicago
Pittsburg
Cincinnati
Ten Eyck Wins Narrow Single Scull in Halifax Race
In Halifax on Bedford Basin James Ten Eyck of Worcester Massachusetts narrowly beat Harry Vail of St John New Brunswick in a three mile single scull. The finish was disputed as Vail claimed a nose across first but the protest was overruled. The start was given at 7 05 with Ten Eyck clocking 22 05 and Vail two seconds behind amid dusk and large crowds including American tourists.
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Halifax
N. S
James Ten Eyck
Worcester
Mass
Harry Vail
St. John
N. B
Bedford Basin
Ten Eyck
Vail
Vait
Will Rumohr Declines Lake Quinsigamond Race
New York, Aug 23. John A. Rumohr, American singles champion who beat RK H Ten Eyck, says he will race Ten Eyck on any water except Lake Quinsigamond near Ten Eyck’s home. Rumohr’s friends offer a side purse of 1000 to 5000 dollars and would back him as a professional if Ten Eyck agrees to race.
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New York
John A. Rumohr
RK. H. Ten Eyck
Wachusetts
Lake Quinsigamond
Ten Eyck
Rumohr
Charentus Wins Citizens and Merchants Stakes at Saratoga
O L Richards bay horse Charentus won the Citizens and Merchants stakes of 5000 dollars at Saratoga on August 23 leading from start to finish. The mile and a sixteenth covered in 2.45 1-2.
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Saratoga
N. Y
O. L. Richards
Charentus
Citizens and Merchants
Death of Mrs Sheffield in Stamford bathroom tragedy
Mrs C C F Sheffield wife of a New York businessman was found dead in a bathroom in a Sherman Vanderhoff residence in South Norwalk Connecticut. She had been in poor health but appeared better that day. After going upstairs for a bath she was found with her head in the tub. authorities believe she fainted and drowned.
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South Norwalk
Conn
Cc. F. Sheffield
New York
Stanley Vanderhoff
Systematic Man Frank Senovitz Sends Bill to Woman
Sophie Seraphin of Branford recounts in New Haven that Frank Senovitz who pursued her for years sent a three year total bill for expenses and gifts after she repeatedly rejected his marriage proposals. He threatened arrest if not repaid. He had visited weekly and incurred radical fares and presents. She planned to go to Philadelphia to escape his attentions.
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New Haven
Aug
Sophie Seraphin
Branford
Frank Senovitz
Frank
Philadelphia
Tom
Myra Kent
Rowen
Cincinnati Enquirer
Court Case Reveals Man’s Itemized Courtship Expenses
In a detailed account Senovitz listed three years of expenses including weekly railroad fare, ice cream, candy and theatre tickets. The bill totaled about 390 dollars. He demanded the return of presents and claimed ongoing courtship costs. Miss Seraphin offered to return gifts and sought protection from attempted collection. Authorities advised she not be held responsible and to arrest him if harassment continued.
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Senovitz
Impressions a Traveller Had of a Hot Day in the Capital
A traveling man recalls a Washington summer heat wave on the Potomac Flats. He narrates blistering pavement, scarce crowds, and stifling air as he traverses Pennsylvania Avenue and compares the city’s heat to Rome. The piece preserves a bustling New York Sun tone with vivid, civic-portrait detail.
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Potomac Flats
Topher
Aitch
Gehenna
Brimstoneville
Washington
Bob Ridley
Pennsylvania Avenue
Rome
Corso
New York Sun
Lobster Epithet Origins Traced Across Colonies
Syracuse Telegram reports Boston debates the first use of the epithet lobster dating to 1642 or earlier. The piece contrasts New York’s guttenberg track origin explanation for horse racing taint with scholarly Boston theories and mentions John Adama’s defense remarks and the Boston massacre context.
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Boston
New York
Guttenberg Track
John Adama
Jobster
Syracuse Telegram
Readville Grand Circuit brings three tight finishes
Boston August card at Readville track featured three strong races. Royal R. Sheldon won the 2.06 pace in 2.07 and 2.05% with a late surge, while John T. captured the 2.14 class after a Dore-driven bid and a fine of 100 dollars for laying up in early heats. Georgena led the 2.14 trot as the favorite, with Bay Star and others contesting. The meeting closes tomorrow.
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Readville
Medford
Mass
Royal R. Sheldon
Mason Farm
John T
Dore
Winola
Sydney Pointer
John Talmot
Georgena
James Gormely
Parkville
L. I
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Noble
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Constantine Flaxy
Bourbon Wilkes
Neid
Sida Sccy
Delmarch
McEwen
Gambetta Wilkes
Kenney
Akket
Indiana
McCarthy
Wallace Scribner, Brh
Spear
Few Wagers on Fight Tonight at Coney Island
New York August 23 The boxing clash between Robert Fitzsimmons and Thomas Sharkey at Seaside A C Coney Island tomorrow night drew little betting. Both camps report few wagers and no rush to back either fighter as they spent the day at training quarters.
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New York
Robert Fitzsimmons
Thomas Sharkey
A. C
Coney Island
Tintype Tales From a Rural Photographer’s Studio
A country tintype photographer recalls odd scenes from rural shoots on a Fourth of July and other days. He describes couples awkwardly adjusting poses, a brash suitor demanding removal of a “darned girl,” and a rustic using varnish from his bottle to slick his hair before a session. The narrative travels wheel studio vividness across American country life.
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Fair Land
Caroline Lockhart
Lippincott
Podd and Betty Leap With George Deering Help
In Bungtown a scheming courtship leads Excelsior Podd to a midnight elopement plan aided by Betty and George Deering. Podd slips past his rival and a dog, only to be rescued from danger by Deering's timely horse ride and Betty's escape to a new life. Later scenes move to Myra and Rowen’s reunion after danger and heartbreak.
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George
Deering
Betty
Podd
Myra's Bracelet Relic Sparks Balcony Romance
Myra Kent sits on a balcony with the second Adonis Rowen while gossip swirls about Tom Bowen's lack of money. He asks about a precious relic bracelet, a family treasure nearly two centuries old, and she defends its importance amid flirtation and social scrutiny.
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Myra Kent
Adonis
Tom Bowen
Rowen
Public Auction Of Lowell Property Under Mortgage
By virtue of a power of sale in a 1899 mortgage deed, Henry P. Pitcher and Hlsie A. Pitcher pledge the Lowell property on Hildreth and Ludlam streets. The tract covers about 18 061.25 square feet with buildings, Plan of land in Centralville 1833. Sale set for September 11, 1900, at 3 p.m. to Willis Farrington, mortgagee DeWitt C. Farrington, Lowell, Mass. August 17, 1900.
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Hlsie A. Pitcher
DeWitt C. Farrington
Middlesex North Registry of Deeds
Singuar
Lowell
Hildreth Street
Ludlam Street
Centralville
Charles H. Hobson
Osgood & Snell
Hildreth and
Ludlam Streets
Willis Farrington
D. W. C. Farrington
Mass
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