Exciting Finish In McFarland Win At Madison Square
In front of nearly 20 000 spectators at Madison Square Garden, Harry Elkes and Floyd McFarland of the American team won the six day international bicycle race by a wheel’s length over Burns Pierce and Archie McEachern. The field included Cesar Simar and Jean Gougoltz of France, Karl Kaser and Fritz Ryser of Berlin, and Michael Frederick and Jean Fischer of Paris. The finish saw Gougoltz leading briefly, then McFarland surge to edge Pierce as the French pair finished a lap behind. Awards totaled $4500 with top prize to Elkes and McFarland.
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New York
Madison Square Garden
Harry Elkes
Glen Falls
N. Y
Floyd McFarland
San Jose
Cal
Burns Pierce
Boston
Archie McEachern
Toronto
Cesar Simar
Paris
Jean Gougoltz
Monte Carlo
Miller
Waller
Karl Kaser
Berlin
Fritz Ryser
Michael Frederick
Jean Fischer
Frank Waller
Stinson
Babcock
Louis Gimm
Pittsburg
Gimm
Kaser
Ryser
Elkes
McFarland
Pierce
McEachern
Simar
Gougeltz
McKackern
Gougoltz
Limar
Frenchman
Sima
Kager
Fischer
Frederick
Aronson
Six Day Cyclers Hampered by Severe Fatigue and Injuries
New York reporters describe the six day race riders' dire condition as the event tests their bodies. McFarland worsened by a knee injury from a fall. Gougoltz remains hospitalized but expected to recover soon. Elkes is in strong shape with good rest. Turville and Aronson need days to recover from injuries. most sought Turkish baths to cope with the strain.
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New York
McFarland
Gougoltz
New York Hospital
Elkes
Turville
Aronson
Lowell Beats Haverhill in Ferocious Junior clash
Lowell Y.M.C.A. Juniors defeated Haverhill Juniors 12 to 5 in a fast, hard fought basketball game last Saturday. King led Lowell with strong play from both field and foul line, while Pele and McOaker forced turnovers and created chances. The opener was tied 4 to 4 at halftime as both teams settled in, and the winners pulled away in the second half in a clean contest with notable effort on both sides.
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Lowell Y.M. CA
Haverhhill
Haverhill
Haverhit
King
Hepe
Lowell
Pele
McOaker
Football carnage of 1900 ends as injuries surge
William A. Pierce laments the 1900 football season ending with numerous injuries and four deaths. He contrasts football fatalities with boxing, arguing football’s risks stem from unavoidable play and unpreparedness claims, noting many victims were young and fit. The piece critiques lawmakers and calls for awareness of extreme danger in gridiron play.
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William A. Pierce
America
M. E. Lewis
New York
Embarrassing mistake on Detroit train leads to comic misunderstanding
A Cleveland man misread a passenger train scene in Detroit mistaking a distraction for a comic opera troupe. He lounges in the smoker, joins a handsome woman, and discovers after a tense silence that the companion is not who he thought. The reveal. the wife’s friend clarified the situation and kept the joke circulating.
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Cleveland
Detroit
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Clover Club Wins 5 to 4 In Open North Chelmsford Game
In front of over 200 at town hall on Saturday evening the Clover Social club beat Squad One Troop F Cavalry 5 to 4 in the opening game of the North Chelmsford basketball league. Small scored all Clover points and Kilpartrick of Lowell refereed. Attendance crossed 200 as ice skating on Leach's pond and a Passion Play address by Asa C. Russell drew crowds later.
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Town Hall
North Chelmsford
Clover Social Club
Squad One Troop F Cavalry
Clover Club
Edwin W. Kilpartrick
Lowell
Small
Gray
Pope
Cavalry
Squad One
Hoyle
David P. McNalley
John Healey
Burkes
Shef Moore
O'Connell
Gray Knox
Larkin Hoyle
McNalley
Pope Gauthier
Gauthier
Quigley
Larkin
Morning
Edwin W. Killpartrick
Elish H. Shaw
Troop F Cavalry
John T. Crowley
St. John's T. A. Society
Leach’s Pond
Asa C. Russell
Second Congregational Church
Ober-Ammergau
Christmas Crush at Bon Marche Promises Wide Holiday Goods
Shoppers packed Saturday at the Bon Marche as seasonable goods and extensive Christmas selections drew crowds. The store offered crockery, lamps, bric a brac, toys, umbrellas, books, leather goods, neckwear, frames, furniture, and more across floors, with Santa promised to arrive and ads urging patrons to visit.
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Santa Claus
Modern Doctor Promotes Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets
A physician urges flexible remedies for indigestion, asserting most ailments stem from poor digestion. He endorses Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as a safe, noncathartic digestive aid containing disatase and pepsin, sold for 50 cents at druggists across the United States, Canada, and Great Britain.
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Jennison
Stuart
United States
Canada
Great Britain
Dracut Schools Close for Christmas Vacation
Middlesex County reports all Dracut schools closed for a two week Christmas break with festive activities. Carrie Young resigns from Parker Avenue School to take a position in Norwood, prompting schoolwide tributes. The Ladies' Aid of Dracut Centre Church prepares its annual fair for December 18 and 19. A new Kenwood school building will be dedicated next Friday with ceremonies.
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Dracut
Parker Avenue
Carrie Young
Norwood
Miss Young
Charles Finicum
New Boston
Dracut Centre Church
D. N. Fox
Mra
R. 8. Fox
Mre
D. N. Cluff
Ladies’ Aid Society
Granville Coburn
Natt Peabody
Rose E. Peabody
Calvin Richardson
W. Hill
F. A. Fox
Pox
R. D. Coburn
Calvin
Ventne
Belden Colburn
Charles Hodge
James Farley
Echoo
Kenveet
Dracu Centre School
Whetter
Fleming
Boston and Maine Rail Schedule Restored to October 1900
The notice lists train departures from Merrimack and Middlesex Street stations in Lowell for paths to Boston Lawrence Salem Haverhill Newburyport Amesbury Portsmouth Exeter Dover Rochester Somersworth Augusta Skowhegan and other points with numerous times and Sundays adjustments. It references the Boston and Maine schedule correction dated October 1900 and includes notes on service to St John Montreal Portland and various coastal routes.
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Lowell
Boston
Middlesex Street Station
A. m
Lawrence
Salem
Mass
Haverhill
Newburyport
Amesbury
Portsmouth
Exeter
Dover
Undays
Rochester
Alton Bay
Somersworth
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Saco
Old Orchard
Portland
Augusta
Bath
Waterville
Lewiston
Skowhegan
Bancere
Belfast
Rockland
St. John
N. B
Halifax
Montreal
Quebec
Fastport
Woburn
Ye Ayer Junction
Fitchburg
A. Am
P. Rochester
Amherst
Mort
Whitmason
Lyndonvitt
West River
Montpelier
Burlington
St. Albans
Joncrea
Vermont
Boston Air Ee
Express
wVila Western Division
Bedford
Wilmington
D. J. Flanders
Gen
H. C. Taft
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Fred G. Humphriss
Lowell Mohairs
Arlington Hotel
Owell Yo Mo
C. A. Juniors
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Eure
Heebari
Opera House
Harcout Comedy Company
Ethel Fuller
J. K. Harris
Cdertoieia
Andersonville
Savo Theatre
Orize
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Lyons
Crowley
Rackett
Hazard
Emery
Nodine
Retta Curtis
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Louis W. Belden
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Grace Marion Flint
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State St
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Appleton St
O. R. Benson
Gorham St
F. B. Leeds
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J. F. O’donnell
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Central St
C. B. Coburn & Co
Market Street
London
Arthur Rhodes
Merrimack Street
Courier-Citizen Building
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Liebig Company
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Albany R. R
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Fitchburg R. R
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New York City
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