Boston Takes Two From New York With Superior Play
Boston defeated New York in both games today. The opening win was 6 to 0 in the third inning, driven by a pass six hits and an error, with Willis shutting out the visitors on five hits. In the nightcap Moran hit a homer, Cooley doubled, and Dexter and Pittenger added singles to fuel a seventh inning rally for a 4 to 2 victory.
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Boston
New York
Superior
Willis
Moran
Cooley
Dexter
Pittenger
Brooklyn shuts out Philadelphia in well played game
Brooklyn defeated Philadelphia 7 to 0 in a well played contest. Garvin pitched superbly and held the Phillies in check while Ritter contributed behind the plate. Umpires Emilie and Latham called 361 attendees to a chilly afternoon at the park.
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Philadelphia
Brooklyn
Garvin
Garvin and Ritter
Ibery Duggleby
Doom
Emilie and
Latham
Pittsburg fielders spark win over Cincinnati in tense game
In Pittsburg on October 3, fast defense and timely hitting carried the Pirates past Cincinnati. Pittsburg scored a single run in the fifth inning as their 13 hits yielded only one run against Chesbro and Zimmer. Cincinnati had 13 hits but could not convert. Time 1 40. Umpire O Day. Attendance 1500.
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Pittsburg
Cincinnati
Chesbro
Zimmer
Vickers
Peitz
O'Day
Boston Tops New York In Doubleheader Sweep
In two games at Boston, the Red Sox defeated the Yankees 6 to 0 and 4 to 2 to complete a doubleheader sweep. At Cincinnati the Reds led Pittsburgh 1 to 0 in the 55th minute. In Philadelphia Brooklyn shut out the Phillies 7 to 0. St Louis and Chicago saw their game postponed by rain.
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Boston
New York
Cincinnati
Pittssu
Philadelphia
Brooklyn
St. Louis
P.C
Pittsburg
Chicago
Eam
Merrimack Engravers fall to Team 1 at East Merrimack
In a high effort match at the East Merrimack street alleys Team 1 defeated Team 2. Team 1 scorers Campbell 587 Castle 424 Pendergast 518 McAdams 483 Scott 430 totals 2440. Team 2 scorers Howard 445 Buchanan 526 Cat 424 Mosher 532 Shea 488 totals 2415.
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Merrimack Engravers
Merrimack
Campbell
Castle
Pendergast
McAdams
Scott
Howard
Buchanan
Cat
Mosher
Shea
Woman Creates Baby Pattern Industry in City
A determined woman pioneered baby and child dress patterns, building a sizable operation in a large city. The enterprise offers 32 patterns covering outfits from christening robes to moccasins, plus nursery goods and dolls clothes patterns. Patterns are mailed nationally, with personal letters from mothers shaping the company’s unique correspondence.
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Atlanta Constitution
Gold Seal Malt Extract Window Display At Carleton & Hovey
Critics praise the Carleton & Hovey window at 25 Merrimack Street for its Gold Seal Malt Extract display. The ad touts the product as a remedy for debility and low vitality with low prices at 14 cents per bottle and 1.50 per dozen, noting mild alcohol content and the enzyme anistase.
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Carleton & Hovey
Merrimack Street
Shattuck St
Butler Vets Conclude Strong Brockton Fair Cycling Events
About 35,000 attended the third Brockton fair day on Oct 3 with a veteran firemen muster for a $1000 purse. KE Jordan of Boston won multiple harness and hackney classes. Pearl, George Pepper’s day mare, won the high jump. Louise G. driven by Merrill posted best time in 2.09 class. 35 engines and drums paraded under Chief Foster, with Gardner No.4 winning the fire engines. Bicycle winners included R. M. Wyatt, Wm. H. Bussey, and Charles Connors. FE Root won the one mile open race with 2.26 3-5 time.
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KE. D. Jordan
Boston
Henry Buckle
E. B. Webster
Pearl
George Pepper
Louise G
Merrill
Phebon W
Ham Wilkes
Foster
Rockland
Gardner No
Defender
East Weymouth
City of
Lowell
Nonatum
Newton
Somerville
Fire King
Pawtucket
R. M. Wyatt
Bridgewater
Ww. H. Bussey
Brockton
Charles Connors
FE. F. Root
Chelsea
East Bridgewater
M. F. O'Brien
Nashua Meet Ends Amid Race Upsets and a Death
The Nashua meet opened fine weather with events in 2.14 pace 2.16 trot 2.25 pace and 2.25 trot. Lady Nelson won the 2.22 pace in three straight heats while Peter Patton and Ralph Wick each claimed their races. Dimple upset Lilly of the Valley in the 2.25 trot and Dent F faltered in the 2.22 pace before darkness halted play. Fred C died of heart disease in his stable early this morning. The page also includes a humor item about a face stopping a clock and a cooking school diploma joke.
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Nashua
N. H
Lady Nelson
Peter Patton
Gloria
Ralph Wick
Lilly of the
Dimple
Dent F
Fred C
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Falls and Burkinshaw Reliable Drugists Ad
Falls and Burkinshaw announce reliable low priced drugs at 18 Middlesex corner Thorndike Street opposite Northern Station open from 6 a m successors to C F Blanchard with prompt service and public affordability for shoppers and patients.
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C. F. Blanchard
Middlesex
Cor
Thorndike Street
Northern
Polo Pointers New Goal Tender In Lowell League
Lowell manager Joe Fox returns from Boston where polo magnates met all night. A new Lawrence team will be managed by James Canavan with Steve Flanigan. Bone and Lations head to Lawrence as Portland fights for admission. Fox says Lowell keeps most of last year squad and will field a top goal tender. Jean may resist moving to Lowell.
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Joe Fox
Lowell
Boston
Savoy Hotel
Lawrence
James Canavan
Portland
Steve Flanigan
Bone
Lations
Doe
Manchester
Parsons
Joseph Fox
Fox
Jean
Holderness
Lewis
Hart
Polo Magnates Plan Polo Push to Lawrence
At 4 o'clock yesterday the polo magnates remained in session at the Savoy hotel in Boston. It was said Canavan Bone and Latious would travel to Lawrence to try to make polo pay in that city.
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Savoy
Boston
Canavan, Bone and Latious
Lawrence
Birds Autumn Migration Precursors In October Almanac
Country Life in America notes October brings major shifts in bird life. Frosts reduce insect food for insectivores while swallows vanish from wires and swarms. Crows and hawks head south as many species depart from ponds and fields, with sparrows flocking and flood of seed eaters marking a bountiful harvest for farmers.
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America
Longfellow portrait sittings reveal youthful vigor and quiet taste
In Wyatt Eaton's posthumous Century piece, Longfellow, over seventy and recently ill, remains lively and alert. He eats oatmeal with milk at meals, skips stairs, and speaks with bright wit as a thunderstorm rages. He notes a dislike for violence, while a storm surrounds the Arlington hotel in Cambridge.
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Wyatt Eaton
Longfellow
Eaton
Cambridge
Lord
America
Coal conference attempt ends without agreement
A high level meeting between mine operators and United Mine Workers failed to resolve the anthracite strike. George Baer urged state intervention to restore law and resume coal production, while John Mitchell defended the union and offered arbitration. The operators rejected Mitchell's terms and the talks closed without a deal.
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Pennsylvania
United States
Mitchell
Illinois
Court of Common Pleas
George F. Baer
Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron Company
Lehigh and Wilkesbarre Coal and Iron Company
Temple Iron Company
Anthracite Coal Crisis Plea Urges Federal Troops
A coal operators and workers faction appeals to the President to deploy federal troops to the anthracite fields of Pennsylvania. They claim a majority of workers seek to avert a coal famine, accusing Mitchell followers of intimidation and urging swift military action for protection and rapid market relief. The statements by Thomas, Truesdale, and Fowler mirror the same urgent demand.
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Pennsylvania
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
United States
Miners' Statement to President on October Conference
The Miners' statement presents the coal mine workers' accredited representatives at a Washington conference on October 3, 1902. They emphasize being impressed by the President's views and outline the miners' concerns and expectations from the discussion. The text captures the official union position and the tone of an important labor dialogue.
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Mitchell
Coal and Iron Police
United Mine Workers
Coal and Tran
Mr. Mitchell
Baer
e-Tech
Miners’ Union
Washington
Betts Found Guilty In Stock Brokers Trial
Boston, Oct 3. After a trial lasting nearly three weeks, Frederick E. Betts of J. M. Fisher & Co stock brokers was convicted this afternoon on nine counts of an indictment alleging misuse of United States stamps in an attempt to defraud.
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Boston
Frederick E. Betts
J. M. Fisher & Co
United States
Reinhart Leads University Golf Championship Qualifiers
Princeton Oct 3 F O Reinhart 05 posted the best score among 87 entrants in the university championship golf tourney eight qualified with 85 over a heavy course James 06 the national amateur champion failed to qualify Hop picking in Washington state nearly finished growers disappointed yields one fifth below expected dry weather hindered maturation Struckstrich quip Butler joke eight young Chinese women from Kiangsu sent to Japan for three years education first known case of its kind
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Princeton
N. J
F. O. Reinhart
Reinhart
IL. James
Washington
Kiangsu
Japan
OverSeers Discuss Wood Storage and Resignations
The city overseers met in city hall last night approving bills and business. They granted free use of the ambulance yard to store wood for the poor winter needs. Holgate resigns from the help committee, McCoy becomes secretary pro tem. A bill for bug poison from Columbia Insecticide Co. was approved.
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McOsker
McCoy
Department of Supplies
Bonney
The
Columbia Insecticide Co
Robert V. Saunders
Donlan
City Farm
Schol Board
The True Sportsman and October Hunting Spirit
An essay from Country Life in America extols October hunting across many game, praising the sport for skill, knowledge, and the outdoor experience. It defends sportsmen against critics who call hunting barbaric, noting the respect for wild life and the satisfaction of fair pursuit.
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Reynard
America
Carpenter Responds To Childs Plea For Help At High Street
In a Chicago Journal anecdote a shaggy whiskered man in a window is urged to help with a family crisis at No 41 High Street. A child pleads that Pa and Ma are trapped in a folding bed and need immediate aid, though the caller claims to be a carpenter. The piece ends with a note on 19th century labor trends citing 90 percent of strikes in 1881 to 1900 were by men.
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Mr. Higgins
High Street
Dr. Higgins
Chicago Journal
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Arlington Hote
Terry
Hughey McGovern
Terry McGovern
Hughey
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Brockton Fair
Tub
Gardner
Nonantum
T's
Arlington
Neptune
Newburyp
Enterprise
Arlin
Constitution
Fi Ingham
Union
East Braintree
Mazeppa
Acushnet
Revere
Gulf Stream
Fall River
Hancock
White Angel
Salem
Chicopee Vets
Art of
Hay Alabama Coon
Stoughton
Hingham Veta
Hingham
Oe Enterprise
Campello
Watch City
Waltham
Uncle Sam
Roxbury Vets
Roxbury
Cocheco
Braintree
King Philip
Quinnobequin
Hopkinton
Watchemokett
East Providence
Washington Star
Fliegende Blaetter
Canavan
Worcester
Providence
Polo Magnates
Arlington Hotel
Pennsylvana
John Mitchell
John Fahy
Thomas Duffy
D. D. Nicholls
Markle
Messrs. Thomas, Truesdale and
Fowler
Betts
University Golf
Holgate
Piel Beer
Cuuurhs
Winchester
Ternally
B Express
Winchester Pil Cure CO
Medford
Mass
Alls & Burkinshaw
Diddle
OX Streets
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