Dan Patch Fails to Lower His Record at Ohio Meet
Cincinnati crowd braves cold wind as Dan Patch 80 fails to break the pacing record, logging a mile in 2.03 amid a wet track. Anzalla wins the Ohio purse for 2.11 trotters worth $10,000, with Major Delmar and Rythmic also placing in six heats.
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Dan Patch
Antella
Ohio
Cincinnati
Oakley Rack
Anzalla
Major Delmar
Rythmie
Anzella
Antrim- Hansel Kirk
San- Gelb
Sandenneaseniys
Sean Ei Ene
McDonald
Aoe
Br H
Uuson
the King
Curry
Ozanam
Brm
Benyon
Susie J
Ro m
Peter
Tro Baron de Shay
H (McHenry
Monte Carlo
R G
Foote
Vesper Club Golf Cup Second Competition Result
The Vesper Country Club announces the second competition for its Club Cup golf tournament results. Details list competing players, scores, and standings from the event, with top performers recognized. The report notes performance by members and progress toward the cup outcome.
Powers Seeks League Presidents to Meet in New York
President P T Powers of the National Association of Professional Base Ball Leagues calls all league and club presidents to attend the second annual meeting in New York on Thursday Oct 3. He says the delegates will consider business of vital importance and review the season's work which has shown success.
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New York
P. T. Powers
National Association of Professional Base Ball Leagues
Love's Rushes Win By TKO In City Bout
Tommy Love of Philadelphia secured victory over Joe Hurst of New York at the Eutaw Athletic Club. Love landed decisive rushes forcing Hurst to raise his hands and concede in the second round of a scheduled 20 round bout in Baltimore on October 6.
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Baltimore
Tommy Love
Philadelphia
Joe Hurst
New York
Waverly House Proprietor Leaves for Kentucky on Trip
Proprietor Owen J. Carney from the Waverly House departed yesterday on a business trip to Kentucky. The note marks the Twelfth anniversary night at the Opera House and mentions the show Colorado endorsed by press and pulpit.
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Owen J. Carney
Waverly House
Kentucky
Opera House
Oct
Colorado
Mohair Cricket Club to Elect New Officers Next Season
Mohair Cricket club faces a change in leadership as current officers, serving since the club’s start in 1899, will not seek re election. Secretary Fred G Humphriss plans to resign after completing his term, having guided safeguarding social events and represented the club in the Merrimack Valley Cricket league.
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Mohair Cricket Club
Fred G. Humphriss
Merrimack Valley Cricket League
Lowell High Second Eleven Loses to Methuen High 18–0
The Lowell High School second eleven faced Methuen High yesterday at Glen Forest and lost 18 to 0. Methuen’s weight advantage outweighed Lowell’s clever play though the Lowell team performed well. The first eleven has two home games this week against Nashua and Newburyport, with Pearson and Cutter expected back by Wednesday.
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Lowell High School
Methuen High School
Glen Forest
Husky Methuen
Lowell Boys
Nashua High School
Newburyport High School
Pearson
Cutter
Gardner City Golf Open Entries Announced At Garden City
New York October 6 entries for the open championship at Garden City Golf Club include leading professionals such as Willie Anderson Willie Smith Fred Herd Alex Smith Jack Park Stewart Gardner Lawrence Anderson A H Findley A A Fenn Bernard Nichols Willie Dunn David Brown George Lowe and a large list of amateurs led by Walter J Travis A G Lockwood Charles B Cyro James A Stillman F W Menzies Louis Rivingston Hugh Johnston Myophia Hunt Charles Seeley Charles B MacDonald George T Brokaw and others.
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New York
Garden City Golf Club
Walter J. Travis
Willie Anderson
Willie Smith
Fred Herd
Alex Smith
Jack Park
Stewart Gardner
Lawrence Andersonie
A. H. Findley
A. A. Fenn
Bernard Nichols
Willie Dunn
David Brown
George Lowe
Travis
A. G. Lockwood
Allston
G. C
Charles B. Cyro
Wallton
James A. Stillman
Newport
F. W. Menzies
St. Andrews
Brockton Riders Jealous Of Lowell Cyclers
Brockton riders trail Lowell by the margin gained at the Brockton fair. Brockton up to 2035 points largely due to Wyatt and the Busseys with Witherell Ward and Madan. Lowell had 2035 points before Brockton and added 11 here daily. Florodoros credited 17 points at Rochester fair, not counted by the N C A. Ward won his first prize of the season at the fair, his third straight boys’ race. Wyatt has 72 points.
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Lowell
Brockton
Brockton Fair
Wyatt
Busseys
A. Witherell
Gus Ward
Madan
Florodoros
Rochester Fair
Ward
Roan Wilkes Found After Breeders Trots Mixup
Roan Wilkes, the missing trotter once shipped from Dover toward Brockton, was located after anxiety over his whereabouts. The driver diverted the $10,000 stallion to Nashua for a Breeders meeting trot instead of Brockton, prompting fears of theft before a telegram confirmed his location and owner J. A. Hume was notified.
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Roan Wilkes
Dover
Brockton
Nashua
N. H
J. A. Hume
President Roosevelt Invited to Moose Hunt in Minnesota
Frank H. Kratka mayor of Thief River Falls sent Roosevelt a moose hunting invitation for ten days starting November 12 in Northern Minnesota. The birch bark invitation includes a hunters license, cost for non residents is $25 if he accepts.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Frank H. Kratka
Thief River Falls
Roosevelt
Minnesota
Bancroft Reengaged as National Team Business Manager
Cincinnati report notes Frank Bancroft will continue as business manager for the national baseball team for the next season after eleven years in the post.
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Cincinnati
Frank Bancroft
Eugene N. Foss Secures Unopposed Republican Nomination
In Octon on the sixth, Eugene N. Foss of this city won the Republican nomination for delegates in the 11th district. The convention accorded him the nomination without opposition after Col. Adams retired earlier, while Foss’s tariff revision platform guided his bid.
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Teston
Eugene N. Foss
11Th
Foss
Adams
Five Hundred Dollar Gift to Striking Miners
In New Bedford on October 6 a special meeting of the Spinners' union voted a grant of $500 to the striking coal miners.
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New Bedford
Spinners’ Union
Reid railroad claim award expected public in St Johns
In St Johns Newfoundland on October 6 an official notice says the arbiters will publish their decision on the Reid railroad claim against the colony tomorrow. The ruling is awaited by local authorities and involved parties.
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St. Johns
N. F
Reid Railroad
Keeler Captains NL Batting Record for 1902 Season
Willie Keeler of the Brooklyn club tops the National League batting race for 1902 with a .360 clip, earning league leading honors and pride for the Brooklyns as captain of the team.
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Brooklyn
Willie Keeler
Brooklyns
Potomac River Regatta Opens G A R Encampment Rowing
Washington Oct 8 opening day featured the Potomac River Regatta association event the largest in its history with eleven mile and a half races on a choppy course. Winners included Georgetown University B C and Potomac Boat Club in junior events and Vesper B C in the intermediate eights, while Malta B C and Seawanhaka B C contested finishes that influenced overall standings.
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Washington
Potomac River Regatta Association
Louis Abel
Vesper
Philadelphia
Potomac Club
Seawanhakas
Malta Club
Vesper Club
P. J. Dempsey
Seine River
Paris
Georgetown University B. C
Potomac Boat Club
Pennsylvania Barge Club
William Britt
Potomac B. C
Rodermol
Vesper B. C
G. A. Griffin
West Philadelphia B. C
Dauntless Rowing Club of
New York
Vesper B.re
I. A
Japan's New Navy Plan Outlined for Six Years
Yokohama reports the Japanese government plans to build four battleships six first class cruisers and various smaller craft over six years at an annual cost of about ten million dollars. Battleships to be built in England and cruisers in England France and Germany.
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Yokohama
England
France
Germany
The Count Frederigo and the Polo League Outlook
A columnist assesses the polo scene with Count Frederigo as a surprise standout. It highlights key players like Bone Lations Canavan Hipson Devlin and notes Parson’s potential recruits, while praising Lowell Chelsea Clinton Worcester and the Chelsea quintette for strength and effort to attract top East Coast talent.
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Frederigo
Doe
Manchester
Dee
Lawrence
Bone
Lations
Canavan
Hipson
Devlin
Consid
John Viley
Providence
Parsons
Gavitt
Mallory
Parson
Jean
Fox
Lowell
Chelsea
Tom Cotter
Cotter
Clinton
Worcester
Malachi Jedediah Kittredge
Bannon, Daly
Pierce
Horace Greeley
Grace of God: German papers weigh US coal strike
Berlin reports growing international attention to the US coal strike. The Frankfurter Zeitung leads with a sharp editorial calling operators lunatics and warns that a prolonged strike threatens 70 million people, risking continental coal shortages and higher prices as England’s loss shifts demand to Europe.
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Berlin
United States
Washington
Frankfurter Zeitung
Germany
Europe
England
Camden Woman Detained as Witness in Had donfield Deaths
Detectives arrested Mrs John Barber of Camden as a witness in the case of Price Jennings and John Coffin the two youths found dead last week in woods near Haddonfield. Barber, an intimate friend of Paul Woodward, collapsed under questioning at the county jail as Assistant Prosecutor Archer pressed for information. Woodward, held on murder charges, asked to see her after learning of the arrest. Prosecutor Lloyd suspects poisoning. organ analysis remains incomplete.
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Camden
N. J
John Barber
Price Jennings
John Coffin
Haddonfield
Archer
Barber
Woodward
Lloyd
Jennings
Coffin
Hawaii Turmoil Touches Treasurer and Auditor Roles
Honolulu dispatch reports William H. Wright, Hawaii Territory treasurer, accused of a $17,949 defalcation. he allegedly fled on the Alameda. Governor Dole suspends Auditor Austin on charges of borrowing funds, appointing Henry C. Meyers as temporary auditor, while a guard defends Meyers and blocks Austin from his office. Counterfeit silver coins circulate. Kilauea shows increased activity.
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Honolulu
San Francisco
William H. Wright
Territory of Hawaii
Alameda
Henry EB. Cooper
Guy. Dole
China
Kilauea
Dole
Austin
Territory
Henry C. Meyers
Meyers
The Queen Fiammetta opens at Hollis Street Theatre
Julia Marlowe leads the cast in the American premiere of The Queen Fiammetta adapted by Kester and Aldrich. The production draws a fashionable first-night crowd and critics call it Miss Marlowe’s strongest drama in years.
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Boston
Julia Marlowe
Hollis Street
Catullo Mandez
Odeon
Paris
Miss Marlowe
Paul Kester
Mildred Aldrich
Philadelphia
Nat C. Goodwin
Maxine Elliot
Madeline Riley
Broad Street Theatre
Boer Generals Arrive in Brussels to Plead for Aid
Boer leaders Botha DeWet and Delarey arrived in Brussels amid a large crowd. DeWet said they seek foreign help not to regain independence but to repair war ravages, while De Wet pledged faithfulness to their new country if peace terms are fair and observed.
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Brussels
Botha
DeWet
Delarey
Europe
Archbishop Farley Named New York Archbishop Elect
The pontifical brief electing Mgr John M Farley archbishop of New York arrived in Washington on Saturday and reached St Gabriel s rectory by registered mail He received the document during the Holy Cross jubilee celebration and prayed tearfully before announcing his advancement He will not assume duties until the pallium arrives and the cathedral ceremony is planned within about three weeks
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New York
Mgr
John M. Farley
Rome
Washington
St. Gabriel's Church
Farley
Church of the Holy Cross
West 42d
P. J. Hayes
Holy Cross
Vatican
Mgr. Farley
Hearst endorses public ownership of utilities and coal mines
William Randolph Hearst in his Democratic congressional nomination speech in New York outlines government takeovers of public utilities including railroads and telegraphs, and management of anthracite coal for the people. He denounces private control causing unequal coal prices and supports direct senatorial elections to curb monopolies.
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New York
Congress
William Randolph Hearst
United States
Postal Service balances 1902 with deficit of 261170
Auditor Castle reports for the year ended June 30, 1902 the Postal Service shows gross receipts of 121 million 848 thousand 47 dollars and total expenditures of 124 million 809 thousand 217 dollars creating a net deficit of 2 million 261 thousand 170 dollars. Receipts exceed the prior year by about 10 million 216 thousand 854 dollars and the deficit is over one million dollars less than the previous year despite heavy rural free delivery expenditures.
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Washington
Castle
Post Office Department
Providence Supreme Court Rejects Other States View on Child Negligence
The Rhode Island Supreme Court rejects the doctrine that child injuries depend on maturity and capacity. The Angelo Paolino case against Frank McKendall involved a child near a fire on defendant premises who died from burns. Judge Rogers noted children allowed near peril face liability for their own carelessness regardless of age.
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Providence
R. I
Supreme Court of
Rhode Island
Angilo Paolino
Frank McKendall
Rogers
Citizens coal committee acts to buy Welsh coal
Providence October 6 citizens' committee of 12 appointed to secure coal for the city held its first meeting in Mayor Granger's office. A vote authorized immediate purchase of coal with the $4000 on hand. Fuel to be imported. committee expects a large working capital increase soon.
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Providence
R. L
Citizens’ Committee of
Granger
Injunction Dissolved Over Wallace Lovell Electric Road Plan
Nashua New Hampshire October 6 in the superior court Judge Peaslee dissolved the injunction against the Wallace D Lovell syndicate electric road promoters pending a hearing in the supreme court The injunction sought to determine if the syndicate had authority to build an electric road from Pelham to Derry and then to Manchester Frank D Streeter of Concord appeared for the Boston and Maine railroad Judge Samuel W Kanery of Portsmouth and B K Bartlett of Derry represented the Lovell syndicate
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Nashua
N. H
Superior Court
Peaslee
Wallace D. Lovell
Supreme Court
Pelham
Derry
Manchester
Frank D. Streeter
Concord
Boston and Maine Railroad
Samuel W. Kanery
Portsmouth
B. K. Bartlett
Lovell Syndicate
Danish Parliament reopens with new leadership
Copenhagen reports the Rigsdag re assembled. Folkething re elected its president and vice president. Landsthing elected M Hansen, independent conservative, as president, defeating former president Dr Matzen by 33 to 26 votes. Government now controls both houses, signaling an important session.
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Copenhagen
Rigsdag
Folkething
House of Commons
Landsthing
Senate
M. Hansen
Matzen
May Yohe and Putnam Bradlee Strong Marriage Denied
A Buenos Aires despatch reports that May Yohe and Putnam Bradlee Strong are not married in Argentina, stating their union would violate local law. The message, received in New York, identifies the couple and signs off as May Strong.
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Buenos, Ayres
Putnam Bradlee Strong
May Yohe
Argentina
New York
Buenos Ayres
May Strong
Drunken Revel In Howard Street Tenement Police Action
Police rounded a drunken crowd at Rose McAndrews tenement on First Street around 5 30 pm. Notable participants included Rose McAndrews Hannah Gallagher Kate Doran Edward Davis and Bridget Wilson. Two McAndrews children were found destitute and placed in Humane Society care along with six hungry neglected youngsters.
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Libbey and
Castles
Rose McAndrews
First Street
Hannah Gallagher
Kate Doran
Edward Davis
Bridget Wilson
McAndrews
Agent Richardson
The
Humane Society
William McKay
National Loom Fixers Union Meets in Woonsocket
Woonsocket R I Oct 6 The 15th annual meeting of the National Loom Fixers Union of America opened with 75 delegates. Vice President John Hanley of Lowell presided at the morning session. Little business was done aside from committee appointments. The convention runs three days with officer elections set for Wednesday.
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Woonsocket, R. I
National Loomfixers’ Union of America
John Hanley
Lowell
Ambulance Takes Patrick Mc Fadden From Lowell Jail
Patrick Mc Fadden was removed from Lowell jail by ambulance to St. John’s Hospital yesterday afternoon suffering a confused left hip.
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Patrick McFadden
Lowell
St. John's Hospital
Funeral held for Hon. Frank Jones in Portsmouth
The funeral of the Hon. Frank Jones was held at the Middle Street Baptist church in Portsmouth after prayers at his Maplewood farm. The service drew thousands as his casket lay in state from 11 to 1:30 and again at 3 led by Rev. George W. Guild. Burial followed at Harmony Grove cemetery.
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Portsmouth
N. H
Frank Jones
Middle Street Baptist Church
Jones
Maplewood
George W. Y Guild
Middle Street
Guild
Harmony
Old North Congregational Church
Philippines Census Assignment Set by Secretary Root
Secretary Root designates Brig. General Sanger to supervise the census in the Philippines with two experts H. W. Gannett and Victor H. Olm sted assisting. Col. Edwards coordinating with Director Merriam to detach 20 top census workers for deployment to the Philippines for the project.
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Washington
Root
General Sanger
Philippines
H. W. Gannett
Geological Survey
Victor H. Olmsted
Department of Labor
Col. Edwards
Bureau of Insular Affairs
Merriam
National Census
Oldest wallpaper manufacturer dead in Philadelphia
Zepnarde Howell, born in Albany in 1811, so dated as the United States' oldest wallpaper manufacturer, died today in Philadelphia. He founded early wallpaper works and witnessed the industry’s rise through two centuries.
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Philadelphia
Zepnarde Howell
United States
Albany
N. Y
Cantonal reserves called to quell strikes in Geneva streetcar dispute
Geneva authorities mobilize military reserves to keep order as streetcar workers seek to continue service amid threats of a general strike. The report notes tensions in the city and the potential for widespread action. The text shifts to a theater line from Wallack's in New York with Colorado appearing as a teaser.
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Geneva
Switzerland
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