Fencing Season Opens With National Events and Cadet Entries
The Amateur Fencers' League of America outlines a busy year with national events starting Jan 13 at the New York Athletic Club and culminating April 2 and 27 with the National Championships. West Point and Annapolis squads join intercollegiate contests, and clubs from Yale, Harvard, and Boston pursue junior and team championships as fencing activity surges.
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West Point Cadets
Naval Cadets
Annspuis
West ‘Point
Annapolis
Starvard
Columbia
Yale
Corncil
Fencers’ League of America
Com- Bubp
Graeme Alvi
Sicnelta
Charles E. Goodhue
New York Athletic Club
Racaud Wna ‘Ani Club
Line Prast
Iit
Pencers
y—York Athletic Club
Bost Low Association
Brownell
Js. A. AL
Keb
Vau
Boston “Athletic Visitoar Tangaunetilan
Tulls
Athertan Browners
Bracers
Moston
Athletic Asson York
New York
Athletic Sling Swords
Tatham
Jean
Charlies. Tatham
Combral
Jimmiftive
Ahs
Nateur Athletice Union
We AW
Prt
Charles
Charles Bothner
N.Y. V
Athes
Doston Athletic Association
Feils
Duke
Dor
Chin Mipionshipy
Cote
Usua “i
F Course
Chipp
Bostvon Athletic Asec
J. J. Manning
John ‘Pp. Mitchell
Fitzhugh Tow Wend
John ‘Langdon Fingo
W. Scott Oeuther
Annally
Tre
Brewer Defeats Dickson In Brooklyn Trap Match
Capt John L Brewer world class trap shooter defeated A K Dickson of Newburg in a 100 bird match at Dexter Park Brooklyn. Dickson withdrew after gun failure leaving Brewer with a final tally of 21 birds ahead amid cheers.
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John L. Brewer
Dexter Park
Jamaica Avenue
Enfield Street
Brooklyn
A. K. Dickson
Newburg
N. Y
Tmnan
Dickson
Brewer
Bis
Chis
New York City
National Cycle Exhibition at Madison Square Garden
Beginning Saturday January 12 the sixth National show will fill Madison Square Garden with cycles motor cycles and automobiles. The event grows in interest yearly and will feature new improvements including a popular demand automobile section motor tricycles hydro cars and an autoette as novelties for riders and auto enthusiasts to view.
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Madison Square Gardei
National Cycle Exhibition Company
Norwegian Skater Defeated in Brooklyn Handicap Race
Arthur Yale Sarony of the New York Athletic Club and Ward Claflin of the Pawnee Athletic Club won a one mile handicap skating contest at the Clermont Avenue Ice Skating Rink in Brooklyn. Second place went to Ward Claflin, with E. J. Muligan of Brooklyn third and Peter Sinniard of Christiania fourth. Time not provided.
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Arthur Yale Sarony
New York Athletic Club
Ward Claflin
Pawnee
Peter Sinniard
Norway
Norris Edges Miller In Close Knickerbocker Billiards Match
Charles S. Norris defeats Dr A B Miller 300 to 292 in a 14 inch balk line championship game at the Knickerbocker Club Madison Avenue. Miller sets single season record with 61 in a run but Norris steadies to win as Miller’s form fades late. Other entrants include Hendrick Mial and Akin with upcoming Class A playoffs featuring Norris Hendrick and Mial.
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Knickerbocker Athletic Club
Madison Avenue
Forty-fifth Street
Charles A. Norris
A. B. Miller
Norris
Miller
A.D. Ferguson
Amateur Athletic Union
Chicago Athletic Association
Knickerbocker
A. B. Bracken
W. Duff Bullard
Wilson P. Foss
F. N. Drake
John A. Hendrick
Albre Akin
Dr. Leonidas ‘L. Mial
Mial
Hendrick
Amie Wilkes Leads in Speedway Afternoon
Amie Wilkes driven by James Murphy of Chicago dominates Speedway events yesterday afternoon. She defeats Girlie and Mallieen in successive brushes and then wins all heats against Alves and other entrants, with strong performances from Upton, Louise Mac, Tiver ton, Bel Esprit, Bessie Benton, Swift and Wonor Bright.
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Amie Wilkes
James Murphy
Chicago
Speedway
Girlie
M. Wilder
Ior
Annie Wilkes
John Timmons
Harry Davis
Nathan Straus
Amidaecca
Malacca
Mallieen
Mr. Straus
Upton
J. Jarvis
Charles Weiland
A. Fi. Gwathmey
Louise Mac
Tiverton
Charles Reilly
Thomas Daly
Bessie Benton
John F. Cockerill
Swift
Wonor Bright
Hood buys famed Neumeister mile track at sheriff sale
Attorney L Hood of La Crosse Wis purchases the celebrated Neumeister mile race track and adjoining farm for 7348 dollars at sheriff sale. The track, famed as one of America’s best, hosted a gathering of world famous horses in 1595 and ends a long legal battle ongoing in the courts.
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LA. Crosse
Wis
L. Hood
Neumeister
America
Horse Racing Results From New Orleans And San Francisco
In New Orleans at various distances results show Jessie Jarboe at 1 mile clocking 1 42 and Ani mosity at 1 mile with Wilkerson aboard finishing first. Monk Wayman wins mile and a quarter with Major Man sir second, and W. J. Deboe led at Ax furlongs with Geor gie in second. San Francisco races include Montadade winning five furlongs with Carter H. Harrison Jr. second, Pupil taking one mile with Alas finishing second, and Armilla producing a 1 36 for seven and a half furlongs.
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New Orleans
Jessie Jarboe
Richard
Eugenia S
Zanetto
Wilkerson
Menace
Valdez
Monk Wayman
Mitchell
Major Mansir
Been
A.weber
Pacemaker
Eitholin
San Francisco
Montadade
Mounce
Carter H. Harrison, Jr
Maud Ferguson
Alas
Imperious
Artilla
O’connor
Macgyle
Sam Howard
Torsida
O'Connor
Billy Moore
Toad
Eonie
Bab
Don Luis
Coburn
Herculean
Lamachus
Indoor Carnival at Madison Square Garden Aims for Winter Sports
The Knickerbocker Athletic Club announces a Winter Carnival of Sports at Madison Square Garden on February 4. Events include two team races the one mile interscholastic and the four man one mile intercollegiate. Invitations extended to Yale Pennsylvania Princeton Columbia and NYU. Open handicap events feature sprints distance runs and throwing events. medals awarded to top finishers and A A U rules apply. Entries close January 20 to J E Sullivan at 16 and 18 Park Place.
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Knickerbocker Athletic Club
Madison Square Garden
New York
New Jersey
Yale
Pennsylvania
Princeton
Columbia
New York University
J. E. Sullivan
Park — Place
Boxing and Wrestling Championships at Olympic Club San Francisco
The Olympic Club of San Francisco plans a boxing and wrestling tournament after the Amateur Athletic Union events in Pittsburg January 17 to 19. National champions are invited with all expenses paid by the California club. Entry closes January 12, 1901, via T. H. Laidley Jr., 507 Wood Street, Pittsburg.
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Olympic Club of
San Francisco
Amateur Athletic Union
Pittsburg
Olympic Club
California
T. H. Laidley, Jr
Wood Street
Penn
Roseville Eagles Beat Spartans In National League Tilt
The Roseville Athletic Association of Newark swept three games from the Spartan five at Starr's alleys in a National League match. Renised of the Spartans arrived late to roll only the last seven frames of the final game as Roseville posted totals of 1061 to 983.
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Spartans
Roseville Bowlers
Roseville Athletic Association of Newark
Spartan
Starr
Renised
Spartan B
Roseville A. A
Maier
van Ness
F. Gerdes
Lehrbach
Diederick
Rentsch
Spigset
Meyer
Manhattan
Thum & Kahlsdorf
Harlem Palace
One
Twenty-fifth Street
Third Avenue
Inter-State Park Handicap Trap Shooting Results
Results from the Inter-State Park matches show two winners in the first series absent, delaying the final. In the second series Morfey and Van Allen tied on straight twenty five hits. Morfey waived his claim, giving Van Allen the win. Additional sweepstakes were shot with various yardage and handicap conditions.
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van Allen
T. W. Morfey
Queens
S. M. van Allen
Jamaica
Morfey
Ss. M. van Allen
John B. Hopkins
J. S. Fanning
S. H. Vandergrift
Capt. Money
Vardon Says Americans Hospitable but Golfers Need Lessons
Harry Vardon, a famed golfer traveling from New York on the Majestic, told Liverpool reporters that while Americans treated him well, American golfers have much to learn. He said he plans to return to the United States soon but has not decided if he will settle there.
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London
Harry Vardon
New York
Majestic
Liverpool
United States
Keel of cup defender revealed after mould removal
Providence December 26 lead keel of the new cup defender is laid bare as mould lining is removed. Bristol designer pleased with lines and balance showing forward extension and broader fore foot than the 1899 champion, with widest section near the heel.
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Providence
R. I
Bristol
Receptions Planned for New New York Yacht Club Home
The New York Yacht Club will not open on New Year’s Day as decorators complete the West Forty fourth Street clubhouse. Furnishings need a week, staff training adds days, with turnover likely around January 15. Three receptions are planned including a first event where ex Commodore J Pierpont Morgan will receive a silver cup for generosity.
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New York Yacht Club
West Forty-fourth Street
House Committee
Forty-fourth Street
J. Pierpont Morgan
Hanley Confirms Plans for Ninety Foot Centreboard Yacht
Quincy report notes C C Hanley says plans are complete and work can start on a ninety foot centreboard yacht to challenge for the America's Cup defender. A new marine railway is launched at Hanley Works in a large storage basin with twenty eight feet of water at high tide. Hanley denies Thomas W Lawson is connected to the centreboard project.
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Quincy
Mass
C. C. Hanley
Hanley
Captain Haff Visits Boston On Lawson Boat Talk
Capt Henry C Haff veteran sailing master of four cup defenders arrived in Boston and met George Lawley. He confirmed a conference on private matters at the invitation of Thomas W Lawson and designer Crowninshield. He had not seen the boat but anticipates a fine design and praises a 90 foot centreboarder.
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Boston
Henry C. Haff
George Lawley
Thomas W. Lawson
Crowninshield
Lawson
Yachting invite to imperial guests and McKinley
The Daily Express reports the New York Yacht Club may invite Emperor William and the Prince of Wales to witness the cup races with President McKinley sending notes on the visits. Sir Thomas Lipton says the Prince of Wales could accept such an invitation.
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London
New York Yacht Club
The
Daily Express
Emperor William
Prince of Wales
McKinley
Thomas Lipton
Yale Defeats Sixteenth Separate National Guard 18–12
Yale University won a basketball game on the Armory floor in Catskill New York, beating the Sixteenth Separate National Guard team 18 to 12. Lincoln of Yale served as umpire. It was the home team’s first game under the 1901 rules. The Sixteenth Separate Company had defeated the University of Pennsylvania 54 to 4 on Monday under the 1900 rules.
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Catskill
N. Y
Dee
Armory
Yale University
National Guard
Yale
Lincoln
University of Pennsylvania
Bank Wrecker Valentine Unpaid Loan Case Grows
In Newark New Jersey Vice Chancellor Pitney hears the Middlesex County Bank directors case against George M Valentine. Ehrich B Watson admits an unpaid 11000 dollar loan from 1897 secured by 14000 worth railroad bonds later sent to Broker Hapman New York who has not accounted for them. Suit seeks recovery of the money as the board faces 1895 overdraft warnings.
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Valentine
Newark
N. J
Pitney
Middlesex County Bank
George M. Valentine
Ehrich B. Watson
Hapman
New York
Watson
Valen Eos
Fire Kills Aged Woman in Camden Home
In Camden New Jersey on December 26 a fire at Dr E A Streets house caused the death of Mrs Syckier aged mother of Mrs Street from shock. Rev M E B Snyder a guest carried her to the street. She was the wife of Rev Charles Suck ler. Fire damage totaled 1000 dollars.
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Camden
N. J
E. A. Street
Syckier
Street
M. EB. Snyder
Charles Suckler
Schooner Marcus Lucas Wrecks Near Greenport
The schooner Marcus Lucas of Philadelphia sprang a leak in Long Island Sound on Saturday and capsized drifting within a mile and a half of Greenport. The lookout at Rocky Point Life Saving Station saw the vessel, with no one aboard. Two New London tugs towed the wreck starting at noon toward New London.
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Marcus Lucas
Greenport
L. I
Philadelphia
Long Island Sound
Rocky Point
New London
Prizefighter Thomas Dwyer Arrested in Perth Amboy
Perth Amboy New Jersey December 26 Thomas Dwyer was arrested on a prizefighting charge. He fought Thomas Dempsey at the Woodbridge Social Club weeks ago. The principals were indicted by the Middlesex County Grand Jury, details kept till Dwyer’s arrest.
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Perth Amboy
N. J
Thomas Dwyer
Dwyer
Thomas Dempsey
Woodbridge
Middlesex County Grand Jury
Mexico’s Financial Tone Steady Despite Panic Talk
Reports to the United States alleging a financial panic in Mexico are exaggerated. Money remains light but contracting houses receive large interior orders for merchandise and machinery. Electrical line contracts are strong, and merchants report solid business and no general overstocking.
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Mexico City
United States
Mexico
Rubber firm cuts prices by twenty five percent
Providence report states United States Rubber Company informed thirteen outside firms of a 25 percent price cut to take effect during the first week of January. The move signals broad pricing pressure across the rubber goods sector and affects buyers and distributors nationwide.
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Providence
R. I
United States Rubber Company
Reforming Women Prisoners Urges Long Sentences and Outdoor Labor
The fifty sixth annual report by the Woman's Prison Association and Isaac Ty Hopper Homie at 110 Second Avenue urges long institutional sentences for habitual offenders, medical treatment, and industrial training. It favors outdoor labor at Auburn style institutions, warns of deplorable Raymond Street Jail conditions, and notes probation success including saving Boston money on prisoner support.
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Woman’s Prison Association
Isaac Ty Hopper Homie
Second Avenue
Auburn State Val
Raymond Street
Devery
Boston
Deer Island
Punishment for Deer Killer in Easthampton
John E. Overton state game protector secured the conviction of Warren Hendrickson for killing a deer that swam from Gardiner's Island to Long Island. Hendrickson claimed the deer was near dead, but faced a $15 fine or fifteen days in prison. Deer crossings are said to occur each winter, with locals known to shoot them when larders run low.
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Easthampton
L. L
John E. Overton
Warren Hendrickson
Springs
Gardiner’s Island
Long Island
Hendrickson
Arrested the Wrong Man in City Watch Case
William H. Lee, City Marshal, and Adolph Teitlebaum, an installment dealer, were arrested on an order from Justice Leventritt in a Supreme Court action seeking 10000 damages filed by Dominico Chille. Chille alleges Teitlebaum and Lee dragged him from bed July 31 and jailed him at Ludlow Street for two weeks over Romano’s unpaid debt.
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William H. Lee
Adolph Teitlebaum
Justice Leventritt
Supreme Court
Dominico Chille
Romano
Teitlebaum
Chille
Lee
Ludlow Street
Roesch
Porto Rican Held Under Public Charge Rule
A Porto Rican interpreter from Paris named Al fonse Gomisy Stanley was detained at the immigration station yesterday pending Supreme Court rulings on Porto Rican landing rights. He had no funds, carried a recommendation from Henry Vignaud of the US Embassy, and aims to seek employment in America aboard La Normandie which arrived Christmas Month.
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Alfonse Gomisy Stanley
Paris
Henry Vignaud
United States
Supreme Court
Porto Cans
Vignaud
la Normandie
Horse from Street Cleaning Fell Into River Amid Whisky Deluge
A Street Cleaning Department horse pulling a cart plunged from the Forty-seventh Street dump into the North River around 5 PM. Rescue efforts failed three times until a portable derrick freed the animal at low tide. About four hours in water and nearly three quarts of whisky were given to the horse before a veterinary surgeon predicted it would survive.
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Forty-seventh Street
Forty-eighth Street
Forty-seventh Street Dock
Japanese dredger Sente sinks near Cork Harbor
The Japanese Government dredger Sente foundered off Cork Harbor with seventeen aboard. Twelve of the crew are drowned, leaving five survivors.
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Queenstown
Cork Harbor
Hotel St George Waiters Strike Disrupts Brooklyns Dinner
Fifteen hotel waiters walk out at the Hotel St George in Brooklyn causing delays in service and broken dishes as Christmas afternoon operations collapse. Captain Tumbridge fires and hires replacements while a dispute ends with two waiters fined for disorderly conduct.
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St. George
Clark and
Hicks Streets
Brooklyn
Capt
Tumbridge
John Eichsberger
Eichsberger
New Sea Going Dredger Thomas Arrives for New York Channel
The 300 foot dredging steamer Thomas, built for Metropolitan Cretents Company of New York, arrived at Sparrows Point Maryland to dredge the entrance to New York Harbor. With a 48 inch centrifugal pump and 40 foot suction pipe, it holds 28 000 cubic feet of soil and can be loaded in an hour. A sister ship is under construction at the same yard. the vessels are the largest sea going self propelling dredges in the country.
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Thomas
Maryland Steel Company
Sparrows Point
Chesapeake
Metropolitan Cretens Company
New York
New York Harbor
Auction of Telegraph Lines on Monday
Collector Eugene Knox of Union Hill New Jersey returned writs of attachment against the telegraph and telephone companies for tax nonpayment. The sale of all town property is set for Monday at public auction with writs posted on three miles of poles in the area.
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Eugene Knox
Union Hill
N. J
John Ruh
Citizens form City of Oneida from village and town
In Oneida New York citizens gathered to vote on and organize the village and surrounding town into a single City of Oneida. The action unites local governance and sets a new municipal framework for the area.
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Syracuse
Oneida
Dyspepsia In Peck Family Cited By Philadelphia Press
Peck admits long bout of dyspepsia though Teck notes Peck himself is rarely affected. The quotation marks emphasize the joke that Peck’s wife suffers from the condition.
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Teck
Peck
Philadelphia Press
Emma F Richards Extradition Ordered in NJ Case
Governor Voorhees ruled Emma F Richards, once of Bridgeport Connecticut, must be extradited to Connecticut to face charges over a livery stable purchase by notes and subsequent disappearance of horses and carriages. She was arrested in Trenton for not returning a hired horse, and will be tried in Bergen County before transfer.
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Trenton
WN. J
Gov. Voorhees
Bridgeport
Conn
Emma F. Richards
Bergen County
New Jersey
One New Smallpox Case Reported in City
One new smallpox case is reported last night in Mrs. Mildred Davis a colored resident of 209 West Sixty-first Street she was moved to North Brother Island and her family and tenement residents were vaccinated. Another patient Richard Nathan a colored man of 219 West Sixty-second Street had a three day hidden case and was moved to North Brother Island after a health officer intervened at Roosevelt Hospital.
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Mildred Davis
West Sixty-first Street
North Brother Island
Richard Nathan
West Sixty-second Street
Strikers Win Over New York Recruits In Scranton
Fifty three new men brought from New York to replace strikers in Scranton arrived but were persuaded by strikers and their supporters to desert and return to New York. Eleven of the twenty nine from the previous night were sent back, eight more left today, leaving twelve men to operate five cars with light service. An improvised hotel is being set up at Linden Street car barn for the imported workers while landlords and merchants refuse them shelter and supplies. General Manager Silliman says cars will run on all lines tomorrow.
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Scranton
Penn
New York
Scranton Railway Company
Linden Street
Silliman
Race riot erupts in Macclenny Florida aftermath on deadly shooting
In Macclenny on December 26 a confrontation over alleged obscene language by a negro woman led to a mob clash. A negro man Washington fired on T. M. Herndon and fled. whites returned fire. By nightfall John Hunter, a negro, lay dead from a gunshot. Coroner cites unknown party as shooter. Police guard town.
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Washington
T. M. Herndon
John Hunter
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