Harness Event At Readville Draws Wide Interest
Readville Mass Aug 24 Harness racing fans await the American trotting derby on the Readville track as 34 horses enter a novel handicap format. Two preliminaries decide eight for the final with $200000 on the line and Sweet Marie and Sonoma Girl tipped as top contenders. The event could modernize the sport and attract wider spectators, while other circuit news notes a reduced grand circuit meet due to few entries.
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Headvillé Maes
Warnese
Kreadville
Mmuke Ie
Sweet Marie
Sonoma Girl
Reidville
Mass
Walter R. Cox
Granite State
Boover
Elf
Empire City Track Racing Results Summary
Empire City N Y Aug 24 first Teer furlongs the BD won Borma Becuddit Serstterome third Time 1 12 3 5 second 5% furlongs Ranee won Reyal Captive second Tom Hayward third Time 2 67 third mile Woodcraft won Astor Teer second D Arkie third Time 4 42 fourth mile Golden Pearl won Hessian second Frinette third Time 7 42 3 8 fifth mile and sixteenth John Mc Millen won Alebarca second Bats man third Vine 1 51 3 5 fifth mile and quarter Trash won Qolconds second Molesey third Time 2 08 2 5
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Empire City
Borma Becuddit Serstterome
Tine J
Ranee
Reyal Captive
Tom Hayward
Woodcraft
Astor Teer
D'Arkie
Golden Pearl
Hessian
Frinette
John McMillen
Batsman
Trash
Molesey
Navy Leads in Rifle Tournament at Perry
The United States Navy team leads the Perry rifle event as the tournament opens. Forty men compete for the team title with 200 yard and 60 yard slow fire stages and rapid fire at 200 yards. The Navy squad finished strong tonight with the Mate Hueette team in lower placement and New York previously topping the field in 190.
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NAVY
Perry
Camp Perr
Unitedtates Navy
United States Army
Riremen
New York
Doctor errors blamed for lingering female illness claims
The article argues many so called doctor mistakes stem from misdiagnosed uterine disease in women and praises Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a corrective tonic. It asserts nervous exhaustion and various feminine disorders respond to the remedy, presenting it as a praised, restorative treatment for weak women.
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Pein
Streeten
EU Cotufort
Bor Pierce
Ain Nu
Cress
Dr. Pree
St. Vitus
Pierce
Bar Association Meets This Morning in Seattle Convention
Seattle Aug 14 The American Bar Association will convene at the Washington hotel in Seattle tomorrow at 10 o clock with lawyers from across the United States. Delegates arrived by special trains and private cars. President J M Dickhine will deliver tomorrow's address. The national commission on uniform laws has nearly completed its work and will present a draft measure on certificates of stocks claims. The panel may not propose broad uniform rules for partnerships or bills of lading though reforms are needed.
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Seattle
American Bar Association
Washingtorn
J. M. Dickhine
National Commission On
Tony
Chapin Promises Haste If Elected President
Eugene W. Chapin, Prohibition candidate, tells a Minneapolis crowd he would call a special session after inauguration to legislate the liquor traffic out of existence. He argues voters can support him without worrying about Bryan Taft outcomes, urging abstentionists to back him to carry electoral votes across the nation.
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Eugene W. Chafin
Prohibition
Bryan Oc Taft
William
Union
Despondent Husband Follows Wife to Grave in Utah
The Aug 24 report from Washington details Arthur D. Adams of Lake City who killed himself after his wife’s death. He left notes naming his sister as recipient of belongings and requesting burial beside his wife in the family plot. Adams had been with the Bureau of Engraving and Printing under Utah Senator Sutherland.
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Arthur D. Adana
el Lake City
Adam
A. M. Thomas
Sult Lake City
Utah
Adams
Anne Adame
Bull Lake Ily
Les
Adame
Salt Lake U
Wasa
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Benator Sutherland
American Press Humorists Convene in Denver for Ninth Annual Session
The American Press Humorists Federation opened its ninth annual convention in Denver on August 24. President Frank T. Reabright led the gathering as a week of events unfolds. An elaborate program includes a Wednesday night entertainment for visitors at a local theater to benefit the Burnyn monument fund.
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Denver
American Press
Frank T. Reabright
Arsoviation
Humority
German ambassador Sternberg dies during hotel stay in Heidelberg
Baron Speck von Sternburg, the German ambassador to the United States, died in Heidelberg after traveling from Hamburg to seek treatment. He and his wife Miss Jillian May Jameham of Louisville had been visiting Germany since May. The immediate cause was congested lungs. President Roosevelt sent a message mourning the loss, praising Sternberg's patriotism and efforts to strengthen U S German ties.
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Hiendivberg
Speck von Sternburge
United States
Hotel Vietuna
Jillian May Jameham
Louisville
Germany
Hamburg
Guster Hay
Roosevelt
Ambassador Sternberg
Heidelberg
Ierguin
Beverly Farme
Mass
Sam
Tle
Theodore Roosevelt
Official Test of Maxim Gun Silencer
In Springfield Massachusetts the official test of Hiram P. Maxite's gun silencer was conducted by US armory officers. The device attached to a regular army rifle reduced audible range from 7700 to 1500 yards. Tests showed slight velocity reduction of five to six percent. Maxite traveled from Hartford to oversee trials.
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Springfield
Mass
Hiram P. Maxite
United States
Intervnaia
Inee
Maxips
Hartforg
Denver Aue 14 Earls Coe in New York
A fragmentary report from New York mentions Earl K. Coe once prominent in the city. Details are unclear as text is damaged.
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Denver
Aue
New York
Earl K. Coe
Notable Local Figures and Accidents Reported
Fragmentary notices describe Mrs Gee of Denver and her city involvement, a banana plantation operation in Honduras, a Thomas Lambert death in New York tied to a street collision, and King Alfonso's arrival with plans to meet Queen Victoria.
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Gee
Denver Dimes
Denver Chamber of Comenyeree
Honduras
Cee
Bourdon
France
Thomas Lambert
New York
Henry Stands
Paris
Chaffeur
Fires wipe out South Dakota towns in raid
Reports from August 24 describe fires destroying Lowery and Alaska on the Minneapolis and St Louis railway line. A bank hall and other buildings burned after midnight with mounted men allegedly involved. Sheriff investigates as authorities pursue leads on the mysterious raid.
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Aberdeen
Lowery
Alaska
Minneapolis
St. Loura Ronda
Missouri
Uni
Holnes
Dakota National Bank
Lowery Bank
Newe
Aihe
Walwerth County
Toway
Boy Swims Despite Pain in Family Exchange
An exchange between Willard and his father shows a boy planning to swim for an hour with a minor stomach ache. Willard and his father discuss swimming on his back as he reassures the elder.
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Willard
Papa
Hicaro
Passenger Agent Seeks Views on Rail Line Postcard Exchange
A brief note shows a passenger agent inviting postcard views along a rail line. The reply declines trade, stating preference to ride once more and keep own views. The exchange reflects a casual railroad era correspondence about line experiences and impressions.
Untitled fragment from Brooklyn Life dialogue
Fragmentary dialogue from Brooklyn Life with characters debating a tea outing and a date involving a mother, George, and a sudden moment. The text captures casual, everyday interaction rather than a formal event or report.
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Mirendsa
Marty
George
Brooklyn
Pawnbroker Revealed In Quixotic Exchange
A Chi hora News fragment captures a humorous exchange where a friend mistakes a pawnbroker for a publisher as a struggling poet deflects the misidentification with wit. The brief vignette highlights domestic irony and financial pressure on artists.
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Chi‘ora News
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