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Newspaper
Albuquerque Morning Journal
Location
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1908
Page
8
Evening performances at 8 30 with a Sunday matinee at 4. A big program adds new sensations and four shows in one. Dr W F Carver presents the diving horse act as the world’s great sensation with 11 777 paid admissions at Juarez.
Chicago won the intercollegiate track meet on Marshall Field with 24 points led by Merriam as star. Stanford Wisconsin tied for second with 20, Illinois fourth with 18. May of Illinois tied the western 100 yard dash record in 9.5 seconds. Carr of Michigan Agricultural won the two mile late sprint. May also won the shorter dash ahead of Nelson of Colorado.
New York June 6. The Intercollegiate Association chair announces no provision can be made for the University of Washington eight to race in the intercollegiate regatta at Poughkeepsie on June 27 after the matter was brought to his attention.
The Pacific coast champions intend to depart June 9 to compete in Poughkeepsie races. The University of Washington failed to notify the Regatta association earlier, making acceptance impossible as this year's arrangements were completed previously.
Philadelphia reporters note a field of eastern contenders at Franklin field as two world records fell and multiple marks from Athens Paris and St Louis Olympian events were surpassed. Yale’s A C Gilbert set a new pole vault world best 12 ft 7 3 4 in while others improved in the 800m discus and sprints as top athletes chase Olympic glory.
Reetor finished first with Cartmel third as trial results narrow the field. The American Olympic committee will meet Tuesday night to select the team, with about 40 men expected to make the squad.
Jerome D. Travers of Montclair New Jersey successfully defended his state title by defeating Max Behr of Morris Country Club 11 up and to play in New York on June 6.
T R Pell won the Felipe challenge cup for tennis singles at the New York Lawn Tennis Club defeating H H Hackey in five sets 5-7 6-4 6-2 6-3 6-2.
At Princeton the score was 3 to 2 in favor of Princeton over Yale. At West Point Amherst edged a team 5 to 0. At Cambridge Harvard defeated Dartmouth 11 to 9. At Providence Brown beat Pennsylvania 4 to 1.
Stanley Hook known as Smokey Hook was sentenced to one year in the penitentiary with a five hundred dollar fine and costs. Judge Ira A. Abbott suspended imprisonment. Hook faced charges of defrauding the government by failing to cancel or destroy internal revenue stamps after pouring liquor from casks. He claimed ignorance of the stamps not being canceled.
Two power boats the Ailsa Craig and Irene IL passed the Bootland light vessel at sundown in a 600 mile race to the Bermudas for the $1,000 Bermuda challenge cup and $1,000 in cash.
Post Office in Albuquerque elevated to first class status after six years of growth with annual receipts exceeding 44 000 dollars. Postmaster R W Hopkins announced Washington authorities confirmed the change. Local receipts surpassed the 40 000 threshold by nearly 5 000 dollars.
The third assistant postmaster general announced Albuquerque will join the first class post offices. Receipts rose from under 22 000 in 1901 to 44 825 in the year ending March 31 1908, surpassing the 40 000 threshold by 4 825, signaling rapid city growth and strong business activity.
The creditors of the last territorial fair are requested to immediately send itemized bills to W A Bayer at the Irrigation headquarters in the Commercial club building.
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