Wolhurst Wins Stake Race At Local Event
The day featured a tight program with Wolhurst defeating Lena and Frank Woods in a close finish for the main event the Gatto Hotel handicap valued at $1000. Other races saw Lizzie Rice, The Fog, and Algaretta performing strongly while multiple entries backed by McNamara and Elliott’s stable battled through the day.
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Woihtest
McNamara Amober
Veeners
Mee
Neenara
Walt
Riciam
Wolhurst
Fan Tio
Byrom Rosetta
Shannon
Prank Woods
Lena
Tho Shan
Frank Woods
McNamara
Seina
Lenathe
Lea Rice
Alga Swan
Jennie Hughes
Kohnwresth
Bert
Poorlands
Thomas
Queen T
Morehouse
Chapple
Imp
Hayden
Kelly
Joseph Kinney
Joe K
Howson
I Dog
Coie Tot
Frank Ry
Loulae McMurtrie
Ad’ Peat
Hara Amblad
Shere Chanpir Cat
Fron
Ioigin
Tine
D. Cameron
Flambeau-Honaire
OM. Stuart
Tod
Wentworth
Snell
W.C. Orr
Hamptonian
Collis
Frank Pearce
Gaffir
Ravine
Monteagre
Whaleback
Homstake
John Welch
Pope Leo Sevatchjood
Plamero
Nimrod
Hampton
Harley
Lizzie Rice
Leora
HL Stuart
Bee
DU Cameron
Zheehan
Annie F
Nabucco
Gi Fell
Lilburn
Secco
Tigare Rice
the Fox
Ventilator Nut Brown
Bod
Comey's
Rio Shannon
Ten City
Bifon Roses
Kickumbob
Rose Ted
Nong
Woods
Walhurst Rinda Woods
Sadilic
Tia Shannon
Richmond
H. Stunto
Brannan
Sad Sam
Rogers
Karden City Stables
Nonie i Sneehany
Charles
Lamar
Tonle Shopman
Anished
Charles Lamar
Ibi
Bert Davie
King Rewent
Sarah Davis
F.' Smith
Mr. Rose
Hurdise
Aviongih
Davis
Atrids
Westward horse owner to Seattle meet and Sacramento stake
Wo 8 Siak Jr owner of Woiries The For St Winnifred departs with his stable for the West This includes Seattle and Sacramento where The Fog is set for a rich stake Mr Sink remains indisposed with stomach trouble He notes personal tensions with jockey club but plans to stay until the meeting’s end amid discontent among owners and club members
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Siak, Jr
Woiries
St Winnifred
John Pos
West
Seattle
Sacramento
Sink
Jockey Club
Jockey Clube
Rutte
St Louis Tops Brooklyn in Series Opener in Grand Park
In St Louis on August 16 Brooklyn was decisively beaten by St Louis in the opening game of the series today. Ten ten faced Hughes as Ave scored in the sixth inning. The teams will meet again on Monday with attendance unclear. Batteries M O'Neil and J O'Neil for Brooklyn Hughes and Ahern for St Louis. Umpire Brows.
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St. Louis
Brooklyn
St. Loue
Hughes
Ave
M. O'Neil
J. O'Neil
Ahern
Brows
Home Club Defeats Chicago In Close Philadelphia Tilt
The largest crowd of the season witnessed the Philadelphia club edge Chicago by one run in a tense contest. Waddell earned the win for the locals with Grifith and Sullivan batting, while Schreck contributed on defense.
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Philadelphia
Chicago
Waddell
Grifith
Sullivan
Schreck
Detroit Triumph Over Roston in Rough Frame
In a noisy game Detroit defeated Roston 7 to 1 behind Mercer steady through eight innings. Poston and Haeson starred early, while Detroite’s offense capitalized on timely hits. Attendance was reported near two thousand with scores scattered across the runoff.
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Poston
Ateg
Haeson Iin
Detroit
Piay
Mercer
Tei E. Roston Shain
Hatteriex Dineen
Warner
Mecuire
Western League Scores Across Milwaukee Peoria and St Joseph
Western League games reported with Milwaukee and St Joseph as sites. Denver and Dew Moines appear among results with Kansas City and Peoria also hosting actions with varied scores including a 4 to 3 line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Denver
Peoria
Colorado
Kansas City
Onaha
St. Joseph-St. Joseph
Dew Moines
Bounding Billy in Demand In Golf Circles
After a period of mixed opinion the familiar term Bounding Billy is resurfacing as golf players show strong demand for him. The trend evident in open and amateur championships and other events has some players calling for a standard ball similar to tennis and cricket. H Hilton and J T Low, noted newspaper contributors, argue the change may curb rising equipment innovations and benefit top players, noting courses now favor hard gutta percha balls and questioning current advantages in play.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ely Bath
Billy
H. Hilton
J.T. Low
Salt Lake City Fight Looms for Gardner and Tooot
Boxers Jack Toot and George Gardner prepare for a world middle and light welterweight title bout in Salt Lake City on Monday. Both fighters train hard with strong records and aim to prove superiority. Gardner seeks a comeback after a defeat in California, while Tooot vows to challenge him.
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Root
Gardner
Salt Lake City
Jack Toot
George Gardner
Mills
California
Foot
Golf ball debate shifts advantage to equipment over skill
The article discusses a shift in golf thinking where a new device or standard ball could lessen the gap between elite players like Vardon Taylor and Braid and the rest, favoring mechanical play over pure skill. It notes skeptics among soft golfers but argues top pros may remain ahead if perfecting the standard persists. The piece also covers a separate horse theft case with Be Sure and Rego N. Be Sure, alleging staged races and barn fires to cover stolen fast horses, with investigators flagging suspicious circumstances and potential widespread骑 caution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy
Hilton
Sporting Chronicle of Manchester
Haskell
Gocura
Acre
Harry Vardon
J. H. Taylor
James Braid
Taylors
John Balls
Maxwells
Be Sureins
Rego N
Jre
Freak machine in bicycle racing by Bobbie Walthour
A description of a nine horsepower mechanical bicycle built by Bobbie Walthour featuring a rear wheel gearing system that allows rapid travel and pedal control by a single rider. The device adds heavy ballast on the front fork to stabilize steering and limits effort by distributing weight to the rear and reducing pedaling requirements.
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Bobbie” Waltho
el Wine
Crescens Hyneccumm Aims For Second Championship Record
Crescens George Hyneccumm anticipates matching or surpassing the championship record this season. He plans fewer show placements but will push hard at key venues and hopes to complete the run at Memphis with a strong trot goal. The event features top harness horses and a grand round-up, with owners and drivers pledging substantial purses and equipment details highlighted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Hyneccumm
Crescens
Memphis
Fire at Mechanicsburg stables ruins several racehorses
A fire at the fair ground stables in Mechanicsburg Ohio damaged multiple fast racehorses including Be Sure, Ringtig, and six others not named. Investigators examined the horses after the blaze to determine the cause and extent of the loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tie Fair Ground
Mechanicsburs
Ohio
Butte Briefs Highlight City Visitors and Local Events
J L Blair and J Dorland travel to Butte from Bett and Rochester while T A Bell arrives from Helena. Sheridan and Great Falls reps visit for business as do Montanan notables from Anaconda and Deer Lodge. A hunting trip ends badly with wagon accident. Boston and Montana band to play at the gardens.
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J. L. Blair
Bett
T. A. Bell
Helena
AL J. Dorland
Rochester
J. W. Staley
Pony
Morton
E. Williams
Anaconda
Winthe
Reta Hyndman
Sheridan
Finlen
J.D. Sommerville
A Wright
Alderidge
Charles TL. Howard
Don Went- Worth
Livingston
V. J. le Albritton
Salt Lake Jeityre
Grace M. E
Davenport
Wall Street
New York
Father Murphy
Father Ahearn
Sacred Heart Renarch
Father Callahan
F. H. Alden
C. C. Bowden
Roger J. Fleming
George W. Pierson
David Smethurst
Red Lodge
Hanser
Butteye
Boston & Montana
Gardens
Salt Lake
Rhodes Attack Case Stirs City Jail Scene
The report describes Rhodes, a known Black man, assaulting Edward Tracey after Tracey’s restaurant incident involving Mrs Rhodes and a sandwich. Rhodes struck Tracey with a beer bottle, causing a serious injury treated by Dr Setters. Rhodes previously faced seduction charges with his current wife as complainant.
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Willis Rhodes
Tracey
Traveling man attacked in dark on Front Street
Thomas Fair, a traveling man, was accosted by a mutinous stranger near Utah avenue while seeking the Oregon Short Line depot. In a dark place the robber struck Fair with a rock on the forehead, prompting a struggle. Fair escaped, continuing his journey south.
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Thomas Fair
South Butte
Front Street
Utah Avenue
Oregon Short Line
Tate
Mr. Pair
Mr. Fair
Saloon quarrel ends with held up claim and receipts
Pat O Leary testifies before Justice Taylor that Michael Dwyer assaulted him and robbed the cash register of 182 dollars at 10 Delock night. Dwyer denies intent and says he acted under instructions. A struggle ensued over receipts from the Butte saloon now in receivership. Dwyer took 22 dollars instead of 18 and returned the funds to proper parties.
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Pat O'Leary
Anaronda Road
Taylor
Michael Dwyer
Sotinty
Delock
Cash Register
Dr Leary
Butte Brewing Company
O'Leary
Dwyer
Sons of St George Convention and Picnic Planned
The annual Montana grand lodge convenes at Good Templars hall with delegates from all lodges. A Tuesday banquet at Finlen hotel will feature toasts by members, followed by a Sunday picnic at Mountain View Park in Ana Conia. John Webber, 38, a former Butte resident and Mason, died in Cornwall from lung hemorrhage. his brother Joseph Webber stays here, another brother Thomas in Idaho.
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Grand Lodge of Montana
Sons of St. George
Good Templars
Finlen Hotel
Mountain’ View” Park
Ana~ Conia
John Webber
Butte
Burlington
Webber
Cornwall
England
Josep Webber
Thomas
Idaho
Masons
Oad Fellows
Soom to Wed records three Montana marriages
Soom to Be Married reports three couples: James O Hogan of Anaconda to Julia M Kelly of Butte, Albert Jackson to Margaret Rankin, both of this city, and John Fleming to Josephine Miller, also residents of Butte, as recorded yesterday by the recorder's office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Recorder's Office
James O" Hogan
Anaconda
Julia M. Kelly
Butte
Albert Jackson
Marsgaret Rankin
City
John Fleming
Josephine Miller
County board cancels uncalled warrants totaling 18 dollars
Ane county commissioners ordered the cancellation of several warrants that had been outstanding in the office for a year. The total amount is 18 dollars, with items ranging from 20 cents to 7 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ane County
Yew
Fire Hits Fin hotel Sample Room In St Paul
Smoke poured from the sample room of the Fin hotel around 10 o clock last night. Guests including Baseha Mem and Piggy Ward helped fight the blaze with a leaky basement hose before firefighters arrived. The room contained dental supplies and samples for H C Howells company valued at about two thousand dollars, with possible spontaneous combustion from flammable celluloid in the stock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Finhotel
H.C. Howells
St. Paul
Ward
Ballee Bouret
Butte
Almos
Bouret
Jim
H. . Bowes
Howell
Blaze damages barber shop and family mourns death
A fire at 525 Past Parke street damaged a barber shop after the boiler overheated at 1:30 am. The blaze, halted by the chemical wagon, caused floor damage in a row of frame buildings. Mrs. Tillie Brown, 25, died yesterday at Walnut Street residence. funeral set for Monday at 2:30 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alpert
Tillie Brown
Walnut Street
Dow Fight on the Flat Between Whelan Dog and Spot
There was a two hundred dollar side match last night on the flat between the Whelan dog and Spot. Spot won in two hours and 35 minutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whelan
In Defense Of The Woman On Sites In Which Rifles Are Used
Wenatchee August 18 Two men killed and one wounded after a quarrel near Chiwaukum on the Great Northern. John Williams beat his wife, Woods intervened, Williams fled to a cabin with a Winchester and shot Woods. Williams was killed by return fire. County Attorney Rolves summoned to scene. friends say Woods acted in self defense. Also note Crow Indians agent G Reynolds to visit Mes to pay annuities. Tracy and Reilly decision attended by spectators.
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Wenatchee
Wash
Chiwaukum
John Willams
J. Woods
Williams
McClay
Winchester
Wenchote
Keller
Rolves
Woods
Willams
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