Patch Fails to Break World Pace Record at Syracuse
Dan Patch fails to shatter the world pacing record at the New York State Fair Grounds with a 2:00% mile after a strong headwind on the home stretch. Lord Derby wins the featured race against The Monk, while multiple heats across pacing and trotting events unfold with notable times and placements.
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Syracuse
N. Y
Dan Patch
State Fair Grounds
Patch
Monk
Mr. Billings
Lord Derby
Smithers
Twinkle
Buckthorne
Mary's Own
Hawthorn
Miss Whitney
Pat M
Home Circle
St. Riga
Freds Wengwood
Colts Sold at Auction Prices Reach Five Figures
The sale reports 30,870 for a Persimmon Gyp yearling and 11,550 for a Martagon Mimi colt bought by trainer Huggins of W. C. Whitney.
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Persimmon-Gyp
W. CC. Whitney
Huggins
Drawing for the Coursing Offers Big Park Show
The article describes a coursing event with 25 races starting at 2 p m with free admission. California hares are shipped to trial greyhounds, and judge William Nolan is praised. Drawings list matchups for Right-dog class and Sixteen-day reserve stake with varying entrants and payouts.
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California
William Nolan
W. H. Smith
Pat Freedom
W. H. Gormley
Montana
Jack
Foley & Short
Germany
A. Vanderwhit
Lady Gaiety
Black Monarch
Charles Saunders
Shy Midget
Bert Bennett
Flying Dutchman
O. N. Olds’ Thistle
Lady Newark
M. Jones
Gold Standard
T. Daugherty
May Crawford
Laundry Girl
Mike Davey
Billy D
O. N. Olds
Glencoe Vg
C. M. Jones
Spitfire
Preparations Under Way for Fergus County Fair
Fergus County Fair association grounds teem with activity as trainers workers and builders prepare for the fair. Aeronaut Professor Baldwin arrives tomorrow with Tom March and other gallopers from Big Timber while a large contingent from Butte under J F O Grady is en route. Local broncho twisters train for bucking contests and riders vie for a $65 saddle as crowds are expected to swell and lodging expanded.
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Standard
Lewistown
Fergus County Fair Association
Fergus County
Professor Baldwin
Tom March
Butte
J.F. O'Grady
Idol wins mile heats trot at race meet
Elroy Smith's Idol takes the mile heats trotting race with Erin second and Erudition third. In the five furlongs, Pencil Me wins with Master Card second and Romany third. Tomorrow's entries include Whaleback Casdale Romany and others in the three quarters mile.
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Elroy Smith
Big Idol
Erin
Erudition
D. C
Donald B
Pencil Me
Master Card
Romany
Whaleback
Einstein
Casdale
Girly Ducat
Horse Racing Results From Everett Washington Meet
Everett news notes a stocky daily cartoon of racing results with multiple events and finishers. Cleolus and King Altamont led trot and pace wins respectively while Jack Wilmot Miladi B and Mittle Minch Jr. claimed speed titles with times around 2:19 and 0:51 for shorter dashes.
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Everett
Wash
Primer
Salliet Goodwin
Vohker
Doreen
Cora Goetz
RB. C
Green
Barnate
Col Bill Wins Omnium Handicap at Sheepshead Bay
Col Bill takes the Omnium handicap by two lengths at Sheepshead Bay defeating Roxane the favorite. Earlier winners include Unmasked in six furlongs Rockwater in the mile handicap Sir Oto in the Belles Stakes and Cuapt Gaston in seven furlongs Vincennes on turf.
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New York
Col
Bill
Sheepshead Bay
Roxane
Young Henry
Musette
Rockwater
Lux Costa
St. Finan
Sir Oto
Asterita
Love Note
Col. Bill
Herbert
Gaston
the Talisman
White Crest
Vincennes
Brunswick
Bessie McCarthy
Race results from six events at St Louis fairgrounds
Six furlong F1 race Sambo won with Carrie Hope second and Faranlass third in 1:16. Baker Waters took the second race in 1:16 and Ben Lear finished second. Tony Lepping led the third race over Charles Do and Staheel in 1:43. Satin Coat won the fourth handicap, Lunar and Barkylite were runner ups in 1:48. Toby Tosa won the fifth race with Nettie Regent second and Beana third in 1:45. The Poer won the sixth race over Four Leaf Clover and Nearest in 1:22.
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St. Louis
Delmary
Sambo
Carrie Hope
Faranlass
Baker Waters
Ben Lear
Gorey
Tony Lepping
Charles ‘Do
Staheel
Satin Coat
Lunar
Barkylite
Toby Tosa
Nettie Regent
Beana
Poer
Vestry Triumphs In First Harlem Sprint at Five Furlongs
Chicago on September 11 reports a day of racing with six races. Vestry led the opener to win the five furlong dash with Naulahka second and Manxette third in 1 05. Money Mass claimed the six furlongs in race two, L etienne runner up, Lass of Langdon third in 1 12 4 5. Sidney C Love won the junior stakes six furlongs with Gregor K second and The Pick third in 8 1/2 years. Corrigan triumphed at one mile eight as Hermencia followed, Nitrate third in 1 54. Barca won the mile with Minor second and Golden Glitter third in 1 40 4 5. Altruda won the mile with Fu Kirby second and Lingo third in 1 4 E 168.
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Chicago
Harlem
Vestry
Naulahka
Manxette
Money Mass
L’'Etienne
Lass of Langdon
Sidney C. Love
Gregor K
the Pick
Corrigan
Hermencia
Nitrate
Barca
Sf Minor
Golden Glitter
Altruda
Fu Kirby
Lingo
Clem Jenkins Suspended for Careless Racing
London reports American jockey Clem Jenkins has been suspended for careless and dangerous riding.
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Jenkins
London
Clem" Jenkins
Doncaster Yearling Sales Set New Price Benchmarks
London reports remarkable yearling sale prices at Doncaster with Tattonskys averaging 10 038 dollars and ten from another stable fetching 8 337 dollars each, signaling strong demand.
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London
Doncaster
Settlement Possible in Northern Pacific Machinists Strike
Vice President Thomas L. Wilson of the Machinists International arrives at Livingston to push a settlement within 48 hours. He will meet with Superintendent Mitchell as the strike, now led by 15 workers, remains unresolved but tensions ease with pending international guidance.
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Machinists’ International Union
Livingston
Standard
Thomas L. Wilson
Northern Pacific
Wilson
Motive Power
Mitchell
Domestic Arrangements Disturbed in Missoula
Missoula on Sept 11 recounts police raids in the bad lands disrupting the winter quarters of several young men. Ed Carter paid a $10 fine plus costs and Tom Burns received a floater and left for California. Fines were imposed in other cases and offenders were ordered to find new winter lodging.
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Missoula
Ed Carter
Tom Burns
Burns
California
Maher Knocks Out Jeffords in Six Rounds at Broadway Club
In Philadelphia on September 11 Peter Maher stopped Jim Jeffords in six seconds in a catch weight bout at the Broadway Athletic Club. Maher landed a right to Jeffords jaw, dropping him. Jeffords rose briefly, staggered, and was again knocked out, remaining on the mat.
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Philadelphia
Peter Maher
Jim Jeffords
Broadway Athletic Club
Maher
Jefford
Jeffords
Large Cattle Shipments Leave Miles City Tomorrow
John T. Murphy Thomas Cruse Pierre Wibaux and L O Stacy will ship four trains of cattle from Miles City tomorrow. This is an unusually large shipment for one day even for Miles City.
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Standard
Miles City
John T. Murphy
Thomas Cruse
Pierre Wibaux
L. O. Stacy
Stockmen in Little Belts Reserve Protest Creation
Lewistown Sept. 11 stockmen express dismay at a forest reserve in the Little Belts established by an executive proclamation. They say it disrupts their long standing grazing and cattle operations.
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Standard
Lewistown
Little Belts
Local Fair Sports and Fireworks End Day Highlights
Between ages eleven and fifteen the egg race for boys went to John Jeffreys while Earl Mee Courkey won the teens event. Charles Tiddy captured the greasy pole climb as Manager Wharton set off day fireworks from the Brass plot inside the fence. The novelty display pleased the crowd.
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Earl Mee Courkey
John Jeffreys
Charles Tiddy
Wharton
Grazing Land Dispute Impacts Stockmen In Foothill Reserve
Large herds of stock in the foothills face disruption as officials adjust the grazing line two to three miles east. Ranchers warn that the change excludes land with no trees and threatens their livelihoods, sending petitions for permits to continue using the range.
Explosion Destroys Thrashing Machine At Mercer Ranch
Livingston reports a thrashing machine explosion at Phil Mercer’s ranch two miles south of town. Fred Jarrett was thrown over 20 feet and burned but considered not seriously hurt though scarred for life. The blast started a fire, burning about 1,000 bushels of grain and the stain stacks. The separator, owned by W A Rittenour, was uninsured and the cause was listed as spontaneous combustion.
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Standard
Livingston
Phil Mercer
Fred Jarrett
W. A. Rittenour
Heinze Mines Battle in U S Court of Appeals
A Montana judge appeared in the United States circuit court of appeals to seek a writ to stop the Butte and Boston Mining Company receiver from operating the property. The defense argued, and the court took the matter under advisement with a decision likely this week.
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Seattle
Wash
Heinze
Butte & ‘Boston
United States
Circui T Court of Appeals
McHatton
Montana
John F. Forbis
H. B. Burleigh
Secretary Hay to Speak at Camp Roosevelt Dedication
Secretary of State Hay accepted an invitation to deliver the oration at the dedication of Camp Roosevelt, a feature of the coming Grand Army encampment. He will present the address there.
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Washington
Hay
Camp Roosevelt
Portland Jury Finds Belding Guilty of First Degree Murder
In Portland Oregon on September 11 a jury convicted A L Belding of murder in the first degree for killing three people in the city two months earlier.
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Portland
Ore
A. L. Belding
Republican committee factions split over Heinze ties and loyalists
Butte Republican county central committee held a long meeting to set dates for caucuses primaries and the convention. They apportioned delegates at one for every 25 votes for Sheriff Young in 1900, and debated league club influence with Heinze linked names rejected amid talks of fusion with labor and past Clark support.
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Republican Party
W. R. Young
Republican Central Committee
William Ball
T. W. Buzzo
A. W. Buese
Precinet
William Eddy
Frank Geary
William Chellen
John Bolthe
B. F. Plummer
John Osborne
Robert Tate
KE. A. Morley
Haskell Asgood
C. H. Moore
George H. Barquin
J. R. Grice
Stevenson
John Congdon
M. L. Holland
Harry Blumkin
E. S&s. Booth
J. R. Creighton
B. N. Beebe
Alexander MacAulay
T. A. Morrin
Wallace Corbett
George Gundecker
Malcolm Gillis
James Gribble
Charles Mattison
Watson Weismer
Ss. H. Almon
Republican League
Heinze
Oman Sugevested Wea
Montana
Labor Party
W. A. Clark
Democratic Party
Grice
J.R. Creighton
William Moldy
Two Actors The Tempest at Broadway Next Weekend
Dr W H Hall returned to Butte after a Quebec vacation. Augustus B E McCune, manager of the Louis James and Frederick Warde company, is in the city. The two eminent actors and their company will perform The Tempest at the Broadway theater next Friday and Saturday.
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W. H. Hall
Butte
Quebec
Augustus BE. McCune
Louis James
Frederick Warde
Broadway
Summer Gardens Kids Race Event At Columbia Gardens
Children spent a day of sports at Columbia gardens with events including 100-yard dash for boys 14 to 15 won by Tom Donnelly, sack races won by Mabel McDonald and William Hamilton, potato races, 50 and 60-yard dashes, and hurdle races with multiple winners such as John Lynch and Louis Cummings.
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Gardens
Columbia Gardens
Officer Anderson
Tom Donnelly
Mabel McDonald
Harvey Cronin
Ralph Little
Fred Brook
John Konnen
Irene Marks
Margaret Sully
William Hamilton
Mabel Dillon
Ella Mirks
John Lynch
Lilly Strine
Louis Cummings
Roosevelt speech stirs Republicans as funds dry up
Washington correspondent reports President Roosevelt's anti trust speech in Providence shocks Republican headquarters. Representative Babcock faces empty treasury and dwindling donations from Wall Street. Efforts shift to Senator Hanna to raise funds, with McKinley's backing.
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Washington
New York Herald
Roosevelt
Providence
Babcock
Meney
Wall Street
New York
Republican Congressional Committee
Republican Committee
Congress
Northern Securities Company
Beef
Senate
House
Hanna
Republican National Committee
National Committee
Messrs. Brabcock
Henderson W -Ayne
Senator Hanna
Congressional Committee
McKinley
Editor Punished for Libel in Manila Case
Manila reports Senor Vicente Valdes editor of a Spanish weekly has been convicted of libel against Dr. Tavera, a native Philippine commissioner. He faces six months in prison and a $2 fine.
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Manila
Senor Vicente Valdes
Dr. Tavera
Philippine Commission
Texas Oil Field Fire Devastates Spindle Top Area
A massive blaze at the Spindle Top oil field near Beetamont Texas spreads after tanks explode. With 410 producing wells at risk and authorities rushing fire equipment, fear grows the field could burn through the night as communication lines fear to fail. Thousands race to the site as Higgins tank vents and more tanks burn, threatening broader destruction.
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Beatamont
Tex
Texas & Sunbine
Higgins
Gladys
Fire Department
Robbers Forcibly Open Oregon Depot Safe
In Pendleton Oregon two masked men forced Harry Walters stallion agent for the Oregon Railroad Navigation Co at North Powder to open the depot safe and surrender more than 300 dollars and valuables. They bound Walters and left him on the floor before fleeing north toward Union. Walters had been walking home from town when approached by the robbers.
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Pendleton
Ore
Harry Walters
Oregon Railroad & Navigation Company
North Powder
Walters
Union
Former NP Fireman Arraigned on Forgery Charge
Joe Kannick, a former Northern Pacific fireman running between Billings and Forsyth, is arraigned by Chief Jackson on forgery. He allegedly cashed a $30 check at the L and I Saloon drawn in favor of M. W. Evans and signed by J. T. Ferrett. Kannick claimed he won the check on races.
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Standard
Billings
Joe Kannick
Northern Pacific
Forsyth
Jackson
Kannick
M. W. Evans
J. T. Ferrett
Yates Sues Millis Over Profits Dispute
In Billings on September 11 a lengthy answer was filed in the case of J R Yates versus O F Millis. The defendant alleges Yates overdrew his account and owes Millis 259.14, for which judgment is asked. The answer claims Millis owes Yates nothing and disputes the large amount claimed.
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Billings
J R. Yates
O. EF. Millis
Millia
Yates
Attell Defeats Abel on Points in 20 Rounds
Abe Attell of San Francisco won the decision over Kid Abel of Chicago in a 20 round bout in St. Louis. The defender controlled the action with cleaner punching and better defense, earning the judges’ verdict.
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St. Louis
Abe Attell
San Francisco
Kid Abel
Chicago
Feats by Flies and Mites Compared to Human Limits
A Cincinnati Commercial Tribune item notes a fly running 440 steps in half a second and a flea leaping 200 times its length. It also cites a cheese mite leaping from a six inch vessel and a squash lifting up to 5,000 pounds at 19 days old, illustrating astonishing natural feats.
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Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
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Thomas O'Brien
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Chicayo
Jacmet
Gonaives
Firminist
Revolutionaiss
Movemnt
Butte News
Republi
Butte Briefs
Texas Oil Field
Beaumont
North Pow
Der
Millis
Attell
Flies
Vleas
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